Attacking ?ɬ†la Tarrasch
26 September 2008, 14.17 CET | Last modified: 14:31 | By Peter Doggers | Filed under: Reports | Tags:
Siegbert Tarrasch wasn’t exactly known for his attacking games – in those days Rudolf Spielmann was the Last of the Mohicans trying to hold up romantic chess. It’s also not an every day story that Black wins with a beautiful attack using Tarrasch’s Defence, but that’s what happened in round 6 of the SPICE Cup.
The second SPICE Cup is taking place 19-28 September at the Texas Tech University located in Lubbock, Texas. In the sixth round yesterday this great game was played:
The first moves of what would become a great game: Stefansson-Akobian...
...and here much further in the game, with Stefansson?Ǭ†under pressure by now
SPICE Cup results thus far:
| Round 1 Akobian 1-0 Perelshteyn Becerra 1/2 Onischuk Stefansson 1/2 Harikrishna Kaidanov 0-1 Kritz Mikhalevski 1-0 Miton |
Round 2 Onischuk 1/2 Mikhalevski Harikrishna 1/2 Becerra Kritz 1/2 Perelshteyn Kaidanov 1-0 Stefansson Miton 1/2 Akobian |
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| Round 3 Stefansson 0-1 Kritz Akobian 1/2 Onischuk Mikhalevski 1/2 Harikrishna Becerra 1/2 Kaidanov Perelshteyn 1/2 Miton |
Round 4 Onischuk 1-0 Perelshteyn Kritz 1/2 Miton Harikrishna 1/2 Akobian Kaidanov 0-1 Mikhalevski Stefansson 1/2 Becerra |
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| Round 5 Perelshteyn 1/2 Harikrishna Akobian 1/2 Kaidanov Miton 1/2 Onischuk Mihalevski 1/2 Stefansson Becerra 1-0 Kritz |
Round 6 Becerra 1/2 Mikhalevski Kritz 1/2 Onischuk Harikrishna 1-0 Miton Stefansson 0-1 Akobian Kaidanov 1-0 Perelshteyn |
SPICE Cup 2008 Round 6 Standings
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | Mikhalevski,V | 2592 | +142 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.0/6 | 11.00 | |||
| 2 | Akobian,V | 2610 | +117 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0/6 | 9.00 | |||
| 3 | Becerra Rivero,J | 2598 | +78 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.5/6 | 11.25 | |||
| 4 | Onischuk,Al | 2670 | -20 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.5/6 | 10.00 | |||
| 5 | Harikrishna,P | 2668 | -26 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.5/6 | 9.25 | |||
| 6 | Kritz,L | 2610 | +44 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5/6 | 8.00 | |||
| 7 | Kaidanov,G | 2605 | -16 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0/6 | ||||
| 8 | Miton,K | 2580 | -82 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0/6 | ||||
| 9 | Stefansson,H | 2566 | -143 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5/6 | 5.50 | |||
| 10 | Perelshteyn,E | 2555 | -122 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5/6 | 4.50 |
Links:
- SPICE at the Tech University
- Extensive coverage by Susan Polgar
- Live games: Monroi / ICC
- Games in PGN
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Rare indeed, although we shouldn’t forget how Kasparov used the Tarrasch as a fighting weapon in the early 80s!
Tarrasch not an attacker?
Niemzovich-Tarrasch, St. Petersburg 1914.