(165) Tansykkuzhina,Tamara - Fedorovich,Olga BLITZ IMSA World Masters 17...19-23? 18.29x18 12x23 19.43-38? [ 19.30-24 20x29 20.39-33 29x27 21.47-41 36x38 22.43x1 ] 19...7-12 20.46-41 14-19 21.41-37 5-10 22.39-33 10-14 23.30-25 8-13 24.35-30 2-8 25.33-29 23x34 26.30x39 4-9 27.39-33 17-21 28.26x17 12x21 29.40-34 8-12 30.44-39 11-17 31.49-44 12-18 32.48-43 6-11 33.34-29 11-16 34.45-40 21-26 35.40-35 20-24 36.29x20 15x24 37.33-29 24x33 38.39x28? 17-21? [ After 38...18-23 39.35-30 14-20 40.25x14 9x20 white position is critical ] 39.35-30 One unlucky move turned everything around. Now is black under pressure. 21-27 40.32x21 16x27 41.30-24 19x30 42.25x34 14-19 43.34-29 3-8 44.43-39 27-31 45.39-33 18-22 46.28x17 19-23 47.29x18 13x11 48.33-28 11-17 49.44-39 8-13 50.39-33 9-14 51.33-29 13-19 52.38-32 17-21 53.29-23 19-24 54.23-18 14-19 55.28-23 19x28 56.32x23 21-27 57.18-12 27-32 58.37x28 31-37 59.42x31 26x37 60.12-7 37-42 61.47x38 This part of the game both players were very good: Tamara inventively attacked, And Olga (also) inverntively defended. Now Olga could make nice draw. playing 61...24-30 instead of 61...36-41 And after 62. 7-2 30-35 comes a magic position where 3(!) white pieces hinder their own king. 36-41 < [ 61...24-30 62.7-2 30-35 63.2-24 36-41 64.38-32 41-47 ] 62.7-1 41-47 [ There were still some "computer" draw in this position but it is too difficult to do it in the game. Black reduced suffering by directly loosing 62...24-30 ] 63.38-33 2-0

(166) Semianiuk,Michael - Atse,N'cho Joel 1st IMSA World Masters Championship 38.39-34 White position is not good , bur they could keep the head cool playing [ 38.50-44 24-29 39.33x24 22-28 40.31-26 28x37 41.39-34 what is normally the great quality of Michael. But in this game it went wrong. ] 38...3-9 39.50-44 9-13 40.44-39 13-19 41.47-42 23-29 [ Of course it is not for Atse to trap into 41...23-28?? 42.32x21 22-28 43.33x22 24-29 44.34x23 19x48 45.39-34 48x30 46.35x24 He choose for the winning combination ] 42.34x21 15-20 43.27x18 16x47 44.33-28 47-41 45.28-23 [ 45.28-22 19-23 46.18x29 24x44 ] 45...19x28 46.39-33 [ 46.18-12 14-19 47.25x32 41x7 ] 46...28x39 47.18-12 39-43 48.12-7 41-28 49.7-1 43-49 50.1-34 49-16 51.34-48 51.34-30 14-19 52.25x32 16x25 ] 51...16-2 52.31-26 2-8 53.48-43 8-3 54.43-49 24-29 55.35-30 29-33 56.49-40 28-19 57.40-45 19x35 58.45-23 35-19 0-2

(167) Doumesh,Vitalia - Li,Jing BLITZ IMSA World Masters White had to play 37-32 increasing theur advantage in temps. But the unbalanced flangs equalize the position. But Vitalia went for the win of piece... 32.43-38 2-7 33.37-32? 27-31! 34.36x27 18-22 35.27x18 9-13 36.18x20 15x42 37.40-34 7-12? Not very clear why Jing Lie didn't just play directly 42-47 38.49-43 12-17 39.43-38 42x33 40.25-20 3-9 41.35-30 17-21 42.30-25 33-38 Unlucky choice. Black is much faster if they play 42...21-26 43.20-14 9x20 44.25x14 26-31 45.32-28 33x22 46.34-29 31-37 47.29-24 37-41 43.32x43 21-27 44.20-14 9x20 45.25x14 27-32 46.34-29 32-37 47.29-23 37-41 48.23-19 41-46 49.19-13 46x5 50.13-8 4-9 51.8-2 1-1

(168) Virny,Vadim - Semianiuk,Michael 1st IMSA World Masters Championship This game is one big call to emphaty. You can play a perfect game. OK, your opponent (due to very good defence) may escape. But to loose such a game is a sportive tragedy. 1.32-28 17-21 2.37-32 21-26 3.41-37 11-17 4.34-29 17-21 5.40-34 7-11 6.45-40 11-17 7.29-24 20x29 8.33x24 19x30 9.34x25 6-11 10.39-33 1-6 11.44-39 18-22 12.39-34 13-18 13.34-29 8-13 14.43-39 2-8 15.49-44 21-27 16.32x21 16x27 17.37-32 26x37 18.32x41 14-19 19.29-24 19x30 20.25x34 13-19 21.34-29 19-23 22.28x19 9-14 23.19-13 8x19 24.29-24 19x30 25.35x24 4-9 26.41-37 9-13 27.33-29 14-19 28.40-35 19x30 29.35x24 10-14 30.44-40 22-28 31.37-32 28x37 32.42x22 17x28 33.46-41 18-22 34.41-37 22-27 35.36-31 27x36 36.38-32 5-10 37.32x23 14-20 38.39-33 10-14 39.50-44 3-8 40.44-39 11-16 41.39-34 13-18 42.24-19 6-11 43.19x10 15x4 44.23-19 11-17 45.33-28 16-21 46.29-23 18x29 47.34x23 8-13 48.19x8 12x3 49.23-18 4-9 50.28-22 17x28 51.18-12 21-27 52.12-7 27-32 53.37-31 36x27 54.48-42 9-13! 55.7-1?? 55...13-18 56.1x15 0-2

(169) Cesnokova,Elena - Fedorovich,Darja 1st IMSA World Masters Championship 33...12-18? 34.42-38? 34.43-38 7-12 35.27-21 17x26 36.28-22 18x27 37.32x21 26x17 38.33-29 24x33 39.38x16 34...7-12 and the game ended later in draw 1-1

(170) Zhou,Wei - Groenendijk,Jan 1st IMSA World Masters Championship One weakness in the position is often not enough to loose. But what if you have more? Combination of 26 and 28, Unbalanced loaded flangs, piece 15 which give to black tactical possiblities. 32.31-27 OK, then we create some more: construction 26,27,32,36,42 when you can't develop anything plus combinatipon of 15 and 27 giving even more tactical possibilities. 14-19 33.43-39 18-23 34.40-35 24-30 35.35x24 19x30 36.28x19 13x24 We are just few moves later and we can see how Jan uses these weaknesses. White has no moves anymore 37.36-31 30-35 38.39-34 4-10 0-2

(171) Virny,Vadim - Atse,N'cho Joel BLITZ IMSA World Masters "Fear the wounded beast". After dramatical loss against Semianiuk Virny shows his great positional skills and sportive character. Atse was at this moment on his way to win the tournament. The play of white in this whole game is a joy to see. 1.32-28 17-22 2.28x17 12x21 3.31-26 7-12 4.26x17 12x21 5.37-31 2-7 6.31-27 21x32 7.38x27 19-23 8.41-37 11-17 9.37-31 14-19 10.43-38 10-14 11.49-43 7-12 12.46-41 5-10 13.41-37 19-24 14.37-32 24-29 15.33x24 20x29 16.35-30 29-33 17.39x19 13x35 18.38-33 9-13 19.42-38 4-9 20.33-28 6-11 21.47-42 14-19 22.38-33 9-14 23.42-38 3-9 24.34-29 1-6 25.48-42 14-20 26.40-34 10-14 27.45-40 17-22 28.28x17 12x21 29.43-39 21-26 30.42-37 8-12 31.32-28 20-24 32.29x20 15x24 33.34-29 14-20 34.39-34 20-25 35.29x20 25x14 36.34-29 12-17 37.27-22 18x27 38.31x22 16-21 39.40-34 11-16 40.22x11 6x17 41.44-39 17-22 42.28x17 21x12 43.38-32 12-18 44.36-31 16-21 45.50-44 18-22 46.34-30 35x24 47.29x20 14x25 48.33-28 22x33 49.39x28 19-24 50.31-27 24-29 51.27x16 25-30 52.16-11 29-34 53.11-7 13-18 54.37-31 26x37 55.32x41 34-39 56.44x33 30-34 2-0

(172) Zhao,Hanqing - Turiy,Lublyana 1st IMSA World Masters Championship 15...5-10 16.28-22 Poor Lubliana got already so many punches that accepted one more as a given. But actually after right capture it should be just a big exchange. 18x27?? 16...17x28 17.33x22 18x27 18.26x17 11x22 19.38-32 27x47 20.39-33 47x29 21.34x5 13-18 22.30x19 4-10 23.5x14 9x20 17.38-32 27x47 18.30-25 47x29 19.34x5 13-18 20.37-31 9-13 21.5-41 and white won 2-0

(173) Li,Jing - Cesnokova,Elena 1st IMSA World Masters Championship White just played a normal move 18.42-38 18...11-17? This combination is quite standard if black has a piece on 1. But this is a kind of idea "you know it ot you miss it". 18...23-28 19.33x22 11-17 20.22x11 18-23 21.29x18 13x33 22.39x28 21-27!! 23.32x21 16x27 24.11-6 27-31 25.36x27 7-11 26.6x17 12x23 19.48-42 21-26 20.27-21 16x27 21.32x21 17-22 22.21-16 13-19 23.24x13 8x19 24.38-32 10-14 25.32-27 22x31 26.36x27 12-17 27.47-41 2-8 28.41-36 8-12 29.42-38 14-20?? It can be explained only by fatigue. 29...17-22 30.37-31 26x37 31.38-32 37x28 32.44-40 22x31 33.33x24 31-37 34.29x18 12x23 35.34-30 25x34 36.40x18 37-42 37.18-12 7x18 38.43-38 42x44 39.49x40 14-20 40.16-11 30.37-31 26x37 31.38-32 37x28 32.33x2 2-0

(174) Shvartsman,Alexander - Burleson,Guno 1st IMSA World Masters Championship 33...24-29 34.33x24 20x29 35.48-43 15-20 36.39-33 29-34 Black position looks dangerous but actually it's OK. White has no winning plan (using Coup Royal idea) >36...20-24 37.43-39 11-17 38.27-22 18x27 39.31x11 16x7 40.40-34 29x40 41.35x44 12-18 42.44-40 8-12 43.39-34 23-29 44.34x23 18x29 37.40x29 23x34 38.35-30 34-40 39.45x34 20-24 40.28-23 From several winning plans this one is the most direct. Draughts problemists should enjoy the efficient choice of captures: 1-2-3 19x48 41.30x10 48x30 42.25x34 White won 2-0

(175) Valneris,Guntis - Anikeev,Yuriy 1st IMSA World Masters Championship 1.32-28 17-22 2.28x17 12x21 3.38-32 We see so often that top grandmasters even in quick games are playing according to patterns. And after many standard "finger" moves the game ends to a draw. This game is other draw. Very sharp. Real fight. Both are going for win. Maybe it al has begun with this non standard third move? 7-12 4.43-38 11-17 5.31-26 21-27 6.32x21 16x27 7.33-29 6-11 8.37-32 11-16 9.32x21 16x27 10.41-37 20-24 11.29x20 14x25 12.37-31 17-21 13.26x17 12x21 14.31x22 18x27 15.39-33 13-18 16.46-41 9-13 17.41-37 2-7 18.34-30 25x34 19.40x29 7-11 20.45-40 11-16 21.44-39 19-24 22.29x20 15x24 23.39-34 10-14 24.50-44 5-10 25.44-39 4-9 26.34-29 1-7 27.29x20 14x25 28.40-34 7-12 29.33-29 9-14 30.29-24 10-15 31.39-33 14-20 32.33-29 3-9 33.49-43 12-17 34.37-31 27-32 35.38x27 21x32 36.47-41 18-23 37.29x18 20x40 38.35x44 13x22 39.42-38 22-28 40.38x27 17-21 41.48-42 21x32 42.42-38 25-30 43.38x27 28-33 44.27-21 16x27 45.31x22 8-12 46.22-17 12x21 47.43-38 33x42 48.41-37 42x31 49.36x16 9-13 50.16-11 13-18 51.11-7 18-22 52.7-1 22-28 53.44-39 28-32 54.1-40 32-37 No specatator will complain about this draw between two grandmasters. 1-1

(176) Pan,Yiming - Groenendijk,Jan 1st IMSA World Masters Championship This game could be decisive for the golden medal in the blitz tournament. As usual Jan spent all his time. But now the point of doubt was not only the best move. Draw is this game guaranteed to Jan the 1st place. And only by loss he kon be bypassed by Shvartsman. Alexander didn't believe in his luck and played quick draw against Anikeev. 34...17-21 34...14-20 35.30-25 28-33 36.39x28 22x24 37.25x14 8-13 38.34-30 13-19 39.14x23 18x29 40.30x19 17-22 41.27x18 12x14 35.42-37 21x32 36.39-33 28x39 37.37x17 12x21 38.34x43 21-26 Jan is still looking for the chances. His last seconds are running away. 39.41-37 39.29-23 26x46 40.23x1 8-12 41.1x5 4-10 42.5x14 46x10 39...18-22 Black try to fix some weakness in the white position but they are to underdveloped. And in few moves the rising Chinese start will make use of it. 40.43-38 7-12 41.48-42 8-13 42.31-27 22x31 43.36x27 Black is too late with building formations 14-20 44.37-32 20-25 45.30-24 3-9 46.32-28 12-17 47.38-32 9-14 >47...13-18 48.28-23 17-22 49.23x12 22x31 50.12-7 31-36 48.35-30 2-0

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