📘 27.Bb1!
A very strong positional maneuver. White addresses the problem of the pawn on c4, for which black has no real solution.
A very strong positional maneuver. White addresses the problem of the pawn on c4, for which black has no real solution.
📘 Typical combination:
32.Qxe6!+- (with the idea of Qe8+)
A well-known theme which exploits both black's problem in the back rank while taking advantage of unfortunate situation of Qc5.
Bxc4 (fxe6 33.Bxe6+--->Rxc5 +-) 33.Rxc4 fxe6 34.Rxc5 +-
32.Qxe6!+- (with the idea of Qe8+)
A well-known theme which exploits both black's problem in the back rank while taking advantage of unfortunate situation of Qc5.
Bxc4 (fxe6 33.Bxe6+--->Rxc5 +-) 33.Rxc4 fxe6 34.Rxc5 +-
📘 4.Nh3
This move was first played by WCH Alexander Alekhine in 1923 against Tartakower with the idea of Nf4 and h4-h5.
This move was first played by WCH Alexander Alekhine in 1923 against Tartakower with the idea of Nf4 and h4-h5.
📘 20.Nd2! +/-
With the idea of increasing the pressure on black's queenside by transferring the knight to the a5 outpost and playing b5 on a suitable occasion afterwards.
With the idea of increasing the pressure on black's queenside by transferring the knight to the a5 outpost and playing b5 on a suitable occasion afterwards.
📘 22.Nf4=
Andreikin could have entered a winning endgame by a forced line:
22.Nf6+ Kh8 23.Nd7 Q×d4 24.R×d4 B×g2 25.N×e5 B×f1 26.K×f1
All white pieces are more active than their counterpart and they will soon take either g6 or a7 pawn.
Andreikin could have entered a winning endgame by a forced line:
22.Nf6+ Kh8 23.Nd7 Q×d4 24.R×d4 B×g2 25.N×e5 B×f1 26.K×f1
All white pieces are more active than their counterpart and they will soon take either g6 or a7 pawn.
📘 There are 3 different possibilities in this position:
A) 14.Bxb6 which is not popular among grandmasters
B) 14.Qxb4 Strong GMs like Anand, Morozevich and Ponomariov have played this move: 14...Nfxd5 15.Bxb6 Nxb6 16.f4
C) 14.Na5 is the newest move. Sergey Karjakin played it for the first time in 2006. Now there are 2 possibilities: c1)14...Nbxd5 15.Nc6 with the idea of Nxb4 or Nxe7 or 15.Nc4!? is a novelty played by Cuban Super GM Perez Dominguez in 2008, also Magnus Carlsen played it against Wesely So with success in 2015.
c2) 14...Nfxd5 15.Nb7 Qc7 16.Bxd6 and Nxd6 which Russian Super GM Ernesto Inarkiev played for the first time.
A) 14.Bxb6 which is not popular among grandmasters
B) 14.Qxb4 Strong GMs like Anand, Morozevich and Ponomariov have played this move: 14...Nfxd5 15.Bxb6 Nxb6 16.f4
C) 14.Na5 is the newest move. Sergey Karjakin played it for the first time in 2006. Now there are 2 possibilities: c1)14...Nbxd5 15.Nc6 with the idea of Nxb4 or Nxe7 or 15.Nc4!? is a novelty played by Cuban Super GM Perez Dominguez in 2008, also Magnus Carlsen played it against Wesely So with success in 2015.
c2) 14...Nfxd5 15.Nb7 Qc7 16.Bxd6 and Nxd6 which Russian Super GM Ernesto Inarkiev played for the first time.
📘 28.Qe3?
White missed a winning combination. The exposed black king, and active white pieces call for drastic measures!
28.Rxe7! Qxe7 29.Qd4+ Kf7 30.Ba4!!
This move is the hidden point of combination, which prevents black king from escaping to the queenside.
30...Qe6 31.Bd7!
This bishop is an aggressive one!
31...Qxd7 32.Qf6+ Ke8 33.Re1+-
White missed a winning combination. The exposed black king, and active white pieces call for drastic measures!
28.Rxe7! Qxe7 29.Qd4+ Kf7 30.Ba4!!
This move is the hidden point of combination, which prevents black king from escaping to the queenside.
30...Qe6 31.Bd7!
This bishop is an aggressive one!
31...Qxd7 32.Qf6+ Ke8 33.Re1+-
📘 Another blunder by GM Palac from Croatia, and Jakavenko lost his opportunity to punish it!
38...Nb5?? (Rf6=) 39.Q×d5?
White could have finished the game by a typical combination and checkmating Black in 13 moves!
39.R×h7!! Q×h7 40.Qe5+ Qg7 41.Rh1+ Kg8 42.B×d5+ Rf7 43.Q×b8+ Qf8 44.Qe5 Qg7 45.Qe8+ Qf8 46.B×f7+
0-1 and checkmate is coming.
38...Nb5?? (Rf6=) 39.Q×d5?
White could have finished the game by a typical combination and checkmating Black in 13 moves!
39.R×h7!! Q×h7 40.Qe5+ Qg7 41.Rh1+ Kg8 42.B×d5+ Rf7 43.Q×b8+ Qf8 44.Qe5 Qg7 45.Qe8+ Qf8 46.B×f7+
0-1 and checkmate is coming.
📘 39...h6??
The third blunder by Palac!
40.Qg5! 1-0
And finally Dimitry finished the game!
For example if:
40...h5 41.R×h5+ g×h5 42.Q×h5 Qh7 43.Qe5+ Qg7 44.Rh1#
or:
40...Kh7 41.R×h6+ Q×h6 42.Re7+ 1-0
The third blunder by Palac!
40.Qg5! 1-0
And finally Dimitry finished the game!
For example if:
40...h5 41.R×h5+ g×h5 42.Q×h5 Qh7 43.Qe5+ Qg7 44.Rh1#
or:
40...Kh7 41.R×h6+ Q×h6 42.Re7+ 1-0
📘 62.g4?? =
A strange blunder by the 40 year old Russian GM, Najer. Consequently, the Romanian IM, Nemeth, escaped in the rook vs pawns ending.
White could have easily won the game by:
62.Kg3 d2 63.Rd8 e3 64.Kf4 +-
A strange blunder by the 40 year old Russian GM, Najer. Consequently, the Romanian IM, Nemeth, escaped in the rook vs pawns ending.
White could have easily won the game by:
62.Kg3 d2 63.Rd8 e3 64.Kf4 +-