(17) Fedorovich,Olga - Zhang,You 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 14-05-2019 Sharp Keller opening didn't bring to Olga any advantage and now she makes serious mistake. 34.29-24? 19x30 35.25x34 22-28! 36.33x22 13-19 37.22x24 3-8 38.31x22 12-18 39.22x13 8x37 Small but nice comination delivered black very strong piece at 37. This piece not only forces white to restrain it with two guards but is situated in dangerous proximity to the king line. 40.26-21 14-19 41.45-40 15-20 42.40-34 19-24 43.49-44 2-8 44.21-16? This could be decisive error. 44.44-39 was still draw. 11-17 45.44-39 8-12? [ Black misses the win: 45...20-25 46.39-33 24-30 47.16-11 30x28 48.11x33 25-30 49.33-29 8-13 50.29-23 30-34 51.36-31 37x26 52.38-32 34-39 53.32-28 39-43 54.28-22 43-48! Only so. Other king bring black to "geometrical" draw (54...43-49 55.22-18 13x22 56.23-19) ] 46.39-33 12-18 47.34-29 20-25 48.29x20 25x14 49.33-29 18-22 50.29-23 22-27 51.23-18 27-31 52.36x27 37-41 53.27-22 17x28 54.18-12 41-47 55.38-32 28x37 56.12-7 1-1

(26) Virny,Vadim - Semianiuk,Michael 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 14-05-2019 From the opening white had an advantage but at this moment Vadim lost his vigilance. With modest 42.38-32 he'd go on with slightly beter position 42.48-43? 13-18! 43.39-34? [ And now white has to force draw: 43.24-19 20-24 44.29x9 18x29 45.33x24 3x23 46.37-32 12-18 47.32x21 26x17 48.39-34 7-12 ] 43...7-11 [ 43...27-31 44.36x27 22x42 45.38x47 14-19 46.24x22 7-11 47.25x14 3-9 48.14x3 12-17 49.3x21 26x48 Boom! What a chance to beat the European Champion 1983 missed by European Champion 2019! ] 44.43-39 11-16 45.38-32 27x38 46.33x42 16-21 47.24-19 21-27 48.19x10 15x4 49.25x14 27-31 50.36x27 22x31 51.39-33 31-36 52.33-28 3-8 53.34-30 18-22 54.28x17 12x21 55.23-18 21-27 56.29-23 26-31 57.37x26 36-41 1-1

(27) Trofimov,Ivan - Chizhov,Alexey 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 14-05-2019 (Much too early passed away) Tjalling Goedemoed would sarcastically say here - "to reach draw - just give away a block. And if it is not enough give another one." 47.39-33 [ 47.34-29 23x34 48.39x30 13-19 49.38-33 20-24 50.43-38 24x35 51.33-29 11-17 52.38-32 16-21 53.32-28 21-27 54.28-23 19x28 55.29-24 ] 47...20-24 48.33-28 [ 48.38-32 23-29 49.34x23 13-18 50.23x12 11-17 51.12x21 16x49 ] 48...23x32 49.38x27 11-17 50.43-38 13-18 51.38-33 18-23 Complete opposition 5 vs 5, but the board is big and white still can escape... 52.26-21 17x26 53.27-22 24-30 54.34-29? The board is big but the game is complex. And when "giving blocks" you have to be precise and sometime generous. Draw was still possible after [ The board is big but the game is complex. And when "giving blocks" you have to be precise and sometime generous. Draw was still possible after 54.22-17 30x28 55.17-12 26-31 56.12-8 31-37 57.8-3 37-41 58.3x20 41-47 59.20-3 ] 54...23x34 55.22-18 30-35 56.18-12 35-40? The game is really complex. Even great Chizhov can make mistake even in the end the game. The win was possible only with 34-40 avoiding 33-29 57.12-8 40-44 58.8-2? [ This was the last chance to save the game. 58.33-29 34x23 59.8-3 ] 58...44-49 59.2-30 34-40 60.33-28 40-45 61.28-23 49-35 62.30-48 45-50 63.48-37 50-45 64.23-18 45x1 65.37x10 1-29 66.10-37 35-24 And Trofimov surrendered. Chizhov took revanche for his loss in 2017. But the draughts amateurs will remember not this game but just the previous one of the same players where Trofimov won by absolutely astonishing way. It is never too much to look to it again: https://imsa2019.fmjd.org/player.php?id=13291 0-2

(28) Atse,N'cho Joel - Groenendijk,Jan 14-05-2019 Jan has just two problems to solve in his play: division of the time during the game and overoptimism (going for the win in the positions where you don't have to do it) . He has to solve it in order to become the Challenger again. Years ago I prognosed that he (at that time very young boy) will become the World Champion in 2020. And I still keep the hope to prove right. But this game shows that the mentioned problems are still there, 34...3-8 First step to the wrong direction. 18-22 would lead to draw. And it is OK in this position. 35.37-32 17-21 36.42-37 18-22 37.28x17 21x12 38.32-28 12-18 39.38-32 18-23 40.28-22! 24-29 41.48-43 In few moves black arrived to the unpleasant position. Stil the moves 8-12-18 were safe enough. But certainly in big zeitnot Jan makes decisive mistake. 29-33? 42.25-20 14x34 43.40x18 Gotcha.The double threat 18-12 and 32-28 is not to fend off. 19-24 44.32-28 8-12 45.18x7 13-18 46.22x4 33x42 47.43-38 42x33 48.4-27 33-39 49.27-49 26-31 50.7-2 24-29 51.2-30 29-34 52.30-13 31-36 53.13-22 36-41 54.22x50 41-47 55.49-40 47-20 56.40x12 20-3 57.50-17 3-14 58.17-26 14-19 59.12-29 19-14 60.29-33 14-20 61.33-47 20-3 62.26-31 3-26 63.31-48 26-3 64.35-30 16-21 65.48-37 21-26 66.45-40 3-25 67.30-24 25-3 68.40-35 3-12 69.24-19 12-18 70.47-36 18-29 71.19-14 29-38 Technically perfect game for Joel, certainly deserving compliment. 2-0

(30) Groenendijk,Jan - Burleson,Guno 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 14-05-2019 The game to enjoy for the draught amateurs liking it hot. 1.33-29 17-22 2.39-33 11-17 3.44-39 6-11 4.50-44 1-6 5.31-26 16-21 6.32-28 19-23 7.28x19 14x23 8.35-30 10-14 9.30-24 5-10 10.37-31 20-25 11.24-20 15x24 12.29x20 11-16 13.40-35 7-11 14.44-40 14-19 15.20-15 10-14 16.41-37 2-7 17.33-29 19-24 18.29x20 14-19 19.35-30 25x14 20.40-35 22-27 21.31x22 17x28 22.26x17 12x21 23.30-24 19x30 24.34x25 7-12 25.45-40 18-22 26.40-34 11-17 27.37-31 13-18 28.38-33 21-27 29.33-29 8-13 30.31-26 6-11 31.35-30 13-19 32.29-24 9-13 33.24-20 3-9 34.43-38 16-21 35.48-43 11-16 36.49-44 [ To make the pleasure full white had to choose something like 36.46-41 27-32 37.38x27 21x32 38.42-37 23-29 (38...16-21 39.47-42 22-27 40.42-38 18-22 41.38-33 32-38 42.43x32 27x40 43.30-24 19x30 44.25x45 14x25 45.39-33 28x39 46.49-43 39x48 47.45-40 48x31 48.36x7) 39.34x23 18x29 40.37-31 29-34 41.31-27 32x21 42.30-24 19x30 43.39-33 28x48 44.41-37 48x31 45.36x7 30-35 46.7-1 35-40 47.1-6 demonstrating how good are the bad edge pieces when you reach the end of the game. ] The further course of the game demonstrated how bad are the bad edge pieces if you don't reach the end of the game... 36...27-32 37.38x27 21x32 38.47-41 22-27 39.44-40 16-21 40.40-35 18-22 41.42-38 32-37 42.41x32 28x37 43.39-33 23-28 44.43-39 28-32 45.33-29 32x43 46.39x48 12-18 47.29-24 22-28 48.34-29 19-23 49.48-43 23x34 50.30x39 37-42 51.24-19 13x24 52.20x29 17-22 53.26x17 22x11 54.39-34 28-32 55.34-30 18-23 56.29x18 11-17 57.46-41 42-48 58.18-13 9x18 59.43-39 48x34 60.30x39 32-38 61.41-37 27-32 62.37x28 38-42 63.39-34 42-48 64.35-30 17-21 65.34-29 48-26 66.29-24 26-48 67.24-20 48-37 68.20x9 37x3 69.30-24 3-14 Also here we have not to forget to give big compliment to Guno Burleson. He dared to go to such a draughts jungle and came out as a winner. 0-2

(32) Tian,Chengcheng - Virny,Vadim 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 14-05-2019 Black seems to be in attack. But white have important counter possibilities. Chinees player has to play dangerously looking but actually very strong move 49-44. And he did it. 34.49-44 20-25 35.37-32! 2-8 36.32x21 16x27 37.47-42 [ For the second time in row Virny falls in the tactical trap. And for the second time he wasn't punished. White could completely destroy black position with beautifull but standard combination. 37.26-21 17x37 38.47-42 37x48 39.33-29 24x42 40.43-38 42x33 41.39x6 48x30 42.35x2 ] Now white had to fight for the point and finally succeed in this. 37...23-28 38.33-29 24x33 39.38x29 19-24 40.29x20 25x14 41.42-38 8-13 42.35-30 15-20 43.30-25 13-19 44.38-33 12-18 45.44-40 18-23 46.33-29 28-32 47.29x18 22x13 48.31x22 17x28 49.26-21 20-24 50.36-31 19-23 51.43-38 32x43 52.39x48 28-32 53.48-42 13-19 54.21-16 11-17 55.31-26 24-30 56.26-21 17x26 57.16-11 30x39 58.40-34 39x30 59.25x34 26-31 60.11-7 32-37 61.42-38 37-41 62.7-2 41-47 63.2x35 47x45 64.35-19 1-1

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