Tradewise Gibraltar Chess 2017 – Photos Tuesday February 21st, 2017 nektarios_zlnh5o5n Leave a comment
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess 2017 Tuesday February 21st, 2017 nektarios_zlnh5o5n Leave a comment click on the moves to see them on the board [Event "Gibraltar Masters"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.02.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Mastrovasilis, A."] [Black "Papp, P."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D03"] [Annotator "Mastrovasilis,Thanos"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. c3 b6 9. a4 Bb7 ({would be safer to start with a6} 9... a6 10. a5 b5 $13) 10. a5 h6 11. Bh4 Ne4 12. a6 $1 (12. Qa4 $6 g5 13. Bg3 g4 $13 {[%csl Yd2,Yf3]}) 12... Bc6 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. d5 $1 exf3 15. gxf3 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 {[%csl Yd5,Yh4]} Nf6 { [%csl Rg7]} (16... e6 17. Qe4 (17. Qb7 Qxh4 18. Qxd7 Rfd8 $13) 17... Nf6 18. Qc4 $14) 17. Qxd8 (17. Qb7 Qd2 18. Bc4 e6 $13) 17... Raxd8 18. Rfd1 {[%cal Gh4g3,Gg3c7,Gc7b6] a6 pawn will play a crusial role as a potential passer} g5 ( 18... e5 19. f4 $16 exf4 20. exf4 {[%cal Ge2f3,Gf3c6]}) 19. Bg3 Nd5 (19... Nh5 $4 20. Rxd8 $1 Rxd8 21. Bc7 Ra8 (21... Rc8 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. a7 Ra8 24. Bb5 $18 {[%cal Gb5c6]}) 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. a7 $18 Be5 {[%csl Re5,Rh5]} (23... Nf6 24. Bb5 Nd5 25. Bc6 Nc7 26. Bxa8 Nxa8 27. Rd1 $18) 24. f4 $1 $18) 20. Bc4 e6 21. Rd3 h5 22. h3 h4 23. Bh2 Nf6 (23... f5 24. Rad1 f4 25. e4 $18 (25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 fxe3 28. fxe3 Rxf3 29. Rd7 Rxe3 (29... Rf7 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Bb8 $18) 30. Rxa7 $18) 25... Bf6 26. exd5 exd5 27. Bxd5+ Kg7) 24. Bd6 $6 ( 24. Rxd8 $1 Rxd8 25. Bc7 Ra8 $8 (25... Rc8 26. Bxb6 axb6 27. a7 Ra8 28. Bb5 Nd5 29. Bc6 Nc7 30. Bxa8 Nxa8 31. Rd1 $18 Bf6 32. Rd7 {[%cal Gd7b7,Gb7b8]}) 26. Rd1 $1 $18 (26. Bxb6 $4 axb6 27. a7 Nd5 28. Bb5 Ne7 $19 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Ge7c8]}) 26... Bf8 27. Rd8 $1 Rxd8 28. Bxd8 $18 Nd7 (28... Nd5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Bxb6) 29. Bb5 $18) 24... Rfe8 25. Rad1 ({almost went for Bb5} 25. Bb5 Bf8 26. Bxe8 $4 (26. Be5 Rxd3 27. Bxd3 Be7 $14) 26... Nxe8 $15 (26... Bxd6 27. Bb5 $18)) 25... Bf8 26. Bc7 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Be7 {[%csl Ra7]} 28. f4 $1 {opening a second front} g4 (28... gxf4 29. Bxf4 {[%cal Gf4g5,Gc4b5]} Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 31. Bg5 $18) 29. hxg4 Nxg4 30. Bb5 Rc8 31. Rd7 Bf6 32. Bxb6 $18 (32. Be2 Nh6 33. Be5) 32... axb6 33. a7 Ra8 34. Bc6 Rxa7 35. Rxa7 h3 36. Bf3 h2+ 37. Kg2 h1=Q+ (37... Nxf2 38. Kxf2) 38. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 39. Kg2 Nd3 40. Ra2 Bh4 41. Be4 c4 42. Bxd3 cxd3 43. Ra1 e5 44. fxe5 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. [Event "Gibraltar ENG, Tradewise Masters 2017"] [Site "Gibraltar ENG"] [Date "2017.02.02"] [Round "10.39"] [White "Blomqvist, Erik"] [Black "Tsolakidou, Stavroula"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2574"] [BlackElo "2387"] [Annotator "Mastrovasilis,Thanos"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2017.01.24"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "10 Days #497"] [Source "Chess Mix"] [SourceDate "2017.02.10"] 1. Nf3 {the crusial last round} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 {Stavroula plays for a win choosing a risky line} 4. Bg2 b5 5. b3 (5. Ne5 Ra7 $13) 5... c5 6. Nc3 Qb6 7. e4 $5 Bb7 (7... b4 $2 8. Na4 $16 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) 8. e5 Ng4 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 Be7 11. h3 Nh6 12. d4 $5 Nxd4 (12... cxd4 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qd2 $40) 13. Bxh6 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 gxh6 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Ne4 $36 {[%csl Re8] black King is exposed} O-O 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qf4 Qc7 19. Nf6 $6 (19. Rad1 f5 $1 20. exf6 Qxf4 21. gxf4 Bxf6 22. Nxc5 $16) 19... Qd8 20. Nh5 (20. Qxh6 Bxf6 21. exf6 Rg8 22. Rad1 Rg6 23. Qe3 $14) 20... Bg5 21. Qe4 f5 $1 {black defends well} 22. Qe2 $6 (22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Rad1 $14) 22... f4 $132 23. Rad1 fxg3 24. fxg3 Rf7 25. Rf1 Qg8 26. h4 $2 (26. Rxf7 Qxf7 27. h4 (27. Rf1 Qg6 28. h4 $2 Bxh4) 27... Be3+ $1 28. Kg2 Bd4 29. Rf1 Qg8 $14) 26... Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 (27. Rxf1 $2 Bxh4) 27... Rf8+ 28. Kg2 (28. Ke1 Bd8 $1 29. Rxd7 Qg6 $13 {[%cal Gd8a5]}) 28... Bxh4 29. Rxd7 Rf5 $13 30. Rd3 Qg6 (30... Qa8+) 31. Kh3 $2 Rxh5 $2 (31... Qxh5 32. g4 Rxe5 $1 $17 {both players missed Rxe5}) 32. g4 Rg5 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Rd7+ Kg8 $2 (34... Kh8 $1 35. Rd8+ $11) 35. Rd8+ $2 (35. Kxh4 h5 36. Qf3 $3 Rxg4+ 37. Kh3 $18 Qe8 38. Ra7 $1 {[%cal Ga7a8]}) 35... Kg7 36. Rd7+ Kg8 (36... Kh8) 37. Qf3 $4 $138 (37. Kxh4 $18) 37... Qe8 38. Qc6 $4 (38. Qd3 Rg7 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Kxh4 $11) 38... Qf8 39. Qxe6+ Kh8 40. Qf6+ $4 (40. Kxh4 Qf2+ 41. Kh3 Qf3+ 42. Kh4 $11) (40. Rf7 Qa8 41. Kxh4 Qh1+ 42. Kg3 $11) 40... Qxf6 41. exf6 Bf2 $1 $19 (41... Be1 $2 42. Re7 Bc3 43. Re8+ Rg8 44. f7 $18) 42. Ra7 (42. Rd8+ Rg8 $19) ( 42. f7 Kg7 $19) 42... bxc4 43. bxc4 Bd4 44. Rxa6 Rg6 45. a4 Rxf6 46. Rxf6 Bxf6 47. a5 Be5 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. Kf3 Kf6 50. Ke4 Ke6 {a tensed game ,both players in time trouble went wrong but Stavroula defended well and took advantage of Blomqvist’s mistakes} 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. read more at http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/
