(9) Sadowska,Natalia - Motrichko,Viktoriya
IMSA World Masters 2019 women rapid

It wasn't that spectacular game. But it was the game between two title candidates (already in the 2nd round). And it contains very fine positional elements (while mostly we choose and will choose further for more spectacular mostly tactical moments).
34...3-9! 35.38-32? With the kolom 45-40-34 you must be careful that it doesn't become a ballast. And the last happens when this formation looses the connection with the rest of position. That is exactly what has happenned after the move 38-32. Also the piece 41 is now out of play that has been brilliantly realized by Motrichko. White had to play 37-32. 17-22! 36.28x17 12x21 37.39-33 20-24
[ Preventing 37...18-22 38.27x18 13x22 39.37-31 26x48 40.41-36 48x30 41.35x2 but this is not the main point ]
38.34-30 25x34 39.40x20 15x24 40.33-28 24-30! 41.35x24 19x30 42.47-42
[ White need 43-39 but it is impossible, 42.43-39 26-31 43.37x17 18-22 44.27x18 13x44 ]
42...30-34 43.28-22
[ And again so needed move is impossible 43.42-38 26-31 44.37x17 18-22 45.27x18 13x42 ]
43...18-23 44.42-38 23-29 45.43-39 34x43 46.38x49 29-34 47.49-43 9-14 48.43-38 34-39 49.45-40 14-20 50.22-17 21x12 51.38-33 39x28 52.32x23 12-17 53.37-32 8-12 54.32-28 20-24 55.23-19 24-29 56.19x8 12x3 57.41-37 3-9 58.37-32 9-13 59.40-35 29-34 60.28-23 26-31 61.27x36 13-18 62.23x21 16x38 Technically perfect game of Victoria. (Please don't consult the computer, it will spoil the party.
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(10) Shvartsman,Alexander - Semianiuk,Michael
1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 15-05-2019

In just a few moves players will create very original and complex position promising long and exciting battle. 20...19-23 21.40-34 22-28 22.30-24 17-22 23.31-27 21x32 24.38x27 22x31 25.36x27 11-17 26.43-38 And within few next move this will all be broken and the game will course to the piecefull end. 14-20 27.25x14 10x30 28.35x24 17-21 29.38-33 21x32 30.33x22 18x27 31.29x7 27-31 32.37x28 8-12 33.7x18 13x44 34.49x40 31-36 35.41-37 36-41 36.34-29 41x32 37.42-37 32x41 38.46x37 5-10 39.29-23 9-13 40.40-34 10-14 41.45-40 16-21 42.34-29 21-27 43.40-34 14-20 44.34-30 20-25 45.48-42 25x34 46.29x40 27-31 47.37-32 31-36 48.42-37 3-8 49.32-27 8-12 50.27-21 26x17 51.23-19 13-18 52.19-14 17-21 53.14-9 12-17
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(11) Baltazhy,Olga - Idrisova,Aygul
1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 15-05-2019

Aygul didn't recognize the poison in the last move of white (49-44) and played positionally right... 38...3-9? 39.28-23 18x29 40.39-34 29x49 41.37-31 49x27 42.31x2 13-18 43.2x30 18-22 44.30-39 21-27 45.39x17 27-32 46.17-21
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(14) Semianiuk,Michael - Mbongo,Thomy Lucien
1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 15-05-2019

Young European Champion showed in this game the quality that works for him very well.
When his opponent begins to dream about the chances to win and forget about the possible counter play - he strikes. In table tennis they call it defensive play. But it is not less effecient than offensive play when played masterly.

1.32-28 18-23 2.33-29 23x32 3.37x28 16-21 4.38-32 21-26 5.41-37 17-22 6.28x17 11x22 7.34-30 20-24 8.29x20 14x34 9.40x29 15-20 10.35-30 10-14 11.30-25 5-10 12.42-38 10-15 13.47-42 12-18 14.39-33 7-12 15.45-40 1-7 16.44-39 7-11 17.50-45 12-17 18.29-24 20x29 19.33x24 19x30 20.25x34 14-19 21.39-33 9-14 22.43-39 2-7 23.49-43 7-12 24.34-29 14-20 25.46-41 4-9 26.31-27 22x31 27.36x27 17-22 28.41-36 22x31 29.36x27 19-23 30.33-28 23x34 31.40x29 20-24 32.29x20 15x24 33.39-34 9-14 34.45-40 14-19 35.40-35 3-9 36.34-30 11-16 37.30-25 6-11 38.43-39 18-23 39.39-33 23-29 40.35-30 24x35 41.33x24 19x30 42.25x34 12-18 43.28-22 18-23 44.38-33 8-12 45.33-28 23-29 46.34x23 12-17 47.37-31 26x37 48.42x31 35-40 49.31-26 40-45 50.48-43 9-14 51.23-18 13-19 52.43-38 45-50
[ >52...14-20 53.27-21 16x27 54.32x12 45-50 55.38-33 19-23 56.18x29 50-45 57.12-8 45x37 58.8-3 37-41 59.3x25 41-36 60.33-28 36x18 61.25-14 (0.04;9.99/12) ]
53.26-21 17x26 54.18-13 19x8 55.28-23 50x17 56.27-21 16x27 57.32x3 26-31 58.3x20 31-36 59.20-33
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(15) Chizhov,Alexey - Pan,Yiming
( LIVE GAMES ) IMSA World Masters Champi

The special in this game is that Chizov did everything academically - clear classic attack of the opponent's forpost. Reaching the dream result of the plan - winning the piece.
But young Asian champion was totally not impressed and cold-blooded just gave this piece away at the right moment simply showing that the whole plan of the all-time best draughts player was actually an illusion. 1.32-28 17-22 2.28x17 12x21 3.37-32 7-12 4.41-37 11-17 5.31-26 21-27 6.32x21 16x27 7.34-29 6-11 8.40-34 19-23 9.37-31 2-7 10.31x22 17x28 11.33x22 18x27 12.29x18 13x22 13.42-37 9-13 14.46-41 13-18 15.37-31 14-19 16.41-37 10-14 17.47-41 4-9 18.45-40 1-6 19.37-32 11-16 20.32x21 16x27 21.41-37 7-11 22.50-45 18-23 23.34-29 23x34 24.40x29 20-24 25.29x20 15x24 26.48-42 9-13 27.37-32 11-16 28.32x21 16x27 29.42-37 6-11 30.37-32 11-16 31.32x21 16x27 32.38-33 The plan of white suceed. After 22-28 33x22 27x18 26-21 white will brak through. Otherwise white win one piece. 12-18! "Please do" 33.33-29 24x33 34.39x17 8-12 35.17x8 3x12 36.31x22 18x27 37.44-39 19-23 38.45-40 14-20 39.40-34 20-24 and the best what 1-time World champion can do - offer a draw which was accepted.
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(16) Fedorovich,Darja - Sadowska,Natalia
1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 15-05-2019

Natalia played very strong positional purposeful game.
Black position is much more flexible and harmonious than the white one. Probably even stronger was 36...17-21
[ 36...3-8 37.30-24 (37.38-32 13-18 38.33-29 17-21 39.30-24 12-17 40.23x3 14-19 41.24x13 10-14 42.3x20 15x42) 37...13-18 38.34-29 (38.24-19 18x29 39.34x23 12-18 40.23x3 14x43 41.3x21 26x17) 38...17-22 39.28x17 12x43 40.23x3 43-48 41.3x20 25x14 ]
But Sadwoska goes for nice idea 37.38-32 13-18 38.23-19 White have ti sacrifice the piece.
[ 38.33-29 26-31! 39.37x8 2x13 40.23x12 3-8 41.12x3 13-19 42.3x20 15x31 ]
38...14x23 39.28x19 12-17 40.33-28 17-22 41.28x17 21x12 42.30-24 12-17 43.19-13 18x9 44.34-30 25x34 45.40x29 10-14 46.35-30 9-13 47.32-28 13-18 48.45-40 3-8 49.28-23 8-12 50.27-22 17x19 51.24x22 12-17 52.22x11 16x7 53.29-23 7-12 54.30-24 2-8 55.40-34 8-13 56.34-29 13-18 57.24-19 18-22 58.19x10 15x4 After perfect defence Darya makes a blunder. The end of the game she could get isn't easy but still drawish, 59.37-32??
[ >59.23-19 22-27 60.19-13 27-31 61.37-32 31-36 62.29-23 ]
59...12-18 60.23x12 22-27 61.32x21 26x8
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(17) Verheul,Heike - Makarenkova,Julia
IMSA World Masters 2019 women rapid

38.30-25? 13-18 39.25x14 19x10 40.28x19 9-13?
[ >40...3-8 would easily win ]
41.19x8 3x12 42.43-39! 10-14
[ Majority rule saves the game for white. Black can't attack 42...17-22 43.32-28 21x34 44.28x8 ]
43.48-42 14-19 44.39-33 17-22 45.44-40 22x31 46.42-37 31x42 47.38x47 21-27 48.32x21 16x27 49.40-34 27-32 50.45-40 18-22 51.34-29 12-18 52.40-34 32-37 53.34-30 19-23 54.29-24 23-29 55.33-28
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(19) Cesnokova,Elena - Tansykkuzhina,Tamara
( LIVE GAMES ) IMSA World Masters Champi

32...21-26 "Combination is bad" 33.22-18 "Combination is good" 13x22 34.33-29 24x31 35.36x7 11-17 "Combination is bad" 36.23-19 "Combination is good" 2x11 37.19-13 10-14 38.13-8 4-9 39.40-34 17-22 40.43-38 14-19 41.34-29 9-13 42.8-2 19-23 43.2x17 11x22 44.29-24 25-30 45.24x35 22-27 46.32x21 16x27 47.35-30 26-31 48.30-24 31-37 49.38-33 27-31 50.24-19 31-36 51.19-14 36-41 52.47x36 37-42
- "So the combination was equal?" -
- "No, it was good but why you agreed to a draw in winning position?"
- "..."
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(20) Mbongo,Thomy Lucien - Zhou,Wei
1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 15-05-2019

41.39-33? In classic position just one innacurate move may transform winning position to a draw.
[ >41.42-37! 8-12 42.39-34! That makes it different 11-17 43.34-30 16-21 44.27x16 18-22 45.25-20 22x31 46.20x7 31-36 47.32-27 36-41 48.27-21 With the winnig end of the game ]
41...8-12 42.42-37 11-17 43.49-44 17-21 44.25-20 24x15 45.35-30 15-20 46.30-24 20x29 47.33x24 19x30 48.28x17 21x12 49.32-28 12-17 50.38-32 17-21 51.44-39 18-22 52.28x17 21x12 53.32-28 12-18 54.37-32 30-35 55.39-34 16-21 56.27x16 26-31 57.16-11 31-36 58.11-7 36-41 59.7-1 41-47 60.1x23 47-20=
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(21) Groenendijk,Jan - Trofimov,Ivan
1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 15-05-2019

This game is to complex to give it a solid analyse in Highlights .
But also too interesting to avoid it. So as some lazy commentators do I propose this game to analyze it yourself. 1.32-28 17-22 2.28x17 11x22 3.37-32 6-11 4.41-37 12-17 5.46-41 8-12 6.32-28 16-21 7.31-26 21-27 8.36-31 27x36 9.26-21 17x26 10.28x6 19-23 11.34-29 23x34 12.39x30 14-19 13.44-39 10-14 14.40-34 18-23 15.30-25 12-18 16.50-44 7-12 17.34-29 23x34 18.39x30 19-23 19.33-29 23x34 20.30x39 20-24 21.37-32 4-10 22.32-27 14-20 23.25x14 10x19 24.41-37 2-7 25.38-32 19-23 26.43-38 3-8 27.39-33 24-29 28.33x24 23-28 29.32x23 18x20 30.38-32 5-10 31.42-38 13-18 32.38-33 9-13 33.44-39 10-14 34.48-43 14-19 35.43-38 20-25 36.49-44 15-20 37.33-28 20-24 38.39-33 18-23 39.44-39 12-17 40.45-40 8-12 41.27-21 25-30 42.21-16 12-18 43.33-29 24x31 44.35x24 19x30 45.28x8 18-22 46.40-35 7-12 47.35x24 12x3 48.39-33 3-9 49.24-19 31-37 50.32x41 26-31
Just one note: black missed here a draw. 50...22-27 51.41-37 27-32 52.37x28 26-31 53.28-23 31-37 54.33-29 36-41 55.47x36 37-42 56.19-13 9x18 57.23x21 42-48 58.21-17 48-26 59.17-11 (0.37;1.54/12) ]
51.16-11 17-21 52.11-7 1x12 53.6-1 22-27 54.1x4 27-32
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(22) Shvartsman,Alexander - Wang,Chenfan
1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 15-05-2019

White has big advantage? Isn't it? 34.42-38 18-22!! Not, it isn't. 35.27x29 21-27 36.31x22 25-30 37.35x11 6x50 38.29-23 50-45 39.34-29 9-13 40.43-39 13-18 41.23x12 45x7
It is even won for black now. 42.32-28 16-21 43.38-33 3-8
Not anymore. But it was really so after 43...7-18
44.28-22 7-40 45.37-31 21-27
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(23) Atse,N'cho Joel - Semianiuk,Michael
( LIVE GAMES ) IMSA World Masters Champi

36.28-22 3-9 37.22x13 9x18 38.39-34?
38.27-22 This very surprizing uppercut could bring Atse close to the win of the tournament. 18x27 39.32x21 Black just can't close all gaps and prevent 21-16 un the same time. ]
38...4-10! 39.41-37 11-17 40.34-30 25x34 41.40x20 10-15 42.38-33 15x24 43.33-28 6-11 44.45-40 11-16 45.37-31 24-29 46.35-30 17-21 47.31-26 19-24 48.26x8 24x44 49.28x19 18-23 50.19x28 44-50
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(24) Negbre,Biagne Elsa - Idrisova,Aygul
IMSA World Masters 2019 women rapid

28...17-22?
Serious mistake. Black had to play 8-12 preventing 39-33 due to 26-31 and 23-28. Now white get advantage.
29.39-33 22x31 30.36x27 3-9 31.40-34 9-14 32.33-29! 13-19 33.37-31
[ Combination is nice. But the forcing was just winning. 33.38-33 Threat 37-31 8-12 34.43-39 12-17 35.37-31 26x46 36.48-43 46x28 37.33x24 21x32 38.29x18 ]
33...26x46 34.38-33 46x30 35.35x2 23x34 36.2-35 21x32 37.43-38 32x43 38.48x30 15-20 39.35-40 20-24 40.30x19 14x23 41.25-20 11-17 42.42-38 17-22 43.40-34 22-27? 44.20-15! 10-14 45.34-48?
[ Ah... >45.38-32 27x38 46.34-25 14-19 47.25-30 ]
45...23-29 46.48-39 18-23 47.39-25 29-34 48.25x36 34-40 49.15-10 40-45 50.10-5
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(25) Sai,Ya - Baltazhy,Olga
IMSA World Masters 2019 women rapid

With this game Ya Sai actually laid the basis of the coming tournament victory.
Some luck at the end of the tournament and some "computer inaccuracies at the end of this game doesn't reduce the high quality mark she deserved for this game. 1.32-28 19-23 2.28x19 14x23 3.37-32 10-14 4.41-37 5-10 5.34-29 23x34 6.39x30 14-19 7.44-39 10-14 8.50-44 16-21 9.31-26 11-16 10.32-28 18-22 11.30-25 12-18 12.46-41 7-12 13.40-34 1-7 14.37-31 7-11 15.34-30 2-7 16.44-40 18-23 17.42-37 23x32 18.38x18 13x22 19.47-42 12-18 20.42-38 8-13 21.48-42 20-24 22.49-44 7-12 23.33-29 24x33 24.38x29 22-28 25.42-38 18-22 26.38-33 21-27 27.43-38 13-18 28.30-24 19x30 29.25x34 9-13 30.35-30 3-8 31.30-25 27-32 32.38x27 17-21 33.26x17 12x32 34.31-26 13-19 35.37-31 11-17 36.40-35 8-13 37.45-40 19-23 38.35-30 14-19 39.40-35 15-20 40.25x14 19x10 41.30-24 6-11 42.35-30 10-14 43.44-40 32-38 44.33x42 28-32 45.40-35 22-28 46.41-37 32x41 47.36x47 28-32 48.42-38 32x43 49.39x48 16-21 50.48-42 23-28 51.42-37 18-22 52.30-25 14-19 53.35-30 13-18 54.24x13 18x9 55.37-32 28x37 56.31x42 22-28 57.42-38 28-33 58.29-23 33x42 59.47x38 21-27 60.34-29 11-16 61.30-24 17-21 62.26x17 27-31 63.17-12 31-36 64.12-7 36-41 65.7-2 16-21 66.24-19 21-27 67.19-14 9x20 68.25x14 27-31 69.23-18 41-46 70.18-13 46x5 71.38-32 5x46 72.29-23 46x8 73.2x36
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(26) Nogovitsyna,Matrena - Cesnokova,Elena
( LIVE GAMES ) IMSA World Masters Champi

1.31-27 19-23 2.33-28 17-21 3.28x19 14x23 4.39-33 21-26 5.44-39 10-14 6.34-30 14-19 7.30-25 11-17 8.25x14 9x20 9.40-34 5-10 10.34-30 10-14 11.39-34 4-9 12.33-29 6-11 13.38-33 17-22 14.43-38 22x31 15.36x27 11-17 16.30-25 17-21 17.49-43 12-17 18.41-36 7-11 19.50-44 2-7 20.44-40 8-12 21.47-41 17-22 22.36-31!! Two exclamation signs are for courage and inventiveness, 12-17 23.34-30 23x34 24.30x39 20-24 25.40-34 24-30 26.35x24 19x30 27.34-29 30-35 28.45-40 35x44 29.39x50 7-12 30.50-45 13-19 31.29-24 19x30 32.25x34 14-19 33.45-40 9-14 34.33-28 22x33 35.38x29 14-20 36.42-38
[ 36.29-23 19x28 37.32x23 18x29 38.34x23 21x32 39.37x28 26x37 40.41x32 12-18 41.23x21 16x49 ]
36...20-24 37.29x20 15x24 38.27-22! 18x47 39.38-33 47x29 40.34x14 12-18 41.14-10 17-22 42.43-39 1-6 43.10-4 24-29 44.39-34 29-33 45.4-15 22-28! Also nice and inventive but black had to do something. 46.32x12 21-27 47.15x21 26x8 48.34-29 8-13 49.29-24 11-17 50.40-34 3-9 51.34-30 9-14 52.30-25 14-19 53.24-20 19-23 54.48-43 23-29 55.43-39 13-18 56.20-14 18-22 57.14-9 29-33 58.39x28 22x33 59.9-3 16-21 60.3-20 33-39 61.20-38 39-44 62.38x16 44-50 63.16-11 50-22 64.25-20 22-4 65.11x50 4-36 66.20-15 36-41 67.37-31 41-14 68.31-26 14-37 69.50-33 37-19
[ >69...37-48 70.33-50 48-25 71.15-10 25-34 72.10-4 34-45 73.4-36 45-7 74.50-28 7-1 (1.48;9.99/11) ]
70.15-10 19x5 71.33-42
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