Monday, February 4, 2008

115th Congress Review

Round 4 was a sad 16 move draw for the future NZ champ, but a good result for Watson.

Watson,B - Chandler,M [A05]New Zealand Championship Auckland (4.2), 17.01.2008

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.d4 Nf6 [6...cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ndb4 8.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Nxc6 10.Nc3 Bd7 11.Be3 0-0-0 12.Ke1 e5 13.Rc1 Kb8 14.f4 f5 15.fxe5 Nxe5 16.Bf4 Re8 17.Rd1 Bc6 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Rd7 g5 20.Bxe5+ Rxe5 21.Rf1 Bb4 22.Rf7 Rhe8 23.Rf2 Ra5 24.Kf1 Ree5 25.Rxh7 g4 26.Rf7 Bxc3 27.bxc3 Rxa2 28.R7xf5 Raxe2 29.Rf8+ Re8 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8 31.Rf4 Rg8 32.Ke2 ½-½ Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Frankfurt GER 2000/]
7.e3 [7.Qa4 Bd7 8.dxc5 e5 9.0-0 Bxc5 10.Nc3 h6 11.Nd2 0-0 12.Nde4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Be6 14.Rd1 Qf6 15.Be3 Bd4 16.Bxd4 exd4 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.Qxd5 Rae8 19.Rd2 Re7 20.Rad1 Rfe8 21.Qc4 Na5 22.Qd3 Qb6 23.Rc1 Nc6 24.a3 Re5 25.b4 R8e6 26.Rc4 g6 27.Kf1 Qa6 28.Bxc6 Rxc6 29.Rxd4 Rc1+ 30.Kg2 Qc6+ 31.Qf3 Rc3 32.R2d3 Rxd3 33.exd3 Re1 34.Qxc6 bxc6 35.a4 Rb1 36.Kf3 Kf8 37.Rc4 Ke8 38.Rxc6 Rxb4 39.Ra6 Rb7 40.g4 Rb4 41.h3 h5 42.gxh5 gxh5 43.Rxa7 Rh4 44.a5 Rxh3+ 45.Ke4 Rh1 46.a6 Ra1 47.Kf5 h4 48.Kg4 Ra4+ 49.f4 Kd8 50.d4 Ke8 51.Kxh4 1-0 Andersson,U-Portisch,L/Reggio Emilia 1985/]
7...e6 8.0-0 Be7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.b3 [11.Bd2 Bd7 12.Nc3 Ke7 13.Rac1 Bb6 14.Rfd1 Rhd8 15.Na4 Ne4 16.Nxb6 axb6 17.a3 Nxd2 18.Nxd2 Be8 19.Nb1 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Rc8 21.Nc3 Na5 22.Bf1 Nc4 23.Bxc4 Rxc4 24.Rd4 Rc5 25.f3 Bc6 26.Kf2 b5 27.e4 Rh5 28.h4 h6 29.Rd1 Rc5 30.Ke3 f5 31.exf5 Rxf5 32.Ne4 Rf8 33.Rd4 Ra8 34.Nc3 e5 35.Rg4 Kf7 36.Rb4 Rf8 37.Nxb5 Kg6 38.f4 exf4+ 39.gxf4 Kh5 40.Nd4 Kxh4 ½-½ Andersson,U-Portisch,L/Tilburg 1984/]
11...Ke7 12.Ba3 Bxa3 13.Nxa3 Nd5 14.Nc4 f6 15.Rac1 Bd7 16.Nd4 Nxd4
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