Monday, November 30, 2015

How The Game Was Won: Adams vs Matlakov European Club Cup 2015


Here is my commentary on the game between Adams and Matlakov in the European Club Cup 2015.

[Event "European Club Cup 2015 - Open"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR (AZE)"]
[BlackTeam "MEDNYI VSADNIK (RUS)"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Nh2 Nbd7 15. Ng4 Nc5 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Nd7 19. Nb3 cxd5 20. Na5 Rab8 21. Nxb7 Rxb7 22. Qxd5 Rc7 23. Qd3 Rec8 24. Bd2 Nb6 25. a4 Nc4 26. axb5 axb5 27. Bb3 Nxd2 28. Qxd2 Rxc3 29. Re3 Rxe3 30. fxe3 Rc7 31. Bd5 g6 32. Qd3 Qg5 33. Rf1 h5 34. Rf3 Qh4 35. Kh2 Bh6 36. Qxb5 Kh7 37. Qe8 Bg7 38. Bxf7 Re7 39. Qd8 1-0


Sunday, November 29, 2015

How The Game Was Won: Kramnik vs Topalov European Club Cup 2015


Here is my commentary on the game between Kramnik and Topalov in the European Club Cup 2015.


Tuesday, November 17, 2015

How The Game Was Won: Hracek vs Yu - European Club Cup 2015


Here is my commentary on the game between Hracek and Yu in the European Club Cup 2015.

[Event "31st ECC Open 2015"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5p2/5pk1/6q1/5QP1/6K1/8/8 b - - 0 73"]
[WhiteTeam "AVE NOVY BOR (CZE)"]
[BlackTeam "ALKALOID (MKD)"]

73... f5 74. Qd6+ Kh7 75. Qd7 Qxg4+ 76. Kf2 Qf4+ 77. Kg2 Kg6 78. Qc8 Qe4+ 79. Kf2 f4 80. Qg8+ Kf6 81. Qd8+ Kf5 82. Qc8+ Qe6 83. Qc2+ Kg5 84. Kg2 f3+ 0-1


Monday, November 16, 2015

How The Game Was Won: Pelletier vs Nakamura - European Club Cup 2015


Here is my commentary on the game between Pelletier and Nakamura in the European Club Cup 2015.

[Event "31st ECC Open 2015"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[WhiteTeam "SCHACHGESELLSCHAFT ZURICH (SUI)"]
[BlackTeam "OBIETTIVO RISARCIMENTO PADOVA (ITA)"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 b6 11. bxa5 Nh5 12. Nd2 Nf4 13. axb6 Rxa3 14. Nb5 Ra5 15. bxc7 Qd7 16. a4 Ba6 17. Nb3 Bxb5 18. cxb5 Qxc7 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. g3 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Bh6 22. Rfb1 Rb8 23. b6 Rxb6 24. Rxb6 Qxb6 25. a5 Qc5 26. Ra4 Kg7 27. a6 Nc8 28. Rc4 Qb5 29. Qa2 Nb6 30. Rc6 Na4 31. a7 Qa5 32. Kg2 Qxa7 33. Rc4 Bg5 34. Qxa4 Qb7 35. Rb4 Qc7 36. Qc6 Qa7 37. Qxd6 Be7 38. Qxe5+ 1-0


Thursday, November 12, 2015

How The Game Was Won: Ivanchuk vs Hammer - European Club Cup 2015


Here is my commentary on the game between Ivanchuk and Hammer in the European Club Cup 2015.

[Event "31st ECC Open 2015"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[WhiteTeam "ALKALOID (MKD)"]
[BlackTeam "OSLO SCHAKSELSKAP (NOR)"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. g3 a5 5. b5 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Ra7 8. a4 b6 9. Ra2 e5 10. d3 Be6 11. Ng5 Bc8 12. e4 f6 13. Nh3 h5 14. f4 Bg4 15. Qe1 Qc8 16. Nf2 Bd7 17. Nd2 h4 18. gxh4 Nh6 19. Nf3 exf4 20. Bxf4 O-O 21. e5 fxe5 22. Bxe5 Bf5 23. Re2 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Rg7 25. Qd2 Rh7 26. Ne4 Nd7 27. Ng5 Re7 28. Ng4 Bxg4 29. Rxe7 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Nf5 31. Qf4 Nxe7 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Qh7# 1-0


Wednesday, November 11, 2015

How The Game Was Won: Svidler vs Karjakin - FIDE World Chess Cup 2015 Finals Game 10


Here is my commentary on the game between Svidler and Karjakin, FIDE World Cup - Baku 2015 - Round 7 Game 10.

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2015"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.10.05"]
[Round "7.10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2762"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 Ne7 8. O-O Ng6 9. Bb3 a6 10. Re1 Ba7 11. Nf1 Be6 12. d4 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Qc8 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Bg5 Nd7 16. Nf5 Ndf8 17. h4 h6 18. h5 hxg5 19. hxg6 Nxg6 20. Nxg5 Qd7 21. g3 d5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. exd5 Rad8 24. Kg2 Rxd5 25. f4 f6 26. Ne4 Rdd8 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. d5 Rxd5 29. Nh6+ Kf8 30. Rf1+ Nf4+ 31. gxf4 gxh6 32. f5 Kf7 33. Rad1 Rg8+ 34. Kf3 c6 35. c4 Rd4 36. Rxd4 exd4 37. Rh1 Rh8 38. Rg1 Rd8 39. f6 Ke6 40. Rg7 Rd7 41. Rg8 d3 42. Re8+ Kf7 43. Rh8 Ke6 44. Rxh6 d2 45. f7+ Ke7 0-1


Monday, November 9, 2015

How The Game Was Won: Karjakin vs Svidler - FIDE World Chess Cup 2015 Finals Game 9


Here is my commentary on the game between Karjakin and Svidler, FIDE World Cup - Baku 2015 - Round 7 Game 9.

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2015"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.10.05"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2727"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nd2 Qe1+ 17. Nf1 Bg6 18. Bc2 b4 19. c4 b3 20. Bd1 Nb4 21. Bd2 Qe5 22. Bc3 Qc5 23. Bxb4 Qxb4 24. Bxb3 Qb6 25. Re1 Bc5 26. Ba4 Rd8 27. Rd1 Qxb2 28. Bxc6 Bh5 29. Rb1 Qxb1 30. Qxh5 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qb6+ 32. Ne3 Qxc6 33. Nd5 Qd6 34. g3 h6 35. Qe2 Rb8 36. Kg2 Kh8 37. h4 Qa3 38. Kh3 Qc1 39. Nf4 Qb2 40. Qe7 Qb7 41. Qe5 Qd7+ 42. Kh2 Kg8 43. Qxb8+ 1-0