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En Passant No 166 February 2001 1
EN PASSANTFebruary 2001 No.166 février 2001
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8 The Canadian MenÕs team was ranked 47th at the recent
ChessOlympiad in Istanbul, but booked an excellent result byplacing
in a tie for 25th-31st. Jack Yoos tells a story that beginswith two
last-minute emergency replacements, and ends withan impressive
silver medal on second board for our own KevinSpraggett! The
players annotate a selection of very interestinggames, Jonathan
Berry provides the photography, and StefanieChu comes through at
the last moment before we go to presswith several games by the
WomenÕs team.
inside...
2 Editorial, and Letters to the Editor.
27 Our FIDE Representative and Zonal President Philip
Haleyreports briefly from the FIDE Congress in Istanbul.
28 Oropesa del Mar has become the de facto home of the
WorldYouth Chess Festival in recent years. Irwin Lipnowski joined
ateam of 21 junior players in Spain as team captain, and cameaway
impressed by the play of his young charges. He was alsoastonished
at the considerable resources that are now beingdevoted by many
countries to the development of youthchess programs. The results
are clearly beginning to show!
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Letters
Editorial
Saint John
Excellent. Best issue I have seen.
Richard Bowes
Victoria
After long consideration I havedecided to respond to Jack
JeffreyÕsletter in the December issue, in whichhe criticizes the
Expert and Mastermembers of the Victoria Chess Clubfor refusing to
spend more time withweaker players.
Jack, when you see me playing chesswith certain people, you
shouldnÕtassume that IÕm sticking with my owngroup and avoiding the
woodpushers.
Most of my casual opponents are ÔAÕand ÔBÕ Class players, not
Experts orMasters, and thus anywhere from 300to 600 points below me
in rating. Inother words, and no insult is intendedby this, while
they may not bewoodpushers to you, they aredefinitely woodpushers
to me. Theseguys are happy to play me becausethe disparity in
strength gives them agood chance of learning something.From time to
time one of them beatsme and is justifiably proud of it. Manyof the
other Masters, such as DaveHerder, Harry Moore, and George
Kostadinov also spend hours playingand analyzing with much
weakeropponents.
I also do not share your view thatExperts and Masters are
somehowobligated to spend half of the clubmeeting time dishing out
advice tobeginners. Your young charges have alot to learn from the
other membersof the Victoria Chess Club, and I donÕtnotice those
players helping out, nordo I notice you asking them.
Despite your belief that I must havereceived such help from
Masterswhen I was a young player, I canassure you that this is
definitely notthe case. Most Masters I know learnedwhat they know
by working hard ontheir own, and not by practicingagainst very
strong players.
In recent years Juri Vetemaa, YanTeplitsky, Kevin Spraggett,
JohnDonaldson, and Jack Yoos have allreceived compensation for
theirlectures and exhibitions at the VictoriaChess Club. And while
I am nevergoing to be an IM, I suspect thatmany of these players
would agreewith me that I, too, am qualified togive a lecture and
to receivecompensation for it.
Dan Scoones
Victoria
Last November the girls basketballteam of George Jay
ElementarySchool played its first game of theseason, and you will
be surprised toknow that every member of thestarting lineup had a
CFC rating!Against a much taller team the chessplayers exhibited an
amazinglyfocused defense and finished the firstquarter six points
ahead. In thesecond quarter, several substitutionsof non chess
players into the gameresulted in a seven point lead by
theopposition by half time.
In the second half the George Jaysquad reverted to 100% CFC
ratedplayers and eventually went on towin the game by a single
point. Therehas to be a moral here somewhere!Has anyone else ever
heard of anElementary School fielding a 100%CFC rated basketball
team!?
Jack Jeffrey
Vancouver
That is a fantastic article you wrote onKasparovÐKramnik. The
annotationswere excellent! Some additionalinformation for your
readers: while inIstanbul, Kevin Spraggett and I weresitting in the
hotel bar one night when
The results of the membership surveyfrom the October 2000 issue
of themagazine are in, and by the time thisissue reaches our
readers a page onthe Chess Federation of Canadawebsite will give
the details. I wouldlike to sincerely thank all of you whotook the
time to respond, because itwas your feedback that clearlyshowed us
why we should keep theprint version of the magazine!
In due time, if the available resourcesallow us to do so, we may
try to offera limited online version in addition tothe printed
magazine, again based onyour feedback from the survey. Butnot to
worry, no drastic overnightchanges were ever intended by
theGovernors who simply passed amotion at the AGM in Edmonton
lastsummer to conduct a membershipsurvey on the subjectÖ
What surprised me the most aboutyour responses to the survey was
thenumber of rather passionate pleas tokeep the current print
version alive,and the positive comments about themagazine in
general. Perhaps this isunderstandable, given that many ofyou have
been reading and collectingEn Passant magazine for a long time.
Some of you even let us know whatkind of material you would like
to seemore frequently on our pages, andthese requests have also
been noted.
Many readers will already know thatthe MenÕs team did very well
at theOlympiad, but I agree with Jack Yoosin his assessment that it
will take aconsiderable effort by the entireCanadian chess
community to pavethe way for similar positive results inthe future.
This year, BelzbergTechnologies stepped in with a much
appreciated and significant financialcontribution, and I think
that we havealso seen a Ôchange of the guardÕ inthe composition of
the national teamwith the addition of Igor Zugic andPascal
Charbonneau. While KevinSpraggett and Alexandre Lesiege arevery
clearly our two best players, Iam sure that they, too, will agree
onthe importance that the developmentof young talent has on our
long-termprospects in international competition.Anyone who has ever
tried to earn aFIDE norm at Canadian tournamentsknows how difficult
this is. Our topplayers face an uphill battle in theirdevelopment
without enoughopportunities to gain internationalexperience. It
takes money, and ittakes the support of the rest of thechess
community to provide theseopportunitiesÖ
Knut Neven
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a very strong grandmaster Ð who shallremain nameless Ð joined us
for adrink on KevinÕs invitation. Kevinalmost immediately asked him
aboutthe match, and this is what he had tosay in the hour that
followed:
Ò1) Kramnik tricked Kasparov byfrequently playing the Petroff
inrecent events.
2) The Berlin Defense was a brilliantanti-Kasparov choice.
3) Kasparov mistakenly thought thatKramnikÕs weak point as Black
was inthe king pawn openings, and hetherefore spent too much time
on hispreparation in this area in an attemptto crush Kramnik.
4) Kasparov has unique problemswith Black against Kramnik,
becauseKramnik takes away his KingÕs Indianand Benoni Ôwin
openingsÕ.
5) Frustrated with the Black pieces,Kasparov felt tremendous
pressure tosucceed with White.
6) When KramnikÕs Berlin Defensestopped Kasparov, he
stubornlyrefused to back down and becameobsessed with it.
7) Subsequently it was too late tobreak down Kramnik with 1.d4
sincethis normally takes longer. Kasparovsimply had no options
left.
8) KasparovÕs inability to pressureKramnik with White resulted
in acycle where the World Champion hadto expend all of his energy
reservestrying to hold on with the Blackpieces.Ó
Jack Yoos
Merrick, US
Congratulations on an extremelycomprehensive job on the
WorldChampionship match in theDecember issue of the magazine.
IM Danny Kopec
Toronto
William Darch passed away 85-years-old on December 9, 2000, at
HumberRiver Regional Hospital following abrief illness. He was a
formerExecutive member of the WestonChess Club, and long time
member ofthe Peel Chess Club in Brampton. Heis survived by siblings
Audrey,Duncan and June Haliday, and stepdaughter Teenie. Memorial
donationsin his name may be made to thecharity of choice.
Mark S. Dutton
Winnipeg
Congratulations on your wonderfulcoverage and annotations of
theKasparovÐKramnik Braingames WorldChampionship match in
theDecember issue of En Passant.
Irwin Lipnowski
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Canada Day OpenDate: June 30ÐJuly 2Place: 1681 Bayview Ave., two
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Rds: 6Type: Regular SwissTimes: 10, 4:30 / 10, 4:30 / 10,
4:30TC: 40/120, SD/60EF: $60; $20 late fee; less $20 Jr/Sr,
titled, women; GMs freeSec: Open, U2000, U1600&URPrizes:
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to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910,Leaside Towers, 95 ThorncliffePark
Dr, Toronto, ON, M4H 1L7by June 29
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29Place: 1681 Bayview Ave., two blocks
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to Mark S. Dutton, Suite 3910,Leaside Towers, 95 ThorncliffePark
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Simcoe Day OpenDate: August 4Ð6Place: 1681 Bayview Ave., two
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Western Primrose Hotel,
111 Carlton Street, TorontoRds: 9Type: Regular SwissTimes: 6 /
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10, 4:30TC: 40/120, SD/60EF: GMs free; $100 by May 31, $125
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Drive, SmithersRds: 3Type: Regular SwissTimes: 9:30, 1, 4:30TC:
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ScarboroughChess ClubTournament
Schedule
All events have the followinginformation in common unless
noted otherwise.
Place: Scarborough Chess Club,Wexford Seniors CommunityCentre,
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En Passant No 166 February 2001 9
The 34th
achievement. The Canadian MenÕsteam was ranked 47th and finished
ina tie for 25thÐ31st at the IstanbulOlympiad, while the WomenÕs
teamwas ranked 57th and finished in a tiefor 56thÐ61st place.
Considering thesmall chess community in Canada, theresult of the
MenÕs team in particularis quite remarkable. Kevin Spraggettwon the
silver medal on board two,while Pascal Charbonneau and IgorZugic
both achieved IM norms. Wewere paired up in 10/14 matches,
andplayed three of the top twelve teamsto lose by a single
point!
Superlatives aside, how can we doeven better? The answer goes
back tomy earlier points about assigningpriorities. The success of
the nationalteam depends not on the presentstrength of our players
alone, but alsoon sponsorship levels, and the qualityof
organization and communitysupport in general. This year we werevery
fortunate to benefit from thegenerous support of
BelzbergTechnologies Inc, and I would like topublicly thank them on
behalf of thenational team and the entire Canadianchess community.
Their supportmade it possible to send completeteams including a
captain to theevent, which is a prerequisite toperforming up to our
potential.Sponsorship also helps attract the bestplayers, and
indirectly benefits theentire chess community by freeing upCFC
financial resources for otherimportant applications.
This yearÕs team also benefit from theinfusion of youth
represented by IgorZugic and Pascal Charbonneau, and itis clear to
me that the promotion ofjunior chess is a key ingredient offuture
international successes. Alsoimportant are sufficient
opportunitiesfor our strong players to gain valuableexperience at
high level events, andthe support of the chess communityin general.
Team morale in Istanbulwas very high, and the many positivecomments
on the internet postedduring the event really helped in thisregard.
On the other hand, it wouldhave been less distracting if a
number
of observers back home could haveheld off on their self
indulgentpolitical squabbling, much of whichwas at the team
membersÕ expense.
After Ron Livshits and Yan Teplitskywithdrew from the team at
the lastpossible moment due to concernsabout their safety in
Turkey, tworeplacement players had to be foundimmediately. David
Cummings andmyself reacted quickly by letting theofficials know
that we would beinterested and able to go on suchshort notice and,
together with thehelp of CFC President Maurice Smithand the office
staff the necessaryarrangements were made without amoment to
spare.
The first day in Istanbul found theteam at the tournament site
to sortout our badges and attend theopening ceremony. Unfortunately
thebadges proved to be somewhat moredifficult to attain than points
duringthe event, and the opening ceremonyfeatured little more than
the usualplatitudes by politicians and officials,followed by
several videos that weredesigned to advertise Istanbul as afuture
host of the Summer OlympicGames. To their credit, the organizersof
the Olympiad itself actually did acreditable job. Initial problems
withthe sensory boards, for example, wereresolved in later
rounds.
The Players
Dale Kirton played a key role in ourteamÕs success in his role
as captain.He is a former Manitoba Champion,and has more recently
made himself aname as an opening theoretician.
by Jack Yoos
Opening Remarks
Often friends ask me how they canbecome stronger chess players,
andmy usual reply is that they first needto find an answer for
themselvesabout what motivates them to pursuesuch a goal. Obviously
it makes littlesense for an average club player in hisforties to
begin serious professionaltraining towards a grandmaster title,when
this kind of effort is more likelyto produce frustration than
results.
Priorities can differ widely, and formany players the enjoyment
of thegame is all they need. Usually someadvice can be given on
improvingspecific skills, and focusing their workon the aspects of
the game that theyenjoy the most. Essentially, you aremore likely
to excel at something if itis both enjoyable and important toyou.
Similarily, I feel that the successor failure of our Canadian
Olympicteam is inextricably linked to the levelof appreciation and
importance withwhich the team members and thechess community as a
whole view it.
The success of the Australian Olympicteam in Sydney last summer,
forexample, is a testament to the valuetheir athletic community
places on
Chess OlympiadIstanbul 2000
Kevin Spraggett
Alexandre Lesiege
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10 En Passant No 166 février 2001
Dale possesses all of the essentialattributes to succeed in this
position:he is a strong player in his own right,able to participate
constructively inanalysis sessions, and in accuratelykeeping the
team up-to-date on theprogress of a match so that criticaldecisions
regarding draw offers can bemade appropriately. The workload ofa
team captain is considerable, and hewent out of his way to make a
greatcontribution.
Alexandre Lesiege is our reigningnational champion and played on
firstboard. He is a veteran member of theOlympic team and a world
classgrandmaster, whose professionalapproach to team competitions
andgenerous relations with teammembers were greatly
appreciated.
Kevin Spraggett played board twoand needs no introduction
afterdominating Canadian chess for a fullgeneration. His boundless
energy isevident when analyzing games, andof course when grinding
down otherGMs in long games.
Igor Zugic played board three and isa new addition to the
national team.In spite of his young age, there islittle in his play
that suggests theslightest inexperience. He has a verymature
positional style, and with theexception of Alexandre and Kevin
isclearly as strong as anyone else inCanada.
Pascal Charbonneau was theyoungest player on the team, also
anewcomer, and played board four. Hehas a very outgoing and
friendlypersonality that belies his tough andmature play. Just like
Igor, Pascal isalready looking for GM norms in hisnear future.
David Cummings was a late additionto the team and played as
firstalternate. He is one of the very fewtop players who does not
play chessprofessionally. David has a positionalstyle that is well
suited to reliablyholding down a bottom board in ateam event like
the Olympiad, wherethe first two boards are representedby very
strong grandmasters. He hasplenty of international experience,
acool head under pressure, and acurrent opening repertoire that
makeshim a tough customer even for verystrong opposition.
Jack Yoos was second alternate, alsoa late addition to the team,
and theonly representative from Western
Canada. His aggressive style andpolished opening repertoire cast
himin the role of Ôrabbit basherÕ, and hevows to return to the team
havingeradicated some of the erratic resultshe is sometimes prone
to.
Round 1Canada 4Ð0 Surinan
Lesiege, A Ø Dos Ramos, CZugic, I Ø Motoewi, R
Charbonneau, P Ø Gajadin, DCummings, D Ø Treu, ACanada 0Ð3
Bulgaria
Charest, J Ù GM Voiska, MargaritaBelc, D Ù GM Velcheva,
Maria
Bryskine, M Ù Djingarova, Emilia
Suprisingly, there were not so manyteams that made it through
the firstround unscathed. The pairings for thenext day were often
not posted untilwell after midnight, and as a result theteam would
usually discuss the lineupat the player meeting around 10pm,just
before looking over the dayÕsbatch of games. Dale would make afinal
decision first thing in the morningand submit our lineup by about
8am,and the final pairings would go up afew hours before the
round.
Having made the ÔcutÕ in the firstround, we were paired down to
amuch lower rated team from Surinam,and Kevin and I were to warm
thebench this time. Since access to theplaying site is restricted
to players andteam captains, those active on a givenday have to
wear an additional badgeto get past security. As a result,handing
over your badge to the teamcaptain after losing a game took onthe
sullen ceremony of a baseballpitcher handing over the ball to
thecoach after he is yanked from thegame. The next day would be
spenton the bench.
Round 2Georgia 2Ð2 Canada
Lesiege, A Ú Giorgadze, GiorgiSpraggett, K Ú Sturua, ZurabZugic,
I Ø Kacheishvili, GiorgiYoos, J Ù Gelashvili, Tamaz
Canada 3Ð0 MacauCharest, J Ø Mak, SBelc, D Ø Choi, K
Chu, S Ø Dylis Ma, P
Based on KevinÕs experience andwisdom, our team would take
thetwenty minute walk to the site eachday, rather than jostle for
one of the
buses provided by the organizers.This proved to be a highly
beneficialpractice for us, since the fresh airhelped clear our
heads and relaxtense nerves.
Fortunately for us, the Georgians satout one of their
heavyweights todayand benched Zurab Azmaiparashvili.Still, they
would be formidableopponents with one world classplayer and three
other grandmastersin their lineup. As would become thenorm for much
of the duration of theOlympiad, our team did not impresswith their
opening preparation today,but began to look really good towardsthe
latter part of the first time control.Igor had recovered from a
badopening to win after a slip from hisopponent, while our top two
boardsseemed headed for a draw.Unfortunately, yours truly sold out
anadvantageous position in amateurishfashion to eventually lose in
theending. Still, we had passed a veryimportant test against one of
the topteams in the event.
Notes by
Igor Zugic
Kacheishvili, GiorgiZugic, Igor
Istanbul ol (2), 2000Reti A07
1.»f3 »f6 2.g3 d5 3.ºg2 c6 4.0-0ºf5
Probably stronger is 4Öºg4.
5.d3 e6 6.»bd2 h6 7.b3
In ReshevskyÐSunye Neto, Lone Pine1977, the American GM
preferred7.½e1 ºc5 8.e4 ºh7 9.½e2 0-0 10.b3a5 11.a3 »bd7 12.ºb2
b5÷.
7Öºe7 8.ºb2 0-0 9.»e5!?
Other moves are 9.½e1 and 9.¼e1.
9Öa5
JungÐNickoloff, Ontario 1997, went9Ö»bd7 10.e4 ºh7 11.½e2
»xe512.ºxe5 ¼e8 13.ºb2 a5 14.a3 ½b615.¼ae1 »d7 16.¾h1 ºf6
17.ºxf6»xf6 18.f4 ½c5 19.»b1 ¼ad8 20.e5»d7 21.½f2 ½xf2 22.¼xf2
Ú.
10.e4 ºh7 11.a3 »bd7
Another possibility is 11Ö»a6!?although I am not sure what to
dowith the »/a6.
12.»xd7 »xd7 13.½e2 ¼e8
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En Passant No 166 February 2001 11
This position should be equal, but it isnot easy for either side
to come upwith a good plan.
14.¾h1 »f8 15.f4 f6?!
This is the start of a dubious plan tobring the bishop to f7.
Better ideasare 15Öd4 to blunt WhiteÕs bishop onthe long diagonal,
or 15Öb5 to beginplay on the queenside.
16.»f3 ºg6 17.½e3 ºf7 18.g4 c519.a4
Otherwise Black plays Öa4 himself.White is slightly better.
19Öd4 20.½f2 »d7
Black clears square/f8 for the rook incase White opens the
f/file.
21.g5!?
White has several possibilities here:
A) after 21.h4 (or 21.¼ae1 ½c722.½g3 e5) 21Ö½c7 22.½g3
(22.ºc1ºd6) 22Öºd6 23.ºc1 e5 24.f5 ¾f825.g5 hxg5 26.hxg5 ¾e7 27.g6
¼h8+28.ºh3 ºe8 29.¼f2 »b6! 30.¼h2 ºc6the position looks unclear and
Blackshould not be worse. He can returnthe knight to d7 and begin
active playon the queenside with Öb5; or
B) 21.e5!? and now
B1) 21Ö¼f8 22.exf6 »xf6 23.»e5ºd6 24.½g3 (24.ºxb7 ºxe5
25.fxe5»xg4 26.½g3 ¼b8 27.½xg4 ¼xb7intending 28.¼g1 ½d5+)
24Öºxe525.fxe5 »d5 looks equal; while
B2) 21Öf5 22.gxf5 exf5 23.ºh3 ºe624.¼g1 ¾h8 25.½g3 g5! 26.fxg5
hxg5actually leaves Black slighly bettersince 27.»xg5 ºxg5 28.½xg5
ºd5+29.ºg2 ½xg5 doesnÕt work for White.
21Öhxg5 22.fxg5 ¼f8 23.½g3 fxg524.ºc1 ½b8! 25.»xg5
Also about equal is 25.½h3 ½d6 (or25Ög4 26.½xg4 »e5 27.»xe5
½xe5)26.»xg5 ºxg5 27.ºxg5 e5 28.½h4¼ae8.
25Ö½xg3 26.hxg3 ¼ae8 27.ºh3ºxg5 28.ºxg5 ºh5 29.¼xf8+»xf8 30.¼f1
b6 31.¾g2 ºf732.ºf4 e5
Although the position is very slightlybetter for White, Black
should havelittle trouble holding on.
33.ºg5 »h7 34.ºd7??
A decisive miscalculation in mutualtime trouble.
34Ö»xg5 35.ºxe8 ºxe8
It is likely that my opponent missedthe defense of ¹/e5 after
36.¼f5 »f7.
36.g4 ºd7 37.¾g3 ºe6?
Alexandre pointed out after the gamethat Black wins immediately
with thetrivial 37Ö»h7! (planning Ög5, Ö¾g7,Ö»f6, and taking on g4)
38.¾h4 g5+39.¾h5 ¾g7 and the deadly threat40Öºe8. After the text
Black is stillwinning, but not quite as easily.
38.¾h4 »f7
BlackÕs knight begins a long journey.
39.g5 »d8 40.g6 »c6 41.¼f2 »b442.¾g5 »a2 43.¼f3 »c3
With the incidental threat of 44Öc4 tobreak up WhiteÕs
pawns.
44.¼f1 »e2
During the game I wasnÕt convincedthat I had taken into account
all of thepossible White resources in the line44Öc4 45.bxc4 »xa4
46.¼b1 (46.¼a1ºd7) 46Ö¾f8! (after 46Öºd7? 47.¾h5¾f8 48.¼f1+ it is
no longer easy towin) 47.c5 »xc5 (not 47Öbxc5?48.¼b5) 48.¼xb6
ºd7¬.
45.¼f2 »f4 46.¼f1 ¾f8 47.¼h1ºh3 48.¾h4 ºg2 49.¼h2 ¾e750.¾g5
Black has a winning ¾+¹ endgameafter 50.¾g3 ºh3! 51.¼xh3
»xh352.¾xh3 ¾f6.
50Öºh3 51.¼h1 ¾d6 52.¼h2
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52Öc4! 53.bxc4
Black also wins after 53.dxc4 ¾e654.¼h1 ºg2 55.¼e1 ºf3.
53Öºd7 54.¼h1 »e6+ 55.¾f5»c5+ 56.¾g5 ºxa4 57.¼b1 ¾c758.¾f5 ºxc2
59.¼h1 ºxd360.¼h7 ºxc4 61.¼xg7+ ¾d6
After 62. ¼h7 ºe6+ White still cannotsave ¹/e4.
Ù.
Round 3Canada 2Ð2 Czech Republic
Lesiege, A Ú Movsesian, SergeiSpraggett, K Ø Hracek,
ZbynekZugic, I Ú Babula, Vlastimil
Cummings, D Ù Oral, ThomasCanada 1Ð2 Turkmenistan
Belc, D Ù Geldyeva, MBryskine, M Ú Atbashieva, Guldjahan
Chu, S Ú Ovezova, Maral
The 12th ranked Czech Republicturned out to be an even
toughercustomer, since they decided to giveus their strongest
lineup. Alexandremade Movsesian squirm for a whilebefore settling
for the draw, and Igorheld a safe draw against his nemesis.
Meanwhile, Kevin gave us a taste ofmore heroics to come when
hedropped a massive bomb on HracekÕsposition with great dramatic
timing. Inthe subsequent mayhem Kevin wassimply the better player,
and he cameaway with the full point. On the lastboard, David
collapsed in a frustratingtime scramble after earlier equalizingthe
position with Black. This was oursecond draw against a top
team.
Notes by
David Cummings
Oral, ThomasCummings, David
Istanbul ol (3), 2000Sicilian B40
1.e4 c5 2.»f3 e6 3.b3
This slightly unusual, but deceptivelydangerous line is a
favorite of Oral.
3Ö»f6 4.e5 »d5 5.ºb2 »c6 6.g3b6!?
Instead 6Öºe7 7.ºg2 0-0 8.0-0 f6could be considered the main
line,while the interesting 6Ö»de7 was
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played in St.Amand-Spraggett,Quebec 1983.
7.ºg2 ºb7 8.0-0 ºe7 9.c4 »db4!
In the post mortem, my opponentsaid that he had underestimated
thismove. Although Black loses time withknight, he does secure a
stake in thecenter with the subsequent Öd5 andalso provokes the
weakening a3.White is better after the alternative9Ö»c7 10.d4 since
now the advance10Öd5 loses ¹/g7 after exchanges ond6 and c5 clear
the long diagonal forWhiteÕs bishop.
10.d3
White rejects 10.d4 because hisopponent is fine after
10Ö»xd411.»xd4 ºxg2 12.¾xg2 (12.»xe6doesnÕt work because of
12Ödxe613.¾xg2 ½xd1 14.¼xd1 »c2)12Öcxd4 13.ºxd4 0-0. This
timeBlackÕs knight finds a much betterhome on c6 than on c7 as in
theprevious note.
10Öd5 11.a3
Clearly worse is 11.exd6 ½xd612.ºxg7 ¼g8 13.ºc3 »xd3 whenBlack
follows up with 14Ö0-0-0.
11Ö»a6 12.»c3 »c7 13.d4 0-0
DIAG¼AM
A tense situation has arisen, in which anumber of different
structures canarise from the various possible pawnexchanges in the
center.
14.dxc5 bxc5 15.½c2 ½c816.¼ad1 »a5!?
Although I quite like this maneuver,here 16Ö¼b8 is also
possible.
17.»e2 ¼b8
Black sets his eye on ¹/b3.
18.ºc3 »c6 19.»f4 d4
Although Black has achieved a fullysatisfactory position from
the opening,I had used up a lot of time. This wasmy first game
against a strong playerat this event, and I had yet to build
the necessary confidence tocontribute effectively to our
teameffort. Psychologically this is evenmore difficult in an
Olympiad, whereyou donÕt play every day.
20.ºd2
Around here the lights in thetournament hall failed, and it
wascertainly difficult to maintain a line ofthought during the
intermission thatfollowed. A little later in the playingsession a
commotion near the exitdoors was followed by the cry "isthere a
doctor in the house?" Ittranspired that an unfortunatespectator had
been run over by apreoccupied grandmaster rushing tothe washroom,
and was knocked outcold! Who said that chess was acerebral
game?
20Öf6
When the lights came back on, Idecided to break up the center
beforeWhite has time to organize a kingsideattack.
DIAG¼AM
21.exf6 ºxf6?!
A hasty recapture. To an unclearposition leads 21Ögxf6 when
Black iscertainly not worse after 22.¼fe1 (or22.ºh3 »e5) 22Öºd6
followed byÖe5.
22.»d3
I hadnÕt appreciated the strength ofthis simple retreat, which
forcesBlackÕs knight to a passive post on a6.
22Ö»a6 23.ºf4?!
This looks strong but may have beenbased on a miscalculation.
Instead23.¼fe1 gives White an edge.
23Öe5
This temporary pawn sacrifice ismuch better than the passive
23Ö¼a8.Black relies on a tactic to win backthe ¹/b3.
24.»fxe5 »xe5 25.»xe5?
WhiteÕs best choice is clearly 25.ºxe5ºxg2 26.¾xg2 ½b7+ 27.¾g1
½xb3when Black is fine.
25Öºxg2 26.¾xg2 ºxe5?
In time trouble both players miss thesurprising 26Ög5 (the
straightforward26Ö½b7+ 27.¾g1 (not 27.»f3 ºe5!)27Ö½xb3 also looks
better than thegame after 28.½xb3 ¼xb3 29.»d7¼d8 30.»xf6+ gxf6
31.¼fe1 ¾f7)when it is only Black who can hopeto win after 27.»g6
gxf4 28.»xf8
½c6+ 29.¾g1 ¼xf8 30.¼fe1 fxg331.hxg3 »c7.
27.ºxe5 ½b7+ 28.¾g1 ½xb329.½e4 ¼be8 30.½d5+ ¾h8?
Probably the decisive mistake. Instead30Ö¼f7 is preferable, with
reasonableplay for Black after 31.¼fe1 ½f3.
31.¼de1 »b8
BlackÕs only chance is to activate the»/a6. Important is that
31Ö½f3 allowsthe shot 32.½xf3 ¼xf3 33.ºxg7+.
32.¼b1 ½c2 33.¼b7 ¼g8 34.¼fb1?
Both players were now in desperatetime trouble, which prevented
myopponent from consolidated someextra material with 34.½xc5
½e435.¼e7 ¼xe7 36.½xe7 and a winningposition.
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34Ö»c6
Although even this move came as asurprise to my opponent, Black
hasan improved version of the same ideawith 34Ö»d7! when Black
threatensÖ»xe5 and Ö»b6 while the blockadeof the 7th rank prevents
the gamecontinuation and leaves White lookingfor an adequate reply:
now 35.¼7b2(Black is more than fine after35.½xd7 ¼xe5; while 35.ºf4
allows35Ö»b6) 35Ö½c3 leads to a probabledraw after 36.ºc7 »b6
37.ºxb6 axb638.¼xb6 ½xa3 39.¼6b3 ½a5 40.¼b5½c3 41.¼xc5 d3.
35.ºxg7+ ¼xg7 36.½xc6 ¼f837.¼1b2 ½xc4 38.½d6!
BlackÕs last trick is 38.¼xg7 ½c1+39.¾g2 ½xb2 when White has to
bailout for a perpetual check with40.¼xh7+.
38Ö¼fg8 39.¼xg7 ½c1+ 40.¾g2½xb2 41.¼xa7 Ø.
Round 4Canada 1.5Ð2.5 Bulgaria
Lesiege, A Ú Topalov, VeselinCharbonneau, P Ú Georgiev,
Kiril
Cummings, D Ú Delchev, AleksanderJohanne Charest
Marina Bryskine
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Yoos, J Ù Kolev, AtanasCanada 1Ð2 Macedonia
Charest, J Ú Koskoska, GabrielBelc, D Ú Kierzek, Mira
Chu, S Ù Janevska, Aleksandra
8th ranked Bulgaria came at us todaywith GMs Topalov and
Georgiev, justabout at the same time that a nastyvirus would begin
to take its toll onteam Canada. By the end of our stayin Turkey,
only Pascal had managedto escape the digestive problems andseveral
nasty strains of the flu that ranrampant in the tournament
hall.
The Bulgarians almost succumbed toAlexandre and Pascal on the
top twoboards, but both games ended indraws. On board three David
madevery sure to contain his GM opponentand also made a draw, but
on boardfour my opponent unexpectedlytested me in a line of the
KingÕsIndian that had already caused me bigproblems against
Shabalov in the lastround of the Winnipeg CanadianOpen in 1997.
With two consecutivelosses, I would now get a break topull myself
together.
Notes by
PascalCharbonneau
Georgiev, KirilCharbonneau, Pascal
Istanbul ol (4), 2000Queens Gambit D27
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.»f3 »f6 4.e3e6 5.ºxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.dxc5ºxc5
8.½xd8+ ¾xd8 9.»bd2
»bd7
The immediate 9Ö¾e7 may be moreaccurate, as the text allows
White totry a plan based on »g5-e4 to harrassBlackÕs bishop. In
BoninÐIbragimov,New York 1992, Black eventuallyplayed Ö¾e8! in
reaction to WhiteÕsknight maneuver in order to keepsquare/e7 for
the retreat of his bishopand achieved equality.
10.ºe2
The bishop avoids harrassment by theadvance Öb5 and is often
redirectedto square/f3.
10Öb6
Now White can react to 10Öb5 with11.a4 when BlackÕs queenside
hasbeen noticably weakened.
11.b3 ºb7 12.ºb2 ¾e7 13.¼fd1¼hc8!?
How should Black arrange his rooks?The natural 13Ö¼hd8 comes to
mind,but the d/file is congested with minorpieces and White is
unlikely to tradeoff material immediately. The textintroduces the
possibility Öºb4 whichwould force a White rook to c1 andinvite
subsequent exchanges.
14.»e1
This position does not promise Whitemuch, but it is difficult to
suggest aconcrete plan for more than equality.
14Öºb4!
Black activates his minor pieces andcounters the intended »d3
maneuver.
15.»d3 ºxd2 16.¼xd2 »e417.ºa3+
White has the tactical 17.ºf3 to keephis pieces more
harmoniously placed,but Black remains very solid.
17Ö¾e8 18.¼b2 a5!?
Intending 19Öºa6 and sometimes thepawn advance Öb5-b4.
19.»f4 g6 20.ºf1
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At this point I felt that Black had apromising position with
chances to
trap WhiteÕs º/a3. , but perhaps thisis an overly optimistic
assessment.
20Öe5 21.»d3 f6
The direct 21Öb5!? 22.b4 ¼c3 23.¼b3¼xb3 24.axb3 axb4 25.ºb2
¼xa126.ºxa1 »d2 27.»xb4 unfortunatelypeters out into a draw, as do
manymore seemingly complicatedvariations.
22.f3 »c3 23.»f2 b5!? 24.b4 ºd5
Black tries to win the game by justpicking off ¹/a2, but against
a strongGM like Kiril Georgiev such hopesarenÕt very realistic!
25.e4 ºe6 26.bxa5 ¼xa5 27.ºb4!¼xa2 28.¼axa2 »xa2 29.ºd2
And now there is no way to keep mypawn or exploit WhiteÕs back
rank.The position is completely drawn.
29Öb4 30.ºxb4 »xb4 31.¼xb4¼c1
Throughout the game Kiril gave mesome rather strange and
disrespectfullooks, and naturally declined my drawoffer around this
point. Perhaps adraw with the White pieces against ayoungster was
distasteful to him, orhe was simply trying to intimidate meinto
blunderingÖ
32.»d3 ¼c2 33.h4 ¾e7 34.¼b7¾d6 35.¼b1 ¼d2 36.¼c1 f537.»f2 »c5
38.¼e1 fxe439.»xe4+ »xe4 40.¼xe4 ¼d441.¼xd4+ exd4
Finally the draw offer came, and I wasrelieved to have held one
of theworldÕs top twenty grandmasters to adraw with the Black
pieces.
Ú.
Round 5Canada 2Ð2 Indonesia
Lesiege, A Ú Handoko, EdhiSpraggett, K Ø Gunawan, Ruben
Zugic, I Ù Juswanto, DennyCharbonneau, P Ú Barus, Cerda
Canada 2.5Ð0.5 United Arab EmiratesCharest, J Ø Sultan,
HodaBelc, D Ø Hussain, Nora
Bryskine, M Ú Hassan, Jawaher
Despite the higher ranking of theIndonesian team we were hopeful
ofa victory, based on several otherrecent results against them. And
whilethe early going looked promising, theresourceful and cunning
style of theislanders proved to be sufficient for adrawn match when
KevinÕs win wasoffset by IgorÕs first loss of the event.
Pascal Charbonneau
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Round 6Canada 1.5Ð2.5 Macedonia
Lesiege, A Ú Mitkov, NikolaSpraggett, K Ú Nedev, Trajce
Charbonneau, P Ú Jacimovic, DCummings, D Ù Bogdanovski,
Vlatko
Canada 0Ð3 UzbekistanCharest, J Ù Khegai, Angela
Bryskine, M Ù Khamrakulova, IChu, S Ù Levushkina, Elena
Our first clear setback came todayagainst Macedonia. Once again
severalpromising positions fizzled, and wefound ourselves on the
losing end of a1.5Ð2.5 score. David was our nextcasualty to the
bugs, and lost a roughgame. Fortunately Alexandre, Kevinand Pascal
held firm in spite of someuncomfortable moments. A bit shakenafter
this round, we were lookingforward to finally getting paired downin
the next round.
Notes by
Jack Yoos
Charbonneau, PascalJacimovic, Dragoljub
Istanbul ol (6), 2000French: Tarrasch C04
Pascal played many games of higherquality than this one, but
hisopponent today would end upwinning the gold medal on boardthree,
and I must confess that mychess tastes are shallow: I very
muchprefer games with bright lights andloud bangs!
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.»d2 »c6
Pascal anticipated a French Defensefor this game. Unfortunately,
hedevoted most of his preparation onthe fashionable 3Öºe7 instead
of theonce popular but now rare text.
4.»gf3 »f6
Here 4Ödxe4 does not make muchsense, since it will prove
difficult forBlack to develop his light squaredbishop.
5.e5 »d7 6.»b3
Black is prepared for a quick Öf6 andso the maneuver »f1-g3 can
be a bitslow. On the queenside the knighthas future potential on c5
or even a5after the exchange ºb5xc6.
6Öa5
BlackÕs omission of the advance Öa5gives White additional
possibilities to
react to BlackÕs queenside plans:6Öºe7 7.ºb5 »cb8 8.0-0 0-0
(8Öb69.½e2 a5 10.ºe3 0-0 11.ºd3 ºa612.c4 illustrates a typical
motif inmany positions of this type whereWhite responds to the
exchange ofhis good bishop and the opponentÕslagging development by
changing thepawn structure) 9.c3!? (or 9.ºf4 b610.½e2 a5 11.a4 ºa6
12.c4 c613.cxd5 exd5 14.ºxa6 »xa6 15.e6when White has again used
the timespent by Black on exchanging lightsquared bishop to justify
a bold breakin the center in GrunfeldÐHug,Munich zt 1987) 9Öb6
10.»e1 andnow White has a straight forward planbased on f4-f5 to
gain extra space onthe kingside with good attackingpotential.
YanofskyÐPortisch, Munich1958, continued with 10Öc6 11.ºe2ºa6
12.ºxa6 »xa6 13.½g4 and Abeeventually finished off his opponentwith
a sweet exchange sacrifice!
7.a4 ºe7 8.ºb5
The move ºb5 is not often seen inthe French, but BlackÕs single
mindedpursuit of Öf6 justifies it here by theextra control White
exerts over thecentral squares.
8Ö»cb8
Though it looks silly to waste timelike this, Black would have
to be veryconcerned about his a/¹ if White gotin ºxc6 followed by
ºd2.
9.h4!
PascalÕs advance is an efficient way tomobilize WhiteÕs pieces
for a kingsideinitiative. The rook develops via h3and the knight
can either go to g5 ortravel by h2 to g4.
9Öb6?!
Black is asking for a massacre on thekingside! More prudent is
to keepWhiteÕs knight out of g5 with 9Öh6(9Öf6?! 10.exf6 ºxf6
11.»g5 ½e712.f4 h6 13.½h5+ ¾f8 14.ºd3 gaveWhite pressure in
KissÐTopalov,Singapore 1990) 10.h5 (10.c3 b611.h5 c6 12.ºd3 ºa6
13.ºxa6 »xa614.ºe3 »c7 15.»h2 created dynamicpossibilities in
DelauneÐSeirwan, US1979, although I do not understandwhy White
bothered with 10.c3)10Öb6 11.¼h3 ºa6 12.¼g3 ºf813.¾f1 c6 14.ºxa6
»xa6 15.¾g1when WhiteÕs patient approach hasgenerated kingside
pressure inAdamsÐBrooks, Sutton op 1987.
10.»g5! h6?!
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Black clearly lacks a sense of smell,even though White also
amassed a lotof firepower on the kingside after10Öºa6 11.½h5 ºxg5
12.ºxg5 ½c813.¼h3 and crashed through BlackÕsdefenses after 13Öh6
14.ºf4 c615.ºxa6 »xa6 16.½g4 g6 17.h5 g518.ºh2 ½d8 19.f4 in the
gameLoginovÐRustemov, cr 1994.
11.»xe6! fxe6 12.½h5+ ¾f813.¼h3 ¾g8
In GeorgievÐBorngaesser, Halkidiki1990, Black was too slow
with13Öºa6 14.¼f3+ ¾g8 15.½f7+ ¾h716.ºxh6! ¾xh6 17.¼g3.
14.¼f3 ºf6!?
Black finds a good time to bail outand return the material.
Georgievgives 14Ö¼h7 15.ºd3 »f8 16.ºxh7+»xh7 17.ºxh6; while 14Ö»f6
15.exf6ºxf6 16.½g6 ¾f8 17.¼xf6+! also winson the spot.
15.exf6
Since 15.½g6? »f8 is no good, Whitehas to accept the
offering.
15Ö»xf6 16.½g6
Pascal moves in for the kill. DaleKirton suggested 16.½e5
intending toregroup with ½e2 when the damagealready inflicted on
BlackÕs positionpays off eventually.
16Öc6
Black chases the bishop towards thevulnerable kingside, but he
couldhardly tolerate the influence that thispiece exerted on his
back rank fromits current post on b5.
17.ºd3
Perhaps 17.¼g3!? leads to a knockoutpunch somewhere around here,
but Icannot cofirm this since I live in aFritz-free
environmentÖ
17Ö½e7
Black has to defend against thedeadly 18.¼g3 and 19.ºxh6.
18.ºf4!?
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This bishopÕs control of the h2-b8diagonal gives White
additionaltactical possibilities.
18Ö»bd7 19.ºe5?
PascalÕs choice is consistent, but also abit slow and clumsy.
Instead Whiteshould finish his development with19.¾f1! (planning
20.¼e1 next) when19Öc5 is met with 20.c4 and BlackÕsposition blows
up completely.
19Öc5!
Finally counterplay!
20.½g3!?
To PascalÕs great credit he manages astylish draw right after
squandering hisgreat position.
20Öc4 21.ºd6 ½d8 22.ºc7 ½e7Ú.
Round 7Canada 3Ð1 Ecuador
Lesiege, A Ø Matamoros Franco, CSpraggett, K Ø Bastidas
Rodriguez, E
Zugic, I Ù Mera Cedeno, AngelYoos, J Ø Munoz Sotomayor, Hugo
Canada 0Ð3 NorwayCharest, J Ù Hagesaether, Ellen
Bryskine, M Ù Barth Berntsen, SheilaChu, S Ù Johnsen, Sylvia
What was supposed to be an easypairing against Equador proved to
bemore difficult than anticipated. With anear-GM player on top
board and noreal rating disadvantage on the lowerboards they put up
a tough fit.
Fortunately for us Alexandre camethrough on top board with some
veryshrewd opening preparation to makeit look easy with Black, and
Kevinproduced a very nice crush with somepatient play on the White
side of aStonewall Dutch. On the lower boardsIgor and I struggled a
bit early on,with Igor succumbing to an oversightjust when things
were getting better.As for myself, a messy position foundme with
only one boot on and gunsblazing, until crashing through for
adecent checkmate.
Round 8Canada 2Ð2 Kyrgyzstan
Lesiege, A Ú Moldobaev, EmelbekSpraggett, K Ú Magai,
Vladimir
Zugic, I Ú Yurtaev, LeonidCharbonneau, P Ú Inarkiev, Ernesto
Canada 2.5Ð0.5 MoroccoBelc, D Ú Hind, Bahji
Bryskine, M Ø Amina, OubaaquaChu, S Ø Kamal, Fati
After so much excitement in theprevious round, we cautiously
secureda stable draw with all four starters intodayÕs outing
against higher rankedKyrgyzstan.
Notes by
Stefanie Chu
Bryskine, MarinaAmina, Oubaaqua
Istanbul ol f (8), 2000Marina finally broke her string ofdraws
with the following cute trick.
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42.¼xg7+ ¼xg7 43.½f7+ Ø.
Round 9Canada 3Ð1 Yugoslavia
Lesiege, A Ø Ilincic, ZaltkoSpraggett, K Ø Ivanisevic, Ivan
Charbonneau, P Ù Solak, DraganYoos, J Ø Vuckovic, BojanCanada
2.5Ð0.5 SingaporeCharest, J Ú Tan, Winnie
Belc, D Ø Yapping XuChu, S Ø May Rolles, May
Yugoslavia missed a chance toavenge the loss of their
basketballteam at the hands of the Canadiansquad in Sydney last
summer, andwere instead convincingly thumpedon three of the four
boards. OnlyPascal never got his plane off theground after a really
bad opening.
Notes by
Jack Yoos
Yoos, JackVuckovic, Bojan
Istanbul ol (9), 2000Sicilian: Rauzer B66
1.e4 c5 2.»f3 d6 3.d4 cxd44.»xd4 »f6 5.»c3 »c6
My opponentÕs regular choice of theClassical Sicilian suits my
sharp
approach to the opening, and allowedme to prepare something
veryspecific for the occasion with the helpof team captain Dale
Kirton.
6.ºg5 e6 7.½d2 a6
While I anticipated the line weactually played, I also reviewed
manyof the more topical Rauzer lines. Here7Öºe7 8.0-0-0 »xd4 9.½xd4
a6 (theactive development of BlackÕs queenwith 9Ö0-0 10.f4 ½a5 is a
popularalternative that White can answer with11.¾b1 h6 12.h4) is a
different moveorder that gives White the additionaloption 10.ºc4
(10.f4 b5 leads back tothe game) when 10Ö½c7 11.ºb3 b5(11Öºd7 12.f4
ºc6 13.¼he1 ¼d814.f5 e5 15.½g1 0-0 16.g4Ã Kirton-Kollar, Winnipeg
MB ch 1996)12.ºxf6 gxf6 13.f4 ½c5 14.½d3 ºd7intending Öa5 looks
fine for Black.
8.0-0-0 ºe7!?
The older main line 8Öºd7 has notbeen very popular for a while,
butcontinued recently in one of my owngames with 9.f4 b5 10.ºxf6
gxf6(after 10Ö½xf6?! 11.e5 BlackÕs º/d7 isbadly placed) 11.¾b1 ½b6
12.»xc6ºxc6 13.½e1 ºe7 (13Öb4 14.»d5)14.f5 b4 15.»e2 e5
(15Öºxe416.fxe6 fxe6 17.»g3 ºd5 18.¼xd5!exd5 19.»f5) 16.»g3 h5
17.h4 ºf818.ºc4 ¼c8 19.½e2 ¾e7 20.»xh5½c5 21.b3 ºh6 22.¼h3 a5 23.g4
a424.»xf6 ¾xf6 25.g5+ ºxg5 26.hxg5+¾xg5 27.¼hd3! ¼h4 28.½g2+
¼g429.¼g3 ¼xg3 30.½xg3+ ¾f6 31.½h4+¾g7 32.¼h1 ½e3 33.f6+ ¾g634.½h5+
Ø YoosÐKhassanov,Brantford CA ch 1999.
Jack Yoos
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Much more popular recently is 8Öh6.After 9.ºe3 ºd7 10.f4 ½c7
11.¾b1ºe7 12.ºd3 b5 I had prepared animprovement on
SpraggettÐBaragar,Toronto CA ch 1996, which lookedunclear after
13.»f3!? b4 14.»e2 a5(14Ö»a5 15.ºd4 »c4 16.ºxc4 ½xc417.ºxf6 gxf6
18.e5! was played inYoos-Toth, Budapest 1998) 15.h3 0-016.g4 a4
17.g5 hxg5 18.»xg5 »a5.
9.f4
A reasonable and conservative optionis 9.ºxf6!? gxf6 10.f4 while
9.f3 plansto continue with English Attack ideas,and has been very
fashionable of latein many lines of the Rauzer as well.
9Ö»xd4
After 9Öºd7 10.»f3 b5 we havetransposed back into one of the
oldermain lines, where White has donewell with both the sharp 11.e5
b4 andthe typical light square squeeze after11.ºxf6 gxf6 followed
by an eventualf5 advance.
10.½xd4 b5 11.ºxf6
Once Black commits to the popularadvance Öb5 on the queenside,
Whiteusually reacts by doubling BlackÕs f/¹sto compromise his
opponentÕs kingsafety. White plans to probe theweakened light
squares in the centerwith an eventual f5 and by the use ofhis light
squared bishop and queenagainst squares e6 and f7.
The alternative sequence 11.ºe2 ½c712.ºf3 ºb7 13.e5!? is
anothercharacteristic plan in the Rauzer whenBlack has developed
the knight to f6.
11Ögxf6
Kasparov gives 11Öºxf6 12.e5 dxe513.½c5 (13.½e4 ºd7 14.ºxb5
axb515.¼xd7 ¾xd7 16.¼d1+ ¾e817.¼xd8+ ¼xd8 18.fxe5«) 13Öºd714.»xb5
ºe7 (14Öaxb5 15.¼xd7«)15.»c7+ ¾f8 16.½xe5«.
12.e5
With this aggressive continuationWhite limits his opponentÕs
pieceplay by fixing the pawn structure inthe center. However,
because of hiscentral preponderance BlackÕs longterm prospects are
good if Whitecannot cash in quickly on the lightsquares.
White was successful with 12.ºd3½c7 13.½e3 ½c5 14.½g3
inKasparov-Kramnik, Amsterdam 1996,although the placement of
WhiteÕsqueen in this line has not attractedmany followers. The main
alternative12.ºe2 has been popular for aboutfive years at the top
level:
A) I was content with 12Öºb713.ºh5!? ½a5 14.e5 b4 15.»e4
ºxe416.½xe4 d5 17.½e3 f5 18.¾b1 and aWhite advantage in
Yoos-Kuczaj,Calgary op 1996, until I saw the gameKasparov-Hracek,
which we willexamine later; or
B) 12Ö½a5 13.e5! fxe5 14.fxe5 d515.»xd5! exd5 16.e6 0-0
17.¼d3ºg5+ 18.¾b1 ºxe6 Shirov-Kramnik,Monaco active 1996, and now
19.h4±Shirov; and
C) 12Ö½c7 13.f5 is a typicalcontinuation for this pawn
structure,
when Black will have to be careful inavoiding a bind after White
playsºh5. Lately practical experience hasshown that 13Ö½c5 (13Öh5?
14.fxe6fxe6 15.e5! intending ½e4 and ºxh5)14.fxe6 fxe6 (14Öºxe6!?)
15.½xc5dxc5 16.ºh5+ ¾f8 17.e5 f5 18.g4 b419.»e2 ºg5+ 20.¾b1 ¾e7
holds forBlack after, for example 21.gxf5 exf522.¼hg1 ºh6 23.ºf3
¼b8 24.¼d6ºe6 25.ºd5 ºxd5 26.¼xh6 ¼bg827.¼g3 ¼g4.
12Öd5
White has an initiative after 12Ödxe513.½e4 ºd7 14.¼xd7
¾xd715.ºxb5+ axb5 16.¼d1+ ºd6 17.fxe5fxe5 18.»xb5 according to
Kasparov,while square f7 is very weak after12Öfxe5 13.fxe5 d5.
13.¾b1
This is a critical moment. Black wouldlike to bail out his king
and castlequeenside, but WhiteÕs pressureagainst ¹/f6 prevents
thedevelopment of BlackÕs queen. Blackalso cannot relieve the
tension with13Öfxe5 14.fxe5 because theexchange dangerously opens
the f/file for his opponent, nor is 13Öf514.g4 with a strong White
initiative aviable option.
13Öºb7
This popular development of BlackÕsbishop should now be
considered amistake, and Black should prefer thecritical
continuation 13Ö¼g8!(intending 14.ºd3 f5 when 15.g4 hasbeen
prevented) 14.f5 fxe5 15.½xe5½d6!
Instead 13Öºd7 14.½e3 (threatening15.exf6 followed by 16.»xd5)
14Öf515.g4 fxg4 16.h3 gxh3 17.ºxh3 ½c718.f5 gives White a pleasant
initiative,while after the natural 13Öb4 thetransfer of WhiteÕs
knight to thekingside with 14.»e2 a5 15.»g3 f516.»h5 ¼b8 17.g4 only
punctuatesBlackÕs defensive problems. Whitewon quickly after
17Öfxg4 18.f5 ¼g819.»f6+ ºxf6 20.exf6 ½d6 21.ºg2¼g5 22.ºxd5 ºd7
23.¼he1 h624.fxe6 fxe6 25.½a7 Ø in Kasparov-Hracek, Erevan ol
1996.
14.f5! fxe5 15.½xe5 ºf6 16.½g3½e7 17.fxe6 fxe6 18.ºe2 h5
White quickly achieved a winningposition in
Kasparov-Ivanchuk,Frankfurt 1998, after 18Ö0-0-0 19.ºg4h5 20.ºh3 h4
21.½f4 ºg7 22.¼he1¼h6 23.a3 ¼g6 24.ºxe6+.
Olympic ProblemsOvercome
A real dilemma was created whenwith less than a week to go
beforethe Olympic team was to leave for
Istanbul, two players chose towithdraw because of a warning
issued by the US StateDepartment about the danger of
travel in Turkey. It was hoped thatthere would be a change of
heart,but the withdrawal was absolutelyconfirmed just three days
prior todeparture. This left no time for
normal procedures to findreplacements.
Trying to contact players, thenwaiting to see if they could
make
arrangements at work and athome, as well as having the
necessary travel documents wasout of the question. The
Turkishorganizing committee had to be
advised of any changes, and airlinetickets and schedules
re-arranged.
We needed high rated playerswho we knew could go right
away. Fortunately, Jack Yoos andDavid Cummings fit both
categories. They agreed to play,and I felt that we were very
fortunate to get players rated over2400 with so little advance
notice.
It seems that in every Olympiadwe have problems of this
nature.
However, volunteers like Jack andDavid help us overcome
these
problems. To those who agreed torepresent Canada, and to our
office personnel who had to makecontinually changing
arrangementsin an urgent manner, I give a very
heartfelt Thank You.
Maurice SmithPresident
Chess Federation Of Canada
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19.a4!N
Suggested by Anand in his notes tothe game Anand-Kramnik, Wijk
aanZee 2000, where he played 19.ºf3 0-0-0 20.h4? b4 21.»e2 e5
withadvantage to Black. Similarly, Whitegets nothing with 19.»e4
(19.¼hf1 0-0-0) 19Ödxe4 20.½g6+ ½f7 21.½xf7+¾xf7 22.¼d7+ ¾g6
23.¼xb7 ¼ab8and an equal position.
With the text White creates animportant distraction by
tenderizinghis opponentÕs queenside pawnstructure before proceeding
with hisattack against BlackÕs king.
19Öb4
The alternatives are 19Ö½g7 20.½h3;19Ö½b4 20.¼d3!; and
19Öbxa420.¼hf1.
20.»e4! ºh4?
BlackÕs first deviation from ourpreparation turns out to be the
losingmove. Dale Kirton and I hadconcentrated on 20Ödxe4 21.½g6+½f7
22.½xf7+ ¾xf7 23.¼d7+ ¾g624.¼xb7 which looks safest for
Black,although White is still clearly on top inspite of the
opposite colored bishops.Also unpleasant for Black is
20Ö0-0-021.»xf6 ½xf6 22.¼hf1 ½e7 23.½e5.
21.ºxh5+! ¾d7
It is likely that my opponent hadmissed the fork 21Ö¼xh5
22.½g6+½f7 23.»d6+ in his earliercalculations.
22.½e5
The queen is a pig! She makes BlackÕsdark squared bishop
miserable, andefficiently coordinates WhiteÕs finalattack from her
unassailable positionat the center of the action.
22Ö¼ag8
Pascal Charbonneau points out theneat triangulation 22Ö¾c6
23.ºg4dxe4 24.½xe4+ ¾b6 25.½e3+ ¾c7(25Ö½c5 26.a5+; or 25Ö¾a5
26.½e5+
ºd5 27.ºxe6) 26.½e5+ ¾b6 27.a5+!¾a7 28.½d4+.
23.g3
Or 23.¼hf1!?
23Öºg5 24.ºg4 ¼h6 25.¼hf1
White swings his last remaining pieceinto action to finish the
job. Here thecliche works for good reason!
25Ö¾c6 26.¼f7 ºf6 27.¼xf6 Ø.
Round 10Canada 2.5Ð1.5 Portugal
Lesiege, A Ú Fernandes, AntonioSpraggett, K Ú Galego, Luis
Zugic, I Ú Frois, AntonioCummings, D Ø Dias, PauloCanada 0.5Ð2.5
ColombiaCharest, J Ù Mateus, MarthaBelc, D Ù Palao, Maricela
Bryskine, M Ú Ortiz, Nadya
A serious bout with the flu meant thatI missed almost the entire
day byresting in bed, and only got the newsof our result at the
player meetingthat evening. David came throughwith a key win on
board four tosecure our second victory in a row.
Notes by
David Cummings
Dias, PauloCummings, David
Istanbul ol (10), 2000Sicilian: Closed A08
1.e4 c5
Of my six games at the Olympiad,four were played on the Black
side ofa Sicilian!
2.»f3 e6 3.d3 »c6 4.g3 »ge75.ºg2 g6 6.0-0 ºg7 7.c3 d5 8.½e2
This Day-esque development of thequeen is quite popular in the
KingÕsIndian Attack today.
8Öb6 9.e5 ½c7 10.¼e1 ºa611.ºf4 h6 12.h4 0-0-0
Black has the double edged pawnsacrifice Ög5 in mind.
13.a4
The old game Hort-Furman, Wijk aanZee 1975, nicely illustrates
the ideasfor both sides after 13.»bd2 ¼dg814.a4 g5 15.hxg5 »g6
16.a5 bxa517.ºe3 hxg5 18.ºxg5 »gxe5 19.ºf4»xf3+ 20.»xf3 ½b7 21.»e5
ºxe522.ºxe5 »xe5 23.½xe5 ºxd324.¼xa5 ½c7 25.½xc7+ ¾xc7
26.¼xa7+ ¾d6 27.¼xf7 c4 28.¼f6 ºf529.ºf3 ¼g7 30.¾g2 Ú.
13Ög5 14.hxg5 »g6 15.b4!?
White tries to launch his attack atmaximum speed.
15Ö»xf4 16.gxf4 »e7
This retreat looks safe, but Black canalso try 16Öcxb4 17.cxb4
»xb418.½d2 (Black is better after 18.¼a3¾b8 19.½d2 ºf8 20.¼c1 ½d7;
and18.»c3 »xd3 19.»b5 ºxb5 20.axb5»xe1 21.½xe1 ¾b7 also looks
fine)18Ö»xd3 19.ºf1 »c5 20.ºxa6+ »xa621.a5 »c5 22.axb6 axb6 23.»d4
witha clear conscience since 23Öhxg524.¼a8+ ¾d7 25.»b5 ½c6
26.¼a7+¾e8 holds after 27.»d6+ ¼xd628.exd6 d4 29.f3 ½xf3
30.½g2½xg2+ 31.¾xg2 »d3.
17.a5 b5 18.bxc5 hxg5 19.fxg5½xc5 20.»a3 »g6 21.½e3
During the game I was happy totrade queens, but it is not
entirelyclear who gains more by keeping thequeens on. Black in fact
threatens togenerate kingside play with Ö»f4 orÖ»h4 and pressure
down the h/file.
21Ö½xe3 22.¼xe3 ¾d7
The immediate 22Öºf8 is analternative.
23.¼b1
Although not a bad move in itself, it ispart of a misguided plan
to go after¹/b5 that begins to turn the game inBlackÕs favor.
Instead, White canprobe the dark square weaknesses inBlackÕs camp
with 23.»c2 »f4(23Öºf8 24.»b4 ºxb4 25.cxb4 ¼c8 isalso possible)
24.»b4 ºb7 25.a6 ºa8and in spite of the poor placement ofBlackÕs
light squared bishop hisposition is much more resilient than
itappears at first sight. WhiteÕs º/g2and ¼/e3 are not contributing
much,and the extra ¹/g5 is weak. There canfollow 26.d4 (26.¼a5 ¼c8
27.d4allows 27Ö¼xc3; 26.»d4 is answeredby 26Ö¼h5; and 26.»d2 is met
by26Öd4) when Black should play26Ö¼h5 with interesting
tacticalcompensation for the pawn and goodchances after 27.ºf1 ¼dh8
28.ºxb5+¾c7 29.¾f1 ¼xg5! Now WhiteÕs bestoption is probably
A) 30.¾e1 »g2+ 31.¾d2 ¼f5 32.¼d3»f4 (32Ö¼h3 33.¼g1 ºh6+ is
toorisky for Black after 34.¾c2 »f435.¼g8 »xd3 36.ºxd3
¼fxf337.¼xa8) with a draw by repetition;since
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B) 30.»g1 (intending to answer30Ö¼h1 with 31.¼g3) runs
into30Öºxe5!! 31.dxe5 (after 31.¼xe5¼g2 White cannot prevent
32Ö¼h1)31Ö¼xg1+ 32.¾xg1 d4 and we cansee clearly what BlackÕs
bishop isdoing on a8!
23Ö¼b8 24.d4
Fine for Black is 24.»c2 »f4 25.»b4ºb7 26.a6 ºa8 27.d4 ¼h5
28.»d3»xd3 29.¼xd3 ºf8.
24Ö»f4 25.ºf1
Now 25.»c2 can be answered by25Öb4 and 26Ö»e2+.
25Öºf8 26.»xb5?
White persists in capturing on b5, but26.»c2 ¼h5 27.»b4 ºxb4
28.¼xb4¼bh8 29.ºg2 ¼c8 30.ºf1 ¼ch8 withan equal position is more
circumspect.
26Öºe7 27.c4
In an attempt to untangle his pieces,White opens up the position
forBlackÕs benefit.
27Ödxc4 28.ºxc4 »h3+ 29.¾f1»xg5 30.¼bb3 ¼bc8 31.ºd3 ºb7
The light squared bishop is free atlast!
32.»d2
White can try to complicate matterswith 32.»xg5 ºxg5 33.»xa7
¼c1+34.¾e2 ºd5 35.¼h3 but now35Ö¼xh3 36.ºb5+ ¾c7 37.¼xh3 ¾b7wins
the »/a7.
32Ö¼c1+ 33.¾e2 ¼hh1
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34.ºb1 ºd5
Black indeed wins material with thisidea, but a much faster way
to wrapthings up is the deadly 34Ö»h3!35.¼xh3 ¼ce1+ 36.¾d3
¼xh3+37.¾c2 ºe4+ 38.¾b2 ¼xb3+.
35.¼bc3
If 35.¼b2 »h3.
35Ö¼xb1 36.»xb1 ¼xb1 37.¼c7+¾e8
Not 37Ö¾d8 38.¼ec3
38.»xa7
A better try is 38.»d6+ when38Öºxd6 39.exd6 ºf3+ 40.¾d3
¼d1+41.¾c4 a6 42.¾c5 ¼b1 still leavesBlack on top.
38Öºd8 39.¼c8 ¼b2+ 40.¾d3¾d7 41.¼c5 ¼a2 42.»b5 ºxa543.»c3 ºxc3
44.¼xc3 »f3
Now Black cleans up the Whitepawns one by one.
45.¼e2 ¼a4 46.¾e3 »xd4 47.¼b2»f3 48.¾e2 »xe5 49.¼g3 f550.¼c3 f4
51.¼cc2 f3+ 52.¾d1¼a1+
Black wins an exchange. With theother three games ending in
draws, Iwas proud to provide the decisiveresult for Canada in this
match.Despite his loss here, my youngopponent went on to make an
IMnorm.
Ù.
Round 11Canada 1Ð3 Romania
Lesiege, A Ú Rogozenko, DorianSpraggett, K Ù Grigore, George
Charbonneau, P Ú Badea, BelaYoos, J Ù Cosma, IoanCanada 2.5Ð0.5
Iraq
Charest, J Ø Mohammed, JanerBryskine, M Ú Al-Rufei, Eman
Chu, S Ø Dalia Ameen, S
Here I would like to accept fullresponsibility for my own
misguidedoptimism in deciding to play when Iwas still clearly not
well enough to doso. Draws on two boards were notenough to prevent
a decisive lossand, to make matters worse, Kevinmade a baffling
blunder in a winningendgame, probably as a result of theadditional
pressure and responsibilityhe felt trying to rescue the team
yetagain.
Notes by
Stefanie Chu
Charest, JohanneMohammed, Janer
Istanbul ol f (11), 2000Italian C54
Most of JohanneÕs wins were quickand convincing affairs like
this one.
1.e4 e5 2.»f3 »c6 3.ºc4 ºc54.c3 »f6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 ºb4+7.»c3
»xe4 8.0-0 ºxc3 9.d5 »e710.bxc3 0-0 11.¼e1 »f6 12.d6 »f513.dxc7
½xc7 14.½d3 d5 15.ºb3h6 16.ºa3 ¼d8 17.h3 ºe6 18.g4»e7 19.»d4
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Having outplayed her opponent fromthe opening, Johanne has
obtained astrong position, with both bishopsbreathing fire from the
queenside.Her opponentÕs reply loses a piece,but there is no
defense to WhiteÕsdecisive threat of capturing on e6.
19Ö»g6 20.»xe6 fxe6 21.½xg6½f7 22.½xf7+ ¾xf7 23.c4 ¼ac824.cxd5
»xd5 25.¼ac1 ¼xc126.¼xc1 ¾f6 27.ºb2+ ¾g628.ºxd5 Ø.
Round 12Canada 2.5Ð1.5 Estonia
Lesiege, A Ù Kulaots, KaidoSpraggett, K Ø Sepp, Olav
Charbonneau, P Ø Kiik, KalleCummings, D Ú Sergei Zjukin,
Sergei
Canada 2.5Ð0.5 JapanBelc, D Ø Xiaoqing Lai
Bryskine, M Ú Emiko NakagawaChu, S Ø Akemi Matsuo
After eleven invincible games in arow on top board, and in spite
ofKevinÕs warnings that Alexandremight tire out at some point,
ournumber one player indeed collapsedbriefly and lost two
successive gamesin rounds 12 and 13. Fortunately,Pascal rose to the
occasion with great
Diana BelcStefanie Chu
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timing today to pull in the badlyneeded extra point.
Notes by
PascalCharbonneau
Charbonneau, PascalKiik, Kalle
Istanbul ol (12), 2000Alekhine B05
We felt confident about this match,since Estonia did not field
their bestteam. Important for me personallywas reaching an IM norm
with a winin todayÕs game, and therefore I wasdisappointed when a
search of ourdatabase indicated that my opponentplays
everythingÖ
1.e4 »f6
Öexcept the Alekhine! His choice canprobably be explained by
thediscovery of some games of minefrom last summer in which I
playedsome admittedly goofy variations inthis opening.
2.e5 »d5 3.d4 d6 4.»f3 ºg45.ºe2 c6 6.0-0
WhiteÕs most aggressive reaction tothis setup is 6.»g5 with a
theoreticaladvantage. However, a morerestrained approach also gives
Whitethe better game, and I had alreadydecided to avoid
complications rightfrom the start.
6Öºxf3 7.ºxf3 dxe5 8.dxe5 e69.½e2!?
With this unusual choice White retainsthe option of bringing the
rook to thee/file.
9Ö»d7 10.b3 ½c7 11.¼e1 ºb4?!
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This exchange is a major mistake,because Black needs the bishop
todefend the dark squares on hiskingside. Since Black is soon in
deeptrouble, he should have preferred thenormal plan 11Ö»e7 which
can lead
to an interesting pawn sacrifice after12.»d2 »g6 13.»c4 b5!?
14.»d6+!ºxd6 15.exd6 ½xd6 16.a4! whenWhite certainly has
compensation.
12.ºd2 ºxd2 13.»xd2 »f414.½e4 »g6 15.»c4
The knight heads for the importantsquare/d6.
15Ö0-0 16.ºh5!±
Without this excellent move Blackwould be fine! By removing
theknight with 17.ºxg6 hxg6 followedby »d6, ¼e3 and f4 White
eventuallybuilds up a huge attack on the h/file.
16Ö»e7
Black is now very passive, and amonster will soon land on
square/d6.
17.¼ad1 ¼ad8 18.»d6 g6 19.ºg4»d5 20.½d4! c5?!
The tactics after 20Ö»xe5 never workbecause White always has the
pawnadvance c4 to win a piece on the d/file. The text is necessary
to preventc4-c5 with a totally passive positionfor Black, but leads
to a fatalweakening of ¹/b7 and the h1-a8diagonal.
21.½b2 »b8 22.ºf3!±
At this point my opponent failed toput up much more resistance,
as is sooften the case after a long and tiringdefense without
counterplay.
22Ö»c6 23.ºxd5 exd5 24.¼xd5 f625.f4 fxe5 26.fxe5 »d4 27.½c3b6??
28.¼xd4
This victory happily secured my IMnorm after eight games,
although Iwas to blunder horribly in the 13thround from a superior
position to spoilmy chances for a GM norm.
Dale Kirton provided me with muchvalued advice, while Kevin
andAlexandreÕs experience really helpedmotivate and pull everyone
together.I look forward to more opportunitiesof representing Canada
at futureOlympiads, and really enjoyed thetime I spent with my team
membersand meeting so many strong playersfrom around the globe.
Ø.
Round 13Canada 1.5Ð2.5 Uzbekistan
Lesiege, A Ù Kasimdzhanov, RustamSpraggett, K Ø Zagrebelny,
Sergey
Zugic, I Ú Yuldashev, SaidaliCharbonneau, P Ù Safin,
Shukhrat
Canada 1Ð2 Croatia
Belc, D Ø Macek, VlastaBryskine, M Ù Jelica, Mara
Chu, S Ù Bazaj Bockai