The - Masters.bulletin 004 2013-10
The - Masters.bulletin 004 2013-10
The - Masters.bulletin 004 2013-10
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Kramnik Triumphs
in Troms
by GM Alex Yermolinsky
Topical Theory
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IM Robert Ris on
Andreikin's adventurous
rapid repertoire
In the News
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GM-elect Mackenzie Molner
on Aronian's f4
against the Dutch
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Featured Blogs
18
Leaderboards18
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In the spotlight
Kramnik Triumphs in Troms
GM Alex Yermolinsky
Without losing a single game, Vladimir Kramnik won the World Cup
in Troms, his career's best performance since beating Kasparov in
2000 according to GM Evgeny Bareev. But how did he do it? GM Alex
Yermolinsky reveals that it was all about the middlegame...
Vladimir
Kramnik
an
Mickey Adams.
Cup
Knockout
two
the
story.
technique.
of the middlegame.
Kramniks
has
next
had
World
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Now,
as
we
understand
magnitude
of
Vladimirs
However,
as
went
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Kramnik-Kobalia
way
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to
continue,
27...xg2+!!
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22...h5?
the center.
lies ahead.
24...gxf5
27.fxg7
Vladimir
25.exf5 bxc4
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strong attack.
26.f6!?
Its interesting that Kramnik rejected
a solid way to retain a big edge:
26.fxe6 fxe6 27.xc4 Black has a
collection of pawn weakenesses and
the presence of opposite-colored
bishops makes it even more difficult
to defend.
26...d6
On 26...xf6 27.xf6 xd5 28.xh5
missed
27.xe6
fxe6
makes
the
last
error.
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17...b6!
41...f1!
42.h2
Whites position.
(43.h2
43...d1+
30.f1 c4!?
g1+.
switches
45.d2 f3 46.g2 e4 01
wins prosaicly.
Ivanchuk-Kramnik
31.dxc4
xe4
33.xd2
xe4
35.cxd3 c6 36.c3 g8
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Now
Kramnik
smoothly
worse
38...f4+
c5 42.d1 e6.
41.e4
xd3
45.g3
34.d3
xd2+
37.g4 f6 38.h3
e3+
h3#)
32.fxe4
Areshchenko-Kramnik
44.f4
44.xg1
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g1+
endgame
after
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xa3 33.g2
42.b4?
c8 19.ab1
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36.b7
36.d6 xd6 37.exd6 f8 38.e3
cuts off the black king and ensures
that the passed pawns will be traded
off. 36.xe6 fxe6 37.a3 looks more
troublesome, as the white rook is
badly placed. Still, White should
hold his own after 37...f7 38.f3
g5 39.h3 g6 40.e4 h5 41.g4 f8
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36...c8
that dangerous.
23...c6 24.e2
40.f4?!
26.exd6 d3.
40...h5 41.h4 g7
23.a2?!
Far
stronger
was
23.c4
cxd4
24...cxd4 25.fb1
Ivanchuk continues to drift, his play
lacks precision and focus. 25.xa5 d3
26.e3 b6 27.a7 at least keeps
the extra pawn, although Blacks
chances are higher.
25...a4 26.e1 c5 27.d3 xd3
28.xd3 c3 29.d1 e6 30.e5
Not 30.xd4? as 30...e1+ 31.g2
c6+ 32.d5 xd1 wins a rook.
30...xe5 31.fxe5 b3 32.xd4
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12...f6
13.e4
ce7
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20...c7 21.a6!?
Kramnik
13.a5 d7
32.h3!
13...b6 14.a6.
younger
difference.
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continues
opposition.
play
21.ac1
the
a6
24.f3
36...gxh4 37.h6 c7
15...e8
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34.b4 d5.
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38.a7
38.b4! would have won right away.
38...b5 39.b4 d6 40.b8+ e8
41.e7 e5 42.h2
Black has managed to organize some
sort of a defense, but of course, hes
lost in the long run.
29.b7?
c7 48.c1 e6 49.c8+ g7
29...c8!
50.e8 c7 51.b8 10
Maxime
middlegame battle.
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Vachier-Lagrave
and
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Topical Theory
Andreikin's Adventurous Rapid Repertoire
IM Robert Ris
Dmitry Andreikin surprisingly managed to reach the World Cup
final. His secret? Good rapid chess and an adventurous white
repertoire based on the Colle, the London, the Torre and the
Trompovsky! IM Robert Ris tells the amazing story.
Introduction
seems to be premature.
Andreikin-Karjakin
h6
System,
the
Trompovsky
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a) 10.dxe5 xe5 11.xe5 xe5 12.f4
d6 13.e4 c4?! (Better is 13...e7!
14.xf6 xf6 15.exd5 xd5 16.e4
c6 and Black is in control.) 14.e2
b6+ 15.f2 c5 (15...xb2 fails
to 16.e5) 16.e5 e4 17.xe4 dxe4
18.xc5 xc5+ 19.d4 and after
the s came off Black had some
problems protecting the on e4 in
7...b6?!
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e5 by playing ...f7f6.
8.b1!
8.b3.
8...e7 9.d3
14.xd4
2013.)
b) 8...b6 9.00
9...h5?
e8 26.g5 10 Korotylev-Karpov,
now:
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Black
Attack!
fine
Harikrishna-Kryvoruchko,
in
xd4
15.xd4
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and
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doesn't
obtain
sufficient
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decisive too.
14.h5 f6
positional advantage.
28.xh6 dxc3
19...c7 20.h4
mind.
20...b5 21.fe1 d7
22.f5?
etc.
16...d7
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17.g4!
Nothing can be gained from 17.f3
f5! (intending to play 18...f6)
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met by 23.g6.
22...e5 23.dxe5
d3+ 32.g3 10
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Andreikin-Svidler
FIDE World Cup (Troms), 2013
1.f3 f6 2.d4 g6 3.g5 g7
4.bd2 c5
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23...fxe5?
17...cxd4 18.exd4 d8
5.e3
promising.
19.f3
looks crushing.
5...cxd4
f6 27.g5 gxh6
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centre immediately.
h5.
9.f4!?
earlier
playing
time
reason.
life.
fails
18.xc4
9...00 10.e2 b6
compensation
11.b3
For example:
11.b1
obvious reasons.
11.c2
11...a5
12.xb6 axb6
Andreikin
deviates
8.d3
but
from
the
general
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xd3
(11...b4!?
e7
might
16.g3
without
isn't
particular
advisable
here
for
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to
17...xe5)
17...xc4
favours
xb6
for
the
Black.)
invested
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13.g4?!
15...b5
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dynamical
15...fc8!?
offered
pawn
sac
7.gf3
c6 19.d3 f6 20.h4
in
view
of
22.gxf6
22...g3+)
and
now
both
light-
Andreikin-Svidler
of
20...ae8!
exchange
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compensation.
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the
1.d4 f6 2.g5 e6
The critical way to combat the
Trompovsky is 2...e4 but that
certainly requires more theoretical
knowledge.
3.d2
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seen
in
Harikrishna-Almasi,
(Completing
development
7...a6?
c6
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15.c3
fc8
16.fc1
d6
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Achaea 2012.
cxd4
11.xf6+
calibre!
28.e6 g8
29.g3
d6 17.d3
17.c6!? d7 18.c2 is perhaps
more critical.
17...fc8 18.h3 b7 19.a3 d7
20.a6
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29...d5? 30.b3
Now Black loses the
, since
the . 10
20...f5?!
Conclusion
favour.
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surprise
variation
played
by
lived experiment?
here. 6...c6.
5...d6 6.e3
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Aronian-Carlsen
straightforward
g7 5.f4!?
fianchetto
exclusively
Whenever
Aronian
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is
almost
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play.
a)
6...00
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19.c5
Gareev-Dzhumaev,
Tashkent 2007.
a2) Meister-Glek, Germany 1991
was one of the few higher level
games that has seen the f4 idea.
Black was successful using the c6
setup: 7.b3 h8 8.000 c6 9.d5
Combining queenside castling along
with opening up the long diagonal
doesn't work out well for White here.
Black's counterplay is straightforward
with ideas of c5, a6, and b5, opening
up lines on the queenside. 9...a5
10.c2 c5 11.h4 h5 12.e2 a6
Carlsen: I used to play the Dutch a bit 10 years ago. There was an IM on ICC
who played f4 all the time, but I never could understand it.
strong attack.
a3) 7.c5 c6
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13.dxc5 e7.
targeting
b6
b) 6...h5
e2.
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d6.
13.a3;
9...e7
9...e8
(9...a5
10.a3)
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dxe5
e7=.
b6 17.c4=.
c4)
better
xb2
7.e2?!
this bulletin.
remember!
7...00
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11.xd8+
8.cxd6!
xd8
cxd6
chances
17.xe4)
12.000+
9.b3!
here.
d7
13...xd4
12.xb6
axb6
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c2)
8.c4?!
Despite
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the
weak
8.00
a) 8.d5?! e5 9.dxe6 If White doesn't
take en passant, Black achieves a nice
10.00 xe6.
b) 8.g3 This was Aronian's attempt
at improving over his game with
Carlsen. 8...h6!? (8...e4?! Black's
consistent follow-up doesn't work as
well now due to the lack of central
tactics. With the bishop on g3, there
are no more xd4 tricks for Black.
White can safely exchange and enjoy
a slightly better position. 9.xe4 fxe4
10.d2 f5 11.00) 9.00 h5 10.d5
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9.h3 e5=
already preferable.
for an advantage.
c5 16.d3 d7
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Structures
involving
h5xf4
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In the News
Carlsen Wins 1st Sinquefield Cup
In the last round, Norwegian super star Magnus Carlsen
only needed a draw to clinch the first Sinquefield Cup
and the winner's $70,000 payday. He was offered one,
and declined.
Carlsen eventually won his last game
Chennai.
three-way playoff.
You can read the final report on the
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Rating
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3004
01
FM Kulinarist
2637
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2766
02
FM TigerLilov
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02
GM Janosik
2609
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2736
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2777
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GM LiemLe
2606
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2623
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GM erichansen
2753
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GM lorcho
2595
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2595
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IM Molton
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2577
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2575
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NM TheTruth
2571
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FM Kulinarist
2700
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FM TigerLilov
2548
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2561
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GM KnightStranger
2700
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GM honestgirl
2541
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2552
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GM FabianoCaruana
2673
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GM VovAn1991
2539
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2548
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GM LiemLe
2657
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GM CaptainJames
2539
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