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White resigned, because of 30.Kg3 Rg2+ 31.Kf4 Rf8+.
Alexander Ipatov 2630
Vladimir Kramnik 2793
Antalya Wch 2013
Black to move
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Alexander Ipatov 2630 Vladimir Kramnik 2793 Antalya Wch 2013 Black to move
White is extremely cramped, with his biggest problem being his knights – one is stuck on the edge of the board and has no moves at all, and the other is restricted to the first two ranks. Even so, the position is very closed, so it is not so easy to realise Black’s advantage. One possible plan is to put a rook on b8, transfer the bishop to c7 and the queen to d8, thus attacking the Na5. In reply, White would probably have to put his queen on a3, and then Black could take on a5, and try to arrange ...b5-b4. But this all takes a long time, and such a plan needs to be implemented very carefully. Instead, Black realised that the white pieces are so uncoordinated that Black can permit himself a positional piece sacrifice:
29...e5!! 30.dxe5 Nxe5 31.fxe5 Qxe5 32.Nf1 Bg7 33.a3
More tenacious was 33.Kd2, after which there could follow 33...Bg6, followed by ...Rb6-e6 and ...Bg7-f6, preparing pressure on the pawn at e3.
33...Qxc3+ 34.Qxc3 Bxc3
Despite his extra piece, White is helpless – his pieces have no squares, and Black is organising pressure down the e-file.
35.Bd1 Re6 36.Bc2 Bg6 37.Nd2 Rxe3 38.Rd1 Bf6 39.Rhh1 d4 40.Rde1 Rhe7 41.Rxe3 Rxe3
White resigned.
Artur Jussupow 2620
Stefan Kindermann 2500
Germany Bundesliga 1997
White to move
A simple but effective tactical blow – the black centre immediately collapses.
The decision taken is much more pragmatic than the move 16.h4!?±, which requires much more calculation.
16.Nxe5! Ndxe5 17.Bxe5!
Very inaccurate was 17.f4? Be6 18.fxe5 f4!, with practical compensation.
17...Bxe5
After 17...Nxe5 18.Nc4 Qe6 19.f4± Black is simply a pawn down.
18.Nc4 Bxh2+
Also bad was 18...Qe6 19.f4 Nxf4 20.Nxe5 Kh7 21.Qf3 Ng6 22.Nxg6 Qxg6 23.Re7+ Rf7 24.Rae1+–.
19.Kxh2 Qf7 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.Rxe5 Qf6 22.Qd5+ Kh8 23.Rae1
To all Black’s other woes is added the fact that he cannot bring out the Bc8.