Jón Viktor Gunnarsson – Jon Ludvig Nilssen Hammer
17th European Team Chess Championship; Novi Sad, October 23, 2009
Sicilian Defence B83
17th European Team Chess Championship; Novi Sad, October 23, 2009
Sicilian Defence B83
Jon Ludvig Nilssen Hammer is a very gifted player, who always plays chess deeply inspired by the wish to paint a masterpiece. Sadly enough, he was sacrificed twice by Norway Altibox for making room to new entries from abroad. The sudden withdrawal of Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin, decided by Karjakin himself in strict accordance with the Russian Chess Federation’s instructions – as FIDE President Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov told Interfax-Russia.ru – has indeed forced the Norwegian organizers to give a “neutral” answer under circumstances in which the emergency responder has to transform himself into a counterattacker. Whatever it is, Hammer will not participate in the 4th Altibox Norway Chess, but undoubtedly he’ll show his not common erudition as a commentator for TV 2, and we all hope that Norwegian organizers will succeed in realizing their goal with the moral satisfaction to know that they always played a fair game.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 7. Be2 0-0 8. 0-0 Nc6 9. f4 Bd7 10. Kh1 Rc8 11. Qe1. Another try is 11. Bd3 a6 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. a3 b5 14. Rae1 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc6 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nd7 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh6 Nc5? (Black should probably have played 19. ... Qd8 in order to answer 20. Be4 by 20. ... Bg5) 20. Re3! with powerful attack for White, Brkić – Movsesian, 4th Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine, Neum 2005. 11. ... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qg3 g6 14. Bf3 b5 15. a3 a5 16. b4 d5! Black has already solved his potential opening problems. 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rad1. White disdains to play for a draw by 19. c3, and launch himself into a controversial combination. 19. ... axb4 20. axb4 Rxc2 21. Bxd5
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 7. Be2 0-0 8. 0-0 Nc6 9. f4 Bd7 10. Kh1 Rc8 11. Qe1. Another try is 11. Bd3 a6 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. a3 b5 14. Rae1 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc6 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nd7 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh6 Nc5? (Black should probably have played 19. ... Qd8 in order to answer 20. Be4 by 20. ... Bg5) 20. Re3! with powerful attack for White, Brkić – Movsesian, 4th Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine, Neum 2005. 11. ... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qg3 g6 14. Bf3 b5 15. a3 a5 16. b4 d5! Black has already solved his potential opening problems. 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rad1. White disdains to play for a draw by 19. c3, and launch himself into a controversial combination. 19. ... axb4 20. axb4 Rxc2 21. Bxd5
21. ... Qxd5!! This probably came as a hammer blow surprise to Gunnarsson, who was likely expecting 21. ... exd5 22. f5! with a powerful initiative for White. 22. Bg7. And now what with it? 22. ... Qe4 23. Rd4 Qe2 24. Re1 Rfc8! The elegant corollary of 21. ... Qxd5. 25. Rxe2
Rxe2 26. h3. No better at all is 26. Rd1 Kxg7 with ... Rc8-c2 expressly coming. 26. ... Rc1+ 27. Kh2 Ree1. Threatening mate at h1. Very similar but more accurate was perhaps 27. ... Kxg7 28. Rd7 Ree1 29. Qxe1 Rxe1 30. Rxe7 Re4 remaining two Pawns up. 28. Qxe1. Anyway, after 28. Qf2 Rh1+ 29. Kg3 Rc3+ White must give up his Queen to avoid mate. 28. ... Rxe1 29. Bh6 f6 30. Rd7
Kf7 31. Rb7 e5 32. Rxb5? The losing move! After 32. fxe5 Rxe5 Black is a Pawn ahead and savours a favourable ending, but the way is yet long. 32. ... e4. Bye-Bye. 33. Kg3 Rf1 34. Ra5 e3 35. Ra2 g5. White’s Bishop is now in a cage. 36. fxg5 Bd6+ 37. Kh4 Kg6 0 : 1. Very beautiful game.
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