Z. Andriasian (2532) - Ba Jobava (2643) [B18]

4th Open/Moscow RUS (3) 2008


The knight has nowhere to go - end of game, you'd think. But Jobava has calculated deeper.

23... Rb8! The bishop is doomed as well! 24. fxg4 Rxg4! 25. Re3 b5 26. Bxb5 Rxb5 Now Black is better but White manages to survive. 27. Rd1 g5 28. b3 Rc5 29. Rd2 a5 30. Kc1 c3 31. Rde2 Kg7 32. a3 Rd4 33. Ne4 Rxe5 34. Nxc3 Rxe3 35. Rxe3 Rg4 36. Re2 e5 37. Kb2 Kf6 38. Nd5+ Ke6 39. Nc7+ Kd6 40. Ne8+ Ke6 41. Nc7+ Kd6 42. Ne8+ 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

J. Geller (2511) - A. Riazantsev (2628) [E14]

4th Open/Moscow RUS (3) 2008


This gane had a nice last phase. The first combination is easy.

27... Rxg2+! 28. Kxg2 Qc2+ 29. Kg1 29. Kh3 Bc8+ is not better. 29... Qxd1+ 30. Nf1 Qg4+ 31. Ng3 Qd1+ 32. Nf1 Qg4+ 33. Ng3 Some calculation whether we can play for a win... 33... Qc8! 34. Bh8 Qf8 It looks a bit scary, but White has nothing here. 35. Bf6 Nc5 36. Kf2 Qc8 37. h4 h5 38. b4 Nd3+ 39. Kg1 Kh7 40. Qd6 Qc1+ 41. Nf1 Qe1 42. Qd8 Qf2+ 43. Kh1 Qxf1+ 44. Kh2 Qe2+ 45. Kh1 Qd1+ 46. Kh2 Qd2+ White had a choice between allowing the queens to be exchanged, or getting mated. He went for the third option. 0-1

 








 

 

Arty Timofeev (2664) - V. Iordachescu (2586) [E20]

4th Open/Moscow RUS (4) 2008


The pawn majority on the kingside is much more threatening because it involves a direct attack.

18. f6 gxf6 19. Qd2 Kg7 20. exf6+ Qxf6 21. Ne5 Qe6 22. Rc3 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Re3 Qd6 25. Qd4+ f6 26. Bh5 Kh8 27. Bg6 Qb6 28. Qf4 Kg7 29. Bh5 Be6 30. Kh1 Bf7 31. Rg3+ Kh7 32. Qg4 1-0

 








 

 

S. Yudin (2519) - A. Lastin (2604) [C55]

4th Open/Moscow RUS (5) 2008


42. Bxe4?? Rc1+ Oops. 0-1

 








 

 

V. Zvjaginsev (2677) - Y. Vovk (2561) [B30]

4th Open/Moscow RUS (5) 2008


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d5 7. e5 Bd7 8. Nc3 Nf5 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bd3 Qa5 11. Bd2 Nfxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qg4 Nc6 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Qc7 16. Qxg7 O-O-O 17. Rac1 Kb8 18. Bb4 Ka8 19. Bd6 Qb6 20. Qxf7 Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qc3 22. Bb5 Rhg8 23. Rfc1 Qh3 24. g3 Nd4 25. Bxd7 Rg7 26. Qf6 Rgxd7 27. Rc7 b6 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Rd1 Qg4 Black resigned - but why? 29... Qg4 30. Rxd4! Qxd4 31. Qxe6 Rd8 32. Bc7! is the idea. 1-0

 








 

 

A. Iljushin (2549) - E. Inarkiev (2681) [E71]

4th Open/Moscow RUS (5) 2008


How much you have seen this, it's always exciting whether the defender will make it. This time he doesn't.

58. Re3+ Kf5 59. Re2 Bf6 60. Re1 Be5 61. Rh1 Rd4+ 62. Kc5 Rd7 63. Rh5+ Ke4 64. Rh4+ Bf4 65. Rg4 Rc7+ 66. Kb5 Ke5 67. Rh4 Be3 68. Rh5+ Kd6 69. Rh3 Bd4 70. Rh6+ Kd5 71. Rh5+ Be5 72. Rg5 Rb7+ 73. Ka5 Kd4 74. Rh5 Rb8 75. Rg5 Bc7+ 76. Ka6 Kc4 77. Rh5 Bd6 78. Ka7 Rb2 79. Rg5 Bc5+ 80. Ka8 Kb5 81. Kb7 Ra2 82. Rg6 Ra7+ 83. Kc8 Bb6 84. Re6 Rg7 85. Rh6 Rc7+ 86. Kb8 Ka6 87. Rg6 Rd7 88. Rg8? The only move was 88. Rc6 88... Rb7+ 89. Kc8 Rc7+ 90. Kb8 Rc6! Now the white rook cannot leave the back rank anymore and this passiveness is deadly. 91. Re8 Bc5 92. Ka8 Bd6 93. Rd8 Kb6 94. Rg8 Rc5 0-1