(61) Idrisova,Aygul - Tansykkuzhina,Tamara
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


If you have read the previous highlights then you know that Vitalia Doumesh should never loose this game (while strong Idrisova did). Because Vitalia should play here
41.40-34 3-8 42.34-30 8-12 43.39-34 11-17 44.27-22 18x27 45.32x21 23x43 46.34-29 17x26 47.29x7
41.28-22 41...3-8 42.40-34 8-12 43.33-28 12-17 44.38-33
Draw was still possible after 44.39-33 17-21 45.34-30 21-26 46.33-29 24x42 47.30-24 19x30 48.28x8 (48.28x10?? 42-47 49.25x34 13-19 50.22x24 47x36) 48...42-47 49.22x13 47-36 50.35x24 36x9 51.32-27 9x36 52.8-3 26-31 53.3x20 31-37 54.24-19 11-17 Black has to spend crucial temp to save the piece 11 55.19-14 36-4 56.20-47
44...17-21 45.34-30 21-26
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(62) Trofimov,Ivan - Valneris,Guntis
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


1.32-28 17-21 2.33-29 20-25 3.39-33 11-17 4.44-39 7-11 5.50-44 1-7 6.31-26 19-23 7.28x19 14x23 8.37-32 15-20 9.35-30 10-15 10.41-37 9-14 11.46-41 14-19 12.40-35 21-27 13.32x21 16x27 14.37-31 17-22 15.30-24 19x30 16.35x24 5-10 17.42-37 3-9 18.48-42 10-14 19.45-40
Probably Ivan saw this variant 19.33-28 23x32 20.37x17 12x21 21.26x17 11x22 22.24-19 13x33 23.39x17 25-30 24.31x13 30x46 and choose for another move. Strange that after 45-40 the position 17 against 17 is already lost.
19...13-19? Guntis misses his chance.
[ 19...12-17!
A) 20.40-35 25-30 21.34x25 23x34 22.39x30 20x29 23.33x24 22-28 24.31x33 13-19 25.24x22 17x50
B) 20.37-32 8-12 21.32x21 13-19 22.24x13 25-30 23.34x25 23x45 24.44-40 45x34 25.39x30 Not 22-27? ( but 25...22-28 26.33x22 18x16) 26.21x32 and black is in zugzwang ]
20.24x13 8x19 21.40-35 9-13 22.37-32 11-16 23.32x21 16x27 24.42-37 7-11 25.37-32 19-24? See https://telegra.ph/Trofimov-could-beat-Valneris-05-17 26.32x21 22-28 27.33x22 24x42 28.47x38 18x16 29.41-37??
[ 29.34-29 23x34 30.39x30 25x34 31.43-39 34x32 32.31-27 32x21 33.26x10 ]
29...23-29 And black easily won.
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(63) Tian,Chengcheng - Zhou,Wei
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


Chinese players certainly enjoy this opening. We saw it more times on board. But this game is a pleasure for the amateurs of analyses. 1.34-29 17-22 2.40-34 11-17 3.45-40 6-11 4.31-26 1-6 5.50-45 16-21 6.32-28 19-23 7.28x19 14x23 8.35-30 10-14 9.30-24 23-28 10.40-35 5-10 11.38-32 20-25 12.32x23 13-19 13.24x13 8x28 14.42-38 9-13 15.44-40 11-16 16.37-31 7-11 17.41-37 21-27 18.48-42 3-8 19.46-41 2-7 20.35-30 4-9 21.30-24 18-23
21...16-21 22.24-20 15x24 23.29x20 10-15 24.40-35 15x24 25.34-30 25x34 26.39x10 28x48 27.10-5 48-34 28.5-10 34-48 29.10-5
22.29x18 12x23 23.34-29
23.34-30 25x34 24.40x18 16-21 25.45-40 14-20 (25...8-12 26.40-35 12x23 27.33-29 23x34 28.39x30 7-12 29.38-32 27x38 30.43x23 21-27 31.30-25) 26.24-19 13x24 27.33-29 24x35 28.18-12 7x18
23...23x34 24.40x29 17-21 25.26x17 8-12 26.17x19 14x34 27.39x30 28x48 28.31-26
28.24-19 25x34 29.49-43 48x39 30.38-32 27x38 31.42x44 22-28 32.47-42 28-32 33.37x28 9-13 34.19x8 7-12 35.8x17 11x33 ]
25x34 29.38-32 27x38 30.42x33 48x31 31.36x18 16-21 32.26x17 11x13 33.33-28 7-12 34.41-37 34-39 35.37-32 10-14 36.32-27 14-19 37.27-21 19x30 38.28-22 9-14 39.47-42 39...30-35 40.42-37 39-44 41.49x40 35x44 42.45-40 44x35 43.37-31 35-40 44.21-16 40-44 45.31-26 44-49 46.26-21 49-40 47.22-17 14-19
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(64) Baliakin,Alexander - Wang,Chenfan
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


I'm really curious what the players had and what they hadn't seen in this position when Baliakin played 27-21 25.27-21
25.50-44 24-29 26.33x24 20x29 27.39-33 14-20 28.33x24 19x30 29.35x24
25...16x27 26.32x21 24-30
26...22-28 27.33x22 18x16 28.35-30 24x33 29.38x9 16-21 30.26x17 8-12 31.17x8 2x4











Black has one piece more but their weak short flang and wonderful situated pieces 45 and 50 are promissing white a sufficient compensation. But did Baliakin go for it? Or was it simply a blunder? ]
27.35x24 20x29 28.33x24 19x30 29.31-27 22x31 30.36x27 14-19 31.37-32 30-35 32.40-34 2-7 33.50-44 8-12 34.21-17 12x21 35.27x16 3-8? 36.32-27! 23-28 37.38-33 8-12 38.33x22 15-20 39.42-38 20-24 40.38-33 18-23 41.27-21 12-18 42.34-30 18x27 43.21x32 25x34 44.39x30 6-11 45.26-21 13-18 46.32-27 23-29 47.43-38 18-23 48.45-40
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(65) Fedorovich,Olga - Sai,Ya
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


Also this remarkable game already deserved the(live) short note: https://telegra.ph/Funny-end-of-the-game-05-17
1.34-29 17-21 2.40-34 21-26 3.45-40 11-17 4.32-28 17-21 5.38-32 20-24 6.29x20 15x24 7.43-38 18-23 8.49-43 12-18 9.31-27 7-12 10.37-31 26x37 11.42x31 21-26 12.41-37 10-15 13.47-42 1-7 14.50-45 14-20 15.34-29 23x34 16.40x29 18-23 17.29x18 12x23 18.44-40 7-11 19.39-34 5-10 20.27-22 11-17 21.22x11 6x17 22.31-27 10-14 23.34-30 17-21 24.30-25 24-29 25.33x24 20x29 26.27-22 2-7 27.40-34 29x40 28.45x34 15-20 29.43-39? 20-24 30.34-30 14-20 31.25x14 9x20 32.30-25 4-9 33.25x14 9x20 34.39-33 20-25 35.48-43 7-12 36.22-18 13x22 37.28x17 12-18 38.17-11
38.43-39 21x12 39.37-31 26x48 40.39-34 48x30 41.33-29 24x42 42.35x2 42-48 43.2-35 23-29 44.35-2 29-34 45.2-35 48-43 46.32-28 43-48
38...16x7 39.36-31 7-11 40.31-27 11-16 41.43-39 8-13 42.33-28 3-8
The easiest is 42...25-30 43.46-41 23-29 44.41-36 3-9 X
43.38-33 24-30??
[ Still winning 43...8-12 44.42-38 23-29 45.39-34 29x40 46.35x44 18-23 47.44-40 23-29 48.28-22 19-23 49.33-28 13-19 50.22-18 12-17 ]
44.35x24 19x30 45.28x19 13x24 46.39-34 30x28 47.32x3 21x41 48.46x37 16-21 49.3-9
[ 49.42-38 24-29 (49...24-30 50.37-31 26x37 51.3x42 30-34 52.42-37 34-40 53.37-28; 49...21-27 50.3-9) 50.38-33 29x38 51.37-31 26x37 52.3x24 ]
49...24-29 50.9-18 29-33 51.18-22 33-38 52.42x33 25-30 53.22-13?
53.22-18 30-35 54.18-45 21-27 55.37-32 27x29 56.45x18
53...21-27?
53...30-35 54.13-18 21-27 55.18x36 35-40
54.13x36 30-34 55.36-22 34-40 56.33-29
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(66) Trofimov,Ivan - Atse,N'cho Joel
IMSA World Masters


One more strong and stylish game of Joel Atse. 1.32-28 17-22 2.28x17 12x21 3.33-29 7-12 4.39-33 21-26 5.44-39 11-17 6.50-44 6-11 7.38-32 1-6 8.42-38 20-24 9.29x20 15x24 10.47-42 2-7 11.34-30 17-21 12.40-34 18-23 13.44-40 12-18 14.30-25 7-12 15.34-30 10-15 16.32-28 23x32 17.37x28 26x37 18.41x32 21-26 19.36-31 26x37 20.42x31 11-17 21.39-34 17-21 22.46-41 6-11 23.31-27 21-26 24.34-29 11-17 25.29x20 15x24 26.49-44 17-22 27.28x17 12x21 28.41-37 8-12 29.33-28 24-29 30.48-42 12-17 31.28-22 17x28 32.32x12 21x41 33.42-37 41x32 34.38x27 29-34 35.40x29 19-23 36.29x18 13x31 37.12-7 9-13 38.30-24 31-36 39.24-20 3-9 40.44-39 36-41 41.39-34 41-47 42.20-15 47-36 43.43-38 36-31 44.38-32 31-36 45.32-28 36-27 46.34-29 27-21 47.28-22 21-3 48.35-30 26-31 49.45-40 31-36 50.40-35 36-41 51.29-24 41-46 52.22-18
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(67) Makarenkova,Julia - Nogovitsyna,Matrena
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


34...6-11? 35.30-25
White should go for this long but drawish forcing 35.24-20 14x32 36.31-27 22x31 37.36x7 8-12 38.7-2 18-23 39.2x5 3-9 40.48-43 9-14 41.5x19 23x14 42.47-41 28-33 43.43-38 32x43 44.49x29 14-20 45.42-38 12-18 46.38-33 20-25 47.29-24 18-23 Now they are under growing pressure. ]
35...10-15 36.42-37 21-27 37.48-43 8-12 38.39-34 11-17 39.34-30 18-23 40.43-39 3-8 41.39-34 12-18 42.38-33 28x39 43.34x43 23-28 44.47-42 8-12 45.49-44 27-32 46.44-40 32x41 47.36x47 17-21 48.31-26 21-27 49.43-39 12-17 50.39-34 27-32 51.40-35 13-19 52.24x13 18x9 53.47-41 28-33 54.34-29?
54.30-24 9-13 55.24-20 15x24 56.34-29 ]
54...33x24 55.30x10 15x4 56.35-30 22-28 57.30-24 28-33 58.42-37 32-38 59.37-31 38-43 60.31-27
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(68) Ndjofang,Jean Marc - Wang,Chenfan
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


And now also strong and also stylish game of other African ster Jean Marc Ndjofang 1.32-28 19-23 2.28x19 14x23 3.37-32 10-14 4.41-37 17-21 5.35-30 20-25 6.33-29 11-17 7.39-33 7-11 8.44-39 1-7 9.47-41 5-10 10.30-24 21-26 11.50-44 14-20 12.33-28 9-14 13.28x19 14x23 14.32-28 23x32 15.37x28 26x37 16.41x32 16-21 17.46-41 21-27 18.32x21 17x26 19.38-32 18-22 20.28x17 11x22 21.32-28 22x33 22.29x38 20x29 23.34x23 10-14 24.41-37 15-20 25.38-33 14-19 26.23x14 20x9 27.40-34 13-19 28.43-38 8-13 29.38-32 9-14 30.49-43 12-18 31.43-38 7-12 32.36-31 19-24 33.31-27 14-19 34.45-40 4-9 35.40-35 2-7 36.33-29 24x33 37.39x28 19-24 38.38-33 13-19 39.34-29 6-11 40.29x20 25x14 41.44-39 19-24 42.42-38 9-13 43.39-34 3-9 44.48-43 13-19 45.43-39 18-23 46.27-22! 12-17 47.22-18!! 23x12 48.34-30 26-31 49.37x26 12-18 50.28-22
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(69) Tian,Chengcheng - Pan,Yiming
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


Also in this game chinese players show that a) they like Keller b) they can create there some fireworks. 1.34-29 18-22 2.40-34 12-18 3.45-40 7-12 4.32-28 16-21 5.31-26 19-23 6.28x19 14x23 7.35-30 10-14 8.30-24 23-28 9.50-45 1-7 10.40-35 20-25 11.44-40 14-20 12.37-31 9-14 13.42-37 3-9 14.48-42 21-27 15.35-30 5-10 16.40-35 28-32 17.37x28 18-23 18.28x19 14x23 19.29x18 20x40 20.45x34 12x23 21.42-37 22-28 22.31x22 23-29 23.34x32 25x34 24.39x30 17x48 25.30-25 48x31 26.36x27 10-14 27.38-33 7-12 28.47-42 12-18 29.42-38 15-20 30.35-30 18-23 31.33-29 23x34 32.30x39 13-18 33.32-28 20-24 34.41-37 14-19 35.37-32 18-23 36.46-41 8-12 37.27-21 9-13 38.28-22 11-17 39.22x11 6x17 40.49-44 4-9 41.41-37 9-14 42.37-31 2-7 43.44-40 13-18 44.40-35 17-22 45.31-27 22x31 46.26x37 18-22 47.37-31 23-29 48.21-16 19-23 49.32-27 12-18 50.27-21 23-28 51.39-34 29x40 52.35x44 18-23 53.31-27 22x31 54.21-17 31-36 55.17-11 7-12 56.11-6 36-41 57.44-39 24-29 58.39-34 29x40 59.6-1 12-18 60.1-6 40-45 61.6x50 41-47 62.38-32 47-15 63.16-11
For instance 63.25-20 15x27 64.50-22
63...23-28!! Ah-ah-ah!!! 64.50x20 15x7 65.25-20 7-29 Probably the cat-and-mouse game is also known in China. 66.20-14 29-20 67.14x25












(70) Semianiuk,Michael - Shvartsman,Alexander
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


26.33-29! Nice and vigorous move. 8-12 26...19-23 27.29-24 19x30 28.32-28 23x41 29.34x3 and piece 21 is hanging 27.35-30 10-15 28.49-43 21-27??
Shvartsman was so impressed that he made really big mistake. But Michael didn't benefit. 29.32x21 16x27 30.29-23?
30.37-31! and that's it. Game over.
30...18x29 31.34x23 25x34 32.40x29 19x28 33.37-31 27-32 34.38x27 14-19 35.39-34 12-18 36.45-40 19-23 37.31-26 13-19 38.26-21 6-11 39.36-31 4-9 40.31-26 9-14 41.21-16 1-7 42.26-21 19-24 43.43-38 24x33 44.38x29 14-19 45.48-43 20-24 46.29x20 15x24 47.43-39 7-12 48.16x7 12x1 49.40-35 24-29 50.21-16 29x40 51.35x44 23-29 52.44-40 18-23 53.39-34 29-33 54.16-11 19-24 55.40-35 24-29 56.27-21 29x40 57.35x44 28-32 58.21-17 32-38 59.17-12 38x47 60.11-7
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(71) Fedorovich,Darja - Nogovitsyna,Matrena
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


36...14-20?
Matrena though she is forcing. But Darya saw it beter.
37.30-25! 22-27 38.25x14 15-20
38...27-31 39.36x27 21x41 40.24-20 15x42 41.48x46
39.24x15 27-31 40.36x27 21x41 41.29-24
The shortest and nicest way to direct win is 41.48-42 41-46 42.15-10 46-23 43.10-5 23x10 44.5x6 But also without it white win with ease. ]
41...41-46 42.15-10 18-23 43.38-33 17-22 44.33-29 23x34 45.10-5 46x10 46.5x6
46.5x1 34-39 47.43x34 8-13 48.24-20 13-19 49.20-15 22-27 50.15-10 19-23 51.1x29 2-7 52.29x1
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(72) Verheul,Heike - Idrisova,Aygul
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


1.31-27 19-23 2.33-28 17-22 3.28x19 22x31 4.36x27 14x23 5.39-33 10-14 6.44-39 5-10 7.50-44 11-17 8.41-36 6-11 9.34-29 23x34 10.39x30 14-19 11.30-25 10-14 12.44-39 18-23 13.33-28 12-18 14.39-33 7-12 15.43-39 1-6 16.40-34 20-24 17.34-30 2-7 18.46-41 14-20 19.25x14 9x20 20.30-25 4-9 21.25x14 9x20 22.37-31 3-9 23.41-37 17-22 24.28x17 11x22 25.31-26 22x31 26.36x27 24-30 27.35x24 19x30 28.47-41 20-25 29.49-44 9-14 30.41-36 15-20 31.37-31 20-24 32.44-40 14-19 33.40-35 7-11 34.48-43 23-29 35.27-21 16x27 36.32x21 11-17 37.21-16 30-34 38.39x30 25x34 39.42-37 6-11 40.16x7 12x1 41.37-32 8-12 42.31-27 19-23 43.27-21 1-7 44.36-31 7-11 45.21-16 13-19 46.16x7 12x1 47.31-27 17-22 48.27-21 22-27 49.21-17 18-22 50.32x21?
50.17x28 If white has a time she certainly would choose for direct draw capturing other way 1-6 51.32x21 23x32 52.38x27 29x49 53.21-16 49x21 54.26x17
50...22x11 51.21-16 11-17 52.33-28 After this move the white position is definitely lost. Heike could still escape with
[ 52.45-40 34x45 53.35-30 24x35 54.33x13 45-50 55.13-8 35-40 56.8-3 ]
52...23x32 53.38x27 29-33 54.27-21 17-22 55.16-11 33-39 56.21-17 39x48 57.17x28 48-43 58.28-22 43-16 59.11-6 19-23 60.22-17 16-7 61.26-21 34-39 62.21-16 39-43 63.17-11 7-2 64.11-7 1x12 65.35-30 24x35 66.45-40 35x44 67.6-1 12-18 68.1-6 44-50
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(73) Li,Jing - Makarenkova,Julia
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


29...17-22
Yes, it is a blunder. But let's be mild to young Chinese players. The progression they made in the last years is enormous. It is simply impossible to be perfect and to do not miss sometime some combinations due to inexperience. 30.31-26?? 31.28x17 23-28 32.32x12 13-18 33.12x23 19x50 34.17-12 14-19 35.42-37 9-13 36.37-32 19-23 37.27-21 16x27 38.32x21 13-18 39.38-33 50x8 40.21-17 8x21 41.26x17 3-8 42.43-38 2-7
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(74) Atse,N'cho Joel - Tian,Chengcheng
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


1.34-30 20-25 2.32-28 25x34 3.39x30 16-21 4.44-39 21-26 5.40-34 17-22 6.28x17 11x22 7.45-40 6-11 8.30-24 19x30 9.35x24 11-17 10.50-44 14-20 11.31-27 20x29 12.33x24 22x31 13.36x27 10-14 14.38-33 14-20 15.43-38 20x29 16.33x24 5-10 17.49-43 10-14 18.38-33 14-20 19.42-38 20x29 20.33x24 17-22 21.47-42 22x31 22.41-36 9-14 23.36x27 3-9 24.38-33 14-20 25.43-38 20x29 26.33x24 18-22 27.27x18 12x23 28.40-35 7-12 29.34-30 13-19 30.24x13 8x19 31.39-33 2-8 32.46-41 8-13 33.37-32 9-14 34.32-27 15-20 35.44-39 20-24 36.41-37 1-7 37.37-31 26x37 38.42x31 14-20 39.39-34 20-25 40.48-42 4-9 41.27-21 13-18 42.31-27 9-14 43.42-37 7-11 44.37-32 11-16 45.34-29 23x34 46.30x39 19-23 47.33-28 14-19
47...14-20 48.28x30 25x43 49.38x49 18-22 50.27x7 16x38 should immediately lead to draw
48.38-33 23-29 49.28-22 29x38 50.32x43 25-30 51.22x13 19x8
We've got completely symmetric position! But white begins and is so one step ahead.
52.43-38 12-18 53.21-17 18-23 54.27-22 23-29 55.22-18 29-34 56.39-33 16-21 57.17x26 24-29
57...34-39 Just give one more! 58.33x44 30-34=
58.33x24 Now Atse beautifully ends the game 30x19 59.35-30 34x25 60.18-13 8-12 61.13x24 12-18 62.26-21 18-23 63.21-17 23-29 64.24x33 25-30 65.17-12 30-35 66.12-7 35-40 67.7-2 40-44 68.2-11 Isn't ít nice?
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(75) Doumesh,Vitalia - Zhang,You
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


36.36-31 18-22
Beter 36...17-22 37.31-26 22x31 38.26x17 7-12 39.17x8 3x12 40.42-37 31x42
37.27x18 13x22 38.31-26 7-12 39.39-34 12-18 40.34-29?
[ White could win with surprisingly strong move 40.45-40 22-27 41.34-29 3-8 42.29x20 15x24 43.40-34 18-23 44.34-29 23x34 45.30x39 8-13 (45...19-23 46.33-28 14-19 47.28-22 17x37 48.42x22) 46.32-28
40...22-27 41.29x20 15x24 42.45-40 18-23 43.33-28 3-8 Of course black should play (and get the winning position)
[ 43...17-22 44.28x17 21x12 45.32x21 16x27
44.28-22 17x37 45.42x22 21-27 46.22x31 8-12 47.40-34? 12-17?
47...14-20 48.25x3 12-17 49.3x21 16x36 50.30-25 24-29
48.31-27 9-13 49.48-43 13-18 50.38-33 17-22 51.43-38 22x31 52.26x37 16-21? 53.38-32! 18-22 54.37-31??
54.33-28 22x33 55.34-29 23x34 56.30x28 21-26 57.32-27 24-29 58.35-30
54...21-27 55.32x21 22-28 56.33x22 23-29 57.34x23 19x37 58.30x10 37-42
Very entertaining game. Yes, with several mistakes from both sides. But we see (too) often perfect games played by male Grandmasters with 20 or 40 strong moves and "Nichja". For the supporters the game like this one is simply beter.
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(76) Sadowska,Natalia - Fedorovich,Olga
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


30...4-10?
Logical positional move, but ...
31.39-34
You have to be very sharp to see it in blitz. But we are in analyze mode, so we have to mention that white could win:
31.28-22 18x27 32.38-32 27x38 33.49-43 38x49 34.39-34 49x35 35.34-30 35x24 36.29x7 8-12 37.7x18
31...19-23 32.28x19 14x23 33.37-32 And game ended in draw soon
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(77) Negbre,Biagne Elsa - Li,Jing
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


And this game also a good follow up of the subject "Perfect versus entertaining". It even begins with the sharpest possible opening move 1.35-30. No surprise that we get a spectacle.
1.35-30 20-25 2.40-35 14-20 3.32-28 17-22 4.28x17 11x22 5.33-28 22x33 6.39x28 10-14 7.37-32 6-11 8.41-37 11-17 9.44-39 17-22 10.28x17 12x21 11.39-33 20-24 12.32-28 14-20 13.37-32 7-12 14.31-27 21-26 15.46-41 1-7 16.41-37 18-22 17.28x17 12x21 18.33-28 7-12 19.37-31 26x37 20.42x31 12-18 21.47-42 5-10 22.28-22 21-26 23.32-28 26x37 24.42x31 18-23 25.38-32 10-14 26.22-17 8-12 27.17x8 3x12 28.31-26? 13-18?
28...23-29 29.34x23 25x34 30.50-44 24-30 31.35x24 20x18 and white don't win the lost piece back
29.43-38 9-13 30.49-43 23-29 31.34x23 25x34 32.27-21 Ivorian player could combinate for draw but her choice is even beter. With one piece less she has the chances to win.
[ 32.50-44 18x29 33.28-23 19x37 34.43-39 34x21 35.26x10 29-33 36.10-5 33-39 37.44x33 37-42 38.48x37 24-30 39.35x24 20x38 40.37-32 38x27
32...18x29 33.21-17 12x21 34.26x17 2-8 35.32-27 8-12 36.17x8 13x2 37.36-31 4-9 38.31-26 9-13 39.26-21 2-8 40.21-17 8-12 41.17x8 13x2
the piece 48 screamed: "Please let me go my way 48-42-37-31-26". Bu she wasn't heard. Due to tactical idea we will see soon this is a mistake.
42.27-22? 16-21 43.38-32 2-8 44.48-42 8-13 45.42-37 34-40 46.45x23 24-30 47.35x24 20x49
What a great battle.
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(78) Groenendijk,Jan - Trofimov,Ivan
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


This two guys aren't tired from the draughts fight and going for. Though their place by finnal standings was very different their games have often the fire and inspiration. (See also their game in Rapid tournament) 1.33-29 18-23 2.29x18 13x22 3.31-26 19-23 4.39-33 8-13 5.35-30 12-18 6.30-25 14-19 7.25x14 9x20 8.32-28 23x32 9.37x28 7-12 10.41-37 2-8 11.44-39 10-14 12.37-32 5-10 13.36-31 1-7 14.46-41 19-23 15.28x19 14x23 16.32-28 23x32 17.38x27 16-21 18.27x16 22-28 19.33x22 18x36 20.41-37 12-18 21.39-33 7-12 22.16x7 12x1 23.50-44 10-14 24.44-39 4-9 25.42-38 8-12 26.34-29 14-19 27.37-32 6-11 28.32-28 1-7 29.40-34 3-8 30.45-40 18-23 31.29x18 12x32 32.38x27 7-12 33.43-38 19-23? 34.38-32?
Oops! White could win.
34.33-29 12-18 35.29-24 20x29 36.47-41 36x47 37.49-44 47x33 38.39x19 13x24 39.34x14 ]
34...20-24 35.49-43 11-16 36.40-35 15-20 37.48-42 13-19 38.34-30 20-25 39.39-34 9-14 40.34-29 23x34 41.30x39 8-13 42.42-38 24-30 43.35x24 19x30 44.33-29 14-20 45.27-21 16x27 46.32x21 13-19 47.21-16 12-18 48.26-21 17x26 49.16-11 30-35 50.39-34 26-31 51.11-7 31-37 52.38-32 37x28 53.7-1 18-23?
Computer says that this move looses. Draw is 19-23. But computer is not participating in the tournament. Now Jan perfectly realizes his advantage.
54.29x18 28-32 55.18-13 19x8 56.1-23 20-24 57.23x37 25-30 58.34x25 35-40 59.37-28 40-45 60.28-50 8-12 61.43-38 12-18 62.50-6 18-23 63.6-50 23-29 64.38-32 29-34 65.50-6 24-29 66.6-50 34-39 67.50x15 45-50 68.15-10 50-22 69.25-20 22-9 70.20-15 9-13 71.10-14 13-4 72.32-28
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(79) Semianiuk,Michael - Georgiev,Alexander
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


Actually there is just one reason why I show this game. I understood that so far no one game of Georgiev came out in my highlights. And that is when we expected to have a lot of. Somehow it didn't went as good as we all expected with Alexander in Hengshui. We are so used to see him on podium. 24...2-7! 25.37-32 17-22! 26.28x17 7-11 27.47-41?? Probably young Belarussian Grandmaster was so surprised with the gambit and with the fact that after 17-12 black can capture 8x17 that directly made a big mistake.

27...11x31 28.41-36 20-25! 29.36x27 25x34 30.40x29 18-23 31.29x18 13x31 White won the piece and later the game.
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(80) Burleson,Guno - Tian,Chengcheng
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


24.34-30! Booom! 25x32? Chinese player was so shocked that captured wrongly
[ 24...23x32 25.40-34 28x39 26.37x19 15-20 (26...4-9 27.34x43! 25x34 28.19-13) 27.44x33 2-8 28.41-37 20-24 29.50-44
25.40-34 It wins. But after 29-24! the game should end immediately.
[ 25.29-24 28x39 26.37x28 ]
25...28x30 26.37x28 30-34 27.29x40 11-17 28.44-39 10-14 29.40-34 14-19 30.34-29 15-20 31.39-33 19-24 32.49-43 18-22 33.41-37 1-6 34.43-38 6-11 35.50-44 11-16 36.44-39 2-8 37.39-34 4-9 38.38-32 9-13 39.37-31 26x37 40.32x41 16-21 41.41-37 21-26 42.28-23 20-25 43.29x20 25x14 44.23-18 13-19 45.18x27 8-12 46.33-28 12-18 47.27-21 18-22 48.21x12 22x33 49.12-7 19-23 50.7-1 23-29 51.34x23
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(81) Valneris,Guntis - Atse,N'cho Joel
1st IMSA World Masters Championship


1.32-28 17-21 2.37-32 20-25 3.31-26 15-20 4.26x17 11x22 5.28x17 12x21 6.36-31 19-23 7.41-37 14-19 8.46-41 21-26 9.31-27 10-14 10.41-36 5-10 11.33-28 7-12 12.39-33 10-15 13.33-29 White take black pieces 23 -18-13-19 in the chain lock
But it is no problem. Black can break it. 4-10 14.38-33 12-17 15.43-38 6-11 16.37-31 26x37 17.42x31 1-6 18.49-43 17-22 19.28x17 11x22 20.44-39 19-24 And now it is Atse's turn to take white pieces 29-33-34-39 into chain lock. Also this lock is not deadly. But you have break it directly. 21.34-30 23x34 22.30x19 14x23 23.40x29 23x34 24.39x30 25x34 25.32-28 Guntis is courageous player. Many others would choose for 47-42 and 33-28. 10-14 26.28x17 14-19 The question is what are the pieces 17 and 34 : strength ot weakness? 27.47-42 9-14 28.42-37 20-24 29.37-32 2-7 30.27-22 18x27 31.31x22 Now Joel is sure 34 is strength and he can change the piece 17 8-12 32.17x8 3x12 33.48-42 15-20 THreat 24-30, 34-40, 14-20. White have to take the exchange. 34.22-18 13x22 35.33-28 22x33 36.38x40 Black stay clearly beter. But can it be enough for win. It is only 8 against 8. 6-11 37.50-44 11-17 38.44-39 12-18 39.42-37 7-12 40.40-34 17-22 41.34-30 20-25? This is already decisive mistake. But I think simply all good players should do the the same move Guntis did. The winning idea of Atse is just brilliant. 42.37-31
for the record: the draw was possible only with ugly 42.36-31 25x34 43.39x30 12-17 44.43-38 24-29 45.45-40 17-21 46.30-24 29x20 47.31-26
42...25x34 43.39x30 14-20!! 44.45-40
44.30-25 12-17 45.25x21 16x49
44...12-17 45.40-34
45.30-25 24-30 46.25x21 16x49 47.35x24 49x13
45...20-25 Now 24-29 is the threat. And unlucky piece 43 can't move due to 19-23! White is totally chanceless. 46.32-27 17-21 47.31-26
47.43-39 21x32 48.39-33 32-38 49.33x42 16-21 50.31-26 21-27 51.42-38 22-28 ]
47...21x32 48.36-31 22-28 49.31-27 32x21 50.26x17 28-33 Great victory. One of the best games of the tournaments (maybe The best).
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