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//-->Editorial PrefaceTable of ContentsEditorial Prefacebest games of the past weekPuzzle sectionArkadij Naiditsch & Csaba BaloghEndgame sectionClash of the TitansSurprise section / studySolutionsThe st Olympiad in Tromso is under way and as we are bothplaying here, we will come back with a detailed report in thenext issue.Today Arkadij beat Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces.We hope you enjoy watching the Chess Olympiad and wishyou a lot of fun with this week’s issue of CEWN!www.chess-newsletter.combest games of the past week( ) Shirov, Alexei()- Sulskis, Sarunas() [Cst Olympiad Open. .( .and if he manages to consolidate he is going to win the game....Kxf .Qf +Ke.Nc !Developing with tempo andputting further pressure on the main target on d .]),GM Csaba BaloghBest rating:...NbWe are still following hundreds of games. Black notonly defends the d , but also counterattacks the c pawn andintends to strengthen his d knight with c !Shirov has managed to show again what he likes the most inchess and he won a great attacking game..e e .NfNc.BcNf.NgA well known line,which leads to huge complications. The Italian opening startswith .d and it leads to more solid positions....d .exdNxd?A brave decision! This practically invitesWhite to sacrifice a piece for a huge attack. Of course, oneshould not ask Shirov twice to go for it... [The classic mainline goes with ...Na .Bb + c .dxc bxc .Be h withan extra pawn for White, but his pieces end up a misplaced,which gives Black strong compensation for it.]How to continue with White? [The alternative is ...Ne whichis strongly met by .d ! opening the center. White intends topin the other knight with Bg , followed by queenside castlingwith a very dangerous attack.].a !!Another great sacrifice based on excellent intuitions.White gives his useless a rook for the d knight before Blackcould have played c . This move is justified even materially,because White only gives an exchange, but the knight is goingto be trapped on a ....Nxc +Black has no choice, he must accept the gi ..KdNxa.Nxd !Creating is deadly pin and bringinga new attacker is more important than giving a check.[ .Bxd + ...Kd followed by c and Kc is fine for Black..Qg +Kd].Nxf !This sacrifice was played in more than thousandgames. The king is forced to move into the center, whereWhite can quickly develop an attack against it, based on thepin of the c bishop. On the other hand, Black takes a piecewww.chess-newsletter.com...Kd.d !!Excellent and very principled play! White opens thecenter in front of the king. With this move he wants to bringhis last two unemployed pieces to the game, the rook couldquickly come to e , while the bishop might appear on f !...BeBlack tries to ensure a path for the king back to c ..Re !White must lay the most energetic moves, otherwisehis rook down is going to tell. [ .dxe +? ...Kd ]...b[Other moves lead to beautiful mates as well. Forinstance a er ...c.Rxe ! cxd (...Bxd .Rxd +is thesame as ...cxd .) .Rxd +!Bxd.Qxd + And the queencooperating with the bishop pair of bishops successfullyhaunts down the black king.. . ...Kc .Bf +Bd(...Kcloses to.Qf +!Qd.Beh;...Kb .Qb #).Qc +!Kd.Qxd +Ke.Qe +Qe.Bb +Kd(...Kf.Bdh).Bg !Qxg.Qd # We can be sure, that Shirov wouldhave finished the game like this if his opponent would havechosen ...c .; ...Kd loses to the brilliant.Nb +!! It is very important to keep the king in the centerand not allow it to c -b .. . ...axb.Bxe +Kxe.Rxe +Kd.Qf +! All checks are based on preventing Kc andmeanwhile it is going to lead to mate. ...Kc.d +Kb.Qd +h and mate is coming soon.]www.chess-newsletter.comThe knight is still trapped a er.KcNa.Qch].Nd aTrying to rescue the knight, but of course it is tooslow..NcThreatening to send away to d rook with Nxd , Neor Nb and then d check is coming with mate....hTrying to give some air to the king..NxdRxd.Nb !Another spectacular move, which leads to atechnically won position. [However, it was even stronger toplay .Rxe !! ...bxc.Nf ! and Black is helpless againstthe threats......Bf (...Kd.NxeQf.Qd +Bd.Nc +Kd.Qxa #).Rd +! is the point!...Bxd.Qxd +Ke.Qe #]...bxc[On ...Bxcthreatening with mate.Rxe ! is the most precise, Qc is...Qd.Bfhis over.][On ...Nb the easiest isthe knight and the game.].QxaNc.Qc +h winning...g.d +Kh.Re !Total domination!.Qc +Ke.Bg +Kf.BxdRxd.Qxc +Rd.QxehLets stop to count the material. Black has twobishops and a rook for the queen and two pawns, which couldbe unclear, but the right evaluation of the position is outof question, because the black pieces are undeveloped andmisplaced......Rd.d !But of course, Shirov continues playing themost straightforward moves to not give any breath to hisopponent!...Bd.Qf +[ .Rehwas also winning.]...Kg.QxcWhite eliminates the c pawn in order totrap the knight on a , since it has lost its escaping square onb ....a[ ...Ba +.KdNb+ does not change anything..Rxg !Finishing the game in style! [Black resigned in viewof .Rxg...Kxg.Qe +Kg(...Kg.Qxd +h).f +!Kxf.g +Kf(...Kg.h #).Qe # Well, wemust admit, that it is bit a risky to play such opening againstShirov or at least we should not be surprised to end up losinglike this.]-www.chess-newsletter.com [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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