Selected Positions in Lille, Rd.2 (Men)

[Alex_Moiseyev]

White to move

F. Kareta vs U. Hydyrov, G1

32-27? (loses, 23-18, 20x27, 32x23 correct), 4-8? (Missing a win, 9-14* is correct), 23-18? (loses, 30-25 draw) ... after then red played correctly 8-12* and won the game without missing. I wrote in Sixth: "it is not so critical who made mistake first, it is important who made it last !"

Red to move

D. Oliphant vs R. Beckwith, G1

Another beautiful "multi-missing" middlegame masterpiece. Continue from diagram:

3-7? (loses. 1-6-10 is correct with folowing 6-10-15 run. 18-14 trade won't work due to 16-19 trade), 32-28? (missing a win 31-27*), 1-6, 28-24, 6-9? (finally loses and missing a drawn idea 6-10, 24-19, 5-9* with following 9-14 x 11-15 Draw)

Red to move.

S. Scarpetta vs Bashim Durdyev, G1

Nothing really missed in this game. Sergio just find a pretty tactical source to save game: 7-10!, 14x7, 6-10, 23x14, 10x23, 31x22, 15-19 etc Draw

Red to move

R. King vs G. Owens, G1

White just oveplayed here by 23-19? Ron replied 6-10 which leaded to draw after 21-17, 13x22, 14-9, 5x14, 27-23 etc Draw.

It looks like Ron missed extremely complicated "machine generated win". Continue from diagram: 9. 11-16 19-15 10. 3-8 24-20 11. 16-19 27-24 12. 13-17 31-27 13. 17-22 21-17 14. 19-23 25-21 15. 8-11 15x8 16. 4x11 24-19 17. 23-26 19-15 18. 12-16 15x8 19. 26-31 20x11 20. 31x24 28x19 21. 7x23 Probably RW

Game M. Borghetti vs I. Martinov is full can of beauties, hard to select diagram I will continue my post here tomorrow.

[Alex_Moiseyev]

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Diagram #1. White to move ..... Diagram #2. White to move ..... Diagram #3. White to move
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M . Borghetti vs I. Martinov, G1

See position on Diagram #1. Here white had an excellent chance to make it much easy and faster and even creating some problems for red by playing 18-15* 1-6, 15-11* and now 3-7? loses after 22-18, 7x16, 29-25 etc and 3-8 (instead 3-7) is draw with care for red after 19-15, 10x26, 22-18, 11x18, 17x1, 15-19 (26-30 is weaker), 31x22, 19-24 Draw

Instead 18-15, Igor played on diagram #1 22-17, 9-13, 18x9, 13x22, 23-18, 4-8, 32-28, 8-11! and we reached position on diagram #2. Poisen trap ! Of course taking a man (as Igor played) is leading to very weak ending and simple trade 19-16, 12x19, 27-24, 20x27, 31x6, 1x10, 9-5 cleaned the board and drew the game.

After 19-15?, 10x19, 27-24, 20x27, 31x8, 12-16, 8-4, 22-26 we reached position on diagram #3. Not an easy draw was still available here after 18-15 (or 21-17 first) and later giving man back. Instead, Igor played 9-5? on diagram #3 and lost the game.

White to move.

P. Faleo vs V. Shafir, G1

22-17 is absoluely OK here giving white an even game, but 26-23?? as played in the game, was catstrophic disaster after 19x26, 30x23, 2-7, 23-18, 14x23, 27-18, 15-19 etc RW

Diagram #1. Red to move ........Diagram #2. White to move.
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U. Hydyrov vs F. Kareta, G2

Actually red has better position on diagram #1 and should play 16-20, 31-26* (the only move to draw), 1-5, 19-15* (the only move to draw), 12-16 etc Draw.

Instead 16-20 on diagram #1, red played losing 6-10? 14-9, 10-15, xx, 9-6 and after several moves reached position on diagram #2. Here white played 10-14??, 16-19 etc Draw

Red to move.

G. Owens vs R. King, G2

8-11 is weak draw here, 14-18? as played in game, loses.

White to move.

J. Morrison vs J. Jolliff, G2

So far noone made critical error. Strange position, looks like an easy win for red. White played here 28-24?, 20x27, 31x24 and lost after 32-27, 24-20, 6-10, 15x6, 1x17, 21x14, 7-11* RW. However in position diagram white still have a prety escape by 31-26*, 32-27, 21-17*, 27-31 26-22*, 6-10, 15x6, 1x10, 14-9 and red can't win.

Red to move.

R. Beckwith vs D. Oliphant, G2

Noone missed anything in this game, just potential better play. Richard played here 6-9, but 5-9 looks better in my eyes because after 6-9 white can play powerful 24-19 forcing red to make few star moves. After 6-9, 17-13 ... 1-6 is also stronger then 10-15 as played in the game.

Red to move.

I. Martinov vs M. Borghetti, G2

Well known position in PP, where 11-16 is correct (1-5 also draw) bbut Igor played 3-8? and immediately lost after 23-19 etc WW

White to move.

Bashim Durdyev vs S. Scarpetta, G2

Red previous move was 2-7?. In first game Sergio played correctly 14-18 to stay away of troubles. 2-7? prehaps confused him for second and he played 22-18 which OK against 6-10 or 3-7. But after 2-7 (see postion on diagram) Serigio had much stroinger 30-26** which should win the game.

Red to move.

V. Shafir vs P. Faleo, G2

Red played very weak 8-11? and lost after 17-13, 2-6, 25-22, 14-17 (14-18 coud survive), 21x14, 9x25, 29x22, 5-9, 26-23, 10-14, 19x10, 6x15, 13x6, 1x10, 31-26* WW