Zigzagoon

Dmitry Vladimirovich Andreikin – Tania Sachdev
23rd International Chess Festival; Abu Dhabi, August 21, 2016
Trompowsky Attack D00

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Bd3 b6 7. f4 Be7 8. Ngf3 Bb7 9. Ne5 0-0 10. 0-0 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qg4!? A new idea, though on the lines of 12. Qh5 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Bg5 14. Rf3 cxd4 15. cxd4 g6 16. Qg4 h5 17. Qg3 a5 18. Raf1 Bh4 19. Qh3 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Rf6 Bxf6 22. exf6 Kh7 23. Qh4 Qd6 24. Nf3 Ra7 25. Kh1 Rh8 26. Ne5 Rc7 27. Qg5 Rhc8 28. Nd3 Qf8 29. h4 Rc2 30. Rf3 Rd2 31. Nf4 Qh6 32. Qe5 Rdc2 33. a4 R2c6 34. Rg3 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 R1c6 36. e4 dxe4 37. Qxe4 Kh8 38. Nxg6+ fxg6 39. Rxg6 Qh7 40. f7 Qg7 41. f8=Q+ 1 : 0 Suetin – Butnorius, 6th Soviet Team Chess Cup, Riga 1968. 12. ... Be7 13. Ndf3 f5 14. Qh3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16. Nf3 Qf6

17. Kh1! No doubt Andreikin read the classics! 17. ... a5? Too little, too slow. Correct was 17. ... Qg6! in order to answer 18. Rg1 by 18. ... Qg4 parrying the threat of breakthrough. 18. Rg1! Now White mounts an attack that will force matters. 18. ... Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. g4 fxg4 21. Rxg4 Kf7. 21. ... Kh7 22. Rag1 Ra7 23. Nh4 is no better. 22. Ne5+ 1 : 0. Mrs. Sachdev resigned in disgust, though a little prematurely, because by now it’s just a cat and mouse game.

Dmitry Vladimirovich Andreikin
Photo: Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival

Man on the Moon

Tigran Levonovich Petrosian – Baadur Jobava
22nd International Chess Festival; Abu Dhabi, August 31, 2015
English Opening A24

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d3 c6 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Rb1 Nbd7 10. Nd2 a5! For 10. ... h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. b4 see Gouillart – Campagnola, 16th Venetian Chess Autumn, Venice 2010. 11. a3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 d5 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. Rfc1

19. ... h5! 17. b5 h4 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Rb6 Rfc8 20. Rcb1 hxg3 21. hxg3 Ng4 22. e3 e4 23. dxe4? Decidedly bad play. Comparatively better is 23. d4, though after 23. ... Qf6 25. Nf1 Ra3 Black holds the initiative. 23. ... d4! Now for an attacking player such as Jobava it’s an easy way... 24. Nd1 dxe3 25. Nxe3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Be5. Intending to add fuel to the fire by ... Kg8-g7 followed by ... Rc8-h8. 27. Nf1 Qc5 28. R6b4 Kg7 29. Qf2 Ra3 30. Rb7 Qxc4 31. R1b4 Qa2 32. Qf3 Ra7 33. g4 c5 34. R4b6 Rxb7 35. Rxb7 c4 36. g5 c3 37. Rb5 c2 0 : 1.

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The Arrangement

Baadur Jobava – Péter Prohászka
22nd International Chess Festival; Abu Dhabi, August 30, 2015
Spanish C77

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5. Please, just tell us what’s happening? Is Baadur really going mad? 3. ... a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Nbd2 h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. h3 Re8 12. Bc2 Bb6 13. b3 b4 14. Bb2 bxc3 15. Bxc3 d5. A Pawn sacrifice that vaguely resembles the Marshall Counter-Gambit. 16. a3 a5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 f6 20. Re1 Nc3 21. Qc1

27. ... Bxh3! A very tricky resource: Prohászka challenges Baadur on tactics. 22. gxh3 Ne2+ 23. Rxe2 Rxe2 24. d4. Also 24. Ne4 f5 25. Bd1 fxe4 26. Bxe2 exf3 27. Bxf3 Rb8 leads to rough equality as Black will soon recover his Pawn. 24. ... Bxd4 25. Be4 Rxe4 26. Nxe4 Bxa1 27. Qxa1 Qd3 28. Ned2 a4 29. b4 Rd8 30. Qc1 c6 31. Kg2 Qg6+ 32. Kh2 Qd3 33. Kg2 Qg6+ 34. Kh2 Qd3 35. h4 Kh8 36. Kg2 Qg6+ 37. Kh2 Qd3 38. Kg2 Qg6+ 39. Kh1 Qd3 40. Kh2 Kh7 41. Kg2 Qg6+ 42. Kh2 Qd3 ½ : ½.

Baadur Jobava
Photo: Amruta Mokal (‏@amrutamokal)