QCC 2006 Championship

(1) Arluck,William (2037) - Cruz,Kenny (1700) [A40] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.d4 c5 2.d5 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.c4 b5 5.cxb5 a6 6.bxa6 Bxa6 7.Bxa6 Rxa6 8.Ne2 d6 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Nec3 Nbd7 11.Nd2 0-0 12.Qe2 Qa8 13.Nc4 Rb8 14.Bd2 Nb6 15.Nxb6 Raxb6 16.b3 Nd7 17.Na4 Qa6 18.Rae1 Qxe2 19.Rxe2 R6b7 20.Bc3 Bxc3 21.Nxc3 Rf8 22.f4 Rb4 23.e5 c4 24.bxc4 Rxc4 25.Rf3 Rfc8 26.Nb5 dxe5 27.fxe5 Rc2 28.Rfe3 Rxe2 29.Rxe2 Rc5 30.e6 Rxb5 31.exd7 Rxd5 32.Rxe7 Kg7 33.Kf2 Kf6 34.Re2 Rxd7 35.a4 Rd5 36.Ra2 Ra5 37.Ke3 Ke5 38.Kd3 Kd5 39.Kc3 Kc5 40.Kb3 f5 41.Re2 Ra7 42.Re5+ Kd4 43.Rb5 Ke4 44.a5 g5 45.Ka4 Diagram 45...f4?? [>=45...g4! 46.Rb4+ Ke3 47.g3 Kf2 48.Kb5 Kg1 49.Kb6 Ra8 50.a6 Kxh2 51.Kb7 Rxa6 52.Kxa6 Kxg3 53.Rb3+ Kf4 Evidently with at least a draw - There may be some winning lines in there if black had played correctly at move 45, but the position is very complex and demanding where either side can still go wrong.] 46.Rxg5 Rd7 47.a6 Rd2 48.Kb5 1-0

(2) Bellon,Neal (1661) - Bryant,Jehron (1417) [A80] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 This kind of dutch attempt is probably not good. Black should generally only play the dutch when White has committed himself to d4 and c4. 3.Bf4 Nf6 4.e3 d5 5.Bd3 c6 6.Nbd2 White does well with this cagey opening - 2 examples, [6.0-0 Bd6 7.c4 0-0 8.Nbd2 b6 9.a3 a5 10.Qc2 Ne4 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Ne5 Bb7 13.Bxe4 fxe4 14.f3 exf3 15.Ndxf3 Qe7 16.Qb3 Ra6 17.cxd5 exd5 18.e4 a4 19.Qe3 Ra8 20.exd5 cxd5 21.Rae1 Nd7 22.Nxd7 Qxd7 23.Qe6+ Qxe6 24.Rxe6 Ba6 25.Rc1 Rfc8 26.Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.Rxb6 Rc1+ 28.Kf2 Rc2+ 29.Ke3 Re2+ 30.Kf4 Bc4 31.Ng5 g6 32.Rb8+ 1-0 Panzer,P (2285)-Turner,M (2225)/Krumbach 1991/TD] 6...Be7 [6...Qb6 7.Rb1 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.c4 Ne4 10.h3 Nd7 11.Ne5 Qa5 12.Ndf3 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Qxa2 14.Bc7 Bd8 15.Qc2 Bxc7 16.Ra1 Qxa1 17.Rxa1 Nd6 18.Ne5 Nf7 19.Nf3 g6 20.b4 Bd7 21.Qb3 a6 22.g3 b5 23.cxb5 cxb5 24.Be2 Rfc8 25.Ne1 Nd6 26.Nd3 Bb6 27.Nc5 Bxc5 28.dxc5 Nc4 29.Bxc4 bxc4 30.Qc3 Rcb8 31.g4 Kf7 32.g5 Kg8 33.h4 Be8 34.Kh2 Bf7 35.Kg3 Rb7 36.Ra4 Be8 37.Ra5 Raa7 38.Ra1 Bf7 39.Qf6 Ra8 40.c6 Rbb8 41.Qe7 Kg7 42.c7 Re8 43.Qf6+ Kg8 44.b5 a5 1-0 Reilein,C (2300)-Pflug,M (2210)/Bayern 1999/EXT 2001] 7.h3 0-0 8.0-0 Nbd7 9.c4?! After what I said before I have to be consistant and say that I don't trust this move - Perhaps there is a better way for White to play for advantage in this position... 9...Ne4 10.cxd5 cxd5 A more principled continuation here is, 11.Qc2 [11.Rc1!? Qa5 12.Bb1 and I would then play for 13.Nb3, 14.Ne5 and a lator f3, Re1 and e4 to crack black apart.] 11...Ndf6 12.Rac1 Bd7 White seems to have a slight edge in this position anyway. 13.Qc7?! Seems to make things easier for black - I am also a complete 'novice' on this type of formation but my 'gut feeling' is that neither side should want piece exchanges on the other guys terms! [13.Ne5 Rc8 14.Qd1 Qa5 15.Nxe4 fxe4 16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.Bb1 With a slight advantage.] 13...Bc6 14.Qxd8 Raxd8 15.Rc2 completely equal - Junior 10 engine. 15...Nxd2?! Not right - Black should continue to enjoy the Knight being on e4, at least for now - White has to go to a lot of trouble to get rid of it without promoting black's control of the center - This is basically one of the most important dutch opening's themes... 16.Rxd2 Ne4 17.Rc2 Bf6 18.Ne5! Even though another Knight has taken up the previous ones place on e4, somehow White is quite superior (+1.22) after getting his own Knight to e5 - Perhaps this is because black can't use a knight on d7 to get rid of the one on e5. 18...Bxe5 19.Bxe5 Ng5 20.Rfc1 Rd7 21.f3 Nf7 22.Bg3 Rc8? This makes things even worse, better was 22...Nd6 hanging on... 23.Bb5 [23.b4! Is even stronger when black seems to have no defense to the various threats that whites pieces are generating along the c-file - For example, 23...Rdd8 24.b5 Bd7 25.Rc7! And black can't seem to move without something hanging...] 23...Nd8 24.Bh4 Perhaps 24.Be2 with the same above-mentioned plan still worked - In any event White's position is still so good that most moves win here. 24...a6 25.Bxa6 Good enough to win. 25...Ra8 26.Bd3 Rxa2 27.Bg3 [27.b4 Ra3 28.Rc3 Rxc3 29.Rxc3 Is suggested by Junior 10 as completely irresistable.] 27...Kf7 28.b4 Rxc2 29.Rxc2 Ba4 30.Ra2 b5 31.Bc2 Ra7 32.Bb8 Ra8 33.Bd6 Ra7 34.Bc5 Ra8 35.Bd3 Rb8 36.g4! g6 37.gxf5 gxf5 38.e4! Usually this 'good move' is connected with White plan's against the dutch in the early part of the game! 38...fxe4 39.fxe4 Rb7 40.Rf2+ Ke8 41.exd5 Rg7+ 42.Kf1 exd5 43.Re2+ Kd7 44.Bf5+ Kc7 45.Bg4? Gives away all of the advantage! [45.Kf2 Nc6 46.Ke3 Bd1 47.Re1 Bh5 48.Rf1 Rg3+ 49.Kf4 Is somewhat better for White - Not sure if its winning...] 45...Bb3? Missing the best chance which is, [45...Bd1! 46.Re5 Bxg4 47.hxg4 Rxg4 48.Rxd5 Ne6 49.Rd6 Rg6 50.d5 Nf4! And black would even be a little bit better! - After this last mistake White wins without any further incident...] 46.Re7+ Rxe7 47.Bxe7 Bc4+ 48.Kf2 Nc6 49.Bc5 Kd8 50.Ke3 Ne7 51.Kf4 Ng6+ 52.Kg5 Bd3 53.Be6 Be4 54.Bg8 Ne7 55.Bxe7+ Kxe7 56.Kh6 Kf8 57.Bxh7 Kf7 58.h4 Kf6 59.h5 Kf7 60.Bg6+ Kf6 61.Kh7 Kg5 62.Kg7 Bf5 63.Bxf5 Kxf5 64.h6 Ke4 65.h7 Kxd4 66.h8Q Kc4 67.Qc8+ Kxb4 68.Qc2 Ka3 69.Kf6 b4 70.Ke5 b3 71.Qb1 b2 72.Kxd5 Kb3 73.Kd4 Ka3 74.Kc3 Ka4 75.Qxb2 Ka5 76.Qb7 Ka4 77.Qb4# 1-0

(3) Bonin,Jay (2340) - Blake,Brian (1854) [E97] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Update ] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6?! International master Jay Bonin knows his lines against the King's Indian that I consider it almost a blunder to dare play this opening against him, unless one has the understanding and memory for the variations of a strong I.M. Jay can now go into one of his 'auto-pilot' lines against this opening which adds even more strength to his already high-rating. 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4! This 'bayonette-line of the King's Indian defense has been in Jay's repertoire from even before it was unversually popular - In addition to that the line still performs at a statistically higher success-rate then even other lines of the KID - It is strongly advised to all King's Indian Defense players to put in hundreds of hours of work if they wish to make this line work for them (against strong players like Jay) Otherwise you should choose a safer sub-variation... Even Gary Kasparov the formost practitioner of the KID for many years gave it up in the last few years of his official career because of the share memory work-load as well as the success-rate of some of his closest rivels with some of these lines! 9...a5 10.bxa5 Rxa5 11.Nd2 c5 12.dxc6 bxc6 13.a4 Be6 14.Nb3! Of Jay finds natural tempo-gaining moves quite easily! [14.Qc2 c5 15.Nb3 Ra8 16.f4 Nc6 17.fxe5 dxe5 18.Nb5 Nd7 19.Bd2 Nd4 20.N3xd4 exd4 21.Bf4 Be5 22.Qd2 Bxf4 23.Qxf4 Nb6 24.Nc7 Rxa4 25.Nxe6 fxe6 26.Qe5 Rxa1 27.Qxe6+ Kh8 28.Qe5+ Qf6 29.Qxf6+ Rxf6 30.Rxa1 Rf4 31.Bd3 Nd7 32.g3 Rf8 33.Ra7 Ne5 34.Bf1 d3 35.Re7 Nf3+ 36.Kg2 d2 37.Be2 Nd4 38.Bd1 Rb8 39.Rf7 Rb4 40.Rf2 Rb2 41.Kf1 Kg7 42.Rg2 Kf6 43.Kf2 Ra2 44.Rg1 Ra3 45.Bg4 h5 46.Bd7 Rf3+ 47.Kg2 Re3 48.Rd1 Re2+ 49.Kf1 Rxh2 50.Ba4 Ke5 0-1 Keatinge Clay,A (2278)-Rajlich,V (2297)/Budapest 1999/CBM 073 ext was a hearwarming success story for black!] 14...Ra8 15.Ba3 Nc8 [15...c5 16.Qd3 Nc6 17.Rfd1 Nd4 18.Nxd4 exd4 19.Nb5 Rxa4 20.Qb3 Ra5 21.e5 Ne8 22.f4 f6 23.exd6 Nxd6 24.Nxd4 cxd4 25.Rxd4 f5 26.Rxd6 Bd4+ 27.Kf1 Qxd6 28.Bxd6 Rxa1+ 29.Bd1 Rc8 30.Ke1 Bxc4 31.Qb4 Rc1 32.Qa4 Rd8 33.Be7 Rb8 34.Kd2 Rc3 35.Bc2 Rc8 36.Bb4 Re3 37.Qd7 Re2+ 38.Kd1 Ree8 39.Qxd4 Red8 40.Bd6 Rc6 41.Bd3 Bf7 0-1 Patsyk,A (2214)-Gulkov,I (2491)/Dubna 2000/EXT 2002, was another success-story for black, but note the rating-difference of the two players!] 16.Qc2 Qc7 Brian is playing very solid, good moves so far, [16...Nb6 17.c5!? Nc4 18.Bxc4 Bxc4 19.cxd6 Bxf1 20.Rxf1 Rb8 21.a5 Is evaluated as +0.72 in Whites favor by Junior 10 (Which of course thinks like a computer). One of Jay's strengths is that he also thinks like an aggressive chess engine in many positions and this is exactly the type of line that he would be likely to play!] 17.Rfd1 Rd8 18.Qd2 Bf8?! Could well be a mistake, perhaps, [18...Rd7 19.a5 Qa7 20.h3 Rb8 21.Rdb1 Rdb7 22.Qc2 Qa6!? Very-hard type of move to see! 23.c5! Easy Bonin-like move to see! (When you know his style of playing...) 23...Qa8 24.Nd2! (24.cxd6? Bxb3 Wins for black and is his idea when playing 22...Qa6...) 24...Rxb1+ 25.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 26.Ncxb1 Qxa5 27.cxd6 c5! And black has equalized - But look how incredibly difficult that was --- In order to do so you either have to see amazing unthematic continuations like a chess engine does, or you have to be extremely well-prepared going into the game. Even assuming you have done all that look what we are left with here - White still has a slight advantage (+0.20) in a still very-complicated explosive position... No wonder this opening does so well for White.] 19.Nc5!? There it is - A typical 'Jay Bonin' style knight-leap. The engine evaluation also instantly soars up to +0.53! 19...Nb6 White is + 0.78. [19...Bg4 20.Bxg4 Nxg4 21.Nb3 Qa7 and White is still +0.74 better here. Unfortunately you just can't allow this level of advantage to the I.M.] 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.c5!? And yet another pawn-thrust that Jay has played dozens, if not 100's of times! [Curiously, Junior 10 likes (the possibly better continuation), 21.a5! Rxa5 (21...Nc8 22.Bb2 Is just very-strong for White.) 22.Nb5! cxb5 23.Qxa5 bxc4 24.Bxc4! +1.27. But of course the text-move is more in Jay's style.] 21...dxc5 22.Qa2 Kf7 23.Rxd8 Qxd8 24.Rd1 Qc7 25.Bc1 Qa7 [25...Nxa4!? 26.Nxa4 Qa5 27.Be3 (27.Qb2 Qxa4 28.Be3 Be7 29.Bf3 Transposes.) 27...Qxa4 28.Qb2 Be7 29.Bf3 c4! 30.Qxe5 Ra5 31.Qc7 c3 32.Rc1 c2 And according to Junior 10 black is actually 0.40 better here, so it would appear that Brian missed a fantastic opportunity! Of course we mustn't forget that we are only human and the clock is running down on us pretty quickly - The player on the defensive will usually miss such complicated 'good-lines' such as this one. Note that this line only even existed because Jay went for his more 'stylistic move choice' 21.c5!?] 26.Bc4? Jay as we know favors Knights, and being human, even the mighty and great I.M. Jay R. Bonin messes up from time to time - Of course you really got to be on your toes to know when! [26.Be3! Qa5 27.Qb1 Qxc3 28.Qxb6 Rxa4 29.Qxc6 Assures him a very-slight advantage.] 26...Nxa4? Now this move is bad again! Here Brian could play the the much superior, [26...Nxc4! 27.Qxc4 Qa6 28.Qa2 (28.Qxa6 Rxa6 29.Be3 Be7 30.Rb1 Ng4 31.Bc1 Ra7 32.f3 Nf6 33.Rb6 Rc7 34.a5 Nd7 35.Ra6 c4 And black is fine.) 28...Qa5! 29.Qb1 Rd8 30.Rxd8 Qxd8 31.Be3 c4-/+ And after all this, once again the position is nearly completely equal! From from a psychological point of view its easy to see why he didn't grap this opportunity - Previously he must have been calculating lines with Nxa4 and Nxc4 - So having previously chosen not to take the c4 bishop it is only natural that it would be extremely difficult to alter ones thought process enough to see that here it works out well for oneself, so he goes back to ...Nxa4 (which worked before, though he didn't realize that was so), and convinces himself that it is working here now (but unfortunately now it doesn't) In deference to Brian I have many times played much worse then he is in games against Jay and I am only trying very hard to decipherthe thought-processes of the players involved. (As well as my own!). I should also note that Brian is playing this game at a much higher-level then his 1854-rating would lend one to think he should.] 27.Bxe6+ With this move Jay once again seizes the advantage... 27...Kg7 28.Nxa4 Jay judges that he has the superior endgame from this position and proceeds accordingly, [28.Ne2!? Is prefered by Junior 10, but after, 28...Nb6 (28...Nxe4 29.Rd7++- ) 29.Qb2 Qa4 30.Nc3 Qb4 31.Qd2 c4 32.Qh6+ Kh8 33.Qg5 Qe7 When even after all this black is ok.] 28...Qxa4 29.Qxa4 Rxa4 30.f3 Rd4 31.Re1 Bd6 [31...c4!? 32.Bb2 Rd8 33.Bxe5 Re8 34.Bxf6+ Kxf6 35.Bxc4 Ke5 36.Rb1 Rd8 And black has very-good drawing-chances because of the opposit-colored bishops. Never-the-less this is very hard to see from the earlier position and even here White has the more pleasant position...] 32.Be3 Rd3 [32...Rb4 33.Ra1 Ne8 34.Bd7 Rb3 35.Kf2 Nc7 36.Rd1 Rb2+ 37.Kg3 Nb5 38.Bxc6 Nd4 39.Bd5 Ne2+ 40.Kf2! Nc3+ 41.Rd2 Is a line only the chess-engines are going to find (and maybe some GM's) Black is not dead yet but the engine evaluates things as +0.51 in White's favor - Just about a clear-advantage.] 33.Kf2 Now its +0.83 in Whites favor - During the rest of the game the players continue to exchange mistakes and the evaluation keep on changing wildly... In view of how long the game was going on, and how tired the players must have been at this point it is hardly surprising that Jay ultimately powers his way through to victory - Perhaps its this kind of situation that makes the higher-rated player - They tend to take advantage more more consistantly in their chances & escape more often from their lapses... 33...Ne8! After this move the postion is drawn 34.Rc1!? [34.Ke2! Rc3 35.Kd2 Ra3 36.Rb1 (36.Rc1 Nc7= 37.Bd7 Kf6 38.Bxc6 Ne6 39.Bd5 Nf4 40.Bxf4 exf4= ) 36...Nc7 37.Rb7 Kf6 38.Bc4 Ra4 39.Kd3 Ra3+ 40.Bb3 g5 41.Kc4 Ra1 42.h3= h5 PW III] 34...Nc7 35.Bc4 Ra3 36.Rd1 Ne8 37.g4 h6 38.h4 Ra7 39.g5 h5 40.Kg3 Kf8 41.Rb1 Ra4 42.Bf1 Rb4 43.Rc1 Ke7 44.Bxc5 Bxc5 45.Rxc5 Kd6 46.Rc3 Nc7 47.Bc4 Nb5 Black should probably have kept the Knight on to try to survive. 48.Bxb5 cxb5 49.Rc8 Junior now says Equal though! 49...Ra4? [49...Rb1! 50.Rg8 b4 51.Rxg6+ Kc7 52.Rg7+ Kc6 53.Rg6+ With a draw.] 50.Rg8 Ra3 51.Rxg6+ Kc5 52.Rg8 Ra7 53.g6 b4 54.g7 Rc7 55.f4!? After this black's game was completely finished... 55...exf4+?! While I was watching this move seemed forced but it turns out, things are still far from clear here! - After, [55...b3! Even if this really does lose it should be played - Black has no time to spare! 56.Kf3! (56.f5? b2 57.Rb8 Rxg7+ 58.Kf3 Rg4 59.Rxb2 Rxh4 60.Rf2 Kd6 Looks like a draw to me.) 56...exf4 57.Kxf4 b2 58.Rb8 Rxg7 59.Rxb2 Rg4+ 60.Kf5 Rxh4 61.e5 Rh3 (61...Rh1 62.Rd2 (62.Re2 Rf1+ 63.Kg6 Rg1+ 64.Kxh5 Rg8! Draws!) 62...h4 63.e6 (63.Re2 Rf1+ 64.Ke6 h3 65.Rh2 Rf3 Is also a draw.) 63...Rf1+ 64.Ke5 Re1+ 65.Kf6 h3 66.e7 Kc6 67.Kf7 Rf1+ 68.Ke8 Kc7 69.Rc2+ Kb6 And because of the h-pawn I think black keeps the draw in hand! - Its possible that my analysis is flawed somewhere and that Jay really was still winning this ending. In any case I know I would have lost this same position to him even if it were a draw - Another reason to study these rook and pawn endings all the more!) ] 56.Kxf4 The rest of the moves are not guaranteed but I think that White is now completely winning from this point on in any case... 56...b3 57.Ke5 b2 58.Rb8 Rxg7 59.Rxb2 Re7+ [59...Rg4 ] 60.Kf5 Kd4 61.Rb4+ Kc5 62.Ra4 Rf7+ 63.Kg5 Rf2 64.e5 Kc6 65.Ra6+ Kd5 66.e6 Rg2+ 67.Kxh5 Re2 68.Kg6 Rg2+ 69.Kf7 Rf2+ 70.Ke8 Rh2 71.e7 Rxh4 72.Kd8 Rd4 73.e8Q 1-0

(4) Bryant,Nigel (1407) - Frawley,James (1618) 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 *

(5) Dippolito,Paul (711) - Drazil,Paul (573) 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 *

(6) Fusto,John (1239) - Bauer,Andrew (1626) 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 *

(7) Fusto,John (1239) - Bauer,Andy (1626) [C42] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.c4!? Unusual move; most often played is 5.d4. [5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 Is red-hot at the top now; My man G.M. Roman Dzindzichashvili Recommended this in his DVD's and Videos.] 5...Be7 6.d4 0-0 7.Be2 c5 8.Be3 Nc6 9.Nbd2 f5 10.Nxe4 This loses - Better was, [10.d5 Keeping a slight-edge.] 10...fxe4 11.Nd2 cxd4 12.Bxd4 Nxd4 13.Nxe4 Nxe2 14.Qxe2 Qa5+ 15.Nc3 Bf6 16.0-0 Qc5 17.Rfd1 Bh3? What is this? [17...Bxc3 Wins with no difficulty at all.] 18.Qf3? Missing a big chance to be back in the game, [18.gxh3! Rae8 19.Ne4 (19.Qf1 Bh4+- ) 19...Bxb2 20.Rab1 Bd4! 21.Nxc5 Rxe2 Was black's idea (According to wonderful and aggressive engine Junior 10), but unfortunately for blacks imagination white is now equal after, 22.Rxd4 dxc5 23.Rd7 b6 24.Rxa7 Rf6 ] 18...Bg4 19.Qd5+? Even here better was, [19.Qxg4 Bxc3 20.bxc3 Qxf2+ 21.Kh1 Rae8 Although this time it looks like black has just enough to win the game.] 19...Qxd5 20.Rxd5 Be5 21.c5 Be6 22.Rd3 Bc4 23.Re3 Bd4 24.Re4 Bxf2+ 25.Kh1 d5 26.Re7 Bxc5 27.b3 Bxe7 28.Re1 Bb4 0-1

(8) Kleinman,Jay - Chernick,Steve [C86] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Jay Kleinman] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.Qe2 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.c3 0-0 8.d3 b5 9.Bb3 Be6 10.Bc2 Qd7 11.Nbd2 Rfe8 12.Rd1 Bf8 13.Nf1 d5 14.Ng3 Bc5 15.Nxe5? [15.d4= ] 15...Nxe5 16.d4 Bg4 [16...Ba7 17.dxe5 Bg4=/+ ] 17.f3 Ba7 18.fxg4 dxe4 [18...Nexg4= ] 19.g5 Saved from extinction, this pawn now becomes a permanent thorn in Black's position. 19...Nd5 20.Nxe4 Qc6 21.Qh5 With dreams of a brilliant mate. 21...Ng6 No more dreams; back to real life. 22.Qf3 Ne5 23.Qh3 Ng6 24.Kh1 b4 25.Qd3 bxc3 26.bxc3 Rad8 27.Rf1 Qd7 Hanging more material, but Black was in serious time pressure here. 28.Qxa6 c6 29.Ba3 Ra8 [29...Ne3 30.Bb3 Nxf1 31.Nd6! Ng3+ 32.hxg3 Re7 33.Rf1+/- ] 30.Qd3 Bxd4 Barely making the time control, and thus explaining why Black missed that the Ba3 would be covered. 31.cxd4 Ndf4 32.Rxf4 Rxa3 33.Rxf7 Rxd3 34.Rxd7 Re3 35.Rf1 Nf8 36.Rdf7 Ne6 37.Nd6 Rd8 38.Nf5 Re2 39.Ne7+ Kh8 40.Bb3 g6 41.Nxc6 Re8 42.Bxe6 R2xe6 43.Ne5 Kg8 44.Ra7 Rb6 45.Nd7 1-0

(9) Kleinman,Jay (1922) - Chernick,Steven (1510) 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 *

(10) Kleinman,Jay (1922) - Chernick,Steven (1510) 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 *

(11) Lorenzo,Antonio (1805) - Frumkin,Ed (2048) [B08] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 0-0 6.Bb3 Nc6 7.h3 e5 More often played is, [7...Na5 ] 8.Be3 [8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Qxd8 Raxd8 12.Nb5 (>=12.0-0 h6 13.Be3 g5 14.Rad1 Is +0.48 according to Junior 10.) 12...a6 (12...Rf7 Is equal.) 13.Nxc7 (13.Na3 b5 14.c3 Rd7 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Ke2 g5 17.Rhd1+/- + 0.64 Junior 10 engine. Fritz powerbook 2005.) 13...h6! 14.Nxe6 hxg5 15.Nxf8 Bxf8 Is equal according to the engine. These modern defense positions are extremely confusing!] 8...Qe7 9.0-0 Na5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qe2 Nxb3?! Aside from appearing a little rushed (The White bishop is not getting away), the engine indicates that White's position is getting significantly stronger after this move. Better was, [11...c6!? 12.Rfd1 b5 With relative equality. Having previously taken up the modern defense I can understand the attraction of the opening; On the other hand after a number of failiers through my own inability to fully understand how GM Tiger Hillarp Persson plays it (Even though I own this remarkable book!), I am amazed at Ed's dedication to the Modern defense opening over the years.] 12.axb3 a6 13.Rfd1 Bd7 13...b6 keeping the rook out may be better. [13...b6 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 a5 16.Ra4 Ba6 17.Qd2 f5 18.Bh6 Is just slightly better for White.] 14.Ra5 Bb5? According to the engine the losing move. [14...b5 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.Rxd5 Rfd8 And there is nothing obviously winning for White.] 15.Nxb5 axb5 16.Rxb5 Nxe4 17.Rxb7 f5?! Black is in trouble but should creat no further openings toward his King. [>=17...Rfd8 ] 18.Qc4+ Rf7 Diagram 19.Bb6! Rc8 20.Ba5 Bf6 21.Bb4 Qe8 22.Rd5 Nd6 23.Bxd6 cxd6 24.Qb4 Rxb7 25.Qxb7 Rxc2 26.Rxd6 Rc1+ 27.Kh2 e4 28.Rxf6 exf3 29.Qd5+ Kg7 30.Re6 Qb8+ 31.g3 Qc7 32.Qd4+ Kg8 33.Qf6 Qc8 34.Re7 Qf8 35.Qe6+ [35.Qe6+ Kh8 36.Re8 Or even Junior's prefered 36.Rf7 is very easy.] 1-0

(12) Murphy,Richard (1969) - Sugar,Zoltan (1759) [C26] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 c6 6.Nf3 This is the sort of solid opening structure that I like to try from time to time myself. 6...Bd6 One high-rated game continued here, [6...Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bd6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Re1 Nd7 10.d4 exd4 11.cxd4 Nb6 12.Qd3 h6 13.c4 Be6 Diagram 14.Rxe6! fxe6 15.Bxh6 Rxf3 16.Bxf3 Qf6 17.Bd2 Rf8 18.Bg2 Qxf2+ 19.Kh1 c5 20.Be3 Qf6 21.Re1 cxd4 22.Bxd4 e5 23.Be3 Qe7 24.Qd1 Bb4 Diagram 25.c5 Bxe1 26.cxb6 e4 27.bxa7 Qb4 28.Qd5+ Kh8 29.Bxe4 Qa5 30.Qxa5 1-0 Motwani,P (2455)-Jonsson,B (2420)/Hafnarfirdi 1992/CBM 029 - A very nicely played game. Grandmaster Paul Motwani has also written some really imaginative and excellent chess books! ] 7.0-0 0-0 8.d3 Nd7 9.Re1 Qc7 [9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 Qa5 Was worth considering.] 10.Ne4 Be7 11.c4 N5f6 12.Nc3 The following variations are not of course completely guaranteed, but does seem to indicate that some special thinking is needed to play this Opening/Middlegame well, [12.d4!? Nxe4 13.Rxe4 f5 14.Rxe5! Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Bf6 16.Bf4 g5 17.Be3 Bxe5 18.dxe5 f4 (18...Qxe5 19.Bxg5 Qxb2 20.Bf4+/- ) 19.Bc5 Rd8 (19...Be6!? 20.Bxf8 Rxf8 21.Qd6 Qf7 22.b3+/- ) 20.Qh5 Qxe5 21.Bb4 ] 12...Re8 13.a3 a5 14.Rb1 Bc5 [14...Qd6 15.d4 exd4 16.Bf4 Qc5 17.Nxd4 a4 (17...Qxc4? 18.Rc1 Qa6 19.Nf5+- ) 18.Be3 Qa5 19.Rc1= ] 15.d4!? Finally White goes for it! 15...exd4? [>=15...Ba7 16.Be3 Rd8+/= ] 16.Rxe8+ Nxe8 17.Nxd4 Nf8 18.Ne4 Be7 19.Bf4 [19.Be3 Nf6 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Qh5+/- ] 19...Qd7 20.Qd2 Ne6 21.Nf5 Nxf4 22.Nxe7+ Qxe7 23.Qxf4 Be6 24.Bf1 h6 25.Re1 Rd8 And here in a now completely equal position, Black lost on time. (Zoltan was about 20 minutes late arriving for the game). 1-0

(13) Murphy,Thomas (1700) - Tamarkin,Larry S. (2078) [B92] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3?! This move doesn't fit in well with how White should try to promote his position - As the opening is very complicated I won't even try to explain all the tempo-sensitive plans that both sides must undertake! - Most often played is, [8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4 Rc8 12.a5 With one high-rated battle going, 12...Qc7 13.Rfd1 Rfd8 14.Qe1 Qc6 15.Bf3 h6 16.Nc1 Ng4 17.Nd5 Bh4 18.Bxg4 Bxg4 19.Rd2 Re8 20.Na2 Bd8 21.Nab4 Qb5 22.b3 Nc5 23.f3 Be6 24.c4 Qd7 25.Qd1 f5 26.exf5 Bxf5 27.Nc3 Re6 28.Nbd5 Qf7 29.Nb6 Bxb6 30.axb6 Qg6 31.Kh1 h5 32.Nd5 Kh7 33.b4 Nd7 34.Nc7 Rf6 35.c5 e4 36.f4 Bg4 37.Qa4 h4 38.c6 bxc6 39.Qxc6 h3 40.b7 hxg2+ 41.Kg1 Rcf8 42.Nd5 R6f7 43.Rxg2 Nb8 44.Qc4 Qe6 45.b5 axb5 46.Qxb5 Bf3 47.Rg3 Qd7 48.Rb1 Qxb5 49.Rxb5 Be2 50.Rb6 Ba6 51.Bd4 Rd7 52.Rh3+ Kg8 53.Rg3 Kh7 54.Rg5 And these guys agreed a draw in a position which the chess-engine likes White just a little-bit. (+0.39) Back when Karpov was playing the 6.Be2 line in the 1970's other top grandmasters could almost resign after playing 6...e5, but this clearly had more to do with the player of the White pieces, rather then the opening! Nowadays 6.Bg5 is coming a bit more back in voque... Of course the so-called English-attack is still #1 in popularity.] 8...Be6 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 Nbd7 11.Be3 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8 13.c4 Nh5 14.f4? As White had really done nothing horribly wrong (other then not playing long-estapblished book-moves), he was ok up to here - This move gives black a serious initiative as will be seen. [He could even still claim an edge after, >=14.g3 g6 15.f4 exf4 16.gxf4 Ng7 17.Bd3 Bf6 18.Qd2 with a slight advantage (Similar to What Karpov used to get to beat people - LOL!).] 14...Nxf4 15.Bxf4 exf4 16.Rxf4 Bg5 17.Rf3 Ne5 18.Rc3 Rc7! I still need to find a decent plan without trying so hard that I weaken myself. [18...f5?! 19.Nd4! And White is back in the driver's seat!] 19.Nd2 Re8 20.Nf3?! White is probably completely lost after this move, (1.30 for black according to Junior 10!). [>=20.Qc2 and black is 0.41 better - Fritz 9 engine, but 1.07 in black's favor according to Junoir 10 engine!] 20...Nxf3+ 21.Bxf3 Rce7 22.Kf1 Be3 [22...Bh4 23.g3 Bf6 24.Rc2 Qb6-+ Is Junior 10 engines choice (-1.71). I still like what I played.] 23.Rd3 Ba7 24.Qb3 b5 25.Rad1 Qb6 26.Rd4 Qa5 Possibly best - Strangely my most prefered engine Junior 10 likes, [26...Qxd4!? 27.Rxd4 Bxd4 28.Qb4 bxc4 With a +1.49 winning advantage but no mate.] 27.R4d2 Diagram [27.Qc3 Qxc3 28.bxc3 Bxd4 29.Rxd4 Re1+ 30.Kf2 Ra1 Is fun for black, but no mate either.] 27...Qxd2 28.Rxd2 Re1# 0-1

(14) Nathan,Suriyan (573) - Drazil,Paul (1512) [C50] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 d6 5.h3 Nf6 6.d3 0-0 Here 6...h6, keeping White's bishop from enacting the pin was much more sensible. 7.Bg5 Bd7 After a number of 2 or 3rd selected book moves black is finally the first to leave 'theory', [7...Be6 8.Nd5 Bxd5 9.exd5 Ne7 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nh4 Qd7 12.Qh5 Kg7 13.g4 Rh8 1-0 Feher,T (2187)-Frink,F (2256)/Balatonlelle 2004/CBM 101 ext (61) Was also very-good for White in Feher,T(2187)-Frink,F(2256)/Balatonlelle 2004/CBM 101 ext, 1-0/61.] 8.Nd5 h6?? Loses the game completely - The remain moves aren't too important. [8...a6 9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10.Bh6 Re8 11.a3 Keeps black's dissavantage within a playable-range.] 9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10.Bxh6 Re8 11.Nh4 Bd4 12.Nf5 Bxb2 13.Qg4+ Kh7 14.Qg7# 1-0

(15) Nelson,Lamont (1590) - Milerski,Henry (1400) [B00] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d6 3.d5 Ne5 4.f4 Nd7 5.Bb5 [5.Nf3 c6 6.c4 Nc5 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Qc2 g6 9.Be2 Bg7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Kh1 cxd5 12.cxd5 Bd7 13.Be3 Rc8 14.Nd2 b5 15.Bxb5 Bxb5 16.Nxb5 Ncxe4 17.Nc4 Qd7 18.Nxa7 Rc7 19.Nc6 Qf5 20.Nd4 Qh5 21.Rf3 Ng4 22.h3 Qxd5 23.Rc1 Nxe3 24.Rxe3 Bxd4 25.Qxe4 Qxe4 26.Rxe4 Bg7 27.Rd1 f5 28.Red4 e5 0-1 Soln,P (2411)-Mestrovic,Z (2466)/Bled 1999/EXT 2000] 5...a6 [5...Ngf6 Is more natural.] 6.Ba4 b5 7.Bb3 g6 8.Nf3 Bg7 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.0-0 c6 [10...b4 11.Na4 a5 12.c3 bxc3 13.Nxc3 c5 14.h3+/- +1.09 Junior 10 engine. Its not that the Modern is unsound or anything like that, more that understanding the many waiting moves required to develope the kingside properly compined with often not knowing for sure which queenside pawn structure changes can or should be made at various times is generally more demanding for black then White.] 11.dxc6 Bxc6 12.Ng5 e6? This possitionally bad move is like waiving a flag at a bull! [>=12...Qb6+ 13.Kh1 Nh6 Keeps things much more together.] 13.f5! Natural and killing! 13...Bf6 There is no defence, [13...Ne5 14.fxe6+- ; 13...gxf5 14.exf5 Qb6+ 15.Kh1 Qb7 16.fxe6! Also wins easily.] 14.fxe6 Bxg5 15.exf7+ Easy to see that this is brutally strong. 15...Ke7 16.fxg8Q Rxg8 17.Bxg5+ Ke8 18.Bf7+ Kf8 19.Qxd6+ Kg7 20.Bxd8 (?) This question-mark is in parantheses as White has Mate in 8 after, [20.Qd4+ Qf6 (20...Kf8 21.Bxg6+ Nf6 22.Rxf6+ Kg7 23.Rd6+ Kf8 24.Bh6+ Ke7 25.Qf6# ) 21.Bxf6+ Kxf7 22.Bg5+ Ke8 23.Qd6 Nf6 24.Rxf6 Ra7 25.Rf8+ Rxf8 26.Qe6+ Re7 27.Qxe7# Any computer will tell you what a weak human you are for not seeing that in a micro-second!] 20...Rgxd8 21.Qxc6 Ne5 22.Qf6+ Kh6 23.Qxe5 Rd7 24.Rf3 White resigned now that's its mate in 3. 1-0

(16) Perez,Ricardo B (2084) - Ryba,Andrew (1787) [B51] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] I put a little extra effort to the analysis of this game as it was so hard for me to pin-point exactly where black went wrong. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.0-0 Nf6 5.Re1 Bd7 6.c3 g6 7.d3 Another way is, [7.d4 Bg7 8.h3 0-0 9.Bf1 cxd4 10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Qb3 e6 13.Nbd2 Nxd2 14.Bxd2 Qb6 15.Qd3 With a slight advantage to White - Powerbook 2005.] 7...Bg7 8.Nbd2 [8.h3 0-0 9.a4 e5 10.Nbd2 a6 11.Bc4 Na5 12.Ba2 b5 13.axb5 axb5 14.Nf1 With another equal but lively position - power2005.ctg.] 8...0-0 9.Nf1 a6 10.Ba4 b5 11.Bb3 Ne8 Prophylaxis like this should be discouraged in players this young! - Simpler is, [11...Rc8 12.h3 Qc7 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 Nh5 15.Qd2 g5 16.Bg3 Ne5 17.N3h2 Ng6 With the kind of battle that kids always look forward too -:). (powerbook 2005, where black is slightly better).] 12.Be3 Na5 13.Bc2 Rb8 14.Qd2 b4 15.Bh6 bxc3 16.bxc3 Rb2 17.Bxg7 Nxg7?! Probably bad in view of how quickly White's position becomes menencing once the Queen comes to h6. [17...Kxg7!? 18.Qc1 Rb8 19.Ne3 f6 20.h3 Is slightly better for White but there is no especially strikingly great line (That I can see).] 18.Qh6! f6 19.Ne3 Qe8?! After this black's game suddenly becomes very-bad, [19...e6? 20.Reb1 Rxb1+ 21.Rxb1 Qe7 22.d4! Leads to a winning attack according to Junior 10 - Perhaps best is,; 19...Qb8!? 20.Rab1 Be6 21.Bb3 Rxb1 22.Rxb1 Nxb3 23.axb3 Qb5 24.Nc4 Bxc4 25.dxc4 Qa5 26.Qd2 Which is slightly better for White but black has succeeded in getting White's queen to voluntarily leave the king-side.] 20.Reb1 Rxb1+ [20...Qb8? 21.Bb3++- ] 21.Rxb1 Ba4 22.Bxa4 Qxa4 23.Nd5 Qxa2 24.Nxe7+ Kf7 25.Re1 Kxe7 26.Qxg7+ Rf7 27.Qh8 Qb2 28.Qc8 Qb7 29.Qg4 Nc6 30.d4!-> Qd7 31.Qg3 Kf8 Diagram 32.e5! The natural kind of break! 32...dxe5 33.dxe5 Qc7 34.exf6 Qxg3 35.hxg3 Rxf6 36.Ng5 Kg7? Even after all this (I have to say this game is very confusing!), black still seems to be reasonably ok after, [36...Rf5! 37.f4 (37.Nxh7+? Kg7 38.g4 Re5 39.Rxe5 Nxe5 40.Ng5 c4= ) 37...h6 38.g4 Rd5 39.Ne6+ Kf7 40.c4 Rd2 41.Nxc5 Rc2 42.Re6 Na5<=> After the text-move he finally really goes down for the count.] 37.Ne6+ Kf7 38.Nxc5 a5 [38...Na5 39.Ra1!+- ] 39.Ne4! h6 40.Nxf6 Kxf6 41.Re4 Nb8 42.Re8 Nc6 43.Rc8 Na7 44.Ra8 Nb5 45.Ra6+ Kg7 46.c4 1-0

(17) Phanstiel,Jonathan (1741) - Drobbin,Mitchell (1966) [D36] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.Qc2 Re8 10.0-0 Nf8 11.Rab1 Ne4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.b4 a6 14.a4 Bf5 15.b5 axb5 16.axb5 Nxc3 17.Qxc3 Ra3 18.Rb3 Rxb3 19.Qxb3 Bxd3 20.Qxd3 Ne6 21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Ne5 [22.Rb1 Keeps more possibilities for White.] 22...c5! Completely equalizes now that White's knight is inproperly stationed at e5. 23.dxc5 Nxc5 24.Qb5 Qxe5 25.Qxc5 g6 26.Rd1 Ra8 27.g3 Ra1 28.Rxa1 Qxa1+ 29.Kg2 Qe5 30.Qd4 f6 31.Kf1 Kf7 32.Qa7+ Qe7 33.Qxe7+ Kxe7 34.Ke2 Ke6 35.Kd3 Kf5 36.f3 h5 37.h3 1/2-1/2

(18) Rawlins,Guy (1468) - Ryba,Nicholas (1698) [B06] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] Please note the high number of uncertain evaluations in this game - Perhaps it proves that computer evaluations really can't be trusted! 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.Be3 Statistically most played here is, [4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 0-0 8.Bb3 Which transposes to the Accelerated dragon which is something I like to play for (both sides). Probably the Ryba kids would plan to transpose into the regular dragon.] 4...e6? This is a very-unusual, strange and bad move! Better is the normal, [4...cxd4 5.Bxd4 Nf6 6.Nd5 (6.e5 Nh5 7.Nge2 d6 Is another 'book line'.) 6...0-0 7.Nxf6+ exf6 8.Qf3 Powerbook 2005. I don't know what's going on here but the engine says its equal.] 5.Qd2 Its possible that this move does not sustain the advantage (Junior's evaluation keeps fluctuating too much to be sure). According to my wonderful engine, the most quick win arises after, [5.Nb5! Nc6 (5...cxd4 6.Bxd4 Kf8 7.c3 b6 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Nd6 Nxd4 10.cxd4 And while I don't see any immediate force-win as such, I do agree with the Junior 10 engine that White is +1.42 and just positionally winning; He can hardly move or develope properly without something going wrong - That is not to say however that White can't still lose the game somehow.) ] 5...Qb6 [5...cxd4 6.Bxd4 Bxd4 7.Qxd4 Nf6 8.e5 Nc6 9.Qc5+/- ] 6.Na4 Qb4 7.Qxb4 cxb4 8.c3 An alternative is, [8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Bd3 Nf6 10.h3 b6 11.0-0-0+/= ] 8...bxc3 9.Nxc3 a6 10.Rc1 [10.Nf3 Nc6 11.d5 Nce7 12.0-0-0+- + 1.15 According to Junior 10 - Even if we don't see exactly where the win is.] 10...Ne7 11.Na4 Nbc6 12.Nf3 Diagram [12.Nb6 Rb8 13.Nf3 d5 14.Bd3 dxe4 15.Bxe4+/- ] 12...0-0? Nicholas and the machines completely agree on this one! [>=12...b5 13.Nb6 Rb8 14.Nxc8 Rxc8 15.Bd3 h5 /\ of 16...Bh6 equalizes completely!] 13.Nb6! Rb8 14.Bf4! Should just force resignation shortly. 14...e5 15.dxe5 [15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Is also completely bad news for black.] 15...Rd8 16.e6 d6 17.exf7+ Kxf7 18.Ng5+ Ke8 19.b3 h6 20.Nxc8 hxg5 No better is, [20...Rdxc8 21.Ne6 Bb2 22.Rc2 Be5 23.Bxh6+- ] 21.Nxd6+ Kf8 22.Bg3 Rd7 [22...Bb2 23.Rd1 b5 24.h4!+- ] 23.Nc4 Rbd8 24.Nb6 [24.a4?! Nb4 25.Nb6 Rd4! And black is back in the game.] 24...Rd2 25.Nd5?! Lets black back into the game - Better was, [25.Bc4! Rxa2 26.0-0 Rad2 (26...Rdd2 27.Rfd1 Bd4 28.Nd5 Bxf2+ 29.Bxf2 Rxf2 30.Rf1! Rxf1+ 31.Rxf1+ Ke8 32.Nf6+ Kd8 33.Rd1+ Kc8 34.Rd7+/- But of course you have to be a computer to find/play such a line!) ] 25...Rxa2 Somehow the position is now completely equal... 26.Bc4 b5 27.Nxe7 Nxe7 28.Be6 Bb2 29.b4? [To keep equality White should play, 29.Rb1 ] 29...Ra4 30.Bc7 A little better was, [30.Rc2 Ra1+ 31.Ke2 Rxh1 32.Rxb2 Rg1 33.Bc7 Rdd1 Although here too black has good winning chances now.] 30...Rd4 31.Be5? White callapses completely - Again a little better was, [31.Rb1 Bc3+ 32.Kf1 Raxb4 And black should have little trouble winning the game.] 31...Rxe4+ 32.Kf1 Bxc1 33.Bb3 Raxb4 34.h4 Bd2 35.g3 Re1+ 36.Kg2 Rxh1 37.Kxh1 Rxb3 38.hxg5 Bc3 39.Bd6 a5 40.g4 b4 41.f4 Kf7 42.Bc7 a4 43.Kh2 Bd4 44.Bd6 a3 Why resign now? - White is only down - 22.05 with Mate in 7 to follow! 0-1

(19) Simonaitis,Arunas (1954) - Guevara,Robert (2088) [B02] 2006 Queens Club Championship (2), 13.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.e4 Nf6! All I remember Rob ever playing before was the French defense - I consider it a good idea to change ones openings from time to time. If for no other reason then to give some variety to ones game. 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5 4.Bc4 Nb6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.Qh5 g6 7.Qf3 Ne5 8.Qf4 Bg7 9.Nf3 Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3 0-0 11.d3 c6 12.Bg5 Qc7 13.0-0 h5 14.Qe3 Re8 15.Rae1 Bf5 16.Bh6 Rad8 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Ne4 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 e6 20.Re3 Qd6 21.Rfe1 'Simonaitis's Gun' has been achieved! (Alekhine's Gun was with the Queen behind both rooks that are in front) --- In this position White's heavy pieces are all dressed up with no where to go - Equal! 21...Qd4 22.Qxd4+ Rxd4 23.c3 Rd6 24.d4 Red8 25.Re5 a6 26.f3 Nd5 27.g3 b5 28.Bxd5 cxd5 29.Kf2 Rc6 30.R5e2 Rb8 31.a3 a5 32.Ke3 b4 33.axb4 axb4 34.Kd3 bxc3 35.bxc3 Rb3 36.Rc1 Ra6 37.Ke3 Kf6 38.h4 Raa3 39.Kd3 Rb8 40.g4 hxg4 41.fxg4 Rh8 42.Rf2+ Kg7 43.Rcf1 Rxh4 Black has had a slight initiative for the last dozen moves or so and the best way to continue it seems to be, [43...f5!? 44.Rh1 Rc8! (44...fxg4?! 45.Rf4 Rc8 46.Rc1 Rc4 47.Rxg4 e5 48.h5 e4+ 49.Rxe4! (49.Kd2 Rc6 Is also equal.) 49...dxe4+ 50.Kxc4 gxh5 51.Re1 Gives White dangerous winning chances...) 45.Rc2 fxg4 46.Rg1 Rf8 47.Rxg4 Rf3+ 48.Ke2 Rh3!-/+ OK, but none of this is particularly easy to see or carry through in the game with your time running down on you...After the game move the position is completely equal and the players could have agreed a draw many moves earlier...] 44.Rxf7+ Kh6 45.g5+ Kxg5 46.Rg1+ Rg4 47.Rxg4+ Kxg4 48.Rf6 g5 49.Rxe6 Kf4 50.Rf6+ Kg4 51.Re6 Kh4 52.Rh6+ Kg3 53.Rd6 Ra5 54.Ke3 g4 55.Rg6 Ra8 56.Rg5 Rd8 57.Kd3 Kf4 58.Rg7 g3 59.c4 dxc4+ 60.Kxc4 Rf8 61.d5 Kf3 62.d6 Rf4+ 63.Kd5 g2 64.d7 Rf8 65.Ke6 Kf2 66.Ke7 Ra8 67.Rxg2+ Kxg2 68.d8Q Rxd8 69.Kxd8 1/2-1/2

(20) Balin,Michael (1200) - Rice,Bradley (1471) [B10] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.e4 c6 2.f4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 h6 6.d4 Nd7 7.0-0 Ne7 8.h3 Qb6 9.c3 0-0-0 10.a4 Rg8 11.b4 Kb8 12.Be3 Nc8 13.Nbd2 f6 14.Qb3 g5 15.fxg5 hxg5 16.exf6 Nxf6 17.Bxg5 Be7 18.g4 Bh7 [18...Nxg4 19.Bf4+ (19.hxg4 Qc7! 20.Ne5 Bxg5-+ ) 19...Nd6 20.Kh1 (20.hxg4 Rxg4+ 21.Kf2 Rxf4-+ ) 20...Rh8-+ ] 19.Bf4+ Bd6 20.Ne5 Qc7 21.c4 Nh5 22.Bh2 Ka8 23.Rf7 Qxf7 24.Nxf7 Bxh2+ 25.Kxh2 Rdf8 26.Rf1 Ng7 27.b5 Ne8 28.bxc6 bxc6 29.cxd5 exd5 30.Ba6 Ned6 31.Nxd6 Nxd6 32.Qc3 Nc4 33.Bxc4 dxc4 34.Qxc4 Rc8 35.Rf2 Bg6 36.Re2 Rgf8 37.Qc5 1-0

(21) Bauer,Andrew (1626) - Murphy,Thomas (1700) [B07] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 Nc6 4.c3 e5 5.d5 Ne7 6.Nf3 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 Nd7 11.c4 f5 12.Nc3 Nf6 13.exf5 gxf5 14.Nh2 c6 15.Be2 cxd5 16.cxd5 a6 17.a4 Qa5 18.Rb1 Qb4 19.Qc1 Kh7 20.Rd1 Bd7 21.g4 fxg4 22.hxg4 Bxg4 23.f3 Bf5 24.Bd3 Bxd3 25.Rxd3 Rac8 26.Qd1 Qh4 27.Rd2 Kh8 28.Rg2 Nf5 29.Bf2 Qh3 30.Ng4 Nxg4 31.Rxg4 h5 32.Rg2 Nd4 33.Rg3 Nxf3+ 34.Rxf3 Qxf3 35.Qxf3 Rxf3 36.Kg2 Rd3 37.Be1 Rc4 38.Kf2 Bh6 39.Ke2 Re3+ 40.Kd1 Rh3 41.Kc2 Rg4 42.Rd1 Kg7 43.Bd2 Rh2 44.Kc1 Rxd2 45.Rxd2 Rd4 46.Nb1 Rxd5 47.Kd1 Bxd2 48.Nxd2 e4 49.Ke2 Rxd2+ 50.Kxd2 h4 0-1

(22) Blake,Brian (1854) - Ryba,Nicholas (1698) [B51] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.h3 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.Nc3 Bd7 7.a3 Nf6 8.Re1 0-0 9.d3 Qc7 10.Bg5 Rfe8 11.Qd2 Rac8 12.Bh6 Nd4 13.Bxg7 Nxf3+ 14.gxf3 Kxg7 15.Bxd7 Qxd7 16.Kh2 Nh5 17.Rg1 h6 18.f4 f5 19.Nd5 Kh7 20.Rae1 e6 21.Nc3 Qf7 22.e5 dxe5 23.fxe5 a6 24.f4 Qd7 25.Ref1 Qd4 26.Ne2 Qd5 27.Nc3 Qd4 28.Ne2 Qd5 29.Qe3 Re7 30.Rd1 Qa2 31.Rb1 Qd5 32.Qf2 c4 33.d4 Rg7 34.Rg2 Qe4 35.Rc1 Kg8 36.c3 Kf7 37.Rcg1 Rcg8 38.Qh4 b6 39.Rf1 Ke8 40.Qf2 Qd5 41.Ra1 b5 42.Ng3 Nxg3 43.Rxg3 Kf8 44.h4 h5 45.Rg5 Ke8 46.Qg3 Kf7 47.Qf2 Ke8 48.Rg2 Kf8 49.Qg1 Kf7 50.Rg3 Qe4 51.Qg2 Qd5 52.Qxd5 exd5 53.Re3 Ke6 54.Rg1 a5 55.Rb1 a4 56.Rg1 Rf8 57.Reg3 Rfg8 58.Kg2 Kf7 59.Kf3 Ke6 60.R1g2 Kf7 61.Rg1 Ke6 62.Re1 Rf8 63.Rg5 Re8 64.Re2 Rf8 65.Reg2 Rfg8 66.R5g3 Kf7 1/2-1/2

(23) Bryant,Jehron (1417) - Fusto,John (1239) [B13] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bf4 Bb4 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Nd7 9.0-0 Ngf6 10.Ne2 0-0 11.c3 Ba5 12.b4 Bc7 13.Bg5 Rc8 14.h3 Bd6 15.Nd2 Qc7 16.Rac1 Nh5 17.Qf3 Nhf6 18.Rfe1 Rfe8 19.Ng3 h6 20.Be3 Nb6 21.Nh5 Qe7 [21...Nxh5 22.Qxh5 a6 23.Qf3 Nc4=/+ ] 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Qxf6 gxf6 24.Bxh6 Kh7 25.Be3 Surprisingly black is better here anyway because of the activity of his pieces and white's weakness' on c3. 25...Nc4? Throwing his advantage away - The knight was a key maneuvereing piece for black. [25...Na4! 26.c4 Bxb4 27.Rb1 Bxd2 28.Bxd2 dxc4 29.Rxb7 c3 30.Bc1 Kg6 31.Rxa7 Nb6-/+ ] 26.Nxc4 Rxc4 27.Bd2 e5 28.dxe5 fxe5 29.Be3 b6 30.Red1 Rec8 31.Rxd5 Bxb4 32.Rxe5 Rxc3 33.Rxc3 Rxc3 34.Bd2 Rc4 35.Bxb4 Rxb4 36.Re7 Kg6 37.Rxa7 Rb5 38.f3 Ra5 39.Rxa5 bxa5 40.Kf2 Kf5 41.g3 Kg6 42.Ke3 Kh5 43.Kd4 1-0

(24) Chernick,Steven (1510) - Bryant,Nigel (1407) 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 Score not available. 1-0

(25) Cruz,Kenneth (1700) - Nelson,Lamont (1590) 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 Score not available. 1/2-1/2

(26) Frawley,James (1618) - Felber,Joseph J (2000) [D87] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 Joe used to play the Nimzo-Indian and the Queen's Indian with pretty good results. I played the black side of the Gruenfeld myself for a while but get sick of losing 20 move games against other masters who play just like me when they are white! - Go figure!? 3.Nc3 d5!? 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Be3 Nc6 9.Ne2 0-0 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Qd2 I prefer the much more frequently played 11.Rc1 line here. 11...Rd8 12.Rad1 Not in the powerbook tree - This is not an opening one should play from either side without extensively studying the lines... [12.Rac1 Qa5 13.Rfd1 Bd7 14.Bh6 cxd4 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qf4! dxc3 17.Qxf7+ Is the main-line of powerbook 2005 which my very-aggressive Junior 10 engine likes by +0.50 for white (1/2 a pawn).] 12...cxd4 13.cxd4 a6 Black has equalized in this still very-sharp position - Interesting is, [13...Nxd4!? 14.Bxf7+ Kxf7 15.Nxd4 Qc4 16.Qb2 Bg4!=/+ Is typical of the piece activity that black strives for in the Gruenfeld even if he has to move his King a little.] 14.Bb3 Bd7 15.f3 Rac8 16.Rc1 Qb8 17.h4 Be8 18.Rc5? This move loses - Better is the consistant, [18.h5! Maintaining some initiative...] 18...Nxd4! Exploiting unprotected pieces... 19.Rxc8 Nxe2+ 20.Qxe2 Rxc8 21.Rd1 Be5 [>=21...Bb5!-/+ ] 22.Qd2 Bd6 23.Bh6 Bc5+ 24.Kh1? [>=24.Be3 Qe5 25.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 26.Qf2 e6 27.Qxc5 Rxc5 28.Rd8 Kf8 29.Rb8 When though White is probably losing in the long-run he can still make Joe work for the point.] 24...Qg3! 25.Bg5?! [25.Qf4 Bd6 26.Qxg3 Bxg3 27.Bg5 e6 28.Bf6 Bb5 29.Rd2 Kf8 30.a4 Bc6 Is 1.68 in blacks favor.] 25...h6?! Black could win the game a lot faster with, [25...Bd6! 26.e5 (26.Kg1 h6! 27.Bxh6 Qh2+ 28.Kf2 (28.Kf1 Bb5+ etc.) 28...Qxh4+ 29.Ke3 (29.Kf1 Bb5+ ) 29...Qxh6+ End.) 26...Bxe5 27.f4 Bd6 Is just hopeless for white.] 26.Qf4 Bd6 27.e5? Missing a beautiful chance to get back in the game! [27.Rxd6! Qe1+ (27...Qxf4? 28.Bxf4 exd6 29.Bxh6 a5-+ ) 28.Kh2 exd6 29.Be7 Rc1! 30.Qxh6 Qh1+ 31.Kg3 Qe1+ With the kind of 'emergency draw' I've seen in some Kasparov games!] 27...Bxe5 Now there are no more chances... 28.Qxg3 Bxg3 29.Bxe7 Kg7 30.h5 g5 31.Rd8 Rc1+ 32.Rd1 Rxd1+ 33.Bxd1 f6 34.Bb3 Bxh5 35.Kg1 Bf7 36.Kf1 Bxb3 37.axb3 Kf7 38.Bd8 Ke6 39.Ke2 Be5 40.Kd3 f5 41.g4 fxg4 42.fxg4 Kd7 43.Ba5 Kc6 44.Ke4 Bf4 45.Bc3 b5 46.Kf5 Kd5 47.Bg7 a5 48.Bxh6 a4 49.bxa4 bxa4 50.Bf8 Kc4 51.Ke4 Kb3 52.Kd3 a3 53.Bg7 Bc1 54.Bf6 a2 A rocky game. 0-1

(27) Frumkin,Edward (2048) - Phanstiel,Jonathan (1741) [A16] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 exf6 8.Qd2 f5 9.h4 Nd7 10.d4 Nf6 11.Nh3 Rb8 12.0-0 c6 13.e3 Be6 14.d5 Bd7 15.Nf4 c5 16.a4 b6 17.Rfb1 a6 18.f3 b5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Nxb5 Bxb5 21.cxb5 Rxb5 22.Bf1 Rb6 23.Bc4 Nd7 24.Nd3 Ne5 25.Nxe5 Bxe5 26.f4 Bg7 27.Ra4 Qe8 28.b3 Qe4 29.Rf1 Re8 30.Kf2 Qe7 1/2-1/2

(28) Guevara,Robert (2088) - Kleinman,Jay (1922) [D00] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 I was a bit amused by this as Rob arrived a few minutes late for his game and I was in this same opening with Mitch Drobbin around move 8 or 9. 2...Qd6 Played immiediately so I suppose this is Jay Kleinman's prepared answer in this line. 3.Nc3 Bf5 There is very-little theory on this position. 3...c6 has been played here before. 4.e3 c6 [4...f6 5.Bf4 e5 6.Bg3 c6 7.dxe5 fxe5 8.Nf3 Nd7 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Qd4 Bxc2 11.Rc1 Bg6 12.Bxe5 Qd7 13.h4 Nh6 14.h5 Nf5 15.Qf4 Bf7 16.Bd3 Nh6 17.f3 Be6 18.Nb5 Rc8 19.Nc7+ Kd8 20.Qg5+ Be7 21.Qxg7 Nf7 22.Nxe6+ Qxe6 23.Bf4 Bf6 24.Qg4 Qxg4 25.fxg4 Bxb2 26.Rb1 Bc3+ 27.Ke2 b5 28.g5 Ke7 29.g6 hxg6 30.Bxg6 Ne5 31.Rbc1 Nxg6 32.Rxc3 Kf6 33.g4 Ne5 34.g5+ Kf5 35.Rcc1 c5 36.g6 Rcg8 37.Rcg1 Nxg6 38.hxg6 Rxh1 39.Rxh1 d4 40.Rh5+ Kxg6 41.Rxc5 dxe3 42.Rxb5 a6 43.Rg5+ Kf7 44.Rxg8 Kxg8 45.Kxe3 1-0 Tondivar,B (2350)-Borst,J (2320)/Leeuwarden 1995/EXT 97] 5.Nf3 e6 6.h3 Nd7 7.Nh4 Ngf6!? [7...Bg6 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.Bf4 Qb4 10.a3 Qb6 11.Be2 Ngf6 (11...Qxb2?? 12.Na4 Bb4+ 13.Kf1+- ) 12.Rb1 Is a safe way to keep equality.] 8.Nxf5 exf5 9.a3 [9.Bf4 Qe6 10.Bd3 Ne4 11.f3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Be7 Is safe enough as well.] 9...Qe6 10.Ne2 Ne4 11.Bf4 Be7 12.h4 0-0-0 13.c4 Bd6 14.Qa4 Bb8 15.Bxb8 Kxb8 16.Nf4 Qe7 17.Qa5 Ndf6 18.Be2 Rhf8 [18...dxc4!? 19.Qxf5 c3 20.bxc3 Nxc3 21.0-0! Is recommended by Junior 10 but is also equal.] 19.0-0 Nd2?? I assume that Jay made this move and then resigned when he realized it hung the Knight - What actually happened is not on the score sheet. Before this move the position is completely equal - 19...g6 being a most sensible move here. 1-0

(29) Perez,Ricardo B (2084) - Lorenzo,Antonio (1805) [B20] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.e4 c5 2.b4 e5 I personally believe taking the pawn on b4 gives black advantage despite the fantastic results of IM Yuri Lapshun! 3.bxc5 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bxc5 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.d3 h6 7.0-0 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Qe7 10.Qe2 Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.Nbd2 d5 13.Nh4 Ne7 14.Nb3 Bb6 15.Ba3 dxe4 16.dxe4 Rfd8 17.Rfd1 Rac8 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8 19.c4 Nc6 20.c5 Bc7 21.Qb5 Nxe4 22.Qxb7 Qf6 23.Nf3 Bb8 24.Bb2 Ng5 25.Nfd2 Nd4 26.Re1 Qf4 27.c6 Ndf3+!? 28.Nxf3 Nxf3+ 29.gxf3 e4 30.c7! Bxc7 31.Qxe4 Qh2+ 32.Kf1 Qxh3+ 33.Ke2 Qd7 34.Kf1 Qh3+ What a tussle! - LOL! 1/2-1/2

(30) Rawlins,Guy (1468) - Francis,Marcus (1229) [A30] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 1.c4 c5 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.Bxf6 exf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nd5 0-0 9.e4 d6 10.Rb1 a5 11.Ne2 Re8 12.0-0 f5 13.d3 fxe4 14.dxe4 Nb4 15.Nec3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Ra7 17.Qf3 Be5 18.Rbd1 Ra6 19.Qd3 Bd7 20.f4 Bd4+ 21.Kh1 Bc6 22.f5 Bxd5 23.exd5 g5 24.Qf3 f6 25.Rfe1 Be5 26.Qg4 Re7 27.Rb1 b6 28.Qe2 Raa7 29.Qf1 Qe8 30.Bf3 h5 31.Re4 Rh7 32.h4 Rag7 33.g4 Qd7 34.Qe2 Kf8 35.gxh5 Qxf5 36.Bg4 Qxe4+ 37.Qxe4 gxh4 38.Rf1 Rh6 39.Qf5 Re7 40.Qc8+ Re8 41.Qc6 Re7 42.Qxb6 Rhh7 43.Qd8+ Re8 44.Rxf6+ Bxf6 45.Qxf6+ Rf7 46.Qxd6+ Rfe7 47.Qh6+ Rg7 48.Be6 Rxe6 49.Qxe6 Re7 50.Qf6+ Rf7 51.Qxh4 Rf1+ 52.Kg2 Ra1 53.h6 Rxa2+ 54.Qf2+ Rxf2+ 55.Kxf2 Kg8 56.d6 Kh7 57.d7 Kxh6 58.d8Q 1-0

(31) Ryba,Andrew (1728) - Balin,Neal (1661) [E32] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3!? In book but play any where as often as 5.Qxc3. 5...h6?! This move is too weakening after black castles king-side. [5...d6 6.Nf3 Qe7 7.g3 b6 8.Bg2 Bb7 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.a4 Be4 11.Qb3 a5 12.Bh3 0-0 13.Nd2 Bb7 14.f3 e5 15.e4 Rae8 16.Re1 Kh8 17.Nf1 Bc8 18.Bg2 Bb7 19.Ne3 Nh5 20.Ra2 g6 21.Rae2 f5 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 g5 24.Qb5 f4 25.Bh3 Ndf6 26.gxf4 Nxf4 27.Bxf4 gxf4 28.dxe5 Rg8+ 29.Kh1 dxe5 30.Be6 Rg5 31.c5 bxc5 32.c4 c6 33.Qb2 cxd5 34.cxd5 Qd6 35.Rxe5 Rxe5 36.Qxe5 Qxe5 37.Rxe5 c4 38.Rg5 c3 39.Rg1 Rd8 40.Rc1 Nxd5 41.Bxd5 Rxd5 42.Rxc3 Rd4 43.Kg2 Kg7 44.Kh3 Rxa4 45.Kg4 1/2-1/2 Bogoljubow,E-Nimzowitsch,A/Bad Kissingen 1928/HCL] 6.e4 d6 7.Nf3 0-0 8.Bd3 b6 9.0-0 Though the Junior 10 engine likes this move best for a clear advantage, it is a bit tame - Deserving of very-serious consideration and the way to most effectively attack the weakness of the move 5...h6 is, [9.g4! e5 10.g5 hxg5 11.Bxg5 Bg4 12.Nh4 Qc8 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.h3! Bxh3 (14...Bh5 15.Nf5 Re8 16.Qc1!+- ; 14...Bd7 15.Rg1+ Kh7 16.Qd1+- ) 15.Rg1+ Kh7 16.Qd1+- ] 9...Nc6?! Black doesn't understand the position or the danger he is in from a central break-through. 10.Rd1 [10.e5!? dxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 12.Ba3 Re8 13.Qe2-> Is very-strong.] 10...Ba6? The only chance was, [10...e5 After which Andrew told me he was intending the thematic, 11.c5! With initiative.] 11.e5! Black is now completely lost. 11...Nd7 12.Ba3 Na5 13.exd6 Re8 14.c5! White has also managed to build a lovely staircase! 14...Bxd3 15.Qxd3 cxd6 16.cxd6 Qc8 17.Ne5 Nc6 18.Qg3 Ncxe5 19.dxe5 Qc6 20.Rd4 Nxe5!? Immaginative bluff to trying to get back into the game - White can just take the knight but gets 'nervous' with the clock running. 21.Re1? [21.Qxe5! Qxc3 22.Rad1 Qxa3 23.d7 Red8 24.Rg4! Is irresistable.] 21...Nd7 [21...f6! Would have been blacks best chance when White still has to play accurately to win the game - Probably 22.Bc1!? will do the job best.] 22.Rg4! g6 [>=22...Kh8!? 23.c4! Will win quickly but not, (23.Rxg7?! Rg8! 24.Rxg8+ Rxg8 25.Qh3 Rg6! And the position is some what out of control!) ] 23.Rxg6+ fxg6 24.Qxg6+ Kf8 25.Re3 Qa4 26.Rf3+ 1-0

(32) Ryba,Andrew (1728) - Bellon,Neal (1661) [E32] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 [Tamarkin,Lawrence] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3!? In book but play any where as often as 5.Qxc3. 5...h6?! This move is too weakening after black castles kingside. [5...d6 6.Nf3 Qe7 7.g3 b6 8.Bg2 Bb7 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.a4 Be4 11.Qb3 a5 12.Bh3 0-0 13.Nd2 Bb7 14.f3 e5 15.e4 Rae8 16.Re1 Kh8 17.Nf1 Bc8 18.Bg2 Bb7 19.Ne3 Nh5 20.Ra2 g6 21.Rae2 f5 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 g5 24.Qb5 f4 25.Bh3 Ndf6 26.gxf4 Nxf4 27.Bxf4 gxf4 28.dxe5 Rg8+ 29.Kh1 dxe5 30.Be6 Rg5 31.c5 bxc5 32.c4 c6 33.Qb2 cxd5 34.cxd5 Qd6 35.Rxe5 Rxe5 36.Qxe5 Qxe5 37.Rxe5 c4 38.Rg5 c3 39.Rg1 Rd8 40.Rc1 Nxd5 41.Bxd5 Rxd5 42.Rxc3 Rd4 43.Kg2 Kg7 44.Kh3 Rxa4 45.Kg4 1/2-1/2 Bogoljubow,E-Nimzowitsch,A/Bad Kissingen 1928/HCL] 6.e4 d6 7.Nf3 0-0 8.Bd3 b6 9.0-0 Though the Junior 10 engine likes this move best for a clear advantage, it is a bit tame - Deserving of very-serious consideration and the way to most effectively attack the weakness of the move 5...h6 is, [9.g4! e5 10.g5 hxg5 11.Bxg5 Bg4 12.Nh4 Qc8 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.h3! Bxh3 (14...Bh5 15.Nf5 Re8 16.Qc1!+- ; 14...Bd7 15.Rg1+ Kh7 16.Qd1+- ) 15.Rg1+ Kh7 16.Qd1+- ] 9...Nc6?! Black doesn't understand the position or the danger he is in from a central break-through. 10.Rd1 [10.e5!? dxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 12.Ba3 Re8 13.Qe2-> Is very-strong.] 10...Ba6? The only chance was, [10...e5 After which Andrew told me he was intending the thematic, 11.c5! With initiative.] 11.e5! Black is now completely lost. 11...Nd7 12.Ba3 Na5 13.exd6 Re8 14.c5! White has also managed to build a lovely staircase! 14...Bxd3 15.Qxd3 cxd6 16.cxd6 Qc8 17.Ne5 Nc6 18.Qg3 Ncxe5 19.dxe5 Qc6 20.Rd4 Nxe5!? Imaginative bluff to trying to get back into the game - White can just take the knight but gets 'nervous' with the clock running. 21.Re1? [21.Qxe5! Qxc3 22.Rad1 Qxa3 23.d7 Red8 24.Rg4! Is irresistible.] 21...Nd7 [21...f6! Would have been blacks best chance when White still has to play accurately to win the game - Probably 22.Bc1!? will do the job best.] 22.Rg4! g6 [>=22...Kh8!? 23.c4! Will win quickly but not, (23.Rxg7?! Rg8! 24.Rxg8+ Rxg8 25.Qh3 Rg6! And the position is some what out of control!) ] 23.Rxg6+ fxg6 24.Qxg6+ Kf8 25.Re3 Qa4 26.Rf3+ 1-0

(33) Tamarkin,Larry S (2078) - Drobbin,Mitchell (1966) [D00] 2006 Queens Club Championship (3), 20.10.2006 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nd7 3.e3 Ngf6 4.Nd2 g6 5.f4 Bg7 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 b6 8.Ngf3 Bb7 9.0-0 [9.Ne5 0-0 10.0-0 Rc8 11.Qf3 Ne8 12.Qh3 f5 13.g4 Nd6 14.Ndf3 Nxe5 15.fxe5 Ne4 16.Bf4 Qd7 17.e6 Qc6 18.Rad1 fxg4 19.Qxg4 Rf5 20.Nh4 Rf6 21.Bxe4 dxe4 22.d5 Qb5 23.d6 exd6 24.Rxd6 Re8 25.Rd7 Bc8 26.Rxg7+ Kxg7 27.Bh6+ Kxh6 28.Rxf6 Kg7 29.Rxg6+ Kh8 30.Qg5 hxg6 31.Qf6+ 1-0 Arencibia,W (2445)-Mithrakanth,P (2320)/Calcutta 1988/EXT 97] 9...0-0 10.Qe1!? More often played here is 10.Ne5 or 10.Qc2 - My move follows the similar plan recomended by Roman Dzindichashvili in the Grand-Prix Sicilian. 10...Ne4 11.Qh4 f6 12.Bh6 Rf7 13.Rad1 [13.Bb5?! a6 14.Bxd7 (14.Ba4 b5 15.Bc2 c4 ) 14...Qxd7 15.Bxg7 Rxg7 Also seemed unclear to me.] 13...Qf8 14.Bxg7 Qxg7 15.Bb5 Nf8 Perhaps black should have brought the a8-rook to d8 instead - White now gets a big-advantage partly because of blacks many miss placed pieces. 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2 e6? [17...Rc8 18.dxc5 Rxc5 19.Be2 Ra5 20.Nc4! Rxa2 (20...Rc5 21.Rd8+/- ) 21.Ra1 g5 22.fxg5 fxg5 23.Qg3 Rxf1+ (23...Rxa1 24.Rxa1 a5 25.Qb8+- ) 24.Rxf1 Bc8 25.Qb8! Is rated as +1.32 in white's favor by the Junior10 engin - I doubt I would have found this interesting line.] 18.dxc5! Now White is winning. 18...bxc5 19.Nc4 a6 20.Ba4 Bd5 21.Nd6 Re7 22.c4 Rd8? Making it even easier for white to convert his advantage, [22...Bb7 23.Nxb7 Rxb7 24.Bc6+- Though losing is the only reasonable way to play on.] 23.Nxe4 Bxe4 24.Rxd8 h6 25.Rfd1 f5 26.Rb8 Kf7 27.Rdd8 Nh7 28.Be8+ More accurate then, [28.Qxe7+ Kxe7 29.Rd7+ Kf6 30.Rxg7 Kxg7 31.b4 Which also wins easily.] 28...Rxe8 29.Rxe8 Qf6 30.Rf8+! Nxf8 31.Rxf8+ 1-0

(34) Bauer,Andrew (1626) - Lawlins,Guy (1468) [B01] 2006 Queens Club Championship (4), 27.10.2006 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Be3 [6.Ne4 Qe6 7.Qe2 Nf6 8.Nxf6+ Bxf6 9.Bh6 c6 10.c3 Qxe2+ 11.Bxe2 Powerbook 2005.] 6...Nf6 7.h3 a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.0-0-0 b4?! This move proves to weaken black's position too much - Probably it was better to castle and hope for the best. [>=9...0-0 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.Kb1 Nb4 White is slightly better but the game is yet to be played...] 10.Na4 Ne4 11.Qd3! Bf5 12.Qb3 Nc6 [12...a5 13.Nc5 Nxc5 14.dxc5 Qc6 15.Nd4 Bxd4 16.Bxd4+- Is also winning.] 13.Nc5 Nxc5 14.dxc5 Qf6 15.Bg5 White is winning easily here. (+3.76 Junior 10 engine). 15...Bh6 16.Bxh6 a5 17.Bb5 Rb8 18.Qa4 Bd7 + 11.37! 19.Rxd7 Kxd7 20.Rd1+ Kc8 21.Bxc6 b3 22.axb3 Rb4 23.Bd7+ Kb8 24.Qxa5 Rb7 25.Bg5 Qg7 26.c6 Ra7 27.Qb4+ Ka8 28.Kb1 Rb8 29.Qxe7 Ra4 30.Bf6 Re4 31.Qxe4 Qxf6 32.Qa4# 1-0