nzerra Won Chess Life Magazine !

nzerra has guessed it right. The white queen was missing!

The Chess Life- November 2005 issue will be post to him as soon as I get his address. Congratulations !!

Shirov-Adams - Fire On Board Fade!

Shirov-Adams game 4 Elista Candidates 2007 was an interesting game. Shirov made an interesting exchange sacrifice on move 17. But he blunder on move 24. by playing Be3?, he should have play 24.Bxf7 and should have a slight chance to make a draw.

photo- Shirov 50 kilograms ago!

[Event "Candidate 2007"]
[Date "2007.05.31"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Shirov"]
[Black "Adams"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "1964"]
[BlackElo "2051"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3. Nf3 b64. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. e4 d5 12. Nc3 Bf6 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bf4 15... Nd7 16. Nd6 Ba6 17. Qxd5 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Rb8 19. Rd1 Nc5 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. b4 Qxd5 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. bxc5 bxc5
24. Be3? (This was the major mistake! He should have play 24.Bxf7+ and should be able to fight for a draw) Kh8 25. Bxf7 Rxd1+ 26.Ke2 Rd7 27. Bb3 Bd4 28. Bf4 Re7+ 29. Kf1 g6 30. Bh6 Rc7 31. Bf4 Rc6 32. Bd5 Rb6
33. Bb3 c4 34. Bxc4 Rb2 35. h4 Rxf2+ 36. Ke1 Rc2 37. Bb3 Rh2 38. a4 Kg7 0-1

The problems with Shirov that he likes to play complicated games involving sacrifices and attacks but it consume much of his energy to win games!

I've read an interesting story about Shirov written by Sam Sloan:-

"....Prior to the "World Chess Championship" in Las Vegas, Alexei Shirov, originally from Latvia and recently of Spain, had a run of bad luck. Shirov defeated Vladimir Kramnik in a match in which the winner was supposed to have a right to play Garry Kasparov for the World Chess Championship. Only the loser of the match, Kramnik, got money.

Then, the match with Kasparov never took place, for lack of sponsorship.
Then, Shirov's wife left him.

Then, Shirov adopted a new country: Poland. Why would Shirov leave sunny Spain for Poland? Shirov had the best reason a man could have: A woman!
Then, the United States Consular authorities, in their infinite wisdom, refused to give Shirov's new girlfriend, Marta Zielinska, 21, a visa to enter the United States to accompany him to the World Chess Championship in Las Vegas, even though Marta is a woman's International Master and is rated 2356 by FIDE. A possible reason why she was denied a visa is that she is carrying Shirov's child. US immigration authorities do not like to give visas to pregnant women, for fear of manufacturing US citizens. However, the US Embassy had really almost nothing to worry about, because only one of the players at the World Chess Championship in Las Vegas eventually defected.

Then, reaching Las Vegas alone, Shirov played the most exciting chess. The best games of the tournament were by Shirov. However, the winning streak by Shirov ended with the well-known problem of gambler's ruin. A gambler wins and wins, but each time increases the stakes he plays for, so when he finally loses just one big hand, he is wiped out and loses everything........"

The full story can be read at http://www.ishipress.com/shirov.htm

Zarul Shazwan National Champion 2007 !

Photo and games from http://chess.maribelajar.com/

Zarul Shazwan emerged as the new National Champion. Congratulation!!!

Below is his last round game. With analysis from Fritz.

White :Sumant Subramaniam(1964) vs Black: Zarul Shazwan (2051)
[C06] National Closed 2007 31.05.2007

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.Nf4!? Is a sharp move. Black is "force" to sacrifice the exchange and let his king in the center. Nxd4 10.Qh5+ Ke7 11.Ng6+ hxg6
12.Qxh8? [12.exf6+ is the main line 12...Nxf6 13.Qxh8 Kf7 with complicated play.] ] 12...Qc7?? Zarul nearly lets it slip away [12...Nxe5 13.Qh3 Nxd3+ 14.Qxd3 e5-+ is winning] 13.Bxg6?? Sumant could save the game if he play 13.exf6+ Kf7 (13...gxf6 14.0-0) 14.0-0+/- 13...Qxe5+-+ 14.Be4 Nc2+ [Less advisable is 14...dxe4 15.0-0 e3 16.fxe3 Qxe3+ 17.Kh1-+] 15.Kd1 Nxa1 16.Bg6 [16.Bh7 doesn't get the bull off the ice 16...Qd4-+] 16...Qg5 [16...Qg5 17.Bb1 Qxg2-+] 0-1

Giant Chess Set at Awana Kijal

I’m back from short courses in Terengganu and a short holiday in my family in-law at Johor. It’s been a nice trip to Terengganu. I’ve meet some old friends and enjoyed a beautiful scenery of the beaches. As I mentioned before, I brought my chess set but unfortunately I’ didn’t have the chance to play but luckily I managed to get something related with chess and here it is!

This is my photo with a giant chess set taken at Awana Kijal, Terengganu during my short courses there from 21-25 May 2007. There is a puzzle- can you spot something weird from the giant chess set photo above? The first person give the right answer will win a prize ( see below photo)

Yes! A giant chess set at the hotel besides the swimming pool. The view from my room at 9th floor would be much better but i can’t take the shot because i didn’t bring my digital camera. (what a pity!) Next time i will surely bring it anyway i go. Anyway thanks to my friend Aedy Fadly for taking photo with his mobile phone. (my mobile camera have some difficulties to upload photo to the internet!).

There is a puzzle - can you spot something weird from the giant chess set photo above? The first person give the right answer will win a copy(original) of Chess Life- November 2005 issue ( i somehow bought two copy of it!)

Magnus Playing Football and Bowling on the Free day of Elista Candidate 2007

Magnus and his father Henrik Carlsen spend their rest day playing football and bowling . One intersting thing happen when they forgot to bring the money to play football in Local Sport Center and Aronian (whom Magnus just beat in game 3) came and lend them the money.

The full strory can be read at http://blog.magnuschess.com/

Rest Day for Round 1 Elista candidates 2007

Today is the rest day for Round 1 Elista candidates 2007. I wonder what the players do during the rest day?

China wins Women's Team Championship 2007

The China team:Huang Qian, Zhao Xue, Hou Yefan, Sheng Yang and Ruan Lufei

-Photo from Chessbase.com

First World Women's Team Chess Championship 2007 has taking place from May 19 to 30 in Ekaterinburg, Russia . Ten women's teams from Russia, Ukraine, China, Armenia, Georgia, Netherlands, Poland and Vietnam participated.
China really proved that there are going to dominate chess world in near future. If you still remember, the Chinese men team nearly won the Men World Team Championship in Beer-Sheva, Israel 2005. They lead by 3 points in the final round and had to faced Russia. Russia had to beat their tough rivals China with a score of no less than 3 ½ in order to win the tournament and believe it or not-they manage to do it and won the tournament.
Anyway I think the time will rise where China will be the force to be reckoned.

[Event "1st WCh-Team Women"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.05.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhao Xue"]
[Black "Le Kieu Thien Kim analisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2298"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4

(Black must now sacrifiece on e4, if not he has to retreat her bishop to g6 and
her opening strategy will be meaningless and hopeless!) 8...Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2
Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ (White has won a piece for 3 pawns and it is still theory!)
12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd4+ (13... Qd5+ {is the main line of this crazy line!!!
}) 14. Kc2 O-O (14... Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O-O 16. Qe3 Nb4+ 17. Kb3 Qxe3+ 18. Nxe3
Rd4 19. Nc4 Nd3 20. Bxd3 Rxd3+ 21. Kc2 Rd5 22. Ra3 +=) 15. Nxc4 Na6 16. Qe5
Qg4 (16... Qf2+ or 16... Qh4 should be considered) 17. Ne3 Qg6+ 18. Kc3
Rae8 19. Bxa6 bxa6 {Black position seems uncordinated. Usually the
queenside is the black superior side but not in this position.} 20. Rad1 f6 21. Qg3
{ala Karpov- play simple game when reaching superior postion.} Qh5 ?! (21...
Qf7 should be played to avoid white rook reachning the 7th rank.) 22. Rd7 Rf7
23. Rxf7 (23. Rhd1
should be better. Maintaining control on the d file and the 7th rank!) 23...
Qxf7 24. Rd1 Qb7 25. Nc4 c5 26. b3 e5 27. Qg4 e4 ?? {Black simply blunder.} 28.
Rd7 1-0

Move, write or punch the clock first?

Every chess players have their own habits. One of it is writing the move first before actually move the piece/pawn and then punch the clock. The benefit of doing that is you can recheck the move before you launch it.

GM Nigel Short in one of his book said that writing the move first is just wasting time! I still remember one of my friend Nuruddin happen to write behind the score sheet not just the move but the whole variation!! Mohd Saprin Sabri , National player will write his move first and then hide it with the pawn – avoiding it to be seen by his/her opponent! After that he will recheck it before playing the move. But do you know what the rules say about it?

There is a questioned about writing move in advance being asked in Chesscafe.com to Geurt Gijssen, a respected a experienced arbiter .


"Question Dear Geurt, at a recent tournament in India one of the arbiters
issued a warning to a player for writing his move first and then making it. He
said that according to Article 8.1 it is forbidden to write the move in advance.
However, the player could not overcome his habit and was repeatedly
distracted by the arbiter. For what reasons was Article 8.1 instituted in the
first place? Thanks in advance for your reply, Raghunandan Gokhale
(India)..."

the answer can be found at http://www.chesscafe.com/text/geurt95.pdf

chess players in Elista Candidates involved with a bus accident!!!

photo is not the real accident happened at Elista Candidate ! - hairulov

What an awkward thing happens to professional chess players competing in Elista Candidates. During the bus journey to Elista , their bus involved with an accident, some players are hurt as report by Magnus Carlsen blogspot.

“...In the middle of Elista the police had to make an emergency break ahead of a careless pedestrian, the first bus stopped but the second (our) didn't in time and crashed in the bus in front, severely damaging our front and diesel started leaking from the bus in front. Some bruises were treated and some possibly hurt necks investigated by medical personnel and a new bus arrived to take us to Chess City..... “

Read the full story at http://blog.magnuschess.com/

Carlsen beat Aronian in Game 3!

photo from chessbase.com

I watched part of the Candidate games on ICC last night. Carlsen produced a shocking result by beating Aronian in the 3rd game. Now he is leading 2-1 after trailing 0-1 in the first game! correction: Carlsen and Aronian are tight 1.5-1.5 . The second game was a draw-sorry for the mistake-Hairulov

[Date "2007.05.29"]
[Game "3"]
[White "*GM_Carlsen"]
[Black "*GM_Aronian"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. d4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. e4 Qc8 14. Qg4 Bf6
15. Nf3 Kh8 16. h4 Nc6 17. Bg5 cxd4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. cxd4 e5 20. Qxc8 Raxc8
21. d5 Na5 22. h5 Nc4 23. Nh4 Nd6 24. h6 Rc3 25. Rac1 The turning point!!




25...Rfc8 ? ( Aronian should have played 25...Nxe4) 26. Rxc3
Rxc3 27. Nf5 Nxf5 28. exf5 Kg8 ({The rook can't leave the c file for example}
28... Rd3 ? 29. Rc1 ! threatening Rc8++ - back rank mate!!) 29. Re4 Kf8 30. Rg4 Rc7 31. Rg7 b5 32. Rxh7 Kg8 33.
Rg7+ Kh8 34. d6 Rd7 35. Kf3 b4 36. Ke4 Rxd6 37. Rxf7 Ra6 38. g4 Kg8 39. h7+ Kh8
40. g5 fxg5 41. f6 1-0 . What a heavy blow for Aronian!

Interesting Puzzle 1/07

This is an interesting combination that i missed in one of a game i played in 2005. Try search for the solution yourself. To make more interesting, don't use the computer...but... if you no more have the ambition to be world champion like me...why not huh!

Hairulov - Haslindah Ruslan [E42]

7th CAS Second Quarter Allegro (Cat1) 22.05.2005

E42: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Nge2 cxd4 6.exd4 Nc6 7.a3 Be7 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 Ne5? 10.Bf4 0–0 10.d6 Bf8 11.Nb5 Qa5+ 12.Nec3 Rb8 13.Qe2 Nfg4 14.f3 f6 15.fxg4 a6



Guess what i should play on my 16th move.

Topalov done it again!

photo from M-TelMaster Website

Veselin Topalov emerged as the 2007 M Tel Master champion and he has done it for the third consecutive time ! Usually the winner can keep the trophy if he win three times and i believe he deserve it.

I watched the game live on the Internet Chess Club (ICC) and the final round was a very thrilling episode…almost all participant except Adams had a realistic chance to win the event. Sasikiran the leaders have 5 points where as , Topalov, Kamsky, Mamedyarov and Nisipeanu all have 4 ½ ponts . Adams the tail enders have 4 points only. The game Mamedyarov and Nisipeanu end early and peacefully. This leave Sasikiran, Topalov and Kamsky a chance to win this event if they win and others lost.

Topalov-Sasikiran was an interesting game. Topalov sacrifice a piece and obtain three connected passed pawn on the kingside and Sasikiran black bishop can’t do much because it was paralyzed by his bad pawn formation in the centre and queenside.

Adams – Kamsky game was quite balanced although the computer gave Adams a slight advantage. Adams knowing he didn’t have the chance to win this tournament choose to sit tight and let Kamsky to press hard.The game ended peacefully.

Topalov has repeat the tale story of come back. He has a bad result in the first phase of the event and manage to catched up with the leaders at the second phase. He shows that he still a force to be reckon.

Short Courses at Awana Kijal, Kemaman, Terengganu

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Hi all,

I'll be attending a short course at Awana Kijal, Kemaman, Terengganu for 5 days (21st May - 25th May). After that i plan to take a leave from work for about two days(28thMay-29thMay)... spending my time with my family in law in Johor. It's good to spend some quality time with your family :)...so i,ll be off blogging for about a week...

..i'll bring my chess set to Terengganu just in case there is some participant who can play chess ...hopefully there will one...:)

start searching one....

photo
photo from Susan Polgar blog

Garry Kasparov proved that chess is not for nerd guys only. He proved that we also can attract cool girls like his wife Dasha…so guys…what are you waiting for …start searching one…especially local chess player . I know some of them who are still single... hehehe…

Beat them before they become older!

Siti Zulaikha and Nabila in action-photo from http://chess.maribelajar.com/

Hairul,Hairulov - Nur Nabila Azman Hisham [B07]
Royal Selangor 2006 Round 7
This is one of my game against a very talented player Nur Nabila Azman Hisham (firecracker-as Gilachess called him). I managed to beat her but I predict in a very few years she will start demolish me if we meet againt. This based on my experience playing against Siti Zulaikha (our National Woman Master). I managed to beat her when she is still a little kid. She is too short to reach the pieces then but after a few years this girl (woman) trash me two times. So the morale of the story is beat them when they are still young!

B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 Ng4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Bg7 7.h3 [7.Qd2 Nc6 (7...c6 8.h3 Nf6 9.f4 b5 10.Bd3 b4 11.Nce2 a5 12.Nf3) ] 7...Nf6 8.Bd3 0–0 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.d5 This push gains space 10...Nb4 11.Be2 Na6 [11...e6 12.a3 Na6 13.0–0²] 12.0–0 [12.Bxa6!? bxa6 13.0–0± according to my best "friend" Mr Shredder 9 but black will have the bishop pairs!] 12...Nc5= 13.Nd2 a5 14.Re1 b6 [14...c6 15.Rc1²] 15.f4 [15.Bc4 Nfd7±] 15...Bb7² 16.Bf3 Re8 17.Nc4 Preparing e5. This position usually arise from Benoni set-up. 17...Ba6 18.Ne3 e5? [¹18...Rb8² is better. I wonder if Nabila know about en-passant move.] 19.dxe6+- Rxe6 20.e5! I will kick my self later if i can't find this move. 20...dxe5 [20...Rxe5 21.fxe5] 21.Bxa8 Qxa8 22.Bxf6 Bxf6 23.Ng4 [23.Ned5 Bd8 24.fxe5 c6+-] 23...Bg7 24.fxe5 h5 25.Nf6+ Bxf6 26.exf6 Rxf6 27.Qd4 Rd6 28.Qf4 Ne6 29.Qf2 b5? [29...Qd8!?+-] 30.Rad1 [30.Re5 seems even better 30...f5+-] 30...Rxd1 [30...Qc6 31.Rxd6 cxd6 32.Rd1+-] 31.Rxd1 [31.Nxd1?! Qc6+-] 31...b4 32.Nd5 Bb7 [32...Bc4 33.Nf6+ Kg7 34.b3+-] 33.Ne7+ Kg7 34.Rf1 f5 35.Nxg6 [¹35.Qg3 might be the shorter path according to Shredder 9 - but i want to make some "genius" move also! 35...Kf7 36.Nxg6+-] 35...Ba6?? solves nothing [¹35...Bxg2 36.Qxg2 Qxg2+ 37.Kxg2 Kxg6+-] 36.Re1+- Nf8 [36...Bc8 there is nothing else anyway 37.Qxf5 Qc6+-] 37.Nh4 [37.Re7+ Kg8 (37...Kxg6 38.Qg3+ Kf6 39.Qg7#) 38.Qd4 Qxg2+ 39.Kxg2 Bb7+ 40.Kf2 Nxg6 41.Qg7#] 37...Qd5 38.Nxf5+ Kg6 [38...Kh7 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 39.Re7+ Kh8 40.Ne3 Qf3 41.Qxf3 Ne6 42.Qxh5+ Kg8 43.Qf7+ Kh8 44.Qh7#] 39.Nh4+ Kg7 [39...Kh7 hardly improves anything 40.Re7+ Kg8 41.Qg3+ Qg5 42.Qxg5+ Ng6 43.Qd5+ Kh8 44.Nxg6#] 40.Re7+ Kg8 41.Qg3+ Ng6 [41...Qg5 doesn't do any good 42.Qxg5+ Ng6 43.Qd5+ Kf8 44.Nxg6#] 42.Qxg6+ Kf8 43.Qg7# 1–0

A&W combo

Hairul - Rusdi
Blitz games A&W SS13 Subang Jaya, 09.12.2006






This position occurred in one off my blitz game against my very good friend the "legendary coffe house player" Rusdi Sidi at A&W Subang Jaya (SS13).White looks hopeless because black threaten ..Qh3 and mate at g2 seems almost unstoppable .At this point Rusdi as usual start laughing at me but i managed to find the saving move!!! 1.Qc3 played after a very long think 1...Qh3 Without realizing my next reply, Rusdi instantly played this move - with his broad smile. 2.Nf4!! Yup...the whole idea is mate on g7!!!. The knight prevent mate on g2 and if 2...exf4 3. Qg7++ - it was black who will be checkmate :). At this point Rusdi start screaming - what is happening? what is happening? he start arguing the position, he said that how come the queen is on c3-hahaha -typical Rusdi :o 2...Qh6 3.cxb6 exf4 4.exf4 and after about a dozen more move Rusdi resign. 1–0 – I will remember this position as A&W combo :)

M Tel Master , FA Cup Final (MU-Chelsea) or Akademi Fantasia (final concert) ?

I’m in dilemma…tomorrow night will have three major event …

i) M Tel Master (round 9)


ii) FA Cup Final(MU-Chelsea)

and
iii) Akademi Fantasia (final concert)




Which one should I choose…

My wife certainly will grab the remote control during the Akademi Fantasia Final Concert…I give a hint to her that tomorrow will be the FA CUP final between MU and Chelsea but it seems that I have to watch it at mamak stall instead…..

Mtel 2007 (round 7): Sasikiran beat Mamedyarov!!!

photo from M Tel website

I watched the 7th round of M Tel Master live on ICC last night...and the most interesting things is Sasikirin beat the mighty Mamedyarov....
....Mamedyarov play the English Opening and obtain a clear advantage in the middlegame but suddenly at the end of the game he over pressed (or overconfident as many kibitzers on the ICC things that Sasikiran will be eaten alive!)...at the end Sasikiran emerged as the winner!...How interesting result would be if Sasikiran win this tournament where as his stronger compatriot and world No.1 Vishy Anand failed to do it for the last two years !!!


Krishnan Sasikiran (born January 7, 1981) is an Indian chess player. Among Indians, he is second only to Vishwanathan Anand in FIDE rating.
"Sasi" as he is sometimes called, comes from Chennai in Tamil Nadu in south-eastern India. ( one of my friend told me that roti canai our favourite dishes in Malaysia is originated from the word Chennai which is a capital state of Tamil Nadu- Hairulov ) He became an International Chess Grandmaster at the 2000 Commonwealth Championship. In 2001, he won the prestigious Hastings International Chess tournament. In 2003, he won the 4th Asian Individual Championship as well as the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen. Sasikiran tied Jan Timman for first place in the 2005 Sigeman Tournament in Copenhagen/Malmö Denmark.
In the January 2007 FIDE rating list, Sasikiran was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2700.[1] He became only the second chess player from India to reach ELO rating of 2700.[2]

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from , Azerbaijan is an international chess Grandmaster. On the April 2007 FIDE rating list he is ranked number six in the world with an Elo rating of 2757.
In 2003 he won World Junior Chess Championship, and did the same in 2005 .


Source from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here is the game with some analysis from Fritz 8 and me.

Mamedyarov,S (2757) - Sasikiran ,K (2690) [A21]
MTel Sofia BUL (7), 17.05.2007

A21: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 A21: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 1.c4 e5 2.g3 d6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.d3 f5 6.e4 Nf6 7.Nge2 last book move 7...a5 8.exf5 gxf5 9.d4 0–0 10.Bg5 Qe8 11.0–0 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
Black position looks quite unstable with many potential weakness especially in the kingside13.c5 White wins space 13...Nc6 14.Nb5 Qe7 15.Nec3 Qg7 [Worse is 15...dxc5 16.Nd5 Qg7 17.Nbxc7± a) 17.dxc5?! Rf7=; b) 17.Ndxc7?! Rb8² (17...Nxd4? doesn't lead to anything significant 18.Nxa8 e4 19.Nxd4 cxd4 20.Qb3+ Qf7 21.Qb5+-) ; c) 17.Nxf6+?! Rxf6 18.dxe5 Rg6±; ; Less advisable is 15...exd4 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.Ndxc7+-] 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.d5 Nd4 18.Nxd4 exd4 19.Nb5
19...f4?! Sasi knows he have to do something rather then just waiting white improving his position. 19...Ra6 is the computer move. 20.Nxd6 Just grabing material and clear the way for the d6 pawn. 20...Bg4 21.Qd3 Be7 22.Nb5?! Why not Nxb7? 22...f3 23.Bh1 Bc5 [23...Rad8 24.Qc4 Qe5 25.d6+ Be6 26.Qd3²] 24.d6 Kh8 [24...Rf7 25.Rfe1²] 25.Rad1 [25.Rae1 Bf5 26.Qxf3 Bh3 27.Qxb7 Rab8 28.Qxg7+ Kxg7±] 25...Rad8 26.a3 Covers b4 26...Bb6 27.Rfe1 Bf5 28.Qd2 [28.Qxf3 d3 29.Rd2 Qg5µ] 28...Qf6 29.Re7 White is winning. Black has to may weakness. [29.Bxf3?! Bd7 30.Nxd4 Bxd4 31.Qxd4=; 29.Bxf3?! Bd7 30.Nxd4 Bxd4 31.Qxd4 Qxd4 32.Rxd4 Rxf3³] 29...Bd7 [29...Bd7 30.Nc7 Bh3+- (30...Qxd6?? it may look tempting but Black must resist capturing the pawn 31.Re6 Bxe6 32.Qxh6+ Kg8 33.Nxe6+-) ] 30.Rde1 [¹30.Qd3 White would have gained the upper hand 30...Bf5 31.Qxf3±] 30...Qg5² 31.Qd3 Qf5 32.Qd2 Qg5 [32...Qxb5?? is refuted with the following mate in 2 33.Qxh6+ Kg8 34.Qh7#; 32...Bxb5?? leads to instant demise in 2 33.Qxh6+ Kg8 34.Qg7#] 33.Qc2 Qf5 34.Qxf5 I wonder why Mamedyarov exchanging queen. I think he should avoid it and use the queen to further attack black position. [34.Qc1!? Qg5 35.Nc7 Qxc1 36.Rxc1±] 34...Rxf5= 35.Nc7 d3 not a good move from the computer perspective but if you are playing against computer too! human player should of course worried about this pawn. [¹35...Bc5!? and Black is still in the game 36.Ne6 Bxe6 37.R1xe6 Bxd6 (‹37...Rxd6 38.Rxd6 Bxd6 39.Rxb7±) 38.Rxh6+ Kg8 39.Rg6+ Kh8²] 36.Rd1± Rc5 37.Bxf3 Rc2 38.Rf1 Mamedyarov is blitzing his move a this point may be he was too confident to beat Sasi. [¹38.Nd5!? Bxf2+ 39.Kh1²] 38...Bh3= 39.Ne6 Bxf2+

Demolition of pawn structure [39...Rxd6?? is impossible because of the following mate in 3 40.Re8+ Kh7 41.Be4+ Bf5 42.Bxf5#] 40.Kh1 [40.Rxf2 A deflection 40...Rc1+ A classical mating theme] 40...Bxf1 [40...Rxd6?? will allow the opponent to give mate in 3 41.Re8+ Kh7 42.Be4+ Bf5 43.Bxf5#] 41.d7?? a transit from better to worse. Another move played quickly by Mamedyarov. [¹41.Nxd8 would hold out 41...Bh3 42.Nf7+ Kg8 43.Nxh6+ Kh8 44.Nf7+ Kg8 45.Bd1=] 41...Rg8 [41...Bg2+! was the best move and everybody in ICC was screaming for Sasi to play this move but 41...Rg8 is enough for him to win this game. 42.Bxg2 (42.Kxg2 Bc5+ 43.Kh3 Bxe7) 42...Rc1+ 43.Bf1 d2 44.Re8+ Kh7 45.Nf8+ Kg7 46.Ne6+ Kf6] 0–1

Still around

Hi all,

i'm back to blogging again after a long period of hibernation :), many things happen in the past months, moving to a new house, extra-extra work in office, outstation etc...but i'm still keep in touch in local and international chess development...
....this blog will be strictly on chess..maybe a few exception :)