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Chess Life Online 2008 March Four Lead in Foxwoods
Chess Life Online 2008 March Four Lead in Foxwoods | Four Lead in Foxwoods |
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| By Jennifer Shahade | |
| March 21, 2008 | |
Robert Hess. Photo Michael Atkins
In the following position, Robert must have had a burst of Tal-like inspiration. Or was it frustration over a purposeless knight? Either way, can you guess what he played? 
Position after 19...Qd8
The game continued 20...dxe4 21.fxe4 Nh6 (If Nxd4 Qxd4 Bc5 Qc4 Bxg1 Rxg1, White has an overwhelming attack.) Nh6 however, was not much better for Ivanov after which, as you can see below, Robert's pawns and bishops quickly wreaked havoc. 1715 Darmen Sadvakasov of Kazakhstan also played thrilling chess to defeat Filipino GM Mark Paragua. Before checking out the entire game, can you guess what he played in the following two key positions, which seem unlikely to come from the same game. 
Position after 18...Ne8
A dozen moves later, Darmen found a beautiful bone-cruncher in the following position: 
Position after 33...Qe8
Here is the full game: 1714 IM Alex Lenderman found a nice combination against Nagendra Rentala to join the perfect score group: 
Position after 27.Rad1
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GM Keith Arkell. Photo Michael Atkins.
In another exciting game (I know, all this excitement is getting boring), Keith Arkell of England defeated the young Ray Kaufman when his queen invasion turned out to be far more powerful. 1712 Check out the official Foxwoods Open website , our Round 1 CLO report , Jonathan Hilton's blog and Monroi.com for live games. |