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Hannes
Stefansson vs. Viktor Bologan
In this symmetrical position, black's passed
pawn turned out to be quicker than white's:
1..Bc2 2.b6 b3 3.Rxf7 b2 and black soon won
the white bishop and the game. See the entire
game annotated by GM Einar Gausel.
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Bartlomiej Macieja vs. Jon Speelman
White continued 1.d5 Nxd5 2.Rxd5 Rxb3 3.Qf6+
Kh7 4.Rd7 and started a desicive attack. |
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Thien
Hai Dao vs. Ruslan Ponomariov
In this very tactical game, white won material
with 1.Rc8 Rxc8 2.dcQ+ Qxc8 3.Rd8+ and later
the game. See the entire
game annotated by GM Einar Gausel. |
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Sune
Berg Hansen vs. Andrei Kharlov
Black is a pawn up, but 1..Rxg4+ 2.Kh3 is
not enough, so black found: 1..g5! 2.fg Rxg4
3.Kh3 Rxg5. Soon he won the isolated e-pawn
as well, and later the game. |
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Krishnan
Sasikiran vs. Amon Simutowe
White unleashed a Queen sacrifice: 1.Qxb3!
Qxb3 2.Bxd6 cd 3.Rc7+ winning the bishop on
b7. White remained with a strong passed b-pawn,
and finished the game with a mating attack.
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Rafael
Vaganian vs. Hichem Hamdouchi
White played 1.a4, threatening 2.b5. Black
saved his knight with 1..Nc2, but 2.Nh7 Rf5
3.Be6+ won material decisively. |
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