A French Defence game was played during the Alekhine Memorial 2013 tournament:
Direct Link to the game @ chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1715459
The game was played between Peter Svidler and Nikita Vitiugov, and was played in the Winawer variation of the French Defence
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
Standard moves in the Winawer variation. Black now put pressure on Whites center because of the absolute pin on the knight.
4. e5 c5
Whites center is still under attack, attacking the d4 (regular occurring theme in French Defence).
5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3
Some pressure off from center and Blacks "good" bishop has been traded.
6...Ne7 7.Qg4 cxd4 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7
Poison Pawn variation
9.Qxh7 Qc7 10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.f4 dxc3 12.Nxc3
White has more space and blacks king side is open. Blacks only castling option is queen side.
12...Nd4
Threatning Kc2+ and winning the rook, but the queen is defending the c2 square. White can't move the queen of this diagonal before the threat of Nd4 is gone.
13.Bb2 Bd7 14.O-O-O
White removes the threat of Kc2+ and get his king in some type of security.
14...Qb6 15.Qd3
Threats to win the knight at d4 since white attacks the knight twice (Queen and Rook) but black defending with just one piece (Queen).
... Ndf5 16.Nb5 Rc8 17.g3 a6 18.Nd4 Ba4 19.Rd2 Rc4 20.Bg2 Nxd4 21.Bxd4 Qb5 22.Bf1 Qc6 23.Qe2 Nf5 24.Bb2 Rh8 25.Qf2 Nxg3
White can't take the Knight since 26.Qxg3 Rxc2+ 27.Kb1 (27. Rxb2?? Qxb2#) Rxd2
26.Bxc4 Nxh1 27.Qa7 Qxc4 28.Qb8+ Kd7 29.Qxh8 Bxc2 30.Rxc2 Qf1+
31.Kd2 Qf2+ 32.Kd3 Qf3+ 33.Kd2 Qf2+ 34.Kd3 Qf3+ 35.Kd2
and the game was drawn by Threefold repetition rule. My analysis engine declares white as leader here with +3.39. but after 35...Qf2+ 36.Kd3 Qf3+ 37.Kd4 Qe4+ 38.Kc3 Qxf4 the computer says 0.00 and the draw is correct.
Bear Chess!
About my biggest interest: Chess!
"If you want to learn something, read about it.
If you want to understand something, write about it.
If you want to master something, teach it"
- Yogi Bhajan
Chess Training game 1
I've started a new way of training chess:
Playing through high rated players games.
So I started out with a french game which can be seen here: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1581622
Play through the first moves until you reach a key position (a key position to you!), and start guessing the moves for one of the players.
Give yourself one point if you select the correct move, 0 if you choose the wrong move.
Important here is that you are honest to your self, and if you choose wrong move, try to understand what was wrong with the move and why the correct move was better in this case
Out of 21 move I guess on, 10 was correct.
Next game will be http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1035168
Playing through high rated players games.
So I started out with a french game which can be seen here: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1581622
Play through the first moves until you reach a key position (a key position to you!), and start guessing the moves for one of the players.
Give yourself one point if you select the correct move, 0 if you choose the wrong move.
Important here is that you are honest to your self, and if you choose wrong move, try to understand what was wrong with the move and why the correct move was better in this case
8... | Qb6 | Nf5 | 0 |
9... | Be7 | Be7 | 1 |
10... | O-O | O-O | 1 |
11... | Nxe3 | Nh4 | 0 |
12... | Nxf3+ | Nxf3+ | 1 |
13... | f6 | Qb6 | 0 |
14... | f6 | Rac8 | 0 |
15... | f6 | Nb4 | 0 |
16... | Rxc1 | Rxc1 | 1 |
17... | Nc6 | Nc6 | 1 |
18... | f6 | Rc8 | 0 |
19... | f6 | f6 | 1 |
20... | fxe5 | fxe5 | 1 |
21... | Bg5 | Nxe5 | 0 |
22... | Nc6 | Ng6 | 0 |
23... | Bg5 | Qd6 | 0 |
24... | Bg5 | Rf8 | 1 |
25... | Bxf8 | Bxf8 | 1 |
26... | Be7 | Be7 | 1 |
27... | Bg5 | Bf6 | 0 |
28... | Bg5 | Bc6 | 0 |
29... | e5 | Bg5 | 0 |
Out of 21 move I guess on, 10 was correct.
Next game will be http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1035168
French Defense Traps #2
This move order can look like black is winning a pawn:
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bd3
But taking the pawn with Knight, results in that white can easy win back it's pawn by continue playing:
5...Nxd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Bxd7+ Qxd7 9.Qxd4
Taking with the c5 pawn is considered mainline, and white continues with 6. 0-0
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bd3
But taking the pawn with Knight, results in that white can easy win back it's pawn by continue playing:
5...Nxd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Bxd7+ Qxd7 9.Qxd4
Taking with the c5 pawn is considered mainline, and white continues with 6. 0-0
Magnus Carlsen is the new chess world champion
Magnus Carlsen is the new chess world champion! He beat Vishy Anand after 10 games with a score of 6.5 to 3.5.
The match started out pretty boring with 2 quick draw.
Carlsen was the first to win as he turned a tiny advantage into a win in game 5 and playing black in game 2 he took his second win of three.
In game 9 Carlsen played black, but after a major blunder by Anand, Carlsen was able to secure his last victory of the match.
Even if a draw was enough for Carlsen to secure his title in the 10th game, he pushed very hard for a win. He said in the press conference that he did go for a win, but when the attack failed he just sealed the draw and become chess world champion!
All the games and information about the match can we read here: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=81142
The match started out pretty boring with 2 quick draw.
Carlsen was the first to win as he turned a tiny advantage into a win in game 5 and playing black in game 2 he took his second win of three.
In game 9 Carlsen played black, but after a major blunder by Anand, Carlsen was able to secure his last victory of the match.
Last move played by Anand was 28. Nf1 was considered the blunder of the game |
Even if a draw was enough for Carlsen to secure his title in the 10th game, he pushed very hard for a win. He said in the press conference that he did go for a win, but when the attack failed he just sealed the draw and become chess world champion!
All the games and information about the match can we read here: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=81142
back after a big break
I'm back, after a big break. This time I will start to focus more on puzzles, french defense and follow tournament results.
What has happened since last time?
What has happened since last time?
- Karjakin won Norway Chess tournament
- I started to write a article about Karjakin, what kind of player he is and his historical background
- I've been playing very little chess because of vacation
- Been practicing some tactic trainer on chess.com to keep my tactical vision
Norway Chess 2013 6th round result
Karjakin got a draw against Anand and is still in the lead with 4.5 point out of 6. Carlsen is close behind with 4 out of 6 points.
Aronian won against Ludvig Hammar and now has 3.5p out of 6.
Topalov and Wang got a draw and now Topalov has 2.5p out of 6 and Wang 2p out of 6.
After round 6:
Tomorrow:
Aronian won against Ludvig Hammar and now has 3.5p out of 6.
Topalov and Wang got a draw and now Topalov has 2.5p out of 6 and Wang 2p out of 6.
After round 6:
Players | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | ||
1 | KARJAKIN Sergey | RUS | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4,5 | ||||
2 | CARLSEN Magnus | NOR | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | ||||
3 | NAKAMURA Hikaru | USA | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3,5 | ||||
4 | ARONIAN Levon | ARM | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3,5 | ||||
5 | ANAND Viswanathan | IND | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3 | ||||
6 | SVIDLER Peter | RUS | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
7 | TOPALOV Veselin | BUL | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2,5 | ||||
8 | RADJABOV Teimour | AZE | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | ||||
9 | WANG Hao | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2 | ||||
10 | HAMMER Jon Ludvig | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1,5 |
Tomorrow:
WANG Hao | ARONIAN Levon | |
HAMMER Jon Ludvig | CARLSEN Magnus | |
SVIDLER Peter | TOPALOV Veselin | |
RADJABOV Teimour | ANAND Viswanathan | |
KARJAKIN Sergey | NAKAMURA Hikaru |
Karjakin lost in 5th round of Norway Chess 2013
Carlsen outplayed Karjakin in the 5th round, and is now only one point after Karjakin in the total standing.
Karjakin is still in the lead, but Anand and Nakamura is still to be played. Carlsen has already played them and should soon meet the players Karjakin won against.
Nakamura has earlier beat Karjakin with 5 to 2, and 10 draws and Anand has 2 to 0 wins and 6 draws against Karjakin.
Hammar also got his first win of the tournament against Hao Wang, the best chinese chess player. Before the tournament he promised Norway to win at least 1 game of the tournament.
Karjakin is still in the lead, but Anand and Nakamura is still to be played. Carlsen has already played them and should soon meet the players Karjakin won against.
Nakamura has earlier beat Karjakin with 5 to 2, and 10 draws and Anand has 2 to 0 wins and 6 draws against Karjakin.
Hammar also got his first win of the tournament against Hao Wang, the best chinese chess player. Before the tournament he promised Norway to win at least 1 game of the tournament.
Players | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | A | B | C | ||
1 | KARJAKIN Sergey | RUS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||
2 | CARLSEN Magnus | NOR | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||||
3 | NAKAMURA Hikaru | USA | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3 | 6,5 | 2 | 1 | |||||
4 | ARONIAN Levon | ARM | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2,5 | 6,75 | 1 | 0 | |||||
5 | ANAND Viswanathan | IND | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||
6 | SVIDLER Peter | RUS | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2,5 | 5,5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
7 | RADJABOV Teimour | AZE | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2,5 | 4,5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
8 | TOPALOV Veselin | BUL | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
9 | WANG Hao | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1,5 | 3,75 | 1 | 0 | |||||
10 | HAMMER Jon Ludvig | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1,5 | 2,5 | 1 | 0 |
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