Chess analytical report Share Dimension - HSG

Last week in Groningen the top match in the Duch league, between Share Dimension and HSG, was played. In a great ambiance, Groningen had spared no pains or costs to turn the match into a great event. At the end home club Share Dimension defeated HSG 6,5-3,5. Earlier on this website you cound enjoy an impression of the atmoshphere; in this article I collected some game fragments from this crucial match for you.

First of course there was the duel Smeets-Kramnik. Smeets kept himself cool and gained the half point.

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I’m not looking back to my own game with much pleasure. From around 14.00 I was suffering, until Black suddenly made a mistake.

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Jan Werle won an important game against Friso Nijboer. In a Ruy Lopez Nijboer didn’t react resolutely enough to Werle’s central push d6-d5 and then he couldn’t fight himself back into the game anymore.

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Stellwagen is winning everything at the moment and in this match he saved the honour by being the only HSG player to collect a full point. During the press conference he said he wanted to inspire his team mates with his game, but to his disappointment this was not reflected in the final result.

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To conclude, a great fight on board 10 where the opponents played until the last seconds.

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    Share Dimension 2596   - HSG 2580          6½ - 3½ 

 1. V. Kramnik 2743        - J. Smeets 2526     ½ - ½
 2. L.-D. Nisipeanu 2696   - L. van Wely 2675   ½ - ½
 3. A. Naiditsch 2664      - E. l' Ami 2584     ½ - ½
 4. I. Sokolov 2652        - Y. Seirawan 2638   1 - 0
 5. D. Baramidze 2591      - P. Nikolic 2626    1 - 0
 6. I. Khenkin 2586        - L. Ljubojevic 2551 1 - 0
 7. J. Werle 2530          - F. Nijboer 2598    1 - 0
 8. Y. Visser 2533         - R. Janssen 2480    ½ - ½
 9. J. Brenninkmeijer 2503 - D. Stellwagen 2575 0 - 1
10. W. Spoelman 2461       - I. Rogers 2548     ½ - ½

Current standings:

 Meesterklasse                Mp Bp

 1. Share Dimension Groningen 11 38½
 2. HSG                       10 37½
 3. SO Rotterdam               8 34½
 4. ESGOO                      7 29
 5. Homburg Apeldoorn          6 34
 6. HMC Calder                 6 29½
 7. Utrecht                    5 30½
 8. SMB                        4 24
 9. LSG                        3 25½
10. Zukertort Amstelveen       0 17

There are three more rounds to go:

Round 7 - 24 March 

ESGOO                - HSG
SO Rotterdam         - Groningen
SMB                  - HMC Calder
Homburg Apeldoorn    - LSG
Utrecht              - Zukertort Amstelveen 

Round 8 - 21 April 

Zukertort Amstelveen - ESGOO
LSG                  - Utrecht
HMC Calder           - Homburg Apeldoorn
Groningen            - SMB
HSG                  - SO Rotterdam 

Round 9 - 13 May 

SO Rotterdam         - ESGOO
SMB                  - HSG
Homburg Apeldoorn    - Groningen
Utrecht              - HMC Calder
Zukertort Amstelveen - LSG