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31Mar 2021

Game of the Week

The Thanet League started a new event this week. The Early Summer Swiss

Our Game of the Week was played in that competition yesterday, and is a fascinating King’s Indian. To see what happened, and how wild a game can get, please look below

Here is the game, with a few notes:

White: Journey2FM Black: pm5

Thanet Early Summer Swiss

   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 {Offering a Kings Indian or Grunfeld} 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5.   Nc3 {Both sides have developed quickly and we have reached King's Indian   territory} d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 {An interesting move, Black wants to advance either   the 'e' or 'c' pawn but without allowing a Queen trade} 7. O-O e5 8. e4 {   Nice move, in general neither side wants to break the central tension} Re8 9.   d5 {White blocks the centre and hopes to dominate with his extra space} Nc5 10.   Ne1 a5 {Another important move, making the b4 push more difficult to achieve}   11. Be3 b6 {Another defender for the Knight and a possible new diagonal for   the light squared Bishop} 12. f3 {another dual purpose move, e4 is protected   and the Black pieces are denied the g4 square, both sides are playing good   moves and showing understanding of the opening} Bd7 13. Qd2 Qc8 14. Nc2 {   Both players are looking for a pawn break but where will it come from?} Bh3 {   Nh5 looking to play f5 was better} 15. Na3 {Excellent move, White wants a   Knight on b5 but prefers to keep the more active horse on c3} Bxg2 16. Kxg2 {   White must stand better, as the light squares on the queenside will be excellent outposts} Qd7 17. Rad1 Nh5 {Very nice, Black is now ready for f5} 18.   Nab5 f5 {The game is going to get messy, the question is which King will be   the safest?} 19. exf5 gxf5 20. b3 {maybe a3 to threaten b4 was better} Rf8 {   my engine gives this as level, White has control of the queenside and Black   has open files on the kingside} 21. Kh1 {Nice, White anticipates the 'g' file   opening} Nf6 22. Qg2 Kf7 {I think the King would have been better on h8,   keeping the 'f' and 'g' files for his pieces} 23. g4 f4 24. Bxc5 bxc5 {White   is now better, the Knight on b5 is just annoying and the other is looking at   e4, Black needs to defend very well to survive} 25. g5 {Brilliant, White   forces the Knight back} Ne8 26. Ne4 Rg8 {Black can only wait for the attack}   27. Rg1 Bf6 {A clever move taking advantage of the pin} 28. Qf2 {A really   strong move, breaking the pin and giving the Queen entry on the dark squares.   Nxc7 was also found by the engine} (28. Nxc7 Qxc7 29. Qh3 Bd8) 28... Bd8 29.   Qh4 Qf5 30. Rg2 {looking to double Rooks, Rg4 was also good} Qg6 31. Qg4 {   White is winning, but, how does he break through?} a4 32. h4 h5 33. Qd7+ Kf8 {   Black has defended but is now very passive and can only await to see what will   happen} 34. Rdg1 Rg7 35. Qc6 Rb8 {The position is almost Zugzwang, probably   White can simply take on a4} 36. Nf6 {White made this move quite quickly,   possibly because his opponent was very short of time, but now Black has a way   out} Bxf6 37. gxf6 Qxf6 38. Rxg7 Qxh4+ {Chess can be cruel, for most of the   middle game the Black King was a target, now roles are reversed} 39. Kg2 Nxg7   40. Qxc7 Qg3+ {Black can now force a perpetual} 41. Kf1 Qxf3+ 42. Ke1 Qe3+ 43.   Kf1 Qf3+ 44. Ke1 Qe3+ 45. Kf1 Qf3+ 46. Ke1 {A really interesting game and both   players can take a lot of credit from it} 1/2-1/2

29Mar 2021

Puzzle No. 10 Solution

White to Move

The winning move is

Rxf7+, if Kh8 then Rxh7 is mate so

Rxf7+ Rxf7 2. Nh5+ Kf8 3. Qd8 mate ( All other King moves after Nh5+ result in mate after Qd8

23Mar 2021

Game of the Week

As I mentioned the, indecently short, draw between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura last week it only seems fair to show a very nice game played by the World Champion.

If Carlsen has had problems with any player recently it has been against Wesley So.

As luck would have it they both lost at the semi-final stage last week and had to play each other for 3^rd place in the latest Elite event

Here is the game, with a few notes:

White: Magnus Carlsen Black: Wesley So

Magnus Carlsen Invitational

   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 {Carlsen   chooses to avoid mainline theory and just gets developed} Nc6 4. a4 {Again a   move to get So away from his preparation} Bb4 {A good move, the more so as   White can not play a3 to chase the Bishop away} 5. Bd3 {This looks strange but   of course So already has a piece on b4 so is not able to threaten the Bishop   on d3} d6 6. O-O O-O {Both players have castled, Carslen now looks to untangle   his pieces} 7. Nd5 Bc5 8. c3 {Carlsen is slowly improving his position, if he   can move the light squared Bishop and play d4 then So's kingside may come   under attack} a5 9. Bc2 Nxd5 {So captures to give himself some space but gives   Carlsen an important tempo} 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Ng5 {Where is the Knight heading,   e4 maybe?} h6 12. d4 {Interesting move, now both White Bishops are free and   Carlsen is looking to attack the King} Bb6 13. Nh7 {With a very original idea   to follow} Re8 14. Nf6+ gxf6 {The position is equal but much more fun to play   as White} 15. Qh5 e4 16. Re1 f5 {This looks sensible but in fact Carlsen is   now winning} 17. Bxh6 Nxd5 {Preventing the Rook lift to e3} 18. Bg5 f6 {   The final mistake, the rest is easy for Carlsen} 19. Bb3 {Pins the Knight and   more importantly allows the mentioned Rook lift} c6 20. Re3 Kf8 {Taking the   Bishop does not help} (20... fxg5 21. Bxd5+ cxd5 22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. Rh3 Be6 24.   Rh8+ Bg8 25. Rxg8+ Ke7 26. Rg7+ Kf8 27. Qf7#) 21. Qg6 {closing in for the kill}   f4 {prevents Rh3 but White still has the Bishop} 22. Bh6+ Ke7 23. Qh7+ Ke6 24.   Rxe4# 1-0

22Mar 2021