Georgiadis, Nico – Caruana, Fabiano, Bundesliga 2016

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Georgiadis, Nico – Caruana, Fabiano, Bundesliga 2016

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Με τη νίκη του απέναντι στο Καπνίση Σπύρο, στη φάση των 8 του 35ου Κυπέλλου Ελλάδος ο αθλητής της ΕΣΘ Γεωργιάδης Νίκο όχι μόνο συνέβαλε στη νίκη της ομάδας με 2,5-1,5 αλλά πέρασε το
φράγμα του 2500 ELO

Σε συνδυασμό με τις 3 norms GM (νόρμες grand master ) που είχε πετύχει ,αυτόματα κερδίζει το πολυπόθητο τίτλο !

Θα αναλύσει δύο παρτίδες του , μία από το κύπελλο Ελλάδος απέναντι στο Σπ. Καπνίση και μία με τον Caruana F (GM 2807 ) νούμερο 3 στη Παγκόσμια κατάταξη !

Τον ευχαριστούμε για τη πολύτιμη συνεισφορά του στην ομάδα και ευχόμαστε πολλές επιτυχίες στη σκακιστική και όχι μόνο σταδιοδρομία του !

Ακολουθεί η παρτίδα με τον Caruana

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[SetUp "1"][FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"][Event "Bundesliga"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.12.04"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Georgiadis, Nico"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E62"] [WhiteElo "2475"] [BlackElo "2823"] [Annotator "Georgiadis,Nico"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 c6 {this came as a surprise to me, as I exspected him to transpose to a Benoni with 6…c5} (6... c5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Re8) 7. O-O Bf5 8. Re1 $5 {this innocent move is an interesting try against the system chosen by Black} (8. Nh4 Be6 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 Bd7 11. Be3) 8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bh3 $1 d5 $5 {Caruana is trying to complicate matters} (10... Bxf3 {had been played before almost without exception} 11. exf3 $14 {with a slight edge for White} d5 (11... e6 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 c5) 12. Qb3) 11. Ng5 Na6 (11... Bf5 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. Qb3 (13. Qc2 e6 14. Nf3 $14) 13... Qb6 14. Nf3 $14) 12. a3 (12. Be3 c5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 ( 13... cxd4 14. Bxd4 dxe4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7) 14. d5) 12... e6 13. b4 (13. cxd5 cxd5 (13... exd5 14. f3) 14. Be3 Rc8 (14... Nb8) (14... Bf5 15. g4 Be4 16. Qd2 h6 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bg2 Qh4 19. h3 (19. g5) (19. Rac1) 19... Rad8) 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. d5 Bxb2 17. dxe6 f5 18. e7) (13. f3 $2 Bf5 14. g4 h6 15. gxf5 exf5) (13. Be3 c5 (13... Bf5 14. g4 Be4 15. Qd2 h6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rad1 (17. Bg2 Qh4 18. h3 Rad8 19. Rad1 Rd7) 17... Qh4 18. Bg2 Rad8) 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. dxc5 (15. d5 exd5 (15... f5 16. dxe6 Qe7 17. Qd7 Qxd7 18. exd7 Rad8 19. Rad1 Rf7 20. g4) 16. cxd5) 15... Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bxa3 (16... Bc3 17. Rf1 f5 18. Rxb7) 17. c6) (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Be3 f5 15. Qd2 (15. Rc1 c5 (15... Rf7 16. Qd2 Rd7)) 15... Rf7) 13... Bf5 (13... Qf6 14. Be3 Bf5 15. g4 $5 h6 16. gxf5 hxg5 17. fxg6 Qxg6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rc1 {was a line I calculated, with a fairly complicated position}) 14. Bxf5 (14. g4 {was possible, but I didn’t want to spend to much time calculating this and just chose the more solid alternative} Be4 $13 (14... Bf6 15. gxf5 Bxg5 16. fxe6)) 14... exf5 15. c5 Nc7 16. Bf4 (16. a4 Bf6 17. Nf3 Ne6 {and the knight is very well placed on e6}) 16... Nb5 (16... a5 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. e3) 17. Nf3 Nc3 18. Qd3 Ne4 19. h4 (19. b5 $5 g5 (19... b6 20. Rac1) 20. Bd6 Re8 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rab1 Qa5 23. Rec1) 19... a6 20. a4 Re8 21. Kg2 (21. b5 axb5 22. axb5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nxc5 24. Qc2 Ne6 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Qxc6 Bxd4 27. Ra5) 21... h6 22. Rh1 Re6 23. Rab1 f6 $6 {A dubious decision, that I didn’t understand during the game, since Black is locking his own bishop.} (23... g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Bd6) (23... Qe7 24. b5 (24. e3) 24... axb5 25. axb5 Ra2) 24. Rb2 (24. Ne1 $1 g5 25. Bc1 $14 {was probably better, as Fabiano told me after the game}) 24... g5 25. Bc1 (25. Bd6 Nxd6 26. cxd6 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4) (25. hxg5 fxg5 26. Be5 g4 27. Bxg7 gxf3+ 28. exf3 Kxg7 29. fxe4 fxe4) 25... Qc7 26. Ne1 Rae8 27. Kf1 {I wanted to keep e2 protected and maybe transfer the knight to e3 via g2.} (27. Qf3 f4 $1 {would be very dangerous} 28. gxf4 f5 $5 (28... g4 $1 {the same idea happened later in the game and I had already missed it here}) ) 27... Qf7 $6 (27... h5 {was interesting according to engines, although I don’t really understand the idea behind it.}) (27... b5) (27... b6 28. Qxa6) ( 27... a5 $5 28. Qf3 (28. b5 b6 29. Qc2 cxb5 30. Rxb5 bxc5 31. dxc5 Bf8 32. Nd3 Nd6 33. Rb6) (28. bxa5 Ra8 (28... f4 29. gxf4 g4 30. a6) 29. Qf3) 28... f4 29. gxf4 f5 30. Qd3 g4) (27... Bf8 28. a5) 28. Qf3 $2 (28. Rg1 $1 {Fabiano had also seen this move and suggested it after the game, I didn’t play it because of Qh5, but without further calculation.} Qh5 (28... Qc7 29. Qf3) 29. f3 $1 Nxg3+ 30. Rxg3 Qxh4 31. f4 $1 (31. Rg1 Qh3+ {with a draw was the line Fabiano told me, but computer says that white has a much stronger option}) 31... Re4 32. Rh3 $1 Qg4 33. Rh2 $1 $18 {of course, to see all this in the game with limited time is nearly impossible}) 28... f4 $1 29. gxf4 g4 $1 (29... f5 30. e3 g4 31. Qg2 Bxd4 $6 32. exd4 Ng3+ 33. Qxg3 Rxe1+ 34. Kg2 Rxh1 35. Kxh1 Re1+ 36. Kh2 Rxc1 37. Qe3 $1 {this key move I had missed, now White is better} (37. Re2 Qf6 38. Re5 $11)) 30. Qd3 $6 (30. Qg2 f5 31. e3 {transposing to the above mentioned line}) 30... f5 31. h5 $6 {[#]} (31. e3 {was more precise} h5 (31... Bf6 32. h5 {would transpose to the game}) 32. Rg1 $1 {followed by f3} ) 31... Bf6 $2 {Fabiano misses a big chance to win the game} (31... g3 $1 32. fxg3 Bxd4 $3 {this is what I (and probably Fabiano as well) had missed} 33. Qxd4 Nxg3+ 34. Kg1 Nxe2+ $1 35. Rxe2 Rxe2 {with a massacre to follow} 36. Nf3 R8e4 37. Qc3 (37. Qa1 d4 38. Rh2 Qg7+ 39. Kf1 Qg3) 37... d4) 32. e3 Kh8 33. Qd1 Rg8 34. Nd3 {[#]} Ree8 $6 {Fabiano also misses his second chance, to create some serious problems} (34... g3 $1 35. f3 Nf2 $1 (35... g2+ 36. Rxg2 Rxg2 37. fxe4 $1 (37. Kxg2 Qg7+ 38. Kf1 Ng3+ 39. Kf2 Nxh1+ 40. Qxh1 Bxd4 $1 $19 ) 37... Qg7 38. Ne1 Rg3 39. e5 {and according to engines, White is fine}) 36. Rxf2 (36. Nxf2 $2 g2+ $1 $19) 36... gxf2 37. Kxf2 Qg7 38. Qg1 Bxd4 $1 {We both failed to see this move during the game, I stopped the calculation after Qg1.} 39. Qxg7+ Bxg7 $17) 35. Kg2 $1 {now White has built some kind of a fortress which is not easy to break} Rg7 36. Qf1 Qe6 37. Rc2 Reg8 38. a5 {I wanted to close the queenside as only Black could make use of it, now that White’s pieces have to defend the king} Qe8 39. Ne5 Kh7 40. Bb2 Qe6 {Here and on the following moves, I spent to much time, that could have been used better in the final position of the game.} 41. Ba1 (41. Ng6) 41... g3 42. f3 Nf2 43. Bb2 Nxh1 44. Qxh1 Bxe5 45. dxe5 d4 {the last option to play for a win} (45... Rd7 46. Bd4 $11) 46. Bxd4 Rd7 47. Rb2 (47. Rd2 Qb3 48. Qh3 Rf8 {looked dangerous to me during the game}) 47... Kg7 48. Qh4 Rf8 49. Kh3 {preparing Rg2} (49. Kxg3 Kh7 { could turn out dangerous for White, computer holds this position but from a human perspective, White should take the g3-pawn at the moment}) 49... Kg8 50. Kg2 Rff7 51. Qh1 Kf8 52. Qa1 Rd5 53. Rb1 Ke7 54. Qc3 Rd8 55. Qb3 Rd5 56. Rh1 Rxe5 $2 {A serious error, that I wasn’t exspecting at all. Now White takes control over one open file and his strong bishop blocks the other one.} ({after } 56... Kd8 {both sides cannot really improve, so a draw would be the logical outcome of the game} 57. Qa2 Kc8 (57... Rfd7 58. Rh3 Rg7 59. Rh1 $11) 58. Rh3 Rg7 59. e4 $1 (59. Qb3 Kb8 60. Qa2 Ka7 61. Qb3 Rg8 62. Qa2 Rxe5 63. Qxe6 Rxe6 64. Be5) 59... fxe4 60. fxe4 Qg4 61. exd5 Qxf4 62. Qe2 Qxd4 63. Rxg3 Qxd5+ 64. Kh2 Re7 $11) 57. Qxe6+ Rxe6 58. Rh3 Kf8 $6 (58... Rh7 $1 59. Rxg3 Kf7 {was still a fortress for Black, but it looks very ugly to place the rook on h7} 60. Kf2 Re8 61. Rg6 Re6) 59. Rxg3 Rd7 60. Kh3 Kf7 $2 (60... Rh7 {should still be enough for a draw}) 61. Rg7+ Ke8 62. Rg6 (62. Rg8+ $1 Kf7 63. Rh8 Ke7) 62... Rde7 {(=) I seriously considered rejecting the draw offer, but I assessed my position as only better for me, but still far away from winning. With only 7 minutes left on the clock against more than one hour, I decided to “chicken out” and take a draw against the actual world number 2, which is the biggest achievement of my career so far. However, the computer (and btw also Fabiano) thinks, that Black is in serious danger, if not just lost.} (62... Rde7 63. Rg8+ $1 Kf7 (63... Kd7 64. Rf8 $18) 64. Rh8 Rd7 65. Kg2 Ke7 66. Kf2 Kf7 67. Kf1 Ke7 68. Be5 Rd1+ (68... Kf7 69. Ke2 Ke7 70. e4 fxe4 71. fxe4 {and Black is just hopeless against the passed pawns in the center}) (68... Kf7 69. Ke2 Rde7 70. e4) 69. Ke2 Rh1 (69... Rb1 70. Rh7+ Kd8 71. Rxb7 Re8) 70. Rh7+ Ke8 71. Rxb7 Rxh5 72. Kd3 (72. Ra7 Rh1 73. Rxa6) 72... Rh1 73. Rb6 {and White’s position looks winning}) 1/2-1/2 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.