Smagin - Hoi
Copenhagen 1993
White to move
Copenhagen 1993
White to move
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Unity Chess Club
19 Feb, 09:04
Now White is unable to sustain all the exposed pawns on the fourth rank.
Unity Chess Club
19 Feb, 09:03
After 3.Nb5 exd4 Black is better, but the text practically loses a pawn.
Unity Chess Club
19 Feb, 09:01
By exploiting the potential pin along the d-file, Black damages the enemy pawn structure.
Unity Chess Club
17 Feb, 17:38
A pawn up, White should be happy to swap pieces, especially the active bishop on d6.
Unity Chess Club
16 Feb, 08:21
Thanks to his extra pawn and active pieces, White is clearly better.
Unity Chess Club
16 Feb, 08:19
Exploiting the fact that 1.Qd4! Nxh1? 2.Rg6! with mate, White secures a decent square for his rook.
Unity Chess Club
07 Feb, 10:10
Now all Black's pieces are active, and the white king remains exposed.
Unity Chess Club
07 Feb, 10:08
2.Nxb5 Re6 3.Qa3 Nxg3+ 4.hxg3 Rb8 5.Nc3 Ng4! White is also under pressure – Short.
Unity Chess Club
07 Feb, 10:06
Creating new threats, such as ...Re6 and ...b5-b4, before White consolidates by Kf2 and Rhe1.
Unity Chess Club
06 Feb, 10:49
5...Rb5 was the last chance – Yermolinsky, when White can keep attacking by 6.Rxb5 axb5 7.Qb8 Qd5 8.Rb1
Unity Chess Club
06 Feb, 10:44
1....0-0? 2.Rac1 gxh6 3.Rxc4 , followed by 4 Rxc8 and 5 Qg4+
1...gxh6 2.Rac1 Qxd5 3.Bxc4 Qa8 4.Bd5! Qb8 5.Qxa6 Rxc1 6.Rxc1 yields White a clear advantage thanks to his active bishop and the strong passed pawn on a2.
1...gxh6 2.Rac1 Qxd5 3.Bxc4 Qa8 4.Bd5! Qb8 5.Qxa6 Rxc1 6.Rxc1 yields White a clear advantage thanks to his active bishop and the strong passed pawn on a2.
Unity Chess Club
06 Feb, 10:43
A strong blow that prepares Rac1 with new threats and destroys Black's kingside before he castles into safety.
Unity Chess Club
23 Jan, 14:34
After breaking the white blockade, Black is able to move his queenside majority forward.
Unity Chess Club
19 Jan, 18:28
By now the powerful dark square blockade and the exposed black king outweigh the pawn.
Unity Chess Club
19 Jan, 18:27
This move is not just threatening a rook, but also enabling the tactical idea of e6 and Qf6.
Unity Chess Club
18 Jan, 11:17
Parrying the threat of 9 Qh5. Thanks to his strong knight and the weak pawns on d4 and g3, Black has a more comfortable game.
Unity Chess Club
17 Jan, 15:47
This time the attempt to grab a pawn by 7.axb5 axb5 8.Nxb5? Qb8! -+
Unity Chess Club
17 Jan, 15:40
Black has assessed that the d5-pawn can be safely blocked on d6, after which the pawn itself will restrict several of the white pieces.
Unity Chess Club
13 Jan, 19:02
6.a4 a6 7.Rb1 Rab8 8.Bd2 bxa4 9.Ra1 Ba8 10.Bxa4 Qc7 11.Ra2 Rb6 12.gxf5 exf5 13.Bc1 Nd5
Unity Chess Club
12 Jan, 18:37
Clearing the d1-h5 diagonal for the queen with excellent attacking prospects.
Unity Chess Club
12 Jan, 18:36
3...gxf3 4.Rxf3 Bf4 5.Be3 , with ideas like Rg1+, White obtains a strong initiative.
Unity Chess Club
12 Jan, 18:34
Obviously 1...Rxf5 just helps White to accomplish his plan by 2.Ne4.
Unity Chess Club
09 Jan, 18:56
Now the e4-pawn has become weak, besides which Black has a constant problem with the passive knight on a6.
Unity Chess Club
09 Jan, 18:56
6...fxg4 7.Nxg4! Qxf4 8.Qxe4+! Qxe4 9.Bxe4+ Kg8 10.Bg3 with a big advantage – Trifunovic.
Unity Chess Club
09 Jan, 18:52
Preferable was 1...Bf6 2.Ng2 Ng7 with just a slight disadvantage – Trifunovic.
Unity Chess Club
09 Jan, 18:51
Preparing Nd1-e3 in order to exploit the blockading square on e3 in a more powerful way.
Unity Chess Club
08 Jan, 11:10
Black wisely tries to escape with his king, and he should have stuck to this plan on the coming moves.
Unity Chess Club
08 Jan, 11:09
Preparing g2-g4 in order to step up the pressure on the enemy kingside.
Unity Chess Club
02 Jan, 18:50
This just accelerates White's plan.
1...cxb4 2.axb4 Nd7! is a better try, speeding up his development.
1...cxb4 2.axb4 Nd7! is a better try, speeding up his development.
Unity Chess Club
02 Jan, 18:49
With focus on the enemy kingside. Now any capture on f3 will clear the g-file for the attack.
Unity Chess Club
01 Jan, 11:06
8.f3 h5 9.g5 f6 10.Kf1! fxg5 11.hxg5 Re6 12.Rdb1! Rxb1+ 13.Rxb1 Qf7 14.Qd5
Unity Chess Club
01 Jan, 11:03
Preparing a consolidating f2-f3, as well as Rab1 with a fight for the b-file.
Unity Chess Club
03 Dec, 18:20
2...Qf7 3.h5 Be7 4.Nd5! Nxd5 5.Bxd5 Be6 6.h6! Bxd5 7.hxg7 Rg8 8.Qxd5
Unity Chess Club
03 Dec, 18:17
By hitting the a7-pawn and hampering ...g7-g6, White provokes the undesirable ...c6-c5.
Unity Chess Club
02 Dec, 10:59
Provoking f2-f3 in order to soften up the dark squares around the white king.
Unity Chess Club
30 Nov, 11:27
Provoking e3-e4 in order to restrict the bishop on g2 and gain control of the dark squares.
Unity Chess Club
29 Nov, 08:38
As a result of Black's first move, 5...g6? now fails to 6.Bxg6 fxg6 7.Qxg6.
Unity Chess Club
29 Nov, 08:35
1...g6 was more solid, when White could try 2.Qh6 Bf8 3.Qh3 followed by Ne4, eyeing the new weakness on f6.
Unity Chess Club
24 Nov, 19:09
11.Rg1 Qh4+ 12.Kf1 g6 13.fxe5 Qh3+ 14.Kf2 Qh2+ 15.Rg2 Qxe5 16.Ra2 Re8 17.Rc2 Bxf3!
Unity Chess Club
24 Nov, 19:04
The only defence to the threat of 5...Rxh3+, since 5.Bf1? Rxh3+ 6.gxh3 Bxf3+ -+
Unity Chess Club
24 Nov, 19:02
Provoking a weakness in the enemy kingside to facilitate the attack.
Unity Chess Club
23 Nov, 06:19
With a clear grip on the dark squares, while Black's remaining bishop is horribly passive.
Unity Chess Club
23 Nov, 06:18
3...f6 4.Bf4 Nd5 5.Bd6 Black admittedly ends up with a long-term weakness on e6, but at least his "good" bishop is still on the board.
Unity Chess Club
23 Nov, 06:16
Provoking ...e7-e6 in order to soften up the dark squares in Black's camp and restrict his bishop on c8.
Unity Chess Club
12 Nov, 10:22
Sadler - Pelletier
German League (analysis variation) 2003
Black to move
German League (analysis variation) 2003
Black to move
Unity Chess Club
12 Nov, 10:06
With the double idea of 6...Rxc5 and 6...d3 followed by ...Qd4. Black went on to win.
Unity Chess Club
12 Nov, 10:05
1...h6 has the simple idea of 2.f4?? g6 , trapping the queen. White is left without a natural plan.
Unity Chess Club
11 Nov, 11:13
1...Ne7 can be met by 2.Qb6! , forcing a queen exchange and winning one of the pawns at b7 and d6.
Unity Chess Club
11 Nov, 11:13
Now that his plan no longer works, Black is limited to defensive actions. It also becomes evident that the ...g6-g5 advance has just produced weaknesses.
Unity Chess Club
09 Nov, 12:08
In view of the coming Rc2-g2, Black protects the g7-pawn in advance and prepares a further reinforcement of the kingside by ...Bf8 and ...Ne7-f5.
Unity Chess Club
08 Nov, 07:12
It doesn't seem right to abandon the seventh, but there weren't many moves to choose from.
Unity Chess Club
08 Nov, 07:12
Some more prophylaxis in order to cover the sensitive second rank. Meanwhile, Black is just playing with one rook, since the one on f8 is tied to the defence of f5.
Unity Chess Club
08 Nov, 07:10
A "mysterious" rook move, realizing that Black's only viable plan is ...b6-b5.
Unity Chess Club
03 Nov, 08:52
The beginning of a flawed plan. More solid seems 4...b5 5.h5 Bxd4! 6.Rxd4 Qb6 , followed by ...Qe6.
Unity Chess Club
03 Nov, 08:49
Preparing 2 Kg2, in order to avoid any surprises along the back rank, and put the king on a square of opposite colour to the black bishop.
Unity Chess Club
02 Nov, 18:36
3...Qc2 4.Qg3 Ra1 5.Rxe8 Qxd1 6.Qxg6!! White forces mate – Botvinnik.
Unity Chess Club
02 Nov, 18:35
Further prophylaxis, against any checks along the g1-a7 diagonal and the first rank.
Unity Chess Club
30 Oct, 16:51
Thanks to his space advantage and superior bishop, White is considerably better.
Unity Chess Club
30 Oct, 16:50
From now on Black's bishop remains a "bad" one, and the knight on h7 proves misplaced.
Unity Chess Club
30 Oct, 16:49
Preparing h2-h4 in order to prevent the plan of ...Nh7 and ...Bg5 with a favourable bishop exchange.
Unity Chess Club
29 Oct, 18:20
8.Rb1 Rb8 9.h4 Rb7 10.Kh2 Kxd6 11.g4 Nc3 12.Ra1?! Nb5! 13.Rd1 Ra7 14.h5 g5! 15.Kg2 Ra2 16.Be2 Rxc2
Unity Chess Club
29 Oct, 18:17
Thanks to his strong passed pawn and the weakness on d4, Black is clearly better despite being the exchange down. The game continued:
Unity Chess Club
29 Oct, 18:16
After the successful restriction Black can get on with his own play.
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