(136) Tian,Chengcheng - Zhou,Wei 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 16-05-2019 You can guess that it was some romantic opening. Yes, it came out of Keller but not "the normal way". 20.33-28? 22x33 21.39x28 19-23 22.28x10 13-19 23.24x22 17x46 24.26x17 46x5 0-2

(137) Ndjofang,Jean Marc - Trofimov,Ivan 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 16-05-2019 1.32-28 17-22 2.28x17 11x22 3.37-32 6-11 4.41-37 12-17 5.46-41 8-12 6.35-30 20-25 7.32-28 18-23 8.40-35 23x32 9.38x18 13x22 10.30-24 19x30 11.35x24 16-21 12.31-26 3-8 13.45-40 9-13 14.43-38 4-9 15.50-45 14-20 16.37-32 20x29 17.33x24 13-18 18.34-29 9-13 19.41-37 1-6 20.48-43 10-14 21.40-34 14-19 22.45-40 19x30 23.40-35 5-10 24.35x24 10-14 25.44-40 13-19 26.24x13 8x19 27.38-33 [ 27.37-31 19-23 with double threat 22-27 and 25-30 ] 27...11-16 28.42-38 21-27 29.32x21 16x27 30.38-32 27x38 31.43x32 6-11 32.32-28 11-16 33.37-32 14-20 34.40-35 16-21 35.36-31 7-11 36.31-27 22x31 37.26x37 20-24 38.29x20 15x24 39.34-29 18-22 40.29x20 25x14 41.35-30 22-27 42.33-29 27x38 43.39-33 21-27 44.33x42 27-32 45.29-23 Looks good but doesn't win 45.28-22 32x41 46.47x36 17x28 47.29-24 11-17 48.24x13 17-22 49.30-24 12-18 50.24-19 14x23 51.13-9 23-29 52.9-4 29-34 53.36-31 18-23 54.4x27 34-40 (0.49;-0.03/13) ] 45...32x41 46.47x36 2-8 47.42-38 8-13 48.38-33 13-18 49.33-29 18-22 50.29-24 22x33 51.24x13 33-38 52.30-24 38-42 53.24-19 12-18 54.23x21 14x23 55.21-16 11-17 56.13-9 42-48 57.9-4 48-37 58.4-15 23-28 59.15-20 37-48 60.20-14 28-33 61.14-20 33-39 62.20-14 Black created as much as possible problems , but the position was still draw. The most straith forward way to force it was 62...39-44 63.49x40 48-43 17-22 63.16-11 48-26 But this is already loosing move. Draw was still possible after 63...22-27 64.11-6 39-43 65.49x38 48-25 66.14-10 (66.14-3 25-30) 66...25-20 67.10-15 20x47 68.6-1 27-31 69.36x27 47-41 64.11-6 22-27 65.14-25 27-31 66.25x43 31-37 67.43-38 2-0

(138) Verheul,Heike - Baltazhy,Olga 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 16-05-2019 Just a Coup Weiss 44.26-21 24-29 45.33x24 23-29 46.24x33 12-17 47.21x23 19x48 48.27-21 48x25 49.21-16 25-39 50.35-30 39x25 51.16-11 25-34 52.11-6 34-1 53.45-40 1x45 54.6-1 14-20 55.1-6 45-23 56.6-17 13-19 57.17-50 19-24 58.50-6 20-25 59.6-1 23-45 60.1-6 24-29 61.6-28 45-50 62.28-32 50-33 63.32-19 29-34 64.19-35 34-39 65.35-49 33-15 0-2

(139) Doumesh,Vitalia - Sai,Ya IMSA World Masters Champi 18.38-32? [ Of course much beter was 18.28-23 9-14 and black can't play 19.24-19 13x24 20.23-18 12x34 21.39x10 ] 18...27x38 19.43x32 Now young Asian champion (and the later winner of this tournament) shows to her much more experient opponent a school example of attack of forpost with exchange 2 for 2 and break through. 9-14 20.44-40 14-19 21.40-35 19x30 22.35x24 17-22 23.28x17 11x22 24.41-37 3-9 25.49-44 9-14 26.44-40 14-19 27.40-35 19x30 28.35x24 4-10 29.45-40 10-14 30.42-38 [ 30.36-31 14-19 31.40-35 19x30 32.35x24 13-18 33.32-28 7-11 34.28x17 12x21 ] 30...14-19 31.40-35 19x30 32.35x24 13-18 White can do really nothing against this simple but effecient plan. 33.47-42 22-28 34.33x13 8x30 35.32-28 20-24 36.29x20 15x24 37.38-33 30-35 38.39-34 25-30 39.34x25 35-40 40.33-29 24x22 41.25-20 40-44 And black won 0-2

(140) Idrisova,Aygul - Fedorovich,Darja 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 16-05-2019 Black is one move away from the win 42...4-9? [ 42...4-10 43.43-38 30-35 ] 43.25-20 14x25 44.29-24 30x19 45.34-29 23x34 46.39x30 25x34 47.33-28 22x33 48.31x4 34-40= 1-1

(141) Cesnokova,Elena - Sadowska,Natalia 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 16-05-2019 1.34-29 17-21 2.40-34 21-26 3.45-40 11-17 4.32-28 17-21 5.50-45 7-11 6.38-32 11-17 7.42-38 6-11 8.47-42 1-6 9.29-24 20x29 10.33x24 19x30 11.35x24 18-22 12.40-35 22x33 13.38x29 14-20 14.32-27 21x32 15.37x28 26x37 16.41x32 10-14 17.46-41 13-18 18.41-37 9-13 19.43-38 20-25 20.39-33 14-20 21.44-39 16-21 22.28-23 17-22 23.49-44 4-10 24.45-40 22-27 25.33-28 11-16 26.37-31 21-26 27.31x22 18x27 28.32x21 16x27 29.39-33 12-17 30.44-39 6-11 31.42-37 11-16 32.37-31 26x37 33.38-32 27x38 34.33x31 16-21 35.31-27 21x32 36.28x37 8-12 37.48-42 3-8 38.42-38 13-18 39.36-31 18-22 40.38-32 17-21 41.23-19 12-17 42.39-33 8-12 43.33-28 22x33 44.29x38 20x29 45.34x23 15-20 46.40-34 17-22 [ >46...10-14 47.19x10 5x14 48.31-27 20-24 49.27x16 24-29 50.32-27 29x18 51.27-21 17x26 52.16-11 18-22 53.34-29 22-27 54.11-6 25-30 55.35x24 27-31 56.6-1 31x33 57.1x10 (0.53;1.54/12) ] 47.19-13 10-14 [ >47...20-24 48.13-9 12-17 49.9-4 24-30 50.4x16 30x39 51.38-33 39x19 52.16-27 19-23 53.27-4 10-15 54.31-26 23-29 55.32-28 (1.54;2.36/11) ] 48.23-19 14x23 49.13-9 21-26 [ >49...20-24 50.9-3 2-8 51.3-9 22-28 52.9-4 21-26 53.31-27 23-29 54.34x23 28x19 55.4-13 19-23 56.13x2 (2.34;2.88/10) ] 50.9-4 12-18 [ >50...20-24 51.4x27 23-29 52.34x23 12-18 53.27x30 25x34 54.38-33 5-10 55.23-19 2-8 56.32-28 10-15 57.28-22 15-20 58.22-17 20-25 59.19-14 (3.15;9.99/11) ] 51.4-15 [ >51.34-30 25x34 52.31-27 22x33 53.4x28 26-31 54.35-30 31-36 55.32-27 2-7 56.28-19 7-11 57.27-21 11-16 58.21-17 36-41 59.19x46 16-21 60.17x26 (9.99;6.37/12) ] 2-0

(142) Baltazhy,Olga - Doumesh,Vitalia 1st IMSA World Masters 2019, 16-05-2019 Vitalia is normally not the most creative player. But what she knows and can - she does well. (See this and the next diagram in combination) 44...24-29 45.33x24 19x30 46.28x10 17-22 47.35x24 22x44 48.10-4 44-50 49.32-27 21x32 50.24-19 13x24 1-1

(146) Tansykkuzhina,Tamara - Doumesh,Vitalia IMSA World Masters Champi 45...24-29 46.33x24 19x30 47.28x8 17-22 48.35x24 22x44 49.8-2 44-49 50.2-7 49x27 51.7x40 27-32 52.40-35 32-5 53.36-31 26x37 54.24-20 1-1

(143) Tansykkuzhina,Tamara - Zhang,You IMSA World Masters Champi 59.10-5 41-47? It looses easily. Much nice variant remained behind the scenes [ >59...24-29 60.5x46 29x38 61.46-10 13-18 62.10-32 38-42 63.27-21 17-22 64.32-27 22x31 65.26x48 ] 60.5-46 47x29 61.27-22 2-0

(144) Fedorovich,Olga - Motrichko,Viktoriya IMSA World Masters Champi One of two games which were decisive for the final standings in the tournament. The tension was very high and it had an impact on the quality of the game. 1.32-28 17-22 2.28x17 12x21 3.37-32 7-12 4.34-30 21-26 5.32-28 26x37 6.41x32 16-21 7.40-34 21-26 8.45-40 11-17 9.46-41 6-11 10.41-37 1-6 11.50-45 19-23 12.28x19 14x23 13.33-29 10-14 14.39-33 14-19 15.44-39 17-22 16.30-24 19x30 17.34x14 9x20 18.32-28 I guess Motrichko completely missed this move. If it is so than she was lucky that the piece 29 wasn't getting lost. 23x41 19.29-23 18x29 20.33x24 20x29 21.42-37 41x32 22.38x16 5-10 23.43-38 10-14 24.49-43 13-19 25.35-30 15-20 26.39-33 20-24 27.30-25 19-23 The piece 29 certainly got defended but the black position doesn't look too good. Actually the piece on 29 remains a weakness. White can exchange it in a good moment or try to play around it. But Olga didn't find a plan and slowly the position equalized. And when it happens the psychological advantage is moving towards Victoria. 28.47-42 8-13 29.42-37 6-11 30.16x7 2x11 31.37-32 11-16 32.48-42 4-9 33.42-37 14-20 34.25x14 9x20 35.36-31 13-18 36.43-39 3-8 37.31-27 8-13 38.39-34 13-19 39.33-28 [ Maybe Olga plnned this but in the very last moment decided to change the plan and had already no time to check the alternative. 39.40-35 29x40 40.45x34 20-25 41.33-28 24-29 ] 39...29-33 Small combination and the tournament win is approaching. 40.28x39 18-22 41.27x29 24x31 42.32-28 31-37 43.28-22 37-42 44.22-17 42-48 45.17-12 20-24? Big mistake. [ 45...19-24 and white can's escape. For instance 46.39-33 48x30 47.40-35 30-48 48.12-7 26-31 49.33-28 31-37 50.28-22 37-42 51.22-18 42-47 52.18-13 48-31 53.13-8 31-26 ] 46.12-7! Just one move and the sunflowers turned back into sunflower seeds. 48-31 47.7-2 31-13 48.39-33 13-8 49.2x13 19x8 50.34-29 24-30 51.29-23 8-13 52.33-29 26-31 53.40-35 30-34 54.29x40 31-37 55.35-30 37-41 56.30-24 1-1

(145) Nogovitsyna,Matrena - Sai,Ya IMSA World Masters Champi The winning of this game guaranteed the gold to Ya Sai. When drawn gold could go to Motrichko. And if Motrichko wiuldn't win and Nogovitsyna would then the gold went already to Nogovitsyna. This turnament situation sreated such an exitement that this game became the most bizarre of the tournament (and maybe even in the carrier of the players) 45...18-23?? [ Just one right move and the game should roll itself to the tie. Something like >45...17-21 46.27-22 18x27 47.28-23 19x28 48.33x31 6-11 49.39-33 11-17 50.30-25 13-18 51.33-29 18-23 52.29x18 17-22 53.18x27 21x41 54.36x47 26x37 ] 46.28-22 Also good. But another move would immediately win. [ 46.27-22! 23x41 47.36x47 17x28 48.33x22 ] 46...17x28 47.33x22 6-11 48.36-31 11-17 49.22x11 16x7 50.27-22 7-11 51.31-27? [ Much more accurate is 51.39-34 ] 51...23-29 Ya Sai has to sacrifice a piece. But no problem, probably it just saves the game. 52.24x33 19-23 53.37-32 13-19 54.30-24 19x30 55.35x24 23-29 56.22-18 29x20 57.18-12 11-17 58.12x21 26x17 59.32-28 20-24 Nothing remained from the giant advantage. And probably this moment of dissapointment was important to understant what has happened few minutes later. 60.27-22 17-21 61.22-18 21-26 62.18-12 26-31 63.12-7 31-37 64.7-1 37-41 65.1-45 9-13 66.28-22 41-46 67.22-17 46-37 68.45-34 14-20 69.17-11 Position is completely equal. Black can force the draw with 37-48 or first give 13-18 and 37-48 or play almost any other move. But young Chinese chooses for absolutely wrong way 24-29?? 70.34x25 37-42 71.33-28 42-33 Both players were totally sure that this position is draw. Ya Sai looked to Nogovitsyna a bit indignantly "Why are you still thinking?" And Nogovitsyna played 72.25-3?? Many spectators e.g. Natalia Sadowska who followed this game directly showed to Matrena that she just gawe away the tournament win : 72.11-6 73.25-3 74.3-17 X 1-1

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