[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad - Final A"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vajda, Arpad HUN"]
[Black "Tschepurnoff, Anatol FIN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A44"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1924.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The great success of the Olympic Summer Games attracted many sports. 126
events took place in the eighth installment, Paris 1924.   Participation had a
great appeal to chess organizers. Pierre Vincent of France invited national
federations to Paris. A maximum of four players was allowed per country.
Participants got no money at all. So the professionals did not play.   54 men
and one woman from 18 countries had arrived in Majestic Hotel on 12 July 1924.
Strick van Linschoten withdrew and the remaining peoples could start in nine
groups of six players. Alekhine was the tournament director. The nine winners
began in the final on the evening of 15 vii. The rest continued in the
consolation group.} 1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6 3. c4 e5 4. e4 f5 $5 ({Known is} 4... g6)
5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 g6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. exf5 gxf5 10. Qh5+ $5 Qf7 $1 11.
Qh3 Na6 12. Be2 h5 $1 13. Bd1 (13. f4 {keeps the equality.}) 13... Bd7 14. Nge2
Nb4 15. f4 $1 e4 16. Nc1 $2 {White should castle and reorganise.} (16. O-O $1
O-O-O 17. a3 $1 Na6 {defends well.}) 16... O-O-O 17. a3 Na6 18. b4 Bg7 $1 19.
Rb1 Rdg8 20. N1e2 b6 21. b5 $5 Nc7 22. Qe3 $6 Bf6 23. Qh3 $6 {
White wastes time.} Qg7 24. Kf1 $5 h4 25. Bb3 Rh6 26. Nd1 Bd4 27. Nf2 Ne8 28.
Bd1 Nf6 29. a4 e3 30. Nd3 $5 Ne4 $1 31. Rc1 Nd2+ 32. Kg1 Kb7 $5 33. Ne1 Ne4 34.
Qf3 Nf2 35. a5 Be8 $1 0-1

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad - Final A"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Matisons, Hermanis LAT"]
[Black "Palau, Luis ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1924.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The time limits were 40 moves in two hours, followed by 20 in one. Many days
had two sessions of four hours. It was hard work in the summer heat.} 1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. Nb5 Nb6 9.
c3 $5 (9. f4 {occurred in Schiffers - Burn, Frankfurt 1887.}) 9... a6 10. Na3
c5 11. Nc2 $6 {A passive move is made.} Nc6 12. Nf3 f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. dxc5
Na4 15. Ne3 Nxc5 16. Be2 Ne4 $5 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Bd3 $1 Ne7 $2 (18... Qf4 $1 {
gains a plus.}) 19. O-O $1 Be8 $5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nd4 $1 (21. Qxe4 Bc6 $1 {
brings equality.}) 21... e5 22. Ne2 Bc6 23. Ng3 Qh4 24. Rad1 Rf6 25. Rd2 Ng6
26. Qd1 Nf4 $2 {Square f4 should remain available for the queen.} (26... Raf8
$1 27. Qg4 Qxg4 28. Nxg4 Re6 29. Rfd1 Nf4 30. Ne3 {
leads to a positional edge for White.}) 27. Nef5 $1 Rxf5 {
Black has to lose material.} ({The pointe is} 27... Qg5 28. h4 $1) 28. Nxf5 Qg5
29. Ne3 Bb5 30. c4 Be8 31. Qg4 Qh6 32. Rfd1 Qf6 33. Nd5 Qf7 34. Nxf4 exf4 35.
Rd4 h5 36. Qg5 Rc8 37. Rxe4 b5 38. cxb5 Qd7 $5 39. Rde1 $1 {
The solid Matisons demonstrated fine positional play.} 1-0

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad - Final A"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Colle, Edgar BEL"]
[Black "Golmayo de la Torriente, Manuel ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1924.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. Nge2 $5 (6. Bd3 Nf8 7. Nf3
{was played in Salwe - Chigorin, Lodz 1906.}) 6... O-O 7. Ng3 Ne8 $5 8. Bd3 g6
9. Bh6 Ng7 10. Qd2 Nc5 11. Bc2 f5 $5 {
This is supposed to be the pointe of the black strategy.} 12. O-O-O $5 ({But} 
12. exf5 $1 gxf5 13. b4 Na6 14. a3 {gives White an excellent game.}) 12... f4
$1 13. Nf1 $5 Bg4 14. f3 Bd7 15. Kb1 Rf7 $5 {Black operates too passively.} (
15... Bg5 $1 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 {exchanges the 'bad bishop'.}) 16. g3 $1 Nh5 17.
gxf4 Nxf4 18. Ne3 Bf8 19. Bxf4 $1 Rxf4 20. Qg2 Bh6 $5 21. Ne2 Rf7 22. Nf5 $1 {
White counterattacks.} Bf8 $6 {Black gives up protection of the h-file.} (22...
Qf8 $1 23. h4 Kh8 {defends properly.}) 23. h4 $1 Kh8 24. Rdg1 Be7 25. Nh6 Rg7
$2 {The rook becomes vulnerable on the h-file.} 26. h5 g5 27. f4 $1 Qf8 28. f5
$6 (28. fxe5 $1 dxe5 29. Rf1 {starts the final attack.}) 28... Be8 $6 (28... b5
$1 {begins a counteraction.}) 29. Ng4 Nd7 30. h6 Rg8 31. Bd1 Nf6 32. Ng3 a5 33.
Nf1 b6 34. Nfe3 Rd8 35. Nxf6 Bxf6 36. Ng4 Bd7 37. Nxf6 Qxf6 38. Qg4 Be8 39. Rg3
Rb8 40. Qh3 Rd8 $2 (40... b5 41. cxb5 Bxb5 {offers more resistance.}) 41. Rhg1
$1 Rb8 42. Qh4 $1 {Colle was one of the few experienced masters in the event.}
1-0

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad - Final A"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Havasi, Kornel HUN"]
[Black "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1924.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 b4 7. Nb1 Ba6 8. Ne5 $5
({Theory is} 8. Be2 {(Deacon - Steinitz, London 1863).}) 8... Qd5 9. Qc2 $5 (9.
Nd2 $5 c3 10. bxc3 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 bxc3 12. Nb1 {
will be played in the ninetieths.}) 9... b3 $5 10. Qe2 e6 11. Bd2 Ne4 $5 {
Euwe makes an ambitious move.} 12. Nxc4 $6 ({Better is} 12. Nc3 $1 Nxc3 13.
Bxc3) 12... Nxd2 13. Nbxd2 Bb4 14. Qd3 Bxd2+ 15. Kxd2 {
The white king has to stay in the middle.} O-O 16. Ke1 Nd7 17. Qc3 $5 c5 18.
Rd1 Rfd8 $1 19. f3 Nb6 $6 (19... Nf6 20. Qxb3 Qg5 {has a plus.}) 20. Nxb6 axb6
21. Be2 $2 (21. Kf2 $1 Bxf1 22. Rhxf1 {escapes from the pressure.}) 21... Qg5
$1 22. g3 cxd4 23. Rxd4 $5 Rac8 24. f4 $5 {Havasi allows a great final.} Rxc3
25. fxg5 Rxd4 $1 26. bxc3 b2 $1 {Euwe has won in an elegant way.   Matisons,
Colle and Euwe fought for the first place.} 0-1

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad - Final A"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Golmayo de la Torriente, Manuel ESP"]
[Black "Matisons, Hermanis LAT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B03"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1924.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. exd6 $5 {Golmayo shows peaceful intentions.} ({
Theory is} 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 {(Balla - Kostic, Budapest 1921).}) 4... exd6 5.
c4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Qf6 $5 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. Nbc3 Bf5 9. O-O Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O-O 11. a3
$5 Na5 $2 {Black wants to take advantage of the white weaknesses, but he
overestimates his chances.} 12. Nd5 $1 Qg6 {
If knights are exchanged, knight a5 experiences difficulties.} 13. Nxb6+ axb6
14. Qc3 Qe6 15. Be3 $4 {White panics.} (15. b4 $1 Qxe2 $5 16. bxa5 {
leads to great problems for Black.}) 15... Qxc4 16. Qxc4 Nxc4 {
Black has won a pawn.} 17. b3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rd7 19. a4 c6 20. a5 bxa5 21. Rxa5
g6 22. b4 Kc7 23. b5 Bh6 $1 24. bxc6 $2 (24. e4 Re8 25. bxc6 Kxc6 26. Ra4 {
fights for the last chance.}) 24... Bxe3+ 25. Kh1 Kxc6 26. d5+ Kc7 27. Nc3 Re8
28. Ra3 Bd2 29. Nb5+ Kb6 $1 30. Rb3 Kc5 31. Nc3 $2 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad - Final A"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Apsenieks, Fricis LAT"]
[Black "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1924.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Nh4
c6 9. Bc4 d5 {Max applies a sharp line of the Four Knights.} 10. exd5 Bxc3 11.
bxc3 Nfxd5 (11... cxd5 {was played in Bigolow - Euwe, Bromley 1920.}) 12. Qe1
Kh8 $5 ({Known is} 12... f6 {(Marchand - Michell, Hastings 1919).}) 13. d4 f6
14. Bd2 Ng8 $6 {Great complications begin.} (14... Nf5 {equalises (Euwe).}) 15.
dxe5 fxe5 16. Nf3 Rxf3 $1 {Black gives an exchange for the attack.} 17. gxf3
Qf6 18. Bd3 $1 Nge7 $1 ({The pointe of the white defence is} 18... Bh3 $2 19.
Qe4 g6 20. Rfe1 {(Euwe).}) 19. c4 Ng6 $5 {
Euwe keeps the attack going by another sacrifice.} 20. cxd5 Nh4 21. Qe4 $6 ({
Better is} 21. Qe3 $1 Nxf3+ 22. Kh1 Nxd2 23. Rg1 $1 Nf3 24. Rg3 e4 $1 25. Rd1
cxd5 26. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 27. Qxe4 {and White wins (Euwe).}) 21... Bf5 22. Qxh4
Qxh4 23. Bxf5 Rf8 $2 ({Right is} 23... cxd5) 24. dxc6 $1 Rxf5 25. cxb7 Rf8 26.
Rab1 Rb8 27. Rb4 Qd8 28. Be3 e4 $2 (28... Qd5 29. Rfb1 Qxa2 {
offers more resistance.}) 29. Bf4 Qf8 30. Rxe4 $1 Rxb7 31. Rfe1 Rf7 32. Bg3 $1
Qg8 33. Re8 Rf8 34. Rxf8 Qxf8 35. Rb1 $1 {
Euwe was out of the race for the first place.} 1-0

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad - Final A"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Matisons, Hermanis LAT"]
[Black "Havasi, Kornel HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1924.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bg3
O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Rc1 $5 ({Matisons played} 10. Ne5 {
against Euwe in round six.}) 10... a6 $5 11. O-O Qe7 $2 {
The black queen is misplaced.} (11... Bxg3 12. hxg3 e5 {about equalises.}) 12.
Bh4 Bd7 13. Bb1 $2 {White misses an early decision.} (13. e4 $1 dxe4 14. Nxe4 {
leads to great problems for Black.}) 13... h6 14. Qd3 Qd8 15. a3 Kf8 $6 (15...
Bc7 16. e4 g5 17. Bg3 Nxe4 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 f5 {
defends properly.}) 16. e4 $1 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Be7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 $5 (18... Bxf6
19. Nd6 {costs an exchange.}) 19. Ng3 f5 20. d5 Na7 $5 21. Rfd1 Bb5 22. Qb3 Bd6
23. dxe6 fxe6 24. Ba2 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Nxc8 26. Nd4 $1 Bd7 27. Ndxf5 Qc7 28. Nxh6
Bc6 29. Qc4 Qg7 30. Qh4 Bc7 31. Re1 Bd7 32. Ng4 Bd8 33. Qh5 Nd6 34. Ne5 Nf5 35.
Ng6+ {Matisons, best known as composer of endgame studies, led by one point on
Colle, Apsenieks and Tschepurnoff at the end of the penultimate round.} 1-0

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad - Final A"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Colle, Edgar BEL"]
[Black "Matisons, Hermanis LAT"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1924.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the last round begins, Colle needs a win and Matisons a draw.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Ne4 8. Bf4 Nxc3 9.
bxc3 Nd7 $5 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Nb6 12. Qd3 Be6 13. a4 Bc4 14. Qc2 Nd5 {
Matisons defends himself actively.} 15. Bc1 Rc8 $5 16. Re1 c5 17. e4 Nf6 $6 ({
A heroic defence proceeds by} 17... cxd4 $1 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bg5 Rxc3 {
and Black has sufficient compensation for the knight.}) 18. d5 $1 b6 $5 19. Ne5
Ba6 20. Bh3 Ra8 21. c4 $5 Bc8 $2 (21... Ng4 $1 22. Nc6 Qc7 23. Bf4 Ne5 $1 24.
Ra3 Bb7 {delivers a fine counteraction.}) 22. Nc6 $1 {
This should be the winning move.} Qc7 23. Bf4 Qb7 24. Bxc8 Rfxc8 25. Rab1 (25.
e5 $1 {ends the game.}) 25... Rxc6 $5 26. dxc6 Qxc6 {
Matisons prolongs the game.} 27. e5 Ne8 28. Qe4 Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Nc7 30. a5 $1
bxa5 31. Ra1 Ne6 32. Rxa5 Bf8 33. Re2 $5 ({Colle prefers} 33. Be3 $1) 33...
Nxf4 34. gxf4 e6 35. Kg2 Rd8 {
The young Belgian has become nervous and plays quickly.} 36. Kf3 {
Capture on a7 should be the obvious choice.} Rd4 37. Re4 Rd3+ 38. Re3 Rd4 39.
Re4 Rd3+ 40. Re3 Rd4 {The time control is passed by a repetition of moves.} 41.
Rc3 $5 h5 42. Ke3 $6 (42. h3 $1 Bh6 43. Rxc5 Rxf4+ 44. Kg2 {wins quickly.})
42... Bh6 $1 43. Rxc5 Rxf4 44. Rc8+ Kg7 45. Kd3 $2 {Matisons had become the
Amateur World Champion, because Colle made an error on the last move!  
Winants and Gijssen gave me an analysis of this game by Colle.} ({Correct is} 
45. c5 $1 {(Colle)} Rf5+ 46. Ke2 $1 Rxe5+ 47. Kf1 $1 {
and White still wins. Then Colle would have been the champ}) (45. Kd3 $2 Rf3+
46. Kd4 Rf4+ 47. Kd3 Rf3+ {draws by perpetual check.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad - Final A"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tschepurnoff, Anatol FIN"]
[Black "Apsenieks, Fricis LAT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1924.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The opponents are fighting for the second place, if Matisons draws.} 1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Bc4 c6 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 (7. Nc3 {
occurred in Weiss - Hanham, New York 1889.}) 7... Ngf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 $5 (9.
Be3 {was played in Caro - Weiss, Wien 1889.}) 9... Qc7 10. Qe2 Re8 {
The chances are equal in the Hanham position.} 11. Bh4 h6 12. Bg3 Bc5 13. Kh2
Nf8 14. Nh4 Bd6 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 Bc7 {
So far, the game has been quiet.} 18. Bh4 $5 (18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Nh7 20. Bh4
Ng5 21. Bxg5 hxg5 {brings exchanges.}) 18... e4+ $1 19. g3 $6 {
He should not weaken the kingside.} N8h7 20. f3 $5 {The battle has begun.} b5
$5 21. Bb3 e3 $1 {White suffers from restriction. So he seeks for air.} 22. Ne4
$5 Nxe4 $1 23. Bxe7 Nxg3 24. Rd7 $1 Nxe2+ 25. Rxc7 Nd4 26. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 $5 (
26... Kxf7 27. Bc5+ Kf6 28. Bxd4+ Kxf5 29. Kg3 Rad8 {
also brings an edge for Black.}) 27. Rc1 Rec8 28. Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. Bc5 Nxf3+ 30.
Kg3 Nfg5 31. Be6 Re8 32. Bxe3 $2 (32. Bxa7 $1 Nxe6 33. fxe6 Rxe6 34. Re1 e2 35.
Kf2 {equalises a hard game.}) 32... Nxe6 33. fxe6 a6 $1 34. Rd1 Nf6 35. Kf3 Nd5
$1 36. Bd4 Rxe6 {Black has won a pawn.} 37. Rg1 Nf6 38. Bxf6 $6 {
White should not exchange the minor pieces.} Rxf6+ {
The rook ending is won for Black.} 39. Ke2 Kh7 40. Rg4 g5 41. a4 Kg6 42. axb5
axb5 43. Ke3 Kh5 44. Rg1 Kh4 45. Rh1 Kg3 46. h4 Re6+ 47. Kd4 g4 48. h5 Kg2 49.
Rh4 Kf3 50. Rh1 g3 51. Rf1+ Kg4 52. Kc5 g2 53. Rf8 g1=Q+ {The final standings
became: Matisons 51/2/8, Apsenieks 5, Colle 41/2, Euwe, Vajda and Tschepurnoff
4, Palau 31/2, Golmayo 3, Havasi 21/2. Two Latvian players topped the final.  
Points scored in the qualification, final and consolation groups counted for
the results per country. Czechoslovakia won the team classification.   FIDE
(Fédération Internationale des Échecs) was proclaimed by fifteen nations on 20
vii 1924: Argentina, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France,
Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Rumania, Spain, Switzerland, and
Yugoslavia. Alexander Rueb became the first president.} 0-1

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "FIDE Master Tournament"]
[Date "1926.07.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Ernst AUT"]
[Black "Kmoch, Hans AUT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D95"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1926.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The main event was the FIDE Master Tournament. Sixteen players competed in
Budapest from 26 vi until 15 vii 1926.   We follow the exciting final. When
the penultimate round began, Grünfeld led by 81/2/13, half-a-point before
Takacs, Kmoch and Rubinstein.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7
6. Qb3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Qb6 $5 (8... Nbd7 {
was played in Grünfeld - L.Steiner, Wien 1923.}) 9. O-O Qxb3 10. Bxb3 Bf5 11.
Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. e4 Rfd8 14. f3 Rac8 15. Be3 {
White has a pleasant game.} Be8 16. Rfd1 e6 17. Bg5 (17. Rac1 $1 {
completes the development.}) 17... h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bf2 Nh5 $2 {
The knight should control the centre instead.} 20. g3 Rc7 $5 21. e5 $5 Bf8 $6 (
21... c5 $1 22. f4 c4 23. Bc2 Bc6 {offers more resistance.}) 22. Ne4 $1 {
The liberating move has been prevented.} Be7 23. Be3 Ng7 $6 24. g4 $1 Bd7 25.
h4 $5 gxh4 26. Bxh6 Bc8 27. Be3 b6 28. Kf2 Rcd7 29. Rac1 Bb7 30. Ba4 Rc7 31.
Nf6+ Bxf6 32. exf6 Ne8 33. Bf4 Rcd7 34. Be5 {
The strangulation has been completed.} Rd5 35. Bb3 R5d7 36. Rh1 $1 Rxd4 37.
Bxd4 Rxd4 38. g5 $1 c5 39. Rc4 Rxc4 40. Bxc4 Nd6 41. Bd3 Nf5 42. Bxf5 exf5 43.
Rxh4 Bd5 44. a3 Be6 45. Ke3 Bd5 46. Kf4 Be6 47. Ke5 Bc8 48. Rh2 {
Grünfeld had defeated a main rival.} 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "FIDE Master Tournament"]
[Date "1926.07.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba POL"]
[Black "Takacs, Sandor HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D65"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1926.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2
a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. Rfe1 Bg4 $5 ({Known is} 12... Be6)
13. Nd2 N6d7 14. Bf4 Bg5 15. h3 Bh5 16. Bh2 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qb3 Qb6 19.
Na4 Qxb3 20. Nxb3 Ne6 $2 ({Better is} 20... Be7 21. Nac5 Nxc5 22. Nxc5 {(Kmoch)
} Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Ne6 $1 {(Black threatens ..Nxd4)} 24. Rcc1 f6 {and equality.})
21. Na5 $1 Ra7 {The rook will be inactive for a long time.} 22. Kf1 Bd8 23. b4
$1 {White restricts the queenside.} f5 24. Nb2 Kf7 25. Nd3 g5 26. Rc2 Bb6 27.
Bd6 Nd8 28. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 $5 29. Bxc5 Bxc5 30. bxc5 {
Pawn b7 has become a great weakness.} Ke7 31. Rb2 Kd7 32. Reb1 Kc8 33. Ke2 Re7
34. Kf3 Re4 35. g4 $1 g6 36. Rg1 Nf7 37. h4 $5 gxh4 $5 (37... f4 38. Rh1 fxe3
39. fxe3 gxh4 40. Rxh4 {also leads to an opening of the h-file.}) (37... Nh6 $5
{(Novikov)} 38. hxg5 $1 fxg4+ 39. Kg2 $1 Nf5 40. Rh1 {
moves a rook to the open file.}) 38. gxf5 gxf5 {The game is adjourned.} 39. Rg7
({The judge does not understand Rubinstein's hand writing correctly and
carries out} 39. Rg2 $2 {Akiba protests.}) 39... Nd8 40. Rg8 f4 $5 41. Rh8 (41.
Nc4 $1 {wins quickly.}) 41... fxe3 42. fxe3 Kd7 43. Rg2 Re8 44. Rxh4 Re7 45.
Rh8 Kc7 46. Rgg8 Rd7 47. Nb3 $1 a5 48. Nc1 $1 Ra8 49. Nd3 b5 50. cxb6+ Kxb6 51.
Nc5 Rd6 52. a4 Rc8 53. Kg4 {Rubinstein triumphed over an important contestant.
The standings at the top had become: Grünfeld 91/2, Rubinstein 9, Monticelli
81/2.} (53. Kg4 Ra8 54. Kf5 Rc8 55. Rf8 $1 Ra8 56. Ke5 {
wins a piece and the game (Kmoch).}) 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "FIDE Master Tournament"]
[Date "1926.07.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Matisons, Hermanis LAT"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Ernst AUT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1926.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Ne2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. d3 Nf6 $5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bd2
O-O 9. Bc3 $5 e5 $1 10. f4 $6 ({Preferable is} 10. Na3) 10... Nd4 $6 (10... Ng4
$1 11. Qd2 b5 12. h3 b4 $1 {takes the initiative.}) 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Bd2 Bd7
13. h3 Rb8 14. a4 {White has stabilised his position.} Kh7 15. g4 Ng8 16. Be1
f5 $5 17. Nd2 $1 Qc7 18. Bg3 Rbe8 19. Bf3 Nf6 $6 ({Better is} 19... fxe4 20.
dxe4 c4) 20. exf5 $1 gxf5 21. g5 Ng8 $1 22. Bh5 Re6 $5 23. Re1 Re3 $1 24. Nf1
Rxe1 25. Qxe1 b6 26. b3 Bc8 27. Bh4 Bb7 28. Nd2 Bd5 $6 (28... Qd7 $1 {
puts the queen on a better square.}) 29. Qe2 $1 a6 30. Re1 b5 $5 {
White has an edge.} 31. axb5 axb5 32. Be8 Ba8 33. Kh2 Bc6 $6 (33... Qb7 $1 34.
Rg1 Kh8 35. gxh6 Bxh6 {tries to survive.}) 34. Bxc6 Qxc6 35. Qe6 Kh8 36. gxh6
Bxh6 37. Bg5 Bg7 $6 38. Qg6 $1 Bf6 39. Qh5+ {
Grünfeld had suffered his only defeat.} (39. Qh5+ Kg7 40. Rg1 {
crushes the opposition.}) 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "FIDE Master Tournament"]
[Date "1926.07.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Monticelli, Mario ITA"]
[Black "Reti, Richard CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1926.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d6 $5 {
This hypermodern move was special in those days.} 8. Be2 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O
Nbd7 11. Rfd1 a6 12. f3 $5 {Both players develop passively.} Rc8 13. Qd2 Ne5
14. b3 Qc7 15. Na4 Nfd7 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Nb2 Rfd8 18. Qe1 Bf6 19. Qf2 Nc6 20.
Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd3 Qb7 22. Nf4 Bb2 23. Rc2 Ba3 $5 24. Bc1 Bxc1 25. Rcxc1 b5 {
Réti tries to take the initiative.} 26. Qg3 Qe7 27. Rd2 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Bb5 29.
Bxb5 axb5 30. Rcd1 Ra8 31. h3 {White is happy with the equal position.} Nb7 32.
Kh2 Qf6 33. Nd3 Rdc8 $5 ({More solid is} 33... Rac8 34. e5 dxe5 35. Nxe5 Rxd2
36. Rxd2 h5) 34. e5 $1 Qe7 $6 (34... Qg6 35. exd6 Qxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Nxd6 {
exchanges.}) 35. Nf4 d5 36. Nh5 Qf8 $2 {Black allows a devastating attack.} ({
Correct is} 36... g6 $1 37. Nf6+ Kg7) 37. Rd4 $1 Rxa2 $6 (37... f5 $5 38. exf6
g6 39. Rg4 Nd6 {offers more resistance.}) 38. Rg4 $1 g6 39. Nf6+ Kg7 40. Rh4 h6
41. Rxh6 $1 Qc5 {If Black captures, mate in two follows.} 42. Rh7+ {
Marquis Monticelli had scored the most important victory of his life.} 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "FIDE Master Tournament"]
[Date "1926.07.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Nagy, Geza HUN"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1926.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Ne2 Ne7 $5 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 Nd7 8.
Bg5 $5 (8. Bf4 {continues to avoid a battle.}) 8... h6 9. Bh4 f5 10. f4 Nf6 11.
Bxf6 Rxf6 12. Nd2 g5 $6 {Rubinstein wants to win at all costs.} 13. Nf3 gxf4 $5
(13... g4 14. Ne5 c5 15. Qe1 {favours White.}) 14. Ne5 Ng6 15. Nxf4 Bxe5 16.
dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bc2 c6 18. Qh5 $5 Qd6 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. Qh4 Rf7 21. Re3 Ng4 22.
Rg3 Rg7 $2 (22... Qc5+ $1 23. Kh1 Qe7 $1 24. Qxh6 Rg7 $1 25. Qh5 Nf2+ {
carries out the counteraction that Rubinstein was looking for.}) 23. h3 $1 Qc5+
$2 (23... Nf6 $1 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qg3+ Kf7 26. Qg6+ Ke7 {
offers a strong resistance.}) 24. Kh1 Ne3 $2 25. Nh5 $1 {Black overstepped the
time limit.   The final standings became: Grünfeld and Monticelli 91/2/15,
Rubinstein, Takacs and Kmoch 9, Nagy 81/2, Colle and Réti 8, Tartakower and
Matisons 71/2, etc. Marquis Monticelli had achieved a shared first place at
the end!} 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ciric, Stevan YUG"]
[Black "Tyroler, Alexandru ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1926.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The FIDE met in Budapest from 15 until 18 July 1926. Several tournament were
organised by the Hungarian chess federation at the occasion. Four country
teams of four men met in a competition.} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 (
{Usual is} 4. Nxd5 exd5 5. d4 {(Sämisch - Alekhine, Budapest 1921).}) 4... d6
5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Bg4 7. Bf4 $5 (7. Bd3 {
was played in Prokes - Marco, Bad Pistyan 1922.}) 7... dxe5 8. Bxe5 Nd7 9. Be2
Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 c6 12. O-O Bc5 13. c4 d4 $5 ({The alternative is} 
13... dxc4 14. Qa4 O-O 15. Qxc4 Qd4) 14. Qa4 O-O 15. b4 Bb6 16. c5 Bc7 17. Rfe1
a6 18. Qb3 Qg5 19. e6 $1 Qf4 $6 (19... fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 {equalises.}) 20. g3
Qf6 21. Bg4 Kh8 22. f4 Qg6 $4 (22... fxe6 23. Rxe6 Qf7 24. Rae1 Bd8 $1 {
defends well.}) 23. e7 $1 Rfe8 24. Bd7 Bxf4 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26. Qf3 $2 (26. Rad1
$1 Be3+ 27. Rxe3 dxe3 28. Rd8 f6 29. Qd3 {wins immediately.}) 26... Be3+ $2 (
26... Bd2 27. Re4 Bxb4 28. Rc1 h6 {offers a strong resistance.}) 27. Rxe3 dxe3
28. Qxe3 Qe6 $5 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Rd1 $1 Kg8 31. Rd7 Kf7 32. Rxb7 Rxe7 33. Rb6
$1 {The rook ending is easily won.} a5 34. bxa5 Rd7 35. Rxc6 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Rd2+
37. Kf3 Rxh2 38. a6 Rxa2 39. Rc7+ Kf6 40. a7 e5 41. c6 Ra3+ 42. Ke4 Ra4+ 43.
Kd5 Rd4+ 44. Kc5 Rd8 45. Rd7 Rc8 46. c7 e4 47. Kc6 e3 48. Rd3 {Ciric was Chairm
an of the Yugoslavian Parliament.   Yugoslavia defeated Rumania by 31/2-1/2.}
1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Machate, Gustav GER"]
[Black "Zinner, Sandor HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1926.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Bd3 O-O $5 (5... Nbd7 {
occurred in Fahrni - Chigorin, Nürnberg 1906,}) 6. Nbd2 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Qc2
cxd4 9. exd4 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. O-O {White has a solid position.}
Nh5 13. Rfd1 f5 $5 {A risk is taken.} 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Nb3 e4 16. Nfd4 Ne5 $5 {
The exchange of knights would be more solid.} 17. Be2 Nf6 $5 18. Nb5 Qb8 $5 19.
Nd6 $1 Be6 $1 {Zinner sacrifices a pawn.} (19... b6 {prevents the next move.})
20. Nc5 $1 Bg8 $1 21. Bf4 $2 {White hesitates.} ({Better is} 21. Ndxb7 $1 Qc7
22. b4 Neg4 $1 {and mutual chances.}) 21... Nd5 $1 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Ndxb7
Bxh2+ 24. Kh1 $2 {Hereafter, White is crushed.} ({Right is} 24. Kf1 Nf6 25. Qd2
Qc7 {and Black has a dangerous attack.}) 24... Qf4 $1 25. Bc4 Nf6 26. Bxg8 ({Or
} 26. g3 $5 Qf3+ 27. Kxh2 Ng4+ 28. Kg1 e3 $1 {and Black wins.}) 26... Qh4 $1
27. Be6 Ng4 $1 28. f3 Bg3+ 29. Kg1 Qh2+ 30. Kf1 Qh1+ {
Black delivers mate in one.} 0-1

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Negyesy, Gyorgy HUN"]
[Black "Schoenmann, Wilhelm GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1926.07.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 c5 $5 {
They start an interesting new line.} 8. d5 $5 exd5 9. Nh4 O-O 10. cxd5 d6 11.
Nc3 Na6 $5 (11... Nbd7 $1 12. Nf5 Ne5 {activates the queen's knight.}) 12. O-O
Nc7 13. e4 b5 14. Rad1 $5 b4 $1 15. Na4 {
The white knights occupy active positions at the side of the board.} Ba6 16.
Rfe1 Bb5 $6 17. b3 $6 ({White misses the opportunity} 17. Nxc5 $1 dxc5 18. e5
$1 Ng4 19. d6 Ne6 20. Nf5 $1 {and he has a strong attack.}) 17... Bxa4 $1 {
Otherwise the knight goes to c4.} 18. bxa4 Rb8 $2 (18... Nd7 $1 19. f4 f6 {
defends the centre.}) 19. Nf5 g6 $6 20. e5 $1 {Negyesy advances anyway.} gxf5
$6 (20... dxe5 21. d6 Ne6 22. Ne7+ Kg7 23. Nc6 {also wins for White.}) 21. Qg5+
$1 Kh8 22. exf6 Rg8 23. Qxf5 Rg6 24. Re7 {
Black has been stalemated, before he will be mated.} Ne8 25. Rxf7 Nxf6 26. Re1
Ng8 27. Re6 $1 Rg7 28. Be4 Rb7 29. Rf8 Qg5 30. Ree8 c4 31. Rxg8+ Rxg8 32. Qxg5
Rxe8 33. Qf6+ Rg7 34. Bf5 b3 35. axb3 cxb3 36. h4 {Hungary - Germany ended in
31/2-1/2. The decisive match was Hungary - Yugoslavia 21/2-11/2 (round three).
Bakonyi defeated Gyorgy on board four. Unfortunately, no notations are known
from this encounter. Hungary won the small and unofficial Olympiad.} 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yates, Frederick ENG"]
[Black "Naegeli, Oskar SUI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Four usual characteristics of chess Olympiads were present at the first one:
1. The team tournament was the main event. 2. National teams of four players
met. 3. Professionals were allowed. 4. Challenge trophy became the golden
Hamilton Russell Cup.   The national federations had to pay the costs for
their teams. Sixteen countries met at the Central Hall of Westminster in
London from 18 until 30 July 1927. All played all. The country scores
consisted of the accumulated board points. Six teams had one reserve.} 1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Kh1 O-O 9.
Be3 a6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Qe1 Bd7 $5 {They play the Scheveningen.} ({Known is} 
11... Na5 {(Romanovsky - Ilyin Zhenevsky, Moscow 1925).}) 12. Qg3 Rac8 13. Rad1
Rfd8 14. e5 $1 Nd5 $2 ({Correct is} 14... dxe5 $1 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Bf4 Bd6 17.
Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Rxd6 Ng6 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 {and Black will not be overwhelmed.}) 15.
Nxd5 $2 (15. Nf5 $1 g6 (15... exf5 16. Nxd5) 16. Nh6+ Kg7 17. Rxd5 {
decides the game at once.}) 15... exd5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 $2 {
White gets a second opportunity.} ({Right is} 16... Qxc6 17. Bd4 dxe5 18. Bxe5
$5 f6 $1) 17. Bd4 Bf8 ({Or} 17... g6 18. f5 $1 c5 19. e6 $1 cxd4 20. exd7) 18.
f5 c5 19. exd6 Qxd6 20. Be5 Qc6 21. Bxg7 $1 {
Britain defeated Switzerland by 3-1. Hungary crushed strong Yugoslavia by 4-0.}
1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cheron, Andre FRA"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E43"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
O-O Ne4 $5 9. Nd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 f5 11. f3 Nc6 12. Qe2 (12. e4 $1 {
charges in the centre.}) 12... e5 13. Be1 Qe8 14. Qc2 Qh5 15. Rb1 d6 16. f4
exd4 $6 (16... e4 $1 17. Be2 Qh6 {equalises.}) 17. cxd4 Rae8 18. d5 $1 Nb8 $6 {
Maroczy provokes his opponent.} (18... Ne7 {over protects f5.}) 19. Rf3 Nd7 20.
Rh3 Qf7 21. g4 $1 {The endgame expert Chéron plays a fine middle game.} Nc5 $2
({Better is} 21... Nf6 $1 22. gxf5 c6 23. e4 b5 $1 {and Black counters timely.}
) 22. Bxf5 g6 23. Bc3 $1 Re7 $1 {It would be fatal to open the g-file.} 24. Ba1
$2 {White should protect pawn e3.} ({Right is} 24. Bd4 $1 {
and White has a strong attack, because} gxf5 25. gxf5 Rfe8 26. Rg3+ Kf8 27. f6
$1 {wins for White.}) 24... gxf5 $1 25. gxf5 Rfe8 $1 26. Rg3+ Kf8 {
The king escapes.} 27. Qb2 $1 ({The pointe is} 27. f6 $4 Rxe3 $1 28. Rg7 Qh5 {
and Black wins.}) 27... Rd7 $1 {Another hole is made.} 28. f6 Bxd5 $5 (28...
Ba6 $1 29. Qc2 Bxc4 $1 30. Qxc4 Rxe3 $1 31. Rxe3 Qg6+ 32. Kf2 Qxb1 {also works.
}) 29. cxd5 Qxd5 30. Qg2 $6 (30. Re1 $1 c6 31. Qe2 Ne4 32. Rg2 {keeps an edge.}
) 30... Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Ne4 32. Rh3 c5 33. a4 $2 (33. Rg1 $1 c4 34. Bd4 c3 35.
Kf3 {combines attack and defence well.}) 33... d5 $1 34. Rd1 d4 $5 35. exd4
Nxf6 $1 36. Rhd3 $2 (36. Kf3 $1 c4 37. Bb2 {offers more resistance.}) 36... Nd5
37. Kf3 c4 38. Rc3 Rf7 $5 39. Rxc4 Rxf4+ 40. Kg3 Re3+ 41. Kg2 Ref3 42. Rc8+ Kf7
43. Re1 Ne3+ 44. Rxe3 Rxe3 {Hungary defeated France by 3-1 and kept the lead.}
0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wolf, Siegfried AUT"]
[Black "Steiner, Endre HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Be2 $5 (5. Nf3 d5 6. Nbd2 {
drew in Wolf - Steiner, Wien 1931.}) 5... b6 6. Bf3 $5 e6 7. Nh3 Nge7 8. Na3 $5
d5 9. O-O dxe4 10. dxe4 Ba6 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. Rd1 Rxd1+ 13. Bxd1 O-O {
Black has little advantage, despite his opponent's odd play.} 14. Nf2 e5 15.
Bb3 Na5 $5 16. fxe5 $1 c4 $5 17. Bc2 Nec6 18. Bf4 Nxe5 19. Rd1 Nac6 20. Ba4 f5
21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Bg3 {The turning point has been reached.} Bf8 $6 23. Bxc6 $6
{Black gets the two bishops.} (23. Ne4 $1 {
takes the initiative in the central area.}) 23... Nxc6 24. Nc2 $6 (24. Ne4 $1
Bxa3 25. bxa3 {can be played, due to} Ra5 $4 26. Rd7 Rxa3 $4 27. Nf6+) 24...
Bc5 25. Rd2 Rf8 26. Nd4 Rd8 27. Nf3 Rxd2 28. Nxd2 Be3 29. Nf3 Bc8 30. Kf1 Bc1
31. Nd1 Bf5 $1 32. Bd6 $6 {White misses a tactical ressource.} ({Better is} 32.
Bf2 Bb1 33. a3 Bc2 34. Be3 $1) 32... Kf7 33. Kf2 Ke6 34. Bf8 Bc2 35. Ke2 $2 {
Hereafter, White will lose a pawn.} ({Preferable is} 35. Ne3 $1 Bb1 36. b4 $1
Bxa2 37. Ng5+) 35... Bd3+ 36. Ke1 Bb1 37. a3 Ne5 $1 38. Nxe5 Kxe5 39. a4 Kd5
40. a5 bxa5 41. Ba3 Kc6 42. Nf2 Kb5 43. Ng4 Ka4 44. Ne5 $6 (44. Kd1 $1 Bg5 45.
Ne5 {offers more resistance.}) 44... Kb3 $1 45. Nc6 $5 Bxb2 46. Bxb2 Kxb2 47.
Nxa5 Kxc3 48. g3 Be4 {Endre Steiner scored a technical win. The Hungarians
defeated the Austrians by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Weenink, Henri NED"]
[Black "Monticelli, Mario ITA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 h6 $5 {Monticelli moves prudently.
} 13. Nf1 Kh8 $6 14. Ne3 Re8 $6 {He becomes passively.} 15. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 16.
exd5 Bf8 $6 17. Bf4 $2 (17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Bf4 {wins a pawn.} Nc4 19. b3 Bb7 20.
Qd3 g6 21. Bh2 {wins a pawn.}) 17... Bxh3 $5 {Suddenly he strikes.} 18. dxe5 ({
The pointe is} 18. gxh3 $2 exf4) 18... Bg4 $1 19. Qd3 g6 20. e6 $1 fxe6 $2 {
The Marquis panics.} (20... Bf5 $1 21. Qd1 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Kh7 {defends properly.
}) 21. Qxg6 Qg7 22. Ne5 $5 Qxg6 23. Nxg6+ Kg7 24. Nxf8 e5 25. Ng6 $5 {
Weenink likes to play spectacular moves.} exf4 26. Nxf4 Nc4 27. b3 Nb6 28. f3
Bd7 29. Kf2 Kf6 30. g4 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Re8 32. Nh5+ Kf7 33. Rxe8 Bxe8 34. Be4 Ke7
35. Ng3 Bd7 36. Nf1 c4 37. Ke3 $5 cxb3 38. axb3 a5 39. Kd4 a4 40. Nd2 $6 axb3
$6 (40... a3 $1 41. Bb1 Be8 {offers more resistance.}) 41. Nxb3 Nc4 42. Bd3 Ne5
43. Be2 Be8 44. f4 Ng6 45. Ke3 Nf8 46. Nd4 Bd7 47. Kf3 Nh7 48. Bxb5 Bc8 49. c4
Nf6 50. f5 Bd7 51. Kf4 Bxb5 52. Nxb5 Nd7 53. g5 hxg5+ 54. Kxg5 Ne5 55. f6+ Kd7
56. Kh6 $1 {The Dutchmen had a poor start, before they crushed the Italians by
31/2-1/2. Hungary defeated Britain by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ruben, Karl DEN"]
[Black "Te Kolste, Jan NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 $5 6. Qc2 e5 7. d5 Nc5 8. e4
a5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. Be3 b6 11. O-O {The moves are familiar in the King's Indian
Defence, but the variation is new in these days.} Nh5 12. Nd2 f5 13. f4 $2 {
The white f-pawn will become weak.} ({Better is} 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nde4) 13...
exf4 14. gxf4 fxe4 15. Ndxe4 Bf5 16. Qd2 Bxc3 $6 (16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18.
Bxe4 Qh4 {gains more advantage.}) 17. Nxc3 Bd3 18. Rf2 Bxc4 19. Bh3 (19. f5 $1
Nd3 20. fxg6 Nxf2 21. gxh7+ Kxh7 22. Bxf2 {
gives a counteraction at the cost of an exchange.}) 19... Qh4 20. Rf3 Ng7 21.
Bxc5 $6 bxc5 22. a4 Rae8 23. Bf1 Bxf1 24. Raxf1 Nf5 25. Nb5 Qg4+ 26. Kh1 Re7
27. R3f2 Rfe8 28. Rg1 Qh5 29. Na3 Nd4 30. Qd1 Qh4 31. Qf1 Nf5 32. Rf3 Re1 33.
Qf2 Rxg1+ 34. Kxg1 Re1+ 35. Kg2 Qg4+ 36. Rg3 Nh4# {The Danes had narrowly won
four matches until they played 2-2 against the Dutch. Hungary led
two-and-a-half points before Denmark and Britain.} 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vajda, Arpad HUN"]
[Black "Norman-Hansen, Holger DEN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nge7 5. O-O Bb6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 d5 8.
exd5 Nxd5 9. Re1+ Be6 10. Bg5 Qd6 11. Nbd2 $1 {
Vajda improves the Cordel Variation.} ({Known is} 11. Nc3 {
(Chajes - Bogoljubow, Karlsbad 1923).}) 11... O-O 12. Nc4 Qb4 $6 ({
Preferable is} 12... Qd7 13. Nfe5 Qe8 {but White has a better game as well.})
13. a4 a6 14. Bd2 Qe7 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. a5 Ba7 17. Qc2 $6 (17. Nce5 $1 Qd6 18.
Rc1 {puts more pressure on the isolated pawns.}) 17... f6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Be3
$6 {The knight's bishop will function on e3 as a pawn.} (19. Ne3 $1 Nxe3 20.
fxe3 {will gain a pawn.}) 19... Rfe8 20. Qa4 Rab8 21. Ncd2 $6 Qf7 $6 {
Both players leave pawns without protection.} 22. Qxc6 $5 Nb4 $1 23. Qxc7 Nd3
24. Qxf7+ $6 (24. Qd6 Nxe1 25. Nxe1 Rxb2 26. Nd3 {starts counter-play.}) 24...
Bxf7 25. Rc7 Nxe1 26. Nxe1 $2 ({Correct is} 26. Rxa7 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 $1) 26...
Bxd4 $1 27. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 28. Nf1 Be8 29. Bc3 Rb1 30. Re7 Bb5 31. Be1 Re8 {
Denmark defeated Hungary by 3-1. The standings at the top became: Hungary 161/
2, Denmark 16, Britain 151/2. The tension had returned.} 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza HUN"]
[Black "Reti, Richard CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8.
Bg5 c6 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Qb6 {Réti chooses a risky variation.} 12.
Bxf6 $5 (12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Qd3 {occurred in Rosenthal - Paulsen, Wien 1873.})
12... gxf6 13. Nf3 $5 {The solid Maroczy continues in a gambit style.} Qxb2 14.
Ne2 {The knights are going to attack the weakened black kingside.} Qb6 $5 (
14... Na6 $5 15. a3 $1 Rfe8 {leads to similar play.}) 15. Nh4 Re8 16. Nf5 Bf8
$6 {Black makes a passive move.} ({Preferable is} 16... Qc7 $1 17. Nxd6 Qxd6
18. Qd2 Nd7) 17. Neg3 Nd7 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. Kh1 {
The attack gets a quiet preparation.} Bg7 $6 (19... c5 $1 20. c3 Qa5 21. Qxd5
Qxc3 {starts a counteraction.}) 20. Rg1 Kh8 21. Nh5 Bxf5 $2 (21... Bf8 $1 22.
h4 Bb4 $5 {makes good use of the king's bishop.}) 22. Qxf5 Nf8 23. Nxg7 Kxg7
24. g5 $1 Ng6 $5 (24... fxg5 25. Qxg5+ Ng6 26. h4 {
makes little difference (Földeak).}) 25. gxf6+ Kh8 26. Rg4 Re6 27. Qh5 Qd8 28.
f4 $1 Qxf6 ({Or} 28... Rxf6 29. f5 {(Földeak).}) 29. f5 Re3 30. fxg6 Qf3+ 31.
Kh2 $2 ({Correct is} 31. Kg1 $1 fxg6 32. Bxg6) 31... fxg6 $2 (31... Re2+ $1 32.
Bxe2 Qxe2+ {(Földeak)} 33. Kh1 Qf3+ 34. Kg1 Qe3+ 35. Kf1 Qf3+ {
leads to perpetual check.}) 32. Qh4 Rf8 33. Rxg6 $1 Rf4 34. Qh6 Qxh3+ 35. Qxh3
Rxh3+ 36. Kxh3 hxg6 37. Re1 Rxd4 38. Re7 Rb4 39. a3 Rb1 40. Bxg6 Ra1 41. Rxb7
Rxa3+ 42. Kg4 a5 43. Kg5 {Hungary defeated Czechoslovakia by 3-1. The aging
Maroczy was a great leader of the team.} 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Koltanowski, George BEL"]
[Black "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. h3 c5 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
b6 9. Qd2 $5 (9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 {drew in Grünfeld - Sämisch, Baden-Baden 1925.
}) 9... Bb7 10. f3 Nh5 $1 11. g4 $5 {White weakens the kingside.} Ng3 12. Rh2
$5 Nxf1 13. Kxf1 Re8 14. h4 $5 {He wants to make a dangerous pawn charge.} Nd7
15. h5 Be5 16. Rh3 e6 17. Kf2 Nf8 $5 18. Nce2 $6 ({Better is} 18. hxg6 fxg6 19.
Rd1) 18... d5 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. cxd5 $6 exd5 21. exd5 $2 {
Koltanowski opens the centre for his opponent.} Qxd5 $1 22. Nc3 Qf7 23. Rd1
Rad8 24. Qc2 Rd7 25. Nb3 Rde7 26. Bd4 Bf4 27. Qd3 $6 (27. Nd2 Ne6 28. Nde4 {
offers more resistance.}) 27... Ne6 $1 28. Rdh1 Ng5 29. Rh6 Be3+ {
Euwe was becoming a star player. The Netherlands - Belgium ended in 2-2.} 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Norman-Hansen, Holger DEN"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Ernst AUT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
b4 9. Nd5 Na5 10. Nxe7 Qxe7 11. d4 O-O $5 (11... Nxb3 12. cxb3 Bg4 {
was played in Thomas - Alekhine, Hastings 1922.}) 12. Bg5 c6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14.
Qe2 h6 15. Bh4 Be6 $6 16. Nd2 $6 (16. Bxe6 $1 Qxe6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Rad1 {
gains a plus.}) 16... g5 $5 17. Bg3 Nd7 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 a5 20. Rad1 Rfd8
21. Rd2 Nc5 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. b3 Qd6 {
The game is about equal, although Black controls the open file.} 25. h4 f6 26.
f3 Ne6 27. Qa6 $2 {The next exchanges favour Black.} ({Better is} 27. Bf2)
27... Qc5+ 28. Bf2 Qxc2 29. Qxa5 Qxb3 30. Bc5 $6 (30. Qa7 {gives counter-play.}
) 30... Qc2 31. Bxb4 gxh4 32. Qb6 Rd7 33. a5 Rg7 $2 ({Preferable is} 33... Qc4
$1 34. Be1 h3) 34. Rf2 $2 (34. Qf2 $1 {defends correctly.}) 34... Qc1+ 35. Kh2
$5 (35. Rf1 $5 Qg5 $1 36. Qf2 h3 {also wins for Black.}) 35... Qf4+ $5 (35...
h3 $1 {wins at once.}) 36. Kg1 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kh1 Qg3 $1 {
Black threatens ..h3!} 39. Qxc6 Qxf2 40. Qxe6+ Kh8 41. Qc8+ Rg8 42. Qh3 Qg3 43.
Be7 Qxh3+ 44. gxh3 Kg7 45. Bc5 Ra8 46. Bb6 Kf7 47. Kh2 Ke6 48. Kh1 f5 49. Kh2
h5 50. Kh1 fxe4 51. fxe4 Kd6 52. Kh2 Kc6 53. Kh1 Rf8 54. Bg1 Rf1 55. a6 Rxg1+
$5 56. Kxg1 Kb6 {Black wins the pawn ending. Maybe mistakes were made during
the second part of the game, due to the time limits on the moves 30 and 40
(the tempo was three minutes per move). Austria - Denmark became 21/2-11/2.}
0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Krause, Orla DEN"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nd5 Be7 7. d4 $5 (7. O-O
{happened in Schlechter - Marco, Paris 1900.}) 7... exd4 8. Nxe7 Qxe7 9. O-O
O-O 10. Re1 d6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd4 Bd7 $5 ({Preferable is} 12... c5 $1 13.
Nf3 Bg4) 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Qe5 $6 {
Yates provokes the opponent. That is unwise.} 15. Bg3 Qh5 16. e5 $1 Qxd1 17.
Raxd1 Nh5 $6 18. exd6 Nxg3 19. hxg3 $2 (19. Re7 $1 {
takes advantage of the doubtful black moves.}) 19... cxd6 20. Nb3 d5 21. Re7
Rfd8 22. Nc5 Bf5 23. c3 Kf8 24. Rde1 a5 25. b3 d4 $5 {
He has to play a liberating move.} 26. cxd4 Rxd4 27. Rc7 Rc8 $6 (27... Rd2 $1
28. a3 Ra2 {makes a counteraction.}) 28. Ra7 $1 Rcd8 29. Rxa5 {
White has won a pawn.} Rd2 30. Nb7 $5 {The knight leaves its superior position.
} Rd1 31. Nxd8 $5 Rxe1+ 32. Kh2 Bd7 33. Ra7 Be8 34. f3 Rd1 35. Ra8 Ke7 36. Nb7
f5 37. Nc5 Rc1 38. b4 Bf7 39. a4 Bd5 40. Ra7+ Kf6 41. Nd7+ Ke6 42. Nc5+ Kf6 43.
a5 Rc2 44. Kg1 Rc1+ 45. Kf2 Rc2+ 46. Ke3 $1 Rxg2 47. Rd7 $1 Ra2 ({The pointe is
} 47... Rxg3 48. Rxd5 $1 cxd5 49. b5 {and White wins.}) 48. a6 $2 (48. f4 $1
Ra3+ 49. Kd4 Rxg3 50. b5 {triumphs.}) 48... Ra3+ 49. Kd2 $5 Ke5 $1 ({Not} 49...
Bxf3 $2 50. Rd3 Ra2+ 51. Kc3 Be2 52. Rd2) 50. a7 Kd4 $2 (50... f4 $1 51. gxf4+
Kxf4 52. Rxg7 h5 $1 {comes close to a draw.}) 51. Nb3+ $1 Rxb3 52. a8=Q Rb2+
53. Kc1 Rxb4 54. Qa7+ Kc4 55. Rb7 {Denmark won from Britain by 21/2-11/2. The
standings at the top became: Hungary 28, Denmark 24, Britain 231/2.} 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nagy, Geza HUN"]
[Black "Carls, Carl GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Nf3 e6 8. Qb3
$5 {White takes the initiative.} Qc8 $5 {Carls accepts passivity.} (8... Bd6 $1
9. Qxb7 $5 O-O $1 {counters immediately.}) 9. Ne5 Be7 $6 10. Qc2 $6 (10. Nxg4
$1 Nxg4 11. O-O {gains a plus.}) 10... Bh5 11. Nd2 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Qd7 13. O-O
Bg6 14. f4 Ng4 15. f5 $5 Nxe5 ({The pointe is} 15... Ne3 $2 16. Qb3 $1 Nxf1 $2
17. Bb5) 16. dxe5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Rxf5 O-O 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. Rd1 $5 Rac8 (
20... Qb6+ $5 21. Kh1 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qxa2 23. Rxb7 Rae8 {takes a great risk.})
21. Nb3 Rc7 $6 (21... Rc4 $1 22. Nd4 Bc5 23. b3 Bxd4+ 24. cxd4 Rxd4 $1 25. Qxd4
Qxf5 26. Qxd5 b6 {exchanges towards a draw.}) 22. Kh1 $1 g6 23. Nd4 $1 {
The knight cannot be pinned anymore.} Qb6 24. Rf2 Bc5 $2 25. Rfd2 $2 (25. Rf6
$1 Qa5 26. b4 {wins material.}) 25... Rd7 26. Qb5 Rfd8 27. Qxb6 Bxb6 28. Nb5 a6
$6 (28... Re7 $1 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 f6 {achieves a draw.}) 29. Nd6 $1 f6 $2
({Correct is} 29... Be3 $1 30. Rxd5 Bf4 31. c4 b6 32. Ne4 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5
34. Nf6+ Kf8 $1 35. Nxd5 Bxe5 36. Nxb6 Bxb2 37. Nd5) 30. Ne4 $1 dxe4 $6 31.
Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Rxd7 f5 33. g3 e3 34. Rd1 $1 Kf7 35. Kg2 Ke6 36. Rd6+ {Hungary de
feated Germany by 3-1 and increased the lead on Denmark to five points.  
Germany was led by the aging Tarrasch. The conditions were hard for him,
because two rounds had to be played on most days. Nevertheless, he managed to
achieve a positive score.} 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grau, Roberto ARG"]
[Black "Thomas, George ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D48"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 Bb7 12. Ng3 Bd6 $5 (12... cxd4 13. exd4 Bd6 {
was played in Colle - Euwe, Zutphen 1924 (6).}) 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 cxd4 15.
exd4 $5 Nd5 16. Ne5 N7f6 17. Nh5 $5 h6 18. g3 $2 {
Hereafter, Black loses material.} ({Right is} 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. f4 $1 Ne3 20.
Ng4) 18... Bxe5 $1 19. dxe5 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 Ne3 $1 21. Rfd1 ({Or} 21. Bxa6 Bxa6
22. fxe3 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Qd3 {and Black wins.}) 21... Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Qb6 23. Rf1
Rad8 24. Bb1 Qc6 25. f3 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Rd2 {The popular Sir George scored many
points.   Britain defeated Argentina by 21/2-11/2. The Danes trailed 21/2
points on Hungary after 12 rounds.} 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Pokorny, Amos CSR"]
[Black "Ruben, Karl DEN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C12"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. exf6 hxg5 7. fxg7 Rg8 8. h4
gxh4 9. Qh5 Qf6 10. Rxh4 Qxg7 11. Nh3 $5 (11. O-O-O Be7 12. Rh1 Qg5+ {
was played in Maliutin - Alekhine, St. Petersburg 1909.}) 11... Nc6 12. O-O-O
Be7 13. Rf4 e5 $5 {An attack in the centre begins.} 14. dxe5 Bxh3 $5 ({
The alternative is} 14... Bg4 15. Qxg4 Qxg4 16. Rxg4 Rxg4 17. Nxd5 O-O-O) 15.
Qxh3 (15. Nxd5 $5 Bg5 16. Qxh3 Qxe5 17. g3 Kf8 18. Kb1 {brings no advantage.})
15... Bg5 ({Or} 15... Rh8 $1 16. Qf5 Bg5) 16. Nxd5 Qxe5 17. g3 Ne7 $5 18. Bc4
$6 (18. Kb1 $1 Bxf4 19. gxf4 $1 Qd6 20. Nc3 Qe6 21. Qd3 {
counters in the centre.}) 18... Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxf4+ 20. gxf4 Qxf4+ 21. Kb1 Rd8
$1 22. Re1+ Kf8 23. Bxb7 Qd2 24. Qh1 Rd6 25. Bf3 $2 (25. Rf1 {defends properly.
}) 25... Rdg6 26. Bd1 Qxf2 27. Rf1 $6 Qe3 $2 (27... Qg2 $1 {
exchanges towards a won endgame.}) 28. Re1 $2 (28. Qd5 $1 Qe7 29. Qa8+ Kg7 30.
Qxa7 {about equalises.}) 28... Rg1 $1 29. Rxe3 Rxh1 30. Kc1 Rgg1 31. Rd3 Rh6
32. c3 Rd6 33. Rxd6 cxd6 34. Kd2 Ke7 35. Bf3 f5 36. c4 Kf6 {
Denmark defeated Czechoslovakia by 31/2-11/2! Hungary only led by 11/2 points.}
0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Nagy, Geza HUN"]
[Black "Kroone, Gerard NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D48"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Dutch wanted to club the Hungarians, because they competed for the third
place.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4
b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O c5 10. b3 Be7 $5 11. Ne4 {
Nagy tries to grab the initiative.} ({The quiet} 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rc1 cxd4 13.
exd4 {leads to Nagy - Grünfeld, Debrecen 1925.}) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bb7 13.
Nd2 $6 {But he proceeds passively.} ({He should have played the peaceful} 13.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bb2) 13... O-O 14. a4 b4 $6 (14... Ne5 15. Be2 Qd5 {attacks.})
15. Bb2 Nc5 16. Bc4 Nd5 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. N2f3 $2 (20.
Qg4 $1 Rfd8 21. Rc2 {continues the activation of white pieces.}) 20... Rfd8 21.
e4 $5 Nxe4 $1 {Black refutes the centre attack.} 22. Qxe4 Nc3 23. Qe1 Nxd1 24.
Rxd1 Bxf3 $1 25. gxf3 Rd6 26. Qe4 Qd7 {He has gained positional advantages.}
27. Bd3 $2 {White gives matter for a few checks.} ({Better is} 27. Kg2 Rd8 28.
Nxe6 Rxd1 29. Nxd8 Bxd8 30. Bxa6) 27... Bxd4 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ $5 Ke7 30.
Qh4+ Bf6 31. Bxf6+ gxf6 32. Qxb4 Kd8 33. a5 Rcc6 34. Qb8+ Ke7 35. Qb4 Ke8 36.
Qb8+ Qd8 37. Qxd8+ Rxd8 38. Kf1 Rc3 39. Ke2 Rxb3 40. Bxa6 Ra8 41. Bc4 Rb4 42.
Bd3 Rxa5 43. Kf1 Rh4 44. Rb1 Rxh2 45. Kg1 Rh4 46. Rb8+ Ke7 47. Bb5 f5 48. Kg2
Rb4 49. Rb7+ Kf6 50. Bc6 Rxb7 51. Bxb7 Ke5 52. Kg3 f4+ 53. Kg2 Kd4 {Hungary - N
etherlands ended in 11/2-21/2. Denmark defeated Argentina by 3-1. The top
became after the penultimate round: Hungary and Denmark 361/2, Britain 34 and
Netherlands 33.} 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "1st Olympiad"]
[Date "1927.07.29"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Koltanowski, George BEL"]
[Black "Ruben, Karl DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D64"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Hungary and Denmark were fighting for the gold medal during the last round.} 
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 c6 8. Rc1
Re8 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bf4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 {Black has a crammed position.} Nb6 $5 (
11... b5 {drew in Alekhine - Teichmann, Karlsbad 1923.}) 12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Be5
Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. O-O b5 $6 (15... Bd7 $1 {develops a piece.}) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Qe4 Rb8 $6 18. Bc2 $1 Bb7 $5 (18... g6 $2 19. Qf4 {attacks b8 and h6.}) 19.
Qh7+ Kf8 20. e4 g6 $2 {Black panics.} ({Preferable is} 20... a6) 21. Qxh6+ Bg7
22. Qe3 c4 23. Rb1 Bc6 24. e5 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Kg8 26. Qe3 Qa5 27. Rb2 Bf8 28. h4
Qa3 $5 29. Rfb1 $1 a6 30. g4 Qe7 31. Qg3 Qd8 32. Be4 Be7 33. h5 $1 Bh4 $5 34.
Qe3 gxh5 35. gxh5 Qg5+ 36. Qxg5+ Bxg5 37. a4 Rb6 38. Kf1 Be7 ({Or} 38... Kg7
39. Ke2 Rh8 40. Bf3) 39. axb5 Reb8 40. bxa6 $5 Rxb2 41. Rxb2 Rxb2 42. a7 Ra2
43. a8=Q+ Rxa8 44. Bxa8 Bg5 45. Ke2 Kg7 46. Bc6 f6 $5 47. exf6+ Bxf6 48. f4 $1
Kh6 49. Bd7 {Koltanowski played a solid game. Belgium - Denmark ended in 2-2. 
Maroczy could deliver mate, when Golmayo blundered in a won position. He was
overjoyed cause Hungary defeated Spain by 31/2-1/2. Geza got the Cup.   The
final standings became: Hungary 40 (gold), Denmark 381/2 (silver), Britain 361/
2 (bronze), Netherlands 35, Czechoslovakia 341/2, Austria and Germany 34,
Switzerland 32, Yugoslavia 30, Italy 281/2, Sweden 28, Argentina 27, France
241/2, Belgium and Finland 211/2, Spain 141/2. The second place for Denmark
was a big surprise.   The first women's world championship was played during
London 1927. It was won by Vera Menchik. She defended her title during several
Olympiads.} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nilsson, Allan SWE"]
[Black "Matisons, Hermanis LAT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The second Chess Olympiad occurred in The Hague from 21 vii until 8 viii 1928.
It happened during the Olympic Summer Games, like four years previously. The
FIDE wanted to participate in the Games and invited only amateurs. Although
the Games took place in the Netherlands, chess did not even become a
demonstration sport. Only physical competitions were allowed.   The Chess
Olympiad consisted of an individual and a team event. Sixteen men carried out
the amateur championship in the Weeskamer at the Binnenhof.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5
3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Be3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bg6 $5 (6... Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 {
drew in Bird - Ware, Philadelphia 1876.}) 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qd2 Bd6 10.
Rad1 Qc7 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. a3 Bh5 14. f3 O-O 15. Qf4 Qxf4 16. Nxf4
Rfd8 17. Nxh5 Nxh5 {Few things have occurred, so far.} 18. Ne4 Nf4 19. Bc4 $6 {
White will lose a pawn temporarily.} Nb6 20. Ba2 Rxd4 $1 21. Rxd4 Ne2+ 22. Kf2
Nxd4 23. c3 Nf5 24. Rd1 Kf8 25. Nc5 Rb8 26. g4 Ne7 27. Nxb7 $4 (27. Rd7 $1 Ke8
28. Rxb7 Rxb7 29. Nxb7 {regains the pawn.}) 27... Nbd5 $1 {
Matisons conquers the unprotected pawn b2.} ({Not} 27... Rxb7 $4 28. Rd8#) 28.
Bxd5 cxd5 29. Nc5 Rxb2+ {
Black has won another pawn. This time he can keep the advantage.} 30. Ke3 Nc6
$1 31. h4 Na5 32. a4 Ke7 33. h5 h6 34. f4 Nc4+ 35. Kd4 Rg2 36. Rb1 Rxg4 37.
Rb7+ Kd6 38. Nd3 e5+ $1 {
Matisons wins the knight too. The champion of Paris 1924 started well.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Becker, Albert AUT"]
[Black "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. Qd3 g6 15.
Bc1 $5 (15. b3 {drew in Seuffert - Lipke, Kiel 1893.}) 15... Bf5 16. Qe2 Bxc2
17. Qxc2 f6 $1 {Euwe counters.} 18. Bh6 Re8 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Rad1 c6 21. Nd4
Qd7 22. Rd3 $6 Re4 23. Rg3 $6 {The attack on the kingside has little power.}
Rae8 $1 24. b3 Nd6 25. f3 $2 {White's queen's rook stands offside.} ({
The retreat} 25. Rd3 $5 {is necessary.}) 25... Bxd4+ 26. cxd4 Re2 27. Qc1 Nf5
28. Rg4 Rxa2 29. h4 Ree2 {Black threatens 30...Nxh6 31.Qxh6 Qxg4! (Euwe).} 30.
Kh1 Nxh6 31. Qxh6 Rxg2 $1 32. Qf4 ({The pointe is} 32. Rxg2 Qh3+ {and mate.})
32... Rxg4 33. fxg4 Qe7 34. h5 gxh5 35. gxh5 Qe4+ 36. Qxe4 dxe4 37. Re1 Rb2 38.
Rxe4 Rxb3 39. Re6 a5 40. Rxc6 a4 41. d5 a3 42. Ra6 b4 43. Kg2 Rb2+ 44. Kf3 a2
45. Kf4 b3 46. d6 Rd2 47. Ke5 b2 $1 {Max Euwe had an excellent start.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Whitaker, Norman USA"]
[Black "Przepiorka, Dawid POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nd2 Bg4 7. Qb3 $5 Qc7 8.
Nf1 $6 ({Better is} 8. h3 Bd7 9. Ngf3) 8... e6 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11.
Qxb7 $2 {This robbery fails.} (11. Ne3 {defends well.}) 11... Rb8 12. Qa6 O-O
$1 13. Rb1 $5 e5 $1 14. dxe5 Qxe5+ 15. Ne3 d4 $1 {Black attacks effectively.}
16. Qxc6 dxe3 17. Ne2 $2 (17. Nf3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Qd5 20. Rd1 Qxg2
21. Rf1 {prolongs the game.}) 17... exf2+ 18. Kf1 $5 ({Or} 18. Kxf2 Bxe2 19.
Bxe2 Ne4+ 20. Kg1 Nd2) 18... Rfe8 19. Qc4 Rbd8 20. Kxf2 Qe3+ {
Przepiorka was the third main competitor.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Whitaker, Norman USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 $5 (5. Bc4 {
occurred in Staunton - Horwitz, London 1847 (23).}) 5... Bg7 6. h4 $5 Nf6 7.
Be2 Qe7 $6 {The queen move provokes a pin.} 8. Bg5 $1 h6 $5 9. Nd5 $1 Qd8 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nxf6+ $6 (11. h5 {proceeds the attack.}) 11... Qxf6 12. Qd2 Nc6
13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O-O Rb8 15. Qd4 Ke7 $1 16. Bf3 c5 17. e5 $5 cxd4 18. exf6+
Kxf6 19. Rxd4 Bb7 $5 (19... Re8 $1 {equalises.}) 20. Rf4+ Kg7 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22.
Re1 g5 23. Rf3 c6 24. Rc3 Rc8 25. Re4 d5 26. Re5 gxh4 $1 27. Rxd5 Rcb8 $6 {
Euwe gets another chance.} (27... cxd5 $1 28. Rxc8 Rb6 {draws the rook ending.}
) 28. Rxc6 Rxb2 29. Rd4 Rxa2 $6 ({Preferable is} 29... Rb1+ 30. Kd2 R8b4 $1 {
and Black has excellent drawing chances due to the weakness of pawn g2.}) 30.
Rg4+ Kh7 31. Rxh4 Ra1+ 32. Kd2 Rd8+ 33. Kc3 Rg1 $5 34. Rcxh6+ Kg7 35. Rh7+ Kg6
36. R4h6+ Kg5 37. Rc6 Rg8 $6 38. Rxf7 Rxg2 39. Rcc7 a6 $5 40. Rc6 a5 41. Rc5+
$2 (41. Ra6 $1 {wins a second pawn.}) 41... Kg6 $1 42. Rf3 Ra8 43. Rg3+ Rxg3+
44. fxg3 Kf6 45. g4 Rg8 $2 (45... a4 $1 46. Kb2 a3+ 47. Ka2 Ra4 $1 {
seems to draw.}) 46. g5+ $1 Rxg5 47. Rxg5 Kxg5 {White wins with his last pawn.}
48. Kc4 Kf5 49. Kb5 Ke5 50. Kxa5 Kd4 51. Kb4 $1 Kd5 52. Kb5 Kd6 53. c4 Kd7 54.
Kb6 Kc8 55. Kc6 {Whitaker started a criminal career in the thirties and became
a friend of Al Capone in Alcatraz.} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Golmayo de la Torriente, Manuel ESP"]
[Black "Matisons, Hermanis LAT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Bd3 $5 {
Golmayo delivers a pawn sacrifice in the Caro-Kann.} Qxd4 6. Nf3 Qd8 7. Qe2 Nf6
8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. O-O-O {White leads in development.} Qa5 10. Bd2 e6 11. Bc4 Be7
12. Nd5 $5 Qd8 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Rhe1 Nb6 15. a3 O-O 16. Bg5 Qc5 17. Rd4 Nbd5
18. Qe5 Nd7 19. Qg3 Re8 20. Bh6 g6 21. b4 $5 Qe7 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Rxd5 $1 {
Golmayo has regained the pawn.} a5 $1 24. Bd2 f6 25. h4 Qf7 ({More active is} 
25... e5 $1) 26. Rb5 $6 {The rook moves offside.} axb4 27. Bxb4 e5 28. Nd2 Ra6
$2 (28... b6 $1 29. h5 g5 30. Ne4 Ba6 {develops the queenside at last.}) 29.
Ne4 Qa2 $5 30. Qb3+ Qxb3 31. cxb3 Rc6+ 32. Kb2 b6 33. Rd5 Nf8 34. Rc1 Rxc1 $2 (
34... Bf5 35. Rxc6 Bxe4 36. Rdd6 Bxc6 37. Rxc6 Nd7 {prolongs the game.}) 35.
Nxf6+ $1 Kf7 36. Nxe8 Rf1 37. Nd6+ Ke6 38. Rd2 Ba6 39. Ne4 Kf7 40. Rd8 Ne6 $2
41. Rd7+ {Matisons will be mated in two.} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Steiner, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O
8. O-O Nd7 $5 9. c4 f5 10. Qc2 f4 $5 {The Marquis wants to attack.} 11. Rd1 Qf6
12. c5 Bc7 13. b4 Qh6 14. Bc4 $5 Nf6 15. Bb2 Bg4 16. Qb3 Rad8 $5 {
Both parties play ambitious moves.} 17. b5 cxb5 18. Bxb5 Rd5 $5 19. h3 Rh5 $1
20. Kf1 $5 (20. Bf1 $1 {transfers a defender to the kingside.}) 20... Be6 21.
Bc4 Nd5 $5 22. Ba3 (22. Re1 $1 {makes a more useful move.}) 22... Rd8 $5 {
Black sets a trap.} 23. Qxb7 $2 {Greed becomes fatal for White.} Ne3+ $1 (23...
Rxh3 $1 24. gxh3 Qxh3+ 25. Ke2 Re8 {also wins for Black.}) 24. fxe3 Bxc4+ 25.
Kg1 Rxh3 $1 26. e4 $5 ({The pointe is} 26. gxh3 $2 Qg6+ 27. Kf2 $2 Qg3#) 26...
Rxf3 $1 {A series a three sacrifices decides the game.} 27. Qxc7 Qg5 28. Bc1 h5
$5 29. d5 $5 Re8 $5 30. d6 $5 (30. Qc6 $1 Rf8 $1 31. Qa4 Rg3 32. Qc2 h4 $1 33.
Qf2 h3 $1 34. Bxf4 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Qg4 36. Rg1 f5 {also wins for Black.}) 30...
Rg3 31. Bxf4 Rxg2+ 32. Kh1 Qxf4 $1 33. Kxg2 Qxe4+ 34. Kg1 Qg4+ 35. Kh1 Re2 36.
Qd8+ Kh7 {Lajos began the championship by six losses.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nilsson, Allan SWE"]
[Black "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 d6 6. O-O Rb8 $5 {
Euwe plays a fine novelty. He prepares an attack on the queenside.} 7. d3 b5 8.
Nd5 $5 e6 9. Ne3 Nge7 10. c3 b4 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Qc1 $6 ({Preferable is} 12. Qc2
bxc3 13. bxc3) 12... bxc3 13. bxc3 $5 Ba6 $1 14. Qc2 Qa5 $6 (14... Ne5 $1 15.
Nc1 Qb6 {gains a positional edge.}) 15. Rab1 $1 Ne5 16. c4 Qa3 17. Bc3 N7c6 18.
f4 Nd4 $1 19. Bxd4 $2 {White should not exchange his strong bishop.} ({
Better is} 19. Nxd4 $1 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxd4 22. Kf2 $1) 19... cxd4
20. fxe5 dxe3 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Rxb8 $5 Rxb8 23. Rb1 Rb4 24. Rb3 $2 Qb6 $2 {
Euwe misses a tactical opportunity but keeps his positional advantage.} (24...
Bxc4 $1 25. dxc4 Qd2 $1 {brings an immediate decision.}) 25. Bf3 Qa5 26. Nc1
Bd4 $1 {Pawn e3 hinders White.} 27. Kf1 e5 28. Rxb4 Qxb4 29. Nb3 Bc8 30. Ke2 a5
$5 31. Nxd4 exd4 32. c5 a4 33. c6 a3 34. c7 $6 (34. Kd1 h5 $1 {
will win for Black eventually.}) 34... Qb2 $1 35. Kd1 Qa1+ 36. Ke2 $6 Qg1 $1
0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Przepiorka, Dawid POL"]
[Black "Cheron, Andre FRA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 $5 {
An important line of the Slav Defence makes its debut at master level.} ({
Known is} 6... Nbd7 {(Nimzowitsch - Sämisch, Marienbad 1925).}) 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 $1 {This sacrifice has been applied numerous times, hereafter.} 9. fxe4
Nxe4 10. Qf3 $2 ({The popular} 10. Bd2 $1 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.
Kxd2 {will draw in Reshevsky - Smyslov, The Hague 1948.}) 10... Qxd4 11. Qxf7+
Kd8 12. Qxg7 $2 {White collapses.} (12. Bg5+ $1 Kc8 $1 {
favours Black (Vidmar - Mikenas, Prague 1931).}) 12... Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qf2+ 14.
Kd1 Nxc3# {An endgame expert had great success with a novelty.   Przepiorka
and Matisons were trailing Euwe.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O Ne4 11. Bf4 f5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bd6 14. f4 Be6 15.
Bxe4 $5 (15. a3 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Qg5 {
stems from Schlechter - Maroczy, Monte Carlo 1904.}) 15... fxe4 16. Qb3 Bxe5
17. dxe5 $5 Qe7 18. Qb6 Rf7 $5 (18... a5 $1 19. Na4 Qb4 {exchanges the queens.}
) 19. Ne2 Raf8 20. Nd4 g5 21. Qc5 gxf4 $6 {
The advanced white pawns become more dangerous.} 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. exf4 Bc8 24.
a4 Ref7 25. g3 $6 (25. f5 $1 Rxf5 $1 (25... Bxf5 $2 26. e6 $1) 26. Nxf5 Bxf5
27. Rf4 {gains a material plus.}) 25... Bh3 26. Rfe1 $1 {
Black will be restricted gradually.} h5 $6 {
The eventual exchange of the black h-pawn will strengthen the white phalanx.}
27. Kf2 h4 28. b4 Rc8 29. Ke3 $6 ({More useful is} 29. Rg1 $1) 29... hxg3 30.
hxg3 Rg7 31. Rg1 Kf7 32. Kf2 $5 Rh8 33. Rh1 Rgg8 34. b5 $5 axb5 35. axb5 Bd7 $2
{Hereafter, the white pawns can advance.} (35... e3+ $1 36. Kxe3 Rxg3+ {
fights for survival.}) 36. bxc6 bxc6 37. f5 Rxh1 38. Rxh1 c5 39. Rh7+ $1 Ke8
40. f6 $5 Rg6 41. Re7+ Kd8 42. Rg7 $1 e3+ 43. Kg2 $5 Bh3+ 44. Kxh3 Rh6+ 45. Kg2
cxd4 46. Rg8+ Kd7 47. f7 {Euwe had made an incredible score of 71/2/8.} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Steiner, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Przepiorka, Dawid POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 Be7 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 g6 $5 14. Bg5 Nh5 15.
Be3 Nc4 $1 16. g4 $6 {Steiner weakens the kingside.} ({Preferable is} 16. Bc1
exd4 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. b3 Ne5 19. Nxd4) 16... Nxe3 17. fxe3 Ng7 18. Qe2 h5 19.
Qg2 hxg4 20. hxg4 Ne6 21. Re2 (21. d5 $1 Ng5 22. N1h2 {restores the position.})
21... Ng5 22. Rd1 Kg7 23. Nxg5 Bxg5 24. Qf3 ({Better is} 24. Nh2 $1 Rh8 25. Nf3
) 24... Rh8 25. Nh2 Qe7 26. Rf1 Ra7 27. Bb3 c4 28. Bd1 Bh4 29. Rg2 Rd7 30. Qe2
Rdd8 31. Nf3 Bg5 32. b3 $2 (32. Qf2 {(threatens 33.Nxg5 Qxg5 34.Qxf7+)} Rdf8
33. Nxg5 Qxg5 34. Qg3 {takes measures against an invasion on the h-file.})
32... Rh3 $1 {The black attack becomes strong.} 33. Nxg5 Qxg5 34. Rf3 Rdh8 35.
Rfg3 $5 Rh1+ 36. Kf2 Qf6+ 37. Rf3 Qh4+ 38. Rfg3 g5 $5 39. Qd2 Rh6 40. Bf3 Rh3
$5 41. Qe1 Rh1 $5 42. Qd2 $6 (42. Rg1 Rh2+ 43. R1g2 Rxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Qh2+ 45. Kf1
Qxa2 {also wins for Black.}) 42... Ra1 $1 43. bxc4 bxc4 44. Bd1 Qh1 45. Be2
Rf6+ 46. Rf3 Qh4+ 47. Rgg3 Rh1 48. dxe5 Rxf3+ 49. Kxf3 Rh2 50. e6 Bxe6 51. Qd4+
Kh7 52. e5 Rxe2 53. exd6 Qh2 54. d7 Bxd7 55. Qd6 Bc6+ $1 56. Qxc6 Rf2+ 57. Ke4
Qh1+ {Przepiorka started a winning streak of six games.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA"]
[Black "Treybal, Karel CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Bb4+ $5 ({Known is} 5... Qxf6)
6. Nc3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qxf6 8. g3 (8. Qb3 $1 {
will be played in Menchik - Treybal, Karlsbad  1929.}) 8... O-O 9. Bg2 Nd7 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Qd6 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. Ne5 Be6 15. Nd3 Nc4 16. Nf4
Rab8 17. Rad1 f5 18. Bh3 $5 {White has no plan.} Bd7 19. Bg2 c6 20. e3 Re7 21.
Bf1 b5 22. Bd3 g5 $1 23. Ng2 a5 $1 {Black advances on the flanks.} 24. Qc2 Qf6
25. Bxc4 $6 {White should not to do anything.} dxc4 26. f3 Rbe8 27. Rd2 Qf7 28.
e4 fxe4 29. fxe4 Bf5 $4 {Treybal should lose the bishop.} (29... Qg6 30. e5 $1
Qxc2 31. Rxc2 {leads to equality.}) 30. Rde2 $4 {
Rosselli misses the win and loses!} (30. Rf1 $1 Rxe4 31. g4 $1 Rxd4 32. Rxf5
Rxd2 33. Qxd2 {gains a piece.}) 30... Bg6 31. a4 Qf3 {Pawn e4 falls.} 32. Rf2
Bxe4 $1 33. Qb2 Qd3 34. Rd2 $2 (34. axb5 cxb5 35. Qxb5 Qxc3 36. d5 {
prolongs the game.}) 34... Bxg2 $1 35. Rxd3 Rxe1+ ({The pointe is} 35... Rxe1+
36. Kf2 $5 cxd3 37. Qa2+ Bd5) 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Przepiorka, Dawid POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D26"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. O-O a6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bd3
c5 9. a4 c4 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. e4 $5 {
The Queen Gambit Accepted slightly favours White.} (11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8
{occurred in Kupchik - Capablanca, New York 1913.}) 11... Be7 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13.
e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Nb4 15. Bb1 Qc6 $5 16. Re1 Nb6 $5 {
Przepiorka would like to counter, but Euwe keeps the initiative.} 17. axb5 axb5
18. Rxa8+ Bxa8 19. Bg5 $1 Bf8 $1 {Black preserves his main defender.} 20. b3 $6
{White charges at the wrong side.} (20. Bd2 $1 Be7 21. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 22. exd6
Qxd6 23. Ng5 {attacks on the kingside.}) 20... cxb3 21. Rc1 Nc4 $5 22. d5 $1
Nxd5 23. Nd4 Qb7 24. Nxb5 $1 Qxb5 25. Rxc4 Qb7 26. Ra4 Bb4 27. Qd3 h6 28. Bd2
Be7 $1 29. Ra5 f5 30. exf6 Nxf6 31. Nxf6+ Bxf6 32. Qg6+ Ke7 $1 33. Be3 Rc8 $1 {
Przepiorka defends actively.} 34. f3 $2 (34. Bc5+ $1 Rxc5 $1 (34... Kd8 35.
Qd3+ Ke8 {brings perpetual check [Euwe].}) 35. Rxc5 Qd7 36. Qd3 Qxd3 37. Bxd3
b2 {keeps the game going.}) 34... Qb4 $1 35. Ra7+ Bb7 36. Kf2 Rc7 37. Qd3 Rd7
38. Qg6 Bd4 39. Kg3 Bxe3 40. Qxg7+ Kd8 41. Qh8+ Kc7 42. Be4 Bxa7 {Euwe's lead
on Przepiorka had decreased to one point. It shrunk to a half point in round
eleven.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Steiner, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Matisons, Hermanis LAT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Bc5 7. O-O Nge7 8. Bb3
$5 {Lajos plays a new move in the Schliemann Deferred.} ({Known is} 8. c3 dxc3
9. Nxc3) 8... d5 9. c3 $5 ({The main line will become} 9. exd6 $5 Qxd6 10. Re1
{(Ivkov - Fichtl, Dresden 1959).}) 9... dxc3 10. Nxc3 Be6 11. Ng5 Bg8 12. Qh5+
g6 (12... Ng6 $5 {happened in Kupper - Beni, Zürich 1954.}) 13. Qh6 Nxe5 14.
Ne2 N7c6 15. Qg7 $1 {If White does not collect the rook, he will have no
compensation for the two sacrificed pawns.} Qe7 16. Qxh8 O-O-O 17. Bf4 $2 ({
Correct is} 17. Bd2 $1 f4 18. h4 f3 19. Nf4 {
and a complicated battle continues.}) 17... Nd3 $1 {
Matisons gains a minor piece.} 18. Qc3 ({The pointe is} 18. Rae1 $2 Nxe1 19.
Rxe1 Bd4 $1 {and Black wins a queen.}) 18... Qxe2 19. Bg3 d4 20. Qc2 Qxc2 21.
Bxc2 Nxb2 {The rest is simple.} 22. Bb3 d3 23. Rab1 Ba3 24. Bxg8 Rxg8 25. Ne6
d2 26. Bf4 Re8 27. Nxc7 Re4 28. Nd5 Rd4 29. Nb6+ Kd8 30. Bg5+ Kc7 31. Rfd1 Nxd1
32. Rxd1 Kxb6 33. Be3 Bc1 34. Kf1 Kb5 35. Ke2 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Matisons, Hermanis LAT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. d4 e6 $5 (4... Bf5 {
was played in Réti - Marshall, New York 1924.}) 5. e4 $1 {White gains a plus.}
Nb6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O c5 $2 (8... Nc6 $1 {
will become an improvement.}) 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e5 $1 {
The diagonal b1-h7 has been opened.} ({Kasparov did} 10. Qe2 $5 {
in a simultaneous display.}) 10... Be7 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rd1 Nd5 13. Be4 Nxc3 $6
({Better is} 13... Ncb4 $1 14. a3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nd5 16. Qc2 $1 {
but Black has no time to save pawn h7.}) 14. Bxh7+ $1 Kh8 (14... Kxh7 15. Qc2+
{costs the black queen.}) 15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Bc2 Qxc3 17. Qe4 g6 18. Ng5 $1 {
White threatens mate in two.} Qb4 (18... Kg8 $5 19. Qh4 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qxe5 21.
Bf6 $1 Qh5 22. Qxh5 gxh5 23. Rd3 {also brings a decisive white attack.}) 19.
Nxf7+ $1 Rxf7 20. Qxg6 Rg7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Bh6 $1 Bf8 23. Bxg7 Bxg7 24. Rd3 {
Euwe kept the lead.} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Becker, Albert AUT"]
[Black "Cheron, Andre FRA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. Be3 Ba7 8. Nc3
$5 (8. Bxa7 Rxa7 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. d4 {
drew in Te Kolste - Loman, Hilversum 1903.}) 8... O-O 9. h3 Ne7 $5 10. Bb3 Be6
$5 (10... Bxe3 $1 11. fxe3 Ng6 {equalises.}) 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. d4 $1 Bxb3 13.
axb3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Ra8 15. Qd3 Ng6 16. f4 Re8 17. Rae1 Qd7 18. Kh2 Rad8 19. Qf3
c5 $1 20. Nde2 Qc6 21. Ng3 Nh4 $6 {
Black wastes time. White applies restraint in the meantime.} ({Better is} 21...
b5 $1 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Qd7) 22. Qd1 $1 {
White threatens to imprison a knight by 23.f5.} Ng6 23. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 24. exd5
Qd7 $5 25. f5 $1 Rxe1 26. Qxe1 Ne5 27. f6 $1 g6 28. Qd2 {
The queen would like to mate on g7.} Qe8 29. Qg5 Nd7 30. Qh6 Qf8 31. Qh4 Re8
32. Ne4 Re5 33. Qg4 Nb6 $6 (33... Qe8 $1 34. Nxd6 Qd8 $1 35. Qg3 Rxd5 {
levels the game.}) 34. c4 h5 35. Qf4 Rf5 36. Qc1 Rxf1 $2 (36... Re5 $1 {
preserves the rook as a defender.}) 37. Qxf1 Nc8 38. Qf4 $1 Kh7 $6 {
Black should do nothing, because he is nearly stalemated.} 39. Kg3 $6 (39. Ng5+
Kg8 40. Ne6 $1 fxe6 41. dxe6 {wins quickly.}) 39... Qd8 40. Kh4 Qf8 41. g4 $1
hxg4 42. hxg4 Qh8 $5 {Black has become desperate.} 43. Kg3 $5 {
Pawn d6 could be captured.} Kg8 44. Ng5 $5 Qh1 $2 {
Chéron should make a defensive move.} 45. Qe3 $1 Kf8 46. Nxf7 $1 ({
The pointe is} 46. Nxf7 Kxf7 47. Qe6+ Kf8 48. Qxc8+ Kf7 49. Qe6+ Kf8 50. Qe7+
Kg8 51. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Carls, Carl GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 d6 7. d4 $5 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12. Nd5 $1 {
Euwe takes the initiative.} Nh5 $5 13. Qd2 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 Bxd5 $5 ({
The ingenious} 14... e6 $1 15. g4 $1 exd5 16. cxd5 Nf4 17. dxc6 Qh4 $1 18. Kh1
Nxg2 19. cxb7 Rae8 20. Qd4 Qe7 {leads to equality.}) 15. Bxd5 Qb6 16. Rfd1 Nf6
{Carls would like to exchange more, but Euwe avoids it.} 17. Bf3 Rfc8 18. Rd4
a5 19. Rad1 Rc7 20. h4 $5 {Max sets a trap.} h5 $2 ({Correct is} 20... a4 $1
21. h5 $1 axb3 $1 22. hxg6 Rxa2 $1 23. gxh7+ Kh8 {and a great battle develops.}
) 21. Rxd6 $1 exd6 22. Qxf6 {
He is going to meet little resistance on the kingside.} Rf8 ({The pointe is} 
22... Rd7 23. Bd5 $1 {and Black has no proper defence (Euwe).}) 23. Rxd6 Qc5
24. Bd5 $1 Kh7 25. g4 $1 Qa3 ({Or} 25... hxg4 26. h5 $1 {(Euwe).}) 26. gxh5
Qc1+ 27. Kh2 Qh6 28. Bxf7 $1 Qg7 29. hxg6+ Kh8 30. Qg5 {Przepiorka drew in the
penultimate round. So Euwe's lead increased to one point. Max drew in the last
round. It made him the second Amateur World Champion.} (30. Qg5 Rcxf7 31. Qh5+
Kg8 32. gxf7+ {wins easily (Euwe).}) 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Golmayo de la Torriente, Manuel ESP"]
[Black "Nilsson, Allan SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1928.07.22"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Nf3 e6 8. Qb3
Qb6 $6 {Only White has chances after the exchange of queens.} 9. Qxb6 axb6 10.
Nbd2 Kd7 $5 {It is alright to keep the king in the centre.} 11. Ne5+ Nxe5 12.
Bxe5 Bd6 13. f3 Bh5 14. Kf2 Bg6 15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. Rhe1 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Ne8 $5 18.
Bxe8 Rhxe8 19. Nb3 Rec8 20. Nd4 $1 {White has a strong knight.} Rc5 21. Re3 Ra4
22. a3 h5 $6 {The pawn goes to a square of the wrong colour.} 23. h4 Bf5 24.
Rd1 Bh7 25. Kg3 Bg8 26. Rde1 Rc8 27. Nb5 f6 $6 {Black touches too many pawns.}
({Better is} 27... Rc5) 28. Nd4 f5 {Otherwise Black loses a pawn.} 29. Kf4 $1
Bf7 30. Kg5 Rh8 31. R3e2 Be8 32. Rd2 Rf8 33. Kf4 b5 $6 {Leave the pawns alone!}
34. g3 Bc6 35. Ke3 $5 {White will exchange a blockader on f4.} Raa8 36. Rg2 Rh8
37. Reg1 Raf8 38. Ne2 Be8 39. Nf4 g6 $6 ({Preferable is} 39... Rhg8 40. Nh3 Bd7
) 40. Rd1 b6 41. Rd4 Rfg8 42. Rb4 g5 $5 43. hxg5 Rxg5 44. Kf2 {
Hereafter, the knight might return to d4. Black is lost.} Bd7 45. Rh2 $1 Rh6
46. Rh1 Kd8 47. a4 $1 Kc7 48. axb5 Rh8 49. Rd4 Ra8 50. c4 Ra4 51. Rhd1 $1 {
The final standings became: Euwe 12/15, Przepiorka 11, Matisons 10, Golmayo,
Treybal and Whitaker 91/2, Carls 9, Becker 7, Chéron, Nilsson and Roselli 6,
Araiza, L.Steiner and Tschepurnof 51/2, Tyroler 5, Henneberger 3.   Euwe had
become Amateur World Champion in a fine tournament. However, it was a doubtful
title, because all well-known chess players made money by their 'hobby'.} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hoenlinger, Baldur AUT"]
[Black "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the national federations were invited to send teams to the second
Olympiad, they were asked to include amateurs only. Britain and Yugoslavia
refused to distinguish between professionals and amateurs. They did not
partake. The seventeen participating teams consisted of chess addicts who made
little money. There was no Maroczy for Hungary, no Marshall for the USA, no
Rubinstein and Tartakower for Poland and no Grünfeld for Austria. Nevertheless,
Kashdan could shine as a new star.   The team event was played in the Rolzaal
at the Binnenhof from 23 vii until 5 viii 1928.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5
4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 e5 $5 {
Kashdan attacks immediately.} 9. dxe5 Ne4 $1 10. Ndxe4 dxe4 11. e6 $5 ({
The alternative is} 11. O-O-O $1 O-O 12. Nxe4 Qxa2 13. Bf4) 11... fxe6 12. Bh4
Nc5 13. O-O-O $5 O-O 14. Nxe4 Qxa2 15. Nxc5 Qa1+ 16. Qb1 Qxb1+ 17. Kxb1 Bxc5 {
Tactics have led to an equal endgame.} 18. Be2 e5 $1 19. h3 Bf5+ 20. Ka1 a5 21.
Bg4 a4 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Rd7 Rf7 24. Rhd1 Raf8 25. Kb1 h6 26. Kc2 Rxd7 27. Rxd7
Rf7 28. Rd8+ Rf8 29. Kd3 Rxd8+ 30. Bxd8 Kf7 31. Bc7 Ke6 32. Ke4 Bd6 33. Bb6 $1
{Exchange leads to a lost pawn ending.} Bb4 34. f4 $2 ({Right is} 34. Kd3 $1
Be1 35. f3) 34... Bc3 $1 {Kashdan finds a fine refutation.} 35. f5+ Kf7 36. Kd3
Bxb2 {Black has won a pawn.} 37. Kc2 Ba3 38. e4 h5 39. g4 hxg4 40. hxg4 Be7 41.
Be3 $2 {The b-pawn is liberated.} b5 $1 42. c5 Bh4 $1 43. Kb2 Be1 44. Ka3 Bc3
$2 (44... Kf6 $1 45. g5+ Kf7 46. g6+ Kf6 47. Bg1 Kg5 48. Bh2 Bf2 $1 49. Kb4 Kf6
$1 {wins for Black.}) 45. Bc1 $2 (45. Bg5 $1 {draws if White protects the
diagonal h4-d8 and exchanges when the other bishop arrives on d8.}) 45... Kf6
$1 46. g5+ Kf7 47. Ka2 b4 48. g6+ Kf6 49. Kb1 Bd4 50. Bd2 Bxc5 51. Be1 Ke7 52.
Bh4+ Ke8 53. Be1 b3 54. Kb2 Bd4+ 55. Ka3 c5 {
Kashdan won a subtle bishop ending. The USA crushed Austria by 31/2-1/2!} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.07.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Steiner, Herman USA"]
[Black "Vajda, Arpad HUN"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The USA encountered the strongest opponent in round 2. Herman Steiner was a
Hungarian, who went to Hollywood.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5.
Nc3 O-O 6. Qc2 $5 d6 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nbd7 9. g3 b6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O {
The principles of hypermodern chess are applied in a quiet game.} c5 12. dxc5
bxc5 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 Be4 15. Qc1 Nb6 16. Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Ne4 18. Ba5
Qb7 19. f3 Nf6 20. e4 Qa6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Ne3 Nd7 23. Re2 Ne5 24. Kf2 Nc6 25.
Red2 Nd4 26. Rd3 $6 ({Preferable is} 26. Qc3) 26... a5 $1 27. Nc2 e5 28. Nxd4
cxd4 29. b3 Rf8 30. g4 $5 Qc6 31. R1d2 Rfc8 32. Rc2 Qc5 33. Kg3 Ra7 34. h4 Rb7
{Black has an edge on the queenside.} 35. h5 $1 Qc7 $6 (35... h6 $1 {
prevents the next move.}) 36. h6 $1 g6 $5 37. Qg5 Qe7 38. Qd2 $6 {
The exchange of queens equalises.} Qc7 $6 39. b4 $6 ({Correct is} 39. Qg5)
39... axb4 40. axb4 d5 $1 41. Qg5 $6 (41. c5 $1 dxe4 42. fxe4 Qc6 43. Qe1 {
defends passively.}) 41... f6 $1 42. Qxf6 dxc4 $2 (42... Rb6 $1 43. Qg5 dxc4 {
gains a great advantage.}) 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. Qf6+ {White delivers perpetual
check.   Three games of the USA versus Hungary ended in a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.07.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Black "Steiner, Endre HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{
Little happened in the fourth game between the USA and Hungary for a long time.
} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 $5 (5... e6 6. Nxd5
Qxd5 {happened in Perlis - Nimzowitsch, Karlsbad 1911.}) 6. bxc3 e6 7. Bd3 Nd7
8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 Nf6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. dxc5 $6 {
White weakens his pawn structure.} Bxb5 13. Qxb5 Qc7 14. Nd3 Ne4 15. Rb1 Nxc3
16. Qxb7 Rfc8 $1 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Rb2 Bxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Be3 Rc7 21. g3 a5
22. a3 Na4 23. Ra2 Nc3 24. Rb2 Na4 25. Ra2 f6 $1 {
Black continues because he has a plus.} 26. Kg2 Rb8 27. Bd2 Rb5 28. Re1 Kf7 29.
Re3 e5 30. Rd3 Ke6 31. Kf1 Nc5 32. Rc3 Rd7 33. Be3 Ne4 34. Rb3 Rbd5 $6 (34...
Rd1+ $1 35. Kg2 Rxb3 36. cxb3 Rb1 {keeps an edge.}) 35. c4 $1 {
The restriction is lifted.} Rd1+ 36. Kg2 a4 37. Rb4 Nc3 38. Rc2 {
A white rook is reactivated.} R1d3 39. Rb6+ Kf7 40. Ra6 Nd1 $6 (40... Rc7 $1
41. c5 Nd5 {stops the advance of the passed pawn.}) 41. Bb6 $1 Rxa3 $2 (41...
Rc3 $1 42. Rxc3 Nxc3 43. c5 Rd2 44. c6 Nd5 {offers a stubborn resistance.}) 42.
c5 $1 Rc3 43. Rxc3 Nxc3 44. c6 {Once the c-pawn was humble.} Re7 45. Bd8 $1 {
Black has to lose material.} Nb5 46. Bxe7 Kxe7 47. Rxa4 Kd6 48. Rc4 Kc7 49. Kf3
f5 50. Ke3 Nd6 51. Rc5 Nf7 52. f4 exf4+ 53. Kxf4 g6 54. Rc2 h6 55. h4 h5 56.
Re2 Nd8 57. Kg5 Nxc6 58. Kxg6 Nd4 59. Rd2 Nf3 60. Rf2 {
The USA won the match against Hungary by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Black "Naegeli, Oskar SUI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 a6 9. f3 Qc7 $5 10. a4 O-O 11. Nb3 b6 12. Qe1 Bb7 13. Qg3 Kh8 14. Rad1 Ne5
15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. e5 $5 {
The attack in the centre brings no advantage.} dxe5 18. fxe5 Nd5 19. Rd4 Qc7
20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Rc1 $6 ({Better is} 21. Rd2) 21... b5 $1 22. axb5 axb5 23.
Rg4 Rg8 $6 (23... h5 $1 24. Qh3 ({the pointe is} 24. Rxg7 $2 Rg8 $1 25. Bh6 h4
$1) 24... g6 25. Bg5 Kg8 {favours Black.}) 24. Nd4 b4 $2 {
He allows the entry of the knight.} 25. Nb5 $1 Qb7 26. Nd6 $1 Bxd6 27. exd6 f6
28. Bc5 b3 29. cxb3 Qxb3 30. Qxb3 Bxb3 31. Bb6 e5 32. Rg3 Be6 33. Rd3 Ra6 34.
Bc7 Bd7 35. b4 Rga8 36. Ba5 Kg8 37. Rc7 Rd8 $2 ({Correct is} 37... R6a7 $1 38.
Bb6 Ra6 39. Bc5 Rd8 {and Black offers  a strong resistance.}) 38. Rb7 $1 Bc6
39. Bxd8 Bxb7 40. Ba5 Bc6 41. d7 {USA - Switzerland ended in 2-2.} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nagy, Geza HUN"]
[Black "Makarczyk, Kazimierz POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C98"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. d5 Nd8 14. a4 b4 15. a5 $5
(15. Nc4 a5 16. Nfxe5 $1 {happened in Capablanca - Vidmar, New York 1927.})
15... bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb7 17. Nc4 {White has a plus.} Bd7 18. Be3 Bb5 19. Nfd2
Nd7 20. g4 $5 Qd8 $6 ({Better is} 20... h6 $1 21. Qf3 Nf6 22. Qg3 Rab8 {
and Black lessens the attack.}) 21. Qf3 Bg5 22. Reb1 Rb8 $2 23. Ba4 $2 (23. Na3
$1 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Nxa5 25. c4 {catches a piece.}) 23... Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Bxc4 $2 (
24... Bxa4 25. Rxa4 Qc7 {defends well.}) 25. Nxc4 Qc7 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Rb6
Nxa5 $4 28. Rxa5 Rxb6 29. Nxb6 Qc7 30. Nc4 Ra8 31. Qc1 h5 32. Qg5 hxg4 33. hxg4
Qb8 34. Ra1 Qb3 35. Nxd6 Qxc3 36. Rc1 Qf3 37. Qf5 {
Hungary defeated the strong Poland by 3-1} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jacobson, Ernst SWE"]
[Black "Hoenlinger, Baldur AUT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Rc1 c5 10. Qe2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 $5 12. Bxe7 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 Qxe7 14. Bb5
Nf6 15. dxc5 Ne4 $5 16. Rc2 (16. c6 $6 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bc8 {costs an exchange.})
16... Nxc5 17. b4 Ne4 18. a3 Rac8 19. Rfc1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Qf6 21. Nd4 e5 22. Nb3
Ng5 23. Nd2 $2 ({Better is} 23. Rc7 Rb8 24. Qd3) 23... Qg6 24. e4 $5 Nxe4 $1 {
Black grabs the pawn.} 25. Bd3 $6 {White tries to refute the capture.} Nc3 $1
26. Qf1 $2 ({Preferable is} 26. Qf3 Bxf3 27. Bxg6 Ne2+ 28. Kf1 Bxg2+ 29. Kxg2
hxg6 30. Rc7 Ra8 {and Black has won two pawns.}) 26... Ne2+ $3 {
Hoenlinger wins at once by a wonderful move.} 27. Bxe2 Qxc2 {
The USA (14) led on Hungary (13) after five rounds.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Weenink, Henri NED"]
[Black "Gudju, Ion ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Ne4 $5 7. Bxe4 dxe4
8. d5 $5 {Weenink chooses an aggressive approach.} Ne5 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qxe4 Qb5
$5 {Black seeks the adventure too.} (10... Qf5 11. Qxf5 Bxf5 {gains a plus.})
11. Qxe5 $5 {White takes a big risk.} ({The quiet} 11. b3 $1 Nd3+ 12. Kf1 Nc5+
13. Qe2 {slightly favours White.}) 11... Qxb2 12. Qe2 Qxa1 13. Qc2 {
He has imprisoned the black queen.} g6 14. Nf3 $5 (14. Ne2 Bf5 15. Qa4+ Bd7 16.
Qc2 Bf5 {repeats the moves.}) 14... f6 $2 {Black makes a fatal error.} (14...
Bg7 $1 15. O-O O-O 16. Bxe7 Bf5 17. Qb3 Rfe8 18. d6 Be6 19. c4 b5 $1 20. Qxb5
Qxa2 {brings a great battle.}) 15. O-O $1 {
Weenink has sacrificed an exchange and a bishop.} Bf5 16. Qa4+ $5 Kf7 17. Qb3
fxg5 ({Or} 17... Rc8 18. c4 fxg5 19. Nc3) 18. Nbd2 Qxf1+ 19. Nxf1 g4 20. Nd4
Bg7 21. d6+ {White has a winning attack.} Kf6 22. dxe7 Kxe7 23. Qxb7+ Kf6 24.
Ne3 Rhe8 25. Ndxf5 gxf5 26. Qd5 Rab8 27. Qxf5+ Ke7 28. g3 Rf8 29. Qxh7 Rf7 30.
Nf5+ Kf6 31. Nd4 Rb2 32. Qe4 Rf8 33. Qxg4 Re8 34. Qf4+ Kg6 35. Qf5+ Kh6 36. Ne6
Rg8 37. g4 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.07.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Makarczyk, Kazimierz POL"]
[Black "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. Ng3 Nf8 11. Nf5 $5 Bxf5 12. Bxf5 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14.
O-O Ng6 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. g3 Rad8 17. Qa4 $6 Nh4 $1 {
Kashdan sets fire on the board.} 18. gxh4 $5 Qxh4 19. f4 $1 (19. Kh1 $2 Rd5 20.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qc2 Kg8 {favours Black.}) 19... Rd5 $2 (19... Qh5 $1 20. Rf2
Qxf5 21. Qxa7 Qb5 {gains a plus.}) 20. Qxa7 Rxf5 21. Qxb7 $1 Rf6 22. Rae1 g5 $2
{The opening of the g-file is okay for White.} 23. fxg5 $1 Qxg5+ 24. Kh1 Kh8
25. Qc7 Rg6 26. Rg1 $5 Qf5 27. Rxg6 hxg6 28. Qg3 Kg7 29. Qg2 Rh8 30. Rf1 Qe6
31. b3 Rh3 32. Qe2 g5 $5 33. Rg1 Qf5 34. Qg4 $2 {
Exchanges help Black. White should have advanced on the queenside.} Qxg4 35.
Rxg4 Rxe3 36. Rxg5+ {He has an extra pawn in the rook ending.} Kf6 37. Rc5 Re2
38. a4 Rd2 $6 (38... Rb2 $1 39. a5 e3 {draws.}) 39. a5 e3 40. Re5 Rd3 $6 (40...
c5 $3 41. Rxe3 cxd4 42. Rf3+ Ke5 $1 {
escapes by the strength of the passed d-pawn.}) 41. Kg2 Rxb3 42. Kf3 Ra3 43. h4
Kg7 44. Rg5+ Kh7 45. Rc5 Rd3 $2 {Kashdan makes the final mistake.} (45... Kg7
$1 46. h5 f6 47. Rxc6 Rxa5 48. Rc5 Ra3 {holds the position.}) 46. a6 $1 Rxd4
47. Ra5 $1 {White has a forced win.} Rd8 48. a7 Ra8 49. Kxe3 c5 50. Ke4 Kg6 51.
Kd5 Kh5 52. Kxc5 Kxh4 53. Kb6 Kg4 54. Kb7 Rxa7+ 55. Rxa7 f5 56. Kc6 {
Poland defeated the USA by 3-1 and began a struggle for the third place.} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.07.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Schelfhout, Willem NED"]
[Black "Vajda, Arpad HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Qd2 b6 $5 (7...
c5 {occurred in Saemisch - Koltanowski, Spa 1926.}) 8. O-O-O c5 9. d5 a6 10. g4
$5 Ne5 11. Be2 $2 {White loses time.} ({Preferable is} 11. h4 $1 b5 $1 12. cxb5
axb5 13. Bxb5 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. h5 {and mutual chances.}) 11... b5 $1 12.
cxb5 axb5 13. Bxb5 Ba6 $1 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Qa8 $1 {
White has no defence against the attack.} 16. Kd2 $5 {
He tries to escape from the onslaught.} (16. g5 Nfd7 $1 17. f4 Nf3 $1 18. e5
Nd4 {wins for Black.}) 16... Rb8 17. Ke1 c4 18. Bc1 $5 Nfd7 $1 19. f4 $6 (19.
Kf2 Nc5 20. Kg3 Ned3 21. Nh3 Be5+ 22. Kh4 {prolongs the game.}) 19... Nd3+ 20.
Rxd3 cxd3 21. Qxd3 Nc5 22. Qf3 Bxc3+ 23. bxc3 Ra4 24. Ne2 Rxe4 25. Kf2 Qxd5 26.
Rf1 Nd3+ 27. Kg1 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 Qc5+ 29. Kf1 Re3 30. Qg2 Rb2 31. Qa8+ Kg7 32.
Nd4 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Qxc3 34. Qe4 Qc1+ {
The Hungarians crushed the Dutch by 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.07.31"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Norman-Hansen, Holger DEN"]
[Black "Steiner, Endre HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Danes scored a less impressive result this time. Hungary beat Denmark by
31/2-1/2.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7
7. O-O $5 Nc6 8. Re1 e6 9. d3 Be7 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Qe2 Ndb4 $1 12. Be3 $6 ({
Preferable is the passive} 12. Rac1 Nd4 13. Qd1 $1) 12... Nd4 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14.
Ne4 Rac8 15. Rec1 $5 (15. c4 $1 dxc3 16. bxc3 Nxd3 $6 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Ne5
Nxe5 19. Rxd7 Nxd7 20. Rd1 {wins material.}) 15... Qd5 $5 16. a3 Na6 17. c4
dxc3 18. bxc3 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. d4 Qc4 $1 21. Qe3 $6 (21. Kf1 $1 {
defends the central area.}) 21... b5 $5 {Black blocks the white position.} 22.
Ne5 $2 (22. a4 $1 bxa4 23. Nd2 Qa6 24. c4 {fights for the last chance.}) 22...
Qa4 $1 23. Qd3 Rc7 $1 24. d5 $6 {He gives a pawn in a poor position.} exd5 25.
Qxd5 Rc5 $1 26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. cxd4 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 Bxa3 {
Black is going to win the endgame.} 29. Rb1 Rc8 $1 30. Kf1 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1 Bxc1
32. Nc6 a6 33. Ke2 Kf8 34. Kd3 Bf4 35. Ke4 Bc7 36. Kd5 Ke8 37. Nb4 a5 38. Kc6
Bd8 39. Nd3 b4 40. d5 b3 $1 {The Hungarian team consisted of four men who
played all sixteen games. Two scored 72% and the others 66%. They achieved the
first place at the cost of the USA.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.08.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Weenink, Henri NED"]
[Black "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 Ne4 $5 ({The natural} 10... cxd5 {
occurred in Oskam - Euwe, Amsterdam 1920.}) 11. Bd2 Nxd2 12. Kxd2 cxd5 13. a3
Bxc3+ 14. Kxc3 {White has an edge.} Ke7 15. Bf3 (15. Bd3 $1 {keeps a plus.})
15... Be6 16. Rad1 Kd6 17. Kd2 $5 {There is no need for a retreat.} c6 18. Kc1
Kc7 $5 19. Rd2 a5 20. Re1 Rab8 21. Re5 Kd6 22. Re3 Rb6 23. c3 Rhb8 24. Re1 Ke7
25. Re3 Kf6 26. Ree2 g5 $1 27. g3 Rb3 $1 {Kashdan takes the initiative.} 28. g4
Rd8 29. Re1 c5 30. Bd1 Rb6 31. Rh1 $2 ({Better is} 31. f4 $1 gxf4 32. Rf2 d4
33. Rxf4+) 31... d4 $1 32. h4 h6 33. hxg5+ hxg5 34. Bc2 Rbd6 35. cxd4 cxd4 36.
Rh6+ Ke7 37. Bd1 $4 {Weenink blunders in a difficult position.} ({Right is} 37.
Rh3 $1 Bxg4 38. Rg3 Be6 39. Rxg5 d3 $1 40. Ba4 {and White might survive.})
37... Rc8+ $1 38. Rc2 (38. Kb1 Bf5+ 39. gxf5 Rxh6 {costs an exchange.}) 38...
Rxc2+ 39. Bxc2 d3 $1 40. Bd1 d2+ 41. Kc2 Bb3+ $1 42. Kxb3 Rxh6 {
Kashdan scored 13/15. His brilliancy brought the second place for the USA.} 0-1

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.08.03"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Mueller, Hans AUT"]
[Black "Duchamp, Marcel FRA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 $4 {
Duchamp wants to exchange.} 8. Bxd8 Nxc3 9. Nxc6 $1 Nxd1+ 10. Nxb4 $1 {
But he loses a piece.   Austria defeated France by 3-1. The Austrians and
Poles shared the third place at the end of the penultimate round.} 1-0

[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "2nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1928.08.05"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Lokvenc, Josef AUT"]
[Black "Hilse, Wilhelm GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1928.07.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 O-O 7. e4 d6 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. b3 $5 (9. Ne1 {happened in Réti - Muffang, London 1927.}) 9... Rb8 10.
Qe2 a6 11. h3 Ne8 12. Bb2 c5 13. Nd2 Nc7 14. f4 b5 15. Rae1 Bf6 16. Nf3 d5 $5
17. cxd5 exd5 18. e5 $1 {White starts an attack.} Be7 19. h4 Re8 20. Ng5 $6 f6
$1 21. exf6 Bxf6 $6 (21... Nxf6 $1 {takes advantage of white's optimism.}) 22.
Qh5 Bxg5 $2 (22... h6 $1 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Qh5 Kg8 {repeats the moves.}) 23.
hxg5 Nf8 24. f5 $1 Qd6 $2 ({Preferable is} 24... Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qd7 26. f6 Nfe6)
25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. f6 $1 Re3 27. g6 ({Or} 27. Ne4 $1 dxe4 28. Qh6 $1 gxh6 $2 29.
f7#) 27... Rxg3 28. gxh7+ Kh8 29. fxg7+ Rxg7 30. Nxd5 Nce6 31. Bxg7+ Nxg7 32.
Qf7 $1 {Although Lokvenc gave the good example, Austria - Germany ended in 2-2.
Poland defeated Rumania by 21/2-11/2. So the Poles became third.   The final
standings became: Hungary 44/16, USA 391/2, Poland 37, Austria 361/2, Denmark,
Czechoslovakia and Switzerland 34, Argentina 331/2, Netherlands and Germany
311/2, Belgium, France and Sweden 31, Latvia 30, Italy 261/2, Rumania 251/2,
Spain 131/2.   Interesting tournaments had been initiated by the FIDE, but its
original purpose, participation in the Olympic Games, had become a failure and
FIDE seemed to become an amateurish family.   Rueb and his organisation made
an opportunistic decision. A biannual team event of professionals and amateurs
became the main tournament before a FIDE conference. It would be a great
success!} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Marshall, Frank USA"]
[Black "Duchamp, Marcel FRA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The third Olympiad was played in Hamburg from 13 until 27 vii 1930 at the
occasion of 100 years Hamburg Chess club. The order of the players in a  team
was not fixed for the last time.   It was a full Olympiad, because nearly
everybody participated in the team event. But the Soviet players stayed away
for many years.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. Qc2 d5
7. e3 O-O $5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bd3 h6 12. a3 c5 13.
dxc5 Rc8 $1 14. b4 bxc5 15. Rc1 Nd7 16. Ba6 Rc7 17. e4 $2 {
Marshall should develop instead.} ({Correct is} 17. O-O) 17... Bb7 18. Bxb7
Rxb7 19. bxc5 Qxc5 $1 20. O-O $5 Qxc2 $2 {
Duchamp only wants a draw against the great Marshall.} (20... Qxa3 21. Rfd1 a5
{plays for a win.}) 21. Rxc2 Kf8 22. Rfc1 Ke7 23. Nd4 Ke8 24. f4 Rab8 25. e5
Nf8 26. Rc5 Rb1 27. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 28. Kf2 Rb7 $2 29. Rc8+ Ke7 30. Ra8 $2 (30. f5
$1 Nh7 31. h4 $1 f6 32. exf6+ Nxf6 33. fxe6 {gains a pawn.}) 30... Ng6 31. g3
Kd7 $2 32. a4 $2 (32. Rg8 Rb2+ 33. Kg1 Rb1+ 34. Kg2 Rb2+ 35. Kh3 {
conquers a pawn.}) 32... Ne7 33. Nb5 Nc8 34. g4 Rxb5 $1 {
Duchamp forces the desired result.} 35. axb5 Kc7 36. g5 hxg5 37. b6+ Kb7 38.
Rxc8 Kxc8 {He has achieved a draw.} ({The pointe is} 38... Kxc8 39. bxa7 Kb7
40. fxg5 Kxa7 41. h4 g6 {drawn.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba POL"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Poland seemed to have a super team.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5.
Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. a3 Be7 $5 8. c5 $5 {Rubinstein advances with optimism.}
b6 9. b4 bxc5 10. dxc5 $5 e5 $6 {Maroczy goes forwards too early.} (10... O-O
$1 11. Bf4 Nc6 {leads to Lombardy - Kozma, Upsala 1956.}) 11. f4 $1 d4 12. fxe5
dxc3 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $1 (13... Bxd8 $6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Be3 O-O 16. Bd4 {
favours White.}) 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Be3 Nc6 $2 ({Better is} 15... c2 $1 16. Rc1
Re8 $1 {The capture by the king has allowed this move.} 17. Kd2 Bf5) 16. O-O-O+
$1 Kc7 17. Bf4+ Kb7 18. g3 Bf5 19. Bg2 Rae8 20. b5 $2 {
Maroczy gets a new chance.} (20. Nxc3 $1 Bxc3 21. b5 Re2 22. Bxc6+ Kc8 23. Rd5
Be4 24. b6 axb6 25. cxb6 Rb2 26. b7+ Rxb7 27. Bxb7+ Kxb7 28. Rd7+ {
wins an exchange.}) 20... Rxe2 21. Bxc6+ Kc8 22. Rd5 $1 Be6 $4 (22... Be4 $1
23. Rd7 Bxh1 {(Rubinstein)} 24. Rxa7 Bxc6 25. bxc6 Be5 26. Ra8+ Kc7 27. Bxe5+
Rxe5 28. Rxh8 {draws.}) 23. b6 $1 axb6 24. cxb6 Rb2 25. Ra5 {
Poland defeated Hungary by 31/2-1/2!} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Krogius, Ragnar FIN"]
[Black "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Qe2 dxc4 7. Qxc4 Be6
8. Qa4 $5 {This line favours Black.} a6 $6 (8... f6 {makes a useful move.}) 9.
Nxe5 $1 b5 $5 10. Nxc6 Qd5 11. Nc3 $6 (11. Qd4 $1 Qxc6 12. O-O Qxc2 13. Re1 {
gains a plus.}) 11... Qxg2 12. Qe4 Qxe4+ 13. Nxe4 Bd5 14. O-O Bxc6 {
The two bishops are an advantage for Kashdan.} 15. Re1 O-O-O 16. d3 h6 17. Bd2
f5 18. Ng3 g6 19. a3 $5 Bg7 20. Re6 Rd6 21. Rxd6 cxd6 22. c3 Re8 23. Kf1 Kd7
24. f4 Bf6 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 Ke6 {Black has the better ending.} 27. Be3 g5
28. Ne2 Bd7 29. Nd4+ Kf7 30. Kf2 Kg6 31. Nc2 Bc6 32. Nd4 Bd7 33. Nc2 Bc8 34.
Nd4 Kh5 35. Kg3 g4 36. Kg2 Kg6 37. c4 bxc4 38. dxc4 Bb7+ 39. Kf2 Be4 40. Ke2 $1
h5 41. b4 h4 42. Bf2 g3 $1 43. hxg3 hxg3 44. Bg1 Kh5 45. Ne6 Kg4 46. b5 a5 47.
a4 Bb2 48. Be3 g2 49. Kf2 $1 Kh3 50. Kg1 Kg3 $2 (50... Bb7 $1 {
avoids the loss of a bishop.}) 51. b6 $1 Bc3 52. Nc7 $2 (52. c5 $1 Bb4 53. c6
$1 Bxc6 54. Nd8 Be4 55. b7 Bxb7 56. Nxb7 d5 57. Nd8 {has won a piece.}) 52...
Be1 53. Nd5 $4 {Krogius chooses the wrong retreat. Suddenly, he loses.} (53.
Ne6 Ba8 54. Nd4 {defends well.}) 53... Kh3 $1 54. b7 Bg3 $1 55. b8=Q Bh2+ 56.
Kf2 g1=Q+ 57. Ke2 Qg2+ 58. Bf2 Qf3+ 59. Ke1 Bxd5 60. Qh8+ Kg2 61. Qg7+ Bg3 {
Exchanges lead to a won pawn ending for Black. Although the USA defeated
Finland by 4-0, they could not play a main role this time.} 0-1

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stahlberg, Gideon SWE"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander FRA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E23"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxc5 8.
Qc2 f5 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. b4 Ne4 12. e3 $5 b6 13. Bd3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3
Bb7 15. O-O Ne7 16. Be2 Qe8 $5 {
He slowly moves his pieces towards the kingside.} 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. a4 f4 19. a5
fxe3 20. Qxe3 Nf5 21. Qc3 d6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Ne1 $5 {
Stahlberg has no aggressive intentions.} e5 24. Ra7 Nd4 $1 25. Qe3 Rd7 26. Ra2
Rdf7 27. f3 Rf4 28. Bd3 Qh5 $1 {The black pieces have arrived.} 29. Bf1 $5 Qg5
(29... Qg4 $5 30. Be2 Nxe2+ 31. Qxe2 Rxf3 $5 32. Nxf3 Bxf3 33. Qd3 Bxd1 34.
Qd5+ Kh8 35. Ra8 $1 Qf4 36. Rxf8+ Qxf8 37. Qxd1 Qe7 {
gains a pawn, but the game will be hard to win.}) 30. Rf2 $1 {
Pawn f3 gets enough protection.} h6 $5 {
Alekhine covers g5 and thus sets a trap.} 31. Kh1 $4 ({Right is} 31. Bd3 $1)
31... Rxf3 $1 {Alekhine achieved a perfect score of 9/9, but he only played
against the weak countries.} ({The pointe is} 31... Rxf3 32. Qxg5 Rxf2 $1 33.
Nf3 hxg5) 0-1

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Flohr, Salomon CSR"]
[Black "Noteboom, Daniel NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nbd2 Nf6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O b6 $5 7. Ne5 Nxe5
8. dxe5 Nd7 9. f4 Nc5 $1 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Be2 a6 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 g6 $5 {
Noteboom refrains from castling.} 14. Qc2 Qc8 $5 15. b4 Ba4 16. Qc3 Nd7 17. Ne4
Qb7 18. Nf6+ Nxf6 19. exf6 Bd6 20. Bb2 Rf8 21. Rfc1 Kd7 $5 22. Rab1 Bc6 23. Qd2
Be4 24. Ra1 Rfd8 25. Be5 Ke8 {Black has done something similar to castling at
last. Euwe praises Noteboom's skill for manoeuvring.} 26. Qb2 Bxe5 27. fxe5 Rd7
28. Qf2 $2 ({Better is} 28. Rd1 Rad8 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Rc1) 28... Rad8 $1 29.
Qg3 Rd2 30. Bf1 Rb2 31. Rd1 Rdd2 32. Rxd2 Rxd2 33. Rc1 Qd5 $5 {
He postpones the capture of pawn a2.} 34. Qh4 ({The pointe is} 34. Rxc7 Rd1 35.
Qg4 Ra1) 34... h5 {Probably the time pressured.} ({The alternative is} 34...
Qxe5 $1 35. Qxh7 Qxf6 36. Rxc7 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 Qxf1#) 35. Qg5 c6 $5 36. Qh6 $5
Qxa2 $1 37. Qg5 ({Or} 37. Qh8+ Kd7 38. Qg7 Rxg2+) 37... Qb2 38. Re1 Qxb4 39.
Ra1 a5 40. Qf4 a4 41. Rc1 b5 42. Rc4 $5 (42. Rxc6 Qb1 $1 {does not harm Black.}
) 42... bxc4 43. Qxe4 Qc5 44. Bxc4 a3 45. Bf1 Rd1 {Young Noteboom scored 111/2/
15. The Netherlands competed among the best during the first half of the
Olympiad.} 0-1

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Flohr, Salomon CSR"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich AUT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 b6 8. c4
Bb7 9. Qc2 c5 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Ne5 $5 (11. Rac1 {
drew in L.Paulsen - W.Paulsen, Wiesbaden 1880.}) 11... cxd4 12. exd4 h6 13.
Ndf3 dxc4 14. bxc4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 {The hanging pawns can become fighters.} Bd6
16. f4 $1 Nd5 $1 17. Qd2 Nb4 $5 (17... Ne7 $1 {
hinders the advance of white pawns more effectively.}) 18. Be2 $5 Qc7 19. a3
Nc6 20. Bd3 $6 Rcd8 $6 (20... Na5 $1 21. Qe2 Ba6 $1 {counters dangerously.})
21. Qe3 $1 Na5 22. Rac1 Be7 23. Bb1 Nc6 24. Kh1 Nxe5 25. fxe5 $1 {
This capture has a tactical justification.} Bg5 26. Qd3 g6 27. Rcd1 Ba6 28. Ba2
Rd7 $5 29. Qb3 $5 Rc8 30. Qa4 Bb7 $2 ({Right is} 30... Qb7 $1 31. d5 $1 exd5
32. e6 $1 (32. cxd5 $2 Bxf1 33. Rxf1 Rxd5 34. Qe4 Rd1 $1 35. Bxf7+ Kf8 36. Qb4+
Qe7 {favours Black}) 32... fxe6 33. Qc2 Kh7 34. Bb1 Rg7 $1 35. Bxg7 Qxg7 36.
Qxg6+ Qxg6 37. Rf7+ $1 Kg8 38. Bxg6 Bxc4 39. Rxa7 Rf8 {
and Black has sufficient compensation for the exchange.}) 31. d5 $1 {
The restraint will become fatal for Black.} Rcd8 32. d6 $1 Qc6 33. Qxc6 Bxc6
34. Bb3 Rc8 $6 (34... f5 $1 {gains some territory.}) 35. Bd4 Rb7 36. Kg1 Rd7
37. a4 Rb8 38. g3 h5 39. Kf2 Kg7 40. Ke2 Rdb7 41. h4 $1 Bd8 42. Kd3 Bg2 43. Rf2
Bh3 44. a5 $5 bxa5 45. Ba4 Bf5+ 46. Kc3 Rb4 47. Ra2 Be4 48. Bc5 R4b7 49. Kd4
Bf5 50. d7 $1 Bb6 51. Bxb6 axb6 52. Kc3 Rd8 53. Rb2 Be4 54. Rd6 $1 b5 55. Bxb5
Kf8 56. Kd4 Bf5 57. Ra2 Ke7 58. Rxa5 f6 59. c5 fxe5+ 60. Kxe5 Bg4 61. c6 Rc7
62. Bc4 Rf8 63. Bxe6 Bf3 64. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Olsen, Aage DEN"]
[Black "Flohr, Salomon CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e5 Be7 {
This position is known from the French Defence.} 8. Bb5 $5 (8. Bd3 {
was played in Mackenzie - Skipworth, London 1883.}) 8... Bd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1
b6 11. Bf1 Na5 12. Ne2 c5 13. c3 c4 14. Ng3 b5 $1 {
Black takes the initiative on the queenside.} 15. Nd2 $5 Nc6 16. f4 g6 17. Nf3
b4 18. Qd2 Qa5 19. Nh1 $5 {
The preparations on the kingside attack are long-winded.} Rfb8 20. Nf2 bxc3 21.
bxc3 Rb7 $1 22. Ng4 $2 (22. Reb1 Rab8 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Ng4 {
exchanges rooks first.}) 22... Rab8 23. Qe3 $6 ({More solid is} 23. Re2 $5 h5
24. Nf2) 23... h5 $1 24. Nf2 Ba3 25. Nd1 Ne7 26. Ng5 $5 Nf5 27. Qf2 ({
No success has the desperate action} 27. Qh3 $5 Ba4 28. g4 $5 hxg4 29. Qh7+ Kf8
30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qf6+ Ke8 32. Qh8+ Kd7 33. Qf6 Rf8) 27... Bb2 28. Nxb2 Rxb2 29.
Qf3 Rc2 30. Rac1 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Qxa2 32. g4 hxg4 33. Qxg4 Kg7 34. Nf3 (34. Qh3
$5 Rh8 35. Qg2 Qxg2+ 36. Bxg2 a5 {wins for Black.}) 34... Qb2 35. Re1 Qxc3 36.
Re2 Rb1 37. Rf2 Qb4 38. Qh3 Qa3 {Flohr scored 141/2/17.} 0-1

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba POL"]
[Black "Stahlberg, Gideon SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 $5 b6 7. Bd2 Bb7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. Ne5 Rc8 $2 ({Maybe} 11... g6 12. Rad1 Rc8
{was played.}) 12. Rad1 $2 (12. Nxd7 $1 Qxd7 13. Bf5 {wins an exchange.}) 12...
g6 13. f4 cxd4 14. exd4 Ne4 15. Qa4 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Nxd2 17. Rxd2 Bc6 18. Qd1 $5
Bg5 19. Re2 Bd7 20. h3 Be6 21. Rf3 Qd7 22. Qe1 Qe7 23. Kh2 Qb7 24. Ref2 a6 25.
a4 Ra8 26. Qf1 Be7 27. g3 Bb4 28. h4 Be7 29. Qc1 {
They have made a lot of meaningless moves.} Rfc8 30. h5 $1 {
The attack on the kingside begins.} Kg7 $6 31. g4 $1 Bd8 $2 ({Better is} 31...
Bh4 $1 32. Rg2 Qe7) 32. Kg3 $6 (32. Bf5 $1 gxf5 33. gxf5 Bd7 34. Rg3+ Kh8 35.
Qh6 {mates quickly.}) 32... h6 $6 (32... Ra7 $1 33. hxg6 fxg6 $1 34. Qf4 Qe7 {
prolongs the agony.}) 33. hxg6 Bg5 ({The pointe is} 33... fxg6 34. Bxg6 Kxg6
35. Rf6+ Bxf6 36. Rxf6+ Kg7 37. Qxh6+) 34. Qb1 Qe7 ({Or} 34... fxg6 35. Rf6 $1)
35. Rxf7+ $1 Bxf7 36. Rxf7+ {
Poland - Sweden became 4-0. The Poles were dominating.} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anderson, James USA"]
[Black "Steiner, Endre HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 O-O 5. f3 $6 {
White makes a passive new move.} d5 $1 {Black counters at once.} 6. Qc2 Nc6 7.
e3 e5 $5 ({Even better is} 7... dxc4 $1 8. Bxc4 e5) 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5
10. cxd5 c6 $1 11. O-O-O $6 (11. Bxb4 $1 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxb4+ 13. Qc3 Qxc3+ 14.
bxc3 cxd5 15. Rd1 {almost equalises.}) 11... Bxd2+ 12. Rxd2 $5 (12. Qxd2 cxd5
13. Ne2 Bf5 14. Nc3 {also favours Black.}) 12... cxd5 13. Ne2 $6 Nc4 $1 14. Rd3
Qa5 15. b3 $4 (15. Nc3 Be6 16. Qa4 {offers more resistance.}) 15... Qa3+ $1 16.
Kb1 Bf5 $1 17. e4 dxe4 $1 18. fxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxc4 Bxd3+ 20. Qxd3 Rfd8 {
White loses everything.} 21. Qg3 Rd1+ 22. Kc2 Rad8 23. Qg5 Qxa2+ 24. Kc3 R1d5 {
Hungary - USA ended in 3-1. The Hungarians were competing at the top again.}
0-1

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Richter, Kurt GER"]
[Black "Abramavicius, Leonardas LTU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Qe2 $5 c5 10. O-O-O $5 {Richter takes the initiative.} cxd4 11. g4
$5 g6 $5 12. h4 $1 {He goes for the hostile king!} Bg7 13. h5 $1 Re8 $5 14.
hxg6 hxg6 15. g5 e5 16. Rh4 {Forwards!} Nf8 $6 (16... Nb6 $1 17. Rdh1 Nd5 18.
Qf1 Bf5 {defends the kingside well.}) 17. Rdh1 Bf5 18. Qf1 Rc8 $2 {
Black allows a decisive blow.} (18... Nd7 $1 19. Qg2 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Nc5 21. Qh2
Kf8 22. Rh7 $5 Nxe4 23. Rxg7 Qd5 $1 {brings a great fight.}) 19. Rh8+ $3 Bxh8
20. Rxh8+ Kxh8 21. Qh1+ Nh7 $6 ({Or} 21... Kg8 22. Nf6+ Qxf6 23. gxf6 Rc6 24.
Bxf5 Rxf6 25. Be4) 22. Nf6 Kg7 $6 23. Qh6+ {
Richter delivers mate in one. Germany competed for the highest places.} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba POL"]
[Black "Krogdahl, Arne NOR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. e4 e5 10. h3 h6 11. Be3 Re8 $5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Qxd8
Rxd8 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. f3 {
The game could end in a quick draw, but Rubinstein just starts.} b6 18. g4 Bxc3
$6 {Black exchanges a strong piece.} (18... c5 {makes a natural move.}) 19.
bxc3 Ne8 $5 {He withdraws another one.} 20. Bf4 Kf7 21. Be5 Ke7 22. h4 Rxd1+
23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 {More exchanges have been achieved. But Black
suffers from restriction in the bishop versus knight ending after his passive
moves.} 25. h5 Ke7 26. Kf2 Nf6 27. Ke3 c5 $2 {
Square b5 becomes a hole in the black position.} ({Better is} 27... Kf7 $1 28.
Bd6 g6 29. hxg6+ Kxg6 30. c4 h5 31. gxh5+ Kxh5 32. f4 Kg6 {
and Black creates a fortress.}) 28. c4 $1 {
White prevents a pawn advance on the queenside.} Kf7 29. a4 Nd7 $1 30. Kf4 Nf6
$5 (30... g5+ 31. hxg6+ Kxg6 32. Bc7 h5 33. gxh5+ Kxh5 34. e5 {wins for White.}
) 31. Bd6 Ne8 ({Or} 31... Nd7 $1 32. e5 $1) 32. Bb8 ({The alternative is} 32.
e5 $1 Nxd6 33. exd6 {and White wins the pawn ending.}) 32... Nf6 33. e5 Nd7 34.
Bd6 $1 Nf8 (34... g5+ 35. Ke4 Kg7 36. f4 {wins for White as well.}) 35. Ke4 Nd7
({Or} 35... Nh7 36. f4 Ke8 37. Bb8 Nf8 38. f5) 36. f4 $1 Nf8 37. f5 Nd7 38. Kf4
a5 39. Ke4 Nf8 40. Bxf8 Kxf8 41. fxe6 Ke8 42. Kf5 Ke7 43. g5 hxg5 44. Kxg5 Kxe6
45. Kg6 b5 46. axb5 Kxe5 47. Kxg7 Kd4 48. h6 Kxc4 49. b6 {
Rubinstein produced the incredible score of 15/17!} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Saemisch, Friedrich GER"]
[Black "Apsenieks, Fricis LAT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nf3
a6 9. Rd1 Re8 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bf4 $5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. Bg3 (13. Bxd5 $5 exd5
14. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 15. Bc7 Bb4+ $1 16. axb4 Qe7 17. O-O Qxb4 {
brings little advantage for White.}) 13... Qa5 14. O-O $5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 b5 {
Black does not capture pawn a3 of course.} 16. Ba2 Nf8 $2 {
Apsenieks allows an attack in the centre.} ({More useful is} 16... Bb7 $1) 17.
Ne5 $1 Bb7 18. f4 c5 (18... f6 $5 19. f5 $1 fxe5 20. fxe6 e4 21. Rf7 {
wins for White.}) 19. f5 $1 Bd5 20. fxe6 Bxa2 21. Qxa2 $6 ({Better is} 21.
exf7+ Bxf7 22. Nxf7) 21... fxe6 22. d5 $6 c4 $5 23. d6 $1 Bg5 $5 24. Qf2 Qb6 $2
(24... Qxc3 $1 25. Qf7+ Kh7 26. Bf4 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxa3 {
gives an opportunistic resistance.}) 25. Qf7+ Kh7 26. Rf3 Rad8 27. Rd4 $1 a5
28. h4 {Germany scored well at home.} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Machtas, Aleksandras LTU"]
[Black "Weenink, Henri NED"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. c4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bxg2 8.
Kxg2 Bg7 9. Nc3 Qc7 $5 10. b3 Qb7+ 11. Kg1 h5 $5 ({Quiet players do} 11... O-O)
12. e3 (12. Bg5 $1 {prevents the following move.}) 12... h4 13. Ba3 hxg3 14.
fxg3 {White avoids mate in one.} Bh6 $5 15. Rxf6 $5 {
He takes an incredible risk.} Bxe3+ $1 ({Not} 15... exf6 $4 16. Nd5 $1 {
(Richter).}) 16. Rf2 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Rxh2+ 18. Ke3 {
White fends off another mate.} Qg2 19. Qe1 Nc6 20. Nf3 Rh3 21. Ne2 e5 $5 22.
Bd6 $5 {It takes two to tango. White counters and does not exchange the queens.
} f5 23. Rd1 $6 O-O-O $1 24. Rd2 $6 {He should have swapped the queens.} f4+ $6
(24... Rhh8 $1 25. Neg1 Qh1 26. Kf2 Rde8 {favours Black.}) 25. Ke4 $1 Re8 26.
Neg1 Qxg3 27. Qf1 $1 Rh1 28. c5 $2 {Machtas goes too far.} (28. Rg2 $1 Qh3 29.
Nxh3 Rxf1 30. Rxg6 {leads to an about equal game (Richter).}) 28... Qg4 $1 29.
Qa6+ Kd8 30. cxb6 Qf5+ 31. Kd5 Nb4+ $2 {Weenink misses a complex win.} (31...
e4+ $1 32. Kc4 exf3 33. bxa7 Re4+ 34. Kc3 Qf6+ 35. Kc2 Nb4+ $1 {
wins for Black (Richter)}) 32. Bxb4 Qe6+ 33. Ke4 {
White notices mate in one for the third time.} Qf5+ 34. Kd5 Qe6+ {The game ends
by perpetual check.   The task of replacing Euwe at the first board was too
much for Weenink, but he played fine games for the Netherlands.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Przepiorka, Dawid POL"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich AUT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. c4 Rc8 $5 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. exd4 d6 $5 (11... d5 {
would have led to Zukertort - English, London 1883.}) 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rfe1 Nb8
$5 14. Ng5 Qd7 $6 ({Black has to play} 14... d5 {at last.}) 15. Bb1 $6 ({
White misses the opportunity} 15. d5 $1 exd5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qh5 g6 $1 ({or} 
17... h6 18. Bf5 $1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Nde4 $1) 18. Qxh7+ Kf8 19. h4 $1 {
and he attacks vigorously.}) 15... h6 16. Nh3 d5 17. Nf4 Bd6 18. Nd3 Nc6 19.
Ne5 Qe7 20. f4 dxc4 21. Ndxc4 Bb4 22. Red1 Nd5 23. g3 $5 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Qd7 25.
Be4 b5 $1 26. Nd2 $2 ({Correct is} 26. a3 $1 bxc4 27. bxc4 Be7 28. cxd5 Bxd5
29. Rf1) 26... Nc3 $1 27. Bxc3 Bxc3 {Pawn d4 falls.} 28. Nf3 Bxd4+ $1 29. Kg2 {
Capture leads to a bigger material loss.} Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Bb6 32.
Rc6 Rc8 33. Rd6 Qc7 34. Nd4 $5 Bxd4 35. Qxd4 Qc2+ 36. Kh3 $5 Qf5+ 37. Qg4 Qf1+
38. Kh4 g5+ 39. Kh5 Qb1 $4 {Probably, little time had remained.} ({Right is} 
39... Kg7 $1 40. h4 Qb1 41. hxg5 Qg6+ 42. Kh4 Rh8 {and Black wins.}) 40. Qe2 $4
(40. Rxe6 $1 Kg7 41. Qf3 Qc2 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. h4 fxe6 44. Qxe6+ {
leads to perpetual check.}) 40... Qg6+ {Austria kept Poland on 2-2.} 0-1

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Stoltz, Goesta SWE"]
[Black "Vajda, Arpad HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 b6 $5 7. O-O O-O 8. c3
Bb7 9. h3 $6 {White plays too passively.} d5 $1 {Black takes over.} 10. e5 Ne4
11. Kh2 c4 $1 12. b3 b5 13. d3 $6 ({Better is} 13. Ba3 $1) 13... cxd3 $1 14.
Qxd3 b4 $1 15. Nd4 $5 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 $6 (16. cxd4 Qb6 17. Qd1 Ba6 18. Rg1 Nc3 $1
{also favours Black.}) 16... Bc5 17. Qd3 Qb6 18. Qc2 Nxc3 $1 19. Nxc3 bxc3 {
The black attack has netted a pawn.} 20. f5 $5 exf5 21. Qxf5 Qe6 22. Qc2 Rac8
23. Bf4 Ba6 24. Rfd1 d4 25. Be4 g6 26. b4 d3 $5 27. Bxd3 Bxd3 28. Rxd3 Bxb4 29.
a3 Ba5 30. Rad1 Rb8 31. Bc1 Rb5 32. Rd6 Qxe5 33. a4 Qf5 34. R1d3 $5 Re5 35. Bf4
Re1 36. Qg2 c2 $1 37. R6d5 Qxf4 $1 38. gxf4 c1=Q 39. Rxa5 Qxf4+ 40. Rg3 Rf1 {
Hungary - Sweden ended in 2-2.} 0-1

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.22"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza HUN"]
[Black "Betbeder Matibet, Louis FRA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. c3 Nd7 8.
Qc2 Qe7 9. O-O-O b6 $5 10. f4 Bb7 11. g3 O-O-O 12. Bg2 c5 $5 13. Nf3 cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Nc5 16. Re1 $5 Qc7 17. Red1 Rxd4 18. Rxd4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Rd8
20. Qd3 Rxd4 21. Qxd4 f5 $6 {Black weakens his pawn structure.} ({Preferable is
} 21... h6 $1 22. Bxb7+ Qxb7 23. Qxg7 Qh1+) 22. Bxb7+ Qxb7 {
Maroczy has a fine ability for the queen ending.} 23. Kc2 Qa6 $5 24. a4 $1 Qb7
$5 25. Kb3 h5 $6 {The pawn goes too far.} 26. Qd6 $1 Qf7 27. Ka3 $6 Kb7 $6 ({
Black misses} 27... Qd7 $1 28. Qe5 Kb7) 28. h4 a5 $5 29. b4 $1 axb4+ 30. cxb4
Qg6 31. Qd7+ Kb8 32. Qd3 Qf6 33. Kb3 $2 (33. Qd6+ $1 Kb7 34. Qd7+ Kb8 {
prepares for} 35. Kb3 $1) 33... Qa1 $2 (33... e5 $1 34. Qd7 e4 {
gives good drawing chances.}) 34. a5 $1 bxa5 35. Qb5+ Kc8 36. Qc6+ Kb8 37. Qb6+
Kc8 ({The pointe is} 37... Ka8 38. Qxa5+) 38. Qxe6+ Kd8 39. Qd5+ Ke7 40. bxa5
Qb1+ 41. Ka4 g6 42. a6 Qa1+ 43. Kb5 Qb2+ 44. Kc6 Qf6+ 45. Kc7 $5 Qc3+ ({Or} 
45... Qxa6 46. Qd7+ Kf8 47. Qd6+) 46. Qc6 Qe3 47. Kc8 {
Hungary defeated France by 31/2-1/2. Maroczy was a great leader of the team.}
1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.23"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Black "Treybal, Karel CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 e6 $5 (4... c6 {
happened in Prokes - Prokop, Prague 1928.}) 5. Nh3 {The odd moves are alright.}
c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 $6 Be7 $6 (9... Bd4 $1 10. Bb2 Ne4
11. Na4 Bxb2 12. Nxb2 Qf6 {favours Black.}) 10. Bb2 Qb6 11. e3 a5 12. b5 Nb8
13. a4 Nbd7 14. Ne2 Nc5 15. c4 dxc4 16. Qd4 Qd8 {
Black should develop his queen's bishop.} 17. Qxc4 Qd3 18. Qxd3 Nxd3 19. Ba3
Nb4 20. Nhf4 Kf7 21. Rfd1 Ra7 $2 ({Right is} 21... e5 $1) 22. Nd3 $1 Nxd3 23.
Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Rxd3 Nd7 $6 {He should move his bishop.} 25. Rc1 $1 {
White pieces control the open position.} Nb6 26. Rc7+ Kf6 27. Nc3 $6 (27. e4 $1
g6 28. Nc3 Rf7 29. e5+ Kg7 30. Rc5 {keeps more pressure on the black position.}
) 27... Rf7 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. e4 Ke7 30. f4 g6 31. e5 Nd7 32. Rd6 Nc5 33. Kf2
Ra8 34. Ke3 Bd7 35. Rd4 Rc8 36. Rc4 Kd8 $6 (36... b6 37. Bf3 h6 {
activates black pawns, but the prospects are poor for Black.}) 37. Nb1 Ke7 38.
Nd2 Kd8 39. Bf3 Ke7 40. Bd1 $1 b6 (40... h6 41. Rd4 g5 42. Nc4 {
loses a queenside pawn as well.}) 41. Rd4 $1 Kd8 42. Nc4 Kc7 43. Rd6 Rb8 44.
Bc2 Rb7 45. Kd4 {White threatens Nxb6.} Ne4 46. Bxe4 fxe4 47. Kxe4 {Poland - Cz
echoslovakia ended in 11/2-21/2, despite Tartakower's win. Hungary led on
Poland by one point.} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.25"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Ahues, Carl GER"]
[Black "Van den Bosch, Johannes NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D04"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Rc1
Be7 9. Be2 Qb8 10. cxd5 $5 exd5 11. Na4 $6 b5 $1 {A knight is beaten back.} 12.
Nc3 (12. Nc5 $6 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Ne4 {leaves White with a weak queenside.}) 12...
a6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd1 $5 Qd6 15. Ba5 Rfc8 16. Nc3 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qa3 Nb7
{Black exchanges a lot.} 19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. Bb6 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Nd4 Bg6
23. Nb3 Kf8 24. Nxc5 Rxc5 {An even endgame has been reached.} 25. a3 Rac8 26.
f3 Nd7 27. Rfd1 Nb6 $1 {He threatens ..Na4.} 28. Rd4 $2 ({Right is} 28. Ra1 $1
Bc2 29. Rd4 {and Black cannot develop an attack.}) 28... Na4 $1 29. Rxa4 $5
bxa4 30. Rd1 Rxc3 $5 31. bxc3 Rxc3 32. Rxd5 $6 (32. Kf2 $1 Rxa3 33. Bxa6 $1
Ra2+ 34. Kg3 $1 a3 35. Rxd5 {offers an excellent resistance.}) 32... Rxe3 $1
33. Bxa6 Rxa3 34. Ra5 Bc2 35. Bc4 Rc3 $5 36. Ra8+ Ke7 37. Ra7+ Kd6 38. Bxf7 Rc7
39. Ra6+ Kc5 $1 40. Be8 Kb4 41. Bc6 $6 ({Better is} 41. Rb6+ Ka5 42. Rb5+ Ka6
43. Re5 {but Black has a big advantage.}) 41... a3 $5 42. Kf2 $5 Bb3 $1 43.
Rb6+ Kc3 44. Be4 a2 45. Ra6 Kb2 46. Bxh7 a1=Q 47. Rxa1 Kxa1 48. Ke3 {
The Netherlands defeated Germany by 21/2-11/2.} 0-1

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.26"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Saemisch, Friedrich GER"]
[Black "Kmoch, Hans AUT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E24"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 {Sämisch plays his variation.
} c5 6. Qc2 Qa5 $5 ({Known is} 6... Nc6) 7. Bd2 d6 8. e4 Bd7 9. a4 Nc6 10. d5 {
He moves his pawns forwards.} Ne7 11. f4 Ng6 12. Bd3 O-O-O $5 ({More solid is} 
12... exd5 13. exd5 O-O) 13. Ne2 Rde8 14. dxe6 $5 fxe6 15. O-O Bc6 16. Kh1 $5
Nh4 17. h3 $6 Rhf8 18. Kh2 Qc7 $6 (18... Kb8 $1 {preserves a positional edge.})
19. g3 Ng6 20. a5 $1 d5 $2 {Kmoch should have played a waiting move.} 21. e5
Ne4 $2 ({Better is} 21... dxc4 22. Bxg6 Ng4+ 23. hxg4 hxg6 24. Kg1 Rh8 {
and Black counters.}) 22. Be3 $1 Qe7 23. cxd5 exd5 24. c4 $1 {
Sämisch conquers the centre.} Qe6 25. cxd5 Qxd5 26. Bxe4 Qxe4 27. Qxe4 Bxe4 28.
Bxc5 Rf7 29. Bxa7 {He has won two pawns.} Rd7 30. Rac1+ Kd8 31. Bb6+ Ke7 32.
Nd4 h5 33. Rfe1 Bd3 34. Re3 Ba6 35. f5 {Germany - Austria became 3-1. The
Germans climbed to the third place. Hungary led half-a-point before Poland at
the end of the penultimate round.} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "3rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1930.07.27"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Weenink, Henri NED"]
[Black "Vajda, Arpad HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1930.07.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Hungary and Poland fought for the gold medal during the last round.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Qc2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 d6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nc6
$5 9. a3 e5 10. O-O Bg4 11. d5 Nb8 $5 {Vajda wants to fight.} (11... Bxf3 12.
Nxf3 e4 {equalises.}) 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh7 Nxh7 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Bd3 Nd7 $5 16.
h3 Bh5 17. b4 $5 (17. g4 Bg6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Qxg6 {grabs a pawn.}) 17... Rae8
18. f4 $6 {The opening of the e-file helps Black.} exf4 19. exf4 Qh4 $5 20. Ne4
f5 21. Qf2 $2 {The exchange is no good.} ({Better is} 21. Nc3 Re3 22. Rac1)
21... Qxf2+ 22. Nxf2 Be2 $1 23. Rfe1 $5 Bxd3 24. Nxd3 Nb6 $2 {
Black misses a tactical point.} (24... Re4 $1 25. Rac1 Nb6 {gains a pawn.}) 25.
Nb2 $1 g5 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Kf2 Kg7 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Re1 Rxe1 30. Kxe1 c6 $2 {
He weakens his queenside.} (30... Kf6 31. Ke2 Ke5 32. Ke3 f4+ 33. Kd3 {
brings a level knight ending.}) 31. dxc6 bxc6 32. b5 $1 cxb5 33. cxb5 Kf6 34.
a4 $1 {Weenink has to attack swiftly.} Ke5 $5 35. a5 $1 Nc8 36. Na4 f4 $2 {
Vajda opens an inroad on the kingside.} (36... Ne7 $1 37. b6 axb6 38. axb6 Nc6
{offers the last chance.}) 37. b6 axb6 38. axb6 Ne7 39. b7 Nc6 40. Ke2 Ke4 41.
Nc3+ Ke5 42. Kf3 d5 43. Kg4 d4 44. Nb5 $1 d3 ({The pointe is} 44... Kf6 45.
Nxd4 $1) 45. Kxg5 d2 46. Nc3 {Weenink won a fine knight ending. Hungary -
Netherlands ended in 11/2-21/2. Poland crushed Finland by 31/2-1/2. So the
Poles triumphed!   The final standings became: Poland 481/2/17, Hungary 47,
Germany 441/2, Austria 431/2, Czechoslovakia 421/2, USA 411/2, Netherlands 41,
Britain 401/2, Sweden 40, Latvia 35, Denmark 31, France and Rumania 281/2,
Lithuania 221/2, Iceland 22, Spain 211/2, Finland 18, Norway 16.} 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander FRA"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Ernst AUT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The fourth Olympiad was played in Prague from 11 until 26 July 1931. Nineteen
rounds had to be carried out in two weeks. This Chess Olympiad happened one
year after the previous one. That would occur only once.   The order of the
players in a  team had to be fixed in advance for the first time. World
champion Alekhine would produce the best score on board one.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3
Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2
Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Be2 $5 ({Known is} 11. Bc4) 11... Nd7 12. O-O b6 13.
Rac1 Bb7 14. Qf4 $1 Nf6 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Rxc8 Bxc8 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. h3 Re8 $6 (
18... Qa8 $1 19. e5 Nh5 20. Qg4 Bxf3 21. gxf3 g6 {equalises.}) 19. e5 $1 Nh5 (
19... Nd5 $5 20. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 21. Qxf7 {(Alekhine)} Ba6 $1 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23.
Ng5 Bd3 $1 {defends well.}) 20. Qg4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 g6 $5 22. g4 $1 Ng7 23. Bb5
Rf8 $1 24. Qe3 h5 $6 (24... Ne8 $1 25. Bc6 Nc7 26. Be4 Nd5 {
activates the knight.}) 25. Be2 Qd5 26. a3 Rd8 27. Bf3 Qd7 (27... Qxd4 $6 28.
Rd1 $1 {(Alekhine)} Qxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Kg2 Rd5 {costs material.}) 28. Qg5
hxg4 $2 {The opening of the h-file becomes fatal.} (28... Rc8 $1 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8
30. gxh5 gxh5 31. Be4 Qd7 {offers more resistance.}) 29. hxg4 Rc8 30. Rd1 Qd8
$5 31. Qh6 $1 Qf8 32. Kg2 Ne8 33. Qh4 $1 {White threatens 34.Rh1 Qg7 35.Qe7.}
Qxa3 $5 ({Or} 33... Rc7 34. Rh1 Qg7 35. Qd8 Qf8 36. Qa8) 34. Rh1 $1 Kf8 35. Qg5
$1 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sultan Khan, Mir ENG"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 e6 4. Ne5 $5 {Sultan Khan avoids the theory.} Nf6 5.
Nd2 Nbd7 6. f4 Bd6 7. c3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Qf3 h5 10. Qg3 Kf8 $6 11. O-O h4 12.
Qh3 Rc8 {Black has a crammed position.} 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. Bd2 (14. f5 $1 exf5
15. Qxf5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 {starts an attack.}) 14... Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Nf6 $6 (15...
Rh6 $1 {defends more actively.}) 16. Ndf3 Rc7 17. Ng5 Bc8 18. Rf3 (18. Ngxf7 $1
Rxf7 19. Ng6+ Kg8 20. Nxh8 Kxh8 21. Qxh4+ Kg8 22. Bh7+ {
opens the line of resistance.}) 18... Rh6 $1 19. Raf1 Kg8 20. R3f2 Qf8 21. Qf3
cxd4 22. cxd4 g6 $5 23. g4 hxg3 24. hxg3 Nh7 $6 (24... Ne4 $1 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26.
Bxe4 f5 {prevents an invasion at the cost of a  pawn.}) 25. Ng4 $1 Nxg5 26.
Nxh6+ (26. fxg5 $1 Rh3 27. Rh2 Rxh2 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Kxh2 {
and White wins by moving his rook to the h-file.}) 26... Qxh6 27. fxg5 Qxg5 28.
Kg2 e5 29. Qf6 Qxf6 30. Rxf6 e4 31. Bb1 $6 (31. Bxe4 $1 Be7 32. Bxd5 Bxf6 33.
Rxf6 {brings a won ending for White.}) 31... Be6 32. R6f2 Rc8 33. a3 Kg7 34.
Rc2 Rd8 $6 (34... Rh8 $1 35. Rg1 Kf6 36. Rc6 Ke7 {defends well.}) 35. Ba2 Kh6
$6 {Sultan Khan gets a new chance to outmanoeuvre Rubinstein.} 36. Bb3 Kg7 37.
Rc6 Kf8 38. Bd1 Ke7 39. Rh1 $1 Bd7 40. Rc1 {White occupies the open files.} Be6
41. Be2 Kf6 42. Rh7 Kg5 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Bf1 g5 45. Be2 g4 46. Kg2 Rg8 47. Ba6
Rb8 48. a4 Ke7 49. Rch1 Rd8 50. Rh8 Rd7 51. Rc1 Bb4 $6 (51... Rd8 52. Rxd8 Kxd8
53. Rh1 $1 Bf8 54. Rh8 {will also win for White.}) 52. Kf2 $1 Kf6 53. Re8 Kg7
54. Rc6 Kf6 55. Rg8 {White threatens 56.Rxg4.} Rd6 ({Or} 55... Ke7 56. Bc8) 56.
Rxd6 Bxd6 57. Ra8 {Rubinstein did not have the great form of the previous year.
Britain - Poland became 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vilardebo Picurena, Jose ESP"]
[Black "Noteboom, Daniel NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 {Noteboom plays his variation.} 5. a4
Bb4 6. Bd2 Nf6 7. Qc2 $5 b5 $5 8. axb5 $5 ({More enterprising is} 8. e4 $5 Nbd7
9. e5 Nd5) 8... Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. e3 $6 (10. b3 $1 cxb3 11. Qxb3 a6 12. Qa3
{attacks the queenside at once.}) 10... Bb7 $6 ({Preferable is} 10... Nc6 $1
11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5) 11. b3 $1 a5 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bd2 Nbd7 14. Qa4 $6 ({
More appropriate is} 14. Bd3 $1 O-O 15. O-O) 14... O-O $1 15. c5 Qc7 16. Bb5
Rfc8 17. O-O Bd5 18. Rfc1 e5 19. Rab1 $6 Rd8 20. Ne1 $2 (20. c6 $1 Nb6 21. Qd1
Be4 22. Ra1 {offers a counteraction.}) 20... Ne4 $1 {
Black blockades the centre.} 21. Rb2 Nxd2 $5 22. Rxd2 e4 23. Nc2 Nf6 24. h3 Be6
25. Na1 Nd5 26. Bc4 Nc3 27. Qb3 Bxc4 28. Qxc4 Qc6 29. Nb3 $2 (29. Rb2 $1 {
stops the pawns on the queenside.}) 29... a4 $1 30. d5 $2 (30. Na5 $1 Qc7 31.
Qxb4 Nd5 32. Qxa4 Rxa5 33. Qc4 {gains two pawns for a knight.}) 30... Rxd5 31.
Rxc3 Rxd2 32. Nxd2 bxc3 33. Nxe4 a3 34. Nxc3 h6 35. Nd5 Qa6 36. Qa2 Qa5 37. c6
Qxd5 38. Qxd5 a2 39. c7 a1=Q+ 40. Kh2 Qa6 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qd7 Qe6 43. Qd3+ g6
44. Qd8 Qc8 45. Qe7 Qe8 46. Qd6 Rc8 {
Young Noteboom died of pneumonia after Hastings 1931/32.} 0-1

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hellmann, Ernesto ITA"]
[Black "Makarczyk, Kazimierz POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 $5 6. Bd3 $5 {
White wants to attack the kingside.} c6 7. O-O Qc7 8. Qe1 b6 $6 (8... e5 $1 {
counters in the centre.}) 9. Qg3 g6 $5 10. Qh4 Be7 11. g4 Rg8 12. Ne5 $2 h5 $2
({Black misses the opportunity.} 12... g5 $1 13. Qh6 gxf4 14. Bxh7 Nxg4 $1 15.
Qh3 Rg7 16. Nxg4 e5 $1) 13. g5 Nh7 $5 14. Ng4 $5 Bf8 $5 15. Nh6 $1 Bxh6 16.
gxh6 Bb7 $2 {Black loses a tempo.} 17. Bg7 $1 {
The restriction of the kingside might become horrible.} Nc5 $1 18. Nc3 $1 {
The knight starts a long manoeuvre.} Nxd3 19. cxd3 Qe7 $2 {
Black should counter.} ({Correct is} 19... Ba6 $5 20. e4 $5 Bxd3 21. Rfe1 {
and White has given a pawn for the attack (Hellmann).}) 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21. e4
Rad8 22. e5 $1 Ba6 23. Rf3 c5 24. Rg3 Rd7 25. Nd1 d4 {
Black cannot stop the white knight.} 26. Nf2 $1 Bb7 27. Nh3 Rdd8 28. Ng5 Nxg5
29. Bf6+ $1 Kd7 30. Bxd8 $2 {White should take his time.} ({Right is} 30. fxg5
$1 Rc8 31. Rf1 {
The other rook goes to f4. Then White advances pawn h6 and wins.}) 30... Nf3+
$1 31. Rxf3 Rxd8 32. Rff1 Ba6 33. Rf3 Bb7 34. Rg3 Rh8 35. h4 Rxh6 36. Re1 Bd5
37. Kf2 Rh8 38. Rc1 a5 39. Rgg1 a4 40. bxa4 Ra8 41. Ra1 Rxa4 42. a3 Kc6 43.
Rgb1 b5 44. Ke2 Ra8 45. Kd1 Bf3+ 46. Kc2 Bg4 47. Rb3 Ra5 48. Rab1 Bf5 49. a4 $4
{White should defend passively.} ({Correct is} 49. Kd1 $1 c4 $6 50. Rc1 $1)
49... Rxa4 $2 ({Even better is} 49... c4 $1 50. Rxb5 Bxd3+ 51. Kd1 Rxa4 52.
Rb6+ Kd5) 50. Rxb5 Rc4+ $1 51. Kd1 Bxd3 52. Rb6+ Kd5 53. R1b2 $2 Ra4 $1 54. Ke1
Ke4 55. Kf2 Ra1 56. Rb7 Rf1+ 57. Kg3 Rf3+ 58. Kg2 Rxf4 59. Kg3 Kxe5 60. Rc7
Rg4+ 61. Kf2 Rf4+ 62. Kg3 Rg4+ 63. Kf2 Rxh4 64. Rxf7 Rf4+ 65. Rxf4 Kxf4 66. Rb6
e5 67. Rf6+ Kg5 68. Rc6 c4 69. Kg3 h4+ 70. Kh3 Bf1+ 71. Kh2 Kf5 72. Rc8 Ke4 73.
Kg1 Be2 74. Kf2 Kd3 75. Ra8 Bh5 76. Ke1 h3 77. Ra3+ c3 78. dxc3 dxc3 79. Kf2 e4
80. Kg3 e3 81. Ra8 c2 82. Rd8+ Ke2 83. Rc8 Kd2 84. Rd8+ Ke1 85. Rc8 e2 86. Kxh3
c1=Q 87. Rxc1+ Kd2 {
The Poles fought for the first place again. They defeated Italy by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gilg, Karl CSR"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bc4 O-O 5. O-O Nc6 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d5 8.
exd5 Nxd5 9. Re1 $5 Bg4 $1 10. h3 $2 Nxc3 11. Qd2 Bxf3 12. Qxc3 Bd5 {
White has little compensation for the pawn.} 13. Rb1 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Re8 $5 15.
Re4 Qd7 $2 {Marshall blunders a pawn.} 16. Rxb7 $1 Rab8 17. Rxb8 Rxb8 18. Be3
Rb4 19. Qc5 Rxe4 20. dxe4 h6 21. c4 a6 22. Qd5 Qe8 $1 {
He has to avoid an exchange.} 23. a3 Kh7 24. f4 exf4 25. Bxf4 Ne7 26. Qb7 c6
27. e5 (27. Qxa6 Ng6 28. Bd6 Qxe4 {is alright for Black.}) 27... Ng6 28. Bg3 h5
29. h4 $2 {White gives away a pawn.} Nxe5 $1 30. Bxe5 Qxe5 31. Qxf7 Qe1+ 32.
Qf1 Qxh4 33. Qd3+ Kh6 34. Qe3+ Qg5 35. Qe6+ Qf6 36. Qe3+ Kh7 37. Qb6 $2 {
Black will gain another pawn.} Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qe5+ $1 39. Kg1 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qh4+
$1 41. Kg1 Qxc4 {Marshall is two pawns up.} 42. Qb1+ Kh6 43. Qb8 Qe4 44. Qd6+
Kh7 45. Qc5 Qd5 46. Qb6 a5 47. Qb1+ Kh6 48. Qc1+ g5 49. Qc3 h4 50. Qf6+ Kh5 51.
a4 c5 52. Qh8+ Kg4 53. Qc8+ Qf5 54. Qc7 h3 55. Qxa5 Qb1+ 56. Kh2 hxg2 57. Kxg2
Qc2+ 58. Kf1 Kf3 59. Qa8+ Ke3 $1 60. Qe8+ Qe4 61. Qh5 Qf5+ 62. Kg1 c4 63. Qe8+
Kd2 64. Qd8+ Qd3 65. Qa5+ c3 66. Qb4 Qg3+ {The queens will be exchanged on the
next move and Black wins easily. USA versus Czechoslovakia became 31/2-1/2.}
0-1

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Monticelli, Mario ITA"]
[Black "Apsenieks, Fricis LAT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. a3 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. b4 b5 $5 {Black closes the queenside.} ({
Known is} 11... Ne4) 12. Ne2 $5 ({The counter by} 12. a4 $1 bxa4 13. Nxa4 Rb8
14. Qxc6 Bb7 15. Qc2 Bxb4 {leads to pawn exchanges.}) 12... Bb7 13. Bd2 Ne4 14.
Nc1 $6 a5 $1 {Apsenieks takes the initiative.} 15. bxa5 Bxa3 16. Nb3 Rec8 17.
Rfb1 b4 $6 18. a6 $2 {White makes a tactical error.} (18. Bxb4 $1 Bxb4 19. a6
Bxa6 20. Bxa6 {gains a positional edge.}) 18... Bxa6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bxb4
Qxb4 $1 21. Nc5 Ndxc5 $1 22. Rxb4 Bxb4 23. Rxa6 Nxa6 24. Qa4 Ra8 25. Qxc6 Nc7
$1 {Black has conquered material.} 26. g3 Bd6 27. Ne1 $6 {
The knight does not have to retreat.} Ra1 28. Kf1 g6 29. f3 Nd2+ 30. Ke2 $6 ({
Preferable is} 30. Kf2 $1 Ra2 31. Kg1) 30... Nc4 31. Nc2 Rh1 32. e4 Rxh2+ 33.
Kd3 Bxg3 34. exd5 Rd2+ 35. Kc3 Nxd5+ $1 36. Qxd5 Rxc2+ $1 37. Kd3 Rc1 $1 38.
Qg5 Nb2+ 39. Kd2 Rg1 40. d5 $4 {He blunders the queen on the last move before
the time control. Latvia competed well.} 0-1

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Ernst AUT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. c3 O-O 10. h3 Bd7 $5 (10... Bh5 {
was played in Wolf - Taubenhaus, Ostend 1905.}) 11. d4 $1 Rb8 $2 {
The queen's rook comes in dire straits.} ({Christoffersen will play} 11... h6
$5 {in round 11.}) 12. axb5 Rxb5 $5 (12... axb5 $2 13. d5 {loses a knight.})
13. Bc4 Rb7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Rxa6 {White has gained a pawn.} h6
17. Nd2 Bd6 18. Bd3 Re8 19. b4 Bf8 20. Nb3 Re6 $2 ({Better is} 20... Rb6 21.
Ra1 Rc6) 21. Rxe6 Bxe6 22. Na5 $1 Rb6 23. Be3 {
He develops his pieces and wins an exchange in the process.} Qc8 24. Bxb6 cxb6
25. Nc4 b5 $5 26. Nxe5 Qxc3 27. Nf3 $1 Bxb4 28. Bxb5 Nh5 29. Qd3 Qc7 30. Rd1
Ba5 31. Nd4 Nf4 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Qf3 Qe5 34. Bf1 Bb6 35. g3 Nh5 36. Kg2 Nf6
37. Rc1 Qxe4 38. Rc6 Bd4 39. Bc4 Kf8 40. Rxe6 Qxf3+ 41. Kxf3 Bc5 42. Rc6 Nd7
43. Rc7 Ne5+ 44. Ke4 Bxf2 45. Rc8+ $1 {
Kashdan scored 12/17 on board one of the USA.} 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Flohr, Salomon CSR"]
[Black "Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 c6 8.
Qc2 Nf8 9. Nf3 Ne6 10. Bh4 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O g6 13. a3 $5 (13. Ne5 f6
14. Nf3 {drew in Spielmann - Bogoljubow, Karlsbad 1929.}) 13... O-O 14. b4 Ng5
15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. b5 $1 {White carries out a minority attack.} cxb5 $5 ({
Very solid is} 16... Bd7 17. bxc6 Bxc6) 17. Bxb5 Bf5 $6 18. Qd2 $6 (18. Qb3 $1
Rad8 19. Be2 Bc8 20. Rac1 {gains a plus.}) 18... Rfd8 19. f3 Rac8 20. Rac1 Ng7
21. Rfe1 h5 22. Bf1 Be6 23. Qb2 Nf5 24. Bd3 $1 Nh4 ({Not} 24... Nxe3 $4 25. Qd2
) 25. Kh1 Rc6 26. f4 Qg4 27. Rg1 Bc8 $2 {
Black overestimates his attack on the kingside.} ({Better is} 27... Rdc8 $1 28.
Bb5 R6c7) 28. Qf2 Nf5 29. Bb5 h4 $1 30. Rge1 ({The pointe is} 30. Bxc6 $4 Ng3+
31. hxg3 hxg3) 30... Ng3+ $1 31. Kg1 Rxc3 $1 32. Rxc3 Ne4 33. h3 $1 (33. Qb2 $2
Nxc3 34. Qxc3 h3 {proceeds the black charge.}) 33... Qh5 34. Qb2 Nxc3 35. Qxc3
{Flohr has defended well. He has a fine position after the exchanges.} Qf5 36.
Qa5 $1 Rd6 $5 37. Qxa7 {White has won a pawn.} Qc2 38. Qc5 $1 Qxc5 39. dxc5 Rd8
40. Rd1 Bf5 $5 41. c6 $1 Bc2 $5 42. Rd4 $5 bxc6 43. Bxc6 Be4 44. a4 Rd6 45.
Bxd5 $1 Rxd5 46. Rxe4 Rd2 47. Kf1 f5 48. Re8+ Kf7 49. Ra8 Ke7 50. a5 Kd7 51. a6
Kc7 52. Rg8 {Czechoslovakia defeated Italy by 31/2-1/2.} 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Steiner, Herman USA"]
[Black "Lundin, Erik SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D16"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 Na6 7. Bxc4 Nb4 8. O-O
e6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 $5 ({Usual is} 10. e4) 10... O-O 11. Ne5 Qa5 $2 ({
Better is} 11... Bc2 $1 12. Rd2 Be4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rd1 a5) 12. e4 $1 {
The white attack starts in the centre.} Bg6 13. Bg5 Rad8 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. e5 {
Steiner seems to charge easily.} Nfd5 16. Ne4 Rfe8 17. Qf3 Qc7 {
The queen has to return to the defence.} 18. Qh3 $1 Rb8 $6 (18... Nc2 $5 19.
Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Rac1 Ncb4 {resists ingeniously.}) 19. Qh4 $1 Bf8 $2 {
Hereafter, Black loses everything.} (19... f6 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.
Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Qxf6 Qf7 {only loses a pawn.}) 20. Ra3 $1 f5 21. exf6 gxf6 22.
Bxf6 (22. Rh3 $1 fxg5 23. Qh8+ {mates quickly.}) 22... Qh7 23. Qxh7+ Kxh7 24.
Be5 {Herman played entertaining chess.} 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Richter, Kurt GER"]
[Black "Vajda, Arpad HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e5 Be7 7. Qg4 g6 8. h4
h5 9. Qf4 a6 $5 (9... c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 {
occurred in Showalter - Lasker, USA 1892.}) 10. Nf3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O-O
{Richter makes aggressive moves.} Qe7 13. Ng5 b5 $5 14. Be2 b4 $2 {
Vajda misses the threat.} (14... O-O $2 15. Bxh5 $1 gxh5 16. Nge4 $1 dxe4 17.
Nxe4 f5 18. exf6 Qg7 19. Rd3 {wins for White.}) ({Right is} 14... Nc6 $1 15.
Bf3 O-O 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Qc7 18. Qf6 Nxe5 $1) 15. Rxd5 $1 Nd7 ({
The pointes are} 15... bxc3 16. Rxc5 $1 cxb2+ 17. Kb1 O-O 18. Ne4 $1) ({and} 
15... exd5 16. Nxd5 Qa7 17. Nf6+ Ke7 18. Nd5+ Ke8 19. e6 Bxe6 20. Nc7+) 16.
Rxd7 $1 Bxd7 17. Nce4 $1 Bb5 ({Or} 17... O-O 18. Bxh5 $1 gxh5 19. Nf6+ Kg7 20.
Nxe6+) 18. Bxb5+ axb5 19. Nxc5 O-O 20. Nge4 Rxa2 21. Qh6 f6 22. Qxg6+ Qg7 23.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. Rh3 Ra1+ 25. Kd2 Rd8+ 26. Nd6 {Richter crushed another opponent.
} 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Ernst AUT"]
[Black "Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 12. Bf4 Rfc8 13. a4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Bxc4
15. Bxc4 c5 $5 (15... Nd5 $1 16. Qd3 Nxf4 17. exf4 {
drew in Euwe - Bogoljubow, Netherlands 1928.}) 16. Rfc1 cxd4 17. cxd4 e5 $2 (
17... Nd5 $1 18. Bg3 Rc6 19. Qb2 Rac8 {prepares for the exchanges of the rooks.
}) 18. Bg3 $1 exd4 19. exd4 {Grünfeld has a passed pawn and the two bishops.}
Qh5 20. Qd3 Nd5 21. Qb3 N7f6 $2 {A positional disaster follows.} (21... Ne7 $5
22. Rc3 $1 Nf5 23. Rf3 Nf6 24. Be5 {favours White.}) 22. Re1 $1 {
White threatens 23.Re5.} Nc7 23. Re7 $1 {This invasion becomes fatal for Black.
} Ne6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Be5 Qh6 27. h3 Re8 28. Re1 Rxe7 29. Qxe7
Re8 30. Qxa7 Qd2 31. Re3 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qc6 33. Rg3 Rg8 34. Qf7 Ne8 35. d5 Qc4
36. Rg4 Qe2 37. f4 Qe4 38. d6 {The USA, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia,
Germany, Latvia and Austria battled for the first place.} 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cruusberg, Axel DEN"]
[Black "Przepiorka, Dawid POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bb5 Nge7 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d6 8.
Bg5 $5 (8. Be3 {was played in Tarrasch - Teichmann, Hamburg 1910.}) 8... f6 9.
Be3 $1 Kh8 $5 {The black position is a bit crammed.} 10. Nce2 Bd7 11. Bc4 Qc8
12. Nf4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 14. c3 Ba5 15. Re1 $5 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qe8 17. Qe3 Qe5
18. Rad1 Bb6 19. Qg3 Qg5 20. Rd3 Qxg3 21. Rxg3 Rae8 22. Nd5 Bc6 23. Nxb6 axb6
24. Rge3 {The endgame is about equal.} Re5 25. f3 (25. f4 $1 Re7 26. e5 fxe5
27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 {
brings little advantage due to the exchanges.}) 25... Rfe8 26. Kf2 g6 27. R1e2
Kg7 28. Re1 Rc5 29. Bb3 Rh5 30. Kg1 Rhe5 31. Kf2 Bb5 32. Kg1 $5 f5 $1 33. c4
Bc6 34. Bc2 b5 35. cxb5 Bxb5 $5 36. Kf2 f4 37. Rb3 Rc5 38. Bb1 g5 39. Rb4 h6
40. Rd4 $6 ({Preferable is} 40. g3 $1 Kf6 41. Rg1 $1 {
and White has a potential counter-play.}) 40... Kf6 $1 41. Red1 Ra8 42. Rd5 $6
Rxd5 43. Rxd5 Bd7 $6 (43... Bc4 $1 44. Rf5+ Ke7 45. b3 Be6 46. Rb5 b6 47. Rb4
Ra5 {gains a positional advantage.}) 44. a3 Be6 45. Rd2 Ke5 46. Ke1 Ra5 {
Black gets his troops ready for a penetration of the white fortress.} 47. Rc2
c6 48. Rd2 h5 49. h3 Rb5 50. Kd1 g4 51. hxg4 hxg4 52. fxg4 $2 ({Better is} 52.
Bd3 Rc5 53. Bc2 g3 54. Ke2 {and White keeps the fort closed.}) 52... Bxg4+ 53.
Ke1 ({Or} 53. Kc1 Rc5+ 54. Bc2 Bh5) 53... Rb3 $1 54. Kf2 Re3 55. a4 Bh5 56. b4
(56. Bc2 Bg6 {brings the fall of pawn e4.}) 56... Rb3 $1 {White is going to
lose material.   Poland defeated Denmark by 21/2-11/2 as a result of this game.
} 0-1

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.20"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Steiner, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Kh1 a6 $5 10. a4 Be6 11. Ra3 $6 Rc8 12. f4 Na5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Bf3
Rfd8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. Rf2 $2 Qb6 $2 (17... Bxa4 $1 18. b3 Qc5 19.
Re2 Bd7 {gains a pawn.}) 18. Re2 Bxb2 $5 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Rb3 Bf6 21. Bb6 $1
Qxa4 22. Re4 Qa2 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxb7 Bf5 {
Black has sufficient compensation for the material minus.} 25. Re2 Rc8 26. Qb1
$5 Qxb1+ 27. Rxb1 Rc4 28. Rb8+ Kg7 29. g3 $2 (29. g4 $1 Rxf4 30. gxf5 Rxf3 31.
fxg6 hxg6 32. Kg2 {brings useful exchanges.}) 29... Bxc2 30. Kg2 a5 31. Ra8 a4
{The passed pawn gets an excellent support.} 32. g4 h6 33. Kg3 g5 34. fxg5 hxg5
35. h3 Bb3 36. Re4 Rc2 37. Re2 Rc3 38. Kg2 $2 Rxf3 $1 {
Tartakower ends the game quickly.} 39. Kxf3 Bxd5+ 40. Kf2 Bxa8 41. Ra2 Bd4+ {
Poland crushed the Hungary by 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.21"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim GER"]
[Black "Mikenas, Vladas LTU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Bogoljubow occupied the first board of Germany.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5
4. Bb5+ $5 ({Theory is} 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7) 4... Bd7 5. e5 Bxb5 6. Nxb5
a6 7. Nc3 d4 8. Na4 Nfd7 $1 9. e6 $1 fxe6 10. Ng5 Qc7 11. Qe2 Qc6 $2 ({Right is
} 11... Nc6 $1) 12. Qxe6 $1 Qxe6+ 13. Nxe6 Kf7 {Black has to give up a pawn.}
14. Naxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Nc6 16. Ne4 $1 {White consolidates his position.} Nb4
17. Kd1 h6 18. a3 Nd5 19. d3 g6 20. Bd2 Bg7 21. Ke2 Rac8 22. Rac1 Rc6 23. c4
dxc3 24. bxc3 b5 25. Rc2 ({Even better is} 25. c4 $1 bxc4 26. Rxc4) 25... Rhc8
26. Rhc1 Nb6 27. Be3 Nd5 $5 28. Kd2 Ke8 29. c4 bxc4 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 Rb8
32. Bc5 Rb2+ 33. Rc2 Rb3 34. g3 Bb2 35. a4 Nb4 36. Bxb4 Rxb4 37. Rc4 Rb6 {
Exchange of rooks leads to a passed pawn for White.} 38. a5 Rb8 (38... Rb5 $1
39. Rc5 Kd7 40. Rxb5 $1 axb5 41. Kc2 {also wins for White.}) 39. Rc6 Kf7 40.
Ke3 Ra8 41. f4 Ra7 42. g4 Bg7 43. h4 Ra8 44. h5 gxh5 45. gxh5 Kg8 46. Nd2 Ra7
47. Nc4 Bf6 48. Ke4 Kg7 49. Ne3 Kh7 50. Nf5 Ra8 51. d4 Ra7 52. Kd5 Ra8 53. Ke6
Ra7 54. d5 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.21"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Johner, Hans SUI"]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan sr YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O dxc4 8.
Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 a6 10. Qe2 $5 c5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O $6 ({
Better is} 13... Bb7) 14. Bg5 $6 (14. e5 $1 Nxe5 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Ne4 Nd5 17.
Bg3 {restraint the black pieces after a pawn sacrifice.}) 14... Bb7 15. Rac1
Qb8 16. Bb1 Rd8 17. Bh4 Bd6 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Ne5 20. a3 Qa7 21. Nf3 Nfg4 {
Black has taken over the initiative.} 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Rd1 Qb6
25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qd1 Qb6 {Vidmar avoids an immediate draw.} 27. Ba2 g6 28.
Kf1 h5 29. Qd2 Kg7 30. f3 $6 (30. b4 $1 {keeps the equality.}) 30... b4 $1 31.
axb4 Qxb4 32. Kg1 a5 33. Nb1 Qc5+ 34. Kh2 Ba6 35. Qc3 $6 {
The next ending is poor due to the distant white king.} Qxc3 36. Nxc3 Nd3 37.
Nd1 $2 ({More active is} 37. Na4) 37... Nc1 38. Bb1 Bd3 $1 39. Nc3 Kf6 $2 (
39... Bxb1 $1 40. Nxb1 Kf6 {probably wins for Black.}) 40. Kg1 $2 (40. Na2 $1
Bxb1 41. Nxc1 {gives survival chances.}) 40... Ke5 41. Bxd3 Nxd3 42. Nd1 a4 43.
Kf1 Kf6 $1 {He prepares the final blow.} 44. Ke2 Nxb2 $1 45. Nc3 ({
The pointe is} 45. Nxb2 a3 46. e5+ Ke7) 45... a3 46. Kd2 Kg5 47. Ke2 $5 h4 48.
gxh4+ Kxh4 49. Ke1 Nd3+ {Vidmar headed the Yugoslavian team.} 0-1

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.23"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Matisons, Hermanis LAT"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander FRA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Bc4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Nf5 $5 {Matisons springs a novelty.} (8. b3 {
was played in Euwe - Geus, Netherlands1925.}) 8... Bxf5 9. exf5 O-O $5 {
Alekhine makes a risky move.} ({He has prepared} 9... Qd7 $1 10. g4 Ne5 $6 ({
Better is} 10... d5 $1 11. Bxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 O-O-O) 11. Be2 g5 $2 12. Bxg5
Nfxg4 13. Bxe7 Rg8 {But} 14. Bxg4 $1 {refutes the homework} (14. Kh1 $2 Qxe7 {
was analysed at the chess club in Riga}) 14... Nxg4 15. Re1 $1 Ne3+ 16. Bg5 $1
Rxg5+ 17. Kh1 O-O-O {and} 18. Rxe3 {gains a piece.}) 10. g4 Nd7 $1 11. f4 Nb6
12. Bd3 f6 $6 ({Preferable is} 12... d5 $1) 13. a3 $6 (13. Be4 $1 {
prevents the next move (Foldeak).}) 13... d5 $1 14. h4 $6 Nd4 $6 (14... Bc5+
15. Kh1 Re8 {controls the centre.}) 15. Be3 c5 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Ne2 Nc4 $1 18.
Bxc4 dxc4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 20. Nxd4 Bc5 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. c3 Rd5 23. Kf2 Rfd8 24.
Ke3 h5 $1 25. Ke4 hxg4 26. Rg1 R5d7 $5 27. Rxg4 Re7+ 28. Kf3 b5 29. Rg2 Rd5 30.
Rgd2 Kf7 $2 ({Maybe} 30... Bxd4 {was played at once.}) 31. h5 $2 {
Pawn b5 could be captured.} Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Rxf5 33. Rd5 Ree5 34. Rd7+ Re7 35.
R1d5 Rxd5 36. Rxd5 a6 37. Rd6 Re6 $4 {He blunders under time pressure.} (37...
Ra7 $1 38. Kg4 ({or} 38. Ke4 Re7+ 39. Kd5 Re2) 38... Ke7 39. Rb6 Rd7 $1 40.
Rxa6 Rd2 41. a4 bxa4 42. Rxa4 Rxb2 43. Rxc4 Kf7 {draws.}) 38. Rxe6 Kxe6 39. Ke4
{Matisons wins the pawn ending easily.} Kd6 40. Kf5 Ke7 41. Kg6 Kf8 42. f5 {
The world champion lost one game.} 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.25"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Petrovs, Vladimirs LAT"]
[Black "Berndtsson-Kullberg, Karl SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. c3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd4 $5
8. cxd4 Qxd5 $5 ({More solid is} 8... Nxd5) 9. O-O Bd7 10. Nc3 Qxd4 $5 {
Black grabs the pawn.} 11. Nb5 Qe5 $6 (11... Qb6 $1 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qb6 {
leads to a repetition of moves.}) 12. Re1 $1 Qb8 13. Qf3 $6 (13. g3 $1 Qd8 14.
Bf4 Nd5 15. Qg4 {attacks.}) 13... Bc6 14. Qh3 Be7 15. Bg5 a6 16. Nd4 Bd5 17.
Rad1 Qd6 $6 ({Better is} 17... Qc7) 18. Bf5 $6 (18. Nf5 $1 exf5 19. Bc4 O-O 20.
Bxd5 {charges in the centre.}) 18... Rd8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 ({Not} 19... Bxf6 $2 20.
Nxe6 $1 fxe6 21. Bxe6) 20. Qh5 {He threatens 21.Nxe6.} e5 $2 {
Black does not parry the danger.} (20... Kf8 $1 21. Qh6+ Ke8 22. Qg7 Rf8 23.
Qxh7 Qb6 {defends well.}) 21. Ne6 $1 {The knight does not have to capture.} Rg8
$5 22. Rxd5 $1 {White crushes the defence.} Qb4 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Rd1 Ke7 25.
Qxh7 Re8 26. Ng7 Qa4 27. b3 {Petrovs scored 111/2/16.} 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.25"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Sembergas, M. LTU."]
[Black "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 a6 6. Bd2 $5 O-O 7. Rc1 Nbd7 8.
c5 b6 $5 9. b4 $6 ({Preferable is} 9. c6 $1 Nb8 10. Qa4 Ne4 11. Bb5) 9... a5
10. a3 axb4 11. axb4 bxc5 12. bxc5 c6 13. Be2 Qc7 14. O-O Ba6 15. Ra1 Bxe2 16.
Qxe2 Ne4 17. Ra6 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 Bf6 19. Nb3 e5 $1 20. Rfa1 Rxa6 21. Qxa6 exd4
22. exd4 Rb8 {Black has the initiative.} 23. Qa4 g6 24. g3 Nf8 25. Rd1 Ne6 26.
Ne2 Qb7 27. Nec1 $2 {White commits a tactical oversight.} ({Correct is} 27.
Nbc1) 27... Ra8 $1 28. Na5 Bxd4 $5 29. Qxc6 $5 Qxc6 30. Nxc6 Bxc5 {
Tartakower has an extra pawn in the endgame.} 31. Kg2 Ra1 32. Re1 Ra6 33. Ne5
Bb4 34. Re2 Bc3 35. Nf3 f6 36. Na2 Ba5 37. Rb2 Rb6 38. Rc2 $5 Kf7 39. Nc1 g5 $1
40. Ra2 Rb5 41. Ne2 Bb6 42. Nc3 Rc5 43. Ra6 g4 $5 44. Nh4 Rxc3 $2 ({
Preferable is} 44... Bc7 $1 45. Na4 Ra5 46. Rxa5 Bxa5) 45. Rxb6 Ng5 46. Nf5 h5
47. Rb7+ Ke6 48. Ng7+ Ke5 49. Nxh5 Nh3 50. Re7+ $1 Kf5 51. Re1 $2 {
Sembergas misses a  fine chance.} (51. Ng7+ $1 Kg6 52. Ne6 f5 53. Nf4+ $5 Nxf4+
54. gxf4 {draws.}) 51... Rc2 52. Ng7+ Kg6 53. Ne6 Rxf2+ 54. Kh1 Rd2 55. Rf1 d4
56. Nf8+ Kf7 57. Nd7 Ke7 58. Re1+ (58. Nxf6 Nf2+ 59. Kg1 Kxf6 60. Rxf2+ Rxf2
61. Kxf2 Ke5 {leads to a won pawn ending for Black.}) 58... Kxd7 59. Re7+ Kd6
60. Re6+ Kd5 {Poland - Lithuania ended in 3-1. It was crowded at the top at
the end of the penultimate round. The USA led by one point on Poland.} (60...
Kd5 61. Re5+ Kc4 62. Rc5+ Kd3 63. Rc3+ Ke2 $1 {
escapes from the checks of the desperado rook.}) 0-1

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.26"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Skalicka, Karel CSR"]
[Black "Becker, Albert AUT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Austria's team consisted of Grünfeld, Spielmann, Kmoch, Becker and Lokvenc.
It competed until the last two matches were lost.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5
4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8
11. Rfe1 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 $6 {
The black queen will become exposed on the e-file.} (12... Rxe7 {
drew in List - Ahues, Frankfurt 1930.}) 13. e4 $1 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Be6 15. d5 $1
cxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qd7 $5 18. Qb3 Nf4 $6 ({More solid is} 18... Nf6 $1
19. Bc4 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Ng6 21. Ng5 Rf8) 19. Bc4 $1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 N8g6 $2 (
20... N4e6 $1 21. Ne5 Qe7 22. f4 Re8 {defends stubbornly.}) 21. Ng5 $1 Rf8 22.
Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Re8+ Nf8 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rb8 b6 27. Rb7+ Kf6
28. Rxa7 {White has a rook and two pawns for two knights, a favourable result.}
N8e6 29. a4 Nd3 30. Rb7 $1 Ndc5 ({The pointe is} 30... Nxb2 $2 31. a5) 31. Rxb6
Nxa4 {It will be hard for Black to stop the passed pawn.} 32. Rb5 Nac5 33. Kf1
h6 34. f3 Ke7 35. Kf2 Kd6 36. Ke3 Kc6 37. Rb8 Kc7 38. Rb4 Kc6 39. f4 Nc7 40.
Rb8 Nd5+ {They have passed the time control quietly.} 41. Kf3 Ne6 42. g3 g6 43.
Ra8 Kd6 44. Ra7 h5 45. h3 $1 {Otherwise, it will be difficult to make progress.
} h4 $1 46. gxh4 $1 Ndxf4 47. Ke4 $1 {
White sacrifices a pawn for the penetration of the hostile position.} Ng2 $5 ({
The critical line is} 47... Nxh3 48. Ra6+ Ke7 49. Ke5 Nf8 50. Ra7+ Nd7+ 51. Kd5
$1 Ke8 52. Kd6 Nb6 53. Kc6 Nc4 54. b4 {and White wins.}) 48. Ra6+ Ke7 49. Ke5
Nf8 50. Ra7+ Ke8 51. Kf6 Nd7+ 52. Kxg6 Nxh4+ 53. Kg5 Nf3+ 54. Kf4 Nd4 55. h4
Nb5 56. Ra5 Nd6 57. h5 Nc4 58. h6 Kf7 59. Ra7 Ncb6 60. Kf5 Kg8 61. Rb7 Kh8 62.
h7 $5 Kxh7 63. Ke6 Kg6 64. Rxd7 {Czechoslovakia defeated Austria by 21/2-11/2
and became third. Austria plunged to the eighth place.} 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.26"]
[Round "19.1"]
[White "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D61"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The USA and Poland battled for the gold medal in the last round. Poland had
to win.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2
h6 8. Bf4 c5 9. cxd5 $5 (9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Be2 {
happened in Tartakower - Hoenlinger, Wien 1928.}) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 Nxd5 11.
Nxd5 exd5 12. a3 Re8 13. Be2 Nf6 14. Bc7 $5 (14. O-O {
avoids the next complications.}) 14... Bf5 $1 15. Qxf5 (15. Bxd8 $6 Bxc2 16.
Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Ne5 Bf5 {slightly favours Black.}) 15... Qxc7 16. O-O Qb6 17.
Rab1 Rac8 18. Qd3 a6 19. Nh4 $2 ({Spielmann prefers} 19. Bd1 $1 Bd6 20. Bb3)
19... Ne4 $1 20. Nf5 Bf6 21. Rfd1 Rc4 22. Qf3 $5 Rcc8 $5 23. Qg4 {
White threatens pawn h6.} Kf8 24. Bf3 g6 $1 25. Ne3 ({The pointe is} 25. Nxh6
$6 Rc2 $1 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Qf3 Kg7 28. Ng4 Bxd4) 25... Bxd4 26. Nxd5 Bxf2+ {
Rubinstein has gained a pawn.} 27. Kf1 ({Or} 27. Kh1 Qe6 28. Qxe6 Rxe6) 27...
Qb5+ 28. Be2 Qc6 29. g3 Ba7 30. Qf4 Kg7 31. Rbc1 Qe6 $1 32. Bg4 $2 Rxc1 33.
Bxe6 Rxd1+ 34. Ke2 Rd2+ {White overstepped the time limit in a lost position.
Poland took the lead.   Rubinstein had finished his last important chess event.
His depressions became too bad during the next year.} 0-1

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "4th Olympiad"]
[Date "1931.07.26"]
[Round "19.2"]
[White "Horowitz, Israel USA"]
[Black "Przepiorka, Dawid POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1931.07.11"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{This would become the decisive game of the Olympiad,} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.
g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Nc3 d6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 c5 $5 10. e4
cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb8 12. b3 Rd8 13. f4 a6 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Bb2 Rac8 {
Black has a solid position.} 16. Rac1 Bf8 $5 17. f5 $1 exf5 $6 ({Preferable is
} 17... e5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Nc5 20. b4 exd4 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Bxd4 Be7)
18. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Qb7 20. Nxf5 $6 (20. exf5 $1 Re8 21. Qd2 {
gains an edge.}) 20... Ne5 21. Ba3 Ne8 22. Bh3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rd7 24. Kg2 Rc7
25. Qe3 g6 26. Nh6+ Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Nd3 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. Qd2 Ne5 30. Qc1 Qxc1
31. Bxc1 {The two bishops bring little advantage in the ending.} Nf6 32. Bc8 a5
33. Be3 Nfd7 34. Bd4 Kf8 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Ke2 {At this moment Rubinstein has
defeated Kashdan and the other three games are level. If Poland - USA ends in
21/2-11/2, both teams have made the same number of board points. Then the
Poles will win gold, because they have scored more match points.} Kd8 $2 {
The turning point occurs.} ({Black misses the last chance to play} 36... Nc5 $1
) 37. Bxd7 $1 Nxd7 38. Kd3 Ne5+ $2 ({Better is} 38... h5 $1 39. Kc4 Kc7 40. Kb5
Kb7 41. Be3 Kc7 {but} 42. Ka6 $1 Nb8+ 43. Ka7 Nd7 44. Bd4 g5 45. Be3 f6 46. a4
g4 47. Bd4 {leads to zugzwang and a white win.}) 39. Bxe5 $1 dxe5 40. g4 $1 {
White wins the pawn ending.} f6 41. h4 h5 42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Kc4 Kc7 44. Kb5 Kd6
45. Kxb6 f5 46. exf5 e4 47. f6 e3 48. f7 Ke7 49. d6+ Kxf7 50. d7 e2 51. d8=Q
e1=Q 52. Qd5+ Kf6 53. Qxh5 {The rest is simple.} Qf2+ 54. Qc5 Qxa2 55. Qc4 Kg6
56. Qg4+ Kh7 57. Qf3 Qa3 58. Kc6 Qb4 59. Qd3+ Kh8 60. Qd8+ {The games Makarczyk
- H.Steiner and Tartakower - Marshall had ended in a draw. So Poland - USA
became 2-2. The USA had won gold!   The final standings were: USA 48/18,
Poland 47, Czechoslovakia 461/2, Yugoslavia 46, Germany, Latvia and Sweden 451/
2, Austria 45, Britain 44, Hungary 391/2, Netherlands 35, Switzerland 34,
Lithuania 301/2, France 291/2, Rumania 28, Italy 24, Denmark 191/2, Norway and
Spain 151/2.} 1-0

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sultan Khan, Mir ENG"]
[Black "Stahlberg, Gideon SWE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{It was difficult to organise the fifth Olympiad. Plans for Madrid 1932 and
Chicago 1933 failed. When Englishmen collected 700 pounds, the event could be
organised. Fifteen countries competed from 12 until 23 July 1933 in Folkestone.
The number of participating nations had lessened due to the economic crisis.} 
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 c4 {
This has been called the Folkestone Variation after the Swedish successes.} 7.
Bg2 Bb4 $5 8. O-O Nge7 9. Bf4 (9. e4 $5 dxe4 10. Nxe4 {has become usual.}) 9...
O-O 10. Rc1 Qa5 $5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 b5 {
Stahlberg plays an aggressive version of the Tarrasch Defence.} 13. Bd6 $1 Rd8
14. Bc5 Qc7 15. Re1 a5 $5 16. Qd2 $5 Ng6 $5 17. Qg5 (17. e4 $1 dxe4 18. Rxe4 {
gains a plus.}) 17... Be6 18. Nh4 h6 19. Qh5 Nxh4 20. gxh4 $5 {
Sultan Kan prepares for Rg3.} Qf4 21. e3 (21. Rg3 $6 Qd2 22. Kf1 b4 $1 {
favours Black.}) 21... Qf5 22. Qxf5 Bxf5 23. f3 $2 {
White further weakens his pawn structure.} b4 $1 24. Rcc1 Bd3 25. Bf1 Bxf1 26.
Kxf1 Rab8 27. e4 $1 bxa3 28. bxa3 Rb3 29. exd5 $1 {
Eventually, White gives a pawn for a counteraction.} Rxd5 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Rxc4
Rxf3+ 32. Ke2 $5 Rf4 33. Ke3 $6 (33. Kd3 Rxh4 34. Re2 {defends properly.})
33... Rxh4 34. Bb6 Ne5 35. Ra4 $6 {Sultan Khan misses a 'petite combinaison'.}
Nd7 $4 {Stahlberg does not see it too and blunders instead!} (35... Rb5 $1 {
(Black threatens 36...Rb3+)} 36. Rxe5 Rxe5+ $1 {wins a fine game.}) 36. Bc7 $1
Nc5 37. Bg3 $5 Nxa4 38. Bxh4 Nc3 39. Be7 $5 f5 40. Kd3 Ne4 41. Bf8 Nf6 42. Re7
Rd7 43. Re5 Rf7 44. Bd6 Ng4 45. Rxa5 f4 46. Ra8 g5 47. Rf8 $1 Rb7 48. h4 Kg6
49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Bc5 $2 (50. Bxf4 $1 gxf4 51. Rxf4 {draws (Földeak).}) 50...
Nf6 $1 51. Kc4 $2 (51. Bd6 $1 f3 52. Rb8 {tries to restore the damage.}) 51...
f3 $1 52. d5 Rc7 $1 53. Rh8 Nd7 54. Rg8+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander FRA"]
[Black "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 b6 8. Qc2
Bb7 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 $5 (10... Nxd5 $1 {
was played in Alekhine - Gilg, Kecskemet 1927.}) 11. Bd3 Nh5 $5 12. Bg3 c5 13.
Bf5 $5 c4 $5 14. Qa4 $5 Ndf6 15. Ne5 g6 $1 16. Bb1 a6 17. Qc2 b5 $6 18. O-O $6
(18. Nxg6 $1 fxg6 19. Qxg6+ Ng7 20. Qxh6 {starts an attack.}) 18... b4 19. Ne2
Qe8 20. Nf4 $6 Nxg3 $1 21. hxg3 Bd6 {Black has gained an edge.} 22. Rfe1 Rc8
23. e4 $1 dxe4 24. Nxc4 Bxf4 25. gxf4 Qe6 26. b3 Qg4 27. Qd2 Qh4 28. Qe3 Ng4
29. Qg3 Qxg3 30. fxg3 f5 {Black threatens to blockade on d5.} 31. d5 $2 {
This will cost a pawn.} (31. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 32. dxe5 {
eliminated the weakness in the white pawn structure.}) 31... Rfd8 32. d6 Rc5 $1
33. Rd4 Bd5 34. Red1 Bxc4 35. Rxc4 Ne3 $1 36. Rxc5 Nxd1 37. Rc6 Nc3 38. Bc2
Ne2+ $1 39. Kf2 Nd4 40. Rc4 Rxd6 {Black has won a pawn.} 41. g4 $1 Kg7 (41...
Nxc2 $1 42. Rxc2 Kf7 {wins for Black (Tartakower).}) 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. Bxe4 $5
fxe4 44. Ke3 Nc6 45. Kxe4 Kf6 46. g4 Ke6 47. Rc5 Kd7 48. g5 $1 hxg5 49. fxg5
Rd4+ 50. Ke3 Rh4 $1 51. Rf5 Rh2 52. g6 Rxa2 53. Rg5 {
White carries out a sharp counteraction.} Rb2 54. g7 Rxb3+ 55. Kf2 Ne7 56. Rd5+
({The critical line is} 56. Re5 Ng8 57. Rf5 Rb2+ $1 58. Kf1 $5 Rb1+ 59. Kf2 b3
60. Rf8 b2 $1 61. Rxg8 Rf1+ {and Black wins (Tartakower).}) 56... Ke6 $1 57.
Rd8 Kf7 58. Rd7 Kxg7 59. Rxe7+ Kf6 {The rest is elementary.} 60. Ra7 Ra3 61.
Rb7 a5 62. Rb5 Ke6 63. Ke2 Kd6 64. Kd2 Kc6 65. Rh5 Kb6 66. Kc2 Rc3+ 67. Kb2 Rc5
68. Rh8 Kb5 69. Rb8+ Ka4 70. Rh8 Rg5 71. Rh2 Rg3 72. Rh8 Rg2+ 73. Ka1 Ka3 74.
Rh3+ b3 {The game was adjourned for the second time. Alekhine resigned when
Tartakower showed up for the resumption. Maybe Alekhine sealed the move:} 75.
Rh5 {The world champion only lost this game.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Thomas, George ENG"]
[Black "Treybal, Karel CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C73"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6 7. Be3 Ne7 8.
Qd2 $5 ({Known is} 8. Nc3) 8... Be6 9. Nc3 Qb8 10. O-O-O Qb4 11. b3 $5 (11. a3
$1 Qb7 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Ng5 {keeps a plus.}) 11... Ng6 12. Kb1 Be7 13. h3 Kf7
14. Rhe1 Rhb8 15. Ka1 a5 $1 16. Na4 Qb5 17. Qd3 Qb7 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5+
fxe5 20. f4 Kg8 $5 ({More solid is} 20... exf4 21. Bxf4 Kg8) 21. fxe5 c5 $1 22.
c4 Rd8 23. Qc2 Bd7 24. Nc3 dxe5 25. Rd2 Be8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Nd5 Bd6 28. Bg5
Rd7 29. Rf1 Rf7 30. Rxf7 Bxf7 31. Qd2 a4 $1 32. bxa4 Qa6 33. Qc2 Be8 34. Qb3
Bxa4 35. Qb8+ $6 ({Correct is} 35. Qd3) 35... Kf7 36. Ne3 $2 (36. Nc3 $1 Qxc4
37. Nxa4 Qxa4 38. Qb3+ Qxb3 39. axb3 {survives.}) 36... Qa5 $1 37. Qb7 $2 (37.
Qc8 $1 Qc3+ 38. Kb1 Qd3+ 39. Kc1 $1 Qxe4 40. Qf5+ Qxf5 41. Nxf5 {
only loses a pawn.}) 37... Qc3+ 38. Kb1 Qd3+ 39. Kb2 h6 $1 {
Now White loses a piece.} 40. Bh4 Qd2+ 41. Kb1 g5 42. Bxg5 hxg5 43. Qd5+ Qxd5
44. Nxd5 g4 45. hxg4 Kg6 46. Nc3 Bc6 47. Kc2 Kg5 48. Kd3 Kxg4 49. Ne2 Bf8 50.
Ke3 Bh6+ 51. Kd3 Bg5 52. Nc3 Kg3 53. Nd5 Kxg2 54. Nxc7 Kf3 55. Nd5 Bd8 56. Nc3
Ba5 57. Nd5 Bxd5 58. cxd5 c4+ 59. Kxc4 Kxe4 60. a4 Kf5 {
Czechoslovakia did well.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stoltz, Goesta SWE"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich AUT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. exd5 c6 6. d4 Bd6 $5 ({Theory is} 
6... Nxd5) 7. Qe2+ Be7 $6 ({Alternatives will become} 7... Qe7) ({and} 7... Kf8
) 8. Bxf4 Nxd5 $5 (8... cxd5 9. Qb5+ Nc6 10. Ne5 {also favours White.}) 9. Nxd5
cxd5 10. Bxb8 Rxb8 11. Qe5 $1 Qd6 12. Qxg7 Bf6 13. Qg3 Qxg3+ 14. hxg3 Be6 {
Black has some compensation for the pawn.} 15. Bd3 h5 16. Kd2 $6 {
White loses two tempi.} ({Better is} 16. Kf2) 16... Kd7 17. Ke3 Rbg8 18. Kf2 a6
19. c3 Kd6 20. Rae1 Rh6 21. Nh4 Rg5 22. Re3 Rh8 23. Rf3 Bd8 24. Nf5+ Kc6 25.
Ne3 Rhg8 26. Bf5 Bc7 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. g4 $5 {The extra pawn has little value.}
hxg4 29. Rf6 R5g6 30. Rh6 Rxh6 31. Rxh6 Kd7 32. Rh7+ Kc6 {
Eliskases has levelled the endgame.} 33. Re7 Rg6 34. c4 g3+ 35. Ke2 dxc4 36.
Rxe6+ $4 {Stoltz makes a tactical error.} ({Right is} 36. Nxc4) 36... Rxe6 37.
d5+ Kd6 38. dxe6 b5 $1 39. Nd5 Bd8 $1 40. Nf4 $5 ({The pointe is} 40. e7 Bxe7
41. Nxe7 Kxe7 42. Kf3 a5 43. Kxg3 b4 44. Kf3 a4 $1 45. Ke2 c3 46. bxc3 b3 {
and Black wins.}) 40... Bf6 41. b3 Be5 42. Nd5 cxb3 43. e7 b2 44. e8=Q b1=Q 45.
Ne3 Qxa2+ 46. Kd3 Qe6 47. Qa8 Kc5 48. Kc2 Qg6+ 49. Kd2 Qc6 50. Qa7+ Kb4 51. Qh7
Ka5 52. Qg8 Qc3+ 53. Ke2 Qb2+ 54. Kf3 Qf2+ 55. Ke4 Qf4+ 56. Kd3 Qd4+ 57. Ke2
Qb2+ 58. Kd3 Ka4 59. Qg4+ Qb4 60. Qc8 a5 61. Ke2 Bd4 62. Nf5 Bf2 63. Qd7 Qe4+
64. Kd1 Qe1+ 65. Kc2 Qe2+ 66. Kc1 Kb3 67. Qd5+ Qc4+ 68. Qxc4+ bxc4 {
The Austrians did well, but scored too many draws.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Black "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. c4 dxc4 $5 (5... c6 {
occurred in Tartakower - Mieses, Paris 1930.}) 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 cxd4
9. Nxd4 a6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Bf3 Ra7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. Qf3 Rd7 15. Nc6
$5 Nxc6 16. Qxc6 Rd6 17. Qf3 Nd7 $5 18. Rad1 Nc5 $5 19. Rxd6 Qxd6 20. Rd1 Qe6
21. Qe2 Rc8 22. Nd5 Ne4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qb2+ f6 25. f3 $2 {
Tartakower allows a trick.} Nc3 $1 26. Nxc3 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Rxc3 {
Black has won a pawn.} 28. h3 b4 29. Qb1 e5 30. Re1 Qd3 31. Qxd3 Rxd3 32. Re2
Kf7 33. Rc2 Rc3 34. Rd2 Ke6 35. Kg1 f5 36. Kf2 g5 37. Ke2 a5 38. Kd1 e4 $1 39.
fxe4 fxe4 40. Rd8 Rg3 $1 41. Ra8 $5 ({Passivity by} 41. Rd2 Ke5 42. Rf2 Kd4 {
also wins for Black.}) 41... Rxg2 42. Rxa5 Kf6 43. Ke1 Rh2 44. Ra4 Kf5 45. Rxb4
Rxa2 46. Rb7 h5 47. Rf7+ Ke5 48. b4 Rh2 49. b5 Rxh3 50. b6 Rb3 51. b7 h4 52.
Kf2 g4 53. Re7+ Kf5 54. Rf7+ Kg6 55. Re7 h3 $1 56. Rxe4 g3+ 57. Ke2 h2 $5 58.
Rg4+ Kf5 59. Rxg3 Rb2+ $1 {White will be mated soon.   The USA defeated Poland
by 3-1. Americans versus Europeans became the main confrontation again.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dake, Arthur USA"]
[Black "Engelmann, Marcel BEL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c5 $5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7
$6 ({Better is} 7... e5 $1 8. Bb5+ Bd7) 8. e5 $1 Ng4 9. e6 $1 Bxe6 10. Bb5+ Nc6
11. Nxc6 $6 (11. Qa4 $1 Bd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxc6 {attacks.}) 11... Qxd1+ 12.
Kxd1 $5 Nxf2+ $6 ({Preferable is} 12... a6 $1 13. Nd4+ axb5 14. Nxe6 fxe6) 13.
Ke2 Nxh1 14. Nxa7+ Kd8 15. Be3 Kc7 16. Ba4 $4 (16. Bd3 $1 {wins material.})
16... Bc4+ $4 (16... Kb8 $1 {turns the tables.}) 17. Kf3 e5 18. Nab5+ Kc8 19.
Bc2 $5 Ra6 20. Rxh1 Be7 21. a4 g6 22. g4 Rd8 23. Rc1 Kb8 24. g5 f5 25. gxf6
Bxf6 26. Ne4 Bg7 27. Nbc3 Bd3 28. Bxd3 Rxd3 29. h4 Rc6 30. Ke2 Rd7 31. Nc5 Rd8
32. N3e4 Ka8 33. a5 h6 34. b4 Bf8 35. Rf1 Bxc5 36. Nxc5 b6 $5 37. axb6 Rxb6 38.
Ra1+ Kb8 39. Nd7+ $1 Rxd7 40. Bxb6 Rd5 41. Rg1 {
The level was poor in some games.} 1-0

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sultan Khan, Mir ENG"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander FRA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "216"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. c3 Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 {
Sultan Khan has build a solid position.} cxd4 $5 8. cxd4 O-O 9. b3 Bd7 10. Bb2
Qb8 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Qb1 h6 13. a3 a5 14. Bf1 Ne7 15. e3 Bc6 16. Bd3 Nd7 17. Bc3
b5 18. Bb2 a4 19. b4 Nb6 20. Bc3 Nc4 $1 {Black takes the initiative.} 21. Ra2
f5 22. Qa1 Ng6 23. Bf1 Qc7 24. Rc1 Rac8 25. Rac2 Qb8 26. Bg2 Bf8 27. Ne1 Nh8 $5
{But little has happened.} 28. Nxc4 bxc4 29. f4 Nf7 30. Nf3 Be7 31. Ne5 Nd6 32.
Bf3 Kh7 33. Rg2 g5 34. Qb1 Ne4 35. Qc2 Rg8 $5 36. Bxe4 $1 fxe4 37. Nxc6 Rxc6
38. Qxa4 {The extra pawn does not mean much.} Rc7 39. Ra1 Ra7 40. Qd1 Qf8 41.
Rf2 gxf4 42. Rxf4 Qg7 43. Rf2 Bd6 $1 44. Raa2 $2 ({More active is} 44. Qe2 $1
Qg5 45. a4 h5 46. Kh1 h4 47. g4 $1) 44... Qg5 $1 45. Qc1 Rag7 46. Rg2 h5 $1 {
Black attacks on the kingside.} 47. Be1 h4 $1 48. Kh1 Qg4 49. Raf2 hxg3 $5 50.
hxg3 Bxg3 $1 51. Rxg3 Qxg3 52. Rh2+ Qxh2+ 53. Kxh2 Rg2+ 54. Kh3 Rg1 $1 55. Kh2
R8g2+ 56. Kh3 Re2 $2 {Alekhine allows a counteraction.} (56... Rg6 $1 57. Kh2
R1g5 58. Kh3 Rh5+ 59. Bh4 Rgh6 {keeps the charge going.}) 57. Qd1 $1 Rgxe1 58.
Qa4 $1 Rxe3+ 59. Kg2 R3e2+ 60. Kg3 Rg1+ 61. Kf4 Rf2+ 62. Ke5 Rg6 63. Qd7+ Kh6
64. Qd8 e3 65. Qh8+ Kg5 66. Qh3 Rf5+ 67. Kd6 Kf4 $1 68. Qf1+ Ke4 69. Qb1+ Kxd4
70. Qd1+ Kc3 71. Qc1+ Kb3 72. Qb1+ Kxa3 73. Qa1+ Kb3 $1 (73... Kxb4 $4 74. Qb2+
{(Alekhine)} Ka5 75. Kc6 e5+ 76. Kc5 Ka6 77. Qb5+ Ka7 78. Qd7+ Ka6 79. Qxf5 {
wins for White.}) 74. Qb1+ Kc3 75. Qa1+ Kd3 76. Qd1+ Ke4 77. Qb1+ Kf4 78. Qf1+
Kg5 79. Qg1+ Kh6 80. Qxe3+ Rfg5 81. Qc3 $6 (81. Kc5 $1 {
hinders the black pawns.}) 81... Kh7 82. Kc6 Rg3 83. Qc1 c3 84. b5 d4 85. b6
Rg1 86. Qc2 R1g2 87. Qc1 Rb2 88. b7 e5+ 89. Kc5 Rgb6 90. Qf1 Kg7 91. Qf5 R2b5+
92. Kc4 c2 93. Qg5+ Kf7 94. Qf5+ Ke7 95. Qg5+ Kd7 96. Qf5+ Kc7 97. Qc8+ Kd6 98.
Qd8+ Ke6 99. Qc8+ Kf6 100. Kd3 Rxb7 101. Qh8+ Kg5 102. Kxc2 Rd7 103. Qg8+ Kf4
104. Qf8+ Ke4 105. Qa8+ Rdb7 106. Kd2 Rb2+ 107. Ke1 Ke3 108. Kf1 Rf2+ {
The world champion had to fight hard for the point. He produced the best
individual score on board one.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Black "Sultan Khan, Mir ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Bc4 $5 O-O 8.
h3 b5 9. Bb3 a5 10. a3 a4 11. Ba2 Nbd7 12. Be3 Qc7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Qd2 Nfd5 $6
({Preferable is} 14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4) 15. Bh6 $1 {
Tartakower starts to improve his position slowly.} Rd8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfe1
h6 18. Ne5 f6 19. Nd3 Ra7 20. Re4 h5 $5 21. Rae1 Rh8 $5 22. h4 Qd6 23. f4 e6
24. Qf2 Re7 25. c3 Rhe8 26. R4e2 f5 27. Bxd5 $6 Nxd5 $6 (27... exd5 $1 28. Ne5
Nc4 {tries to continue the exchanges.}) 28. Nf1 Rc7 29. g3 b4 $2 (29... Nf6 30.
Nc5 Ng4 {defends passively.}) 30. Nxb4 Nxb4 $2 (30... Nf6 {
gives some counter-play.}) 31. axb4 Ba6 32. Re5 $1 {
White has an extra pawn and attacks.} Rb7 33. Nd2 Kf7 34. Ra5 Bb5 35. Nf3 Kf6
36. Ne5 Rd8 37. Qe3 Qd5 38. c4 Qxd4 39. cxb5 cxb5 40. Ra6 Qxe3+ 41. Rxe3 Rd1+
42. Kf2 Rd2+ 43. Re2 Rd4 44. Nf3 Rxb4 45. Rexe6+ Kf7 46. Ne5+ Kf8 47. Rxg6
Rxb2+ 48. Ke3 Re7 49. Ra8+ Re8 50. Rf6+ {
Tartakower made 9/14. The other Polish players scored less well.} 1-0

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Marshall, Frank USA"]
[Black "Thomas, George ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 h6 $5 ({Theory is} 8... O-O) 9. Bf4 O-O 10. h3 Re8 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. O-O-O $5
{Marshall wants to fight.} ({An alternative brings} 12. g4 $5 {(Fine)} Ne6 13.
Be5) 12... Bd6 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. g4 N6d7 $1 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 {
Black has exchanged two pieces.} 17. Kb1 Re7 $6 ({Slightly better is} 17...
Rac8 18. Rhg1 Ng6) 18. Rhg1 Rae8 19. h4 $1 Kh8 20. Qe2 Ng6 $1 21. Bc2 $5 {
Frank sacrifices a pawn.} ({The pointe is} 21. h5 $6 Nf4 $1) 21... Nxh4 $5 {
Thomas accepts the challenge.} 22. g5 Bf5 23. gxh6 Bxc2+ 24. Qxc2 g6 $5 25. Rh1
Nf5 $5 26. Rdg1 Qf6 27. Ne2 Kh7 28. Nf4 $6 Re4 $6 (28... Nxd4 $1 29. Qc3 Qf5+
30. Ka1 Nc2+ 31. Kb1 Nb4+ {draws by perpetual check.}) 29. Qd3 $6 Kh8 $6 30. a3
$6 Nxd4 $6 (30... Nxe3 31. fxe3 Rxe3 32. Nxg6+ fxg6 {favours Black.}) 31. Qc3
Qf5 $2 (31... Rxf4 $1 32. exf4 Kh7 33. Rd1 Re4 {defends well.}) 32. Nd3 $1 c5
33. Ka2 $5 Kh7 34. Nxc5 Ne2 35. Qg7# {
USA - England ended in 3-1. The Americans led comfortly.} 1-0

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lilienthal, Andor HUN"]
[Black "Skalicka, Karel CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 f5 6. Nbd2 Ne7 $5 7. b3 Nd7 8. Bb2
Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Bd7 11. a3 Be8 12. b4 Ne4 $2 ({
Better is the counteraction by} 12... Bh5) 13. Nb3 Rf6 $5 14. f3 $1 Ng5 15. Qc2
Nf7 16. e4 $1 {White got the time for a thrust in the centre.} Qb8 $5 17. exd5
$5 exd5 $5 18. Rae1 Nd8 $6 19. c5 $1 {Lilienthal controls more territory.} Bc7
20. a4 Ne6 21. f4 Qd8 22. Re3 g6 23. Qe2 Bf7 24. g3 {
White just has to move forwards.} Nf8 25. Re1 Bxe5 $6 26. dxe5 Re6 27. Nd4 {
I got you!} Qd7 28. b5 Rc8 29. Ba3 Rb8 30. Rb1 Qd8 31. Qb2 Be8 32. Qb4 Kf7 33.
Bb2 Bd7 34. Ba1 Be8 35. a5 $6 Nd7 $6 ({Preferable is} 35... cxb5 $1 36. Qd2 Kg8
) 36. Nxe6 Kxe6 37. b6 a6 38. Bd4 Bf7 39. Qe1 Qf8 40. g4 $5 Qh6 41. Qg3 Rg8 42.
Kh1 Re8 43. Rg1 Nf8 44. gxf5+ gxf5 45. Qg7 $6 Qxg7 46. Rxg7 Bg6 47. h4 Bh5 $6 (
47... Kd7 $1 48. h5 Ne6 49. hxg6 hxg6 50. Rh7 Nxd4 {grabs the opportunity.})
48. Reg3 h6 49. Kg1 Bg4 50. h5 Bd1 51. Kf2 Bg4 52. Ke3 Bd1 53. Be2 Bc2 54. Bd3
Bd1 55. Rg1 $1 Bxh5 56. Rh1 Bg4 57. Rxh6+ Kd7 58. Rxg4 $1 fxg4 59. f5 Ng8 60.
Rh4 Nf6 61. Kf4 Ne4 62. Bxe4 dxe4 63. Rxg4 Re7 64. Kxe4 Rh7 65. e6+ Nxe6 66.
fxe6+ Kxe6 67. Rg6+ Kd7 68. Be5 Re7 69. Kf5 Re8 70. Bd6 Rg8 $5 71. Rf6 Rg7 72.
Rf8 Rh7 73. Kg6 Rh1 74. Rf7+ Ke6 75. Re7+ Kd5 76. Rxb7 Ra1 77. Ra7 {
Lilienthal scored 10/13 as a reserve player.} 1-0

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Glass, Eduard AUT"]
[Black "Fine, Reuben USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 ({Theory is} 5... exd5)
6. Be2 $5 (6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Bd3 {leads to a well-known variation.}) 6... Nc6 7.
O-O Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 O-O 10. Qc2 Be7 $6 ({Preferable is} 10... Bd6 $1 11.
e4 Nf4) 11. e4 $1 Nb6 12. Bf4 f6 13. Rd1 Qe8 14. Nc3 e5 15. Be3 Be6 16. Nd5 Bd8
$5 17. Bxb6 axb6 $5 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. b4 Rc8 20. Qb3 $6 (20. Qe2 Bg4 21. Ne3 Bxf3
22. Qxf3 {keeps a plus.}) 20... Bg4 $1 21. Be2 f5 22. Qd3 Qg6 23. exf5 Bxf5 24.
Qe3 Be4 25. b5 $4 ({Better is} 25. Kh1 $1 Nd4 $6 26. Bd3 Rxf3 $6 27. gxf3)
25... Nd4 $1 {F3 has become the weak point.} 26. Ne1 ({The pointe is} 26. Bd3
Nxf3+) 26... Bxd5 27. Qxe5 Bf6 $1 {The USA defeated Austria by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Apsenieks, Fricis LAT"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Ernst AUT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D39"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 7. e5 $5 {
Apsenieks goes for it as usual!} cxd4 8. exf6 gxf6 $1 ({Not} 8... dxc3 $4 9.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. fxg7+) 9. Qa4+ $2 (9. Bh4 $1 Nc6 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxc4 {
will draw in Ilivitzki - Sokolski, Sverdlovsk 1942.}) 9... Nc6 10. O-O-O Bxc3 {
The board is in flames.} ({The alternative is} 10... fxg5 11. Nxd4 Bxc3 12.
bxc3 Bd7) 11. Bh4 $2 (11. bxc3 $1 fxg5 12. Nxd4 Qa5 $2 (12... Bd7 $1) 13. Nxc6
Qxc3+ 14. Kb1 bxc6 15. Qxc6+ Ke7 16. Qxa8 Qb4+ 17. Ka1 Qc3+ {
will lead to perpetual check in Savitzky - Rabinovich, Leningrad 1933.}) 11...
b5 $1 12. Qxb5 Rb8 $1 {Grünfeld refutes the attack brilliantly.} 13. Qxc6+ Bd7
14. Qxc4 Bxb2+ 15. Kc2 Qa5 16. Nxd4 Rb4 $1 17. Bxf6 Rxc4+ 18. Bxc4 Qc3+ 19. Kb1
Ba3 20. Nc2 Qxf6 21. Nxa3 Ke7 22. Bb3 Qxf2 23. Nc4 Bc6 24. Rd2 Qf5+ 25. Ka1
Qf6+ 26. Nb2 Rg8 27. Rc1 Rxg2 28. Rxg2 Bxg2 29. a4 Qf4 30. Rc2 Be4 31. Rc4 Qxh2
$1 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Soultanbeieff, Victor BEL"]
[Black "Flohr, Salomon CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bb5+ Nbd7 $5 {
Flohr avoids a quick draw.} 8. Qb3 e6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12.
Bxd7 $2 {White exchanges his strong bishop.} ({Better is} 12. Ne1 $1 a6 13. Be2
) 12... Qxd7 $1 13. Ng5 $5 Qd5 $1 14. f4 $5 h6 15. Nh3 Qxb3 16. axb3 Bd7 17.
Rfc1 Bc6 18. Nf2 f5 19. Nd1 g5 20. g3 $6 (20. Bb4 $1 Rfc8 21. Bd6 {
activates a bishop.}) 20... gxf4 21. gxf4 Kh7 22. h3 Bf6 23. Kh2 Rg8 24. Nf2 $6
Bh4 25. Nh1 $5 Rg7 26. Rg1 Rxg1 27. Kxg1 a6 28. Kh2 Rg8 29. Rg1 Rxg1 30. Kxg1
Kg6 {Black has an edge in the endgame.} 31. Kg2 Bd5 32. b4 Kf7 33. Ng3 $1 Ke8
34. Ne2 Kd7 35. Nc3 Kc6 $2 ({Correct is} 35... Bc4) 36. Kh2 $2 {
White misses the opportunity.} (36. b5+ $1 axb5 37. Nxd5 Kxd5 38. b3 $1 {
builds a fortress.}) 36... Bb3 37. Kg2 Bc4 38. Kg1 Bd3 39. Kg2 Bc4 40. Nb1 b6
41. Kg1 Bd3 42. Nc3 Be7 43. Kf2 $5 Bxb4 44. Nxe4 Be7 {
Flohr has created a passed pawn.} 45. Nc3 Bh4+ 46. Kg1 Bc4 47. Kg2 a5 48. Kg1
b5 $1 49. Kg2 h5 50. Kg1 Bb3 51. Kg2 b4 $1 52. Ne2 Bd5+ 53. Kf1 Bc4 {
It is zugzwang!} 54. Be1 Bxe1 55. Kxe1 Bxe2 56. Kxe2 a4 {The two bishops could
be exchanged, because Black wins the pawn ending easily. Flohr made a fine
score for Czechoslovakia again.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Norcia, Federico ITA"]
[Black "Fine, Reuben USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 O-O 8.
f4 c5 9. dxc5 $5 ({Usual is} 9. Nf3) 9... Nc6 10. Nf3 a6 11. Na4 Nxc5 12. Nxc5
Qxc5 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Qf2 $6 {White offers the exchange of queens.} Qb4+ 15. Qd2
Qxb2 {But Black grabs a pawn.} 16. O-O Qa3 17. Qe3 Qe7 $6 (17... Kh8 $1 {
keeps a plus.}) 18. Bxh7+ $1 {A standard sacrifice begins an attack.} Kxh7 19.
Ng5+ Kg8 20. Qh3 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Rfc8 22. Qh5 $5 {Check draws as well.} Nd8 $1 23.
Qh7+ $5 Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxg7 $2 ({Right is} 25. c4 $1 Qxc4 26. Nh7 Bb5 27.
Qf8+ Kd7 28. Qd6+ Ke8 29. Qf8+ {and a draw by perpetual check.}) 25... Bb5 $1
26. c4 $6 {Too late!} Bxc4 $1 27. Rac1 Kd7 28. f5 $5 Qe7 $1 29. f6 Qe8 30. Rfe1
Bd3 31. h4 Bg6 32. g4 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Rc8 34. Re1 Rc4 35. Rg1 Nc6 36. h5 Be4+ 37.
Kh2 Nxe5 38. Kh3 Bf3 39. Nxf3 Nxf3 40. Rg3 Ne5 41. g5 Kc7 42. g6 Qa4 $1 43.
gxf7 Rh4+ 44. Kg2 Qxa2+ 45. Kg1 Qh2+ 46. Kf1 Rf4+ {
USA - Italy became 21/2-11/2.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.21"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Berndtsson-Kullberg, Karl SWE"]
[Black "Voisin, Andre FRA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 {He plays the Euwe Gambit.} Nxe4 5. dxe5
f5 $6 {Voisin brings a poor novelty.} 6. exf6 $6 (6. O-O $1 Be7 7. Qd5 {
gains an advantage.}) 6... Nxf6 $1 7. Nc3 Na5 8. Bd3 Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne4
Nxe4 $2 (10... d5 $1 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {defends properly.}) 11. Bxe4 c6 $5 12. Ng5
({The standard sacrifice} 12. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 13. Ng5+ Kg8 14. Qh5 {wins quickly.
}) 12... h6 13. Qh5 $1 d5 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bg6 Kg8 (15... Nc4 $1 16. Nf7+ Rxf7
17. Bxf7 Qf6 {prolongs the game.}) 16. Bf7+ Rxf7 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Qh5 Kg8 19.
c3 $1 Be7 $2 20. Qf7+ Kh8 21. Re1 $1 {Sweden crushed France by 31/2-1/2} 1-0

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.21"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Frydman, Paulin POL"]
[Black "Stoltz, Goesta SWE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 $5 ({The standard move is} 5.
Nc3) 5... f6 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Nc3 g5 $1 8. Be3 c4 $1 {
Stoltz reaches an aggressive position similar to the Folkestone Variation.} 9.
g3 Bb4 10. Bg2 Nge7 11. O-O Be6 12. Ne1 $5 ({An alternative is} 12. a3 Bxc3 13.
bxc3) 12... Qd7 13. Nc2 Ba5 $6 ({Preferable is} 13... Bxc3 $1 14. bxc3 Bh3) 14.
Bd2 Bh3 15. e4 $1 Bxg2 16. Qh5+ Ng6 17. Kxg2 O-O-O $5 18. exd5 $1 Nce7 19. Qe2
Kb8 20. Ne3 h5 21. Ne4 $6 ({More solid is} 21. Nxc4 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxd5 23. Rfe1
) 21... Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Bxa5 Rde8 $1 (23... Qxa5 $2 24. Qxc4 Qf5 25. f3
{costs a pawn.}) 24. f3 f5 25. Bc3 $2 (25. Rae1 $1 Qxa5 26. Qd2 $1 Qxd2+ 27.
Nxd2 b5 28. Nb1 $1 {defends brilliantly.}) 25... fxe4 26. Qe3 $6 (26. Kg1 h4
27. fxe4 Rxe4 28. Qg2 h3 29. Qh1 {resists stubbornly, but} Nh4 $1 30. Rf2 Ng2 {
locks up a queen.}) 26... h4 $5 27. Rf2 hxg3 28. hxg3 Qf5 29. Rh1 Rxh1 30. Kxh1
Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Rh8 32. Rg2 exf3 33. Qxf3 Nh4 $1 {Poland - Sweden became 2-2.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.21"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Steiner, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C74"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 Be7 7. d4 Bd7 8. O-O
O-O 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bc2 $5 c6 11. c4 cxd5 12. exd5 Ne8 13. Ne1 f5 14. f4 e4 15.
Be3 Bf6 16. Nc3 b5 17. Bb3 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nc7 19. Nc2 Bb5 20. Nd4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4
Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Nd7 23. Qc6 Nf6 24. Bb6 Rf7 $5 25. Rac1 Qd7 $2 ({Correct is} 
25... Rc8 $1 26. Rfd1 Qe7) 26. Qxd7 Rxd7 27. Bxc7 Rxc7 28. Nxe4 $1 {
Steiner gains a pawn.} Rac8 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Nc3 $2 ({Better is} 30. Nxd6 Nxd5
31. g3 g6 32. Rd1 Nf6 33. Rd2) 30... Rc4 $1 31. Re1 Rd4 32. Kf2 Rxf4+ {
Kashdan has regained the pawn.} 33. Ke3 Rb4 34. b3 Ne4 $1 35. Kd3 $6 ({
Preferable is} 35. Rc1 $1 Nf6 36. h3) 35... Nc5+ 36. Kc2 Kf7 37. Re3 h5 38. Ne2
Kf6 39. g3 h4 $1 40. a3 Re4 41. Rxe4 Nxe4 {
He reaches a favourable knight ending.} 42. Kd3 $2 Ke5 $2 ({They miss} 42...
Nxg3 $1) 43. gxh4 Kxd5 44. Nf4+ Ke5 45. Ng6+ $6 (45. Ke3 $1 {draws.}) 45... Kf6
46. Nf4 Nc5+ 47. Kc4 Ke5 48. Nh3 Nd7 49. b4 d5+ $6 (49... Ke4 $1 {
brings winning chances.}) 50. Kd3 d4 51. a4 Nb6 52. Ng5 Nxa4 53. Nf3+ Kd5 54.
Nxd4 Nb2+ 55. Kc3 Nd1+ 56. Kd3 Nf2+ 57. Kc3 f4 58. Nf5 g6 $1 59. Ne7+ Ke4 60.
Nxg6 f3 61. h5 $2 (61. Kd2 Ng4 62. Ne7 $1 Nxh2 63. Ke1 Ke3 64. Nf5+ {draws.})
61... Ng4 $1 62. Kd2 Nxh2 63. h6 {
White cannot stop the f-pawn and tries a counteraction.} f2 64. h7 f1=Q 65.
h8=Q Nf3+ {Black has a decisive attack.} 66. Kc2 Nd4+ 67. Kb2 Qe2+ 68. Ka3 Qd3+
69. Ka4 Qb3+ 70. Ka5 Qd5+ {Kashdan will mate in a few moves. The USA defeated
Hungary by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game.   The standings at the top
became: USA 36/13, Czechoslovakia 321/2, Sweden 30, Poland and Hungary 281/2,
Austria 28. Gaining the gold looked easy for the Americans.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.22"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Fine, Reuben USA"]
[Black "Lundin, Erik SWE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 (3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Nc3 c4 7. Bg2 {
are probably the right moves.}) 3... d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Nc3 c4 7. Nf3
{If these moves are played in this order, White could have captured pawn d5.}
Bb4 8. O-O Nge7 {Black has chosen the Folkestone Variation.} 9. Ne5 O-O 10.
Nxc6 bxc6 11. e4 Rb8 $5 (11... Be6 {
was played in Grünfeld - Stahlberg (round three).}) 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qc2 f5 $5
14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bxd5+ $6 ({Preferable is} 17. Bxd6
Qxd6 18. Rad1) 17... cxd5 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rfe1 f4 $1 20. Re5 f3 21. h3 Rb6
22. b3 Qd7 23. Rh5 $1 g6 24. Rh4 Rc6 25. bxc4 Rxc4 26. Qd2 Qc7 27. Re1 Rc2 28.
Qe3 $2 (28. Qh6 $1 Re2 $5 29. Rxe2 fxe2 30. Qe3 Qxg3+ $5 31. Qxg3 e1=Q+ 32. Kg2
{brings equality.}) 28... Rxa2 29. Rf4 Rxf4 30. gxf4 Re2 31. Rxe2 fxe2 32. Qxe2
Qxf4 {White has lost a pawn and faces a hard queen ending.} 33. Qe8+ Qf8 34.
Qe5 Qf7 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ Kh6 37. Qe3+ g5 $1 38. Qa3 $5 Kh5 39. Qd3 a5 40.
Qe2+ Kh6 $2 (40... Kg6 41. Qa6+ Qf6 {keeps an extra pawn.}) 41. Qa6+ Kh5 42.
Qxa5 Qf3 43. Qc7 h6 44. Qg7 Qf5 45. Qb7 Qe6 46. Kh2 Qf5 47. Kg1 Kh4 48. Qb3 Qe4
49. Qg3+ Kh5 50. Qe3 $4 ({Right is} 50. Qc3) 50... Qxe3 51. fxe3 Kg6 52. e4 ({
Or} 52. Kf2 Kf5 53. Kf3 h5 {and Black wins the pawn ending.}) 52... dxe4 53.
Kf2 Kf5 54. Ke3 h5 55. d5 Ke5 56. d6 Kxd6 57. Kxe4 Ke6 58. Kd3 Kd5 {The loss in
USA - Sweden only became 11/2-21/2, because Stoltz made a losing blunder in a
won game against Marshall.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.22"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Opocensky, Karel CSR"]
[Black "Makarczyk, Kazimierz POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. g3 $5 e5 5. Bg2 Nc6 {
This type of play was still unusual in the thirties.} 6. Nge2 Bg7 7. d4 Nxd4 8.
Nxd4 exd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. b3 f5 13. Bb2 f4 $1 14. gxf4
Rxf4 15. Ne2 Rf8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd4 Bf7 18. f4 $1 Kg8 19. Rae1 Qe7 20. Qg3
Rae8 21. Nf5 $1 Qf6 22. e5 dxe5 ({The pointe is} 22... Qxf5 $2 23. Bh3 Qh5 24.
Bxd7 Re7 25. Bg4 {and White has an advantage.}) 23. fxe5 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Be6 25.
Nh6+ $5 Kg7 26. Qg5 Qc5 27. Ng4 Qe7 28. Nf6 $6 {
This sacrifice is not necessary.} Nxf6 29. exf6+ Rxf6 30. Qe5 Qf7 $6 ({
Better is} 30... c6 $1 31. Qd4 a6 32. Bh3 Qf7 {
and Black keeps the extra pawn but suffers from restraint.}) 31. Rxf6 Qxf6 32.
Qxc7+ Bf7 33. Rf1 Re7 34. Qc5 b6 35. Qa3 Qe5 36. Qc1 Qe3 37. Qd1 Qe5 38. Qc1 g5
39. Qd1 Bg6 40. Qd8 Rf7 41. Rxf7+ Bxf7 42. Qd1 h5 43. Bd5 Bg6 44. Qd2 h4 45.
Kg1 Kf6 46. Bf3 Ke7 47. Bg4 Be8 48. Kg2 Bc6+ 49. Kh3 Qf4 $2 (49... Kf6 $1 {
takes the initiative.}) 50. Qxf4 gxf4 51. Kxh4 {White has gained a pawn.} Kf6
52. Bc8 $1 Bf3 $2 (52... Ke5 $1 53. Kg5 f3 54. h4 Be4 55. Bh3 f2 56. h5 Bd3 57.
h6 a5 $1 58. a3 $1 Kd4 $1 59. Kf4 Kc3 60. Ke3 Bh7 $1 {
gives excellent drawing chances.}) 53. b4 $1 Ke5 54. Bd7 Kd4 55. Kg5 Be2 $5 56.
Kxf4 Bxc4 57. a3 Kd5 58. Kg5 Kd6 59. Bf5 Ke7 60. Bg6 a5 61. h4 axb4 62. axb4
Kf8 63. Kf6 Kg8 64. Ke7 Kg7 65. Be8 Be2 66. Kd6 Kh6 67. Bc6 $2 ({Correct is} 
67. Kc6 $1 b5 68. Kc5) 67... b5 $2 {Black misses the opportunity.} (67... Kh5
$1 68. Kc7 Kxh4 69. Kxb6 Kg5 $1 70. Kc5 Kf6 {leads to a theoretical draw.}) 68.
Kc5 Bd3 (68... Kh5 69. Bxb5 Bf3 70. Bc4 Kxh4 71. b5 {also wins for White.}) 69.
Bxb5 Bc2 70. Be8 Bd3 71. Bf7 Be2 72. Bc4 Bf3 73. b5 Kh5 74. b6 Bb7 75. Kd6 Kxh4
76. Kc7 {This was the only decisive game in the match, so Czechoslovakia -
Poland became 21/2-11/2. USA (371/2) led before Czechoslovakia (35).} 1-0

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.23"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Simonson, Albert USA"]
[Black "Opocensky, Karel CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D08"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Czechoslovakia had to defeat the USA by 31/2-1/2 in the last round.} 1. d4 d5
2. c4 e5 {Opocensky wants to battle in the Albin Counter-Gambit.} 3. dxe5 d4 4.
Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 Be6 6. e3 dxe3 7. Qxd8+ Rxd8 8. Bxe3 {
But an exchange of the queens makes the confrontation less wild.} Nge7 9. Bf4
$5 (9. Nc3 $1 {happened in the earlier game Opocensky - Pelikan.}) 9... Ng6 10.
Bg3 h5 11. h4 Nd4 $5 12. Nxd4 Rxd4 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Be2 (14. Nf3 $1 Re4+ 15. Kd2
Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Rac1 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 c5 19. Ke3 {keeps an edge.}) 14...
Nxh4 $1 15. O-O-O $6 (15. Bxh4 Rxh4 16. Rxh4 Bxh4 17. Nf3 Be7 18. O-O-O {
is alright.}) ({Opocensky has prepared} 15. Nb3 $2 Rxc4 $1 16. Bxc4 Nxg2+ 17.
Kf1 Bxc4+ 18. Kxg2 Bxb3) 15... Nf5 16. Bh2 Bg5 17. Kc2 Bxd2 18. Rxd2 Bxc4 $1 {
Black has gained a pawn.} 19. Bf3 c6 $2 20. Rhd1 $2 (20. Bxc6+ $1 bxc6 21. Rxd4
Nxd4+ 22. Kc3 Bd5 23. Kxd4 {equalises.}) 20... Rxd2+ 21. Rxd2 Ne7 $1 22. g3 $2
{White locks up his own bishop.} (22. Bd1 $1 Bd5 23. f4 {
offers more resistance.}) 22... Bd5 23. Be2 g5 24. Rd4 g4 25. Bd3 Kd7 $1 26. f4
$5 gxf3 27. Bg1 Rg8 28. Bf2 Rg5 29. Rh4 Rxe5 30. g4 hxg4 31. Rxg4 f5 32. Rd4
Ke6 33. Kd2 b5 34. Bg3 Re4 35. Bxe4 fxe4 36. b4 Nf5 37. Bf2 Ke5 38. Kc3 e3 {
Opocensky had made the enormous score of 111/2/13.   Czerchoslovakia seemed to
produce a sensation, because Flohr defeated Kashdan and the two other games
were favourable for the Europeans.} 0-1

[Event "Folkestone"]
[Site "5th Olympiad"]
[Date "1933.06.23"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Marshall, Frank USA"]
[Black "Treybal, Karel CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1933.06.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Qb3 Rd8 11. Bd3 c5 $5 12. Qa3 b6 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bb5
c4 15. Qxe7 $6 {The endgame slightly favouirs Black.} Nxe7 16. Ba4 Bf5 $1 {
He takes the initiative.} 17. Rfc1 a6 18. Bc2 b5 19. Nd2 Be6 $5 ({Preferable is
} 19... a5 $1 20. Bxf5 Nxf5 21. a3 Nd6) 20. Rcb1 f5 21. a3 Ng6 22. f4 Rdb8 23.
Nf3 Rb7 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Rab8 26. Rb2 a5 27. Rab1 Kf7 $5 {Kashdan and
Simonson have lost their games and Fine has a poor position. So the fate of
the nation depends on Marshall.} 28. Rf1 $1 {Frank sets a problem.} b4 $5 ({
More ingenious is} 28... Ke7 $1 29. Bxf5 Bxf5 30. Rxf5 b4 31. axb4 axb4 32.
cxb4 Rxb4 33. Ra2) 29. axb4 axb4 30. g4 $5 (30. e4 $1 dxe4 31. Bxe4 Rd7 32.
Bxf5 Bxf5 33. Rxf5+ $5 Ke6 34. Rf1 Rdd8 {draws.}) 30... Kg8 $4 (30... bxc3 31.
Rxb7+ Rxb7 32. gxf5 Bc8 33. e4 Rb2 34. Rc1 dxe4 35. Bxe4 Rd2 36. Rxc3 Rxd4 37.
Rxc4 Rxc4 38. Bd5+ Ke7 39. Bxc4 Bxf5 {exchanges about everything.}) (30... g6
$2 31. e4 $1 f4 {costs a pawn.}) 31. gxf5 Bd7 32. e6 Bc6 33. cxb4 Rxb4 34. Rxb4
Rxb4 35. Ra1 $5 Kf8 36. Ra6 Be8 37. e4 $1 Rb5 ({The pointe is} 37... Rb2 38.
exd5 $1 Rxc2 39. d6) 38. Ra8 Ke7 39. Rxe8+ $1 Kxe8 40. Ba4 {Marshall had
conquered gold again! At this moment Fine drew. So USA - Czechoslovakia ended
in 11/2-21/2.   The final standings became: USA 39/14, Czechoslovakia 371/2,
Sweden (bronze), Poland and Hungary 34, Austria 331/2, Latvia 301/2, France 28,
Lithuania 271/2, England 27, Italy 241/2, Denmark 221/2, Iceland and Belgium
17, Scotland 14. The Swedes got the bronze medal, because they scored more
match points.   The FIDE had survived during an economic crisis.} 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Black "Grau, Roberto ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A54"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The sixth Olympiad happened in Warsaw from 16 until 31 August 1935. Twenty
teams played the many rounds under the luxurious conditions of a casino for
officers. The Soviets refused an invitation by the Poles. So it became a
battle between the Americans and Europeans again.} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3
d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. g3 d5 $5 7. Bg2 c5 8. Nb3 d4 $1 9. Nd5 O-O 10. e3
$1 Nxd5 11. cxd5 dxe3 12. Bxe3 Bd6 $6 (12... Na6 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. O-O {
slightly favours White (Sliwa).}) 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Qa5+ 15. b4 Re8+ {
Black has an attack for the centre pawn.} 16. Kd2 $5 Qa6 $6 (16... Qd8 $1 17.
Re1 Na6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Qb3 Nxc5 20. bxc5 Qd8 {gives counter-play.}) 17. Re1
Rd8 $2 (17... Bd7 $1 18. d6 Rxe1 19. Qxe1 Nc6 {avoids the next swap.}) 18. Qe2
$1 {White threatens mate and the exchange of queens.} Be6 $1 19. Kc1 $1 Bd7 20.
Qxa6 $1 Nxa6 21. Kb2 Nxc5 22. bxc5 {The endgame is hopeless for Black.} Rac8
23. Rac1 Kf8 24. Kb3 Re8 25. Kc4 a6 26. Rxe8+ Kxe8 27. Kd4 Rd8 28. Re1+ Kf8 29.
d6 b6 30. cxb6 Be6 31. b7 $1 Rxd6+ 32. Kc5 Rd8 33. Rb1 {Tartakower had trained
the Polish team and gave the good example in the first round. But Poland -
Argentina ended in 2-2 because Najdorf lost.} 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Golombek, Harry ENG"]
[Black "Danielsson, Goesta SWE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A18"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. d4
Bb7 9. Be2 h6 $5 (9... Nd7 {occurred in Flohr - Kashdan, Folkestone 1933.}) 10.
O-O Bd6 11. Qb3 c5 12. Be3 Qe7 13. d5 $5 {
Black will 'play around' the advanced pawn.} O-O 14. Rad1 f5 15. Rfe1 e5 16.
Bc1 Nd7 17. a4 $6 (17. g3 $1 e4 18. Nh4 {defends solidly.}) 17... e4 $1 18. Nd2
Qh4 19. g3 Qf6 20. Bf1 $5 Ne5 21. a5 Rae8 22. Bg2 $2 ({Preferable is} 22. axb6
axb6 23. Be2) 22... Nd3 $1 23. Re2 Be5 24. axb6 axb6 25. Nb1 f4 $1 26. Bxe4
Nxc1 $2 (26... fxg3 $1 27. fxg3 Nf2 $1 {wins immediately.}) 27. Rxc1 fxg3 28.
fxg3 Bxg3 $1 29. Qc2 $1 {White grabs the opportunity.} ({Not} 29. hxg3 $2 Rxe4
$1 30. Rxe4 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qf3+ 32. Kh2 Qxe4) 29... Be5 30. Rce1 $2 (30. Nd2 $1
Bc8 31. Rf1 Qg5+ 32. Kh1 Rxf1+ 33. Nxf1 {reorganises the defence.}) 30... Bc8
$1 31. Qd3 $6 (31. Rf2 Qxf2+ 32. Qxf2 Rxf2 33. Kxf2 Bxh2 {avoids mate.}) 31...
Bg4 32. Rg2 Qh4 33. Rc1 Bh3 34. Rgc2 Bf4 35. Rd1 Rxe4 $1 36. Qxe4 Qg4+ {
The Swedes scored well during the first rounds.} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Marshall, Frank USA"]
[Black "Stoltz, Goesta SWE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Qb6 7. Na4 Qa5+ 8.
Bd2 Qd8 9. e3 e6 10. Rc1 Bd6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 (13... Qb6
$5 {will draw in Stoltz - Bogoljubow, Sepot 1935.}) 14. dxc5 O-O 15. Bc3 Rc8 ({
Not} 15... Nxc5 $4 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Qd4) 16. a3 Ne5 $1 17. Bxd7 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3
$6 {Marshall opens the protection of his king.} ({More solid is} 18. Qxf3 Qxd7
19. Bd4) 18... Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Qxd7 20. Qd4 $2 ({Better is} 20. f4) 20... e5 $1
21. Qxe5 Rc6 $1 22. e4 $6 (22. h4 Qh3 23. h5 Rh6 24. Qg5 Rxh5 25. Qg2 {
prolongs the game.}) 22... d4 $1 23. Rd3 Qh3 $1 24. Rxd4 Rg6+ 25. Qg3 f5 26.
Rfd1 f4 27. Qxg6 hxg6 28. R1d3 g5 29. e5 g4 30. fxg4 f3 $1 {This was the only
decisive game in the match, so the USA versus Sweden became 11/2-21/2. The
Americans had a poor start.} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Steiner, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Stahlberg, Gideon SWE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 Be7
8. Bd3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rad1 Re8 $5 12. c4 Nd7 13. Bd2 Bf6 14. Bc3
Qe7 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Rad8 17. Qh5 Nf8 {
Black has a firm defence against the attack.} 18. Qh3 Rd7 19. Rde1 $6 (19. Rd2
Red8 20. Rfd1 {keeps a plus.}) 19... Ng6 20. f4 Red8 21. Re3 Qc5 22. Be2 $2 ({
Right is} 22. Kh1 $1) 22... Rd3 $3 {Stahlberg takes advantage of the pin.} 23.
Bxd3 Rxd3 24. Rfe1 Nxf4 25. Qg3 Nxg2 {The white position has collapsed.} 26. b4
Rxe3 27. bxc5 Rxg3 28. hxg3 Nxe1 29. Bxe1 bxc5 30. Bf2 Ba6 $1 31. Bxc5 Bxc4 32.
a3 $5 a5 33. Kf2 a4 34. Be7 h5 35. Ke3 Kh7 36. Bd8 c6 37. Kf4 Kg6 38. Bb6 f6
39. Bd4 Kf7 40. Ke4 Bd5+ 41. Ke3 fxe5 42. Bxe5 g5 {Black will win the ending
easily, despite the bishops of a different colour, because he has three extra
pawns.   The Swedes drew with the Hungarians and crushed the lesser countries.
They led by 31/2 points after ten rounds.} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Silbermann, H. ROM."]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan sr YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D61"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Bd3
a6 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 $5 (11... Nd5 {
was played in Botvinnik - Riumin, Odessa 1929.}) 12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Bg3 Qa5 14.
a3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 c5 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. a4 Rac8 $2 18. Nc4 $2 (18. d5 $1 exd5 19.
Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Bxd5 b6 21. Bb7 {brings a great advantage for White.}) 18... Qd8
19. a5 cxd4 20. cxd4 Bb5 21. Rfc1 Nd5 22. e4 $2 (22. Qb2 {ends the pin.}) 22...
Bg5 $1 23. Rd1 $5 ({The pointe is} 23. exd5 exd5 24. Rd1 dxc4 25. Ba2 Qd5)
23... Bxc4 24. Bxc4 b5 $1 25. axb6 Nxb6 26. Ra4 $5 Nxa4 $6 (26... a5 $1 27. Qb3
Nxa4 28. Qxa4 Qb6 {gains a tempo.}) 27. Qxa4 a5 28. d5 $1 exd5 29. Bxd5 Qb6 30.
h4 Be7 31. Qd7 {White carries out a counteraction, but Black utilises his
material advantage and passed pawn.} Rfe8 32. Qf5 Qf6 33. Qh5 Ba3 34. e5 Qe7
35. Rd4 $5 Rcd8 36. Qf3 Bb2 37. Rf4 Rf8 38. Rf5 $5 a4 39. Ba2 Qa3 40. e6 fxe6
41. Bxe6+ Kh8 42. Qg4 Rxf5 43. Bxf5 Qa1+ 44. Kh2 Rd1 45. Bc7 Rh1+ 46. Kg3 Be5+
47. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 48. Kf3 Qc3+ 49. Kf4 Qd4+ 50. Be4 Qxf2+ 51. Ke5 Qf6+ 52. Kd5
Rd1+ 53. Kc4 Rd4+ {Yugoslavia defeated Romania by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Petrovs, Vladimirs LAT"]
[Black "Fine, Reuben USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D65"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2
a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 c5 $5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. O-O Be6 14. Nd4 Rc8
15. Rfd1 b5 16. a3 Ne8 $5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. b4 Na4 $5 (18... Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Nf6
{brings a plus for White.}) 19. Qd2 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Nd6 $1 21. Nb3 $6 Nc4 22.
Bxc4 dxc4 23. Nd4 {White has lost time.} Qf6 ({Not} 23... Rfd8 $4 24. Nc6 $1)
24. Qe2 $6 (24. e4 $1 Rfd8 25. Qe3 {advances in the centre.}) 24... Rfd8 25. f4
$6 {He should have played a waiting move.} Bd5 26. Rd2 Be4 $1 {
White suffers from a horrible blockade.} 27. Qf2 Rd7 28. Qg3 Re8 29. Qf2 Bd3
30. Rc1 (30. Rcxd3 $1 cxd3 31. Rxd3 {offers more resistance.}) 30... Rde7 31.
Nf3 (31. Re1 $2 {is punished by} Qxd4 $1 32. exd4 Rxe1+) 31... Rxe3 32. Ne5 Qb6
$1 33. h3 f6 34. Nxd3 cxd3 35. Kh2 Qd6 36. Rcd1 R8e4 {
Fine was recovering from a poor start.} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fine, Reuben USA"]
[Black "Naegeli, Oskar SUI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 e5 8. O-O
Re8 9. Re1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 $5 (10... Ne5 {
drew in Gothilf - Bogoljubow, Leningrad 1925.}) 11. b3 Bg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bb2
Qc8 14. Qd2 Re7 $5 15. Nc2 $5 a5 16. Ne3 Bc6 17. Rad1 Qf8 18. Qc2 b6 19. Ne2
Nh5 $2 ({Preferable is} 19... Ree8 $1) 20. Nd4 $1 Bb7 21. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 22. cxd5
{Fine has a  strong position in the centre.} Ree8 23. f4 Nf6 24. Re2 {
He advances slowly.} h5 25. Rf1 Nfd7 26. a3 Kh7 $6 (26... Bf6 27. Nb5 Bxb2 28.
Qxb2 Na6 {defends properly.}) 27. e5 $1 Qh8 $5 ({The pointe is} 27... dxe5 28.
fxe5 Rxe5 29. Ne6 $1 Nxe6 30. Bxe5 Nd4 31. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 32. Kh1) 28. Nc6 f5 29.
Rfe1 Nb8 30. Nxb8 Raxb8 31. b4 $1 axb4 32. axb4 Na6 33. Qb3 Re7 34. e6 $5 Bxb2
35. Qxb2 Qxb2 36. Rxb2 {
Black faces a positional disaster.   The USA crushed Switzerland by 31/2-1/2.}
1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Horowitz, Israel USA"]
[Black "Trifunovic, Petar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 d5 $5 6. Ngf3 Nc6 $1 7. O-O O-O
8. a3 Bxd2 9. Qxd2 $5 dxc4 10. Rd1 Ne4 11. Qc2 b5 {
Black has temporarily won a pawn.} 12. Ng5 $1 Nxg5 (12... Nxd4 $6 13. Rxd4 $1
Qxd4 14. Be3 Qf6 15. Bxe4 $1 Rb8 16. Bg2 {favours White.}) 13. Bxc6 Rb8 14. a4
f4 $6 ({Better is} 14... a6 $1 15. axb5 axb5) 15. Bg2 $6 (15. axb5 $1 fxg3 16.
fxg3 Rxb5 17. Rxa7 Nh3+ 18. Kg2 Rf2+ 19. Kh1 {gains an edge.}) 15... fxg3 16.
hxg3 a6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra7 c6 19. Bxg5 ({Not} 19. Bxc6 $4 Nh3+) 19... Qxg5
20. Bxc6 Qf6 21. e3 e5 22. Bd5+ Kh8 (22... Be6 $2 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Qc3 $1 {
costs a piece.}) 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Qc3 Qxc3 $6 {
Black should not exchange the queens.} ({Preferable is} 24... Qg5 $1) 25. bxc3
Bf5 {The endgame is difficult to defend.} 26. e4 Bg4 27. Rb1 Bf3 28. Rb7 $1
Rxb7 29. Bxb7 Rd8 $2 (29... Rb8 $1 30. Bc6 b4 $1 31. cxb4 c3 32. b5 c2 33. Rc1
Rd8 $1 34. Bd5 Bxe4 $1 35. Bb3 Rc8 36. f3 {draws.}) 30. Bd5 $1 ({Avoids} 30.
Rxb5 $4 Rd1+) 30... g5 31. Rxb5 Re8 $2 (31... Rd7 $1 32. Rc5 Kg7 33. Rxc4 Ra7
34. g4 Bxg4 {offers a stubborn resistance.}) 32. e5 $1 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 g4 34. Rc5
h5 35. e6 Kg7 36. Rxh5 Kf6 37. Rc5 Rxe6 38. Rxc4 Re1+ 39. Kg2 Kf5 40. Rc8 Rc1
41. c4 Ke6 42. c5 Rc4 43. c6 Kd6 44. Rf8 Kxc6 45. Rc8+ Kd5 46. Rxc4 Kxc4 47. f3
Kd5 48. fxg4 Ke5 49. Kh3 Kf6 50. Kh4 {The USA defeated Yugoslavia by 21/2-11/2.
} 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Makarczyk, Kazimierz POL"]
[Black "Horowitz, Israel USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Be2 Nxe2 $5 6. Qxe2 d6 7. d4 exd4
8. Nxd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nf5 $6 Bxf5 $1 11. exf5 Re8 12. Qf3 d5 $1 13. Bg5 c6
14. Rfe1 Nd7 $1 {Horowitz is going to exchange pieces.} 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Qf4
Nf6 17. Kf1 Qc7 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Rad1 Kf8 20. h3 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Nxe8 22. g4 Re7
23. Re1 {If White avoids the exchange, Black controls the open file.} Rxe1+ 24.
Kxe1 Ke7 {Black has the better pawn structure in the knight ending.} 25. Ke2
Kd6 26. f4 $2 {The f-pawn should not move until it is necessary. Hereafter, g4
will become a weakness.} ({My preference has} 26. Ke3 Ke5 27. Ne2 c5 28. c3)
26... h5 $1 27. Kf3 hxg4+ 28. hxg4 d4 $1 29. Ne4+ Kd5 30. Ng3 c5 31. g5 $6 ({
More solid is} 31. a4 b6 32. Ne4) 31... Nd6 $1 32. g6 $5 f6 {The knights and
kingside pawns are fixed. Black has an extra pawn in the confrontation on the
queenside.} 33. Ke2 b5 34. a3 a5 {Horowitz pushes forwards what he has got.}
35. b3 c4 36. b4 a4 $1 37. Kd1 c3 38. Ke1 Kc4 39. Ke2 d3+ $1 {
He forces an opening.} 40. Kd1 d2 41. Ke2 Kd4 42. Kd1 Nc4 43. Ne2+ {
Horowitz scored 12/15 as the reserve of the USA!} ({The pointe is} 43. Ne2+ Ke3
44. Nxc3 Nb2#) 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich AUT"]
[Black "Rejfir, Josef CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Qb6 7. Qc2 Ne4 8. e3 $5
({Known is} 8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxd5) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11.
Bd3 Bd6 12. O-O Qc7 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Rfc1 {The other rook moves, according to
the known notation, but that is probably wrong.} Bxg3 15. hxg3 Nb6 16. Ne5 Bd7
17. a4 Rfd8 18. a5 Nc8 $2 (18... Nc4 $1 19. Bxc4 dxc4 {
stops the advance on the queenside.}) 19. c4 $1 dxc4 20. Bh7+ $5 Kf8 21. Qe4 $5
{White does not capture the c-pawn and attacks immediately.} Nd6 22. Qf4 Bb5
23. e4 Ke7 24. Qg4 Kf8 (24... Ne8 $5 25. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 26. Qh5+ Kf8 27. Qxb5
Rxd4 28. e5 {also favours White.}) 25. Ra3 g5 26. Qh5 f6 $2 {
Rejfir makes the decisive mistake.} ({Better is} 26... f5 $1 {(Müller)} 27. Bg6
Qg7) 27. Rf3 (27. Qxh6+ $1 Qg7 28. Ng6+ Kf7 29. Qh5 {wins quickly.}) 27... Qg7
28. Ng6+ Ke8 (28... Kf7 29. e5 $1 Qxh7 30. Rxf6+ Kg7 31. Rxe6 {
leads to a dangerous white attack.}) 29. e5 $1 fxe5 ({Or} 29... Qxh7 $2 30.
Rxf6 $1) 30. dxe5 Nf5 31. g4 (31. Nh4+ $1 Kd7 32. Nxf5 Qxh7 33. Nd4 {
crushes the defence.}) 31... Nd4 $2 (31... Bc6 {(Müller)} 32. Nh8+ Ke7 33. gxf5
Qxh7 34. Ng6+ Ke8 {prolongs the game.}) 32. Nh8+ $1 {A white rook goes to f7,
if the king moves.   Eliskases scored 15/19 at the third board.} 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Black "Steiner, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5
Qc8 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qb3 $5 ({Theory is} 10. Bg5) 10... c6 11. Bd2 Na6 12. Rac1
Nc7 $6 ({Preferable is} 12... Bd6) 13. e4 $1 {
White takes advantage of the slip immediately.} Rd8 $2 (13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 c5
{defends well.}) 14. Rfe1 $1 {
He increases the pressure in the centre by a quiet move.} c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16.
exd5 Ncxd5 (16... Rb8 $1 17. Bg5 $1 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Ncxd5 19. Qa4 {
strongly favours White.}) 17. Bg5 Rb8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxf7 $1 ({Not} 19. Nxd5
$4 Bxd5) 19... c4 $6 {Black has no proper defence.} ({The critical line is} 
19... Kxf7 20. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 21. Bxd5+ Kf8 22. Qf3 Rxb2 $5 23. Be6 $1 Qb7 24.
Qf5 {and White wins.}) 20. Nxd8 $1 {
Poland defeated Hungary by 21/2-11/2 due to this game.} ({The pointe is} 20.
Nxd8 cxb3 21. Re8#) 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander FRA"]
[Black "Petrovs, Vladimirs LAT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
c3 Qe7 9. Qc2 $5 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. O-O-O O-O-O
14. Qa4 Kb8 15. Qb5 $1 Nb6 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Nd5 ({
The exchange of queens by} 18... Qd7+ $2 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Nd6 {
costs a pawn (Alekhine).}) 19. g3 Nc7 $6 ({Preferable is} 19... a6 $5 20. Qd3
h6) 20. Qd3 h6 21. Nxf6 Qxf6 $2 (21... gxf6 22. Qh7 Qf8 {
does not lose material (Alekhine).}) 22. Ne5 $1 Qe7 ({The pointe is} 22... Qxe5
$4 23. Qd8#) 23. Nxf7 $1 {White wins a pawn.} Nd5 24. Ne5 a6 25. Qd4 Qe8 26.
Kd2 Qh5 27. c4 Nf6 28. Qf4 Ka8 29. h4 Qe8 30. Qd4 Qa4 31. a3 Qb3 32. Nd3 Qa4
33. f3 Qc6 34. Ne5 Qc7 35. b4 $1 a5 36. b5 b6 37. g4 Kb8 38. g5 hxg5 39. hxg5
Ne8 40. Nd7+ Ka7 41. a4 Nd6 42. c5 $1 bxc5 43. Qxc5+ Qxc5 44. Nxc5 e5 45. g6 $1
{Alekhine was training for his match against Euwe. He scored 12/17.} 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lundin, Erik SWE"]
[Black "Najdorf, Mieczyslaw POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E22"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 Nc6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bd2 d6 $5 (
7... d5 {was played in Alatortsev - Ragozin, Leningrad 1932.}) 8. e3 Re8 9. Be2
e5 10. d5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne7 12. Nd2 Nd7 $5 {
The young man has developed an ambitious plan.} 13. Qc2 f5 14. g4 $5 (14. O-O
$1 Nf6 15. f4 {takes less risk.}) 14... fxg4 15. Bxg4 Nf6 16. Bf3 Rf8 17. Rg1
Bf5 $1 18. e4 Bh7 $1 19. O-O-O Ng6 20. Rg3 Nf4 21. Rdg1 Rf7 22. Nf1 $6 ({
More solid is} 22. Kb1) 22... Kh8 23. Ne3 $6 {
The white pieces hinder each other on the kingside.} N6h5 24. Bxh5 $2 ({
Better is} 24. Bg4 $1 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Ng6 26. Be6 Rf8 27. f4 {
and White has positional compensation for the exchange.}) 24... Nxh5 25. Rh3
Nf4 26. Rhg3 Qh4 $1 27. f3 $5 Nh5 28. Rg4 Qh3 29. Qg2 $2 {
The exchange of queens costs a pawn.} Qxf3 30. Qxf3 Rxf3 31. Bd2 Nf4 32. Kd1
Nh3 33. R1g3 Nf2+ 34. Ke2 Rxg3 35. Rxg3 Nxe4 36. Rf3 Bg6 {Sweden - Yugoslavia
had become 11/2-21/2 in the previous round. Sweden - Poland also ended in 11/
2-21/2. Other countries were nearing the leader.} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Rasmusson, Birger FIN"]
[Black "Rejfir, Josef CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. b3 $5 Be7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Rac1 Rfd8
15. Bb1 Rac8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Rd1 $6 (18. b4 $1 Ncd7 19. a3 {
keeps the equality.}) 18... b4 $1 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Nd1 a5 21. Qd2 Nfe4 22.
Qxd8+ Bxd8 23. Bd4 (23. Bc2 $1 {does not exchange a bishop for a knight.})
23... f6 24. Nb2 e5 $1 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 {Black has the two bishops in the ending.}
26. Nd2 Kf7 27. Kf1 g6 28. f3 f5 29. Ndc4 Ke6 30. Nd3 Nxd3 31. Bxd3 Bc7 32. Kf2
Bc6 33. Nb2 Kd6 34. Bc4 h6 35. g3 g5 36. Bd3 f4 $6 37. Bg6 (37. Nc4+ $1 Ke6 38.
a4 bxa3 39. Nxa3 {makes a useful exchange.}) 37... Bb5 38. gxf4 exf4 39. exf4
gxf4 40. Bd3 Bd7 41. Ke1 Kc5 42. Kd2 Kd4 43. Bg6 Bh3 44. Bf7 Bf5 45. Be8 Bd8
46. Nc4 Bc7 47. Nb2 Be6 48. Nc4 $2 (48. Ke2 $1 {
overprotects f3 and controls a4.}) 48... Bd5 $1 49. Bh5 a4 $1 {
The a-pawn becomes a hindrance for White.} 50. Kc2 Be6 $1 {
Captures on c4 would lead to a draw.} 51. Kd2 a3 $1 52. Kc2 Bf5+ $1 53. Kc1 $2
(53. Kd2 $1 Bd8 54. Nd6 $1 Bb1 55. Kc1 Bd3 56. Kd2 Be7 57. Ne4 $1 Bb1 58. Nf2
Bxa2 59. Kc2 Ke3 60. Ne4 {seems to suffice for a draw.}) 53... Kd3 54. Bf7 (54.
Kd1 Bb8 $1 55. Nd2 Ba7 56. Ne4 Be6 $1 57. Kc1 Be3+ 58. Kd1 Bxb3+ {
wins for Black.}) 54... Ke2 $1 {White has been outplayed at last.} 55. Bd5 Bg6
56. Nd2 Bb6 57. Ne4 Kxf3 58. Nd2+ Ke2 59. Bf3+ Kf2 60. Kd1 Be3 61. Be4 Bf7 62.
Nc4 Bxc4 $1 63. bxc4 b3 $1 64. Bb1 bxa2 65. Bxa2 f3 66. c5 Bxc5 67. h4 Kg1 68.
Bc4 f2 69. Kc2 f1=Q 70. Bxf1 Kxf1 71. h5 Ke2 {Sweden led by 11/2 points before
the USA and Hungary at the end of round thirteen.} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.26"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Black "Winter, William ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Paul Keres (19) was the sensation of Warsaw 1935. He played fascinating
enterprising chess.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4
d6 7. Bg5 $5 ({Usual is} 7. Bb5+) 7... Qa5+ {Black counterattacks.} 8. c3 cxd4
9. Bd3 $5 {White sacrifices.} (9. Nxd4 dxe5 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. Qxd5 Be6 12. Bb5+
Nc6 {brings no advantage.}) 9... dxc3 {Black accepts.} (9... Nc6 $5 10. O-O
dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Re1 {(Keres)} Be6 13. Rxe5 $1 Bd6 14. Rxe6+ fxe6 15.
Qh5+ Kf8 16. Re1 $1 {leads to a white attack.}) 10. O-O $1 cxb2 11. Rb1 dxe5 $5
{Keres prefers a further development by Black.} 12. Nxe5 Bd6 $2 {
Winter allows a decisive sacrifice.} (12... Be6 13. Re1 Bb4 14. Nxf7 $1 Bxe1
15. Nxh8 {(Keres)} Bc3 $1 16. Qe2 Kd7 17. Rxb2 $1 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 {
brings a sharp position.}) 13. Nxf7 $3 Kxf7 14. Qh5+ g6 (14... Kf8 15. Rfe1 Bd7
16. Re3 $1 {and}) (14... Ke6 15. Bf5+ $1 Kxf5 16. Bd2+ {win for White (Keres).}
) 15. Bxg6+ $1 hxg6 16. Qxh8 Bf5 17. Rfe1 Be4 ({Or} 17... Bxb1 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19.
Bh6#) 18. Rxe4 $1 dxe4 19. Qf6+ {This game has remained an evergreen.} (19.
Qf6+ Kg8 20. Qxg6+ Kf8 21. Qxd6+ {
captures material, before the mate charge begins.}) 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.26"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Solin, Ilmari FIN"]
[Black "Dake, Arthur USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Marshall had given a pep talk to each member of the US team, before the round
began. It worked! The young men started to fight hard!} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3.
c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qe2
O-O $5 (10... Nbd7 {was played in Dus Chotimirsky, Vilnius 1909.}) 11. Rd1 Nbd7
12. a3 Qc7 $1 13. e4 $6 ({Interesting is} 13. b4 $5 Bxb4 $5 ({not} 13... Bxe3
$2 14. Qxe3 $1 Qxc3 $4 15. Bxh7+) 14. axb4 Qxc3 15. Bd2 Bxf3 16. Bxc3 Bxe2 17.
Bxe2 {and the chances are about equal, although Black has gained a pawn.})
13... Ng4 $1 14. Rf1 f5 15. g3 $5 f4 $1 16. Kg2 Rad8 17. Ne1 $2 {
White opens square f3.} (17. Bc2 $1 fxg3 18. fxg3 {defends solidly.}) 17... f3+
$5 {The idea is brilliant.} ({But} 17... fxg3 $1 18. Qxg4 gxf2 19. Nf3 Rxf3 $1
20. Qxf3 Ne5 {wins more quickly for Black.}) 18. Nxf3 Rxf3 $1 19. Qxf3 Nde5 20.
Qe2 Rxd3 21. Bf4 Rd7 22. Rad1 Nf6 23. Rxd7 Nfxd7 24. Rd1 Qc6 25. Qh5 g6 26. Qe2
Nf7 27. Qd2 Nb6 28. Qd3 Nc4 29. Bc1 Nce5 30. Qe2 b4 31. axb4 Bxb4 32. f3 Bxc3
33. bxc3 Qxc3 34. Bb2 Qc4 35. Qe3 Qc2+ 36. Rd2 $2 (36. Qd2 $1 Qxd2+ 37. Rxd2
Nc4 38. Rd7 Bxe4 39. fxe4 Nxb2 40. Ra7 {will be hard to win for Black.}) 36...
Nc4 $1 {The USA crushed Finland by 31/2-1/2. Sweden led by only one point.} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.28"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Lilienthal, Andor HUN"]
[Black "Machtas, Aleksandras LTU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D95"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the round began, Sweden and Poland (41) led before USA (401/2),
Czechoslovakia (40) and Hungary (39). It had become crowded at the top.} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 e6 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9.
cxd5 $5 (9. Rd1 {occurred in Flohr - Botvinnik, Leningrad 1933 (12).}) 9...
exd5 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Rac1 c6 12. Rfd1 Qb8 13. Qc2 {They manoeuvre slowly.} Re8
14. b4 a6 15. a4 Bf8 $5 16. b5 $6 axb5 17. axb5 Rc8 $6 ({Preferable is} 17...
c5 $1 18. dxc5 Nxc5 {and Black takes the initiative.}) 18. bxc6 $1 Bxc6 19. Qb3
{The pressure on the b-pawn brings an edge.} Qb7 20. Nb5 Ne4 21. Be1 Nd6 22.
Nxd6 Bxd6 23. Bb5 Bxb5 24. Qxb5 Kg7 25. h3 f6 $6 {
Black weakens his pawn structure.} ({Correct is} 25... Nf6 $1 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27.
Rb1 Nd7) 26. Bb4 Bxb4 27. Qxb4 Nf8 28. Qd6 Rab8 29. Ne1 Qd7 30. Qb4 $1 {
White keeps the initiative.} Kf7 31. Qb3 Qe6 $2 {Lilienthal will get pawn d5.}
(31... Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Ne6 {defends well.}) 32. Nd3 $1 g5 {Black prevents 33.Nf4.
} (32... Rc4 $5 33. Nf4 Qc6 34. Nxd5 Rxc1 35. Nc3+ Qe6 36. Qxe6+ Nxe6 37. Rxc1
{also costs a pawn.}) 33. Nb4 $1 {But White strikes at d5 anyway.} Rxc1 34.
Rxc1 Rd8 35. Rc6 Rd6 36. Rxd6 Qxd6 37. Nxd5 Qe6 38. Qb5 Nd7 39. Nc7 Qd6 40.
Qc4+ Kf8 41. Ne6+ Ke7 42. Ng7 Qa3 43. Qc7 Qa4 $2 44. Nf5+ $1 Ke6 45. e4 $1 {
Black has no proper defence.   Lilienthal scored well for Hungary.} 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.28"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Monticelli, Mario ITA"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf AUT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C63"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2 $5 {
Monticelli springs a novelty.} ({Known is} 6. Nxf6+) 6... d5 $1 7. Nxf6+ ({Not
} 7. Neg5 $6 Bd6 8. Nxe5 O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Rb8 11. Ne6 $2 Bxe6 12.
Qxe6+ Kh8 13. d3 Rb6 $1 {
and Black resigned in Cherniaev - Yashtylov, Moscow 2001.}) 7... gxf6 8. d4 e4
9. Nh4 Qe7 10. Bf4 Be6 $5 11. g3 a6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Bh6 $6 (13. O-O-O $1 {
gains a plus.}) 13... Qb4+ $5 14. c3 Qb5 15. Qxb5 cxb5 $5 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 {
An equal endgame begins.} 17. Ng2 Kd7 18. Nf4 b4 $5 19. cxb4 Rfb8 20. a3 a5 21.
b3 axb4 22. a4 Bf7 23. Rc1 Ra5 24. Ne2 Bh5 25. Kd2 Rc8 26. Rc2 $5 Bxe2 27. Kxe2
c5 $1 28. dxc5 (28. Rhc1 $6 c4 $1 29. bxc4 Rxa4 30. c5 Rb8 {favours Black.})
28... Raxc5 29. Rd2 Rc2 30. Ra1 $2 ({Better is} 30. Rhd1 $1 Rxd2+ 31. Rxd2 Kd6
32. a5) 30... Rxd2+ 31. Kxd2 Rc3 $1 32. a5 Kc7 33. a6 Kb8 34. Ra5 Rd3+ 35. Ke2
Ka7 36. Rb5 $1 Rxb3 37. Rxd5 Kxa6 38. Rd6+ Kb5 39. Rxf6 Rd3 $1 {
Spielmann has a strong passed pawn in the rook ending.} 40. Rf7 h6 $5 41. Rb7+
(41. Re7 $1 b3 $1 42. Re5+ Kc4 43. Rxe4+ Kc3 44. Re6 Kc2 $1 45. Rxh6 b2 46. Rb6
Rb3 47. Rc6+ Rc3 {leads to the game.}) 41... Kc4 42. Re7 $5 b3 $1 43. Rxe4+ Kc3
44. Re6 Kc2 45. Rxh6 b2 46. Rc6+ Rc3 47. Rb6 Rb3 48. Rc6+ Rc3 49. Rb6 b1=Q 50.
Rxb1 Kxb1 {A theoretical win has been reached.} 51. h4 Kc2 52. h5 Kb3 $1 53. g4
Kc4 $1 54. h6 Rh3 55. g5 Kd4 {
The USA led by half-a-point on Sweden and Poland after sixteen rounds.} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Frydman, Paulin POL"]
[Black "Grob, Henry SUI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the round began, the USA were leading by one point on Sweden and Poland.
} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 $5 (7.
Qd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 {occurred in Bogoljubow - Torre Repetto, Moscow 1925.}) 7...
O-O 8. Qc2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 d6 10. O-O Nd7 11. d5 e5 $2 ({Better is} 11... c6) 12.
dxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5 $1 {White wins a pawn.} Bxg2 14. Nxe6 $1 Bxc3 $2 {
Grob loses more.} (14... Qe7 $2 15. Nxf8 $1 Bxf1 16. Qd5+ $1 Qf7 17. Qxa8 {
costs an exchange.}) ({Preferable is} 14... Qc8 $1 15. Kxg2 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Rf6)
(14... Qe8 $5 15. Nxg7 Kxg7 16. Kxg2 {also loses a pawn.}) 15. bxc3 Qe7 16.
Nxf8 Rxf8 17. Kxg2 Qe4+ 18. f3 Qxc4 19. e4 Nf6 20. Rae1 Re8 21. Rf2 h5 22. Rfe2
Nd7 23. Qd5+ Qxd5 24. exd5 Rxe2+ 25. Rxe2 {Poland crushed Switzerland by 4-0.}
1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Black "Stahlberg, Gideon SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. Bd3 cxd4 6. O-O Nd7 $5 ({Theory is} 
6... Nc6) 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Re1 g6 10. Bf4 {
Pawn e5 gets overprotection.} Bg7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. h4 Qc7 13. Qe2 f6 $1 14. exf6
Qxf4 15. Qxe6+ Rf7 16. fxg7 Nde5 $6 ({Preferable is} 16... Nb6 $1 17. Qe8+ Kxg7
) 17. Qe8+ Kxg7 18. Rxe5 $1 Bh3 $2 {Black gets an insufficient attack.} (18...
Rf8 $1 19. Re7+ Kg8 20. Bxg6 $1 Bf5 $1 21. Bxh7+ $1 Bxh7 22. Qd7 Nxe7 23. Qxe7
Bxc2 {brings a great fight.}) 19. Qxa8 $1 Nxe5 $6 ({Better is} 19... Bxg2 $1
20. Rf5 $1 gxf5 {(Müller)} 21. Nc5 $1 Qxf3 22. Ne6+ Kf6 23. Qg8 $1 Qg4 24. Qxg4
fxg4 {but} 25. Ng5 $1 Be4 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Re1 {leads to a won endgame.}) 20.
Qe8 $1 Nc6 ({Or} 20... Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxf3 22. Qe5+ Rf6 23. Qg3 {
and White prevents the mate.}) 21. Qxf7+ $2 (21. Qe2 $1 Bg4 22. Nbd2 {
consolidates the gain of a  piece.}) 21... Kxf7 22. Ng5+ Kf6 23. Nxh3 Qxh4 24.
Re1 g5 25. Nd2 Qh6 $2 (25... h6 $1 26. a3 a6 {brings survival chances.}) 26.
Nf3 $1 g4 27. Nfg5 $1 Qh5 ({The pointe is} 27... gxh3 28. Re6+ Kxg5 29. f4+ $1
Kh5 30. Be2+) 28. Nxh7+ Kg7 29. Nf4 Qh6 30. Ng5 Qd6 31. Nh5+ Kf8 32. Re6 Qb4
33. Bg6 Ne7 34. Rf6+ Kg8 35. Bh7+ {Black will be mated in two.   Keres scored
121/2/19 on board one, a brilliant debut. Sweden defeated Estonia by 3-1,
despite this loss.} 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Silbermann, H. ROM."]
[Black "Marshall, Frank USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E49"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 d5 8. Ne2
Nc6 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 $5 (10... b6 {
drew in Alekhine - Bogoljubow, Triberg 1921.}) 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. exd4 exd4 13.
Rd1 $5 Bg4 14. cxd4 Rc8 {Black threatens 15...Na5.} 15. Qa4 $2 (15. Qb2 Na5 16.
Bd3 Re8 17. Bg5 {leads to a solid position.}) 15... Nd5 {
Bishop c4 becomes vulnerable.} 16. Bb2 $2 (16. f3 $1 Bxf3 $1 17. gxf3 Nb6 18.
Qb5 a6 19. Bg5 $1 axb5 20. Bxd8 Nxc4 21. Bg5 {offers a stubborn resistance.})
16... Nb6 $1 17. Qc2 Ne7 {White is going to lose a piece.} 18. Qe4 Nxc4 19.
Qxg4 Nxb2 20. Rdb1 Nc4 21. Rxb7 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Rc1 Nd5 24. Ng3 g6 25. h4
Ne5 $4 26. Rxc7 $4 {Silbermann misses the sudden opportunity.} (26. Qg5 $1 h6
27. Rxc7 hxg5 28. Rc5 {brings equality.}) 26... Nxg4 27. Rxa7 Rd8 {and Black wo
n.   The USA - Romania ended in 4-0. Marshall and his 'boys' led by one point
on Poland and two points on Sweden.} 0-1

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.31"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Dake, Arthur USA"]
[Black "Alexander, Conel ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D82"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 $5 (7...
Nbd7 {was played in Sämisch - Grünfeld, Bad Pistyan 1922.}) 8. Qb3 $1 {
White hinders the black development.} Qe7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Kh8
$5 12. Rad1 Nh5 13. Bh2 f5 14. Qc2 Nhf6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Nd7 $5 17. Bh2
Nb6 18. Nb1 Be6 19. Nd2 Rae8 20. Nf3 Bc8 21. Ne5 Nd7 22. f4 $6 {Action starts
at last. Actually a withdrawel of the knight would have been better.} Nxe5 $6 (
22... Nf6 $1 {sets off for e4.}) 23. fxe5 a6 24. Rc1 Bh6 25. Qe2 Qe6 26. h4 $1
{White takes the initiative.} Rf7 $6 ({Preferable is} 26... Qe7 $1 27. Qf2 Bg7)
27. Bf4 Bf8 $5 28. Qe1 h6 29. Rc2 Kg7 $2 (29... h5 $1 {closes the fortress.})
30. h5 $1 Kh8 $6 (30... g5 $1 31. Bh2 Be7 {prevents the creation of an opening.
}) 31. hxg6 Qxg6 32. Qh4 Rh7 33. Rcf2 Be7 34. Qh3 Rf8 35. Bg3 Bg5 36. Bh4 Rhf7
37. Bxg5 Qxg5 38. Rf4 Qg6 39. Rh4 Kg7 $2 (39... Rh7 40. Rh5 Be6 {
prolongs the game.}) 40. Rf3 Qe6 41. Rg3+ Kh7 42. Qg4 $1 {Pawn f5 will fall
soon.   The USA defeated England by 21/2-11/2 and won the gold. Sweden got
silver and Poland bronze.   Arthur Dake produced the super score of 151/2/18.
When he met Helen Girard on the boat homewards, Frank and Carrie Marshall
encouraged their love. The marriage was celebrated at the Marshall Chess Club
in New York.} 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.31"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Flohr, Salomon CSR"]
[Black "Grau, Roberto ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bb4 7. Qb3 Qa5 8. Rc1
$5 (8. Bd3 {was played in Teichmann - Chigorin, Monte Carlo 1902.}) 8... O-O 9.
a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 11. bxc3 b6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. c4 {Flohr has the
advantage of the two bishops in the endgame and takes his time for the rest of
the game.} Bb7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd6 Rfe8 16. Bd3 Rad8 17. O-O N7f6 18. Be5 Nd7
19. Bg3 $1 c5 20. Bb5 cxd4 21. Nxd4 a6 22. Ba4 b5 23. Bb3 g6 24. Nc6 $1 Bxc6
25. Rxc6 Ne7 $1 26. Rcc1 ({Not} 26. Rxa6 $4 Nc5) 26... Rc8 $2 ({More active is
} 26... Nb6 $1 27. Be5 Rd3) 27. Bc7 $1 Nf8 28. Rfd1 $1 Nf5 $6 29. g4 $1 {
White increases the restriction step-by-step.} Ng7 30. Bd5 Nfe6 31. Bb6 Rb8 32.
Ba5 Rec8 33. Bb4 Rd8 34. Bg2 Ne8 35. h3 h6 36. Kh2 Rxd1 37. Rxd1 Rd8 38. Rc1
N6c7 39. Ba5 $1 Rd7 40. Bc6 $1 Re7 41. Rd1 Re6 $2 (41... Nf6 42. Rd6 Kg7 {
defends more accurately.}) 42. Bg2 Re7 43. Rd8 Kg7 $5 44. Rb8 $5 {
It takes some time until Flohr finds the winning manoeuvre.} Re6 $5 45. Rb7 Re7
46. Ra7 $5 Rd7 47. Bc3+ Kg8 48. Bb4 Kg7 49. Kg3 g5 50. Bc6 Rd8 51. Bc3+ $1 Kf8
52. Bxe8 Nxe8 53. Rxa6 {White has gained a pawn.} Nd6 54. Bb4 Ke7 55. Rb6 {
Flohr scored 13/17 at board one.} 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "6th Olympiad"]
[Date "1935.08.31"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Black "Erdelyi, Stefan ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1935.08.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Ne4 6. O-O Nd7 7. Nc3 $5 f5 8. Qc2
Bd6 9. Rb1 O-O 10. Nd2 Qh4 11. f4 Ndf6 12. Nf3 Qh5 13. b4 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Ne4 15.
Qb3 a6 16. a4 Bd7 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Rfb8 $5 {Black only defends.} (18... Rf6
$1 {takes the initiative on the kingside.}) 19. Bb2 Qe8 20. Ra1 $6 Nf6 $6 (
20... dxc4 $5 21. Bxc4 cxb5 {counters on the queenside.}) 21. Ne5 Qd8 22. h3
Be8 23. Bc3 Be7 24. Bb4 cxb5 $6 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. cxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxf5 $1 Nxe3 $6
({Better is} 27... Ra4) 28. Bxe6+ Kh8 29. Rfe1 Nc2 $5 30. Qxc2 Qxe6 31. Qc5 Qf5
$2 (31... Bc6 {stops the d-pawn.}) 32. d5 $1 Rc8 $5 33. Rxa8 $1 Rxa8 34. d6 Bc6
35. Qd4 Re8 36. Rd1 Rd8 37. Qb6 Rf8 38. Nxc6 bxc6 39. d7 {Szabo made his debut
at the top level. The victory of Hungary on Romania by 3-1 resulted in the
fourth place.   The final standings became: USA 54/19, Sweden 521/2, Poland 52,
Hungary 51, Czechoslovakia 49, Yugoslavia 451/2, Austria 431/2, Argentina 42,
Latvia 41, France 38, Estonia 371/2, England 37, Finland 35, Lithuania 34,
Palestine 32, Denmark 311/2, Romania 271/2, Italy 24, Sweden 21, Ireland 12.}
1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Frydman, Paulin POL"]
[Black "Pirc, Vasja YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D66"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the Jews were banned from German chess, the Nazi federation could not
stay a member of FIDE. So Germany did not participate in the Olympiads of 1933
and 1935. Instead they organised the unofficial Olympiad München 1936. The
Chess Olympiad coincided with the Olympic Games, Berlin 1936. Both events 
were supported by the Minister of Propaganda.   FIDE-members were allowed to
participate without racial restrictions.   The event lasted from 17 August
until 1 September. Twenty-one teams consisted of eight players and two
reserves. Aryans and Jews had a good time.  Nottingham 1936 happened at the
same time, so the British and US teams plus some great players from other
countries were active in England.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5.
e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 h6 10. Bh4 a6 11. O-O b5 12.
Be2 $5 Bb7 13. a4 (13. Ne5 $5 {
will be played in Troitzky - Zagoriansky, Leningrad 1938.}) 13... b4 $1 {
Black takes the initiative.} 14. Nb1 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxf6 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1
gxf6 18. a5 Rfd8 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. Nd2 Bd5 21. Bc4 $6 (21. Nc4 $1 Na4 22. Nb6 $1
Nxb6 23. axb6 {equalises.}) 21... Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Nb7 23. Kf1 Rc5 24. b3 Bf8 25.
Ke2 $6 (25. Ra1 Nd6 26. Nf3 {defends more solidly.}) 25... Nxa5 26. Nxa5 Rxa5
27. Ra1 Rxa1 $6 (27... Ra3 $1 {makes good use of the extra pawn.}) 28. Rxa1 Rd6
29. Rc1 f5 30. Rc8 Kg7 31. Rb8 Rd5 32. Rb6 $6 ({Better is} 32. Rb7 $1 Kf6 33.
f4) 32... Bc5 $1 33. Rxa6 Bxd4 34. exd4 Rxd4 {
Black has an extra pawn in the rook ending.} 35. Rb6 f4 36. Kf3 $5 Rd3+ 37.
Kxf4 Rxb3 {
The white rook is behind the passed pawn, so it is drawn theoretically.} 38. h4
Rb2 39. Kf3 h5 40. Rb5 f5 41. Rb7+ $2 {White loses time.} ({Correct is} 41. Ke3
$1 Kf6 42. f3 $1 e5 43. Rb6+ Ke7 44. Kd3) 41... Kf6 $1 42. Rh7 $2 ({Better is} 
42. Ke3 $1 Ke5 $1 43. Rb5+ Kd6 44. g3 b3 {but White is in dire straits.}) 42...
b3 $1 43. Rxh5 $2 (43. Rb7 Ke5 44. Rb4 Kd5 45. Ke3 {prolongs the game.}) 43...
Rxf2+ $1 {Poland defeated Yugoslavia by 41/2-31/2, despite this loss. The
countries were handicapped by the absence of Tartakower and Vidmar sr.} 0-1

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich AUT"]
[Black "Mikenas, Vladas LTU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. e4 Bg4 $5 {
Mikenas tries to play like Nimzowitsch. Eliskases reacts prudently.} 4. Bb5 a6
5. Ba4 (5. Bxc6+ $1 bxc6 6. O-O {gains a plus.}) 5... b5 6. Bb3 Nf6 7. c3 $5
Qd7 (7... e6 $5 {occurred in Fine - Mikenas, Hastings 1937.}) 8. a4 Rb8 $6 ({
Preferable is} 8... b4 $1) 9. axb5 $1 axb5 {White controls the open file.} 10.
d5 Nd8 11. Qd3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 g6 13. c4 $1 Bg7 ({Not} 13... bxc4 $4 14. Ba4 c6
15. dxc6 Nxc6 $2 16. e5) 14. cxb5 O-O 15. Nc3 Ng4 16. O-O Be5 17. Bf4 f5 18.
Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Qh3 fxe4 20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21. Bc2 Nf6 $6 ({Better is} 21... e6 $1
22. dxe6 Nxe6) 22. Ra7 $1 Nb7 $6 ({More stubborn is} 22... Rb7 23. Rfa1 Kf7)
23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Nc5 25. Nc3 Rfc8 26. Re1 Kf7 27. f4 h6 28. b4 Nd7 29.
Re4 Nb6 30. Kf2 Ra8 31. Ra5 Re8 32. Ke3 e5 $2 (32... Rad8 $1 33. Kd4 e5+ 34.
fxe5 dxe5+ 35. Rxe5 Rxe5 36. Kxe5 Nc4+ 37. Kd4 Nxa5 38. bxa5 Ke7 {
offers more resistance.}) 33. dxe6+ Rxe6 34. Rxa8 Nxa8 35. Nd5 $1 h5 36. g3 Re8
(36... Rxe4+ 37. Kxe4 Ke6 38. h4 $1 {Zugzwang has been achieved.} Kf7 39. f5)
37. Rxe8 Kxe8 38. Ke4 Kd7 39. f5 g5 40. h4 gxh4 41. gxh4 {
Eliskases scored well on board one.} 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krogius, Ragnar FIN"]
[Black "Rosselli del Turco, Stefano ITA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 Be7 $5 5. e3 c6 6. d4 e4 $5 ({More solid is
} 6... d6) 7. d5 d6 8. f3 exf3 $6 {Black should develop his pieces.} ({
Better is} 8... Qb6 $1 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Bxe4 O-O {
and Black has a sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 9. Nxf3 O-O 10. O-O Ng4
11. h3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. e4 f4 $2 ({Better is} 13... Bc5+ $1 14. Kh2 Qd6)
14. gxf4 exf4 $5 15. Bxf4 Qb6+ $6 {The queen sets off for doom.} 16. Kh1 Qxb2
17. Qd3 $1 Rxf4 $1 18. Rxf4 $1 Qxa1+ 19. Rf1 Qb2 {
Capture of the rook spoils the beautiful final.} 20. Qf3 $1 Bf6 21. e5 $1 Nd7
22. exf6 Nxf6 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Qxc6 Rb8 25. Qe8+ $1 Nxe8 26. Bd5+ Be6 27.
Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Rf8# {The Italian is mated.} 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Trifunovic, Petar YUG"]
[Black "Vistaneckis, Isakas LTU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D62"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. dxc5 $5 Qa5 $5 ({More solid is} 10... Nxc5) 11. Bd3 Nf6
12. O-O Qxc5 13. Rfd1 Nc6 $6 (13... b6 $1 14. Be4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Rb8 {
develops correctly.}) 14. a3 e5 $2 {This move meets a tactical refutation.} ({
Better is} 14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Rac1 b6 $1) 15. b4 $1 Qe7 16. b5 Nd8 $5
17. Nd5 $5 Nxd5 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Rxd5 g6 $5 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Nxe5 $1 Qf6 22.
Nxg6+ Kg7 23. Nxf8 Qxa1+ 24. Rd1 Qf6 25. Nd7 Bxd7 26. Rxd7+ Nf7 27. Rd4 {
White has gained four pawns and an attack for the sacrificed knight.} Re8 28.
h3 Ne5 29. Rf4 Qe7 30. Qc3 Kh7 31. Qd4 Ng6 32. Rf5 Rd8 33. Rh5+ Kg8 34. Qg4 Kg7
35. Rg5 Qd6 36. Qe4 Rd7 37. f4 Kh6 38. Qf5 Re7 39. Rg3 $1 Qd1+ {
Black cannot defend the kingside.} 40. Kh2 Qh5 41. Rg5 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Black "Richter, Kurt GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. c4 d5 $6 {
Black plays a doubtful novelty, because he blocks his queen's bishop.} 7. Ne5
$5 (7. cxd5 $1 exd5 8. Bh3 {attacks the new weakness.}) 7... Bd6 8. Bf4 O-O 9.
Nc3 Ne4 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qb3 Kh8 $1 12. Rfd1 c6 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. f3 exf3 15.
Bxf3 Qe7 16. Rac1 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd7 18. Bf4 Nf6 19. a4 Ne4 20. a5 $5 bxa5 21.
Bxe4 $1 a4 $1 ({Not} 21... dxe4 $2 22. d5 $1) 22. Qe3 Qxe4 23. Qxe4 dxe4 24. d5
$1 {Keres sacrifices a pawn.} Rad8 $2 {Richter should accept the gift.} ({
The unexpected defence} 24... cxd5 $1 25. Rc7 $1 Ba6 26. Be5 Bxe2 27. Re1 Bd3
28. Bxg7+ Kg8 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 30. Rxa7 Rb8 {resists stubbornly.}) 25. d6 $1 Rf5
26. Rc4 c5 27. Rxa4 a6 28. Ra5 g6 $6 {Black wants to prevent b4.} ({
My preference has} 28... Bc6 $1 29. Rxa6 Bb5) 29. b4 $3 {Anyway!} (29. e3 $6 c4
30. Rxf5 gxf5 31. Rd4 Kg7 32. Rxc4 {
grabs a pawn, but will this gain be sufficient for the win?}) 29... cxb4 30.
Rxf5 gxf5 31. d7 Bc6 32. Rc1 $1 Bxd7 33. Rd1 b3 $1 {
Richter starts a counteraction.} 34. Bc7 Rc8 35. Rxd7 Kg8 36. Be5 Rc5 37. Rg7+
Kf8 38. Bd6+ Kxg7 39. Bxc5 Kf7 40. Ba3 Ke6 41. Kf2 Kd5 42. Ke3 Kc4 43. Kd2 e3+
$5 44. Kxe3 $1 {Paul has calculated accurately.} Kc3 45. Kf4 a5 46. g4 $1 {
He triumphs by another pawn sacrifice.} fxg4 47. e4 a4 48. e5 b2 49. Bxb2+ Kxb2
50. e6 a3 51. e7 a2 52. e8=Q a1=Q 53. Qh8+ Ka2 54. Qxa1+ Kxa1 55. Kxg4 Kb2 56.
Kg5 Kc3 57. Kh6 Kd4 58. Kxh7 Ke5 59. Kg6 $1 {Keres wins with the last pawn.  
Germany defeated Estonia by 6-2, despite this loss.} 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Krogius, Ragnar FIN"]
[Black "Najdorf, Mieczyslaw POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 f5 $5 7. Be2 e6 8. Be3
Nd4 9. Bf2 Ne7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Nec6 12. Rae1 a6 13. Bd1 Kh8 14. Nxd4 $5 ({
Preferable is} 14. exf5 Nxf5 15. Ng5 Ncd4) 14... cxd4 $1 15. Nb1 fxe4 16. Rxe4
$1 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. a3 e5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Ree1 Be6 21. Bg3 Bd5 22. Rxf8+
Qxf8 23. Qg5 b4 24. Bg4 $6 (24. Rf1 Qd6 25. Bf3 {defends well.}) 24... bxa3 25.
bxa3 $6 (25. Nxa3 $1 {activates a piece.}) 25... Rb8 26. Qc1 Rb3 27. Nd2 $2 (
27. Rf1 Qd8 28. Be2 {protects the attacked pawn.}) 27... Rxd3 28. Bf3 Rc3 29.
Qd1 $2 {
Probably, Krogius suffers from time pressure, because he gives away everything.
} Bxf3 30. Nxf3 Qxa3 31. Nxe5 $2 Nxe5 {Najdorf had a great time among the
Nazis. He produced the best score on board two. Later they would kill his wife
and daughter. Fate can be cruel.} 0-1

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Makarczyk, Kazimierz POL"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 Rb8 6. O-O Nf6 $5 7. d3 O-O 8.
h3 b5 9. f4 b4 $1 10. Nb1 $5 Qb6 11. Kh2 Ne8 12. Nd2 Nd6 13. g4 Ba6 14. e5 $1
Ne8 $5 15. Ne4 $5 d6 $5 16. exd6 $6 ({More useful is} 16. Be3 $1) 16... Nxd6 $1
17. f5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 c4 19. Nf4 cxd3 20. cxd3 Nd4 21. Nd5 $2 ({Again} 21. Be3 {
is better.}) 21... Qd6+ $1 22. Bf4 Be5 23. Qd2 {
The white pieces are vulnerable.} Rfc8 $6 (23... Rb5 $1 24. Rae1 Rxd5 25. Bxd5
Bxf4+ 26. Qxf4 Qxd5 {wins material.}) 24. Rac1 $2 (24. Kh1 $1 Rc2 25. Bxe5 $1
Qxe5 26. Qf4 {prolongs the game.}) 24... Rxc1 $1 25. Rxc1 Bxd3 26. Bg2 ({Or} 
26. Qxd3 Bxf4+ 27. Nxf4 Qxf4+) 26... Ne2 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Re1 Bxf4+ 29. Nxf4
Qxf4+ 30. Qxf4 Nxf4 31. Rxe7 Nxg2 32. Kxg2 a6 33. Kg3 Rc8 34. Rb7 Bb5 35. Kf4
Rc2 36. a4 bxa3 37. bxa3 Rc3 38. h4 Rxa3 39. Kg5 Kg7 40. h5 gxh5 41. gxh5 Rg3+
42. Kf4 Rg1 43. Rb6 Rh1 44. Kg5 f6+ 45. Kg4 Be2+ 46. Kf4 Rxh5 {Szabo was the
most productive player of the event (161/2/19). Hungary defeated Poland by 5-3.
Eventually, it became the decisive match of the Olympiad.} 0-1

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Balogh, Janos HUN"]
[Black "Ernst, Wilhelm GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d3 d6 8. Nbd2
$5 Bd7 9. Bb3 O-O 10. Nc4 Ne7 11. Bg5 Kh8 $6 12. Ne3 $5 Qe8 $2 ({Better is} 
12... Ng4) 13. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 14. Nh4 {White intends to blockade on f5.} Rg8 $6 {
Black does not defend pawn f6.} 15. Qf3 $1 Rg7 16. Qxf6 Ng8 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Kh1
Qf8 19. Nef5 Bxf5 20. Nxf5 Nxf5 21. Qxf5 Qg8 22. g3 Rg5 $2 {
Black gives another pawn.} (22... Qc8 23. Qxc8+ Rxc8 {offers more resistance.})
23. Qxf7 Qxf7 24. Bxf7 Rf8 25. f4 Rg7 26. Be6 Rf6 27. f5 h5 28. Rf3 Kh7 29. a4
Kh6 30. a5 Kg5 31. h4+ Kh6 32. Ra4 c5 33. Bd5 Rc7 34. Ra3 b5 $5 35. axb6 Bxb6
36. Rxa6 Ba7 37. Rf1 Bb8 38. Ra8 Rc8 39. Rfa1 Rff8 40. R1a6 Kg7 41. Rc6 Rxc6
42. Bxc6 Kf6 43. b4 Rc8 44. b5 Ke7 45. Bd5 Rd8 46. b6 Kf6 47. Ra7 $1 {
Hungary won at board 8 in the match against Germany.   This game shows how
poor the level was at the lowest board. The maximum of four stayed in the
official Olympiads.} 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Engels, Ludwig GER"]
[Black "Steiner, Endre HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. b3 Nxd4 $5 11. Qxd4 Bd7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Rd2
Ne8 $5 15. Qe3 Bf6 16. f4 Rac8 17. e5 $1 {The direct attack begins.} dxe5 18.
Ne4 exf4 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Rxf4 Bc6 21. Bxf6 Rxd2 22. Qxd2 gxf6 23. Rg4+ $1 {
White plays for mate.} (23. Rxf6 Bxg2 24. Qxg2 Qxc2 25. Qxb7 Rc7 {draws.})
23... Kf8 $5 (23... Kh8 $1 24. Qh6 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rxc2+ 27. Kh3
Rxh2+ $1 28. Kxh2 Qf2+ 29. Kh3 Qf1+ {draws by perpetual check.}) 24. Qb4+ Ke8
25. Rg8+ Kd7 26. Rg7 Ke8 27. Rg8+ Kd7 28. Qd4+ $1 Ke7 $6 (28... Bd5 $1 29. Rxc8
Kxc8 30. Bxd5 exd5 {defends properly.}) 29. Qc5+ Kd7 30. Rg7 $1 Ke8 $2 (30...
Kd8 $1 31. Rxh7 Be8 $1 32. Qxc7+ Rxc7 {tries to survive in the endgame.}) 31.
Rxh7 $1 {Hereafter, White can exchange all pieces.} Rd8 32. Rh8+ Kd7 33. Bxc6+
bxc6 34. Qd4+ Ke7 35. Qxd8+ Qxd8 36. Rxd8 Kxd8 37. Kf2 {
White wins the pawn ending, because he can create passed pawns on the flanks.}
Ke7 38. Ke3 f5 39. b4 e5 40. h4 Kf6 41. a4 Kg6 42. c4 Kh5 43. Kf3 f4 44. gxf4
Kxh4 45. b5 {Germany won at board three. Szabo scored a point at board two.
Five games were drawn. Hungary defeated Germany by 41/2 - 31/2.} 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Danchev, D. BUL."]
[Black "Van Scheltinga, Theo NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Netherlands had not participated in 1933 and 1935. This time they did,
but world champion Euwe was active in Nottingham. Van Scheltinga was a solid
player.} 1. c4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nxd5 6. Be2 $5 {
White plays a timid opening.} Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Nf4 $5 9. Bc4 Nd3 $5 10.
Qb3 Nc5 11. Qc2 Be6 {The manoeuvres have led to equality.} 12. Be2 $6 {
White should exchange the bishops.} Nc6 $1 13. d4 $6 {
There is no need to sacrifice a pawn.} (13. Rd1 $1 Nb4 14. Qb1 Ncd3 15. a3 Nxc1
16. Rxc1 Nc6 17. Qe4 {repairs the problem.}) 13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Be3
$6 (15. Nb5 $1 Qe5 16. f4 Qe4 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxc7 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Nf2+ 20. Rxf2
Bxf2 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Bf3 {wins back the material.}) 15... Qe5 $1 16. Bxc5 $2
{White gives up the two bishops.} Qxc5 17. Qe4 Qb4 18. Qf3 $5 b6 19. b3 Bf6 20.
Rac1 Bxc3 $5 {Black surrenders a part of the advantage for the exchanges.} 21.
Qxc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 c5 23. Rd1 Rfd8 24. Rcd3 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Kf8 26. Be2 Ke7 27.
f4 Rd8 28. Rxd8 Kxd8 {Theo has an extra pawn in the bishop ending.} 29. Kf2 Ke7
30. Ke3 Bd5 31. g4 $6 {The pawn goes one square too far.} f6 32. h4 Kd6 33. Bb5
h6 34. h5 $5 Bc6 35. Be2 b5 36. Kd2 Bd7 37. Kc3 (37. a3 $1 a5 38. Kc3 b4+ 39.
axb4 axb4+ 40. Kd2 Be6 41. Kc2 Bd5 {also wins for Black.}) 37... b4+ $1 38. Kd2
Bc6 39. Ke3 Bd5 40. Bb5 a5 41. Be2 a4 $1 42. Bd1 a3 $1 43. Kd3 Be6 (43... Be6
44. f5 Bd5 {leads to zugzwang, because the white king has to cover c4 and his
bishop should protect b3 and f3.} 45. Be2 $5 Bxb3 $1) 0-1

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Richter, Kurt GER"]
[Black "Alexandrescu, Gheorghe ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bg5 Be7
8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O O-O 10. dxc5 Qa5 $5 (10... Bxc5 $1 {
was played twice by Burn in Wien 1898.}) 11. Re1 Qxc5 12. Ne5 h6 $1 13. b4 $5 {
Richter has never heard about retreating.} (13. Bd2 {would be the normal move.}
) 13... Qxb4 14. Rb1 Qa5 15. Bd2 {But he has to withdraw anyway.} Qxa2 16. Re3
$5 Qd5 $5 (16... Rd8 $1 17. Rg3 Ne4 $1 18. Bxe4 Rxd2 $1 19. Qc1 Bf6 20. Ra1
Qxa1 21. Qxa1 Bxe5 22. Qe1 Rd4 {counters brilliantly.}) 17. Rb5 Qd6 $2 (17...
Bc5 $1 18. Bb4 Bxb4 $1 19. Rxd5 exd5 {
brings excellent compensation for the queen.}) 18. Rg3 $1 Kh8 19. Rxg7 $3 {
Richter strikes.} Kxg7 20. Bxh6+ $1 Kg8 ({The pointe is} 20... Kxh6 21. Qd2+
Kg7 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Ng4 $1) 21. Qf3 Ne8 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Bg7+ $1
Nxg7 24. Qh3+ Bh4 25. Qxh4+ Nh5 26. Qxh5+ Kg7 27. Qg5+ {This entertaining type
of attacking play was abused by the Nazis. They called it the superior Aryan
approach.} 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.26"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Andersen, Erik DEN"]
[Black "Steiner, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bb5+ $5 (7.
Qa4+ Bd7 8. Bb5 {was played in Alekhine - Hromadka, Bad Pistyan 1922.}) 7...
Nc6 8. Qa4 Bxf3 9. gxf3 a6 10. Bd2 Rc8 11. Bd3 e6 12. f4 g6 13. a3 Bg7 (13...
Qxb2 $6 14. Rb1 Qxa3 15. Rxb7 Qxa4 16. Nxa4 {favours White.}) 14. h4 O-O 15. b4
$2 {White weakens the protection of his knight.} (15. Qd1 $1 {defends properly.
}) 15... Nxd4 $1 16. exd4 Qxd4 17. Qc2 Ng4 $1 18. O-O Qf6 $1 19. Kg2 ({
The pointe is} 19. f3 Qxh4 $1 20. fxg4 Qg3+ 21. Kh1 Qh3+ 22. Kg1 Bd4+ {
and Black wins (Földaek).}) 19... Qxh4 20. Qb3 Qh2+ 21. Kf3 Qh3+ 22. Ke2 Nh2
23. f3 Bd4 24. Rae1 Nxf3 $1 {The attack has become irresistible.} 25. Nb1 $5
Nxe1 26. Kxe1 Bc3 $1 27. Qc2 Bf6 28. Qb3 Rc7 29. Kd1 Rfc8 30. f5 Rc3 $1 31.
Nxc3 Qxd3 32. Rf2 Rxc3 33. Qa4 Rxa3 34. Qe8+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Black "Pirc, Vasja YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Qc1 b6 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. d4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qd2 Ba6
15. Rfe1 $5 (15. Bxd4 {drew in Kostic - Stolz, Bled 1931.}) 15... Re8 16. Bxd4
Bxe2 17. Rxe2 Rxe2 18. Qxe2 Bxd4 19. Rd1 Qf6 $5 20. Bxd5 {White pins pawn f7.}
Rf8 21. Rd3 Bc5 22. Rf3 $1 Qd4 $6 ({Now the exchange} 22... Qe7 23. Qxe7 Bxe7 {
can be made, because the white rook has not reached the seventh rank yet.}) 23.
Bc4 Qd7 24. Qe4 a5 $5 25. Rd3 Qe7 $6 (25... Qc7 $1 26. Qd5 g6 27. Qd7 Qe5 $1 {
keeps counter-play.}) 26. Qxe7 Bxe7 27. Rd7 $1 Bc5 28. Kg2 g6 29. g4 h6 30. h4
g5 {Pirc has to prevent 31.g5.} 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Kg3 Kg7 33. f4 Be3 $6 ({
Preferable is} 33... gxf4+ 34. Kxf4 Kf6 35. g5+ Kg6 $1 36. Bd3+ Kg7) 34. fxg5
Bxg5 35. Kf3 Bd8 $6 {
Black should not play this passive move without an immediate need.} ({Better is
} 35... Kh7 36. Rb7 Bd8 37. Kg3 Kg6) 36. Kf4 Kg6 37. Bd3+ Kg7 38. Kf5 Kh6 39.
Bc4 Kg7 $2 {Pirc makes the final mistake in a wonderful endgame.} (39... Re8 $1
40. Bxf7 Rf8 $1 41. g5+ $5 Bxg5 42. Rd6+ Kg7 43. Kxg5 Rxf7 44. Rg6+ Kh7 45.
Rxb6 a4 $1 {leads to a theoretical draw.}) 40. g5 $1 Kg8 41. g6 $1 {The pin has
become fatal. Keres seems to win automatically at first sight, but there is
more to it.} 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.28"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Felderhof, William NED"]
[Black "Havasi, Kornel HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. c3 O-O 10. Rd1 Na5 $5 (10... d5 {
occurred in Reinfeld - Reshevsky, Syracuse 1934.}) 11. Bc2 Be6 $5 {
Havasi sacrifices a pawn temporarily.} 12. axb5 axb5 13. Qxb5 Nb3 $5 14. Rxa8
Qxa8 15. Bxb3 $2 (15. d4 $1 Rb8 16. Qd3 Nxc1 17. Rxc1 d5 $1 18. Nxe5 dxe4 19.
Qe3 Rxb2 {brings an equal position.}) 15... Rb8 16. Qxb8+ $2 {
White panics. He should have kept his queen.} (16. Qd3 $1 Bxb3 17. Re1 {
brings fine drawing chances.}) 16... Qxb8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. d3 Qb3 19. Rd2 Nd7
20. d4 Qa2 21. Na3 exd4 22. cxd4 e5 $6 ({Better is} 22... d5 $1 23. exd5 exd5)
23. dxe5 $6 (23. Rc2 Qb3 24. h3 {offers more resistance.}) 23... Nxe5 24. Nxe5
dxe5 25. Rd1 Qb3 26. Rf1 Bc5 27. Nb1 h6 28. Nc3 c6 29. g3 Qc2 30. h3 Bd4 31.
Na2 Qxe4 32. Kh2 Qf3 33. Nc3 Qd3 34. Kg2 Qc2 35. h4 c5 36. Kg1 c4 37. Kg2 e4
38. Nd5 {The Hungarians had a broad team of fine players.} 0-1

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.29"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Richter, Kurt GER"]
[Black "Petrovs, Vladimirs LAT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Nf3 c5 7. Be3 Qb6 $5
8. Be2 $5 {Richter sacrifices at once.} Nc6 (8... Qxb2 $6 9. O-O $1 {
favours the white development.}) 9. O-O Bd7 10. c3 Be7 11. d5 $5 {
Another pawn is sacrificed.} exd5 12. b4 $1 (12. Qxd5 $5 Be6 13. Qd2 {
looks less elegant.}) 12... d4 $2 {He opens the position.} (12... Be6 13. bxc5
Qc7 {shows prudence.}) 13. bxc5 Qxc5 14. Nxd4 Qxc3 15. Bf3 Rd8 16. Rc1 Qa5 $2 (
{Right is} 16... Qb4 $1 {(Richter)} 17. Nxc6 ({not} 17. Rxc6 $2 Bxc6 $1) 17...
Bxc6 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Qf3 $1 {but White has a great advantage.}) 17. Rxc6 $1
bxc6 ({The pointe is} 17... Bxc6 18. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 (18... Rxd1 19. Nxa5) 19.
Bxc6+ Kf8 20. Bh6+ Kg8 21. Qg4+ {and White wins (Richter).}) 18. Nxc6 $1 Qf5
19. Re1 $1 Bb4 ({A nice alternative gives} 19... Be6 20. Nxd8 Bxd8 21. Bc6+ Ke7
22. Qd7+ $1 Bxd7 23. Bc5# {(Richter).}) 20. Bd2+ {'Richter'  means judge in
English. His nickname was 'Scharfrichter' (hanging judge). He gave Petrovs a
fine execution.} 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.29"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Christoffersen, H. NOR."]
[Black "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
Bd7 9. Nbd2 h6 $5 10. Nf1 Nh7 11. Ng3 Ng5 {
Keres follows an interesting plan: he counters on the kingside.} 12. Nf5 Bf6
13. h3 Bxf5 $5 14. exf5 d5 $2 {A defensive move should have been made.} 15.
Nxg5 $2 {The Norwegian misses a great opportunity.} (15. Bxg5 $1 Bxg5 16. Bxc6
bxc6 17. Nxe5 {gains a pawn.}) 15... hxg5 16. Qh5 b5 17. Bb3 Na5 18. h4 $2 (18.
Bc2 {keeps a plus.}) 18... gxh4 19. Re3 $5 Nxb3 20. axb3 d4 $5 21. Rh3 e4 $5
22. dxe4 Re8 23. f3 $4 (23. Qg4 $1 dxc3 24. bxc3 b4 $1 25. Bh6 bxc3 26. Rxh4
Rxe4 $1 27. Qxe4 Bxh4 28. Bf4 {fights hard.}) 23... dxc3 24. bxc3 Qd1+ 25. Kf2
Bxc3 26. Be3 Qxa1 {Keres should have played in Nottingham 1936.} 0-1

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Becker, Albert AUT"]
[Black "Johner, Paul SUI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 d6 ({Usual is} 6... exd5
7. Nh4 {(Sämisch - Weenink, Amsterdam 1925).}) 7. Nc3 $5 ({Becker diverts from
} 7. O-O {(Grünfeld - Thomas, Marienbad 1925).}) 7... e5 $5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nh4
Bc8 {Black has a crammed position.} 10. f4 $5 exf4 11. gxf4 Ng4 12. Nf3 f5 $2 (
{Better is} 12... O-O) 13. h3 Nh6 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. fxg5 Nf7 16. e4 $1 Nxg5 17.
exf5 $6 (17. e5 $1 O-O (17... dxe5 18. d6) 18. e6 {wins for White.}) 17... O-O
18. Qh5 Nf7 19. f6 $1 g6 $5 (19... gxf6 20. Ne4 $1 Nd7 21. b3 Kh8 22. Bb2 {
attacks strongly.}) 20. Qh4 Nd7 21. Ne4 Nde5 22. Bf4 Re8 23. Rae1 Bf5 24. Ng5
Nxg5 25. Bxe5 Nf7 26. Bc3 Qd7 27. Re6 $6 (27. Re7 $1 {
decides the game immediately.}) 27... Bxe6 28. dxe6 Qxe6 29. Bd5 $1 Qe3+ 30.
Kh2 h5 31. Rg1 Qh6 $4 (31... Qd3 $1 32. Qxh5 $1 Qe2+ $1 33. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 34. Kh1
Rf8 35. Rxg6+ Kh8 {prolongs the fight.}) 32. Bxa8 ({The pointe is} 32. Bxa8
Rxa8 33. Qe4 $1 {and a8 or g6 falls.}) 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.31"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Geshev, Georgy BUL"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O a6 8. Be3
Qc7 9. Kh1 Bd7 $5 (9... Be7 {occurred in Lilienthal - Pikler, Budapest 1934.})
10. Nb3 b5 11. a3 Be7 12. f4 O-O 13. Rf3 $5 (13. Bf3 {
would be a usual move for the Scheveningen.}) 13... Rfd8 14. Rh3 $6 e5 $1 15.
Rg3 $2 ({Correct is the retreat} 15. Rf3) 15... exf4 $2 (15... d5 $1 16. exd5
exf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Qf1 Qc7 {gains an attacking position.})
16. Bxf4 {Now pawn d6 cannot advance.} Ne5 17. Nd4 Ng6 18. Bg5 Re8 $5 19. Qf1
$5 Be6 $6 ({Preferable is} 19... Qc5) 20. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 $6 (21. exf5 $1
Ne5 22. Bh6 Bf8 23. Qf4 {starts a white charge on the kingside.}) 21... Qc8 22.
Rf1 Ra7 23. Qf2 Rc7 24. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 25. Nd5 Rxc2 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Qxf6 Qe6
28. Qf3 Rxb2 29. Rh3 $6 Re7 30. Qh5 $6 f6 $5 {The white attack is stopped.} 31.
Bf3 Ne5 32. Qh6 $5 Rg7 33. Rc1 $6 Nxf3 $6 (33... Nd3 $1 {
ends the white resistance.}) 34. gxf3 Rbg2 35. Rg3 $5 R2xg3 36. hxg3 Rxg3 37.
Kh2 Rg6 $5 38. Rg1 $6 Qe5+ $1 39. Kh1 Rxg1+ 40. Kxg1 Qg5+ {Black exchanges
towards an easily won pawn ending. Maroczy was the great leader of the
Hungarians at 67.} 0-1

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.08.31"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Steiner, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Tsvetkov, Alexandar BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bg5 Be7
8. Bd3 c5 9. dxc5 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxc5 11. Qe2 b6 $5 (11... Bd7 {
was played in Schlechter - Burn, Berlin 1898.}) 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Bb5+ Bc6 14.
Bxc6+ Qxc6 15. Ne5 $1 {The position has become difficult for Black quickly.}
Qa4 16. Rd4 $1 Qa5 (16... Qxa2 $2 17. Qb5+ $1 Kf8 18. Qc6 Re8 19. Bxf6 $1 gxf6
20. Nd7+ Kg7 21. Rg4+ Kh6 22. Qf3 {smashes the black defence.}) 17. f4 O-O $2 (
{Better is} 17... Rc8 $1 18. Rhd1 O-O) 18. Nc6 $1 Qc5 19. Rc4 Qd6 20. Rd1 Qc7 {
The queen keeps defending a bishop.} 21. f5 $2 (21. Ne5 $1 Qb7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6
23. Rd7 Qb8 24. Rcc7 {leads to an overwhelming white game.}) 21... b5 $2 {
Black misses his last chance.} (21... Bc5 $1 22. Bxf6 Qxc6 23. Rg4 g6 24. fxg6
fxg6 {resists stubbornly.}) 22. Bf4 $1 e5 $5 23. Bxe5 Qb7 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25.
Rc7 Qe8 26. Rd6 h5 27. h3 a5 28. Qe3 Rd8 29. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 30. Qg3+ Kh7 31. Qg6+
$1 {Hungary won all matches and triumphed at the end.} 1-0

[Event "München"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1936.09.01"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Becker, Albert AUT"]
[Black "Ahues, Carl GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1936.08.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 5. d4 Qe7 6. d5 Nd8 7. O-O d6 8. Bd3
$5 {Becker plays his favourite opening.} (8. Kh1 f5 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Be3 {
occurred in Van Heydebrand und der Lasa - Grünbaum, Berlin 1837.}) 8... Nf6 9.
Nbd2 c6 10. Nc4 Bc7 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. b3 Be6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Ba3 Bxc4 $5 15.
Bxc4 Ne6 16. g3 Nd7 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Nh4 g6 19. Qg4 Kh8 20. Kh1 $5 Nf6 21. Qe2
Ng7 22. Qe3 Rd7 23. Rfe1 Bb6 24. Qg5 Ne6 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. f3 Re8 27. Bb2 $6 (
27. Ng2 $1 {would be a wise retreat.}) 27... Bd8 28. Qe3 Nh5 $1 {
Black takes the initiative.} 29. Ng2 $2 (29. Qf2 Bxh4 30. gxh4 {
accepts a weakening.}) 29... Nxg3+ $1 30. hxg3 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Bb6 $1 {
Becker is attacked from all sides.} 32. Rd4 Qxg3 33. Kf1 exd4 34. cxd4 d5 35.
Qc3 $5 Kg8 36. Re3 Rde7 37. Qxc6 $5 dxe4 38. fxe4 Qc7 39. Qxc7 Rxc7 40. Ne1
Rce7 41. e5 f6 42. Nf3 fxe5 43. Nxe5 Bc7 44. Ke2 Bxe5 45. dxe5 Kf7 46. Kd3 Rd7+
47. Bd4 Ke6 48. Ke4 Red8 49. Bc3 Rf8 50. Bb4 Rf5 51. Bd6 Rxd6 $1 52. exd6 Re5+
{Ahues will win the pawn ending. Germany defeated Austria by 51/2-21/2 and
gained the third place.   Standings had been unclear during the event due to a
bye for one team in each round and the many adjourned games. The final scores
became: Hungary 1101/2/20, Poland 108, Germany 1061/2, Yugoslavia 1041/2,
Czechoslovakia 104, Latvia 961/2, Austria 95, Sweden 94, Denmark 911/2,
Estonia 90, Lithuania 771/2, Finland 75, Netherlands 711/2, Romania 68, Norway
641/2, Brasil 63, Switzerland 611/2, Italy 59, Iceland 571/2, France 431/2 and
Bulgaria 381/2.} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Petrovs, Vladimirs LAT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The seventh Olympiad happened in Stockholm from 31 July until 14 August. Main
player was world champion Max Euwe. His challenger Alekhine had stayed home in
order to prepare himself for the coming match.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxd2
11. Qxd2 dxc4 $5 12. Bxc4 Qxc5 13. Rc1 Qg5 $5 (13... O-O $1 {
can be played because} 14. Bxe6 $6 Qg5 {brings no advantage for White.}) 14. f4
$1 Qh4+ 15. Qf2 Qxf2+ 16. Kxf2 {Euwe controls more territory.} Ke7 17. Nf3 Rd8
18. Bb5 Bd7 19. Rc3 a6 20. Ba4 b5 21. Bb3 Rac8 22. Rhc1 Na5 23. Ba2 Rxc3 24.
Rxc3 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 {The ending is about equal.} 26. Nd4 Nb7 $6 ({
Preferable is} 26... Bb7 $1) 27. e4 $1 Nc5 28. Ke3 Bb7 29. Bb1 f6 30. b4 Na4
31. Bc2 Nb6 32. Bb3 Bc8 $5 33. e5 $1 fxe5 34. fxe5 Bb7 $2 {
The next complications favour White.} ({Better is} 34... Bd7) 35. Nxe6 Bd5 36.
Nc5 Bxb3 37. Nxb3 Nc4+ 38. Ke4 Nxa3 39. Nc5 $1 Nc2 40. Nxa6 Kd7 41. Kd5 Ne3+
42. Kc5 Ke6 43. Kxb5 Kxe5 $2 (43... Nxg2 $1 {(Euwe)} 44. Kc6 Kxe5 45. b5 Ne3
46. Nc5 Nc4 {brings fine drawing chances for Black.}) 44. Kc5 $1 Nd5 45. b5 Nc3
46. Nc7 Ke4 47. Kd6 Nxb5+ 48. Nxb5 Ke3 49. Ke5 Kf2 50. g4 {
Euwe started with a solid win.} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Black "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Be3 Na5 11. Nd4 O-O {Euwe likes the Open Ruy Lopez.} 12. f3
$5 Nc5 13. f4 $6 ({Preferable is} 13. Nd2) 13... Ncxb3 $1 14. Nxb3 $6 ({
Better is} 14. axb3 c5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 {(Euwe)} 16. Qc2) 14... Nc4 $1 15. Bd4 Bf5
$1 {Euwe has gained a positional advantage.} 16. Rf2 a5 17. Nc5 a4 18. Qc1 $6 {
The white queen becomes less active.} Qe8 $1 19. Nd2 Qc6 20. b4 axb3 21. Ndxb3
Ra3 22. g4 $2 Be4 $4 (22... Bxg4 $1 23. f5 $2 Bxf5 $1 {wins two white pawns.})
23. f5 $1 {Keres has improved his position.} Bh4 24. Nxe4 $2 (24. Re2 $1 Bf3
25. Rc2 {nearly equalises.}) 24... dxe4 25. Rg2 $6 Rfa8 26. Nc5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5
Qxc5+ 28. Bd4 Qd5 29. Qf4 c5 30. Bxg7 $5 Kxg7 31. g5 Rxc3 $1 32. Qxh4 Qxf5 33.
Qh6+ Kg8 34. Qc6 Rd8 35. Qxb5 Rcd3 36. Rf1 Rd1 37. Rgf2 $5 Qg4+ 38. Kh1 e3 $1
39. Rxf7 e2 $1 40. Qb3 Rxf1+ 41. Rxf1+ c4 $1 {
Euwe and Keres produced a great fight.} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stoltz, Goesta SWE"]
[Black "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A91"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nh3 O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. Qb3 $5 c6 8. O-O
Qb6 9. Rd1 Na6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. b3 Bd7 12. Nf4 Ne4 13. Na4 Bd8 14. f3 Nf6 15.
Nc3 Bc7 16. Nd3 Rfd8 17. e4 $5 c5 $6 18. exd5 (18. e5 $1 {gains an edge.})
18... cxd4 19. Nb5 exd5 20. Nxc7 Nxc7 21. c5 $1 Ne6 22. cxb6 Ra6 23. Bb2 Rda8
$6 ({Right is} 23... Rxb6) 24. Nb4 $1 Rxb6 25. Nc2 $1 Rc6 $2 (25... Rba6 26. a4
Rb6 27. Nxd4 Nxd4 28. Bxd4 Rxb3 29. Bxf6 gxf6 {only brings an edge for White.})
26. Nxd4 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 Be6 28. a4 $1 {Stoltz starts an attack on the queenside.
} Kf7 29. Bf1 g5 30. b4 Rcc8 31. a5 $1 Ne8 32. Be5 Ke7 33. b5 Nd6 34. b6 $5 Rc6
35. Rdb1 Rb8 36. Bb5 $5 Rc5 37. a6 d4 38. f4 gxf4 39. Bxf4 Bd5 40. Bd3 $5 Be4
41. a7 Ra8 42. Re1 Rc6 43. Rab1 Kd7 44. Bxd6 $2 (44. Red1 $1 Bxd3 45. Rxd3 Rc4
46. Be5 {wins for White.}) 44... Bxd3 $1 45. Rbd1 Bc2 46. Rxd4 Rxd6 47. Rxd6+
Kxd6 48. Rc1 Be4 49. Rc7 $2 h5 $2 50. Kf2 $2 {
Kashdan gets a second chance to find the refutation.} Bc6 $1 {
The white queenside pawns are going to fall.} 51. Rf7 Kc5 52. Rxf5+ Kxb6 53.
Rxh5 Rxa7 54. g4 Kc7 55. g5 Ra2+ 56. Ke3 Rg2 57. h4 b5 58. Kd3 b4 59. Kc4 Rg4+
60. Kc5 b3 61. Rh6 Be8 62. Rb6 Bf7 63. Rf6 Bg8 64. Rf1 Rxh4 65. Rb1 Rg4 66. g6
Rxg6 67. Kb4 Rg2 68. Ka3 Kb6 69. Kb4 Rg4+ 70. Ka3 Kb5 71. Rh1 Ra4+ 72. Kb2 Ra2+
73. Kb1 Bc4 74. Rh3 Kb4 75. Rg3 Rh2 76. Rf3 Ka3 {
The USA defeated Sweden by 21/2-11/2 as a result of this uneven game.} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kavlie-Joergensen, Oluf NOR"]
[Black "Fine, Reuben USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D70"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
f5 $5 (8... Nc6 {was played in Goglidze - Spielmann, Moscow 1935.}) 9. Qd2 $5
Nc6 $1 {Fine takes the initiative.} 10. d5 $2 (10. e5 $1 f4 11. Bf2 {
protects the d-pawn.}) 10... Ne5 $1 11. Bxb6 $6 {
White exchanges his strong bishop.} axb6 12. f4 Bh6 $1 13. g3 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Bg4
$5 {He postpones the capture of pawn a2.} 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 $2 (16. Qxe2 $1
Qxd5 17. Rd1 Qa5+ 18. Nc3 $1 {offers more resistance.}) 16... Qd7 $1 17. Rc3 $6
(17. Nc3 $5 Qg4+ 18. Ke1 Bxf4 $1 19. gxf4 Rxf4 20. Nce2 Qh4+ 21. Ng3 Rd4 {
crushes the white defence.}) 17... Qb5+ 18. Kf2 Rxa2 19. Ne2 Rxb2 20. Rc2 Ng4+
21. Kf3 Qb3+ 22. Rc3 Ne5+ 23. Kf2 Qb4 {The USA - Norway became 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lilienthal, Andor HUN"]
[Black "Bolbochan, Jacobo ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Ne5 Qc7 $5 (9... Bd6 {drew in Johner - Schlechter, Karlsbad 1911.}) 10.
f4 a6 11. Qf3 Qd6 12. Bc2 cxd4 $5 13. exd4 b5 14. Be3 Bb7 15. Qh3 Rad8 16. Rae1
Ne4 17. Nd3 f5 18. Bb3 Nb6 19. Nc5 Bc8 $1 20. N3xe4 fxe4 21. Nxe4 $1 Bxh3 22.
Nxd6 Bxg2 $1 23. Kxg2 Bxd6 {White has the two bishops, and Black pressures on
the weakness f4. The chances are about even.} 24. Bc1 Rde8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26.
Kf3 Nc4 27. Bc2 Bb4 28. Rd1 Re1 $6 {He exchanges an active rook.} 29. Rxe1 Bxe1
30. Ke2 {White has the better ending.} Bh4 31. Bf5 $1 Nb6 32. Bd2 g6 33. Be6+
Kg7 34. b3 Bd8 35. Ba5 Kf6 36. Bh3 Bc7 37. Kf3 g5 $2 {
Black exchanges the only white weakness and opens the kingside.} (37... Na8 38.
Bb4 Nb6 {keeps the status quo.}) 38. fxg5+ Kxg5 39. Bf1 Na8 40. Bd2+ Kf6 41. h4
Bb6 42. Bg5+ Kf7 43. Ke3 Bc7 44. Bd3 h5 $5 45. Be2 Kg6 46. Bf3 Nb6 {
White makes progress, because the black king and knight are restrained.} 47.
Kd2 b4 $5 {A desperate action begins on the queenside.} 48. Be2 a5 $5 49. Bd3+
Kf7 50. Be2 Kg6 51. Bf3 a4 $5 52. Kc2 $1 axb3+ ({Or} 52... a3 53. Be7) 53. Kxb3
{All black pawns have become weak.} Bd6 54. Bd8 Nd7 55. Bxd5 Nf6 56. Bc6 Bg3
57. Kxb4 Bxh4 58. Kc4 Bg3 59. a4 h4 60. a5 h3 61. a6 Bb8 62. Bb6 h2 63. a7 Bxa7
64. Bxa7 Kf5 65. Bb8 Ng4 66. Bf3 Kg5 67. Bg3 {Hungary drew against Argentina.}
1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Flohr, Salomon CSR"]
[Black "Stahlberg, Gideon SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D62"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "213"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 g6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. O-O Nxd3 $5 (13...
Be6 14. Rac1 Rac8 {drew in Flohr - Stahlberg, Prague 1931.}) 14. Qxd3 Bf5 $5
15. Qd2 $5 {If White takes d5, the black rooks will develop quickly.} Rac8 16.
Nd4 {Flohr wants to take advantage of the blockade.} Be6 17. Rac1 a6 18. h3 Qd7
19. b3 Rfe8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Ne2 Kf8 24. Qb2 Ke7 25.
Nf4 f6 26. Qa3+ Qd6 27. Qc1 Qc6 28. Qd2 b6 29. h4 a5 30. Ne2 Qc5 31. Nd4 Kf7
32. a4 Bd7 33. Qd1 h5 34. Qe2 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qc7+ 36. Kg1 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qc7+ 38.
g3 Qc1 39. Qf3 Qc5 40. Qf4 Ke7 41. Qb8 Qd6 42. Qb7 Kd8 43. Kg1 g5 $2 {
Black should not do anything but move his king.} 44. Qa8+ Kc7 45. hxg5 fxg5 46.
Qg8 $2 (46. Qh8 $1 Qg6 47. Qe5+ {wins a pawn.}) 46... Qe5 47. Qh7 g4 48. Nb5+
Kc6 49. Qg6+ Kb7 50. Qh7 Kc6 $2 ({Correct is} 50... Kc8) 51. Kh2 $1 {
Black suffers from zugzwang.} Be8 $5 52. Nd4+ $1 Kd6 53. Qb7 Kc5 54. b4+ $2 Kc4
$2 (54... Kxb4 55. Qxb6+ Kc4 $1 56. Qxa5 h4 $1 {counters well.}) 55. bxa5 $2 {
He should capture pawn b6.} bxa5 56. Qa6+ Kb4 57. Qb6+ Kc4 58. Qxa5 h4 $1 59.
Qa6+ Kb4 60. Qb6+ Kxa4 61. Qb3+ Ka5 62. Qa2+ Kb6 63. Qb2+ Ka6 64. Qe2+ Kb7 65.
Qxg4 {White has won a pawn.} hxg3+ 66. Qxg3 $1 Qh5+ 67. Qh3 Qe5+ $5 {
The exchange of queens could be alright.} 68. Qg3 Qh5+ 69. Qh3 Qe5+ 70. Kg1
Qg7+ 71. Qg2 Qe5 72. Qg4 Kc7 73. Nf3 Qf6 74. Qg3+ Kd7 75. Ne5+ Ke6 76. f4 $1
Ke7 77. Kf2 Kd6 78. Qg4 Qh8 79. Kg2 Qh7 80. Qg5 Bd7 81. Nxd7 Qe4+ 82. Kf2 Kxd7
83. Qf6 $1 Qc2+ 84. Kg3 Qd1 85. Qf5+ Kc6 $2 (85... Ke7 $1 86. Qg5+ Kf7 {
tries to stop the white pawns.}) 86. Qe6+ Kc5 87. Kh4 Qh1+ 88. Kg5 Qg2+ 89. Kf6
Qg3 90. Kf7 Qh2 91. Ke8 $5 Kc4 92. Qa6+ Kc5 93. Qa7+ Kc6 94. Qd7+ Kc5 95. Qc7+
Kb5 96. Qe5 Qa2 97. f5 Qa8+ 98. Kf7 Qb7+ 99. Kf8 Kc4 100. Qd4+ Kb3 101. f6 Qd7
102. Qf4 Kc2 103. f7 Kd1 104. Kg8 Qe6 105. Kg7 Qd7 106. Kh6 $1 Qh3+ 107. Kg5 $1
{Czechoslovakia versus Sweden ended in 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kashdan, Isaac USA"]
[Black "Steiner, Endre HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 b6 6. g3 Ba6 7. Qc2 c5 8.
Bg2 Nc6 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 Rb8 $5 {
E.Steiner brings a novelty in his favourite opening.} 12. b3 Rb6 13. Rfe1 Nb4
14. Qc3 d6 15. a3 Nc6 16. Rab1 Qb8 17. Ng5 Rc8 18. Nde4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 h6 20.
Nf3 Bb7 21. Bc2 Qc7 {
Neither side has been able to develop pressure on the other.} 22. Qd3 g6 23. h4
h5 24. Rbd1 Rd8 25. Qe3 Kg7 {
Black has defended the small holes in his position perfectly.} 26. Rd2 $6 e5 $1
27. Kh2 $6 {Kashdan plays too passively.} ({Better is} 27. Qd3 Nd4 28. Nxd4
cxd4 29. e3 Qc6 30. e4) 27... Nd4 $1 28. Nxd4 cxd4 $1 29. Qg5 $5 (29. Qd3 d5
30. cxd5 Bxd5 31. e3 Rc6 32. exd4 Rc3 33. Qe2 exd4 {also favours Black.}) 29...
Rxb3 $1 30. f4 $2 ({The pointe is} 30. Bxb3 f6 $1 {and Black gains a queen.}) (
30. Rxd4 Rxa3 $1 {costs a pawn.}) 30... d3 $1 31. Rxd3 (31. Bxd3 Rxd3 32. fxe5
Rxd2 33. Qxd2 dxe5 {loses a piece.}) 31... f6 $1 32. Rxd6 fxg5 33. Rxg6+ Kf7
34. fxg5 Rf3 35. exf3 Rd2+ 36. Kh3 Rxc2 {USA versus Hungary ended in 2-2.} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Black "Alexander, Conel ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Ne4 $5 7. Nc3 Nxc3 $5
8. bxc3 c6 9. Nd2 $5 f5 10. Qb3 Nd7 11. f3 Bg5 12. e4 $5 Be3+ 13. Kh1 Nf6 14.
cxd5 cxd5 15. e5 Nd7 16. f4 Nb6 17. Nb1 Bxc1 18. Rxc1 {
The events in the centre have led to a nearly equal position.} g5 $2 {
Alexander makes a premature action.} 19. Nd2 $1 Rf7 $6 (19... gxf4 20. gxf4 Qh4
{counters.}) 20. c4 $1 gxf4 21. gxf4 Rg7 22. Rg1 $5 Bd7 $5 (22... dxc4 23. Nxc4
Qxd4 24. Nd6 {also favours White.}) 23. c5 Na4 $5 24. Qxb7 Rb8 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26.
Qb7 Rb8 27. Qa6 Rb2 28. c6 $1 Rxd2 29. cxd7 Qxd7 30. Qa8+ $1 Kf7 31. Bf3 $1 Rg6
32. Bh5 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Book, Eero FIN"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. c3 Bg4 11. Rd1 O-O 12. d4 Qc8 13. Be3 Nd8 $5 (13... Re8 {
occurred in Tartakower - Rubinstein, Rotterdam 1931.}) 14. Nbd2 c5 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 $5 ({More solid is} 17. Bc2) 17... Nxg4 $1 18. hxg4 Bxg4
$5 (18... Qxg4+ $5 19. Kh2 c4 20. Rg1 Qe6 21. Bc2 {also favours White.}) 19.
Nf1 $2 {Book plays too passively.} (19. Bd5 $1 Ne6 20. Ra7 {counters.}) 19...
Rb6 $1 20. N1h2 $2 ({Better is} 20. Bd5 $1 Rf6 21. Ra8 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qxa8 23.
Qxf6 Qxd5 24. exd5 Bxf6 {and the desperado queens have vanished.}) 20... Rf6
21. Kh1 c4 22. Bc2 Bh5 $1 23. Bg5 Rxf3 $6 (23... Bxf3+ $1 24. Nxf3 Rg6 {
wins immediately.}) 24. Bxe7 Rh3 25. f3 Bxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Rxf3 27. Nxf3 Re8 28.
Bxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Rd1 $6 (30. Nxe5 $5 Qh4+ 31. Kg2 Qg5+ 32. Kf3 {
offers more resistance.}) 30... Qf6 31. Kg2 g5 $1 32. Rd5 g4 33. Nxe5 Qh4 34.
Bd1 Qh3+ 35. Kg1 Qg3+ 36. Kf1 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 h5 38. Rxb5 Qe3+ 39. Kg2 Qd2+ 40.
Kg3 Qxd1 41. Kh4 Qh1+ 42. Kg5 g3 43. Nd7 ({Or} 43. Kh6 Qc1+ $1) 43... Kg7 44.
Nf6 Qc1+ 45. Kf5 Qf1+ {
Finland was thrown back in the standings by a  3-1 defeat.} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Mikenas, Vladas LTU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D93"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 c6 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
b5 9. Be2 Be6 10. Qc2 b4 $1 (10... Nd5 $6 11. Nxd5 cxd5 $6 {
lost in Tartakower - Frydman, Lodz 1935.}) 11. Na4 Qa5 $2 ({Better is} 11...
Bf5 12. Qb3 Nbd7) 12. Nc5 $1 Bc8 $6 {Mikenas plays timidly.} 13. O-O Nbd7 14.
Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfc1 Rb8 $6 (17... Nxc5 $5 18. Qxc5
Qxc5 19. Rxc5 Bd7 {leads to a poor endgame.}) 18. Qe4 {
White is going to win a pawn.} Qd8 19. Qxc6 Rb6 20. Qa8 e5 $5 21. Qxa7 exd4 22.
Nxd7 Bxd7 23. Rd1 $1 Be6 24. Rxd4 Qb8 25. Qxb8 Rfxb8 26. Bc4 Bxc4 27. Rxc4 b3
28. a4 $1 Rd6 29. Rd4 Rc6 30. Kf1 Rc2 31. Rb1 Rb6 32. Ke1 Rf6 33. Rd2 $1 Rc4 $5
({The pointe is} 33... Rxd2 34. Kxd2 Rxf2+ 35. Kc3 $1 Rxg2 36. a5 {(Euwe).})
34. Ra1 Ra6 35. a5 Rc5 36. Rd3 Rc2 37. Rxb3 Rf6 38. f4 Rxg2 39. Kf1 Rxh2 40.
Kg1 $1 {Euwe defeated Stahlberg in the next round. It was his sixth win.
Thereafter, Max and his Dutch team slowed down. This had been a fine training
for the world championship match.} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Foltys, Jan CSR"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D60"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne2 $5 N5f6 $5 12. Ng3 e5 $6 13. Bb3 $6 (13.
Nf5 $1 {brings an advantage for White.}) 13... g6 14. Rc1 exd4 15. Qxd4 c5 $1
16. Qh4 b5 17. Ng5 c4 18. Bc2 h5 19. Rce1 Nc5 20. Nh7 $2 {
Foltys wants to deliver a fantastic sacrifice.} ({Better is} 20. N5e4) 20...
Kxh7 21. Nxh5 Ng8 $1 22. Qd4 ({Maybe White had intended} 22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Qh7+
Kxf6 {but} 24. Qh8+ Ke6 25. Qh3+ Kd6 26. Rd1+ Kc6 27. Qf3+ Kb6 $1 28. Qxa8 Bb7
{easily wins for Black.}) 22... f5 $1 23. Nf4 Bb7 24. f3 Rad8 25. Qc3 Ne6 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Flohr, Salomon CSR"]
[Black "Bolbochan, Jacobo ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Nbd7 5. O-O c6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Qc2
a6 $5 9. d3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Bf8 11. d4 b6 12. e4 $1 Bb7 13. e5 $1 Nh5 14. cxd5
cxd5 15. Ne1 $5 g6 16. f4 a5 17. g4 Ng7 18. Nef3 Ba6 19. Rf2 Rc8 20. Qd1 Rc7
21. Nf1 Be7 22. Ng3 Rf8 23. Qd2 f5 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Bf1 Bb4 26. Qe3 Bxf1 27.
Raxf1 Qf8 28. Ne5 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Bc5 30. Bd4 Rff7 31. Ne2 Qc8 32. Kg2 Rf8 33.
Qd3 Qd7 34. Nc3 Bxd4 35. Qxd4 Qc6 36. Ne2 Qc5 37. Qd3 Qc2 38. Qxc2 Rxc2 39. Nd4
Rxf2+ $6 (39... Rc5 {keeps the control over the c-file.}) 40. Rxf2 Rc8 41. Rc2
Rxc2+ 42. Nxc2 {Flohr has a plus in the knight ending, because he can blockade.
} Kf7 43. Nd4 Ke7 {Black has to remain passively.} 44. Kg3 h6 45. Kf3 Kd7 46.
a3 Ke7 47. b4 axb4 48. axb4 Kd7 49. Ke3 Ke7 50. Kd3 Kd7 51. Nf3 Ke7 52. Nd4 Kd7
53. Nb5 Ne8 54. Ke3 {Suddenly black activity is needed.} Ke7 $2 (54... Nc7 $1
55. Nd6 h5 56. gxh5 gxh5 57. Kd4 Na6 58. Kc3 Nc7 {defends the fortress well.})
55. Kd4 $1 {An exchange of blockaders has taken place.} Kd7 $2 ({
The last chance gives} 55... Ng7 $1 56. Nd6 h5 57. h3 Kd7 58. Nf7 Ke7 59. Nh8
$1 g5 $1 60. fxg5 hxg4 61. hxg4 Ne8 62. Ng6+ Kf7 63. Nf4 Nc7 {
White has a great position, but I cannot find a win.}) 56. f5 $1 gxf5 57. gxf5
exf5 58. Kxd5 Nc7+ ({Or} 58... Ng7 59. Nd4 h5 60. h3) 59. Nxc7 Kxc7 60. Kd4 b5
61. Ke3 Kd7 62. Kf4 Ke6 63. h3 $1 {Black loses due to zugzwang in the pawn
ending. Flohr scored 121/2/16 at board one.} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lilienthal, Andor HUN"]
[Black "Enevoldsen, Jens DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D19"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. Rd1 Qa5 $5 (10... Nbd7 {
occurred in Bogoljubow - Euwe, Nottingham 1936.}) 11. Bd2 (11. e4 $5 {
will became the alternative (Van Wely - Sokolov, Leeuwarden 2004).}) 11... Rd8
12. h3 Bh5 13. Be1 $5 Nbd7 14. e4 c5 $5 15. g4 $5 Nxg4 $1 (15... Bg6 16. e5
cxd4 17. Rxd4 {favours White.}) 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Qe3 $5 (17. e5 $1 Bxf3 18.
Qxf3 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nxe5 20. Qxb7 Rxd4 21. Qxa8+ Rd8 22. Qe4 Rd4 23. Qa8+ Rd8 {
leads to a repetition of moves.}) 17... cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd1 19. Rxd1 Qh5 $2 {
Black allows a 'petite combinaison'.} (19... Ne5 $1 20. Be2 Qb6 {gains a plus.}
) 20. Nxe6 $1 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 $1 {White threatens mate in one.} fxe6 22. Bxe6+
Kh8 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Bxd7 Qg6+ 25. Qg3 Qxe4 26. Bc3 Qe7 27. Bf5 Rd8 28. Qg4
Kg8 29. Bc2 h6 30. Qg6 Kf8 31. Qf5+ $1 Ke8 32. Qb5+ Qd7 33. Qh5+ Kf8 34. Bb3
1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C22"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When round eleven began, the USA and Poland had scored the best results.} 1.
e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8.
Bc4 d6 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Bxe6 Rxe6 11. Ng5 Re8 12. f4 h6 13. h4 Qc8 $5 (13... Qd7
{won for Black in Winawer - Janowski, Wien 1896.}) 14. Qf3 Kf8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16.
exd5 Nd4 17. Qd3 Ne2+ 18. Kb1 Bxd2 19. Rxd2 $2 {
White makes the decisive mistake in a difficult position.} (19. Ne6+ $1 fxe6
20. Rxd2 Nxf4 21. Rf2 {counters well.}) 19... Nxf4 20. Nh7+ Kg8 21. Nf6+ $1
gxf6 22. Qg3+ Ng6 23. h5 Qf5 $1 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Rf2 Qg5 26. Qc3 Qe5 27. Rxf6
Qxc3 28. bxc3 Kg7 $1 29. Rf2 ({The pointe is} 29. Rhf1 Rf8 $1) 29... Rf8 30.
Re2 Rae8 31. Rhe1 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Rf1+ 33. Kb2 Kf7 {
Black controls the entry to his position.} 34. c4 h5 35. Kc3 g5 36. c5 dxc5 37.
Kc4 g4 $1 38. Kxc5 g3 $1 39. Kd4 h4 40. c4 b6 41. a4 Rf2 42. Re4 Rxg2 43. Rxh4
Ra2 44. Rg4 g2 45. a5 bxa5 46. Kc3 a4 47. c5 Kf6 48. Rg8 Ke5 49. Rg5+ Kf6 50.
Rg8 Kf7 51. Rg4 a5 52. c6 Ke7 53. Rg6 Kf7 54. Rg4 Rf2 55. d6 a3 56. dxc7 a2 57.
c8=Q a1=Q+ 58. Kc4 Rc2+ 59. Kb5 Qf1+ 60. Ka4 Ra2+ 61. Kb3 Qb1+ 62. Kc3 Rc2+ 63.
Kd4 g1=Q+ {
Kashdan and Horowitz won too. Fine drew. So the USA - Poland became 31/2-1/2.}
0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Marshall, Frank USA"]
[Black "Larsen, Oejvind DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Marshall saw few players from the old days. Only Tartakower had been active
for a long period of time as well.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5.
O-O Be7 6. c4 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 Qc8 $6 ({Better is} 8... O-O {
(Frydman - Kohn, Lodz 1927).}) 9. cxd5 $1 d6 10. e4 O-O 11. Nf5 $1 Re8 12. Nc3
Bf8 13. Bg5 a6 $2 (13... Nbd7 {protects the kingside.}) 14. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 15.
Bh3 Qd8 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qh5 $1 {White wins easily.} Qc7 18. Nh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6
Nd7 20. f4 Rg8 21. Bxd7 $1 Qxd7 22. Qxf6+ Rg7 23. f5 Re8 24. Rae1 Re5 25. Ne2
$5 Kg8 $5 ({Or} 25... Rxe4 26. Nc3 $1 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qxd6 {
and White wins.}) 26. Nf4 h6 27. Nh5 Rh7 28. Qxe5 $1 {The US crushed Denmark
by 4-0.   Marshall would be sixty in the next week, when he won his fourth
gold medal. He ended his chess career magnificently.} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Pirc, Vasja YUG"]
[Black "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A98"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Qc2
Qg6 9. b3 $5 Nc6 10. Ba3 Ne4 11. d5 (11. Nb5 $1 Bd8 12. d5 Na5 $1 13. b4 a6 14.
Nbd4 e5 15. bxa5 exd4 16. Nxd4 {gains a plus.}) 11... Nxc3 12. dxc6 Ne4 13. Nd2
Nxd2 14. Qxd2 bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rb8 16. f4 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Rae1 Rb6 19. Rf3
Kh8 20. Kg2 Qe8 21. e4 $2 ({Better is} 21. Bb2) 21... fxe4 22. Rxe4 $6 d5 $1 {
Keres wins a piece.} 23. cxd5 Bxa3 24. Qe2 Qb5 $2 ({Best is} 24... Qg6 25. dxe6
Be7 {
Black will use his bishop as a blockader and his heavy pieces for the attack.})
25. Qxb5 Rxb5 26. dxe6 Rd5 $5 27. b4 $1 Bb2 28. Rb3 $2 (28. Re2 $1 Bf6 29. Ra3
Bd4 30. Rd3 {escapes from the loss.}) 28... Rd2+ 29. Kf3 Re8 30. f5 Kg8 31. Re2
Rxe2 32. Kxe2 Be5 33. Kf3 Rb8 34. Ke4 Bd6 35. b5 Kf8 36. h3 h5 37. g4 Ke7 38.
Kd5 Rb6 39. gxh5 $6 (39. a4 a6 40. Kc4 Kf6 41. Re3 {offers more resistance.})
39... a6 $1 40. a4 axb5 41. axb5 Kf6 {Black attacks a ruined pawn structure.}
42. Rb1 ({Or} 42. Ke4 c6 43. Rd3 cxb5) 42... Kxf5 43. Rg1 Be5 44. Rg6 Rxb5+ 45.
Kc6 Rb6+ 46. Kd7 Rd6+ 47. Ke7 Bf6+ $1 48. Rxf6+ gxf6 49. h6 Rxe6+ 50. Kf7 Re3
0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Havasi, Kornel HUN"]
[Black "Friedemann, Gunnar EST"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Qf3 $5 O-O 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. b3 h6 14. Bh4
Nh7 15. Bg3 Bf6 16. Rad1 Rb4 17. Nf5 Ng5 18. Qd3 Bxf5 19. exf5 Rd4 20. Qf1 $5
Rxe1 21. Qxe1 Qd7 22. h4 Nh7 23. Qe3 $5 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Qxf5 25. Qe8+ Nf8 26.
Qxc6 Ne6 $6 ({Preferable is} 26... Qa5 27. Ne3 Bd4) 27. Ne3 Qb5 28. Qa8+ $5 Kh7
29. Qe4+ Kg8 30. Nd5 Bd8 31. a4 Qd7 $2 {Black blunders into inactivity.} ({
Better is} 31... Qc5 32. Ne3 Qa5 33. Qa8 Kh7) 32. Nb4 $1 Nc5 $6 (32... a5 $5
33. Qc6 Qe7 34. Nd5 Qf8 {brings a horrible game.}) 33. Qa8 a5 34. Nc6 Ne6 35.
b4 $1 axb4 36. a5 Kh7 37. a6 Bxh4 38. Bxh4 Nc5 39. Ne7 {Havasi scored 57%.} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kostic, Borislav YUG"]
[Black "Napolitano, Mario ITA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 d6 6. d3 e6 7. Be3 Nd4 8. Qd2
Ne7 9. Nd1 Nxe2 10. Qxe2 Bd7 $5 11. c3 Bc6 12. f4 Qa5 13. O-O O-O 14. Qf2 Rac8
15. d4 Bb5 16. Re1 Rfd8 $2 {Napolitano blunders a pawn.} 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. Bxc5
Nc6 19. e5 Rd7 20. a4 Bc4 21. b4 Qd8 22. Ne3 Rd2 $5 23. Red1 $1 Rxf2 24. Rxd8+
Rxd8 25. Kxf2 Rd2+ 26. Ke1 Re2+ 27. Kd1 Bd3 28. Bf1 $5 (28. Be4 $1 Rxe3 29.
Bxc6 Re2 30. Bxb7 Rxh2 31. Bxa7 {decides the game on the queenside.}) 28...
Rxe3 29. Kd2 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 $1 Rxe5 (30... Re4 31. Kd3 b6 32. Bg1 {
also costs the black rook.}) 31. fxe5 Bxe5 32. b5 $1 Na5 33. Kd3 b6 34. Bd4 $5
Bd6 35. Bf6 h6 36. Rf2 g5 37. g4 Nb7 38. h3 Nc5+ 39. Kd4 Nd7 40. Rf1 Bf4 41.
Be7 f6 42. c4 Kf7 43. Bb4 Be5+ 44. Ke4 Bc7 45. Rd1 Ke8 46. Ra1 f5+ $5 47. gxf5
Nf6+ 48. Kd4 exf5 49. Rf1 $5 Kf7 50. Rxf5 Ke6 ({Better is} 50... Bf4 $1 {but}
51. c5 $1 Ke6 52. Rxf6+ Kxf6 53. Kd5 {leads to a won bishop ending for White.})
51. Rf1 Be5+ 52. Ke3 h5 53. a5 g4 54. hxg4 hxg4 55. a6 $1 Bc7 56. Bc3 Nd7 57.
Bd4 Bd6 58. Rh1 Kf5 59. Rh5+ Ke6 60. Rh6+ Ke7 61. Rg6 g3 62. Ke4 Bc7 63. Kd5 {
Kostic scored well in several Olympiads.} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Regedzinski, Teodor POL"]
[Black "Pelikan, Jiri CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E85"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Na5 9. Ng3 b6 $5 ({Usual is} 9... c5) 10. Qd2 Ne8 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh6 f5 13.
exf5 gxf5 14. Bg5 $1 Bf6 15. h4 Ng7 16. O-O-O $1 {White starts an attack.} Nb7
17. f4 Bd7 18. h5 $5 Bxg5 19. fxg5 f4 20. Nge4 Nc5 21. Nf6+ Rxf6 $1 {
Black resists strongly.} (21... Kh8 $2 22. b4 Nb7 23. g3 $1 {
and White charges towards the kingside.}) 22. gxf6 Qxf6 $2 {
But now he misses the pointe.} (22... Nf5 $1 23. b4 Ng3 $1 {counters timely.})
23. b4 $1 Nb7 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Bd3 a5 26. g3 axb4 27. gxf4 Nc5 28. Rhg1 $2 ({
Right is} 28. Nxc5 bxc5 29. h6) 28... Kh8 $2 {Pelikan misses the opportunity.}
(28... Nxd3+ $1 29. Qxd3 Kh8 30. Ng5 Bf5 31. Qe2 h6 {defends well.}) 29. Nxc5
bxc5 30. Rde1 Ra3 31. fxe5 Rc3+ 32. Kb2 dxe5 33. Bc2 Qh4 34. Rxe5 Nxh5 35. Kb1
Nf4 36. d6 $1 Rxc2 ({Or} 36... c6 37. Re8+ $1 Bxe8 38. d7 Bxd7 39. Qxd7 Ng6 40.
Bxg6 hxg6 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qxg6+ Kh8 43. Qg7#) 37. dxc7 Ng6 38. Qxd7 {
Poland and Czechoslovakia drew.} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.10"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. a4 b4 12. cxb4 cxb4 13. h3 O-O 14. Nbd2 Be6 15.
Nf1 Rfc8 16. Ne3 g6 $5 (16... Ne8 {was played in Keres - Bergs, Kemeri 1937.})
17. b3 Nh5 $5 18. Bb2 Bf6 $6 ({More solid is} 18... f6) 19. Rc1 exd4 $5 ({
Spielmann prefers} 19... Qb8) 20. Nxd4 Qd7 21. Rb1 Rc5 22. Ndf5 $1 Bxf5 $2 ({
Better is} 22... Nc6 $1 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Nd4 {
and Black has counter-play for a pawn.}) 23. exf5 Bxb2 24. Rxb2 Re8 25. Bd3 Qc6
26. Qg4 Qb6 27. Rbe2 Rce5 $6 (27... d5 $5 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Nf5 $1 Rxe2 30.
Qxe2 {favours White too.}) 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 $5 (
30... Kf8 $1 31. Nd5 $1 Qc5 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Rxe5 dxe5 34. Qf5+ Kg8 35. Qxe5 {
also wins for White.}) 31. Nf5 $1 R8e6 32. Qxh5+ Kg8 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Qg7+ Ke8
35. Nxd6+ $1 Qxd6 36. Rxe5 Rxe5 37. Rxe5+ Kd8 38. Rxa5 Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Qd6+ 40.
Qe5 Qxe5+ 41. Rxe5 {Keres won a great game with elegant knight sacrifices. The
USA defeated Estonia by 21/2-11/2, despite this loss.} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.12"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Moeller, Baldur ISL"]
[Black "Guimard, Carlos ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Bd3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 c5 10. Qc2 $5 h6 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. cxd5 exd5 14.
O-O c4 15. Be2 $6 ({Preferable is} 15. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 16. Bf5) 15... b5 16. Bf3
Bc6 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Re2 $5 Rab8 19. Rae1 b4 $1 20. cxb4 Qxb4 21. h3 Re7 22.
e4 $2 {White should play a waiting move.} dxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Qxe1+ $1
{Black gets two rooks for a  queen.} 25. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Kh2 Rc8 {
White will be unable to stop the c-pawn.} 27. Qc3 Rd1 28. Qc2 Re1 29. Qc3 Re2
30. Kg3 Rxa2 31. d5 Ra6 32. Qb4 Rb6 33. Qe7 c3 34. d6 Rxd6 $1 {
Guimard was scoring well for Argentina.} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.13"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Alexander, Conel ENG"]
[Black "O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic BEL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4
g6 9. h4 c5 10. h5 $5 {Alexander starts an adventure.} ({Known is} 10. Bd3 {
(Maroczy - Spielmann, Berlin 1920).}) 10... Nxd2 (10... g5 $5 {
will become the usual answer.}) 11. Kxd2 Qg5+ $4 ({Better is} 11... g5) 12.
Qxg5 hxg5 13. hxg6 $1 Rg8 ({The pointe is} 13... Rxh1 $2 14. g7 $1) 14. gxf7+
Kxf7 15. Rh7+ Rg7 16. Rxg7+ Kxg7 {White has won a pawn during the exchanges.}
17. Nf3 g4 18. Nh2 $1 g3 19. fxg3 Nc6 20. Nf3 Bd7 21. Rb1 Na5 22. Bb5 Bxb5 23.
Rxb5 b6 24. Rb1 $5 Kg6 25. Rf1 Rf8 26. Nh4+ Kg7 27. Rxf8 Kxf8 28. Ng6+ Kf7 29.
Nf4 Nc4+ 30. Kd3 Na3 31. g4 $1 c4+ 32. Ke2 Nb1 $1 {Black has a counteraction.}
33. g5 Nxc3+ 34. Kf3 Nb5 35. g6+ Ke7 36. Ke3 Nc7 37. g4 b5 ({Or} 37... Kf8 38.
Nh5 Nb5 39. Kf4 $1 Nxd4 40. Kg5 {and White wins.}) 38. Nh5 b4 39. Kf4 $1 Ne8
40. Kg5 $1 a5 41. Nf6 a4 42. Nxe8 b3 43. g7 bxc2 44. g8=Q c1=Q+ 45. Kg6 Qb1+
46. Kg7 {Black has run out of checks.} Qb8 47. Qf7+ Kd8 48. Kf6 Qb6 49. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.13"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Gudmundsson, Jon ISL"]
[Black "Fine, Reuben USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D93"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qb3 Qa5 8. Bd3
dxc4 $1 (8... Nbd7 {happened in Bogoljubow - Carls, Mannheim 1914.}) 9. Bxc4 c5
$6 ({Preferable is} 9... b5 $1 10. Bxf7+ $5 Rxf7 11. Ne5 e6 12. Nxf7 Kxf7) 10.
O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Qf5 12. Bd2 $6 (12. Bc7 e6 13. Rad1 {keeps a plus.}) 12...
Nc6 13. Nb5 $5 Ne4 $1 14. Be1 Bd7 15. Bd3 Qf4 16. Nc3 $6 (16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. d5
Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bc3 {makes useful exchanges.}) 16... Nxc3 $6 (16... Nxd4
17. Nxd4 Nc5 $1 18. Qa3 Qxd4 {gains a pawn.}) 17. bxc3 b6 18. Bd2 Qd6 19. Rfe1
Rac8 20. Qd1 Rfe8 21. Ba6 Rcd8 22. Qc1 $6 (22. Ng5 Qd5 23. Qb3 {is alright.})
22... e5 $1 23. dxe5 $2 (23. Bg5 Rb8 24. Rd1 {defends properly.}) 23... Nxe5
24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. f4 Bf6 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Be1 $6 (27. Be3 b5 28. Bb7 b4 $1 {
also wins for Black.}) 27... b5 $1 {White is going to lose a bishop. The USA
scored brilliantly during the second part of the event.} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Schmidt, Paul EST"]
[Black "Najdorf, Mieczyslaw POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E19"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. Bf4 $5 d6 11. Rad1 Qc7 $5 ({An alternative brings} 11...
Nc6 12. d5 $5 Nd4 $1 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qd3 e5) 12. d5 e5 13. Bg5 f5 $5 14. Bc1
$5 h6 15. e4 Bc8 16. Qc2 Bd8 $5 17. Qe2 Qf7 18. Rfe1 Qg6 19. exf5 $6 ({
Preferable is} 19. Nd2 f4 20. Bf3) 19... Bxf5 20. h3 h5 21. Be3 Nd7 22. Qd2 e4
23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Ne5 25. Bf4 $6 ({More useful is} 25. b3) 25... Nd3 $1 26.
Re3 Rae8 {Najdorf has gained a positional edge.} 27. Kh2 Nxf4 28. gxf4 Qh6 29.
Rg3 h4 30. Rg5 Qf6 31. Re1 Re7 32. f3 $2 (32. b3 {is better again.}) 32... e3
$1 33. Rxe3 Rxe3 34. Qxe3 Qxb2 35. Qe7 Qf6 36. Qxa7 $2 {
Hereafter, the black attack decides.} (36. Qxf6 Rxf6 37. Bf1 Bd7 {
leads to a poor ending for White.}) 36... Bd7 $1 37. Kg1 Qd4+ 38. Kh1 Qxf4 39.
Rg6 Re8 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7 41. Qxd7+ Kf8 $1 {Poland defeated Estonia by 21/2-11/2,
as a result of this game. It was just enough for the third place.} 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "7th Olympiad"]
[Date "1937.08.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Vistaneckis, Isakas LTU"]
[Black "Guimard, Carlos ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1937.07.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. e3 $5 (7. e4
$6 {was played in Przepiorka - Alekhine, Bad Pistyan 1922.}) 7... O-O 8. Be2 d5
9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Qe7 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Rac8 13. Rad1 Bb4 $1 14. Qd3 Nc5
15. Qd4 $2 {The queen runs into troubles.} ({Correct is} 15. Qf5) 15... Ne6 $1
16. Qd3 d4 $1 17. Na4 $5 ({The pointe is} 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 Rxc3 19. Bxc3
Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxe2) 17... Be4 18. Qb5 $6 (18. Qa6 dxe3 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. fxe3
Qh6 $1 {also wins for Black.}) 18... a6 $1 19. Qxa6 Ra8 $1 20. Qb5 ({Or} 20.
Qxb6 Rfb8 $1) 20... Ra5 21. Qxb6 Nd7 $1 {The queen is caught.} 22. Qxa5 Bxa5
23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Nf6 25. Rfd1 h5 26. Nc3 Bb6 27. Rd6 Bc7 28. Nxe4 Nxe4
29. R6d5 Bxh2+ $1 30. Kf1 $5 (30. Kxh2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qxf2+ 32. Kh2 Qxe2 {
crushes the white kingside.}) 30... Qh4 31. Rf5 Bf4 $1 {Argentina scored 15
points in the last four matches!   Final standings: USA 541/2/18 (gold),
Hungary 481/2 (silver), Poland (bronze) and Argentina 47, Czechoslovakia 45,
Netherlands 44, Estonia and Lithuania 411/2, Yugoslavia 40, Sweden 381/2,
Latvia 371/2, Finland and England 34, Italy 261/2, Denmark 251/2, Iceland 23,
Belgium 221/2, Norway 191/2, Scotland 14. Poland became third, because it
scored more match points than Argentina.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad groups"]
[Date "1939.08.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alexander, Conel ENG"]
[Black "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B03"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1939.08.24"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the Argentinian federation organized the eighth Olympiad in 1939, the
travel and hotel costs of four players and one reserve per team were
compensated. The American champions could get extra money from their own
federation, but found the offered amount too little. So they did not go. The
European teams were satisfied and went on the steamship "Copacabana " from
Antwerp via Pernambuco (Brazil) to Buenos Aires in three weeks.   27 countries
played in four preliminary groups from 24 until 30 viii 1939.} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5
Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Nf3 Bg4 $5 (8...
O-O {was played in Bohatirchuk - I.L.Rabinovich, Moscow 1924.}) 9. Be2 Nc6 10.
b3 O-O 11. O-O h6 $5 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Ne1 $5 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 e5 15. f4 exd4 16.
Nxd4 d5 $1 17. c5 Nd7 18. b4 Nf6 $1 19. Nec2 Ne4 20. Qd3 a5 21. a3 Re8 22. Nxc6
bxc6 23. Bd4 axb4 24. axb4 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Qh4 26. g3 Qh5 $2 ({Correct is} 26...
Qe7) 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Nd4 $1 {Black will lose pawn c6.} Nf6 29. Qd2 Re4 30.
Re1 Ng4 31. Rxe4 $2 {Probably, the players were short on time.} (31. Re2 $1 {
keeps the advantage.}) 31... dxe4 32. Nxc6 Nxh2 $2 (32... e3 $1 33. Qg2 Qf5 {
draws.}) 33. Qxh2 $2 (33. Qd4+ Kh7 34. Qxe4 {grabs an important pawn.}) 33...
Qd1+ 34. Kg2 e3 35. Ne5 $4 ({Right is} 35. Nd4 $1 Qd2+ 36. Kg1 Qxd4 37. Qe2)
35... e2 $1 {Although Poland won the match by 3-1, England qualified as well.
When Germany invaded Poland, just before the final began, the Englishmen went
home at once. They traveled by the "Alcantara". Alexander, Milner-Barry and
Golombek became codebreakers at Bletchley Park. A breakthrough was the
decryption of the German Naval Enigma. It shortened the Battle of the Atlantic.
} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad groups"]
[Date "1939.08.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander FRA"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B14"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1939.08.24"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Germany had been excluded in 1933, 1935 and 1937. Although the ban of Jews
had remained, a German team was allowed in 1939. It had become possible
because a proposal by Hungary to reenter Germany had been accepted in 1938.  
Austria had become a part of the Reich. This time Eliskases and Becker played
for Germany.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7.
cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb5+ $5 Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Qb3 Nb6 12. O-O O-O
13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 {The game is  almost equal.} 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. Rac1
h6 17. Ne5 Rc7 18. g3 Rfc8 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. Qb5 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. Re8+ Kh7
23. h4 $1 a6 24. Qe2 Rd8 25. Re7 Rd7 26. Re5 g6 27. h5 $1 Qf6 28. Qe3 Rd6 29.
Qb3 Rb6 30. hxg6+ Qxg6 $1 {Black keeps the seventh rank closed.} 31. Qxd5 Rxb2
32. Rf5 Rb5 $2 ({Correct is} 32... Kg8 $1 {(Alekhine).}) 33. Rxf7+ $1 (33.
Qxf7+ $2 Qxf7 34. Rxf7+ Kg6 {draws (Alekhine).}) 33... Kg8 34. Rf6+ Rxd5 35.
Rxg6+ Kh7 36. Rb6 Rxd4 $2 (36... Rd7 $1 37. Kf1 a5 {offers more resistance.})
37. Rxb7+ Kg8 38. Rb6 Ra4 39. Rxh6 Rxa2 40. Kg2 a5 41. Ra6 a4 42. Ra7 a3 43. g4
$1 Kf8 44. g5 Kg8 45. Kg3 $1 Ra1 46. Kg4 Rg1+ 47. Kf5 Rg2 48. f4 a2 49. Kf6 {
The match ended peacefully in 2-2. Both countries qualified, but a second
match would not occur.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich GER"]
[Black "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Sixteen countries had qualified for the final A. The rest played in final B.
Germany invaded Poland before the first round began. The English team withdrew.
Argentina had spent $100,000 and wanted to continue. The other countries in
final A were convinced to stay. So fifteen teams participated in the main
final.   France, Poland and Palestine refused to play against Germany due to
the war. These matches got a score of 2-2.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4.
g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. O-O d5 $5 ({Theory is} 7... d6) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9.
Bxg7 Kxg7 10. Qc1 Qa5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3+ Qxc3 13. dxc3 Rd8 14. Rfd1 Bf5 15.
Ne1 Rac8 16. Bxc6 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Rxc6 {Chances in the ending are equal.} 18. c4
Rd6 19. Nd3 $5 {An exchange of rooks would be alright.} Kf6 20. f3 Bxd3 21.
exd3 $1 {The rooks should not be swapped.} Ra6 22. Rd2 Ke5 23. Re2+ $1 Kd4 $5 {
Keres makes an effort to win.} 24. Rxe7 Rxa2 25. Rxf7 b6 26. Rxh7 Ke3 $5 27.
Rf7 Rb2 28. h4 Rxb3 29. g4 Rxd3 (29... a5 $1 30. g5 $1 Rxd3 31. Rf6 {
draws without problems.}) 30. Kg2 Rd6 31. Rxa7 Kd4 32. g5 Kxc4 33. f4 $1 b5 34.
f5 $1 gxf5 $2 {This plausible move loses.} ({Right is} 34... Rd4 $1 35. fxg6
Rxh4 36. Kg3 $1 Rh8 37. g7 Rg8 38. Kf4 b4 39. Kf5 b3 40. Kg6 b2 41. Rb7 Kc3 42.
Kf7 Ra8 43. g8=Q Rxg8 44. Kxg8 Kc2 45. g6 b1=Q 46. Rxb1 Kxb1 47. g7 c4 48. Kf7
c3 49. g8=Q c2 50. Qg6 Ka1 {and Black escapes after a long fight.}) 35. h5 $1
Rd4 36. g6 b4 37. g7 Rg4+ 38. Kf3 b3 39. h6 Kd3 40. h7 b2 41. g8=Q {
Germany defeated Estonia by 21/2-11/2.} (41. g8=Q b1=Q 42. Qd5+ Rd4 43. Qxf5+ {
wins everything.}) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Luckis, Markas LTU"]
[Black "Engels, Ludwig GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A82"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "212"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nxe4 d5 5. Ng5 c5 6. N1f3 Nc6 7. Bd3 $5 ({
Engels had encountered} 7. Ne5 Nh6 8. Bd3 {in the preliminaries.}) 7... c4 $1
8. Be2 Bg7 9. h4 Bg4 $6 10. Nf7 $1 {White sacrifices a pawn for the attack.}
Kxf7 11. Ng5+ Ke8 12. Bxg4 Bxd4 13. Ne6 $6 (13. c3 $1 Qa5 14. O-O {
keeps an advantage.}) 13... Qb6 14. O-O Nf6 15. Bf4 Be5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Bh3
Nc6 18. Re1 Nd8 19. Nd4 Ne4 20. f3 Nc6 21. c3 Nc5 22. b4 cxb3 $5 23. axb3 Rf8
24. b4 Nd7 25. Qa4 Rd8 26. Rad1 Rf6 27. Kh1 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 Rd6 29. Red1 Qc6 30.
Qxa7 Nb6 31. Qa5 $2 {The queen should protect the c-pawn.} Qxc3 {
White has lost a pawn.} 32. Qc5 Qe3 33. Qc7 Nc4 34. R1d3 $2 (34. Qxb7 {
regains the pawn.}) 34... Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Ne3 $5 36. Qc3 Qxc3 37. Rxc3 Nc4 38. f4
e6 39. g3 b5 40. h5 Ra6 41. hxg6 hxg6 42. g4 Kf7 43. Bg2 Ra2 44. Kg3 Rb2 45.
Bf3 Rxb4 {Engels has won a second pawn.} 46. f5 $5 gxf5 47. gxf5 exf5 48. Kf4
Kf6 49. Rc1 Ne5 $5 {Black returns the third pawn for an exchange of rooks.} 50.
Rxb4 Nd3+ 51. Kg3 Nxb4 52. Rb1 Nc6 53. Rxb5 Ke5 54. Rc5 Nd4 55. Bg2 Ne6 56. Rb5
Nf4 57. Bf3 Ra8 58. Bd1 Ra2 59. Bb3 Rb2 60. Rb7 Rg2+ 61. Kf3 Rd2 62. Re7+ Ne6
63. Ke3 Rb2 64. Bd1 Ra2 65. Re8 Ra3+ 66. Kd2 Kf6 67. Bc2 f4 68. Rh8 Nd4 69.
Rf8+ Ke5 70. Re8+ Kd6 71. Rd8+ Kc5 72. Rc8+ Nc6 $1 73. Rf8 f3 74. Rf5 Nd4 75.
Rf8 Nxc2 76. Kxc2 Kc4 77. Kd2 Kd4 78. Rf4+ Ke5 79. Rf8 Ke4 80. Re8+ Kf4 $1 81.
Rf8+ Kg3 82. Rg8+ Kf2 83. Rd8 Ra5 $5 84. Rd7 Kg2 85. Rg7+ Kf1 86. Rg5 f2 87.
Rg8 Ra7 88. Rg5 Rf7 {Black offers the second pawn.} 89. Rg8 $5 Rf4 90. Rg5 Rd4+
91. Ke3 Ke1 $5 {Engels even gives up more.} 92. Kxd4 f1=Q 93. Re5+ Kd2 94. Rxd5
{A queen battles with a rook.} Qf4+ 95. Kc5+ Kc3 96. Kb6 Qb4+ 97. Kc6 Kc4 98.
Rd6 Qb5+ 99. Kc7 Kc5 100. Rd7 Qb6+ 101. Kc8 Qe6 102. Kc7 Qf5 103. Re7 Qf6 104.
Rd7 Qe6 105. Rd8 (105. Kd8 $1 Qf6+ 106. Ke8 $1 {prolongs the game.}) 105...
Qc6+ 106. Kb8 Kb6 $1 {Germany defeated Lithuania by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose CUB"]
[Black "Czerniak, Moshe ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{
Capablanca played his final chess tournament. It would become his last success.
} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Be2 e6 8.
O-O Nf6 $5 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. h3 Bh5 11. a3 Rd8 12. g4 $5 Bg6 13. b4 $1 Bxb4 $6 {
Czerniak accepts the complications.} ({Better is} 13... Qc7 $1 14. Be3 Be7) 14.
axb4 $1 Qxa1 15. Qb3 Rxd4 $1 {He offers a Greek gift.} 16. Ba3 $1 Bc2 $1 17.
Qxc2 $6 {The tactics continue.} (17. Rxa1 $1 Bxb3 18. b5 $1 Rd8 19. bxc6 bxc6
20. Ne5 {gains an advantage.}) 17... Qxa3 18. Nb5 Qxb4 $6 (18... Rxg4+ $1 19.
hxg4 Qxb4 {gets sufficient compensation for the piece.}) 19. Nfxd4 Nxd4 20.
Nxd4 O-O $1 21. Rd1 {Capa has a piece for three pawns.} Nd5 22. Bf3 Nf4 23. Kh2
e5 $6 ({More solid is} 23... Qe7) 24. Nf5 $1 g6 25. Ne3 Ne6 26. Nd5 Qa3 27. Rd3
Qa1 28. Rd1 Qa3 29. Rd3 Qa1 30. Qd2 $1 Kg7 31. Qe2 $5 f6 32. Qe3 a6 $5 33. Rd1
Qb2 $6 (33... Qa5 {uses the black queen as a defender.}) 34. Nc3 $1 Nd4 $6 35.
Rb1 $1 {White wins pawn b7.} Qc2 $2 36. Be4 $1 {
A queen has been caught as well.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Apsenieks, Fricis LAT"]
[Black "Foltys, Jan CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Former Czechoslovakian players were now representatives of the 'Protectorate
Bohemia and Moravia'. It consisted of Czechia without the Sudetenland. The
area was controlled by the Nazis.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5.
Nge2 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. Be3 Nd4 8. Nf4 $5 (8. Qd2 {
was played in Steinitz - Blackburne, London 1869.}) 8... Rb8 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2
d6 11. Nd1 e5 12. Ne2 Bh3 13. Bxd4 Bxg2 14. Bxe5 $6 {
White sacrifices an exchange for a pawn and the initiative.} Bxf1 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. Kxf1 b6 17. Ne3 d5 $1 18. Ng4 f6 $5 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. Nf4 $1 Qd7 21. Qh3 f5
$6 ({Better is} 21... Kg7 $1 22. Qh6+ Kh8 $1 {and Black has an edge.}) 22. Nh6+
Kg7 23. Re1 $6 (23. e5 $1 d4 24. e6 {brings a comeback in the game.}) 23...
dxe4 24. dxe4 Rbe8 $1 25. c4 Qc6 26. Qh4 Ng8 $6 ({Correct is} 26... fxe4 $1)
27. Nxg8 Kxg8 28. Nd5 $1 {White has new counter-play.} Qd6 29. exf5 Rxe1+ 30.
Kxe1 gxf5 31. Kf1 Qe5 32. b3 Kh8 33. Qh6 Qg7 34. Qd6 Qa1+ 35. Kg2 Qg7 36. Nf4
Qb7+ 37. f3 Qf7 38. h4 Qf6 39. Qc7 $2 (39. Qd2 {prevents an invasion.}) 39...
Qf7 $2 40. Qe5+ Qf6 41. Qc7 $2 Qb2+ $1 {Foltys finds the right move.} 42. Kh3
Qa1 $1 43. Kg2 Qxa2+ 44. Kh3 Qa1 45. Kg2 Qb2+ 46. Kh3 Qa1 47. Kg2 Qf6 $5 48.
Qxa7 Qb2+ 49. Kh3 Qb1 50. Kh2 Qb2+ 51. Kh3 Qc1 52. Kh2 Qd2+ 53. Ng2 $1 f4 $1
54. gxf4 Rg8 55. Qa1+ Qd4 56. Qe1 Qb2 57. Qe5+ Qxe5 58. fxe5 Ra8 $1 {
Black has a positional advantage in the rook versus knight ending.} 59. Ne3 Ra3
60. Nd5 Rxb3 61. f4 b5 $1 62. e6 $5 (62. cxb5 Rxb5 63. e6 {
offers more resistance.}) 62... bxc4 $1 63. e7 Rb8 64. Kg3 Kg7 65. Kf3 $5 Kf7
66. f5 Rb7 67. f6 c3 $1 68. Ne3 Rb6 69. Ke2 Rxf6 70. Kd1 Rf2 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grau, Roberto ARG"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D57"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Qd6 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Qc3
Bg4 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. O-O $5 (16. Rc1 {
happened in Eliskases - Grünfeld, Ujpest 1934.}) 16... Ne7 17. Rfc1 c5 18. Nb3
cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nf5 $5 {
Did Black make an elementary mistake in a simple position?} 20. Nxf5 Bxf5 21.
Qa5 Be4 22. Qxa7 {White has gained a pawn.} Qg6 23. Bf1 Rd2 $1 {
But Eliskases has started a counteraction.} 24. Qa5 (24. Rd1 $1 Rfd8 25. Rxd2
Rxd2 26. Rc1 {leads to a plus for White.}) 24... Rd5 25. Qb4 Rfd8 26. Rc4 $2 {
Grau misses a 'petite combinaison'.} Bxg2 $1 27. Rg4 Qf6 $1 {
He attacks rook a1.} 28. Rb1 Bf3 29. Rg3 Rd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1 {
Black has a decisive attack.} 31. Qc4 Qc6 $5 32. Qxc6 Bxc6 {
The endgame is won too.} 33. f4 Ra1 34. f5 Kf8 35. f6 $5 gxf6 36. Rh3 Bb5 37.
Rf3 Ke7 38. e4 Ke6 {If Black exchanges two pieces, the pawn ending becomes an
easy victory.   Germany defeated Argentina by 3-1. It was an important step
towards the gold medal.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Enevoldsen, Jens DEN"]
[Black "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E39"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. Bd2 Nxc5 8.
e3 b6 9. a3 $5 ({Usual is} 9. Be2) 9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Bb7 11. b4 Nce4 12. Be2
d5 $5 13. Bd4 Rc8 {Black has the initiative.} 14. Qa4 a6 15. cxd5 b5 16. Qb3
Qxd5 17. Qb2 Qf5 18. O-O Ng5 $1 {Keres wants to attack on the kingside.} 19.
Ne1 Rfe8 $6 (19... Nh3+ $1 20. Kh1 Nxf2+ 21. Kg1 Nh3+ 22. gxh3 Qg5+ 23. Bg4 h5
{charges violently.}) 20. f3 $5 e5 $1 21. e4 $1 Nh3+ $1 22. Kh1 {
They play wonderful chess.} ({Or} 22. gxh3 $5 Qg6+ 23. Kh1 exd4) 22... Qg5 23.
Bc5 $5 Nf4 24. Be3 Qh5 $5 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qd2 $5 Qh6 27. g4 $2 ({Alright is} 
27. Nd3) 27... Red8 $2 {Keres misses a chance.} (27... Rxe4 $1 28. fxe4 $2 Nxe4
$1 {wins at once.}) 28. Qb2 $2 Qg6 $2 (28... Nxg4 $1 29. fxg4 Bxe4+ 30. Bf3 Rc2
$1 {triumphs.}) 29. Rd1 h5 30. gxh5 Nxh5 31. Ng2 $6 {
White allows a new offensive strike.} (31. Rf2 {defends properly.}) 31... Ng3+
$1 32. hxg3 Qh6+ 33. Nh4 fxg3 34. Kg2 Qxh4 35. Rh1 Qf4 36. Bd3 $2 (36. Qc1 $1
Qxc1 $1 37. Rxc1 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Rd2 39. Re1 $1 Ra2 40. Kxg3 Rxa3 41. Kf2 {
offers a strong resistance.}) 36... Rd6 37. Rh3 Rcc6 38. e5 $2 Rc2+ $1 39. Qxc2
Qxf3+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+ 41. Kf1 g2+ 42. Qxg2 Bxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Qxe5 {
Keres led Estonia well.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Petrovs, Vladimirs LAT"]
[Black "Grau, Roberto ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Qb3 Nc6 5. Bd2 Rb8 6. e3 a6 7. Bd3 $5 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 Nb4 9. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. c5 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 {
A lot has been exchanged.} c6 14. f4 Nd7 $6 (14... b6 $1 15. cxb6 Qxb6 16. Rfc1
Rfc8 17. Nb3 Qb5 18. Qxb5 cxb5 {continues the swapping.}) 15. b4 f5 16. a4 Qc7
17. Rfc1 Ra8 18. b5 Rfb8 19. Nf3 axb5 20. axb5 Qd8 $2 (20... Rxa1 $1 21. Rxa1
b6 {defends well.}) 21. b6 $1 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 h6 $2 (22... Ra8 $1 23. Qc3 ({not} 
23. Ra7 $2 Rxa7 24. bxa7 Qa5) 23... Qb8 $1 {
prevents the white rook from entering.}) 23. Ra7 $1 Kf7 24. Qe2 g6 25. Nd2 Nf6
26. Nb3 Ke8 27. Na5 Qc8 28. Qa2 Nd7 29. Qf2 $1 Nf6 30. Qh4 Ng8 $1 31. g4 $1 Kf7
(31... fxg4 32. Qxg4 Kf7 33. f5 $1 exf5 34. Qf4 {(White threatens Qc7+ or Qxb8)
} Kf6 35. Kf2 {(Zugzwang)} Ne7 36. Qxh6) 32. g5 $1 h5 33. Qf2 $1 {
White has a won position, because the black knight cannot return to d7.} Ke8
34. Qa2 Ne7 ({The alternative is} 34... Kd8 35. Nxb7+ $1 Rxb7 36. Ra8 $1 Rb8
37. Rxb8 Qxb8 38. Qa7 Kc8 39. Qf7 {and White wins.}) 35. Nxb7 $1 {
A breach is made in the fortress.} Rxb7 36. Rxb7 Qxb7 37. Qa7 {
Petrovs has carried out a classical siege successfully.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Czerniak, Moshe ISR"]
[Black "Lundin, Erik SWE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nd2 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Be2 $5 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
b3 dxc4 9. Nxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Nfe5 Nb4 13. Bf3 Nbd5 14. Rc1
Rc8 15. Re1 $6 (15. a4 $1 {prevents the next manoeuvre.}) 15... b5 $1 16. Ne3
Qa5 $1 {Pawn a2 has become a slight weakness.} 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. a3 Rxc1 19.
Qxc1 Rc8 20. Qa1 Bg5 21. b4 $5 Qc7 22. Nd3 Bc6 23. Bc1 $5 Bf6 $1 24. Bd2 $6 ({
Preferable is} 24. Ne5 $1 Bb7 25. Bd2) 24... Nb6 25. Bf4 Qd8 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27.
Be5 Bxe5 28. Nxe5 Rc7 29. Qd1 h6 $5 30. h3 $6 ({More active is} 30. Qd3 $1 a6
31. f4) 30... Rc3 $1 31. Re3 Qc7 32. Qd2 $2 ({Better is} 32. Rxc3 Qxc3 33. Kh2
$1 Qxa3 34. Qh5 g6 35. Nxg6 $1 Qxb4 36. Ne5 {and White has counter-play.})
32... Rc2 $1 33. Qd3 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 f6 $1 35. Qxb5 fxe5 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Rg3 Qd7
$1 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Rf3 Kg8 40. dxe5 Re1 {
Lundin has won a piece for two pawns and prevented perpetual check.} 41. Rg3
Rxe5 42. Qxh6 Rf5 43. Qe3 Nd5 44. Qd4 Qc7 45. Kg1 Nf4 46. Qb2 Rd5 47. Re3 $2
Qc6 $2 (47... Rd1+ 48. Kh2 Nd3+ {nets a queen.}) 48. Rf3 Rg5 49. Rg3 Rxg3 50.
fxg3 Qc1+ $5 51. Qxc1 Ne2+ 52. Kf2 Nxc1 53. Ke3 {
White can offer some resistance in the ending.} Kf7 54. b5 e5 55. h4 Ke6 56. g4
Nb3 57. a4 Nc5 58. a5 Nb7 59. b6 a6 $1 60. h5 Nxa5 61. g5 Nc4+ 62. Ke4 Nxb6 63.
h6 gxh6 64. gxh6 Nd7 65. Kf3 Nf6 {Czerniak had to stay in Argentina, because
the Jewish Palestinians were not allowed to return by Britain. He went to
Israel after the state was founded.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Raud, Ilmar EST"]
[Black "Najdorf, Mieczyslaw POL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D75"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 c5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Ne5 $6 {Raud starts a doubtful adventure.} Qxd4 11. Nxc6
bxc6 12. Be3 Qxb2 13. Rb1 $6 ({Preferable is} 13. Qa4) 13... Qxa2 14. Bxc6 Bf5
({Even better is} 14... Bh3 $1) 15. Bxa8 Qxb1 16. Qxb1 Bxb1 17. Bf3 Bf5 18.
Bxc5 a5 19. Bxe7 Rc8 20. Bd6 (20. Rd1 {lost in Zita - Najdorf, Prague 1946.})
20... Bc2 21. Kg2 a4 22. Bb7 Rd8 23. Bf4 $2 (23. Rc1 Bb3 24. Ba3 {
stops the passed pawn.}) 23... a3 $1 24. Bc1 Bb2 25. Kf3 Bxc1 26. Rxc1 a2 27.
Ra1 Bb3 $1 28. e4 Rd1 $1 29. Bd5 Rxa1 30. Bxb3 Kf8 31. Kg2 f6 32. Kh3 Ke7 33.
f4 Kd6 34. f5 g5 35. Kg4 Ke5 36. h3 Kxe4 37. Be6 Ke5 38. Bf7 h5+ 39. Kxh5 Rg1
40. Bxa2 Rxg3 {It had become dangerous for Jews in Poland. So Najdorf stayed
in Buenos Aires. He would play for Argentina in future Olympiads.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Opocensky, Karel CSR"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose CUB"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 c5 7. O-O $5 cxd4 8.
Qa4 $5 (8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 {regains the pawn.}) 8... Nc6 9. Nb3 Bc5 10. Bg5
Qc7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Rad1 e5 13. Nxc5 $6 {He strengthens the black centre.}
bxc5 14. Nh4 Ne7 15. e3 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Rb8 17. Qa3 Qb6 18. b3 Qb4 $6 19. Qc1 (
19. Qxa7 $1 Nc6 20. Qc7 Ke7 21. Nh4 Ke6 22. Nf5 $1 Rhc8 23. Ng7+ {draws.})
19... d5 20. f4 $2 (20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. exd4 Nc3 22. Qh6 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 cxd4 24.
Qxf6 O-O 25. Qg5+ {draws.}) 20... e4 $2 (20... dxc4 21. bxc4 Qb2 {wins.}) 21.
exd4 cxd4 22. f5 $5 d3 23. Rf4 $5 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Qd4 25. Qe3 Qe5 26. Qxa7 $2 ({
Correct is} 26. Qe1 $1 Nxf5 27. cxd5 Nd6 28. Ne3) 26... O-O 27. Ne3 $6 Ra8 $1
28. Qc5 d4 29. Qxe5 fxe5 30. Rxe4 dxe3 31. Rxe3 f6 32. g4 Rxa2 33. Rexd3 {
Capa has gained a knight for two pawns.} Nc6 34. h4 Nd4 35. R1d2 Rxd2 36. Rxd2
Nxb3 37. Rd6 Nd4 38. Kg2 h5 39. g5 Nxf5 40. Re6 Nxh4+ 41. Kg3 fxg5 {
Capablanca got a gold medal for the best score on board one.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kleinstein, Zelman ISR"]
[Black "Friedemann, Gunnar EST"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 c6 $5 8.
Be2 Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 $5 {White takes the initiative in the centre.} dxe4
11. Nxe4 Be7 12. c5 $5 {Black will utilise square d5 eventually.} Qc7 13. b4
Rd8 14. Qb3 Nf6 15. Ng3 $5 ({Preferable is the exchange} 15. Nxf6+ $1 Bxf6 16.
Rfd1 {and White has a plus.}) 15... Bd7 {Black mobilises his forces slowly.
White can do little, although he controls more area.} 16. Rad1 Be8 $1 17. Ne5
Nd5 18. f4 a5 $1 {The counter on the queenside begins.} 19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 b5
21. Nh5 $2 ({Correct is} 21. f5 $1 f6 22. Nd3) 21... f6 $1 22. Qh3 $2 {
This move looks like resignation.} (22. Nd3 $5 Bf7 23. Bg4 g6 24. Ng3 f5 25.
Bf3 Ne3 26. Ne5 $1 Nxf1 27. Rxf1 {costs an exchange but gains counter-play.})
22... fxe5 23. fxe5 Bg5 24. Bg4 Ne3 25. Bxe6+ Kh7 26. Bf5+ Nxf5 27. Rxf5 Bxh5
28. Rxg5 Bxd1 {Friedemann was the second player from Estonia who scored well.}
0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Reinhardt, Heinrich GER"]
[Black "Soerensen, Ernst DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Germany had a reglementary draw and a bye in the last two rounds.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Re8 $5 (
{Usual is} 8... c5) 9. b3 c5 10. Bb2 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. Qc2 Qe7
14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rfd1 {White has little pressure on the hanging pawns.} Nf8
16. h3 Bd7 $6 ({Better is} 16... Bb7) 17. Qc3 $6 (17. e4 $1 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4
19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20. Qxe4 Rxe4 21. Rxd6 {gains a plus.}) 17... Ng6 18. e4 $5 d4 $1
19. Qc2 Ne5 20. Re1 Rac8 21. Ba6 Rcd8 22. Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 23. Nf3 Qf4 24. e5 $1
Bf5 $4 ({Right is} 24... Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27. Qxc5 Qxc5 28.
Rxc5 Be6) 25. Bd3 $1 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Rxe5 $5 ({The pointe is} 26... Bxe5 27. g3
$1 {and White wins a bishop.}) 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. g3 $1 Qh6 ({Or} 28... Qg5 29.
Rxc5 Nd5 30. Qe4) 29. Rxe5 {White has gained a rook.} Qxh3 30. Rexc5 g6 (30...
Ng4 $5 31. Qxd4 $1 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 Qh3+ 33. Ke2 Re8+ 34. Kd3 f6 35. Kc2 {
leads to a failure of the black attack.}) 31. Qf1 Qd7 32. R1c4 {Germany defeate
d Denmark by 21/2-11/2. A mix of positive results and reglementary draws would
follow for the Germans during the last part of the Olympiad. They were leading.
} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stahlberg, Gideon SWE"]
[Black "Van Scheltinga, Theo NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Qc7 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bd2
Nc6 9. Rc1 a6 $5 10. Qa4 Nd7 11. Bb5 Rc8 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. O-O Qxa4 $5 (13...
Be7 $1 {proceeds the development.}) 14. Nxa4 Rxc1 $2 {Van Scheltinga wants to
draw quickly by exchanges, but the last one has terrible consequences.} ({
Correct is} 14... Rc2 $1 15. Rxc2 Bxc2 16. Nc3 Bg6 17. Rc1 Kd8) 15. Rxc1 Be7
16. Rc8+ $1 Bd8 17. Ba5 Ke7 18. Bb4+ Ke8 19. Ra8 {
Black suffers from a horrible restraint.} Bd3 $6 (19... f6 $5 20. Ra7 a5 21.
Bxa5 Bxa5 22. Rxa5 Ke7 {dissolves the restriction at the cost of a pawn.}) 20.
Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bb1 $5 ({Or} 21... Bb5 22. Nc5 Bc6 23. Rb8) 22. Nc5 b6 23.
Nxa6 Bxa2 24. Nc7+ Kd7 25. Nb5 $1 Bc4 26. Ra7+ Kc8 27. Nd6+ Kb8 28. Rxf7 Rg8
29. Rb7+ Ka8 30. Rd7 Bd3 31. Nf7 Bh4 32. g3 Bb5 33. Rc7 {
Stahlberg stayed in Buenos Aires during the war. He returned to Sweden in 1948.
} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Enevoldsen, Jens DEN"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander FRA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E33"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bd2 e5 7. d5 Bxc3 8. Bxc3
Ne7 9. Nh4 $5 ({Theory is} 9. e4) 9... Qd7 $1 10. g3 Qg4 $1 {
The queen starts on an adventure.} 11. Qb3 Ng6 $6 12. f3 Qd7 13. Ng2 $6 (13.
Nxg6 hxg6 14. e4 $1 {gains a plus.}) 13... O-O 14. e4 Qd8 $5 15. Ne3 Nd7 16.
Qc2 a5 17. Bg2 Nc5 18. O-O Bd7 19. b3 b5 $6 20. Rad1 $6 (20. cxb5 Bxb5 21. Rfd1
{obtains an edge.}) 20... b4 21. Bd2 Qb8 $5 22. Rb1 a4 23. h4 Ne7 24. g4 axb3
25. axb3 Ra3 26. h5 Qb6 27. Kh2 Rfa8 28. Rb2 c6 29. f4 exf4 30. Rxf4 Ra1 31.
dxc6 $2 ({Correct is} 31. Rf1 {(Alekhine).}) 31... Nxc6 32. Nd5 Qd8 $1 {
Black threatens ..Nd4! and the white queen has been caught. Suddenly, he has a
decisive attack.} 33. Be3 Qh4+ 34. Bh3 Ne5 35. Bxc5 dxc5 36. Qf2 Rh1+ $1 37.
Kxh1 Qxh3+ {Alekhine scored 121/2/16 on board one.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kleinstein, Zelman ISR"]
[Black "Pelikan, Jiri CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. d5
Nc5 9. Qc2 a5 10. Bg5 $5 ({Usual is} 10. Be3 {during this period.}) 10... h6
11. Be3 Ne8 $5 12. Nd2 f5 13. f3 f4 14. Bf2 g5 $5 {
Pelikan wants to attack on the kingside.} 15. a3 Na6 $1 16. Na2 h5 17. b4 g4 $1
18. c5 $1 Rf7 19. Nb3 Bf8 20. Kh1 $2 {The king moves to a dangerous place.} (
20. c6 $1 b6 21. bxa5 bxa5 22. Nc3 {plays accurately.}) 20... Rg7 21. c6 $5 b6
$1 {Black neutralises the attack on the queenside.} 22. bxa5 bxa5 23. Nxa5 {
White's extra pawn will not become dangerous.} g3 $1 24. Bg1 $1 Qg5 25. Bb5 Nc5
26. Nb7 $5 Bh3 $5 (26... gxh2 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. a4 h4 $1 {
charges more directly.}) 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. Rfd1 Rxa3 {
White has no proper defence.} 29. gxh3 $5 (29. Bc4 $5 Kh8 $1 30. Rf1 Bc8 $1 {
also wins for Black.}) 29... g2+ $1 30. Kg1 Rxf3 31. d6 $5 Rf1+ $1 32. Bxf1
gxf1=Q+ 33. Kxf1 Qg1+ 34. Ke2 Qe3+ {and mate.   Pelikan did not return to the
Nazis in Bohemia and Moravia. He played in Argentina for decades.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Keres, Paul EST"]
[Black "Mikenas, Vladas LTU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Qh5 $5 {
The swing is easily parried.} O-O 8. Ne2 g6 9. Qf3 Re8 10. Bh6 Bf5 11. O-O-O
Be4 $1 {Both players carry out razor-sharp moves.} 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. f3 Bd5 $5
14. Bxd5 Rxe2 15. Rhe1 $1 Rxe1 16. Rxe1 Na6 {Mikenas prevents another mate.}
17. Bc4 b5 18. Qe3 $1 Qd7 {It isn't mate yet.} 19. Bb3 Nc7 20. Qf2 a5 21. a4 $5
bxa4 22. Bxa4 Nd5 23. Qh4 $5 g5 $1 24. Qe4 Bxh2 (24... Bf4+ $5 25. Kb1 Rb8 $1
26. Ka1 $1 {is alright for White.}) 25. c4 $1 Nb4 26. Qe7 Bf4+ 27. Kb1 Qf5+ $4
{Mikenas gives everything away for one check.} ({Right is} 27... Qxe7 28. Rxe7
Bd6 29. Rd7 Re8 $1 30. Kc1 Bf4+ 31. Kd1 Nd3 32. Kc2 Nb4+ 33. Kd1 Nd3 {
and a draw by a perpetual happens.}) 28. Ka1 $1 {White threatens mate in two.}
Be5 29. dxe5 Nd3 30. Bc2 fxe5 31. Rd1 Qg6 32. Bxg5 h6 33. Bf6 e4 34. fxe4 Nb4
35. Rd8+ {Keres scored 141/2/19 on the first board.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.16"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Lundin, Erik SWE"]
[Black "Michel, Paul GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Germany led by half-a-point on Sweden, when the round began.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. f4 Nxb5 7. Nxb5 d6 8. Nf3 Qxe4+ 9. Kf2
Ng4+ 10. Kg3 Qg6 11. Nh4 $5 {
Lundin makes a new move in the Rubinstein Variation of the Four Knights.} (11.
Qe2+ $6 Kd8 12. Re1 {was played in Spielmann - Rubinstein, Baden-Baden 1925.})
11... Qh5 $1 12. h3 $2 {White commits the decicive mistake.} ({Correct is} 12.
Nxc7+ $1 Kd8 13. h3 $1 ({not} 13. Nxa8 $2 g5 14. fxg5 Qxg5 15. Nf3 Qg7 $1 16.
Qg1 d5 17. d4 Bd6+ {and Black charges}) 13... g5 14. hxg4 gxf4+ 15. Kf2 Bxg4
16. Nf3 Qc5+ 17. d4 Qxc7 {and the chances are about equal}) 12... Qxb5 13. hxg4
g5 $1 14. fxg5 Qe5+ 15. Kf2 {White is lost.} (15. Kh3 Qxg5 16. d3 Qh5 {
also leads to a winning black attack.}) 15... Qd4+ 16. Kg3 Qe5+ 17. Kh3 Qxg5
18. d4 Qh5 $1 19. g3 Rg8 $1 20. Kh2 Bxg4 21. Re1+ Be7 22. Qd2 Qd5 23. Qh6 Kd7
24. Be3 Rae8 25. Bf2 Bg5 26. Qxh7 Rh8 27. Qd3 Reg8 28. c4 Qf3 29. Qxf3 Bxf3 30.
Rg1 f5 31. a4 Rh7 32. Ra3 Be4 33. Raa1 f4 34. Kh3 fxg3 {The Swedes were
defeated by 3-1.   Germany led by two points on Poland & Estonia and
two-and-a-half points on Sweden at the end of the penultimate round.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.18"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Bolbochan, Jacobo ARG"]
[Black "Raud, Ilmar EST"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D68"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Qc2 exd4 14. exd4
Nb6 15. Bb3 Qf6 16. Re1 $5 (16. Re3 {
occurred in Szabo - Landau, Stockholm 1937.}) 16... Bf5 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Qe7 $1
Qxe7 19. Rxe7 Rd7 20. Rce3 Nc8 $6 (20... Nd5 $1 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Re5 f6 23.
Bxd5+ cxd5 24. Rxd5 Bc6 $1 {brings a defendable endgame.}) 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. h3
$6 (22. Ne5 $1 Be6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Nf3 Re8 25. Ng5 {gains an edge.}) 22... g6
$6 ({Better is} 22... Re8 23. Ne5 Be6) 23. Ne5 $1 Be8 $5 24. Nd3 Kg7 25. d5
cxd5 26. Bxd5 b6 27. Ne5 f6 $1 28. Rc3 fxe5 29. Rxc8 Bf7 $1 30. Rc7 $1 Kf6 31.
Be4 $6 (31. Bf3 $1 Bxa2 32. Rxa7 Bc4 33. Rxh7 Rd8 {
gives counter-play for a pawn.}) 31... Bxa2 $6 (31... Rd8 $1 32. Rxa7 Rd1+ 33.
Kh2 Rd2 $1 {draws.}) 32. Rxa7 Bc4 33. Rb7 $5 (33. Rxh7 Bf7 $1 34. h4 Rd8 35. g4
{results in an advantage.}) 33... b5 34. Bc6 Rc8 35. Rb6 $1 Kg7 36. b4 Rd8 37.
Bxb5 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Bxb5 39. Rxb5 Rb1 40. Kg3 Kf6 41. Rb7 Kf5 $5 42. Kh4 h6 $2 ({
Correct is} 42... Rb2 43. g4+ Kf6 44. Rb6+ Kg7 {
and Black survives in the rook ending.}) 43. Rb6 $1 {White threatens 44.g4+.}
h5 44. g4+ hxg4 45. hxg4+ Kf4 46. Rf6+ $1 Ke4 47. Kg5 $1 {
Bolbochan creates a strong passed pawn.} Rxb4 48. f4 $1 Kd5 49. fxe5 Kxe5 50.
Rxg6 Ke4 51. Rf6 Ke5 52. Rf1 {Estonia did not threaten the first position of
Germany, but it became third.   Raud stayed in Buenos Aires. He participated
in Buenos Aires 1941, a tournament for refugees and Argentinians. He died by
pneumonia in the same year.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.18"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Tartakower, Ksawery POL"]
[Black "Enevoldsen, Jens DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Poland wanted to snatch the gold medal from Germany for obvious reasons. So
the Jews had to win big and the Aryans should lose.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3
Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. e3 a6 $6 ({My preference has} 6... b6 {
(Staunton - Cochrane, London 1842).}) 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. e4
$1 {White has a pleasant game.} c5 $6 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 e5 {
defends properly.}) 11. e5 $1 c4 12. Be2 Bxc3 $2 (12... Nd5 $1 13. Ng5 g6 14.
Nxd5 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 exd5 {offers more resistance.}) 13. bxc3 Nd5 14. Ng5 $1 g6
15. h4 $1 N7b6 $5 (15... b4 $5 16. h5 $1 bxc3 17. Bc1 $1 {
also attacks decisively.}) 16. h5 $1 f5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Rh6 Rf7 19. O-O-O ({
Or} 19. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 20. Nxf7+) 19... Rg7 20. Rdh1 Kf8 21. Rh8+ Rg8 22. R1h7
Ne7 23. Nf7 Qc7 24. Bh6+ Ke8 25. Nd6+ {Poland defeated Denmark by 31/2-1/2. So
the Poles had a chance for to win the first place.   Tartakower could not
return to Poland. He fought for the Free French Forces instead.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "8th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1939.09.18"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Van Scheltinga, Theo NED"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich GER"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Qc2 c6 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b6 14. Rfd1 Bb7
15. Rd2 $5 (15. Be2 {occurred in Weil - Eliskases, Bad Elster 1938.}) 15...
Rfc8 16. Be2 c5 17. Qa3 Qf8 18. Ba6 Bxa6 19. Qxa6 Nf6 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. h3 Qc8
22. Qd3 Qb7 23. Rad1 Rd5 24. Qf1 Rad8 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Qa6 Qd1+
28. Kh2 Qc2 29. Qxa7 Qxb2 30. a4 $1 Qxf2 $1 31. Qxb6 Nd5 32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. Qb1+
$1 f5 34. Qe1 Qxe1 $5 35. Nxe1 Nxe3 {
White has the distant passed pawn in the knight ending.} 36. a5 Nd5 37. a6 Nc7
38. a7 Kg6 39. Nd3 Kf6 40. Kg3 e5 {The other three games are drawn at this
moment. If Eliskases loses, the Germans win on match points. So the event is
decided.} 41. Nc5 Ke7 42. Kf3 Kd6 43. Nb7+ Kd5 {
Black has no winning chances, despite the extra pawn.} 44. Ke2 e4 45. Ke3 Ke5
46. Nd8 f4+ 47. Ke2 Na8 48. Nf7+ Ke6 49. Nd8+ Kf6 50. Nc6 h5 51. Nd4 g5 52. Nc2
g4 $5 53. hxg4 hxg4 54. g3 $1 fxg3 55. Ne1 Ke5 56. Ke3 Kd5 57. Kf4 Kc6 {
Hitler cried in 1933: "Even chess and dog clubs are military machines"! His
chessmen gave him a great victory in 1939.   The standings in final A became:
Germany 36/14, Poland 351/2, Estonia 331/2, Sweden 33, Argentina 321/2,
Bohemia and Moravia 32, Latvia 311/2, Netherlands 301/2, Palestine 26, France
241/2, Cuba 221/2, Chile and Lithuania 22, Brasil 21, Denmark 171/2.   Vera
Menchik had become the world champion among women for the last time.   Germans
were not allowed as travellers on Belgian ships. So Eliskases, Michel, Engels,
Becker and Reinhardt stayed in Buenos Aires. Eliskases represented Argentina
in future Olympiads.   Most of the Europeans took the 'Piriapolis' to Antwerp.
They arrived safely. The ship was bombed in Le Havre the next year.   The
warship 'Graf Spee' made a valiant attempt to pick up the German team. But it
had to be sunk in the Rio de la Plata.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{No Chess Olympiads could be organized during the Second World War and a
period of reconstruction. The ninth installment occurred in Dubrovnik from 20
August until 11 September 1950. Two reserves were allowed per team. The event
was boycotted by the Eastern European countries due to problems among the
Communist governments. Sixteen teams started during a terrible heat-wave.
Favourites  were Argentina (with the immigrants Najdorf and Pilnik) and
Yugoslavia.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4
b6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Bg3 Nxg3 $5 (12... Nxc3
13. bxc3 Bd6 {occurred in Kotov - Gligoric, Moscow 1947.}) 13. hxg3 c5 14. Rfd1
Bxf3 $5 15. gxf3 cxd4 16. exd4 Bd6 17. f4 Re8 $6 ({Preferable is} 17... Nf6 {
(Gligoric).}) 18. Bb5 $1 {A knight is pinned.} Rc8 $2 {
Another rook is placed on a wrong square.} ({Better is} 18... Rb8) 19. Ne4 $1
Qe7 20. d5 $1 e5 (20... exd5 21. Rxd5 Qxe4 22. Qxe4 Rxe4 23. Bxd7 $1 {
leads to the loss of the black bishop (Gligoric).}) 21. Qg4 $1 Red8 $5 ({
An exchange costs} 21... Rcd8 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Nf6+ $1 Qxf6 24. Qxd7) 22. Bxd7
Rxd7 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. fxe5 $1 {White has won a pawn.} Qc7 25. d6 Qb7 26. Rac1
Re8 27. Qd4 Red8 28. Qc4 Qf3 29. Qd3 Qh5 30. Qe4 Qg5 31. Rc3 Qh5 32. Rd5 Qh3
33. Rd4 Qe6 34. Qd5 Qf5 35. Rf3 Qg6 36. Kg2 Rc8 37. Rc4 Rcd8 38. Rfc3 h5 39. a4
Qf5 40. Qe4 Qe6 41. Rd4 g6 42. Qd5 Qe8 43. Rdc4 Kh7 44. Rc7 Kg7 45. Rxd7 Qxd7
46. Rc7 Qf5 47. Qf3 Qe6 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Staudte, Hans-Hilmar GER"]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan jr YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bc4 Nxe4 $1 {
The son of the famous Vidmar delivers a fine novelty.} 7. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 8. Nxe4
Rf8 9. O-O h6 (9... e6 $5 {will be played in future games.}) 10. Ng3 e6 11. Qd3
Qf6 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. c3 Bd7 14. Rae1 Rad8 15. h3 Ne7 16. Ne4 Qf7 17. g4 b5 $5
18. Re2 $5 e5 $5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Ref2 Qd5 21. Qe2 Bc6 $1 ({
The gain of a pawn by} 21... exd4 $6 22. Nxd4 Qxa2 $2 23. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 24. Rxf6
Rxf6 25. Rxf6 {allows a white attack.}) 22. Ng3 e4 $1 23. Nh4 $2 ({Correct is} 
23. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. dxe5 Qxe5 27. Bxh6+ {
and equality.}) 23... Rxf2 24. Rxf2 Qxa2 $1 {
Now, the pawn can be captured without problems.} 25. Kh2 Re8 $1 26. Be3 a5 27.
Ng2 Nd5 28. h4 Qc4 29. Qxc4 bxc4 30. h5 g5 $5 31. Nf5 Bf8 32. Bc1 Bd7 33. Nge3
Nxe3 34. Nxe3 Bd6+ 35. Kh1 Bf4 36. Bd2 Bxe3 37. Bxe3 Bxg4 38. Rf6 Re6 39. Rf1
Bxh5 40. Rf5 Rb6 41. Bc1 a4 42. Kh2 e3 $1 43. Bxe3 Rxb2+ 44. Kg3 a3 45. Ra5 a2
46. d5 Bd1 {Yugoslavia defeated West-Germany by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Castaldi, Vincenzo ITA"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 d4 $5 6. e3 c5 7. exd4 cxd4 8.
d3 Nc6 9. Qa4 $5 O-O 10. b4 Nd7 $1 {
Sammy defends the queenside in a remarkable way.} 11. Nbd2 $2 a5 $1 12. Ba3 $4
(12. Ne4 Nxb4 {costs a pawn.}) 12... axb4 $1 13. Qxa8 Nb6 {
Reshevsky has caught a queen.   The USA versus Italy became 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rossolimo, Nicolas FRA"]
[Black "Dunkelblum, Arthur BEL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Nbxd2 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Bxd5 Qxd5 11. Nc3 $5 ({Known is} 11. O-O) 11...
Qd8 $5 ({The alternative is} 11... Qe6+) 12. d5 Ne7 13. Qb3 O-O 14. O-O Nf5 $6
(14... c6 $1 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Rad1 Qa5 {nearly equalises.}) 15. Rac1 a6 {
Black prevents 16.Nb5.} 16. Rfe1 Nd6 17. Ne4 Rb8 $6 ({Preferable is} 17... Nxe4
18. Rxe4 Qd6) 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 $1 21. dxe6 fxe6 22.
Rxe6 Kh8 {Black has a  weak pawn. It will fall.} 23. Rd1 Rf6 24. Qd5 Rxe6 25.
Qxe6 Rc8 $1 26. g3 $1 Rc6 27. Re1 Rc8 28. Qf7 h6 $2 {
Black should not give away a pawn.} (28... b6 $1 29. Qb7 a5 30. Re6 h6 31. Kg2
$1 d5 32. Rg6 Qc7 33. Qxd5 Rd8 {gives some compensation.}) 29. Qxb7 d5 30. Re7
Rb8 31. Rd7 Rxb7 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 33. b3 Rb5 34. Kf1 a5 35. a4 Rc5 36. Rd6 Kg8 37.
Ke2 Kf7 38. Kd3 Ke7 39. Rg6 Kf7 40. Rb6 Ke7 41. Rb5 Kd6 42. Kd4 $1 {
Rossolimo scored 9/12 on board two.} 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pilnik, Herman ARG"]
[Black "Evans, Larry USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Ne8 12. Nf1 Nc7 $5 13. Ne3 g6 14. d4 f6 $5
15. Qe2 Be6 16. Rd1 $1 {White is going to attack on the d-file.} Qe8 17. dxc5
dxc5 18. Nd5 $1 Bd8 19. Be3 Qc6 $1 20. b4 $1 Nb7 $6 (20... cxb4 $1 21. cxb4 Nc4
22. Bc5 Re8 23. Nb6 $1 Rb8 24. Nxc4 Bxc4 {defends excellently.}) 21. bxc5 Nxc5
22. c4 Bxd5 $2 ({Wiser is} 22... Rc8) 23. cxd5 $1 {
White has a dangerous passed pawn.} Qd6 24. Rac1 Ne8 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Bb3 Qa7
$5 (26... Qd6 27. Rc6 Qd7 28. d6+ $1 Kh8 29. Qc2 {
also brings a great white advantage.}) 27. d6+ Kh8 28. d7 $1 Ng7 29. Rc8 Be7
30. Qc2 Qb7 31. Rc7 Qb6 32. Nd2 $5 Ra7 33. Rxa7 Qxa7 34. Qc8 $5 Rd8 35. Nf1 $1
a5 36. Ne3 a4 37. Bf7 b4 38. Qc2 $4 ({Correct is} 38. Bc4 $1) 38... Bc5 $1 39.
h3 Bd4 $1 40. Be8 $4 {Pilnik blunders a pawn.} Nxe8 41. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 42. Nd5
Rb8 43. Rb1 b3 44. axb3 axb3 45. Rxb3 Rxb3 46. Qxb3 Qa1+ 47. Kh2 Bxf2 {
If White delivers checks, the black king will go to h6. So Black wins easily.
This was the only decided game in the match. The USA versus Argentina became
21/2-11/2.} 0-1

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Prins, Lodewijk NED"]
[Black "Guimard, Carlos ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Be3 Be7
8. Bd3 c6 $5 ({Known is} 8... b6) 9. Qe2 Qa5+ $5 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. O-O-O Nd5 12.
Ne5 $1 Bf6 $6 ({Preferable is the seemingly risky} 12... O-O) ({Euwe suggests} 
12... Nb4) 13. f4 b5 14. Rhf1 a6 15. Be4 Ra7 $6 {Guimard makes useless moves.}
16. Rf3 Bd7 17. Rdf1 b4 18. Qc4 a5 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. f5 $1 Qd6 $6 21. fxe6 fxe6
22. Qd3 h6 23. Bxd5 $6 (23. Kb1 $1 {
applies prophylaxis before a strong attack begins.}) 23... Qxd5 24. Qg6+ Rf7 $1
25. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 26. Rxf6 Rhf8 $4 ({Correct is} 26... Rhh7 $1 27. Bxh6 {(Euwe)}
Ke7 $1 28. Bg5 Kf8 29. Bh6+ Ke7 30. Bg5 {and a repetition of moves happens.})
27. Bxh6 Qxd4 28. Rf1 $1 Kd8 29. Rxf7 Qg1+ 30. Kd2 Qd4+ 31. Ke2 Qc4+ 32. Ke3
Qc5+ 33. Kf3 $1 Qd5+ 34. Kg3 Qe5+ 35. Bf4 Qe1+ 36. Kh3 Rh8+ 37. Rh7 {
Again Argentina lost one game and the match.} 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bolbochan, Julio ARG"]
[Black "Nestler, Vincenzo ITA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D93"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 Qb6 $5 8.
Qb3 Be6 9. Ng5 Nbd7 $6 ({Preferable is} 9... Qxb3 10. axb3 Bf5) 10. Nxe6 $1
fxe6 11. Be2 Qxb3 12. axb3 {White has gained a  plus.} Rac8 13. O-O a6 14. Bf3
Nb6 15. Na4 Nbd7 $5 16. Bg3 g5 17. h3 h5 18. Be2 Bh6 19. Nc3 Rf7 20. f4 $5 g4
21. hxg4 hxg4 $6 ({Better is} 21... Nxg4 $1 22. Rf3 Ndf6 $1) 22. Bh4 Rcf8 23.
Bxf6 Nxf6 $5 24. g3 $5 Rg7 $6 (24... Rh7 $1 25. Kg2 Bg7 {
defends the h-file timely.}) 25. Kg2 Kf7 26. Rh1 $1 Rh8 27. Na4 Ne4 28. Bd3 Nd6
29. Nc5 Rgg8 30. Rh4 Bf8 $6 ({Slightly better is} 30... Nf5 $1 31. Bxf5 exf5
32. Nxb7 Rb8 33. Na5 Bg7 34. Rxh8 Bxh8) 31. Bh7 $1 Nf5 32. Bxf5 $5 (32. Bxg8+
Rxg8 33. Rh7+ Kg6 34. Rh2 Nxe3+ 35. Kf2 Nf5 36. Nxe6 {wins an exchange.}) 32...
exf5 33. Rxh8 Rxh8 34. Nxb7 {White has conquered a pawn.} e6 35. Nd8+ Kf6 36.
Nxc6 Bd6 37. c5 Bc7 38. Ra1 a5 39. b4 $5 axb4 40. Ra7 Rc8 41. Nxb4 Rb8 42. Ra4
Ba5 43. Nxd5+ exd5 44. Rxa5 Rxb2+ 45. Kf1 Rb1+ 46. Ke2 Rb2+ 47. Kd3 Rb3+ 48.
Kd2 Rb2+ 49. Kc3 Rg2 50. c6 $1 Rxg3 51. Kd3 Rh3 52. Rxd5 Rh8 53. Rd6+ Ke7 54.
Rd7+ Kf6 55. c7 Rc8 56. d5 {Italy was defeated by 31/2-1/2. The Argentinians
began to make up for the lost ground.} 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Poulsen, Christian DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Ne4 $2 {
This doubtful move has been played before.} 6. Bg2 Nc6 $5 (6... Qa5+ 7. Nbd2
Bg7 {was played in Euwe - Primavera, Venice 1948.}) 7. O-O Bg7 8. Ng5 $1 {
White takes advantage of exposed black pieces.} f5 9. e3 $1 e5 $5 10. Nxe4 fxe4
11. Nc3 {Euwe wins a pawn by simple means.} Qf7 $5 12. d5 $1 Ne7 13. d6 $1 cxd6
14. Nxe4 O-O 15. Nxd6 Qe6 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 Be6 18. Nxb7 Bxb3 19. Ra5 Bc2
20. Nc5 Rac8 21. Ne6 Rf6 $5 22. Nxg7 Kxg7 23. Rxe5 {
Euwe has gained a second pawn. He led the Dutch team well.} 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Black "Beni, Alfred AUT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 $5 (5... Nc6 {
drew in Foltys - Prins, Venice 1949.}) 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 cxd4 9. cxd4
Nc6 10. Nc3 Qd7 $5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 $2 ({Preferable is} 11... Bxe2 $1 12. Qxe2 Qc7)
12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Bxd1 Bxd1 14. Rfxd1 Nd7 15. f4 Bb4 $6 (15... f6 $1 16. Ne4 $1
fxe5 17. Rac1 $1 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nf6 19. Ng5 Be7 20. Nxe6 Kf7 21. Ng5+ Kg6 22.
Rc7 Rhd8 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. Rxb7 {leads to a strong attack for White.}) 16. Ne4
$1 {Unzicker has a winning centre attack.} f5 $5 17. Ng5 Nf8 $1 18. Rac1 h6 19.
Nf3 g6 20. Rc4 Ba5 21. Rdc1 Rh7 $2 (21... Bd8 $1 {tries to create a fortress.})
22. Rc8+ $1 Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Bd8 24. Bb6 Rd7 25. Rb8 $1 {White wins a pawn.} Ke7
26. Bxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rxb7+ Nd7 28. Nd4 Rc8 29. Kf2 g5 30. g3 Rc1 31. Ke3 Rh1 $5
32. Ra7 Rxh2 33. Rxa6 gxf4+ 34. gxf4 Nc5 35. Rc6 Rh3+ 36. Ke2 Nd3 $6 (36...
Rh2+ 37. Kf3 Rh3+ 38. Kg2 Rd3 39. Nxf5+ exf5 40. Rxc5 Rd2+ 41. Kg3 {
also wins for White.}) 37. Rxe6+ Kd7 38. Rd6+ Ke8 39. Nxf5 Nxf4+ 40. Kd2 Rh2+
41. Ke3 $1 {
The young West-German team recovered from the early defeat against Yugoslavia.}
1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Black "Poulsen, Christian DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Rae1 e4 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. f4 exf3 15.
Bxf3 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. e4 Ne6 $5 {Black attacks the broad pawn centre.} (
17... f6 {was played in Najdorf - Kotov, Budapest 1950.}) 18. Nd1 $1 Qg5 19. e5
$5 {White prevents a charge on his kingside.} Bb4 20. Ne3 Rad8 $6 (20... Bh5 $1
21. Bc3 Bg6 22. Qb3 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 c5 $1 {brings a positional plus.}) 21. Nxg4 (
21. Ne4 $1 Qg6 22. Nxg4 $1 Bxe1 23. d5 $1 cxd5 24. cxd5 {takes the initiative.}
) 21... Bxd2 22. Re4 h5 23. Rd1 Bf4 24. Nf2 Be3 $6 {
Poulsen should keep his bishop.} 25. Qe2 Bxf2+ 26. Qxf2 Nc5 $1 27. Re3 Qg6 ({
Not} 27... Na4 $6 28. Rf1 Nxb2 $2 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Rh3 g6 31. Rg3 {
and White wins.}) 28. Ba3 $5 Nd7 29. Rf1 c5 $2 ({Better is} 29... Qe6) 30. Rg3
$1 Qe6 31. d5 $1 Qe7 ({The pointe is} 31... Qxe5 32. Bb2) 32. Bb2 (32. e6 $1
fxe6 33. d6 $1 {decides the game at once.}) 32... Nxe5 33. Bxe5 Qxe5 34. Qxf7+
Kh8 (34... Kh7 $1 35. Qg6+ Kg8 36. Rg5 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Re7 38. Rxh5 Qe4 39. Rhf5
Qxc4 {offers more resistance but} 40. h3 $1 Qe4 41. d6 {overwhelms the defence.
}) 35. Rh3 $1 Qd4+ 36. Kh1 Re5 37. Rxh5+ Rxh5 38. Qxh5+ Kg8 39. Qf7+ Kh8 40. h3
Kh7 41. Qh5+ {The Argentinians defeated the poor Danes by 4-0.} 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Poulsen, Christian DEN"]
[Black "O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic BEL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B28"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 $5 {Poulsen plays a novelty
at an early stage. Bishop d3 will be hindered by own pawns.} ({Theory is} 5.
Nc3) 5... Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O e5 $1 8. c4 $5 Bc5 9. Nc3 d6 10. Rb1 Rb8 11.
Bg5 O-O 12. Kh1 $6 {White spoils time.} h6 $1 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 h5 $5 15. h4
$2 ({Correct is} 15. f3) 15... Ng4 $1 16. Qd2 ({The pointe is} 16. hxg5 $2 Qxg5
17. Qc1 Qxc1 18. Rbxc1 ({or} 18. Rfxc1 Bxf2) 18... Rxb2) 16... gxh4 17. Bh2 Qf6
$6 (17... Kh7 $1 18. f4 Nxh2 19. Kxh2 Bg4 {wins for Black.}) 18. Nd1 $2 (18.
Bg1 $1 Qf4 19. Qxf4 exf4 20. f3 {defends well.}) 18... h3 $1 19. f4 hxg2+ 20.
Qxg2 exf4 21. Rxf4 Qh4 22. Be2 f5 23. Bxg4 fxg4 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.
Bxg3 Be6 27. b4 $5 Rxb4 {O'Kelly played a fine event.} ({Not} 27... Bxb4 $4 28.
a3 $1) 0-1

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D72"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 O-O 8. O-O
c6 9. Nbc3 Na6 {Pilnik and Najdorf also play this move in 1950.} 10. b3 Nc7 $5
11. Ba3 Bg4 12. f3 Bc8 $5 13. Qd2 a5 14. Rac1 a4 15. Bb4 axb3 16. axb3 Be6 17.
Rb1 Nc8 18. Rfd1 Na6 19. Ba3 Nc7 20. Qc1 $5 Nd6 21. e5 $5 {
Reshevsky takes the initiative.} Ndb5 22. Nxb5 Nxb5 23. Bb4 Qd7 24. Rb2 Rfd8
25. Qc5 $6 Bf8 $6 {Gligoric does not refute the bluff.} (25... b6 $1 26. Qxe7
Bxe5 $1 {takes over.}) 26. Nf4 Nc7 27. Ba5 Rdc8 28. Bxc7 Rxc7 29. Nxe6 Qxe6 30.
f4 Qc8 31. Qc3 e6 32. b4 Qd8 33. Bf3 $6 Rd7 $1 34. g4 $6 Ra4 $6 (34... Qb6 $1
35. f5 Rad8 {hits the white pawns.}) 35. f5 $1 Ra8 36. fxe6 fxe6 37. Qc4 Qe7
38. b5 $1 cxb5 39. Rxb5 Rc7 40. Qe2 Rac8 41. Qe4 Qh4 $6 (41... Qa3 $1 {
counters on the  right flank.}) 42. Rf1 Bh6 $6 (42... Rd8 {
excerts pressure on a weak pawn.}) 43. Rxb7 Rxb7 44. Qxb7 Be3+ 45. Kh1 Rf8 46.
Qd7 $1 {White gains another pawn.} Qh3 47. Qxe6+ Kh8 48. Qc4 Bxd4 $2 (48... Kg7
$1 49. Bg2 Rxf1+ 50. Qxf1 Qxg4 {offers more resistance.}) 49. Bg2 $1 {
Reshevsky had won an important game.} ({The pointe is} 49. Bg2 Rxf1+ 50. Qxf1
Qh6 51. Qf6+ Qg7 52. Qd8+ Qg8 53. Qxd4 {and White has won a bishop.}) 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.08.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shainswit, George USA"]
[Black "Trifunovic, Petar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c6 7. Nbd2 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. e4 Qb8 $5 (10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Qc7 {
was played in Reshevsky - Kupchik, New York 1940.}) 11. e5 $1 Ne8 12. cxd5 cxd5
13. Nf1 Qc8 14. Qxc8 $5 Rxc8 15. Ne1 $6 {
White loses any pressure on the black position.} ({Alright is} 15. Bf4) 15...
Nc7 16. Ne3 Nb8 17. Bf1 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Ncxa6 19. Bd2 Nc6 20. Bc3 Nc7 21. N1c2
Rfd8 22. f4 g6 23. Kf1 f5 24. Be1 Kf7 25. Ke2 Ke8 26. h4 Kd7 27. Rac1 a5 28. a3
Rf8 29. Kd3 h6 30. Bf2 Nb5 31. Ng2 $6 (31. a4 $1 Nc7 32. b3 {
defends the queenside well.}) 31... a4 $1 32. Be1 Rc7 33. Bd2 Rfc8 34. Nge1 Na5
35. Bxa5 $1 bxa5 36. Nf3 $4 {White misses a tactical stroke.} ({
A passive defence by} 36. Rd2 $1 g5 37. h5 Rg8 38. Nf3 gxf4 39. gxf4 Rg4 40.
Ke3 {offers an endless resistance.}) 36... Nxa3 $1 37. bxa3 Rc3+ 38. Ke2 Rxc2+
39. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 40. Nd2 Bxa3 41. Kd3 Rc8 {The top match Yugoslavia - USA ended
in 2-2. Argentina neared Yugoslavia to one point in the standings.} 0-1

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tartacover, Xavier FRA"]
[Black "Canal, Esteban PER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Tartacover played for France in his last Olympiad.} 1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2
Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bh5 6. d4 $5 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. f4 $5 {
The aging Tartakover is still full of ambition.} Bb4 9. O-O Qa5 10. Bd2 Qa6 $5
11. Nxd7 Kxd7 $1 (11... Nxd7 $2 12. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 13. Bxb4 Qxc4 14. Qd2 Qxe2 15.
Qc3 Qc4 16. Qxc4 dxc4 17. Rac1 Be2 18. Rfe1 Bd3 19. d5 $1 {favours White.}) 12.
cxd5 Bxc3 $5 {Black strives towards a material gain.} ({More prudent is} 12...
exd5 13. Qc2 Kc7) 13. dxe6+ fxe6 14. Bxc3 Bxe2 15. Qd2 Bxf1 16. Bxf1 Qb6 {
Canal needs  the queen as his protector.} 17. Re1 a6 $2 (17... Qc7 $1 18. Bh3
Rae8 {utilises the heavy pieces as defenders.}) 18. f5 $1 Rae8 $2 ({
The pointe is} 18... exf5 $2 19. Ba5 $1 Qa7 20. Bh3 g6 21. Qf4 b6 22. Bxf5+
gxf5 23. Qxf5+ {and White crushes the resistance}) (18... e5 $1 {
(prevents 19.Ba5)} 19. Qg5 $1 Raf8 20. Qxg7+ Kc8 21. Rxe5 Nd5 {
avoids a direct loss.}) 19. fxe6+ $1 Kc8 20. Ba5 $1 Qa7 21. Bg2 $1 Kb8 22. e7
Ka8 23. Re6 h5 24. Qb4 h4 $6 (24... Nd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Bc7 $1 {
brings a hopeless game for Black.}) 25. Bb6 $1 Qb8 26. Rxc6 $1 hxg3 27. Bc5 $1
{White threatens Rxa6#.   Tartakover scored 50%.} 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Skoeld, Kristian SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 c6 10. b3 a5 $5 ({Usual is} 10... Re8) 11. Ba3 Qe7 12. Qc2 Ne8 13.
Rad1 Nc5 14. h3 Nc7 15. Bc1 N7e6 16. Nde2 Qc7 $6 ({Preferable is} 16... Rd8 $1
17. Be3 Nc7 18. Qd2 Be6) 17. Be3 f5 18. Qd2 Rd8 $2 {
Black makes this move too late.} (18... fxe4 $1 19. Nxe4 a4 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21.
Rxd6 axb3 22. axb3 Nxb3 23. Rb1 Ra2 24. Rxb3 Rxe2 {exchanges a lot.}) 19. exf5
gxf5 20. g4 Qf7 21. f4 $1 Bd7 $6 (21... Bf6 $1 22. Ng3 Nf8 23. g5 Be7 $1 {
defends the kingside accurately.}) 22. gxf5 $1 Qxf5 23. Ng3 Qg6 24. Nce2 {
White prepares 25.f5.} Bh6 25. f5 $1 Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Qg5 27. Qc3 $1 Ng7 28. f6
$1 Nf5 29. f7+ $1 Kf8 ({Or} 29... Kxf7 30. Nxf5 Bxf5 31. Ng3) 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31.
Qxh7 Ng7 32. Nf4 $1 {Chess could be so simple when Euwe played it.} ({
The pointe is} 32. Nf4 Qxg3 33. Qh4+ $1 Qxh4 34. Ng6+ Ke6 35. Bd5+ $1 cxd5 36.
cxd5#) 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic BEL"]
[Black "Book, Eero FIN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nbd2 c5 5. c3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. Qe2 Qc7 8. O-O
O-O 9. e4 cxd4 10. cxd4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nd5 $5 ({Known is} 11... Bf4) 12. Nxd6
Qxd6 13. Qe4 {A quiet opening turns violent.} N7f6 14. Qh4 Bd7 15. Re1 $5 ({
Even stronger is} 15. Ne5 $1) 15... Rfc8 16. Re5 $5 g6 $6 {
Black commits an unneccessary weakening.} 17. Bd2 $1 a6 18. Rae1 {
The development has been completed.} Ba4 19. b3 Bb5 20. Bb1 a5 21. Ng5 Re8 $2 (
21... Bc6 {defends solidly.}) 22. Be4 $1 Bc6 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Nxe6 $1 Nd7 $2 (
24... fxe6 $1 25. Qxf6 Rf8 26. Qh4 a4 $1 {counters like nothing has happened.})
25. Ng5 $1 {White threatens to capture a black rook.} Nxe5 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27.
dxe5 Qb6 28. e6 $1 {O'Kelly scored 11/15 on board one.} (28. e6 Bxe6 29. Bc3 $1
Ke7 30. Qxf7+ $1 {breaks the defence.}) 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Opsahl, Haakon NOR"]
[Black "Pilnik, Herman ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3
Qc7 9. f4 Bd7 10. Bf3 Nc6 11. Nb3 {
Standard moves of the Scheveningen are played.} b5 $5 12. a3 Rc8 13. Qe2 ({
Preferable is} 13. Qe1 $1) 13... O-O 14. Qf2 Be8 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Ne2 Rb8 17.
g4 $5 {White advances in nowhere land.} Nb6 18. Ned4 Nc4 $1 19. Bc1 a5 20. Nxc6
Bxc6 21. Kh1 $6 {He spoils time.} (21. Nd4 $1 Bd7 22. b3 Nb6 23. Bd2 {
reorganises the white position.}) 21... Qb7 22. Qg2 e5 $1 23. f5 a4 24. Na1
Rfd8 25. c3 Nb6 26. Be3 d5 $1 27. exd5 Rxd5 $5 28. Rxd5 ({Not} 28. Bxd5 $4 Nxd5
) 28... Nxd5 29. Nc2 Nxe3 30. Nxe3 $2 (30. Bxc6 $1 Nxg2 31. Bxb7 Nf4 32. Bf3 {
defends properly.}) 30... e4 $1 31. Bd1 Bc5 32. Re1 Rd8 $1 33. Bc2 Rd3 $1 34.
Qf2 Rxe3 $1 35. Rxe3 Qb6 {Herman Pilnik had emigrated from Germany to
Argentina in 1930. So he was not a later refugee. He became active as a chess
player during the 1940's.} 0-1

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the crucial match began, Yugoslavia was leading by two points on
Argentina.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nge2 Bg7 6. d3 Bd7 7. Be3
Nd4 8. h3 Rb8 9. Rb1 $5 b5 10. a3 a5 11. Nd5 $5 e6 12. Ndf4 Ne7 $5 13. c3 Nxe2
14. Nxe2 O-O 15. O-O b4 16. axb4 cxb4 $1 {
Najdorf has a  slight pressure on the queenside.} 17. Qd2 bxc3 18. Nxc3 Re8 19.
d4 d5 20. Bg5 Qb6 21. Bf4 Rbd8 22. e5 Rb8 23. g4 Rec8 24. Bg5 Bf8 $5 25. Be3 $6
({Preferable is} 25. Qd3 $1 Rc4 $5 26. Ne4 $1 Bb5 27. Nf6+) 25... Rc4 26. b3 $5
{White has a weak pawn.} Rb4 $1 27. f4 Rc8 28. f5 $5 Rxb3 $2 (28... exf5 $1 29.
Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Rb5 31. Bf3 a4 $1 {attacks on the queenside.}) 29. f6 $2 {
Gligoric blunders a piece.} ({Correct is} 29. fxe6 Bxe6 30. Na4 $1 {
and White has compensation for the pawn.}) 29... Rcxc3 $1 30. Rxb3 Rxb3 31.
fxe7 Bxe7 32. Qf2 Be8 33. Rc1 Rb1 34. Qc2 Rxc1+ 35. Qxc1 a4 36. Qc8 Qc6 37. Qb8
a3 38. Bf1 a2 39. Qa7 Qc3 40. Bh6 a1=Q 41. Qxe7 Qg3+ {The other three games
were drawn. So Yugoslavia lost versus Argentina by 11/2-21/2 and kept a lead
of one point.} 0-1

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Book, Eero FIN"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nd4 {
The highly unusual Ruy Lopez has transferred into the Rubinstein Variation.} 6.
Be2 d5 7. exd5 $5 ({Known is} 7. Nd3 Bb6 8. e5 {
(Zinner - Rohacek, Luhacovice 1935).}) 7... O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Nf3 Nxe2+ 10.
Nxe2 Qxd5 {Black has positional compensation for a pawn.} 11. Nf4 Qf5 12. d4
Bd6 13. Nd3 b6 14. c4 $6 Bb7 $1 15. c5 $6 Bf8 $5 16. b4 $5 Ba6 17. Nfe5 Ng4 $1
{Black is going to win an exchange.} 18. Nxg4 Qxd3 19. Ne3 Qc3 20. Qb3 $1 Qxb3
$1 (20... Qxa1 21. Nc2 Bxf1 22. Nxa1 {loses less material (Unzicker).}) 21.
axb3 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Red8 23. Nc2 a6 $1 {He prevents 24.Ra6.} 24. Bf4 Ra7 25. Ke2
f6 26. Be3 Kf7 27. f3 Ke8 28. Bf2 Raa8 29. Bg3 Kd7 30. Kd3 a5 31. bxa5 bxc5 $6
(31... Rxa5 32. Rxa5 bxa5 {keeps an advantage.}) 32. dxc5 Bxc5 33. b4 Bd6 34.
b5 Kc8 35. Kc4 Bxg3 36. hxg3 Rd2 37. Nb4 Kb7 (37... Rxg2 38. a6 Rxg3 39. Re1 $1
Kd7 40. Nd3 $1 Rxf3 41. Nc5+ Kd8 42. Nb7+ Kd7 43. Nc5+ {
leads to perpetual check.}) 38. a6+ Kb6 39. Nd5+ Ka7 40. Re1 Rc2+ 41. Kb3 $2 {
White blunders after the time control.} ({Better is} 41. Nc3 $1 c6 $5 42. Re6
cxb5+ 43. Kb3 $1 Rc8 44. Kxc2 b4 45. g4 {and White has a plus.}) 41... Rc5 $1
42. b6+ cxb6 43. Re7+ Kxa6 44. Nc7+ Rxc7 45. Rxc7 Ra7 $1 {
Black has an extra pawn in the rook ending.} 46. Rc8 Kb5 47. g4 Re7 48. Kc3 h6
49. Kb3 Re3+ 50. Kc2 Re5 (50... Re2+ $5 51. Kd3 Rxg2 52. Rg8 {
might draw (Unzicker).}) 51. Kb3 Rc5 52. Rf8 Rc7 53. f4 Re7 54. g5 $5 Re3+ 55.
Kc2 fxg5 56. fxg5 Re2+ 57. Kc3 Rxg2 58. gxh6 gxh6 {
Black has two extra pawns, but the win remains hard to achieve.} 59. Rf5+ Ka6
60. Rh5 Rg6 61. Kc4 Rd6 62. Rf5 Rc6+ 63. Kb4 Rg6 64. Rh5 Kb7 65. Kc4 Kc6 66.
Kb4 Rd6 67. Kc4 Kd7 68. Rh1 Ke7 69. Rh2 Kf7 70. Rh1 Kg6 $1 {
Black moves his king to a better position, before he sacrifices a pawn.} 71.
Rg1+ Kf5 72. Rf1+ Kg4 73. Rg1+ Kf3 74. Rh1 Rg6 75. Kb4 Kg2 76. Rh5 Kg3 77. Rh1
Re6 78. Kc4 Rf6 79. Kb4 b5 $1 80. Ka5 ({The pointe is} 80. Kxb5 Rf5+ 81. Kc4 h5
82. Kd3 h4 83. Ke2 Re5+ 84. Kf1 Ra5 85. Rg1+ Kf3 $1 {and Black wins (Unzicker).
}) 80... Kg2 81. Rh5 ({Or} 81. Rh4 Kf3 $1 82. Rh1 Kg3 $1 {Zugzwang.}) 81... Rg6
82. Kb4 Kg3 83. Rh1 Rg4+ 84. Kxb5 Rh4 85. Rd1 h5 86. Rd5 Rh1 87. Kb4 h4 88.
Rd3+ Kg2 89. Rd2+ Kf3 90. Rd3+ Ke2 91. Rd4 h3 {
Unzicker scored 11/14. Western Germany had a new and excellent team.} 0-1

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Enevoldsen, Harald DEN"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qb3 c6 $5 8.
d5 $5 Kh8 $5 9. dxe6 dxe6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Nh5 $1 12. Rd1 $2 ({Better is} 
12. O-O-O Nxf4 13. gxf4 Qa5 14. e3) 12... Nxf4 13. gxf4 Qc7 14. e3 e5 $1 {
Gligoric has triumphed in the battle of the centre.} 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5
Qxe5 17. Qc2 f4 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Bxe4 fxe3 20. f3 $5 ({Even worse is} 20. fxe3
$2 Be6 21. b3 Bb4) 20... Be6 21. b3 Bb4 22. Rd3 Rad8 23. Rxe3 Bc5 $6 (23... Rd6
$1 24. Bc2 Bh3 {applies a horrible restraint.}) 24. Re2 $1 Bh3 25. Nd1 $2 (25.
Na4 Bd4 26. Kd2 {prolongs the game.}) 25... g5 $1 26. Ne3 g4 $1 {
Yugoslavia resumed the winning of matches.} ({The pointe is} 26... g4 27. Nxg4
Bxg4 28. fxg4 Bb4+) 0-1

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Pirc, Vasja YUG"]
[Black "Pedersen, Eigil DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. O-O c6 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. d3
Qe7 9. Nbd2 h5 $6 ({Theory is} 9... O-O) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e4 $1 {
White threatens 12.e5.} Bg4 $1 (11... dxe4 $6 12. dxe4 Bxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14.
Bxg7 Rg8 15. Bd4 {favours White.}) 12. Qc2 dxe4 13. dxe4 e5 14. Nc4 Bxf3 $6 ({
Preferable is} 14... O-O) 15. Bxf3 Bc5 16. Rac1 b6 $5 17. b4 $5 Bxb4 18. Nxe5
Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qa4+ Nd7 21. Qxb4 Nc5 22. Qb5+ $5 Ke7 $5 23. Rfd1 Rad8
24. Rd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 Rc8 26. Rd1 Kd6 $6 {The king functions as a blockader!} (
26... Kf8 $1 {gives more safety.}) 27. Qb4 Re8 28. a4 g6 $2 (28... Qf5 $1 29.
Qb5 Rc8 {defends accurately.}) 29. a5 Rb8 30. axb6 Rxb6 (30... axb6 31. Rc1 $1
{(White threatens 32.Rxc5)} Kc7 32. Re1 Qd6 33. h4 {brings a great restriction.
}) 31. Qa5 $1 Ra6 $5 (31... Qf6 $1 32. Rc1 $1 Qd4 33. Qxa7 Rb2 34. Rf1 {
wins for White.}) 32. Qd8+ $1 Nd7 33. Rc1 Ra1 34. Qc7+ Ke7 35. Qxe5+ $1 {
Black would have liked to capture a rook, but that would have been against the
rules.   All Yugoslavians scored well.} 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Donner, Jan NED"]
[Black "Pinzon Solis, Felipe PER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 a5 10. h3 Nc5 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. Rfe1 $5 (13. Rad1 {
occurred in round ten (Gligoric - Euwe).}) 13... Qc8 14. Kh2 h6 $6 {
Black stays passively.} (14... c6 $1 {controls square d5.}) 15. Rad1 Kh7 16. f3
Nh5 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. f4 Nf6 19. Bf2 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Qf6 $2 ({Preferable is} 20...
b6) 21. Rd2 $6 (21. e5 $1 {
can be played at once because knight c5 lacks protection.}) 21... b6 22. Rde2
Rab8 $6 ({Slightly better is} 22... Rad8 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Qe7) 23. e5 $1
dxe5 24. fxe5 Qd8 25. e6 $1 fxe6 26. dxe6 Bxd4 27. exd7 Rxe2 28. Qxe2 Bf6 (
28... Qxd7 $1 29. Qe7+ $1 Qxe7 30. Rxe7+ Bg7 31. Bd4 Rg8 32. Bd5 {
also wins for White.}) 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Qe8 Bg7 31. Qf7 Qf6 32. Qe8 Rd8 33.
Re7 Qf8 34. Qxf8 {The Dutch reserve produced a positive score.} 1-0

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.10"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Letelier Martner, Rene CHI"]
[Black "Kramer, George USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The USA and West-Germany competed for bronze in the last round. America
trailed by half-a-point.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6
6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 $5 {White takes the initiative.} Bh5
10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nc6 12. f4 {White threatens 12.g5.} Be4 $1 13. g5 $1 Bxc3
14. bxc3 Nd5 15. Qe1 $5 Bf5 $1 {Black stops the advance on the kingside.} 16.
Qg3 Nce7 $5 17. h4 (17. Ba3 $1 {puts pressure on the black knights.}) 17... c6
18. h5 f6 $6 {The counter stimulates the white attack.} 19. Ng4 Kh8 20. h6 $1
g6 $1 21. Bd2 $6 (21. Ba3 $1 Bxg4 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Qxg4 {gains a plus.}) 21...
Qd6 22. Bxd5 $6 {White exchanges his strong bishop.} Nxd5 23. c4 $2 Bxg4 $1 24.
Qxg4 ({Or} 24. cxd5 Qxd5) 24... Nb6 $1 25. f5 Nxc4 {Black has won a pawn.} 26.
fxg6 hxg6 27. Bc3 $2 {He allows a fork.} ({Better is} 27. Qf4 fxg5 28. Qxd6
Nxd6 29. Bxg5) 27... Ne3 28. Qh3 Nxf1 29. Rxf1 fxg5 30. d5+ Kh7 31. Rxf8 Rxf8
32. Bb4 $5 Qxb4 33. Qd7+ Kxh6 {Chile was defeated by 31/2-1/2 .} 0-1

[Event "Dubrovnik"]
[Site "9th Olympiad"]
[Date "1950.09.10"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Opsahl, Haakon NOR"]
[Black "Staudte, Hans-Hilmar GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1950.08.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. e3 b6 10. Bd3 Bg4 $5 ({Known is} 10... c5 {
(Igel - S.Rubinstein, Wien 1933).}) 11. Qc2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 {
White keeps it simple.} (12. Bxh7+ $5 Kh8 13. gxf3 g6 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Qxg6
Nd7 {leads to great complications.}) 12... h6 $5 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. Kb1 c5 15.
dxc5 Rac8 $6 ({Better is} 15... bxc5) 16. Rhg1 $6 ({He does not seem to like} 
16. c6 $1 Qf6 $1 17. Bb5 a6 18. Bxa6 Rxc6) 16... Rxc5 17. Qd2 Ne5 18. Be2 Rfc8
19. Rc1 Nc4 $5 {Black avoids exchanges of the rooks.} 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Rg4 b5
22. Rd4 R5c7 23. Rd1 Kh7 24. Rd8 Qf6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. f4 a6 27. a3 g6 28. Qc3
$6 (28. Kc2 Qf5+ 29. Kc1 Rc5 30. Qd4 {keeps the equality.}) 28... Qxc3 29. bxc3
Rc5 $1 {The rook ending favours Black.} 30. f3 Rf5 31. Kc2 g5 $1 32. fxg5 Rxf3
33. gxh6 Rxe3 34. Rd6 $6 ({The manoeuvre} 34. Rd7 $1 Rf3 35. Rd6 $1 {
probably draws.}) 34... Re6 $1 35. Rxe6 $2 (35. Rd7 $1 Rf6 36. Kb2 $1 Kxh6 37.
a4 $1 Kg6 $5 38. Ka3 bxa4 39. Rc7 {seems to escape as well.}) 35... fxe6 36.
Kd2 Kxh6 37. Ke3 e5 38. Ke4 a5 $1 {
An endgame expert handles the pawn ending beautifully.} 39. Kd5 Kg5 40. h4+
Kxh4 41. Kxe5 b4 42. axb4 axb4 43. Kd4 b3 $1 {The West-German team also won by
31/2-1/2. So they gained bronze.    The final standings became: Yugoslavia 451/
2/15, Argentina 431/2, West Germany 401/2, USA 40, Netherlands 37, Belgium 32,
Austria 311/2, Chile 301/2, France 281/2, Finland 28, Sweden 271/2, Italy 25,
Denmark 22, Peru 211/2, Norway 15, Greece 12.} 0-1

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Byrne, Robert USA"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The tenth Chess Olympiad was played in Helsinki from 9 until 31 August 1952.
It began a few days after the Summer Olympics had been closed. The Soviet
Union participated for the first time and other Eastern European countries
were back. It brought the number of participating countries on 25.
Preliminaries occurred in three groups. Nine teams qualified for the final A. 
Most encounters were played in one day. Some adjourned games were continued
during the next morning.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nge2 Nb6 $5 11. O-O g6 12. Na4
Nxa4 13. Qxa4 O-O 14. b4 {The minority attack starts.} a6 15. Qb3 Be6 16. a4
Rfc8 17. Qb2 Ng7 $6 {Black should make an active move on the kingside.} 18. b5
$1 axb5 (18... cxb5 $5 19. axb5 a5 $1 20. b6 $1 {also favours White.}) 19. axb5
Bf5 20. Nf4 Bxd3 $5 21. Nxd3 Nf5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Rc1 Nh4 $1 25.
Qe2 $5 ({White avoids} 25. Rxc6 $6 Nxg2 $1 26. Kxg2 Qe4+) 25... Ra3 26. g3 Qe4
$1 27. Ne1 Nf5 28. Qc2 Qxc2 29. Rxc2 Ne7 {White has an edge in the endgame.}
30. Kf1 f6 31. Ke2 Kf7 32. Nd3 Ke6 33. Rb2 Ra7 34. g4 g5 35. Rb8 Kf7 $1 {
The black king has to guard the kingside.} 36. Rh8 Kg7 37. Rd8 Rc7 38. Nc5 Kf7
39. Kf3 Ng6 40. Kg3 Ra7 41. Rd6 $1 Rc7 42. Na6 $1 Rc8 43. Rd7+ Ne7 44. Nc5 {
Byrne rules on the queenside.} Ra8 45. Rd6 Ra1 $2 (45... Rc8 {
overprotects the weak pawn.}) 46. Nd7 $1 f5 $1 (46... Ng8 47. Rxc6 {
grabs a pawn and creates the weakness d5.}) 47. Ne5+ Kg7 48. h3 $1 fxg4 49.
hxg4 Rc1 50. Re6 Ng6 ({Or} 50... Ng8 51. f3 $1 c5 52. Nd3) 51. Rxc6 $1 Rxc6 52.
Nxc6 {White has an extra pawn in the knight ending.} Kf6 53. f3 {
Byrne advances slowly.} Ke6 54. Nb4 Kd6 55. Kf2 Nf8 56. e4 $1 dxe4 57. fxe4 Ne6
58. e5+ $1 Kd7 59. Ke3 Nf4 60. Nd3 Nd5+ 61. Ke4 Kc6 62. Nf2 Nf4 63. Nd1 h5 $5
64. gxh5 Nxh5 65. Ne3 Nf4 66. Ng4 Ne2 67. Nf6 Ng3+ 68. Kf3 Nf5 69. d5+ Kc5 70.
Kg4 Nh6+ 71. Kxg5 Nf7+ 72. Kf4 Kd4 73. e6 $1 Nd6 74. e7 $1 {The Argentinian
stars Najdorf and Eliskases were defeated. Bolbochan scored a win. The US won
by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Black "Keres, Paul URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E40"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The preparation of the Soviets went wrong, when Botvinnik was out of shape
during the training. Keres promised to produce the best score on board one and
the world champion was voted from the team. Paul could not handle the
situation and lost his nerves.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. a3
Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 b6 8. O-O c5 9. b3 Nc6 $5 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. exd4 Ba6 12.
Rc1 (12. Re1 $1 {occurs in Gligoric - Vukovic, Belgrade 1952.}) 12... Rc8 13.
Nb5 Bb7 14. Re1 Re8 15. Nc3 Bf8 16. Ne2 Ne4 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 dxc4 19. bxc4
{A slow motion game commences.} Nb8 $2 {
Suddenly, Szabo has a victorious continuation.} (19... Na5 $1 {
charges at the hanging pawns.}) 20. d5 $1 Nd7 $5 ({The pointe is} 20... exd5 $2
21. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 22. Qd3+ $1 Kg8 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Ng5) 21. dxe6 Rxe6 22. Rxe6
fxe6 23. Qc2 $1 Bxf3 $6 {The pawn sacrifice does not help.} (23... h6 24. Bh7+
Kh8 25. Nh4 $1 {(Pachman)} Nf6 26. Rd1 {wins for White.}) 24. Bxh7+ $1 Kh8 25.
gxf3 Rc5 26. Kg2 Rh5 27. Bg6 Rh6 28. Rd1 Qg5 29. Be8 $1 Ne5 30. Qe4 Qe7 31. Ba4
Nf7 32. Rd7 Qc5 33. Rxf7 Kg8 34. Rf4 Bd6 35. Rh4 {Smyslov and Geller saved the
match by winning their games. USSR versus Hungary became 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bronstein, David URS"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D24"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 $5 {
An important novelty is made.} Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bb7 $1 9. e6 $1 f6 (9... fxe6 $5
10. Be2 {will bring positive results for White.}) 10. g3 $6 ({Theory becomes} 
10. Be2 $1) 10... Qd5 $1 {Black gains an edge.} 11. Bg2 Qxe6+ 12. Be3 {
Bronstein has sacrificed two pawns.} c6 13. O-O Qc8 14. Re1 Kf7 $1 15. axb5 $6
{Exchanges help Black.} axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Qe2 $5 Na6 $1 18. Bf4 g6 19. Nd2
h5 {The black development goes slowly.} 20. h4 Bb7 21. Kh2 Kg7 22. Ra1 $6 {
White should remain active in the centre.} ({Better is} 22. Qe6 $1 Qxe6 23.
Rxe6 Kf7 $5 24. Bxc6 $1 Kxe6 25. Bxb7) 22... Kh7 23. Bh3 Qd8 24. Ne4 Bh6 25.
Bxh6 Kxh6 26. Nc5 $2 (26. Qe3+ $1 Kh7 27. Rxa6 $1 Bxa6 28. Nc5 {fights back.})
26... Nxc5 27. dxc5 Qc7 28. Qd2+ Kg7 29. Rd1 Bc8 30. Bg2 Be6 31. Qe3 Bf7 32.
Ra1 Rd8 {Black has finished his consolidation.} 33. Ra6 Bd5 34. Bxd5 Rxd5 35.
Qe6 Re5 36. Qh3 Rxc5 37. Ra8 Rf5 38. Qf1 Qb7 39. Rd8 Rd5 40. Re8 Qd7 41. Ra8
Rd3 42. Qe1 Rd5 {
This loss was compensated by Smyslov's win. The match ended equal.} 0-1

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Boleslavsky, Isaak URS"]
[Black "Rossetto, Hector ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C09"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 a6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
O-O Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 Bb6 $5 ({Known is} 10... Bd6) 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Re1
$1 Ne7 13. Rxe3 O-O 14. Qd2 Nf5 15. Ree1 {Boleslavsky has an edge.} Ra7 16.
Nfd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Re7 18. Qc5 Rfe8 $1 {White would have liked to blockade on
c5 and d4, but some pieces will be exchanged.} 19. Rxe7 Qxe7 20. Qxe7 Rxe7 21.
Kf1 Kf8 $6 (21... Rb7 $1 22. Rb1 Bf5 23. Nd4 Bd7 {
prevents a restriction of the black pawns.}) 22. Nc5 $1 Re5 23. c3 Ke7 24. Rd1
Kd6 25. b4 Kc7 ({Preferable is} 25... g5 $1 26. Re1 f5) 26. Re1 $1 Kd6 27. Re2
g5 $1 28. f3 h5 29. Kf2 f6 30. Re3 Kc7 31. g3 Kb6 $2 ({Better is} 31... h4) 32.
Rxe5 $1 fxe5 33. Nd3 $1 e4 $5 34. fxe4 dxe4 35. Nc5 $1 Kb5 36. Nxe4 Be6 $1 37.
Ke3 $2 (37. a4+ $1 Kc4 38. a5 {wins for White.}) 37... Bxa2 {
Black got his pawn back.} 38. Kd4 g4 39. Nd6+ Kb6 40. c4 c5+ $1 41. bxc5+ Kc6
42. Nf7 a5 $5 43. Ne5+ Kc7 44. Kc3 $1 Bb1 45. Kb3 Kb7 $1 46. Ka4 Ka6 47. Nc6
Bc2+ $1 48. Ka3 Be4 49. Nd4 Bd3 50. Kb3 Be4 51. Ne6 Bg6 52. c6 $5 {
White tries his last chance to win.} Kb6 $2 {
Black makes the fatal miscalculation.} ({Right is} 52... Bf7 $1 53. Nd8 Be8 $1
54. c7 ({or} 54. Ka4 Kb6 $1) 54... Bd7 55. Nc6 Kb6 56. Ne7 Kxc7 57. Nd5+ Kd6
58. Nf6 Be6 59. Nxh5 Kc5 {and Black draws.}) 53. c7 $1 Kb7 54. Ka4 $1 Bf5 (
54... Bf7 55. Nd8+ {costs a piece.}) 55. Nd4 Bd7+ 56. Kxa5 Kxc7 57. c5 {
Boleslavsky has a decisive extra pawn.} Kd8 58. Kb6 Ke7 59. c6 {The other three
games were drawn. So USSR - Argentina became 21/2-11/2. The Soviet Union had
scored 7/3. A bye followed.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ojanen, Kaarle FIN"]
[Black "Lundin, Erik SWE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E39"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bd2 $5 Bxc5
8. e3 d5 $1 {Black liberates his game quickly.} 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b6 11. a3
Bb7 12. Bd3 $5 Rc8 13. Ne4 $2 {White loses time.} ({Right is} 13. O-O) 13...
Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 $1 15. Bd3 $2 (15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Bc3 {
avoids an immediate loss.}) 15... Ne7 $2 {Lundin misses his first chance.} (
15... Bxe3 $1 16. Bxe3 Ne5 $1 17. Nxe5 Rxc2 18. Bxc2 Qc7 {wins material.}) 16.
Bc4 Kh8 $5 17. Bxe6 $1 Rc6 18. Bc4 Rg6 19. Ne5 Rxg2 $1 20. Nf7+ Rxf7 21. Bxf7
Bf3 $5 {Black has sacrificed material for the attack.} 22. Bb4 $2 (22. b4 $1
Bd6 23. Bc3 Bxh2 24. Rf1 {defends properly.}) 22... Bxe3 $1 23. Bxe7 Bxf2+ $1
24. Kf1 ({The pointe is} 24. Qxf2 Qxe7+) 24... Bc5 25. Bxd8 Rxc2 26. Rg1 Be2+
27. Kg2 Bh5+ $1 28. Kh3 Bd6 $1 29. Kh4 Bxf7 {Lundin charged strongly.} 0-1

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rabar, Braslav YUG"]
[Black "Barcza, Gedeon HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B59"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8.
Bg5 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 $5 ({Theory is} 11... Bg5 {
(Taimanov - Boleslavsky, Moscow 1949).}) 12. Qxd5 Qc7 13. c3 Rfd8 14. Bc4 Rac8
15. Nd2 Na5 16. Bb3 a6 17. Rfd1 Rd7 18. g3 Nc6 $5 19. Nf1 Rf8 $6 {
Black withdraws unnecessarily.} 20. Qd3 Bg5 21. h4 Bh6 22. Nh2 g6 23. Ng4 Kg7
$6 {Barcza should keep his bishop.} 24. Kg2 Rdd8 25. Nxh6 Kxh6 26. Qd2+ Kg7 27.
h5 $1 Qe7 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rh1 Rh8 30. Rad1 Rxh1 $2 {
Black gives up his control of the open file.} 31. Rxh1 Qf6 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Bd5
Rd7 34. Qh3 Rc7 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qh6+ Ke7 37. Qe3 Nd8 38. Rh7 Kd7 39. Qh6 Kc8
40. Qf8 Rd7 {Rabar has placed his pieces well.} 41. Qh8 $5 {
But he exchanges his active queen and more is going to follow.} Qxh8 42. Rxh8
Re7 43. Kf3 Kd7 $5 (43... Kc7 44. Kg4 Ne6 $1 45. Bxe6 Rxe6 46. Kg5 $1 {
brings a horrible rook ending.}) 44. Kg4 Re8 45. Rxe8 $1 Kxe8 {Hereafter,
cannot avoid the exchange of knight and bishop. Thereafter, White will win the
pawn ending.} 46. Kg5 $1 Ke7 47. b3 b6 48. c4 a5 49. a3 {It is zugzwang.} Ne6+
50. Bxe6 $1 Kxe6 51. Kh6 Kf6 52. f3 Ke6 53. b4 axb4 54. axb4 Kf6 55. g4 $1 Ke6
56. Kg7 $1 Ke7 57. g5 Ke8 58. Kf6 $1 Kf8 59. c5 $1 {He has to play accurately.}
(59. b5 $4 Ke8 60. Kg7 Ke7 {draws.}) 59... dxc5 60. bxc5 bxc5 61. Kxe5 f6+ $5
62. gxf6 Kf7 63. Kd6 $5 {Rabar finds an elegant win.} c4 64. e5 c3 65. e6+ Kxf6
66. e7 c2 67. e8=Q c1=Q 68. Qe7+ {White delivers mate in one.   Yugoslavia
defeated Hungary by 3-1. They had scored 11/2 points more than the Soviet
Union.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Teschner, Rudolf GER"]
[Black "Stahlberg, Gideon SWE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 $5 (6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 {
was played in Tartakower - Gromer, Paris 1930.}) 6... O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d6
9. Rd1 Bg4 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qb6 14. Qe2 {
Teschner acts quietly.} Rab8 15. Rb1 Nd7 16. Be3 Qb7 $6 17. f4 $6 (17. b4 $1 {
gains a plus.}) 17... c5 18. Qd3 Rbc8 19. Nd5 $5 Rfe8 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Bxc5
Rxc5 22. b4 Rcc8 23. Rb3 e6 24. Ne3 Red8 25. a4 Rc7 26. Kh1 $5 Rdc8 27. Qxd6 $2
({Better is} 27. b5 $1 axb5 28. axb5) 27... Qxe4 28. Qxa6 Rc1 $1 {
Stahlberg takes the initiative.} 29. Qf1 Rxd1 30. Nxd1 $6 (30. Qxd1 Qxf4 31.
Qd2 Be5 32. Kg1 Bd4 33. Kh1 Bxe3 34. Rxe3 {defends well.}) 30... Rc1 $1 31. Rd3
Qxb4 32. Rd8+ Bf8 33. Qd3 Kg7 $2 (33... Qxf4 {grabs a pawn.}) 34. Qe3 Qc5 35.
Kh2 h5 36. Qxc5 Bxc5 37. Kg3 Ra1 $1 38. Nb2 Ra3+ 39. Kh2 $2 (39. Rd3 {
opposes on the third rank.}) 39... Be3 40. Nd3 Rxa4 $2 (40... h4 $1 {
wins quickly.}) 41. Kg3 $1 Bd2 42. h4 Bc3 43. Rd7 Kf8 44. Kf3 Ra3 45. Ke2 Ke8
46. Rb7 Bd4 47. g3 Kf8 48. Rd7 Ba1 49. Rb7 Ra5 50. Kf3 Kg7 51. Ke3 Kf6 52. Ke4
Bc3 53. Rc7 Ra4+ 54. Kf3 Ra3 55. Ke4 Ba5 56. Ra7 $2 (56. Rd7 {
might suffice for a draw.}) 56... Rxd3 $1 57. Kxd3 Be1 58. Ke4 Bxg3 59. Rb7
Bxh4 60. Rd7 g5 $1 {Black activates his pawns.} 61. fxg5+ Bxg5 62. Rb7 Bh6 $2 (
62... h4 $1 63. Rb1 Kg6 64. Rf1 f6 {advances the pawns properly.}) 63. Rb5 Kg6
64. Ke5 $2 (64. Rb1 $1 h4 65. Rh1 Kg5 66. Ke5 Bg7+ 67. Kd6 Bd4 68. Rf1 {
holds up the pawns.}) 64... Bg7+ 65. Kd6 h4 66. Rb1 Bd4 67. Rf1 e5 68. Kd5 f5
69. Ke6 f4 70. Kd5 Kf5 71. Rh1 Kg4 72. Ke4 h3 {
The Swedes played fighting chess.} 0-1

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxd4 exd5 8.
Bg5 Nc6 9. Qd2 Be6 10. e3 Be7 11. Nd4 $5 O-O 12. Be2 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. O-O
Rfd8 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Nf6 17. Ncb5 Ne4 18. Qe1 Nf6 19. a3 h6 20. Bd3 Bg4
21. Rd2 Nxd4 $5 {The next exchanges lead to a white plus.} 22. Nxd4 Rxc1 23.
Qxc1 Rc8 24. Rc2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Qd6 26. h3 Bd7 27. b4 Kf8 28. Qc3 Ne8 $5 29. Bf5
Kg8 30. Bxd7 Qxd7 31. Qc5 {White controls more territory.} a6 32. g4 g6 33. Nb3
Qe6 34. Qa7 Nd6 35. Nc5 {The confusion under time pressure starts.} Qf6 $2 ({
Correct is} 35... Qe7) 36. Kg2 $2 (36. Nxb7 $1 Ne4 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Qf4 {
wins a pawn.}) 36... d4 37. e4 $2 Qe7 38. f3 d3 $2 (38... Qc7 $1 39. e5 Nc4 40.
Qa8+ Kg7 41. Qxb7 Ne3+ 42. Kf2 Qxe5 {favours Black.}) 39. Nxd3 Nxe4 $4 {
Gligoric blunders a piece.} (39... Nc4 $1 40. Qd4 Nxa3 41. Nc5 {
brings a white advantage.}) 40. Qe3 $1 {He has missed a pin.} Qe6 41. Qxe4 {
The other games were drawn. So Argentina defeated Yugoslavia by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Black "Book, Eero FIN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A60"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. e4 {
A sharp opening is selected.} exd5 $5 (8... Be7 {
was played in L.Steiner - Ozols, Brisbane 1951.}) 9. e5 $1 Qe7 (9... Ne4 $5 10.
f3 $1 Qa5+ 11. Ke2 {costs a knight.}) 10. Qe2 Nfd7 11. Nc3 Nxe5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5
13. Bxd5 Nbc6 14. Be3 $5 (14. Bg5 $1 Nd3+ $1 15. Kf1 Qxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Kd7 17. Rd1
c4 18. Be4 {brings a white edge.}) 14... Rd8 $2 ({Correct is} 14... O-O-O $1
15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. Nf3 Qe4 $1 {with chances for both sides.}) 15. O-O-O $1 c4
16. Bxc6+ $1 Nxc6 17. Qh5+ $1 g6 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Qxb5 Qe4 20. Nf3 $1 Qxf3
21. Rd1+ Ke8 22. Qb7 $1 Be7 23. Qa8+ Bd8 $5 24. Rxd8+ $1 Ke7 25. Bg5+ Ke6 26.
Qc8+ {The match ended in 2-2.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Salo, Toivo FIN"]
[Black "Pilnik, Herman ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c3 d5 3. g3 $5 {White plays a strange opening.} Nc6 4. d4 Bf5 5.
Bg2 e6 6. Nbd2 h6 7. Qa4 $5 Qd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Ne1 O-O 10. Nd3 e5 $5 {
Pilnik takes the initiative.} 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Qxd7 Nexd7 13. Re1 Rfe8 14. Nf1
Bf8 15. Be3 c5 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. h3 Be4 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 b6 20. Nf1 Nb8
21. Nh2 Nc6 22. Nf3 g6 23. Bf4 g5 24. Be3 Bg7 25. h4 g4 26. Nh2 d4 27. cxd4
Nxd4 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Nf4 Red8 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Nf1 Ra4 32. a3 Ne4 33. Rb1
Bd4 34. f3 gxf3+ 35. exf3 Nd6 36. Ne2 Bg7 37. Kf2 $2 (37. Ne3 Nc4 38. Nd1 {
defends well.}) 37... Nc4 $1 38. b3 Nxa3 39. Rd1 Rb4 40. Rd8+ Kh7 41. Nd2 c4
42. bxc4 Nxc4 43. Nxc4 Rxc4 44. Rd7 a5 45. Ke3 $5 {White should capture f7.} a4
$5 46. Kd3 Rb4 47. Rxf7 Rb3+ 48. Ke4 a3 49. Ra7 b5 50. Nf4 $4 ({Correct is} 50.
h5 {and White has excellent drawing chances.}) 50... Rb4+ $1 {The black rook
goes to a4 and pawn a3 cannot be stopped. Argentina crushed Finland by 31/2-1/
2.} 0-1

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Black "Rabar, Braslav YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D67"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 Nbd7 7. Nf3 c6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 e5 13. O-O g6 (13... exd4
14. Nf5 Qd8 15. N3xd4 {occurred in Alekhine - Lasker, Zürich 1934.}) 14. Bb3
exd4 15. Qxd4 Nb6 $5 {A new move has happened.} (15... c5 {
is known from Foltys - Szabo, Stockholm 1937.}) 16. Qh4 Kg7 $5 ({Preferable is
} 16... Be6 17. Ne4 Kg7) 17. e4 $1 Ng8 18. Qf4 Be6 19. Nd4 Rae8 20. Nxe6+ fxe6
21. Qe5+ Qf6 22. Qa5 Nc8 $2 (22... Ra8 $1 23. e5 $5 Qe7 24. Ne4 Nd5 $1 {
makes a good use of black's queen knight.}) 23. e5 $1 Qf4 24. Rc4 $1 Qf7 25.
Rd4 b6 26. Qd2 {White has conquered the open file.} c5 27. Rd7 Re7 28. Rd1 $5
b5 $6 (28... Rxd7 29. Qxd7 Nge7 {exchanges a pair of rooks.}) 29. Ne4 $1 Nb6
30. Rd6 c4 31. Bc2 h6 $6 ({The counter} 31... Qf5 {can be met by} 32. Ng5 $1
Qxe5 33. Re1 Qxb2 34. Nxe6+) 32. Qd4 {Rabar has been outplayed completely. The
match ended in 2-2, because Trifunovic defeated Geller. Yugoslavia led before
the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, but it had played one more match.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stahlberg, Gideon SWE"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bc4 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 b6 12. Rd1 Na5 $5 ({Similar is} 12...
Bb7 13. Bb5 Na5 {(De Freitas - O'Kelly, Mar del Plata 1948).}) 13. Bd3 Bb7 14.
Bf4 Qd5 15. Rab1 $1 Bc6 $6 {Szabo misses a trick.} ({\/} 15... Rac8 $5 16. Rb5
$1 Qd7 $1 17. Ne5 Qe8 18. c4 f6 {defends well.}) 16. Be5 $6 (16. c4 $1 Qh5 17.
d5 $1 Ba4 18. Re1 {favours White.}) 16... Ba4 17. c4 $1 Qd7 (17... Bxd1 $2 18.
Bxh7+ $1 Kh8 19. Rxd1 Qd8 20. Be4 $1 Rc8 $2 21. Ng5 $1 {leads to a quick mate.}
) 18. Rd2 Nc6 $5 19. d5 $5 Nxe5 (19... exd5 20. cxd5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 $1 {
brings a strong white attack.}) 20. Nxe5 Qd6 $4 (20... Qe8 $1 21. d6 Bxd6 22.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rxd6 Kg8 {defends brilliantly.}) 21. c5 $1 bxc5 ({Or} 21... Qxc5
22. Qe4 g6 23. Qxa4) 22. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 (22... Kxf7 23. dxe6+ Qxe6 24. Bc4 {
costs a queen.}) 23. dxe6 Kf8 24. exf7 Rd8 25. Re1 Rd7 26. Qe4 Qh6 27. Rb2 {
Stahlberg scored well on board one.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Heinicke, Herbert GER"]
[Black "Rossetto, Hector ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bc5 $5 (6... Be7 {
was played in Réti - Fischer, Wien 1923.}) 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 {
The d-pawn has been lured forwards.} Be7 9. Qc2 b6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. e4 Rc8 12.
Rac1 c5 $5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Ne5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. Qb2 Ne6 17. Bc3 Rc7 18.
Nef3 {White strives for equality.} dxc4 19. Nxc4 Qa8 $1 20. Qe2 Rfc8 21. Be5
Rc5 22. Rcd1 b5 $1 {Black takes the initiative.} 23. Ne3 Be4 24. h4 $2 h6 $2 (
24... Rc2 $1 25. Nxc2 Rxc2 26. Qxb5 Bxf3 {gains material.}) 25. Bd6 Bxd6 26.
Rxd6 a5 27. Rfd1 Rc1 28. Ne1 Bxg2 29. N3xg2 Ne4 30. Rxc1 Rxc1 31. Qf3 b4 32.
Rd7 Qe8 33. Ra7 N6c5 34. Kh2 Rc3 35. Qe2 Qd8 36. Nf4 Qb6 37. Re7 Qc6 38. f3 Nf6
39. Re5 Kh7 40. Ned3 $4 Nxd3 {Argentina defeated West Germany by 21/2-11/2.} (
40... Nxd3 41. Nxd3 Rc2 {gains a queen.}) 0-1

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.27"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Keres, Paul URS"]
[Black "Book, Eero FIN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 Bd7 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nb3 $5 (11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 {
drew in Beni - Book, Dubrovnik 1950.}) 11... a5 12. a3 a4 13. Nc1 exf4 14. Bxf4
Nd4 (14... Qb6+ $5 15. Kh1 Qxb2 16. Nd3 $1 Qb6 17. Nd5 {
leads to a  white attack.}) 15. Bd3 Bc6 16. N1a2 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Be5 Ne6
19. Kh1 Bc5 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Qg3 Bd4 22. Bxd4 Qxd4 23. c3 Qb6 24. Nb4 Rad8 25.
Rf5 g6 26. Rf6 Qc5 27. Re1 (27. Bxg6 $5 hxg6 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Qxg6+ {
brings perpetual check.}) 27... Qe7 28. Qe5 Qd6 29. h3 Qxe5 30. Rxe5 Kg7 31.
Rf2 {White has little advantage.} Rfe8 32. Bc4 h5 33. Kh2 h4 34. Bd3 $5 (34.
Nxc6 bxc6 35. Bxe6 Rxe6 36. Rxe6 fxe6 37. Rf4 Rd2 38. Rxh4 Rxb2 39. Rxa4 {
wins a pawn but gives little winning chances.}) 34... f6 35. Ra5 g5 $2 (35...
Ra8 $1 36. Rxa8 Rxa8 37. Nxc6 bxc6 38. Bc2 Kf7 {defends properly.}) 36. Bc2 $1
Ra8 37. Rxa8 $2 (37. Nxc6 bxc6 38. Rxa4 {grabs a pawn.}) 37... Rxa8 38. Nxc6
bxc6 39. Re2 Nc5 40. Re7+ Kg8 41. Rc7 Ra6 42. Bd1 Ne6 43. Rb7 c5 $2 ({
Correct is} 43... Nc5) 44. b4 axb3 45. Bxb3 Kh8 $6 46. Bc4 Rd6 47. a4 $1 {
Keres has a strong passed pawn.} Nf4 48. a5 f5 49. a6 g4 50. hxg4 fxg4 51. Rb1
$1 g3+ 52. Kh1 Kg7 53. a7 Rd8 54. Ra1 Ra8 55. Bb5 {
Keres only scored 50% in the final. The Communists at home were not happy.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.27"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Bronstein, David URS"]
[Black "Salo, Toivo FIN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D64"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2
Re8 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Ne4 N5f6 13. Ng3 b6 $5 (13... c5
{was played in Euwe - Lasker, Zürich 1934.}) 14. e4 Rd8 15. e5 Ne8 $5 {
Salo plays passively at first.} 16. Bd3 Nf8 17. Ne4 Bb7 18. O-O Rac8 19. b4 Rd7
20. Rfe1 Rcd8 21. Bf1 Ba8 22. Rb1 Nc7 23. a4 Ng6 24. g3 h6 25. Bg2 Qf8 26. Qb3
Ne7 27. Bh3 Ne8 28. Qc2 Nd5 29. Qb2 Nec7 30. Bf1 Ne7 31. g4 $5 {
Bronstein overestimates his chances.} Ncd5 32. g5 hxg5 33. Nfxg5 Nf4 34. Qd2
Neg6 35. Nd6 Rxd6 $1 {Black counters.} 36. exd6 Rxd6 37. Qe3 Qd8 38. Nf3 Rd5
39. Rbd1 $2 {The game becomes wild.} c5 $1 40. bxc5 bxc5 (40... Nh4 $1 41. Qxf4
Nxf3+ 42. Qxf3 Rg5+ 43. Qg3 Qd5 {wins for Black elegantly.}) 41. h3 Rf5 $6 (
41... Rh5 $1 42. dxc5 Qf6 43. Nh2 Qg5+ {leads to the game.}) 42. dxc5 Qf6 43.
Nh2 $2 (43. Qb3 $1 Kh7 44. Re3 {tries to survive.}) 43... Rg5+ $1 44. Ng4 Nh4
$2 (44... Rxg4+ $1 45. hxg4 Qh4 46. Rd8+ Qxd8 {leads to a Soviet defeat.}) 45.
Be2 $1 Nxe2+ 46. Rxe2 Bf3 $1 (46... Nf3+ $5 47. Kf1 Rxg4 48. hxg4 Nh2+ 49. Ke1
Nf3+ {brings perpetual check.}) 47. c6 $5 Bxc6 $6 48. f4 $1 Rg6 49. Kf2 Qf5 $2
({Correct is} 49... Qe7 $1 50. Qc1 Qb7) 50. Qe5 $2 (50. Qc1 $1 Bb7 51. Re5 {
catches a queen.}) 50... Bf3 $4 (50... Kh7 $1 51. Rd8 Rg5 $5 52. Qxf5+ Rxf5 53.
Re5 Bxa4 {creates a bastion.}) 51. Qxf5 exf5 52. Rd8+ Kh7 53. Ree8 $1 {
Suddenly, Bronstein wins.} Re6 54. Rh8+ Kg6 55. Ne5+ Kf6 56. Rxh4 {The Soviet
nion defeated Finland by 31/2-1/2. The standings became: Yugoslavia 161/2/7,
USSR 141/2/6 and Argentina 13/6. Yugoslavia had a bye in the next round.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Heinicke, Herbert GER"]
[Black "Geller, Efim URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Qc2 e5 8. Rd1
Re8 9. Nc3 c6 10. d5 $5 {Suddenly, White advances in the centre.} cxd5 11. cxd5
Nc5 12. Ne1 $5 (12. Nd2 $5 {will be played in later games.}) 12... a5 $5 13. e4
Rf8 14. Nd3 b6 15. f3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Nd7 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Qd2 Bd7 19. Rab1 Rc8
20. b4 $1 {White takes the initiative on the queenside.} axb4 21. Rxb4 f5 $1 {
Black advances on the kingside. The game has begun.} 22. Rdb1 f4 23. Bf2 Bh6 $6
({Wiser is} 23... fxg3 24. hxg3 Rb8) 24. g4 $1 Bg5 25. Bf1 h5 $5 {
Geller wants to attack.} 26. gxh5 gxh5 27. Rxb6 Be7 28. Kh1 Kh8 29. R6b2 Rg8
30. Ne2 $6 (30. Nb5 $1 {charges on the queenside.}) 30... Qe8 31. Nc1 $5 Qg6 $1
32. Qe2 $2 (32. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 $1 33. Qg2 Qf6 34. Qc2 {keeps the equality.})
32... Nxe4 $1 {Geller wins by beautiful tactics.} 33. Qxe4 ({The pointe is} 33.
fxe4 Rc3 $1 {(Black threatens ..Bg4)} 34. Qe1 Bb5 $1 35. Rxb5 Re3 $1) 33... Bf5
34. Qb4 Bxb1 35. Rxb1 Rc2 36. Qe1 Rxf2 $1 37. Qxf2 Qxb1 38. Nd3 Bd8 39. Qe2 Bb6
40. Nf2 Qg6 $1 {Again the Soviet Union won by 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kottnauer, Cenek CSR"]
[Black "Niemela, Ilmari FIN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Qc2 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
e3 c6 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. b4 Bg4 13. Nd2 g6 $5 (13... Rc8
{occurred in Euwe - Guimard, New York 1951.}) 14. Na4 Bg7 15. b5 $5 {
White carries out a minority attack with little preparation.} Qg5 16. Kh1 Rac8
({Even better is} 16... cxb5 $1 17. Bxb5 Rec8) 17. bxc6 Rxc6 18. Qb2 Rec8 $5
19. Rac1 ({The pointe is} 19. Qxb7 $5 Bxd4 $1 20. f4 Qf6 21. exd4 Qxd4 22. Qb3
Ne6 $1 {and pawn f4 falls.}) 19... Bd7 20. Rxc6 Bxc6 21. Bb5 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Rc2
$2 ({Correct is} 22... Qe7 $1 {and White should capture d5.}) 23. Nf3 Qd8 $6 (
23... Qf5 $5 24. Qxb7 Rxa2 25. Nc3 {favours White.}) 24. Qxb7 Qa5 25. Qb3 {
Black cannot regain the pawn.} Rc4 $5 (25... Qa6 26. Kg1 $1 Qc4 27. Qxc4 dxc4
28. Ra1 $1 {imprisons a rook.}) 26. Nc5 Rb4 $2 27. Qxd5 {Thank you!} Qb5 28.
Kg1 Rb1 29. Nd2 Rb2 30. a4 Qb4 31. Nc4 Rb1 32. Nd6 Qe1 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Qc4 h5
35. Nce4 Bh6 36. Nd2 Qxd2 37. Rxb1 h4 38. Ne4 Qa5 39. Nf6 {
Kottnauer scored 121/2/15.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.28"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Lundin, Erik SWE"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Qc2 Qc7 5. Bc4 e6 $5 ({Known is} 5... a6) 6. d4
Nbd7 ({The pawn grabbing by} 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Nxe4 $6 8. Bb5+ $1 Kd8 9. Nc3 {
favours White.}) 7. d5 e5 8. Nh4 $6 ({More useful is} 8. O-O) 8... g6 9. f4
exf4 10. Bxf4 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Be2 $6 {White loses time.} Re8 $1 13. Bf3 Ne5
14. Nd2 Bd7 15. Be2 c4 16. h3 Bb5 17. Be3 $2 (17. a4 $1 Ba6 18. Bg5 Nfd7 19.
Nhf3 Nd3 20. Nd4 {manoeuvres well.}) 17... Nd3 $1 18. Bxd3 cxd3 19. Qb3 Ba6 {
Black has gained a positional advantage.} 20. Rf4 Bh6 21. Rf3 Bxe3+ 22. Rxe3
Qc5 23. Rae1 Nxe4 $1 {Najdorf grabs a pawn.} 24. Kh2 Nxd2 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.
Rxe8+ Kg7 27. Qd1 Qf2 28. Re1 Nc4 $2 (28... Bc4 $1 29. Kh1 Bxd5 {
brings horror for White.}) 29. Nf3 $1 Ne3 30. Qd2 Nf1+ 31. Rxf1 Qxf1 32. c4 $5
Qe2 33. Qc3+ $1 Kg8 34. Kg3 Qe3 35. b3 b5 36. cxb5 Bxb5 37. Kh2 Bd7 38. Qd2
Qxd2 39. Nxd2 Kg7 $2 (39... Bc8 $1 40. Kg3 Bb7 41. Kf2 Bxd5 {
brings a winning ending.}) 40. Kg3 Kf6 {
Najdorf has spoiled the bishop versus knight ending.} 41. Kf4 g5+ $5 {
The winning efforts restart.} 42. Ke4 $6 (42. Ke3 $1 Bf5 43. Nc4 Bg6 44. Kd4 {
draws.}) 42... h5 43. a4 $2 (43. Kd4 $1 Kf5 $1 44. Nc4 g4 45. Kxd3 gxh3 46.
gxh3 h4 47. Nxd6+ Kf4 48. Nxf7 Bxh3 49. Ke2 {might draw.}) 43... Bf5+ 44. Kd4
a5 $1 45. Nc4 h4 $1 46. Ke3 Ke7 $1 47. Kf3 Kd7 48. Ke3 Kc7 49. Kf3 f6 50. Ke3
g4 $1 51. hxg4 Bxg4 52. Nb2 ({The critical line is} 52. Nxa5 d2 $1 53. Kxd2 Bf3
$1 54. Ke3 Bxg2 55. Kf4 f5 {and Black probably wins.}) 52... Be2 $1 53. Nc4 f5
54. Kf4 Bd1 55. Nd2 Kb6 $1 56. Kxf5 Kc5 57. Ke4 Bc2 58. Ke3 Kb4 $1 59. Kd4 Bxb3
60. Nf3 Bc4 61. Nd2 Ba6 $1 62. Ne4 Kb3 63. Ke3 Kc2 64. Nd2 Bb7 65. Nf3 Kc3 66.
Nd4 Ba6 67. Nf3 Bc4 68. Nd2 Bxd5 69. Nb1+ Kb2 70. Nd2 Kc2 {
Najdorf had won the ending at last.} 0-1

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.28"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Bolbochan, Julio ARG"]
[Black "Skoeld, Kristian SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. h3 Nc5 12. Qc2 Nfd7 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Qe2 c6 $5
15. Rad1 Qe7 16. f4 Ned7 17. Bf2 Ra6 18. Qc2 h5 $2 (18... a4 {
advances on the right flank.}) 19. Nf3 $1 Qf8 20. Bd4 Bh6 $6 21. Qf2 Ne6 22.
Be3 Bg7 23. Qd2 Nb6 24. Bf1 Nc5 25. Bd4 Bh6 $6 {Black should exchange.} 26. Bf2
$6 (26. e5 $1 dxe5 $5 27. Bxe5 {wins for White.}) 26... Re6 27. Bxc5 $1 dxc5
28. e5 {White attacks in the centre.} Re7 29. Ne4 Nd7 30. Nd6 Ra8 31. Qc2 Bg7
32. a4 $5 Qd8 $6 33. Ng5 $1 Qc7 34. Ndxf7 $1 Rxf7 35. Nxf7 Kxf7 36. e6+ Kf8 37.
exd7 Bxd7 38. Qxg6 {Argentina crushed West Germany by 31/2-1/2. The standings
had become clear at the end of the penultimate round: the Soviet Union (18)
led before Argentina and Yugoslavia (161/2).} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich ARG"]
[Black "Szily, Jozsef HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Najdorf, Bolbochan, Eliskases and Pilnik played for Argentina in the last
round. So three immigrants took part.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6
5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 a6 7. b3 b5 8. Bd3 Be7 $5 (8... Bb7 {
happened in Kluger - Szily, Budapest 1951.}) 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 $1 bxc4 $5 ({
The alternative is} 10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bb7) 11. bxc4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 c5 13. Rb1
cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qc7 15. Bg5 Bb7 $6 16. Bh4 $6 (16. Nxf6+ $1 Nxf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6
18. Bxh7+ {conquers a pawn.}) 16... Rfe8 17. Bg3 e5 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Rfd1 Bxe4
20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Nf6 22. Qe2 Rac8 23. Ne3 Bc5 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Ba3
$2 {Pawn e5 gets no protection.} ({Correct is} 25... f6 $1) 26. Rxe5 $1 Rxe5
27. Bxe5 Qe7 $2 (27... Qc6 28. Rb8 Rxb8 29. Bxb8 g6 {only loses a pawn.}) 28.
Qg4 $1 {Eliskases threatens mate in two ways.} f5 29. Qxf5 {
White has gained two pawns.} Re8 30. f4 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Qxc4 32. Qd7 Qf7 33. Qa4
Bf8 34. Qxa6 g5 35. Rf1 Qd5 {Argentina won by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Filip, Miroslav CSR"]
[Black "Teschner, Rudolf GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nfd7 9. e4 Nb6 $5 10. Be2 Bg4 11. Be3 N8d7 12. Qb3 Be6 13. Qc2 {
White has a positional edge.} Bc4 $5 14. Rfd1 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 e6 16. Nf4 $5 {
Filip starts a special manoeuvre with his knights.} Qe7 17. Nd3 f5 $5 18. Bg5
$1 Qf7 19. Re1 Nf6 $2 ({Better is} 19... Rac8) 20. Nfe5 $1 Qc7 21. Nc5 $1 {
The white knights rule in the central area.} Nxe4 $5 (21... Qc8 22. Bxf6 Bxf6
23. Qb3 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Re8 25. Rad1 fxe4 26. Rd6 $1 {brings a white win.}) 22.
Nxe6 Qd6 23. Qb3 $1 {Filip postpones the material gain.} Nd5 $5 (23... Qd5 24.
Qxd5 Nxd5 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 {postpones the loss.}) 24. Nxf8 Nxg5 25. Nfd7 b6 $6 26.
Rac1 $1 Rc8 27. Qa4 b5 28. Qa6 $5 Ne7 29. Nc5 Qxd4 30. Qxa7 Qh4 31. Qa3 f4 32.
Qb3+ Kh8 33. Ne6 Bxe5 34. Rxe5 Nf5 35. Rxf5 Ne4 36. Rxf4 {
Czechoslovakia defeated West Germany by 3-1 and ended as fourth.} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Skoeld, Kristian SWE"]
[Black "Boleslavsky, Isaak URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B88"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union had to score at least 3 points for a general victory, if
Argentina or Yugoslavia won all four games.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. f4 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11.
Be2 Re8 12. Kh1 Bb4 $5 {Black has a superior position anyway.} (12... Ba3 $1 {
was successful in Gruenfeld - Taimanov, Szczawno Zdroj 1950.}) 13. Bg1 Na5 $5
14. Bb5 $6 ({Better is} 14. Qd3) 14... Bd7 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Qd3 Nc4 17. Rab1
$2 (17. Nce2 {avoids a weakening.}) 17... Bxc3 $1 18. bxc3 ({The pointe is} 18.
Qxc3 Ne4 $1 19. Qd3 Ncd2) 18... Ne4 19. Nf3 b6 20. Rfd1 Rac8 21. Rb4 Qg4 $5 22.
Qxd5 Nxc3 23. Qd3 $5 (23. Qd7 Qxd7 24. Rxd7 a5 $1 25. Rb3 Nxa2 {wins for Black.
}) 23... Nxd1 24. Rxc4 Nb2 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Qa3 Qxc2 27. Qxa7 Nd3 28. Qd7 Rf8
29. Qd4 Nc5 30. Qd6 Qb1 31. h4 h6 32. Kh2 Qe4 33. Bf2 Ra8 34. Qxb6 Nd3 $1 35.
Bg3 Rxa2 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Qd7 Nxf4 38. Qxf7 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 Rxg3 {Bronstein won
too. Smyslov and Geller drew. So the Soviets had scored the required 3 game
points and triumphed.} 0-1

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.30"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Trifunovic, Petar YUG"]
[Black "Kaila, Osmo FIN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd8 7. O-O a6 $5 {
A new line starts in this game.} ({Known is} 7... Nc6) 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4
10. Nxd4 Be7 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Qf3 Qc7 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Rfe1 Rd8 $6 ({Better is} 
14... O-O 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Rad1 Qc7) 15. Bf4 $1 Qc5 ({
The pointe is} 15... Bd6 $2 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nf5 $1 Qf8 18. Qg3) 16. c3 Bc6
17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxc6+ bxc6 19. Ba4 Rc8 20. Rad1 Nd5 21. Be5 O-O 22. Bc2 c5 $2
{He weakens the centre.} 23. Be4 Rfd8 24. c4 $1 Nb4 25. Bb7 $1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1
Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {White has the two bishops in the ending.} 28. a3 $5 Nd3 $1
29. Bc3 a5 30. Be4 Nf4 31. Be5 $5 (31. Kf1 f5 32. Bc2 {keeps the two bishops.})
31... Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Nd4 33. Bxd4 cxd4 34. b4 $1 axb4 35. axb4 {
White has winning chances, despite the bishops of a different colour.} f5 36.
Bc2 Kf7 37. Ke2 Kf6 $5 ({The alternative is} 37... Bh4 $5 38. g3 Bf6 39. c5 Ke7
40. b5 Kd7 41. Kd3 e5 42. f3 $1 {
White has stopped the black centre pawns. Hereafter, the b-pawn will advance.})
38. Kd3 e5 39. c5 g6 $5 40. Kc4 Ke6 41. f3 h5 42. b5 $1 h4 43. h3 g5 44. b6 $1
{Yugoslavia has won and drawn one game at this moment. Argentina scored three
points. The Yugoslavs will continue the two remaining games for a long time.}
1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "10th Olympiad final"]
[Date "1952.08.30"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Book, Eero FIN"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "228"]
[EventDate "1952.08.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3
b4 9. Ne2 Ba6 10. O-O Bd6 $5 11. Re1 c5 $2 ({Better is} 11... O-O) 12. e4 $1 {
Gligoric delivers a fine pawn sacrifice.} Nxe4 13. Nf4 Ndf6 $1 14. Ba4+ Kf8 15.
Bc6 {A rook and a knight are attacked.} g5 $2 (15... Nxf2 $1 16. Qa4 $5 Nd3 17.
Nxd3 Bxd3 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 {fights back.}) 16. Nd3 g4 17. Nfe5 $1 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 c4
19. Bh6+ Ke7 ({Not} 19... Kg8 $2 20. Rxe4 $1 Nxe4 21. Qxg4+) 20. Ne5 $1 {
White is going to win material.} Nxf2 $1 21. Kxf2 Rc8 22. Bg5 Rg8 23. Qxg4 $6 (
{The solid} 23. Bh4 {is wiser.}) 23... Bxe5 24. dxe5 Qd2+ $1 25. Re2 Qxg5 26.
Qxg5 Rxg5 27. exf6+ Kxf6 {Gligoric has a bishop for two pawns.} 28. Bf3 $5 Ra5
29. Re4 $5 b3 $1 30. a4 c3 $5 31. bxc3 Rxc3 32. Rb1 Rc2+ 33. Kg3 Ra2 34. Rf4+ {
White repeats the moves.} Kg7 35. Rg4+ Kf6 36. Rf4+ Kg7 37. Rg4+ Kf6 38. Rxb3
$1 R2xa4 39. Rxa4 Rxa4 40. Rb7 $2 (40. Bh5 $1 {
gains the f-pawn and shatters the black position.}) 40... Ra5 {
Yugoslavia gets silver, if Gligoric and Rabar win, but that is unlikely.} 41.
Bc6 Rg5+ 42. Kh4 Rf5 $1 {Black wants to keep the f-pawn.} 43. Rxa7 Kg7 44. Ra4
Rc5 45. Bf3 Rb5 46. Rg4+ Kf6 47. Rg8 Ra5 48. g4 h6 49. h3 Ra3 50. Bc6 Rc3 51.
Bg2 Rc5 52. Bf3 Ra5 53. Kg3 Rb5 54. Rc8 Rb3 55. Rc5 Ra3 56. Rc4 Kg6 57. Rc5 Rb3
58. Kf4 Ra3 59. Be4+ Kg7 60. h4 Rb3 61. Rc7 Rh3 62. Bg2 $1 Ra3 63. g5 hxg5+ 64.
hxg5 Ra1 65. Be4 Rg1 66. g6 $5 {White wins a pawn but not the game.} Rf1+ 67.
Ke5 Rf2 68. gxf7 Rxf7 69. Rc1 Ra7 70. Kxe6 {
Gligoric continues despite the theoretical draw.} Ra6+ 71. Ke5 Ra5+ 72. Ke6
Ra6+ 73. Bc6 Kg6 74. Rc5 Kg7 75. Kf5 Kf7 76. Bb5 Rf6+ 77. Kg5 Rg6+ 78. Kh5 Rg1
79. Rc6 Ke7 80. Be2 Kd7 81. Ra6 Kc7 82. Bg4 Rc1 83. Kg5 Rc6 84. Ra1 Kd6 85. Kf5
Rc5+ 86. Kf6 Kd5 87. Ra4 Rc6+ 88. Kf5 Rc4 89. Bf3+ Kd4 90. Ra2 Rc8 91. Ra4+ Ke3
92. Bd5 Rf8+ 93. Ke5 Re8+ 94. Be6 Kd3 95. Ra3+ Kd2 96. Kd5 Rd8+ 97. Kc4 Rh8 98.
Kd4 Rh4+ 99. Ke5 Rh8 100. Bd5 Ke2 101. Kd4 Kf2 102. Ra2+ Kg3 103. Ke3 Kg4 104.
Be4 Kg5 105. Rf2 Rh3+ 106. Kd4 Rh8 107. Rf5+ Kg4 108. Rf6 Kg5 109. Rg6+ Kf4
110. Rg1 Rd8+ 111. Bd5 Kf5 112. Rf1+ Kg4 113. Ke5 Re8+ 114. Be6+ Kg3 {
Book had survived. Ojanen - Rabar also ended in a draw (after 115 moves). So
Yugoslavia won bronze.   The standings in final A became: Soviet Union 21/8,
Argentina 191/2, Yugoslavia 19, Czechoslovakia 18, United States 17, Hungary
16, Sweden 13, West Germany 101/2, Finland 10. A string of Soviet victories
had started.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad group 2"]
[Date "1954.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bobotsov, Milko BUL"]
[Black "Bohatirchuk, Fedor CAN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "211"]
[EventDate "1954.09.04"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Sao Paulo (Brazil) made a bid on the eleventh Olympiad. But Buenos Aires came
with a better offer. The Argentines had promised to compensate the travel
costs. They withdrew on 16 July 1954. In those days, the Argentinian meat
export dropped.   Dutchmen, headed by Prins, Van Steenis, Rueb and Slavekoorde,
took over the organisation six weeks before the start. The event happened in
the Apollohal at Amsterdam from 4 until 25 September 1954.   The Americans
could not afford the travel costs, but 26 teams did come. They competed in
four groups during the preliminaries. A remarkable ending occurred in group 2.
} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. f3 O-O 7. Be3 Ne8 $5 8.
Qd2 Nc5 9. Nge2 f5 10. b4 $5 Na6 11. a3 f4 12. Bf2 Nb8 {
Bohatirchuk plays passively, but the positional basis is alright.} 13. Nc1 Nd7
14. Nb3 Ndf6 $6 ({More solid is} 14... b6 $1) 15. c5 $1 b6 16. cxb6 cxb6 17.
Rc1 Bb7 18. Bd3 g5 19. Qe2 a6 $6 {Black weakens his kingside.} 20. Na4 Nd7 21.
O-O g4 $6 {This move needed preparation.} 22. fxg4 Bh4 23. Rc2 Bxf2+ 24. Qxf2
Rc8 25. Rfc1 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rf7 27. Be2 Rg7 28. Bf3 h6 29. h3 Kh7 30. Nd2 b5 31.
Nb2 Ndf6 32. Nb1 Rc7 $6 {The exchanges help White.} 33. Qb6 $1 Qc8 34. Rxc7+
Qxc7 35. Qxc7+ Nxc7 36. g3 $5 fxg3 37. Nd2 Bc8 38. Kg2 Bd7 39. Kxg3 {
White has an extra pawn in the endgame.} Na8 40. Nf1 Nb6 41. Ne3 Kg6 42. Ned1
Be8 43. Nc3 Kg7 44. Bd1 Kg6 45. Be2 h5 46. Kh4 hxg4 47. Bxg4 $5 Kh6 48. Bf3 Bg6
49. Kg3 Bh7 50. Kh4 Bg6 51. Kg3 Bh7 52. h4 Bg6 53. Kf2 Bh7 54. Ke3 Bg6 55. a4
$1 {Bobotsov wants to make openings on the flanks.} Be8 56. axb5 axb5 57. Be2
Bd7 $6 (57... Bg6 58. Bf3 Be8 {repeats the position.}) 58. Bxb5 Bxb5 59. Nxb5
Nfxd5+ $1 {Black is going to eliminate all white pawns.} 60. exd5 Nxd5+ 61. Ke4
Nxb4 62. Nxd6 Kh5 63. Nf5 Nc6 64. Nc4 Ne7 $1 {Black threatens 65... Ng6.} 65.
Nxe7 Kxh4 {White can mate in 64 moves according to the theory about the
Troitzky ending of two knights versus pawn.} 66. Ne3 Kg5 67. N3d5 Kg4 68. Nf6+
Kg5 69. Nfg8 Kg4 70. Ng6 Kg5 71. Nf8 Kg4 72. Ne6 Kg3 73. Nf6 Kf2 74. Nd5 Ke2
75. Ne3 Kd2 76. Kf3 e4+ 77. Kf2 $1 {A new limit of fifty moves begins.} Kd3 78.
Nc7 Kd2 79. Ncd5 Kd3 80. Ke1 Kd4 81. Kd2 Kc5 82. Kc3 Kb5 83. Kd4 Kc6 84. Nf4
Kd6 85. Ne2 Kc6 86. Ke5 Kc5 87. Ke6 Kc6 88. Ke7 Kb6 $6 ({Best is} 88... Kc5)
89. Kd7 Kc5 90. Kc7 Kb5 91. Kd6 Kb6 92. Nd4 Kb7 93. Ne6 Kb6 94. Nc7 Kb7 95.
Ncd5 Kc8 96. Ke7 Kb8 97. Kd8 Kb7 98. Kd7 Kb8 99. Nb6 Kb7 $2 ({Right is} 99...
Ka7 $1 100. Kc7 Ka6 101. Kc6 Ka5 102. Nbd5 {
and White will exceed the fifty moves rule.}) 100. Nbc4 Ka7 101. Kc7 Ka6 102.
Kc6 Ka7 103. Nd6 Ka6 104. Nb7 Ka7 105. Nc5 Kb8 106. Kd7 {
Bobotsov finishes the manoeuvres timely.} ({There might follow} 106. Kd7 Ka7
107. Kc7 Ka8 108. Nd5 e3 109. Nb6+ Ka7 110. Nc8+ Ka8 111. Nd7 e2 112. Ndb6# {
(Euwe).}) 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad group 2"]
[Date "1954.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pilnik, Herman ARG"]
[Black "Bohatirchuk, Fedor CAN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C75"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1954.09.04"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Canadian in the previous game had been champion of the Soviet Union. How
well he could win against a strong opponent, shows this game.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nge7 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Bg5 $5 f6 9. Be3
Ng6 10. O-O Bd6 11. c4 $1 O-O 12. c5 Be7 13. Nc3 Qc8 14. Nd5 $1 Bd8 {
Bohatirchuk has to defend again.} 15. Nd2 Be6 16. b4 Kh8 17. a3 Be7 $5 18. Bb3
Rd8 19. Qc2 Bf8 $5 {The bishop is back home.} 20. Rfd1 Rd7 21. Nf1 Qe8 $1 22.
Rd2 Qf7 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. Ba2 Nge7 25. Nxe7 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Bxa2 $5
28. Nxc6 bxc6 29. Qd8 $1 {White has a plus.} Bc4 30. Nd2 Bb5 31. h3 Kg8 32. Qc8
h6 33. a4 $5 Bxa4 34. Qxa6 Bb5 35. Qc8 Kh7 36. f4 g6 37. f5 g5 38. h4 $6 {
Pilnik makes a premature move. He allows a counter.} gxh4 39. Bf2 h3 40. gxh3
Bg7 41. Kg2 $2 ({Correct is} 41. Nf1 $1 Qh5 42. Ng3 Qxh3 43. Qxc7 {
and White has a fortress.}) 41... Qh5 $1 42. Qd7 Qe2 43. h4 Bd3 $1 44. Qe8 Qxd2
45. Qg6+ Kg8 46. Qe8+ Bf8 47. Qg6+ Kh8 $1 {Pilnik has no perpetual.} 48. Qxf6+
Bg7 49. Qxc6 Qa2 50. Qe8+ Qg8 51. Qc6 Qf7 52. Kh2 Bf6 $2 ({Better is} 52... Qf6
$1 53. Qxc7 Bxe4) 53. b5 $1 Kg7 54. Kg3 Be2 55. Be3 $2 (55. b6 $1 cxb6 56. cxb6
Ba6 57. Kh3 {gives drawing chances.}) 55... Kh7 $1 {
Square g7 is vacated for the queen.} 56. Kf2 Bc4 57. b6 $1 cxb6 58. cxb6 Ba6
59. h5 $5 ({The pointe is} 59. Kg3 Qg7+ $1 60. Kf3 Bf1 $1) 59... Qxh5 $1 60.
Qd7+ ({Or} 60. Qxf6 Qh2+ 61. Kf3 Be2#) 60... Kh8 61. Kg2 Bh4 {Argentina defeate
d Canada by 3-1, despite this loss. Canada did not qualify for the main final.
Bohatirchuk was hated in the Soviet Union. His former country blocked a
proposal to make Fedor grandmaster.} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lundin, Erik SWE"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Twelve counties qualified for the main final. Great favourite was the Soviet
Union. Their super team consisted of Botvinnik, Smyslov, Bronstein, Keres,
Geller, Kotov and captain Bondarevsky.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5
Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2 ({The main line in the Four Knights continues by
} 7. Bg5) 7... Bd7 $5 8. c3 Bc5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 $5 Kh8 $5 11. Bc4 Qe7 12. a4
a6 13. b4 Ba7 14. Qd2 Rg8 15. Ng3 $2 ({Better is} 15. h3) 15... g5 $1 {
Smyslov accepts the sacrifice and is going to refute it.} 16. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 17.
Bxg5 Rg6 18. h4 Rag8 19. Nf5 Qf8 $1 {He postpones the exchange of knight f5.}
20. Nh6 ({The pointe is} 20. g3 Ne7 $1) 20... R8g7 21. Nf5 Rh7 $5 ({
Even stronger is} 21... Nh7 $1 22. Nxg7 Qxg7) 22. b5 Ne7 23. Nxe7 Qxe7 24. bxa6
bxa6 {Smyslov has a decisive attack.} 25. a5 ({A quick loss brings} 25. Bxa6 $6
Nxe4 $1 26. dxe4 f6 27. Be3 Qg7 $1 28. g3 Rxg3+ $1) 25... Bc8 26. Rfe1 Qd7 27.
d4 Ng4 28. f3 exd4 29. cxd4 Ne5 $1 30. Be2 f6 31. Kf1 ({Or} 31. Be3 Rxg2+ $1
32. Kxg2 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Qg3+ 34. Kf1 Bh3#) 31... fxg5 32. dxe5 Rxh4 33. Bc4 dxe5
34. Qb4 Qd4 {The Soviet Union crushed Sweden by 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. d5 Na5 8. Nfd2
c5 9. a3 $5 ({Usual is} 9. Nc3) 9... b5 $2 (9... Nd7 $5 {will become usual.})
10. cxb5 a6 $5 11. b4 $1 Nb7 $6 ({Slightly better is} 11... Ng4 $1 12. Ra2 Nb7)
12. bxa6 Rxa6 13. Bb2 $1 Bd7 14. Nc3 cxb4 15. axb4 Rb6 16. Na2 $1 {
Euwe has a sound extra pawn.} Qc7 17. Qb1 Ra8 18. Rc1 Qd8 19. Nc4 Rba6 20. Nc3
Rxa1 21. Bxa1 Ne8 $5 22. Bb2 Rc8 23. Nd1 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 Bb5 25. Nde3 Nf6 26. Rc2
Ba4 27. Rc3 Bb5 28. Bf3 Rb8 29. Qc2 Bd7 30. Kg2 h5 31. h3 Kg7 32. Qd3 Kg8 33.
Qd4 {
White has been strengthening his position quietly. Black could not do anything.
} Ne8 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Nf6 36. Rc1 Nh7 37. Nd2 Qf8 38. Qa7 Qd8 39. Rc6 $1 {
Max finds an elegant final.} Ng5 (39... Bxc6 40. dxc6 {
shows the horrible position of a knight (Euwe).}) 40. Rb6 Qc7 41. Ndc4 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Black "Pachman, Ludek CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D75"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8.
dxc5 Na6 9. Ng5 Ndb4 10. Nc3 Qxd1 $6 (10... Nxc5 11. Be3 Nba6 {
drew in Eliskases - Michel, Mar del Plata 1949.}) 11. Rxd1 Nxc5 12. Be3 Nca6
13. Rac1 {White exerts pressure on the black position.} h6 14. Nge4 Nc6 15. a3
$1 {An advance on the queenside begins.} Nc7 16. b4 $1 a6 $2 ({Preferable is} 
16... Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Nxd8 18. Nc5 Nc6) 17. Nc5 $1 Ne6 18. Nd5 $1 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 {
Pawn e7 cannot be protected directly.} Bg4 20. Kf1 Rfd8 21. a4 $1 e5 $1 22. h3
$6 (22. Bb6 $1 Rd7 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Nd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. h3 $1 {
wins quickly.}) 22... Be6 23. b5 $1 axb5 24. axb5 Bxd5 $6 (24... Nd4 25. Nc7
Rac8 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Nxe6 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 fxe6 29. Bxb7 {also wins for White.})
25. Bxd5 Nd4 26. Bxb7 Rab8 27. Ba6 $1 Nb3 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Be7 Rd7 30. Rc8+
Kh7 31. b6 $1 Rxe7 32. b7 Rxb7 33. Bxb7 Nd4 34. Bd5 f6 35. Bg8+ Kh8 36. g4 $1 {
Argentina had a strong team again. It defeated Czechoslovakia by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pirc, Vasja YUG"]
[Black "Alexander, Conel ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 d6 3. d4 g6 $5 {They enter unknown territory already.} ({
Usual is} 3... Nf6) 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nh6 $5 {Odd moves continue.} 7.
Nc3 e6 8. Qd2 d5 $5 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nf7 $5 11. f4 b6 12. e3 Bb7 13. Ne2
Qd7 14. c4 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Qe7 {White controls more territory.} 16. Qc2 Kb8 17.
cxd5 exd5 18. Kb1 c6 19. h3 $1 {Pirc opens a new front.} Rc8 20. g4 $1 Nh6 21.
Bf3 a6 22. Qc1 $5 Rhd8 23. Ng3 Qe6 24. Qd2 c5 25. Qe2 Ng8 $6 ({Better is} 25...
Bf8 26. gxf5 Nxf5 $1 27. Nxf5 gxf5 {and Black exchanges a passive knight.}) 26.
gxf5 $1 gxf5 27. Rd2 $5 {Doubling the rooks on the g-file would be very strong.
} Ne7 28. Rhd1 Bh6 $6 ({More useful is} 28... Ka7 29. Nh5 Bh8 $1) 29. Nh5 $1
Ng6 30. Qf2 $6 {If the knight goes to f6, it threatens d5.} Rc7 31. Bh1 Ka7 32.
Rc2 Rdc8 33. Qd2 Rd8 34. b4 Qc8 $2 (34... c4 $1 {keeps the position closed.})
35. bxc5 Rxc5 36. Bd4 Rxc2 37. Qxc2 Qxc2+ 38. Kxc2 Bf8 39. Nf6 Ne7 $6 {
Alexander does not have to give up a pawn.} 40. Nxh7 Bh6 41. Rb1 Nc8 42. Nf6
Bc6 43. Bf3 Kb7 44. Be2 Bg7 45. Rg1 Bxf6 46. exf6 Ba4+ 47. Kb1 Nd6 48. Rg7+ {
Yugoslavia had a strong team again. It defeated England by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Black "Kluger, Gyula HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rac8 15.
Ne3 Nc4 $5 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Bd2 Rfe8 18. Bc3 {The blockade gives an edge.} Bf8
19. Qd2 Bc6 20. Rac1 g6 21. Qg5 h6 22. Qe3 Nh5 23. g3 Bd7 24. Kg2 Bg7 25. Rcd1
{Both parties have been moving slowly.} Qb7 $6 {
He gives up the protection of d6.} ({Preferable is} 25... Nf6 26. dxe5 dxe5)
26. dxe5 $1 dxe5 27. Rd6 $1 Bc6 28. Qe2 Qb8 $5 29. Red1 Bb7 $6 30. Kh2 $6 (30.
Ba4 $1 Bf8 31. R6d5 $1 Bxd5 32. Bxe8 Rxe8 33. Rxd5 {
will be followed by the gain of a black pawn.}) 30... Bf8 31. R6d2 Nf6 32. Nh4
Qa8 33. f3 $1 Qa7 34. Ba4 Bc6 $5 35. Bxc6 $5 Rxc6 36. Ng2 Bc5 37. Rd8 Qe7 38.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 39. Ne3 Bxe3 40. Qxe3 Kh7 {
Black weaknesses are left after the exchanges.} 41. Qa7 Kg7 42. Bb4 g5 43. Kg2
Kg6 44. Bc3 h5 45. Qe3 Qe6 46. h4 $1 gxh4 $2 ({Better is} 46... Nh7 47. Rd8 f6
48. Qd2 {but White rules the board.}) 47. gxh4 Kh7 (47... Nh7 48. Kh2 $1 {
shows the effect of the open file.}) 48. Qg5 Rc8 49. Qxe5 Rg8+ 50. Kf2 Re8 {
The Soviet Union defeated strong Hungary by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stahlberg, Gideon SWE"]
[Black "Pachman, Ludek CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D19"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bf4 $5 Qe7 13. Na2 Ba5 14. b4 $1 Bd8
$1 ({No good is} 14... Bxb4 $2 15. Nxb4 Qxb4 16. Rfb1) 15. Rab1 Rc8 16. Ne5 $6
Bh7 $6 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd7 {equalises.}) 17. Nc4 $1 Bc7 18. Bxc7 Rxc7 19.
Nc3 Nb6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. e5 Nd5 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Nxd5 cxd5 {
The position has become about even after the exchanges.} 24. Qb5 Rc6 25. g3 Qc7
26. a5 Kg8 27. axb6 $6 ({More active is} 27. Ra1 $1 bxa5 28. bxa5 Rc4 29. Rfd1)
27... Rxb6 $1 28. Qa5 Rc6 29. Qxc7 $6 (29. Ra1 Rc8 30. Rfd1 {defends properly.}
) 29... Rxc7 30. Ra1 $6 {It is hard to defend b4 and d4 anyway.} Rc4 $1 31.
Rfd1 Rfc8 $5 32. Rdb1 $6 Rxd4 33. Ra7 Rb8 34. b5 Re4 35. Rc1 ({Or} 35. f4 g5 $1
) 35... d4 $6 36. Rd1 $6 (36. f4 $1 g5 37. Rc7 gxf4 38. gxf4 d3 39. Rd7 {
offers more resistance.}) 36... Rxe5 37. Rxd4 Rxb5 38. Rd7 g5 39. Kg2 h5 40.
Rc7 Kg7 41. Ra4 Kg6 42. h4 g4 $1 43. Ra7 Rb2 44. Re7 Rb5 {Stahlberg did not
protect his pawns properly in the endgame. Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden by
31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Minev, Nikolai BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
b4 9. Ne4 Bb7 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 $5 ({Usual is} 10... Nxf6 {
(Van den Tol - Vinken, Leiden 1946).}) 11. e4 Bd6 12. O-O Rg8 13. Qe2 Qa5 14.
Nd2 $1 O-O-O $6 {The black king experiences more safety in the centre.} 15. Nc4
Qc7 16. f4 c5 17. a3 $1 {Botvinnik starts an attack on the queenside.} f5 $2 ({
Preferable is} 17... Kb8 $1 18. axb4 cxd4) 18. axb4 Nf6 $5 (18... cxd4 19. Rxa7
$1 Bxb4 20. Bd2 $1 Qc5 21. Rfa1 {
directs all white pieces towards the queenside.}) 19. Na5 $2 (19. bxc5 $1 Be7
20. Ne5 $1 {overwhelms the opponent.}) 19... c4 $1 {
Minev avoids the immediate loss.} 20. Nxb7 cxd3 21. Nxd6+ Rxd6 22. Qxd3 fxe4
23. Qe2 Qb7 $5 24. f5 $1 Nd5 {Minev carries  out another desperate defence.}
25. Qxe4 Nxb4 26. Qxb7+ Kxb7 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. Rf7+ Kc6 29. Be3 Kd5 30. Rxh7
Nc6 31. Bf4 $5 Rdd8 32. Bc7 $6 (32. h4 $1 Kxd4 33. Bg5 Rd5 34. Re1 $1 e5 35.
Rc7 {wins easily.}) 32... Rh8 $1 33. Rg7 Rhg8 34. Rh7 Rh8 35. Rg7 Rhg8 36. Rf7
Rgf8 37. Raf1 Rxf7 38. Rxf7 Rc8 39. Be5 $5 {
The alternative is an advance of the h-pawn.} Nxd4 40. Bxd4 Kxd4 41. Kf2 $5 {
The a-pawn could be captured.} a5 42. g4 $5 ({Better is} 42. Kf3 Rb8 43. Rd7+
Ke5 44. Rd2) 42... Rc2+ 43. Kg3 Rxb2 44. g5 a4 $6 {
The g-pawn should be stopped.} 45. g6 $1 Rb1 $6 46. Kh4 $2 {
Botvinnik gives this move an acclamation mark.} (46. g7 $1 a3 47. Kg2 Rb2+ 48.
Kh3 $1 Rb3+ 49. Kh4 {wins elegantly.}) 46... Rg1 $1 47. Kh5 Kc4 48. Rf4+ Kb5 $2
(48... Kb3 $1 49. Rg4 Rxg4 50. Kxg4 a3 51. g7 a2 52. g8=Q a1=Q 53. Qxe6+ Kb4 {
leads to a draw, according to the modern theory.}) 49. Rf3 $2 ({Better is} 49.
Kh6) 49... Kb4 50. Rf4+ Kb5 $2 51. Rf3 $2 Kb4 52. Rg3 Rxg3 53. hxg3 a3 54. g7
a2 55. g8=Q a1=Q 56. Qg4+ $5 Ka5 57. Qxe6 {
A draw has arisen. The rest can be found on a CD-Rom.} Qh8+ 58. Kg6 Qc3 59. g4
Qd2 60. g5 Qd4 $2 61. Qf5+ $2 (61. Kh7 $1 Qh4+ 62. Qh6 {
leads to a mate in 64 moves theoretically.}) 61... Ka4 62. Kh5 Qh8+ 63. Kg4 Qh1
$2 64. Qf4+ $1 Ka5 65. Qe5+ Ka4 66. g6 Qd1+ 67. Kg5 Qd8+ 68. Kf5 Qc8+ 69. Kf4
Qc1+ 70. Qe3 Qc7+ 71. Qe5 Qc1+ 72. Kf5 Qc8+ 73. Kg5 Qd8+ 74. Qf6 Qd5+ 75. Qf5
Qd8+ 76. Kh5 Qe8 77. Qf4+ $2 Ka5 $4 ({Right is} 77... Ka3 $1 78. Qc1+ Ka2 {
and the black king cannot be attacked by the combined forces of the white king
and queen.}) 78. Qd2+ $1 {White can mate in 35 moves.} Ka4 79. Qd4+ Ka5 80. Kg5
$1 Qe7+ 81. Kf5 Qf8+ 82. Ke4 $1 Qh6 83. Qe5+ Ka4 84. g7 Qh1+ 85. Kd4 Qd1+ 86.
Kc5 Qc1+ 87. Kd6 Qd2+ 88. Ke6 Qa2+ 89. Qd5 Qe2+ 90. Kd6 $1 Qh2+ 91. Kc5 $1 {
White threatens to queen the pawn. If Black checks, White can exchange.  
World champion Botvinnik played and analysed an excellent game for his days.
Nowadays, the analytical results are completely different.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kluger, Gyula HUN"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 e5 8. Rd1
Re8 9. Nc3 c6 10. e4 Qe7 $5 11. b3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 {
The Open King's Indian was fashionable in those days.} 13. f3 a5 14. Bf4 Nfd7
15. Rd2 Ne5 16. Rad1 a4 17. Nde2 $6 {White makes a passive move.} ({
Preferable is} 17. b4 $1 Ne6 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. c5) 17... axb3 18.
axb3 g5 $1 19. Be3 g4 $1 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Bf4 Be5 22. Re1 Ne6 $6 (22... b5 $1
23. Bxe5 (23. cxb5 $2 Qa7 $1) 23... dxe5 24. Nd1 Ra3 {advances on all fronts.})
23. h3 Nxf4 24. Nxf4 Nf6 25. Kh2 Kh8 26. Nd3 $5 Rg8 $5 (26... Ng4+ $1 27. hxg4
Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Bxg3 29. Re3 Bxg4 {attacks strongly.}) 27. Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 28. Qd3
Be6 29. Ne2 Rad8 30. Red1 d5 $2 (30... Bxh3 $1 31. Bxh3 Nxe4 32. Qd4 Nxd2 33.
Rxd2 Rge8 {leads to about equal play.}) 31. Qc3 $5 d4 32. Rxd4 Ra8 33. R4d3 Rg5
34. Rd8+ Rxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kg7 36. Qe3 $5 h5 37. Qf4 $1 Qc5 38. Rd5 $1 Rxd5 39.
exd5 cxd5 40. Qg5+ Kf8 41. Qxf6 dxc4 42. Qh6+ Ke8 43. bxc4 Bxc4 44. Nf4 b5 45.
Nxh5 {Hungary defeated Yugoslavia by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Olafsson, Fridrik ISL"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. f4 Qc7 $5 ({Later Najdorf will play} 10... exf4 $5 11. Bxf4
Nc6) 11. a4 ({The alternative becomes} 11. f5 $5 Bc4) 11... exf4 12. Rxf4 Nc6
13. Bd3 $6 (13. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne5 15. Qd2 {keeps a plus.}) 13... Ne5 $1
14. Nd4 Rae8 15. Nf5 Bd8 $5 16. h3 $6 Ng6 $1 17. Rf1 $2 ({Correct is} 17. Rf2
$1 d5 $1 18. Bd4 Bxf5 ({not} 18... dxe4 $2 19. Nxg7 $1 exd3 20. Bxf6 {
and Black cannot deliver check on b6.}) 19. exf5 Ne5 {
and Black only has an edge.}) 17... d5 $1 18. Bd4 (18. exd5 $2 Bxf5 $1 {
costs a piece.}) 18... dxe4 19. Nxe4 ({No good is} 19. Nxg7 $2 exd3 20. Bxf6 {
due to} Qb6+ $1 21. Kh1 Bxf6 22. Nxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxf6 Qxb2 $1 24. Ne4 dxc2 25.
Qc1 Qd4 {and Black gains a lot of material.}) 19... Bxf5 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.
Bxf5 Rd8 $1 {A nasty pin follows after the exchanges.} 22. c3 Bxd4+ 23. cxd4
Qb6 {Najdorf wins a pawn.} 24. Qc2 $5 (24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Rf4 Qxb2 26. Rb1 Qc3
27. Qb3 Qxb3 28. Rxb3 Rd7 {also leads to the loss of a white pawn.}) 24... Rxd4
25. Kh1 Qb4 26. Rf2 Rfd8 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Raf1 f5 29. b3 Rd3 30. Rf3 Rxf3 31.
Rxf3 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Rd1 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Qc7 $4 (34. Qc3 {offers more resistance.
}) 34... Qg1+ 35. Kg3 Rd2 {Iceland had little chance in the final.} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Minev, Nikolai BUL"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
Qe2 $6 {The queen stands exposed on the open file.} ({Known is} 8. dxc5) 8...
cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O $1 10. Nxc6 $6 ({Preferable is} 10. Be3 Nxd4 11. cxd4) 10...
bxc6 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Re1 Bf5 13. Be3 $2 {White lifts the protection of b2.}
Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb8 $1 {The pawns on b2 and h2 are attacked.} 15. Nd2 $5 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Bd6 17. b4 Ng6 18. Bd4 Nf4 19. Qa6 Qc7 20. Nf3 Qd7 $1 21. Be3 $2 {
White should exchange the rooks. Instead he allows a trick.} Nxg2 $1 {
White is crushed.} (21... Nxg2 22. Kxg2 Qg4+ 23. Kf1 Qxf3 24. Qxc6 Rad8 {
wins easily for Black.}) 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nf6 11. a3 $5 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Bc2 Ba6 $5 {
Black controls square d3.} 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. Qf4 Re8 $6 (15... Bc4 $1 16. Rad1
Bd5 {stops the d-pawn.}) 16. Rad1 $1 h6 $2 (16... Bc4 $1 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne5
Bd5 {prevents a catastrophe.}) 17. Bxf6 $6 (17. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 18. d5 $1 exd5 19.
Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxh6 $1 Nf6 21. Ng5 $1 {triumphs.}) 17... Bxf6 18. d5 $1 exd5 19.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Qf5 Bxc3 (20... Kf8 $2 21. Nxd5 Qe6 22. Qh7 {
ends the game quickly.}) 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. bxc3 Ne5 $1 23. Nd4 $5 {
Szabo proceeds the attack.} (23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qxe8+ Kxe8 25. Nxe5 Rxc3 {
will be hard to win for White.}) 23... Ng6 24. h4 $1 (24. Nf5 $2 Qe5 $1 {
counters.}) 24... h5 $5 (24... Qe5 25. h5 $1 Nf4 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qxc8 $1 Bxc8
28. Nc6+ Kd6 29. Nxe5 Kxe5 30. Re1+ Kd6 31. Bd1 {
leads to a material gain for White.}) 25. Bf5 $1 Rxc3 26. Ne6+ $1 {
Szabo charges.} fxe6 27. Bxg6 Qc6 (27... Qc8 28. Bxh5 Rxa3 29. Re1 Ra4 30. Qh8+
Ke7 31. Qxg7+ Kd6 32. Qe5+ Kc6 33. Bf7 {brings a great white advantage.}) 28.
Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxg7+ Kd6 30. Re1 Bc8 31. Bxh5 Qc5 32. Bg4 Rc2 ({Or} 32... Rxa3
33. Qe5+ Kc6 34. Bxe6) 33. Qf6 Kc6 34. h5 Rc1 35. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 36. Kh2 Qxa3 37.
h6 Qd6+ 38. f4 Qc7 39. Qc3+ {Szabo wins a great attacking game. The encounter
between Hungary and West Germany ended in 2-2.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E65"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union and Argentina had the best teams. Their match happened in
round seven.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7.
O-O d6 8. e3 $5 {Botvinnik plays a prudent move.} ({Usual is} 8. d5) 8... Bf5
9. b3 Qc8 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. Rc1 Nxc3 $6 ({Slightly better is} 11... Nb4 $1 12. a3
Nxc3 13. Rxc3 Nc6 14. Rc1 Be4) 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. d5 Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Nd8 $5 (14...
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qe2 {(Botvinnik)} Qg4 17. Rc2 Qxe2 18. Rxe2 {
also favours White.}) 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 f5 $6 (16... f6 $1 17. f4 Nf7 {
keeps the position closed.} 18. e4 a6 19. f5 b5 {
leads to a battle on the flanks.}) 17. f4 $1 e6 18. e4 $1 exd5 19. cxd5 Nf7 20.
Re1 Re8 21. Rce3 Qd7 22. Qf3 Rad8 (22... b5 $1 {counters.}) 23. a4 b6 $6 (23...
Nh6 $1 24. exf5 $2 Nxf5 {almost equalises.}) 24. exf5 $1 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Qxf5 26.
g4 Qc2 $6 (26... Qf6 $1 27. Ne4 Qd4 28. g5 {
keeps the black available for the defence.}) 27. Re2 Rf8 $1 28. Ne4 Qd1 (28...
Qc1 {(Botvinnik)} 29. Qc3 $1 Qxc3 30. Nxc3 a6 31. Re7 {also wins for White.})
29. Nf6+ $1 Kg7 30. g5 $1 Rc8 $5 {Black has no proper defence.} 31. Re3 (31.
Ne8+ Kf8 32. Nxd6 $1 Nxd6 33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Qxd1 {
(is mentioned by Botvinnik and Euwe)} Nf5 $1 {creates a feeble fortress.})
31... Qxf3+ 32. Kxf3 h6 33. h4 hxg5 34. hxg5 a6 35. Re7 Rb8 36. Ra7 b5 37. Rxa6
bxa4 ({Or} 37... c4 38. b4 $1 {(Botvinnik).}) 38. bxa4 Rc8 39. a5 Kf8 40. Rc6
Ra8 41. a6 {Stahlberg enjoyed the defeat of his ennemy. The Soviet Union had
won on board one.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bronstein, David URS"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. g3 c6 8.
Bh3 $5 Bd6 $5 9. Be3 h6 10. O-O Re8 11. Nh4 Bf8 12. b3 g5 $5 13. Nf5 Nc5 14. f3
Kc7 15. Rac1 {White has the initiative.} a5 16. Kg2 Be6 17. Ng7 $5 {
White delivers a semi-sacrifice.} Bxg7 18. Bxc5 Nd7 $6 {
Black should exchange bishops.} 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Bf2 Bf8 21. Nd5+ $1 Kd8 $6 ({
Right is} 21... Kb8 $1 {and equality. Black has set the trap} 22. Nb6 $4 Nxb6
23. Bxb6 c5 $1 24. Bd8 Kc8 25. Rfd1 Bd6 $1) 22. Nb6 Nxb6 23. Bxb6+ Ke8 24. c5
Be7 25. Rcd1 f6 $2 ({Correct is the immediate} 25... Bd8 $1 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. Rd1+ Kc7 29. e4 h5 {and Black seems to survive.}) 26. e4 $1 Bd8
$5 {The attempt for liberation comes too late.} 27. Bxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8
29. Rd1+ Ke8 30. h4 $1 Re7 31. Rd6 $1 Kf7 32. h5 $1 g4 33. fxg4 Re6 34. Rd8 Re8
35. Rd2 $6 {Bronstein has sufficient advantage left.} ({Better is} 35. Rxe8 $1
Kxe8 36. Kf3 Kd7 37. Ke3 Kc7 38. Kd3 Kb8 39. Kc4 Ka7 40. b4 Ka6 41. a3 {
and White wins the pawn ending.}) 35... Ke7 $1 36. Kf3 Rg8 37. Rd1 Rg7 38. Rb1
Rg8 39. b4 axb4 40. Rxb4 Rb8 41. a4 $1 Ke6 42. g5 $1 fxg5 43. a5 $1 Rf8+ 44.
Kg4 Rf7 45. Rb6 Rc7 46. a6 bxa6 47. Rxa6 Kf6 48. Ra8 {
The Soviet Union had won on board three.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pilnik, Herman ARG"]
[Black "Keres, Paul URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Nd7 13. a4 Nb6 $5 (13... Rb8 {
drew in Bronstein - Geller, Moscow 1952.}) 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Nxa8 16. Ne3
Nb6 17. d4 Re8 $6 ({Preferable is} 17... exd4 18. cxd4 g6) 18. dxc5 $1 dxc5 19.
Qe2 Bd7 20. Rd1 Bf8 21. Nd5 Nb8 22. Ng5 $6 h6 $1 {
Black drives back the attacker.} 23. Nf3 Nxd5 24. exd5 e4 $1 {
Keres conquers territory in the centre.} 25. Nd2 Bd6 26. Nf1 Qh4 27. b4 $6 Na6
$6 (27... cxb4 $1 28. cxb4 Na6 {gains an edge.}) 28. bxc5 Nxc5 29. Ba3 f5 30.
g3 Qh3 31. Qe3 Nb7 $5 32. Bxd6 Nxd6 33. Bb3 $1 Kh7 34. Ra1 $1 Nf7 35. Ra7 Ne5
36. Bd1 b4 $1 {Black threatens ..Bb5.} 37. c4 Nxc4 38. Qd4 Ne5 39. Ne3 f4 $2 {
Time pressure has a bad influence.} ({Right is} 39... b3 $1 40. Rb7 h5 $1 41.
Rxb3 h4 {and chances for both sides.}) 40. gxf4 $2 (40. Qxe4+ Ng6 41. Qxe8 $1
Bxe8 42. Bg4 {(Euwe)} fxe3 43. Bxh3 e2 44. Ra1 Ne5 45. f4 Nd3 46. Bf5+ Bg6 47.
Bxd3 Bxd3 $1 48. d6 {wins for White.}) 40... Nf3+ $1 41. Bxf3 exf3 42. Qd3+ Kg8
43. Qf1 Rc8 $1 44. Qa1 Rc3 $1 45. Qb2 Rd3 $1 46. Ra1 Bf5 $1 47. Kh1 Rxe3 $1 48.
fxe3 Be4 49. Qf2 b3 50. Kg1 ({The pointe is} 50. Ra8+ Kh7 51. Rb8 Qf1+ $3 52.
Qxf1 f2+ 53. Qg2 f1=Q# {(Euwe).}) 50... Qg4+ 51. Kf1 Qg2+ 52. Qxg2 fxg2+ 53.
Kf2 b2 54. Ra8+ Kf7 55. Rb8 b1=Q {The Soviets also won on board four.
Bolbochan - Smyslov ended in a draw. So the overall result became 31/2-1/2.}
0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Pirc, Vasja YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 b6 $5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Be2 Bc6 11. b4 $1 O-O 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Bb2 cxb4 $6 (
13... Re8 {does not weaken the queenside.}) 14. axb4 a5 15. Qb3 Re8 16. Rfc1
Qe7 17. Ba3 Qe6 18. Nb5 $1 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 axb4 20. Qxb4 Rec8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22.
Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 {White has the advantage of two bishops versus two knights
and can pressure on two weak pawns.} h5 24. Qc3 g6 25. f3 Qf5 26. h4 Nf8 27.
Ba3 Qb1+ 28. Bf1 Ne6 29. Qb4 Qd1 30. Kf2 Kg7 $2 {Black just loses a pawn.} ({
Better is} 30... Qc2+ $1 31. Be2 Qf5 $1 32. Qb3 ({he avoids the trap} 32. Qxb6
$2 Ng4+ $1 33. Kg1 Nxe3) 32... Ng7 33. Bd3 Qe6 {
and White keeps the positional advantages.}) 31. Qxb6 g5 32. hxg5 Nxg5 33. Bf8+
$1 Kg6 $5 34. Be7 Qc2+ 35. Be2 Ne6 36. Qb5 Ng8 37. Bh4 Qa2 38. Qb8 Kh7 39. Qe5
Ng7 40. e4 dxe4 41. Qxe4+ $1 f5 42. Qe5 Qb2 43. Bg3 Nh6 44. Bf4 Nf7 45. Qe3 Qa2
46. Qd3 Qd5 47. Qc4 Qd7 48. Bd3 Kg6 49. d5 Qe7 50. Qd4 Qh4+ 51. Kf1 Ne8 52. g3
Qf6 53. Qe3 Nfd6 54. Be5 $1 Qf7 55. Qd4 Kh7 56. Kg2 Kg8 57. Qc5 Qe7 58. Bc3 Kf7
59. Qd4 Kg6 60. Qe5 Kf7 61. f4 Qd7 62. Be2 Kg6 63. Qh8 Ng7 64. Qg8 Kh6 65. Bxh5
$1 Nxh5 66. Qg5+ Kh7 67. Qxh5+ Kg8 68. Qg6+ Kf8 69. Bb4 {
Yugoslavia was defeated by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Golombek, Harry ENG"]
[Black "Bolbochan, Julio ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E95"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1
c6 9. Bf1 Re8 10. b3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 12. Qxg4 Bxd4 13. Bb2 Nc5 $5 {
Black has the initiative.} ({Known is} 13... Qf6) 14. Qf3 h5 $5 (14... Qh4 $1
15. Qg3 Qxg3 16. hxg3 a5 {increases the positional advantage.}) 15. h3 Be5 16.
Rad1 Qg5 17. b4 Ne6 18. Na4 Nf4 19. Bxe5 $2 {
Golombek misses a 'petite combinaison'.} ({Right is} 19. Bc1 $1) 19... Nxh3+ $1
20. Kh2 ({Or} 20. Kh1 Bg4 21. Bf6 Bxf3 22. Bxg5 Bxd1) 20... Qxe5+ 21. Qg3 Nxf2
$1 22. Qxe5 dxe5 {Black has gained two pawns.} 23. Rd6 Kf8 24. Kg3 Ng4 25. b5
Ke7 26. c5 Bd7 27. Nc3 Red8 28. Bc4 Be8 29. bxc6 bxc6 30. Rxd8 Kxd8 31. Be2 Nf6
32. Rb1 Nd7 {Argentina recovered and defeated England by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Black "Minev, Nikolai BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D54"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Bf3 c5 13. Ne2 c4 $5 ({
Theory is} 13... Nd7) 14. b3 b5 15. Nc3 Qd7 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. O-O Re8 18. Rb1
Bc6 19. Qc1 Na6 20. Qa3 Nc7 $1 21. Qa5 f5 $5 22. Rb4 Red8 23. Rfb1 Ne6 $5 24.
g3 (24. Rb5 $1 Bxb5 25. Rxb5 Rac8 26. Bxd5 Kh8 27. Rb7 {attacks.}) 24... Qc7
25. Qxc7 Nxc7 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. Ke1 Ke7 28. Kd2 Ke6 29. h4 Na6 30. Rxc4 $1 Kd6 $2
({Correct is} 30... Rac8 $1 31. Be2 dxc4 32. Bxc4+ Kd6 33. Bxa6 Rb8) 31. Rxc6+
$1 {Euwe sacrifices the exchange.} Kxc6 32. Rc1 $6 (32. Rb5 $1 Rab8 33. Bxd5+
Kc7 34. Ra5 {gains a plus.}) 32... Rab8 33. Nxd5+ Kd6 34. Rc2 Rdc8 35. Nc3 Nc7
$2 ({Better is} 35... Nb4 $1 36. Nb5+ Kd7 37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Nc3 Nc6) 36. g4 $1
g6 (36... f4 $1 37. exf4 Ke7 {offers more resistance.}) 37. h5 $1 Rf8 ({
The pointe is} 37... gxh5 38. gxf5 $1 {(Euwe).}) 38. hxg6 fxg4 39. Ne4+ $1 Ke6
40. Bxg4+ {Max played a great endgame.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rossetto, Hector ARG"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Qd2 c6 7. Nge2 $5 e5 8.
O-O-O Qa5 9. h4 b5 10. g4 $5 {White does not overprotect  a2.} Na6 (10... b4 $1
11. Nb1 exd4 12. Bxd4 c5 {battles.}) 11. Bh6 b4 $1 12. Nb1 $1 Be6 $2 (12...
Bxh6 $1 13. Qxh6 Bxg4 $1 14. fxg4 Nxg4 15. Qg5 Nf2 16. Ng3 {fights hard.}) 13.
h5 $1 {The white attack becomes decisive.} Bxa2 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. hxg6 fxg6 16.
Qh6+ Kg8 17. g5 Nh5 18. Ng3 $1 Bf7 19. Nxh5 $6 (19. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 20. Nf5 {
wins at once.}) 19... gxh5 20. Qxd6 $2 {He misses the triumph again.} (20. dxe5
$1 dxe5 21. Rxh5 $1 Bxh5 22. Bc4+ Bf7 23. g6 hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Rh1#) 20...
exd4 $1 21. Bxa6 Qxa6 22. Qxd4 b3 23. c3 $5 Qe2 24. Nd2 Rad8 25. Rhe1 Qa6 26.
Qb4 c5 $5 27. Qxc5 Rd3 28. Nb1 Rfd8 29. Qf2 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kxd1 Qd3+
32. Kc1 $4 {The tables turn completely in this game.} (32. Nd2 Qc2+ 33. Ke1
Qxb2 34. Qd4 {draws.}) 32... h4 $1 33. Na3 h3 34. Qxa7 Qf1+ 35. Kd2 Qg2+ 36.
Ke1 Qxg5 $6 37. Qb8+ $6 (37. Ke2 $1 Qe5 $1 38. Qg1+ Kf8 39. Kf2 {
prolongs the game.}) 37... Kg7 38. Qh2 Qe3+ 39. Kf1 Qxf3+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+ 41. Kf1
Qc1+ {Yugoslavia defeated Argentina by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game.
Argentina trailed Yugoslavia by half-a-point.} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.22"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Kf8 $5 8.
bxa5 ({The alternative will become} 8. Nb5 $5 Bb6 9. Nf3 Nc6) 8... dxc3 9. Nf3
Ne7 10. Bd3 Nd7 $6 ({Botvinnik mentions} 10... Nbc6 $1 11. O-O Qxa5) 11. Qb4 $1
Qc7 12. O-O Nc5 $2 {
White should not give the pawn, although it is a modest sacrifice.} ({Better is
} 12... Qc5 {(Botvinnik).}) 13. Qxc3 Bd7 14. a4 $5 Rc8 15. Ba3 Nxd3 16. Qxc7
Rxc7 17. cxd3 f6 $5 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Kf7 20. Rc7 $1 Rd8 {
Black cannot save the queenside.} 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Rxb7 Rc8 23. Kf1 a6 24. Ra7
Rc2 25. Rxa6 Ra2 26. Ra7 Rxa4 {White has an extra pawn in the endgame.} 27. Ke2
d4 $1 28. Nd2 $5 ({The aggressive} 28. a6 $1 Ra2+ 29. Ke1 Ra1+ 30. Kd2 Ra2+ 31.
Kc1 $1 Rxf2 32. Kb1 $1 {wins quickly.}) 28... Ra2 29. Kd1 $5 Kd8 30. exf6 gxf6
31. Ne4 Bc6 32. Nc5 $5 Bd5 $5 (32... e5 $1 33. a6 Kc8 34. Rxh7 Ra5 35. Ne6 $1
Bd5 36. Rc7+ Kb8 37. a7+ Rxa7 38. Rxa7 Kxa7 39. Ng7 Bxg2 40. h4 {
wins for White.}) 33. a6 Ra1+ 34. Kc2 Ra3 35. Kb2 Ra2+ 36. Kb1 Ra5 37. Nb7+
Bxb7 38. axb7 Rb5+ 39. Kc2 Kc7 40. b8=Q+ $1 Kxb8 41. Rxh7 {
A rook ending has been reached.} Kc8 42. Re7 $6 {
The g- and h-pawns should rush forwards.} Re5 43. Kd2 Kd8 44. Rf7 Rf5 45. Ke2
Ke8 46. Ra7 Re5+ 47. Kf1 Rb5 48. h4 $1 {
White makes the proper advance finally. The game is adjourned.} f5 $5 {
Botvinnik looks for counter-play. White has a material and positionaladvantage.
} 49. g3 Kf8 50. Rd7 e5 51. Kg2 Kg8 52. h5 $1 Ra5 53. h6 $5 (53. f4 $1 Ra3 54.
fxe5 Rxd3 55. e6 $1 Re3 56. e7 Kf7 57. h6 Re2+ 58. Kf3 Rh2 59. h7 $1 {
wins elegantly.}) 53... Rb5 54. Rg7+ Kh8 55. Re7 Ra5 56. Kf3 Rd5 57. g4 (57. h7
$1 e4+ 58. dxe4 fxe4+ 59. Rxe4 {ends the game (Botvinnik).}) 57... e4+ $1 58.
dxe4 fxg4+ 59. Ke2 d3+ 60. Kd2 Rd4 61. Re8+ $2 {
Keres is the only spectator in the Apollohal. He leaves after this blunder.} ({
Correct is} 61. e5 $1 Rd5 (61... Rf4 62. Kxd3 Rxf2 63. Rg7 {
was dicovered by Flohr during the previous night}) 62. e6 Rd6 63. Re8+ Kh7 64.
e7 Re6 65. Kxd3 Re5 66. Kd4 Re6 67. Kd5 Re2 68. Kd6 $1 Rd2+ 69. Ke5 $1 Re2+ 70.
Kf4 $1 Rxf2+ 71. Ke3 $1 {and White wins (Botvinnik).}) 61... Kh7 62. Re6 Ra4
63. Kxd3 Ra3+ 64. Ke2 Rf3 65. e5 Rf5 66. Ke1 Rf4 67. Rf6 Re4+ 68. Kf1 Rxe5 69.
Kg2 Ra5 70. Kg3 Rg5 71. Kh4 Rg8 72. Kh5 g3 $1 {
Botvinnik had escaped miraculously.} ({The pointe is} 72... g3 73. Rf7+ Kh8 74.
h7 Rg4 $5 {(Botvinnik).}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.22"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Keres, Paul URS"]
[Black "Darga, Klaus GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 d6 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3
e5 $5 (8... Bd7 {was played in Duras - Lange, Hilversum 1903.}) 9. O-O Nd4 10.
Kh2 Rb8 11. f4 b5 12. Qd2 b4 $1 13. Nd1 Nh5 (13... Nxe2 $1 14. Qxe2 exf4 15.
Rxf4 Nh5 16. Rf3 Be5 {gains a plus.}) 14. f5 $1 gxf5 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Rxf5 $1
Bxf5 17. g4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qh4+ 19. Bh3 Nf4 $6 ({Better is} 19... Nf6 20. Bg5
Nxg4+ 21. Kg2 Qh5) 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Rbe8 22. Ne3 Be5 $2 ({Correct is} 
22... Bxb2 23. Nf5 Qf6 24. Rf1 Bc3 25. Qf2 Be5) 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Nf5 Qf6 25.
Rf1 Kh8 26. Rf2 Re6 27. d4 $1 Rfe8 $2 {Darga blunders.} 28. g5 Qg6 29. Nh4 {
White gains an exchange.} Qh5 30. Bxe6 Qxh4+ 31. Bh3 cxd4 32. Rxf7 Re3 33. Qg2
d5 34. Qg4 {The Soviet Union defeated West Germany by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Keres, Paul URS"]
[Black "Sajtar, Jaroslav CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 e6 8.
O-O Qc7 $6 ({Even worse is} 8... b5 $2 9. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 10. Nxe6 {
(Byshev - Rovner, Lenigrad 1954).}) 9. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 10. Nxe6 Qc4 11. Nd5 Kf7 (
11... Nxd5 $2 12. exd5 Kf7 13. Qf3+ Kg8 14. c3 $1 {
brings a horrible restrainy of the black position.}) 12. Bxf6 Kxe6 $2 ({
Correct is} 12... Nxf6 $1 13. b3 Qxf1+ $1 14. Qxf1 Bxe6 {
and Black can defend himself (Flohr).}) ({Not} 12... gxf6 $2 13. Qh5+ Kxe6 14.
Qe8+ Be7 15. Qxh8) 13. Bc3 Nf6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nb6 {
Keres chooses the prosaic win.} Qc6 16. Nxa8 Be7 17. a4 b6 18. Qd5+ Kd7 $5 19.
Ra3 Bd8 20. Nxb6+ $1 {Keres made 131/2/14 on board four, a super score. The
Soviet Union led by six points on Argentina and Yugoslavia. So the Soviets
were certain of gold at the end of the penultimate round.} ({The pointe is} 20.
Nxb6+ Qxb6 ({or} 20... Bxb6 21. Qf7+) 21. Qf5+ Kc7 22. Rc3+ {(Keres).}) 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kniazer, I. ISR."]
[Black "Guimard, Carlos ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. e3 f5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O b6 $5 7. d3 Bb7 8.
Nd4 Qc8 9. Bf3 d5 10. c4 e5 $1 {Black takes the initiative.} 11. Nc2 e4 12. Be2
dxc4 13. dxc4 $5 c5 14. Nc3 Qe6 15. f4 Na6 16. Qe1 Nc7 17. Rd1 Bc6 18. Qg3 Rfd8
19. Nb5 Nce8 20. a4 a6 21. Nba3 $5 Nd7 22. Rd2 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Rfd1 Nf8
25. Qe1 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Ne6 27. Nb1 Rd8 28. Qc3 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Qxc3 30. Nxc3 Nd6
{Little seems to go on in the ending.} 31. Be2 Nc7 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Ke1 Nb7 34.
Nb1 Na5 35. Nd2 Kf6 36. Kf2 g5 $1 37. g3 $6 (37. h3 $1 h6 38. g3 {
gives a flexible responce.}) 37... g4 $1 {Black has gained territory.} 38. Bf1
Ne8 39. Na3 Nd6 40. Nc2 Ke6 41. Na3 Nxb3 $5 {
Black opens the queenside by a courageous sacrifice.} 42. Nxb3 Bxa4 43. Nc1 $6
({A promising continuation for White seems to be} 43. Nd2 $1 b5 44. cxb5 axb5
45. Ndb1 $1 c4 46. Nc3 b4 47. Nxa4 bxa3 48. Nc3 Kd7 49. Ke2 Kc6 50. Kd2 Kc5 51.
Kc2 Nb7 {but White cannot make further progress.}) 43... b5 $1 44. cxb5 axb5
45. Ke1 Kd5 46. Kd2 b4 47. Nc2 Kc6 48. Be2 $2 ({Better is} 48. Na1 $1 Bb5 49.
Bxb5+ Kxb5 50. Nab3 $1) 48... Kb6 $1 49. Na2 $5 Ka5 $1 50. Nc1 h6 51. Bf1 Kb6
$6 {Guimard hesitates.} 52. Be2 Be8 $2 {
He should have returned the king and advanced the pawns.} 53. Na1 $5 c4 $1 54.
Nc2 $2 (54. Bd1 $1 {prevents an intrusion by the black king.}) 54... Ka5 $1 55.
Nd4 Ka4 $1 56. Bd1+ $5 Ka3 $1 57. Nce2 Kb2 $1 {The king has reached his aim.}
58. Bc2 Bf7 59. Ba4 c3+ 60. Kd1 b3 61. Nc1 c2+ 62. Nxc2 (62. Kd2 Nc4+ 63. Ke2
Na5 64. Kd2 h5 $1 {leads to a fatal zugzwang.}) 62... bxc2+ 63. Bxc2 Nc4 64.
Ba4 Nxe3+ 65. Ke2 Nd5 66. Bd7 Kxc1 67. Bxf5 Nf6 68. Ke3 Bd5 69. Kd4 Bb7 70. Ke5
e3 71. Bd3 Kd2 72. Bb5 Be4 73. Kd4 Bc2 74. Ba6 Ne8 {After Guimard had won,
Argentina and Yugoslavia joined the second place by a score of 241/2 points.
They would fight for silver and bronze in the last round.} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bolbochan, Julio ARG"]
[Black "Schmid, Lothar GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Julio was the younger brother of Jacobo Bolbochan. Jacobo played for
Argentina before the war and Julio after WWII.   When this game reached the
decisive stage, three games by Argentina and the same number of Yugoslavian
games were drawn.} 1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6 3. e4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Na6
7. O-O Nc7 $5 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Nd2 Bd7 (9... b5 $5 10. Nxb5 Nxb5 11. Bxb5 Rb8 12.
a4 Nh5 13. Bg5 Bxb2 {drew in Najdorf - Tal, Moscow 1967.}) 10. a4 a6 11. a5 Nb5
12. Na4 Nd4 $5 13. Nb6 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Rb8 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. c3 Rfe8
18. Rfd1 Be5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Ne3 Nd7 21. f4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Kg7 23. Nc4 $1 Nd7
24. Rd2 Rf8 25. Qe3 f6 26. Re1 Rf7 27. e5 $5 fxe5 28. fxe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 dxe5
30. Qxe5+ Qxe5 31. Rxe5 Rbf8 (31... c4 $1 32. Rde2 Kf8 33. R2e4 Rc8 {equalises.
}) 32. h3 Rf1+ 33. Kh2 R8f7 34. Re6 Ra1 $5 35. Rb6 Rxa5 36. Rxb7 c4 $2 (36...
e6 $1 37. dxe6 Rxb7 38. Rd7+ Kf6 39. Rxb7 Kxe6 40. Rxh7 Rb5 {
draws the rook ending.}) 37. Rc7 $1 Ra4 38. Kg3 Kf8 39. Rd4 Ra2 40. Rb7 Ra5 {
Argentina and Yugoslavia had a better rook ending at this moment.} 41. Rc7 Ra2
42. Rd2 Ra4 43. h4 Kg7 44. Kg4 h5+ 45. Kg3 Kf8 46. Rc6 Rf6 47. Rd4 Rd6 48. b4
$1 Ra3 ({Or} 48... e5 49. Rdxc4) 49. Rcxc4 {White has won a pawn. His king
will enter the scene. Many people congratulated Bolbochan, because Argentina
had won silver, independent of the result from the other game.   The game
Gligoric - Filip was drawn shortly.} 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kotov, Alexander URS"]
[Black "Van Scheltinga, Theo NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{About 2000 visitors could watch in the Apollohal. The venue was packed when
The Netherlands and Soviet Union met in the preliminary group 1 and in the
last round of final A. Euwe drew with Bronstein on board one.} 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3
d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Nh4 $5 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Ng8
$5 {Van Scheltinga starts to make strange moves.} (9... Bg6 10. Bg2 Bd6 {
is alright.}) 10. Ng2 Bg6 11. Nf4 Qg5 $5 {
He exposes his queen but keeps an acceptable position.} 12. e3 dxc4 13. bxc4 e5
14. Nxg6 Qxg6 15. Qc2 h5 16. gxh5 Qxh5 17. Be2 Qh4 18. Bg4 Ngf6 19. Nf3 Qh7 $1
20. Ke2 $1 Bd6 21. Rag1 {White has little advantage.} Nxg4 $2 (21... Rd8 $1 {
strengthens the control of the d-file.}) 22. hxg4 Qxh1 23. Rxh1 Rxh1 24. d4 $1
{Theo has underestimated this advance. He will lose a centre pawn and the game.
} O-O-O ({The natural ideas} 24... exd4 $2 25. Qe4+ {(Euwe)}) ({and} 24... f6
$2 25. Qg6+ {are refuted.}) 25. dxe5 Be7 26. Qf5 Rf8 27. e6 $1 fxe6 28. Qxe6
Bf6 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Rh6 31. Qe7 Rg6 32. g5 c5 33. Bxg7 Rg8 34. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "11th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1954.09.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Prins, Lodewijk NED"]
[Black "Geller, Efim URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E74"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1954.09.12"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 $5 ({
Theory is} 7. d5) 7... Qa5 $1 8. Qd2 ({Usual will become} 8. Bd2 $5 Qxc5 9. Nf3
) 8... dxc5 $1 {Black opens a file.} 9. e5 $2 {
Prins allows a swift counteraction.} ({Better is} 9. Nf3 $1 Rd8 10. Nd5 Qxd2+
11. Nxd2 $1 Nc6 ({not} 11... Nxd5 $2 12. cxd5 Bxb2 13. Bxe7 $1) 12. O-O-O) 9...
Rd8 $1 10. Qe3 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. h3 Be6 13. Bxe7 Re8 14. Qxc5 Qxc5 15. Bxc5
Nd7 $1 {Geller has the better endgame.} 16. Bd4 Nxe5 17. O-O-O Bxc4 {
He has regained his minus pawns.} 18. Kc2 Rac8 19. Rh2 $2 {
This move makes no sense.} Nc6 20. Bxg7 Nb4+ 21. Kb1 Kxg7 22. Nf3 Bd3+ 23. Ka1
Nc2+ 24. Kb1 Ne1+ 25. Kc1 Nxf3 26. gxf3 Be2 27. Rd4 Bxf3 {
Black has an extra pawn.} 28. Rf4 Bc6 29. h4 h5 30. Rh3 Rcd8 31. b4 Re5 32. a4
a6 33. Kc2 Rd6 34. Kb3 Rf6 35. Rxf6 Kxf6 36. Kc4 Rf5 37. b5 axb5+ 38. axb5 Bg2
39. Rh2 Bf1+ 40. Kb4 b6 41. Rh1 Rf4+ 42. Ka3 Bc4 43. Rh2 Ke5 44. Na4 Bxb5 45.
Nxb6 Kd6 46. Kb3 Kc5 47. Nc8 Re4 48. Rh1 Bc4+ 49. Kc3 Ba6 50. Kb3 Rb4+ {
Keres defeated Donner. So the Soviet Union won by 31/2-1/2, despite the
absence of Botvinnik and Smyslov.   The standings became: Soviet Union 34,
Argentina 27, Yugoslavia 261/2, Czechoslovakia 241/2, West Germany 231/2,
Hungary 23, Israel 22, Netherlands 21, England and Bulgaria 17, Sweden 15,
Iceland 131/2.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 12th Olympiad was played in Moscow from 31 viii until 25 ix 1956. 34
countries competed in four preliminaries. Again twelve countries qualified for
the final A.} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7.
O-O b6 $5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb7 10. Nc3 Qc8 11. Nc2 d6 12. e4 Nd7 13. Qd2 Nc5
14. f4 Ne6 $5 ({Preferable is} 14... a5 $1) 15. Rad1 Ned4 $5 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 $2 (
{Better is} 16... Bxd4+ 17. Kh1 f6) 17. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 $6 (17... Nc6 18. e5 $1
dxe5 19. fxe5 Rb8 20. Qg5 {also favours White.}) 18. cxd5 Nb5 $2 (18... e5 19.
dxe6 Nxe6 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. Qxd6 {only costs a pawn.}) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rc1 $1
{The home favourites crushed England by 4-0.} (20. Rc1 Qd7 21. a4 Nc7 22. Qc3+
{gains the knight.}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aloni, Izak ISR"]
[Black "Bronstein, David URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E85"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 e5 6. Nge2 O-O 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. Qd2
a6 9. g4 exd4 $5 {Bronstein counters after the advance on the kingside.} 10.
Nxd4 c5 11. Nc2 Ne5 12. Be2 Be6 13. Na3 Nfd7 14. O-O-O b5 $1 {
The charge on the white king begins.} 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Ncxb5 $1 ({Not} 16.
Naxb5 $2 Bxa2 17. Nxa2 Rxa2 18. Nc3 Qa5 $1) 16... c4 $5 ({The alternative is} 
16... Bxa2) 17. Qxd6 Qa5 $5 18. Bd4 $2 ({Better is} 18. Bd2 $1 Qa4 19. Bc3 $1
Rfb8 20. Qb4) 18... Rfc8 $1 19. Bc3 {This move comes too late.} Nd3+ $1 20.
Bxd3 Bxc3 21. Nxc3 cxd3 22. Rxd3 Ne5 $1 23. Re3 Rd8 $1 {
Black has a decisive attack for three pawns.} 24. Qe7 Rd7 $5 25. Qf6 Qc5 26.
Nc2 Nd3+ 27. Rxd3 Rxd3 28. a3 $2 (28. Rd1 {defends a lost cause.}) 28... Qf2 $1
29. Re1 $6 Rd2 $1 {
The Soviet Union defeated Israel by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Blau, Maximilian SUI"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent DEN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Denmark was back in the final due to the performance of their new star Bent
Larsen.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 Qc7 7. Bb3
e6 8. O-O Nc6 9. a3 $5 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. Rad1 Na5 13. f3 $5 b5
14. g4 $6 {Blau weakens his kingside.} Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Qg2 $5 a5 17. Rd2
$6 {White remains passively.} ({Preferable is} 17. g5 $5 Nh5 18. Qh3 g6 19. f4)
17... b4 $1 18. axb4 axb4 19. Nce2 e5 $5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 Kh8 $5 22. Bg5
Ng8 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24. Kh1 d5 $1 {Larsen has the initiative.} 25. Rg1 Rg8 26.
Ng3 f6 27. Nh5 Raf8 28. b3 $2 {The queenside pawns become vulnerable.} Qc8 29.
Ng3 $6 (29. exd5 $5 Nxf5 $1 30. f4 Nd6 31. fxe5 fxe5 32. Ng3 {
breaks up the black pawn chain.}) 29... d4 $1 30. Rdd1 g6 $1 31. Qd2 Qc3 32.
Qxc3 bxc3 $1 33. fxg6 hxg6 {Larsen has a superior pawn phalanx.} 34. Ra1 (34.
Ne2 Nc6 35. Nc1 Nb4 36. Rg2 Ra8 {leads to an overwhelming advantage for Black.}
) 34... Ra8 35. f4 Nc6 $1 36. fxe5 fxe5 37. Rac1 Nb4 38. Rg2 Ra2 39. Nf1 Rga8
40. Rxg6 $5 {Pawn c2 will fall anyway.} Ra1 41. Rxa1 Rxa1 42. Kg2 d3 {
Bent showed his great talent as an attacker.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Padevsky, Nikola BUL"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor ROM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C73"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8.
Be3 Ng6 9. Qd3 Be7 10. h4 $5 ({Padevsky played} 10. O-O-O {
against Kieninger in Ljubljana 1955.}) 10... h5 $5 {
Ciocaltea keeps the position closed.} 11. Qc4 Bd7 12. O-O-O Qc8 $1 {
Slow manoeuvres behind the screen begin.} 13. Nd2 $6 (13. dxe5 $1 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
fxe5 15. f4 exf4 16. Bd4 $1 {
utilises the opportunity to open the position and attack the kingside.}) 13...
a5 14. Qe2 Qb7 15. a4 $5 Be6 $5 16. g3 $2 (16. d5 $1 cxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18.
Nxd5 Qxd5 19. g4 {counters timely.}) 16... Rb8 $1 {
Mate in one is threatened. White is too late.} 17. Nb3 $5 Bxb3 18. cxb3 Qxb3
19. d5 $1 cxd5 20. exd5 f5 21. Rd2 Bf6 22. Bg5 Rb4 $6 ({Better is} 22... Kf7 $1
) 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qa6 $1 O-O 25. Qxa5 $5 Rfb8 $5 26. Qxc7 $5 {
Padevsky swallows everything.} Rc4 $1 27. Qxd6 Rxc3+ $1 28. Kb1 ({The pointe is
} 28. bxc3 Qb1#) 28... Kg7 29. a5 Rc4 30. Rc1 Ra4 31. Rc7+ Kh6 32. Rdc2 Qa2+
33. Kc1 Qa1+ 34. Kd2 Rd4+ {Black delivers mate quickly.} (34... Rd4+ 35. Ke3
Qe1+ 36. Re2 Rb3+ 37. Rc3 Rxc3+ 38. bxc3 Qxc3#) 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.13"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union versus Hungary became an exciting match. After one game was
drawn, the Soviets had poor positions in the other three games.} 1. c4 Nf6 2.
Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 Nc6 6. Nge2 d6 7. d3 Bd7 8. h3 a6 9. a3 $5 {
Botvinnik slowly advances on the queenside.} Rb8 10. Rb1 $5 O-O 11. b4 cxb4 $5
12. axb4 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. O-O Ne8 15. Be3 Nc7 16. d4 Na6 17. Na2 e5 18. d5
$1 Ne7 19. Qd2 f5 20. Nac3 ({More useful is} 20. f3 $1 Rc8 21. Rfc1) 20... Rc8
21. Rb3 $5 Rc4 $1 {Black takes the initiative.} 22. Rfb1 Qc8 23. Bg5 Rf7 24.
Kh2 f4 {Szabo threatens ..f3!} 25. Bxe7 $6 ({Preferable is} 25. Bf1) 25... Rxe7
26. Bf1 fxg3+ $6 (26... Bh6 $1 27. g4 f3 28. Qxh6 fxe2 29. Nxe2 Rxe4 {
gains a plus.}) 27. Nxg3 Rd4 28. Qe3 Qf8 $1 {
Szabo sacrifices a pawn for the attack.} 29. Bxb5 Bh6 30. Qe1 Bd2 31. Qf1 Rf7
$1 32. Kg1 $2 ({Correct is} 32. Nd1) 32... Bxb5 33. Nxb5 Rxb4 34. Rxb4 Bxb4 35.
Kg2 Bc5 36. f3 Nb4 37. Na3 $6 Ra7 $6 (37... Nxd5 $1 38. exd5 Bxa3 {
grabs a pawn.}) 38. Rb3 Qf4 39. Nc4 Ra2+ 40. Rb2 Rxb2+ 41. Nxb2 Qd2+ $2 (41...
Qe3 $1 {proceeds the charge.}) 42. Qe2 $1 {Botvinnik defends well.} Qd4 43. h4
$1 Qg1+ {Szabo has missed winning chances.} (43... Qg1+ 44. Kh3 Bf2 45. Nf1
Qh1+ 46. Nh2 Bg1 47. Qg2 {brings a white survival.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.13"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Barcza, Gedeon HUN"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Nc3 e6 8. d3
Nc6 9. Bf4 Be7 $5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rac1 Qd7 $6 (11... Nh5 $1 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13.
Nxg5 Bg6 $1 14. e4 dxe4 15. dxe4 Nd4 {defends well.}) 12. e4 $1 {
White takes the initiative by a pawn sacrifice.} dxe4 13. dxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4
Bxe4 15. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 16. Bxe4 Nc6 {Black has a difficult game.} 17. Rfd1 Qc8
18. Qa4 $1 {Barcza regains the pawn.} Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Qxc6
{White has the pawn majority on the queenside.} h6 $6 (21... a5 $1 {
hampers the white advance on the queenside (Flohr).}) 22. Be5 Bg5 23. Rc4 $1 {
White improves his position by each move.} Qd1+ 24. Kg2 Rd8 25. Qf3 Qxf3+ $6 (
25... Qd5 $1 26. Qxd5 Rxd5 {gains time.}) 26. Kxf3 Bf6 $6 {
Smyslov accepts a weakening in a rook ending.} ({Better is} 26... Rd7) 27. Bxf6
gxf6 28. Ke3 Rd5 $2 (28... f5 $1 29. Rc7 a5 30. b3 Rd5 {
tries to create a fortress.}) 29. b4 $1 Kg7 30. a4 $1 e5 $5 ({Or} 30... Rd1 $5
31. Rc6 a5 $5 32. bxa5 Rd5 33. a6 Ra5 34. Kd4 $1 {and pawn a6 decides the game.
}) 31. b5 $1 Rd1 $6 (31... Rd7 32. a5 f5 33. Rc5 Kf6 34. b6 {
also wins for White.}) 32. Rc7 $1 a6 33. bxa6 Rd4 34. a7 Rxa4 35. Kd3 $1 f5 36.
Kc3 Kf6 37. Kb3 Ra1 38. Kb4 Kg5 39. Kb5 Kh5 40. Kb6 {Barcza defeated Smyslov
in a fine positional game.   Taimanov managed to draw the fourth game. So the
Hungarians won by 21/2-11/2. It was the first defeat of the Soviet Union in a
Chess Olympiad. Hungary and the Soviet Union led by 11/4.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bronstein, David URS"]
[Black "Pilnik, Herman ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Nd4 10. Bxf6 $5 ({Usual is} 10. Ne3) 10... gxf6 11. Ne3 $1 {
White has a promising attacking position.} Rc8 $5 ({The alternative is} 11...
f5 $5 12. exf5 Nxf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5) 12. Bd3 $1 h5 $6 13. O-O h4 $6 {
Black has spoiled two tempi. White improves his game.} 14. Ncd5 $1 Bg7 15. c3
Nc6 16. Qf3 Rh6 $6 17. Nf5 {Bronstein controls the central area.} Bxf5 18. exf5
Ne7 19. Be4 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 {White will gain a pawn on the queenside.} Qb6 21.
Bxb7 Rc7 22. Bd5 Rh8 (22... Qxb2 $2 23. Rab1 $1 Qxc3 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25. Qd5+
{wins quickly for White.}) 23. Qg4 Kf8 24. c4 Re7 25. Be4 Re8 26. b3 Bh6 27.
Rad1 Ke7 28. Rd5 Rd8 29. Rfd1 Qb4 30. Qe2 Rhg8 31. h3 Qb6 32. Kf1 $1 Qc7 33.
Qb2 $1 Rd7 34. Qa3 $1 Rgd8 35. Ra5 Kf8 36. Rxa6 Kg8 37. Qa5 Qxa5 38. Rxa5 Bf8
39. Rdd5 Kg7 40. Ke2 Kh6 41. Kf3 Kh5 42. Rdb5 Bh6 43. Ra6 {
The Soviet Union defeated Argentina by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game.}
1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Larsen, Bent DEN"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. a4 b6 11. Bc4 Bb7 12. Qe2 $5 Qc7 ({
The alternative will become} 12... h6 $5 {(Schmid - Evans, München 1958).}) 13.
Rfd1 Rfc8 14. Nd2 h6 $5 15. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 16. Bb3 Bc6 17. Nc4 $1 Nxe4 $5 {
Gligoric breaks the restraint by force.} 18. Nxe4 d5 19. a5 $5 {
Larsen prepares an attack.} dxc4 20. Qxc4 Rf8 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. Nd6 Bb5 23.
Nxb5 axb5 24. Qd5 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Bc5 $1 26. Ra8 $1 {He had planned this charge.}
Bxf2+ $2 {This natural move will be refuted.} (26... Qc7 $1 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.
Qa8+ Ke7 {defends well.}) 27. Kf1 $1 Qf6 28. Qxf7+ $1 Qxf7 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Kxf2 {Larsen has reached a won pawn ending.} Ke7 32. Ke3 Kd6 33.
Ke4 b4 34. c3 {He creates a distant passed pawn.} b3 $1 35. c4 g6 36. g4 h5 37.
gxh5 gxh5 38. h4 $1 Kc6 $1 39. Kxe5 Kc5 40. Kf5 $1 {White has to be careful.} (
40. Ke4 $2 Kxc4 41. Ke3 Kd5 42. Kd3 Ke5 $1 {draws (Larsen).}) 40... Kd4 41. Kf4
Kc5 42. Ke5 (42. Ke4 $2 Kxc4 {draws again.}) 42... Kxc4 43. Ke4 $1 Kc5 44. Kd3
Kd5 45. Kc3 Ke4 46. Kxb3 Kf5 47. Kc3 (47. Kc3 Kg4 48. b4 Kxh4 49. b5 {
leads to a white win.}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nielsen, Axel DEN"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A24"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O a5 $5 8. d3
c6 9. h3 Be6 10. Be3 Qd7 11. Kh2 d5 $5 ({Preferable is} 11... Na6 $1) 12. Na4
$5 (12. exd5 $1 cxd5 13. d4 {gains a plus.}) 12... d4 $1 13. Nc5 $5 Qd6 14.
Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bd2 Nbd7 16. Qc2 Rf7 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 e5 19. Bd2 Qf8 20. Ng1
Bh6 21. Nf3 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Qb4 23. Rf2 $6 ({Better is the counter} 23. Qg5 $1)
23... Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Re8 {Ivkov has an edge in the endgame.} 25. Rf2 $6 ({
More useful is} 25. b3 $1 Nc5 26. Rb1 {
and White prepares an advance on the queenside.}) 25... Nc5 $1 26. Bf1 Ref8 $1
27. Be2 $2 (27. Kg2 $1 Nfxe4 $1 28. dxe4 Nxe4 29. Re2 Nxg3 30. Kxg3 Rxf3+ 31.
Kg2 {defends ingeniously.}) 27... Nfxe4 $1 28. dxe4 d3 29. Bd1 Nxe4 30. Rf1 Nd2
$5 31. Re1 $6 (31. Nxd2 Rxf1 32. Nxf1 Rxf1 33. Kg2 Re1 34. Kf2 d2 {
wins for Black.}) 31... Nxf3+ 32. Bxf3 Rxf3 33. Rxe5 Rf2+ 34. Kg1 d2 {
Black threatens 35...Rf1+! 36.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 d1Q+.   Yugoslavia defeated
Denmark by 3-1 and joined the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A64"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Re8 12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 $5 14. Na3 Qc7 ({
Usual will become} 14... Nh5) 15. f4 Ned7 16. e4 {
The white centre pawns have been lured forwards.} b6 $2 {
Hereafter, Black has a crammed position.} (16... c4 $1 17. Qe2 b5 $1 18. axb5
axb5 {opens the queenside.}) 17. Kh2 Bb7 18. Qd3 Rbc8 19. Nc4 $1 {
The black pawns are stopped.} Qb8 20. Bd2 Ba8 21. Qc2 Rcd8 ({The pointe is} 
21... b5 $2 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 $1 Qxa8 24. Nxd6) 22. Rfe1 h6 23. Ra3 Nh5
24. Ne2 Nhf6 25. Nc3 Nh5 26. Bf3 Nhf6 27. Re2 Nh7 28. Ra1 Nhf6 29. Qb3 Nh7 30.
Rae1 Nhf8 31. Bg2 Nh7 $2 ({Preferable is} 31... Bb7) 32. e5 $1 {
Szabo breaks through the centre.} dxe5 33. fxe5 Nxe5 34. Bf4 $5 ({Or} 34. Qxb6
Qxb6 35. Nxb6) 34... f6 35. Bxe5 fxe5 36. Qxb6 $5 Qxb6 37. Nxb6 Nf6 38. a5 $5
Nd7 $5 39. Nxd7 $5 Rxd7 40. Na4 $1 Bxd5 $5 {Time pressure must have raged.} 41.
Nxc5 $5 Rdd8 42. Nxa6 Bc4 43. Nc7 Re7 44. Rc2 Bd3 $2 (44... Rxc7 45. b3 Ra7 46.
bxc4 Rxa5 47. c5 {only leads to a positional advantage for White.}) 45. Rc6 e4
46. Ne6 Rb8 47. Nc5 Ra7 48. Rb6 Rf8 49. b4 Rf2 50. a6 Bc3 51. Rxe4 $1 Bxe4 52.
Nxe4 Bd4 53. Rd6 Be5 54. Rxg6+ Kf7 55. Nxf2 Kxg6 56. Bb7 Kf5 57. Ng4 {
Hungary - West Germany ended in 2-2. The Hungarians lost the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark URS"]
[Black "Tsvetkov, Alexandar BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D66"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Nf3
Nbd7 9. Bd3 Nh7 10. Bxe7 $5 Qxe7 11. Ne5 $5 Ndf6 $6 (11... Nxe5 $1 12. dxe5
dxc4 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 {equalises.}) 12. f4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd7 14. Nxd7 $6 (14. O-O
$1 {starts an attack on the kingside.}) 14... Bxd7 15. Qe2 Rac8 16. Ne4 Nf6 17.
Nc5 Rc7 18. O-O Bc8 19. b4 b6 20. Nd3 Ne4 21. a3 Bb7 22. Ne5 c5 $1 23. f5 $1 {
The charge on the kingside begins at last.} Bd5 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. b5 Re8 26.
Nc6 Bxc6 $2 (26... Qg5 $1 {counters.}) 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. bxc6 Rd8 $2 {
Black blunders a pawn.} 29. Qg4 $1 Nf6 30. Qxe6+ Qxe6 31. Bxe6+ Kf8 32. Rxc5
Re8 33. Bg4 Rxe3 34. Ra5 $5 Ke7 $5 35. Bf3 Ke6 36. Kf2 Re5 37. Rxe5+ Kxe5 38.
Rd1 Ne4+ 39. Ke3 Ng5 40. Rd7 Rxd7 41. cxd7 {The Soviet Union defeated Bulgaria
by 21/2-11/2. Yugoslavia and the USSR kept the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Balanel, Ion ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E40"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. b3 $5 b6 8. Bb2
c5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Rc1 $5 Rc8 $5 12. cxd5 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nxd5 14.
dxc5 bxc5 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. b4 Nc4 18. Ba1 $5 cxb4 19. axb4 Qb6 $6
({The exchanges by} 19... Bxb4 20. Qd4 f6 21. Qxa7 Qe7 22. Qxe7 Bxe7 23. Rxd5
Nxe3 $1 24. Rxc8 Nxd5 {draw.}) 20. Qxd5 Qxb4 21. h3 Rcd8 22. Qf5 Nd6 23. Qc2
Rc8 24. Qa2 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 $6 26. Rd1 $6 (26. Rxc8+ Nxc8 27. Ne5 $1 Nd6 28.
Qxa7 {gains a pawn.}) 26... a5 $1 27. Ne5 Bf6 28. Nd3 Qc4 29. Qa3 Bxa1 30. Qxa1
Qc3 31. Qxc3 Rxc3 32. Ne5 Ne8 33. Rd8 Kf8 34. Ra8 f6 35. Nd7+ Ke7 36. Nb6 Rc5
37. Ra7+ Kd6 $2 ({Correct is} 37... Ke6) 38. Rxa5 $1 {White wins a pawn.} Rc1+
$5 39. Kh2 Nc7 40. Ra4 Kc5 41. Nd7+ Kd6 42. Rd4+ Ke7 43. Nb6 Ne6 $5 44. Rd7+
Kf8 45. Nd5 Rc2 46. f3 Rb2 47. e4 Re2 48. h4 Rb2 49. h5 h6 50. Kg3 Re2 51. Rd6
Kf7 $2 52. Rxe6 $1 {Yugoslavia - Romania became 2-2.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Black "Pachman, Ludek CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bf5 8. Qf3
$5 Qb6 $2 ({Prudent is} 8... Bg6 {(Krogius - Kovacs, Budapest 1965).}) 9. Qxf5
Qxb2 10. Qc8+ Ke7 11. Nxd5+ $2 (11. Rb1 $3 Qxc3+ 12. Kd1 g5 13. Bg3 Ne4 14. Nf3
{favours White (Brodsky - Khruchiov, Peterhof 2006).}) 11... cxd5 12. Qc1 Qb4+
13. Ke2 $5 Qb5+ $5 14. Kf3 Qd7 15. Bxf6+ Kxf6 {
The kings have developed in a remarkable way.} 16. g3 $1 Qf5+ $2 ({Better is} 
16... g6 $1 17. Rb1 Bd6) 17. Kg2 Bd6 18. Qd1 g6 19. Bd3 Qe6 20. Rb1 Nc6 $5 {
Black gives up a pawn.} (20... b6 21. Qf3+ Kg7 22. Bc4 dxc4 23. Qxa8 c3 24. Nf3
Qxa2 25. Rhc1 {gains an exchange for White.}) 21. Rxb7 Rab8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23.
Ne2 Kg7 24. Qa4 Ne7 25. Rb1 Rxb1 26. Bxb1 Bb8 27. Bc2 h5 28. Qb5 Bc7 29. h4 a6
30. Qb7 {White is a pawn up and attacks the black weaknesses. The Soviet Union
crushed Czechoslovakia by 31/2-1/2 and took the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Nf1 Rd8 13. Qe2 Be6 $5 14. Ng5 Bg4
15. f3 Bh5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. f4 $1 {Matanovic takes the initiative.} exf4 18.
Bxf4 Nc6 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. Bb1 $5 {
The manoeuvres remain quiet in the Closed Ruy Lopez.} Qb6 21. Kh1 h6 22. Nh3
Re8 23. Be3 Qd8 24. Nf4 Bh7 25. d4 $1 cxd4 26. cxd4 Bf8 27. Bg1 (27. e5 $1 Bxb1
28. exf6 $1 {attacks.}) 27... Qa5 28. Qf3 Rc7 29. Re2 Qa4 30. b3 Qa5 31. Rde1
Rce7 32. h3 Qc7 $2 ({Better is} 32... Nb4 $1 {(overprotects square d5)} 33. d5
Rc8) 33. Ngh5 $1 Nxh5 34. Nd5 $1 Qa5 35. Nxe7+ Bxe7 36. Qxh5 {
White has won an exchange.} Bg5 37. Qf3 Qb4 $2 38. e5 $1 Nd8 39. Bxh7+ Kxh7 40.
h4 $1 Be7 41. exd6 Qxd6 42. d5 $1 {Matanovic scored 111/2/16 on board two.} ({
The pointe is} 42. d5 Kg8 43. Bh2 Qd7 44. d6) 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Filip, Miroslav CSR"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6
8. Re1 g6 9. c4 Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nde2 $2 {Filip makes a passive choice.} ({
More active is} 11. Bg5 $5) 11... Qe6 $1 12. Nd5 Qxe4 13. Nef4 $2 ({
Preferable is} 13. Nec3 $1 Qxc4 14. Nxe7+ Nxe7 15. Rxe7 Rfe8 $1 16. Rxb7 $5 Ng4
17. Bg5 {and White has a counteraction.}) 13... Qxc4 14. Nxe7+ Nxe7 15. Rxe7
Rfe8 $1 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Be3 Ne4 $1 18. Qd3 Qxd3 19. Nxd3 b6 {
White has lost a pawn.} 20. Kf1 Rc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 Kf8 23. Ke2 Ke7 24.
Be3 Kd7 25. f3 Nc5 26. b3 Ne6 27. Nb4 Be5 28. h3 Nc7 29. Kd3 d5 30. Nc2 Ne6 31.
b4 b5 $1 32. Bd2 Kd6 33. Be3 a6 34. g4 f5 35. h4 Bg3 36. h5 gxh5 37. gxh5 Ke5
38. Bc1 Bf2 39. Ke2 Bb6 40. Bd2 Nf4+ 41. Bxf4+ Kxf4 {
Black has a new target on h5.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Larsen, Bent DEN"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B63"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 h6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Be2 h5 11. O-O $5 ({Known is} 11. Nb3 {
(Ivkov - Petrosian, Belgrade 1954.}) 11... Bd7 12. Kh1 Qb6 13. Nb3 Be7 14. f4
h4 $5 15. Na4 $1 Qa7 16. Nac5 $1 dxc5 $6 ({Preferable is} 16... Bc8 $1 17. Nd3
{(Botvinnik).} h3) 17. Qxd7+ Kf8 18. e5 $5 {Larsen wants to see blood.} Kg7 $6
({Better is} 18... Qb6 $1) 19. Na5 $5 ({Botvinnik prefers} 19. exf6+ Bxf6 20.
Qd3 $1) 19... Rhd8 $1 20. Nxc6 Rxd7 21. Nxa7 Rc7 $1 22. g3 $5 (22. Nc6 $1 bxc6
{(Tischbierek)} 23. g3 {gains a positional edge.}) 22... Rxa7 {
Botvinnik defends well.} 23. gxh4 f5 24. Rg1+ Kh7 25. a4 $6 (25. Bh5 Bf8 26.
Rd8 Bh6 27. Rgg8 $1 Bg7 28. Kg2 b5 29. Rge8 {keeps a plus.}) 25... Ra8 26. a5
Rd8 {Black utilises the chance to exchange rooks.} 27. Rxd8 Bxd8 28. Rd1 Bxh4
29. Rd6 Be7 30. Rb6 Bd8 31. Bf3 Re7 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33. Bxb7 Bxa5 {
The bishop ending draws easily.} 34. c3 f6 $5 35. Bc8 $5 fxe5 36. fxe5 Bc7 37.
Bxe6 Bxe5 38. Bxf5+ Kg7 39. Kg2 Bf4 {The young Larsen scored the best result
on board one (14/18). He became a grandmaster. His Denmark was crushed by 31/
2-1/2.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Yugoslavia needed a monster win against the Soviet Union, but that miracle
did not happen.} 1. c4 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. h4 $5 d6
7. d3 Rb8 $5 ({Botvinnik prefers} 7... Bg4 $1) 8. h5 $1 Bd7 9. Bxh6 Bxh6 10.
hxg6 hxg6 11. Qc1 $1 {Botvinnik exerts a great threat.} Bg7 {
Gligoric will survive the attack well.} ({Not} 11... Bxc1 $4 12. Rxh8#) 12.
Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Qh6 Bxc3+ $5 14. bxc3 e6 $6 (14... Bf5 $1 15. Ng5 Qb6 {
and ..f6 equalises.}) 15. Ng5 Ke7 $1 16. Kd2 Be8 $6 (16... Qh8 $1 17. Rh1 Qxh6
18. Rxh6 {(Botvinnik)} Nd8 {carries out an important exchange.}) 17. Qg7 Kd7 $2
{An immediate counteraction is needed.} (17... Nd4 $1 18. Nh7 $1 (18. cxd4 $6
Qa5+ 19. Ke3 cxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Qxg5+ {draws}) 18... Bc6 19. Qf6+ Ke8 {
keeps good drawing chances.}) 18. f4 $1 Qe7 19. Rh1 Nd8 20. Ne4 Kc7 21. Rh8 Bc6
22. Nf6 $1 Kb6 ({The pointe is} 22... Bxg2 $2 23. Re8) 23. Bxc6 Nxc6 24. Rh7 $1
Nd8 ({Or} 24... Rf8 $2 25. Qxf8 $1 {(Botvinnik).}) 25. Qxg6 $1 Ka6 26. a4 Ka5
27. Qg5 Kxa4 28. Rh1 Kb3 29. Qh4 Kb2 30. g4 {
The Soviets won by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nielsen, Axel DEN"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The young Lajos Portisch was an excellent second reserve.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5
3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Ne2 Qh4 6. Nbc3 c6 7. Be3 Nh6 $5 {
Portisch avoids a quick draw.} 8. Qd2 Ng4 9. O-O-O $5 (9. g3 $1 Qe7 10. Bf4
Bxf4 11. Qxf4 {gains a plus.}) 9... Nxe3 10. Qxe3+ Qe7 11. Qf3 Qg5+ 12. Qe3+
Qxe3+ 13. fxe3 f5 {Black has created the weakness e3.} 14. Rdf1 O-O 15. Rf2 $6
({Better is} 15. g4 $1 fxg4 16. Rxf8+ Bxf8 17. e4 $1 dxe4 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Rf1
Nd7 20. Nxe4 {and White has an attack for a pawn.}) 15... g6 16. Nf4 Nd7 17.
Nd1 b5 18. b3 Nb6 19. h4 Bd7 20. h5 g5 21. Ne2 Ba3+ 22. Kd2 Nc4+ $5 23. bxc4
bxc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Rhf1 Rab8 26. Ng3 Rb5 27. e4 $6 {
White allows an advance on the kingside.} ({Preferable is} 27. Nc3 $1 Ra5 28.
Nge2) 27... f4 $1 28. Ne2 Bg4 $5 29. h6 $6 (29. g3 $1 f3 30. Ng1 Bxh5 31. Nxf3
{saves the day.}) 29... Re8 30. Nec3 Bb4 31. a3 Ba5 32. Kc1 Rb7 33. e5 $2 (33.
Na4 $1 {prolongs the game.}) 33... Reb8 $1 {
Portisch threatens 34...Bxd1 34.Nxd1 Rb1#. Nielsen has no proper defence.} 34.
Rf3 $5 Bxf3 35. gxf3 Kf7 36. e6+ Kxe6 37. Re1+ Kf7 38. Re5 Bxc3 39. Nxc3 Re7
40. Rc5 Re6 41. Ne4 Rxh6 42. Nxg5+ Ke7 43. Rxc4 Rb5 44. Ne4 Ra5 45. a4 Rd5 46.
Kd2 Rg6 47. Nc3 Rd8 48. Ne2 Rf6 49. Ke1 h5 50. Rb4 h4 51. Rb7+ Rd7 52. Rb8 Rh6
53. Kf2 h3 54. Kg1 Rg6+ 55. Kf1 Rdd6 56. Rb7+ Kd8 57. Rb1 h2 58. Kf2 Rh6 59.
Rh1 Rh4 60. c3 Rd7 61. Nxf4 Rxf4 62. Rxh2 c5 63. Ke3 Rdf7 {The Hungarians
caught up with the Yugoslavians at the end of the penultimate round.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Panno, Oscar ARG"]
[Black "Keller, Dieter SUI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D29"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3
c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Be7 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Bg5 Nc5 $6
(14... b4 $1 {was played in Smyslov - Keres, Budapest 1950.}) 15. Rac1 $1 b4 $2
({Preferable is} 15... Rc8 $1 16. e5 Nfd7 17. Bxe7 Kxe7) 16. Bxf6 gxf6 $2 ({
Better is} 16... bxc3 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rxc3 Nxb3 19. Nxb3 O-O {
but Black has lost a  pawn.}) 17. Na4 $1 O-O 18. Bxe6 $1 Qe5 $5 (18... fxe6 19.
Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Rxc7 Nxc7 21. Rd7 {loses too much material.}) 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20.
Bf5 Rfe8 $6 (20... Rfd8 $1 {(Black can play ..Rxd4)} 21. Nf3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qe8
23. Nd2 Rd8 24. Qh5 {also brings a decisive white attack.}) 21. Qh5 $1 Bxd4 22.
Rxd4 $1 Qxd4 23. Rc7 $1 {Panno threatens mate in two.   The Argentinians were
steering towards the fourth place.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.24"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Yugoslavia and Hungary shared the second place in game points. They met in
the last round.  Yugoslavia had scored more match points. So Hungary needed a
win.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O b6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Ne2 Nbd7 $5 11. b3 Bb7 12. Bb2 Ba5 13. Ng3 g6 14.
Rc1 Rc8 15. Rc2 Qe7 16. Qe2 Rc7 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 {They play a prudent game.} 18.
Ba6 Bxa6 19. Qxa6 Bb6 20. Qa4 Ne8 $5 ({More active is} 20... Qe6 $1) 21. Qg4
Qe6 22. Qh4 f6 23. Ne2 Ne5 24. Qg3 (24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Ng5 Qe7 26. Nc3 {
gains a plus.}) 24... Nd3 $1 25. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 26. Qxf4 Rd8 27. h3 Rcd7 28. Ne1
d4 29. exd4 cxd4 30. Nd3 (30. Nd3 Qd6 {starts the exchange of the heavy pieces.
}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.24"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Barcza, Gedeon HUN"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 c5 7. Rb1 Nc6 8. d3
h6 $5 9. Ne1 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Qb3 a5 13. a3 a4 $1 14. Qc4 b5
$1 15. Qxb5 Nbxd5 {Black has exchanged a flank for a centre pawn.} 16. Qc4 Nb6
17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Bd2 Qd7 19. Nf3 c4 $1 20. Rfc1 Qb5 21. Nd4 Qc5 22. e3 Ng4 23.
Bb4 Qh5 24. h3 Ne5 25. dxc4 Rxc4 26. Qd2 Rfc8 27. g4 $5 Qh4 28. Bf1 $2 {
Barcza makes a horrible blunder.} (28. Rxc4 Nexc4 29. Qd1 {keeps the equality.}
) 28... Rxd4 $1 {Black threatens ..Nf3+.} 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. Qc2 $2 (30. Qe2 $1
Rxb4 $1 31. axb4 Nb6 32. Qa6 $5 Nf3+ $1 33. Kg2 Ng5 34. Kg1 Be5 $1 35. Qxb6 $5
Ne4 {leads to a mate attack by Black.}) 30... Rxg4+ $1 31. hxg4 Nf3+ 32. Kg2
Qxg4+ {Yugoslavia took the lead temporarily.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.24"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Black "Benko, Pal HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E55"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 $5 11. exd4 Bb7 12. Bg5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Rac1
{White avoids a risky pawn sacrifice.} (14. Bd3 $5 Qxc3 $5 15. Ne5 {
drew in Ogaard - Olafsson, Reykjavik 1978.}) 14... Ng4 15. h3 $2 ({Better is} 
15. Bxe6 $1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxh2+ 17. Kf1 fxe6 18. Qxg4 Rf5 19. Qh4 {
and the game is even.}) 15... Bxf3 $1 16. Qxf3 Nxf2 $1 {A pawn is won.} 17. Bb3
$2 {Maybe the two white bishops will give counter-play.} Nxd1 18. Rxd1 Rac8 {
Black has won a pawn and an exchange.} 19. Rd3 e5 20. Qg4 Kh8 21. Be7 f5 $6 {
Black returns the exchange.} (21... Rfe8 $1 22. Rg3 g6 23. Qh4 exd4 24. Qxd4+
Qe5 25. Re3 Qxd4 26. cxd4 Kg8 {keeps the extra material.}) 22. Qh4 $6 Nf6 $2 ({
Correct is} 22... e4 $1 23. Re3 Nf6 $1 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 {
and Black has an extra pawn plus a positional advantage.}) 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24.
Rf3 e4 $5 25. Rxf5 Qxc3 26. Qxe4 $1 Rd8 $1 {
Black has to fight for the win again.} 27. Qf4 Qxd4+ 28. Qxd4 Rxd4 {
Benko is a pawn up in the endgame, but Ivkov has drawing chances.} 29. Re5 Re4
30. Rb5 g6 31. Rb4 $4 {White blunders a rook.} Rxb4 {
Hungary equalised. The final result depended on the result from board four.}
0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "12th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1956.09.24"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Milic, Borislav YUG"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1956.08.31"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Nerves played a main role in this decisive game.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5
4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Qb6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Rc8 9. Bb2 Nh6 $5 10. Nc3 Nf5
$6 ({My preference has} 10... Na5 $1 11. Na4 Qc6 12. Nc5 Nc4) 11. Na4 Qd8 12.
Bd3 b6 13. O-O Be7 14. Nc3 g6 15. Ba6 Rb8 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Bb5 $6 {
Square b5 should remain open for the queen's knight.} Qe8 18. Qa4 Rc8 19. Ne2
Rc7 20. Rc3 $2 {Lajos misses a trick.} Nxe5 $1 21. Rxc7 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Bxb5 23.
Qc2 Bd6 24. Rxa7 $6 (24. Rc3 $5 e5 $1 {is very unattractive for White.}) 24...
Qb8 $1 25. Ra4 {The queen's rook has reached dire straits.} Rc8 26. Qd1 Bxh2+
27. Kh1 Bd6 28. Rg1 Qb7 29. Nc3 Bxa4 ({Even better is} 29... Rxc3 $1 30. Bxc3
Qc6 31. Ra7 Qxc3) 30. Nxa4 Rc4 31. Nc3 $5 Rxd4 32. Qa4 Rh4+ 33. Kg2 Qc8 34. Rc1
Qd8 35. Ne2 Rh2+ 36. Kg1 Rh5 (36... Ne3 $1 37. fxe3 Qg5+ {mates soon.}) 37. Qa6
Bf8 $2 (37... Qg5+ $1 38. Ng3 d4 $1 {wins easily.}) 38. Rc8 Qe7 39. Qxb6 d4 $2
{Black gives away a pawn.} 40. Bxd4 $5 Qg5+ 41. Ng3 Nxg3 42. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 43.
Qd6+ Ke8 $1 44. Qc6+ $1 {Suddenly, the game is finished by perpetual check.
The match ends in 2-2.   The final standings became: Soviet Union (gold) 31,
Yugoslavia (silver) and Hungary (bronze) 261/2, Argentina 23, West Germany and
Bulgaria 22, Czechoslovakia 201/2, England 20, Switzerland, Denmark and
Rumania 19, Israel 151/2.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich ARG"]
[Black "Perez Perez, Francisco ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The thirteenth Olympiad could not be organized by the USA. Germany took over
as a celebration of 800 years München. The prestige benefited the unpopular
country.   The event was played in München from 30 ix until 23 x 1958. Again
the preliminaries  occurred in four groups. A surprise was the defeat of
Botvinnik in the hands of Dückstein. It made little difference for the Soviet
Union in group 1. The Netherlands did not qualify in the same group, despite
the great scores by Euwe and Donner. The bronze medalists of Hungary lost to
Columbia in group three and did not make it to final A.   Argentina was among
the twelve countries in final A. Only participants of the Argentinian
championship were allowed in the team. Therefore, Najdorf and Julio Bolbochan
were missing. But Eliskases was back. He contributed well.} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5
3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nbd7 5. e4 g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. h3 Qe7 10. Be3
Ne8 11. Re1 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Bg5 $5 ({Known is} 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qe2 {
(Panno - Olafsson, Copenhagen 1958).}) 13... Qf7 $1 14. Bf1 Kh8 $5 (14... e4 $1
15. Nh4 Nb6 16. b3 Nc7 {equalises.}) 15. Bh4 $2 {The bishop moves offside.} h6
$5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qe2 Nc7 $5 18. Rad1 e4 $1 19. Nh2 Ne5 $1 20. f4 Nd3 $2 (
20... Ng6 $1 21. Qh5 Nxh4 22. Qxh4 Ne6 {imprisons the white queen.}) 21. Rxd3
$1 exd3 22. Qxd3 Bf6 23. Nf3 Bxh4 24. Nxh4 Qf6 25. Re5 Be6 26. Be2 Rad8 27. Qe3
Rg8 28. Kf2 Rxg3 $2 {Black should not return the exchange.} 29. Kxg3 Rg8+ 30.
Kh2 Qxh4 31. Bd3 $1 {White has a positional advantage.} Qe7 32. Ne2 Qd7 $2 (
32... Qg7 33. Ng3 b5 {counters on the flanks.}) 33. Nd4 $1 Rd8 $2 (33... Qg7
34. Bf1 Bf7 {prolongs the game.}) 34. Nxe6 Nxe6 35. Rxe6 Qxd3 {
Eliskases wins elegantly.} 36. Re8+ $1 ({The pointe is} 36. Re8+ Kg7 37. Qe7+
Kg6 38. Rxd8 Qc2+ 39. Kg3) 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Darga, Klaus GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union drew four games against the USA in round one and three games
against West Germany in round two. But the new star Tal scored differently.} 1.
e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O
9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qh5 $5 {
He avoids a quick draw.} Qd6 15. Nd2 Bf6 16. Nf3 Nc4 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bg5 $1 g6
$5 (18... Nxb2 $6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rd2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23.
Nxe5 {leads to a white plus (Khalifman).}) 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qh6 Qe7 $6 (20...
Nxb2 $1 21. Rd2 $1 Nc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 {(Khalifman)} 23. Red1 {brings equality.})
21. Rd3 $1 f6 ({Not} 21... Nxb2 $4 22. Ng5 $1) 22. Nh4 g5 $2 ({Better is} 22...
Be6 $1) 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 Kh8 25. Red1 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8
28. h4 $1 g4 $2 ({Correct is} 28... gxh4 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. Qxh4 Qd6 31. Qxc4
Qd1+ 32. Qf1 Qc2 33. Qxa6 Qc1+ 34. Qf1 Qxb2 {and Black fights back.}) 29. Bxc4
bxc4 30. Kh2 $1 {White will gain pawn g4 in the queen ending.} ({Avoids} 30.
Qh5 $4 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 g3+ $1) 30... Kg8 31. Qh5 $1 ({Not} 31. Kg3 $2 Qd3+ $1 $11)
31... Qd2 32. Qxg4+ Kf8 33. f3 Qxb2 34. Qxc4 Qf2 35. Kh3 $1 {
The winner of Portoroz 1958 played a fine positional game.} 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pachman, Ludek CSR"]
[Black "Dueckstein, Andreas AUT"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Dückstein played very well during the preliminaries and this game.} 1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bd3 cxd4 6. O-O f6 7. Qe2 fxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 $5
({Usual is} 8... Nf6) 9. Qxe5 Nf6 10. Bb5+ Kf7 $5 {
Duckstein hopes to benefit from an active king in the ending.} 11. Qxd4 Bd6 12.
Bg5 $2 ({Correct is} 12. Bf4) 12... Qc7 $1 {
Black attacks two pawns at the same time.} 13. Qh4 Qxc2 14. Nd2 h6 15. Rfd1 $5
Bd7 $1 16. Bxf6 Bxb5 17. Bc3 Qg6 $5 18. Ne4 $2 ({Better is} 18. Bb4 $1 Bxb4 19.
Qxb4 Bc6 20. Nf3 {and White can blockade the centre.}) 18... Qxe4 $1 19. Qxe4
Bxh2+ $1 20. Kxh2 dxe4 {
Black has two extra pawns in the ending, but these are doubled.} 21. Rd6 Rhd8
22. Rad1 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Rc8 {Dückstein has to avoid the exchange of rooks.} 24.
Kg3 Rc5 25. Kf4 Bc6 26. Rd8 Rf5+ 27. Ke3 Rg5 28. g3 Rf5 29. Rc8 e5 $1 {
Black conquers the centre.} 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. Rc7 g5 32. Rh7 Kd5 $2 {
He gives away a pawn.} (32... Rf6 $1 {
keeps the h-pawn and prepares the advance of the king.}) 33. Rxh6 Bb5+ 34. Ke1
e3 $1 35. fxe3 Rf3 $5 {The winning chances have become small.} (35... Ke4 36.
Re6 Bc4 37. Re7 Kxe3 38. Rxe5+ Rxe5 39. Bxe5 Bxa2 {draws.}) 36. e4+ $5 Kxe4 37.
Re6 Re3+ 38. Kd2 Re2+ 39. Kd1 Kf5 40. Re7 Re3 41. Rxb7 a6 42. Re7 $2 ({Right is
} 42. Be1 $1 {and Pachman can draw.}) 42... Kf6 $1 {
Suddenly, the white rook is outmanoeuvred.} 43. Rc7 Rxg3 44. Rc5 Re3 45. Kd2
Re2+ 46. Kd1 Re4 47. Rc8 g4 48. Rg8 Bc4 {The two passed pawns decide the game.}
0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. Bf3 Nc6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Be3 Na5 12. Qe1 Nc4 13. Bc1 e5 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15.
exf5 Rac8 $2 (15... Rae8 {occurred in Sterner - Bilek, Dresden 1956.}) ({
Unzicker prefers} 15... Rfe8 $1) 16. g4 $1 {
White starts an attack on the kingside.} e4 $1 {
Black counters immediately. He sacrifices a centre pawn.} 17. Nxe4 Rfe8 18.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qf2 Bxb2 20. Bxb2 Nxb2 21. Rab1 Na4 22. Rxb7 Qc4 23. Qg2 Nc3 24.
g5 Rb8 25. Rd7 Rb1 $2 ({Better is} 25... Rb2 $1 26. g6 $1 fxg6 27. fxg6 h6 $6 {
(Unzicker).} {but} 28. f5 $1 Reb8 29. f6 gxf6 30. Rg1 {wins for White.}) 26.
Rxb1 Nxb1 27. Qe2 $1 Qc8 28. Rc7 $1 {Unzicker wins elegantly.} Qd8 29. Qc4 d5
30. Bxd5 Nd2 31. Qc6 Rf8 32. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 33. g6 $1 hxg6 34. fxg6 Kh8 35. gxf7
Ne4 36. Qe8+ $1 {The USA defeated West Germany by 21/2-11/2, despite this loss.
} 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Malich, Burkhard GDR"]
[Black "Pilnik, Herman ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D73"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nfd7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qc2 O-O $5 {Pilnik selects a more prudent move.} (9... Bxd4 $5 10.
Nxd4 Nxd4 {was played in Gudmundsson - Pilnik, Amsterdam 1950. White had
compensation for the pawn.}) 10. Rd1 Bf5 11. Qc5 a5 $5 12. Na3 $5 a4 13. Bf4
Ra5 $1 14. Qc1 Be4 15. Nc2 $5 Rh5 $5 {
Pilnik has moved a rook from a8 thru a5 to h5!} 16. g4 $6 {
There is no need for this weakening.} (16. Ne3 {is alright.}) 16... Rd5 17. Ne5
$2 {He should not lift the protection of pawn d4.} Nxd4 $1 18. Nxd4 Bxg2 $1 ({
Not} 18... Rxd4 $4 19. Bxe4) 19. Nb5 Bh3 $1 20. Nc3 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 a3 $5 22.
bxa3 Qd6 $1 23. Ne4 Qd5 24. f3 (24. Qxd5 Nxd5 25. Bg3 Bxg4 $1 26. Rd1 Be6 $1 {
wins for Black.}) 24... f5 25. Nf2 fxg4 26. Bg3 {
Both players will go wrong during the time pressure.} h5 $2 ({Correct is} 26...
Rd8) 27. Nxg6 Rf7 28. Nf4 $2 {White does not move the rook.} Qe5 $2 ({Better is
} 28... Qd4 $1 29. Qxd4 Bxd4 30. Rd1 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 h4 $1) 29. N4xh3 $2 (29.
Rb1 {saves the rook.}) 29... Qxa1 30. Qxa1 Bxa1 31. fxg4 c5 32. gxh5 c4 33. Ng5
Rf5 34. Nge4 Bd4 35. Kf1 Rxh5 {White overstepped the time limit in a lost
position.   Pilnik scored well for Argentina on board one.} 0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alexander, Conel ENG"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang GDR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. g3 f6 8. exf6 Nxf6
9. Bg2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Kh8 $5 ({Usual is} 11... Bd7) 12. Ne5 Bxe5 $6 ({
Preferable is} 12... Nd7 $1) 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5 15. Nd2 Qa5 16. f4 Bd7
17. Bxc5 $6 {White loses piece activity.} Qxc5+ 18. Qf2 Qxf2+ 19. Rxf2 g5 $1 {
Black takes the initiative after the exchanges.} 20. Nf1 $5 Rf7 $1 21. Ne3 gxf4
22. gxf4 Rg8 23. Raf1 b5 24. h3 $5 h5 $1 25. Nc2 Be8 $5 26. Nb4 $2 (26. f5 $1
Rxf5 27. Rxf5 exf5 28. Rxf5 Bg6 29. Rg5 $1 Bf7 $1 30. Rf5 {
leads to a repetition of moves.}) 26... Ne7 $1 27. Kh2 Rgf8 28. Kg1 $5 Rg7 $5
29. Nc2 Nf5 30. Kh2 h4 31. Nd4 Nxd4 32. cxd4 Bg6 $2 (32... Rf5 $1 {
hammers on the f-pawn.}) 33. f5 $2 {Alexander misses the difficult escape.} ({
The sacrifice by} 33. Bxd5 $1 exd5 34. f5 Rgf7 $5 35. f6 Bd3 36. Re1 {
brings a dynamic equality.}) 33... Rxf5 $1 34. Rxf5 Bxf5 35. Rf4 Rf7 36. Rxh4+
Kg7 37. Bf3 a5 $1 {The black queenside pawns cannot be stopped.} 38. Bd1 b4 $1
39. Rf4 Bg6 40. Rg4 Rf2+ {The DDR participated for the first time in final A.
Uhlmann did well on board one.} 0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E59"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the round began, Yugoslavia (11/4) led before the Soviet Union (10).} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3
9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Bb5 b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. e4 h6 $5 {
Black prevents Bg5 at the cost of a weakening. So White gets a target.} (13...
Ne7 {occurred in the preliminary phase (Gligiric - Anderson).}) 14. Bd3 Rfd8
15. Bb2 Ne7 16. Ne5 Nc6 $5 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Re3 $5 c4 $5 19. Bc2 $1 e5 $5 20.
Qe2 b5 21. Rf1 Re8 22. Bc1 Qd6 $6 ({More active is} 22... h5 23. d5 Bd7) 23.
Rd1 Rad8 24. d5 $1 Bd7 25. Rg3 Kh8 26. Rf1 Nh7 $5 27. Qh5 $1 {
The direct attack begins.} f6 28. f4 Re7 29. fxe5 $5 fxe5 $6 (29... Rxe5 $1 30.
Qh4 Ng5 {offers more resistance.}) 30. Rgf3 Rg8 31. Qh4 Be8 32. Bd1 Bg6 33.
R3f2 Ree8 34. Bh5 $5 Bxh5 {Black makes a useful exchange.} 35. Qxh5 Rgf8 36.
Be3 a6 37. h3 Rd8 $5 38. Kh2 $5 Rxf2 39. Rxf2 Rf8 $2 ({Correct is} 39... Nf6 $1
40. Qg6 Rf8) 40. Rxf8+ Nxf8 $1 41. Qe8 $1 {
This penetration leads to a highly favourable ending.} Kh7 42. Qc8 Ng6 43. Bc5
Qf6 44. Qf5 a5 $2 (44... Kg8 $1 45. Qxf6 gxf6 46. g3 Nf8 $1 47. Kg2 Nd7 48. Be3
Kg7 49. Kf3 Kg6 {will be hard to win for White.}) 45. g3 $1 Kg8 46. Qxf6 gxf6
47. h4 h5 $5 48. g4 $1 hxg4 49. Kg3 Nf4 50. Kxg4 Kf7 51. d6 $1 Ke6 52. h5 $1 {
Black is unable to stop the passed pawns.} a4 53. h6 Ng6 54. h7 {The white king
will advance on the kingside. Yugoslavia defeated West Germany by 21/2-11/2.}
1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Black "Filip, Miroslav CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "217"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nb3 Qe7 $5 (12... Be4 13. Qc1 Rc8 {
was played in Smyslov - Gligoric, Warsaw 1947.}) 13. Rac1 Be4 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15.
Qc7 Ne8 $5 16. Qa5 Ndf6 17. Ne1 Qb7 18. f3 Bd5 19. Nc2 Bxb3 20. axb3 Nc7 21. f4
d5 22. Nb4 Rfc8 $1 23. f5 $1 {Smyslov keeps the initiative.} exf5 24. Rxf5 Ne6
25. Rd1 Rd8 26. e3 Rd6 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. Rff1 $5 Ng5 $1 29. Nd3 Rdd8 30. Ne5 h5
31. Rc6 Ng4 $1 {Filip takes over the initiative.} 32. Rxa6 $2 {
Smyslov becomes too greedy.} Nxe3 33. Ra7 Qb8 34. Nxf7 Nxf1 35. Nxd8 Nxg3 $1
36. Nc6 Ne2+ 37. Kh1 Qf4 38. Bxd5+ Kh7 39. Qe1 Nh3 $2 {
Filip misses the decision.} (39... Nxd4 $1 40. Nxd4 Rc1 $1 {wins for Black.})
40. Rf7 $1 Qe3 41. Rf3 Qe8 42. Qb1+ Kh6 43. Ne5 (43. Rxh3 Rxc6 $1 44. Rxh5+ $1
Kxh5 45. Qf5+ Kh4 46. Qf2+ {brings perpetual check.}) 43... Rc1+ 44. Qxc1+ Nxc1
45. Rxh3 {White has a bishop and a rook for the queen.} Qe7 46. Rc3 Qh4 $2 (
46... Na2 {preserves the knight.}) 47. Nf7+ Kh7 48. Rxc1 Qxd4 49. Bg2 Qxb2 50.
Be4+ Kg8 51. Rf1 Kf8 $6 {He should capture another pawn.} 52. Nd6+ Ke7 53. Nf5+
Ke6 54. Bg2 Qc3 55. Rf3 Qa1+ 56. Bf1 g5 57. Kg2 Qa8 58. Kg1 Ke5 59. Rf2 Qa3 60.
Bxb5 Qxb3 61. Bf1 Qb6 62. Bd3 Qc5 63. Kf1 Qc3 64. Re2+ Kf6 65. Bc2 Qh3+ $6 66.
Kg1 $1 Qg4+ 67. Rg2 Qb4 68. Rf2 Ke5 69. Re2+ Kf6 {Black is pushed back slowly.}
70. Ng3 $1 h4 71. Ne4+ Kg6 72. h3 Qd4+ 73. Kg2 Kh6 74. Nf2 Qd5+ 75. Be4 Qd6 76.
Re3 Kg7 77. Rd3 Qc7 78. Bd5 Qe5 79. Bf3 Qg3+ 80. Kf1 Qf4 81. Bg4 Qc1+ 82. Ke2
Qc2+ 83. Kf3 Qc1 84. Rd7+ Kg6 85. Nd3 Qc6+ 86. Ke3 Qb6+ 87. Ke4 Qc6+ 88. Ke5
Qc3+ 89. Ke6 Qc4+ 90. Rd5 Qc8+ 91. Ke5 Qe8+ 92. Be6 Qb8+ 93. Rd6 Qc7 94. Kd5
Qb7+ 95. Rc6 Qb3+ 96. Kd4 Qa4+ 97. Bc4+ $1 Kg7 $6 98. Rc7+ Kf6 99. Rf7+ $1 Kg6
100. Ne5+ Kh6 101. Ke4 Qa8+ 102. Kf5 Qc8+ 103. Rd7 Qc5 104. Bd5 Qf2+ 105. Bf3
Qc2+ $5 106. Kf6 Qb2 107. Rd6 Kh7 108. Be4+ Kh6 109. Kf7+ {Black is mated in
two moves. Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia became 31/2-1/2. The Soviets shared
the first place with Yugoslavia.} 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bobotsov, Milko BUL"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E89"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c6 7. Be3 e5 8. d5
cxd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. Nc1 Nh5 12. Nb3 f5 13. O-O-O Ndf6 14. Bd3 Bd7
$5 (14... b5 {won for Black in Gligoric - Geller, Zagreb 1955.}) 15. Kb1 b5 16.
Rc1 b4 $1 17. Ne2 a5 18. h3 $2 {Hereafter, White has little counter-play.} ({
Preferable is} 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Na1 $1) 18... fxe4 19. fxe4 a4 20. Na1 b3 21.
axb3 axb3 22. Nxb3 Ra4 23. Qc2 $2 ({Better is} 23. g4 Nf4 24. Ng3) 23... Nxe4
$1 24. g4 ({The pointe is} 24. Bxe4 $2 Rxe4 $1 25. Qxe4 Bf5) 24... Rf3 $5 25.
Bxe4 Rxe3 26. Nc3 Ng3 27. Rhe1 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Rb4 29. Re3 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Ba4 $1
31. Rc3 Rb8 32. Ned2 e4 $1 33. Rc4 e3 $5 (33... Bxb3 34. Nxb3 Qf8 $1 {
wins immediately.}) 34. Rxa4 exd2 35. Rc4 $2 (35. Ra2 Qb6 36. Nxd2 Qd4 37. Ka1
Qg1+ 38. Nb1 {prolongs the game.}) 35... Qe8 36. Nd4 Qe1+ 37. Ka2 d1=Q {
Gligoric scored 12/15 on board one.} 0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Pomar Salamanca, Arturo ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B14"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. c5 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. b4 a5 10. Na4 Nfd7 11. b5 $5 bxc5 12. dxc5 e5 $1 {
The counteraction brings equality.} 13. c6 e4 14. cxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O exf3 16.
Qxf3 Ne5 17. Qg3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bd6 19. Ba3 Rb8 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 {
Pomar has exchanged a lot, but Botvinnik kept the initiative.} 21. Rfd1 Be6 22.
Nc3 Qa3 23. Rab1 $5 Rfc8 $1 24. Rb3 Qc5 25. Ne2 Qc2 26. Nd4 $5 Qxa2 $1 {
Black has an extra pawn temporarily.} 27. Ra3 Qc4 28. Qe3 $5 {
Botvinnik still plays for a win.} Re8 29. Qd2 Bd7 30. Rxa5 Bxb5 31. h3 Bd7 32.
Ra7 Be6 $2 ({Correct is} 32... Bc8 $1 33. Ra5 Be6 34. Rc1 Qb4 35. Qxb4 Rxb4 36.
Nxe6 fxe6 37. Ra7 Kh8 38. Rcc7 Rg8 {
and Black has protected his kingside timely.}) 33. Rc1 $1 {
White will regain his pawn with interest.} Qb4 34. Qxb4 Rxb4 35. Nxe6 fxe6 36.
Rcc7 $1 Rh4 37. Rxg7+ Kh8 38. Kh2 Rf8 39. Rge7 Rh6 40. f3 Kg8 {
The position is adjourned.} 41. Rad7 {Botvinnik has sealed a quiet move. Flohr,
Keres and Kotov have helped him all night. They have designed a master plan.}
Rff6 42. Rg7+ Kh8 43. Rge7 {
Mikhail acts like they have not found anything during the first phase.} Kg8 44.
Kg1 Rf8 45. Kf2 Rff6 46. Rd8+ Rf8 47. Rd6 {Meaningless moves are repeated.}
Rff6 48. Rb6 Kf8 49. Rd7 Kg8 50. Ra6 $1 {
The second phase has started. Traps are set.} Rhg6 $2 {
Pomar blunders a pawn. He misses the subtleties found by the Soviet team.} ({
Another trap is} 50... Rf8 $2 51. Rxd5 $1) ({Keres' move} 50... Rh5 {
defends well. So White has to try something else.} 51. Raa7 Rhh6 52. Ke3 Rf8
53. Rg7+ $1 {The g-pawn gets protection.} Kh8 54. Kd4 Rg8 55. Rxg8+ Kxg8 {
White tries to utilise his positional advantage during the third phase.} 56.
Ke5 Rg6 57. g4 h5 $1 58. Re7 $1 hxg4 59. hxg4 Kf8 ({not} 59... Kh8 $2 60. Rxe6
Rxe6+ 61. Kxe6 d4 62. Kf7 {and White wins}) 60. Rh7 Kg8 61. Rh5 Kf7 62. g5 {
The team considers this position as won for White. Later Botvinnik finds a
draw. My elegant solutionis} Rg8 $1 63. f4 Ra8 $1 64. Rh6 Ra4 65. Rf6+ Kg7 66.
Kxe6 Ra6+ 67. Ke5 Rxf6 68. gxf6+ Kf7 {drawn.}) 51. Ra8+ $1 Rf8 52. Rxf8+ Kxf8
53. Rxh7 Ke8 54. f4 d4 $5 {The last try.} 55. Ra7 Rf6 56. Kg3 Rf5 57. Ra2 Ke7
58. Rd2 Rd5 59. Kf3 Kd6 60. Ke4 Kc5 61. Rc2+ Kd6 62. g4 Ra5 63. Rd2 Ke7 64.
Rxd4 Ra3 65. Rd3 Ra4+ 66. Kf3 Kf6 67. Re3 Ra1 68. g5+ Kf7 69. Kg4 Ra4 70. h4
Rb4 71. Re5 Rb1 72. Ra5 Rg1+ 73. Kh5 Rf1 74. Ra7+ Kf8 75. Kg6 $1 Rxf4 76. h5 e5
77. h6 e4 78. h7 {The Soviet Union crushed Spain by 31/2-1/2} 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kupper, Josef SUI"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B69"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 a6 8. f4
e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f5 Qb6 $5 13. Ne2 Qf2 $1 14. Nfd4
$6 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 {
The two bishops favour Black. He grabs the initiative.} Bf8 17. g3 h5 18. h4 $2
{Pawn g3 is weakened.} Ke7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Bh3 Rc8 21. Rd3 Rc4 22. Rhd1 Bh6+
23. Kb1 Rd8 24. Nb3 Be8 25. Nd4 Bd7 $1 26. Nb3 Rc6 27. Nd4 Rb6 28. Rb3 Rdb8 29.
Ra3 Rc8 30. g4 hxg4 31. Bxg4 Rg8 32. Bh3 Bf4 $1 33. Rb3 Rbb8 34. Ra3 Ra8 35.
Rh1 Be5 $1 36. Rd3 Rac8 37. c3 b4 $5 38. Kc2 bxc3 39. bxc3 Rc4 40. h5 Rgc8 41.
Kd2 Bxd4 $5 (41... Ra4 $1 42. Ra1 Bf4+ 43. Kc2 Ra5 {gains a pawn.}) 42. cxd4
Rc2+ 43. Ke3 Bb5 $1 44. Rb3 Rg8 $1 45. h6 $5 {Kupper makes a last try.} Rxa2 $1
46. h7 Rg3+ $1 47. Kf4 Rxb3 48. Kg4 $5 ({The pointe is} 48. h8=Q Rf2+ 49. Kg4
Be2+ 50. Kh4 Rf4+ {and Black will mate soon.}) 48... Be2+ $6 ({Better is} 48...
Rf2 $1 49. h8=Q $5 Be2+ 50. Kh4 Rf4+ 51. Bg4 Rxg4+ 52. Kh5 Rg1+ 53. Kh6 Rxh1+
54. Kg7 Rg3#) 49. Kh4 Rb8 50. Rg1 Rh8 51. Rg7+ Kf8 52. Rg8+ $1 Rxg8 53. hxg8=Q+
Kxg8 54. Bxe6+ Kg7 55. Bxa2 Kh6 {
Panno has an extra pawn up in the bishop ending.} 56. Kg3 Kg5 57. Kf2 Bd1 58.
Ke3 a5 59. Kd2 Ba4 60. Ke3 Bc2 $1 61. Bd5 a4 62. e5 dxe5 63. dxe5 fxe5 64. Kd2
Bb3 $1 65. Bc6 a3 66. Kc3 a2 67. Kb2 Kf4 68. Ka1 Ke3 69. Be8 Kd2 70. Bc6 Kd3
71. Be8 Kd4 $1 72. Bg6 Bc4 73. Kb2 Bd3 $1 74. Bh5 e4 75. Kxa2 Kc3 $1 {
He still has to play carefully.} 76. Ka3 Bc2 77. Bg4 e3 78. Bh5 Kd2 {The Argent
inians scored well, despite the absence of two stars. They would achieve the
third place, one position higher than in Moscow 1956.} 0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tringov, Georgi BUL"]
[Black "Trifunovic, Petar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Be2 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. O-O Be6 12. Rac1 a6 13. f3 $5 Rfc8 14. b3 b5
$1 15. Nb1 Qxd2 $6 {Trifunovic makes a passive choice.} ({Preferable is} 15...
b4 $1 16. a3 Rab8) 16. Nxd2 Bd7 17. Kf2 Ne8 18. Rc2 Rc6 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. Bd3
Kf8 21. cxb5 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Rxc2 23. Bxc2 axb5 24. Bb6 e6 25. Nb1 Ke7 26. Bd3
Bb2 27. Ke2 Nf6 28. Kd2 d5 29. Bc5+ Kd8 30. Nc3 dxe4 31. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 32. Bxe4
Kc7 33. f4 Bc6 34. Bxc6 Kxc6 {
White has slight winning chances in the bishop ending.} 35. Bb4 Kd5 36. Kd3 e5
37. fxe5 Bxe5 38. h3 f5 39. a4 bxa4 40. bxa4 {
Tringov has created the distant passed pawn.} g5 $2 {
Trifunovic blunders before the time control.} ({Better is} 40... Bg3 $1 41. a5
Kc6 42. Kc4 g5) 41. g4 $1 fxg4 ({The pointe is} 41... f4 $2 42. Be7 $1 h6 43.
Bf8) 42. hxg4 {The black kingside pawns are weak.} Bc7 43. Be7 h6 44. Bf6 Ke6
$2 {The decisive error is made.} ({Correct is} 44... Ba5 45. Bg7 Bd8 $1 46.
Bxh6 Ke5 47. Ke3 Kd5 48. Bf8 Kc4 $1 49. Ke4 Kb3 50. Kf5 Kxa4 51. Bh6 Kb5 52.
Bxg5 Ba5 {and Black has reached a difficult theoretical draw.}) 45. Bg7 h5 $5
46. gxh5 {White has an extra pawn.} Kf5 47. Bf8 g4 48. Be7 Bb6 49. Bh4 Bc7 50.
Ke2 Bb6 51. Kf1 Ba5 52. Kg2 Bc7 $5 53. Bg3 $1 Ba5 54. h6 $1 Kg6 55. Bf4 Be1 56.
Kf1 Bc3 57. Kf2 Kf5 58. h7 g3+ $5 59. Kxg3 Kg6 60. a5 Kxh7 61. a6 Bd4 62. Kf3
Ba7 63. Be3 Bb8 64. Ke4 Kg6 65. Kd5 Kf5 66. Kc6 Ke4 67. Kb7 $1 {
Yugoslavia defeated Bulgaria by 21/2-11/2. The Soviet Union took the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bisguier, Arthur USA"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A56"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 Nf6 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Bd3 a6 $5 8. f4
b5 9. Nf3 bxc4 10. Bxc4 Bg4 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qe1 h6 13. Bh4 Nb6 14. Nd2 {
They play the usual moves of the Ben Oni.} Bc8 $5 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. h3 e6 17.
dxe6 Bxe6 18. Be2 $6 {White loses his plus.} ({Better is} 18. Qe2 $1 d5 19. f5
{and} gxf5 $2 20. exf5 Bd7 {fails due to} 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nxd5) 18... d5 19.
f5 gxf5 20. exf5 Bd7 {Now, White cannot gain pawn d5.} 21. Bg3 $1 Qc8 22. Be5
$1 Re8 23. Qg3 Kh7 $1 24. Bd3 Bc6 25. Rde1 Nbd7 26. Bxf6 $6 {
Bisguier exchanges a valuable bishop.} Nxf6 27. Rxe8 Qxe8 28. Re1 Qb8 $1 29.
Qxb8 Rxb8 {Matanovic has achieved a better endgame.} 30. b3 Kg8 31. Re7 Rb7 32.
Rxb7 Bxb7 33. Ne2 Kf8 34. Kf2 Ke7 35. g4 Kd6 36. Kg3 Nd7 37. Nf4 Bc3 38. Nf3
Ne5 39. h4 $5 Nxd3 $5 40. Nxd3 c4 41. Nf4 Bc8 $5 42. Ne2 Be5+ $6 (42... Bb2 $1
{keeps more advantage.}) 43. Nxe5 Kxe5 44. bxc4 dxc4 45. Kf3 Bb7+ 46. Ke3 {
White has excellent drawing chances in the bishop versus knight ending.} Bg2
47. Nc3 f6 48. Kf2 Bd5 49. Ke3 Bf7 50. h5 $2 {
There is no need to ruin the kingside.} ({Better is} 50. Ne4 $1 h5 51. gxh5
Bxh5 52. a3 Be8 53. Nc5 Kxf5 54. Kd4 {drawn.}) 50... Bd5 51. Nd1 $5 a5 52. Nc3
Bc6 53. Nd1 Bg2 54. Nc3 Bh3 55. Kf3 Kd4 56. Ne2+ Ke5 $1 57. Nc3 Bxg4+ $1 {
Black creates new chances.} 58. Kxg4 Kd4 59. Nb5+ $4 ({Right is} 59. Ne2+ $1
Ke3 60. Nc3 Kd3 61. Na4 c3 62. Nc5+ $1 Ke3 63. a4 $1 c2 64. Nb3 Kd3 65. Kf3 Kc3
66. Nc1 Kd2 67. Na2 c1=Q 68. Nxc1 Kxc1 69. Ke4 Kb2 70. Kd5 Kb3 71. Ke6 {
and White draws.}) 59... Kd3 60. Kf3 a4 $1 61. Kf4 c3 62. Na3 c2 63. Nxc2 Kxc2
64. Ke4 {Bisguier lacks one tempo.} Kb2 65. Kd5 Kxa2 66. Ke6 a3 67. Kxf6 Kb1
68. Ke7 a2 69. f6 a1=Q 70. f7 Qe5+ 71. Kd8 Qd5+ 72. Ke7 Qxh5 {Rossolimo defeate
d Djurasevic. Yugoslavia beat the USA by 21/2-11/2. The Soviet Union played
2-2 against Argentina. There was little sympathy for the package deal of draws.
Yugoslavia trailed by half-a-point on the Soviet Union.} 0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Lombardy, William USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c6 11. a4 Rb8 $5 12. axb5 axb5 13. d4 Nd7 ({Preferable is
} 13... Qc7 $1 14. b4 Nc4) 14. Nbd2 Bf6 15. Nf1 Nc4 $6 16. b3 $1 Ncb6 17. Ne3
g6 $6 {Black makes a hole in his kingside.} 18. Ng4 Bg7 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nfxe5
dxe5 21. Nh6+ Bxh6 ({Not} 21... Kh8 $4 22. Nxf7+) 22. Bxh6 Re8 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 {
White has a positional advantage after the exchanges.} 24. Bg5 Re8 $6 25. Red1
$1 Be6 26. Rd6 c5 27. Be3 Rec8 28. Ra7 $5 Kf8 $6 (28... b4 $1 29. Ra6 Nd7 30.
c4 Ra8 {defends well.}) 29. Bd1 $1 {The aim is to attack on the kingside.} h5
30. g4 $1 hxg4 $6 {Black should sacrifice a pawn.} 31. Bxg4 $1 Bxg4 32. hxg4
Kg7 33. Bg5 $1 Re8 34. Bf6+ Kf8 35. Rd3 Re6 36. g5 $1 Kg8 37. Rh3 Rxf6 38. gxf6
c4 39. bxc4 bxc4 40. Kg2 Rc8 41. Re7 Na4 42. Rxe5 {
Gligoric carried out an effective charge on the kingside with little means.}
1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Clarke, Peter ENG"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 c4 7. g3 Bd7 8. Bg2 O-O-O
$5 9. O-O Na5 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Re1 Ne7 12. Nf1 Nf5 13. Ne3 Nxe3 14. Rxe3 Be7 15.
Re1 Qb3 $5 16. Qe2 $5 {White could have exchanged the queens.} Ba4 17. Be3 Kb8
18. Rad1 Qc2 19. Rd2 $2 {Clarke should have exhanged.} Qf5 $1 {
The black queen makes a remarkable manoeuvre.} 20. Rf1 g5 $1 {
The attack on the kingside begins.} 21. h3 h5 22. Nh2 Rdg8 23. g4 $6 ({
More prudent is} 23. Qf3 Qg6 24. Qe2) 23... Qg6 24. Bf3 $6 hxg4 $1 25. Bxg4 Nc6
$5 26. f3 Bd8 {White cannot do anything, while Black develops his knight.} 27.
Bf2 Ne7 28. Re1 Rh6 $1 29. Nf1 Rgh8 ({Even better is} 29... Qh7 $1 30. Bg3 Ng6
$1) 30. Bg3 Rxh3 $5 {Petrosian choses to start fireworks.} 31. Bxh3 Rxh3 32.
Qg2 Qh7 33. Ne3 Ng6 $1 34. Ng4 $2 (34. Nf1 Nf4 35. Bxf4 gxf4 36. Ra1 {
prolongs the agony.}) 34... Nf4 $1 35. Bxf4 gxf4 36. Kf1 Rg3 37. Qf2 Qh3+ 38.
Ke2 Rg2 39. Rg1 Rxf2+ 40. Nxf2 Qh7 41. Rh1 Qg6 {
The Soviet Union crushed England by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kozma, Julius CSR"]
[Black "Fuderer, Andrija YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A39"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 $5 {Fuderer plays an agressive new move.} 11.
b3 $6 (11. Bxb7 $5 Rb8 12. Bd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 {
drew in Kortschnoj - Geller, Leningrad 1963.}) 11... d5 $1 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13.
Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Bb2 Bc6 15. Rfd1 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bh6 $6 (16... Rfd8 17. Rad1 Rxd2
18. Rxd2 Rc8 {keeps a plus.}) 17. Nd5 $1 {White threatens mate in one.} f5 18.
e3 Kf7 19. Nb4 Be4 20. Nd3 Rac8 21. Ne5+ $5 {Fuderer gets a new winning chance.
} (21. Rad1 $1 {equalises.}) 21... Ke6 $1 22. Rad1 Rc7 23. Kf1 Rfc8 24. Ke2 b5
25. f3 $6 ({Better is} 25. Nd3 $1 a5 26. f3) 25... Bc2 $1 26. Ra1 Bg7 27. f4
Be4 28. Bd4 Bxe5 29. Bxe5 Rc2 30. Rad1 Rxd2+ 31. Rxd2 Rc1 $1 32. Kf2 g5 $1 {
Black wants to prevent an advance of the white h-pawn.} 33. Bd4 $2 {
Kozma misses the threat.} ({Right is} 33. h4 $1) 33... g4 $1 {
He sacrifices a pawn temporarily.} 34. Bxa7 Rh1 35. Bd4 Rxh2+ 36. Ke1 Rh1+ 37.
Kf2 h5 $1 38. Bc3 Rh2+ 39. Kg1 Rh1+ 40. Kf2 Rh3 41. Rd8 h4 $1 {Yugoslavia won
by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game. They trailed by two points on the
Soviet Union. A decisive gap had developed in round eight.} 0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang GDR"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E43"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. O-O f5 8. Qc2
Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Rb1 $5 ({Usual is} 10. Nd2 {
(Rabinovich - Alekhine, Moscow 1920).}) 10... c5 11. a4 $5 Qc7 12. a5 $5 d6 $5
{Black could have taken the pawn.} 13. Nd2 $1 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Nd7 15. Rb2 $6 bxa5
$1 16. Ra1 $2 (16. e4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Qxe4 {counters in the centre.})
16... Nb6 $1 {White loses the battle on the queenside.} 17. Rxa5 Be4 $1 18.
Bxe4 fxe4 19. Qb3 ({The pointe is} 19. Qxe4 Nxc4 20. Qxe6+ Qf7 {(Botvinnik).})
19... Nxc4 $1 20. Qxc4 Qxa5 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Ra2 Qc7 23. Qxe4 $2 Qf7 $1 {
The DDR was defeated by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Yugoslavia led by two points on Argentina, when the penultimate round began.} 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 O-O
8. O-O d6 9. e4 a5 10. Qc2 e5 $5 11. d5 Nb8 $1 12. Ne1 Na6 13. Nd3 Nd7 $5 ({
Very solid is} 13... Bd7 14. Qc3 b6 15. Rfe1 Nc5) 14. a3 $1 Ndc5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5
16. b4 $1 axb4 $5 {Eliskases continues the exchanges.} 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Rxa1
Na6 19. Qc3 {White has the initiative.} c5 $2 {
The black pawn structure will be ruined.} ({Better is} 19... f5 $1 20. exf5
Bxf5 21. Ne4 Qf7) 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. b5 $1 cxb5 22. cxb5 {
Ivkov has a passed pawn.} Nc5 23. Nb3 Bb7 24. Nxc5 dxc5 25. Rc1 $1 Rc8 26. Bh3
$1 Rc7 27. Rd1 $1 {White carries out subtle manoeuvres.} Bxe4 28. Re1 Bb7 $2 (
28... f5 $1 29. f3 Bd5 30. Bxf5 Qd6 31. Rxe5 Bf7 {prolongs the game.}) 29. Rxe5
Qd8 30. Qd2 $1 {White threatens mate on the eighth rank.} Qf8 ({The pointe is} 
30... Qa8 31. Qa5 $1 f6 32. Qxa8+ Bxa8 33. Re8+) 31. Qe3 Bc8 32. b6 Rc6 33. Re8
Bxh3 34. Qe7 $1 {Yugoslavia increased the lead on Argentina to three points.}
1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pietzsch, Wolfgang GDR"]
[Black "Lehmann, Heinz GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Politics play a general role in chess, but it does not show during a
tournament. So the chess players could return to Munich and act like nothing
had happened. They carried out their games in a peaceful environment.   The
division of Germany was a result of the Cold War. Nevertheless, the West and
East Germans had very friendly contacts, like dining together. Still the
encounter between West and East in final A became something special.} 1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 g5 $6 {
Lehmann springs a doubtful novelty.} 9. fxg5 $1 hxg5 (9... Nh7 $5 {
will be tried in later games.}) 10. Bxg5 Be7 11. Qd2 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Bd3 Nbd7
14. O-O-O Nc5 15. Rde1 Rc8 16. h4 Nxd3+ 17. cxd3 $5 d5 $2 ({Preferable is} 
17... Qb6 $1 18. Nc2 a5) 18. e5 $1 Nd7 19. Kb1 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Rg8 21. g6 $1 Rxg6
22. Rh8+ Nf8 23. Rf1 (23. Ndxb5 $1 axb5 24. Nxb5 {delivers the decisive blow.})
23... Rc7 ({Or} 23... Qe7 $1 24. Nce2 $1 Rxg2 25. Qa5 Rg5 26. Qb6 Rxe5 27. Nf4
{and White threatens 28. Ndxe6.}) 24. Ncxb5 $1 axb5 25. Qb4 $5 Qe7 26. Nxb5
Qxb4 27. Nxc7+ Ke7 28. axb4 Rxg2 29. d4 $1 Rg4 30. Rf2 Rg7 ({Not} 30... Rxd4 $2
31. Rxf8 $1) 31. Rxf8 $6 {He plays weak until the time control.} Rg1+ $1 32.
Kc2 Kxf8 33. Nxe6+ Ke7 34. Nf4 Rg8 35. Kb3 Bc6 36. Rc2 Rg4 37. Rf2 Rg3+ 38. Kc2
Ba4+ 39. Kd2 Bb3 40. Ne2 Rh3 {White still has a won game.} 41. Nf4 Rg3 42. Nd3
Bc4 43. Nc5 Rg4 44. Ke3 Rg3+ 45. Kf4 Rg1 46. b3 Bb5 47. Ra2 Rf1+ 48. Ke3 Re1+
49. Kf2 Rf1+ 50. Kg2 Rf4 51. Ra5 Bf1+ 52. Kg1 $1 Bh3 53. b5 $1 Rxd4 54. b6 Rb4
55. Ra7+ Kd8 56. Ra8+ {Black cannot stop the passed pawn.   The East crushed
the West Germans by 31/2-1/2. Chess players from the DDR had become an
important force. However, the West and East scored the same number of points
at the end.} 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Prameshuber, Alexander AUT"]
[Black "Keres, Paul URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 $5 (7.
Nxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 $5 {occurred in Tarrasch - Fahrni, Nürnberg 1906.}) 7... O-O
8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 Ne8 10. e6 $5 fxe6 $5 (10... Nd6 $1 11. exf7+ Nxf7 {
brings a fine alternative.}) 11. Bxe6+ Kh8 12. O-O Nd6 13. Bh3 Qh4 14. Bc5 Rf7
15. Qg4 $2 {The exchange of queens favours Black.} Qxg4 16. Bxg4 Nc4 17. Rfe1
Ba6 $1 18. Be2 d6 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. Be3 c5 $1 {Keres has an active game.} 21.
Red1 $6 ({Better is} 21. Bd2) 21... Rb8 $1 22. Rab1 Be6 23. Na4 $2 (23. a3 {
keeps the a-pawn.}) 23... Bxa2 $1 24. Ra1 Be6 25. Bd2 Bf5 26. Rdc1 Kg8 27. Ra2
Be6 28. Ra3 c6 29. Re1 Bf5 30. Bf4 Bf8 31. Nxc5 $5 Rxb2 $1 32. Na6 d5 33. Rae3
$5 Bc8 34. Be5 Rxc2 35. Nc7 Bc5 36. h4 Rfxf2 {The Soviets also crushed the
Austrians by 4-0. They had won final A at the end of the penultimate round.}
0-1

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bronstein, David URS"]
[Black "Blau, Maximilian SUI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union upset Switzerland in the last round.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3.
Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nge2 c6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rb1 exd4 10.
Nxd4 {The Open King's Indian Defence was popular during those days.} Re8 $5 11.
Kh1 Nc5 12. f3 a5 13. b3 d5 $5 {Black further opens the position.} 14. Ba3 Bf8
15. exd5 cxd5 16. Ncb5 $5 {Bronstein avoids more exchanges.} dxc4 17. bxc4 Re3
$5 {Blau starts a big adventure.} 18. Bb2 Bg7 $2 ({Wiser is} 18... a4 $1) 19.
Nb3 $1 Rd3 (19... Qxd1 $5 20. Rbxd1 Ne6 {
leads to problems for the advanced rook.}) 20. Nxc5 $1 {
Bronstein accepts the challenge.} Rxd1 21. Rbxd1 Qe7 (21... Qb6 $6 22. Na4 $1
Qc6 23. Rd8+ Bf8 24. Re1 {restraints the black pieces.}) 22. Ba3 $1 Be6 23.
Nxe6 $6 (23. Na6 $1 Qe8 24. Nac7 {wins elegantly.}) 23... Qxe6 24. Nc7 Qc8 $2 {
Blau  misses his last chance.} (24... Qe3 $1 25. Bc1 $1 Qa7 26. Nxa8 Qxa8 {
defends well.}) 25. Nxa8 Qxa8 26. Be7 {Bronstein carried out a fine attack.}
1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "13th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1958.10.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Walther, Edgar SUI"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Tal was the sensation of the event. He played quickly and brilliantly.} 1. e4
c5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. d3 $5 {
Walther wants to avoid the theory and create a solid position.} ({Known is} 3.
Nbc3) 3... Nc6 4. Nd2 $5 d5 $1 5. c3 dxe4 6. dxe4 g6 7. Qc2 Bg7 8. a4 O-O 9.
Nc4 Na5 10. Nf4 $6 ({Preferable is} 10. Nxa5 Qxa5 11. Ng3 $1) 10... e5 $1 11.
Nd5 $1 ({The pointe is} 11. Nxe5 $2 Re8 $1) 11... Nxe4 $1 {
Tal has created a turmoil in ten moves.} 12. Qxe4 $2 ({Correct is} 12. Nxa5
Qxd5 13. Bc4 $1 Qd8 14. Qxe4 Qxa5 {(Khalifman)} 15. O-O {
and White has compensation for the lost pawn.}) 12... Nb3 13. Ra3 Bf5 $1 14.
Qe3 Nxc1 15. Qxc5 Re8 16. Qe3 Bf8 $1 17. Nb4 $5 a5 18. Nxa5 ({Or} 18. Qxc1 axb4
19. Ra1 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rc8 {(Khalifman).}) 18... Qxa5 19. Qxc1 Bxb4 20. cxb4
Qxb4+ 21. Rc3 Qe4+ 22. Be2 Rxa4 23. f3 Qb4 24. g4 e4 $1 25. f4 Ra2 $2 {
Tal should have withdrawn his bishop and win easily, but he plays for the
audience.} 26. gxf5 Rxb2 27. O-O $2 {White misses a difficult escape.} ({
Right is} 27. Kf2 $1 e3+ $1 28. Rxe3 Qxf4+ 29. Ke1 Qxe3 30. Qxb2 Rc8 31. Kd1
Qf2 {Nowadays, the computer finds} 32. Qe5 $1 (32. Rf1 $2 Rd8+ 33. Kc1 Qe3+ 34.
Kb1 Rd2 35. Qxb7 Rxe2 36. Qc8+ Kg7 37. f6+ Kh6 38. Qf8+ Kh5 {
wins for Black (Khalifman)}) 32... Rc5 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Qe4 {
and Black has little advantage.}) 27... Rxe2 28. Rc8 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Rxc8 30.
Qxc8+ Kg7 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. f5 Qf6 33. Qxb7 Qe5 $1 {Tal will deliver mate soon.
The Soviets defeated the Swiss by 31/2-1/2.   The standings of final A became:
Soviet Union 341/2, Yugoslavia 29, Argentina 251/2, USA 24, Czechoslovakia,
DDR and West Germany 22, Switzerland 19, Spain 171/2, Bulgaria 17, England 16,
Austria 151/2.} 0-1

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.10.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Black "Ghitescu, Theodor ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The fourteenth Olympiad occurred in the DDR. Forty countries played in
Leipzig from 17 x until 7 xi 1960. The exhibition 'Schach im Wandel der
Zeiten' was shown. Again twelve countries qualified for the final A.   Fischer
could not take part the previous time, because he had to visit school, but
this time he participated as a star.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Nd2 $5 Nxe4 $5 (9... Nc6 {
occurred in Navara - Rashkovsky, Oberwart 2003.}) 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 11. Bxd8 Nxd1
12. Be7 Re8 13. Nc4 $1 {Fischer avoids further exchanges.} Nxb2 $1 14. Nb6 Rxe7
({An excellent alternative brings} 14... Ra7 $1 15. a4 Nd7 16. a5 Nxb6 17. axb6
Ra8 18. Bxd6 e4 $1) 15. Nxa8 Na4 16. O-O-O Nc6 $2 {Black gives up a pawn.} ({
Correct is} 16... Rd7 $1 17. Bf3 (17. Bg4 $2 Rd8 18. Bxc8 $2 Rxc8 19. Rxd6 Nc6)
17... Nc6) 17. Rxd6 Be6 $6 18. Bf3 $1 g6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 Ra7 21. Nc7 Bd7
22. Rc4 Nb6 23. Rb4 Rxc7 24. Rxb6 Bb5 25. Re1 Rc5 26. Re3 Kg7 27. Rb7 e4 $1 28.
Rxe4 Bc6 29. Rbe7 $6 (29. Rc7 $1 Rxc2+ 30. Kxc2 Bxe4+ 31. Kc3 {wins quickly.})
29... Bxe4 30. Rxe4 h5 31. c4 f5 32. Rd4 Kf6 33. f4 $1 Ke6 34. Kc2 Rc8 35. Kc3
Rb8 36. c5 Rb1 37. Rd6+ Kf7 38. Rxa6 Rc1+ 39. Kd4 Rc2 40. g3 Rxh2 41. Kd5 Rg2
42. c6 Ke7 43. Ra8 $1 {The USA defeated Romania by 31/2-1/2.} 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.10.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Padevsky, Nikola BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E25"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The other star was world champion Tal. He played adventurous games.} 1. c4 Nf6
2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. f3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Bf5 9.
Ne2 O-O 10. g4 $5 {Tal allows a black counteraction.} ({Known is} 10. Ng3 Bg6
11. Bd3 {(Portisch - Matanovic, Belgrade 1959).}) 10... Nxg4 $1 {
Padevsky accepts the challenge.} 11. fxg4 Qh4+ 12. Kd2 Be4 13. Rg1 cxd4 14.
exd4 Qg5+ $2 {Black cannot force a draw and loses time instead.} ({
One would expect} 14... Qxh2 15. Qe1 Nd7 {and Black attacks.}) 15. Ke1 Qh4+ 16.
Rg3 $1 {He avoids perpetual check.} Nc6 17. Qd2 Rae8 $5 18. Qg5 $1 Qxh2 19. Bf4
f6 20. Qh5 Qxh5 21. gxh5 g5 22. hxg6 hxg6 {Black has two pawns for a bishop.}
23. Re3 Kg7 (23... g5 24. Bd6 Rf7 25. Ng3 {also wins for White (Makarichev).})
24. Ng3 g5 25. Bd6 Rh8 26. Nxe4 $1 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 dxe4 28. d5 Nd8 29. Rb1 b6 30.
Bg2 Nf7 31. Be7 f5 32. d6 Re8 33. Rb5 f4 $2 34. Rxg5+ $1 Nxg5 35. Bxg5 f3 36.
Bf1 {The Soviet Union triumphed by 4-0 and took the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.10.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Black "Vukcevic, Milan YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Na6
9. O-O $5 f5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Ng5 h6 $6 12. Nge4 $6 (12. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 13. dxe6
Qe8 14. Bg4 {favours White.}) 12... Nf6 13. f3 Nxe4 14. fxe4 Bd7 $5 15. Rxf8+
Qxf8 16. Be3 h5 $6 ({Preferable is} 16... Qc8 $1) 17. Qd2 Bh3 18. Nd1 Nc5 19.
Nf2 Bc8 $5 20. Rf1 Qe7 21. Bg5 {White controls more territory.} Qe8 22. g4 a5
23. Be3 Bd7 $6 ({More useful is} 23... Kh7) 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. gxh5 gxh5 26. Qg5
$1 Qd8 27. Qxh5 Ra6 $1 {Black tries the last resource.} 28. Ng4 Be8 29. Qh3 Rg6
30. Kh1 Qg5 31. Qe3 Qh4 32. Qf3 Rg5 33. Kg2 Bg6 34. h3 Qh7 35. Bd3 Bh5 36. Kg3
Qg6 37. Be2 Qb6 38. Qb3 $5 Qg6 $5 39. Bf3 $5 b6 40. Qd1 Bf8 $2 (40... Bxg4 41.
hxg4 Rh5 $1 {offers more resistance.}) 41. h4 $1 {
The Soviets won by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game. They led by one point.}
1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.10.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Clarke, Peter ENG"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. e3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
Nc2 d6 9. O-O Be6 $5 10. e4 Nd7 11. Bd2 Nc5 12. f3 a5 13. Kh1 $5 a4 14. Ne3 Nd4
15. Ned5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qd7 17. Rc1 Rfc8 $1 18. Be3 Nxe2 19. Qxe2 a3 20. bxa3
Rxa3 21. Nb1 Ra5 22. Rc2 Rca8 {Black excerts some pressure on the queenside.}
23. Rfc1 b6 24. a3 $5 h6 25. Bd2 R5a7 26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Kh7 28. h3 Ra4 29.
Rc4 Qb5 30. Qf1 $5 Rxc4 31. Qxc4 Qb2 32. Qc2 Qe5 33. Qc3 Qxc3 34. Rxc3 g5 35.
Kg1 Kg6 36. Kf2 Kf6 37. Ke3 b5 38. Rc2 Ke5 39. Rb2 $6 (39. g3 $1 f5 40. f4+ Kf6
41. e5+ $1 {equalises.}) 39... Ra5 40. g3 f5 $1 {
Black has the initiative, but little advantage.} 41. f4+ $2 (41. exf5 Kxf5 42.
Kd4 h5 43. Kc3 {defends well.}) 41... gxf4+ 42. gxf4+ Kf6 43. exf5 Kxf5 44. Rb4
{Suddenly, White has to defend four weaknesses passively.} h5 45. Kf3 h4 $1 46.
Rb2 Ra4 $5 (46... Nd3 $1 {makes a fine move as well.}) 47. Rb4 Rxb4 48. axb4
Nd3 {Eliskases can win the knight ending.} 49. Nc3 Nxf4 $2 {
Black captures the wrong pawn.} ({Right is} 49... Nxb4 $1 50. Nxb5 Nc2 $3 ({not
} 50... Nxd5 51. Nd4+ Kg6 52. Nc6) 51. Na7 Ne1+ 52. Kf2 Nd3+ 53. Kf3 Nxf4 54.
Nc6 Nxd5 {and Black has gained two pawns.}) 50. Nxb5 Nxd5 51. Nd4+ $1 {
White resists strongly.} Kg5 52. b5 e5 53. Ne6+ $5 Kf6 $1 54. Nf8 Kf5 $1 55.
Nd7 e4+ 56. Kf2 Ke6 $1 57. Nf8+ Kf6 58. Nd7+ Ke7 59. Nb8 Ke6 60. Nc6 $1 Kf5 61.
Nd4+ $2 ({Correct is} 61. Na5 $1 Nb6 62. Ke3 d5 63. Nc6 $1 {drawn.}) 61... Ke5
$1 62. Nc6+ Kf4 $1 {White cannot stop the e-pawn.} 63. Nd4 e3+ 64. Kf1 Ke4 65.
Ne6 Kd3 66. Ke1 e2 $1 67. b6 $1 Nxb6 68. Nf4+ Ke4 $1 ({Avoids} 68... Ke3 $4 69.
Nd5+ $1) 69. Ng2 $5 ({The pointe is} 69. Nxe2 Nd5 70. Kf2 Nf4 71. Ng1 d5 {
and Black wins.}) 69... Nd5 $1 70. Nxh4 Nf4 71. Kf2 Kd3 72. Nf3 Nxh3+ 73. Ke1
Ke3 74. Ne5 ({White resigned due to} 74. Ne5 Nf4 75. Nc4+ (75. Ng4+ Kf3 76.
Nh2+ Kg3) 75... Kd3 76. Nb2+ Kc3 77. Na4+ Kc2 $1 78. Nb6 Kd3) 0-1

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.10.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O c5 7. d5 Na6 8. Nc3
Nc7 9. Bf4 b5 10. cxb5 Rb8 11. Qd2 $6 (11. a4 $1 a6 12. e4 {
drew in Averbakh - Boleslavsky, Leningrad 1956.}) 11... Nxb5 $1 12. Bh6 Nxc3
13. bxc3 Qa5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nh4 Qa3 16. e4 $2 {
White allows an invasion on the queenside.} ({Preferable is} 16. Rfb1 $1 {
(prevents .. Rb2)} Ba6 17. e4) 16... Rb2 $1 17. Qc1 Ba6 18. Re1 Rfb8 19. e5 $5
dxe5 20. d6 $5 {White carries out a counteraction.} e6 $6 (20... Bd3 $1 21.
dxe7 c4 $1 {restraints the white position.}) 21. Rxe5 $6 ({Better is} 21. Nf3
$1 R8b6 22. Rd1 Nd7 23. Rd2) 21... Bd3 22. Re1 c4 23. Qf4 Qc5 $1 24. h3 R8b6
25. Re5 Qxd6 26. Nf3 Nd7 27. Ra5 Qxf4 28. gxf4 a6 29. Nd4 Nf6 30. Bf3 Bb1 31.
Ra4 Nd5 32. Bxd5 exd5 33. Kg2 Rd2 $1 34. Ra5 Be4+ 35. Kg3 Rd3+ 36. f3 Rxc3 37.
Kg4 h5+ 38. Kg5 Bxf3 39. Rc5 f6+ 40. Kh4 Bg2 {Yugoslavia defeated Hungary by
21/2-11/2. The Soviet Union and USA shared the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.10.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bisguier, Arthur USA"]
[Black "Bertok, Mario YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Qb6 $5 8.
Rb1 Nc6 9. h3 Re8 10. O-O Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. exd4 Ne4 $5 14.
Nxe4 fxe4 15. Ng4 $1 Rad8 16. Kh1 f5 17. Ne3 e6 18. Rg1 {
An attack on the kingside has been prepared.} Ne7 19. g4 Ng6 20. Bg5 f4 $1 21.
Ng2 $6 (21. Bxd8 Qxd8 22. Nc2 f3 23. g5 Nf4 {brings a mutual fight.}) 21... f3
$1 22. Nh4 Rc8 23. Qd2 Qd6 24. Rbd1 Rf8 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Rg3 Rf7 27. h4 Qa6
28. h5 Kh7 29. Qe1 $6 gxh5 30. Qg1 $6 ({Better is} 30. Rh3) 30... h4 31. Bxh4
Rh8 32. Rh3 Kg6 $1 {The unorthodox defence leads to a great advantage.} 33. Qh2
Rff8 34. Rg1 Rh7 35. Qc7 Bf6 $2 (35... Bh6 $1 36. Qxh7+ Kxh7 37. Bg5 Kg6 38.
Bxh6 Rh8 {wins for Black.}) 36. Qxh7+ $2 (36. Qg3 Rfh8 37. g5 {
offers more resistance.}) 36... Kxh7 37. Bxf6+ Kg6 38. g5 Qe2 39. Rh6+ Kf5 $1 {
Black stops the checks.} 40. g6 Qxf2 $4 {
The tables turn before the time control occurs.} ({Right is} 40... e3 $1 41.
Bh4 exf2 42. Rh5+ Ke4) 41. Bh4 $1 {White threatens Bxf2 and g7.} Qxg1+ 42. Kxg1
Rg8 43. Kf2 {Suddenly, he has a won game.} b5 44. Ke3 Rxg6 45. Rxg6 Kxg6 46.
Kf4 Kf7 47. Bf2 Ke7 48. Ke5 Kd7 49. b3 a6 50. Be3 Ke7 51. Bg1 Kd7 52. Bf2 Ke7
53. c4 dxc4 54. bxc4 bxc4 55. Kxe4 e5 56. d5 Kd6 57. Bg3 Kc5 58. Bxe5 a5 59. a4
Kb4 60. Kxf3 {Fischer lost by a blunder and Robert Byrne won. The final result
became USA - Yugoslavia 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.10.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Keres, Paul URS"]
[Black "Bilek, Istvan HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 Qc7 ({
The main continuation is} 7... b5 $1) 8. g4 $5 {Keres launches his attack.} d5
({The alternative will become} 8... b5 $6 9. g5 Nfd7) 9. e5 Nfd7 10. a3 $5 ({
Preferable is} 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O $1) 10... g5 $5 11. f5 $5 ({Keres suggests} 
11. fxg5 Nxe5 12. Qe2) 11... Nxe5 $2 ({Better is} 11... Qxe5 12. Qd2 Bc5 13.
O-O-O Nc6 {(Keres).}) 12. Qe2 Nbc6 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Bg2 Bd7 $2 {
Decisive tactics follow.} (14... Na5 $1 15. h4 Bxa3 16. Nxd5 Bxb2+ 17. Kxb2
Nac4+ 18. Kb1 exd5 19. Bxg5 {favours White.}) 15. Bxd5 $1 exd5 16. Nxd5 Qd6 17.
Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Bc5 $1 Qxc5 ({Or} 18... Bb5 19. Bxd6 Bxe2 20. Bxe5 Bxd1 21. Rxd1
f6 22. Nc7+ Kf7 23. Nxa8 Rxa8 24. Bg3 {
White has gained a pawn and positional advantages.}) 19. Qxe5 f6 20. Nxf6+ Kf7
21. Qe6+ Kf8 22. Rhe1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Nd7+ {
The Soviets won by 31/2-1/2. They led by one point.} ({The pointe is} 24. Nd7+
Bxd7 25. Qxd7 Be7 26. f6 $1 {(Keres).}) 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Donner, Jan NED"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E55"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bb7 12. d5 Bxc3 13. dxe6 Bxf3 14. gxf3
fxe6 15. bxc3 Qc7 $5 {They play an aggressive Nimzo-Indian Defence.} (15... Kh8
16. Ba3 Re8 {occurred in Furman - Forintos, Budapest 1959.}) 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17.
f4 $5 {Donner wants to control the centre.} ({More solid is} 17. Be3 Nc5 18.
Bh3) 17... Nc5 18. f5 $5 Nfe4 $1 19. Rd4 $5 Nxe6 $5 (19... Nxc3 20. Qe3 Rad8
21. Qxc3 Nxe6 22. Qxc7 Nxc7 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Bg5 {
leads to a defendable position for White.}) 20. Rxe4 Nc5 21. Bf4 $6 ({Better is
} 21. Re7 $1 Qd6 22. Qe5) 21... Qd7 22. Rd4 $6 (22. Re5 Rxf5 23. Re7 {
nearly equalises.}) 22... Qxf5 23. Be5 Rae8 24. Re1 $2 {Donner blunders.} ({
Correct is} 24. f4 Nd7 25. Re4 Nxe5 26. fxe5 {and Portisch has an edge.}) 24...
Rxe5 $1 25. Qxe5 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Qf3+ 27. Kg1 Nd3 $1 28. Rxd3 Qxd3 29. a4 h6 {
Hungary defeated the Netherlands by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The ruling world champion encounters a future champ.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3
Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 {Fischer plays a sharp move in the French Defence.
} cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5 (8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 dxc3 10. bxa5 {
leads to the game.}) 8... dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bb5 $5
(12. Bf4 $1 Bd7 13. Be2 {was played in Unzicker - Dückstein, Zürich 1959.})
12... Bd7 13. O-O $5 ({An alternative is} 13. Bf4 O-O-O 14. O-O {
(Filipek - Dobrowski, Poraj 1997).}) 13... O-O-O $6 (13... Nxe5 $1 14. Nxe5
Qxe5 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Qd3 d4 {
will bring a balanced position in Chandler - Vaganian, Naestved 1985.}) 14. Bg5
$6 ({Preferable is} 14. Bxc6 $1 Nxc6 15. Re1 {
and White has a plus (after Fischer).}) 14... Nxe5 $1 15. Nxe5 (15. Bxd7+ Rxd7
16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bxe7 Rh8 $1 18. Rae1 Rxh7 19. Rxe5 Rxe7 {(Fischer)} 20. Rd1 {
(Hübner) leads to mutual chances.}) 15... Bxb5 16. Nxf7 Bxf1 $1 17. Nxd8 Rxg5
18. Nxe6 Rxg2+ 19. Kh1 $1 ({The dangerous} 19. Kxf1 $6 Rxh2 20. Qf7 Rh1+ 21.
Kg2 Qh2+ 22. Kf3 Qh3+ 23. Kf4 Qh4+ 24. Ke5 Qh8+ 25. Kd6 Rxa1 26. Qxe7 Kb8 {
(Hübner)} 27. a6 $1 Rb1 28. Nc5 {gives a white escape.}) 19... Qe5 20. Rxf1
Qxe6 $1 21. Kxg2 Qg4+ {Tal delivers perpetual check.   The Soviets defeated
the Americans by 21/2-11/2, because Kortschnoj overcame Bisguier. They led by
two points.   Many spectators had followed this match with great interest.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lombardy, William USA"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. a3 a6 6. Rb1 Rb8 7. b4 cxb4 8. axb4
b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. Nf3 Nh6 {Black ends the symmetry.} 11. e3 $5 ({Known is} 
11. h4 {(Portisch - Szabo, Asztalos 1958)}) ({An improvement will become} 11.
e4 $5 {(Timman - Kostro, Wijk aan Zee 1971).}) 11... d5 $1 12. Ne2 $5 O-O 13.
O-O e5 14. d3 f5 $5 15. Qb3 Nf7 16. Ne1 Ne7 17. f4 Be6 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Nf3
Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bf7 21. Nd4 Re8 $6 ({Preferable is} 21... f4 $1 22. gxf4 Bxd4
23. exd4 Nf5) 22. Bb2 Qb6 23. Kh1 h5 24. Ra1 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Rc1 h4 27.
Qc3 $5 Rc8 28. Qd2 Rxc1+ 29. Qxc1 hxg3 30. hxg3 Qd6 31. Kg2 Be8 32. Nc2 Bxb2
33. Qxb2 Nc6 34. Qb3 Bf7 35. Qc3 g5 36. Nd4 Nxd4 37. Qxd4 g4 38. Be2 Qh6 39.
Bf1 Qa6 $6 {Portisch errs before the time control.} ({Better is} 39... Qg7 $1
40. Qxg7+ Kxg7 41. d4 Be8 {and Black will survive in the bishop ending.}) 40.
Kf2 Kh7 $2 ({More active is} 40... Qc6 $1 {and Black protects his pawns.}) 41.
Qc5 $1 Qa2+ $5 {
He cannot prevent the loss of a pawn and starts a counteraction.} 42. Be2 $1
Qb1 43. Qxb5 Qh1 44. Qb8 $1 {Lombardy consolidates.} d4 45. Qe5 $1 ({Not} 45.
exd4 $2 Qh2+ 46. Ke3 Qg1+ 47. Kd2 Qxd4 48. Qf4 Qxf4+ 49. gxf4 Kg7) 45... Kg6 $5
46. Qd6+ Kh7 47. Qf4 dxe3+ (47... Qh2+ 48. Ke1 dxe3 49. Qxe3 Qh1+ 50. Kd2 Qa1
51. Qe7 Qb2+ 52. Ke3 {wins for White.}) 48. Kxe3 Qc1+ 49. Kf2 $1 Qxf4+ 50. gxf4
Bd5 51. b5 Kg6 52. d4 Kf6 53. b6 Bb7 54. d5 $1 Ke7 55. Bd3 Kd6 56. Bxf5 Kxd5
57. Bxg4 Kc5 58. Bf3 $1 {White wins with his f-pawn. Lombardy scored 111/2/17
on board two. The USA defeated Hungary by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 b5 8. Qf3
$5 {This basic move is still new in 1960.} Bb7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. a3
O-O 12. Qh3 Qc7 13. Rae1 Nc5 14. Bf2 {The chances are about equal.} d5 $2 {
Najdorf allows an attack.} ({Preferable is} 14... Rad8 $5) 15. exd5 $1 Nxd3 ({
Not} 15... exd5 $2 16. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 17. Nf5 Qc7 18. Bd4 Nxd3 19. Bxf6 $1 Nxf4
20. Qg4 Ng6 21. Bxg7 {and White wins.}) 16. cxd3 Bxd5 $6 ({Better is} 16...
exd5 $1 17. Nf5 Rfe8) 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Nf5 {White has a plus.} Bc5 19. d4 $1
Ba7 20. Bh4 Ne4 $6 (20... Qb6 21. Re5 Kh8 22. Rfe1 Rad8 {
prolomgs the game (after Khalifman).}) 21. Rxe4 $1 dxe4 22. Bf6 $1 {
Tal threatens 23.Qh6! The game is decided by sacrifices.} Qb6 23. Bxg7 Rfe8 24.
Be5 Qg6 25. Nh6+ Kf8 26. f5 $1 {Only Eliskases drew with Keres. The Soviets
won by 31/2-1/2. Argentina had a weakened team.} ({Najdorf resigned due to} 26.
f5 $1 Qc6 27. Qh5 Qc4 28. Bd6+ Re7 29. Rd1 $1 {(Foldeak).}) 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Schmid, Lothar GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6 3. e4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Na6 7. O-O Nc7 8. a4 a6
9. Nd2 Bd7 10. Nc4 $5 {Botvinnik springs a novelty.} (10. a5 {
was played in Keres - Schmid, Wien 1957.}) 10... b5 $1 11. e5 $5 dxe5 $1 (11...
bxc4 $5 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Bh6 {brings a white plus (Botvinnik).}) 12. axb5 axb5
$2 ({Preferable is} 12... Nxb5 $1 {(Botvinnik)} 13. Nxe5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15.
Rxa6 Rxa6 16. Bxa6 Be8 $1 {and Black defends well.}) 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nxe5 b4
15. d6 $1 bxc3 $6 (15... exd6 $2 16. Qxd6 bxc3 17. Qxc7 {
won for White in Larsen - Szabo, Buesum 1969.}) (15... Ne6 $1 16. Nb5 Qb7 {
offers more resistance.}) 16. dxc7 Qc8 17. Bf4 $1 cxb2 $6 ({Or} 17... Qxc7 18.
Nxg6) 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Bb5 Bd4 20. c3 $1 e5 21. cxd4 exf4 22. Bxd7+ $1 Qxd7
23. Qe2+ Kf8 24. Qe5 $1 Kg8 25. Rb1 f6 26. Qxc5 Kg7 27. Rxb2 Re8 28. Rb1 f3 29.
gxf3 Qh3 30. Qc6 {Botvinnik made a fine contribution on board two. The Soviet
Union crushed West Germany by 31/2-1/2.} 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Black "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{A future world champion meets a former champ.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5
4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e6 10. Qxb7
Nxd4 11. Bb5+ Nxb5 12. Qc6+ Ke7 13. Qxb5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 {
Black has a passive game in a theoretical position.} Qd7 $5 ({
Zita drew twice with} 14... Qd5) 15. Rb1 $1 {
Benko had suggested this improvement to Fischer.} Rd8 $2 (15... Qxb5 $5 16.
Rxb5 a6 17. Bg5+ f6 18. Rb7+ Kd6 19. Be3 {(Stean - Goormachtigh, Schilde 1971)}
Ke5 $1 20. Kd2 g6 {gives good drawing chances.}) (15... Rc8 {
is alright (A.Sokolov-Seoev, Moscow 1981).}) 16. Be3 Qxb5 17. Rxb5 Rd7 $2 ({
Better is} 17... Rd5 $1 18. a4 ({or} 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Bxa7 Kd7 20. Bd4 Bd6 21.
Bxg7 Ra8) 18... a6 19. Rb8 g5) 18. Ke2 $1 f6 19. Rd1 $1 {
Fischer swaps the active black piece.} Rxd1 20. Kxd1 Kd7 21. Rb8 $1 {
The restriction decides the game.} Kc6 $5 22. Bxa7 g5 23. a4 Bg7 24. Rb6+ Kd5
25. Rb7 Bf8 26. Rb8 Bg7 27. Rb5+ Kc6 28. Rb6+ Kd5 29. a5 $1 {
The attack restarts.} f5 30. Bb8 $1 Rc8 $5 31. a6 Rxc3 32. Rb5+ $6 (32. Rd6+ $1
Kc5 33. Rd7 $1 {wins for White.}) 32... Kc4 $6 ({The last chance brings} 32...
Kc6 $1 33. Ra5 Bd4 34. Ke2 $1 {(Euwe and Fischer)} ({the trap is} 34. Be5 $2
Rc5 $1) 34... Rc2+ $1 35. Kd3 Bb6 $1 36. a7 $1 Rd2+ $1 37. Kc4 Rc2+ 38. Kb3
Rc3+ $1 39. Kxc3 Bxa5+ 40. Kd4 Bb6+ 41. Ke5 Kb7 42. Kxe6 g4 43. fxg4 fxg4 44.
Bg3 $1 Bxa7 45. Kf5 Kc6 46. Kxg4 {Probably, White wins.}) 33. Rb7 $1 Bd4 34.
Rc7+ Kd3 35. Rxc3+ Kxc3 36. Be5 $1 {
The USA crushed the Netherlands by 31/2-1/2.} 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pachman, Ludek CSR"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 {I call this opening the Euwe Gambit.}
exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. O-O d5 7. Bb5 Bg4 $5 {Gligoric has an original idea.} ({
The classical} 7... Bc5 {was played in Dufresne - Anderssen, Berlin 1851.}) 8.
h3 $5 ({An alternative brings} 8. Qd3) 8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 a6 $5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 {
The parties are going to battle for the centre.} 11. Nd2 Ng5 12. Qd3 Ne6 13. f4
g6 14. f5 $1 gxf5 15. Qxf5 Qd7 16. Nf3 h6 17. Bd2 c5 18. Nh2 $6 ({
More aggressivity shows} 18. Rae1 $1 c4 19. Nh4) 18... h5 $1 19. Rf2 $6 O-O-O
$5 {Gligoric gives a pawn for the initiative.} (19... c4 $1 20. Raf1 Bc5 $1 {
attacks in the centre.}) 20. Qxf7 Be7 21. Raf1 c4 $1 22. Kh1 Rdf8 23. Qg6 Rfg8
24. Qf5 Bh4 $1 {Black charges all over the board.} 25. Rf3 Bg5 26. Rd1 $5 Be7
$6 {Now he acts too passively.} 27. b3 $1 Rf8 28. Qg6 Rfg8 29. Qf5 c3 30. Bc1
c5 31. Qd3 Qb5 $1 32. Rf7 $6 ({Preferable is} 32. Qf5) 32... Qxd3 33. Rxd3 Kd7
34. Rd1 Rf8 35. Rxf8 Rxf8 {The attack has restarted.} 36. Nf3 Kc6 37. Kh2 a5
38. Kg3 a4 $1 39. b4 $2 {Pachman collapses under time pressure.} ({Better is} 
39. h4 $5 axb3 40. axb3 Ra8 {but Black plays for a win.}) 39... cxb4 40. h4
Rg8+ 41. Bg5 Kc5 {Yugoslavia defeated Czechoslovakia by 3-1. The Soviet Union,
USA and Yugoslavia were fighting for the medals.} 0-1

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D64"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2
Re8 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Ne4 h6 13. O-O $5 b6 14. Ba2 Bb7
15. Bb1 $5 N5f6 16. Ng3 $5 g6 17. e4 {
White has the initiative in the Queen's Gambit.} e5 18. Qd2 $1 Qf8 $2 {
Black defends his material, but allows a terrible attack.} (18... exd4 $1 19.
Qxh6 Ng4 20. Qf4 Nde5 21. Nxd4 Rad8 {gives counter-play for a pawn.}) 19. dxe5
Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. f4 $5 (21. Qf4 $1 Nd7 22. Rfd1 Re7 23. Ba2 {
leads to an overwhelming position for White.}) 21... Re7 22. e5 Rd8 23. Qc3 $5
Nd5 24. Qb3 h5 $6 (24... f5 $1 {makes square e4 unavailable.}) 25. Ne4 $1 Qh6
26. Rcd1 Rf8 27. Nd6 Kh7 $2 (27... Bc8 28. Rd4 Bd7 {prolongs the game.}) 28. f5
$1 Ba6 29. Rfe1 Nf4 $5 30. Qf3 Rd8 $6 31. Nxf7 $1 Rxd1 ({Or} 31... Rxf7 32.
fxg6+) 32. Rxd1 Be2 33. fxg6+ Nxg6 34. Nxh6 Bxf3 35. gxf3 Kxh6 36. Rd6 {
Hort made his debut at sixteen. Czechoslovakia was defeated by 3-1. The Soviet
Union was going for the gold.} 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mititelu, Gheorghe ROM"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bf4 d6 8. Qa4+
Bd7 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. e4 O-O 11. Be2 a6 12. e5 $1 {
The Romanian brings a fine novelty.} ({Known is} 12. a4) 12... dxe5 13. Bxe5 $6
(13. Nxe5 $1 Qc8 14. O-O {gains more advantage.}) 13... Qc8 14. Qb6 $2 {
He throws away his plus by a premature advance.} (14. O-O $1 {
keeps the edge (Portisch - Fischer, Palma de Malloeca 1959).}) 14... Bf5 15.
Bd6 Nbd7 $1 16. Qb3 Re8 $1 17. O-O b5 $5 18. Rfe1 Nb6 19. Rad1 $5 Ne4 $5 20.
Bf4 $6 ({Preferable is} 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Ng5 c4 22. Qg3 Bf5 {
but Black has a superior position.}) 20... c4 $5 21. Qb4 $6 (21. Qa3 $1 Qd7 22.
Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Be3 {offers more resistance.}) 21... Qd7 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Qc5
Nxd5 24. Ng5 Rac8 25. Qa3 $5 Bd3 26. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Nxf4 $1 28. Bf1 Re8
29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Qxa6 h6 31. Nf3 Bxb2 32. a4 c3 33. Nd4 bxa4 34. g3 Ne6 35.
Bc4 Nf8 36. Nc2 Qd7 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Nb4 a3 39. Nc2 Ne6 40. Nxa3 Bxa3 41. Qxa3 (
{Or} 41. Bxe6 Qxe6 42. Qxa3 Qc4) 41... Qc6+ {Romania was crushed by 31/2-1/2.}
0-1

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pachman, Ludek CSR"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B14"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 $5 (11. Bf4 {
drew in Barcza - Trifunovic, Belgrade 1959.}) 11... Rc8 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Bxc6
bxc6 14. Na4 $1 {Pachman restraints his opponent.} c5 $2 ({Preferable is} 14...
Qa5 $1 15. a3 Qb5 16. b4 a5) 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Qd4 $5 ({
Even better is} 17. b4 $1 Rc3 18. Qd4) 17... Qb6 $2 (17... Rc7 {
does not lose material.}) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nd3 Rc4 20. Qxf6 {
Pachman has gained a pawn and attacks on the kingside.} Rg4 21. Nf4 $1 Rb8 22.
Rad1 Qxb2 23. Rxe6 $1 Rxf4 24. Re8+ $1 {White wins a queen.   Szabo scored
poorly in the final. Czechoslovakia won by 21/2-11/2. Nevertheless, Hungary
remained on the fourth place by the contributions of Portisch and Bilek.} 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Filip, Miroslav CSR"]
[Black "Lombardy, William USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8.
O-O a6 9. h3 Qe7 $5 ({Known is} 9... Bd6) 10. a3 $1 Bxc3 11. bxc3 e5 $2 ({
Better is} 11... b5 $1 12. Bd3 e5 13. a4 b4) 12. a4 $1 Ne4 13. Ba3 Nd6 14. Bd5
e4 15. Nd2 $1 Bf5 $6 (15... Bxh3 $1 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. Bxc6 Bxg2 $1 18. Kxg2
Qg5+ 19. Kh3 bxc6 20. Qg4 Qh6+ 21. Qh4 Qe6+ 22. Kg2 f5 {
leads to some chances for Black.}) 16. f3 Qg5 17. f4 $6 (17. fxe4 $1 Bxh3 18.
Qf3 Be6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. e5 {attacks in the centre.}) 17... Qg6 18. Kh2 h5 19.
Rb1 Rfe8 20. Nc4 $2 ({Correct is} 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. c4 $1) 20... Nxc4 21. Bxc4
h4 $6 (21... b6 22. d5 Na5 {equalises.}) 22. Qe1 $1 Na5 23. Be2 Qc6 $1 24. Bb4
Nc4 $1 {Pawn h4 gets indirect protection.} 25. Bxc4 Qxc4 26. a5 b6 27. Qxh4 c5
$1 28. Ba3 cxd4 $5 29. cxd4 b5 $5 30. Qg5 $1 Qd5 31. Bc5 f6 32. Qh4 Bd7 33. Rf2
Kf7 $6 ({More active is} 33... Qc4) 34. f5 $1 Rh8 35. Qg4 Kg8 36. Qf4 Rc8 37.
g4 Kf7 38. g5 Rh5 39. Rg1 fxg5 $2 (39... Qc6 $1 40. Rg3 fxg5 41. Rxg5 Rxg5 42.
Qxg5 Qf6 {defends properly.}) 40. Rxg5 Rch8 41. Rxg7+ $1 Kf6 ({The pointe is} 
41... Kxg7 42. Qg4+ Kh6 43. Qg6#) 42. Rg6+ Kf7 43. Rg7+ Kf6 44. Kg1 $1 Bxf5 45.
Rfg2 R8h6 46. Qc7 {Filip will mate soon.   Czecholslovakia defeated the USA by
21/2-11/2. The Soviet Union won gold in the penultimate round.} 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Golombek, Harry ENG"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E65"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 d6 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Qa4 Qxa4 11. Nxa4 b6 12. h3 Be6 $5 13. Ng5 Bd7 14. Nc3 Rad8
15. Rad1 Ne5 16. b3 {Golombek will be happy with a draw.} h6 17. Nge4 Nxe4 18.
Nxe4 Nc6 19. Bd2 $6 ({More solid is} 19. Rd2 $1 f5 20. Rfd1 Nd4 21. Nc3) 19...
Nd4 20. Rfe1 $5 Bc6 $5 21. e3 $2 ({Correct is} 21. f4 $1 Nc2 22. Rf1 f5 23. Nf2
Bxg2 24. Kxg2 {and White has a hard defence.}) 21... Nc2 $1 {
Black is going to win material.} 22. Rf1 f5 23. Nc3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nb4 25. a3 $5
{Golombek has no escape.} Rxd2 $1 26. Rxd2 Bxc3 27. Rd7 Nc6 28. Rc7 Rf6 29. Rd1
Kf7 30. Rd5 Re6 31. Kf1 Bb2 32. a4 Bf6 33. Rd3 h5 34. h4 Be5 35. Rc8 (35. Rb7
$2 Bd6 $1 {imprisons a rook.}) 35... Bg7 36. Rc7 Bf6 37. Rd5 Bc3 38. Rd3 Bb4
39. Rd5 Kf6 40. Rc8 $2 {He should continue the attack of pawn a7.} Na5 $1 {
The knight escapes from the restraint.} 41. Rd3 Rd6 42. Rxd6+ exd6 43. Rd8 Ke7
44. Rg8 Kf7 45. Rd8 Nxb3 $1 46. Rxd6 Nd2+ 47. Ke2 Nxc4 48. Rd7+ Kf6 49. Rxa7
Ba5 {Black has freed his pieces.} 50. Rc7 Nb2 51. Rc6+ Kg7 52. Rc7+ Kh6 53. f3
Nxa4 54. e4 fxe4 55. fxe4 Nc3+ 56. Kd3 Nb5 57. Rd7 Nd4 58. Rd6 ({
The last chance brings} 58. e5 $5 b5 $1 59. Ke4 b4 60. Kd5 b3 61. Kxc5 Bb6+ 62.
Kxb6 b2 {and the passed pawn queens.}) 58... b5 59. e5 Nf5 60. Ra6 Be1 61. e6
Bxg3 62. Rb6 c4+ 63. Kd2 Bxh4 64. Rxb5 Bg5+ 65. Kc3 Bf6+ $1 0-1

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Penrose, Jonathan ENG"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Qc7 $5 (10... Nbd7 {
was played in Mileika - Tal, Riga 1954.}) 11. h3 Nbd7 12. f4 $5 Re8 $5 ({
An alternative brings} 12... c4 $1 13. Bc2 Qc5+ 14. Kh2 b6) 13. Ng3 c4 14. Bc2
Nc5 {Both players make enterprising moves in the Ben Oni.} 15. Qf3 Nfd7 16. Be3
b5 $6 (16... Nd3 17. Bxd3 cxd3 18. e5 dxe5 19. f5 Nf6 {
activates the black pieces.}) 17. axb5 Rb8 $1 18. Qf2 $6 (18. e5 $1 dxe5 19. f5
{can be played immediately (Penrose).}) 18... axb5 19. e5 $1 dxe5 $6 (19... Rf8
$1 20. Nce4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 dxe5 22. f5 Bb7 {defends properly.}) 20. f5 $1 {
Penrose gives a pawn for a strong attack.} Bb7 $1 21. Rad1 {
Capture of pawn b5 allows counter-play.} ({The alternative is} 21. fxg6 $5 fxg6
22. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 23. Qf7+ Kh8 (23... Kh7 24. Nh5 $1 Rg8 25. Nf6+) 24. Nf5 Rg8
25. Ne7 {(after Khalifman).}) 21... Ba8 $5 22. Nce4 $1 Na4 $2 (22... Nxe4 23.
Nxe4 Rf8 24. f6 Bh8 25. Qh4 {
favours White but gives more resistance (Khalifman).}) 23. Bxa4 bxa4 24. fxg6
fxg6 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Nc5 $1 Qa7 27. Qxd7 Qxd7 28. Nxd7 Rxb2 29. Nb6 Rb3 30.
Nxc4 Rd8 31. d6 Rc3 32. Rc1 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Bd5 34. Nb6 Bb3 ({Khalifman analyses
} 34... Rxd6 35. Nxd5 Rxd5 36. Rc8+ Bf8 37. Bh6) 35. Ne4 h6 36. d7 Bf8 37. Rc8
Be7 38. Bc5 Bh4 39. g3 {Tal congratulated Penrose with his great game. It was
the only Soviet loss. Nevertheless, England was defeated by 3-1. Tal scored 11/
15.} 1-0

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "14th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1960.11.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang GDR"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E79"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1960.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. f4 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Be3 Ng4 {Fischer starts a long theoretical line.} 10. Bxg4 Bxd4 11. Bxd4
Bxg4 12. Qd2 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14. fxe5 Qh4+ $5 ({Usual is} 14... dxe5 15. Qxe5
Re8) 15. Qf2 (15. g3 $6 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Qh3 17. Nd5 $2 f6 $1 18. Nxf6+ Rxf6 19.
Qxf6 Qg2 {wins for Black (Uhlmann).}) 15... Qxf2+ 16. Kxf2 dxe5 {
The chances are about even.} 17. Rac1 Rad8 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Rhd1 f5 20. exf5
gxf5 21. Rd2 Kf7 22. Rcd1 Rd7 23. Nc3 Rfd8 24. Rxd7+ Rxd7 25. Rxd7+ Bxd7 {
Little seems to be going on in the knight versus bishop ending.} 26. b4 $6 (26.
c5 a5 27. g3 {draws comfortably.}) 26... b6 $1 27. a4 $2 {
Uhlmann weakens his queenside.} ({Better is} 27. Ke3) 27... Be6 $1 28. c5 bxc5
29. bxc5 Ke7 30. Kg3 $5 {White counters before he loses the c-pawn.} Kd7 31.
Kh4 Kc6 32. Kg5 e4 $1 33. g4 ({The pointe is} 33. Kf6 Bc4 $1 34. Kxf5 e3) 33...
fxg4 34. Nxe4 a5 $1 35. Kf4 Bb3 36. Ke3 Bxa4 37. Kd2 h6 38. Nf6 Kxc5 39. Nxg4
h5 40. Ne3 Kd4 41. Nf1 Ke5 42. Ke3 Bb3 43. Ng3 {(sealed move) Black wins the
endgame, if he avoids the capture of his h-pawn. Fischer scored 13/18.
Although Raymond Weinstein was psychotic, he produced the best American result
of 61/2/8.   The standings of final A became: Soviet Union 34/11, USA 29,
Yugoslavia 27, Hungary 221/2, Czechoslovakia 211/2, Bulgaria 21, Argentina 201/
2, West Germany 191/2, DDR 19, Netherlands 17, Romania and England 161/2.} 0-1

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad group 3"]
[Date "1962.09.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sliwa, Bogdan POL"]
[Black "Euwe, Max NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1962.09.16"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The fifteenth Olympiad was played in Golden Sands near Varna at the Black Sea
from 16 ix until 10 x 1962. The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, USA and Argentina
were placed in four different qualification groups. The other countries were
added by lot. At least 30 moves had to be played per game. Fischer neglected
this rule.    It was Euwe's last Olympiad. He won a crucial game in the third
qualification group.} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3
Nc6 7. O-O $6 ({Lundin played} 7. d4) 7... d4 $1 {
The Dutchmen have to win. Euwe takes the initiative.} 8. Nb1 a5 9. d3 e5 10.
Bg5 h6 $1 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qc2 a4 13. a3 Be7 14. Nbd2 Bd7 15. Kh1 Qg6 16. Rae1
Rfd8 17. Ng1 Na5 18. Be4 Bc6 $5 19. Ngf3 Bxe4 20. dxe4 $5 Nc6 21. Rd1 Bg5 22.
Qd3 Qe6 23. Ne1 $6 ({Preferable is} 23. Nxg5 hxg5 24. Kg2) 23... Bxd2 $1 24.
Rxd2 Na5 25. Rc2 Nb3 26. f3 Ra5 27. Qd1 Rc5 $5 28. Nd3 $1 Rxc4 29. Rxc4 Qxc4
30. Nxe5 Qe6 31. Nd3 c5 32. Nf4 Qc4 33. Kg2 b5 $6 {
The black queen becomes inactive.} ({Better is} 33... Qb5 $1 34. Nd5 c4) 34.
Nd5 $1 Kf8 35. Rf2 $6 Qc1 $1 36. Qxc1 Nxc1 37. e3 d3 $1 38. Rd2 c4 {
Black has consolidated his pawn majority.} 39. Kf1 Nb3 40. Rd1 Nc5 41. Nb4 g5
42. g4 $5 h5 $1 43. h3 $6 (43. gxh5 $1 Kg7 44. Nc6 Rh8 45. Nd4 Rxh5 46. Rd2 {
defends more stubbornly.}) 43... hxg4 44. hxg4 Rd6 45. e5 $2 (45. Nd5 $1 Rh6
46. Kg2 {creates a defensive screen.}) 45... Re6 46. f4 f6 $1 47. exf6 Rxe3 48.
fxg5 Ne4 {Although White has an extra pawn, his fate is sealed.} 49. Kg2 Rg3+
50. Kh2 Rxg4 51. Nxd3 cxd3 52. Rxd3 Rxg5 53. b3 Nxf6 54. Rd4 Rg4 55. Rd8+ Ke7
56. Rb8 b4 $1 {A black pawn breaks through.   The Dutchmen defeated the Poles
by 4-0 and qualified.} 0-1

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.09.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Keres, Paul URS"]
[Black "Minev, Nikolai BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Twelve teams qualified for the final A. The Soviet Union was the favourite
again.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7.
Bc4 c6 8. c3 $5 f5 9. Ng3 Qd6 $5 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Qe2 Qf4 $5 12. O-O O-O 13.
Rfe1 Nf6 14. Ne5 {Keres has the initiative.} Nd5 {
Black cannot develop his queen's bishop.} 15. Rad1 Qg5 $5 16. Qf3 Bd6 17. Bb3
f6 $5 18. Nd3 (18. h4 $1 Qg7 (18... Qxh4 $2 19. Nxf5 $1 exf5 20. Bxd5+) 19. Nh5
Qc7 20. Nd3 {gains more advantage.}) 18... Qg4 19. Qxg4+ fxg4 20. c4 Nc7 21.
Ne4 Be7 22. Nf4 f5 23. Nc3 Bg5 24. Nd3 Bf6 25. Ne5 Rd8 26. g3 Kg7 27. Ne2 Bg5
28. h4 gxh3 29. Kh2 Bd7 30. Kxh3 Be8 31. Kg2 Bg6 32. Rh1 Rf8 33. Kf3 Rad8 34.
Nf4 Bf6 35. Rhe1 Rfe8 36. a4 a5 37. c5 Bf7 38. Bc4 Nd5 39. Bxd5 exd5 40. Re3
Re7 41. Rh1 Bxe5 42. Rxe5 Rxe5 43. dxe5 d4 $5 {
Black counters in a difficult ending.} 44. e6 Bg8 45. Rh5 d3 46. e7 $1 Re8 47.
Nxd3 Bf7 $2 {White will gain a pawn. Black comes close to defeat.} (47... Be6
$1 48. Nf4 Bb3 49. Rxf5 Bd1+ 50. Ke3 Rxe7+ 51. Kd4 Bxa4 {does not lose a pawn.}
) 48. Rxf5 Bg6 49. Rf8 $1 Rxe7 50. Rd8 Bxd3 $5 51. Rxd3 Re5 $5 {
Minev could survive in the rook ending.} 52. Rd7+ Kg6 53. Rxb7 Rxc5 54. Re7 $5
h5 55. Re3 Rc4 56. Rc3 (56. Re4 $1 Rc2 57. b4 axb4 58. Rxb4 {
gives better winning chances.}) 56... Rxa4 57. Rxc6+ Kg7 58. Rc5 Kg6 59. Rb5
Kh6 $5 {A passive defence should be sufficient.} 60. Ke3 Kg6 61. Rb6+ Kg7 62.
f3 Kh7 $2 ({Correct is} 62... h4 $1 63. gxh4 Rxh4 64. f4 a4 {drawn.}) 63. b3
Ra2 64. Kf4 h4 $1 65. g4 $1 (65. gxh4 $2 a4 66. bxa4 Rxa4+ {
leads to a theoretical draw.}) 65... h3 66. Rb5 $1 h2 67. Rh5+ Kg6 68. Kg3 $1
Rb2 69. Rxh2 Rxb3 70. Rh5 Ra3 71. Rc5 Ra1 72. Rc6+ Kf7 73. Ra6 a4 {Keres won af
ter a great effort.  The Soviet Union defeated Bulgaria by 21/2-11/2, as a
result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.09.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf8 14. Bb1 $5 (
{Known is} 14. Nf1) 14... g6 15. Nf1 dxc4 16. bxc4 {
The 'hanging pawns' are no threat for Black yet.} Bg7 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. Bc3 Ne7
$5 {He seems to prevent d5.} 19. d5 $5 {Najdorf makes the advance anyway.} exd5
20. Qb2 d4 $5 {The pawn is returned at once.} 21. Nxd4 Red8 22. Re1 $6 ({Not} 
22. Nb5 $6 Qxc4 $1 23. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 24. Qxf6 Qxc1) ({Better is} 22. Nde2) 22...
a6 $6 {Unzicker misses a chance.} (22... Qxc4 $1 23. Rxe7 $2 Nd5 24. Rxb7 Nxc3
{wins for Black.}) 23. Ne6 $1 Qc6 $2 {He will encounter a surprise.} (23...
fxe6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Rd6 {defends properly.}) 24. Be4 $1 {
Najdorf springs a brilliancy.} Nxe4 25. Nxd8 Rxd8 26. Nxe4 f5 27. Bxg7 fxe4 28.
Bf6 Re8 29. Bxe7 Rxe7 30. Rcd1 e3 31. fxe3 Re8 32. Re2 Qxc4 33. Rd7 $1 {
Argentina won by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 b5 7. Nd5 $5 {
Bobby brings a fine novelty.} Bb7 $5 ({Fischer prefers} 7... Nxe4 $1 8. Qf3 Nc5
9. b4 $1 e6 {(Schneider - Nakamura 2001).}) 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. c4 $5 bxc4 $5 (
9... Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Be3 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 {leads to a repetition of moves.})
10. Bxc4 Bxe4 11. O-O $1 d5 12. Re1 $6 {Fischer attacks in the centre.} e5 $2 (
12... Bxg2 $1 13. Ne6 $5 {(O'Kelly)} Qd7 $1 14. Kxg2 Rg8+ 15. Kh2 dxc4 {
favours Black.}) 13. Qa4+ Nd7 ({Not} 13... Qd7 $2 14. Bb5 $1) 14. Rxe4 $1 {
Bobby opens the defence.} dxe4 15. Nf5 {The knight blockades the kingside.} Bc5
16. Ng7+ $1 Ke7 17. Nf5+ Ke8 {Najdorf has lost the right to castle.} 18. Be3 $5
Bxe3 19. fxe3 Qb6 20. Rd1 Ra7 21. Rd6 $1 Qd8 ({Or} 21... Qxb2 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7
23. Rxd7+ Rxd7 24. Qxd7+ Kg6 25. Qg7+ Kxf5 26. Qg4# {(Fischer).}) 22. Qb3 Qc7
23. Bxf7+ Kd8 24. Be6 {
Bobby achieved a fantastic victory. The USA defeated Argentina by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Geller, Efim URS"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 $5 Bd7 13. Bc2 g6 14. d5 Ne7 15. b4
Nh7 $6 {Black starts to make passive moves.} 16. c4 bxc4 17. Nxc4 Bg7 18. Bb3
Kh8 19. Bb2 Ng8 $6 20. Rc1 Ng5 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. Qd2 $2 {
Suddenly, Geller offers a swap of queens.} ({Better is} 22. Re3) 22... Bf6 $2 {
Matanovic makes a strategic and psychological mistake. He should remain
passively. Does he want tocounter?} ({The exchange by} 22... Qxd2 $1 23. Nxd2
Rec8 {helps the defence.}) 23. Qd3 $1 Reb8 $6 ({Preferable is} 23... Rec8) 24.
Na5 $1 Rxb4 $5 25. Bc3 $1 Rxb3 $5 ({The pointe is} 25... Rbb8 26. Bd2 Qh4 27.
Rxc7 {and Geller has a winning attack.}) 26. Nxb3 Bxa4 27. Bd2 Qh4 28. Rxc7 Kg7
29. Na5 Bb5 30. Qa3 Be7 31. Nc6 Bf8 32. Bb4 Nf6 33. Bxd6 Nxe4 34. Bxe5+ Kg8 35.
Qf3 f5 36. d6 {The Soviet Union defeated its main competitor by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hecht, Hans-Joachim GER"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bd7 6. h5 e6 7. f4 c5 8. c3 Qb6 9.
Nf3 Bb5 $5 ({Theory is} 9... Nc6 {(Tal - Pachman, Bled 1961).}) 10. Bxb5+ Qxb5
11. Na3 Qb6 12. Nc2 Nc6 13. Kf2 $5 O-O-O $1 14. Kg3 {
The white king supports his advanced flank pawns.} Kb8 $5 15. b4 $2 {
White gives a pawn for an attack on the queenside.} (15. dxc5 $1 Qxc5 16. Be3
Qc4 17. Ncd4 {keeps an edge.}) 15... cxb4 16. cxb4 Bxb4 $5 17. Nxb4 Qxb4 18.
Rh2 Nge7 19. a4 Qa5 20. Ba3 Rd7 21. Rb2 g6 {Black counters on the kingside.}
22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Rab1 $2 (23. Qd2 Qd8 24. Rh1 {attacks and defends.}) 23... h5
$1 24. Rb5 Qd8 25. g5 $5 Nf5+ $1 26. Kh3 Rhh7 27. Qd2 Ka8 28. a5 Rc7 29. Bc5
Nb8 $1 {Hort prevents 30.a6.} 30. Ne1 $6 (30. Nh4 Nxh4 31. Kxh4 Rhf7 32. Bd6
Rc4 33. Rc1 {offers more resistance.}) 30... Na6 31. Nd3 Qc8 32. Rc1 Rc6 33.
Rcb1 h4 34. Nb4 Nxb4 35. R5xb4 Ng3 36. Rb6 $5 Ne4 $1 ({Not} 36... axb6 $4 37.
axb6 Kb8 38. Qa5) 37. Rxc6 Qxc6 38. Qb4 Qa6 39. Qb5 Nf2+ 40. Kh2 Qxb5 41. Rxb5
h3 42. Rb1 Ng4+ 43. Kg3 h2 44. Rh1 Ne3 $1 45. Bf8 Nf5+ 46. Kf2 Nxd4 47. Rc1 Nc6
{The young Vlastimil Hort became a valuable player for Czechoslovakia.} 0-1

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Milev, Zdravko BUL"]
[Black "Gheorghiu, Florin ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Be7 6. O-O c5 7. Qe2 a6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. a3 $5 ({Usual is} 9. e4 $1) 9... O-O 10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7
13. Rd1 Nbd7 14. Nbd2 Rc8 15. e4 Qc7 16. e5 $1 {The attack begins.} Nd5 17. Qe4
g6 18. Qg4 $6 {This move needs a short preparation.} ({Better is} 18. Rac1 Qb8
19. Qg4) 18... Nc3 $1 {Black starts an invasion.} 19. Re1 Nb6 20. Bxc3 $5 Qxc3
21. Be4 Bxe4 $6 ({Preferable is} 21... Nd5) 22. Nxe4 Rc4 $2 {
Black should move his queen.} 23. Nxc3 Rxg4 24. Ne4 $1 {
A rook has been imprisoned.} Rd8 $2 (24... f5 25. exf6 Bxf6 {
liberates a rook at the cost of a weakening.}) 25. g3 Rd3 26. Kg2 Nc4 $2 (26...
Nd5 27. h3 Nf4+ 28. Kh2 Rxf3 29. hxg4 Nd3 30. Red1 Nxe5 {
offers more resistance.}) 27. h3 $5 (27. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 28. exf6 {ends the game.}
) 27... Ne3+ $6 ({Better is} 27... Rxe4 $1 28. Rxe4 Nxa3) 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29.
Nf6+ Bxf6 30. fxe3 Bxe5 31. Nxe5 Re4 32. Nd7 $5 Rxe3 33. Nc5 f5 34. Nxa6 Rc3
35. a4 bxa4 36. Rxa4 Rb3 37. Ra5 Kf7 38. Rb5 Kf6 39. Nc5 Rb2+ 40. Kf3 {
The Bulgarians scored well at home by solid play.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.09.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Benko, Pal USA"]
[Black "Pachman, Ludek CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 $5 {
Benko tries to benefit from the holes in the black position.} cxd4 6. Nxd4 d5
$5 7. Bb5 Bd7 ({An alternative brings} 7... dxe4 $1 8. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 a6)
8. exd5 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bxb5 10. Nc3 $1 ({Not} 10. Qxh8 $4 Qxd5 11. Rg1 Bb4+ 12.
Bd2 O-O-O) 10... Qf6 11. Nxb5 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O-O $5 13. Be3 Rxd5 14. O-O-O a6
$4 ({Correct is} 14... Nf6) 15. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 16. Rxd5 exd5 17. Bd4 Bh6+ 18. Kd1
Nf6 19. Bxf6 {White has won a pawn.} Re8 20. h4 Bf8 21. h5 Bc5 $1 22. hxg6 hxg6
23. f4 Re3 24. Rh8+ Kd7 25. Bh4 Rf3 26. Rd8+ Ke6 ({Black avoids the trap} 26...
Kc6 $4 27. Rc8+ Kd6 28. Rxc5 Kxc5 29. Ke2) 27. Re8+ Kf7 28. Re5 Rf1+ 29. Kd2
Rf2+ 30. Re2 $1 Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Ke6 32. g4 b5 33. Bf2 Bd6 34. Be3 Bc7 35. Kd3
Bd8 36. Kc3 Be7 37. b3 Kd6 38. Ba7 Bh4 39. Bb8+ Kc5 40. Be5 Bg3 41. Bd4+ {
White creates a distant passed pawn and wins easily.   The USA started well in
the Olympiad.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.09.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Panno, Oscar ARG"]
[Black "Barcza, Gedeon HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 d5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8.
cxd5 cxd4 $2 {Black facilitates a white attack.} ({Theory is} 8... exd5) 9.
exd4 exd5 10. Bg5 {This move has been made possible by the previous exchange.}
Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Rc1 b6 13. Re1 $1 Bb7 $2 (13... Re8 {
prevents the next move.}) 14. Re7 $1 Qc6 (14... Rfe8 $2 {is punished by} 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 17. Ng5+ $1 Kg6 18. Ne6 $1) 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ne5
Qc8 17. c4 Rb8 18. cxd5 Qd8 19. Rcc7 $1 Bxd5 (19... Qxd5 $5 20. Bf1 $1 Rfc8 21.
Qc2 Rxc7 22. Qxc7 {wins for White.}) 20. Rxa7 {Panno has won a pawn.} Qd6 $6 (
20... Ra8 $1 {brings a useful exchange.}) 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Qb4 23. Ne5
Rbc8 24. g3 Qb2 25. Qb3 Rc1+ 26. Kg2 Qe2 27. Qd3 Qe1 $5 28. Rxf7 Qh1+ 29. Kh3
Rxf7 30. Rxf7 Rg1 31. Rxf6 $1 Qg2+ 32. Kg4 h5+ 33. Kxh5 $6 (33. Kh4 $1 Qxh2+
34. Kg5 gxf6+ 35. Kg6 $1 {wins quickly.}) 33... Qh3+ 34. Kg5 gxf6+ 35. Kxf6
Qh6+ 36. Qg6+ Qxg6+ 37. Kxg6 Ra1 38. f4 $1 Rxa2 39. f5 $1 b5 40. f6 Ra6 41. Nd3
Rd6 42. Nc5 Rc6 43. g4 b4 44. g5 Kf8 45. Nd7+ Ke8 46. d5 Rc8 47. Ne5 b3 48. Kg7
Rc7+ 49. Kg8 b2 50. g6 Re7 51. f7+ Kd8 52. Nc6+ Kd7 53. Nxe7 {
Argentina defeated Hungary.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.09.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang GDR"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 $5 ({
Less aggressive is} 6... Be7 {(Jacobsen - Nimzowitsch, Copenhagen 1923).}) 7.
Bg3 Nh5 8. e3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. a3 Qe7 12. O-O-O g4 13. Nh4 a6
14. Kb1 h5 15. Be2 Rh6 $5 16. f3 O-O-O 17. d5 $1 Na7 $1 (17... Ne5 $2 18. d6 $1
cxd6 19. Qb3 {brings a white attack.}) 18. Na4 gxf3 19. gxf3 d6 20. Ng2 Rdh8 $5
21. e4 Kb8 22. Rd3 $5 {This rook starts a great adventure.} Re8 23. Re1 Bh8 24.
Qd2 $5 Rg6 $1 25. g4 $6 (25. f4 $1 Reg8 26. Bxh5 Rxg3 27. Rxg3 Rxg3 28. Ne3 {
makes useful exchanges.}) 25... hxg4 26. fxg4 Be5 $5 27. Rb3 Rh8 28. Qe3 Qg5 $5
29. Nxb6 $5 Qxe3 $6 (29... cxb6 $5 30. Qxb6 Qe7 31. Qxa6 Rh3 $1 {favours Black.
}) 30. Nd7+ $1 Kc8 31. Nxe3 Kxd7 32. Rxb7 {
White has won a pawn, but the enterprising rook will be imprisoned.} Bd4 33.
Bd1 $6 (33. Nc2 $1 Bb6 34. c5 dxc5 35. Bxa6 {gains an edge.}) 33... Bb6 {
A rook has been locked up, but it will be hard for Black to conquer it.} 34.
Ba4+ Kc8 35. Bc6 Rh3 36. Nc2 a5 37. Rf1 Nxc6 38. dxc6 Rg7 39. b4 a4 $2 ({
Correct is} 39... axb4 $1 40. e5 $1 dxe5 41. axb4 Bd4 {
and the cage has been opened. The chances are about equal.}) 40. e5 $1 Rb3+ 41.
Kc1 Rd3 42. Rd1 $1 Rxd1+ 43. Kxd1 Bg1 44. exd6 cxd6 45. b5 $1 {
The passed pawn advances decisively.} Bc5 46. Nb4 Bxb4 47. axb4 Rxg4 48. b6 $1
{White charges at the king.   World champion Botvinnik lost his game, but the
Soviet Union defeated the DDR by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.09.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Geller, Efim URS"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bd3 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 {Geller plays an ancient opening.} Re8 $5 (9... Bf6 $1 {
occurred in Steinitz - Zukertort, USA 1886 (6).}) 10. b3 Bf6 11. Re1 $5 Rxe1+
12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Ba3 d6 $2 (13... d5 $1 14. Nxd5 $5 Bxa1 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Qxa1
Be6 {gives a great fight.}) 14. Qe4 $1 g6 15. Re1 Be5 16. Bc4 c6 $5 (16... Nf6
17. Qh4 Bxc3 18. dxc3 Bf5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. cxd3 {
brings a positional advantage for White.}) 17. Bxd6 $1 Nxd6 18. Qxe5 Bf5 19.
Bf1 $1 {White sets a trap.} Bxc2 $5 {Black aims at counter-play.} 20. d3 $1 {
The trap closes.} Nf5 21. Rc1 Qd4 22. Qxd4 $6 {
Geller allows a stubborn resistance by Panno.} ({Better is} 22. Qe1 $1) 22...
Nxd4 23. Ne2 Bxb3 24. axb3 Nxb3 25. Rb1 {
White has gained a piece for two pawns.} Na5 26. f4 Rd8 27. Nc3 c5 28. Kf2 b6
29. Nb5 Rd7 30. Ra1 Kf8 31. g3 Ke8 32. Ra3 Kd8 33. Ra1 Ke7 34. Re1+ Kd8 35. Nc3
Nc6 36. Ne4 Nb4 37. Nf6 $1 Nxd3+ 38. Bxd3 Rxd3 39. Re8+ Kc7 40. Re7+ Kc6 41.
Rxf7 $5 a5 $1 42. Ng4 Kb5 43. Rxh7 a4 44. Ne5 Rd6 45. Ra7 $6 Kb4 $1 46. g4 b5 (
46... c4 47. Nxc4 $1 Kxc4 48. Rxa4+ {will be hard to win for White.}) 47. f5 g5
$6 (47... gxf5 48. g5 $1 Rd2+ 49. Kg3 f4+ $1 50. Kxf4 Rxh2 51. g6 $1 {
leads to another difficult win.}) 48. Nd7 Rd2+ 49. Ke3 Rxh2 50. Ne5 Rh6 51.
Nd3+ Kc4 52. Ne5+ Kb4 53. Nd3+ Kc4 54. Ke4 $1 Rd6 55. Ne5+ Kc3 $5 56. Nd7 $1
Rd4+ 57. Ke5 Rxg4 58. f6 {The last white pawn brings the victory.} Rf4 59. Nxc5
Rc4 60. Ne4+ Kb2 61. Nd6 {Soviet Union defeated Argentina by 21/2-11/2, due to
this game. The Soviets had won four matches at the smallest margin.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Robatsch, Karl AUT"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8.
Nd2 Nf6 9. b3 $5 (9. Qe2 $1 {was played in Smyslov - Tal, Yugoslavia 1959.})
9... Bb4 10. exd5 Bc3 $5 11. Rb1 cxd5 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Bxc3 Qxc3 14. Qe2 Bb7 15.
Rbe1 $5 O-O 16. f4 Nd7 17. Nf3 {White stops the centre pawns.} a5 18. a4 h6 19.
Qe3 Rfc8 20. Nd4 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23. Rf3 Rc5 24. Ree3 Ra8 25.
Rc3 Rac8 26. Nb5 Kf8 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Rc3 Rxc3 29. Nxc3 Ke7 {
Black controls the centre in the knight ending.} 30. Nb5 f6 31. Kf2 e5 $1 32.
f5 {Exchange helps Black.} Nc5 33. Kf3 d4 34. Na3 e4+ $6 ({Preferable is} 34...
Kd7 35. Nc4 Nb7) 35. Ke2 $5 (35. Kf4 $1 d3 36. cxd3 exd3 37. Ke3 {draws easily.
}) 35... Kd7 36. Nc4 Nb7 37. Kd2 $2 ({Better is} 37. Kd1 $1 Kc6 38. c3 $1 Kd5
39. cxd4 Kxd4 40. Kd2 {drawn.}) 37... Kc6 $1 38. c3 $5 {
Now, this move can be refuted.} e3+ $1 39. Ke2 dxc3 40. Kxe3 Kc5 41. Kd3 Kb4
42. Kc2 Nc5 43. Nxa5 $2 {Robatsch misses the best chance.} ({
He comes close to a draw by} 43. Nb6 $1 Nxb3 44. Nd5+ Kxa4 45. Kxc3 $1 Nc5 46.
Kc4 $1 Ne4 47. Nb6+ Ka3 48. Kb5 Nd6+ 49. Kxa5 Nxf5 50. Nd5 {
although Black has gained a pawn.}) 43... Kxa5 44. Kxc3 Kb6 45. a5+ Kc6 {
Black avoids the trap.} (45... Kxa5 $4 46. b4+ Kb5 47. bxc5 Kxc5 48. g4 {draws.
}) 46. b4 Ne4+ 47. Kd4 Nd6 48. g4 Nf7 49. a6 Nd6 50. Kd3 h5 51. gxh5 Kb6 52. b5
Nxb5 53. h6 gxh6 54. Ke4 Nc7 55. Kf4 Nxa6 56. Kg4 Kc5 57. Kh5 Kd5 58. Kxh6 Ke5
59. Kg6 Nb4 {Portisch scored well for Hungary.} 0-1

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Black "Donner, Jan NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Fischer preferred the hotel room of Donner, when he arrived in Varna. Jan
Hein gently obliged to Robert James, but claimed: "Our game will be mine!"} 1.
e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. Bf4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qc7 {They have carried out an extra move.}
12. c4 $5 ({Theory is} 12. O-O-O {(Bondarevsky - Tolush, Moscow 1948).}) 12...
Ngf6 13. Bc3 a5 $5 {Donner shows aggression. He has to settle a score.} ({
The quiet move is} 13... Bd6) 14. O-O Bd6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. d5 $5
Rfe8 $6 ({Preferable is} 17... Nc5 $1 18. Qd4 f5) 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Rad1 Bf8 $5
20. Nd4 Ra6 21. Nf5 $5 Nc5 22. Qe3 Na4 23. Be5 Qa7 24. Nxh6+ $6 {
Fischer starts a risky attack.} (24. Nd6 $1 Qxe3 25. fxe3 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 f6 27.
b3 {gains a plus.}) 24... gxh6 25. Rd4 $2 {He commits the decisive mistake.} ({
Right is} 25. Qg3+ $1 Kh7 26. h5 Nc5 27. Rd4 Qe7 28. Rg4 (28. Rf4 Raa8 $1 {
He overprotects Re8.} (28... Ra7 $2 29. Bf6 Qd6 30. Qg4 Qd3 31. Rd1 Qc2 32. Re1
$1 Rd7 33. Rf3 Rd3 34. Kh1 $3 Rxf3 35. gxf3 Qf5 36. Qxf5+ exf5 37. Rxe8 {
wins for White (Meyer)}) 29. Bf6 Qd6 30. Qg4 Nd7 $1 31. Bd8 $1 Re7 32. Rd1
Qxd1+ 33. Qxd1 Rxd8 {leads to mutual chances}) 28... f6 {(various annotators)}
29. Rf4 Qg7 $1 30. Qf3 Be7 31. Bxf6 Bxf6 32. Rxf6 Ra7 33. Qf4 Rg8 34. Rg6 Qf8
35. Rf6 {and White draws by a repetition of positions.}) 25... f5 $1 26. Rfd1
Nc5 27. Rd8 Qf7 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. Bd4 Ne4 30. f3 e5 $1 31. fxe4 exd4 32. Qg3+
Bg7 33. exf5 Qe3+ $5 34. Qxe3 dxe3 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rd7+ Kf6 $5 {
Donner takes a narrow path to victory.} 37. g4 $1 Bf8 38. Kg2 Bc5 39. Rh7 $1
Ke5 $1 40. Kf3 $1 Kd4 $1 41. Rxh6 Rb6 42. b3 a4 $1 43. Re6 axb3 44. axb3 Kd3
45. g5 {Donner had his sporting revenge.} ({Fischer resigned due to} 45. g5
Rxb3 46. g6 Rb1 47. g7 e2 $1 48. g8=Q Rf1+) 0-1

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Bg4 9. d3 O-O 10. Nbd2 d5 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Bg6 14. Qe2 Qd7 $5 (
14... Bc5 {drew in Saigin - Tarasov, Kiev 1950.}) 15. Nh4 Rfd8 $6 ({
Preferable is} 15... Na5 16. Bc2 Rfd8) 16. Bc2 $6 (16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Nf3 $1 Bd6
18. Ng5 {gains a positional edge.}) 16... Ne8 17. Ndf3 Bxh4 18. Nxh4 Nd6 19.
Kh2 Ne7 20. Nf5 c5 21. Rg1 Kh8 22. Be3 Rac8 $2 (22... Nc4 $1 23. Bxc5 Qc7 $1
24. Be3 ({not} 24. Bxe7 $2 Rd2) 24... Nxb2 {keeps the equality.}) 23. Rad1 $1
Qe6 (23... Bxf5 24. gxf5 Qc7 25. Qh5 $1 Ng8 26. f6 $1 Nxf6 27. Qxe5 {
brings a strong attack by White.}) 24. Nxd6 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Rd1 Qc6 27.
Qd3 $1 {White controls the open file.} c4 28. Qd7 $1 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 Nc6 30. g5
Bh5 31. Kg3 Kg8 32. f3 Kf8 $5 (32... f6 33. gxf6 gxf6 34. Rb7 Be8 35. Bh6 {
leads to a horrible black position.}) 33. Rb7 Ke8 34. a4 Rb8 35. Rc7 Nd8 36.
Ra7 b4 37. a5 $1 b3 ({The pointe is} 37... bxc3 38. bxc3 Rb2 39. Ba4+ {
and Ivkov utilises square a4.}) 38. Bd1 {
The Yugoslavians won by 3-1 and would achieve a medal.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Robatsch, Karl AUT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. d3 O-O 6. e4 d6 7. Nge2 f5 8. O-O
Nd7 $5 (8... Nbc6 {was played in Reshevsky - Alexander, München 1958.}) 9. Be3
Nf6 10. h3 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nc6 $6 ({Preferable is} 11... c6 {and ..Be6.}) 12. Nd5
Be6 13. Bg5 {White has the initiative.} Qd7 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4 Rae8 16. Kh2
Kh8 17. Rae1 Nd8 18. Bf3 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nf6 20. Nc3 Nf7 21. Bh4 Ng8 22. Qf2 Ne7
$6 {There is no need to give up a pawn.} 23. Bh5 Ng6 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Qxa7
exf4 26. gxf4 Rxe1 27. Bxe1 g5 $5 28. Qf2 $6 {He could take another pawn.} gxf4
29. d4 Qe7 30. Qxf4 Ne5 $1 31. Bg3 $6 ({Better is} 31. Bd2 Ng6 32. Qg3 {
and White has an edge.}) 31... Ng6 32. Qf3 Qg5 $6 (32... Bxd4 {equalises.}) 33.
Bf4 Nxf4 34. Qxf4 Qh5 35. Rg1 Rf6 36. Rg5 Qh7 37. Qf3 Bh6 38. Rg2 Rg6 39. Re2
Rg8 40. Rg2 Rxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Qg7+ 42. Kf1 Qxd4 43. Qxf5 Bg7 44. Kg2 $6 (44. Qc8+
Kh7 45. Qxc7 {makes an effort to win.}) 44... Qd2+ 45. Kg3 Qxb2 46. Ne4 c6 47.
Ng5 Qe5+ 48. Qxe5 Bxe5+ {White has a slight advantage in the knight versus
bishop ending due to the distant passed pawn.} 49. Kf3 cxd5 50. Ne6 Kh7 51. Nf4
d4 52. Ke4 Kh6 53. Ne6 d3 $1 54. Kxd3 d5 $5 55. a4 Kh5 56. Nc5 Kh4 57. Nxb7
Kxh3 {A theoretical draw has arisen.} 58. Nc5 (58. a5 Bc7 $1 59. a6 Bb6 {
draws (Botvinnik).}) 58... Bc7 59. Kd4 Kg4 $2 ({Correct is} 59... Ba5 60. Nb7
Be1 {and Black stops the a-pawn (Botvinnik).}) 60. Nb7 $1 Kf5 61. Kxd5 Bb6 62.
Kc6 Ba7 63. Nd6+ Ke6 64. Nc8 {
The last pawn will queen.   Botvinnik's perseverance was impressive.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Dueckstein, Andreas AUT"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B18"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bd3 e6 8.
O-O Qc7 9. c4 $5 O-O-O 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Qa4 $5 Kb8 12. b4 Nh6 $5 13. Qb3 Nf5
14. a4 e5 $5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bb2 Qc7 18. c5 a5 $1 {
Petrosian counter in a remarkable way.} 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rh4 21. bxa5 $5
Bxc5 22. a6 b6 $5 23. Re1 (23. Nxf5 $1 gxf5 ({not} 23... Qxh2+ $2 24. Kf1 gxf5
25. Rd8+ Kc7 26. Re8 $1 {wins for White}) 24. g3 {gains a plus.}) 23... Ka7 24.
Be5 Qd7 25. Ne4 Bd4 26. g3 Bxe5 $5 {Tigran starts an adventure.} ({Alright is} 
26... Rh8) 27. gxh4 Nd4 28. Qd1 Qd5 29. Re3 Nf5 30. Re1 Nd4 31. Qd3 $1 f5 32.
Ng5 $6 ({Better is} 32. Nd2 $1 c5 33. Re3 {and the c-pawn cannot advance.})
32... c5 33. Re3 $2 (33. Qf1 Bf6 34. Qg2 Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Kxa6 36. Re8 {
aims at a draw.}) 33... c4 $1 34. Qd1 Kxa6 35. Ra3 Bf6 36. h3 f4 $1 37. Qg4 $6
(37. Kh2 Bxg5 38. hxg5 f3 39. Re3 Qxg5 {comes close to a black win.}) 37... Ka5
$1 38. Nf3 $5 Kb4 $1 {The king rules on the queenside.} 39. Nxd4 Kxa3 40. Nc2+
Kxa4 {Challenger Petrosian played a great positional game. The poor Austrians
were crushed by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Byrne, Robert USA"]
[Black "Popov, Luben BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A56"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Na6 6. a3 g6 $5 (6... Be7 {
drew in Gligoric - Smederavac, Kragujevac 1959.}) 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2 Nh5 9. h3
Qf6 $6 10. Qd2 $6 (10. g4 $1 Nf4 11. Nxf4 exf4 12. Qf3 {favours White.}) 10...
Qe7 $1 {Black vacates square f6.} 11. g4 Nf6 12. Ng3 h5 13. f3 h4 14. Nf1 Nh7
15. Qf2 Bf6 $5 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Be5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. O-O-O Ng5 20. Nd2 Bd7
21. Rdf1 Ke7 $2 {Black wants to develop his queen's rook to the flank, but he
exposes his king in the centre.} ({Better is} 21... O-O-O $5 22. Qf6 Rhe8 {
and Black has moved two rooks towards the central area.}) 22. Ne2 Raf8 23. Ng1
Kd8 $5 24. Ngf3 $1 Nxf3 25. Nxf3 Qe7 $5 26. e5 $1 dxe5 27. Re1 Re8 $5 28. Rxe5
Qf6 29. Qe3 $5 Rhf8 30. g5 Qd6 31. Re1 f6 32. gxf6 Qxf6 33. Qg5 Rxe5 34. Rxe5
Bxh3 $6 (34... Qxg5+ 35. Nxg5 Bxh3 $1 36. Nxh3 Rf3 37. Bxg6 Rxh3 38. Rh5 {
favours White.}) 35. Nxh4 Bf1 36. Nxg6 Qxg5+ 37. Rxg5 Rf3 38. Bxf1 Rxf1+ 39.
Kc2 Rf7 40. Ne5 $1 Rh7 41. d6 $1 {The USA was fighting for the silver medal.}
1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. Bc4 Nb6 $5 6. Bb3 c6 7. a4 a5 8. O-O
e6 $5 {Petrosian carries out odd positional moves. Unzicker makes no attempt
to refute them.} 9. Be3 Ne7 10. Qd2 h6 11. Ne2 d5 12. Ng3 Kf8 $5 13. Ne5 Kg8
14. c3 Nd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Rfe1 b6 17. Bc2 Ba6 18. h4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nd5 20.
Ng3 Qc7 $5 21. Bb3 (21. h5 $1 {keeps the initiative.}) 21... Rd8 22. Ne2 Qe7
23. g3 c5 24. Bxd5 $6 Rxd5 {Black has a positional edge.} 25. Nf4 Rd6 26. Qc2
cxd4 27. cxd4 Qd7 ({Not} 27... Bxd4 $2 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Nxg6 $1 fxg6 30. Qxg6+
Qg7 31. Qxe6+ Qf7 32. Qxb6) 28. Rac1 Bf6 29. Nd3 Bxd3 $1 30. Qxd3 Kg7 {
Petrosian postpones the capture of pawn d4.} 31. Rc4 Rc8 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Rc1
Qd7 34. Rc4 $2 {White is going to lose a pawn without compensation.} (34. Qe4
$1 Bxd4 $5 35. Bxd4+ Rxd4 36. Qe5+ f6 37. Qb8 Rd1+ 38. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 39. Kg2 Qxa4
40. Qc7+ {draws.}) 34... e5 $1 35. d5 Rxd5 36. Qe4 b5 37. axb5 Rxb5 38. Ra4 Be7
39. Kh2 Bb4 40. Ra1 Qd5 41. Qc2 Bc5 42. Rd1 Bd4 43. Qd2 h5 $1 44. Bxd4 Qxd4 45.
Qxd4 exd4 46. Rxd4 Rxb2 {Petrosian has an extra pawn in the rook ending.} 47.
Kg2 Rb6 48. Ra4 Ra6 49. Kf3 Kf6 50. Ke4 Ke6 51. f3 Ra7 $5 52. g4 Ra6 53. Kf4 f6
$1 54. Ke4 f5+ 55. gxf5+ gxf5+ 56. Kf4 Kf6 {
Tigran has achieved zugzwang. So, the white king has to retreat.} 57. Ke3 Ke5
58. Kd3 Rd6+ 59. Ke3 Rd5 $1 60. Rc4 Rb5 $1 61. Ra4 $1 Kd5 62. Ra1 $1 Kc4 $5 {
He tests the white resistance.} 63. Kf4 $2 {Unzicker misses the right defence.}
(63. Rc1+ $1 Kb3 64. Rb1+ Ka4 65. Ra1+ {
drives the intruder back. It will be hard to open the white screen.}) 63... Kc3
$1 64. Kg5 Kb2 $1 65. Re1 f4+ $1 66. Kxf4 a4 67. Ke4 $5 (67. Re2+ $1 Kb1 68.
Re1+ Kc2 $1 69. Re2+ Kd3 70. Re3+ Kd2 71. Ra3 Ra5 $1 {also wins for Black.})
67... a3 68. f4 a2 69. f5 Ka3 $1 70. Kf4 ({The pointe is} 70. Ra1 Rb1 $1) 70...
Rb1 $1 71. Re3+ Kb4 72. Re4+ Kc5 {
The challenger played another fine positional game.} 0-1

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Black "Schmid, Lothar GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 d6 3. e4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Na6 7. O-O Nc7 8. Re1
O-O 9. a4 $5 a6 10. Bg5 h6 $6 {This pawn becomes a target.} 11. Bf4 Bd7 12. Qd2
b5 $5 13. e5 $5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 b4 15. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 ({The pointe is} 15... exf6
$2 16. Ne4 f5 17. Nxc5 Bxb2 18. Rad1 Bc3 19. Qxh6) 16. Ne4 Bg7 $1 {
The bishop is needed on the kingside.} (16... Bxb2 $6 17. Qxh6 Bg7 {(forced)}
18. Qh4 {(Spassky)} Nxd5 $1 19. Rad1 e6 20. Nfg5 Re8 21. Bc4 {
brings a strong white attack.}) 17. Nxc5 Bxb2 $2 {Black loses valuable time.} (
17... Bf5 $1 18. Bc4 Qd6 {defends well.}) 18. Rad1 $1 {
Spassky overprotects the d-pawn.} Bf5 19. Qxh6 Bg7 20. Qh4 Qd6 $6 (20... Bf6
21. Qxb4 Bxc2 22. Rd2 Bf5 23. Qc4 {prolongs the game.}) 21. Ng5 $1 Rfe8 22. Bd3
$1 Qxc5 ({The alternatives} 22... Bxd3 23. Nce6 $1 fxe6 24. Rxd3 exd5 25. Qh7+
Kf8 26. Rf3+) ({and} 22... Qf6 23. Re6 $1 fxe6 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Nd7# {
show beautiful sacrifices.}) 23. Bxf5 Nxd5 24. Be6 $1 {The Soviets crushed the
West Germans by 31/2-1/2. They came close to another gold medal, because the
standings at the top were: Soviet Union 261/2, USA and Yugoslavia 221/2,
Argentina 20.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D98"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8.
Be3 Nfd7 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Rd1 Nb6 11. Qc5 Qd6 12. h3 $5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Rfd8 14. d5
Ne5 15. Nb5 Qf6 16. f4 Ned7 {Botvinnik has analysed this position with Smyslov.
They have prepared the wrong move.} 17. e5 $2 ({Better is} 17. Qc3 Qxc3+ 18.
Nxc3) 17... Qxf4 $1 {
Fischer finds the refutation. The desperado queen gains a pawn.} 18. Bxf4 Nxc5
19. Nxc7 Rac8 20. d6 exd6 21. exd6 Bxb2 22. O-O Nbd7 23. Rd5 b6 24. Bf3 $2 ({
Fischer recommends} 24. Bc4) 24... Ne6 $1 25. Nxe6 ({Or} 25. Bg3 Nd4 $1 26. Bg4
h5) 25... fxe6 26. Rd3 $6 Nc5 $1 {White loses a tempo.} 27. Re3 e5 $1 28. Bxe5
Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxd6 30. Re7 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Nxd7 {
Fischer has an extra pawn in the ending. Botvinnik has no compensation.} 32.
Bg4 Rc7 33. Re1 Kf7 34. Kg2 Nc5 35. Re3 Re7 36. Rf3+ Kg7 37. Rc3 Re4 38. Bd1
Rd4 39. Bc2 Kf6 40. Kf3 Kg5 $5 41. Kg3 Ne4+ $2 {
Bobby spoils a well played game.} ({Correct is} 41... Rb4 42. a3 Rd4 43. f3 a5
{(Fischer).}) 42. Bxe4 Rxe4 43. Ra3 $2 ({Right is} 43. Rc7 $1 {(Botvinnik)} Ra4
44. Rxh7 Rxa2 45. f4+ {and White has enough for the pawn.}) 43... Re7 $2 (43...
a5 $1 44. Rb3 Rb4 45. Rxb4 axb4 {leads to a won pawn ending for Black.}) 44.
Rf3 Rc7 45. a4 $1 {Bobby adjourns the game at last} Rc5 $2 {
and seals a boubtful move.} ({Not} 45... Rc4 $2 46. a5 bxa5 47. Rf7) ({
The Soviet team has missed} 45... h5 $1 46. h4+ Kh6 47. Rf4 (47. a5 b5 $1)
47... Rc5 $1 48. Rd4 Ra5 49. f4 Kg7 50. Kf3 Kf6 51. Ke4 Ke6 52. Rc4 Rc5 53. Rb4
{Black has to lose a tempo.} Ke7 $1 54. Kd4 Kd6 55. Ke4 Ke6 56. Rd4 a5 $1 {
wins the rook ending.}) 46. Rf7 $1 {Geller's suggestion.} Ra5 47. Rxh7 Rxa4 48.
h4+ $1 Kf5 49. Rf7+ Ke5 50. Rg7 Ra1 51. Kf3 b5 $2 ({The critical line is} 51...
Kd4 $1 52. Rxg6 b5 53. h5 b4 54. h6 b3 $1 55. Rg4+ Kc5 56. Rg5+ Kc6 57. Rg6+
Kb7 58. Rg7+ Ka6 59. Rg6+ Ka5 60. Rg5+ Ka4 61. Rg4+ Ka3 62. Rh4 $1 b2 63. h7
b1=Q 64. h8=Q Qb3+ 65. Ke2 Qd1+ 66. Ke3 Rb1 {
and Fischer gives a win for Black, but the young Kasparov finds the elegant}
67. Rc4 $1 Rb3+ 68. Rc3 Qe1+ 69. Kd3 {drawn.}) 52. h5 $1 Ra3+ 53. Kg2 gxh5 54.
Rg5+ Kd6 55. Rxb5 h4 56. f4 Kc6 57. Rb8 h3+ 58. Kh2 a5 59. f5 Kc7 60. Rb5 Kd6
61. f6 Ke6 62. Rb6+ Kf7 63. Ra6 Kg6 64. Rc6 a4 65. Ra6 Kf7 66. Rc6 Rd3 67. Ra6
a3 68. Kg1 {Bobby looked pale when he left the playing hall.   Fischer had
been talking about a match against Botvinnik in 1962. "I can give him two
points" he boasted. "But Botvinnik can give him a pawn!" Soviet players
answered.   World champion Botvinnik had a hard time in final A. He scored 31/
2/6. The next year he lost the title to Petrosian.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.07"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Black "Evans, Larry USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 c6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 b5 8. O-O-O $5
{Spassky wants to attack.} ({The alternative is} 8. Bd3) 8... bxc4 $2 {
Evans helps the white attack.} (8... Qa5 $5 9. e5 $1 b4 10. exf6 bxc3 11. fxg7
cxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Rg8 {
occurred in Sherwin - R.Byrne, New York 1962.}) 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. h4 $1 (10. Bh6
{will win in Moiseev - Kremenietsky, Parnu 1973.}) 10... d5 $5 11. Bb3 $1 dxe4
12. h5 $1 ({Simple human beings play} 12. fxe4) 12... exf3 ({Not} 12... Nxh5
13. g4 $1 Nf6 14. Bh6) 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Bh6 $1 {
Matter plays no role for Boris.} fxg2 15. Rh4 $1 Ng4 (15... Nd5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Qh6+ Kf6 18. Ne4+ Ke6 19. Qg5 {chases the black king.}) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17.
Qxg2 Nh6 18. Nf3 Nf5 19. Rh2 ({White can also do} 19. Rh5 $1 Rh8 20. Bxf7 $1
Kxf7 21. Ne5+ Ke6 22. Qxg6#) 19... Qd6 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Ne4 Qc7 22. Rdh1 Rg8 23.
Rh7+ Kf8 24. Rxf7+ Ke8 25. Qxg6 $1 Nxe5 26. Rf8+ {White delivers mate in one. 
The Soviet Union defeated the USA by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game. The
standings at the top became: Soviet Union 29, Yugoslavia 25, USA 24, Argentina
23.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Yugoslavia led one point on the USA, when the last round began. They met.} 1.
e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O
9. f4 Qc7 10. g4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 $5 ({Known is} 11. Nb3) 11... bxc6 12. g5 Nd7 13.
f5 {White seems to have an attack.} Re8 14. Kh1 Bf8 $6 ({Preferable is} 14...
exf5 15. exf5 d5) 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. f6 $1 g6 17. h4 $6 ({More useful is} 17. Qd4
$5) 17... a5 18. h5 Ba6 19. Re1 Qb6 20. hxg6 fxg6 $2 (20... Nxg6 $1 {
protects the kingside properly.}) 21. Bxe5 $1 {
Fischer exchanges the main defender and ruins the hostile pawn position.} dxe5
22. Qf3 Ra7 23. Bf1 Rf7 $5 {Black prepares ..h6.} 24. Bxa6 Qxa6 25. Qg3 Qb6 26.
Qxe5 $2 {Bobby misses an excellent opportunity.} (26. b3 {
saves an important pawn.}) 26... Qxb2 27. Rad1 h6 $5 28. Re3 $5 Bb4 $5 29. gxh6
Qxc2 30. Rg1 Kh7 31. Qg3 Rg8 $1 {The chances are about equal.} 32. e5 {
The knight threatens to jump towards e4.} Bxc3 $1 33. Rxc3 Qe4+ $5 34. Rg2 Rd8
35. Re3 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Qb1 $1 {Gligoric has strong counter-play.} 37. Qg4 Rh1+
38. Kg3 Qc1 $1 39. Re4 $4 ({Correct is} 39. Qd4 $1 Rh5 40. Ree2 Qxh6 41. Rh2
Qg5+ 42. Qg4 {and White survives.}) 39... Rd7 $1 40. Qe2 Qg5+ 41. Qg4 Rd3+ $5
42. Kf2 Rd2+ 43. Kg3 $5 ({Or} 43. Kf3 Rxg2 44. Qxg2 {(Foldeak)} Qxh6) 43...
Rxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Qc1 $1 {Black has too many threats.   Fischer only scored 50%
in final A. Yugoslavia defeated the USA by 3-1 and gained silver.} 0-1

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sanguineti, Raul ARG"]
[Black "Kramer, Haije NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Argentina trailed by one point on the USA, when the last round began.} 1. c4
Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3 5. bxc3 c5 $5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. d3 Re8 11. Re1 Bg4 12. Rb1 b6 13. h3 Bd7 $5 14. Bf4 h6 15.
Qc1 Rc8 16. Rb2 Be6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Nd7 19. Bf4 Nf8 20. Qd1 Ng6 21. Bc1
Qd7 22. Kh2 Re7 23. a4 Rce8 24. Rd2 Qc7 25. d4 cxd4 26. cxd4 Rc8 27. e4 Qd8 28.
e5 Rec7 29. Ba3 Qg5 30. Re3 h5 31. h4 Qf5 32. a5 Rc3 33. Rxc3 Rxc3 34. axb6
axb6 35. Bb2 Rc4 36. Qf3 Ne7 {So far, the Dutchman Kramer has defended well.}
37. Qb3 Ng6 $5 (37... Nc6 $1 38. Qxb6 Qb1 39. Qb3 Nxd4 $1 40. Qd3 Qxd3 41. Rxd3
Nf5 {only allows an edge for White.}) 38. Qxb6 Rc2 $5 (38... Nf4 $1 39. Qd8+
Kh7 40. Qg5 Qxg5 41. hxg5 Nxg2 42. Kxg2 Kg6 {is alright.}) 39. Rxc2 Qxc2 40. f3
Qf2 $2 {The fatal error is made on the last move before the time control.} ({
Correct is the subtle} 40... Qd2 $1 41. Ba3 Nf4 $1 42. Qd8+ $5 Kh7 43. gxf4
Qxf4+ 44. Kh1 f6 $1 {and Black delivers perpetual check.}) 41. Ba3 $1 {
White has won a pawn.} Bf5 ({The pointe is} 41... Nf4 $5 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. gxf4)
42. Qb2 Bc2 43. Bb4 Kh7 44. Qc3 Qe2 45. Qd2 Qc4 46. Bd6 Bd3 47. Qf2 Bf5 48. Bc5
Kg8 49. Bf1 Bd3 50. Bh3 Nf8 51. Bxf8 Kxf8 52. g4 Bg6 53. Bg2 Ke7 54. Qe3 Qc2 $2
55. gxh5 $1 Bd3 56. Qg5+ Ke8 57. Qxg7 Qf2 58. Qg4 Bf1 59. e6 fxe6 60. Qxe6+ Kf8
61. Qd6+ Ke8 62. Qg3 Qb2 63. Qe1+ {The Argentines won by 3-1. They scored ten
board points in the last three matches and snatched bronze from the USA.} 1-0

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "15th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1962.10.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Barcza, Gedeon HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1962.09.27"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Tal had been ill. He played as the second reserve of the Soviet Union and
scored 10/13.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nxf6+
Nxf6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bd3 c5 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. O-O-O a6 11. Rhe1 $5 (11. Kb1 {
occurred in Kieninger - Petrovs, Bad Herzburg 1938.}) 11... Bd7 $5 ({
My preference has} 11... O-O $1 12. Nxd4 Qa5 13. Bxf6 (13. Nf5 $2 {[Khalifman]}
Bd8 $1) 13... Bxf6 14. Qe4 g6) 12. Nxd4 Qa5 13. Nf5 $1 h6 $2 {
Barcza fails in the defence.} (13... g6 $1 14. Ng7+ $5 Kf8 15. Bh6 Qxa2 16. Qe5
Kg8 {slugs it out.}) 14. Nxg7+ $1 Kf8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bc4 $5 (16. Nh5 $1 Qxa2
17. Nxf6 Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Qa5+ 19. c3 Qg5+ {(Khalifman)} 20. f4 Qxf6 21. Kc1 {
favours White.}) 16... Qg5+ $2 ({Better is} 16... Qb6 $1 17. c3 Ba4 {but} 18.
Nxe6+ $1 fxe6 19. Qf3 e5 20. Rd5 {brings a white attack.}) 17. Kb1 Bb5 18. Bxb5
Qxg7 19. Ba4 b5 ({Or} 19... Bxb2 20. Qe4 $1) 20. Bb3 Bxb2 (20... Qxg2 21. Qe3
$1 {also leads to a charge by White.}) 21. Qe4 Re8 22. Qb4+ Kg8 23. Re3 Kh7 24.
Rg3 Qe5 25. f4 Qe2 26. Kxb2 $1 a5 ({The pointe is} 26... Qxd1 27. Qe4+ f5 28.
Qb7+) 27. Rd7 $1 {The Soviet Union defeated Hungary by 21/2-11/2, as a result
of this game.   Standings became in final A: Soviet Union 311/2, Yugoslavia 28,
Argentina 26, USA 25, Hungary 23, Bulgaria 211/2, West Germany 21, DDR and
Romania 201/2, Czechoslovakia 181/2, Netherlands 18, Austria 101/2.} 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad group 6"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang GDR"]
[Black "Yanofsky, Daniel CAN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D99"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1964.11.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The sixteenth Olympiad occurred at the luxurious Sheraton Hotel in Tel Aviv
from 2 until 25 xi 1964. Fifty countries from five continents participated.
They played in seven qualification groups.   A surprise occurred in group 6.} 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nfd7 8.
Be3 Nb6 9. Qb3 Bg4 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Be2 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Bh3 14. Rg1
Kh8 $6 ({Usual is} 14... Qc8) 15. f4 $1 Bd7 $5 {The bishop has to withdraw.}
16. h4 c6 $5 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. h5 Qc7 19. hxg6 Be6 $6 ({Preferable is} 19...
fxg6 $1 20. Rg5 Rad8) 20. Qc2 $1 fxg6 21. Nb5 $1 Qb7 22. Nd4 Bf7 23. b3 c5 $5 (
{Or} 23... Rac8 24. Bg4) 24. Qxc5 Rac8 25. Qa5 Rcd8 ({The pointe is} 25... Qxe4
$2 26. Bf3) 26. Bf3 Rd7 27. Bg4 Rdd8 $6 {Black plays passively.} 28. f3 Rfe8 $5
29. Kf2 e5 30. fxe5 Rxe5 31. Nb5 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 h5 33. Qxa7 $2 {
Uhlmann fails tactically from this point on.} (33. Bh3 $1 a6 34. Nd6 $1 Rxa5
35. Nxb7 Rxa2+ 36. Kg1 {gains knight b6 and the game.}) 33... Qxa7 34. Nxa7 Ra5
$1 35. Bxb6 Rxa2+ 36. Kg3 hxg4 37. Kxg4 Bxb3 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Nb5 $2 {
The white knight will be vulnerable on the b-file.} Be6+ 40. Kf4 Rb2 $1 41. Rd6
g5+ $1 42. Ke3 $2 (42. Kxg5 $1 Rxb5+ 43. e5 $1 Rxe5+ 44. Kf4 {draws.}) 42...
Bc4 43. Nd4 $5 Be5 44. Rd7+ Kg6 45. Bc7 {White has to give up an exchange.} ({
Notice} 45. Ba7 $2 Bf4#) 45... Bxd4+ 46. Kxd4 Rd2+ 47. Kxc4 Rxd7 48. Bb6 Rf7
49. Kd5 Rxf3 50. e5 g4 51. Ke6 Rf1 52. Kd7 Rd1+ 53. Ke7 Kf5 {Canada defeated
the DDR. Eventually, Argentina and Canada qualified for final A. The DDR would
win final B. Uhlmann scored 15/18.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Padevsky, Nikola BUL"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Fourteen teams from seven groups had qualified for final A.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7
10. Ne2 dxc3 11. f4 Bd7 12. Nd4 $5 ({Theory is} 12. Qd3) 12... Qb6 $2 {
Black exposes his queen.} (12... a6 {prevents 13.Nb5.}) 13. Be3 $1 Nbc6 14. Qd3
Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qa5 16. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 17. Bxc3 {White has a plus in the endgame.}
Rc8 18. Kd2 Nf5 19. g3 $5 d4 $5 ({Preferable is} 19... Rh8 $1 20. Bg2 b6) 20.
Bb2 Bc6 21. Rg1 Rh8 22. h4 Be4 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Kxd3 $1 Rg8 $5 {
Portisch wants to regain the pawn.} 25. h5 $1 Rg4 $5 (25... Rxg3+ 26. Rxg3 Nxg3
27. h6 Ke7 28. Bxd4 {wins for White.}) 26. Bxd4 Nxd4 27. Kxd4 Rxc2 28. h6 Kf8 (
{Or} 28... Rh2 29. Rh1) 29. Rac1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Kg8 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Rc7 Rxg3 (
32... Kxh6 33. Rxf7 Rxg3 34. Re7 $1 Rxa3 35. Rxe6+ {leads to a white win.}) 33.
Rxb7 Kg6 34. Rxa7 Rh3 35. a4 Rxh6 36. f5+ $1 Kxf5 37. Rxf7+ Kg5 38. a5 Rh4+ 39.
Kc5 Ra4 40. Kb5 Re4 41. Rc7 $1 {Bulgaria defeated Hungary by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lengyel, Levente HUN"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 d6 8. Qc2
Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c6 $5 (9... Nd7 {
was played in Bronstein - Matanovic, Leningrad 1957.}) 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 e5
12. O-O O-O 13. e4 g6 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. Bh3 Nf6 16. Rfe1 Ne8 $5 {
Matanovic has developed a doubtful plan.} (16... Bc8 $1 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 {
continues the quiet development.}) 17. a4 f5 $6 ({Preferable is} 17... Ng7 $5
18. Rac1 f5) 18. exf5 Bc8 $1 19. Qb3 Bf6 20. a5 $5 bxa5 $1 21. Qb5 $5 gxf5 22.
Qxa5 Qd7 $5 (22... Qxa5 23. Rxa5 e4 {is alright.}) 23. Nd2 Qg7 24. Nc4 e4 25.
Qa3 Qh6 $6 {The queen moves offside.} 26. Bg2 Bb7 27. Rad1 Rc8 $2 (27... Bg7 {
protects pawn d6.}) 28. Nxd6 Rxc3 $2 {
Matanovic panics and gives away more material.} ({The pointe is} 28... Be7 $2
29. Nxf5 $1) (28... Nxd6 29. Qxd6 Rf7 $1 {gets compensation for the pawn.}) 29.
bxc3 Be7 30. Nxf5 $1 Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Bxa3 32. Bxe4 Nf6 33. Bf3 Bc5 34. Kg2 Kf7
35. d6 Bc8 36. g4 Rd8 37. Re7+ Kf8 38. Nh6 Rd7 39. Nf5 Rxd6 40. Rxd6 Bxd6 41.
Nxd6 {Hungary defeated Yugoslavia by 21/2-11/2, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yanofsky, Daniel CAN"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union had scored the incredible 231/2/6 in the qualification round.
} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. d5 Nb4 8. O-O
c6 $5 9. a3 $2 ({Better is} 9. dxc6 Qb6+ 10. Kh1 bxc6 11. Qe2 Nxd3 12. cxd3)
9... Nxd3 10. Qxd3 cxd5 11. Nxd5 $5 ({The alternative is} 11. exd5 Bf5 {
(Botvinnik).}) 11... Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Bd7 ({Not} 13... Bxb2 $4 14.
Rb1 {(Botvinnik).}) 14. Re1 Rac8 15. c3 a5 16. Qd3 Bb5 $5 17. Qc2 a4 $6 {
Black loses time.} 18. Be3 $1 Qa6 19. Bd4 Bh6 $5 20. Qf2 $2 {
There is no need to give a pawn.} ({Correct is} 20. f5 e5 21. Be3) 20... Bxf4 {
Thank you!} 21. e5 $1 f6 $1 22. exf6 e5 $1 {
The world champion counters in the centre.} 23. Qh4 Rf7 $2 (23... Bc6 $1 24.
Ng5 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Rf7 {defends properly.}) 24. Be3 $2 (24. Re4 $1 Bc6 25. Rxf4
$1 exf4 26. Ng5 Qe2 27. Qh3 {brings the last opportunity.}) 24... Bxe3 25. Rxe3
Rc4 $1 26. Qh6 Rxf6 27. Ng5 Rc7 28. Rf3 Rxf3 29. Nxf3 Bc6 30. Qh3 Rf7 31. Rg1
Bxf3 32. gxf3 Qd3 33. Qg4 Qxf3+ 34. Qxf3 Rxf3 35. Rd1 Rf2 36. Rxd6 Rxb2 37. c4
Rb3 38. Rd5 Rxa3 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40. Rd7+ Ke6 41. Rxb7 Ra1+ {
Botvinnik played well on board two.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Benko, Pal USA"]
[Black "Tringov, Georgi BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A56"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The USA was handicapped by the absence of Fischer.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5
d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nh3 Na6 8. Nf4 Nc7 9. a4 Rb8 10. O-O e5 $5
(10... b6 {drew in Byrne - Rubinetti, Buenos Aires 1964.}) 11. Nd3 $5 (11. dxe6
Bxe6 12. Nxe6 Nxe6 13. e3 {creates the weakness d6.}) 11... a5 $6 12. e4 Nd7
13. Be3 f5 $6 14. Qd2 Na6 $6 ({More useful is} 14... Nf6) 15. Bg5 $1 Bf6 16.
Bh6 $1 Bg7 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bh6 Bg7 19. Bxg7 $1 {
Benko tries to utilise his positional advantages.} Kxg7 20. Nb5 $5 fxe4 21.
Bxe4 Nf6 22. Bg2 Nb4 {Black has developed counter-play.} 23. f4 e4 $5 24. Nf2
$6 {The exchange of knights keeps a plus.} e3 $1 25. Qxe3 Nc2 26. Qc3 Nxa1 27.
Rxa1 Kg8 28. Re1 Bf5 $6 (28... Re8 $1 {loses no time.}) 29. Bh3 Bxh3 30. Nxh3
Re8 31. Ng5 $1 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qe8 $6 33. Ne6 $1 {
White has ample compensation for the exchange.} b6 $6 34. Nxd6 $6 (34. Qc3 $1
Qe7 35. Nxd6 $1 {gains a pawn.}) 34... Qxa4 35. Qe5 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Nh5 $2 {
Black should play for perpetual check.} (36... h5 $1 37. Nf7 $5 Qc2+ $1 38. Kh3
Qf5+ 39. Qxf5 gxf5 {gives fine drawing chances.}) 37. Ne4 $1 Re8 38. Nf2 $1 Qc2
39. g4 Nxf4+ 40. Qxf4 Qxb2 41. d6 $5 Qe2 42. d7 Qxe6 43. dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 44. Ne4
$1 Qe6 45. Kf3 a4 46. Qb8+ Kg7 47. Qa7+ Qf7+ {Otherwise White captures pawn a4.
} 48. Qxf7+ Kxf7 49. Nd6+ Kf6 50. Nb5 Kg5 51. Kg3 h5 52. h4+ Kf6 53. gxh5 gxh5
54. Kf4 $1 {The encounter between the USA and Bulgaria ended in 2-2, because
Donald Byrne lost.} 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Medina Garcia, Antonio ESP"]
[Black "Darga, Klaus GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. f4
Nbd7 9. Bf3 g6 $5 {Black makes another hole in his pawn structure.} ({Theory is
} 9... Be7) 10. f5 $5 (10. g4 {will become the aggressive answer.}) 10... Ne5
$1 11. g4 h6 12. Be2 $5 Bg7 13. Be3 O-O $5 {Darga shows courage.} 14. h4 {
Medina storms on the kingside.} exf5 15. exf5 gxf5 $5 {
Exchanging an important protector takes a big risk.} 16. Nxf5 $1 Bxf5 17. Rxf5
d5 $1 18. g5 $5 ({Prophylaxis by} 18. Bf2 {is safe.}) 18... Neg4 $1 19. Bf4 $1
({The pointe is} 19. Bxg4 $4 Qg3+ 20. Kf1 Nxg4) 19... Qb6+ 20. Kg2 Qf2+ 21. Kh3
hxg5 $5 22. hxg5 Nh5 $5 23. Kxg4 $5 {White accepts the challenge.} Qg2+ $1 24.
Kh4 $1 ({Not} 24. Kxh5 $4 Qh3#) 24... Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Be5 $5 (25... Qh2+ $1 26.
Kg4 f5+ $1 27. Kf3 Qh3+ 28. Kf2 Qh2+ 29. Kf3 {leads to perpetual check.}) 26.
Qf1 $1 Qh2+ 27. Kg4 Rae8 $1 28. Bd3 $5 (28. Nxd5 $1 f5+ 29. Kf3 Bd6 $1 30. Bc4
Qh5+ 31. Kf2 Bc5+ {draws.}) 28... f5+ $1 29. gxf6 $2 {
Time will have been scarce.} (29. Bxf5 $1 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Qg3+ 31. Kh5 Qh2+ {
brings a perpetual.}) 29... Kh8 $4 {The tables turn.} (29... Kf7 $1 {
wins for Black.}) 30. Qh1 $4 {They keep on turning.} (30. f7 $1 Bxf4 31. Qxf4
Qxf4+ 32. Kxf4 Rxf7+ 33. Bf5 {gives a white win.}) 30... Bxf4 $4 {
It is the last turn.} (30... Rg8+ $1 31. Kf5 Bxf4 32. Qxh2+ Bxh2 33. f7 Re5+
34. Kf6 Rc8 {triumphs for Black.}) 31. Qxh2+ Bxh2 32. Rh1 {Medina became the
lucky winner, when the players lossed track in a sensational game. Spain
defeated West Germany by 3-1.   The Soviet Union - Hungary ended in 21/2-11/2.
Petrosian, Botvinnik, Smyslov and Spassky played: the current, two former and
one future world champion formed a team.} 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Benko, Pal USA"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Nd2
$5 ({Usual is} 8. a3) 8... Qxc5 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Rd8 11. Rc1 $5 Nc6 $1 {
Black takes the initiative.} 12. b4 $5 Qf5 $1 13. Bg3 Nh5 $5 14. Bc7 Rd7 15. g4
$1 Qf6 $6 ({Preferable is} 15... Qg6 $1 16. gxh5 Qg2 17. Qf3 Qxf3 18. Nxf3 Rxc7
{and Black has an edge.}) 16. b5 $1 Rxc7 17. bxc6 Rxc6 18. Ncb1 $2 (18. gxh5 $1
Bxa3 19. Rc2 Bb4 $1 20. Nde4 Qe7 21. Qd3 b5 $1 22. Bxb5 Rc7 23. O-O Bb7 {
gives Black sufficient compensation for the minor piece.}) 18... b5 $1 19. Bxb5
Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Bb7 $1 {Ivkov has a decisive attack.} 21. Rf1 Qe5 $1 22. Qc4 $6 (
{Or} 22. gxh5 Qxb5) 22... Rc8 23. Qd3 Rc1+ 24. Ke2 Nf4# {
The USA versus Yugoslavia ended in 2-2.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich ARG"]
[Black "Kuijpers, Frans NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E66"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. d4 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 Bh6 13. e3 bxc4 $1 (13... Nd7 {
happened in Udovic - Kuijpers, Amsterdam 1963.}) 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. bxc4 Bg7 16.
Rfb1 Qa5 $5 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. e4 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Bd7 21. Rab1 Ba4
22. Qc1 Qc7 23. h4 h5 24. Bh3 Kh7 25. Qc3 Rfd8 26. Kh2 Be8 27. g4 $5 (27. Qa3
$1 Rxb2 28. Qxb2 {gains control over the open file.}) 27... hxg4 28. Bxg4 Rxb2
29. Qxb2 Bd7 30. Bf3 $5 Bc8 31. Rg1 Rh8 $5 32. h5 $1 Kg8 $6 ({Preferable is} 
32... e5 $1 33. dxe6 Bxe6) 33. Rg3 Qa5 34. a3 Kh7 $2 (34... Qd8 {
assists the defence.}) 35. hxg6+ fxg6 36. Bg4 $5 ({The alternative is} 36. Rxg6
$1 Kxg6+ 37. Qxh8 Qd2 38. Qxc8 Qxf2+ 39. Bg2) 36... Kg8+ 37. Kg2 Bxg4 38. Rxg4
Rh6 39. Qb8+ Kg7 40. Qe8 Qxa3 $6 (40... Qe1 41. Qxe7+ Kg8 42. Rh4 Rxh4 43. Qxh4
{leads to a won queen ending for White.}) 41. Qxe7+ Kg8 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. Qd7+
Kg8 44. Rf4 $1 g5 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46. Qe7+ {Eliskases played his last Olympiad.}
1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2 Rb8 $5
({Usual is} 7... c5) 8. O-O Be7 9. Na3 $5 O-O 10. Nc4 c5 11. a4 b6 {
Unzicker plays a cautious game.} 12. d3 Bb7 13. Bf4 Ra8 14. e4 Bc6 15. Bd2 Ne8
16. Bc3 Nd6 17. Nfe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bb7 19. b3 Qc7 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Bb2 b5 $1
22. d4 $1 f6 23. Nd3 $5 Bxe4 24. dxc5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qc6+ 26. Kg1 Nb7 27. Qe2 (
27. axb5 $5 Qxb5 $1 28. b4 {brings equality.}) 27... e5 28. Rfd1 $2 ({Better is
} 28. Nb4 Qe6 {(Foldeak)} 29. c6 $1 Na5 30. Nxa6 bxa4 31. bxa4 Nb3 32. Rc2 Rxc6
33. Nc7 {and White has a plus.}) 28... bxa4 29. bxa4 Qxa4 30. Nxe5 $4 {
Smyslov misses the refutation.} fxe5 31. Qxe5 Rf7 $1 {
Black keeps the extra piece.} ({Smyslov expected} 31... Bf6 $2 32. Qd5+ Rf7 33.
Bxf6 gxf6 34. c6 {and he has a great attack.}) 32. Qe6 Rxc5 33. Ra1 Qc6 {
Schmid defeated Keres. The other games were drawn. So West Germany defeated
the Soviet Union by 3-1. A sensation had happened.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Black "Menvielle Lacourrelle, Augusto ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qe2 d6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Nf6 11. c4 $5 (11. N1d2 {
occurred in Stein - Polugaevsky, Leningrad 1963.}) 11... Ne5 12. Be2 Qc7 13.
N1d2 O-O 14. f4 Ned7 15. Rac1 e5 $1 16. f5 b6 $6 (16... a5 $1 17. Rc3 a4 18.
Nc1 Qc5 {counters on the queenside.}) 17. g4 $1 Kh8 $6 ({Preferable is} 17...
h6 $5) 18. g5 $1 Ng8 19. Nb1 Nc5 20. N3d2 $5 Na4 21. b3 Qc5 22. Kf2 $5 Qxe3+
23. Kxe3 Nc5 {White controls more territory in the endgame.} 24. b4 Na4 25. Bd1
Bd7 26. Bxa4 Bxa4 27. Nc3 Bc6 28. Nd5 f6 $6 29. h4 $6 (29. Nxb6 Rab8 30. c5 {
can be played too.}) 29... Bxd5 $2 (29... Rab8 {keeps the position closed.})
30. cxd5 b5 31. Rc6 a5 ({Or} 31... Rfd8 32. Nb3) 32. Rb1 $1 fxg5 33. hxg5 Ne7 (
33... axb4 34. Rxb4 Rxa2 35. Rxb5 {also wins for White.}) 34. Rxd6 Rxf5 $5 35.
Re6 $1 Rf7 36. bxa5 Rxa5 37. d6 Ng6 38. Nb3 Ra8 39. Nc5 Rff8 40. d7 Rxa2 41.
Re8 Ra8 42. Rxa8 Rxa8 43. Rd1 {
The Yugoslavians defeated the Spaniards by 3-1. They aimed at the second place.
} 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Milev, Zdravko BUL"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D25"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Bxc4 e6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Be2
Nc6 9. a3 $5 Bd6 10. e4 $1 Bxf3 $1 {Smyslov gives an active responce.} 11. Bxf3
e5 12. d5 Nd4 $1 13. Be3 Bc5 14. g3 $5 h5 $6 15. Bg2 h4 16. g4 Qd6 17. Rc1 Nd7
18. Ne2 Nxe2 19. Qxe2 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Rc8 21. O-O O-O 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Bf3 Nf8
24. g5 $1 {White wants to utilise the black weaknesses.} Qe7 25. Bg4 Rb8 26.
Rc3 Ng6 27. Qc1 $6 (27. Qc5 $1 Qxg5 28. Qxc7 {gains a plus.}) 27... c6 $1 28.
dxc6 bxc6 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxc6 Nf4 31. Rc8 (31. Rxa6 $5 Qxg5 32. Kf1 Nxh3
33. Qxg5 Nxg5 {brings a great battle.}) 31... Qxg5 32. Rxd8+ $6 (32. Qc7 $1
Rxc8 33. Qxc8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ Qxf5 35. Bxf5+ g6 36. Bc8 a5 37. b4 axb4 38. axb4
Ne2+ 39. Kg2 Nc3 {is easier for White than the game, because the black king
stands at a longer distant.}) 32... Qxd8 33. Qc8 Qxc8 34. Bxc8 a5 35. b4 axb4
36. axb4 Kf8 $1 {
Suddenly, the knight versus bishop ending strongly favours Black.} 37. b5 Ke7
38. b6 Kd6 39. Kf1 Kc6 40. b7 Kc7 41. Kg1 $2 {White loses time by passivity.} (
{Right is} 41. Ke1 $1 g5 $1 42. Kd2 f6 43. Ke3 Ng6 44. Kf3 Ne7 45. Kg4 $1 Nxc8
46. bxc8=Q+ Kxc8 47. Kf5 Kd7 48. f3 $1 {and White is just in time.} Ke7 49. Kg6
Ke6 50. Kh5 $1 Kf7 51. Kh6 $1 {drawn.}) 41... Ne2+ 42. Kg2 Nd4 43. Kf1 g5 $1
44. Ke1 Nb5 45. Ke2 Nd6 46. Kf3 f6 47. Ke3 (47. Kg4 $6 Nxe4 $1 48. f3 Ng3 $1 {
triumphs for Black.}) 47... Nxb7 $1 {Smyslov avoids the last mistake.} ({Not} 
47... Nxc8 $2 48. bxc8=Q+ Kxc8 49. f3 $1 {and White draws.}) 48. Bxb7 $5 Kxb7
49. f3 Kb6 {Black's king cannot be stopped on the queenside by his adversary.
Smyslov has played a great ending.   The Soviets recovered from the previous
defeat and won by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vranesic, Zvonko CAN"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A44"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 d6 5. g3 g6 $5 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O
Nh5 $5 9. Be3 Nd7 $5 10. Qd2 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Rab1 f5 13. Kh1 Ra7 14. Bg5 Qe8
$1 {Hort prepares an attack on the kingside.} 15. Rbe1 $6 ({Preferable is} 15.
exf5 gxf5 16. f4 e4 17. g4) 15... f4 $1 16. gxf4 $6 (16. Bf3 h6 17. Bxh5 hxg5
18. Bg4 {takes less risk.}) 16... h6 $1 17. fxe5 $1 {
White sacrifices a piece for a counter in the centre.} hxg5 18. e6 $1 Nf4 {
This move introduces a charge.} ({An alternative is} 18... Ne5 $5 19. Qxg5 Qe7
20. Qxe7 Rxe7 21. f4 Nc4 {and Black has a plus.}) 19. Nxf4 gxf4 20. exd7 Qxd7
21. Qd3 $6 (21. Rg1 $1 Be5 22. Bf3 Qh3 23. Qe2 Rh7 24. Rxg6+ Kf7 25. Rg2 Rg8
26. Reg1 {offers more resistance.}) 21... Be5 22. Rg1 Qh7 23. Qf3 g5 24. Bf1
Rg7 25. Rg4 $5 {The g-pawn has to be stopped.} Bxg4 26. Qxg4 f3 27. Bh3 Kh8 28.
Nd1 Rf4 29. Qc8+ Rg8 30. Qd7 Rh4 31. Qxh7+ Rxh7 32. Be6 Rxh2+ 33. Kg1 Rg2+ {
Hort won a great attacking game.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D83"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Be6 8. Nf3
Nc6 9. Ng5 Bg4 $5 {Gligoric plays an enterprising novelty.} ({Known is} 9...
Qa5 10. Nxe6 fxe6) 10. f3 e5 11. Bg3 $5 {Botvinnik avoids complications.} (11.
cxd5 $1 exf4 12. dxc6 Qe7 13. fxg4 Qxe3+ 14. Be2 Nxg4 {
will win for White in Khalifman - Shipov, Krasnoyarks 2003.}) 11... d4 $1 12.
fxg4 dxc3 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Rxc3 h6 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Rc1 $2 (16. Rd3 $1 Nb4 $1
17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. a3 Nc2+ 19. Ke2 Nxg3+ 20. hxg3 e4 21. Nd2 {about equalises.}
) 16... Nxc5 17. Be2 e4 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. exd4 Bxd4 20. b3 Be3 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.
Bxd1 Rd8 23. Be2 a5 24. h4 Ne6 25. Rh3 Bc1 26. Be5 Nf4 27. Bxf4 Bxf4 28. c5 $5
Rd2 29. Rc3 $5 {White gives a pawn for an active rook.} Rxa2 30. Kf2 Rb2 31. h5
$1 gxh5 32. gxh5 Kg7 33. g4 Bg5 34. Kf1 Rb1+ 35. Kg2 Bd2 36. Rc4 e3 37. c6 $5
bxc6 38. Rxc6 Rxb3 39. Ra6 Rb8 40. Kf3 Rd8 {
Black has gained two pawns, but it remains hard to win the game.} 41. Ke4 Re8+
42. Kf4 Re6 43. Ra8 $1 {
The exchange of rooks loses quickly, despite the bishops of a different colour.
} Rf6+ 44. Ke4 Rf2 45. Kd3 Kf6 46. Rh8 Kg7 47. Ra8 Rf4 48. Rb8 Rf6 49. Ke4 Rc6
50. Ra8 Kf6 51. Ra7 Re6+ 52. Kf4 Bb4 53. Kf3 Re5 54. Kf4 Bd6 $6 {
The defence of f7 will become a problem.} 55. Kf3 Be7 56. Kf4 Bd6 57. Kf3 Kg7
58. Bc4 Be7 59. Be2 $5 Bd8 60. Bc4 Be7 61. Be2 Kf6 $6 (61... Bg5 $1 62. Bc4 Kf8
$1 63. Rxf7+ Ke8 64. Ra7 $1 (64. Rf5 $5 Rxf5+ 65. gxf5 Ke7 {
gives Black winning chances}) 64... Kd8 {(Botvinnik)} 65. Bf1 Rc5 66. Bd3 {
will be hard to win for Black.}) 62. Kf4 Bb4 63. Bc4 Re6 64. Kf3 Rc6 65. Rxf7+
Ke5 66. Bb5 Rc3 67. Rh7 $6 (67. g5 $1 hxg5 68. h6 e2+ $5 69. Kxe2 Rh3 70. h7 {
draws (Botvinnik).}) 67... Bf8 68. Rh8 Bg7 69. Re8+ Kd4 70. Re6 Rb3 71. Be2 $2
(71. Ba4 $1 Ra3 72. Bd1 Ra1 73. Be2 {might survive.}) 71... Be5 $1 72. Re8 ({
The pointe of the pawn sacrifice is} 72. Rxh6 Rb7 $1 73. Kg2 Rf7 74. Bf3 Ra7 $1
75. Rb6 a4 76. Rb2 a3 77. Ra2 {(Flohr)} Kd3 78. Be2+ Kc3 79. Bd1 e2 $1 80. Bxe2
Kb3 {and Black wins.}) 72... Rb6 73. Kg2 Rb2 74. Kf1 ({Or} 74. Kf3 $1 Rb8 $1
75. Rxb8 Bxb8 76. Bb5 Be5) 74... Bf6 75. Rc8 Ra2 76. Rc6 Bg5 77. Rc8 Ke4 78.
Rf8 a4 {Botvinnik did not escape in any difficult ending.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Stein, Leonid URS"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. b3 g6 15. Bg5
Nh5 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Ne3 Nf6 18. Rc1 $5 (18. Ng5 {
occurred in Tal - Matanovic, Moscow 1963.}) 18... Nb7 19. b4 c4 (19... cxb4 20.
cxb4 Qc3 $6 21. Bb3 Qxb4 22. Rc7 Rb8 23. Qc1 {favours White.}) 20. a4 Rae8 $6 {
Black should defend the a-file.} 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra1 Bc6 $5 23. Ra6 Qc8 24.
d5 Bd7 25. Nh2 $2 ({Better is} 25. Ra7) 25... Kg7 $2 ({The tactical variation} 
25... Nc5 $1 26. Rxd6 Ncxe4 27. Qf3 Nxd6 28. Qxf6 Qb8 29. Nhg4 Bxg4 30. Nxg4 h5
31. Nh6+ Kh7 32. Nxf7 Rxf7 33. Qxg6+ Kh8 34. Qxh5+ Kg8 35. Bg6 Qb7 {
brings about equal chances.}) 26. Qf3 Rf8 $5 27. Rea1 $1 Ng8 $5 28. Qg3 Kh8 29.
f4 exf4 30. Qxf4 Rfe8 31. Nf3 Kg7 32. Nd4 f5 $2 {F5 is going to fall.} (32...
f6 33. Nc6 Rf7 {offers more resistance.}) 33. Ra8 $1 Qxa8 34. Rxa8 Rxa8 35.
exf5 Re5 36. Ng4 Rae8 37. f6+ Kf7 38. Nh6+ Nxh6 39. Qxh6 Kxf6 40. Qxh7 {
The Soviet Union - Yugoslavia became 2-2.} 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Black "Perez Gonsalves, Eduardo ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8.
Bb3 Nbd5 $5 {Black makes a solid move.} ({One should not play} 8... Qxd4 $2 9.
N1f3 Qb4+ 10. Bd2 Qb5 11. c4 Qa6 12. Ne5 {against Spassky.}) 9. Bd2 a5 10. c4
a4 11. Bd1 $5 {Boris avoids exchanges.} (11. cxd5 axb3 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Nxe6
fxe6 14. Qxe6+ Qe7 15. Qxe7+ Bxe7 16. a3 {
would be the choice of an endgame expert.}) 11... Nc7 $2 {
The black queen's knight takes a passive position.} ({Better is} 11... Nb6 $1
12. Bc3 h6 13. N5f3 c5 {and the Spaniard has counter-play.}) 12. N1f3 $1 h6 13.
Ne4 Be7 $5 14. Bc2 b5 15. c5 $5 (15. O-O $1 bxc4 16. Ne5 {
gains even more advantage.}) 15... b4 $5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qe4 Nd5 18. O-O g6
$6 ({Preferable is} 18... Bg5 19. Rfd1 Bxd2 20. Rxd2 Bb7) 19. Ne5 Qc7 ({Not} 
19... O-O $2 20. Nxg6 $1) 20. Rfe1 Bg7 21. Qh4 g5 22. Qh5 Nf6 23. Qf3 Nd5 24.
h4 a3 25. b3 Bxe5 $5 26. Rxe5 $1 gxh4 27. Be4 Qb7 28. Re1 Bd7 29. Rxd5 $1 exd5
({Or} 29... cxd5 30. Bxd5 $1) 30. Bxd5+ {Spain was crushed by 31/2-1/2.} (30.
Bxd5+ Kd8 31. Qf6+ Kc7 32. Bf4+ {mates quickly.}) 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Bd3 e5 8. d5 cxd5
9. cxd5 Na6 10. Nge2 Bd7 11. O-O Nc5 12. Bc2 a5 13. a3 Qb6 14. Kh1 $5 (14. Rb1
{was played in Khodos - Jansa, Budva 1963.}) 14... Rfc8 ({Not} 14... Qxb2 $2
15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Rb1 Qxa3 17. Rb3) 15. Rb1 Qa6 16. a4 $1 {Petrosian has the
initiative by a control of more territory. He fixes the position and starts
long manoeuvring.} Qb6 17. Nc1 Qd8 18. Bd3 Ne8 19. Bb5 Bxb5 20. Nxb5 Nc7 21.
Na3 N7a6 22. Nd3 Bf6 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. Nb5 Ra6 25. Ra1 Bg5 26. Bg1 Qd7 27. Ra3
Raa8 28. Rc3 b6 29. Qc2 Rf8 30. Rb1 f5 $1 {Reshevsky counters.} 31. exf5 Rxf5
32. Rc4 Rff8 33. Nc3 Rac8 34. Re1 Qb7 35. h3 Qd7 36. Ne4 Be7 37. Rc1 Ra8 38.
Kh2 Qb7 39. Qd1 Qd7 40. Be3 Ra7 41. Bh6 Re8 42. R1c3 Rb8 43. Qc2 Re8 44. Be3
Kg7 45. b4 axb4 46. Rxb4 Bd8 $5 (46... Rea8 $1 47. Rcc4 Ra6 {
defends flawlessly.}) 47. Rcc4 h5 48. Rb5 Rf8 49. Bc1 Ra6 50. Qd2 Rg8 $5 51. f4
Nxe4 52. Rxe4 Bf6 53. fxe5 Bxe5+ 54. Rxe5 $1 {
Petrsian opens the position by a sacrifice.} (54. Kg1 Rh8 55. Bb2 {
keeps a positional edge.}) 54... dxe5 55. d6 $1 Ra5 $1 56. Rxb6 Rxa4 57. Qd5
Ra7 58. Qxe5+ {White attacks.} Kh7 59. Qg5 $5 Rf8 $4 (59... Qg7 {
protects square h6.}) 60. Qh6+ Kg8 61. Qxg6+ Qg7 62. Qxh5 Qd4 63. Qg6+ Rg7 64.
Qe6+ Kh7 65. Qh6+ Kg8 66. Qe6+ Kh7 67. Be3 $1 Qh4 68. Qe5 $1 Re8 $2 69. Qf5+
Kg8 70. Bf2 $2 (70. Qd5+ Kh7 71. d7 {wins at once.}) 70... Qc4 71. Rb2 Qc6 72.
Bc5 Rf7 (72... Qd7 73. Qxd7 Rxd7 {does not lead to a survival in the endgame.})
73. Qg4+ Rg7 74. Qc4+ {The world champion fought hard for the victory.
'Russia' - 'America' became a humiliating 4-0.} (74. Qc4+ Kh8 75. Rd2 Re4 76.
Qd3 $1 {wins for White.}) 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Schweber, Samuel ARG"]
[Black "Keres, Paul URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Argentinian team was weakened by the absence of several stars.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bb4 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. exd4
Bxf3 $5 10. Qxf3 Nc6 11. Qe3 Be7 12. Bg3 d5 13. O-O Nb4 14. cxd5 Nxd3 15. Qxd3
Nxd5 16. Qb5+ {White wants to draw quickly.} Qd7 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. a4 Qxb5 19.
axb5 Kd7 (19... Bf6 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. Rfe1 Kd7 22. Rxe5 Kd6 {draws.}) 20. Rfc1
Rhc8 21. Rxc8 Kxc8 22. Re1 $5 {Schweber starts a wrong manoeuvre.} Kd7 $1 23.
Re5 $6 f6 $1 24. Rxd5+ $2 {The white rook should retreat.} Ke6 25. Rh5 Rd8 {
Black regains the pawn and obtains a great advantage.} 26. Kf1 Rxd4 27. Bb8
Rd1+ $1 28. Ke2 Rb1 29. Bxa7 Rxb2+ 30. Kf3 Bc5 31. Rxc5 $5 {Desperation.} bxc5
32. Bxc5 Rxb5 33. Be3 f5 34. h4 Rb3 35. h5 Kf6 36. g3 Rxe3+ $5 37. Kxe3 Kg5 {
He wins the pawn ending quickly.} 38. Kf3 Kxh5 39. Kf4 Kg6 40. Ke5 Kg5 41. Ke6
Kg4 {Keres played his last Olympiad. He had represented Estonia and the Soviet
Union.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Yanofsky, Daniel CAN"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C94"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d3 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Nf1 Nc5 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15.
Bg5 $5 ({Known is} 15. Nh2 d5 16. Qf3 g6 {
(Medina Garcia - Spassky, Gothenburg 1955).}) 15... Ne6 16. Be3 c5 17. d4 exd4
18. cxd4 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5 20. f3 $6 {
Problems will develop in the central area.} ({Preferable is} 20. Bg5 $1 h6 21.
Bxf6 Qxf6 22. b4) 20... d5 $1 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Bf2 Nb4 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 {
A lot of chessmen have been exchanged.} 24. Bb1 $6 (24. a3 Nxc2 25. Qxc2 Rc8
26. Qd2 Qd7 27. Rd1 {defends the centre.}) 24... Rd8 $1 25. a3 Nc6 $1 26. Qc2
g6 27. Nxc6 Qxc6 28. Ba2 $5 ({The pointe is} 28. b4 $2 Na4 29. Qxc6 Rd1+ $1 30.
Kh2 Bxc6) 28... Nd3 29. Qxc6 Bxc6 30. Rd1 Rd6 $1 31. Ne4 $5 Bxe4 32. fxe4 $2 (
32. Bg3 $1 Rc6 33. fxe4 Nxb2 34. Rd8 Nc4 35. a4 Kg7 36. axb5 axb5 37. Rb8 {
develops a counteraction.}) 32... Nxb2 33. Rc1 Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Nxd1 35. a4 Nc3
36. axb5 axb5 37. Bd5 $2 Nxd5 $1 38. exd5 b4 39. Bd4 Bg7 40. Bc5 b3 {
Unzicker scored 15/18 on board one.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Suttles, Duncan CAN"]
[Black "Pfleger, Helmut GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. Nxd5 $5 (4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Qe2 $6 Nc6 {
was played in Chigorin - Janowski, Hastings 1895.}) 4... Nxd5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6.
Qf3 {The Vienna brings no advantage for White.} Qa5+ $5 7. Bd2 Qb6 8. Bc3 $6 ({
More solid is} 8. b3) 8... Bb4 $1 9. Kd2 $2 {
Suttles strives for a counter on the e-file, but this move is too sharp.} Nc6
10. Qe3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 ({Not} 11. Kxc3 $4 Qb4#) 11... Qb2 12. Qe1 $5 Qa3 $5 13.
f4 f6 14. Nf3 O-O 15. fxe5 fxe5 16. Qe4 (16. Nxe5 $2 Re8 17. d4 Nxe5 18. dxe5
Bf5 19. Bc4+ Kh8 {leaves White without a proper defence.}) 16... Bf5 17. Qc4+
Kh8 18. Be2 Rad8 19. Nh4 Bxd3 $1 20. Bxd3 Rf2+ $5 21. Kd1 Rf4 22. Qb3 Qxb3 $2 (
{Better is} 22... Qc5 $1 23. g3 Rc4 $1 {and Pfleger has a crushing attack.})
23. axb3 e4 24. g3 $5 Rff8 25. Re1 $2 (25. Ng2 $1 exd3 26. Nf4 $1 dxc2+ 27.
Kxc2 {prolongs the game.}) 25... exd3 26. cxd3 g5 $1 27. Ng2 Rf2 28. Re2 Rxd3+
29. Ke1 Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Rxc3 31. b4 a6 32. Rd1 Nxb4 33. Ne3 Kg7 34. g4 a5 35.
Rd7+ Kg6 36. Re7 b5 37. Nf5 a4 38. Re6+ Kf7 39. Re7+ Kf6 40. Rxh7 a3 41. Ng3
Rxg3 {The West Germans did well after the success against the Soviets. They
defeated the Spaniards by 31/2-1/2 and occupied the second place.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor ROM"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B18"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. N1e2 Nf6 8.
Nf4 Bh7 9. Bc4 e6 10. Bb3 Bd6 $5 11. Nfh5 $5 Rg8 $5 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Nbd7
14. Qd2 Qc7 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Nd3 c5 $1 {
Black takes the initiative on the queenside.} 17. Qf4 {
White strives for exchange.} cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nb6 19. Qf4 $1 Bxd3 20. Qxc7+ Kxc7
21. Rxd3 Rxd3 22. cxd3 Rd8 $1 {Black puts pressure on the weakness.} 23. Kd2
Nbd7 24. Rc1+ Kb6 25. Rc3 $6 ({More active is} 25. f4 $1 Nc5 26. Bc4) 25... Nc5
$1 26. Ke2 $2 {White misses a subtlety.} (26. Ke3 $1 Ng4+ 27. Ke2 Rd4 $5 {
does not attack h4.}) 26... Rd4 $1 {He threatens to capture pawn h4.} 27. h5 a5
$6 (27... Rb4 $1 {(Botvinnik)} 28. Rc4 Rb5 $1 {wins more quickly.}) 28. Ke3 $6
(28. Bc4 $1 {(Botvinnik)} Kc6 29. a3 b5 30. Ba2 {offers more resistance.})
28... Rb4 $1 {Black will do ..a4 and gain a pawn.   Botvinnik had played his
last Olympic game. It was a worthy farewell.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Stepak, Yedael ISR"]
[Black "Matulovic, Milan YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. f4 d6 6. d3 e6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Qd2 Rb8 11. Nd1 b6 12. Nh4 f5 $5 (12... d5 $1 {
occurred in Fuderer - Udovcic, Zagreb 1953.}) 13. c3 Ndc6 14. exf5 exf5 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 Na5 17. b3 Bb7 18. Nc3 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Qd7 20. Rac1 Rbc8 21. Rfd1
Rfe8 22. Bf2 Qb7 23. Qxb7 Nxb7 {The chances are about equal.} 24. Nf3 a6 25.
Re1 b5 26. b4 $1 Bf6 27. Re3 $5 ({Preferable is} 27. a4 $1 bxa4 28. Nxa4) 27...
Rc7 28. Rd1 $2 (28. a4 $1 bxa4 29. Ra1 Rec8 30. Be1 {
develops a defensive screen.}) 28... Rec8 $1 29. Be1 Kf7 30. a3 h6 31. Red3 g5
32. fxg5 hxg5 33. Kg2 $6 ({Correct is} 33. h4 $1 g4 $1 34. Ng5+ Bxg5 35. hxg5
d5 {but White has the bad bishop.}) 33... g4 $1 34. Ng1 d5 35. Nge2 Nd6 36. Nf4
Ne4 $1 {Matulovic gives a pawn for an entry in the hostile position.} 37. Nfxd5
Nxd5 38. Nxd5 Rc2+ 39. Bd2 $2 {This blunder costs a piece.} ({Right is} 39. Kg1
Bg5 40. Nf4 Ra2 {but White suffers from restraint.}) 39... Bg5 $1 40. Nf4 Bxf4
41. gxf4 R8c3 $1 42. Rxc3 Nxc3 43. Rc1 Rxd2+ {Yugoslavia - Israel ended in 31/
2-1/2. The standings at the top became: Soviet Union 34/12, Yugoslavia and
West Germany 29, Hungary 271/2, Czechoslovakia 27. So the Soviet Union had won
gold. The other medals was decided upon in the last round.} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E55"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{West Germany versus Hungary became the main match in the last round.} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7
9. a3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 $5 (10... Bxc3 11. Qxc3 b6 {
happened in Wade - Ivkov, Moscow 1956.}) 11. Rd1 b6 12. Qf4 Bb7 13. e4 Qc8 14.
Ba2 Nc5 15. e5 Nfe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Be3 Rd8 18. Bd4 Qd7 19. Bb3 Bd5 20. Bc2
Qb7 21. Re1 Nc5 22. Re3 $1 {White tries to start an attack.} Nd7 $2 {
This withdrawal helps White.} ({Better is} 22... a5 $1 23. Ng5 $5 Bxg5 24. Qxg5
Be4 25. Bxc5 Bxc2 26. Bd6 Rac8 27. Rg3 Bg6 {and equality.}) 23. Ng5 $1 Bxg5 24.
Qxg5 Nf8 25. Bc3 Ng6 26. Qg4 ({A mean trick is} 26. Qh5 $1 Bxg2 $2 27. f3 $1)
26... Rac8 27. Rh3 Nf8 $5 28. Qh4 h6 $6 (28... g6 {avoids a material loss.})
29. Rg3 $1 Ng6 30. Bxg6 fxg6 31. Rxg6 Kh7 32. Rg4 Rf8 33. h3 Rf5 34. Rd1 Rcf8
35. Rd2 Qc6 36. Qg3 R8f7 37. Qd3 Kh8 38. Qe3 Rd7 39. Rf4 Rdf7 $5 40. Rxf5 Rxf5
{The Soviet Union and Yugoslavia had won before the first time control. They
took gold and silver. West Germany had drawn one game and adjourned three poor
games. So bronze came within the reach of Hungary.} 41. f3 g5 $5 42. Rd4 $1 Qc5
43. Bb4 Qc6 44. Be7 Qe8 $6 {Unzicker misses the last opportunity.} (44... Qc2
$1 45. h4 $1 Kg8 46. hxg5 Kf7 47. Bf6 hxg5 48. b4 Qb1+ 49. Kh2 Qc2 {
gives some counter-play for Black.}) 45. Bf6+ Kh7 46. Qd3 Qg6 47. Qa6 Qf7 48.
Qc8 Rf4 49. Qc2+ Kg8 50. Rxf4 gxf4 51. Qc1 $1 h5 52. Qxf4 Qg6 53. Kh2 Kh7 54.
Qc1 Qf7 55. Qc8 Kg6 56. Kg3 Bb7 57. Qc2+ Kh6 58. Kh4 $1 Ba6 59. g4 $1 {
Lothar Schmid had lost as well in the meantime. The Hungarians led by 21/2-1/2.
All depended on the last game. West Germany needed a win.} 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "16th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut GER"]
[Black "Lengyel, Levente HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1964.11.10"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bf4 Ne8 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Bh6 f6 $5 (12... a6 {
occurred in Pfleger - Biaias, Bad Pyrmont 1961.}) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Ne1 Ne5 15.
f4 Nf7 $6 {Lengyel moves passively.} 16. e4 Nc7 17. Nf3 Bg4 18. h3 Bxf3 $5 19.
Rxf3 Qd7 20. Kh2 Rae8 21. a3 Re7 22. Re3 Ree8 23. Rae1 a5 24. a4 h5 25. Bf1 Rh8
26. Bd3 Rh6 27. Rg1 Reh8 28. h4 R6h7 29. Bf1 Rb8 30. Bh3 Qe7 31. Qe2 Rg8 32. g4
$5 {White tries to benefit from his favourite position.} hxg4 33. Qxg4 Kh8 34.
Reg3 g5 $5 35. e5 $1 Nh6 $2 ({Better is} 35... dxe5 36. fxg5 fxg5 37. hxg5 Rg6
38. Ne4 $1 Ne8 {but White has a superior game.}) 36. Qf3 $1 g4 37. Bxg4 $2 (37.
exd6 Qxd6 38. Bxg4 {gains a pawn.}) 37... fxe5 $1 38. Bh3 Rf8 39. f5 Qxh4 40.
Ne4 Qf4 41. Nxd6 $2 {Pfleger seems to spoil his chances.} (41. Qxf4 $1 exf4 42.
Rg6 Nxd5 43. Ng5 $1 Nxf5 44. Nxh7 Kxh7 45. Bxf5 Rxf5 46. Rxd6 Ne3 47. Rd7+ {
ends in perpetual check.}) 41... Qxf3 42. Rxf3 Nxd5 {Black has grabbed a pawn.}
43. Rg5 Nf4 44. Nc4 Nf7 45. Rg6 $2 {Things get worse.} ({Right is} 45. Rgg3 $1)
45... Rd8 $6 46. Rfg3 Rh5 47. R6g4 Nh6 $2 (47... Ne2 $1 48. Rg2 Nd4 {
leads to the black threat of ..Ng5! White has no proper defence.}) 48. Rg5 $1
Rd4 49. Rxh5 Nxh5 50. Rg6 Nf4 $5 51. Rxh6+ Kg7 52. Rxb6 Rxc4 53. Bf1 Rxa4 54.
f6+ $5 Kf8 $6 55. b3 Ra2+ 56. Kg3 {
It becomes clear about this time, that Pfleger has to win.} Ne2+ $2 {
Fortunately for Helmut, Lenguel blunders.} (56... Nd5 $1 57. Rb8+ Kf7 58. Bc4
Kxf6 59. Bxd5 a4 {draws.}) 57. Kg4 $5 {
He does not find the fastest win on several occasions, but his move work.} Kf7
58. Kg5 $5 Rd2 59. Rb7+ Kf8 60. Bxe2 $5 Rxe2 61. Kf5 $1 Rd2 62. Ke6 $5 Rd8 63.
Rh7 Kg8 64. Ke7 $1 Rb8 65. Rg7+ Kh8 66. Rg3 Rb7+ {Young Pfleger won the
decisive game after midnight had passed and made a great score of 121/2/15.  
The standings in final A became at the end: Soviet Union 361/2/13, Yugoslavia
32, West Germany 301/2, Hungary 30, Czechoslovakia 281/2, USA 271/2, Bulgaria
and Romania 27, Argentina 26, Poland 24, Netherlands 21, Canada 19, Spain and
Israel 171/2.} ({Many spectators were surprised by the outcome, but} 66... Rb7+
67. Kf8 $1 Rb8+ 68. Kf7 Rb7+ 69. Kg6 $1 {triumphs for White.}) 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Larsen, Bent DEN"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The seventeenth Olympiad was played in Havana from 23 x until 20 xi 1966.
Venue was Havana Libre, the former Hilton Hotel. The conditions were luxurious:
each team got free air tickets and a limousine plus driver. Participation by a
US team was remarkable, because it was the first American delegation to Cuba
since the Revolution. Only West Germany did not come for political reasons.  
Fourteen teams qualified for the Final A from seven groups. When Cuba moved to
the big final (at the costs of the Netherlands), a 'fiesta' started. The
Dutchmen won final B.} 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Bd6 6.
Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Bg5 c6 9. Re1 Rxe1+ $5 (9... Be6 {
was played in De Vere - Blackburne, London 1872.}) 10. Qxe1 Nbd7 11. Ne2 Nf8
12. Ng3 Ne6 13. Bh4 g6 14. c4 $5 Nf4 15. Bf1 dxc4 16. Ne4 $5 Be7 17. Nxf6+ $6 {
Capture of pawn c4 would be alright.} (17. Bxc4 Be6 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Nxf6+
Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 {exchanges a lot.}) 17... Bxf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qe8+ $5 Kg7
20. Re1 $5 (20. Ne5 $6 Nd3 21. Nxd3 cxd3 22. Bxd3 Qxd4 23. Be2 Qxb2 24. Rd1 Be6
$1 25. Qxa8 Qxe2 {brings a black initiative.}) 20... Nh3+ $5 21. gxh3 Qxf3 22.
Re3 Qf6 (22... Qd5 23. Bxc4 $1 Qxc4 24. Qe5+ Kh6 25. Qf4+ {
leads to perpetual check.}) 23. Bxc4 $1 Bxh3 $1 24. Qe7 $2 (24. Qxf7+ Qxf7 25.
Bxf7 Kxf7 26. Rxh3 {reaches an equal rook ending.}) 24... Bf5 $1 25. Qxb7 Rd8
26. Qxa7 Rxd4 27. b3 Rd1+ 28. Kg2 Rd7 29. Qb8 Rd2 30. Qg3 $5 Rxa2 31. h4 Rd2
32. Re8 Rd4 33. Qe5 Qxe5 34. Rxe5 Kf6 35. Rc5 Ke7 36. h5 Kd6 37. Ra5 Be6 $6 {
The black winning chances decrease by the exchange of bishops.} 38. Bxe6 Kxe6
39. Ra6 Kd6 40. Ra7 Rf4 41. Kg3 Rf5 42. hxg6 hxg6 43. f4 Kd5 44. Kg4 $5 ({
Preferable is} 44. b4 $1 Kc4 45. Rb7) 44... c5 $1 45. Rd7+ Ke4 46. Re7+ Kd3 47.
Rc7 Kc3 48. Rb7 Kc2 49. Rb8 Kb2 50. Rb7 Kc3 51. Rb5 Rh5 52. Rb6 $6 (52. Kf3 Kd4
53. Rb7 f5 54. Rd7+ Kc3 55. Rc7 Kb4 56. Kg3 {gives fine drawing chances.})
52... f5+ $1 53. Kg3 Rh1 54. Rc6 Kd4 55. Rd6+ Ke4 56. Re6+ Kd5 57. Rb6 Rc1 58.
b4 $5 {Otherwise Black will attack pawn f4 and b3.} c4 $1 59. Kf3 Rb1 {
The USA crushed Denmark by 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D59"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Yugoslavia and Hungary would be grat contestants during the Olympiad.} 1. d4
d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Rc1 Bb7 9.
cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bc4 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 $5 {Gligoric spring
s a surprising novelty, but it is quite safe to keep the white king in the
centre.} (13. gxf3 {occurred in Junge - Foltys, München 1942.}) 13... Qb4+ $1
14. Kd1 Nd7 15. Qc6 $1 {White prevents ..c5 and puts pressure on the c-file.}
Rfd8 16. Bb3 Nc5 $1 {Portisch wants to hunt the white king.} 17. Rc4 Qa5 18.
Kc2 Nxb3 19. Kxb3 $1 {But the white king helps as an attacker.} Qf5 20. f4 b5
$1 21. Rc5 Qd3+ 22. Rc3 Qf5 (22... Qd2 $1 {shows more aggression.}) 23. Rd1
Rac8 24. Rc5 $5 Rd5 25. Rxd5 $6 exd5 26. Qxb5 Qe4 {
Black regains the pawn and benefits from the weakening.} 27. g3 Qxe3+ 28. Qd3
Qf2 29. Rd2 Qg1 30. Re2 Rb8+ 31. Kc2 $2 (31. Ka3 $1 {gives more security.})
31... Qa1 $1 32. Qa3 a5 {Portisch attacks the king directly.} 33. Rd2 $2 ({
Right is} 33. b3 Qxd4 34. Qxa5) 33... Rb4 $1 34. b3 Rb6 $1 35. Qa4 Re6 $1 36.
Qxa5 Rc6+ $1 {Black has achieved a winning position after some 'only' moves.}
37. Kd3 Qb1+ 38. Ke2 Re6+ 39. Kf3 h5 $1 40. Kg2 ({The pointe is} 40. Qxd5 Qf1+
41. Rf2 Qh1+ 42. Rg2 Qd1+ 43. Kf2 Qe1+ 44. Kf3 Qe3#) 40... Qe4+ 41. Kh3 Qf5+
42. Kg2 Qe4+ 43. Kh3 h4 $1 44. Qxc7 hxg3 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Qc2 Rh6+ $1 47. Kxg3
Rg6+ $1 48. Kf2 Rg2+ {Black wins heavy material.} 0-1

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lengyel, Levente HUN"]
[Black "Matulovic, Milan YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D25"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4
Bg6 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. g5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bxd5 c6 14. Bb3 Qxg5
15. Qf3 Bb4+ $5 (15... Qf5 {drew in Georghiu - Ostojic, Belgrade 1965.}) 16.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Qa5+ 18. Kc2 Qf5+ 19. Qxf5 gxf5 {
An equal endgame has arisen.} 20. a4 Nf6 21. Kd3 Rh4 $1 {
Black takes the initiative.} 22. Rac1 g6 23. Ke2 $5 {
White has to defend pawn h3.} Ke7 24. Kf3 Rah8 25. Kg2 f4 $1 26. Rce1 Kf8 $1
27. Bc2 g5 $5 28. Bd1 $5 fxe3 29. fxe3 a5 30. Bf3 Ke7 31. Rc1 Kd6 32. Rcf1 R8h6
33. Rc1 Ke6 34. Rcf1 Ke7 35. Rc1 Rh8 36. Rcf1 Ne4 37. Bxe4 $2 {
The defence of the white pawns falls apart.} (37. Bg4 $1 Nf6 38. Bf5 {
protects the weakling h3.}) 37... Rxe4 38. Rf3 $6 (38. Rf5 $1 Rxe3 39. Rxg5
Re2+ 40. Kg3 Rxb2 41. Rxa5 {offers more resistance.}) 38... g4 $1 39. Rg3 f5
40. hxg4 $6 (40. Rf1 $1 gxh3+ 41. Kh2 Kf6 42. b3 Rhh4 43. Rff3 f4 44. Rxf4+
Rexf4 45. exf4 Rxf4 46. Rxh3 Rxd4 47. Rh5 {brings the last chance.}) 40... Rxh1
41. Kxh1 fxg4 {Black has a won rook ending.} 42. Kg1 Kd6 43. Kf2 c5 44. dxc5+
Kxc5 45. b3 Kb4 $1 46. Rg1 (46. Ke2 $1 Kxb3 47. Kd3 Rxa4 48. e4 Rc4 49. Rxg4 a4
50. Rg1 Rc3+ $1 51. Kd4 Rc7 $1 {leads to an elegant decision.}) 46... Kxb3 47.
Rb1+ Kxa4 48. Rxb7 Ka3 49. Ke2 a4 50. Kd3 Rb4 51. Rg7 Kb2 52. e4 g3 53. e5 a3
54. e6 a2 {Yugoslavia - Hungary ended in 2-2.} 0-1

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The match started with a great misunderstanding. Fischer wanted to respect
the Sabbath, although he hated the Jews. The American team thought to have
made a proper agreement about it and showed up at 18 hours on November 5.
However, the Soviets had arrived at 16 hours and the arbiter had declared a
4-0 win for the Soviet Union on 17 hours. The event was rescheduled for
November 14 after long discussions.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6
5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12.
Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. b3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Bb2 g6 18. Qd2 Bg7
19. Rad1 Qb6 20. Nf1 $5 (20. Bb1 {drew in Matanovic - Liberzon, Yerevan 1965.})
20... Rad8 21. Ne3 Qb8 22. Bb1 Qb7 23. Rc1 Kh7 24. a3 Bc8 25. Bc3 Bd7 26. Qb2
Qb8 27. b4 Kg8 28. Rcd1 Nh7 29. Ba2 Ng5 30. Nxg5 hxg5 31. dxe5 dxe5 32. Nd5 $1
{An aggressive move is made after long manoeuvring in the Ruy Lopez.} Ne7 $6 ({
Better is} 32... g4 $1 33. hxg4 Bxg4 {(Yudasin)} 34. Rd3 Be6) 33. Nxe7+ Rxe7
34. Qd2 $1 {White conquers an open file.} Bf6 35. Qd6 $1 Kg7 36. Qxa6 $2 (36.
Bxe5 Rxe5 37. Qxb8 Rxb8 38. Rxd7 {(Tischbierek)} Re7 39. Rxe7 Bxe7 40. Bd5 {
gains a pawn in a solid position.}) 36... Rc8 $1 {Black threatens ..Rd6.} 37.
Rd6 Rxc3 $1 38. Rxf6 Be6 $1 39. Rxe6 fxe6 40. Rd1 Qb7 (40... Qf8 $5 {
is regarded as superior but} 41. Rf1 Qf4 42. Qxb5 Qxe4 {brings little.}) 41.
Qxb7 Rxb7 42. Bxe6 Rxa3 43. Kh2 Ra4 44. Rb1 Rc7 45. f3 Ra6 46. Bb3 Ra3 47. Rb2
Ra1 48. Kg3 Kf6 49. Kg4 Rc3 50. Bd5 Raa3 51. h4 gxh4 52. Kxh4 Ra1 53. Rd2 Raa3
54. Kg4 Rd3 55. Re2 Rac3 56. Ra2 Ra3 57. Rb2 {
Black has an advantage, but it is insufficient for a win.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B69"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Tal had been flirting with a girl in a bar before the Olympiad began. A
jealous boyfriend hit him on the head with a bottle. He had to stay in
hospital and missed the first five rounds. His chess results remained
unchanged, because he scored 12/13 on board three.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3
b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f5 Qa5 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. g3 Kb8 15. Bh3 {
White has the better position.} Bc8 $5 (15... Rc8 {
was played in Bykhovsky - Averbakh, Moscow 1966.}) 16. Rhe1 h5 $2 ({
Preferable is} 16... b4 $1 17. Ne2 e5 $1 {and it will be difficult for the
white knights to reach d5, although Black has played ..e5.}) 17. Qe3 $1 Bd7 18.
Ne2 $1 Ne5 19. Nf4 $1 Ng4 20. Qe2 Rdg8 $5 21. Nd4 $1 {Black has been outplayed.
} Qb6 $5 ({The pointe is} 21... e5 22. Nb3 $1 Qd8 23. Nd5 {(Khalifman).}) 22.
Rd2 $5 ({Or} 22. Bxg4 Rxg4 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Ndxe6 Bxe6 25. Nxe6 {(Khalifman).}
) 22... e5 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Nb3 Bc6 25. c4 Qd7 26. Na5 Bd8 27. Nxc6+ Qxc6 28.
Rc1 Kb7 29. cxb5 Qxb5 30. Rd3 Ka7 31. Bxg4 hxg4 32. Qe3+ Ka8 33. Rb3 Qd7 34.
Qd3 Ka7 35. Qe3+ $5 Ka8 36. Rb6 $1 {
The Soviet Union defeated the USA, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pomar Salamanca, Arturo ESP"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A69"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. f4
O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. Nd2 c4 $5 {
Fischer brings a sparkling novelty. White should not capture pawn c4.} 11. Bf3
$2 {The bishop does not belong on this square.} (11. a4 $1 Nbd7 12. O-O Nc5 {
will be played in Padevsky - Ciocaltea, Havana 1966, final A (round 8).}) 11...
Nbd7 12. O-O (12. Nxc4 $5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Nc5 {slightly favours Black.}) 12... b5
$1 13. Kh1 a6 14. a4 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 {
Black has an advantage on the queenside.} 16. e5 $5 {
The counter in the centre has little effect.} dxe5 17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Nf6
19. d6 Be6 $5 (19... Re6 $1 {conquers the advanced pawn.}) 20. Nc5 $5 e4 $1 21.
Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Qb6 23. f5 $5 gxf5 24. Bc2 Qd4 $5 25. Qh5 $5 Qg4 $1 26. Qxg4
fxg4 27. Bg5 $5 {The last try.} Bxb2 $1 28. Rad1 b4 $5 29. d7 Red8 30. Ba4 b3
31. Rfe1 Kg7 32. Bxd8 Rxd8 33. Rd6 Bf6 34. Red1 Bg5 35. Rb6 h6 36. Rc6 Ra8 $1
37. Bb5 Bxd7 $1 38. h4 Bxc6 39. Bxc6 c3 $1 40. hxg5 c2 41. gxh6+ Kh8 {
The USA crushed Spain by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stein, Leonid URS"]
[Black "Rodriguez Gonzales, Jesus CUB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Cubans had a hard time in final A.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4
Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6
12. h3 Bh5 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Nxc6 15. Nf1 Rac8 $5 ({More usual is} 15...
Rad8) 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. Nh4 Rfd8 18. Nhf5 d5 $1 {Black liberates his game.} 19.
exd5 Nxd5 20. Qf3 Bf8 21. Bg5 $1 {Stein takes the initiative.} f6 22. Bb3 $1
Bf7 23. Rad1 Nb6 $6 ({Preferable is} 23... Nce7 24. Nxe7+ Nxe7) 24. Nh6+ $1 {
White sacrifices a piece for the attack.} (24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Rxd8 Nxd8 {
brings little advantage for White.}) 24... gxh6 25. Bxf6 {
White threatens Qg4+ and mate.} Bxb3 26. Qg4+ Bg7 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $2 {
Black miscalculates the tactics.} ({Correct is} 27... Nxd8 $1 28. axb3 Kf8 ({
not} 28... Kh8 $2 29. Rxe5 $1 Nc6 30. Re7 $1) 29. Qf5 $1 Nf7 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31.
Qe6 {and White charges.}) 28. Bxd8 Qxd8 29. axb3 Kh8 $2 (29... Qd7 30. Nf5 h5
31. Qxh5 {offers more resistance.}) 30. Rd1 $1 Qe8 31. Nh5 Bf8 32. Rd6 $1 Nc8
33. Nf6 $1 {Stein played a fine attacking game.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ciric, Dragoljub YUG"]
[Black "Soos, Bela ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 d6 8. h3
O-O 9. Bb3 a5 10. a4 Nb4 $5 {Black seeks a struggle.} ({Theory is the quiet} 
10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6) 11. O-O d5 $1 12. Ndb5 Be6 $1 {
Soos protects the centre.} 13. e5 $1 Nd7 14. f4 Nb6 15. Rf2 $5 Rc8 16. g4 Nc4
$1 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. f5 Bc8 19. b3 Rc6 20. Bd4 Ra6 $5 21. Qf1 $5 f6 $6 {
Black will be locked up.} ({Preferable is} 21... gxf5 $1 22. gxf5 Kh8 $1 23.
Rg2 Nc6) 22. e6 $1 gxf5 $2 {The g-file should not be opened due to the
previous move. Hereafter, Soos will crumble slowly.} 23. gxf5 Kh8 24. Rd1 Rg8
25. Rg2 Bh6 26. Kh1 $1 {Square g1 has been made available.} Rc6 $5 27. Qf3 Rxg2
28. Qxg2 Qg8 29. Rg1 Qxg2+ 30. Rxg2 {White threatens 31.Na7 Rc7 32.Ncb5.} Bxe6
$5 31. fxe6 Rxe6 32. Bc5 Na6 33. Ba3 Re1+ 34. Rg1 Re5 35. Rd1 e6 36. Nd6 Re3
37. Rd3 Re1+ 38. Kg2 Bf4 39. Nxb7 Nb4 40. Bxb4 axb4 41. Nd1 Be5 42. Kf3 Rh1 43.
Nf2 Rc1 44. Nc5 Rxc2 45. Nxe6 Rb2 46. Nd1 Rb1 47. Nf4 {
Yugoslavia defeated Romania by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Larsen, Bent DEN"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 c6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Ne2 Re8 9. Ng3 Nbd7 $5 (9... Be6 {
goes back to Von Minckwitz - Schwarz, Graz 1880.}) 10. Nf5 Nf8 $6 ({
Petrosian prefers} 10... Bf8 $1) 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. Ne5 N6d7 ({More active is} 
12... Ng6 $1 13. f4 c5) 13. Bd2 f6 $6 (13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qc7 $1 {
defends well.}) 14. Qh5 $1 {White attacks.} Rxe5 $1 {
The charge has been stopped by a sacrifice.} 15. dxe5 fxe5 16. Rfe1 $6 ({
Tigran suggests} 16. f3 $5) 16... e4 17. Bf1 Nf6 18. Qh4 Bf5 19. Qg3 Qe7 20. c3
Ne6 21. Be3 $5 Ng4 $1 22. h3 $5 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Rf8 24. Qe5 Bg6 25. Rd1 Qf7 26.
Rd2 Nf4 27. b4 h6 28. a4 Bh7 29. Qd4 b6 30. Re1 Qc7 31. Qe3 c5 32. bxc5 bxc5
33. g3 $6 ({Petrosian mentions} 33. Rb1 $1) 33... Nd3 34. Bxd3 exd3 35. Qe6+ $2
{Larsen should have ended the offensive.} (35. Rxd3 $1 {(Petrosian)} Bxd3 36.
Qxd3 Rd8 37. Re6 {draws.}) 35... Qf7 36. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $1 37. Rb2 $5 ({
O'Kelly's suggestion} 37. Re5 {is refuted by} Rd8 38. c4 {(Petrosian) and then}
Re8 $1 39. Rxd5 Re1+ 40. Kh2 Be4) 37... c4 $1 38. f3 $5 ({Or} 38. Rb7+ Kf6 39.
Rc7 Be4 40. Rc5 Rb8) 38... d4 $1 39. Rc1 Ke6 $1 40. Kf2 Be4 $1 41. f4 {
The game is adjourned. Black wins with great ease during the resumption.} Re8
42. g4 Bc6 $1 43. Re1+ Kd5 44. Rxe8 Bxe8 45. cxd4 c3 46. Rb8 d2 47. Rd8+ Kc4
48. Rc8+ Kd3 $1 {The world champion triumphed in a wonderful game.} 0-1

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fuchs, Reinhart GDR"]
[Black "Evans, Larry USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd2 $5 {White plays solidly.} (10. Nd5 {
occurred in Unzicker - Fischer, Santa Monica 1966.}) 10... Nc6 11. Nc4 Nd4 12.
Ne3 Rc8 13. Bd3 g6 14. O-O O-O 15. Ncd5 Bg7 16. c3 Nc6 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Qb6 Qxb6
19. Nxb6 Bf6 20. Bc4 Bd8 21. Bxe6 Bxb6 22. Bb3 Bc5 23. Nd5 Kg7 24. Rad1 b5 25.
Nc7 Rb6 26. Bc2 a5 27. a3 b4 $1 {Evans carries out a minority attack.} 28. Nd5
$5 Rb7 29. Ba4 Nd8 30. axb4 axb4 31. cxb4 Bxb4 32. Nxb4 $5 (32. b3 $1 Ne6 33.
Bc6 Rbb8 34. Nxb4 Rxb4 35. Bd5 {is alright.}) 32... Rxb4 33. b3 Rb6 $1 {
Black keeps the game going.} 34. Rc1 $5 (34. Rd5 Ne6 35. Rc1 Nd4 36. Kf1 {
develops more activity.}) 34... Ne6 $1 35. Rc6 Rfb8 $1 36. Rxb6 Rxb6 37. f3 Kf6
38. Kf2 Nc5 $1 {Black conquers a pawn.} 39. Rd1 Ke6 40. Ke3 Rb4 $5 {
Evans postpones the capture.} 41. Rd2 f5 42. Bc6 $1 {
Fuchs gives up a pawn and moves his bishop to d5.} Rxb3+ 43. Ke2 Rb4 44. Ke3
Rb1 45. Bd5+ Kf6 46. Ba2 Rb6 47. Bd5 h5 48. h4 Rb1 49. Ra2 $2 ({Correct is} 49.
g3) 49... f4+ $2 {Evans misses an opportunity.} (49... Re1+ $1 50. Kd2 Rh1 51.
g3 fxe4 52. Ra7 $1 ({the pointe is} 52. fxe4 Nxe4+ $1) 52... g5 53. hxg5+ Kxg5
54. fxe4 Kg4 55. Rg7+ Kf3 {wins for Black.}) 50. Ke2 g5 $1 51. hxg5+ Kxg5 52.
Ra8 $1 Kh4 53. Rg8 Rb2+ 54. Kf1 Nd3 55. Rg6 $4 {The defence collapses.} ({
Right is} 55. Bf7 $1 Rb7 56. Be8) 55... Rf2+ $1 56. Kg1 Re2 $1 57. Kh2 Re1 $1 {
White's position has become hopeless in a few moves.} (57... Re1 58. Bf7 Nf2 $1
59. g3+ fxg3+ 60. Rxg3 Re3 {Black threatens ..Nxe4.} 61. Bg6 Ng4+ $1 {
ends the game.}) 0-1

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor URS"]
[Black "Drimer, Dolfi ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A55"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3
Re8 9. d5 Nf8 $5 (9... Ng4 {was played in Furman - Spassky, Moscow 1961.}) 10.
Ne1 N6d7 $2 {Hereafter, the black pieces hinder each other.} (10... Ng6 $1 {
avoids suffocation.}) 11. g3 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 13. Ng2 Nfd7 14. b4 Na6 15. Rb1
g6 16. Nb5 b6 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Qa4 Nf6 19. f3 Qd7 20. Qa3 Rec8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8
22. Rc1 Ne8 23. Qb3 $2 (23. Nxd6 $1 Nxd6 24. Bxa6 Bxa6 25. Qxa6 {gains a pawn.}
) 23... Nac7 24. a4 Qd8 25. a5 Nxb5 26. Bxb5 bxa5 $2 (26... Bh3 27. Bc6 Rb8 28.
axb6 axb6 {defends the material well.}) 27. Bc6 $1 Rb8 28. b5 Rb6 $6 ({
Slightly better is} 28... a6 29. b6 Bb7) 29. Qc3 $1 ({Less convincing is} 29.
Bxb6 axb6 {because White will meet more resistance.}) 29... Bd7 30. Bxd7 Qxd7
31. Bxb6 axb6 32. Qc6 $1 Qd8 33. Qb7 Bf8 34. Rc8 Qg5 35. h4 {
The USSR and USA competed well.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C69"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O {
The Dutch psychologist Barendregt often applied this line.} f6 6. d4 exd4 7.
Nxd4 c5 8. Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd6 10. Na5 b5 11. c4 Ne7 12. Be3 $5 (12. Nc3 Kf7
13. Be3 {was played in Barendregt - Littlewood, Neuhausen 1961.}) 12... f5 $1
13. Nc3 f4 $5 ({Preferable is} 13... O-O) 14. e5 $5 Bxe5 15. Bxc5 Bxc3 $1 16.
bxc3 Ng6 $5 17. Nc6 Be6 $2 (17... bxc4 $1 18. Rd4 Kf7 $1 {defends properly.})
18. cxb5 $1 {White strikes on the queenside.} axb5 19. Na7 Rb8 20. Rdb1 $1 Kf7
21. Nxb5 {Fischer has won a pawn.} Rhd8 22. Rb4 Bxa2 $1 23. Nxc7 Rbc8 24. h4 $5
Rd2 $1 25. Bb6 f3 $6 (25... h5 $5 {offers more resistance.}) 26. Be3 Re2 $5 27.
Nb5 Ra8 28. h5 Ne5 29. Rf4+ Ke7 30. Rd1 $1 Rc8 31. Re4 Kf6 32. Rd6+ Kf5 33.
Rf4+ Kg5 34. Rxf3+ {The USA - Hungary ended in 2-2.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Padevsky, Nikola BUL"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 Nfd7 7. h4 c5 8. h5
cxd4 9. Qxd4 dxe5 10. Qf2 {They play a sharp line of the Pirc Defence.} e4 $5 (
10... exf4 {occurred in Bronstein - Palmiotto, Munich 1958.}) 11. Ng5 $5 {
Pawn e4 could be captured.} Nf6 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Qh4 $5 ({More useful is} 13.
Bd2 $1 Bg4 14. Be2) 13... Qd4 $1 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. Bc4 $6 (15. Nxe4 $1 Re8 16.
Ng5 {regains the pawn.}) 15... Bg4 $1 16. f5 $2 (16. Nxe4 $1 Nbd7 17. Nbc3 {
utilises the last chance to capture e4.}) 16... gxf5 $5 17. Nh7 $1 Nbd7 $5 18.
Nxf8 Nxf8 19. Nc3 $6 Rc8 $1 20. Bb3 e6 $6 (20... e3 $1 {ends the game.}) 21.
Qf2 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Ng6 $1 23. Be3 f4 $1 24. Bxa7 e3+ 25. Bxe3 $6 {
A retreat by the king lengthens the game.} Rxc3 $1 26. bxc3 Ne4+ 27. Kg1 fxe3
28. Bc4 Bxc3 29. Rb1 Nd2 30. Rxb7 Nxc4 31. Rc7 e2 32. Kf2 Bd4+ 33. Kg3 Ne3 34.
Rc8+ Kg7 35. Re1 Be5+ 36. Kf2 Nd1+ 37. Kg1 Bg3 38. Rxe2 Bxe2 {
Yugoslavia defeated Bulgaria, as a result of this  game.} 0-1

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Black "Pomar Salamanca, Arturo ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Qxc4 Qb6 10. Nc3 Qb4 11. Qd3 Rd8 $5 ({Known is} 11... O-O) 12. a3 Qg4
13. Bf4 O-O 14. h3 Qg6 15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. Rfd1 Rfe8 17. b4 Bf8 $5 18. Ne5 $5
Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bc6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Bd4 Rd7 22. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 gxf6 {
The world champion has a positional edge in the endgame.} 24. Ne4 Kg7 25. Nd6
$1 Rb8 26. Kg2 e5 27. g4 f5 $6 (27... Bxd6 $1 28. Rxd6 Rb6 {
leads to an equal rook ending.}) 28. Nc4 $1 fxg4 29. hxg4 c5 30. bxc5 Bxc5 31.
Rd7 $1 {Tigran keeps a plus.} e4 32. Rc7 Bb6 $1 33. Re7 $1 Bc5 34. Rxe4 {
Petrosian has gained a pawn.} Rb3 35. a4 Rb4 36. Nd2 Rb2 37. Nf3 a5 38. Ne5 Rb4
$6 ({Better is} 38... Bb4 $1 39. Kf3 Ra2 40. g5 Kg8 $1) 39. f3 $6 {
White should exchange the rooks at once.} f5 $1 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Rxb4 axb4 {
Black can hold the knight versus bishop ending.} 42. Kf1 b3 43. Nc4 Kf6 $2 ({
Right is} 43... Bd4 $1 44. Ke1 b2 45. Na3 Kf6 46. Kd2 Ke6 47. Kc2 Kd5 {
and Black survives.}) 44. Ke1 Bb4+ 45. Kd1 Ke6 46. Kc1 Bc3 47. a5 $1 Kd5 48. a6
$1 Kc6 $5 ({The last chance brings} 48... Bd4 $1 49. Na5 b2+ $1 50. Kb1 f4 $1 {
but} 51. Nb3 $1 Be3 52. Kxb2 {wins for White.}) 49. Nd6 $1 Bd4 50. Nxf5 Bh8 $5
51. e3 b2+ ({Or} 51... Kb6 52. Nd4 $1 Kxa6 53. Nxb3) 52. Kc2 Kb6 53. Nd4 Kxa6
54. Kxb2 Kb6 55. Kc3 Kc5 56. Kd3 Kd5 57. f4 {He has to advance carefully.} Bf6
58. e4+ Kd6 59. Ke3 Bh8 60. Nf5+ Ke6 61. Kf3 Bb2 62. Ne3 Bd4 63. Nc4 Bg7 64.
f5+ Kf6 65. Kg4 Bh6 66. e5+ Kf7 67. Nd6+ Ke7 68. Kf3 Bd2 69. Ke4 Bc3 70. Kd5
Bb2 71. f6+ Kf8 72. Ne4 Kf7 73. e6+ {Petrosian played an excellent ending.
Spain was crushed by 31/2-1/2. The Soviet Union took the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C85"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 f6 10. Nh4 Nc5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Re8 13. Be3 Qd5 $5 ({
Theory is} 13... e4 {(Jansa - Smyslov, Oberhausen 1961).}) 14. Nd2 Rad8 15. Qg4
$1 {The advance ..e4 has been prevented.} Kh8 16. b3 Rg8 $1 17. Rae1 g6 18. f3
Qd7 19. fxg6 Qxg4 $5 ({Preferable is} 19... Ne6 $1 20. Qe4 Rxg6) 20. fxg4 hxg6
21. Rf3 Rgf8 22. h4 Ne6 23. Ref1 Rf7 $6 (23... Nd4 $1 24. Bxd4 exd4 {
almost equalises.}) 24. Ne4 $1 Rdf8 $2 ({Right is} 24... Kg7 $1 25. h5 Rdf8 {
and White has a plus.}) 25. Bh6 $1 Rd8 26. Bg5 $1 {F6 falls.} Kg7 27. Bxf6+
Bxf6 28. Nxf6 Nf4 29. g5 Ne2+ 30. Kh2 Re7 31. Ne4 Nd4 32. R3f2 Rh8 33. Kh3 Nf5
34. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 35. Rxf5 Rf7 36. g4 Rhf8 37. Rf6 {
Hort scored well. Czechoslovakia defeated Yugoslavia, as a result of this game.
} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Black "Minev, Nikolai BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. a3 Be7 7. Bd3 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. b4 c5 10. dxc5 $5 (10. bxc5 dxc4 11. Nxc4 bxc5 {
drew in Bobotsov - V.Sokolov, Asztalos 1958.}) 10... bxc5 11. b5 a6 12. bxa6
Bxa6 13. Qc2 Nbd7 14. e4 $5 dxe4 $6 ({Preferable is} 14... Qc7 15. exd5 exd5
16. cxd5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nb6 18. Nc4 Nfxd5) 15. Nxe4 Qc7 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bb2
h6 $6 18. Ne5 Bd6 19. Rae1 {White prepares an attack in the centre.} Rfb8 20.
f4 Bc8 21. Re3 Ra6 22. Qe2 Rab6 23. Ba1 Rb3 24. Rg3 {
He switches to the kingside.} Kf8 $1 25. Rxg7 $5 {
Najdorf brings a brilliant rook sacrifice.} Kxg7 26. Ng4 Kf8 $2 {
Minev becomes confused.} ({Better is} 26... Be7 $1 27. Nxf6 Bxf6 28. Qg4+ Kf8
29. Bxf6 Rxd3 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Be5 Rd6 33. Qxf7+ Kc6 {
and Black has a plus.}) 27. Bxf6 Bxf4 $2 {
This bishop should be kept for the defence.} (27... Be7 $1 28. Bxe7+ Kxe7 29.
Bc2 $1 Rxa3 30. Nxh6 {leads to a white charge.}) 28. Ne5 Bg5 $5 29. Bxg5 hxg5
30. Rxf7+ Qxf7 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 32. Qh5+ Kf6 33. Qg6+ Ke5 34. Qxg5+ Kd4 35. Bf1
Rb1 36. Qf4+ Kc3 37. Qe3+ Kb2 38. Qxc5 Rb3 39. Kf2 Ka2 40. Qxc8 {
Don Miguel stayed forever young.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 Ng6 8. h4
h5 9. Qf3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. a4 Qc6 $5 (12... Nb8 {
was played in Minic - Bukic, Vrnjacka Banja 1962.}) 13. Ne2 Qc4 $1 14. O-O c5
$1 {Black counters before he ends his development.} 15. Rfd1 cxd4 $6 {
Byrne opens the position prematurely.} ({Preferable is} 15... Nb8 16. Rd2 Nc6)
16. cxd4 Qxc2 $2 (16... Rc8 17. c3 Nb8 {develops the queenside.}) 17. Rac1 $6 (
{Even better is} 17. Rdc1 $1 Qe4 18. Qa3 $1 f6 19. f3 Qxe2 20. exf6 $1 {
White opens the e-file.} gxf6 21. Ra2 $1 Qxa2 22. Qxa2 fxg5 23. Qe2 $1 {
and the queen attacks two chessmen.}) 17... Qe4 $2 (17... Qxa4 $5 18. Ra1 Qb5
19. Rdb1 Nb4 20. Qa3 $1 Qxe2 (20... a5 21. Rxb4 $1) 21. Qxb4 f6 {
offers more resistance.}) 18. Qa3 $1 f6 19. f3 Qxe2 20. Rd2 {
White has caught a queen.   Yugoslavia defeated the USA by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bilek, Istvan HUN"]
[Black "Stein, Leonid URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. d4 d5 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. b3
a5 $5 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be6 12. f4 $1 Qd7 $5 13. e4 dxe4 14.
Bxe4 Bh3 15. Rfe1 Na6 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Bf3 a4 18. bxa4 $5 Nc5 $5 19. a5 $5 (
19. d5 $1 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Qc7 21. Qe5 {gains a plus.}) 19... Qc7 20. Bc3 Na4 21.
Ba1 Rxa5 22. f5 Bxf5 23. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 24. Qxa5 Bc2 25. Re1 Qd6 26. Qd2 Bxd4+
27. Kh1 $5 Bxa1 28. Qxc2 Qb4 $4 ({Correct is} 28... Qf6 $1 29. Qxa4 g5 {
and Black regains the piece.}) 29. Rxa1 {White has won a bishop.} Rd2 30. Qb3
Qxb3 31. axb3 Nc5 32. Rb1 Kg7 33. Kg1 f5 34. Bg2 Kf6 35. Nf3 Ra2 36. Ne1 Ne6
37. b4 Nd4 38. b5 cxb5 39. cxb5 b6 40. Rb4 Ne6 41. Nd3 g5 42. Rb2 Ra1+ 43. Kf2
Ra3 44. Nb4 Nc5 45. Ke2 Na4 46. Rc2 Rb3 47. Nd3 Nc3+ 48. Ke3 h5 49. Bc6 Nxb5
50. Bxb5 Rxb5 51. Rc6+ Kg7 52. h4 f4+ 53. gxf4 gxh4 54. Ne5 h3 55. Rg6+ Kh7 56.
Rg5 Rb3+ 57. Ke4 Kh6 58. Kf5 $1 Rb2 $5 ({The pointe is} 58... h2 59. Nf7+ Kh7
60. Kf6 $1) 59. Nf7+ Kh7 60. Kf6 {This game was the only Soviet defeat in
final A. The USSR versus Hungary ended in 2-2, because Korchnoi won. When the
USSR defeated the USA on the rest day, the Soviets led comfortably.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Brinck-Claussen, Bjoern DEN"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar ARG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E45"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf4 d5 8. Qf3
$5 c6 9. b3 O-O 10. g4 $5 {
White wants to attack on the kingside. It will have little success.} Nfd7 $5
11. Qh3 $5 ({More useful is} 11. Bb2 $1 Re8 12. Nh5) 11... dxc4 12. bxc4 $6 (
12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Nfe2 {defends the pawn screen in the centre.})
12... e5 $1 13. Bd3 g6 14. Nfe2 Nc5 $1 15. Bc2 exd4 16. exd4 Nb7 $5 {
White will lose the c-pawn.} (16... Ne6 $5 {is a great move as well.}) 17. Bb3
$2 (17. O-O $1 Bxc4 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Rfe1 {gives a pawn for the initiative.})
17... Na5 {Panno wins a pawn anyway.} 18. Bc2 Bxc4 19. Ne4 Nd7 20. g5 Re8 21.
Bf4 Bxe2 22. Kxe2 Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. Kf3 Rxe4 $1 25. Bxe4 Nf6 26. Rhg1 Nxe4
$1 27. Kxe4 $5 {White tries his last chance.} Qd5+ 28. Kf4 Nb3 29. Rad1 Nxd4
30. Qd3 c5 31. Qe4 Qxe4+ 32. Kxe4 Ne2 $1 {Oscar Panno scored 14/18.} 0-1

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Black "Parma, Bruno YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
e5 9. d5 $1 {Spassky treats the Pirc like the King's Indian.} (9. dxe5 dxe5 10.
Rad1 {was played in Larsen - Ivkov, Santa Monica 1966.}) 9... Ne7 10. Rad1 Nd7
$5 (10... Bd7 $5 {will become usual.}) 11. Ng5 $5 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 h6 13. Nh3 Kh7
14. c4 (14. f4 $5 {will draw in several games.}) 14... f5 $1 15. f3 Nf6 16.
exf5 gxf5 $5 ({Even better is} 16... Nxf5 $1 17. Bf2 Qd7) 17. f4 Ne4 $6 (17...
Ng4 {leads to the exchange of a  strong bishop.}) 18. Qc2 Qe8 19. Nf2 $5 Nxf2
20. Rxf2 e4 $1 21. Bd4 c5 $6 (21... Rg8 $1 22. Bxg7 Rxg7 {almost equalises.})
22. dxc6 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Nxc6 24. Qc3 Qe7 $2 (24... Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Qe6 $1 26. Rfd2
Rfc8 $1 27. b3 Rc6 {exchanges a knight and defends a backward pawn.}) 25. Nc2
$1 Rad8 26. Rfd2 Qe6 27. Ne3 $1 {Spassky has a strong blockader.} Ne7 $6 (27...
a5 $1 28. a3 $1 Qe7 29. Rd5 Qe6 {offers more resistance.}) 28. Qb4 $1 {
Spassky wins material.} Ng6 29. Rxd6 Qe7 30. g3 Rf6 31. c5 $1 Rfxd6 32. Rxd6 {
Boris played a great positional game. The USSR (33/11) led before the USA (291/
2) and Hungary (281/2).} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.17"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Barczay, Laszlo HUN"]
[Black "Zinn, Lothar GDR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Be7 ({Usual is} 10... Nbd7) 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6
13. g3 Na6 $5 (13... a6 {was played in Mardle - Nyren, Liverpool 1952.}) 14.
Bg2 Nb4 $2 ({Theory will become} 14... Bb7) 15. O-O Qh6 $5 16. h4 {
White strengthens his position.} Nd5 17. Qe2 Kf8 $2 ({Correct is} 17... O-O 18.
Ne4 Rd8) 18. Qe5 $1 Bd7 $5 19. Qd6+ $1 Ke8 20. a4 b4 21. Ne4 Qf8 22. Rfc1 $2 (
22. Qxf8+ Kxf8 23. Rfc1 {simply wins a pawn.}) 22... c3 $1 23. bxc3 Qxd6 24.
Nxd6+ Ke7 $1 {Black gets counter-play for the pawn.} 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Nb7 $1
Rab8 27. Nc5 bxc3 28. Rxc3 Rb4 29. Rf3 $5 f5 $5 30. Rd3 a5 31. Kg2 Kd6 32. Raa3
Bc6 33. Rab3 $2 ({Right is} 33. f4 $1) 33... Rxd4 $2 ({The humble} 33... Rc4 {
attacks pawn a4.}) 34. Nb7+ $1 Bxb7 35. Rxd4 Bc6 36. Rd2 d4+ 37. f3 e5 $5 38.
Rb6 $1 Kd5 39. Ra6 e4 40. fxe4+ fxe4 41. Rxc6 $5 {
White achieves a won rook ending.} Kxc6 42. Rxd4 Re8 43. g4 {
Hungary defeated the DDR, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.17"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Pomar Salamanca, Arturo ESP"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E78"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. f4 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bg4 9. Be3 Qc8 10. Nd5 Bxe2 $5 ({Known is} 10... Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2)
11. Qxe2 (11. Nxe7+ $5 Kh8 12. Qxe2 Qd7 13. Nd5 Nxe4 {
will draw in Martz - Schwartz, Ventura 1971.}) 11... Qd7 12. Nxf6+ exf6 $5 {
Gligoric makes this remarkable move, because he is looking for a battle.} 13.
O-O-O a6 14. f5 Re8 15. Bf4 Nc6 16. g4 b5 $1 17. Rhe1 bxc4 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19.
Rxd6 Qb7 {Black has achieved a real struggle.} 20. Bd2 $5 Rab8 21. Bc3 Bh6+ 22.
Kb1 Bf4 $1 23. Rd5 $1 (23. Rxf6 $2 Be5 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 {leads to a black attack.}
) 23... Qc6 24. Red1 Be5 $1 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. Qc2 c3 $1 28. b3
Rc8 29. g5 gxf5 30. exf5 Qf3 31. Rd3 Qf1+ 32. Rd1 Qf4 33. Rd3 e4 $5 34. Rxc3
Rxc3 35. Qxc3 Qxf5 36. Qc2 $6 a5 $2 37. h4 h6 38. Kb2 $2 {Inaccurate moves are
made before the time control. White makes the last mistake.} hxg5 39. hxg5 Qe5+
$1 40. Kb1 e3 {Black has a won queen ending.} 41. Qe2 Qc3 42. g6 $5 {
White opens the position, because he hopes to deliver perpetual check.} fxg6
43. Qd1 Qe5 44. Qe2 Qe4+ 45. Qc2 Qe6 46. Qe2 Qe4+ 47. Qc2 Qf5 $1 48. Kc1 Qf1+
49. Kb2 Qf2 50. Kc1 Kh7 $1 51. Qc7+ Kh6 52. Qc3 $5 e2 53. Qh8+ Kg5 54. Qe5+ Kh4
55. Qe4+ Kh3 56. Qe6+ Kh2 57. Qe5+ Kg1 58. Qg5+ Kf1 59. Qb5 Qe3+ 60. Kc2 Kf2 {
The Yugoslavians defeated the Spaniards by 31/2-1/2. They neared theHungarians
and Americans.   The standings at the end of the penultimate round became:
USSR 36/12, USA 311/2, Hungary 31, Yugoslavia 301/2, etc. So the gold was
taken, but the fight for the other medals would occur in the last round.} 0-1

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Drimer, Dolfi ROM"]
[Black "Forintos, Gyozo HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The USA - Cuba and Yugoslavia - Iceland became 3-1. Hungary won two and drew
one in the other games.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5
6. Be3 Qc7 7. Bd4 e5 $2 (7... Nf6 8. e5 Ng4 {
happened in Drimer - Haag, Budapest 1961.}) 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Na3 O-O $5 {
Black plays an aggressive opening, because he wants to win.} 10. Nb5 Qc6 11.
Nxe5 Qxe4 12. Qd4 $2 {White strives for a draw.} (12. Nxf7 $1 d5 13. Nfd6 {
gains a pawn.}) 12... Qxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Nd6 Ne4 $1 {
Black ends the blockade.} 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nxe4 Re8 18. Bd3 d5 19. f3 dxe4 20.
fxe4 f5 21. O-O-O fxe4 22. Rhe1 Bf5 {He has the initiative.} 23. Bc2 Re7 24.
Rd6 Rc8 25. Kd2 $6 e3+ $1 26. Kc1 {Capture loses material.} Rf8 27. Bxf5 Rxf5
28. Re2 c5 29. b3 h5 $6 (29... Rf2 30. Kd1 Rf1+ 31. Kc2 Ra1 32. Kb2 Rf1 33. Kc2
{draws.}) 30. Kc2 $1 h4 $2 {Black avoids a draw and loses.} 31. Kd3 $1 Rfe5 32.
c4 h3 $5 33. gxh3 Rh5 34. Rd5 $1 Rxh3 35. Rxc5 Kf6 36. Rd5 g5 37. c5 g4 38. Rd4
Kf5 39. b4 $1 Rc7 40. Kc4 $5 Rch7 $1 41. c6 $1 Rxh2 42. Rxe3 Rh8 43. Rc3 $5
R2h3 44. Rc1 g3 45. c7 $6 ({Better is} 45. Rf1+ Ke5 46. Rd5+ Ke4 47. Rg5) 45...
Rc8 46. Kb5 g2 47. Rc5+ Ke6 48. Rg4 Rh2 $2 (48... Rh7 $1 49. Rxg2 Rhxc7 {
fights for survival.}) 49. Kc6 $1 Rh4 50. Rxg2 Rxb4 51. Re2+ {Hungary - Romania
ended in 21/2-11/2. When Forintos lost, the Yugoslavian Ivkov still had to
make some moves. He failed to win and drew. Hungary and Yugoslavia scored the
same game and match points and drew their match. Hungary got bronze, based on
Berger.   Geurt Gijssen looked into the matter. He noticed that Hungary scored
better on the higher boards.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "17th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1966.11.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev URS"]
[Black "Padevsky, Nikola BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D71"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1966.10.23"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. e3 O-O 8.
Nge2 e5 9. O-O exd4 10. Nxd4 a6 $5 (10... Qe7 {
drew in Capablanca - Flohr, Hastings 1935.}) 11. b3 c5 12. Nde2 Qe7 13. Ba3 Bg4
14. Rc1 Nc6 15. h3 Rfd8 16. Qe1 $1 Bf5 17. Nf4 Nb4 18. Bxb4 $5 cxb4 19. Ncd5
Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 $1 21. Bxd5 Bd3 22. e4 Bxf1 23. Qxf1 {
White has the better pawn structure.} Bc3 24. h4 Rc8 25. Kg2 Rc5 26. Qd3 b5 27.
h5 Be5 $6 (27... Qg5 $1 28. Rh1 Be5 {defends properly.}) 28. Rxc5 Qxc5 29. Qf3
Qc7 30. h6 $1 Bd6 $2 (30... Kf8 $1 {escapes from prison.}) 31. e5 $6 (31. Qf6
$1 Bf8 32. Qxa6 Bxh6 33. Qxb5 {gains a pawn.}) 31... Bxe5 32. Bxf7+ $1 Qxf7 33.
Qa8+ Qf8 34. Qd5+ Qf7 35. Qxe5 {White has a great positional advantage.} Qb7+
36. Kh2 Qd7 37. g4 $1 a5 38. Kg3 Qd3+ 39. f3 Qd7 40. Kh3 $1 a4 41. Kg3 $1 Kf7 (
41... a3 42. Kh3 {leads to zugzwang.}) 42. Qg7+ $1 Ke6 43. Qxd7+ Kxd7 44. f4
Ke6 {USSR - Bulgaria ended in 31/2-1/2. The standings in final A became: USSR
391/2/13 (gold), USA 341/2 (silver), Hungary 331/2 (bronze), Yugoslavia 331/2,
Argentina 30, Czechoslovakia 291/2, Bulgaria 281/2, Romania 261/2, DDR 251/2,
Denmark 20, Israel 20, Iceland 19, Spain 18, Norway 14, Cuba 12.    Fidel
attended. Chess freak Che was missing, because he had started a secret mission
to Bolivia. The participants gave a simultaneous display on 6840 boards on 19
xi 1966, anniversary of Capablanca.} ({White wins the pawn ending by} 44... Ke6
45. g5 $1 Kf5 46. Kf3) 1-0

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent DEN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E56"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 18th Olympiad was held in Lugano from 17 x until 7 xi 1968. Western
countries contemplated not to participate, due to the events in Czechoslovakia,
but decided otherwise. Pachman and Kavalek refused to play for Czechoslovakia
and protested in Lugano against the Soviet invasion. Fischer came and
complained about the tournament hall. He left furiously when the FIDE-meeting
turned him down as a candidate. The US Virgin Islands did take part.   Again
the qualifications occurred in seven groups. England and the Netherlands did
not reach final A. Previous matches between the finalists counted for the
finals. So the USA versus Denmark already occurred in group 2.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5
10. Qd3 a6 11. Rd1 b5 12. Ba2 c4 13. Qe2 Qe8 14. h3 e5 $5 {
Larsen starts the battle.} 15. d5 $1 Nd8 $5 {He has a prophylactic idea.} 16.
e4 Nb7 17. Bb1 $5 Nd7 $5 18. Bc2 Nd6 {The centre has been blockaded.} 19. Na2
$5 Nc5 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Nxd2 Bd7 22. b4 cxb3 23. Nxb3 Nxb3 24. Bxb3 Qe7 25.
Rac1 $6 Rfc8 26. Nb4 $6 Bxh3 $1 {
Black wins a pawn but White has positional compensation.} 27. Qe3 ({
The points are} 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $1) ({and} 27. Nc6 Qg5) 27... Bd7 28. Nc6 Qf6
29. f3 h5 30. Rc3 h4 31. Rdc1 g5 32. Na7 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Ne8 34. Nc6 Kg7 35. Rc2
Rc8 36. Qc3 Rc7 37. Kh1 Kh7 38. Qe3 g4 39. fxg4 Qf1+ $5 {Larsen sets a trap.} (
39... Bxg4 40. Kg1 Bd7 41. Rf2 Qg7 {brings about eqaulity.}) 40. Kh2 $4 ({
Right is} 40. Qg1 $1 Qxg1+ 41. Kxg1 Bxc6 42. Rxc6 Rxc6 43. dxc6 {
and White has a plus.}) 40... Nf6 $1 41. Nxe5 Rxc2 42. Bxc2 Qa1 $1 {
Denmark won against the USA, as a result of this game.} (42... Qa1 $1 43. Qg5
Qxe5+ $1 44. Qxe5 Nxg4+ {wins a piece.}) 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bobotsov, Milko BUL"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 g6 8. e3
Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Bh6 Ng4 12. Bf4 O-O 13. O-O $5 (13. h3 Ngf6
14. O-O {drew in Panno - Benko, Mar del Plata 1965.}) 13... Re8 14. h3 Ngf6 15.
Ne5 Nb6 16. Bg5 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qc2 Nd6 19. Na4 Nbc4 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21.
Nc5 Nd6 22. Rac1 Qg5 23. Qd1 h5 24. Kh1 Re7 25. Nd3 Ne4 26. Nc5 Nd6 27. Nd3 Qf5
$1 {Tigran has the initiative and plays for a win.} 28. Ne5 f6 29. Nf3 Rg7 $1
30. Nh2 $6 {Bobotsov remains passively.} Re8 $1 {
Black gets the canons in place.} 31. Kg1 Ne4 32. Qf3 $6 {
White exposes his queen.} (32. f3 Ng3 33. Re1 {
offers more resistance (Kholmov).}) 32... Qe6 $1 {Exchange would bring little.}
33. Rfd1 $2 (33. Qd1 $1 Qf7 34. Qd3 g5 35. f3 Ng3 36. Rf2 {defends stubbornly.}
) 33... g5 $1 {
Black decides the game by an elegant pawn sacrifice. He threatens ..g4.} 34.
Qxh5 f5 $1 {He threatens ..g4 again.} 35. Re1 $5 g4 $1 36. hxg4 fxg4 37. f3 ({
Or} 37. Rc2 Rg5 38. Qh4 Qg6 {and the white queen meets troubles.}) 37... gxf3
38. Nxf3 $5 ({Or} 38. Qxf3 Rf8 39. Qe2 Rf2 {(Kholmov).}) 38... Rh7 $1 39. Qe5
Qc8 $1 {Black's queen covers the eighth rank.} 40. Qf4 Rf8 41. Qe5 Rf5 $1 {
The white queen has been caught.   World champion Petrosian played a greatgame.
} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. cxd5 d6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 Ne7 8. Bb5+
$1 ({Known is} 8. Bf4) 8... Nd7 9. Bf4 Qb6 $6 (9... a6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. O-O
O-O 12. e5 $5 {will happen in Illescas Cordoba - Moreno Carnero, Seville 2004.}
) 10. Qb3 $1 O-O 11. Bxd7 Bxd7 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Bxd6 {
White wins a pawn temporarily.} Rfe8 14. O-O Nc8 15. Bc7 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rxe4 {
Black has regained the pawn but White keeps a positional edge.} 17. Ne5 $1 Bb5
$5 18. Rfb1 Ne7 $2 {Black will lose material.} ({Correct is} 18... Ba4) 19. f3
$1 {This is even better than the capture of the bishop.} Re2 20. c4 Ba4 21. Re1
Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Nf5 23. Bxb6 Bc2 24. Bxc5 Rxa2 25. g4 f6 26. gxf5 fxe5 27. f6
Kf7 28. Rxe5 Kxf6 29. Bd4 Kf7 30. d6 Bf5 31. Re7+ Kf8 32. Bg7+ Kg8 33. d7 Rd2
34. Re8+ Kxg7 35. d8=Q Rxd8 36. Rxd8 Be6 37. c5 g5 38. Kf2 h5 39. Ke3 Kf6 40.
Ke4 g4 41. fxg4 Bxg4 42. h4 Ke7 43. Rb8 Kd7 44. Rxb7+ Kc6 45. Rg7 $1 {
Yugoslavia could compete with the Soviet Union for three rounds.} (45. Rg7 Kxc5
46. Rxg4 $1 hxg4 47. h5 {wins the game.}) 1-0

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rossetto, Hector ARG"]
[Black "Darga, Klaus GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D01"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Qd3 h6 $5 (4... e6 {
drew in Rossetto - Garcia, Mar del Plata 1965.}) 5. Bh4 c6 6. O-O-O $2 b5 $1 {
Darga advances towards the vulnerable king immediately.} 7. f3 $5 b4 $1 8. Nb1
Qb6 $6 (8... Qa5 {attacks the weakness at once.}) 9. e4 $1 e6 10. e5 Nh5 11.
Nh3 g5 12. Bf2 c5 13. g4 c4 14. Qe3 Nf4 $1 {He goes forwards everywhere.} 15.
Nxf4 $5 gxf4 16. Qxf4 {Rossetto takes his last meal.} Be7 17. h4 Qa5 $1 18. Be1
Qxa2 19. c3 b3 20. Rh2 a5 $1 21. Rdd2 a4 22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Rxh2 24. Qxh2 Nf8
$1 25. f4 Qa1 $1 26. f5 a3 {
The a-pawn keeps on trucking. West Germans were back in the Olympiad.} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor ROM"]
[Black "Tringov, Georgi BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. e5 Ne8 8. h4
dxe5 $6 (8... c5 $1 {was played in Lepeshkin - Kremenietsk, Moscow 1964.}) 9.
fxe5 $6 (9. dxe5 Nc5 10. Bc4 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. Ke2 {
favours White because he controls more territory.}) 9... c5 $1 10. h5 $6 {
Ciocaltea makes a courageous move.} ({More solid is} 10. Be2 $5) 10... cxd4 $1
11. hxg6 $1 hxg6 $1 ({Not} 11... dxc3 $2 12. gxf7+ Rxf7 {(Foldeak)} 13. Bxh7+
Kf8 14. Ng5 $1 Qb6 15. Nxf7 cxb2 16. Bxb2 Qxb2 17. O-O $1 {and White wins.})
12. e6 $5 dxc3 $1 13. exf7+ Rxf7 14. Bxg6 cxb2 $5 (14... Nd6 $1 15. Bxf7+ Nxf7
{stops the attack.}) 15. Bxf7+ Kf8 $1 ({Not} 15... Kxf7 $4 16. Ng5+ Kf8 17.
Ne6+) 16. Bxb2 Qa5+ $2 (16... Bxb2 17. Rb1 Bc3+ 18. Ke2 Qa5 $1 (18... Kxf7 $2
19. Ng5+ {(Foldeak)}) 19. Bc4 Nd6 {wins for Black.}) 17. c3 Kxf7 18. Qb3+ Kf8
19. O-O-O Nc5 20. Qb4 Qc7 $6 {The exchange of queens would be good enough.} 21.
Rh5 b6 22. Qh4 Nf6 23. Ne5 $2 ({Right is} 23. c4 $1 Be6 $1 24. Rh8+ Bxh8 25.
Qxh8+ Bg8 26. Ne5 Rd8 27. Qh6+ Ke8 28. Qg6+ {
and White delivers perpetual check.}) 23... Nxh5 24. Qxh5 Bxe5 25. Rf1+ Bf4+
26. Kc2 e5 27. c4 Qf7 {Bulgaria defeated Hungary, as a result of this game.}
0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo HUN"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8.
e3 a6 $5 (8... Be7 {drew in Byrne - Eliskases, Buenos Aires 1964.}) 9. Be2 Be7
10. O-O d6 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Rfd1 Bd7 13. Nb3 Rad8 14. Bxf6 gxf6 $1 15. Ne4 $2 (
15. Na4 $5 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Nc3 {keeps a positional edge.}) 15... Nb4 $1
16. Nxd6 $2 {White is going to lose material.} ({Better is} 16. Qd4 $1 Qxd4 17.
Rxd4 Nxa2 18. Ra1 Nb4 19. c5 dxc5 20. Nexc5 Nc2 21. Rg4+ Kh8 22. Rc1 Bb5 23.
Bxb5 axb5 24. Nxb7 Rc8 25. N7c5 {and White restores his position.}) 16... Nxa2
17. c5 Qxb3 18. Bc4 Nxc1 $1 19. Bxb3 Nxb3 20. Qb4 Nxc5 $1 21. Qxc5 $2 (21. Nxb7
Nxb7 22. Qxe7 {offers more resistance.}) 21... Ba4 $1 22. b3 $1 Bxb3 23. Rd3 ({
Or} 23. Rd4 Bd5 24. Rg4+ Kh8 25. e4 Rxd6 $1 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Qc2 Rfd8) 23...
Bd5 $1 24. e4 Bxe4 $1 {The Soviet Union won by 3-1 and took the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tringov, Georgi BUL"]
[Black "Evans, Larry USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. c4 e5 8.
Qd3 Be7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Bg5 Rd8 $5 (11... Rb8 {
happened in Stein - Zakharov, Kiev 1960.}) 12. Rfd1 Be6 13. b4 O-O 14. Rac1 {
Both sides can do little.} Qb7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. b5 $1 {
White takes the initiative on the queenside.} cxb5 $6 (16... Rc8 17. Qxd6 Bxc4
18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 cxb5 {equalises.}) 17. cxb5 Rd7 18. Nd5 Bd8 $2 (18...
Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 {makes a useful exchange.}) 19. Rc6 $1 {
The restraint becomes unbearable.} g6 20. a4 Kg7 21. Nd2 $1 f5 $6 (21... Bb6
22. Nxb6 axb6 23. Nc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Kg8 {offers more resistance.}) 22. Nc4 $1
fxe4 23. Qxe4 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Bb6 25. Rd2 Rdf7 26. Nxb6 axb6 27. Qxd6 Re8 28. h3
Qa7 29. Qb4 Ra8 30. Qc3 Qxa4 31. Qxe5+ Kg8 32. Qd5 Re8 33. Rxb6 Kg7 34. g3 Re1+
35. Kg2 Rf5 36. Rb7+ Kh6 $5 37. Qxf5 $1 {Tringov scored 11/14 on board two.} ({
The pointe is} 37. Qxf5 gxf5 38. Rd6+ Kg5 39. Rg7+ Kh5 40. Rxh7+ Kg5 41. f4+)
1-0

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Balinas, Rosendo PHI"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. f3 Nd7 6. Qd2 b5 $5 {
Ivkov takes the initiative on the queenside.} 7. a4 b4 8. Nb1 $5 ({
More active is} 8. Nd5 a5 9. Bc4 c6 10. Nf4) 8... Rb8 9. a5 $6 {
The development should come first.} e5 10. d5 f5 11. Ra4 b3 $6 (11... Bh6 $1
12. Bxh6 Qh4+ 13. Kd1 Qxh6 {gains a plus.}) 12. cxb3 Ngf6 13. exf5 gxf5 14. b4
$5 {Balinas dreams about an attack on the queenside.} O-O 15. Ba7 $6 {
He loses time.} Ra8 16. Bf2 Qe8 17. Ra3 Bb7 18. Nc3 Qg6 19. Kd1 $6 {
The king becomes vulnerable.} Bh6 $1 20. Qd3 e4 $1 21. Qd4 Rae8 $5 22. Nh3 $1
Ne5 23. f4 Neg4 24. Bh4 Bg7 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Qa7 Rb8 $1 {
White has been outmanoeuvred. The central pawn d5 falls.} 27. Ng5 Nxd5 28. Bc4
c6 29. Nxd5 cxd5 30. Be2 Qf6 31. Rb3 h6 32. Nh3 d4 33. Bxa6 Bd5 34. Rg3 Rxb4
35. Rxg7+ Qxg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Kc1 d3 38. Rd1 Ra8 39. Bxd3 exd3 40. Rxd3
Rxa5 {Black has won a rook.   The Plilipino had a hard time in final A.} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Byrne, Donald USA"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 e6 $5 ({Usual is} 5... Ngf6) 6.
Nbd2 Bd6 7. e4 Ne7 $5 {Smyslov has his own idea.} (7... Ngf6 {
leads to a known position.}) 8. Qe2 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Re1 Kh8 11. d4 Rc8 12. c4
c5 $5 {He opens the position.} 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e5 $5 Bb8 15. e6 $2 ({
Preferable is} 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nb3) 15... fxe6 16. Qxe6 Re8 17. dxc5 $2 ({
Better is} 17. Nb3) 17... Nxc5 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Qf1 $5 Qf6 {
The black pieces go fowards easily.} 20. a4 $5 Rxe1 21. Nxe1 $5 Nd4 $1 22. Bxd5
Ne2+ 23. Kh2 Qe5 24. Bg2 ({Or} 24. Qg2 Nxg3 $1 25. fxg3 Qxe1) 24... Nxg3 $1 25.
fxg3 Qxg3+ 26. Kg1 Qh2+ 27. Kf2 Bg3+ 28. Ke3 Bxe1 {
The Soviet Union crushed the USA by 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Matulovic, Milan YUG"]
[Black "Padevsky, Nikola BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 Be7 7. g5 Nfd7 8. Rg1
a6 9. Be3 b5 10. a3 $1 (10. Bg2 {
occurred in Schoeneberg - Padevsky, Varna 1968.}) 10... Bb7 11. h4 (11. f4 $5 {
will be played in Ciocaltea - Padevsky, Smederevevska Palanka 1971.}) 11... Nc5
12. f3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qd4 O-O 15. O-O-O Qb8 $5 16. h5 $1 a5 $2 {
Black underestimates the situation.} (16... Rd8 $1 17. h6 Bf8 {
defends against properly.}) 17. g6 $2 {The tables will turn several times.} (
17. h6 $1 e5 18. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 ({the pointe is} 18... exd4 $2 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20.
hxg7+ Kxg7 21. Bxd4+ f6 22. gxf6+ Kf7 23. Rg7+ Ke8 24. Nxc6) 19. Qxd5 g6 20. f4
{leads to a strong attack for White.}) 17... hxg6 $2 (17... fxg6 18. hxg6 h6 {
stops the charge.}) 18. h6 $1 e5 19. Qd2 Rc8 20. hxg7 Kxg7 21. Rh1 Ne6 $6 (
21... b4 $1 22. Bxc5 bxc3 $1 23. Qh6+ Kf6 {escapes from mate.}) 22. Bxb5 $2 (
22. Nd5 $1 {revives the threats.}) 22... Bxb5 23. Nd5 $6 (23. Qh2 $1 Rh8 24.
Qxh8+ Qxh8 25. Rxh8 Rxh8 26. Nxb5 {equalises.}) 23... Qb7 24. Rh7+ $5 Kxh7 25.
Qh2+ Kg8 26. Rh1 Bf6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Bh6+ Ke8 29. Qg8+ Kd7 30. Qxf7+ Kc6 31.
Qxf6 $2 (31. Qxe6 $1 Bd8 32. Be3 {grabs the last chance.}) 31... Re8 $1 32. Be3
Qg7 33. Qh4 Rh8 34. Qe1 Rxh1 35. Qxh1 Nc7 36. c4 Bxc4 37. Nb6 Rh8 38. Qe1 Qf7
39. Qc3 Rh1+ 40. Kc2 Nb5 $5 41. Qxc4+ Qxc4+ {Black has a decisive material
advantage.   Bulgaria defeated Yugoslavia, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.10.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev URS"]
[Black "Rossetto, Hector ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A23"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. cxd5 Qb6 7. Nb3 cxd5 8. Bg2
Nc6 9. O-O a5 $6 ({Known is} 9... Be6) 10. d3 $1 a4 11. Be3 $1 Qb4 $1 12. dxe4
$1 {White conquers the centre.} axb3 13. a3 Qa5 14. exd5 Ne5 15. Qxb3 {
Polu has captured three pawns for the knight.} Be7 $2 {
Rossetto makes a timid move.} ({Preferable is} 15... Bc5) 16. Bb6 $1 Qa6 17.
Bd4 Ned7 $5 18. Nb5 $1 O-O 19. Nc7 Qa4 20. Qc3 Bd6 (20... Ra7 21. b3 Qa5 22. b4
Qa4 23. e4 {also leads to an overwhelming attack for White.}) 21. Nxa8 Qxa8 22.
e4 $1 Re8 23. Rfe1 Be5 24. f4 Bxd4+ 25. Qxd4 Qa6 26. Rac1 h5 27. h3 Nf8 28. e5
N6h7 29. Rc7 g5 30. Kh2 {Argentina was defeated, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E19"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. Rd1 d6 11. b3 Bf6 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Qd2 Na6 $5 14. Ne1 Rad8
15. e4 $5 {White tries to control the centre.} cxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 {
The pressure on d6 has little importance.} Qg5 18. Nc2 Nc5 19. Re1 Qg6 20. Re2
Rd7 21. Rd1 e5 22. Qe3 h6 $5 23. Bh3 $1 Rdd8 24. f3 Qf6 25. Red2 Qe7 26. Qc3 g6
$5 27. Ne3 f5 28. exf5 $6 ({The sacrifice} 28. Bxf5 $1 gxf5 29. Nxf5 Rxf5 30.
exf5 {brings a white attack.}) 28... Bxf3 29. Re1 $2 {
Ivkov blunders an exchange.} ({Better is} 29. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 gxf5 31. Qd2
) 29... Ne4 $1 30. Qc2 Nxd2 31. Qxd2 Be4 32. Ng4 Bxf5 33. Nxh6+ Kh8 34. g4 $2
Bc8 35. Qe3 Qh4 36. Rd1 Kh7 {
The Soviet Union defeated Yugoslavia, as result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E55"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. a4 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rfe1 Re8
$5 (14... Nb4 {was played in Korchnoi - Shamkovich, Leningrad 1967.}) 15. Ne5
h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Rad1 {The d-pawn gets indirect protection.} Bb4 $5 18. Qf3
{White controls more area.} Re7 $1 19. Bc2 Rc7 20. Bb3 Qf8 21. Re3 $1 Bd7 $6 ({
More prudent is} 21... Rb8) 22. d5 $1 {Portisch makes the thematic advance.}
Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Rc8 $2 {Black is going to lose a pawn.} ({Better is
} 24... exd5 25. Nxd7 Nxd7 26. Bxd5 Nc5) 25. Qh3 $1 Rd8 26. Nxd7 Rxd7 27. dxe6
Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Qb4 29. exf7+ Kxf7 ({Or} 29... Kf8 30. Qc3) 30. Bb3+ Ke7 31.
Qe6+ Kd8 32. g3 a5 33. Kg2 Qd4 34. h3 g5 35. Bc2 b6 36. Bf5 Kc7 37. b3 Qd8 38.
Qe5+ Kb7 39. Bg6 Ka7 40. Kh2 Kb7 41. Bf7 {Portisch scored 11/15 on board one.}
1-0

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut GER"]
[Black "Day, Lawrence CAN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 b5 2. e3 a6 3. d4 Bb7 4. c4 $5 ({Known is} 4. a4) 4... bxc4 5. Bxc4 {
White has gained an edge in the provocative opening.} e6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7
8. Rb1 Bxf3 $6 (8... d5 9. Be2 O-O {proceeds the development.}) 9. Qxf3 Nc6 10.
Qe2 Qc8 11. d5 $1 Na5 $2 ({Preferable is} 11... Ne5 $1 12. dxe6 dxe6) 12. dxe6
fxe6 13. Bd3 O-O $5 14. e4 $1 e5 (14... d6 15. e5 $1 dxe5 16. Ne4 Nd5 17. Qh5
g6 18. Qxe5 {also brings an advantage for White.}) 15. Nd5 $1 Bd8 $6 (15... Nc6
$1 {retreats the knight from a bad trip.}) 16. Be3 Nc6 17. Rfc1 Qb7 18. b4 Ne7
$6 19. b5 $5 a5 $5 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21. Qh5 Rg6 $5 ({The pointe is} 21... d6 22.
Bc4+ Kh8 $2 23. Qe8+) 22. Qxe5 d6 23. Qh5 Kh8 24. g3 Rf6 25. Bd4 Ng8 26. Bxf6
Nxf6 27. Qf7 {Pfleger scored well for West Germany.} 1-0

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.02"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Black "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 b6 12. f4 {
Spassky plays an enterprising line of the Grünfeld Indian Defence.} Na5 13. Bd3
f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 $5 (15. Ng3 e6 16. Nxf5 exf5 {
drew in Osnos - Gufeld, Tallinn 1965.}) 15... gxf5 $6 ({Preferable is} 15...
Rxf5 16. Ng3 Rf7) 16. dxc5 $1 Rad8 $6 {Black cannot save the pawn.} ({
The first pointe is} 16... bxc5 17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. Qxc5) ({Better is} 16... e6 $1
17. cxb6 axb6 18. Bd4 Nc4 19. Bxg7 Qxg7 20. Qd3 Rfc8) 17. cxb6 $1 {
Boris makes the second point.} axb6 18. Bd4 Nc4 19. Qe1 $1 {
This subtle move has become possible because Black moved a rook from a8.} Rd6
$2 (19... Rde8 {offers more resistance.}) 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nd4 $1 Rff6 22. Rc2
e6 23. Rf3 Qc5 24. Re2 Rg6 25. Kh1 Kf7 26. Qh4 h6 27. Rg3 Rxg3 28. hxg3 Rxd4
29. cxd4 Qxd4 30. Qh5+ Ke7 31. Qf3 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Kf7 33. g4 Nd2 34. Qb7+ Kf6 35.
g5+ $1 Kg6 36. gxh6 $5 Nf1+ 37. Kh3 {
Spassky showed how well he played this variation.} (37. Kh3 Qd3+ 38. Qf3 Qxf3+
39. gxf3 Kxh6 40. Kg2 {wins the knight.}) 1-0

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.02"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Adamski, Jan POL"]
[Black "Geller, Efim URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qd2 e5 8. Nf3
c6 9. O-O exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 $5 11. f3 $2 (11. Qf4 $1 {
will become an improvement in Polugaevsky - Geller, Amsterdam 1970.}) 11...
Nfxe4 $1 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. fxe4 Bxd4+ 14. Qxd4 Qxg5 15. Qxd6 Qe3+ 16. Rf2 Be6
$5 {Geller postpones the capture of pawn e4. He prefers a positional advantage.
} 17. Qf4 Qxf4 18. Rxf4 Rad8 19. Bf1 $2 {Hereafter, White is lost.} (19. b3 $1
Rd2 20. Rf2 Rfd8 21. Bf3 {defends well.}) 19... Rd4 $1 20. Rc1 Rfd8 21. Rf2 $5
{Adamski offers e4 again. It will not help him.} Rxe4 22. b4 $5 Red4 23. a4 $5
Rd1 24. Rfc2 R8d2 25. a5 Kf8 26. b5 c5 $1 27. Rxd2 Rxc1 28. Kf2 Ke7 $1 {
Black will gain a second pawn soon.   The poor Poles were crushed by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang GDR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nge2
a6 9. O-O Ne8 10. Qe1 $5 (10. Qd2 {
was played in Pachman - Uhlmann, Havana 1966.}) 10... Nc7 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Nxd4
Ne5 13. Be2 Bd7 14. a3 Ne6 $5 {
The remarkable knight manoeuvres by Uhlmann have led to a white plus.} 15. f4
$5 Nxd4 $2 (15... Ng4 $1 16. Bxg4 Nxd4 17. Bxd7 Nc2 18. Qd2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qxd7
{frees the black position.}) 16. Bxd4 Nc6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qf2 f6 19. Nd5 Rb8
20. Nb6 {Petrosian blockades the queenside.} Be6 21. c5 {He creates a weakness.
} Qc7 22. cxd6 exd6 23. Rd2 Rbd8 24. Rfd1 Qe7 25. Bf3 Na5 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5
Qc7 28. Qd4 Rf7 29. h4 $1 {White opens another front.} b5 30. Qf2 Nc4 $1 31. h5
Qa7 32. R5d4 a5 $2 ({Boleslavsky suggests} 32... Re7) 33. a4 $1 Qc5 34. b3 Na3
35. Rxd6 $1 {Tigran gains a pawn.} Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Rxd6 37. Rxd6 Rc7 38. h6+ $1
Kxh6 39. Rxf6 bxa4 (39... Rc2+ $1 40. Kg3 Rc3 41. Ra6 Rxb3 42. Rxa5 bxa4 43.
Rxa4 Nc2 {offers some resistance.}) 40. bxa4 Rc4 41. e5 $1 {
The world champion made 101/2/12, the highest score on board one.} 1-0

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E87"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Two oldtimers meet.} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3
e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 f5 9. O-O-O Nd7 10. Bd3 Ndf6 11. Nge2 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4
13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bc2 Bf5 15. Ng3 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Qe8 $5 (16... c5 17. dxc6 bxc6 {
occurred in Gheorghiu - Gligoric (same round).}) 17. Bg5 c5 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19.
Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Rd5 $5 {
White seems to have a great advantage by the blockades, but ...} Rac8 $1 22. b3
Qxd5 $1 23. cxd5 Rxc2+ 24. Kxc2 {Black has almost equalised the position.} Kf7
25. Rc1 Ke8 26. Kd3 Kd7 27. b4 a6 28. a4 Ra8 $5 29. Rb1 Bd8 30. h3 Rc8 31. a5
Ra8 32. Nd2 b6 $6 {He should not do anything.} 33. axb6 $1 Bxb6 34. Ra1 $1 {
Now, Najdorf has to protect a weakling.} Bd8 35. Nc4 Ra7 36. Ra4 Ra8 37. h4 $5
h5 38. b5 a5 39. b6 Rb8 $2 ({Better is} 39... Ke7 $1 40. Nxa5 $6 Kd7 $1 {
and Black wins back the pawn.}) 40. Rxa5 Bxb6 41. Nxb6+ Rxb6 {
Reshevsky has reached a favourable rook ending.} 42. Ra7+ $1 Ke8 43. Rg7 Rb4 $6
(43... Rb5 $1 44. Rxg6 Rxd5+ 45. Ke3 Ke7 46. Rh6 {
leads to the win of a black pawn under less favourable conditions.}) 44. Rxg6
Rxh4 $6 ({Wiser is} 44... Ke7) 45. Rxd6 {He has gained a pawn.} Kf7 46. Ke3 Rd4
47. g3 Rd1 $2 (47... Kg7 $1 48. f4 h4 $1 {fights for a draw.}) 48. Ke4 $1 Re1+
$5 (48... Rg1 49. Rh6 Rxg3 50. Rxh5 Kf6 51. Rxe5 {brings a theoretical win.})
49. Kf5 $1 Re3 50. Rf6+ $6 (50. Rd7+ $1 Ke8 51. Ra7 $1 Rxf3+ 52. Ke6 $1 {
wins easily.}) 50... Kg7 51. f4 $6 exf4 52. gxf4 $6 h4 $6 (52... Rd3 $1 53.
Rg6+ Kh7 $1 54. Rd6 h4 $1 {escapes immediately.}) 53. Rg6+ Kf7 54. Rh6 h3 55.
d6 Kg7 56. Rg6+ $5 Kf7 57. Rh6 Kg7 58. Rh4 $1 Kf7 59. Rh5 $5 (59. Rh8 $1 Rd3
60. Ke5 Kg7 $1 61. Rh4 Re3+ 62. Kd4 Re6 $1 63. Kd5 Re3 64. d7 Rd3+ {just draws!
}) 59... Rd3 $5 60. Ke5 Ra3 61. d7 Ke7 62. Rh7+ Kd8 63. f5 Re3+ 64. Kf4 Re1 65.
Rxh3 Kxd7 66. Kg5 Ke8 $4 {Najdorf makes an incredible blunder.} ({Elementary is
} 66... Ke7 $1) 67. Kf6 $1 Kd7 68. Rh7+ Ke8 69. Rh8+ Kd7 70. Rf8 Rh1 71. Kg7
Rg1+ 72. Kf7 Rf1 73. f6 {The USA defeated Argentina by 3-1 and battled for the
third place. Reshevsky scored plus one in final A.} 1-0

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Larsen, Bent DEN"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. h3
a6 9. a3 $5 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Ba2 Bb7 12. O-O c5 13. d5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Nf6 17. Qb7 Re8 18. Rfd1 Qc8 19. Qxc8 Raxc8 20. Bd6 Kf8
21. Kf1 Ne4 $1 22. Bxe7+ Kxe7 23. Rd5 $5 Rcd8 24. Rh5 $6 {Larsen starts to
play recklessly in an equal position. He did the same in the first game of his
semi-final against Spassky.} ({Safe is} 24. Re5+ {and the exchanges continue.})
24... h6 25. b4 c4 $1 26. a4 $1 Kf6 $1 27. axb5 g6 $1 28. Rxh6 $1 {
This risky move is alright.} axb5 29. Nd4 $2 {
Bent should take care of his threatened rook.} ({Correct is the retreat} 29.
Rh4 $1 Nd2+ 30. Ke2 Nxf3 31. Kxf3 Rd3 32. Ra1 $1 Kg7 33. Ra7 Rb3 34. Rf4 Rf8
35. h4 Rxb4 36. Rc7 {and White will survive if he continues to play carefully.}
) 29... Nd2+ $1 30. Kg1 ({The pointe is} 30. Ke2 $4 Rxd4) 30... Nb3 $1 31. Nxb3
cxb3 32. Rb1 Re4 $1 {Spassky closes the trap.} 33. g3 ({The pointe is} 33. Rxb3
$2 Kg7 {and Black wins the imprisoned rook.}) 33... Rxb4 34. Rh4 Rxh4 35. gxh4
Rd3 36. Kg2 ({Or} 36. Kf1 Ke5 37. Ke2 Rc3 38. Kd2 b4) 36... Ke5 {The Soviet
on crushed Denmark by 4-0 and led by 81/2 point on Yugoslavia. So the victory
was achieved two rounds before the end. The Soviets had not lost a game during
the Olympiad; all games in the last rounds were drawn quickly.} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Day, Lawrence CAN"]
[Black "Radulov, Ivan BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The USA led by half-a-point before Bulgaria and West Germany. They competed
for bronze.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c6 7. Bb2
Nbd7 8. Qc2 b6 9. d3 a5 $5 {Black takes the initiative on the queenside.} ({
Usual is} 9... Bb7) 10. a3 Ba6 11. e4 b5 $5 12. e5 Ne8 $5 {
He takes small risks while he plays for a win.} 13. Nbd2 a4 $1 14. bxa4 bxc4
15. dxc4 Nb6 16. Rfd1 $2 {The king's rook should support the c-pawn.} (16. Rfc1
$1 Bxc4 $5 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Nxc6 $1 Qxc6 19. Nxc4 Rc8 20. Ne3 {keeps an edge.})
16... Bxc4 17. a5 $1 Rxa5 18. Bc3 $1 Ra8 $1 ({Inferior is} 18... Rxa3 $6 19.
Rxa3 Bxa3 20. Ba5 Qb8 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Nxc4 dxc4 23. Nd2 $1 {
and Day regains the pawns. He takes over the initiative.}) 19. a4 $6 ({
Better is} 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. a4 {and White has compensation for the pawn.})
19... Ba6 $1 20. Ba5 $6 (20. Bd4 Rc8 21. a5 Nd7 22. Bf1 {supports the a-pawn.})
20... Be2 $1 {Black forces a useful exchange.} 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Rdc1 c5 $1 {
Radulov has a sound extra pawn.} 23. Re1 Ba6 24. h4 Nc7 25. h5 c4 26. Rab1 Qc5
27. Nh2 Rab8 28. Ng4 Qd4 29. Bh3 c3 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Nf3 Qd3 32. Qc1 c2 $5 33.
Qf4 $5 Rb1 $1 34. Ng5 Rxe1+ 35. Kh2 f5 36. exf6 c1=Q 37. f7+ Kf8 38. Qxc1 Rxc1
39. Ne5 Rh1+ 40. Kg2 Qf1+ 41. Kf3 Qd1+ {Bulgaria - Canada ended in 2-2,
despite the win of Radulov. The standings became after the penultimate round:
Soviet Union 371/2, Yugoslavia 281/2, USA 28, Bulgaria and West Germany 261/2,
Hungary 26. So, the USA had increased the lead for third place.} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Evans, Larry USA"]
[Black "Pietzsch, Wolfgang GDR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The USA still had a chance for the second place, when the last round began.} 
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Qd2 $5
b5 $1 {Black grabs the initiative.} 9. cxb5 $6 {
White strengthens the black pawn structure.} ({Usual will become} 9. Ng3 $5)
9... axb5 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Nc1 Nb6 12. Nb3 Nc4 $1 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. Na5 Qb6 15.
a3 Be6 16. Rd1 (16. Nxc6 $5 Qxc6 17. d5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qb7 19. O-O {
keeps the equality.}) 16... Rfc8 17. O-O c5 $1 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Be3 Qa6 20. e5
$1 cxb4 21. axb4 Nd7 22. f4 Rab8 23. Rb1 Bf5 $6 24. Rb2 $2 (24. Ra1 $1 Rxb4 $2
25. Nd5 c3 26. Qc1 Rb2 27. Nxe7+ Kh8 28. Nxc8 Qxc8 29. Bd4 {favours White.})
24... f6 25. exf6 $2 (25. Nd5 Kf8 26. Bd4 {defends well.}) 25... Nxf6 $1 26.
Rd1 Ne4 $1 {He exchanges the blockader of a passed pawn.} 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Ra2
c3 $1 {Things have become easy.} 29. Qd7 Bf5 30. Qa4 c2 31. Rc1 Qe2 $1 32. Bf2
Rd8 $1 33. Qb3+ e6 {
The USA lost the match against the DDR, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B68"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. e5 b4 12. exf6 bxc3 13. Qxc3 gxf6 14. Bh4 d5
15. Kb1 Nb4 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Qb3 ({Matanovic played} 17. Qe3 {in 1958.}) 17...
Qa5 18. Be1 $1 {White pins the knight.} ({Matanovic improves on} 18. a3 $2 Nxc2
$1 19. Nxc2 Ba4 {(Fichtl - Malich, Marianske Lazne 1959).}) 18... Ba4 $2 {
He allows another pin.} ({Correct is the unpin} 18... Qc5 $1 19. Bxb4 Qxb4 20.
Bxa6 Rb8 {and Black has counter-play for the pawn.}) 19. Qa3 $1 O-O $2 {
Castling leads to the loss of a piece.} ({Preferable is} 19... Nc6 $1 20. Qxe7+
Kxe7 21. Bxa5 Nxa5 22. Bxa6 Ra8) 20. b3 $1 e5 $5 21. fxe5 fxe5 22. Nf5 Bc5 23.
bxa4 Rc6 24. Qb3 Rb8 25. a3 Rcb6 26. Bb5 axb5 27. axb4 {Yugoslavia defeated
Czechoslovakia, as a result of this game. The silver medal was secured.} 1-0

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "18th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1968.11.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Reyes, Roumel PHI"]
[Black "Bobotsov, Milko BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B59"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1968.10.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. Nd2 $5 ({Usual is} 11. f4) 11... d5 $1 {
Black frees his game at once.} 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bc4 Qd7 15. Bb5
$5 Qc7 $5 16. c3 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Rad1 $6 Nd4 $1 {
White comes up with a surprise.} 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Bh6 $1 {
He limits the damage.} gxh6 21. Bd3 $6 ({Correct is} 21. Qe4) 21... Qf4 $1 22.
g3 Qg4 23. f3 $1 {Exchange worsens matters.} Qg7 24. f4 {He threatens f5.} Bf6
$6 (24... Re8 $1 {protects bishop e7.}) 25. Rc1 Bd5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Qh5 Rd8
28. Re1 b6 29. Ne4 Be7 30. Nf2 $6 (30. Nd6 $1 Bxd6 31. Qxd5 {equalises.}) 30...
Bb4 31. Re2 Bc6 32. Ng4 Bf8 33. Re5 $6 Bxa4 $2 ({Better is} 33... Rd6) 34.
Nxh6+ $4 {The tables turn in favour of Bobotsov.} (34. Rg5 $1 hxg5 35. Bxh7+ $1
Qxh7 36. Nf6+ {wins material.}) 34... Qxh6 35. Rg5+ Kh8 36. Qxf7 Bg7 $1 37. Rg4
Rf8 38. Qc7 Qf6 39. Rh4 h6 40. Rh5 Qf7 {Bulgaria crushed the Philippines by 31/
2-1/2 and achieved bronze.   The standings in final A became: Soviet Union 391/
2/13, Yugoslavia 31, Bulgaria 30, USA 291/2, West Germany 29, Hungary 271/2,
Argentina and Rumania 26, Czechoslovakia and DDR 241/2, Poland 23, Denmark 21,
Canada 19, Philippines 131/2. The Netherlands won final B before England.} 0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Pomar Salamanca, Arturo ESP"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The nineteenth Olympiad was played in Siegen from 5 until 27 September 1970.
Sixty teams were allowed to participate. Therefore, the late applications of
France, Ecuador and Venezuela were refused. Fischer accepted the
Siegerlandhalle, but he wanted his table one more metre away from the audience.
The preliminaries were carried out in six groups and resulted in five finals
of twelve teams. A match between the Soviet Union and Spain was played in
round two of group 1, but it also counted for round one of final A.} 1. d4 g6
2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. g3 Qc8 6. Bg2 Nh6 $5 ({Known is} 6... Nf6) 7.
h3 Bd7 8. e4 f6 9. Be3 Nf7 {
Petrosian plays a remarkable version of the Modern Defence.} 10. Qd2 {
More solid is castling.} c5 $5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. O-O-O $1 Nc6 $5 13. Kb1 $6 {
Pomar misses a fine chance.} ({Better is} 13. Bxc5 $1 Nce5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15.
Qd4 $1 b6 16. Bxe7 $1 Kxe7 17. Qd6+ Kf7 $5 18. f4 {(Petrosian)} Rd8 19. fxe5
Be6 20. Qxd8 Qxd8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Nd5 fxe5 {and White has winning chances.})
13... b6 14. g4 Rb8 15. Rhe1 Rb7 16. e5 $5 {
He advances after a lot of preparation.} fxe5 17. Ng5 O-O 18. Nd5 Nxg5 19. Bxg5
Be8 $1 {Black equalises.} 20. Bh6 $2 {
The strong bishop should not be exchanged.} ({More solid is} 20. Qe3) 20... e6
$1 21. Bxg7 Rxg7 22. Nc3 Nd4 $1 23. Rxe5 Rgf7 $1 24. Ne4 $2 {
A rook starts to lack mobility.} (24. Rf1 Bc6 {(Petrosian)} 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26.
Re4 {leads to a difficult defence.}) 24... Qc7 $1 25. Rg5 Rf4 26. Qd3 h6 $1 {
The rook is caught.} 27. Nd6 hxg5 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 $1 30. Qxg5 Qh7+
{Petrosian scored a subtle victory.} 0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Medina Garcia, Antonio ESP"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d3 Nc6 6. f4 e6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Nd4 {The opening has become a Closed Sicilian.} 10. Qd2 Rb8 11. g4
f5 12. gxf5 exf5 $5 {This capture surprises, but it is okay.} ({
Medina encountered} 12... gxf5 {in other games.}) 13. Rae1 Kh8 14. Kh1 Nxf3 15.
Rxf3 $6 {Medina has a wrong idea about the attack on the kingside.} ({
Preferable is} 15. Bxf3) 15... b6 16. Bf2 Bb7 17. Bh4 Qd7 18. Rh3 $5 (18. Bxe7
$6 Qxe7 19. exf5 Qd7 $1 20. Rfe3 Qxf5 {favours Black.}) 18... Rbe8 19. Qf2 $6 (
19. Rg3 {makes a useful retreat.}) 19... fxe4 $5 20. dxe4 d5 $1 21. Qd2 $6 (21.
e5 $1 Nf5 22. Qd2 d4 23. Ne4 {moves a knight to the centre.}) 21... d4 $1 22.
Nd1 Nc8 $1 23. Nf2 Nd6 {Smyslov has carried out a winning knight manoeuvre.}
24. b3 $5 {Medina gives a pawn in desperation.} (24. e5 Nc4 25. Qc1 Bxg2+ 26.
Kxg2 Qd5+ {leads to a disaster for White.}) 24... Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Kg1
Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Rxe1 28. Bxe1 Qg4+ 29. Rg3 Qxf4 30. Qxf4 Rxf4 {
Black has won two pawns.} 31. Bd2 Re4 32. Kf3 Rh4 33. Rg2 Be5 34. a4 Kg7 35. a5
bxa5 36. Bxa5 Rxh2 37. Rxh2 Bxh2 38. Ke4 h5 39. Kd5 h4 40. Kxc5 h3 {Spain was d
efeated by 3-1. Korchnoi lost because he did not appear on time. What did the
team captain do?} 0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Csom, Istvan HUN"]
[Black "Quinteros, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 Nc7 $6 ({
Usual is} 7... dxe5 $1) 8. exd6 ({An interesting alternative is} 8. e6 $1 fxe6
9. Bd3 g6 10. Ng5 Bg7 11. Nxh7 $1 Bxd4 12. Bxg6+ Kd7 {
and White has a strong attack.}) 8... exd6 ({Florian prefers} 8... Qxd6 $1) 9.
d5 $1 Nb8 $6 ({More active is} 9... Ne5) 10. Qd4 $1 {Csom applies restriction.}
Nd7 11. Be2 Nf6 12. O-O Be7 13. h3 O-O 14. Bf4 b6 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Bc4 Qd7 17.
Qd3 Rfe8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. b4 Bf8 $6 (19... b5 $1 20. Bb3 a5 {
liberates the queenside.}) 20. a3 Rac8 21. Bg3 Kh8 22. a4 $1 Ra8 23. a5 bxa5
24. bxa5 Rab8 25. Bf4 Ba8 26. Be3 $1 Rb4 $5 27. Rb1 Reb8 $5 28. Bxa7 Rxb1 29.
Rxb1 Rxb1+ 30. Qxb1 Bxd5 $2 (30... Nfxd5 $1 31. Nxd5 Bxd5 32. Bxd5 Nxd5 {
offers more resistance.}) 31. Nxd5 Ncxd5 32. Bd4 $1 Qa4 33. Qa2 Qd1+ 34. Kh2
Nb4 35. Qd2 Qa4 36. Bxf7 $1 {White switches to the other flank.} Qxa5 37. Nh4
$1 Kh7 38. Ng6 Nd7 39. Bc3 Qf5 40. Nxf8+ Nxf8 41. Bb3 $1 Qb1 42. Bd1 $1 {
Csom wins a piece. Hungary defeated Argentina, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Matulovic, Milan YUG"]
[Black "Tringov, Georgi BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. fxe5
dxe5 9. d5 c6 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Kh1 Qc7 $5 (11... Re8 {
was played in Cochrane - Mahescandra, Calcutta 1950.}) 12. Be3 Nb6 $6 ({
More active is} 12... Ng4 13. Bg1 Rb8) 13. a4 a5 14. Qe1 $1 {
White develops his queen and queen's rook.} Nfd7 $6 {
The knight should go forwards.} 15. Rd1 Qd8 $5 16. Qf2 Rb8 17. Nd2 $1 {
He opens the f-file.} Qe7 18. b3 Kh8 19. Ne2 f6 20. Ng3 h5 $6 {
The black pawns on the kingside will become targets.} 21. Nc4 $1 Nxc4 22. Bxc4
Rb4 23. Rd3 Re8 $2 (23... Rxc4 $1 24. bxc4 h4 25. Ne2 f5 {
solves the direct threats.}) 24. Rfd1 $1 Rb8 $2 {Tringov misses tactics.} 25.
Nf5 $1 {A wonderful sacrifice decides the game.} gxf5 26. Qh4 Nf8 27. Qxh5+ Nh7
28. Bc5 $1 {Again he plays the finest move.} Qxc5 29. Rh3 Bh6 30. Qxe8+ Qf8 31.
Rd8 fxe4 32. Qxf8+ Bxf8 $5 33. Rxf8+ Kg7 34. Rg8# {
Yugoslavia defeated Bulgaria, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yanofsky, Daniel CAN"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D86"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Rc1 e6 12. Qd2 Qd6 $5 ({
Usual moves in the Grünfeld Indian are} 12... Na5 13. Bd3 c5 {
(Balashov - Uhlmann, Hastings 1966).}) 13. Bd3 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Qa3 15. f4 Ba6 16.
Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qc2 Qc4 {White cannot develop an attack.} 18. Ng3 b5 19. Qf2 Ne7
20. Qe2 f5 21. Qxc4 bxc4 22. Rb1 Rab8 23. Kf2 a5 24. Nf1 $5 {
He exchanges a pawn in a strange way.} fxe4 25. Nd2 Nd5 26. Nxe4 Bf8 27. Bd2 h6
28. Ke2 Ba3 29. Rf1 c6 30. g3 Kg7 31. Be3 Rb5 $1 {
Black threatens to double the rooks.} 32. Rxb5 $2 {
Hereafter, White can only defend passively.} (32. Kf3 $1 Rdb8 33. Rbe1 Rb2 34.
Rf2 $1 {defends well.}) 32... cxb5 {Black has restored his pawn structure.} 33.
Rb1 Rb8 34. Bd2 Kf7 35. Kd1 Be7 36. Kc2 b4 $1 37. Rb2 Rc8 38. Rb1 Bf8 39. Be1
Rc7 40. Nf2 Ne3+ {Hort has the initiative.} 41. Kd2 Nd5 42. Kc2 Kf6 43. Bd2 a4
$5 44. Re1 $2 {
Both players will be missing a favourable pawn advance until Hort strikes.} ({
Correct is} 44. a3 $1 bxa3 ({or} 44... b3+ 45. Kb2) 45. Rb8) 44... Kf7 45. Ne4
Be7 (45... b3+ $1 {should be played at once.}) 46. Re2 Rc6 47. Re1 Kg7 48. Re2
b3+ $1 {At last.} 49. Kb1 a3 50. Bc1 Rb6 51. Rf2 Rb8 52. Re2 g5 53. fxg5 hxg5
54. Rf2 Kg6 55. Bd2 g4 56. Bc1 Rf8 $1 57. Rxf8 Bxf8 58. axb3 ({The pointe is} 
58. Bd2 Kf5 $1 59. Nf2 Bh6 $1) 58... cxb3 59. Bd2 Kf5 60. Nc5 Bxc5 61. dxc5 Ke4
62. c4 $5 Kd3 $1 {Czechoslovakia smashed Canada by 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Bd7 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Be3 $5 (9. Nc2 {was played in Murey - Bykov, Kharkov 1967.}) 9... Be7
10. h3 Ne5 11. Be2 Rc8 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. Rac1 O-O 14. f4 Nc6 15. Nf3 Qb8 $5 16.
Qd1 Be8 $6 {Black gets a passive position.} 17. Qd2 Na5 18. b3 b6 19. Bd3 Nc6
20. Qf2 b5 21. Rfd1 Nb4 22. Bf1 bxc4 23. bxc4 a5 24. Nd4 Qa8 25. Qf3 Na6 26.
Ndb5 Nc5 27. e5 $1 (27. Nxd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Ncxe4 {is alright for Black.}) 27...
dxe5 (27... Bc6 $5 28. exf6 $1 Bxf3 29. fxe7 Rfe8 30. gxf3 Qxf3 31. Bf2 Rxe7
32. Nxd6 {favours White. He has gained three minor pieces for a queen and
achieved a positional edge.}) 28. Qxa8 Rxa8 29. fxe5 Nfe4 30. Nd6 $6 (30. Nxe4
$1 Nxe4 31. c5 {gains an advantage.}) 30... Bc6 $2 (30... Nxc3 $1 31. Rxc3 Ba4
{brings little for White.}) 31. Ncxe4 $1 Nxe4 32. c5 $1 {
The passed pawn is going to decide the game.} Ng3 33. Bc4 h5 34. Bf2 h4 35.
Bxg3 hxg3 36. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 37. Nxb5 f6 38. Rd7 Bd8 39. Rc3 fxe5 40. Rxg3 Rf7 41.
Rxf7 Kxf7 42. c6 $1 Bb6+ 43. Kf1 Kf8 44. c7 Rc8 45. a4 e4 ({Or} 45... Bxc7 46.
Rc3) 46. Ke2 e5 47. Rg6 $1 Bd4 48. h4 Bb2 {The USA defeated Argentina by 3-1.}
1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hecht, Hans-Joachim GER"]
[Black "Medina Garcia, Antonio ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C73"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Nbd2 f6 9. O-O $5 ({Known is} 9. Qe2) 9... Bc5 10. Qe2 Ne7 11. Nb3 Bd6 $6 ({
More natural is} 11... Bb6) 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qc4+ Kh8 14. Nfd2 $1 Qb8 15. Nc5 {
Hecht blockades the doubled pawn.} Qb5 16. Qc3 Rfb8 17. f3 Bh5 18. b3 Bf7 19.
a4 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Rxb4 {White has a plus in the endgame.} 21. Rab1 Ng6 22. Nd3
Rbb8 23. Nc4 Nf8 24. Na5 Be8 25. g3 Ne6 26. f4 exf4 27. gxf4 h6 $5 28. h4 c5
29. c3 Bh5 30. Rb2 Re8 31. Kg2 $6 Nf8 $1 {Pawn e4 lies under attack.} 32. e5 $1
Be7 $6 {Black misses the opportunity.} (32... fxe5 33. fxe5 Ng6 $1 34. Bxh6
Nxe5 {equalises.}) 33. Nc6 $1 fxe5 34. Nxe7 e4 $1 35. Ne5 Rxe7 36. Bxc5 Ree8 {
Hecht has a plus again.} 37. Rd2 Ne6 38. Be3 Rad8 39. Rff2 Rd6 40. Kg3 Kg8 41.
b4 g6 42. Rxd6 cxd6 43. Nc6 Bd1 $2 (43... Ng7 $1 44. Rd2 Nf5+ 45. Kf2 Kf7 {
improves the black position.}) 44. Rd2 $1 Bxa4 45. Rxd6 {
White controls the centre.} Bc2 $5 46. Ne5 $1 {He gains a pawn.} g5 47. fxg5
hxg5 48. hxg5 Ng7 49. Rd2 $6 (49. Rd5 $1 Nf5+ 50. Kf2 Rf8 51. Rd2 {
keeps the advantage.}) 49... Ba4 $6 ({Better is} 49... Rxe5 50. Rxc2 Nf5+ $1
51. Kf4 Nxe3 52. Kxe3 Rxg5 53. Kxe4 Kf7 {but} 54. Re2 $1 Ke6 $6 55. Kf4+ Kf6
56. Ra2 {wins for White.}) 50. Ng4 $1 Rc8 51. Nf6+ Kf7 52. Nxe4 Kg6 53. Rd6+
Kf5 54. Nc5 Bb5 55. Rf6+ Ke5 56. Bd4+ Kd5 57. Rf7 Ne8 58. Rf5+ Kc4 59. Ne4 Kd3
60. Kf4 Nc7 61. Nd6 Rg8 62. Nxb5 axb5 63. Re5 Rf8+ 64. Kg4 Rg8 65. Rc5 Ne6 66.
Rxb5 Nxd4 67. cxd4 Kxd4 68. Kf5 Rf8+ 69. Ke6 Kc4 70. Rf5 $1 {
The g-pawn will queen.   West Germany won by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bobotsov, Milko BUL"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Be2 Re8 7. O-O e4 $1 (
7... d6 {drew in Flohr - Fine, Nottingham 1936.}) 8. Nd4 $5 (8. Ne1 $1 {
will become more popular.}) 8... Nxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. cxd5 Bf5 11. d3 exd3 12.
Bxd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nxd5 14. Qc4 $6 ({Portisch suggests} 14. Bd2 $1) 14... Bxc3
$1 15. bxc3 b5 $1 16. Qd3 ({Not} 16. Qxb5 $2 Nxc3 17. Qc4 Qxd4 $1) 16... Qd7
17. a4 $5 Qc6 18. Bd2 Qc4 $1 19. Qxc4 bxc4 20. Rab1 Rab8 21. Rfc1 Kf8 22. Kf1
a6 {Black has an edge. White should defend passively.} 23. Rb4 $2 Nxb4 24. cxb4
c3 $1 {Portisch refutes the sacrifice.} 25. Bxc3 Re4 26. g3 Ke8 27. Be1 Kd7 28.
Rc4 Rb6 $1 29. b5 $5 (29. Bc3 Rc6 30. Rc5 Rxc5 31. dxc5 {wins for Black.})
29... axb5 30. axb5 Rxb5 31. Bd2 g5 32. Kg2 Rd5 33. Be3 h6 34. Kf3 Re6 35. g4
f5 36. gxf5 Rxf5+ 37. Kg4 Rff6 38. Rc5 Re4+ 39. Kg3 Rd6 40. Rc4 Rh4 $5 41. Ra4
{Hungary just defeated Bulgaria.} (41. f4 $1 Rc6 $1 42. Rxc6 Kxc6 43. fxg5 hxg5
44. Bxg5 Rxd4 45. h4 Kd5 46. h5 Ke5 {also wins for Black (Portisch).}) 0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Filip, Miroslav CSR"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E19"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. Rd1 d6 11. b3 Bf6 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Qd2 Rd8 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15.
Nxg2 Nc6 $1 (15... cxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Nc6 {
occurred in Gheorghiu - Korchnoi, Palma de Mallorca 1968.}) 16. d5 $1 (16. e3
$6 cxd4 17. exd4 d5 {puts a lot of pressure on the white centre (Bukic).})
16... exd5 17. cxd5 $6 ({Preferable is} 17. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 18. Qxd5 Nd4 19. Kf1
$1) 17... Bxb2 $1 18. Qxb2 Nd4 $1 19. e3 Nf3+ 20. Kh1 Qe4 $1 {
Black restricts the white position.} 21. Qe2 a6 22. Qd3 $6 (22. Rac1 $1 b5 23.
h3 $1 {restrains the black manoeuvres.}) 22... Qg4 $1 23. Ne1 Re8 $2 24. Nxf3
$2 (24. Qe2 $1 Nxh2 $5 25. f3 $1 Rxe3 $1 26. Qxh2 {
leads to great complications.}) 24... Qxf3+ 25. Kg1 Re5 26. a4 h5 27. Ra2 g5
28. Qe2 g4 $1 29. Qxf3 gxf3 30. Rc2 $2 {White loses valuable time.} (30. h4 $1
Re4 31. Rd3 $1 Kg7 32. Kf1 $1 Kf6 33. Ke1 Ke5 34. Kd2 {creates a bastion.})
30... Re4 31. Rc4 f5 $1 32. h3 $5 Kf7 33. Kh2 $5 b5 $1 34. Rxe4 fxe4 35. Ra1 b4
$1 36. g4 h4 $1 37. g5 $6 {
Desperation. Otherwise Black will win the d-pawn or advance the c-pawn.} Rc8 {
Black will collect the g-pawn in a few moves.   The Soviets only won by 21/
2-11/2, because Polugaevsky lost. They showed less superiority, although they
had the same team as in 1968.} 0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radulov, Ivan BUL"]
[Black "Mednis, Edmar USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Be2 dxe4 6. dxe4 Bc5 $5 7. O-O O-O
8. c3 e5 9. Qc2 (9. b4 $1 Bd6 10. Qc2 {keeps a plus.}) 9... a5 $1 10. Nc4 Qe7
11. Bg5 Qe6 $5 12. Ne3 $1 Bxe3 13. Bxe3 b6 14. a4 h6 15. h3 Nh5 $5 16. Nxe5 $5
{White utilises the lacking protection of knight h5.} Qxe5 17. f4 Nxf4 18. Bxf4
Qc5+ 19. Rf2 Nd4 $1 20. Qd1 $2 (20. Qd3 $1 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 {equalises.}) 20...
Ne6 $1 21. Bg3 Bb7 22. Bf3 $5 Rad8 23. Qe2 Ng5 24. Re1 f5 $1 25. Qb5 $1 ({Not} 
25. exf5 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rd2 $1) 25... Nxf3+ $6 {He exchanges the active knight.}
26. gxf3 Qxb5 27. axb5 f4 28. Bh2 g5 29. h4 Kf7 30. Rg2 Kf6 31. Kf2 Rd2+ 32.
Re2 Rfd8 33. Bg1 Bc8 34. hxg5+ hxg5 35. Rh2 g4 36. Kf1 $2 (36. Rxd2 $1 Rxd2+
37. Ke1 Rxh2 38. Bxh2 Ke5 39. fxg4 Bxg4 40. Bg1 {
tries to survive in an ending of bishops with an opposite colour.}) 36... Rd1+
37. Re1 g3 38. Rh4 $2 g2+ 39. Kf2 R8d2+ {The USA crushed Bulgaria by 31/2-1/2.}
0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smejkal, Jan CSR"]
[Black "Parma, Bruno YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Nbd2 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. a4 c5 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 $5 ({Theory is} 16... Bxf6) 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8
19. Nxe5 {White has gained a pawn.} c4 20. Bc2 Bc5 21. Nef3 Qb6 22. Qe2 Nh5 23.
Nf1 Nf4 24. Qd2 Qf6 {Black has sufficient positional compensation.} 25. N1h2
Rd8 $1 {Parma controls an open file and has the two bishops.} 26. Qc1 h5 27.
Kf1 Nd3 $1 28. Bxd3 Rxd3 (28... cxd3 $1 29. e5 Qf5 30. Qg5 Qxg5 31. Nxg5 Bd5 {
brings an edge.}) 29. Kg1 Bb7 30. Re2 g6 $6 31. Ne1 Rd7 32. Nhf3 Re7 $2 {
Parma loses his positional plus step-by-step.} (32... Qd6 {
keeps the central file.}) 33. e5 $1 Qg7 $6 ({Preferable is} 33... Qe6 $1 34.
Nd4 Bxd4 35. cxd4 Rd7) 34. Qf4 Bd5 35. Nd4 b4 $1 36. Nef3 bxc3 37. bxc3 Qf8 38.
Qg5 Bxf3 $6 {A bishop disappears.} ({Better is} 38... Qe8) 39. Nxf3 Re6 40. Qf4
Rc6 41. Ng5 Be7 42. e6 $1 f5 $5 ({The pointe is} 42... fxe6 43. Qe4 Rd6 44.
Nxe6) 43. Nf7 $1 Bf6 44. Ne5 Qd6 45. Rd2 $5 Qxe5 46. Qxe5 Bxe5 47. Rd8+ Kg7 48.
e7 Re6 49. e8=Q Rxe8 50. Rxe8 Bxc3 51. Rc8 Kf7 52. Rxc4 {
Smejkal has to make an effort for the win.} Be5 53. Kf1 Ke6 54. Rc6+ Kf7 55.
Ke2 Bd4 56. Kf3 Kg7 57. Rd6 Be5 58. Re6 Bd4 59. Kg3 Kf7 60. Rc6 Be5+ 61. Kh4
Bf6+ 62. Rxf6+ $1 Kxf6 63. f4 $1 Ke6 64. Kg5 Kf7 65. Kh6 h4 66. Kg5 $1 Kg7 67.
Kxh4 Kf6 68. Kg3 Ke6 69. Kf2 Kd6 70. Ke3 Kd5 71. Kd3 Kc5 72. Kc3 Kd5 73. Kd3
Kc5 74. g4 $1 fxg4 75. hxg4 Kd5 76. Ke3 Ke6 77. Ke4 Kd6 78. Kd4 {White has achi
eved a theoretical win. The match Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia ended in 2-2.}
1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{4500 people came to watch in Siegen, when Spassky and Fischer played their
game. Both men were very nervous.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5.
e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12.
h3 ({Boris played} 12. Qe1 {against Bobby in Santa Monica 1966 and won.}) 12...
b6 13. f4 e6 14. Qe1 Na5 15. Bd3 f5 {
Fischer seeks a revenge for the previous loss.} 16. g4 $5 {
Spassky makes an aggressive new move.} fxe4 17. Bxe4 Bb7 18. Ng3 Nc4 19. Bxb7
$5 Qxb7 20. Bf2 Qc6 21. Qe2 $5 {Boris wants to attack.} (21. Qe4 Qxe4 22. Nxe4
cxd4 23. cxd4 {equalises.}) 21... cxd4 22. cxd4 b5 23. Ne4 $6 {
White sacrifices a pawn for the initiative.} (23. Rfe1 Bxd4 24. Qxe6+ {
leads to simplification.}) 23... Bxd4 24. Ng5 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rd6 $6 ({
Spassky prefers} 25... Re8) 26. Re1 Qb6 27. Ne4 $6 {Black gets a new chance.} (
27. f5 $1 Rf8 28. Nxe6 Rd2 {brings exchanges.}) 27... Rd4 $6 (27... Rc6 {
protects pawn e6.}) 28. Nf6+ $1 Kh8 29. Qxe6 Rd6 $1 ({Not} 29... Rd1 $2 30. Qf7
$3 Rxe1+ 31. Kg2 Ne3+ 32. Kf3 $3 Qc6+ 33. Kg3 Rg1+ 34. Kh4 Rxg4+ 35. hxg4 Qh1+
36. Kg5 Nxg4 37. Kxg4 Qg1+ 38. Kf3 Qh1+ 39. Kg3 Rd8 {
and White has a material plus (Vasiukov and Speelman)} 40. Nd7) 30. Qe4 Rf8 $6
31. g5 Rd2 32. Ref1 Qc7 $2 {Fischer collapses at the end of the game.} ({
Better is} 32... Rc8 33. Qe7 Qc7) 33. Rxd2 Nxd2 34. Qd4 $1 Rd8 $2 ({Correct is
} 34... Qb6 $1 35. Qxb6 axb6 36. Rd1 Rd8 37. Kg2 Rd4 38. Re1 $1 {
and White has winning chances (Spassky).}) 35. Nd5+ Kg8 36. Rf2 $1 Nc4 37. Re2
Rd6 ({Or} 37... Qb6 38. Re8+ $1) 38. Re8+ Kf7 39. Rf8+ $1 {Black will lose his
queen in two moves.   Reshevsky drew quickly. The other games were drawn after
a hard fight. So the Soviet Union defeated the USA. Spassky told me that he
was superior to Fischer  in 1970, but this had turned around in 1972.} 1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E87"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 f5
9. O-O-O Nd7 10. Bd3 Ndf6 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Nh3 $5 {
Portisch has prepared a  novelty.} ({Theory is} 12. Nge2) 12... c6 13. Rhg1 $5
({An improvement wiil become} 13. Bc2 $1) 13... cxd5 14. cxd5 Kh8 15. Kb1 Bd7
16. Ng5 Qe7 $6 ({Preferable is} 16... Bh6 $1 17. Nf7+ Rxf7 18. Bxh6 Qa5) 17.
Bb5 $6 (17. g4 $1 fxg4 18. fxg4 Nxg4 19. Bxh7 {attacks on the kingside.}) 17...
Bc8 $6 ({Correct is} 17... Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7) 18. Bc4 $6 (18. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 19.
dxe6 Qxe6 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 {gains a positional edge.}) 18... a6 $2 (18...
Bd7 19. Ne6 f4 20. Bf2 Rfc8 {avoids the next exchange.}) 19. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 20.
dxe6 Rac8 21. Bb3 Rc6 22. g4 fxg4 23. fxg4 Nf4 24. g5 $1 {
This is even better than the gain of a pawn.} N6h5 25. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 26. Bxd5
Rcc8 27. Bb3 Rc6 28. Rgf1 $1 Nf4 $5 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Rxf4 {
Portisch takes the pawn this time.} Be5 31. Rf7 Rxf7 32. exf7 Rc8 33. h4 Rf8
34. Rf1 Bg7 35. Re1 Qd7 36. Qd5 Qh3 37. Bc2 Qg4 38. h5 $4 {
The tables turn because Lajos misses the trap.} (38. a3 {wins easily (Milic).})
38... Qb4 $1 {Yugoslavia defeated Hungary, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. O-O
Nc5 9. Qc2 a5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. h3 Nf6 14. Nxe5 Nxd5 15.
cxd5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Qh4 $5 {Bobby threatens ..Bxh3!} (17... c6 18.
dxc6 bxc6 {was played in Yudovich - Shatskes, Moscow 1966.}) 18. Qd3 c6 19. Qf3
$6 ({Preferable is} 19. d6 $1 Be6 20. Rad1 {
and White fights for the initiative.}) 19... h5 20. f5 Bd7 21. Bc4 g5 22. Rad1
Rae8 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Bd5 Re5 $5 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Rd3 Rfe8 27. Qg3 Qxg3 28.
Rxg3 f6 29. Rd3 h4 {Black restricts the white position.} 30. b3 Rb8 31. g3 $6 {
White loses time.} hxg3 32. Kg2 Rb4 33. Rc1 Kf7 $5 34. Kxg3 Ke7 $5 35. Re1 $1
Kd6 $5 36. Rh1 $6 Re7 37. h4 Rh7 $5 38. h5 Rh6 $6 (38... Ke5 $1 39. Kf3 c4 40.
bxc4 Rxc4 41. Ne2 Ba7 {(Müller) gains an edge.}) 39. Kf3 $6 (39. Nb1 $1 Ke7 40.
Nd2 {will blockade.}) 39... Ke5 40. Ne2 a4 {Gligoric has a defendable game.}
41. Ng3 c4 42. bxc4 Rb2 $5 43. Nf1 $2 (43. Rhd1 $1 Rf2+ 44. Kg4 Rf4+ 45. Kh3 c5
46. R3d2 $1 {gives an excellent resistance.}) 43... Rxh5 $5 (43... Rxa2 $1 44.
Nh2 {(annotators) is met by} Rf2+ $1 45. Kg3 Rxh2 $1 46. Rxh2 Kxe4 47. Rhd2 Be3
$1 48. Rd1 Rxh5 {and Black has an advantage.}) 44. Rxh5 Rf2+ 45. Kg3 Rxf1 46.
Rh8 $6 (46. Ra3 Kxe4 47. c5 $5 Rxf5 48. Rxa4 Rxc5 49. Rh8 {
offers the last chance.}) 46... Kxe4 47. Ra3 Rg1+ 48. Kh2 Rc1 49. Rxa4 Rc2+ 50.
Kh1 c5 51. Ra3 Kxf5 52. Rh2 (52. Rf3+ Kg4 53. Rhh3 Rxc4 {
also wins for Black (Müller).}) 52... Rc1+ 53. Kg2 g4 54. Rh1 Rc2+ 55. Kf1 Kg5
56. Rh8 f5 57. Rg8+ Kh4 58. Ke1 f4 $1 59. Kd1 Rg2 60. Ra6 f3 61. Rh6+ Kg3 62.
Rhg6 Kf4 63. a4 Rg1+ 64. Kd2 f2 65. Rf8+ Kg3 {Fischer had won for the last
time in an Olympiad. Hereafter, he will draw twice and then never play in a
team match again.} 0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Black "Gheorghiu, Florin ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 Nfd7 7. Bd2 c6
$5 8. g4 $1 {Spassky does not want a quick draw.} a5 9. g5 Na6 10. h4 Nac5 11.
Be3 f5 12. gxf6 gxf6 13. O-O-O $1 {Boris has the initiative.} Ke8 14. Bh3 Nb6
15. Bxc8 Rxc8 16. b3 h5 $6 ({Preferable is} 16... Rg8) 17. Rhg1 Nbd7 18. Nd2
Kf7 19. Nde4 Ke6 20. Kb2 Be7 21. Rg7 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rcg8 $1 23. Rdg1 Rxg7 24.
Rxg7 Bf8 25. Rg1 b6 26. Kc2 Be7 27. f3 Kf7 28. Bf2 f5 $5 (28... Rg8 $1 29. Rxg8
Kxg8 30. Ng3 Kf7 31. e4 $1 (31. Nxh5 $6 f5 $1 32. Ng3 Bxh4 {draws}) 31... Kg6
32. Nf5 Kf7 {almost equalises.}) 29. Ng5+ Bxg5 $2 {He activates the white rook.
} ({Better is} 29... Ke8 30. f4 c5 31. fxe5 Nxe5) 30. Rxg5 f4 $2 (30... Kf6 $1
31. e4 f4 32. Be1 c5 {offers more resistance.}) 31. e3 $1 fxe3 32. Bxe3 Rh7 {
Black has to remain passively.} 33. Kd3 c5 34. Bd2 Kf6 35. Bc3 Ke6 36. Ke3 Rh8
37. Ke4 Nf6+ (37... Rg8 $5 38. f4 $1 Nf6+ 39. Kf3 $1 e4+ 40. Ke3 Rxg5 41. hxg5
{wins for White.}) 38. Kd3 Nd7 39. f4 $1 Rd8 40. fxe5 Nf6+ 41. Kc2 {The Soviet
Union led 11/2 points before Hungary, Yugoslavia and the USA. World champion
Spassky made 101/2/12, the best score on board one.} 1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Darga, Klaus GER"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 Nc6 7. Bb5 h6 8. Bh4
Bd7 9. O-O a6 10. Ba4 Qe8 11. e5 $1 (11. Ne1 {
occurred in Trifunovic - Gojak, Zenica 1963.}) 11... Nh5 $5 ({
The alternative is} 11... dxe5 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Nxe5 Nd5) 12. Re1 d5 $5 13.
Bc2 Nd8 14. Nf1 Ne6 15. Ne3 c6 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qd8 18. Nh4 Qb6 19. Rb1
Ng5 $2 {This aggressive move will cost a pawn.} ({Better is} 19... Nc7 20. f4
c5) 20. f4 $1 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qc2 Be6 23. b3 Rfd8 24. Qxe4 {
White has gained material.} a5 25. g4 $1 {An attack on the kingside follows.}
a4 26. f5 Bd5 27. Nxd5 cxd5 28. Qd3 g5 29. Nf3 axb3 $6 30. Rxb3 $1 {
An attack on the queenside has been allowed.} Qc7 31. Reb1 Ra7 32. Rb5 e6 33.
Rb6 Re8 34. Qb5 Qc8 35. f6 Bf8 36. Rb3 Rxa2 37. Rxb7 Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Rc1 39. Qa5
Qc4 40. Qc7 Qxc7 41. Rxc7 Ra8 42. Rbb7 Rc2 43. Kh3 $1 Re2 ({The pointe is} 
43... Raa2 44. Rb8 $1 Rxg2 45. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 46. Rc8#) 44. Rxf7 {
West Germany defeated Romania by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Pomar Salamanca, Arturo ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Bf6 13. Be3 $1 {
White has prepared fine tactics.} (13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Be3 {
drew in Lisitsin - Bannik, Kiev 1954.}) 13... Bxe5 $5 ({Solid is} 13... g6 $1
14. f4 Qe7) 14. dxe5 Nxe5 $5 {Pomar takes a great risk.} 15. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 16.
Qh5+ Kg8 17. Qxe5 Bc6 18. Bd4 f6 19. Qg3 Rf7 $6 ({Portisch suggests} 19... Qd7
$5) 20. Re3 $1 Qc7 21. Qg6 Re8 $2 (21... Bd7 $1 {prevents the next move.}) 22.
Rh3 $1 {White starts a decisive attack.} Rfe7 23. Qh7+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Bc3
$1 Qf4 $1 26. Qh7+ Kf7 (26... Kf8 {(Portisch) is punished by} 27. Rh4 $1 Qd6
28. Bb4 Qxb4 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Qxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rxb4 {and White wins.}) 27. Rf3 $1
Qh6 28. Qxh6 gxh6 29. Rxf6+ Kg8 30. h3 Re6 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rd1 Kf7 33. Rd2
Kg6 34. f3 h5 35. Bd4 a6 36. g4 $1 hxg4 37. hxg4 Kg5 38. Kf2 Kg6 39. Rd1 Bb5
40. Be3 Bc6 41. Rh1 Re7 42. Rh6+ {Hungary defeated Spain by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang GDR"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A94"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3 c6 8. Ba3
Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Qe7 10. Qc1 Bd7 $5 ({Theory is} 10... Nbd7) 11. b4 $5 ({
More prudence shows} 11. Qb2 {(Petrosian - Nikolic, Plovdiv 1983).}) 11... Be8
12. Rb1 a6 13. Rb3 Bh5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Ne5 $5 {
White gets sufficient compensation for a pawn.} Bxe2 $1 16. Re1 Bh5 17. b5 $5
axb5 18. Nxb5 Nc6 (18... Rxa2 $5 19. Nc7 Na6 20. Rxb7 Nxc7 21. Rxc7 Qd6 {
brings an even position.}) 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qxc6 Rfc8 21. Qb6 $2 {
Uhlmann makes the decisive mistake.} (21. Rxe6 $1 Rxc6 22. Rxe7 Rxa2 {
equalises.}) 21... Ne4 22. f3 Qd7 $1 23. fxe4 $5 Rc6 {Ivkov catches a queen.}
24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. exd5 Qc2 $3 {Black threatens ..Rxa2 and mate.} 26. Nc3 Rc8 $1
27. dxe6 $5 Rxc3 28. Bd5 Be8 29. e7+ Kh8 30. Bf7 $5 Qd2 $1 {Yugoslavia
the DDR, as a result of this game. The standings became: Soviet Union 22,
Hungary and Yugoslavia 21, USA 201/2, etc.} 0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Black "Lengyel, Levente HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O d5 8. Bd2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3
$5 ({Theory is} 14. bxc3 $1 Qc7 15. Rac1) 14... Nd5 $5 15. Bd2 $1 Qf6 16. Ng5
$1 (16. Qe4 Qg6 17. Qxg6 hxg6 {exchanges.}) 16... Qxd4 $4 {
Lenguel underestimates the attack. Reshevsky is going to win quickly.} ({
Right is} 16... g6 $1 17. Ne4 Qe7 {and Black can defend himself.}) 17. Bxh7+
Kh8 18. Be3 $1 {White has to make a preparatory move.} (18. Qh5 $2 N7f6 19. Qh3
Qg4 {leads to equality (Maric).}) 18... Qe5 19. Qh5 N5f6 ({Or} 19... N7f6 20.
Nxf7+ $1 Rxf7 21. Qxe5) 20. Qh3 {Sammy threatens Bd3+.} Bd5 21. Rd4 $1 {
He wants to play Rh4.} g6 {Black prepares ..Nh5.} ({The pointe is} 21... Rc4
22. Bd3+) 22. Qh6 Rc4 23. Bxg6+ Kg8 24. Bh7+ {Fischer drew. Evans and Mednis
lost. So Hungary won the vital match by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Witt, Laszlo CAN"]
[Black "Geller, Efim URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. d3 O-O 6. e4 Nbc6 7. Nge2 d6 8. O-O
Be6 9. h3 Qd7 10. Kh2 f5 11. Nd5 $5 ({Known is} 11. f4) 11... Rf7 12. Rb1 Raf8
13. f4 Nd8 14. Be3 c6 $5 {
Geller makes an enterprising move in an equal position.} 15. Nxe7+ (15. Bxa7 $5
fxe4 16. dxe4 b5 17. Be3 cxd5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bf5 20. Rc1 {
gains an edge.}) 15... Qxe7 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. b4 $5 Qc7 $1 18. Bc5 {
White should not capture pawn a7.} Re8 19. Ng1 $6 {
White moves his knight to a less active place.} ({Better is} 19. exf5 Bxf5 20.
Nc3) 19... b6 20. Bf2 Ref8 21. Qe2 f4 22. g4 $6 {
Black gets the opportunity to prepare an attack.} ({Preferable is} 22. Nf3 Bd7
23. Ng5) 22... Bc8 $1 23. Nf3 Ne6 24. a4 Bf6 25. Rg1 Qd8 26. Bf1 Rd7 27. Kg2
Ng5 28. Nxg5 Bxg5 29. Kf3 $2 {The king will fail as a blockader.} ({Right is} 
29. Qf3) 29... Bh4 30. Bxh4 Qxh4 31. Rb3 Rdf7 32. Qf2 Qg3+ $1 33. Ke2 $4 (33.
Qxg3 fxg3+ 34. Ke2 Rf2+ 35. Ke1 {offers more resistance.}) 33... f3+ {
Canada was crushed by 31/2-1/2. The standings at the end of the penultimate
round had become: Soviet Union 251/2, Hungary and Yugoslavia 231/2, USA 22,
etc. So the Soviets were close to their tenth victory. Hungary and Yugoslavia
had to fight for the other medals.} ({The pointe is} 33... f3+ 34. Ke1 Qxg1 $1
35. Qxg1 f2+) 0-1

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bilek, Istvan HUN"]
[Black "Malich, Burkhard GDR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union drew four games quickly and won gold. Hungary and Yugoslavia
were fighting for silver in the last round.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4.
d3 Bf5 5. Nbd2 h6 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Bh7 11. e4
dxe4 12. dxe4 {Bilek has played this opening before. White can play for a win
without great risks.} a5 $5 ({Theory is} 12... Qc7) 13. a4 Nc5 14. Rfd1 Qb8 $5
15. Ne5 $1 {He gains a plus by moving forwards.} Rd8 16. f3 Qc7 17. Kh1 Nfd7
18. Nd3 Na6 $5 (18... Nxd3 19. cxd3 Bf6 {equalises.}) 19. Nc4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6
21. Qe1 b6 22. Qc3 Nd7 23. Bf1 Nac5 24. Nf2 $5 Nb7 25. Qe3 Ndc5 $6 26. Nd3 $6 (
26. Qf4 $1 Qxf4 27. gxf4 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 b5 29. axb5 cxb5 30. Nb6 {
brings a white edge.}) 26... Nd7 $6 27. Qf4 $1 Qxf4 28. Nxf4 Kf8 $2 {
Bilek has been waiting for a blunder.} ({Better is} 28... g5 $1 29. Rxd7 $1
Rxd7 30. Nxb6 Rd2 $1 31. Nxa8 gxf4 {and Black has counter-play for a  pawn.})
29. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 30. Nxb6 Rad8 31. Nxd7+ Rxd7 {White has gained a pawn.} 32.
Nd3 g5 33. Re1 f6 34. Kg1 c5 35. Nb2 e5 36. Ba6 Bg8 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. Bc4 Bxc4
39. Nxc4 Ke6 40. Ke2 Nd6 {About this moment, Yugoslavia has defeated Argentina
by 21/2-11/2. Hungary leads by 2-1. So Bilek needs to prevail.} 41. Nxd6 Rxd6
42. Rd1 Rc6 43. Rd5 c4 44. Kd2 cxb3 45. cxb3 Ra6 46. g4 Ra8 47. Kd3 Rb8 48. Kc4
Ra8 49. b4 $1 axb4 50. Kxb4 h5 51. a5 h4 52. h3 Ra7 53. Kb5 Rb7+ 54. Kc6 Rb3
55. a6 Rxf3 56. a7 Ra3 57. Kb7 Rb3+ 58. Ka6 $1 {
Hungary had won by 3-1 and gained silver.} 1-0

[Event "Siegen"]
[Site "19th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1970.09.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lombardy, William USA"]
[Black "Calvo Minguez, Ricardo ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1970.09.05"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. e4 e5 3. dxe5 Nxe5 4. Nf3 Nxf3+ (4... Qf6 $1 {
was played in Paulsen - Alapin, Breslau 1889.}) 5. Qxf3 Qf6 6. Qg3 Qg6 $6 {
Calvo brings a doubtful novelty.} ({An alternative will become} 6... Bd6 $1 7.
f4 Bb4+ 8. c3 Bc5) 7. Qxc7 Qxe4+ 8. Be3 Bb4+ $6 ({Preferable is} 8... Be7 $1 9.
Nc3 Qxc2 10. Qe5 Kf8) 9. Nd2 Bxd2+ 10. Kxd2 Qb4+ 11. Qc3 Qxc3+ 12. Kxc3 {
The king leads the white forces in a better endgame.} Ne7 $5 13. Bc5 b6 14. Bd6
Kd8 $5 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Rhe1 Nc8 $6 (16... Rc8+ 17. Kb3 Re8 {defends properly.})
17. Ba3 $1 Bd5 18. Kd4 $1 Be6 19. f4 g6 20. Be4 Rb8 21. Ke5 Kc7 22. Kf6 $5 Nd6
23. Bxd6+ Kxd6 24. Re3 Kc7 25. Rc3+ Kd8 26. Rd1 Re8 27. Bf3 h5 28. a3 Rc8 29.
Rxc8+ Kxc8 30. Re1 {
Lombardy has a big positional advantage but no immediate win.} Rd8 31. Be4 Kc7
32. Re3 b5 33. Ke7 $1 Rh8 34. Rc3+ Kb6 35. Kd6 h4 36. Rc5 h3 37. g3 Re8 38. Bd3
a6 39. Be4 Bg4 40. Re5 Rc8 41. Ke7 Be6 42. c3 d6 $2 {
Black should have played another waiting move.} 43. Rg5 (43. Kxd6 Rd8+ 44. Ke7
Rd2 {(Maric) is answered by} 45. Bxg6 $1 Rxh2 46. Bxf7 {and White wins as well.
}) 43... Rc7+ 44. Kf6 $1 ({Not} 44. Kxd6 $2 Rd7+ 45. Ke5 Rd2 46. Bxg6 Rxh2 {
because White cannot gain pawn f7.}) 44... Bb3 45. Bd5 Bc4 46. f5 $1 gxf5 47.
Rxf5 a5 48. Bxc4 bxc4 49. Kg5 $5 Re7 50. Rf2 f5 $5 51. Rd2 $1 Kc5 52. Kxf5 d5
53. Kg4 Rh7 54. a4 Rh8 55. Rf2 Rh7 56. Rf8 Rb7 57. Rf2 Rh7 58. Kf4 Rf7+ 59. Ke3
Re7+ 60. Kd2 Rb7 61. Kd1 Kd6 62. Kc1 Re7 63. Rf6+ Kc5 64. Rh6 Re1+ 65. Kd2 Ra1
66. Kc2 Rxa4 67. Kb1 $1 d4 68. Rh5+ Kd6 69. cxd4 Rb4 70. Kc2 a4 71. Rxh3 Kd5
72. g4 Rb8 73. g5 Rg8 74. Rg3 {USA - Spain ended in 21/2-11/2. The standings
in final A became: Soviet Union 271/2/11, Hungary 261/2, Yugoslavia 26, USA
241/2, Czechoslovakia 231/2, West Germany 22, Bulgaria and Argentina 211/2,
DDR 19, Romania 181/2, Canada 171/2, Spain 16. The Soviets were less superior
this time.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.09.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bilek, Istvan HUN"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The twentieth Olympiad was played in Skopje from 18 ix until 13 x 1972. An
Olympiad for women occurred at the same place for the first time. Spassky and
Fischer had finished their match at the end of August. The exhausted Boris
stayed home. Savon was a poor replacement. Bobby asked for an appearance fee
of 100,000 and did not get it. The Americans ended low.   63 countries played
in eight preliminary groups. Sixteen teams qualified for the final A. The team
matches happened in three large amphitheatres. Encounters from the
preliminaries did not count this time.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e5
5. d3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 a5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ne1 $5 O-O 9. Nc2 {Bilek advances quietly.}
Be7 10. a3 Nd7 11. b3 Nc5 12. Rb1 Bg4 13. Ne4 Na6 $6 (13... Ne6 $1 {
keeps the initiative.}) 14. f4 $1 exf4 15. Rxf4 Be6 16. Qe1 $1 {
White wants to march his pawns.} f5 $1 17. Nd2 g5 $6 ({Preferable is} 17... Bg5
$1 18. Rf1 Qd6) 18. Rf1 Nab8 $2 {The king's knight moves strange ways.} 19. e3
$1 Bf6 $5 20. exd4 $5 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 22. Kh1 Re8 23. Nf3 $1 Bf6 (23...
Bxc4 $2 24. Qd2 Bd5 25. Nxd4 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Qxd4 27. Bb2 Qd5+ 28. Kg1 {
wins for White (Bilek).}) 24. Qd2 h6 25. d4 c6 26. Bb2 Bf7 $6 (26... Ra6 27.
Qc2 Nd7 {offers more resistance.}) 27. Qc2 $1 Be6 ({Or} 27... Bg6 28. Bh3 $1)
28. Rbd1 Na6 29. Rfe1 Kg7 30. d5 $1 cxd5 31. cxd5 Bf7 $6 {
Korchnoi does not know what he is doing.} 32. Rxe8 Bxe8 33. Nd4 Bd7 34. Ne6+ $1
Bxe6 35. dxe6 Qc8 {Hungary defeated the Soviet Union, as a result of this game.
So the favourites started the final by a loss against the strongest opponent. 
The ELO-rating would be applied for the first time. Although the Soviets
outdistanced the rest, their start would be slow.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.09.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schaufelberger, Heinz SUI"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. e4 Nd7 5. Be2 e5 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Nh6 8. d5 c5
9. Rb1 $5 O-O 10. Bd2 f6 $5 11. Ne1 $5 ({Ljubojevic advices} 11. a3 $1) 11...
f5 $1 {Ljubojevic changes his mind at the right moment.} 12. Nd3 Nb6 $1 13. Nc1
$6 ({Preferable is} 13. b3 $1) 13... fxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15. f3 $6 ({Better is} 
15. Bg5 $1 Qd7 {and now} 16. f3) 15... Bxe4 $1 16. fxe4 Qh4 $1 17. Bxh6 $2 ({
The critical line is} 17. Bd3 $5 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Qxe4 19. Bd3 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Ng4
21. Bc3 Nf2+ 22. Rxf2 Qxf2 {and Black attacks.}) 17... Bxh6 18. Qd3 Rxf1+ 19.
Bxf1 Rf8 20. Nb3 $6 ({Or} 20. Ne2 $5 Qf2+ 21. Kh1 Be3 22. g3 Nd7 23. Bh3 Nf6 $1
{and Black charges on the kingside.}) 20... Qf2+ 21. Kh1 Na4 $1 22. Qe2 b6 $1 {
Ljubojevic prevents 23.Na5 and threatens 23...Nxb2 24.Rxb2 Qxf1+. White has no
proper defence.   The home team won by 4-0 and took the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Bobotsov, Milko BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E41"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nge2 Bb7 7. O-O cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. d5 exd5 $5 {White has a great advantage in the opening.} (9... Na6
{was played in O'Kelly - Portisch, Palma de Mallorca 1967.}) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 $2 {
Black opens some lines.} ({Preferable is} 10... O-O) 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Nf4 $1
Bb7 13. Re1 Nc6 $5 ({Portisch analyses} 13... O-O 14. Qh5 h6 15. Qf5 g6 16.
Nxg6 $1) 14. Nh5 $1 Kf8 15. Nxg7 $1 h6 ({The pointe is} 15... Kxg7 16. Qg4+ Kf8
17. Bh6+ Ke8 18. Qg7 {(Portisch).}) 16. Nf5 Bg5 17. Nd6 Qc7 18. Bg6 $1 Ne7 ({Or
} 18... fxg6 19. Qf3+ Kg7 20. Qf7#) 19. Bxf7 Rh7 20. Bb3 Qc6 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22.
Bxg5 hxg5 23. Qd3 Rg7 24. Rxe7 $1 Kxe7 25. Bd5 {Hungary defeated Bulgaria, as
a result of this game.   The Soviet Union had a misfortune in this round:
Petrosian overstepped the time against Hübner, due to a clock defect. Later
Tringov lost versus Korchnoi because his sealed move was missing. This way the
Soviets were lucky in round four.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.09.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Black "Bisguier, Arthur USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 h6 $5 9. e4 Ne7 $5 (9... Be6 {will become a novelty.}) 10. Nh4 g5 $6 {
This pawn becomes a target.} 11. Nf3 Ng6 $5 (11... Bg4 {prevents the next move.
}) 12. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Kh7 $2 {A weak defence loses at once.} ({
Correct is} 13... Kg7 $1 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 Qe8 16. f5 Ne5 17. d4 {
and White attacks.}) 14. f4 $1 exf4 15. gxf4 Rg8 16. Qe1 $1 Qe7 $5 (16... Bh3
$5 17. Bxh3 Nxf4 18. Rxf4 Rxg5+ 19. Kh1 {also wins for White.}) 17. f5 $1 Bd7
18. fxg6+ Rxg6 19. Qh4+ {Bisguier played poorly.} (19. Qh4+ Kg7 20. Rxf6 Rxf6
21. Bh6+ Rxh6 22. Qxe7 {leads to a material gain.}) 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.09.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sax, Gyula HUN"]
[Black "Vogt, Lothar GDR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 {I called this the Euwe Gambit.} exd4 5.
e5 d5 6. Bb5 Nd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxd4 Nb8 ({The alternative is} 9...
Nxe5 10. Bf4) 10. Nb3 $5 (10. Nc3 {has been played.}) 10... c5 $5 11. Qf3 $5
O-O 12. c4 c6 $2 {Black will lose the battle for the centre.} (12... Nc6 $1 13.
Bf4 Ba6 14. Na3 Nd4 {gives sufficient counter-play.}) 13. cxd5 Qxd5 $5 (13...
cxd5 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Rd1 {costs pawn d5.}) 14. Qg3 $1 Nd7 15. Re1 Qe6 16. Nc3
Ba6 17. Bf4 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Bc4 19. Nd2 Bxa2 $2 (19... Bd5 20. Nde4 Rad8 {
defends properly.}) 20. b3 $1 Bxb3 21. Nxb3 Qxb3 22. Rxd7 {
White has won a piece.} Qe6 23. Red1 a5 24. h4 a4 25. R7d2 a3 26. Ra1 Reb8 27.
Qd3 $6 Rb3 28. Qc2 Qc4 29. Ne4 Qb4 $6 30. Bg5 $1 Bf8 31. e6 $1 fxe6 32. Rd7 {
White threatens Nf6+ and mate.} Be7 33. Rxe7 Qd4 34. Bf6 gxf6 35. Rd1 Qb2 ({Or
} 35... a2 36. Rxd4 cxd4 37. Qxb3 a1=Q+ 38. Kh2) 36. Qc4 Rf8 37. Qxe6+ Kh8 38.
Qf5 {Hungary defeated the DDR by 31/2-1/2.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.09.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nbd2 Bg7 5. Bc4 O-O 6. Qe2 c6 $5 ({Usual is} 
6... Nc6) 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. e5 $5 ({The alternative is} 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 e5 $1 {
(Tal).}) 8... dxe5 9. dxe5 Nd5 (9... Nfd7 $2 10. e6 $1 {favours White (Tal).})
10. O-O Nd7 11. h3 Bf5 12. Re1 Qc7 ({Khalifman suggests} 12... a5 $1 13. a3 Nc5
) 13. Nf1 $1 Rad8 14. Ng3 Be6 15. Qe4 $1 {
The queen takes the lead in an attack.} Rfe8 $5 16. Qh4 $1 f6 $6 ({
My preference has} 16... h5 $1 17. Ng5 Nc5 $1 18. Bd2 {
and White has a positional edge.}) 17. Bh6 $1 Nxe5 $2 {
Timman allows decisive tactics.} ({The pointe is} 17... fxe5 $2 18. Ng5 $1 Nf8
19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qxh7+ $1) (17... Nc5 $1 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4
Bf5 {defends properly.}) 18. Rxe5 $1 fxe5 19. Ng5 Bf6 20. Nxe6 $1 {White has wo
n a piece.   Petrosian defeated Ree and Hartoch triumphed against Savon. The
Soviet Union won by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf SWE"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 e5 8. h3
h6 $5 ({Usual is} 8... Be7) 9. d4 Qc7 $5 10. a4 g6 $6 (10... Be7 {
does not waste time.}) 11. Na3 $1 Bg7 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Nc4 $1 Rb8 (13... O-O
14. Qd6 Qxd6 15. Nxd6 {also favours White (Andersson).}) 14. b4 $1 cxb4 $5 15.
cxb4 Be6 (15... Nxb4 16. Bb2 $1 {conquers the centre.}) 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Ba3 $1
Ne8 ({The pointe is} 17... Qxd6 18. b5 Nb4 19. Qxd6+ Kxd6 20. Bxb4+ Kc7 21.
Rac1+ {(Andersson).}) 18. Nxb7 $1 Qxb7 ({Or} 18... Rxb7 19. b5+) 19. b5+ Kf6
20. bxc6 Qc7 (20... Qxc6 21. Nxe5 {has the same effect.}) 21. Nxe5 $1 {
Sweden won the match, as a result of this game. Hungary had the first setback.}
(21. Nxe5 Kxe5 22. f4+ Kxf4 23. Qd2+ Ke5 24. Qc3+ Kf4 25. Bc1# {mates quickly.}
) 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sznapik, Aleksander POL"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
Bc7 9. c3 b6 10. e5 a5 11. Nf1 $5 Ba6 12. h4 $6 (12. d4 {
prevents the next move.}) 12... d4 $1 13. c4 Qd7 (13... Ng6 $6 14. h5 Ngxe5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bf4 $1 {favours White (Karpov).}) 14. N1h2 $5 f5 $6 {
The opening of the position helps White.} 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Ng4 e5 17. Bh3 Qe8
$5 18. Bh6 {Sznapik has the initiative.} Rf7 19. Bd2 $5 Kh8 20. Kh2 $6 ({
Preferable is} 20. h5) 20... Bc8 $1 21. Qe2 Bd7 22. Ng1 f5 23. Nh6 Rg7 24. Bg5
{They battle for control over the kingside.} Qg6 $1 25. Bg2 Ng8 26. Nxg8 Raxg8
{Karpov has taken over.} 27. Qd2 $2 {The white bishop cannot retreat.} f4 $5 ({
Even worse is} 27... h6 $1 28. Bxh6 Rh7 29. Bg5 Qxg5) 28. Be4 Qd6 $5 29. Qe2 $5
Be8 30. Bd5 Rf8 31. gxf4 h6 $1 32. fxe5 Qxe5+ 33. Qxe5 Nxe5 34. f4 Ng4+ 35. Kg3
Ne3 {Karpov was the great young talent of the Soviet Union.} 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jansson, Boerje SWE"]
[Black "Tringov, Georgi BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 c5 10. f4 exf4 11. Nf3 Bh6 $1 {
Tringov gains a plus by a simple novelty.} ({Known is} 11... h6 $6 12. Bxf4)
12. g3 Bh3 $1 13. Re1 g5 14. e5 $1 {White has to seek counter-play.} dxe5 15.
Nxe5 Ng6 16. Nd3 $6 Re8 $6 17. Bd2 $6 Bf5 $6 18. gxf4 $1 gxf4 19. Rf1 $2 Nd7 $2
(19... Ne4 $1 {decides the game.}) 20. Kh1 Qh4 21. Be1 Qf6 22. Bf2 $2 ({
Better is} 22. Nf2) 22... f3 $1 23. Bxf3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 {
Bulgaria defeated Sweden, as a result of this game.} ({Jansson resigned due to
} 24. Qxd3 Nge5 $1 25. Ne4 Nxd3 26. Nxf6+ Nxf6) 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Black "Hug, Werner SUI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 a5 7. a3 $5 Qe8 $5 8.
c4 d6 9. d4 Qh5 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. e3 c6 12. Ne2 g5 $5 {
Hug hopes for an attack on the kingside.} 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Bxa1 d5
16. c5 Ng4 17. h3 Nh6 $1 18. Bc3 Nf7 19. b5 Bf6 20. Qa1 $1 {
Petrosian becomes active on the queenside.} cxb5 21. Rb1 Nd8 $6 {
He forgets about the charge on the king.} 22. Rxb5 Nc6 23. Qb2 Qf7 24. Ne1 $5
Bd8 $5 25. Rb3 Bc7 26. Nd3 Qg7 27. Qa2 Nf6 28. Be1 Nh5 29. Bf3 Nf6 30. Bg2 Nh5
31. Bd2 {Petrosian avoids a draw by repetition.} Kh8 32. Qb1 Bb8 33. Ra3 Bc7
34. Ra8 $1 h6 35. Qd1 Qg6 36. Bc1 Qh7 $6 {
Hug makes a meaningless move. Tigran reacts by a knight manoeuvre.} 37. Nc3 $1
Nf6 38. Nb5 $1 Qg7 39. Nd6 Qd7 $2 (39... Bd7 $1 40. Qa4 Qg8 $1 41. Rxf8 Qxf8 {
defends properly.}) 40. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 41. dxe5 {Now the knight rules on d6.} Ne4
42. Ba3 Bxd6 43. exd6 Rg8 {The Soviets defeated the Swiss by 4-0. Yugoslavia,
Hungary and the Soviet Union were competing at the top.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The top teams Yugoslavia and Hungary met in round nine.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3.
Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10.
Nxd4 Nc6 11. Qe2 $5 a5 $5 (11... Nxd4 12. exd4 Qxd4 13. Qxe7 {(Portisch)} Qf6 {
would be alright.}) 12. Rd1 Nxd4 13. exd4 a4 14. Bc2 Ra5 $5 15. Be4 a3 16. b4
$1 Na4 $1 17. Qc2 ({Not} 17. bxa5 $2 Nxc3) 17... Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Ra4 19. Bc2 ({Or
} 19. Bxa3 $5 Qb6 {(Portisch).}) 19... Ra8 20. Bb3 Bg4 21. f3 Bf5 22. Bg5 Ra6
$5 23. Rd2 h6 24. Bh4 Rc6 25. Qe3 Qb6 $1 26. Rad1 $2 ({Better is} 26. b5 $1 Rd6
27. Bf2) 26... e5 27. Bf2 $6 {Gligoric has a wrong idea.} exd4 28. Rxd4 $2 {
This looks like desperation.} Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rd6 $2 (29... Rfc8 $1 {
prevents counter-play.}) 30. Qe5 Rfd8 31. Bd5 Be6 32. Rd2 $2 (32. Re4 $1 Rxd5
$1 33. Bxb6 Rxe5 34. Bxd8 Rxe4 35. fxe4 Bxa2 36. Kf2 {
seems defendable for White.}) 32... Qc7 33. Bc5 Qc8 $2 ({Better is} 33... R6d7
$1 {(Portisch).}) 34. Bxb7 Rxd2 $2 (34... Qxc5+ $1 35. bxc5 Rxd2 {
plays for a win.}) 35. Bxc8 Rxc8 36. h4 Bxa2 37. h5 $2 (37. Qc3 $1 Rd1+ 38. Kh2
Ra8 {(Portisch)} 39. b5 $1 {gains a plus for White!}) 37... g5 $2 (37... Bb3
38. hxg6 a2 $1 39. gxf7+ Bxf7 {wins for Black.}) 38. b5 $2 (38. Qc3 {
favours White, as mentioned.}) 38... Rd5 $1 39. Qe2 Rdxc5 40. Qxa2 Ra8 41. b6
Rb5 42. f4 gxf4 {Portisch had won a great fight. Hungary defeated Yugoslavia,
as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Martz, William USA"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nh5 $5 ({
A quiet alternative brings} 6... d6) 7. g3 f5 8. e4 $5 f4 $6 {
The attack lacks preparation.} ({A novelty will become} 8... O-O 9. f4 Nf6 10.
e5 Ne4) 9. Ne2 e5 10. Bh3 O-O 11. O-O $6 ({The thrust in the centre by} 11. d6
$1 {gains a plus.}) 11... d6 $1 12. Bg4 $2 (12. Bxc8 Qxc8 13. Rf2 {
defends properly.}) 12... fxg3 $1 13. Bxh5 $5 {White accepts the sacrifice.}
gxh2+ 14. Kh1 Qh4 15. Bg4 $5 Bxg4 16. fxg4 Nd7 $1 17. Bb2 Rxf1+ 18. Qxf1 Rf8
19. Qe1 (19. Qg2 Rf2 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. Nxg3 Rxb2 {also wins for Black.}) 19...
Qh3 $5 20. Rd1 Rf3 $5 21. g5 Nf8 22. Nc1 Ng6 23. Qd2 Nf4 24. g6 Nh5 $1 25.
gxh7+ Kh8 26. Ne2 Rf2 {White will be mated soon. The USA did less well by the
absence of several star players.} 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Huebner, Robert GER"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Ne5 Be6 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4 Nd7 12. b3 $5 ({Known is} 12. Be3) 12...
Qa5 {Black has to develop pieces, before he can advance his pawns in the
central area.} 13. Bb2 Rac8 14. Rc1 Bf5 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Bc3 Qb5 17. Qd2 Qb8 $1
{An extra preparation is made.} 18. Bb2 e5 $1 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Bd4 Bf8 ({Not} 
20... Nd3 $2 21. Bxg7 $1 Nxc1 22. Ba1) 21. Bc5 (21. Nc5 $1 Be7 22. Qc3 {
restricts the black position.}) 21... Nd7 $6 ({Preferable is} 21... Bg7 $1 22.
Be3 Nd7) 22. Bxf8 Nxf8 23. Nc5 $1 {Hübner has achieved a blockade.} Qe5 24. e4
$1 dxe4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 $6 (25... Rcd8 $1 26. Qa5 Bxe4 27. Rxe4 {(Hübner)} Qf5 $1
{performs a fine counteraction.}) 26. Rxe4 Qd5 27. Qe3 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Qe5 29.
Rc5 $1 Qg7 ({Hübner mentions} 29... Qe7 30. Qd4 Ne6 31. Qe5 f5 32. Nd6) 30. Ra5
Rd8 $6 (30... f5 31. Ng5 Rc7 {offers more resistance.}) 31. Rxa7 Ne6 32. Kg2
Qe5 33. Qf3 f5 34. Nc3 Rd6 35. h4 h5 36. Ne2 Rd2 $2 37. Qxc6 $1 {
White wins a second pawn.} Qe4+ (37... Rxe2 38. Qe8+ {mates quickly.}) 38. Qxe4
fxe4 39. Re7 Nc5 40. Nc3 Kf8 41. Rc7 Ne6 42. Nxe4 Rxa2 43. Rc6 Kf7 44. Rb6 Re2
45. Nc3 Rc2 46. Nd5 g5 47. hxg5 Nxg5 48. Rb7+ Kg6 49. Nf4+ Kf5 50. Rb5+ {
Hübner scored 16/18 on board one and gained a gold medal.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.07"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Black "Hecht, Hans-Joachim GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C94"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. a4 Bb7 11. d3 Nbd7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Na3 Bc6
15. Nc2 {Matulovic likes to play this opening.} Nc5 16. Nb4 Bb7 17. Ba2 Ne6 $5
(17... Ncd7 {drew in Ivkov - Padevsky, Zagreb 1965.}) 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 c6
$1 20. Bb3 Bf6 21. d4 Qe7 22. d5 Nc7 $6 (22... Nc5 $1 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Bc2 Ra8
{keeps the equality.}) 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Nh2 $1 Rd8 25. Qf3 d5 $5 26. exd5 Bxd5
27. Bxd5 Rxd5 {White has the pawn majority on the queenside.} 28. Ng4 $1 Bg5 $6
({Preferable is} 28... Qe6 $1 29. Nxf6+ Qxf6 30. Qxf6 gxf6) 29. Bxg5 Qxg5 30.
Ne3 Rd8 31. Rd1 $5 (31. Qc6 $1 Ne6 32. Qxb5 Nf4 33. Ng4 {
was unclear to Matanovic, but} f6 34. b4 $1 h5 35. Ne3 $1 {favours White.})
31... Ne6 $2 (31... g6 $1 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qc6 h5 {offers more resistance.})
32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qb7 Qe8 $6 {Hecht will lose a pawn.} ({Slightly better is} 
33... Nc7 $1 34. c4 bxc4 35. Nxc4) 34. Nf5 $1 g6 35. Nd6 Qf8 36. Nxb5 Qd8 37.
g3 Kg7 $6 38. Qe4 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 $1 f6 40. Qb7+ Kh6 41. Qc6 Qb3 42. c4 Nd4 43.
Nxd4 exd4 44. Qxf6 Qb7+ 45. Qf3 Qxb2 46. Qf8+ Kh5 47. Qf4 $1 {
Yugoslavia - West Germany ended in 2-2.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Yugoslavia was trailing on the Soviet Union and needed a  win.} 1. b3 Nf6 2.
Bb2 b6 3. f4 Bb7 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 Nc6 9. Na3 d5
10. Qe1 $5 ({Known in the Bird is} 10. Ne5) 10... e6 11. Ne5 d4 $5 {
Smyslov will sacrifice this pawn, eventually.} 12. Bf3 Nd5 13. exd4 Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 cxd4 15. Qe4 $1 Ba6 $5 16. Rfe1 Qc7 $1 17. Qxd4 Rad8 18. g3 Rfe8 $1 19.
Rad1 $2 {Ljubojevic misses the threat.} Bf8 $1 20. b4 $5 {
He has to return the extra pawn.} (20. Qb2 $2 Qc5+ {costs a piece.}) 20... Bxb4
21. Qa1 $1 Qc5+ 22. d4 Qc3 $1 23. Qxc3 Bxc3 24. Nb5 ({Or} 24. Be2 Bb7 25. Rf1
Ne3) 24... Bxe1 25. Rxe1 {Black has gained an exchange.} Bxb5 26. axb5 Nc7 $6 (
{More active is} 26... Nc3 $1 27. Bc6 Re7) 27. Bc6 Re7 28. c3 a6 $5 29. Bb7 $6
(29. bxa6 $1 Nxa6 30. Rb1 {offers more resistance (Smyslov).}) 29... Nxb5 30.
Bxa6 (30. Nc6 Rxb7 31. Nxd8 Rd7 32. Nc6 Nxc3 {also wins for Black (Smyslov).})
30... Na7 31. Rb1 b5 32. Bxb5 Rb7 33. Bd3 Rxb1+ 34. Bxb1 Nb5 35. c4 Nxd4 {
The Soviet Union defeated Yugoslavia, as a result of this game. Smyslov scored
an important win in his last Olympiad. The home team competed for the first
place no longer.} 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Medina Garcia, Antonio ESP"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 Be7 11. Kb1 Bd7 12. Bd3 $5 Rc8 $5 {
Ribli prefers to keep his king in the middle.} (12... b5 $1 {
will become the main line (Balashov - Dorfman, Yerevan 1975).}) 13. Rhe1 Na5 $5
14. e5 $1 {Medina starts an attack in the centre.} dxe5 15. fxe5 Qxe5 16. Nf5
$5 (16. Nxe6 $5 Bxe6 17. Bxh6 Qxc3 $5 18. bxc3 Rxh6 {
also leads to great complications.}) 16... exf5 {
The central files have been opened.} 17. Bb6 Qxh2 $6 (17... Qd6 $1 18. Bxa5 Be6
19. a3 O-O 20. Bb4 Qc7 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Bxf5 Rfd8 {equalises.}) 18. Bxa5 Be6
$5 19. Bxf5 $1 Rc6 ({The pointe is} 19... Bxf5 $4 20. Qd8+ $1 Rxd8 21. Rxd8#)
20. Bxe6 $5 fxe6 21. Ne2 Qxg2 22. Nd4 $2 {
Suddenly, Medina  exchanges the queens.} (22. Bb4 $1 {keeps the initiative.})
22... Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Rc5 $5 24. Bb6 $2 ({Correct is} 24. Bb4 Rh5 25. Bxe7 Kxe7
26. Nxe6 Kf7 27. Nd8+ Kg6 28. Nxb7) 24... Rd5 25. Rxe6 Kf7 26. Rde2 Re8 27. c4
Rd6 28. Rxe7+ Rxe7 29. Rxe7+ Kxe7 30. Bc5 g6 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Ba3 Kf6 33. Bxd6
Nxd6 34. c5 Ne4 35. b4 g5 36. Kc2 {The kingside pawns decide the game. Hungary
crushed Spain by 31/2-1/2 and landed on the second place. The young Hungarian
players did well.} 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Bisguier, Arthur USA"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. h3 Bf5 10. Be3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Rc8 12. Be2 $5 (12. Rc1 {
diverts to a position in Teichmann - Mieses, Prague 1908.}) 12... Be6 $5 ({
More active is} 12... Nd5 $1 13. Qb3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 {(Karpov)} Bh6 $1) 13. Qd2
Qa5 14. Bh6 $6 {He exchanges a defender.} Rfd8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rfd1 Rd6 17.
Qe3 Rcd8 18. a3 Bb3 $1 19. Rd2 Re6 {Karpov restricts his opponent.} 20. Qf4 $6
({Better is} 20. Qd3 $1 Nb4 21. Qb5 Qxb5 22. Bxb5) 20... Nd5 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22.
g4 $1 {A safe haven is created for the white queen.} g5 $1 23. Qg3 Rf6 24. Bd1
Bc4 25. b3 Ba6 26. b4 Qd8 27. Bb3 {
White seems to have fine counter-play, but...} Nxd4 $1 28. Rxd4 ({The pointe is
} 28. Bxd5 $5 Nxf3+ 29. Bxf3 Qxd2 30. Rd1 Qc3 {
and Black has won a pawn (Karpov).}) 28... Rxd4 29. Nxg5 $2 {Desperation.} Rd3
30. Qh4 h6 31. Nxf7 Qd4 $1 32. Re1 Rxh3 $1 {The Soviet Union defeated the USA
by 3-1. Hungary won by 4-0. Suddenly, the Soviets and Hungarians shared the
lead.} 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.10"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Bilek, Istvan HUN"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 d6 6. e3 e5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. O-O
a5 $5 9. h3 c6 10. b3 Re8 11. e4 Nh5 12. Be3 f5 $6 {
The advance lacks preparation.} 13. Qd2 Nc5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. d4 $1 Nd7 $6 ({
More active is} 15... Ne6 $1) 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Ndxf6 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. f3
Ng7 20. Rfe1 e4 $2 {This pawn will be lost.} ({More solid is} 20... Be6) 21.
fxe4 fxe4 22. Qg5 $1 d5 $5 23. Rf1 $1 Rf8 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Qxe7 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1
Nxe7 27. Nxe4 {White has grabbed his target.} Nd5 28. N2c3 $5 Ne3 $5 29. Re1
Nc2 30. Rd1 Ne3 31. Rd3 Nxg2 32. Kxg2 Bf5 33. Rd2 Rd8 34. d5 $1 cxd5 35. Rxd5
Rxd5 36. Nf6+ Kf7 37. Nfxd5 b5 38. b4 axb4 39. Nxb4 Bd7 40. Ne4 Nf5 41. Kf3 h6
42. Kf4 Ne7 43. h4 Nc6 $5 44. Nc2 $5 Be6 45. a3 Bb3 46. Nb4 Nd4 $1 47. g4 $1 {
The final attack begins.} Kg6 48. Ke3 Ne6 49. Nc6 Kg7 50. Nc3 Nc7 51. Kd4 Be6
52. Ne5 Bc8 53. Ne4 {Bilek gains territory.} Ne6+ 54. Ke3 Nc7 55. Nd6 b4 $6 (
55... Kf6 $1 {(Bilek)} 56. Kd4 Be6 57. Ne4+ Ke7 58. Kc5 {wins for White.}) 56.
axb4 Bxg4 57. Nxg4 Nd5+ 58. Ke4 Nxb4 59. h5 $1 Nc6 {
Black should like to give his knight for white's last pawn.} 60. Nf5+ Kh7 61.
Kd5 Nb4+ 62. Ke6 Kg8 63. Ne5 Kh8 64. Kf7 Nd5 65. Ne7 {Hungary won the match,
as a  result of this game. The Soviet Union crushed Spain and took the lead by
one point.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.10"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang GDR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Re8 6. O-O e4 7. Ne1 $5 ({
Usual is} 7. Nd4) 7... Bxc3 8. dxc3 d6 9. Nc2 Be6 10. b3 Qc8 $6 ({Correct is} 
10... Nc6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 c5) 11. Bg5 $1 Nbd7 12. Nd4 Bg4 13. f3 exf3 14.
exf3 Bh5 15. Bh3 Qb8 $1 16. Qd2 Bg6 $5 ({Preferable is} 16... h6 $1 17. Bh4 $1
Bg6 ({not} 17... g5 $2 18. Nf5 $1 {(Ivkov)})) 17. Rae1 h6 18. Bh4 $5 a6 19. Nf5
Qa7+ 20. Kg2 Kh8 $2 (20... Bxf5 21. Bxf5 b5 {counters on the queenside.}) 21.
Ne3 $2 (21. Nxh6 $1 gxh6 $2 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Re6 $1 {
takes the black position by force.}) 21... b5 $1 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24.
cxd5 Rad8 25. Bd7 $1 {Ivkov makes an effort to win.} Re5 ({The pointe is} 25...
Rxe1 26. Qxe1 $1) 26. Bc6 Qc5 $6 (26... f6 $1 {defends properly.}) 27. Qd4 $1
Qa3 $5 28. Rxe5 dxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxa2+ 30. Rf2 Qa5 $5 31. b4 Qb6 32. Qe7 Rd6 $2
33. Re2 $5 Kh7 $5 34. h4 $2 (34. Qf8 {wins at once.}) 34... h5 $2 (34... Qb8 {
protects the eighth rank.}) 35. Qf8 $1 Bd3 36. Re8 Rf6 37. Qc5 $6 (37. Qh8+ Kg6
38. Rg8 Bf1+ $1 39. Kh1 $3 {breaks the defence (Ivkov).}) 37... Rd6 38. Qxb6
cxb6 39. Ra8 Bc4 40. Rxa6 Bxd5 41. Bxd5 Rxd5 42. Rxb6 {
Ivkov is going to triumph in the rook ending.} Rd2+ $6 ({Better is} 42... f6 $1
43. Kf2 Kg6 44. Rb7 Rd2+ 45. Ke3 {(Ivkov)} Rc2 46. Rc7 Kh6 47. Kf4 g6 {
but White will succeed by hard work.}) 43. Kg1 $1 {Yugoslavia remained third.}
(43. Kg1 Rd3 44. Rxb5 Rxf3 45. Rxh5+ Kg8 46. Rc5 Rxg3+ 47. Kf2 Rh3 48. h5 {
wins for White (Ivkov).}) 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.10"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Black "Bobotsov, Milko BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. d5 Nd7 6. h4 h5 7. Nf3 $5 a5 8. b3 Nc5
9. Be2 Nh6 {The Modern Defence was successful in the seventies. Black does not
develop his king's knight to f6, like happens in the King's Indian Defence.}
10. Qc2 Bd7 11. g3 Ng4 12. Ng5 $5 f6 13. Nh3 Bh6 14. f3 $6 ({Better is} 14.
Bxh6 Nxh6 15. f3 {(Bobotsov).}) 14... Ne3 $1 15. Qb1 $5 c6 $5 16. Nf2 ({
The pointe is} 16. Kf2 $2 Qb6 17. Bxe3 Bxe3+ 18. Kxe3 Nxe4+ 19. Kxe4 Bf5# {
(Bobotsov).}) 16... f5 17. Ncd1 Nxd1 18. Kxd1 Bxc1 19. Qxc1 cxd5 20. cxd5 Rc8 {
Black has a positional plus.} 21. Qe3 Qf6 22. Rc1 O-O 23. Qd2 $2 {
White allows an attack on his king.} (23. exf5 $1 Bxf5 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. fxe4
Qf2 26. Qxf2 Rxf2 27. Rg1 {defends properly.}) 23... fxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25.
fxe4 Qf2 $1 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Qd3 (27. Rf1 Qxg3 28. Qh6 Bh3 {
wins for Black (Bobotsov).}) 27... Bg4 28. Re1 Rc1+ $5 29. Kxc1 Qxe1+ 30. Bd1
Bxd1 31. Qxd1 Qxe4 32. Qd2 Qb4 33. Qg5 Kf7 34. Qh6 Qc5+ 35. Kb2 Qd4+ 36. Kb1
Qxd5 37. Qh8 e4 38. Qh7+ Kf6 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. Qg7+ Qf7 41. Qc3 Qf1+ 42. Kb2 Qf6
{The Bulgarians defeated the Americans, as a result of this game. They would
become sixth.} 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.11"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Hug, Werner SUI"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. Bf4 d6 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. Rfd1 h6 $5 12. Ne1 f5 $5 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Qc2
Nf6 15. f3 g5 16. Be3 {The chances are about equal.} Qe8 17. Kg2 $5 Qh5 {
Hort takes the initiative.} 18. h3 Qg6 19. Rac1 Rf7 20. fxe4 $2 (20. d5 e5 21.
Kh2 {defends properly.}) 20... g4 $1 {The attack on the white king begins.} 21.
h4 e5 22. Qd3 $5 Nxe4 23. Nc2 $2 {Hug misses a counteraction.} ({Better is} 23.
dxe5 $1 dxe5 24. Qd5 Rd8 25. Qxe5 Bd6 26. h5 $1 Qh7 27. Qd5 Re8 {
and Black charges on the white position after a pawn sacrifice.}) 23... Raf8 ({
Black wins more quickly by} 23... Rf3 $1 24. exf3 gxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Rf8+ 26. Bf4
Qxg3+ 27. Kxe4 Qg2+ 28. Ke3 exf4#) 24. Bg1 (24. Kg1 Rf5 $1 25. Bf4 Nf2 26. Kxf2
exf4 {leads to a winning attack for Black.}) 24... Bxh4 $1 25. gxh4 Rf3 $1 26.
Ne3 ({The pointe is} 26. exf3 gxf3+ 27. Kf1 Qg2+) 26... Rg3+ 27. Kh1 Rf2 $1 {
Hort got the beauty prize for this spectacular game.} 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.11"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Black "Bednarski, Jacek POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bf4 Bxc5 8.
Bd3 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Ne4 $5 {Forced tactics follow.} (11...
Bd7 $1 {was played in Spassky - Petrosian, Moscow 1966 (19).}) 12. Bxe4 Rxf4
13. Nd3 Bxf2+ $1 14. Rxf2 Rxf2 15. Bxh7+ $5 (15. Nxf2 $1 dxe4 16. Qxd8+ Nxd8
17. Rd1 Nf7 18. Nfxe4 {gains little advantage.}) 15... Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17.
Nxf2 e5 $6 {Black is going to spoil his game quickly.} (17... Bd7 {
makes an essential step in the development.}) 18. Rd1 d4 $2 {
He makes the fatal blunder.} ({Correct is} 18... Be6 $1 19. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 20. c4
Nd4 $1 21. Qxe5 Bxc4 22. Rxd4 Qe8 $3 {and Black almost equalises because} 23.
Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxc4 $4 Re1# {fails.}) 19. Nfe4 $3 Qe7 $5 20. Rf1 $1 {
The king's knight has opened the f-file for the rook previously.} dxc3 21. Ng5
{White threatens mate in one. Black has no proper defence.} Qxg5 $5 22. Qxg5
cxb2 23. Rb1 Be6 24. Rxb2 b6 25. Qg6 Bd7 26. c3 Re8 27. Rd2 Re6 28. Qg4 Bc8 29.
Rf2 Ne7 30. Qa4 Nc6 31. h4 Bd7 32. h5 e4 33. Re2 e3 34. Qf4 Bc8 35. Rxe3 {
The Soviet Union led by half-a-point on Hungary at the end of the penultimate
round. Yugoslavia stayed third. Ljubojevic scored the best result on board
three.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.12"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor URS"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviets have to defend their small lead in game points, because the
Hungarians will win on match points, if they catch up.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3.
Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 8. d5 Na5 9. b3 c5 10. Bb2 a6
11. Qc2 Rb8 12. Nd2 b5 13. Rfe1 $5 (13. cxb5 axb5 14. Rfe1 {
drew in Ivkov - Bobotsov, Havana 1963.}) 13... Qc7 14. Nd1 Rb7 $2 {
Black should counter in the centre.} ({Better is} 14... e5 $1 {(Keres).}) 15.
Bc3 Rfb8 16. f4 bxc4 17. bxc4 Ne8 18. Nf2 Bd7 19. Nd3 $1 Ra7 $5 20. Bxg7 Nxg7
21. Qc3 Nb7 $5 {He has to remain passively.} 22. e4 Qa5 23. Qb2 Raa8 24. Nb3
Qd8 $5 25. Qc3 a5 26. a4 Qc7 27. Nd2 Nd8 28. h3 h5 29. f5 $5 gxf5 30. e5 $1 Ra7
31. Nf4 $6 (31. Nf3 $1 {continues the attack.}) 31... Rab7 $6 32. e6 $6 fxe6
33. dxe6 Bc6 34. Bd5 Rb2 35. Rf1 Qb7 $2 (35... Be8 $1 {
overprotects a weak pawn (Keres).}) 36. Nxh5 $1 Nxh5 37. Rxf5 Nf6 38. Rg5+ Kh8
({Keres analyses} 38... Kf8 39. Rf1 Ke8 40. Rxf6 $1 exf6 41. Qxf6) 39. Rf1 $1
Rxd2 40. Qxd2 {
Karpov won his game as well. So the Soviet Union deferated Romania by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "20th Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1972.10.12"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Pfleger, Helmut GER"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1972.09.18"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Hungary needed a large win against West Germany in the last round. The
absence of Hübner and Darga on the top boards was a surprise. Actually,
Pfleger got his chance to play against against a grandmaster. He had to win
against Portisch for a grandmaster result.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4.
cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 c5 9. dxc5 $5 Nbd7 10. Nge2
Nxc5 11. O-O Be6 12. Bc2 Rc8 13. Qd4 Qb6 14. Rab1 Rfd8 15. Rfc1 Qa6 16. h3 b6
17. Qd1 Nce4 18. Bd3 Qb7 19. Nb5 Qd7 20. Nbd4 Rc5 21. f3 Nd6 22. Nf4 Bf5 23.
Bf2 Rdc8 24. g4 Bxd3 25. Nxd3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 Qa4 28. Qb1 Nb5 29.
b3 $1 {White has the initiative.} Qa6 30. Nf5 Bf8 31. a4 Nc7 32. Bh4 Nd7 33.
Nd4 Ne6 $1 34. Nxe6 fxe6 35. Nf4 $6 {
Portisch blunders in an equal position, but it does not end in defeat.} Ne5 $1
{Black threatens ..g5.} 36. Bf2 $5 {White loses a pawn temporarily.} Nxf3+ 37.
Kg2 Nd2 38. Qd1 Bb4 $1 39. Nxe6 Qd3 40. Nd4 Qe4+ {Pfleger has gained a
positional plus. Hungary scored 11/2/2 and should win the two remaining games
for gold, an impossible task.} 41. Kg1 Bc3 42. Nf5 Qd3 43. Kg2 Be5 $5 (43... a5
$1 44. Ng3 Bb4 45. g5 hxg5 46. Qh5 {will draw as well.}) 44. Nh4 Qe4+ 45. Kg1
Bc3 46. Nf5 a5 47. Ng3 Qd3 48. Kg2 g6 $5 49. Qe2 $1 Qb1 50. Qb5 Qxb3 51. Qe8+
Kh7 52. Qf7+ Bg7 53. Nf5 $1 gxf5 54. Qxf5+ Kg8 55. Qe6+ Kf8 56. Qd6+ Ke8 57.
Qe6+ {Pfleger will become a grandmaster later. Csom lost the last game. So
Hungary - West Germany ended in 2-2.   The standings in final A became: Soviet
Union 42/15, Hungary 401/2, Yugoslavia 38, Czechoslovakia 351/2, West Germany
35, Bulgaria 32, Romania 311/2, Netherlands and USA 29, DDR 271/2, Spain 26,
Poland 241/2, Denmark 23, Argentina and Sweden 221/2, Switzerland 211/2.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lombardy, William USA"]
[Black "Markland, Peter ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The twenty-first Olympiad was played in Nice from 5 until 30 vi 1974. An
excellent tournament hall was available, but construction work in the hotel
and poor food hindered the participants. Sixteen teams qualified in the
preliminaries for the final A.   The next game occurred during the last round
of group 2 and counted for the first round of final A.} 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3.
d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10.
Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne3 Ne7 12. Bd3 Qb6 13. O-O Qxb2 14. Ncd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 $5 (15.
Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 {was played in Bely - Brinck Claussen, Hastings 1963.})
15... Qd4 16. Qf3 Qf4 17. Qh3 $1 e4 $6 (17... Qh6 $1 18. Qg4 Qf4 19. Qh3 Qh6 {
draws.}) 18. g3 Qf3 $2 ({Preferable is} 18... Qh6 $1 19. Qxh6 Bxh6 20. Bxe4
Bxe3 21. fxe3 f5 $1) 19. Nc4 $1 {White makes a temporary sacrifice.} exd3 $2 {
Markland collapses.} (19... Rxc4 $1 20. Bxc4 Qc3 21. Be2 $1 f5 $1 {
offers more resistance.}) 20. Nxd6+ Kd8 21. Nxf7+ Ke8 22. Nd6+ Kd8 23. Nf7+ Ke8
({Or} 23... Kc7 24. d6+ $1 {(Gheorghiu)} Kb8 25. d7) 24. Nxh8 Qf5 $5 25. g4 $1
Qxd5 26. cxd3 Bg7 27. Qxh7 Kd7 28. Rfe1 $1 Rg8 29. Rab1 b5 30. Ng6 Nc6 31. Nf4
Qf7 32. Qf5+ Kc7 33. Rbc1 Bf8 34. Rxc6+ $1 Kxc6 35. Re6+ Kb7 36. Qd5+ Ka7 37.
Rxa6+ $1 {Lombardy wins as he pleases.} Kxa6 38. Qxf7 Rxg4+ 39. Kf1 Rxf4 40.
Qxf8 {The USA defeated England by 3-1. Fischer did not partake but the other
American stars were present.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. h3 b5 8. e5 Ne8
9. Ne4 $5 Bf5 10. Ng3 Be6 11. a4 b4 12. c4 bxc3 13. bxc3 Bd5 $5 (13... Nd7 $1 {
will be played in Perenyi - Sapi, Hungary 1974.}) 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Bf4 dxe5 16.
Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qa5 {Black has achieved equality.} 19. Qd4 Ng7
20. c4 Be6 21. Bf3 Rad8 22. Qh4 Qc7 23. Qe4 c5 24. Red1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rb8 26.
Ne2 $1 {Karpov starts a counteraction on the kingside.} Rb4 ({Even better is} 
26... Nf5 $1 {(Geller).}) 27. Nf4 Nf5 28. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 29. Bg4 Nd4 $1 30. h4
Kg7 (30... Rxa4 $6 31. h5 $1 {attacks on the kingside.}) 31. h5 $1 Rb8 $6 ({
Right is} 31... Qb7 $1 {(Geller).}) 32. Qe3 gxh5 33. Bxh5 Nf5 $2 (33... Qb7 {
prevents a quick loss.}) 34. Qf4 $1 Rd8 35. Rb1 $6 (35. Rxd8 Qxd8 36. Qg4+ $1
Kh8 37. Bf7 {nearly stalemates Black.}) 35... Kh8 36. Bf7 Qd7 37. a5 Kg7 $6 38.
Bh5 Qd3 $4 ({Correct is} 38... Kh8 {and Black delivers a stubborn defence.})
39. Rd1 Qxd1+ 40. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 41. Kh2 Rd4 42. Qc1 h5 43. Qg5+ Kf8 44. Qg6 Ng7
45. Qb1 Rh4+ 46. Kg1 Rxc4 47. Qb8+ Kf7 48. Qxa7 Rc1+ 49. Kh2 c4 50. Qd4 Rc2 51.
Qa1 Ne8 52. a6 Nc7 53. a7 Rd2 54. Qa5 Rd7 55. Qa4 {The Soviet Dream Team won
after great difficulties in 1970 and 1972. This time they took a firm lead at
once.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Black "Padevsky, Nikola BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 $5 {A new move is made allready.} 4. c3 ({
The usual answer will become} 4. g3) 4... Ne7 5. Bf4 d6 6. Qc1 $5 h6 7. d4 Nd7
8. Na3 b6 9. Nc4 Kf8 $5 (9... d5 {equalises.}) 10. h4 Bb7 11. Bd3 Nc6 $6 {
All ideas come from the Department of Funny Moves.} ({Better is} 11... e5) 12.
Qe3 e5 13. Bg3 Kg8 14. a3 a5 15. Rd1 a4 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qe2 Qe8 18. h5 g5 19.
Ne3 Nc5 20. Nd5 Nxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Qc8 22. Qc4 {White controls more territory.} Kh7
$2 {Padevsky misses the next sacrifices.} ({Mecking recommends} 22... Qe6 $1)
23. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 24. Qxf7+ Bg7 25. Nxg5+ $1 {Black will be mated soon.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio PHI"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. a4 Nbd7 8. Qd2
Qa5 $5 ({Theory is} 8... e5) 9. Be2 e5 10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Qe5 $6 {
Black exposes his queen.} ({Better is} 11... Re8 $1 {(Minev).}) 12. Bf4 Qe7 13.
Nf3 Ne8 $5 ({An alternative brings} 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Bxd6 Re8 16.
Rfe1 Nf6) 14. Bg5 f6 $5 15. Be3 Nc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Bc4+ Be6 18. Bxe6+ Qxe6
19. Rad1 {White has gained a positional plus.} Rf7 $6 ({Minev prefers} 19...
Nc7 $5) 20. Rfe1 Nc7 $2 {Portisch misses some tactics.} ({Correct is} 20... b6
$1 21. e5 Re7 22. exf6 Qxf6) 21. e5 $1 Raf8 (21... fxe5 $2 22. Ng5 {
costs an exchange.}) 22. Ne4 $1 fxe5 ({Or} 22... b6 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Nd6) 23.
Nfg5 Bh6 24. Qe2 Bxg5 25. Nxg5 Qf5 26. Nxf7 Qxf7 27. Rd3 Ne6 28. Re3 Nd4 29.
Qd2 Rd8 30. Kh1 Ne6 31. Qc3 Qxf2 32. Qxe5 Nf4 33. Qg5 Rf8 34. Re8 Nh5 35. Kh2
Nf6 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Re3 Kf7 38. Qxc5 Qh4 39. Qe7+ Kg8 40. Qe6+ Kg7 41. Rf3 {
Torre scored 14/19 on board one. The Philippines defeated Hungary by 3-1!} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Black "Hecht, Hans-Joachim GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nb6 9. a3 $5 Bd7 10. b3 a5 11. Bb2 a4 12. b4 Na7 $5 13. Qe2 $1 Be7 14. h4
$5 h5 $5 15. Rh3 g6 16. Rg3 $5 {Tal has a fine idea.} Rc8 $5 ({Preferable is} 
16... Bxh4 $1 17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Nf3 {(Geller)} Qe7 $1) 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Rxg5
Qe7 $5 19. Nf3 $5 Kd8 $2 (19... Nc4 $1 20. Rc1 Bb5 21. Nd2 Nxb2 22. Bxb5+ Kd8
23. Rc5 {(Khalifman)} Rxc5 24. dxc5 Kc7 {defends well.}) 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1
Kc7 22. Qc2+ Kb8 23. Qc5 $1 Qxc5 24. dxc5 Nc4 25. Rg3 Nc6 $6 (25... Nb5 $1 26.
Ng5 Be8 27. Bxc4 dxc4 28. Ne4 Bc6 {offers a strong resistance.}) 26. Bxc4 $1
dxc4 27. Ng5 $5 Be8 ({The pointe is} 27... Nxe5 $2 28. Bf4 f6 29. Ne4 $1) 28.
Rc3 Ka7 29. Bf4 Ne7 30. Rxc4 {White has won a pawn.} Bc6 31. f3 Rf8 32. Bc1 Nf5
33. Rf4 Rd8 34. Nxf7 Rd3 35. Nd6 Rd5 36. Bb2 Ka6 37. g4 Nxd6 38. exd6 Rd3 39.
Ke2 Rb3 40. Bc1 e5 41. Rf7 e4 42. gxh5 exf3+ 43. Kd2 f2 44. Rxf2 gxh5 45. Rf5
Kb5 46. Rd5 $1 {Tal scored the best result of the first reserves.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Padevsky, Nikola BUL"]
[Black "Whiteley, Andrew ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 Nc6 8.
Nxc4 Be6 9. b3 Bd5 10. Bb2 Qc8 11. e3 Rd8 12. Qe2 a5 13. a3 $5 h6 14. Rac1 Qe6
15. Rfd1 Be4 16. Bf1 g5 $1 17. Ne1 g4 $2 ({Better is} 17... Bd5 {(Padevsky).})
18. Nd2 $1 Bd5 19. Nd3 $1 Qf5 20. Nf4 e6 $1 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Bg2 Ra6 {
So far, White has improved his position slowly.} 23. e4 $1 {
The action starts in the centre.} dxe4 24. Nxe4 Rb6 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $1 26. Rd3
Nxd4 $2 ({Correct is} 26... a4 27. b4 Qg6 28. Rcd1 Na7 29. Re3 Nb5 {
and White has no immediate win.}) 27. Rxd4 $1 Rxd4 28. Qe8+ $1 Bf8 (28... Kh7
29. Bxd4 Qxd4 30. Be4+ {wins for White (Padevsky).}) 29. Bd5 $3 {
A brilliancy decides the game.} c5 ({The pointe is} 29... Re4 $5 30. Qxf8+ $1
Kxf8 31. Bxf6 Re2 32. Bd4 $1 {(Padevsky).}) 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Rc7 $1 Re6 32.
Bxe6 fxe6 33. Qh5 Qf5 34. Qxf5 {Bulgaria defeated England by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Black "Korchnoi, Viktor URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Qa5 8. Qd2
Nbc6 9. Nf3 Bd7 10. Be2 Rc8 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 b6 $5 ({
Known is} 13... Nf5) 14. Ra3 $1 O-O 15. O-O Rc7 $5 16. Rb1 $1 {
White has the initiative in the endgame.} h6 17. Kf1 Nf5 18. Bc3 $1 Rfc8 19.
Ke2 f6 20. g4 $5 Nfe7 $5 (20... fxe5 $1 21. dxe5 Nfe7 {equalises.}) 21. exf6
gxf6 22. h4 Be8 23. g5 $6 (23. Bd2 $1 h5 24. Rg1 hxg4 25. Rxg4+ Kh8 26. h5 $1 {
keeps an edge.}) 23... Bh5 $1 24. gxf6 Nf5 25. Bxf5 $6 exf5 26. Ke3 Kf7 $6 (
26... f4+ $1 27. Kxf4 Rf8 28. Rg1+ Kh7 29. Ng5+ hxg5+ 30. hxg5 Re7 $1 {
gains an advantage.}) 27. Rb5 $5 Rd7 $5 28. a5 $1 Re8+ 29. Ne5+ Nxe5 30. dxe5
d4+ $1 31. Bxd4 f4+ $1 {Korchnoi shows tactical wit.} 32. Kxf4 $2 {
Timman takes the wrong path.} ({Right is} 32. Kd2 $1 Rxd4+ 33. Kc3 Re4 34. axb6
axb6 35. Ra7+ {and White counters.}) 32... Rxd4+ 33. Ke3 ({Not} 33. Kf5 $4 Bg6#
) 33... Rxh4 34. Rd3 a6 $1 35. Rd7+ Kf8 36. Rbd5 $2 (36. Rxb6 {
brings the last chance.}) 36... Bf7 37. f4 Bxd5 38. Rxd5 bxa5 39. Rxa5 Kf7 40.
Rxa6 Kg6 41. Ke4 Rc8 42. Ra7 {Korchnoi played his last Olympiad for the Soviet
Union. He will represent Switzerland after his defection.} (42. Ra7 Rc4+ 43.
Kd5 Rhxf4 44. Rg7+ Kf5 {wins for Black (Smyslov).}) 0-1

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Westerinen, Heikki FIN"]
[Black "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 a6 9. Ba4 d5 $5 ({Known is} 9... b5 10. Bb3 Na5) 10. e5 Ne4 11. Be3 ({
Timman prefers} 11. Nbd2 $1) 11... Bd7 12. Bd1 $6 f6 $6 (12... Rc8 $1 13. Nbd2
Nb4 {takes the initiative on the queenside.}) 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bb3 Ne7 15. Bf4
{White threatens Qxe4.} Kh8 16. Rc1 Bc6 17. Nc3 Qd7 18. Ne1 $6 ({
Less passive is} 18. Qd3) 18... Rae8 $5 19. f3 $5 Ng5 $1 20. Nc2 Ne6 21. Bd2 f5
22. Be3 $5 g5 23. Qd2 f4 24. Bf2 h5 25. Re1 g4 $1 26. Qd3 $2 ({Better is} 26.
Qd1 $1 Ng5 27. Bh4 {(Timman).}) 26... Nf5 $1 27. Re5 $6 ({The crucial line is} 
27. Kh1 g3 28. Bg1 {and Black has no fast win.}) 27... Bxe5 28. dxe5 g3 29. Bb6
gxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Qg7 31. Bf2 Rg8 32. Rg1 Qg5 33. Bxd5 Ng3 34. Kh3 Bd7 35. Qc4
Ng7+ 36. e6 Rxe6 37. Qc7 Re7+ {Timman was the coming man in the Dutch team.}
0-1

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15.
b3 g6 16. d5 Nb6 17. Qe2 a5 18. Bd3 $5 (18. c4 b4 19. a4 {
drew in Tal - Gligoric, Hastings 1973.}) 18... b4 19. Bb5 Re7 20. Bd2 Bg7 21.
a3 bxc3 22. Bxc3 Nbxd5 $5 {
Gligoric brings a courageous sacrifice. He gives a knight for two centre pawns.
} 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Bb2 Qb6 25. Ne4 $6 ({Preferable is} 25. a4 Nf4 26. Qd1 {
and White hinders the pawn advance.}) 25... Nc7 $6 ({More useful is} 25... Nf4
$1 {(Gheorghiu).}) 26. Ba4 d5 $1 {An avalanche starts.} 27. Ned2 e4 28. Bxg7
Kxg7 29. Nh2 Ne6 30. Rac1 f5 31. f3 $2 {Jansa helps the white attack.} (31. Qe3
$1 Qc7 32. Qc3+ d4 33. Qc2 Ba6 34. Nc4 {holds the pawns.}) 31... c4+ $1 32. Qf2
Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Nc5 $1 34. fxe4 Nd3+ 35. Ke2 Nxc1+ 36. Rxc1 cxb3 37. Bxb3 Ba6+
$5 38. Ke3 dxe4 {Black has a rook and two pawns for two knights.} 39. Rc5 Rd8
40. Bc4 Bxc4 41. Nxc4 Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rc3 $1 43. Nf1 Rc2+ 44. Ke1 e3 45. Re5 Rxe5
46. Nxe5 f4 47. g3 e2 $1 48. Nd2 fxg3 49. Kxe2 g2 50. Nef3 Ra2 $1 51. Kf2 Rxa3
52. Kxg2 a4 {The Czechs lost by 31/2-1/2. Again Yugoslavia was fighting for
the second place.} 0-1

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Donner, Jan NED"]
[Black "Calvo Minguez, Ricardo ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Be2
Qb6 $5 (8... Nd7 {drew in Nei - Saigin, Estonia 1963.}) 9. Qd2 Nf6 10. f3 Nbd7
11. h4 h5 12. g5 $1 {Donner takes the initiative.} Nh7 13. Nh3 Nhf8 14. Nf2 Ne6
15. Bg3 f5 $2 {Calvo weakens his kingside.} ({Better is} 15... O-O) 16. Nd3 O-O
17. Kf2 $5 Rae8 18. Rhd1 a5 19. Bf1 Rf7 20. Rac1 Qa7 21. Ne2 $1 Nef8 $5 22.
Nef4 $1 {The knight has reached his goal.} Bd6 $2 {Black blunders a pawn.} ({
Right is} 22... Bd8) 23. Nxh5 $1 f4 $5 ({Or} 23... Bxh5 24. Bxd6 Ng6 25. Bg2 $1
Qa6 26. Bg3 {and White has a great advantage.}) 24. Nhxf4 c5 25. Ne5 cxd4 26.
Qxd4 Qxd4 27. exd4 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Bxe5 29. Nxg6 Nxg6 30. Rxd5 Bxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Re3
32. Bg2 Nf4 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Rd6 Re2 35. Bf1 Rxb2 36. g6+ $1 Nxg6 37. Bd3 {
Donner played well on the second board of the Netherlands.} ({The pointe is} 
37. Bd3 Rf6 38. Rdd8 $1) 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Black "Penrose, Jonathan ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 e5
9. a3 O-O 10. b4 h6 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Rb1 $5 ({Known is} 12. Bb2) 12... b6 13.
Bb2 a5 $2 ({Better is} 13... b5 $1) 14. b5 $1 {Black has little counter-play.}
Na7 15. a4 Qc7 16. d4 Rad8 17. Qe2 Nac8 $5 18. Rbc1 Kh7 $5 19. h4 Ng8 20. Nc4
Rfe8 21. Qf1 Nce7 22. Bh3 exd4 23. cxd4 d5 $1 24. exd5 $1 {
Ivkov has the initiative.} (24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. exd5 exd5 26. Nxb6 $5 c4 $1 {
(Ivkov)} 27. Nxc4 $1 dxc4 28. h5 $1 {also poses great problems for Black.})
24... Bxd5 25. Nfe5 Nc8 26. dxc5 bxc5 27. Bc3 Bxc4 28. Nxc4 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Nb6
30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Nxb6 Qxb6 32. Qc4 $1 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Qf6 34. Qxc5 Ra1 35. Bg2
Rxa4 $2 36. Rf3 $1 {The final attack begins.} Qe6 37. Qf8 Nf6 38. Bh3 Qe8 39.
Qxe8 Nxe8 40. Rxf7+ Ng7 41. b6 Rb4 42. b7 {Yugoslavia and England drew.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. b3 Rfc8 13. f3 a6 14. Na4 Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 Rc6 16. Nc3 $5 {White controls more territory.} Rac8 17. Nd5 Kf8 $1
18. Be3 Nd7 19. h4 Bxd5 $6 ({Preferable is} 19... h5 $1 20. Nf4 Nc5) 20. exd5
R6c7 21. h5 $1 Kg8 22. f4 Nc5 23. Bg4 Ne4+ 24. Kd3 f5 25. Bf3 {
Karpov has collected positional advantages.} b5 $1 26. g4 $1 bxc4+ 27. Rxc4
Rxc4 28. bxc4 Nc5+ 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. h6 $1 Bf8 $1 (30... Bh8 $2 31. Rb1 $1 {
brings a white attack (Geller).}) 31. Kc3 fxg4 32. Bxg4 Kf7 $5 33. Be6+ Kf6 34.
Bg8 $1 Rc7 $2 (34... e6 $1 35. Bxe6 a5 {
breaks the white restraint at the cost of a pawn.}) 35. Bxh7 $1 {
White has won a pawn.} e6 36. Bg8 exd5 37. h7 Bg7 $2 (37... Rxc4+ 38. Kd3 Bg7
39. Bxd5 Rc5 {(Geller)} 40. Ke4 Bh8 {offers a strong resistance.}) 38. Bxd5 $1
({Not} 38. h8=Q $2 Bxh8 39. Rxh8 Rxc4+ 40. Kd3 Rc8 $1 {drawn.}) 38... Bh8 39.
Kd3 Kf5 40. Ke3 Re7+ 41. Kf3 a5 42. a4 Rc7 43. Be4+ Kf6 44. Rh6 Rg7 45. Kg4 {
Kavalek suffers from a fatal restriction.   Karpov scored the best result on
board one. The Soviet Union defeated the USA by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.24"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Rantanen, Yrjo FIN"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Bc4 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. Bg5 $5 b4 $6 {Reshevsky has an aggressive mood.
} 12. Nb1 $6 (12. Nd5 $1 exd5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. exd5+ Be7 15. Rhe1 Ra7 16. Qh5
Qc5 17. Bf5 $1 {will gain an advantage in Brinck Claussen - Hall, Denmark 2000.
}) 12... Be7 13. f4 $2 ({Better is} 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. f4) 13... e5 $1 14. fxe5 $6
(14. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 15. exf5 b3 $1 16. Nc3 bxa2 17. Nxa2 Nb3+ 18. Kb1 Nd4 19. Qd2
{defends properly.}) 14... dxe5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nb3 Nc6 $5 17. a4 $5 bxa3 18.
Nxa3 O-O 19. Kb1 Be7 $1 20. Nc4 a5 $1 {The pawn will meet no resistance.} 21.
c3 a4 $1 22. Nbd2 Be6 23. Ne3 a3 $1 24. b3 a2+ $1 {
Sammy played his last Olympiad and won a bronze medal.} ({The pointe is} 24...
a2+ 25. Kb2 Ba3+ 26. Ka1 Nd4 $1) 0-1

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.24"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Venalainen, Unto FIN"]
[Black "Tarjan, James USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B72"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. h4
h5 9. f3 O-O 10. Nb3 $5 (10. Qd2 {was played by Grob.}) 10... Be6 11. g4 $2 {
White makes a premature advance.} (11. Qd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14.
Qxd5 Bxd5 15. O-O-O {will draw quickly.}) 11... hxg4 12. Qd2 $2 ({Better is} 
12. fxg4 $1 Qc8 $1 13. h5 $1 Nxg4 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 {
and White has compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 12... d5 $1 13. O-O-O
dxe4 $5 {Black threatens to exchange the queens.} 14. Qe1 $5 Qc7 15. fxg4 Nxg4
16. Bg5 Qe5 $5 (16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rfd8 {leads to exchanges.}) 17. Qg1 Nf6 18.
h5 Ng4 $1 19. Be3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nb4 $1 {Tarjan intends to play ..Nxa2+!} 21.
Rd4 Nxc2 $1 22. Kxc2 Bxb3+ 23. axb3 Qxd4 24. Qh3 g5 $1 {
The USA crushed Finland.} ({The sources give} 24... e5 $4 {but then} 25. hxg6
Rfd8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. gxf7 {wins for White.}) 0-1

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel USA"]
[Black "Kirov, Nino BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qb3 Nc7 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 b6 11. Rac1 Ne6 $5 ({Known is} 11... h6) 12. Ng5 Ned4
13. Qd1 $2 (13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Qa3 $1 {keeps the initiative.}) 13... Bb7 14. Nf3
Qd7 15. a3 Rfd8 16. Bxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bxd4 {
Kirov has a positional advantage.} 19. Qd2 a5 20. Qf4 Qe6 21. e3 $6 {
White weakens his pawn structure.} Bg7 $5 (21... Bxc3 22. Rxc3 Qa2 {
wins a pawn.}) 22. Rfd1 Rd7 23. d4 cxd4 24. exd4 Qb3 25. Rd2 e6 26. Ne4 $5 Qd5
(26... Rxd4 $6 27. Rxd4 Bxd4 28. Rc7 Rf8 29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. Qxf6 {
brings a white counteraction.}) 27. f3 Qf5 28. Qe3 Rad8 29. Nc3 $2 (29. Rc4 Qb5
30. b3 Rd5 31. a4 Qd7 32. Rdc2 $1 Rxd4 33. Rc7 {
also leads to counter-play for a pawn.}) 29... Bxd4 30. Qe2 Bg7 31. Rcd1 Rxd2
32. Rxd2 Rxd2 33. Qxd2 Qf6 34. Qe2 Qd4 35. Kh3 Qc5 36. Nd1 Qc1 37. Kg2 Bd4 38.
a4 h5 39. Qd3 $6 Bxb2 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qxb6 Bf6 42. Qd6 Qc2+ {Kirov wins a
second pawn.   The Americans were defeated, as a result of this game, but they
remained at the third place, half-a-point before the Bulgarian and Dutch teams.
} 0-1

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Planinc, Albin YUG"]
[Black "Rubinetti, Jorge ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. c3
Re8 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Re1 Bf8 $5 ({Known is} 10... Bf6) 11. Nc4 $1 Qc7 12. Ng5
$1 {Planinc plays in his energetic style.} Rd8 $6 {
Black lessens the protection of his centre pawn.} (12... Nf6 $1 13. Ne4 Nxe4
14. Bxe4 Be6 15. Qh5 g6 {defends well.}) 13. Qe2 Nb6 $6 ({Better is} 13... g6
$1 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxe5 Qxe5 16. Rxe5 Nf6 17. Re1 Rxd3) 14. Qe4 $5 ({
Positional players would do} 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qe4) 14... g6 15. Qh4 h5 16. Ne4
$1 Nd5 $6 {Rubinetti has no plan.} 17. Bg5 $1 Bf5 $5 18. Nf6+ $6 {
Planinc does not want an exchange but the king.} Nxf6 19. Bxf6 Rxd3 $6 20. Bf1
$2 (20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Nxe5 {leads to a decisive attack.}) 20... Rd7 $2 (20...
e4 $1 {tries to stop the storm.}) 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Bg4 $5 23. h3 Bf3 24.
Bb5 $2 (24. Bg2 $1 Qc6 25. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 26. Qg5+ Kh7 27. Qf5+ Kg8 28. Bxf3 {
wins quickly.}) 24... Rd6 25. Rae1 $2 Rxf6 $4 {He should not despair.} (25...
Qb6 $1 26. Rf5 $1 Qxb5 27. Rxf3 Re8 $1 {brings a winning advantage for Black.})
26. Qxf6 Bg7 27. Re8+ $1 Rxe8 28. Rxe8+ Kh7 29. Qxf3 {
Planinc played many adventurous games, when he was healthy.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Raaste, Eero FIN"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennady URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. h3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Nb3 a6 11. f4 b5 $5 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Rf2 b4 14. Ne2 $5 Ne8
15. Ned4 {The knight returns to the central area.} Nc7 16. Rd2 $5 ({
More natural is} 16. Qd2) 16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qc8 18. Rc1 Nb5 19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20.
Bd4 Bh6 $5 21. c4 Bc6 22. Be3 Qb7 23. Re2 $2 {
White does not have to give up a pawn.} ({Correct is} 23. Qc2 f5 $1 24. c5 $1
fxe4 25. cxd6 exf3 26. Qxc6 exd6 27. Qxb7 Rxb7 28. g3 {
and White will regain the pawn soon.}) 23... Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Rcc2 $6 ({
The last chance gives} 25. b3 $1 Bxf4 $5 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Rxe7 {
and White has started a counteraction.}) 25... b3 $1 26. axb3 Rxb3 27. Bc1 Qb7
28. Qd5 Rc8 29. Kh1 Qxd5 30. cxd5 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 f5 {The Soviet Union and
Yugoslavia stayed one and two. Bulgaria moved to the third place.} 0-1

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Rantanen, Yrjo FIN"]
[Black "Bilek, Istvan HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 a6 5. Be3 b5 {
Bilek plays an interesting line of the Modern Defence.} 6. a4 $5 {
White triggers a fine move.} b4 $1 7. Na2 Bb7 $5 8. e5 {
He tries to benefit from the broad centre.} a5 9. c3 $5 bxc3 10. Nxc3 Nh6 11.
Qb3 Bc8 $6 ({Preferable is} 11... Qc8 $1 12. Nf3 Nf5) 12. Bc4 $1 O-O 13. Nf3
Nc6 $5 (13... Na6 $1 14. O-O Rb8 {makes modern moves.}) 14. h3 $6 (14. O-O $1
Bg4 15. Rae1 {gains a plus.}) 14... Rb8 15. Qc2 $6 Nb4 $1 16. Qd2 Nf5 $1 17.
Bf2 Bb7 18. d5 $2 {He flights forwards.} (18. Rd1 {supports the centre.}) 18...
c6 $1 {The white pawns have become targets.} 19. Rd1 dxe5 20. fxe5 cxd5 21.
Nxd5 Bh6 $1 {The white queen has to lift the protection of knight d5. Hungary
defeated Finland by 3-1, but could not compete as well as in the previous
Olympiads.} 0-1

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.28"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 c5 13. b3 Re8 14. d5 g6 15. a4
Rb8 16. b4 $5 (16. Bd3 {happened in Razuvaev - Matanovic, Portoroz 1973.})
16... c4 {Black wants to close the queenside.} 17. Nf1 Bf8 18. Bg5 Bg7 19. Qd2
Nb6 20. a5 (20. axb5 axb5 21. Qe3 {tries to attack on both flanks.}) 20... Nbd7
21. g4 $1 Kh8 $6 (21... Qe7 {intends to play ..Qf8 and ..h6 (Maric).}) 22. Ng3
Rg8 $2 {The black king becomes vulnerable in the corner.} 23. Kg2 Qf8 24. Rh1
Re8 25. Be3 Nxd5 $5 {Black carries out a desperate action.} (25... Rc8 26. Rag1
$1 Ne8 27. h4 {leads to a  winning attack by White.}) 26. exd5 Nf6 27. g5 Nxd5
28. Be4 Nxe3+ 29. fxe3 d5 30. Bxd5 $1 e4 31. Bxb7 exf3+ 32. Bxf3 Re5 33. h4 Qe7
34. Rad1 Rxe3 35. Rhe1 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Qc7 37. Qe3 f5 38. Ne2 Be5 39. Nd4 Bf4 40.
Nxb5 $1 {Gligoric lost two and won three games in the final.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.28"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 b6 5. c3 Bb7 6. Qa4+ $5 Nfd7 7. Be2 Be7 8.
e5 O-O 9. Qg4 $1 {White takes the initiative on the kingside.} f5 10. Qg3 c5
11. Nb3 Qe8 12. h4 Nc6 13. Bf4 a5 14. Nbd2 Bd8 $5 15. h5 Bc7 16. Rh3 $5 {
The attack by several pieces will not be successful. Instead, White should
enjoy his broader control of territory.} Ba6 17. d4 Bxe2 18. Kxe2 b5 19. Bh6 $5
{This effort has little use.} Qe7 20. Rh4 Bb6 21. Bg5 Qe8 22. Rah1 Rc8 23. Be3
a4 24. a3 cxd4 25. cxd4 Na5 26. Ne1 $2 {He overestimates his chances.} (26. Rb1
{defends the queenside.}) 26... Rf7 27. Qf4 Nc4 28. Nd3 Nxd2 29. Bxd2 Rc4 30.
Bc3 Nc5 31. Nxc5 Bxc5 32. Qd2 Bf8 $6 (32... b4 $1 33. dxc5 bxc3 34. bxc3 f4 {
wins for Black.}) 33. g4 $6 Qc6 $6 34. gxf5 Rxf5 35. R4h3 Qe8 36. R1h2 Qf7 37.
Kf1 $6 Be7 $1 38. Ke1 Bg5 39. Qe2 Rf4 40. Qd3 Re4+ $1 {
The time pressure has passed. White has a lost position.} 41. Kf1 Qf4 42. Rh1
Qf5 43. Qf3 $5 Rf4 $1 44. Qe2 Rc8 45. R1h2 Rf8 46. Kg1 Rg4+ 47. Kf1 $6 Qb1+ $1
48. Qe1 Qc2 49. Rg2 Re4 $1 50. Rxg5 $5 Rxe1+ 51. Bxe1 Rxf2+ 52. Bxf2 Qc1+ 53.
Be1 Qxg5 54. h6 Qf5+ 55. Kg2 Qe4+ 56. Kf1 Qxd4 57. hxg7 Kxg7 58. Rg3+ Kf7 59.
Rf3+ Ke8 60. Bc3 Qc4+ 61. Kf2 Qc5+ 62. Ke2 d4 63. Bb4 Qxe5+ 64. Kd3 h5 65. Rf8+
Kd7 66. Bd2 Qg3+ $1 67. Ke4 Qg6+ 68. Ke5 Qg7+ 69. Rf6 h4 70. Bh6 Qxf6+ $1 {
The USA defeated Yugoslavia by 21/2-11/2 but remained on the fourth place.} 0-1

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Radulov, Ivan BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qe2 a6 8. a4
Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. h3 b6 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Bb7 14. e4 Rae8 15.
Bg5 $5 (15. Be3 {occurred in Ogaard - Radulov, Helsinki 1972.}) 15... Nd4 $1 {
Black counters in the centre.} 16. Nxd4 Nxd5 $1 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nf5 $5 Rxe4
19. Qh5 $1 {Portisch decides to play an all-out attack.} Rfe8 $2 {
Radulov makes a tactical error.} ({Not} 19... g6 $4 20. Bf6 $1 gxh5 21. Nh6#) (
{Better is} 19... Bh2+ $1 20. Kh1 f6 $5 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Rxd5 Re5 {
and Black holds the position.}) 20. Nxg7 $3 R8e5 $1 ({The pointe is} 20... Kxg7
$2 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Bf6) 21. f4 $1 Rxf4 22. Ne8 $1 Qc6 ({Or} 22... Rxe8 $6 23.
Bxf4 Bxf4 24. Rxd5 {(Maric).}) 23. Nxd6 $2 {Black gets a second chance.} (23.
Qh6 $1 Bf8 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. Bxf4 Rxe8 26. a5 {gains an exchange.}) 23... f6 $2
{He misses the opportunity.} (23... h6 $1 24. Nc8 $1 hxg5 25. Ne7+ $1 Rxe7 26.
Qxg5+ Qg6 27. Rxd5 Qxg5 28. Rxg5+ {equalises the game.}) 24. Re1 $3 Qxd6 (24...
Rxg5 25. Re8+ Kg7 26. Re7+ Kf8 27. Rf7+ $1 {mates on the next move (Maric).})
25. Bxf4 $1 {Black loses material.   Hungary won by 21/2-11/2. Bulgaria sank
to the fourth place.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Black "Cardoso, Radolfo PHI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qc7 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. O-O-O e6 11. f4 b5 12. Bb3 b4 13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6 {
They play a sharp line of the Sicilian Defence.} cxb2+ $5 (14... gxf6 {
happened in Trois - Rocha, Sao Paulo 1969.}) 15. Kb1 {The white monarch has
found a safe haven, while his opponent will become a target. Black encounters
great problems.} gxf6 16. Qh5 $1 {Spassky threatens to capture on e6.} Bg7 $1
17. f5 $1 ({Now} 17. Bxe6 $5 O-O $1 18. Bd5 Rb8 {gives a black counteraction.})
17... O-O (17... e5 $2 18. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 19. fxe6 O-O 20. exf7+ Kh8 21. Bd5 Ra7
22. Qg6 {wins for White.}) 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Qg6 $1
{The position looks horrible for Black, but White has no immediate mate.} Rfe8
$2 (21... Rfb8 $1 22. Bf5 Bf8 23. Rxd6 $1 Qg7 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. Rd7+ Kg8 {
offers more resistance.}) 22. Rhe1 $1 Re7 23. Bf5 Kg8 24. Qh7+ Kf7 25. Be6+ $1
{Chess can be so easy for Boris.} Ke8 ({The pointe is} 25... Rxe6 26. Rxe6 Kxe6
27. Qe4+ Kf7 28. Qxa8) 26. Qg8+ Bf8 27. Bf7+ Kd7 28. Rxe7+ Kxe7 29. Re1+ Kd7
30. Be6+ {White delivers mate or wins material.   The standings had become at
the end of the penultimate round: Soviet Union 431/2, Yugoslavia 36, USA 34,
Bulgaria and the Netherlands 331/2, Hungary 33. Gold had been achieved by the
Soviet team.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Forintos, Gyozo HUN"]
[Black "Enklaar, Bertus NED"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Netherlands and Hungary met in the last round. Both teams were fighting
for bronze.} 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7.
Nc2 Qe5 $5 ({Theory is} 7... Qh5 {(Tal - Benko, Reykjavik 1957).}) 8. Nc3 Bf5
9. O-O Nbd7 $5 10. Ne3 (10. d3 $1 exd3 11. exd3 Bg4 12. f3 Be6 13. f4 {
takes the initiative.}) 10... Bg6 11. b3 $2 (11. d4 $1 Qa5 12. Nc4 Qb4 13. Ne5
{gains a plus.}) 11... h5 $1 {Black takes over.} 12. Nc4 Qe6 13. d3 h4 $1 14.
Nxe4 Nxe4 15. dxe4 hxg3 $1 16. hxg3 Bxe4 17. f3 $5 Bd5 18. Kf2 $5 {
Forintos wants to create a new defensive line.} Bxc4 19. bxc4 Bc5+ 20. e3 O-O-O
{All black pieces are ready for the attack.} 21. Rh1 Ne5 $5 {
It will be difficult for Enklaar to find a win among the many promising lines.}
({Even stronger is} 21... Rxh1 $1 22. Qxh1 Ne5) 22. Rxh8 $1 Rxh8 23. Qb3 Ng4+
$5 24. Kf1 $5 ({Or} 24. fxg4 Qf6+ 25. Ke1 Qxa1) 24... Bxe3 $1 25. Rb1 Nh2+ $1
26. Ke2 Bb6+ $6 (26... Bxc1+ $1 27. Kd1 b6 28. Kxc1 Rd8 {wins immediately.})
27. Be3 Bxe3 $5 {Black should not allow counter-play.} 28. Qxb7+ Kd8 29. Qb8+
Ke7 30. Rb7+ $1 Kf6 31. Qxh8 Bh6+ 32. Kd3 $5 Qe3+ 33. Kc2 Qd2+ $5 34. Kb3 Qxg2
$2 (34... Qd1+ 35. Kb4 Qb1+ 36. Kc5 Qxb7 {wins a piece and the game.}) 35. Qd8+
Kg6 36. Qd3+ f5 37. g4 $5 Qxf3 38. gxf5+ Qxf5 $2 ({Better is} 38... Kf6 $1 39.
Qxf3 Nxf3 40. Rxa7 Be3 41. Rc7 Nd4+ {
and Black has winning chances in the endgame.}) 39. Qd6+ Kh7 40. Qxh2 Qd3+ 41.
Kb2 Qd4+ 42. Kb3 Qd3+ 43. Kb2 {It ends by perpetual check. The other games
became quiet draws. So the Netherlands and Hungary drew and remained on the
places five and six.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E41"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union and Yugoslavia met in the last round.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.
Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. e4 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Nd2
O-O $5 11. Nf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Ne8 $6 {A standard manoeuvre weakens the kingside.}
13. Ng3 f5 $2 ({Better is} 13... Ng6 14. O-O Nf4) 14. exf5 Nxf5 15. Qc2 g6 16.
O-O Bd7 17. Ne4 Nf6 18. Ng5 $5 Rae8 19. f3 Ng7 20. g4 Qa4 21. Qb3 $5 Rb8 $5 {
Exchange favours White.} 22. Bc2 Qa5 23. a4 {
White takes over the control of the queenside.} Qc7 24. h3 a6 $5 25. a5 $5 b5
26. axb6 Rxb6 27. Qa3 Qd8 28. Qc1 $5 Qe7 29. Qe1 Rb2 $1 30. Bd3 $1 Bc8 31. Bc1
Rb3 32. Bc2 Rb6 33. f4 $1 {Ivkov has been outplayed.} h6 $2 {
Decisive tactics follow.} (33... e4 $5 34. Nxe4 Nxe4 35. Qxe4 Qxe4 36. Bxe4 h5
{prolongs the game at the cost of a pawn.}) 34. fxe5 $1 Qxe5 ({Or} 34... hxg5
35. exf6 Qxe1 36. Rxe1 Rxf6 37. Bxg5 Rf3 38. Re3) 35. Qxe5 dxe5 36. Ne4 h5 37.
Ba3 $5 Nxe4 38. Rxf8+ Kxf8 39. Bxe4 Rb3 40. Bxc5+ Ke8 41. Rf1 {The Soviets won
the match, as a result of this game, but the Yugoslavs scored enough board
points for silver.} 1-0

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.30"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Calvo Minguez, Ricardo ESP"]
[Black "Padevsky, Nikola BUL"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 $5 Nf6 7. O-O Be7
8. e5 ({Later Calvo will play} 8. Qe2 $5) 8... Nd7 9. b3 f5 10. c4 $5 O-O 11.
Qe2 Rf7 12. Ne1 $6 ({Better is} 12. Bb2) 12... Nxe5 $1 13. Qxe5 $2 Bf6 14. Qe2
Bxa1 {Padevsky has won material, but the game remains difficult.} 15. Ndf3 Bf6
16. Ne5 Rf8 17. N1f3 Qe8 18. Bf4 a5 19. a4 Ra6 20. Bc1 d4 21. Ba3 Be7 22. Nd2
Qd8 23. f4 Bd7 24. g3 Be8 25. h4 {Calvo closes the fortress everywhere.} h6 26.
Kf2 Bd6 27. Rh1 Rb6 28. Rb1 Rb7 29. h5 Bxe5 $6 {
Suddenly, Black opens the position.} (29... Rf6 $1 {
and a further preparation of a breakthrough on the g-file would be wiser.}) 30.
Qxe5 $1 Bxh5 31. Bxc5 Rf6 32. Bd6 c5 $2 {He seems to panic.} 33. Bxc5 Rd7 34.
b4 $1 axb4 35. Rxb4 Kh7 36. Qb8 Qa5 $2 37. Qb5 $2 (37. Nb3 $1 {plays for a win.
}) 37... Qc7 38. Bb6 Qb7 39. Rb1 $1 e5 40. fxe5 Re6 {The USA defeats
Czechoslovakia by 21/2-11/2. So Bulgaria needs to score 31/2 points for a
bronze medal. Radulov and Popov have won. Bulgaria leads by 2-0.} 41. a5 $1 f4
$1 42. g4 $5 Bxg4 43. a6 Qc8 44. a7 Rg6 $1 {Black still tries to win.} 45. Rg1
$5 Qa8 $2 ({Better is} 45... Rb7 $1 46. Qc5 Qa8) 46. e6 $2 {
The battlers are tired.} (46. Rxg4 $1 Rxa7 47. Rxg6 {wins for White.}) 46...
Rxa7 47. Bxa7 Qxa7 48. Rxg4 $1 {Calvo counters in a fine way.} Rxg4 49. Qf5+
Rg6 50. Nf3 $2 (50. Qe4 $1 Qe7 51. Nf3 Qxe6 52. Ne5 {fights for a draw.}) 50...
Qa2+ $1 51. Ke1 Qb1+ 52. Kd2 Qb2+ 53. Kd1 Qb1+ $5 54. Kd2 {
Padevsky accepts a draw in a won position. It is going to cost bronze.} (54.
Kd2 Qb2+ 55. Kd1 Qf2 $1 56. Ne5 Qg1+ 57. Ke2 Qg2+ 58. Kd1 Qg5 {wins for Black.}
) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nice"]
[Site "21st Olympiad final A"]
[Date "1974.06.30"]
[Round "15.3"]
[White "Tringov, Georgi BUL"]
[Black "Visier Segovia, Fernando ESP"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3
O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Rc1 Nc5 11. Qd2 Qa5 12. f3 $5 Na4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nxa4
Qxa4 15. b3 Qa3 16. c5 Rd8 17. cxd6 Rxd6 18. Qc2 Be6 19. Kh1 Bd4 20. Bf4 Rdd8
21. Qb1 c5 22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Qa6 24. Qc2 Rd7 25. Bg3 e5 26. Rd1 Rad8 27. h3
Qf6 28. Be1 Rd6 29. Ba5 R8d7 30. b4 cxb4 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Bxb4 Bc5 33. Rxd6
Bxd6 34. Bd2 Rd8 35. Be3 Rxc8 36. Qxc8 Qe7 37. Qc6 h5 $2 {
Black blunders a pawn.} 38. Bxa7 Qxa7 39. Qxd6 Qxa2 40. Qxe5+ Kg8 {
White has an extra pawn in the queen ending.} 41. Qf6 Qf2 42. h4 Qg3 43. Qg5
Qf2 44. Kh2 Qe1 45. Qg3 Qe3 46. Qb8+ Kg7 47. Qb2+ Kg8 48. Kg3 Qe1+ 49. Qf2 Qc3
50. Qe2 Qe5+ 51. Kh3 Qe6+ 52. Kh2 Qe5+ 53. g3 Qc5 54. Kg2 Kf8 55. f4 Kg7 56.
Qd3 Kf6 57. Kf3 $5 {The game on board two ended in a draw at about this time.
Tringov has to play for a win. So he starts an adventurous advance of his king.
} Kg7 58. Ke2 Kf8 59. Qd2 Qg1 60. Qe3 Qg2+ 61. Kd3 Qf1+ 62. Kd4 Qd1+ 63. Kc5
Qc2+ 64. Kb4 Qb1+ 65. Ka4 Qa2+ {(?)} ({Probably} 65... Qc2+ {has been played.})
66. Kb5 {(?)} (66. Qa3+ {wins.}) 66... Qb1+ 67. Kc6 Qb4 {
Again something is wrong with the notation.} 68. Qd3 {(?)} (68. Qc5+ {wins.})
68... Kg7 69. Kd5 Qa5+ 70. Kd4 Qa7+ 71. Kc3 Qa5+ 72. Kc2 Qa2+ 73. Kc3 Qa5+ 74.
Kb3 Qb6+ 75. Ka4 Qc5 76. Qd5 Qc2+ 77. Kb5 Qb2+ 78. Kc6 Qc3+ 79. Kd7 Qxg3 80.
Qe5+ Kg8 81. Ke8 {Bulgaria - Spain ended in 3-1. The USA and Bulgaria scored
the same number of game points. America became third by a higher amount of
match points.   The standings in final A became: Soviet Union 46/15,
Yugoslavia 371/2, USA 361/2 (bronze), Bulgaria 361/2, Netherlands 351/2,
Hungary 35, West Germany 32, Romania and Czechoslovakia 291/2, England 26,
Philippines and Spain 251/2, Sweden 25, Argentina 231/2, Finland 22, Wales 141/
2.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.10.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Miles, Anthony ENG"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray NZL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the Olympiad was organised in Israel for the second time, political
problems arose: the Communist and Arab countries refused to partake. 48 teams
played in Haifa from 24 x until 11 xi 1976. The competition at the top was
similar to the early Olympiads.   The preliminaries were abolished. Instead,
pairings were based on the Swiss System before each round. It shortened the
length of the event. So the costs became lower for the organisers and foreign
teams. The aim of the FIDE was to increase the number of participating
countries during the biannual tournament. That would become a great success.} 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4
c5 9. O-O Nc6 $5 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. exd4 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bg3 Rc8 14. Bb1
Nxc3 $5 15. bxc3 Bf6 16. Bf4 Qd5 $2 ({Right is} 16... Ne7) 17. Qd3 $1 Rfd8 (
17... g6 18. Bxh6 {costs a pawn.}) 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Be4 Qxa2 $2 (19... Qc4 $1
20. Rfe1 Ke7 21. Nd2 Qa4 {offers more resistance.}) 20. d5 $1 Ne7 21. d6 $5
Bxe4 22. dxe7+ Kxe7 23. Qxe4 Qc4 24. Nd4 Qd5 25. Qe2 Bxd4 26. cxd4 Qxd4 $2 27.
Be5 Qd2 28. Qxd2 Rxd2 29. Rxc8 {The Englishnen started the series of thirteen
rounds a small victory. Young Chandler played for New Zealand. Soon he would
move to Great Britain and join the English team.} 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jamieson, Peter SCO"]
[Black "Donner, Jan NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Netherlands have a fine team, but Korchnoi may not partake, because he
lives in Holland for less than one year.} 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5
Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Bb5 $5 Nxc5 9. O-O a6 $5 {
Donner keeps his king in the middle.} 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Nd4 Bb7 12. Qg4 $5 {
White challenges his opponent.} g5 $1 13. Bd2 h5 14. Qg3 Nd7 $1 15. f4 Qb6 16.
Nce2 $6 ({Preferable is} 16. Qf2) 16... h4 $1 17. Qf2 c5 18. Nb3 d4 $5 19. Na5
$5 Bd5 $5 20. c4 $5 Be4 $6 21. fxg5 $1 Bf5 22. Qf3 $2 (22. Nf4 $1 Qxb2 23. Nd5
$1 Bd8 24. Nc6 {counterattacks.}) 22... Rc8 23. Qf4 Bg6 24. g3 $5 Qc7 $5 25.
gxh4 Qxe5 $5 26. Qf2 Qf5 27. Qxf5 Bxf5 28. h5 Bg4 29. Ng3 Bxh5 30. Rae1 Bg6 31.
Bf4 Rh4 32. Kg2 Rxf4 $6 (32... Nf8 $1 {
prepares a jump to h7 and a capture on g5.}) 33. Rxf4 Bxg5 34. Rg4 Bd2 35. Rxg6
$1 Bxe1 36. Rg8+ Nf8 37. Nb3 $6 (37. Ne4 $1 Bxa5 38. Nd6+ {
brings the last chance.}) 37... f5 38. Rg7 Rc6 39. Nc1 Bxg3 40. hxg3 e5 $1 {
The passed pawns rush forwards.   Holland won, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Black "Hug, Werner SUI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E95"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. e4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
c6 9. Bf1 Qb6 10. h3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 12. hxg4 Bxd4 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Ne5
$5 ({Known is} 14... Nf6 {(Panno - Schweber, Buenos Aires 1968).}) ({Not} 14...
Qxb2 $4 15. Rb1 Qa3 16. Na4 Qxa2 17. Rb2 {(Timman).}) 15. Be2 Be6 16. b3 Rad8 {
Both parties have protected their weaknesses.} 17. g5 f6 18. Na4 Qa5 $2 {
The following tactics favour White.} (18... Qc7 $1 19. f4 Nd7 {(Timman)} 20.
gxf6 Nxf6 {defends well.}) 19. f4 $1 b5 $1 20. cxb5 cxb5 21. Nc3 Qb6 22. Qd2
Nc6 23. Bxb5 fxg5 24. f5 $1 (24. fxg5 Ne5 {blockades the white centre.}) 24...
Bf7 $6 (24... d5 $1 25. fxe6 d4 $1 26. Bc4 Ne7 27. Nd5 Rxd5 $1 28. Rf3 $1 Rxf3
29. gxf3 Re5 30. Rd1 Nc6 {leads to a difficult position for Black.}) 25. Bxc6
Qxc6 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Kh2 Qc5 $2 28. Nd5 $1 {The Netherlands won again.} ({
Timman delivers mate in} 28. Nd5 Qxc1 29. Ne7+ Kg7 30. Qd4+ Kh6 31. Rh3#) 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bronstein, Luis ARG"]
[Black "Ligterink, Gert NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. h4 $5 {
White starts a new attack.} ({Theory is} 12. c3) 12... O-O $1 (12... Bxh4 $5
13. Rxh4 $1 Qxh4 14. Nc7+ Ke7 15. Nxa8 Qxe4+ 16. Qe2 {(Czerniak)} Qd4 {
gives mutual chances.}) 13. c3 Be6 14. Nc2 Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 ({
A novelty will become} 15... Na5 $5) 16. Ne3 $6 Rc8 $6 ({Better is} 16... e4 $1
17. Qc2 Re8) 17. Bd3 $1 Rc5 $6 18. Qf3 $1 Nc8 $2 ({Preferable is} 18... Qc8)
19. Ng4 $1 Be7 $2 20. Nh6+ $3 {
Black is crushed.   The Netherlands drew against Argentina.} (20. Nh6+ gxh6 21.
Qf5 {will mate soon.}) 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.10.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fuller, Maxwell AUS"]
[Black "Evans, Larry USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Bd2
Qxc5 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Be2 $5 Nd7 13. Rc1 a6 14. b3 Rac8
15. Be3 Bd4 $5 16. Bxd4 ({Preferable is} 16. b4 $1 Qe5 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Bg4)
16... Nxd4 17. Nd5 Rfe8 18. Bg4 e6 19. b4 Qa7 $1 20. Qd2 f5 $2 {
Evans makes a risky advance.} ({Preferable is} 20... h5 $1 21. Bh3 Rcd8 22. Nf4
Ne5) 21. exf5 $1 {The piece sacrifice is okay.} exd5 $5 22. fxg6 Ne5 $5 (22...
b5 $1 23. c5 dxc5 24. bxc5 Ne6 25. Qxd5 Ndf8 {offers more resistance.}) 23. Qh6
$2 {The tables turn.} ({Not} 23. Bxc8 $4 Ndf3+) ({Better is} 23. c5 $1 dxc5 24.
Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Qxd4 Nxg4 26. bxc5 Ne5 27. Qxd5+ Kg7 28. f4 {
and White has a strong attack.}) 23... Rc7 $1 24. gxh7+ ({Or} 24. cxd5 Nxg4)
24... Rxh7 25. Qxd6 Nxg4 26. Qg6+ Kf8 27. Qxh7 Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Nxf2+ $1 29. Rxf2+
Qxf2 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qg7+ Kd8 32. Rd1 Nf4 33. Qg3 $2 Qxg3 34. hxg3 Ne2 $1 {
The Aussies were crushed by 4-0. America led by half-a-point before the
Netherlands.} ({Byrne and Mednis analyse} 34... Ne2 35. Rxd5+ Kc7 36. g4 Rh8+
37. Rh5 Ng3+) 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Black "Byrne, Robert USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f4 Be7 11. Bd3 b5 12. Kb1 O-O $5 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4
Bc6 {was played by Gheorghiu against Timman in Amsterdam 1975.}) 13. h3 Nxd4
14. Bxd4 b4 $5 (14... Bc6 15. g4 b4 16. g5 hxg5 17. fxg5 Nd7 18. Ne2 Bxg5 19.
Qxb4 {is preferred by Timman and Andriessen, but} Qe7 {defends well.}) 15. Ne2
d5 $6 ({Preferable is} 15... Qa5 $1 16. g4 e5) 16. e5 $1 {
White starts an attack in the centre.} Ne8 $2 {
Byrne will be crushed after this passive move.} ({Correct is} 16... Ne4 $1 17.
Bxe4 dxe4 18. Ng3 {(Timman)} Bc6 19. Rhe1 a5 20. Nxe4 a4 {
and Black has compensation for the pawn.}) 17. g4 $1 f6 18. h4 $1 f5 19. Rdg1
Bb5 20. gxf5 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rxf5 22. Be3 $1 Qc8 23. Nd4 Rf7 24. Rg6 $1 Qc4 $5
25. Nxe6 Qxd3 26. cxd3 Rc8 27. Rhg1 Bxh4 28. Rxh6 Be7 29. Rh5 {The Netherlands
defeated the USA by 21/2-11/2. Standings at the top became: England 171/2,
Netherlands 17, USA and Israel 161/2.} 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.01"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. a4 a6 6. Nfd2 $6 {
White lessens the protection of the centre.} ({Theory is} 6. axb5 axb5 7. Rxa8
Bxa8 8. Nc3) 6... bxc4 7. e4 e6 $1 8. dxe6 $6 (8. Bxc4 {defends the centre.})
8... dxe6 $1 {Miles grabs the initiative.} 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. f3 $6 ({Preferable is
} 10. Be2) 10... Qc7 11. Nxc4 Rd8 12. Qc2 $6 (12. Bd2 {develops a minor piece.}
) 12... Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Qf2 Nb4 $6 ({Even better is} 14... Nd4 $1 15. Rd1
Nh5) 15. Rc1 Nfd5 $5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Qg3 Qc8 $1 {
He keeps his queen for the attack.} 18. Na5 Qe6 $1 19. Nd1 Bc8 20. Kf2 Qb6 21.
Nb3 $6 Na2 $1 22. Bxc5 Qxb3 23. Bd4 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qb6+ $1 25. Ne3 Qxf6 26. Rc5
Qd4 $1 27. Rc2 Rfe8 28. f4 Re4 29. Be2 Rde8 30. Rd1 Qxe3+ 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. Bf3
Nb4 33. Rc7 Rb3 {Miles played an excellent game.} 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.01"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Nunn, John ENG"]
[Black "Commons, Kim USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8.
Be2 Qb6 9. Nb3 f5 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. O-O Bg7 13. Bd3 $5 (13. c3 {
was played in Bagirov - Simagin, Sverdlovsk 1957.}) 13... Bg6 14. f4 $6 (14. c3
{guards pawn b2.}) 14... e6 $1 15. Ne3 Qb6 $5 {
Black postpones the capture of b2.} 16. Qf3 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Nd4 $1 {
Commons takes the initiative.} 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Rae1 Qxb2 $5 20. f5 $1 {
Nunn gains counter-play.} e5 21. Kh1 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Rg8 23. Rf2 Qb4 24. Qc1 Rd8
25. f6 Rg6 26. Re4 $6 {He does not crown his counteraction.} (26. d4 $1 Qxd4
27. Qc7 Rd7 28. Qc8+ {draws by perpetual check.}) 26... Qb6 27. Rf3 $6 Kd7 $1
28. Rc4 Rdg8 $1 {Black has renewed his attack.} 29. Rc2 Rg4 30. d4 $2 Rxd4 $1 {
A simple refutation occurs.} 31. Rfc3 Rb4 32. Rc7+ Ke6 33. Qf1 Rf4 $1 34. Qe2
Kxf6 35. h3 Kg7 36. g3 Kh8 $1 37. Rc1 Rf2 38. Qd3 Qb2 39. R7c2 Rxc2 {Coomons sc
ored the brilliant 71/2/9. England and the USA drew. The lead was taken over
by the Netherlands.} 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Byrne, Robert USA"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qe1 Bd7 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Bd3 b5 14. a3 Qd7 15.
e5 dxe5 16. Bxe5 g6 17. f5 Nh5 18. Qg4 exf5 19. Bxf5 {
The players know the Scheveningen well.} Qa7+ $5 (19... Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Qe7 {
drew in Hecht - Larsen, Teeside 1972.}) 20. Bd4 $6 ({Czerniak prefers} 20. Kh1
$1) 20... Bc5 $1 21. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Kh1 Rad8 23. Rad1 Ng7 $6 (23... Rxd1 24.
Qxd1 b4 25. axb4 Qxb4 {keeps a plus.}) 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bd3 f5 26. Qh4 Rd4 27.
Qf2 Qd6 28. h3 {
Najdorf played his last Olympiad.   The Netherlands remained in the lead.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Silva Sanchez, Carlos CHI"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. Kh1 Bg4 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qg4 14. Rad1 $5
Qxf3 15. Rxf3 Rac8 {Black seems to lack ambition but he continues.} 16. a4 a6
17. Bb6 Nb4 18. Rd2 $6 ({Preferable is} 18. a5 $1 Rc4 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Ne4
21. Rd7 $1) 18... Nd7 19. Bg1 $5 Rc7 20. Nd4 $5 Rfc8 $6 {
Sosonko misses his first chance.} (20... e5 $1 21. Nde2 exf4 22. Nxf4 Ne5 {
gains an edge.}) 21. Nde2 Nc5 22. h3 $6 Ne6 23. Rf1 Rc4 $1 24. Rfd1 $2 (24. g3
$1 {overprotects a weakness.}) 24... Bxc3 $1 25. Nxc3 Nxf4 {
He wins a pawn from the weaker opponent.} 26. Bh2 Ne6 27. e5 d5 $1 28. Nxd5 $6
Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxc2 30. R1d2 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Rc4 32. Rd7 Rb4 $1 33. Rxe7 Rxb2 34.
h4 Kf8 35. Rd7 Rb4 36. Bg3 Ke8 37. Rd6 Rxa4 {
The Netherlands crushed Chile and increased the lead til two points.} 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Byrne, Robert USA"]
[Black "Liberzon, Vladimir ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N5c3 Be7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Nd2 a6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Bf1 Bf8 $5
({Known is} 14... g6) 15. a3 h6 16. h3 g5 $5 17. Be3 Bg7 18. b4 Ne5 19. Na4
Ned7 $5 20. Bd4 Bc6 21. Nc3 Ra8 {The position is equal.} 22. f3 Ne5 23. Nb3 Nh5
$1 24. Bf2 Rb8 25. Qd2 Nf4 26. Kh1 $6 ({Correct is} 26. Kh2) 26... Nxh3 $1 27.
gxh3 Nxf3 28. Qd3 Nxe1 29. Rxe1 f5 $5 {
Black has a material plus and a pawn majority in the central area.} 30. Bg2
fxe4 $5 31. Nxe4 d5 $1 32. cxd5 exd5 $6 ({Preferable is} 32... Bxd5 $1 33. Nd4
Ba8 $1) 33. Ng3 $1 Rxe1+ 34. Bxe1 Bb5 $5 35. Bxd5+ $1 Kh8 36. Qf3 Qf6 37. Nf5
$1 {White wants to attack.} Rf8 $2 ({Better is} 37... Rd8 38. Nbd4 Qe5) 38.
Nbd4 $1 Bd7 39. Be4 Bxf5 40. Nxf5 Qa1 41. Qe3 Bd4 42. Nxd4 Rf1+ 43. Kg2 Qxe1
44. Ne2 $1 Rf6 45. Bf3 $1 Qa1 46. Nd4 Qa2+ 47. Kg3 Kg7 48. Qe7+ Qf7 49. Qe5 $1
h5 $2 50. Bd5 $1 {The USA defeated Israel by 31/2-1/2. Netherlands led by 29
points before the USA and England 261/2.} (50. Bd5 Qg6 51. Ne6+ Kh6 52. Be4
Rxe6 53. Qh8+ {mates on the next move (Byrne and Mednis).}) 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hug, Werner SUI"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Ngf6 5. O-O cxd4 6. Qxd4 e5 7. Qd3 $5 ({
Known is} 7. Qe3) 7... h6 $5 8. c4 Be7 9. c5 $5 dxc5 10. Nxe5 O-O 11. Nxd7 Bxd7
12. e5 $5 Bxb5 13. Qxb5 Qd7 {White has lost his openings' advantage.} 14. Qb3
$5 Ng4 15. Bf4 $6 ({Preferable is} 15. Qg3 $1 Qf5 16. Re1) 15... Qf5 $1 16. Bg3
Nxe5 $1 17. Qxb7 Bf6 18. Nc3 Nd3 $1 19. Nd5 Rad8 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. b3 a6 22.
Rad1 Rfe8 23. Qc7 h5 24. h4 Re2 $5 ({Even better is} 24... Rd4 $1 25. Qa5 Qg6)
25. Qa5 $1 Rd7 26. Rd2 $1 Re4 27. Rfd1 Red4 28. Re2 Kh7 29. Re3 Qg6 30. Rf1 f5
{There is no need to give material.} 31. Rxd3 $2 (31. f4 $1 c4 32. bxc4 Rxc4
33. Rd1 Rcd4 34. Qc3 {defends properly.}) 31... Rxd3 32. Qxc5 R3d4 33. Qc8 Qg4
34. Re1 f4 $1 35. Re8 fxg3 $2 (35... Rd1+ $1 36. Kh2 fxg3+ 37. fxg3 Qh3+ $1 {
mates in two. Black will miss this finish four more times.}) 36. fxg3 $2 (36.
Rh8+ Kg6 37. Qe8+ Rf7 38. Qc6+ Rf6 39. Qe8+ Kf5 40. Rxh5+ g5 41. fxg3 {
might lead to an escape.}) 36... Qf5 $5 37. Rf8 Qe6 $5 38. Re8 Qf7 $5 39. Rf8
Qe6 40. Re8 Qd5 $5 41. Rh8+ Kg6 42. Qxa6+ Rd6 43. Qc8 Qe6 44. Qc3 Rd3 45. Qa5
Qe3+ 46. Kh1 {The USA crushed Switzerland by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Quinteros, Miguel ARG"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 d5 6. e4 c5 7. Re1 Be7 8. Nbd2
Nc6 9. c3 Qc7 10. a3 dxe4 $5 11. dxe4 Nd7 $5 12. Qe2 g5 $5 {
Dzindzi seems to gamble.} 13. Nc4 $1 g4 14. Nfd2 Nde5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Nc4
Nxc4 17. Qxc4 O-O-O 18. Bf4 Qc6 $5 19. Qe2 h5 20. b4 c4 21. a4 Rd3 22. b5 Qd7
$2 {Black blunders a pawn.} ({Better is} 22... Qc5 $1 23. Be3 Qc7) 23. Qa2 $1 {
Pawn c4 cannot be protected!} Bc5 24. Qxc4 h4 25. Be5 $5 (25. a5 $1 {
proceeds the attack.}) 25... hxg3 26. hxg3 Rh5 27. Bd4 $1 Rd2 28. Re2 Rxe2 29.
Qxe2 Bxd4 30. cxd4 Qxd4 31. Rd1 $1 {
Quinteros has returned the extra pawn and offers another one.} Qh8 $5 ({But} 
31... Qxa4 $2 32. Qd2 $1 Qxb5 33. Qd8#) ({Or} 31... Qg7 32. Qd2 $1 Qf8 33. Qf4
$1) 32. Qxg4 Rc5 33. Qf4 Qf8 34. Qf6 Rc4 35. Bf3 $1 {White sacrifices again.}
Bxe4 $2 ({The pointe is} 35... Rxa4 $2 36. Qc3+ Kb8 37. Qe5+ Ka8 38. Qc7) 36.
Bxe4 Rxe4 37. Qc3+ Kb8 38. Rd7 $1 {
Argentina defeated Israel by 21/2-11/2 and occupied the fourth place.} (38. Rd7
Qc8 39. Qd3 {wins material.}) 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Stean, Michael ENG"]
[Black "Schneider, Lars-Aake SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Rhg1 Na5 12. g4 b5 13. g5 Nxb3+ 14. axb3
Nd7 15. Rg3 b4 16. Nf5 $1 {
Stean springs a great novelty. He offers two knights at once.} (16. Qh5 $2 {
lost in Kristensen - Muir, Groningen 1975.}) 16... exf5 $5 {
Black accepts the challenge.} ({A pointe is} 16... Bd8 $2 17. Qh5 $1 exf5 18.
Nd5 Qa5 19. Rh3 {and White has a decisive attack.}) (16... Re8 $5 17. Nxe7+
Rxe7 18. Na4 {will draw in future games.}) 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. exf5 Re8 $1 19. Qf3
Bf8 ({Not} 19... Ne5 $2 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxa8 {(Di Luca).}) 20. Nf6+ $1 Nxf6
(20... gxf6 $2 21. Rdg1 $1 Kh8 22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. Qg2 $1 {
wins quickly for White.}) 21. gxf6 Bd7 $2 ({Better is} 21... Rb8 $1 22. fxg7
Be7 {(Stean)} 23. Qf4 Qa5 24. f6 Bf5 $1 {and a hard fight.}) 22. Bd4 $2 {
Stean misses an opportunity.} (22. Rxd6 $1 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Bxd6 24. Rxg7+ Kf8 25.
Rxh7 Qxf6 26. Qxa8+ {favours White.}) 22... Qa5 $2 {
Black allows a great finale.} ({The complications of} 22... g6 $1 {(Stean)} 23.
fxg6 Bh6+ 24. Be3 Bxe3+ 25. fxe3 hxg6 26. Rxd6 Qc8 $1 27. Rd5 $1 Qc6 $1 28. Qg2
Bf5 29. Rxf5 Qxg2 30. Rxg2 Rxe3 {lead to an ending. White has an extra pawn.})
23. Rxg7+ $1 Kh8 24. Qg4 {England defeated Sweden by 3-1. Holland drew against
West Germany. The standings at the top became: Netherlands 31, USA 301/2,
England 291/2, Argentina 281/2, etc. So, the large Dutch margin had vanished.}
({Stean mates in} 24. Qg4 h6 25. Rg8+ Kh7 26. Qg6+ $3 fxg6 27. fxg6+ $1 Kxg8
28. f7#) 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kagan, Shimon ISR"]
[Black "Caturla, Cesar PHI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
a6 9. Nce2 b5 $6 ({Usual is} 9... Be7) 10. Re1 Rc8 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Nd4 Bd7
13. Bd2 Be7 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Nb3 $6 {White loses the plus by a passive move.}
Rc4 16. a3 e5 17. Bb4 Be6 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Na5 Rc7 20. Red1 Rd7 $2 (20... Rfc8
$1 {continues the restriction of the queenside.}) 21. c4 $1 Ng4 22. Qf1 $5 Bg5
$5 23. Rc3 Rc8 $5 24. h3 $1 Nf6 25. cxb5 $6 (25. Rxd6 $1 Rxd6 26. c5 {
wins an important pawn.}) 25... Rxc3 26. bxc3 axb5 27. c4 h5 $6 {
Black misses the threat.} 28. Rxd6 $1 Rxd6 29. c5 Qa7 30. cxd6 {
Kagan has gained a central pawn.} h4 31. g4 Qd4 32. Nc6 Qb2 33. Ne7+ Kh7 34.
Qxb5 g6 35. Qd3 Qc1+ 36. Qf1 Qc2 37. Qe1 Bd7 38. Bc3 Bf4 39. Nd5 $6 Nxd5 40.
exd5 f6 41. Bb4 f5 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. Bf1 Kg7 44. Qc3 {White has a decisive
material advantage.   The Netherlands and USA shared the lead half-a-point
before England at the end of the penultimate round.} 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Pachman, Ludek GER"]
[Black "Fuller, Maxwell AUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nge2
a6 9. O-O Qc7 $5 (9... Ne8 {occurred in Pachman - Uhlmann, Havana 1966.}) 10.
b3 b6 11. Rc1 e5 $5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 $1 13. Bb1 $5 Rb8 14. h3 b5 15. f4 Ned7 16.
Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 $1 Re8 18. b4 $5 Bb2 $1 19. Qd2 $6 {
Pachman gives an exchange for the initiative.} (19. Rc2 $5 Rxe4 $1 20. Qd3 Rxb4
21. a3 Bxa3 22. Qxa3 Ra4 {looks risky for White.}) 19... Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Nb6 $6 (
{The natural move makes} 20... c4) 21. Bd3 $6 (21. bxc5 Nc4 22. Qd4 {
regains a pawn.}) 21... Nc4 $2 {There is no need to sacrifice a pawn.} 22. Bxc4
bxc4 23. Rxc4 Bd7 $2 (23... Qb7 $1 24. bxc5 Qb1+ 25. Kh2 Rb2 26. Nc3 $1 Rxd2
27. Nxb1 Re2 {defends well.}) 24. Ng3 $1 {White starts an attack on the king.}
Bb5 25. Rc3 c4 26. Bd4 Qe7 $5 ({The alternative is} 26... f5 $5 27. exf5 Qf7 $5
28. fxg6 hxg6 29. f5 $1 Qxd5 30. Nh5 $1 Rf8 31. Rg3 $1 {and White wins.}) 27.
Nh5 $1 f5 ({The pointe is} 27... gxh5 28. Rg3+ Kf8 29. Bg7+ {
(notice the self-block)} Kg8 30. Qc3) 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29. e5 $1 Rec8 30. g4 $5 Be8
31. a3 a5 32. gxf5 $5 axb4 33. axb4 Rxb4 34. fxg6 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Bxg6 36. Rg3 $5
c3 37. Rxc3 Rxc3 38. Qxc3 Qb7 39. exd6 Qa6 40. d7 Qe2+ 41. Kg3 {
Pachman won a fine game.} 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Westerinen, Heikki FIN"]
[Black "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. f4 c6 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. e5 Nd5 8. Nxd5
cxd5 9. exd6 f6 10. Bh4 $1 {Westerinen improves on a previous Dutch game.} (10.
dxe7 Qxe7+ 11. Kf2 {drew in Ree - Quinteros, Haifa 1976.}) 10... exd6 11. Bd3
Bh6 $6 ({Preferable is} 11... O-O 12. Ne2 Nb6) 12. Ne2 O-O 13. O-O Qb6 14. Qc3
a6 15. Rae1 f5 16. Qb3 $5 Qxb3 17. axb3 Rf7 18. c4 $6 (18. Nc3 $1 Bg7 19. Nxd5
Bxd4+ 20. Bf2 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 {leads to restraint of the black position.}) 18...
Bg7 $1 19. Bf2 Nf6 20. h3 $6 (20. Nc3 b6 21. h3 Ne4 22. Nxd5 Nxf2 23. Kxf2
Bxd4+ 24. Kf3 {brings equality.}) 20... Ne4 $1 21. Be3 Be6 22. Nc3 Nxc3 23.
bxc3 Rc7 24. Bd2 Bf7 25. cxd5 Bxd5 26. b4 Kf7 27. Re2 Bc4 28. Bxc4+ Rxc4 {
White is alright, despite the weakness of c3.} 29. Kf2 Re8 30. Rxe8 Kxe8 31.
Ke2 d5 32. Kd3 Kd7 33. Ra1 Bf6 34. Ra5 Kd6 35. Ra1 $5 Rc8 36. Re1 Ra8 37. Ra1
Re8 38. Rg1 Kc6 39. g3 b6 40. Rc1 Kb5 41. Rb1 Re4 42. Be3 $6 (42. Rg1 Re8 43.
g4 {nearly levels.}) 42... Be7 $1 43. Bd2 Bd6 44. h4 $5 Be7 45. Be3 Re6 46. Bd2
Bd6 47. Be3 Re7 48. Bd2 Re8 49. Be3 Kc6 50. Ra1 Kb5 51. Rb1 Kc6 52. Ra1 Ra8 53.
Bd2 a5 $1 {Black has achieved an edge in the endgame.} 54. bxa5 bxa5 55. c4
dxc4+ 56. Kxc4 a4 57. Bc3 a3 58. d5+ Kd7 59. Be5 $5 a2 $5 60. Kb5 $5 h5 61. Kc4
Ra5 62. Bc3 Ra4+ 63. Kb5 Ra3 64. Kc4 Be7 65. Be5 Ra5 66. Rd1 $2 ({Correct is} 
66. Bg7 $1 Ra4+ 67. Kb3 Ra3+ 68. Kc4 $1 {and Black cannot win.}) 66... Ra4+ 67.
Kb3 Ra3+ 68. Kb2 $1 {Otherwise White loses a pawn.} a1=Q+ $5 {
Black gives a pawn temporarily.} (68... Rxg3 $2 69. Kxa2 Bxh4 70. Rb1 {
gains a pawn but draws}) (68... Bb4 $1 69. Ra1 Rxg3 70. Rxa2 Rg2+ 71. Kb3 Rxa2
72. Kxa2 Be7 {wins quickly.}) 69. Rxa1 Rxa1 70. Kxa1 Bc5 71. Kb2 Bf2 72. Bf6 $1
Bxg3 73. Bg5 Kd6 74. Kc3 Kxd5 {Black has won a pawn in the bishop ending.} 75.
Kd3 $1 {White creates a fortress.} Bf2 76. Ke2 Bc5 77. Kd3 Bd6 78. Ke3 Kc4 79.
Bf6 Bc7 80. Bg5 Bb6+ 81. Ke2 Kd4 82. Kf3 Kd3 83. Be7 Kd2 $1 84. Bb4+ Kd1 85.
Bc3 (85. Be7 Ke1 $1 86. Bb4+ Kf1 87. Be7 Kg1 {
allows a winning penetration by the black king.}) 85... Bd8 86. Kg3 Ke2 87. Bb4
Ke3 88. Bc5+ Ke4 89. Bb4 Bc7 90. Bd2 Bd6 91. Bc1 Bc5 92. Bb2 Be3 93. Be5 Bd2
94. Bd6 Be1+ 95. Kh3 Kf3 96. Be5 Bd2 {Timman conquers another pawn and the
game. He scored 81/2/13, slightly more than Hook from the British Virgin
Islands. Jan achieved the gold medal on board one.} 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.09"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Lombardy, William USA"]
[Black "Hutchings, Stuart WLS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. Bg5 O-O 10. e3 h6 11. Bh4 d4 $1 ({Known is} 11... dxc4) 12. exd4
Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Nxd4 14. O-O-O e5 15. Bd3 $1 {Lombardy has the initiative.} Be6
16. Rhe1 Rac8 $5 ({Preferable is} 16... Nd7 $1 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 g5 19. Bg3
f6) 17. Rxe5 Bxc4 $2 {Black allows a terrible pin.} (17... g5 $1 18. Bg3 Rfd8
19. Kb1 Nc6 20. Re3 Na5 {defends well.}) 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Re4
Nb3+ $2 (20... Rd8 {brings two pins.}) 21. Kc2 Na5 22. Rd7 Rxe4 23. Nxe4 Rc8+
24. Kb1 Rc6 25. Nd6 {Black is going to lose material in the endgame.} Nb3 26.
Nxf7 a5 27. Nxh6+ Kf8 28. a4 Rc1+ 29. Ka2 Nc5 30. Rc7 b6 31. g4 {The USA and
Netherlands were playing for a big victory and England for a small win. So the
USA and Netherlands were fighting for gold.} 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "22nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.11.09"]
[Round "13.4"]
[White "Cooper, John WLS"]
[Black "Commons, Kim USA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E31"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. d5 d6 7. e3 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4
9. Qc2 Qf6 $5 10. Rc1 $5 ({Preferable is} 10. Nge2 $1 {
(Timman - Winants, Brussels 1988).}) 10... exd5 11. cxd5 Bf5 12. Bd3 Qg6 {
Black has the initiative.} 13. Ke2 $5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. c4 $6 (15. f3 Nxg3+
16. hxg3 Bxd3+ 17. Qxd3 {leads to exchanges.}) 15... b5 $5 16. cxb5 a6 $1 17.
b6 $5 ({The alternative is} 17. bxa6 $5 Rxa6 $1 18. Nf3) 17... Nxb6 18. Nf3 $6
Nxg3+ $6 (18... Nxd5 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qc4 O-O {gains a pawn.}) 19. hxg3 Bxd3+
20. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 21. Kxd3 Nxd5 22. Nxg5 $1 Ke7 $2 (22... Nb4+ 23. Kc4 Ke7 24. Nh3
Nxa2 {still plays for a win.}) 23. Ne4 Nb4+ 24. Ke2 Nxa2 25. Rc2 Nb4 26. Rd2 c4
$6 (26... a5 $1 27. Nxd6 Ra6 28. Nf5+ Kf6 29. Rd6+ Kxf5 30. Rh5+ Kg4 31. Rh4+ {
draws by perpetual check.}) 27. Rxd6 f5 28. Rb6 Nd5 29. Rb7+ Ke6 30. Nc5+ Kd6
31. Na4 Kc6 32. Rf7 $1 Rab8 $2 (32... Raf8 $1 33. Rxh6+ Rxh6 34. Rxf8 Rf6 35.
Rxf6+ Nxf6 {gives drawing chances in the knight ending.}) 33. Rxf5 Rb4 34. e4
$1 Rxa4 35. Rxd5 Ra2+ 36. Ke3 Ra3+ 37. Kd4 Ra2 38. Ke3 Ra3+ 39. Kd4 Ra2 40.
Rc5+ Kd6 {
The game is adjourned. Cooper contemplates for half-an-hour on the sealed move.
} 41. Rf5 Ke7 {If Cooper captures pawn c4, he has an extra pawn, a better
structure and fine winning chances. Instead, he remains nervous and offers a
draw after twenty minutes. No money has been offered to him.   The USA - Wales
ended in 31/2-1/2. Holland led by 11/2-1/2 against Finland. Timman and
Kuijpers had the initiative in the ongoing games. Timman won. If Kuijpers had
won, the Dutch would have gained gold on match points, but he drew after 111
moves.   The final standings became: USA 37/13, Netherlands 361/2, England 351/
2, Argentina 33, West Germany 31, Israel 291/2, Switzerland 29, Canada and
Spain 281/2, etc.   The American players sold their gold medals for $2000 a
piece.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tripoli"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Onat, Ilhan TUR"]
[Black "Pineda, Boris ESA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When many countries boycotted Haifa 1976, a rival event was organised in
Lybia. 34 Arab and poor teams played in Tripoli from 24 x until 15 xi 1976.  
El Salvador fought for gold. The first board player Pineda was 17.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Bxf3
9. gxf3 Nb6 10. d5 Nd4 11. Qd1 e5 12. dxe6 Nxe6 13. Bb5+ Nd7 14. Be3 Bb4 15.
O-O $5 (15. f4 $1 {was played in Balashov - Sveshnikov, Lvov 1973.}) 15... Bxc3
$1 16. bxc3 a6 17. Ba4 b5 18. Bb3 O-O 19. Qd5 $5 Qc7 20. Rfd1 Nf6 21. Qd6 Qc8
22. Kg2 h6 $5 23. Qe5 $1 Qb8 24. Qxb8 Rfxb8 $1 25. Rd6 (25. c4 $1 {
exchanges a weak pawn and gains a plus.}) 25... Rc8 26. Rc1 Nc5 27. Bc2 Nb7 28.
Rb6 $5 Na5 $1 29. Bd4 $6 {The kings' rook should return.} Nd5 $1 30. Rd6 Nf4+
31. Kf1 $2 (31. Kh1 $1 Nc4 32. Rd7 Rd8 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. Rd1 {
defends properly. Black has a positional edge.}) 31... Nc4 $1 32. Rd7 Nd2+ $1
33. Ke1 Nxf3+ 34. Kd1 Re8 35. Bb3 Re1+ 36. Kc2 Nxd4+ 37. cxd4 Rc8+ 38. Kd2
Rexc1 39. Rxf7 R8c2+ $1 0-1

[Event "Tripoli"]
[Site "Unofficial Olympiad"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pineda, Boris ESA"]
[Black "Bouaziz, Slim TUN"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1976.10.??"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The only well-known player was Bouaziz from Tunesia.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. Be2 Be6 14. O-O Rb8 15. Ncb4 $5 Nxb4 16.
Nxb4 Qb6 17. Qd3 a5 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. Rad1 b4 20. c4 b3 21. a3 Rfc8 22. Qg3 $1 {
Pineda takes the initiative.} Bh6 23. Qh4 Kh8 24. g4 (24. Ne7 $1 g5 $1 25. Qxh6
Qxe7 26. Rc1 {gains a plus.}) 24... f6 25. Nxf6 $6 {He goes too far.} Qe7 26.
g5 gxf6 27. Qxh6 $5 Rg8 28. Kh1 Rxg5 $6 (28... fxg5 $1 29. Rg1 Rbf8 {
counterattacks on the kingside.}) 29. Rg1 {Pineda  played well against two
masters.   The medal winners scored: El Salvador 381/2/13, Tunisia 36,
Pakistan 341/2.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.10.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cooper, John WLS"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E30"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{66 teams participated in the 23rd Olympiad from 25 x until 21 xi 1978. They
played in the catacombs of River Plate Stadium. It was hot and noisy. The
Soviet team was weakened by the absence of Karpov and Tal.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 e5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. f4 $5 h6
10. Bh4 Rg8 $5 11. Nh3 Qa5 12. Qd2 e4 13. Be2 Qa4 14. Nf2 g5 $1 15. fxg5 hxg5
16. Bg3 Nb6 17. Qd1 Qxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Ke7 19. h4 Bf5 $1 20. O-O $5 Nbd7 21. Rb1 b6
22. h5 Rg7 23. Bh2 g4 $1 24. Nh1 $1 Bh7 25. h6 $5 Rg6 26. Bf4 Nh5 27. Ng3 Nxg3
28. Bxg3 Rag8 $5 {Capture of pawn h6 would be natural.} 29. Bf4 Ne5 $5 30. g3
Nf3+ 31. Bxf3 exf3 32. e4 Kd7 33. a4 $1 Re8 $2 (33... Rb8 $1 34. a5 Rgg8 {
defends the queenside.}) 34. a5 $1 Rxe4 $2 (34... Rb8 $1 35. axb6 axb6 {
protects an important pawn but} 36. Ra1 $1 Rb7 37. Kf2 {starts a white attack.}
) 35. axb6 axb6 36. Rxb6 Rxf4 $6 {Tigran misses a lot under time pressure.} 37.
gxf4 $4 {Cooper does not defeat Petrosian like he did not conquer Commons in
the last round of Haifa 1976.} (37. Rb7+ $1 Kc8 38. Rfb1 Kd8 39. Ra7 $1 Kc8 40.
Ra8+ Kc7 41. Rab8 {leads to mate.}) 37... Rxh6 38. Rb7+ $2 {
He does not see the escape.} (38. Re1 $1 g3 39. Rb7+ Kd8 40. Ree7 f2+ 41. Kg2
Rh2+ 42. Kxg3 {draws.}) 38... Ke8 39. Ra1 $5 Kf8 40. Raa7 Rf6 41. Kf2 Rxf4 42.
Ra1 Rxc4 43. Kg3 Be4 44. Rb8+ Ke7 45. Kxg4 Bxd5+ 46. Kg3 Rxc3 47. Ra7+ Kf6 48.
Rd8 Rc2 49. Rxd6+ Ke5 {Petrosian participated in his last Olympiad.} (49... Ke5
50. Rxd5+ Kxd5 51. Kxf3 Kd4 52. Rxf7 Rd2 {wins theoretically.}) 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sznapik, Aleksander POL"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. Qf3 Be7 $5 11. Bd3 $5 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. Bd2 f5 14.
exf6 $5 Nxf6 15. Nf2 $6 {White makes artificial moves.} ({Preferable is} 15.
Qd3 Qxd3 16. cxd3) 15... O-O 16. Nd3 $5 c5 17. Qe2 Nd5 18. O-O Bf6 19. Kh1 $2 {
White gives a pawn.} ({Correct is} 19. c3) 19... Bxb2 20. Rae1 Bd4 21. Qe4 Qxa2
22. f5 $5 Nf6 23. Qe2 exf5 24. Rxf5 Rae8 25. Qd1 Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1 Qe6 27. Rf3 Re8
28. Bh4 Ne4 29. h3 Qh6 30. Be1 Qg5 $6 {
Probably, the players lacked time during the rest of the game.} (30... d5 {
keeps the decisive advantage.}) 31. c3 $1 Be3 $2 ({Better is} 31... Bf6 32.
Qb3+ d5) 32. Qb3+ $2 (32. h4 $1 Nxc3 33. Bxc3 Qxh4+ 34. Rh3 Qe4 {
brings about equal chances.}) 32... d5 33. Qb5 Nf6 $4 ({Right is} 33... Nd6)
34. Rxf6 $1 Qh5 35. Rf3 c4 36. Nb2 $2 (36. Nb4 {wins.}) 36... Qe5 37. Qd7 Bf4
38. Bh4 $4 Qe1+ $1 39. Bxe1 Rxe1+ {Eventually, the strongest player won.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 $6 (4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 {
was played in Polugaevsky - Tal, Moscow 1973.}) 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Nd6 7. dxe5
Nxc4 8. Bxc4 dxc4 9. Qa4+ c6 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Qxc4 {
White has regained the pawn in a preferable position.} Be6 12. Qh4 Nd7 13. Nc3
Be7 (13... Nxe5 $5 14. Nd4 Be7 15. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 16. Qh3 O-O $1 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 {
also leaves the initiative to White.}) 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Qxg5 h6 16. Qe3 Qb6 17.
Rd4 $1 O-O-O ({Not} 17... Qxb2 $4 18. Rb1 Qa3 19. Rxb7) 18. b4 $1 Qc7 19. Rc1
Kb8 20. a4 $6 (20. Nb5 $1 Qb6 21. a4 $1 cxb5 22. a5 Qa6 23. Rd6 {attacks.})
20... Nb6 $1 21. b5 Nd5 $6 (21... Nc4 $1 22. Qe2 Rxd4 23. Nxd4 Qxe5 24. Nxe6
Qxe6 25. bxc6 Qxe2 26. Nxe2 Re8 {equalises.}) 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. bxc6 Bxc6 24.
Rxd8+ $6 {Exchange weakens the charge.} Rxd8 25. Nd4 Qd7 26. Rd1 Ka8 27. Rd2 b6
$2 ({Correct is} 27... Qe7 $1 28. Nb5 Bxb5 29. Qc5 $1 Qe8 30. Qxb5 Qe7 {
and White has no advantage on the queenside.}) 28. a5 $1 Re8 $2 ({The pointe is
} 28... bxa5 $2 29. Nxc6 $1 Qxd2 30. Qxa7# {(Bukic).}) (28... Qb7 29. axb6 Qxb6
{tries to survive.}) 29. axb6 Bb7 ({Or} 29... axb6 30. Nb5 Rxe5 31. Rxd7 Rxe3
32. Ra7+ Kb8 33. fxe3) 30. h3 g5 31. Qa3 a6 32. Qd6 Qa4 33. e6 Qa1+ 34. Kh2 Qf1
35. f3 Qc4 36. e7 Qc8 37. Rc2 Qb8 38. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan HUN"]
[Black "Pomar Salamanca, Arturo ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nbd7 5. d4 b6 6. c4 Bb7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Re1 Bb4 $5 (8... N5f6 {drew in Rubinstein - Nimzowitsch, Baden-Baden 1925.}) 9.
Bg5 Be7 10. e4 $1 Bxg5 $2 ({Preferable is} 10... N5f6 $1 {(Florian)} 11. Nc3
O-O) 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Nxg5 Bxg2 ({Florian analyses} 12... Qxg5 13. h4 Qf5 14.
g4 Qf4 15. Bxd5) 13. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 14. Kxg2 Qf6 $6 (14... O-O 15. Rxe6 Nc5 $1
16. Re5 Qf6 17. f4 Rad8 {gives counter-play.}) 15. Qg4 O-O-O $5 (15... Kf7 16.
Nc3 $1 Qf5 17. Qxf5+ exf5 18. Nd5 {leads to the threats Nxc7 and Re7+.}) 16.
Rxe6 Qf7 17. Nc3 Rhf8 18. Qe2 Kb8 19. Re1 h5 20. Nd5 $5 Nf6 $5 (20... Ne5 $1
21. Nxc7 $1 Qf3+ 22. Qxf3 Nxf3 23. Rc1 Nxd4 {brings the last chance.}) 21. Nb4
$1 Rde8 22. Nc6+ Kb7 23. Qf3 Kc8 24. Ne5 $1 {
The Hungarian team won its fourth match in a row.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.10.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael URS"]
[Black "Nunn, John ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Rad1 Nb4 14. Qb3 a5 15.
a4 $5 {White should not capture the weak Tarrasch pawn.} (15. Nxd5 $2 Nbxd5 16.
Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Bh3 $1 {cost an exchange in Vaganian - Ivkov, Odessa 1975.})
15... Bf8 $5 16. Nc2 Be6 $6 ({More solid is} 16... Bc6) 17. Bd4 $6 (17. Nxb4 $1
axb4 18. Nxd5 Ra5 $1 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {(Vaganian)} 20. Qd3 $1 Bf5 21. Qd2 Rxa4
22. Bxb7 {gains a pawn.}) 17... Ne4 $5 18. Nxb4 axb4 $5 19. Nb5 $5 Qa5 {
The chances are about equal.} 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qe3 Rac8 22. b3 Qa6 $6 ({
Preferable is} 22... Bg4 23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Bb6 Qg5) 23. Rc1 Bh3 24. Nc7 $1 {
White takes the initiative.} Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Bd6 27. Rc4 b5 28.
axb5 Qxb5 29. Bc5 Bxc5 30. Rxc5 Qd7 {Nunn has to remain passively.} 31. Kg2 Re6
$6 (31... f5 {defends properly.}) 32. Rc4 $1 Qd6 $5 33. Qd4 Qa6 $6 (33... Qxd4
34. Rxd4 f5 {tries to survive in the rook ending.}) 34. Qd7 e3 $1 35. Rc7 Rf6
$2 (35... Kh7 $1 36. Qxf7 Rg6 37. Re7 exf2 38. Qxf2 Qc6+ 39. Qf3 Qxf3+ $5 40.
exf3 Rc6 41. Re4 Rc2+ 42. Kh3 Rc3 43. Rxb4 Rxf3 {brings the last chance.}) 36.
Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qe4+ g6 38. Qxe3 Qa8+ 39. f3 Qd5 40. Qe7 Rf5 41. Qxb4 Qd1 42. Qc4
{England drew against the Soviet Union. They shared the lead. Hereafter,
England dropped in the standings.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bouaziz, Slim TUN"]
[Black "Gheorghiu, Florin ROM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nb3 b5 9. f4 d6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Rae1 Bb7 $5 ({Theory is} 12... b4)
13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 d5 15. e5 Ne4 $1 16. Nf2 $6 (16. Bxe4 $2 dxe4 17. Qxe4 $6 Na5
18. Qe2 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Qc2 {favours Black.}) (16. Be3 $1 {keeps the equality.})
16... Nxd2 $1 17. Nxd2 Nd4 $1 18. Qh5 ({Not} 18. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 19. Qd3+ Kg8 20.
Qxd4 Bc5 $1 21. Qd3 a5 22. Qh3 Ba6 {and Black wins an exchange.}) 18... g6 19.
Qh6 f5 20. exf6 $6 Bxf6 21. Ng4 Bg7 22. Qg5 Rae8 23. Kh1 Qe7 24. h4 $6 Nf5 $1 {
Black has gained a positional advantage.} 25. Bxf5 Rxf5 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. Ne5
Rc7 28. Nb3 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. fxe5 Rc4 31. g3 $2 {
The Tunisian makes the fatal error.} (31. Na5 $1 Rxh4+ 32. Kg1 Ba8 $1 33. Rf6
d4 34. Rxe6 {brings a counteraction.}) 31... d4+ 32. Kg1 Rxc2 $1 33. Rf2 d3 34.
Rd2 Bd5 35. Rxd3 Rg2+ 36. Kf1 Rxb2 37. Nd2 Ra2 38. Ke2 Rxa4 39. Ke3 Ra3 40. Kd4
Rxd3+ 41. Kxd3 a5 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Spassky, Boris URS"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Spassky was allowed to go to France during this period, if he represented the
Soviet Union in chess. It was a strange arrangement, but Boris played quite
well on board one. Later he would become a member of the French team.} 1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. a4 b6 9.
Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bd3 Nbc6 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bd2 c4 $5 14. Bf1 f6 $1 15. g3
Ng6 16. Bh3 fxe5 17. dxe5 Rf7 (17... Ngxe5 $5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bf4 Rxf4 20.
gxf4 Ng6 21. Bxe6+ Bxe6 {(Averbakh)} 22. f5 $1 Rf8 23. fxe6 Rxf2 {
leads to perpetual check.}) 18. Bg4 $6 ({Better is} 18. Nd4 $1 Nxd4 19. cxd4)
18... Nge7 $2 {The tables turn.} (18... Ngxe5 $1 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bf4 Rxf4 $1
21. gxf4 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 Rf8 23. Re5 Rf6 {gains a positional advantage.}) 19. Nd4
$1 Nxd4 20. cxd4 c3 21. Bc1 Nf5 22. Bh5 Rff8 23. Ba3 $1 Qc4 $5 (23... Rfc8 $6
24. g4 $1 Nh4 25. Be7 g5 26. Bf6 $1 {favours White.}) 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Ra3
Bxa4 $2 ({More solid is} 25... Rc8 26. a5 b5 27. Be2 Qxd4 28. Bd3 Rf8 {
and White has little advantage.}) 26. Qa1 $1 b5 27. Rxc3 Qxd4 28. Rc6 $1 Qxa1
29. Rxa1 Nd4 30. Rc7 a5 31. f4 Kh7 ({Or} 31... Bxc2 32. Rxa5 b4 33. Raa7 {
(Averbakh).}) 32. Bd1 Ra8 33. Kf2 Kg6 34. g4 h5 35. Ke3 $1 {The Soviets
defeated the Hungarians, as a result of this game, and took the sole lead.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub YUG"]
[Black "Tarjan, James USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Bb4 6. Bc4 d6 7. Qb3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qe7 9. O-O {This position occurred in Goering - Anderssen, Leipzig 1876.}
Nf6 10. Bd5 $5 ({Usual is} 10. e5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Ba3 c5) 10... O-O $1 {
Black has an advantage.} 11. Re1 Ne5 $1 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. f4 Qh5 14. e5 Nxd5
15. Qxd5 Rd8 $5 16. Ba3 c6 $1 17. Qd4 d5 18. c4 {
White has little compensation for the pawn.} Bf5 19. Rad1 b6 20. c5 Re8 $1 21.
Re3 ({Or} 21. cxb6 $5 axb6 22. Bb2 b5 $1) 21... Re6 22. h3 Rg6 23. Kh2 h6 24.
Rf1 Qh4 25. Bb4 (25. cxb6 axb6 26. Qxb6 Be4 27. g3 Qh5 {is hopeless for White.}
) 25... h5 26. Be1 Qe7 27. Bb4 a5 28. Ba3 b5 $1 29. Rff3 h4 30. g4 hxg3+ 31.
Rxg3 Qe6 32. Rxg6 fxg6 $5 33. Bc1 Kf7 34. Qd2 b4 35. a3 Rb8 36. axb4 Rxb4 37.
Rg3 Rc4 38. Kg1 Be4 39. Qe3 Rc2 40. Bd2 a4 41. Qf2 Ke7 42. Ra3 Ke8 {
The Soviet Union led by one point on the USA and Denmark.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Huebner, Robert GER"]
[Black "Emma, Jaime ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 $5 {White gains a plus.} Qc7 $2 (
11... Be6 $1 12. Nbd2 Bf6 13. Qb4 a5 14. Qa3 b5 $1 {gives counter-play.}) 12.
Nc3 $1 Bxc5 13. Nxd5 $1 Qd6 14. Qd3 Ne5 $5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 {
Black has no compensation for the pawn.} 16. Rac1 Bb6 17. Rc2 Rd8 18. Qe4 Qxe4
19. Bxe4 Re8 20. Rfc1 $1 Be6 21. Nxb6 axb6 22. a3 $1 Bb3 23. Rc3 Rxe4 24. Rxb3
Rxe2 25. Rc7 $1 h5 26. Rxb7 Rd8 27. R7xb6 Rdd2 28. Rb8+ Kh7 29. Rf3 f6 30. Rb5
$5 Rxb2 31. Rxh5+ Kg6 32. Ra5 Ra2 33. Ra7 Rec2 34. Rf4 Rd2 35. Rg4+ $5 Kh6 $5
36. Raxg7 $1 {The strongest Argentinian players did not partake. So the local
team score poorly.} ({The pointe is} 36. Raxg7 Rxf2 37. R4g6+ Kh5 38. g4+ Kh4
39. Rh6#) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lein, Anatoly USA"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 $5 ({Usual will become} 4. Bxd7+ $5 Qxd7 5.
Bb2) 4... Bxb5 5. cxb5 a6 $1 {Polugaevsky takes the initiative.} 6. Nc3 Nf6 7.
Nf3 g6 8. Bb2 axb5 9. Nxb5 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 e5 $1 12. d3 Nc6 13. a4 Re8
14. Rfd1 d5 $1 15. Nd2 $6 Bh6 $1 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 Re6 18. g3 $5 Qd7 19.
Re1 Rae8 20. Qf3 Nd4 21. Bxd4 $6 exd4 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 {
Black has a positional edge after minor errors by White.} 23. Kg2 Bg7 24. h4 h5
25. Nd2 $2 {White allows a surprising move.} Ne3+ $1 26. fxe3 dxe3 27. Rd1 $1
exd2 28. Rxd2 Qe7 $2 (28... Bh6 $1 29. Re2 Rxe2+ 30. Qxe2 Qd5+ 31. Qe4 Qxb3 {
gains a pawn.}) 29. Rf2 Re3 30. Qd5 Be5 31. Rf3 Re2+ 32. Rf2 Re3 33. Rf3 Re2+
34. Rf2 Bb8 $5 {Black tries to win.} 35. d4 cxd4 36. Qxd4 $2 ({Better is} 36.
Nxd4 $1 {(Polugaevsky)} Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Ba7) 36... Re4 $1 37. Qf6 Qd7 $1 38. Qc3
Be5 39. Qc5 $2 (39. Qd2 Qxd2 40. Rxd2 Re3 {
leads to a won endgame for Black (Polugaevsky).}) 39... Qg4 $1 40. Qe7 Qxg3+ {
The Soviet Union defeated the USA by 3-1 and led 11/2 points on West Germany.}
0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Liu Wenzhe CHN"]
[Black "Donner, Jan NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. g4 h6 6. h3 $5 c5 $5 7. d5 O-O $2 {
Donner moves his king to an unsafe place.} ({Byrne and Mednis suggest} 7... Na6
) 8. h4 $1 e6 $5 9. g5 $1 hxg5 $6 ({Better is} 9... Nh7 $1 10. gxh6 Bxc3+ 11.
bxc3 Qf6) 10. hxg5 Ne8 11. Qd3 $1 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nc6 $2 (12... Nc7 $1 13. Nf6+
Bxf6 14. gxf6 Qxf6 15. Bd2 Nc6 {offers more resistance.}) 13. Qg3 $1 Be6 $6 (
13... f5 14. gxf6 Nxf6 15. Qxg6 Ne5 {avoids a quick mate.}) 14. Qh2 $1 {
Black has no serious defence.} f5 15. Qh7+ Kf7 16. Qxg6+ $3 Kxg6 17. Bh5+ Kh7
18. Bf7+ Bh6 19. g6+ Kg7 20. Bxh6+ {White will mate soon.   Donner looked full
of sadness at the board. He began to consider himself as the Kieseritzky of
China: someone who is famous by one spectacular loss.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jakobsen, Ole DEN"]
[Black "Browne, Walter USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. f4 O-O 11. Bf3 Re8 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Qe2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15.
Ba7 Ra8 16. Be3 Be6 {
This type of position is well-known from the Sicilian Defence.} 17. Rfd1 $5
Rac8 18. f5 Bc4 $5 19. Qf2 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra7 Qc6 22. Rd2 b4 $5 (22...
Ra8 $1 {exchanges the intruder.}) 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Qc4 25. Be2 Qe4 $1 26.
Bd3 $1 {White is going to win an exchange, but not the game.} Qxd5 27. Ba6 Qc6
28. Bxc8 Qxc8 29. Qf3 h6 30. h3 d5 $1 31. Bg1 $6 {
Jakobsen is going to experience problems.} (31. Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 32. Qxd5 Rd8 33.
Qa2 {brings material equality.}) 31... d4 $1 32. Re2 $2 (32. Qe2 {
stops the pawn advance in the centre.}) 32... Bc5 $1 33. Ra5 e4 $1 34. Qf4 e3
35. Bh2 $2 (35. Ra1 Ne4 36. Qf3 {defends properly.}) 35... b3 $1 {
Browne finishes the resistance.} 36. Qc7 ({Or} 36. cxb3 d3) 36... Bb6 37. Qxb6
bxc2 {The USA crushed Denmark by 4-0 and returned close to the top.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev URS"]
[Black "Pfleger, Helmut GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. b3 Qa5 13. Na4 Rfd8 14. e3 $5 (14.
Qc2 {drew in Portisch - Spassky, Geneva 1977 (2).}) 14... c5 $5 {
Pfleger shows aggression.} ({More solid is} 14... Bg4 $1 15. Qc2 Rab8) 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. dxc5 $5 (16. bxc4 $1 cxd4 17. exd4 Rab8 18. c5 f5 (18... Bd7 $2 {
(Pfleger) is refuted by} 19. Qe1 $1) 19. Rc1 {is better for White.}) 16... Bxc5
17. Qh5 Rac8 18. Rfd1 $5 ({Preferable is} 18. Nxc5 $1 Qxc5 19. Rfd1) 18... Bf8
$5 19. Rac1 (19. Be4 $1 h6 20. Bf5 {blockades the kingside.}) 19... Qb4 $5 20.
Bxd5 $2 ({Correct is} 20. Nc3 $1 cxb3 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 b2
$5 24. Rb1 Qc5 25. e4 Qc1+ 26. Qd1 {(Pfleger)} Qxd1+ $5 27. Rxd1 Bg4 28. Rb1
Ba3 {and White has an edge.}) 20... Rxd5 $1 21. Rxd5 cxb3 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23.
axb3 $2 (23. Qd1 $1 Qxa4 24. axb3 Qc6 25. Rd8 {
offers more resistance (Pfleger).}) 23... Bg4 $1 24. Qh4 Qe1+ $1 25. Kg2 Be2 $1
{Helmut threatens mate.} 26. g4 Qf1+ 27. Kg3 Qg1+ 28. Kf4 Qg2 29. Qxf6 Qxf2+ $1
30. Ke5 Qxe3+ 31. Kf5 Qf3+ $5 32. Ke5 Qe3+ 33. Kf5 Bd3+ $1 34. Rxd3 Qxd3+ 35.
Kg5 Qe3+ 36. Kh5 Be7 $1 {The downfall of the Soviet team had started. West
Germany defeated the Soviet Union, as a result of this game. The Soviets only
led by half-a-point on West Germany and the USA and one point on Hungary.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gulko, Boris URS"]
[Black "Bleiman, Yaacov ISR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 b6 8. Rc1
Bb7 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bxc4 a6 12. a4 $5 c5 13. Qe2 Nd5 $1 14. Bg3
Nxc3 $5 15. Rxc3 $5 Nf6 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rd1 Qe8 18. Be5 $1 {
Gulko gives a pawn for the initiative.} Qxa4 $5 {Bleiman accepts the challenge.
} 19. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 20. Nd4 Rfd8 $5 21. Qg4+ $5 Kh8 ({The alternative is} 21...
Kh7 22. Qh5 Qe8) 22. Qh5 Bf8 23. Bb3 $1 Qe8 $1 ({Not} 23... Qd7 $4 24. Nxe6 $1
{(Czerniak).}) 24. Rc7 Be4 $2 (24... Bd5 $1 25. Rxf7 Ra7 $1 26. Nc6 Qxf7 27.
Qxf7 Rxf7 28. Nxd8 Rd7 29. e4 Rxd8 30. exd5 exd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Bxd5 {draws.
}) 25. Rxf7 $1 Ra7 $5 26. Bxe6 Rxf7 27. Bxf7 Qe5 28. Qg4 Bc5 {
Gulko has achieved a winning position.} 29. Ne6 $6 (29. Nf5 $3 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1
Qc7 31. Qg4 Qxf7 32. Qxe4 {gains a decisive advantage.}) 29... Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1
Bd6 31. f4 $4 {The tables turn for the Soviets.} (31. Nf4 $1 Qxb2 {(Czerniak)}
32. Bc4 $1 Qb1 33. Qxb1 Bxb1 34. Bxa6 {wins a pawn.}) 31... Qxb2 $1 32. Qf1 $5
({Or} 32. Qg4 Qc1+ 33. Kf2 Qd2+ 34. Qe2 Qxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Bxg2) 32... Qd2 $1 33.
h3 ({The pointe is} 33. Qf2 Qc1+ $1 34. Qf1 Qxe3+) 33... Qxe3+ 34. Kh2 $5 Bd5
35. Qxa6 Bxf4+ 36. Nxf4 Qxf4+ {Gulko scored 2/5. Israel played 2-2 against the
Soviet Union. The USA joined the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Be3 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 a6 11. g4 b6 $5 ({Theory will become} 11... b5 $1) 12.
g5 Nd7 13. O-O-O Nc5 14. Kb1 Bd7 15. h4 Qb7 $6 ({Preferable is} 15... Nxd3 16.
cxd3 b5) 16. Be2 $1 Na7 $5 17. f5 Nb5 $1 18. Bd4 $5 {
Exchange brings a positional edge.} Bc6 $6 (18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 {
(Byrne and Mednis)} b5 $1 {starts a counteraction.}) 19. fxe6 $6 (19. Nxc5 $1
Nxd4 20. Nxb7 Nxf3 21. Nxd6+ {wins a pawn.}) 19... Nxc3+ 20. Bxc3 Nxe6 21. Rhf1
O-O $5 22. Bd3 $1 {An attack on the black king begins.} b5 23. a3 Nc5 $2 ({
Correct is} 23... Rac8 $1) 24. Nxc5 $1 dxc5 25. Qf5 Rae8 $5 (25... Qc7 $5 26.
Bxg7 $1 Bd7 $1 27. Qf3 $1 Kxg7 28. e5 c4 29. Bxh7 Kxh7 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. g6 {
leads to mate.}) 26. Bxg7 $3 {Lightning strikes.} Bd7 ({The pointe is} 26...
Kxg7 27. e5 $1 {(Byrne and Mednis).}) 27. Qe5 Bd8 28. Qd6 Kxg7 29. Qh6+ Kh8 30.
e5 ({Or} 30. g6 $1 fxg6 31. Rxf8+ Rxf8 32. Qxf8#) 30... f5 31. exf6 Be6 32.
Rde1 c4 33. Bg6 Rf7 34. Bxf7 Qxf7 35. g6 $1 Qxg6 36. f7 $1 {
The USA defeated West Germany by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Schneider, Lars-Aake SWE"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. d3 f6 7. Be3 Be6 8.
Nbd2 c5 9. Nc4 $5 Qc6 10. Nfd2 Ne7 $5 11. a4 b6 12. f4 $1 {
White takes the initiative.} exf4 13. Bxf4 Ng6 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. Nxd6+ cxd6 16.
Nc4 Bxc4 $6 (16... Rd8 17. Ne3 O-O {equalises.}) 17. dxc4 Rd8 $6 ({
Preferable is} 17... Ne5 $1) 18. a5 $1 b5 19. cxb5 Qxb5 20. Qd5 Ke7 21. Rfd1
Ne5 22. Ra3 $1 Qc4 $2 (22... Rhe8 $1 23. Rb3 Qc4 24. Bxe5 Qxd5 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6
26. exd5 Rb8 27. Rf1+ Kg6 {offers more resistance.}) 23. Bxe5 $1 Qxd5 24. Bxf6+
$1 Kxf6 25. Rxd5 Rhe8 26. Rf3+ Kg6 $6 27. Rfd3 $1 Rxe4 28. Rxd6+ Rxd6 29. Rxd6+
Kf5 30. Rd5+ $5 Ke6 31. Rxc5 Kd6 $1 32. Rg5 $5 g6 33. c3 $2 ({
Matanovic suggests} 33. Kf2) 33... Re1+ 34. Kf2 Rc1 $1 35. b4 Rxc3 $1 36. b5
axb5 37. Rxb5 Ra3 38. Rb6+ Kc5 $5 39. Rb7 Rxa5 40. Rxh7 Kd5 $2 {
The final error is made before the time control.} (40... Kd6 $1 41. Rh6 Rf5+ $1
42. Ke3 Rg5 43. Kf3 Ke6 44. h4 Rf5+ 45. Kg4 Kf6 {escapes.}) 41. Re7 $1 {
The black king is cut off from the kingside.} Kd6 42. Re4 Kd7 43. h3 Ra3 44.
Re3 Ra5 45. Kf3 Rf5+ 46. Kg4 Ra5 47. Re4 Ra2 48. Kf3 Ra5 49. Rg4 $1 {
White has a forced win.} Ra6 50. Kf4 Ke7 51. Kg5 Kf7 52. Kh6 $1 Rb6 53. Rf4+
Kg8 54. g4 Ra6 55. g5 {Polu won. So Sweden - Soviet Union ended in 2-2. The
USA led by half-a-point on the Soviet Union and Hungary.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Browne, Walter USA"]
[Black "Kagan, Shimon ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Browne had moved from Australia through Holland to America.} 1. d4 g6 2. e4
Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 c6 5. a4 a5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7
10. Bg5 $5 (10. h3 {drew in Reshevsky - Ciocaltea, Siegen 1970.}) 10... Qc7 $5
(10... Nxe5 $1 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. e6 Bxe6 13. Bxe6 Qxd1 14. Bxf7+ Rxf7 15. Raxd1
b5 {equalises.}) 11. f4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Ne2 Qc8 $5 15. h3 Nb4
16. c4 Bf5 17. Ng3 Bc2 18. Bxc2 Nxc2 19. Rad1 h6 20. Bh4 Qc7 21. Qe2 Nb4 22.
Ne4 Rad8 23. Nc3 Qc8 24. g4 Rfe8 25. Kg2 Nd7 26. Ne4 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Bf8 $6 ({
Preferable is} 27... b6) 28. Bf2 $1 Qc7 29. Bd4 $6 (29. e6 $1 f6 30. f5 {
locks up a bishop.}) 29... Bg7 30. b3 b6 31. Ng3 c5 $1 32. Bc3 Rxd1 33. Rxd1
Rd8 34. Rxd8+ Qxd8 35. f5 $1 {White contines the restriction.} Nd3 (35... Qd3
$5 36. Bxb4 Qxe2+ 37. Nxe2 cxb4 {defends well.}) 36. Qe3 e6 $2 (36... Kh7 {
makes a waiting move.}) 37. f6 $1 {A bishop becomes imprisoned.} Bf8 38. h4 Nb4
39. Qe2 Nc6 40. Ne4 Qc7 41. Qd2 Qb8 42. Qf4 Qa8 43. Kf3 Kh7 44. Qd2 $1 Qb7 45.
Qd3 Kg8 46. Qe3 Qb8 47. Nf2 Qd8 48. Qe4 Qd7 49. Ke2 Nb4 50. Nh3 Nc6 51. Nf4
Nd4+ $2 {Black should not do anything.} (51... Kh8 {would be fine.}) 52. Bxd4
Qxd4 53. Qxd4 cxd4 54. Kd3 h5 $5 ({Or} 54... Bc5 55. Ne2) 55. gxh5 gxh5 56.
Nxh5 Kh7 57. Nf4 Kh6 58. Kxd4 {White has won two pawns.} Bc5+ 59. Ke4 Ba3 60.
Nd3 Bf8 61. c5 Bxc5 62. Nxc5 bxc5 63. Kd3 Kg6 64. h5+ $1 Kxh5 65. Kc4 Kg5 66.
Kxc5 Kf5 67. Kd6 {The USA defeated Israel, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Schneider, Lars-Aake SWE"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qd7 6. Qd3 a6 7. Bxc6 Qxc6 8.
c4 $5 b5 9. Na3 Nf6 10. e5 $1 (10. cxb5 $6 Qxe4+ 11. Qxe4 Nxe4 {
slightly favours Black.}) 10... b4 $5 11. exf6 bxa3 12. b3 gxf6 13. O-O Rg8 14.
Kh1 Bb7 15. Bxa3 e6 $5 {Ribli challenges his opponent.} 16. Rfd1 e5 $6 ({
More natural is} 16... f5) 17. Qf5 Rg6 18. Rd2 Be7 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Rd5 $6 Qd7
$1 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. R5d2 Kc7 {The chances are equal again.} 23. Ne1 f5 24. f3
$5 e4 25. fxe4 fxe4 26. Nc2 f5 $5 27. c5 $2 (27. Rf2 $1 Rdg8 28. Bc1 {
stops the passed pawn.}) 27... f4 $1 {Ribli makes the decisive advance.} 28.
cxd6+ Bxd6 29. Bxd6+ Rdxd6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Kxd6 32. Kg1 e3 $1 33. Kf1
Be4 34. Ne1 h5 $5 35. Ke2 h4 $1 36. Nd3 ({The pointe is} 36. g3 fxg3 37. hxg3
h3 $1) 36... Bxd3+ 37. Kxd3 a5 38. a3 Kd5 39. h3 Ke5 40. Ke2 Ke4 {Black wins
e pawn ending easily. Schneider played a main role, because he defeated a
Soviet and lost from a Hungarian.   Hungary defeated Sweden by 31/2-1/2. The
top became: Hungary 311/2, USA 31, Soviet Union 301/2.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. h4 $5 ({Known is} 6. O-O
Ne7 7. Re1) 6... h5 7. c4 $5 {They play a strange opening.} Ne7 8. Nc3 c5 9. a3
Nbc6 10. Rb1 Nd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 $5 {
Portisch avoids simplification.} d6 14. O-O O-O 15. b4 Bc8 $5 16. a4 Bg4 17.
Qc2 Qd7 18. Kh2 f5 $2 {Dzindzi shows a great optimism.} 19. f3 $1 {
An accurate defence starts.} f4 20. fxg4 fxg3+ 21. Kg1 $1 (21. Kxg3 $2 Qxg4+
22. Kh2 e4 $1 23. Bg5 Be5+ 24. Kh1 e3 {and Black will win by ..Qg3.}) 21...
Rxf1+ 22. Bxf1 $1 Rf8 23. Qg2 $1 Qxg4 24. Bg5 Rf2 25. Qe4 Qd7 26. Qxg6 Qxa4 {
Hungary defeated Israel, as a result of this game. The top changed into
Hungary 34, Soviet Union 331/2, USA 33 at the end of the penultimate round.} (
26... Qxa4 27. Bh3 {wins quickly for White.}) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Kortschnoj missed the first three rounds due to his match in Baguio City.
Then he played poorly but scored 8/10. He was asked to decrease the Soviet
chances by staying away, but Viktor the Terrible always wants to play and win!
} 1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. dxe5 gxh4 $5 (9... Nfd7 10. Bg3 dxe5 {
was played in Tolush - Ragozin, Leningrad 1956.}) 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. Qd2 Be6 12.
Rd1 $5 Nd7 13. Qe3 Ne5 $2 ({Better is} 13... Rfe8) 14. Nxe5 dxe5 ({Or} 14...
Qxe5 15. f4 {(Byrne and Mednis).}) 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Rfd8 17. O-O Bf8 18.
Bc4 Bd6 19. Rd3 $1 Kh8 20. Qh3 Rg8 21. Rf3 Qe7 22. Kh1 Rg6 23. Rf5 $1 Rag8 24.
Rh5 $1 Kh7 ({Not} 24... Rxg2 $4 25. Rxh6+ $1) 25. Rxh4 Qg5 26. g3 Rf6 27. Be2
$5 Qd2 28. Bg4 Rxf2 $2 ({Correct is} 28... Qxb2 $5 29. Bf5+ Kg7 30. a4 a5) 29.
Bf5+ Kh8 $5 (29... Kg7 $2 30. Rxf2 Qxf2 31. Rg4+ Kf8 32. Qxh6+ Ke7 33. Qh4+ f6
34. Qh7+ {wins for White (Byrne and Mednis).}) 30. Rxh6+ Kg7 31. Rh7+ Kf8 32.
Be6 $1 Rg7 33. Rh8+ Ke7 34. Bc8 $2 ({The subtle} 34. Qh4+ $1 f6 35. Qh3 $1 {
keeps the attack going.}) 34... Rxf1+ 35. Qxf1 Qe3 $2 (35... Qxb2 36. g4 Qc2 {
defends well.}) 36. Bf5 $1 Bc5 37. Kg2 Qd2+ 38. Kh3 Bf2 $2 (38... Qxb2 39. Qc4
Bd6 40. Rc8 Kf6 41. Qf1 Ke7 {offers more resistance.}) 39. Qb5 c6 40. Qxb7+ Kf6
41. Qxc6+ {
Kortschnoj scored the best result on board one (9/11). The match ended in 2-2.}
1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Matanovic, Aleksandar YUG"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Hungary had to play against Yugoslavia in the last round. It was a tough
opponent.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 Bg7 14.
O-O f4 15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 O-O 17. Rac1 Ne7 $5 ({Usual is} 17... Rb8) 18. Rfd1
Rc8 $1 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qe2 Kh8 $5 21. Bxa6 $6 {
Matanovic accepts the Greek gift.} ({Preferable is} 21. Rc2 $1 f5 22. Bxe6 Qxe6
23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Nc4) 21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 f5 $1 23. exf5 Bxf5 {
Black has created a broad centre.} 24. Nb5 $2 (24. Bc4 {
hinders the black pawns.}) 24... e4 $1 25. Nc3 $5 ({Or} 25. Rc7 $5 Qe5 $1)
25... Qg5 $6 (25... f3 $1 26. Qe3 Qf6 $1 {attacks strongly.}) 26. f3 $1 {
Breaks up the advancing pawns.} exf3 27. Qxf3 Bg4 28. Qd5 Be5 $6 (28... Qe7 $1
29. Ne4 f3 {charges.}) 29. Ne4 Qg7 30. Bf1 $2 (30. Rc2 $5 f3 31. g3 Bf5 32. Bd3
{offers more resistance.}) 30... f3 $1 31. Rc2 fxg2 32. Bxg2 Bf3 $1 {White over
stepped the time limit in a lost position. Ribli won too. The young Hungarian
players scored well. Hungary defeated Yugoslavia by 3-1, an excellent
achievement. The poor Yugoslavians dropped to place fifteen.} 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "23rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1978.11.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg URS"]
[Black "Donner, Jan NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The night before the last round, Ree broke a leg during a party in the room
of Westerinen. So the Dutch team had a poor preparation.} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3.
Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. f3 c6 6. Qd2 h6 7. Be3 b5 8. Bd3 $5 Nbd7 9. Nge2 Nb6 10.
b3 a5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd1 Nfd7 $5 13. c3 e5 $6 ({Slightly better is} 13... bxc3
14. Ndxc3 h5) 14. cxb4 axb4 15. Rc1 ({Not} 15. Qxb4 $2 exd4 16. Bxd4 c5 17.
Bxg7 cxb4 18. Bxh8 Ne5) 15... Bb7 16. O-O exd4 $2 {Donner weakens the centre.}
17. Nxd4 c5 18. Nb5 Nc8 19. Be2 Ra6 $5 20. Nb2 $1 h5 $5 21. Nc4 $1 {
The restriction has become awful.} Ne5 22. Rfd1 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Qe7 24. Bg5 $1
Qd7 ({The pointe is} 24... f6 25. e5 $1 fxg5 26. exd6) 25. e5 $1 Bxe5 26. Re1 {
Donner failed in his last Olympiad game. The other three games were drawn. So
the Soviet Union ended on the second place.   The aging Soviet stars drew a
lot during the last rounds. Probably, the heath in the playing hall affected
them. The young reserves did not compensate the difference.   Final standings:
Hungary 37, Soviet Union 36, USA 35, West Germany 33, Israel and Rumania 321/2,
Denmark, Switzerland, Poland, Canada and Spain 32, Netherlands, Bulgaria and
England 311/2, etc. Hungary gave an impressive performance.} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Black "Bouaziz, Slim TUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 24th Olympiad was played by 81 teams in Valletta from 20 xi until 6 xii
1980. Some loved the Maltese hospitality. Others hated the cold accommodation.
} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 c5 7. Be2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 b6 $5 9. Bf3 Ba6 $5 10. b3 ({The materialistic} 10. e5 $6 dxe5 11. Bxa8
exd4 12. Nb5 Nbd7 13. Bf3 e5 {favours Black.}) 10... Nbd7 11. O-O Bb7 12. g3 a6
13. Re1 Rb8 14. Bb2 Re8 15. Bg2 Ba8 16. Qe2 e6 17. Qd2 Qc7 18. Rad1 Red8 19.
Rc1 Rbc8 20. g4 h6 21. f4 Qb8 22. Rcd1 Nc5 23. Qe3 {
Both parties have no hurry in the three-rows-system.} e5 $1 24. fxe5 dxe5 25.
Nde2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 b5 27. Nd5 Bxd5 $5 28. cxd5 Ne8 29. h4 Nd6 30. g5 hxg5 31.
hxg5 b4 32. Ng3 Qb6 33. Bh3 Rc7 34. Kg2 Na4 $6 35. Qxb6 Nxb6 36. Rc1 Rxc1 37.
Bxc1 {The endgame is better for White.} Nb5 38. Ne2 Bf8 39. Bb2 Bd6 40. Kf3 Kf8
41. Nc1 Ke7 42. Nd3 {White attacks pawn e5.} f6 $6 ({Better is} 42... Nc3 $1
43. Bxc3 bxc3 44. Ke2 f6 45. gxf6+ Kxf6 46. Nf2 Kg5 $1 47. Kd3 Kf4 {
and Black has counter-play.}) 43. gxf6+ Kxf6 44. Nf2 $1 {White threatens Ng4+.}
Ke7 45. Ke2 $5 a5 46. Ng4 Nd7 47. Kd3 Na3 $5 48. Bg2 Nc5+ 49. Ke3 Nd7 50. Bf3
Bc7 51. Bg2 Bd6 52. Bh3 Bc7 $5 53. Kd2 Nb5 54. Kd3 Bd6 55. Bf1 Bc7 56. Bg2 Bd6
57. Kc4 Na7 $6 (57... Na3+ $1 58. Bxa3 bxa3 59. Kb5 Nc5 $1 60. Nxe5 Bxe5 61.
Kxc5 g5 {draws.}) 58. Bc1 Nb6+ 59. Kd3 Nb5 60. Bg5+ $1 Ke8 61. Nf6+ Kd8 62.
Ng8+ Kc7 $5 63. Bh3 Nc3 $2 ({Right is} 63... a4 $1 64. Nh6 Nd7 65. Bxd7 axb3
66. axb3 Kxd7 67. Nf7 Nd4 $1 68. Kc4 Nf3 {and White has some winning chances.})
64. Nh6 $1 Nxa2 65. Nf7 Bf8 66. Bd8+ Kb7 67. d6 Nc1+ 68. Kc2 Ne2 69. Be7 Nd4+
70. Kb2 a4 71. Bxf8 axb3 72. d7 Na4+ 73. Kb1 Nc3+ 74. Ka1 Na4 75. Bxb4 {
Ljubojevic had won the "Sitz-Krieg". Yugoslavia would score well in Malta.} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Helmers, Knut NOR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 c5 8. Bb2
cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf8 14. a3 g6
15. h3 $5 Bg7 16. c5 $5 {Portisch wants action.} bxc5 17. dxc5 e5 $5 18. Bb5
Nd7 19. Nf1 d4 $5 20. b4 $5 Qe7 $2 ({Better is} 20... a5) 21. Re1 $1 {
White threatens to win pawn d4.} Qd8 22. N3d2 Nf6 23. Nc4 $1 Re6 $6 (23... Bf8
{prevents Nd6.}) 24. Nd6 Rxd6 $5 25. cxd6 Ne8 26. Ba6 Nxd6 27. Bxb7 Nxb7 {
Black has too little compensation for the exchange.} 28. Qb5 $5 Qd7 29. Nd2 Nd6
$6 (29... Nbd8 30. Nf3 Rb8 {offers more resistance.}) 30. Qd5 $1 Ne7 $6 31.
Rxc8+ Nexc8 32. Nc4 {Portisch scored well on the first board of Hungary again.}
1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Csom, Istvan HUN"]
[Black "Wedberg, Tom SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Bg2 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. h3 Nc7 11. e4 Nd7 12. Bf4 Qe7 $5 13. Re1 f6 14. Rb1 $5 {
More aggressive moves are made in future games, but the quiet approach is fine.
} Ne5 15. b4 cxb4 16. Rxb4 Na6 17. Rb1 Nc5 18. Nxe5 $5 fxe5 19. Be3 b6 $1 {
He stabilizes the flank.} 20. Bf1 Rf7 21. a4 Qf8 22. Qd2 Nb7 $6 (22... Bd7 $1
23. a5 bxa5 {is better for Black as Csom realized.}) 23. Kg2 h5 24. Rb2 Kh7 25.
Rc1 Bd7 26. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 27. Nxb5 Nc5 28. Bxc5 bxc5 29. Rcb1 Bh6 $6 (29... Qe7
$1 30. Na3 Raf8 31. Nc4 h4 {gives counter-play.}) 30. Qe2 Qe7 $6 ({
An attacker is exchanged by} 30... Rb8 31. Na3 Rxb2 32. Qxb2 Qe7 33. Nc4 Bf8)
31. Na3 $1 Raf8 32. Nc4 $1 {The knight blockades the central area.} Rd8 {
Exchange on f2 helps White.} 33. Na5 Rdf8 34. Rb7 Qf6 35. Nc4 Kh8 36. Rxf7 Rxf7
37. Rb3 Bf8 38. a5 Qg5 39. Qc2 h4 $1 40. a6 $1 hxg3 41. fxg3 Qh5 42. Qd3 Rh7
43. h4 $1 Rf7 44. Rb7 $1 {The white forces encircle the opponent.} g5 $6 45.
Rxf7 Qxf7 46. Qf3 Qxf3+ 47. Kxf3 gxh4 48. gxh4 {Csom wins the ending easily.}
Be7 49. Kg4 Kg7 50. Kf5 $1 Kf7 51. h5 Bf8 52. h6 $1 Be7 53. h7 Kg7 54. Ke6 Bf8
55. h8=Q+ $1 {Hungary took the lead during the early rounds.} ({Notice} 55.
h8=Q+ Kxh8 56. Kf7 $1 Bh6 57. Nxd6 Kh7 58. Nc4 $1 {and White prevails.}) 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry URS"]
[Black "Marjanovic, Slavoljub YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4
c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. Nc3 d5 12. e4 Bf6 13. exd5 $5 (13. Qg4 {
drew in  Razuvajev - Makarichev, Tiflis 1978.}) 13... cxd5 $5 (13... Nxd5 14.
Nxd5 cxd5 15. Ne3 Nc6 16. Nxd5 {(Kasparov)} Re8 {equalises.}) 14. Bf4 Nba6 15.
Re1 Qd7 $5 (15... Bc8 $5 {will become a novelty.}) 16. Bh3 Kh8 $2 {
It is no time for a waiting move.} ({Better is} 16... Qd8 $1 17. Nd6 Bc6) 17.
Ne4 $1 Bxb2 ({Or} 17... Ne6 $2 18. Nxf6 gxf6 19. Qg4 Rg8 20. Qh4 Rg6 21. Nd6 {
and White wins.}) 18. Ng5 $1 Qc6 $6 (18... f6 $5 19. Ne7 fxg5 20. Bxd7 gxf4 21.
Bf5 $1 Bxa1 $6 22. Bxh7 $1 {also wins for White.}) 19. Ne7 $1 Qf6 20. Nxh7 $1 {
Another sacrifice decides the game.} Qd4 $5 21. Qh5 g6 22. Qh4 Bxa1 23. Nf6+ {
Kasparov was a young killer for the Soviets. Yugoslavia was defeated, as a
result of this game. A close race for gold started between Hungary and the
Soviet Union.} ({The pointe is} 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Qh6+ Kxf6 25. Bg5# {
(Kasparov).}) 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Liberzon, Vladimir ISR"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Ne4 6. Nbd2 f5 7. Qc2 Nxd2 $5 (
7... Bb4 8. O-O Nxd2 9. Nxd2 {was played in Bornholz - Marshall, New York 1923.
}) 8. Bxd2 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Qh4 $5 10. d5 $1 Be7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. e4 Qh5 $5 13.
dxe6 dxe6 14. c5 (14. Bc3 $1 Nd7 15. exf5 $1 exf5 16. Rhg1 {starts an attack.})
14... Nd7 $1 15. exf5 exf5 16. Bc4+ Kh8 17. cxb6 cxb6 18. Bc3 Rad8 19. f4 $2 (
19. Bxg7+ Kxg7 20. Rhg1+ Kh6 (20... Kh8 21. Rxd7 $1) 21. Rd6+ $1 Bxd6 22. Qd2+
f4 23. Qxd6+ Rf6 24. Qe7 Rg6 25. Rxg6+ Qxg6 26. Qh4+ $5 Kg7 27. Qe7+ Kh6 {
draws by perpetual check.}) 19... Qf3 20. Kb1 Bf6 $1 {
The capture of pawn f4 would be risky. Miles has gained a plus.} 21. Bxf6 Nxf6
22. Be6 g6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Re1 Qxf4 25. Qc3 Kg7 $5 26. Bb3 $5 Qxf2 27. Re7+
Kh6 28. a4 {White will be mated, if he captures the knight.} Rd4 $5 (28... Qd4
29. Qxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxa7 f4 {wins easily.}) 29. Rxa7 b5 $2 30. axb5 Nd5 31. Qh3+
$2 (31. Qc1+ f4 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Qc7 {begins a strong counteraction.}) 31...
Rh4 $1 32. Qg3 Qf1+ 33. Kc2 Nb4+ 34. Kd2 Rd4+ 35. Kc3 Re4 36. Bc2 Qc4+ 37. Kd2
Qxc2# {England competed at the top.} 0-1

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stean, Michael ENG"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Bd2 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 $5 (11... Bxc5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 {
levels the game.}) 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Nb6 15. Rac1 c4 $5 16. Bxc4
$5 {Stean bites the bait.} Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Ne5 18. Qe2 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bd6 $5 20.
Ne4 $6 (20. f4 $1 Qh4 21. f3 {defends well.}) 20... Bxe4 $1 21. fxe4 Qg5+ 22.
Kf1 (22. Kh1 Qe5 {also favours Black (Bilek).}) 22... Bxh2 23. Qf3 Qb5+ 24. Kg2
$5 Be5 $6 (24... Rxc1 $1 25. Bxc1 Be5 26. b4 Qc6 {gains a positional advantage.
}) 25. Bb4 $1 Rfe8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Qh5 a6 28. f4 $2 (28. Rd2 $1 {
protects the second rank.}) 28... g6 $1 29. Qxe5 ({Or} 29. Qf3 Bxb2) 29... Qe2+
30. Kg3 Qxe3+ $1 31. Kh4 $2 {Stean starts a help mate.} Qf2+ $1 32. Kg4 $2 Qg2+
$1 33. Kh4 h5 $1 {Hungary - England ended in 21/2-11/2.} 0-1

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John NED"]
[Black "Balashov, Yury URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8.
Bd3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. dxc5 Nbd7 11. b4 b6 12. Nd4 Nd5 13. Bb2 Nxb4 {
They play a sharp line of the Caro-Kann.} 14. Be4 $5 ({Usual is} 14. c6 Nxd3+
15. Qxd3 Nc5 {(Tseshkovsky - Razuvaev, Tashkent 1980).}) ({
An interesting novelty will become} 14. Nxe6 $5 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qe7 $5) 14...
Ba6 $1 {Black sacrifice a rook.} 15. Qf3 Nxc5 16. Bxa8 $6 {
Van der Wiel accepts the challenge.} (16. Nc6 $1 Nxe4 $1 17. Nxd8 Nxc2+ 18. Kd1
Rxd8+ 19. Kxc2 Rc8+ {draws by perpetual check (Balashov).}) 16... Nxc2+ 17.
Nxc2 Nd3+ 18. Kd2 Nxb2+ $5 (18... Ne5+ $1 19. Kc1 Nxf3 20. Bc6+ Ke7 21. Nxf3 {
(Balashov)} Qc7 $1 {brings a black assault.}) 19. Kc1 Nd3+ 20. Kb1 Bc5 $5 21.
Nh3 O-O 22. Be4 Ne5 23. Qc3 Qd6 $1 24. f4 $2 (24. a3 Rc8 25. Ka2 $1 {
defends properly.}) 24... Nc4 $1 {White cannot stop the attack anymore.} 25.
Bd3 Na3+ $1 26. Nxa3 Bxd3+ 27. Nc2 Bb4 $1 28. Qb3 Rc8 29. Rd1 {
He assails bishop d3.} Rc3 $1 30. Nf2 $5 Rxb3+ 31. axb3 Bxc2+ 32. Kxc2 Qc5+ {
Black gains the knight and continues the charge.   The Soviet Union defeated
the Netherlands by 3-1. Hungary kept the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag YUG"]
[Black "Renman, Nils-Gustaf SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Bd6 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bg5 c6 $5 ({Theory is} 10... Nbd7) 11. Nh4 h6 $6 {
Black weakens his kingside.} ({Nikolic recommends} 11... Nbd7) 12. Bxf6 Qxf6
13. e4 $1 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe6 $2 ({Right is} 14... Qd8 $1 15. Nxd6 $1 (15. Nf5
Bf8 16. Qg4 Re6 $1 {(Nikolic) equalises}) 15... Qxd6 16. Re1 Na6 17. Qg4 g6 18.
Nf5 Qf8 {and Black defends properly.}) 15. Re1 Na6 16. Nf5 $1 Bf8 $5 ({
The pointe is} 16... Qxf5 17. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Qd7 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. Rc1 Rc8
21. Rxc6 {(Nikolic).}) 17. Ned6 Qxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rb8 20. Ne7+ Kh7
21. Nxf7 c5 22. d5 g6 23. Nd6 Ba8 24. Nb5 Re8 25. d6 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Rd8 27. Nc6
Rd7 28. Re7+ $1 {Young Nikolic played well for Yugoslavia.} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Plachetka, Jan CSR"]
[Black "Schuessler, Harry SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 e5 9. b3 Bc5 $5 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. a3 a5 12. c3 b5 13. b4 Bd6 14. Nb3 axb4
15. cxb4 Nb6 16. Na5 Na4 $2 {Black is going to lose a pawn.} ({Better is} 16...
Bd7) 17. Bxe5 $1 Bxe5 18. Nc6 Qe6 19. Nfxe5 $1 Bb7 20. Qc2 Ra6 21. Rac1 Nb6 22.
Qc5 Nbd7 $2 (22... Re8 23. Qxb5 Rxa3 {offers more resistance.}) 23. Nxd7 Nxd7
24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Qxc7 {White has gained a second pawn.} Ba8 26. Rfd1 Nf6 27.
Rd8 Ne8 28. Qc5 Rd6 29. Nf5 $1 {
Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden, as a  result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nf6 11. a3 Qd6 $5 ({Theory is} 11... b6) 12. Be3 Rd8
13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rad1 Rac8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Qb8 17. Qe2 Be8 $6 (17... Nh5 $1
18. Qe4 f5 19. Qe3 Bxh4 20. Nxh4 Nf4 {defends actively.}) 18. Bb1 $1 Nd5 $6 {
Hort prevents d5.} ({Preferable is} 18... g6 19. Ba2 Qf4 20. d5 exd5 21. Bxd5
Bf8) 19. Qd3 g6 20. Bg3 $1 Bd6 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Ne5 Qc7 23. Qe3 Qb6 $6 (23...
Nxe5 24. dxe5 Bf8 25. e6 $1 Qe7 $1 26. exf7+ Qxf7 27. Qxa7 Bg7 {defends well.})
24. Qxh6 $6 {Karpov only wins a pawn.} (24. Ng4 $1 Bxg3 25. Nxh6+ Kh7 26. hxg3
{also disorganises the black defence.}) 24... Nxe5 25. dxe5 Bf8 26. Qg5 Qe6 27.
Ba2 Bb5 28. h3 Rd7 29. Qe3 b6 30. Qf4 Bc4 31. Bb1 Bb3 32. Rd2 a5 33. Bd3 Rdc7
34. Kh2 Rc1 35. Rde2 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Bc2 37. Ba6 Rc5 38. Be2 Bf5 39. Rd1 Qc6 40.
Rd2 Rc2 41. Bf3 {Karpov wants to utilise the extra pawn during the next phase.}
Be6 42. Qd4 Rxd2 $5 43. Qxd2 Qc4 44. Be2 Qa2 $2 (44... Bh6 $1 45. Qd1 Qe4 46.
Bf3 Qc4 {defends  wisely.}) 45. Bf4 Bc5 46. Be3 d4 $5 47. Bg5 $1 Qd5 48. Bf6 $1
{White threatens mate in two.} Bf8 49. Bd3 Bg7 50. Qf4 Kh7 51. f3 $1 {
Karpov gains territory slowly.} b5 52. Kg3 Qd7 $5 53. Bxg7 Kxg7 54. Qf6+ Kg8
55. h4 Qe8 $5 56. h5 $1 Bc4 ({Or} 56... gxh5 57. Qh6) 57. h6 $1 Qf8 58. Bxg6 $1
Qxh6 ({The pointe is} 58... fxg6 59. h7+) 59. Bxf7+ $1 Kh7 60. Qf5+ Kh8 61.
Qc8+ {The Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia ended in 2-2, because Polugaevsky lost.
Polu would not play during the rest of the event. The Hungarians took a lead
of 21/2 points on the Soviets.} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mestel, Andrew ENG"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 c6 4. Nd2 e5 5. e4 dxe4 6. dxe4 Bc5 7. Ngf3 O-O 8.
O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Qe7 $5 12. h4 $5 {
Mestel wants to atack.} Rfd8 13. h5 Qe6 14. Ne3 g6 15. h6 $6 {
Exchange avoids any risk.} Bf8 $5 {Nikolic pressures on the weakling.} 16. Nd1
Qg4 17. Re1 a5 18. a4 Bb4 19. c3 Qxf3 20. Bxf3 Be7 21. Be3 $6 (21. Ne3 $1 Nc5
22. Nc4 {develops the knight.}) 21... Nc5 22. Bxc5 $2 {The defender of the
weak pawn h6 and square d2 disappears. White lacked time already.} ({Better is
} 22. Bg5) 22... Bxc5 23. Ne3 Rd2 $1 24. Rab1 ({Not} 24. Nc4 $4 Bxf2+) 24...
Kf8 $1 {Square g8 is vacated for the knight.} 25. Kf1 Ng8 26. Ng4 f5 $1 {
Black conquers a pawn.} 27. Ne3 Nxh6 28. Re2 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 f4 30. gxf4 exf4 31.
Re2 Rd3 32. Kg2 Nf7 33. e5 $5 Ng5 34. Be4 Rh3 $5 (34... f3+ $1 35. Kh1 Rd1+ $1
36. Re1 Rd2 {wins more quickly.}) 35. Kg1 Rd8 36. e6 Ke7 37. b4 f3 38. Ree1
Nxe4 39. Rxe4 Rd5 40. Rg4 {Czechoslovakia defeated England by 21/2-11/2.} 0-1

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Farago, Ivan HUN"]
[Black "Langeweg, Christian NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Ne4 9. Qc2 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11. Bd3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Nd7 13. a4 Ke7 ({Usual is} 
13... a5) 14. a5 c5 15. d5 $5 (15. a6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qc7 {
drew in Browne - Andersson, Buenos Aires 1980.}) 15... Nf6 (15... exd5 $5 16.
cxd5 Bxd5 17. Be4 {looks risky (Langeweg).}) 16. e4 e5 17. Nd2 Bc8 18. Ke2 Bd7
19. Qa2 Rb8 20. axb6 axb6 21. Nf1 Qc7 22. Ne3 h5 23. f3 Rhc8 24. Bc2 Rb7 25.
Bb3 Rcb8 26. Qd2 Ra7 27. Rxa7 Qxa7 28. Nc2 Rg8 29. Ra1 Qb7 30. Ba4 Ra8 $6 31.
Bxd7 $6 (31. Bc6 $1 Bxc6 32. dxc6 Qxc6 33. Rxa8 Qxa8 34. Ne3 $1 {
gains a positional advantage (Langeweg).}) 31... Rxa1 32. Nxa1 Qa6 $1 33. Bb5
$2 {Farago exchanges the wrong minor piece.} (33. Nc2 $1 {(Langeweg)} Qxc4+ 34.
Kd1 Nxd7 35. Qxg5+ f6 36. Qe3 Qf1+ 37. Ne1 {draws.}) 33... Qxa1 34. Qxg5 Qg1
35. Qe3 Qxg2+ 36. Qf2 Qh3 37. Kd3 $6 (37. Kd2 $1 Qh1 38. Ba4 $1 {
activates the bishop.}) 37... Qh1 $1 38. Ke2 $5 h4 $1 39. gxh4 Nh5 40. Kd2 Qa1
$1 41. Qe1 {Black seals a move. The Dutch players analyse the position during
the intermission of two hours.} Qb2+ $1 42. Kd1 Nf4 43. h5 $2 {
Both parties miss a fast decision.} Qb1+ 44. Kd2 Qb2+ 45. Kd1 Qh2 $2 (45...
Qb1+ 46. Kd2 Qd3+ $1 47. Kc1 Qxf3 {ends the game (Langeweg).}) 46. h6 Qxh6 47.
Qg3 Qh1+ 48. Kc2 Qg2+ 49. Qxg2 Nxg2 {
The bishop versus knight ending is won for Black.} 50. Kd3 Kf6 51. Be8 Kg6 52.
Ke2 Nf4+ 53. Ke3 Nh5 54. Ba4 Kg7 55. Bd7 Nf4 56. Kd2 Kh6 57. Ke3 Kg5 58. Be8 f6
59. Bd7 Kh4 60. Kf2 {The game is adjourned for the second time.} Nd3+ 61. Kg2
$6 (61. Ke2 Nb2 $1 62. Bb5 Kg3 63. Kd2 Kxf3 64. Kc2 Kxe4 65. Kxb2 Kf3 66. Be8
e4 {triumphs for Black (Langeweg).}) 61... Nb2 62. Bb5 Nd1 63. Bd7 Ne3+ 64. Kf2
Nxc4 {Hungary - The Netherlands ended in 2-2.} 0-1

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.11.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Geller, Efim URS"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi ISL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Bg2 e6 10. d3 Rb8 $5 ({Theory is} 10... Nge7) 11. Ne2 Nge7 12. c3 O-O
13. Be3 Qd7 14. Qd2 Rfc8 15. Rad1 b5 16. d4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nd8 $6 (17... d5 $1 {
equalises the game.}) 18. Rc1 Nb7 19. g4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 d5 21. e5 $1 Rc8 22. Bf1
Bf8 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Nc1 $5 Nc6 25. Nd3 Qc7 26. b4 Qb6 27. Qc3 Be7 28. f4 Kf8
29. a3 Ke8 30. Bg2 a5 $6 ({Preferable is} 30... f5 $1 31. exf6 Bxf6 32. Ne5 Ne7
) 31. Bf1 axb4 32. axb4 Qa6 33. f5 $1 Kd7 $6 34. f6 Bf8 $1 (34... Bd8 $2 35.
Nc5+ Nxc5 36. Qxc5 {allows the penetration by the white queen.}) 35. Qb2 Qa4
36. Bd2 Kc7 37. Be2 Qa7 38. Bc3 Qa4 39. Kf2 Nb8 40. h4 Nd7 41. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 $5
42. bxc5 $1 Kc6 43. Qb4 {Black has been outplayed completely.} Nbxc5 $5 {
Desperation.} ({The natural} 43... Qxb4 44. Bxb4 Nd8 45. Ke3 {
allows a white entry on the kingside.}) 44. dxc5 Qxb4 45. Bxb4 Nxe5 46. Kg3 $5
(46. g5 $1 Nd7 47. Bg4 Nxc5 $2 48. Bxc5 Kxc5 49. Bxe6 $1 {wins quickly.}) 46...
Nd7 $1 47. g5 Nxc5 48. Kf4 Nd7 49. Ke3 e5 50. Bg4 Nb6 51. Kd3 Nd7 52. Be7 Nb6
53. Bh3 Nd7 54. Kc3 Nb8 55. Kb3 Nd7 56. Bg4 Nb8 57. Kc3 Nd7 58. Kb4 {
The Soviet Union crushed Iceland. Hungary only led by one point.} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.12.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Black "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5
Nd5 9. Bd2 Nb6 10. Qe2 Nb4 11. Be4 f5 12. exf6 exf6 13. a3 f5 14. axb4 fxe4 15.
Nxe4 $5 {Black has a plus.} (15. Ne5 {
happened is Pinter - Adorjan, Hungary 1975.}) 15... Bxb2 16. Rd1 $2 (16. Rb1 $1
Bg7 17. O-O Bf5 18. Nc5 $1 {gives counter-play.}) 16... Bf5 17. Bc3 Bxc3+ 18.
Nxc3 Qf6 19. Ne5 Qe7 $1 {Black has a great positional advantage.} 20. Rb1 $5 a5
$1 21. bxa5 $5 Rxa5 22. Rf1 $5 Qc5 $1 23. Qd2 Re8 $1 24. Rd1 c6 25. Rf3 Nc4 26.
Qf2 Nxe5 27. fxe5 Qxe5+ {Timman has gained a pawn and will win more material. 
The match ended in 2-2. Yugoslavia could not follow the top two.} 0-1

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.12.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser USA"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d3 Be7 7. Bg2 Be6 8.
O-O O-O 9. a3 Qd7 10. Bd2 f6 11. Rc1 Rfd8 $5 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bd5 14. Qc2
a5 15. b5 $1 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Qb2 c6 $1 {Tal gains a plus.} 18. bxc6 bxc6
19. a4 c5 20. Qc2 Rab8 21. Nd2 Be6 $1 22. Rb1 Rb4 $1 23. Rxb4 cxb4 24. Rc1 Qd6
$6 (24... f5 $1 25. Qc7 Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Kf8 {keeps the advantage.}) 25. Qb2 Rc8
26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Nb3 Qe5 28. f4 $1 {Seirawan makes an effort to win.} (28.
Qxd4 Qxe2 29. Qc4+ Be6 30. Bd5 Bxd5 31. Qxd5+ Kf8 {draws.}) 28... Qe3+ 29. Kf1
g5 $2 ({Correct is} 29... Bd8 $1 30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. Nxd4 Bb6 32. Bd5+ Kf8 33.
Ne6+ Bxe6 34. Bxe6 {and the chances are equal.}) 30. Nxa5 $1 {
White grabs a pawn.} Be6 $5 ({The pointe is} 30... gxf4 $5 31. Nc4 $1 {
(Khalifman).}) 31. Nc6 $1 Bc5 32. Nxb4 gxf4 33. Nd5 Bxd5 34. Bxd5+ Kg7 35. Qb7+
Be7 36. Be4 Kf8 37. Qc8+ Kg7 38. Qg4+ Kf8 39. Bxh7 Bd6 40. gxf4 Bxf4 $5 {
Tal tries to create confusion.} (40... Qxf4+ 41. Qxf4 Bxf4 42. Kg2 {
leads to a won bishop ending for White, because he has distant passed pawns.})
41. Kg2 Bd6 42. Be4 Qd2 43. h4 Be5 44. h5 Ke7 45. Bf3 Kd6 46. Qg6 Qf4 47. h6
Qh2+ 48. Kf1 Qh3+ 49. Bg2 Qc8 50. Kf2 Qc1 51. Bf3 Qe3+ 52. Kg2 Qf4 53. h7 Qh2+
54. Kf1 Qh3+ 55. Bg2 Qc8 56. Kf2 Qc1 57. Bf3 Qe3+ 58. Kg2 Qg5+ 59. Qxg5 fxg5
60. a5 {It became difficult for Tal to compete at the top. The Soviet Union
won by 21/2-11/2. Hungary led by half-a-point.} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.12.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ghinda, Mihail ROM"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Qe2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Rc8 $5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. f4 (11. e5 $1 {
will occur in Doss - Kudrin, Dallas 2001.}) 11... O-O 12. e5 $5 {
Ghinda has great plans.} dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 (14. e6 Be8 $1 {
defends well.}) 14... cxd5 15. e6 $4 {White demonstrates optimism.} (15. Rhe1
$1 {develops a rook and supports the centre.}) 15... fxe6 16. Nxe6 Qb6 $1 17.
Nxg7 Rf2 $1 {A counteraction wins the game quickly.} ({Not} 17... Kxg7 $4 18.
Qxe7+ Rf7 19. Qe5+) 18. Qd3 Kxg7 19. Rd2 Bf5 $1 20. Be3 ({Or} 20. Qa3 Bxc2)
20... Bxd3 21. Bxf2 Qf6 {Hungary defeated Rumania by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.12.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Giardelli, Sergio ARG"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. d3
Nc6 9. Qb3 d4 $5 10. Nb5 $6 ({Preferable is} 10. Ne4 $1) 10... a6 11. Na3 b5
12. Bf4 Be6 $1 {Kasparov takes the initiative.} 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Qd2 Bd5 15.
Rfc1 Nd7 16. Nc2 e5 17. Bh6 Qe7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. e3 dxe3 20. Nxe3 Bxf3 21.
Bxf3 Nd4 22. Bg2 Nc5 23. Re1 h5 24. Rac1 (24. f4 $1 Nd7 25. Nd5 {
gives counter-play.}) 24... Rfd8 $1 25. Rc3 Qf6 26. Nc2 b4 $6 (26... e4 $1 {
attacks in the centre.}) 27. Nxb4 ({Not} 27. Rc4 $2 Ne4 $1 28. Bxe4 Rxc4 29.
Nxd4 Rcxd4) 27... e4 $1 28. Qe3 $2 ({Correct is} 28. dxe4 $1 Nf3+ 29. Rxf3 Rxd2
30. Rxf6 Kxf6 31. Rc1 Rdd8 32. Nd5+ Kg7 33. Ne7 Rc7 34. Nd5 {
and a repetition of moves arises.}) 28... a5 $1 29. Nc2 Nxd3 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31.
Qxd4 (31. Nxd4 Nxe1 32. Bxe4 Rc4 33. Qxe1 Qxd4 34. Bg2 Rc2 {
wins for Black (Kasparov).}) 31... Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Nxe1 {Argentina was crushed
by 31/2-1/2. The Soviet Union and Hungary had scored the same number of board
points.} 0-1

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.12.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Geller, Efim URS"]
[Black "Ciocaltea, Victor ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. h3 Na6 8. Re1
Nc7 9. Bf1 $5 (9. Be3 {was played in Geller - Panno, Bogota 1978.}) 9... d5 ({
The alternative is} 9... b5 $1) 10. e5 $1 Nfe8 11. Ne2 $5 Ne6 12. Nf4 {
White controls more territory.} N8c7 13. Nd3 f5 $5 14. exf6 exf6 15. a4 a5 16.
b3 Re8 17. Ba3 Bf8 $5 (17... Bh6 18. c3 {(Geller)} b6 {nearly equalises.}) 18.
Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Qd2 Qd6 20. Rad1 b6 21. Qc1 Ba6 22. c4 Qd7 23. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 24.
Qxf4 Rad8 25. Re3 Ne6 $2 {Ciocaltea makes a tactical error.} ({Better is} 25...
dxc4 26. bxc4 b5 $1 {and White has little advantage.}) 26. Rxe6 $1 Qxe6 27.
cxd5 Qc8 (27... Qxd5 28. Bxa6 Qxb3 {(Geller)} 29. Rc1 Qxa4 30. Qc7 {
leads to a decisive white attack.}) 28. Bxa6 Qxa6 29. dxc6 g5 $5 30. Qc1 Rd6
31. d5 Rfd8 32. Nd4 Rxd5 33. c7 Re8 34. Qc6 Qa8 35. Qxb6 Qc8 36. Rc1 Qd7 37.
Nb5 g4 38. Qa6 gxh3 39. c8=Q Rd8 40. Rc2 Qf5 41. Rc3 {
The Soviet Union defeated Rumania, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.12.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Ermenkov, Evgeny BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. e4
e5 9. h3 Qb6 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne8 12. Nb3 Qb4 13. Bf1 Nc5 14. Bg5 $1 {
Portisch improves on his previous play. He threatens 18.Be7.} (14. Be3 {
won in Portisch - Westerinen, round nine.}) 14... f5 15. Bd2 $1 {
The threat has become 16.Nd5!} Nxb3 16. axb3 Qb6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qd2 fxe4 $5
19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. Nc3 a6 21. Rad1 h5 22. Bg2 Rd8 23. Ne2 $5 Nf6 $5 24. Nd4 Bc8
$6 ({Preferable is} 24... Qc8 25. Nxf5 Qxf5 {but pawn d6 remains weak.}) 25.
Bf4 Qf7 26. Nf3 Rfe8 27. Ng5 Qf8 $6 (27... Rxe1+ $1 28. Rxe1 Qf8 29. Re6 $1
Bxe6 30. Nxe6 Qe8 31. Nxd8 Qxd8 32. Bxd6 Ne8 33. c5 Qd7 {
gives some counter-play.}) 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. Bxd6 {
Black has no compensation for the pawn.} Bf5 30. c5 Qd7 31. Qf4 Re8 32. Qc4+
Kh8 33. Kh2 Nd5 $2 34. Bxd5 cxd5 35. Rxd5 {White has won a second pawn.} Qc6 $2
36. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 37. Qh4 {Hungary defeated Bulgaria, as a result of this game.
The Soviet Union and Hungary had scored the same number of board points at the
end of the penultimate round.} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.12.06"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Hook, William IVB"]
[Black "Kanani, Saifudin KEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2265"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{William Hook took part in many chess olympiads. First he played for the US
Virgin Islands although he lived in the British version. Later he was removed
from the team. Then he started to play on the first board of the US Virgin
Islands. He was the only decent player on the team. When he won and the rest
lost, the next opponent remained weak due to the Swiss system. Hook and Torre
had scored 101/2/13 and Kanani 91/2/11 at the end of the penultimate round.} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Qb6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 $1 ({Known is} 5. Rb1) 5... Nbd7 (
5... Qxb2 $5 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. Nge2 {looks risky for Black.}) 6. Rb1 a6 7. a4 h6
8. Be3 Qb4 $6 9. f3 Ne5 $6 10. Bd2 $1 Qb6 11. f4 $1 Ng6 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Qc1 $5
Bd7 $6 14. e5 $1 {
This position is shown on a stamp of the British Virgin Islands.} dxe5 15. Bxg6
fxg6 16. fxe5 O-O-O $2 {Black could move his knight instead.} 17. exf6 exf6 18.
Nge2 Bg4 19. Be3 Bxe2 20. Kxe2 Qb4 21. Re1 Bd6 22. h3 g5 23. Kf1 g4 24. hxg4 h5
25. g5 h4 26. Bf2 h3 27. gxh3 Rxh3 28. Re4 $2 Qa5 $2 (28... Rh1+ 29. Bg1 Bh2 {
counters.}) 29. Qd1 f5 30. Rh4 $5 Rxh4 31. Bxh4 Qb4 $5 32. Bf2 Qf4 33. Qh5 g6
34. Qh4 Qd2 35. Re1 Bf4 36. Rd1 Bxg5 37. Rxd2 Bxh4 {Hook had defeated a
competitor and Torre drew. So William won gold on board one by a score of 111/
2/14!} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.12.06"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef HUN"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann ISL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. a4 O-O 8. Bc4 Bb7
$5 9. Nge2 axb5 10. Bxb5 Na6 {
Black has pressure on the queenside as compensation for the pawn.} 11. O-O Nb4
12. e4 $1 e6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 $5 (14. Be3 $1 {gains an edge.}) 14... g5 $1
15. Bg3 exd5 16. exd5 d6 17. Bc4 Re8 18. Rc1 Nbxd5 $1 19. Qb3 $1 (19. Nxd5 Nxd5
20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rxe2 22. b3 Rb2 {almost equalises.}) 19... Qb6 $2 ({
Better is} 19... Qe7 $1 20. Rcd1 Nxc3 21. Nxc3 d5 $1 {
and the counteraction nearly levels the game.}) 20. Nb5 $1 Rad8 21. Nec3 Nxc3
22. Bxf7+ $1 {White grabs a pawn.} Kh8 23. bxc3 Re7 24. Bg6 g4 $6 25. Qc2 Qc6
26. f3 d5 27. Bh4 gxf3 28. Rxf3 Ra8 29. Rcf1 Re6 $2 30. Nc7 $2 Re7 $2 31. Rxf6
$2 {Probably little time was available for the last moves.   Hungary defeated
Iceland by 31/2-1/2 (Sax missed the win before the time control). The high
score set a big obstacle for the Soviet Union.} 1-0

[Event "Valletta"]
[Site "24th Olympiad"]
[Date "1980.12.06"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Black "Jakobsen, Ole DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 a6 8. c5
Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. Nc4 $5 Bd7 13. Ne5 Qe8 $5 14.
Bc4 Bc6 15. Qc2 Bd5 16. O-O Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Qc6 18. Ne5 Qd5 19. b3 Rad8 20. Qe2
c6 $1 21. Nc4 Ne8 22. Qc2 Qf5 23. Rcd1 h6 24. a4 Qh7 $5 {
The black queen goes into hiding.} 25. b4 f5 $5 26. Qb3 Nc7 27. f3 $5 (27. Nd6
$1 Nd5 28. b5 {gains a plus.}) 27... f4 $1 28. exf4 Rxf4 29. Nd6 $1 exf3 30.
Rxf3 Nd5 $1 31. Rxf4 Nxf4 32. Rf1 Qd3 $1 33. Qxd3 Nxd3 34. a5 $5 Rd7 35. Rb1
Nf4 $6 (35... e5 $1 36. Rd1 Nxb4 37. dxe5 Re7 {draws.}) 36. Kf2 Nd5 37. Rb3 Ne7
38. Re3 Nf5 $1 39. Rxe6 Nxd4 $6 (39... Nxd6 40. Rxd6 Rxd6 41. cxd6 Kf7 42. Ke3
Ke6 43. Ke4 Kxd6 {(Zaitsev)} 44. Kf5 Kd5 {just draws in the pawn ending.}) 40.
Re8+ Kh7 41. Re4 Nb5 42. Nxb5 axb5 43. Ke3 {The Soviet Union has scored 21/2-1/
2 at this moment (Kasparov has drawn). So Tolya needs to win.} Rd1 $2 {
Jakobsen makes the decisive mistake.} (43... Kg6 $1 44. a6 $1 Kf6 $1 45. a7 Rd8
46. Rf4+ Ke6 47. Rf1 Ra8 48. Ra1 {(Zaitsev)} Kd7 $1 49. Ke4 Kc7 50. Ke5 b6 51.
cxb6+ Kxb6 52. Kd6 Rd8+ 53. Ke7 Ra8 {draws.}) 44. Rd4 $1 Re1+ 45. Kf4 Kg6 46.
a6 $1 bxa6 47. Rd6+ Kh5 $5 48. Rxc6 Rb1 49. Rxa6 Rxb4+ 50. Ke5 Rb2 51. c6 $1
Rxg2 52. c7 {White wins because he has preserved his h-pawn.} Rg5+ $5 53. Kd4
$1 Rg4+ 54. Kd5 Rg5+ 55. Kc6 $1 Rg2 56. Kb7 Rc2 57. Rc6 {Hungary and the
Soviet Union had scored the same number of game and match points. Their match
was drawn. So the Buchholz-score had to decide. The accumulated board points
of the opponents were higher for the Soviet Union, because Greece crushed
Scotland in the last round. Soviet players started to hug each other.   The
final standings become: Soviet Union 39/14 (gold), Hungary 39 (silver),
Yugoslavia 35 (bronze), USA 34, Czechoslovakia 331/2, England and Poland 321/2,
Israel and Canada 32, Netherlands, Rumania, Sweden and Cuba 311/2, etc.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.10.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dowden, Anthony NZL"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 25th Olympiad happened in Luzern from 29 x until 15 xi 1982. Conditions
were more comfortable than during the previous events. Western rule of FIDE
ended by the election of Campomanes of President.   The Soviet team had become
stronger by the ripening of young talent. Kasparov and Beliavsky occupied the
boards two and four.} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 a5
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O a4 9. dxc5 $5 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 f6 $1 {Black counters.} 11. Qe2
Nge7 12. b4 $5 (12. exf6 gxf6 13. c4 {attacks the central pawns.}) 12... axb3
13. Rb1 $6 (13. exf6 $5 b2 $1 14. Bxb2 Qxb2 15. fxe7 Qxc3 {
leads to great complications.}) 13... fxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxe5 O-O {
Black threatens pawn f2.} 16. Qe2 e5 $6 {Beliavsky shows great optimism.} (
16... Ba4 {protects the extra pawn.}) 17. Qxe5 Ng6 $6 (17... Rxf2 18. Rxf2
Bxf2+ 19. Kh1 Qe3 20. Qxe3 Bxe3 21. Rxb3 Bc6 {brings a black edge.}) 18. Qxd5+
Be6 19. Qh5 $2 {Dowden goes  down.} (19. Qxe6+ $1 Qxe6 20. Bc4 {
almost equalises.}) 19... Rxf2 20. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 21. Kh1 Rd8 22. Nc4 $2 Qa6 $1 23.
Qe2 Rxd3 $1 24. Qxd3 Qxc4 25. Qd8+ Nf8 {The Soviets won by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.10.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto CHI"]
[Black "Tal, Mikhail URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Ndb5 d5 7. Bf4 O-O 8.
e3 a6 9. a3 (9. Nc7 $5 Ra7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be5 Be6 {
brings an unclear position.}) 9... Ba5 10. Nd6 Nc6 11. Nxc8 $2 ({Better is} 11.
Bg3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 {(Chernikov - Polugaevsky, Rostov 1981).}) 11... Bxc3+ $5
12. bxc3 Rxc8 {Black has great pressure on the c-file.} 13. Bg5 dxc4 14. Qxd8
Rfxd8 15. Bxc4 Ne5 16. Be2 Rxc3 {
Tal has an extra pawn and positional advantage.} 17. O-O Rc2 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19.
Rxd1 Nd5 20. Bf1 f5 21. Bf4 Nc4 22. a4 Nd2 23. Bd3 Ra2 24. Be5 Nb4 25. Bf1 Nc6
26. Bc3 $5 (26. Ra1 Rxa1 27. Bxa1 Nxf1 28. Kxf1 b5 {
will win for Black (Khalifman).}) 26... Ne4 27. Be1 Rxa4 28. f3 Nf6 29. Rb1 b5
30. Rc1 Ne7 31. Rc7 Ned5 {Tal played his last Olympiad. He scored 61/2/8. The
Soviet Union defeated Chile by 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Alburt, Lev USA"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The top teams had scored wonderfully during the first two rounds and started
to meet in round three.} 1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6.
Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc1 c5 8. d5 b5 $5 {Kasparov springs a spicy novelty.} (8... Qa5 {
was played in Alburt - Zapata, New York 1980.}) 9. cxb5 a6 $1 10. a4 Qa5 11.
Bd2 axb5 $1 12. Nxb5 Qb6 13. Qc2 $5 Ba6 14. Nf3 $6 (14. Rd1 $1 {
prevents the next tactics.}) 14... Bxb5 15. Bxb5 Qxb5 $1 16. axb5 Rxa1+ 17. Bc1
Nxe4 {Kasparov has a rook and knight for a queen.} 18. O-O Nef6 $1 {
Black will gain pawn d5.} 19. b4 $1 Nxd5 20. Bd2 Rfa8 $1 21. bxc5 Rxf1+ 22.
Kxf1 Ra1+ 23. Ke2 Nxc5 24. Qc4 $5 e6 25. b6 $6 {
There is no need to give up the pawn.} Nxb6 26. Qb5 Nbd7 27. Be3 Bf8 28. Nd4 $5
Ra2+ 29. Kf1 Ra1+ 30. Ke2 e5 $5 31. Nc6 Ra2+ 32. Kf1 Ra1+ 33. Ke2 Ra2+ 34. Kf1
Ra6 $1 35. Bxc5 Nxc5 36. g3 $1 Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Ne6 38. Qb8 Rd1 39. Qb2 Rd5 40. Qb8
Rc5 {Black has an edge.} 41. Ne7+ Kg7 42. Nc8 $1 Rd5 43. Qa8 Rd2 44. Nb6 Nc5
45. Nc4 Rd4 46. Ne3 Be7 47. h4 $5 h5 48. Nd5 $1 Bd8 $1 49. Kf3 $6 (49. Kh2 Rd2
50. Kg1 {stays passively.}) 49... Ne6 50. Qc6 Rd2 $1 51. Ke3 $4 {
Alburt collapses.} (51. Kg2 $1 Bxh4 $1 52. Qxd6 $1 ({not} 52. gxh4 $4 Rxd5 $1)
52... Bf6 53. Qc6 {defends well.}) 51... Re2+ $1 52. Kd3 e4+ $1 53. Kc4 Rc2+
54. Nc3 Bf6 55. Qxe4 Rxc3+ 56. Kd5 Rc5+ 57. Kxd6 Be5+ {
Kasparov played a great game.} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.01"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev URS"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8.
e3 d6 9. b4 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Bd3 $5 ({Known is} 11. Be2) 11... Rfe8 12. O-O
e5 13. Nd2 $1 c5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. d5 $1 {Polugaevsky takes the initiative.}
Nb6 16. a4 Ba6 17. e4 Rab8 18. Rfb1 Qc7 19. Qc2 Bc8 20. Bc3 Bd7 $6 ({
Preferable is} 20... Nbd7 $1 21. Rxb8 Nxb8 22. Rb1 Nbd7) 21. a5 $1 Na8 {
A knight is cornered.} 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Rb1 Rxb1+ 24. Qxb1 Ne8 25. Nf1 Qc8 26.
Ne3 Nac7 $1 27. g3 Na6 28. f4 f6 29. Kf2 Qb8 30. Qxb8 Nxb8 {
White has the two bishops and controls more territory in the endgame.} 31. h4
Kf7 32. Nc2 Ke7 33. Na3 a6 $5 34. Bc2 Bc8 35. Nb1 Bd7 36. Nd2 Bc8 37. Nf1 Bd7
38. Ne3 Kf7 39. Bd1 Ke7 40. Bd2 Kf7 41. Ng2 Ke7 42. f5 $1 {
The attack on the kingside begins.} Bc8 43. g4 h6 44. Ne1 Kd8 45. Nf3 Nd7 46.
g5 $1 hxg5 47. hxg5 fxg5 $5 48. Nxg5 Ndf6 49. Kg3 Bd7 50. Kh4 Ke7 51. Bc2 Kf8
52. Ne6+ $1 Kf7 53. Be3 g6 $5 54. Bg5 gxf5 55. exf5 Ke7 56. Bd1 Kf7 57. Bh6 Bc8
58. Bc1 Bd7 59. Kg5 Bc8 $6 (59... Ne4+ $1 60. Kh6 N8f6 {
stops the advance of the white king.}) 60. Kh6 Ng8+ 61. Kh7 Ngf6+ $2 {
Black misses the narrow escape.} (61... Nef6+ $1 62. Kh8 Ne7 $1 63. Bc2 e4 64.
Ng5+ Kf8 65. Bb2 Bxf5 66. Bxf6 Ng6+ 67. Kh7 Ne5+ {
leads to perpetual check (Polugaevsky).}) 62. Kh8 $1 {
The king has reached his aim.} Ke7 (62... Bd7 63. Bg5 $1 Bc8 64. Ba4 {
makes no difference.}) 63. Bg5 Kf7 64. Ba4 Bd7 (64... Ne4 65. Nd8+ Kf8 66. Bh6+
Ke7 67. Ne6 {wins for White.}) 65. Bc6 Bxc6 (65... Bc8 66. Bxe8+ Nxe8 67. Nd8+
Kf8 68. f6 {overcomes the resistance.}) 66. dxc6 d5 67. c7 Nd6 68. Nd8+ Ke7 69.
Nb7 Nc8 70. Kg7 Kd7 71. Bxf6 Kxc7 72. Bxe5+ Kxb7 73. f6 {
The Soviet Union defeated the USA by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry URS"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 d6 8. e3
Nbd7 9. b4 O-O 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Bd3 c5 $1 ({Kavalek played} 11... Rfe8 {
in the previous round.}) 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Be2 d5 $2 ({Preferable is} 13... Nb6
$1 14. bxc5 dxc5) 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. O-O cxb4 16. axb4 Rfc8 17. Qd4 Nb6 $6 ({
Slightly better is} 17... Rc7 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. b5 Nc5) 18. Rfc1
Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Nxc8 21. Ne5 $1 {White has a positional advantage.
} Nd6 22. f3 $1 Qc7 23. e4 Ba8 24. b5 $1 {Kasparov gains more territory.} Nfe8
25. Qa4 $1 {White threatens Nc6, Bd4 and the capture of pawn a7.} f5 $5 26. Qb3
$1 Qc8 27. exf5 Qc5+ $6 (27... Nxf5 28. Qb4 Qc7 29. Ba3 Qb6+ 30. Qc5 Nfd6 {
defends stubbornly.}) 28. Kf1 Bd5 29. Qa3 $1 Qxa3 30. Bxa3 exf5 31. Bc5 Nc8 32.
Nc6 Kf7 (32... Bxc6 33. bxc6 Kf7 34. Bc4+ Kf6 35. f4 {
keeps material equality, but White wins the game.}) 33. Nxa7 Nxa7 34. Bxa7 Ke6
35. Bd4 g6 36. Kf2 Nd6 37. Ke3 g5 38. g3 Nc4+ 39. Kd3 Nd6 40. Kc3 f4 $1 41. Kb4
$1 fxg3 42. hxg3 h5 43. Bf2 Nf5 44. f4 gxf4 (44... h4 45. gxh4 gxf4 46. Bg4 Ke5
47. Kc5 {also wins for White (Kasparov).}) 45. gxf4 Ng7 ({Or} 45... h4 46. Bg4
Kf6 47. Kc5 Bg2 48. b6 {(Kasparov).}) 46. Kc5 Bg2 47. Bd4 h4 48. Bxg7 h3 49.
Bg4+ Ke7 50. Bxh3 Bxh3 51. Kb6 $1 {
The Soviet Union defeated Yugoslavia, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lobron, Eric GER"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 b5 8. Ne2 $5
{Lobron makes a hesitant move.} Nbd7 9. Ng3 c5 10. c3 e5 $1 11. dxe5 dxe5 12.
O-O c4 $1 13. Bc2 Bb7 14. Qd2 Re8 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Bh6 Nc5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18.
Qe3 h6 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Rfd1 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Qc7 22. Nh4 Kh7 23. Nf3 Ne6 24. a4
$6 {The a-file will benefit the opponent.} Kg7 25. Rd1 Qc5 $1 26. Qxc5 $5 Nxc5
27. axb5 axb5 28. Rd6 {The d-file has little importance.} Ncd7 29. Kf1 Ra8 $1
30. Rd1 Ra2 31. Rb1 {Lobron has a passive position.} Nc5 32. Nd2 Bc6 33. f3 Ne6
34. Ne2 Nf4 35. Nc1 Ra7 36. Kf2 Nd7 37. h4 Nb6 38. g3 Ne6 39. Ne2 h5 40. Nf1
Kf8 41. Ne3 Nc5 42. Nc1 $5 Ke7 43. Ke2 Ra8 44. Kf2 Bd7 45. Ke1 Be6 46. Ke2 Nc8
$1 47. b3 {He makes a freeing move at last.} cxb3 48. Nxb3 Na4 $1 {
White has to protect another weakling.} 49. Nd1 Nd6 50. Nd2 Nc5 51. Bd3 Ra5 52.
Rb2 Kd7 53. Ne3 Nxd3 $5 54. Kxd3 Kc6 55. f4 $1 exf4 56. gxf4 Ra1 57. Nf3 Kc5
58. Rg2 Bc4+ $5 59. Nxc4 bxc4+ 60. Ke3 Ra3 61. Rc2 Nb5 62. Kd2 Ra1 $1 63. Ng5
$1 Rh1 64. Nxf7 Rxh4 65. Ng5 Rh2+ 66. Kc1 Rh1+ 67. Kb2 $6 {
The king moves away from the battlefield.} h4 $1 68. Rf2 $6 (68. f5 $1 gxf5 69.
exf5 h3 70. f6 {draws easily.}) 68... h3 69. f5 $2 ({Right is} 69. Nf3 $1 Nd6
70. Re2 {and White awaits a hard defence.}) 69... h2 70. fxg6 Rb1+ $1 {
Seirawan finishes the game drastically.} 71. Kxb1 h1=Q+ 72. Kb2 Qe1 73. Rc2
Nxc3 $1 {The USA and West Germany drew.} (73... Nxc3 74. Rxc3 (74. g7 Qb1+ $1
75. Kxc3 Qb4#) 74... Kb4 {(Byrne and Mednis)} 75. Rc2 c3+ {wins quickly.}) 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.04"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev URS"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qb8 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nd2 Rd8 $5 ({Usual is} 
13... Rc8) 14. a4 Qc7 15. Qe3 Rac8 16. Qe2 Ne5 17. h3 h5 18. f4 Ng6 {
The white pawn structure has become slightly vulnerable.} 19. Nf3 d5 $5 {
The counter in the centre surprises.} 20. cxd5 $2 {
Polugaevsky makes a positional mistake, a rarity.} ({Correct is} 20. e5 $1 Ne4
21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Nd4 h4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 hxg3 25. Kg2 Bh4 {
and White has a plus.}) 20... h4 $1 21. Nxh4 Nxh4 22. gxh4 Qxf4 23. dxe6 fxe6
24. e5 $2 (24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rf1 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 {offers more resistance.}) 24...
Bc5+ 25. Kh1 Nh5 $3 {Ftacnik finds a wonderful decision.} 26. Qxh5 Qg3 {
Black threatens ..Qxh3#.} 27. Nd5 Rxd5 28. Rf1 Qxg2+ $1 29. Kxg2 Rd2+ {
White will be mated soon.   Czechoslovakia took the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.04"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Plachetka, Jan CSR"]
[Black "Yusupov, Artur URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. d3 e6 5. O-O h6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Qe1 O-O 8. e4
Bh7 9. Qe2 c5 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 c4 12. bxc4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Qc7 $5 {
White's extra pawn is a weakness.} (13... Rc8 {
was played in Berkovich - Yusupov, Moscow 1975.}) 14. e5 $6 {
He exposes  a pawn.} ({More useful is} 14. Ne1 Rfd8 15. Nd3) 14... Nd7 15. Nb3
Rac8 16. Rfd1 Nb6 17. a4 Nb4 $1 18. c5 Bxc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Bd4 $2 ({
Preferable is} 20. Nd4 Nc4 21. Bc3) 20... Qxc2 21. Qb5 $5 N6d5 $1 22. Qxb7 Rc7
23. Qb5 Bd3 24. Qa5 Qc4 $1 {Black has imprisoned the white queen.} 25. h4 Rfc8
26. Kh2 Be2 27. Rac1 Qxc1 $5 28. Rxc1 Rxc1 29. Ng1 Bd3 30. Bxa7 $2 R1c2 $2 (
30... Nc6 $1 31. Qd2 Nxe5 {wins quickly.}) 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Bd4 Ne7 33. Qa7 $2
(33. Bb6 Nc6 34. Qe1 {offers more resistance.}) 33... Nc6 $1 34. Qb6 Rc4 35.
Ba1 Rxa4 36. Qb7 Raa8 37. Qd7 Be4 38. Bc3 $2 Rd8 $1 39. Qb7 Ra2 40. Qb6 Rd3 41.
Be1 Ra1 {White has been outplayed.   Hort had collapsed against Karpov before
the time control. So the 'Russians' won. The Soviet Union had defeated the
main rivals USA, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ree, Hans NED"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Soviet Union versus Netherland happened in round six.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3.
Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Rd1 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10.
e3 Bb7 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Ne8 $5 {This novelty is alright.} ({Usual is} 12...
c4 13. Bf5 a6) 13. Bg3 $1 c4 $1 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bf5 Ndf6 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bxd6
Bxd6 18. bxc4 dxc4 19. e4 $5 {
White has a strong centre, but Black can manoeuvre against it.} Bb4 20. d5 Qe7
$2 (20... Re8 $1 21. e5 $1 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Nxd5 23. Qxc4 Qc7 {
brings equality (Ree).}) 21. e5 $1 Bxc3 22. d6 $1 {
This intermediate move hurts Beliavsky.} Qd8 23. Qxc3 Nd7 24. Rfe1 Re8 25. Bxd7
Qxd7 26. e6 $1 {Another pawn advance decides the game.} Rxe6 (26... fxe6 27.
Ne5 Qa4 28. d7 Red8 29. Rd4 $1 {also wins for White.}) 27. Ne5 Rxe5 28. Rxe5
Qc6 29. f3 Rd8 30. Re7 $1 Qc5+ 31. Kf1 Bd5 32. Re5 Rxd6 33. Re8+ $6 (33. Qd2 $1
c3 34. Qd3 $1 {triumphs quickly (Ree).}) 33... Kh7 34. Qc2+ g6 35. Qc3 f6 36.
Re7+ Kg8 37. Rxa7 Bf7 38. Rxd6 Qxd6 39. a4 $1 g5 $5 40. Ra6 $1 Qd1+ 41. Kf2 Qd8
42. a5 $1 b5 $5 43. Rb6 Qd7 44. a6 b4 45. Qe3 $1 {Van der Wiel played in a
shirt with the name Gulko on it. He protested against Soviet restrictions. His
opponent Yusupov won. The match ended equal. The Dutch competed at the highest
level until they were crushed by the Englishmen in round ten.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI"]
[Black "Tringov, Georgi BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. h3 Nc7 11. e4 Nd7 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Re1 f6 14. Nh2 $5 ({
Known is} 14. Rb1) 14... Rb8 $5 15. Be3 b5 16. f4 b4 17. Na4 Nb5 18. Rc1 Re8
19. Nf3 Qf8 $5 20. Bf2 Bb7 21. Bf1 Nc7 $2 ({Tringov recommends} 21... a6) 22.
Nd4 $1 Kh8 $6 (22... Rbc8 23. Nc6 a6 {loses no material.}) 23. Nc6 $1 Ra8 (
23... Bxc6 24. dxc6 Nb6 25. Qb3 {also favours White.}) 24. Nxb4 $1 {
He gains a pawn.} f5 25. e5 dxe5 26. Nxc5 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 Qf7 28. Bd6 $2 (28. d6
$1 Ne6 29. Bb5 {continues the attack.}) 28... Nxd5 $1 {
Black grabs the lost pawn.} 29. Bc4 $6 (29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Bxe5 Bxe5 31. Rxe5
Bxa2 32. Qd4 {keeps an edge.}) 29... Qf6 $1 30. fxe5 Qg5 31. Qf3 Nxb4 $1 32.
Qxb7 Nd3 $1 33. Bxd3 Qxg3+ 34. Qg2 Qxd3 {Tringov has equalised.} 35. Rcd1 Qb5
36. b4 Rac8 37. Qd5 Qa6 $5 38. Bc5 Qa4 39. e6 $1 {
Kortschnoj plays his last trump.} Qa3 $6 (39... Bf6 40. Rd3 Rcd8 {defends well.
}) 40. Rd3 Qb2 41. e7 $1 a6 $2 ({Right is} 41... Qf6 $1 {
and White has no direct win.}) 42. Qe6 {White threatens 43.Qxc8. Black has no
proper defence.   The home team, headed by Kortschnoj, did well during the
first part of the event.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry USA"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Be3 c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. O-O b6 11. dxc5 $1 Qc7 12. Nd4 $1 {
A novelty gives a plus.} (12. cxb6 axb6 {brings little advantage.}) 12... Bb7
$2 {Jansa does not regain the pawn and stays in troubles.} (12... Ne5 $5 13.
Nb5 Qb8 14. Bf4 bxc5 15. Rb1 {only leads to a white edge (Christiansen).}) 13.
cxb6 axb6 14. Nb5 Qe5 15. Bd5 e6 16. Bd4 Qf4 $1 17. g3 Qh6 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19.
Qe2 Qh5 $6 {Black gets a doubled pawn.} 20. Qxh5 gxh5 21. Nd6 Bxd4 22. cxd4
Rfd8 23. e5 Ra4 24. Rfd1 Rda8 25. Rac1 $5 Bf3 $1 26. Rd3 Bd5 27. a3 Rxa3 28.
Rxa3 Rxa3 29. f4 Ra2 (29... Ra8 30. f5 exf5 31. Rc8+ Rxc8 32. Nxc8 {
decides the game (Christiansen).}) 30. Rc8+ Kg7 31. f5 $1 Ra1+ ({The pointe is
} 31... exf5 $4 32. Nxf5+ Kg6 33. Ne7+) 32. Kf2 Ra2+ ({Or} 32... Ra8 33. f6+
Kg6 34. Rc7 Rf8 35. Nc8) 33. Ke3 Ra3+ 34. Kf4 Rf3+ 35. Kg5 h6+ 36. Kxh5 Kh7 37.
Rc7 exf5 38. Nxf7 Bxf7+ 39. Rxf7+ Kg8 40. Kg6 {
The USA defeated Czechoslovakia, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 Bf5 9. c4 Nb4 10. Bf1 O-O 11. a3 Nc6 12. cxd5 $5 (12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3
dxc4 14. Bxc4 {was played in Karpov - Portisch, Turin 1982.}) 12... Qxd5 13.
Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bg6 $5 ({Usual will become} 14... Bf6 $5) 15. c4 $1 Qd7 $5
16. d5 Bf6 $1 17. Ra2 Na5 $5 18. Bf4 Rfe8 19. Rae2 $1 Rec8 $2 (19... Rxe2 20.
Qxe2 {(Karpov)} Rf8 21. Ne5 Qa4 {favours White but avoids an immediate loss.})
20. Ne5 $1 Qf5 (20... Bxe5 21. Rxe5 {(Karpov) also loses.}) 21. Bd2 $1 Nxc4 ({
Or} 21... Bh5 22. f3 Nxc4 23. g4) 22. g4 $1 {
White gains a queen at the middle of the board.} Nxe5 23. gxf5 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Bh5
25. Qa4 Nh4+ 26. Kh3 Bxe2 27. Bxe2 {
The Soviet Union defeated Hungary by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.08"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Be6 8. b3
Nbd7 $5 9. Ba3 $5 Qa5 $1 10. Qc1 ({Not} 10. Bxe7 $2 Qxc3 11. Bxf8 Bxf8) 10...
Rfe8 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qb2 Bf5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. Rac1 a6 15. h3 $1 {
White gains a plus.} Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e6 17. Rc2 $1 Rec8 18. Rfc1 Qd8 19. Bd6 $1
Rc6 20. Bg3 Nb6 $5 21. Be2 Rac8 22. a4 $1 Bf8 $2 (22... Ne4 $1 23. Nxe4 Rxc2
24. Rxc2 dxe4 {makes useful exchanges.}) 23. a5 $1 Na8 $6 24. b4 Nc7 25. Na4
Nb5 26. Nc5 $1 Qe7 27. Bxb5 axb5 28. Bh4 Bg7 29. Qb3 h6 30. Qd3 b6 $1 31. axb6
Rxb6 32. Ra1 $1 {A rook controls the a-file.} e5 33. dxe5 Qxe5 34. Ra7 g5 $2 {
A blunder ends the game.} (34... Rbc6 $1 35. Bxf6 Bxf6 36. Nd7 Qe6 37. Rxc6
Qxc6 38. Qxd5 $1 Be7 $1 39. Nb6 $1 Qxd5 40. Nxd5 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 Bd6+ 42. g3 Rd1 {
brings a counteraction for a pawn.}) 35. Nd7 $1 Nxd7 36. Rxc8+ Nf8 37. Bg3 Qe6
38. Rcc7 {Portisch won an excellent positional game.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.08"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Plachetka, Jan CSR"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Ba6 8. Qe2
$5 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Qc8 $5 {Csom avoids exchanges.} 10. Bd2 Qb7 $4 {
This manoeuvre fails tactically.} ({Correct is} 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12.
Qxc4 c5) 11. Nxd5 $1 exd5 12. Bxb4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 {
White has won a pawn.} Rfe8 15. Ng5 $5 Qd5 $1 16. Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Be1 f5 18. Rac1
h6 19. Nf3 Re6 20. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 c6 (21... Rxe5 $4 22. f4 {
costs a piece.}) 22. b4 $1 a6 23. a4 {White threatens b5 again.} b5 24. a5 Rae8
25. Rc5 $5 Rg6 26. Rdc1 Rxe5 27. Rxc6 Ree6 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. Rc5 {
White has kept the extra pawn.} Ne7 30. Kf1 Rc6 $5 31. Rxc6 Nxc6 32. Bc3 {
White is going to win the ending, although he has the 'bad' bishop.} Kf7 33.
Ke2 g6 34. h3 h5 35. Kf3 Ke6 36. e4 $1 Ne7 37. Kf4 fxe4 38. Kxe4 Nd5 39. Bd2
Nf6+ 40. Kd4 Nd7 41. f3 Ne5 42. Bf4 {Czechoslovakia - Hungary became 2-2.
Czechoslovakia, USA, Yugoslavia and Hungary were fighting for the second place.
} (42. Bf4 Nd7 43. h4 Kf5 44. g3 Ke6 45. Bc7 {leads to a fatal zugzwang.}) 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alburt, Lev USA"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Vlatko YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8.
Qxc4 Bc6 9. O-O Ne4 $5 ({Theory is} 9... Bd5 10. Qc2 Nc6 {
(Petrosian - Bronstein, Zürich 1953).}) 10. Bf4 Nd7 $2 ({
Kovacevic suggests the adventurous} 10... g5 $1 11. Ne5 Bd5 12. Qc2 Nd6 $1) 11.
Ne5 $1 Bd5 12. Qc2 $1 g5 $1 (12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 {(Alburt)} f5 14. exf6 Nxf6
15. Rd1 $1 {favours White.}) 13. Bxe4 gxf4 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Qf5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5
Rg8 17. Qxf4 {Alburt has won a pawn.} Qd7 18. Nc3 f5 19. Rac1 c6 20. e3 h5 $6
21. Na4 h4 $6 22. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Rg4 $6 24. Qh6 $1 {
The position of the white queen has improved.} Qe7 $2 (24... O-O-O $5 25. f3
Rg7 26. Qxh4 {costs a pawn.}) 25. Rxc6 $1 {The match became a draw.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Karpov avoided Kortschnoj after Merano 1981. So Kasparov took his place. A
great fight started.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3
O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4
Ne5 14. Na3 Nh5 15. e4 Rf8 16. Kh2 f5 {Kasparov plays a risky line.} 17. f4 b5
{He continues in style.} 18. axb5 axb5 19. Naxb5 fxe4 20. Bxe4 $5 {
Kortschnoj springs an excellent novelty.} (20. Na7 {
was played in Alburt - Olafsson, Reykjavik 1982.}) 20... Bd7 21. Qe2 $1 Qb6 22.
Na3 $1 Rbe8 {Kasparov has sacrificed a pawn.} 23. Bd2 $6 (23. Qg2 $1 {
prepares the threat of fxe5. White has an edge.}) 23... Qxb2 24. fxe5 $2 {
White captures the knight after seven moves and it is still wrong.} ({Better is
} 24. Qg2 $1 Nf3+ $1 25. Bxf3 Bxc3 26. Nc4) 24... Bxe5 25. Nc4 Nxg3 $1 26.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Qe1 $5 Nxe4+ 28. Kg2 Qc2 $5 29. Nxe5 $5 Rf2+ $2 {
He misses an immediate win.} (29... Nxd2 $1 30. Nxd7 Nf3+ 31. Qe2 Nh4+ 32. Kg1
Qxc3 {triumphs at once (Kasparov).}) 30. Qxf2 $1 {
Kortschnoj sacrifices a queen.} (30. Kg1 $2 Rxd2 31. Qxe4 Qxc3 32. Ra8+ Kg7 {
was expected by Garry.}) 30... Nxf2 31. Ra2 $1 {White gets fighting chances.}
Qf5 $1 32. Nxd7 Nd3 $2 (32... Nxh3 $1 33. Ra8+ Kg7 34. Ra7 g5 $1 {still wins.})
33. Bh6 $2 (33. Ra8+ Kg7 34. Ra7 Qf2+ 35. Kh1 Qxd2 36. Ne5+ $1 Kf8 ({not} 36...
Kf6 $4 37. Ng4+) 37. Ra8+ {draws by a repetition of positions.}) 33... Qxd7 34.
Ra8+ Kf7 35. Rh8 $2 (35. Ne4 $1 Qe7 (35... g5 $1 36. Rf8+ Ke7 37. Rh8 $1 Nf4+ {
wins in a complicated way (Kasparov)}) 36. Rf8+ Qxf8 37. Bxf8 Kxf8 38. Nxd6
Nf4+ {gains two extra pawns in a knight ending.}) 35... Kf6 $1 36. Kf3 $2 Qxh3+
{White lost on time. Kortschnoj and his Swiss were humiliated by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Black "Quinteros, Miguel ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Nb6 12. a5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rfd1 h6 15.
Nc1 Rc8 16. Nd3 Be6 17. Bb6 $5 (17. f3 d5 {drew in Jansa - Hulak, round seven.}
) 17... Qe8 18. f3 Nd7 19. Be3 f5 {The chances are about level.} 20. exf5 Rxf5
$5 (20... Bxf5 21. Nd5 Bd8 {equalises.}) 21. Nb4 $1 Nf6 22. Nbd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5
Bf8 $2 {A passive defence starts.} (23... Bd8 $1 {guards square b6.}) 24. b3 $1
Qf7 25. Nb6 Rc6 26. c4 $1 {The fixed pawn structure favours White.} Be7 27. Qe2
Bd8 28. Nd5 Bxd5 $6 {Black should play a waiting move.} 29. Rxd5 b5 $6 {
The exchanges of defenders proceed.} 30. axb6 Bxb6 31. Kh1 Bxe3 32. Qxe3 Qc7
33. Rad1 Rf6 34. h3 Qb6 35. Qd3 Qb4 36. Kh2 Qb8 $5 {
Black cannot prevent the winning manoeuvres.} (36... Re6 $1 {
keeps a rook from e1 but} 37. Rd2 $1 {will move the rook through e2 towards e4.
}) 37. Re1 $1 Rf8 $5 (37... Qb6 38. Re4 Rc5 39. b4 $1 Qxb4 40. Rxd6 {
wins (Velickovic).}) 38. Re4 $1 Qc7 39. Rg4 Rf6 40. b4 $1 Qb6 41. c5 $1 Qc7 {
He should not open the position.} 42. Kh1 $1 a5 $5 43. Rc4 $1 Qb8 (43... e4 $1
44. fxe4 axb4 45. cxd6 Rfxd6 46. e5 $1 Rxc4 47. exd6 {wins for White.}) 44.
cxd6 Rcxd6 45. bxa5 Qd8 46. Rcc5 $1 {The Soviets scored 15/16 game points from
round 9 until 12. They took a big lead.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sznapik, Aleksander POL"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bd3
Qb6 9. Rb1 $5 (9. Qe2 {drew in Tarjan - Peters, South Bend 1981.}) 9... O-O 10.
Qe2 Bg4 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Bd2 $6 (12. O-O exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne5 {
brings equality (Hort).}) 12... Rfe8 $5 13. f5 Qc7 $5 14. Qf2 $2 ({
Preferable is} 14. O-O d5 $1 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Qf2) 14... d5 $1
15. Ng5 Nd4 $6 (15... Nb4 $1 16. h3 Bc5 {gains an edge.}) 16. h3 {
White catches a bishop.} Bc5 $1 17. Qh4 $2 ({Not} 17. hxg4 $4 Nxc2+) (17. Be3
$1 Bxf5 $1 18. exf5 h6 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 d4 21. Bxh6 dxc3 22. Qg2 Bf8 23.
Bxg7 Bxg7 24. Rg1 Nh5 25. Qg5 {brings a great fight.}) 17... Bxf5 $1 18. Rf1 (
18. exf5 e4 $1 19. Bb5 h6 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 {leads to a winning attack for Black.})
18... h6 $1 19. exf5 e4 $1 20. Bb5 e3 $1 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. Nf3 Nxf5 23. Nb5
exd2+ 24. Kxd2 Qa5+ 25. b4 Be3+ 26. Kd1 Qxb5 27. Qe1 Bf4 28. Qc3 $2 {Hort will 
deliver mate in one.   Poland was defeated by 3-1. The Czechs took the second
place from the Americans.} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nunn, John ENG"]
[Black "Smejkal, Jan CSR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "236"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Nf1 Qd7 11. Bg5 $5 (11. Be3 {
drew in Nunn - Kortschnoj, Johannesburg 1981.}) 11... Nh5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3
Nf6 14. Bc2 Ng4 15. d4 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Qe7 19. Qd2 Rad8
20. Re1 g6 21. Ba4 Nb8 22. Qh6 Nd7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. h4 Re8 25. h5 Qh4 26. d5
Rf8 27. c4 Qxh5 28. Qxh5 gxh5 29. Rf5 c6 30. dxc6 bxc6 31. c5 $5 {
Nunn tries to win, but he will run into troubles.} f6 32. cxd6 Rxd6 33. Rc1 $5
Rb8 34. Rc2 Rb4 $1 35. Re2 $5 Rbd4 36. Re3 $6 (36. f4 exf4 37. Rxh5 {draws.})
36... h4 $1 37. Kh2 Kg7 38. Kh3 Rd3 $1 39. Rff3 Rxe3 40. Rxe3 Rd2 41. f3 Rxb2
42. Rc3 $2 ({Correct is} 42. Ra3 $1 {(Nunn).}) 42... Rxa2 43. Rxc6 a5 44. Ra6
a4 45. Kxh4 $1 Kg6 $1 (45... Rxg2 46. Rxa4 {draws easily.}) 46. Kh3 $6 {
There is no need to protect the g-pawn.} Kg5 $1 47. Ra8 a3 48. g3 Ra1 49. Rg8+
Kh5 50. Ra8 Kg6 51. Ra5 h5 52. Ra6 Kf7 53. Kh2 Ra2+ 54. Kh3 Ra1 55. Kh2 Ke7 56.
Kg2 Ra2+ 57. Kh3 Ra1 58. Kg2 a2 59. Ra8 Kd6 60. Ra5 Kc6 61. Ra8 Kb7 62. Ra5 Kb8
63. Ra3 Kc8 64. Ra4 Kd8 65. Ra7 Ke8 66. Ra5 Kf8 67. Ra7 Kg8 68. Ra5 Kh7 69. Ra3
Kh8 70. Ra7 Kg8 71. Ra5 Kf7 72. Ra6 Ke8 73. Ra5 Kd8 74. Ra7 Kc8 75. Ra4 Kb8 76.
Ra3 Kc7 77. Ra6 Kb7 78. Ra5 Kb6 79. Ra8 Kc6 80. Ra5 Kb6 81. Ra8 Kb5 82. Ra7 Kc5
83. Ra4 Kb5 84. Ra7 Kb4 85. Ra8 Kb3 86. Rb8+ Kc3 87. Rc8+ Kd3 88. Ra8 Kc4 {
Black has no hurry.} 89. Rc8+ Kd3 90. Ra8 Rd1 $5 91. Ra3+ $1 Ke2 92. Rxa2+ Ke3
93. Ra3+ Rd3 94. Ra6 Rd2+ 95. Kh3 Kxf3 96. Rxf6+ Kxe4 {
Black has an extra pawn in the rook ending again.} 97. Rh6 $1 Kd3 $1 {
He sets a trap (if we know the ideal play).} (97... Kf3 98. Rxh5 {
ends in a simple way.}) 98. Rxh5 $2 ({The subtle} 98. g4 $1 hxg4+ 99. Kxg4 e4
100. Ra6 {leads to a theoretical draw.}) 98... e4 $1 99. Rh8 (99. g4 $5 e3 100.
Re5 e2 $1 101. g5 Kd4 $1 102. Re8 Rd3+ 103. Kg4 Re3 {wins for Black.}) (99. Ra5
e3 100. Ra3+ Ke4 $1 {also wins because the white king cannot go to g3.}) 99...
e3 100. Kg4 Rd1 101. Rd8+ Ke2 102. Rf8 Rg1 103. Kh4 Kd2 104. Rd8+ Ke1 105. g4
e2 106. g5 Kf2 107. Rf8+ Ke3 108. Re8+ Kd3 109. Kh5 e1=Q $1 110. Rxe1 Rxe1 111.
Kg6 $1 Rf1 $1 112. Kh7 Ke4 113. g6 Kf5 114. g7 Rh1+ 115. Kg8 Kg6 116. Kf8 Rf1+
117. Kg8 Ra1 118. Kh8 Rh1+ $1 {Smejkal scored well.} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E45"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. Ng3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d5 8.
Ba3 Bxc4 9. Bxc4 dxc4 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Qxc4 h5 $5 {
Speelman has a  remarkable idea.} (11... Qc6 {
drew in Gligoric - Gheorghiu, Nice 1974).}) 12. h4 Nc6 13. e4 O-O-O $6 14. Qe2
Kb8 15. Bc1 $1 Ng4 16. f3 $1 Nxd4 $6 (16... Nf6 17. Bg5 e5 18. d5 Ne7 {
does not lose material.}) 17. cxd4 Qxd4 18. Rb1 $1 ({Gligoric notices} 18. Bb2
$2 Qb4+ 19. Kf1 Rd2) 18... Ne5 19. Be3 Nd3+ 20. Kf1 Qe5 21. Rh3 $1 {
White has to consolidate.} Rd7 22. Kg1 Rhd8 $5 23. Nf1 Nf4 $6 ({
The last chance brings} 23... f5 $1 24. Rg3 $1 {(Gligoric)} f4 25. Rg5 Qc3) 24.
Bxf4 Qxf4 25. g3 Qe5 26. Rh2 Rd3 27. Rf2 g6 28. Kg2 Kb7 29. Qb2 R8d4 30. Rd2 $1
Qa5 31. Rxd3 Rxd3 32. Qe2 Rc3 33. Rb3 Rc1 34. Rb2 Qc3 35. Rd2 a5 36. Ne3 Qa3
37. Nd1 $1 Qc5 38. e5 Ka7 39. Nf2 a4 {Speelman overstepped the time limit in a
lost position.   Yugoslavia won by 3-1 and tried to reach third place.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Murey, Yaacov ISR"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Be3 e5 8. fxe5
Ng4 9. Bb5 $6 {Murey starts a wild adventure.} ({Known is} 9. Bg1 Ngxe5 10. Be2
) 9... Nxe3 10. Qe2 $6 ({Preferable is} 10. Qd2) 10... Nxg2+ $6 {
White gets a second chance.} (10... Qg5 $1 11. Nxc6 a6 12. Ba4 Nxg2+ {
wins quickly.}) 11. Qxg2 Qh4+ 12. Qf2 $6 ({Slightly better is} 12. Qg3 Qxg3+
13. hxg3 Bd7 14. Nf3) 12... Qxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Bd7 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16.
exd6 Bxd6 17. Na4 $6 ({Kavalek prefers} 17. Rad1) 17... O-O 18. h3 Bxf3 19.
Kxf3 f5 $1 20. Rhf1 $5 (20. Rad1 fxe4+ 21. Ke2 {offers more resistance.}) 20...
Rae8 $1 21. Rae1 $5 fxe4+ 22. Ke2 Rf6 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Rf1 Kf7 25. Nc3 Re5 26.
Rd1 Ke6 27. Rd4 f5 28. Ra4 a5 29. Ke3 Bc5+ 30. Kf4 Bb4 31. Ne2 Bd2+ 32. Kg3 f4+
33. Kf2 Be3+ 34. Kf1 Kf5 35. Ra3 Bb6 36. Rc3 Rd5 $1 37. Nxf4 Kxf4 38. Rxc6 Bd8
39. Ke2 Rg5 40. Rd6 Rg2+ 41. Kf1 Rg8 42. Ke2 Bh4 43. Rh6 Rg2+ 44. Kf1 Rf2+ 45.
Kg1 Bg3 {The USA won and stayed on place three.} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.15"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf SWE"]
[Black "Browne, Walter USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the last round began, the top teams had scored: Soviet Union 40
(champion), Czechoslovakia 331/2, USA 33, Yugoslavia 32, Hungary 31, Bulgaria
30.} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 a6 11. Ba3 Nc5 12. Ne1 $5 ({More aggressive is} 12.
b4) 12... Qc7 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Nd3 O-O 15. Qe3 Rfd8 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Rd3 Ng4
18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Nxe4 f5 20. Nc3 Ne5 21. Rd2 g5 22. Kg2 Kf7 23. Bb2 Bf6 24. h3
h5 25. Rad1 Ke7 26. Na4 h4 27. gxh4 $5 gxh4 28. f4 Nf7 29. Bxf6+ Kxf6 30. Rd3
Rg8+ 31. Kf2 Ke7 32. Nc3 Rg6 33. Rg1 Rxg1 34. Kxg1 {
Andersson has reached the endgame.} Nh6 35. Kf2 Rg8 36. Nb1 Rg6 37. Nd2 Ng8 38.
Nf3 Rh6 $5 39. Rd1 Nf6 40. Rg1 Ne4+ 41. Ke3 {White has achieved no advantage.}
Kf8 42. Nd2 Ng3 43. Rg2 $5 Ke7 44. Nf3 Kf6 45. Kd2 Rh8 46. e3 e5 47. Ng1 $6 (
47. Kc2 {would be a fine waiting move.}) 47... Re8 $1 48. Kd3 $2 (48. fxe5+ $1
dxe5 49. Nf3 {defends properly.}) 48... a5 $1 49. Rf2 (49. Kd2 exf4 50. exf4
Nf1+ {opens the white position.}) 49... a4 $1 50. Kc2 axb3+ 51. axb3 e4 $1 52.
Kc3 (52. Rd2 Ke6 53. Rd1 Rg8 54. Re1 Nh1 $1 {wins for Black.}) 52... Ra8 53.
Kb2 Rd8 54. Kc2 Rg8 $1 55. Rg2 $1 Ra8 $1 56. Kb2 Nf1 $1 {
Even Andersson can lose an ending.} 57. Ne2 ({The pointe is} 57. Re2 Rg8 $1 {
and White has been outmanoeuvred.}) 57... Nxe3 58. Rg1 d5 59. cxd5 Nxd5 60. Rd1
Nb4 {The USA defeated Sweden by 21/2-11/2. It was insufficient for silver,
because Czechoslovakia won by the same score} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.15"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Johansen, Darryl AUS"]
[Black "Velikov, Petar BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bd3
{White plays an obscure opening.} Nfd7 $5 (8... Nbd7 {
happened in Nevednichy - Lapienis, Riga 1968.}) 9. Qh5 $5 {He has great plans.}
f5 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. g4 $5 Bf6 $5 (11... Nc6 12. gxf5 Nb4 $1 {counters.}) 12.
gxf5 exf5 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Rde1 Kh8 15. Rhg1 {
All white pieces are aimed on the kingside.} Nd4 16. f4 $6 (16. Re3 $1 Be8 17.
Qh3 Bc6 18. Qh5 Be8 {repeats the moves.}) 16... Be8 $1 {Velikov defends wel.}
17. Qh3 Bc6 18. Re3 b5 $1 19. Reg3 a5 $1 20. Kb1 Ra7 $5 21. Ne2 $2 {
White plays for a fast decision: he will lose quickly.} (21. Qh5 Qe8 22. Qxe8
Rxe8 23. Re3 {tries to survive by exchange.}) 21... Nxe2 22. Bxf5 $2 g6 23.
Rxg6 $5 Nxg1 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. Qh6 Raf7 $1 26. Be6 Rf8 27. Bf5 Qe7 28. d4 Qg7 {
Bulgaria won by 31/2-1/2 and shared the fifth place.} 0-1

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.15"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{West Germany has to be smashed by 4-0, if Yugoslavia wants to take bronze.} 1.
e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. Be2 e5 6. O-O Ne7 7. b4 O-O 8. Bb2 Qc7
9. Re1 a5 10. a3 Na6 11. h3 Be6 12. Bf1 $5 (12. c3 {
occurred in Ljubojevic - Speelman, London 1980.}) 12... axb4 $1 {
Hübner accepts the challenge.} (12... dxe4 13. Nxe4 axb4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Nc5
$1 {(Minev)} Bd5 {is fine too.}) 13. exd5 $1 Nxd5 (13... bxa3 $6 14. dxe6 axb2
15. exf7+ Rxf7 {(Minev)} 16. Ra2 {brings a small advantage for White.}) 14.
axb4 Naxb4 15. c3 Na6 16. c4 Ne7 $6 {The knight goes to a passive position.} (
16... Nf4 $1 17. Nxe5 c5 {is alright.}) 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 c5 19. Qb3 Nc6
20. Ree1 Rad8 21. Ne4 f5 $5 22. Nc3 Rfe8 $2 {
The king's rook should stay on his side.} ({Better is} 22... Rde8 $1 23. Nd5
Qd7 24. Qb6 Bxd5 25. cxd5 Ncb4) 23. Nd5 $1 {Now square f6 has no protection.}
Qg7 $5 (23... Bxd5 24. cxd5 Nd4 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxd4 cxd4 27. d6+ Qf7 28.
Qb6 {favours White.}) 24. Qb6 $1 {White threatens Rxa6.} Bxd5 25. cxd5 Nd4 26.
Nxd4 cxd4 27. d6 Qd7 28. g3 $1 Nb8 29. Bg2 Nc6 30. Bd5+ Kf8 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32.
Bxc6 Qxc6 33. Qxd4 Kf7 34. Rb1 b5 35. Ra1 Rd8 36. Qh4 $1 Rxd6 37. Qxh7+ Kf6 38.
Qh8+ Ke6 39. Re1+ Kd7 40. Qe8+ Kc7 41. Re7+ Kb6 ({The pointe is} 41... Rd7 42.
Rxd7+ Qxd7 43. Qxd7+ Kxd7 44. Kf1 {(Minev)} Kd6 45. Ke2 Kc5 46. Kd2 Kb4 47. Kc2
Ka3 48. Kb1 {and White wins the pawn ending.}) 42. Qb8+ Ka5 43. Re1 Qc3 $5 ({Or
} 43... Qd7 44. Ra1+ Kb4 45. Rb1+ Kc5 46. Rc1+ Kb4 47. Rc7 Qe6 48. Rc4+ $1 Ka5
49. Qc7+) 44. Rb1 $1 Rb6 45. Qa8+ Ra6 46. Qd5 $1 {
Victories by Kovacevic and Hulak followed. Yugoslavia led by 3-0.} 1-0

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "25th Olympiad"]
[Date "1982.11.15"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Lobron, Eric GER"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1982.10.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Yugoslavia's potential bronze depended on the last game of the Olympiad.} 1.
e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O
9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. a4 h6 14. Nbd2 Bf8 15. Bc2 Rb8
16. d5 Ne7 17. b3 c6 18. c4 Ng6 19. Bd3 bxc4 $5 ({Gligoric had played} 19...
Qc7 {in this position (Novi Sad 1982).}) 20. bxc4 Qc7 21. Bf1 Bc8 $1 22. Nb3
cxd5 23. cxd5 Rb4 24. Nbd2 Bd7 25. Re3 a5 26. Ne1 $6 (26. Ba3 $1 {counters.})
26... Nf4 27. Kh2 $5 Reb8 28. g3 Ng6 29. Nd3 Rd4 $5 {
Gligoric has to play for a  win.} 30. Ra2 $5 h5 $2 ({Correct is} 30... Rc8 $1
31. Bb2 Qc2 $1 32. Qxc2 Rxc2 33. Bxd4 $1 Rxa2 34. Bc3 Bxa4 35. Bxa5 {
and the chances are equal.}) 31. Bb2 $1 h4 $5 32. Bxd4 exd4 33. Re1 hxg3+ 34.
fxg3 Ne5 35. Qc1 Qd8 36. Qa1 Nh5 37. Qxd4 Nxg3 $5 {
Gligoric makes a last attempt.} 38. Kxg3 Qg5+ 39. Kh2 Qxd2+ $1 40. Rxd2 Nf3+
41. Kg2 Nxd4 {Black has lost an exchange. Yugoslavia needs a win, a hopeless
situation, but a partisan never gives up, when he fights for his country.} 42.
Rb2 Ra8 43. Rc1 g6 44. Rc4 Bg7 45. Rb6 Bc8 46. Rxd6 Ba6 47. Rxa6 Rxa6 48. e5
Nf5 49. Rc8+ Kh7 50. d6 Nxd6 51. exd6 Rxd6 52. Rc5 Ra6 53. Ne5 Ra7 54. Nc6 Rc7
55. Rc4 Rb7 56. Nxa5 Rb2+ 57. Kf3 Ra2 58. Nc6 Ra3+ 59. Kf2 Bc3 60. Rf4 f5 61.
Bb5 Bd2 62. Rf3 Ra2 63. Rd3 Kh6 64. Ke2 Ba5+ 65. Kd1 Bb6 66. Kc1 f4 67. Kb1 Rg2
68. Rf3 Bc7 69. Bf1 Rg5 70. Kc2 Kh5 71. Kb3 Kh4 72. Kc4 Rg3 73. Nd4 Rxf3 74.
Nxf3+ Kg3 75. Ng5 f3 76. Kd4 Bd8 77. Ne4+ Kf4 78. Kd3 Bb6 79. Nf6 Ba5 80. Ng4
Bb6 81. Kc4 {It was a sad day for Gligoric, because he lost his last Olympic
game and his country did not gain a medal. The main role of Yugoslavia in
Olympic chess was over and the nation fell apart eventually.   The final
standings became: Soviet Union 421/2/14, Czechoslovakia 36, USA 351/2,
Yugoslavia 35, Hungary and Bulgaria 331/2, Poland 33, Denmark and Cuba 321/2,
England, Argentina, Rumania, Israel and Austria 32, etc. Switzerland ended on
place 26!   All individual gold medals were won by lesser players, a trend
started by William Hook.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Said, Said UAE"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 26th Olympiad was played in Thessaloniki from 16 xi until 5 xii 1984. A
large tournament hall was available. Olympic chess was played for the first
time in Greece, origin of the Olympics.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2
c5 5. dxc5 Qc7 6. a3 Bxc5 7. b4 $5 ({Known is} 7. Nf3 {
(Forintos - Portisch, Budapest 1981).}) 7... Be7 8. Nb5 Qc6 9. Nd4 $5 Qb6 $5
10. c5 Qd8 $1 {Portisch avoids a repetition of moves.} 11. Ngf3 $6 ({
Preferable is} 11. Nb5 $1 a5 12. Bf4) 11... a5 $1 {
Lajos retaliates on the queenside.} 12. Rb1 $5 axb4 13. axb4 b6 $1 14. cxb6 Bb7
$1 15. e3 Qxb6 16. b5 $5 {The b-pawn becomes a real weakness.} O-O $1 17. Bd3
Rc8 $1 18. Qb3 Ne4 19. O-O Nc5 20. Qd1 Bf6 21. Bc2 d5 22. Bb2 Nbd7 23. Ra1 $2 (
{Better is} 23. Ne2 e5 24. Bf5) 23... e5 $1 24. Nf5 Qxb5 {Black has won a pawn.
} 25. Qb1 $2 (25. Rb1 $1 Qa6 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxc8
Rxc8 30. Qh5 $1 {offers a strong resistance.}) 25... Rxa1 26. Qxa1 Ra8 27. Qb1
Ra6 28. Bc3 Qxb1 29. Rxb1 h5 $1 30. Ng3 g6 31. Ne2 Rc6 32. Bb4 Rb6 33. Bc3
Rxb1+ 34. Bxb1 Ba6 35. Nc1 Na4 36. Ba1 Kf8 37. Bc2 Nab6 38. h3 Ke7 39. Bb2 Ke6
40. Na2 Be7 41. g4 Be2 42. Kg2 Nc4 43. Bc3 Na3 44. Ba4 Nc5 45. Be8 Nd3 46. Ba4
hxg4 47. hxg4 Bf6 48. Kg3 Nc5 49. Bb4 Nxa4 50. Bxa3 Bc4 51. Nb4 Nc3 52. Nd2 Bb5
53. Bb2 Na4 54. Ba1 Be7 55. Nc2 Bd6 56. f4 exf4+ 57. exf4 g5 $1 58. Nd4+ Kd7 $1
59. Nxb5 Bxf4+ 60. Kf3 Bxd2 61. Bf6 Nc5 62. Be5 Ba5 63. Ke3 {
The best teams won by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yurtseven, Can TUR"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris FRA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Alekhine led the French team in the past. This time another Russian immigrant,
Boris Spassky, played on board one. He could not break the defence of
Roedgaard from the Faroer Islands in round one. A Turkish player resisted well
next.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. h3 O-O 7. c3 Ne7
$5 8. d4 Bb6 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Bc2 $6 ({More active is} 11. a4 $1 c6
12. Bc4) 11... Nhf4 $1 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bxf4 Nxf4 $5 {
Spassky sacrifices a pawn.} 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nxe5 Be6 $1 {
He achieves positional compensation.} 16. Na3 Bc5 17. Nb5 Rac8 18. Rfd1 c6 $1 {
Boris regains the pawn.} 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Ne2+ 21. Kh2 Nxd4 22. Bd3 (22.
Bb3 $5 Nxb3 23. axb3 f6 24. Nc4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Kf8 {
also leads to an edge for Black.}) 22... b5 23. Bf1 c5 {
The attack on the queenside has begun.} 24. Kg3 c4 25. Nf3 Nxf3 26. Kxf3 Rxd1
27. Rxd1 b4 $1 28. Ke3 g5 $5 29. Rc1 $2 {White commits the decisive mistake.} (
29. a3 $1 a5 30. axb4 axb4 31. Rc1 {stops the advance on the queenside.}) 29...
c3 $1 30. b3 $5 ({Or} 30. bxc3 Bxa2 $1 {and Black threatens ..b3!}) 30... a5
31. Bd3 Kg7 32. Bc2 Kf6 33. Rd1 Ke7 34. f3 h5 $1 35. Rd4 h4 $1 {
Spassky restricts the kingside.} 36. Rd1 f6 37. Rd4 Rc6 38. Rd1 Rd6 $1 39. Rxd6
Kxd6 40. Kd4 Bc8 $5 {He threatens ..Ba6 and ..Bf1 in the bishop ending.} 41.
Ke3 Ke5 42. Bb1 f5 43. Bd3 fxe4 44. fxe4 g4 $1 45. hxg4 Bxg4 46. Bc2 Bh5 $1 {
Zugzwang.} 47. Bb1 Bd1 $1 48. Bd3 c2 49. Kd2 Kd4 {Boris would play all
fourteen games. He won twice and drew the rest. The French team did well under
his leadership.} ({The pointe is} 49... Kd4 50. Bxc2 Bxc2 51. Kxc2 Kxe4 52. Kd2
Kd4 $1 {and Black wins the pawn ending.}) 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sax, Gyula HUN"]
[Black "Yusupov, Artur URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Karpov and Kasparov played an endless match. Beliavsky and Polugaevsky were
their replacements at the top boards.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3
Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Re1 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. cxd5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3
Qxd5 12. Qg3 Qxd4 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Nb5 Qg4 $5 {
Does Yusupov want to draw quickly in the Russian Defence?} 15. Qxg4 Nxg4 16.
Bf5 Nf6 17. Nxc7 {The game seems to have levelled.} Rad8 18. Be3 a6 $1 {
But the white knight is imprisoned.} 19. Rac1 $6 ({Better is} 19. Bb6 $1 Rd2
20. Rab1 Bb4 21. Red1 Rfd8 22. Rxd2 Rxd2 23. Bc8 Ba5 24. Be3 Rc2 25. Na8 {
and the knight escapes from jail.}) 19... Bb4 $1 20. Rf1 Nd4 $1 21. Rc4 Nxf5
22. Rxb4 Rd7 23. Rc1 Rc8 {The problems are mounting for the knight.} 24. Rbc4
Rcd8 25. h3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Kf8 27. e4 Ke7 28. Rb4 $2 ({Correct is} 28. Kh2 $1
Kd6 29. R1c3 {and White draws.}) 28... Rd1+ $1 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Kf2 Kd6 31.
e5+ $2 ({Better is} 31. Ke2 {(Yusupov)} Ra1 32. Nd5 Nxd5 33. exd5 b5 {
but Black wins a pawn in the rook ending.}) 31... Kxe5 32. Na8 b5 33. a4 $2 Nd5
$1 34. Rb3 bxa4 35. Rb7 Rb1 $1 36. Kf3 a3 $1 {The Soviets scored a sensational
victory of 4-0 against  their strongest opponents. They had made twelve points
in three rounds. The rest faced a gap.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Suba, Mihai ROM"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Qa4 O-O 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Qc2 Rc8 $5 ({Known is} 12... Nc4
) 13. Rad1 Bg4 $6 ({Preferable is} 13... Re8) 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh3 $5 Bc5 16.
Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Nf4 d4 $1 18. h3 $1 Bf5 19. Qa4 Rc4 20. Qa3 Nc6 $5 21. Nb5 $5 Bc2
$6 {Black has consumed a lot of time and moved into a poor position.} 22. b3 $1
Bxd1 23. bxc4 Bc2 24. Nd5 $5 (24. Nxa7 {gains a pawn.}) 24... Re8 25. Nd6 Rxe2
$5 26. Nxb7 Qc8 27. Nf4 $2 (27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Nd6 Qd7 29. Qf3 $1 {
wins for White (Hübner).}) 27... Re5 $1 {Black escapes.} 28. Nd6 Qd7 29. Nb5 $5
d3 $5 30. Bxc6 $5 Qxc6 31. Nxd3 Re4 $5 32. Nb2 a6 33. Qd6 Qb7 34. Qc7 $6 ({
Better is} 34. Qd2 $1) 34... Re7 35. Qd8+ Re8 36. Qd2 $1 Bf5 37. Nd6 Rd8 38.
Qf4 $2 ({Correct is} 38. g4 $1 Ne4 39. Nxb7 Rxd2 40. Na4 Be6 41. Nac5 $1 Nxc5
42. Nxc5 Bxc4 43. Rc1 {and White survives in the endgame (Hübner).}) 38... Rxd6
39. Qxf5 Qxb2 40. c5 Rc6 $1 {Black strikes in time pressure.} 41. Rb1 Rxc5 $1
42. Qd3 Rc1+ 43. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 44. Kg2 {
Rumania defeated West Germany, despite this loss.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.22"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviets led by 11/2 points on the Dutchmen. They met on the podium.} 1. d4
d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9.
Rc1 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Bg3 $5 ({Usual is} 13. Qc2
{(Panno - Spassky, Amsterdam 1956).}) 13... Qb6 14. Na4 Qe6 15. b4 $1 c4 $1 (
15... Ne4 16. bxc5 Ndxc5 17. Nd4) 16. Nd4 Qa6 {
The position has become ambiguous.} 17. b5 $5 (17. a3 {makes a safe move.})
17... Qa5 18. Nc6 $5 ({More solid is} 18. Nc3 Ba3 19. Rc2) 18... Bxc6 19. bxc6
Nb8 $6 {Beliavsky goes too far.} 20. c7 Na6 21. Nc3 Rac8 22. e4 $2 (22. Bg4 $1
Rxc7 (22... Nxg4 $6 23. Nxd5 Bf6 24. Rxc4) 23. Bxc7 Nxc7 {favours White.})
22... dxe4 $1 23. Bxc4 Nxc7 24. Qe2 Qf5 25. Rfd1 $5 Ne6 $1 26. Nb5 Nf4 27. Bxf4
Qxf4 28. Nxa7 {
Timman has regained the pawn, but Beliavsky has a positional edge.} Rc5 $1 29.
g3 Qf5 30. Bb3 $6 (30. Kg2 $1 Ra8 31. Nb5 {offers strong resistance.}) 30...
Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Bc5 32. Nc6 Ng4 $1 33. Rf1 Rc8 34. Ba4 e3 $6 (34... Kh8 $1 {
prepares a capture on f2.}) 35. f3 $1 Nf2 36. Rc1 (36. Qxe3 $2 h5 $1 37. Bb3
Kf8 $1 {wins for Black.}) 36... Rc7 $1 37. Na5 Ra7 38. Bc2 Qd5 39. Nb3 $2 (39.
Nc4 Rxa2 40. Nxe3 Nh3+ 41. Kf1 {defends well.}) 39... Rxa2 40. Kg2 $2 Qxb3 $1 {
Timman and Beliavsky ended another great fight.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.22"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John NED"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 Qa5 13. Qf2 $5 {
John has prepared a novelty.} (13. Kb1 {
occurred in Yudasin - Makarichev, Nikolaev 1983.}) 13... Rb8 14. Kb1 b4 15. Ne2
e5 16. Ba7 $1 Rb7 17. Nc1 Be6 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Be3 a5 20. Ba6 a4 $5 {
Tukmakov complicates the game.} 21. Bxb7 axb3 22. Bd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 bxa2+ 24.
Ka1 Bf5 25. Rc1 Qc4 26. Qd2 O-O 27. g4 Bh7 28. g5 h5 $1 29. b3 Qc3+ $6 (29...
Qb5 $1 30. Rhd1 {(Van der Wiel)} Bf5 $1 {leads to a black plus.}) 30. Qxc3 bxc3
31. Rh2 $1 {Pawn c2 gets overprotection.} f6 $6 (31... Ra8 $1 32. Rd1 {
(Van der Wiel)} f6 {defends solidly.}) 32. Rg1 $1 fxg5 $5 33. Bxg5 Bxg5 34.
Rxg5 Rxf3 35. Rhg2 $5 Rf7 36. Kxa2 Be4 $6 (36... Ra7+ $1 37. Kb1 Rb7 $1 38.
R2g3 Rxb3+ 39. Kc1 Ra3 40. Kd1 Kf8 {almost equalises.}) 37. R2g3 Rc7 38. Kb1 $1
{Pawn c2 needs protection again.} Bxd5 $2 (38... g6 $1 39. Rxg6+ $1 Bxg6 40.
Rxg6+ Kf7 41. Rxd6 Rc5 42. Kc1 $1 Rb5 43. Rc6 Rxd5 44. Rxc3 {
brings a rook ending with an extra white pawn.}) 39. Rg6 Rd7 40. Rd3 Kf7 41.
Rg5 {The game is adjourned.} Be4 42. Re3 $1 {White will win slowly.} d5 43.
Rxh5 $5 Kf6 44. Rxc3 d4 45. Rc5 Re7 46. Kc1 $1 g6 47. Rh8 Bf5 48. Rf8+ Kg7 49.
Rd8 Kh6 50. Rdd5 e4 51. Rxd4 Kh5 52. Kd2 Kxh4 53. Ke3 Kg4 54. b4 Rh7 55. Rxe4+
Bxe4 56. Kxe4 Rh1 57. b5 g5 58. b6 Rb1 59. Rc6 Kg3 60. Rc3+ $1 {
Eventually, the Soviets won by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ghinda, Mihail ROM"]
[Black "Ree, Hans NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. c3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Bd3 c5 9. dxc5 ({The ancient} 9. h4 {
occurred in Leussen - Bleykmans, Haarlem 1901.}) 9... Qc7 $5 ({Known is} 9...
Nd7) 10. Qc2 h6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. c6 $1 bxc6 13. g4 $1 {The attack begins.} Ne5
$6 (13... Bb7 $1 14. O-O-O Rfd8 {defends well.}) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h4 Bf4 $6 (
15... Bb7 $1 16. O-O-O c5 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Rab8 {offers strong resistance.}
) 16. O-O-O Bxe3+ 17. fxe3 e5 $6 ({Better is} 17... c5 18. g5 Bb7) 18. g5 h5 $5
19. Bc4 Kh8 $5 20. g6 $1 fxg6 $2 (20... f6 $6 21. Rhg1 {(Ghinda)} Qb6 $1 22.
Qe2 $1 Bg4 23. Rxg4 $1 hxg4 24. Rf1 $1 f5 25. Bf7 {wins for White}) (20... Bg4
$5 21. gxf7 Rxf7 22. Bxf7 Qxf7 23. Rd6 Qxa2 24. Rf1 {
and White has gained material.}) 21. Qxg6 Bg4 22. Bd3 $1 {
Ghinda plays for mate.} Kg8 23. Qh7+ Kf7 24. Bc4+ {
The Dutch team went downwards.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nunn, John ENG"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8.
O-O a6 9. a4 Qc7 10. a5 Bd7 11. Be2 Be7 12. Be3 Rc8 $5 13. f4 O-O 14. Bf3 Nb4
15. Rf2 e5 16. Rd2 Be6 $5 17. Ra4 $1 Bxb3 18. Rxb4 $5 (18. cxb3 Nc6 19. Nd5 $1
{gains a plus.}) 18... Bc4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 exf4 21. Bb6 Qb8 22. Re2 Rce8
23. Rxf4 Nd7 24. Bd4 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Qd4 Re5 $1 27. c4 Rfe8 28. Qf2 Qc7
29. b4 Qe7 30. Kf1 h5 $1 31. Rd4 g5 32. h3 Kf8 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Kg7 35. Rd1
Nd7 {The chances are about equal.} 36. Rxe5 Nxe5 37. c5 $1 Rh8 38. c6 $5 Rh6
39. Re1 Rf6 40. Kg2 $1 bxc6 41. dxc6 Qe6 42. b5 $5 Qc4 (42... axb5 43. Qd2 Rxf3
44. Qxg5+ Kf8 45. Qd8+ Kg7 46. Qg5+ {leads to perpetual check.}) 43. Rxe5 $1 {
The attack on the queenside continues by a sacrifice.} dxe5 44. Qe2 $1 Qf4 $1
45. b6 Rh6 46. Qe4 Qd2+ (46... Rh2+ $1 47. Kg1 Qg3+ 48. Bg2 Rxg2+ 49. Qxg2 Qe1+
{draws (Nunn).}) 47. Be2 Qc3 48. c7 Qh3+ 49. Kf2 Rf6+ 50. Bf3 Qh2+ 51. Kf1 Qh1+
52. Ke2 Qh2+ 53. Kd3 Rd6+ {The counteraction suffices for a draw.} 54. Kc4 $1 {
White gives the queen.} Rd4+ $2 {He should refuse the offer.} ({Right is} 54...
Qb2 $1 55. c8=Q (55. Kc5 Rf6 $1) 55... Rd2 $1 56. Qxa6 Qc1+ 57. Kb5 Rb2+ 58.
Qb4 Qf1+ 59. Kc5 Qg1+ 60. Kb5 Qf1+ {and Black delivers another perpetual.}) 55.
Kc5 $1 Rxe4 56. Bxe4 Qd2 ({Or} 56... Qg1+ 57. Kc6 Qxg4 58. Bd5 $1) 57. Kc6 $1
Qf4 58. Bd5 $1 {England defeated the USA by 21/2-11/2.} (58. Bd5 Qa4+ 59. Kb7
Qd7 60. Bc6 Qe7 61. Kxa6 $1 {
wins for White, although he has a material deficit temporarily (Nunn).}) 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Chandler, Murray ENG"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Ne5 12. f4 Ned7 13. Bf3 Bb7 14. Qe2 Qc7 15.
g4 $5 ({Usual is} 15. Rac1 {(Tseshkovski - Kasparov, Minsk 1979).}) 15... Nc5
16. Qg2 d5 $2 {This advance costs a pawn.} ({An alternative is} 16... Nfd7 $5
17. Rad1 Bc6) 17. exd5 $1 exd5 $5 18. g5 $1 Nfe4 19. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 20. cxd5 {
White has won a centre pawn.} Nd6 {But Black blockades.} 21. Qc2 a5 22. Rac1
Rfe8 23. Nc4 $6 (23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Rxc5 Rab8 26. Rc2 {
leads to a favourable endgame.}) 23... Nxc4 24. Qxc4 Bd6 {
Black stops the passed pawn by another blockader.} 25. Rce1 Re7 26. Bd2 $1 Rae8
27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Kh1 $5 Qd7 29. Bc3 Qh3 30. Bg2 $6 (30. Rf2 $1 {
keeps the black queen from the central area.}) 30... Qe3 31. Qd4 Qxd4 32. Bxd4
Re2 $1 33. f5 Kf8 $5 34. h4 $5 Nd3 35. h5 Bc5 36. Bxc5+ Nxc5 $5 37. Rd1 $6 (37.
g6 $1 h6 38. f6 {attacks.}) 37... Ke8 38. d6 Kd8 39. Bc6 Re5 $6 ({Better is} 
39... Ne4 $1 40. Bxe4 Rxe4) 40. Rd5 Re2 41. Kg1 g6 $2 (41... Nd7 $1 42. Rb5 Ne5
$1 43. Rxb6 Nxc6 44. Rxc6 Re5 {wins back pawns in the rook ending.}) 42. hxg6
hxg6 43. Rd4 $1 {The white rook wants to move towards h8.} Re1+ 44. Kf2 $2 (44.
Kg2 $1 Re2+ 45. Kf1 Rh2 46. Rf4 $1 {wins quickly.}) 44... Rc1 $1 45. Bd5 Rc2+
$2 {Many mistakes are made.} (45... gxf5 $1 46. Bxf7 Ne4+ {defends well.}) 46.
Ke3 Rc1 47. Bxf7 gxf5 48. g6 Rg1 49. Kf4 Rf1+ 50. Kg5 Kd7 51. g7 Rg1+ 52. Kf6
Ne4+ 53. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 54. Bg6 $1 {
England defeated Czechoslovakia, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.25"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{An incident occurred because Ljubojevic was prepared for Black. He was
misinformed by the team leader.   Good old Gligoric was referee in Moscow.} 1.
e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 {
Now, Beliavsky has looked into this complicated line.} (7... O-O {
led to a win in Ljubojevic - Beliavsky, Tilburg 1984.}) 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7
cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 dxc3 12. h4 Bd7 13. Rh3 $5 ({Theory is} 13. h5) 13...
O-O-O 14. Rxc3 $6 ({Alternatives are} 14. Nxc3 $6 Nf5 $1) ({and} 14. Qd3 $1 d4
$1 15. h5 Nf5 16. h6) 14... Nf5 $1 {The white queen is cut-off.} 15. Qh5 $6 {
Ljubo makes a shy move.} ({The aggressive} 15. Qxf7 $5 d4 $1 16. Rd3 Rh8 17. g4
Rdf8 18. Qxf8+ $1 Rxf8 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Bb2 {about equalises.}) 15... d4 $1
16. Rd3 Nce7 $1 17. Bb2 $2 {The bishop should assist his king.} (17. Bd2 $1 Bb5
18. c4 $1 Bxc4 19. Rc1 {gives counter-play.}) 17... Nd5 $1 {
Beliavsky overwhelms the opponent.} 18. Rc1 Bc6 19. g3 Rh8 $5 (19... Nxg3 $1
20. Rxg3 Rxg3 21. Nxg3 Qa5+ 22. Kf2 Nxf4 {wins quickly.}) 20. Qg4 Qa5+ 21. Kf2
Nde3 $1 22. Qh3 Qd5 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Kxe3 (24. Rxe3 Nf5 {(Beliavsky)} 25. Rce1
$1 Nxe3 26. Rxe3 Qa2 {and}) (24. Bxd4 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Rxd4 $1 26. Rxd4 Rg8 $1 {
favour Black.}) 24... Qf3+ $1 25. Kd2 Qf2+ 26. Kc3 Rd5 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Bd3 ({
Or} 28. Kb3 Re4 $1 29. Bd3 Re3) 28... Rhd8 29. h5 R8d5 30. a4 Rc5+ 31. Kb3 Bd5+
32. Ka3 Rxd3+ $1 33. cxd3 Rxc1 {Ljubojevic was furious and went on strike. He
returned in round twelve and was crushed by Dzindzi.} ({
Beliavsky has calculated} 33... Rxc1 34. Bxc1 Qa2+ 35. Kb4 Qb3+ 36. Kc5 Qb6#)
0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.25"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael URS"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Na3 e5 6. Nxc4 e4 7. Ng5 Qe7 $6 {
The queen obstructs a bishop.} ({Known is} 7... Bc5) 8. d3 $1 exd3 9. Qxd3 h6
10. Bf4 $1 Qb4+ ({Not} 10... hxg5 $2 11. Nd6+ Kd8 12. Nxb7+ Ke8 13. Nd6+ Kd8
14. Nxf7+ {and White wins (Vaganian).}) 11. Bd2 Qc5 $5 12. b4 $1 Qf5 $2 ({
Better is} 12... Qe7 $1 13. Nf3 Ne4 14. O-O Nxd2 15. Nfxd2 Be6 {
and White has a plus.}) 13. Qe3+ $1 Be6 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. Qxe6+ fxe6 16. Na5
Nd5 $5 17. Nxb7 Nxb4 $5 18. O-O {Vaganian has a decisive positional advantage.}
a5 19. Be4 a4 20. Rfd1 Ra7 21. Bxb4 Bxb4 22. Rd8+ Ke7 23. Rxh8 Rxb7 24. Rb1 a3
25. Kg2 Rb6 26. Rg8 Kf7 27. Rc8 {The Yugoslavians lost by 3-1. Nikolic went on
strike for two rounds. Then he was defeated by Andersson. The standings after
seven rounds were: Soviet Union 211/2, England and Sweden 19, etc.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mestel, Andrew ENG"]
[Black "Pinter, Jozsef HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f4 b5 8. Qf3
Bb7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. g4 Nc5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. O-O-O Qc7 $5 ({Theory is} 12... b4
13. Nce2 Qc7 {(Hebert - Hübner, Rio de Janeiro 1983).}) 13. Kb1 g6 $6 {
Black weakens his kingside.} ({Better is} 13... b4 $1 14. Nce2 Rc8) 14. h4 $1
d5 $5 15. exd5 b4 $1 16. Ne4 Bxd5 17. Nb3 Bg7 18. h5 $1 Qc6 $5 {
Pinter plays risky tactics.} 19. h6 $1 Nxe4 $1 20. hxg7 Rg8 21. Qh3 Rxg7 22.
Bd4 Rg8 23. Rhe1 $5 Nd6 24. Qxh7 O-O-O 25. Qh2 Nb5 26. Bg1 $5 {
White has a positional advantage.} Nc7 27. Qd2 Qa4 28. c4 bxc3 29. Qxc3 Nb8 $6
({Preferable is} 29... Kb8 30. Rc1 Rc8) 30. Rc1 $1 Nc6 31. Re5 $2 {
Mestel misses the victory by making a weird move.} (31. Bb6 $1 Rd6 32. Qc5 {
attacks the heart of the black defence.}) 31... Rd6 $6 (31... Bxb3 32. axb3
Rxd3 $1 33. Qxd3 $5 Qa2+ $1 34. Kxa2 Nb4+ {brings equality.}) 32. Bc5 $6 Rd7
33. Bb6 $6 Nb4 $1 34. a3 Nxd3 35. Rxd5 $2 {
The tables turn. Suddenly, Pinter wins.} (35. Qxd3 Qxb3 36. Qxb3 Bxb3 37. Rec5
Kb7 38. Bxc7 {draws.}) 35... Nxc1 36. Rc5 $2 Qe4+ 37. Ka1 ({The pointe is} 37.
Kxc1 Qh1+) 37... Nxb3+ 38. Qxb3 Qb7 39. a4 Kb8 40. Rc4 Nd5 {Hungary defeated
England, as a result of this game. The Hungarians moved upwards after the
disaster versus the Soviets.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nunn, John ENG"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. g4 $5 {
John has prepared a sharp novelty.} (12. f4 {
won in Nunn - Van der Wiel, Leiden 1982.}) 12... d5 $5 (12... Be7 13. g5 Nd7 {
will draw in Nunn - Arakhama, Hastings 1994.}) 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ndxb5 $1 {
He has analysed this sacrifice at home.} axb5 (14... Qe5 $2 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 {
(Nunn) is refuted by} 16. Bb6 $1) 15. Bxb5+ Kd8 16. Nxd5 exd5 (16... Bxd5 $5
17. Rxd5+ $1 exd5 18. Rd1 Bd6 19. Rxd5 {(Nunn)} Nb7 $1 20. Ba6 Rxa6 $1 21. Qxa6
Kd7 {defends well.}) 17. Rd3 $1 Nc4 18. Rc3 Bb4 $2 {
One mistake can be fatal in the Sicilian Defence.} ({Correct is the counter} 
18... Bxa3 $1 19. bxa3 Rxa3 20. Rxa3 Nxa3 21. Rd1 Nxb5 22. Qxb5 Qc6 {
and Black might survive the white attack.}) 19. Rxc4 $1 {
Another sacrifice decides the game.} dxc4 20. Rd1+ Kc8 21. Rd4 $1 Bd5 $5 22.
Rxd5 Bd6 23. Rd4 $1 {Nunn scored 10/11 on board two, a great achievement. He
was a great analyst in those days, but his findings can be corrected by
computer calculations, nowadays.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.28"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Dzindzichashvili, Roman USA"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. a3 Qc7 $5 ({Usual is} 9... b6) 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 e5 12. Qb1 a5 13.
Qe4 $1 {Dzindzi takes the initiative.} Bf6 14. h4 $5 g6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Qf3 $5
Bxg5 $6 (16... Qe7 $5 17. Ne4 Bxh4 18. g3 Bg5 {is alright for Black.}) 17. hxg5
hxg5 18. Qf6 Qd8 $1 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 {White threatens the kingside.} b6
21. Bc4 Re8 22. Qc3 Be6 23. f4 g4 $1 24. g3 Ra7 25. Rf2 f5 26. Rh2 Rh7 {
The defence comes just in time.} 27. Rxh7 Kxh7 28. Kf2 Qa8 $2 {
A tactical refutation follows.} ({Better is} 28... Bd5 $1 29. b4 {
(Dzindzichashvili)} Qa8 $1 30. Bf1 c4 $1 31. bxa5 Qxa5 $1 32. Qxa5 bxa5 {
and White has little advantage.}) 29. e4 $1 Qxe4 30. Re1 Qxe1+ ({Not} 30... Qc6
$2 31. Bb5 $1 Qxb5 32. Rh1+ Kg8 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Rh7#) 31. Kxe1 Bxc4+ 32. Kd1
$1 Be2+ $5 33. Kc2 $5 Re6 34. d4 cxd4 35. Qxd4 Rc6+ 36. Kd2 Bf3 37. Qd7+ Kg8
38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qe7+ Kg8 40. Kd3 $1 {The attack begins.} Be4+ 41. Kd4 Bf3 42.
Ke5 Be4 43. b4 $1 axb4 44. axb4 {White threatens b5.} b5 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46. Qe7+
Kg8 47. Qa7 Kf8 48. Qb8+ Ke7 49. Qb7+ Kd8 50. Qxb5 {He has a passed pawn.} Kd7
51. Qb7+ Rc7 52. Qa6 Rc6 (52... Rb7 $5 53. b5 Kc8 54. Qe6+ $1 {
also favours White (Dzindzichashvili)}) 53. Qa4 Kc8 54. b5 Rb6 {
Black tries to keep pawn g6.} 55. Kd4 Rd6+ 56. Kc5 Rd5+ 57. Kb6 Rd6+ 58. Ka5
Bb7 $2 59. Qc4+ Kb8 60. Qf7 $2 ({Better is} 60. Qc5 $1 Rd5 61. Qe3 $1 {
and White will play Kb6 after a preparation.}) 60... Bc8 61. Qe7 Rd7 62. Qe8
Ra7+ {Black cannot defend g6.} ({Avoids} 62... Rd6 $2 63. Qe5 Kc7 64. b6+ $1)
63. Kb4 Rb7 64. Qxg6 {Hereafter, White has to take a bastion.} Bd7 65. Qd6+ Ka7
66. Qe5 Ka8 67. Kc4 Ka7 68. Kc3 Ka8 69. Kb4 Bc8 70. Qh8 Kb8 71. Qe5+ Ka8 72.
Kc5 Ka7 73. Kd6 Ka8 74. Qe8 Kb8 75. Qc6 Ra7 76. b6 $1 Rb7 77. Ke5 Rh7 78. Qc5
Rd7 79. Kf6 Rh7 80. Kg6 Rd7 81. Kh5 Rh7+ 82. Kg6 Rd7 83. Kh6 Kb7 $5 ({
A critical line is} 83... Rb7 84. Qd6+ Ka8 85. Qa3+ Kb8 86. Qc5 $1 {Zugzwang.}
Rf7 87. Qe5+ $1 {and White wins (Dzindzichashvili).}) 84. Kh5 Rh7+ 85. Kg6 Rd7
86. Kh6 Kb8 87. Qxf5 $1 {Dzindzi breaches the fort by a queen sacrifice!} Rd6+
88. Qg6 Rxg6+ 89. Kxg6 Bb7 ({He has calculated} 89... Kb7 90. f5 Kxb6 91. f6
Be6 92. f7 Bxf7+ 93. Kxf7 {and White wins the pawn ending.}) 90. f5 Be4 91. Kg5
$1 Kc8 92. f6 Kd7 93. Kh6 {
Dzindzichashvili scored 8/11 on board one of the USA.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.28"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev URS"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 Bb7 8. e4
g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Nf3 d6 11. O-O $5 (11. Bg5 {
drew in Polugaevsky - Portisch, Toluca 1982.}) 11... O-O 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Qd2
Nc6 14. d5 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Rfd1 exd5 $5 17. cxd5 c6 18. Bc4 $5 cxd5 19.
Bxd5 Rac8 $5 (19... Bxd5 $1 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Rxd5 f6 22. Be3 Rad8 {equalises.}
) 20. Qe2 h6 21. Bb3 $1 Qe8 $5 22. Bd2 a5 $5 23. h4 $5 Kh7 $1 24. Bc3 Qe7 25.
h5 Rcd8 26. hxg6+ fxg6 27. f3 Rd4 $5 28. Bd5 $5 ({
Polu avoids the complications of} 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Qb5 Qc7) 28... Bxd5 29.
exd5 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qc5+ 31. Kf1 Rf5 $2 {The passed pawn should be stopped.} ({
Correct is} 31... Qd6 {(Polugaevsky).}) 32. d6 $1 Rf8 ({The pointe is} 32...
Rh5 33. g4 $1) 33. d7 Rd8 34. Qd3 Qf8 35. Qd6 Qf7 36. Kg1 h5 37. b4 Qb3 38. Rd3
Qxa3 39. bxa5 Qc1+ 40. Kh2 bxa5 41. Qe7 Qf4+ 42. g3 Qf5 43. Rd2 Qf6 44. Qxf6
Bxf6 45. f4 $1 Ra8 46. fxe5 Bd8 47. e6 Kg8 48. Be5 $1 {
Polugaevsky scored 7/10 in his last Olympiad and gained a gold medal.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.28"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Yusupov, Artur URS"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 b6 5. O-O Bb7 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
d6 9. c4 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Rad1 $5 b5 $5 12. dxc5 bxc4 13. Nxc4 Bxf3 14.
gxf3 d5 $1 15. Ne5 Nxc5 16. Rc1 Bd6 17. b4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 {
The chances are equal after a number of exchanges.} 20. a3 f6 21. f4 Rcd8 22.
Kh1 Bb8 23. Rg1 e5 $1 24. fxe5 Bxe5 $5 (24... fxe5 $1 25. Rg2 d4 {
takes the initiative.}) 25. Bd4 Rfe8 26. Rg2 Kh8 27. Rcg1 g6 28. Bc5 Qh3 $5 29.
Qd1 $5 (29. Bxa7 d4 $1 30. Bb6 $1 Rd6 31. Bc7 Rd7 32. Bxe5 fxe5 {
slightly favours White.}) 29... Rd7 30. f4 Bc7 31. Bd4 Qf5 32. Qa4 Bb6 33.
Bxf6+ $1 Kg8 34. Bd4 (34. Rg5 $1 Qe4+ 35. R5g2 Qf5 {
leads to a repetition of moves.}) 34... Bxd4 35. exd4 Rde7 36. Qc6 $6 ({
Correct is} 36. Qc2 Re4 37. Qd3) 36... Re2 37. Qc3 $2 Rxg2 $2 ({The subtle} 
37... R8e3 $1 38. Qc1 Kg7 $1 39. Qc7+ Kh6 40. Qc1 Qe4 41. b5 Rxg2 42. Rxg2 Re1+
{brings a black win.}) 38. Rxg2 Qxf4 39. h3 $2 ({Better is} 39. Rg3) 39... Re3
$1 40. Qc8+ Kg7 41. Qg4 Qxg4 42. hxg4 Rh3+ 43. Kg1 Rxa3 {
Black has an extra pawn in the rook ending.} 44. g5 Kf7 45. Rc2 Rd3 46. Rc7+
Ke6 $1 {The king will take g5.} 47. Rxh7 Rxd4 48. Rg7 Kf5 49. Rd7 a6 50. Rd6
Kxg5 {Black has won a second pawn. Hereafter, he has to avoid blunders.} 51.
Kf2 Rxb4 52. Rxd5+ Kh6 53. Ra5 Rb6 54. Kf3 Re6 55. Kf4 Kg7 56. Ra2 Kf6 57. Ra3
Ke7 58. Ra1 Kd7 59. Rd1+ Kc6 60. Rc1+ Kd5 61. Rd1+ Kc4 62. Rc1+ Kb3 63. Ra1 Rc6
64. Ke4 Rf6 65. Kd3 g5 $1 66. Rb1+ Ka2 67. Rg1 Rg6 68. Kc3 g4 $1 69. Rg3 Ka3
70. Rg1 Ka4 71. Kc4 Ka5 72. Rg3 Kb6 73. Kb4 a5+ 74. Ka4 Rg5 75. Rg1 Kc6 $1 {
The Americans defeated the Soviets by 21/2-11/2 and were fighting for silver.}
({Black avoids the last trick} 75... g3 $4 76. Rxg3 $1 Rxg3 {stalemate.}) 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bb7 12. Qe2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. O-O O-O 15.
Rad1 d4 $5 16. Bd2 Nd7 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc7 19. Rfe1 Rfb8 $5 20. Bg5 Qd8
21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. b4 $1 cxb4 23. Nxd4 Nc5 24. Nc6 $1 Nxe4 $5 25. Nxe7+ Kf8 26.
Nc6 Nc3 $2 {This move costs a pawn, eventually.} ({Better is} 26... Rc8 27.
Rxe4 Rxc6 28. Rd7 {(Kavalek), and now} g5 $1 29. h4 h6 {draws.}) 27. Nxb8 Nxd1
28. Nd7+ $1 Ke7 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Rb1 Kxd7 31. Rxb4 {
White has an extra pawn in the rook ending.} Kc6 32. Ra4 Rd7 33. Kg2 Kc5 34. f4
Kd4 35. Kf3 h5 $6 36. h3 $6 ({Better is} 36. Kg2 $1 Rc7 37. Kh3 f6 {
and Black fights for survival.}) 36... Rc7 37. g4 hxg4+ 38. hxg4 Rxc4 $2 {
Many errors are made before the time control.} (38... g5 $1 39. c5+ Kd5 40.
fxg5 Kxe5 {draws.}) 39. Rxa7 Rc3+ 40. Kg2 $2 ({The ingenious} 40. Kf2 $1 Ke4 ({
or} 40... f6 41. exf6 gxf6 42. g5 $1 {(Kavalek)} fxg5 43. fxg5 Rc5 44. g6 Rf5+
45. Ke2) 41. Rxf7 Ra3 42. Kg2 $1 Rxa2+ 43. Kg3 $1 g5 44. fxg5 Kxe5 45. g6 {
wins for White.}) 40... f6 $1 41. exf6 gxf6 42. Kf2 (42. g5 fxg5 43. fxg5 Rc5
44. g6 Rg5+ {costs the g-pawn.}) 42... Ke4 $6 (42... e5 $1 {equalises.}) 43.
Ra4+ Kd5 44. Ra5+ Ke4 45. f5 Rc2+ 46. Kg3 Rc3+ 47. Kh4 e5 $1 48. Ra4+ Kf3 49.
Ra6 Rc4 $2 {Portisch makes the last mistake in the ending.} (49... e4 $1 50.
Rxf6 e3 51. Re6 e2 52. Rxe2 Kxe2 {draws (Kavalek).}) 50. Kh5 $1 Kf4 51. Rxf6
Rc2 52. Rh6 Rg2 53. f6 {The USA defeated Hungary, as a result of this game.} (
53. f6 Rxg4 54. Rg6 $1 {wins for White.}) 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Miles, Anthony ENG"]
[Black "Suba, Mihai ROM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d5 3. e3 a6 4. c4 {They play an odd opening.} e6 5. Bb2 Nc6 6.
d4 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Be7 $5 (7... cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 {
drew in Knaak - Bojkovic, Novi Sad 1979.}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bf5
11. a3 Rc8 12. Ra2 $6 {He vacates a square for the queen!} Ne4 $1 13. dxc5 Bxc5
14. b4 Ba7 15. Nb3 Qd6 16. Qa1 $6 {
The retreat by the queen's rook would be an alternative.} Qh6 17. Nbd4 Bg4 18.
Re1 $5 Rfe8 $1 {The preparation of a kingside attack progresses.} 19. Bd1 $2 ({
Better is} 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 {(Suba)} 20. Bd4 $1 Bb8 21. Ne5 {
and White offers a strong resistance.}) 19... Bb8 $1 20. g3 (20. h3 $2 Bxh3 $1
21. gxh3 Qxh3 {ends the game quickly.}) 20... Nxf2 $1 21. Kxf2 Ne5 22. Qb1 $2 (
22. Kg1 Nd3 23. Bc3 Nxe1 24. Bxe1 Qxe3+ 25. Bf2 {avoids an immediate loss.})
22... Nxf3 23. Nxf3 Bxf3 24. Kxf3 (24. Bxf3 Qxh2+ 25. Bg2 Bxg3+ 26. Kf1 Bxe1
27. Qxe1 Rc2 28. Bxd5 Qh3+ {mates soon (Suba).}) 24... Qxh2 25. Bd4 Qxg3+ 26.
Ke2 Qg2+ 27. Kd3 Qe4+ {Black gains a queen.   England defeated Rumania by 21/
2-11/2, despite this loss. The Englishmen were third after the Americans.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanovic, Bozidar YUG"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 c5 8.
O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Qe2 b6 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Rad1 Nd5 14. Bc1 $5
(14. Bg5 $1 {was played in Tal - Vasiukov, Kiev 1964.}) 14... Qc7 15. Ng5 N5f6
16. Kh1 $5 Rad8 17. N5e4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Be7 19. f4 g6 20. b3 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6
22. Ba3 Rfe8 23. Bb5 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 $2 ({Better is} 24. Rxd1 Rd8 {(Speelman)}
25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qd3) 24... Rd8 25. Qe2 Rd5 26. Bd3 $2 (26. c4 Rd4 27. Bc1 {
does not lose a pawn.}) 26... Ra5 $1 27. Bb4 Rxa2 28. Be1 Ra1 29. h4 Bc3 30.
Bg3 Rxf1+ 31. Qxf1 h5 32. Kh2 Qd8 33. Qe2 Kg7 34. Kh3 {
White plays a number of passive moves.} Qd5 35. Kh2 Bc6 36. Kh3 $2 b5 $1 37.
Bh2 a5 38. Bg1 a4 39. bxa4 bxa4 40. Kh2 a3 41. Bc4 a2 $1 {
Speelman gains a piece.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.11.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris FRA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Usually, Spassky made a quick draw and helped the other French players. This
time, Timman plays for a win, but he will meet great problems.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10.
d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 d5 {
Spassky likes to play this liberating move in the Ruy Lopez.} 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Nxe4 16. f3 Ng5 17. Be3 $5 (17. Ng3 f6 18. f4 {
ended as a draw in Hübner - Spassky, round 5.}) 17... c5 18. a4 g6 {
Boris proposes  a draw.} 19. Qe2 {Jan continues.} d4 $1 20. cxd4 ({
Timman notices} 20. Bxg5 $6 Bxg5 21. axb5 Qb6 $1 {
He has won a pawn, but Black has a plus.}) 20... cxd4 21. Bd2 Ne6 $5 {
A pawn is offered again.} 22. axb5 Qb6 23. Bd3 $1 (23. bxa6 $5 Bxa6 24. Qf2
Bxf1 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Rxf1 Qxb2 {brings equality.}) 23... axb5 24. b4 $6 {
This advance triggers an attack at once.} ({Not} 24. Bxb5 $4 d3+) 24... Ra4 $1
25. f4 $5 (25. Rab1 $2 Ra2 $1 {threatens ..Nf4! (Timman).}) 25... Bxb4 $5 26.
f5 $2 ({Correct is} 26. Rxa4 Bxd2 27. Rb1 $1 {(Timman)} Bc3 28. Rxb5 Qc6 29.
Rxb7 $1 Qxb7 30. g3 {and Black has an edge.}) 26... Bxd2 27. Qxd2 Rxa1 28. Rxa1
Nc5 $1 29. e6 $1 fxe6 30. fxg6 Nxd3 31. Qxd3 e5 32. gxh7+ Kh8 {
Spassky has a positional advantage.} 33. Rc1 e4 34. Qg3 e3 $2 ({
The prophylactic} 34... Qf6 $1 35. Rc7 Bc8 $1 {keeps the bishop and wins.}) 35.
Rc7 $1 Qf6 $5 {Black sacrifices a piece for the attack.} (35... Qxc7 $5 36.
Qxc7 e2 37. Qf7 e1=Q 38. Qf6+ Kxh7 39. Qf7+ {leads to perpetual check (Timman).
}) 36. Rxb7 e2 37. Qe1 d3 38. Nd2 Qd4+ 39. Kh2 Qe5+ $1 40. Kh1 $2 ({Right is} 
40. g3 $1 Rf8 41. Rd7) 40... Rf8 $2 (40... Ra8 $1 41. Nb3 d2 $1 42. Nxd2 Ra1
43. Rb8+ $1 Kxh7 44. Nb1 Kg7 $1 45. Rb7+ Kg8 $1 {wins for Black.}) 41. Rd7 {
France defeated the Netherlands by 3-1.} (41. Rd7 Qf5 $1 (41... Qc3 42. Kh2
Qe5+ {gives a perpetual}) 42. Qa1+ Qf6 43. Ra7 {Timman and his helpers
regarded this position as drawn, after an exchange of queens, but} Rf7 $1 {
would play for a win. Jan proposed a draw and Boris accepted, because he had
sealed 41...Qc3.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.12.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry USA"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ c6 8. g3
g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 $5 Qe8 $5 12. Ne5 Ne4 $5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14.
Bf4 b5 $2 {Black has the bad bishop.} ({The ingenious} 14... c5 $1 15. Qxe8
Rxe8 16. Nc4 {(Christiansen)} Nc6 $1 17. dxc5 Nd4 $1 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. Nd6 Nxe2+
20. Rxe2 Bxe2 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 $1 23. Nxe4 Bxb2 {leads to equality.}
) 15. Qc2 f5 16. f3 $5 exf3 $5 17. exf3 $6 Nd7 18. Rae1 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Qd7 20.
Qc5 Rf7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. f4 Rd8 23. Rd1 Ba8 $6 {
He deactivates the bishop completely.} 24. Rfe1 Qd6 25. Qc3 Qf6 26. Re5 Rfd7
27. Qe3 Qd6 28. b4 Qc7 29. h4 Rf7 30. Bf3 Bb7 31. h5 $1 Rd6 32. Re8 Rd8 33. Re6
$1 Rdd7 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Re1 Bc8 $4 {Kurajica has little time left. He gives
pawn c6 insufficient protection.   The USA won by 3-1.} (35... Rf6 $1 36. Rxf6
Kxf6 37. Qe8 $1 Kg7 38. Re6 Rf7 39. Bxc6 {wins for White.}) 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.12.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Schneider, Lars-Aake SWE"]
[Black "Mestel, Andrew ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 f5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nge2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 c6
9. b4 a6 $5 ({Usual is} 9... Be6) 10. a4 Be6 11. Ba3 Qc7 12. b5 axb5 13. axb5
c5 14. Bb2 Nbd7 15. Qb3 Nb6 16. e4 $5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Nh5 $5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4
Nf6 20. Ra7 e4 21. dxe4 Bxc4 22. Qc2 Qb8 23. Ra1 Bf7 $5 24. exf5 Nc4 25. Bc1 d5
26. Qd3 $2 ({More useful is} 26. Bf3) 26... d4 $1 {Mestel takes the initiative.
} 27. Na4 b6 28. Nb2 Na5 {White cannot stop ..c4, eventually.} 29. Ra4 Qc7 30.
h3 h5 $5 31. Qf3 Re8 32. g4 $6 Qe7 $1 {Black attacks on the open file.} 33. Kf1
Bd5 $1 34. Qf2 Be4 $2 (34... Ne4 $1 35. Bxe4 Qxe4 {decides the game.}) 35. Bxe4
$2 (35. g5 $1 Bxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Ne4 37. Qf3 {offers a strong resistance.}) 35...
Qxe4 36. Ng3 $2 Qb1 $1 37. Qd2 Nb3 {So far, the Swedes had competed for the
medals. Now they were crushed by 31/2-1/2.   The standings had become: Soviet
Union 35/12, USA 311/2, England and Hungary 301/2, etc.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.12.02"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan GER"]
[Black "Browne, Walter USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe1 Nc5 11. Qh4 d5 $5 ({Known is} 11... b5) 12. e5 $1 Nfe4
13. Be3 Nxd3 14. cxd3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bd7 $5 ({Preferable is} 15... Bf5 $1) 16.
a4 Rc8 17. Bd4 e6 $6 {A self-block is applied on bishop d7.} 18. Qf2 $1 Qe7 19.
Rfb1 Rc7 20. Rb6 Rfc8 21. Qb2 Qe8 $2 ({Browne should accept the passivity of} 
21... Bc6 22. Qd2 Qe8) 22. Rxb7 Rxb7 ({Avoids} 22... Bxa4 $2 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24.
Rxa4 $1 Qxa4 25. Qb8+ {(Kindermann).}) 23. Qxb7 Rb8 $5 24. Qxa6 Bf8 $5 25. Be3
$1 ({Not} 25. a5 $2 Bb5 26. Qa7 Ra8 27. Qb7 Rb8 {and a repetition.}) 25... Ra8
26. Qb6 Bxa4 27. Qb2 Bd7 28. Rb1 Ra3 29. Bd4 Ra5 30. Qb8 Rb5 31. Rxb5 Bxb5 32.
Qxe8 Bxe8 {The ending is hard to win for White.} 33. Kf2 Ba3 $5 {
Browne starts a wrong plan.} 34. Bb6 Bc1 35. g3 Bb2 $2 {
The bishop should go to e7.} 36. Ba5 $1 Bb5 37. Ke2 Kf8 $2 {
Walter fails under time pressure.} (37... Bc1 $5 38. Nd4 Ba4 39. Bb4 h5 {
prevents the loss of a piece.}) 38. Bb4+ $1 Ke8 39. Kd2 $1 {
Bishop b2 is imprisoned.} Ba4 40. d4 $1 h6 41. Ne1 $1 Bb3 42. Nd3 {
West Germany defeated the USA, as a result of this game.} (42. Nd3 Ba1 43. Nc5
Bc4 44. Kc2 Ba2 45. Nb3 Bxb3+ 46. Kxb3 {
will be followed by the gain of a bishop.}) 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.12.02"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso COL"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bg5 Nc6 9. Nb3 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Rb1 Nc4 $5
{Miles has gained an edge in the opening.} 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Kh1 $5 (16. Qxe7 $6
Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Bf5 {favours Black.}) 16... Bf5 17. g4 Bd7 $1 18. f5 $5 Ne5 $5 ({
Better is the simple} 18... Bxb2) 19. Qe4 Bb5 20. Be2 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Rfc8 22.
Rf2 a5 23. Rd1 Qb7 $1 24. Qe4 a4 25. Nd4 Ra5 $1 {White will lose material.} 26.
Nc6 Nxc6 27. dxc6 Rxc6 28. f6 $1 Re5 $1 29. Qf3 Bxf6 $1 30. Bxf6 Re3 $1 31. Qd5
exf6 32. Rxf6 {Miles has won a pawn.} Re2 33. Rdf1 Re7 34. R1f2 Qc7 35. c3 $6
bxc3 $6 (35... a3 $1 {wins at once.}) 36. bxc3 Rc4 $1 37. Rxd6 $6 Rxg4 $6 (
37... Re1+ $1 {decides the game.}) 38. Rf1 $6 Qxc3 39. Rc6 Qh3 40. Rcf6 Rd7 $1
41. Qc6 Rh4 42. Qc2 Qg3 43. R6f4 Rh5 $2 {
The Englishmen have not analysed adequately.} (43... Rxf4 $1 {(Miles)} 44. hxg3
Rxf1+ 45. Kg2 Rfd1 {wins for Black.}) 44. Rxa4 $2 {
Zapata misses a devious trick.} (44. Qc8+ $1 Kg7 45. Rxf7+ $1 Rxf7 46. Rxf7+
Kxf7 47. Qd7+ Kf6 48. Qd8+ {leads to perpetual check.}) 44... Qe5 $6 ({
Better is} 44... Rd1 $1 45. Raf4 Qxf4) 45. Qg2 $2 ({Correct is} 45. Raf4) 45...
Rf5 $1 46. Rb1 Qf6 47. Rg4 h5 48. Rg3 Rf2 49. Qe4 Rdd2 50. Kg1 Rxh2 51. Rf1
Rh1+ $1 {mates quickly. England won by 31/2-1/2 again.   Standings at the top
became: Soviet Union 381/2/13, England 34, USA 33, Hungary 321/2. The Soviet
Union had triumphed again.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.12.04"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Lobron, Eric GER"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Qa5 8. Nh3 h5
$5 ({Usual is} 8... Nd4) 9. f4 Nd4 10. Nf2 h4 11. O-O-O $1 Ne7 12. Kb1 Nec6 13.
Rc1 $5 b5 $5 14. e5 $1 {White threatens Bxd4.} d5 $1 15. Qe1 $5 b4 16. Bxd4 $2
({Preferable is} 16. Ne2 Rb8 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Bd2) 16... cxd4 17. Ne2 Rb8 18.
Rd1 Qc5 19. Ng4 a5 20. Nc1 a4 $1 21. Nf6+ Kd8 ({The alternative is} 21... Ke7
22. gxh4 {(Tukmakov)} a3 23. Nb3 Qa7) 22. g4 Na7 $1 23. Rd2 $5 Nb5 24. Rf2 $5
a3 $1 25. Nb3 Qa7 $1 26. Qxb4 $6 (26. Qc1 $5 axb2 27. Qxb2 Nc3+ 28. Ka1 Ra8 29.
Nc1 Qa5 30. g5 Bb7 {prepares a winning black attack.}) 26... Bf8 $1 27. Qe1
axb2 {The Soviet Union defeated West Germany by 21/2-11/2.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "26th Olympiad"]
[Date "1984.12.04"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Sax, Gyula HUN"]
[Black "Garcia Martinez, Silvino CUB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1984.11.19"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{England and the USA drew. So England stayed second.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3
Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bd3
h5 11. Qf4 Nce7 $5 (11... Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qa4 {
occurred in Rossetto - Bolbochan, Buenos Aires 1948.}) 12. g3 $5 {
White has a plus.} Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. a4 Rc4 $6 {Black sacrifices an exchange.
} ({Preferable is} 14... Ng6 15. Qd2 Qb6) 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. d5 $1 exd5 17. Ba3
$1 Nc6 $6 (17... O-O {makes a useful development.}) 18. c3 Rh6 19. Rab1 b6 20.
Rfd1 Be6 21. Rb5 $1 Qc8 22. Rbxd5 $5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qe6 $6 (23... Nfe7 24. Bxe7
Nxe7 25. Rd4 Rg6 {offers more resistance.}) 24. Qe4 $5 Nce7 25. Bxe7 Nxe7 26.
Rd6 Qc8 27. Nd4 $1 g6 $6 28. e6 $1 Rh7 29. Rd7 fxe6 30. Rxa7 Kf7 31. Nc6 Kf6
32. Qe5+ {Problems happened in the Hungarian team by conflicting egos. They
drew against Cuba.   The final standings became: Soviet Union 41/14, England
37, USA 35, Hungary 341/2, Rumania 33, West Germany and France 321/2,
Yugoslavia, Netherlands, Cuba, Bulgaria, Israel, China and Argentina 32, etc.}
1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pineda, Boris ESA"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2240"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 27th Olympiad was played in Dubai from 14 xi until 2 xii 1986. There had
been a heavy debate about the exclusion of Israel. Eventually, Israel, Denmark,
Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands did not take part. Nevertheless, a record
of 107 nations enjoyed the Arab wealth. Some countries got plane tickets. For
the first time, more than one-hundred countries participated.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 dxc3 6. Nxc3 g6 7. Bc4 $5 {
The star of Tripoli 1976 plays  the Morra Gambit.} Nc6 8. Qb3 e6 9. Bg5 h6 10.
Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O $6 (11. Nb5 $1 Qd8 12. Qc3 Rg8 13. O-O {keeps the initiative.
}) 11... Be7 $1 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Qe3 $5 a6 $5 {
Christiansen could have captured a second pawn, but he prefers a solid move.}
14. Nc3 b5 15. Bb3 Kg7 16. h3 Bb7 {White has no compensation for the pawn.} 17.
Rad1 Rac8 18. e5 $2 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 {Black has two extra pawns.} 20. Qb6 Rb8
21. Qa5 Bc5 22. Bc2 Bd4 23. Ne4 Qf4 24. Rde1 Rbc8 25. Bb1 Rfd8 26. Qa3 Qh4 27.
g3 $2 Qxh3 {Many countries won by 4-0, like the USA did.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Klinger, Josef AUT"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. g3 Bd7 8. Nbd2 Na5
9. h4 O-O-O $5 10. Bh3 f5 11. O-O Nh6 12. Ne1 $5 ({More active is} 12. Ng5)
12... Nf7 13. Ng2 $6 (13. Ndf3 {prevents the next advance.}) 13... g5 $1 14.
hxg5 Nxg5 15. Nf4 Nxh3+ 16. Nxh3 Be7 17. Rb1 Rdg8 {
Black has an edge. He starts the preparation of an attack on the kingside.} 18.
Nf3 $6 (18. Nf4 $1 Rg4 19. Nh5 {hinders the h-pawn.}) 18... h6 $1 19. Be3 Nb3
$5 20. Kg2 Qd8 21. Rh1 h5 $1 22. Qe2 h4 23. Nf4 Qe8 24. Rh3 hxg3 25. fxg3 Rxh3
26. Nxh3 Qg6 27. Bf4 Na5 $5 {Black lacks troops and his knight starts the long
journey to the other flank. White gets the time to reorganise his defence.} 28.
Rh1 Nc6 29. Qe3 Nd8 30. Bg5 Qg7 31. Qf4 Ba4 32. Bxe7 Qxe7 33. Qh6 Bc2 34. Nf4
Be4 35. Nh5 $2 (35. Kf2 {makes a useful move.}) 35... Nf7 $1 {
The trip by the knight becomes successful.} 36. Qf6 Qd7 $2 {
White gets a second chance.} (36... Qe8 $1 37. Kf2 Bxf3 38. Kxf3 Ng5+ 39. Kf4
Ne4 $1 40. Qh6 Rh8 {gains knight h5.}) 37. Nf4 $2 (37. Kf2 $1 Bxf3 38. Kxf3
Ng5+ 39. Kf4 Qh7 $1 40. Rh4 a6 41. Qxg5 $1 Rxg5 42. Kxg5 {
offers a strong resistance.}) 37... Ng5 $1 38. Rh8 ({Or} 38. Rf1 Qh7 $1) 38...
Bxf3+ 39. Kf1 Rxh8 40. Qxh8+ Qd8 {Hungary won by 4-0 again.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry URS"]
[Black "Smejkal, Jan CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Qd7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8
15. d5 Nb8 $5 (15... Ne7 {was played in Popovic - Smejkal, Zagreb 1985.}) 16.
Nf1 Na6 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Ng3 g6 $6 ({Preferable is} 18... h6 $1 19. Bxf6 ({or} 
19. Be3 c6) 19... Bxf6 20. Nf5 {(Smejkal)} Rb8) 19. Qd2 Bb7 20. Ra1 (20. Ba2 $5
{will become a novelty in Svidler - Zhang Zhong, Shanghai 2001.}) 20... Ra8 $2
({Better is} 20... Nc5 $1 21. Bc2 c6 22. b4 Na4) 21. Bc2 c6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23.
Rd1 Rd8 $5 24. Qe3 $1 Qb7 25. Bh6 $1 Nc7 26. Nf5 $1 Ne6 $1 {
Capture of the knight can be punished by mate in two.} 27. Nxe7+ Qxe7 28. Ng5
Nc5 29. b4 Na4 30. Bb3 Be8 $5 31. Rd2 Rc8 32. Rc2 Nd7 $2 (32... Kh8 $1 33. Nf3
Ng8 {defends well (Smejkal).}) 33. Nf3 $1 Ndb6 34. Bg5 Qc7 $6 (34... Qf8 $1 35.
Nd2 Nc4 {offers more resistance.}) 35. Nd2 $5 Kg7 $6 36. c4 $1 h5 $2 37. cxb5
Qd7 $2 38. Qf3 $2 (38. Bh6+ $1 Kg8 39. Qg5 $1 {will mate quickly.}) 38... Rxc2
39. Bxc2 Kg8 40. Bb3 Qxb5 41. Qf6 {The Soviet dream team, headed by Kasparov
and Karpov, defeated Czechoslovakia by 31/2-1/2.} 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
a6 9. Rd1 Be7 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qc8 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nd2 Qc7 $5 14. Rac1 Rac8
15. h3 {Karpov is going to advance slowly.} Rfe8 16. a3 Qb8 17. b4 Red8 18. Qe3
Ba8 19. Qe2 Ne8 20. Nf1 Bb7 21. Kh2 Nef6 22. Nd2 Ne8 23. Re1 Ba8 {
Nothing happens in the 'hedgehog'.} 24. Nb3 Bg5 25. Rc2 Rc7 26. f4 Bf6 27. Rec1
Rdc8 28. Nd1 Bb7 29. Qd3 Bxb2 30. Nxb2 Qa8 {
Black exerts distant pressure at the centre.} 31. Nd1 a5 $2 {
He opens square b5 for the opponent.} 32. Nd4 $1 Rd8 33. Nb5 Rcc8 34. Ndc3 Qb8
35. Rd1 Ndf6 36. Rcd2 {Four pieces are aimed at the weakness d6.} h6 37. Qe2
Ba8 38. Kg1 Bc6 39. Kh2 e5 40. f5 Qa8 $5 41. g4 $1 {
An advance on the other flank begins.} (41. Nxd6 Nxd6 42. Rxd6 Rxd6 43. Rxd6
axb4 44. axb4 Qa3 {brings little for White.}) 41... Qb8 42. h4 Qb7 $5 43. Bf3
$5 Qe7 44. Kg3 axb4 45. axb4 d5 $5 {Ribli is tired of making waiting moves.}
46. cxd5 Bxb5 47. Nxb5 Qxb4 ({Ribli suggests} 47... Nd6 $5) 48. g5 $1 hxg5 $2 (
48... Rc4 $1 49. gxf6 Qxb5 50. fxg7 Qc5 {offers strong resistance.}) 49. hxg5
Nh7 50. d6 $1 Rc5 ({Or} 50... Nxg5 51. d7 Rc6 52. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 53. Rh1 $1) 51.
Rb2 $1 Qc4 $5 {Ribli allows a quick decision.} 52. Qh2 $1 Rxb5 53. Qxh7+ $1
Kxh7 54. Rh2+ Kg8 55. Rdh1 f6 56. Rh8+ {Karpov delivers mate on the next move.
The Soviet Union defeated Hungary, as a result of this  game.} 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Short, Nigel ENG"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 Nc6 6. f3 a6 7. O-O-O e6 $5 {
Kavalek opens passively.} ({Usual is} 7... b5) 8. g4 b5 9. h4 h5 10. gxh5 $5 (
10. g5 $1 Nd7 11. f4 {gains territory.}) 10... Nxh5 11. Nge2 Bd7 12. Bh3 b4 13.
Nb1 a5 14. Bg5 Qc8 $1 15. c4 $5 Qa6 $1 16. Qd3 a4 17. Nd2 Na5 $5 (17... b3 $1
18. a3 e5 19. d5 Bxh3 20. Rxh3 Nd4 {fights for the initiative.}) 18. Kb1 $1 c6
$5 19. Bg4 $6 Nf6 $2 {Kavalek provokes an effective attack.} (19... d5 $1 20.
Rc1 dxc4 21. Nxc4 c5 $1 {charges on the queenside.}) 20. e5 $1 Nxg4 21. fxg4 d5
22. Qf3 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Qxc4 24. Rc1 Qa6 25. h5 $1 Rf8 $5 26. Nf4 $5 c5 $2 (26...
Qa7 27. h6 Bh8 {forestalls the loss.}) 27. Rxc5 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. h6 Bh8
30. Rc1 Bd7 31. Nd3 b3 32. Nc5 bxa2+ 33. Kxa2 Qa7 34. Bf6 g5 35. Bxh8 Rxh8 36.
Qf6 Rh7 37. Qxg5 Kf8 38. Nxe6+ $1 {
England defeated the USA, as a result of this game.} ({The pointe is} 38. Nxe6+
fxe6 39. Rf1+ Rf7 40. h7) 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.21"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry URS"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The confrontation between the Soviet Union and England would become a great
battle.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5
8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bf8 $5 {This retreat is alright.} ({Usual is} 
10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 d6) 11. f4 Bg7 12. Qa4 Nc6 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. Be2 O-O-O 15.
Kb1 Kb8 {The chances are about equal.} 16. Rc1 $1 Qb4 17. Qd1 $5 Qf8 $5 18. Bf3
f5 19. Qa4 g4 20. Bxc6 dxc6 {Black controls square b5.} 21. c5 $1 e5 $1 {
A counter in the centre is needed.} 22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Ne2 Bf6 24. Nf4 Qe8 25.
Rc3 $1 b5 $5 26. Qc2 Bc8 27. a4 Rh7 28. axb5 cxb5 29. c6 a6 30. Rc1 Rd6 $5 31.
Qb3 Re7 $2 {Why this move is wrong, becomes apparent on move 36.} ({Better is} 
31... Rf7) 32. Nc4 $1 Rxc6 33. Na5 Rxc3 34. Qxc3 Bb7 35. Nxb7 Kxb7 36. Nd5 $1 {
The black rook hinders ..Qe4+.} Rf7 37. Nxf6 Rxf6 {
Black has to give up the protection of c7.} 38. Qxc7+ Ka8 39. Rc5 $1 Qb8 40.
Qd7 Rf8 $2 41. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.21"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Chandler, Murray ENG"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. a3 Bf8 6. Nf3 Qd7 7. Bb5 c6 8. Ba4 $5
Ba6 9. Ne2 h5 $5 (9... Bb5 $5 10. Bb3 c5 {
will be played in Chandler - Timman, Amsterdam 1987.}) 10. O-O Nh6 11. Re1 Be7
12. c3 g6 $5 13. Nf4 Nf5 14. Nh3 Bb5 15. Bc2 $1 c5 16. Bg5 Nc6 {Black could
almost complete his slow development, because White needed several moves to
regroup.} 17. Bf6 $5 Bxf6 18. exf6 Qd8 $2 {Vaganian loses too much time.} (
18... cxd4 19. cxd4 O-O-O {avoids a disaster.}) 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Nf4 Qxf6 $2
21. Qxd5 ({Even better is} 21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Qxd5) 21... Rc8 $2 (21... Nfe7
22. Qxc5 Qxf4 {(Chandler)} 23. Be4 O-O {prolongs the game.}) 22. Qxc5 a6 23. a4
Nce7 24. Nd5 $3 {White wins. The results of the other games were: Nunn -
Sokolov 1-0 and Yusupov - Short 1-0. So the spectacular match ended in 2-2.} ({
Chandler analyses} 24. Nd5 exd5 ({and} 24... Rxc5 25. Nxf6+ Kd8 26. axb5) 25.
Qxc8#) 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril BUL"]
[Black "Smejkal, Jan CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 Re8 11. f3 a6 12. Rfd1 Rb8 13. Rac1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa5
$5 ({Known is} 14... b5) 15. a3 Be6 16. b4 $1 Qd8 $5 {
Capture of pawn a3 costs a queen.} 17. Na4 b5 $1 18. cxb5 $5 Bb3 $5 (18... axb5
19. Nc3 Qd7 {slightly favours White (Georgiev).}) 19. Nc3 Bxd1 20. Qxd1 axb5 $6
(20... a5 $1 21. Qa4 Nxe4 $1 22. bxa5 e5 {counters in an excellent way.}) 21.
Bxb5 Nd7 $5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qd4+ e5 $1 24. Qxd6 Qg5 25. Rc2 Red8 26. Bxd7 Rb7
27. Nd5 Rbxd7 28. Qc5 Ra8 $5 29. b5 Rda7 30. Rc3 $5 Ra4 $2 (30... Qd2 $1 31. h3
Qd4+ 32. Qxd4 exd4 33. Rd3 Rxa3 34. Rxd4 Rb3 35. b6 Ra2 {
enters the hostile position for sufficient counter-play.}) 31. Rd3 $1 Qd8 32.
Nb4 Qh4 $5 33. g3 $5 Qf6 34. Nc6 Rc8 35. Kg2 Rd4 $2 36. Rxd4 exd4 37. e5 Qe6
38. Qxd4 Ra8 39. Qd6 Qa2+ 40. Kh3 Qxa3 41. b6 $5 Qxf3 42. Qf6+ Qxf6 43. exf6+
Kxf6 44. b7 Re8 45. b8=Q Rxb8 46. Nxb8 Kg5 47. Nc6 f5 48. Nd4 Kf6 49. Kg2 g5
50. Kf3 h6 51. Ke3 Ke5 52. Nf3+ Kf6 53. Kd4 Ke6 54. Ne5 Kf6 55. Kd5 {
Bulgaria defeated Czechoslovakia by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Csom, Istvan HUN"]
[Black "Barlov, Dragan YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc3 Qa5 $5 ({Usual is} 5... Nbd7) 6.
Nf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 Bg4 9. b4 Qc7 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Qb3 {
White has the initiative on the queenside.} Rfe8 12. d5 $5 Rac8 $5 13. Rac1 c5
14. Nd2 b6 15. Qa4 $1 Bh5 16. f3 Qb7 17. Bf2 Bg6 18. e4 {
Csom has gained territory.} a6 19. Rc2 Rc7 20. Rfc1 Rb8 21. Bf1 h6 $5 22. Rb1
Qa8 $6 ({Preferable is} 22... Qc8 $1 23. Rcb2 b5 $1 {and equality.}) 23. Rcb2
$1 Bd8 24. Nd1 Ne8 $6 25. bxc5 $1 dxc5 26. Bh3 $1 Rbb7 $2 ({Better is} 26...
Nef6 27. Ne3 Be7 {(Csom).}) 27. Bxd7 Rxd7 28. Bxc5 $1 Qc8 29. Bf2 $5 {
White could capture b6 too.} Bg5 30. c5 $5 bxc5 $2 31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. Rxb7 Qxb7
33. Qxe8+ Kh7 34. Ne3 Qb2 35. Ndc4 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 f5 37. Qxe5 fxe4 38. f4 Bf6 39.
Qe6 {Csom played a solid game.} 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir ISL"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 e5 4. Nc3 g6 5. d5 Nce7 6. c5 Bg7 7. cxd6 cxd6 8. e4
Nf6 9. Qa4+ Nd7 10. h4 $5 ({Another novelty will become} 10. Qa3 $1 Nc5 11. Be3
b6) 10... O-O 11. h5 Nc5 {White charges. Black counters.} 12. Qc2 f5 13. hxg6
Nxg6 $5 14. Be3 $6 ({Preferable is} 14. Bg5 $1 Qa5 15. Bd2 Qd8 16. Ng5 $1)
14... fxe4 15. Nd2 $2 ({The active} 15. Ng5 $1 Nd3+ $5 16. Bxd3 exd3 17. Qxd3
Bf5 18. Qe2 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Ne6 $1 Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 Qf6 22. O-O Bxe6 23.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 24. dxe6 {equalises.}) 15... Nd3+ $1 16. Bxd3 exd3 17. Qxd3 Bf5 18.
Qe2 ({Or} 18. Nde4 Nf4) 18... Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. O-O Qh4 21. Rfe1 Bg4 $1 22.
Qe7 Qh5 23. Nde4 (23. Qxd6 $2 Rf6 24. Qe5 Qh4 {wins for Black (Speelman).})
23... h6 $1 {Black wants to prevail in the attack. He threatens ..f3.} 24. f3
$5 Bd4+ 25. Nf2 Bxf3 $1 26. gxf3 Rae8 27. Qxd6 Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Qh3+
30. Kf2 Qg3+ 31. Kf1 Qxf3+ 32. Kg1 Qg3+ 33. Kf1 Re3 $1 34. Ne4 Rf3+ $1 35. Ke2
Qg2+ {England crushed Iceland by 4-0.} ({Speelman has planned} 35... Qg2+ 36.
Kd1 Rd3+ 37. Kc1 Rc8+ $1 38. Nc3 Rdxc3+) 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser USA"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8.
Nf3 exd5 9. b4 Qd6 10. a3 O-O 11. e3 c6 12. Be2 Bf5 $5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Na4 $5
a5 $1 15. Qb3 b5 16. Nc5 a4 17. Qc3 Nb6 $5 18. Nd2 Rae8 19. Rfe1 Re7 20. Bf3
Rfe8 21. g3 Bh3 22. Bg2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 f5 24. h4 Nc4 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Re2 Rg7 27.
Rh1 Qe7 28. Ree1 h6 29. Qd3 Rf8 30. Nd2 Qe8 31. Nxc4 $6 ({Preferable is} 31.
Rc1 Bd8 32. Qc3 Bb6 33. Nd3) 31... dxc4 32. Qd1 Re7 33. Ref1 Qf7 34. Qf3 Qd5 $1
35. Qxd5+ cxd5 {Kasparov has gained a positional plus.} 36. Kf3 Bg7 37. Rd1
Rff7 38. Rd2 Re8 39. Rdd1 Bf8 40. Rdg1 Bg7 41. Rd1 Kf8 42. Rd2 Ke7 43. Rdd1 Kd6
44. Rh2 Kc6 45. Rhh1 Bf8 46. Rd2 Bd6 47. Rdd1 Bxc5 $6 48. dxc5 Re4 49. Rhe1 Rd7
50. Rd4 g5 $1 {Garry makes a last try.} 51. hxg5 hxg5 52. Red1 Rxd4 53. Rxd4
Rh7 54. Ke2 Rh3 ({The pointe of the white defence is} 54... Rh1 55. Rd1 $1) 55.
g4 $1 f4 $5 56. exf4 Rxa3 $5 (56... gxf4 57. Rxf4 Rxa3 58. g5 Ra1 59. Rf6+ Kd7
60. Rf7+ Kc6 $1 61. Rf6+ {leads to perpetual check.}) 57. fxg5 Ra2+ 58. Kf3 c3
$2 {He misses a complicated escape.} ({Right is} 58... Ra3+ $1 59. Kg2 $1 Ra2 (
{not} 59... Ra1 $2 60. g6 Re1 61. f4 c3 62. Rd1 $3 Rxd1 63. g7 c2 64. g8=Q c1=Q
65. Qc8#) 60. g6 Re2 61. Rf4 Re8 62. Rf6+ Kc7 63. Rf7+ Kc6 {
and a  repetition of moves (Kasparov).}) 59. Rd1 $1 d4 60. g6 $1 d3 61. Ke3
Rxf2 62. g7 $1 {The USA defeated the Soviet Union, as a result of this game.} (
{Notice} 62. g7 c2 63. Rh1 d2 64. g8=Q d1=N+ 65. Ke4 {
and White wins (Kasparov).}) 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Spassky, Boris FRA"]
[Black "Xu Jun CHN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Rc1 h6 12. Be3 Bg4 13. h3 Be6 14. Nxe6 $5 fxe6
15. f4 {Spassky has gained a positional edge.} Qd7 16. Bf2 Red8 17. Qa4 a6 $6
18. Rfd1 b5 $6 19. Qc2 Rac8 20. Qb1 $6 ({Better is} 20. e4 $1 d4 21. e5 d3 ({or
} 21... Nh7 {(Xu Jun)} 22. Qe4 $1 Nf8 23. Nxb5 $1) 22. Qd2 Nh5 23. Ne4 {
and pawn d3 will fall eventually.}) 20... Bb4 21. Ne4 $5 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Ne7 $1
23. Bf3 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Kg2 Rc4 26. b3 Rc3 $5 27. Rxc3 Bxc3 28. Qd3 Qc6
29. e4 $1 {Troubles restart for the black centre.} b4 $6 (29... g6 30. g4 Bg7 {
defends properly.}) 30. f5 $1 d4 $6 (30... dxe4 31. Bxe4 Qc8 32. fxe6 Qxe6 33.
Qd8+ Kf7 34. Bd3 Qd5+ 35. Qxd5+ Nxd5 36. Bxa6 {exchanges towards a won ending.}
) 31. fxe6 Qd6 32. e5 $1 Qxe6 33. Bxd4 $1 Bxd4 34. Qxd4 Nf5 35. Qc5 Ne7 36. Be4
g6 37. g4 Kf7 38. Kf3 Kg7 39. Ke3 Kf7 40. Qd6 Qxd6 41. exd6 {Spassky scored
four wins and ten draws.   The standings at the top became: England 231/2,
Hungary and USA 221/2, Bulgaria 22, Soviet Union and France 211/2.} 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D28"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Nb4 12. Bc4 $5 Be7 13. Bg5 a5 $6 (13...
O-O) 14. Bb5+ $1 Bd7 15. Ne5 O-O 16. Rxb4 $1 axb4 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 $5 {
Black decides to sacrifice a queen.} (17... h6 $6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bc6 fxe5
20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. dxe5 {favours White.}) 18. Nc6 Bxg5 19. Nxd8 Rfxd8 {
White gained a queen for a rook and bishop, but he has no winning chances.} 20.
Qb5 Be7 21. Nd2 Nf6 22. Nf3 Rdb8 23. Qe2 Rc8 24. Ne5 Nd5 {
Black blockades and protects his advanced pawn.} 25. Re1 Rf8 $1 26. Nc6 Rfc8
27. Ne5 $5 Rf8 28. g3 Bf6 29. Nc6 Ra2 30. Rb1 Rfa8 31. Qb5 g6 32. Kg2 Kg7 33.
Qb7 Ra1 $1 34. Rxa1 Rxa1 35. Qb5 (35. Nxb4 $1 Nxb4 36. Qxb4 Rd1 {
draws (Portisch).}) 35... Rb1 36. Qe2 Rc1 37. Na5 $5 h5 38. Nb3 Rc7 39. Qe4 Ne7
40. Nd2 Rd7 41. Nf3 Rd5 42. Qc2 Nf5 43. Qc4 Nxd4 $1 {
Black starts to play for a  win.} 44. Qxb4 Nxf3 45. Kxf3 Rd4 46. Qb5 $6 ({
Better is} 46. Qc3 $1) 46... Rd2 $1 47. b4 $6 (47. Ke3 Rxb2 48. Qc4 {
draws (Portisch).}) 47... Bd4 48. Qd7 Rxf2+ 49. Ke4 e5 50. h3 Re2+ 51. Kf3 Rf2+
52. Ke4 Re2+ 53. Kf3 Re1 $5 54. Kg2 Rg1+ 55. Kf3 Rf1+ 56. Ke4 Re1+ 57. Kf3 Re3+
58. Kg2 Rd3 59. Qc6 Rd2+ 60. Kf1 $6 Rf2+ $1 61. Ke1 Rf6 $1 62. Qd5 $6 (62. Qc7
$1 Bf2+ 63. Ke2 Bxg3 64. b5 Rf2+ 65. Kd1 {defends successfully.}) 62... Bf2+
63. Ke2 Bxg3 64. b5 Rf2+ 65. Kd1 Rf1+ 66. Kc2 Rf6 67. Kd2 h4 68. Qc5 Rf2+ 69.
Kd1 Rf1+ 70. Kd2 Rf2+ 71. Kd1 Rf1+ 72. Kd2 Bf4+ 73. Ke2 Rb1 74. b6 Rb2+ 75. Kd1
$2 (75. Kd3 $1 g5 76. Ke4 g4 77. Kf5 gxh3 78. Qc6 h2 79. Qf6+ {still draws.})
75... g5 $1 76. Qc7 g4 77. Qc8 ({Not} 77. b7 g3 78. b8=Q $2 Rxb8 79. Qxb8 g2
80. Qb6 Bh2 {(Portisch).}) 77... g3 78. Qg4+ $4 (78. b7 g2 79. Qg4+ Kf8 $1 80.
b8=Q+ Rxb8 81. Qxg2 {fights for survival.}) 78... Kf6 $1 79. Qxh4+ Kg6 80. Qg4+
Kf6 81. Qh4+ Ke6 82. Qg4+ Kd6 83. b7 Rxb7 84. Kc2 Rb6 85. h4 Ke7 86. h5 Rd6 $1
87. Kc3 Rd2 88. Qh4+ Ke8 89. Qg4 g2 90. Qg8+ Ke7 91. Qg7 e4 92. Kc4 Bh2 93.
Qg5+ Ke6 94. Qh6+ Kf5 95. Qh7+ Kg5 96. Qg7+ Kh4 $1 {
The white pawn is needed as a shelter.} 97. Qf6+ Kg4 98. Qg7+ Kh3 $1 {
Hungary lost by 3-1. The top became: England 261/2, USA 251/2, Soviet Union
241/2.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ghinda, Mihail ROM"]
[Black "Yusupov, Artur URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Nc5 10. c3 Nxb3 11. axb3 Be7 12. Nd4 Nxd4 $5 13. cxd4 O-O 14. Nc3 f6
$1 {Black has the initiative.} 15. f4 fxe5 16. fxe5 Rxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Bb4 18. Kg1
Bxc3 19. bxc3 a5 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. Bc1 Bf5 22. Qd2 h6 23. Ba3 Ra6 24. Rf1 Rg6 25.
Rf3 Be4 26. Rg3 $6 {There is no need to double the pawns.} Rxg3 27. hxg3 a4 28.
bxa4 bxa4 29. Bb4 Qg4 30. Kh2 $5 Qf5 31. Kg1 Kh7 32. Bc5 Qg4 33. Kh2 Bf5 34.
Qa2 $5 Qh5+ 35. Kg1 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qb3 37. Qxb3 $2 (37. Qf2 $1 Be4 38. Bf8 Qc2
39. Qxc2 Bxc2 {(Yusupov and Dvoretsky)} 40. g4 $1 {(White threatens g5!)} g5
41. Ba3 Kg7 42. e6 {draws.}) 37... axb3 38. Ba3 Kg6 39. Kg1 Be4 40. e6 $6 Kf6
$6 41. e7 Kf7 42. Kf2 $6 ({Preferable is} 42. g4 $1) 42... Ke8 $6 43. g4 $1 g5
44. g3 $2 {White loses an important tempo.} (44. Kf1 $5 c5 $1 45. dxc5 Kxe7 46.
c6+ Kd8 47. Ke2 Bxg2 48. Kd2 Kc7 49. Bf8 {draws (Yusupov and Dvoretsky).})
44... Bg6 $1 45. Ke3 Bf7 46. Kd2 Be6 47. Kd3 (47. Kc1 $1 Bxg4 48. Kb2 Bd1 49.
Kc1 Bc2 50. g4 $1 {will be hard to win for Black.}) 47... c6 48. Kd2 Bxg4 49.
Kc1 h5 50. Kb2 Bd1 51. Bd6 h4 $1 {He creates distant passed pawns.} 52. gxh4
gxh4 53. Ka3 Kd7 54. Kb2 Bc2 55. Ka3 h3 56. Kb2 Bg6 $1 57. Be5 Kxe7 58. Kxb3
Bd3 $1 59. Kb2 Ke6 60. Kc1 Kf5 61. Kd2 Ke4 $1 62. Ke1 Kf3 {
The Soviet Union defeated Rumania, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Miles, Anthony ENG"]
[Black "Fernandez Garcia, Jose ESP"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviets helped the Spaniards during the preparation of the match. When
Miles asked about it, Kasparov nodded embarrassed.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3
d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Qb3 c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. Qb4
Qc7 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bg5 a5 13. Qc4 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Nxc5 15. Bc4 $6 ({
Preferable is} 15. Rc1 b6 16. Bc4) 15... b5 $5 {
This looks like a Soviet novelty.} (15... Qb6 {
drew in Lputian - Tseitlin, Telavi 1982.}) 16. Bd5 $2 (16. Bxb5 $6 Qb6 $1 {
favours Black (Fernandez)}) (16. Be2 $1 b4 17. Qc1 Ba6 18. Be3 {
defends properly.}) 16... b4 $1 17. Qc2 Ba6 $1 18. Bc4 ({The pointe is} 18.
Bxa8 Nd3+ $1 19. Kd2 Qb6 $1 20. Bd5 Qxf2+ 21. Kd1 Nxb2+ 22. Kc1 Rc8) 18... Ne6
$1 19. Bd3 Qxc2 20. Bxc2 Nxg5 21. Nxg5 {When Nunn offered a draw in a poor
position after 19 moves, his opponent Illescas asked the advice of the trainer
Georgadze. The Soviet grandmaster got the help of Kasparov, Karpov and Geller.
They discussed the position in Russian and advised Illescas to continue. Nunn
lost. Chandler lost his nerves and his game as well.} Rac8 $1 22. Bb3 Ne5 23.
Kd2 h6 $5 24. Nh3 $6 (24. Ne6 $5 fxe6 25. Bxe6+ {(Fernandez) prolongs the game.
}) 24... Rfd8+ 25. Ke3 Rd3+ 26. Kf4 g5+ $2 {Fernandez almost spoils the game.}
({Correct is} 26... a4 $1 27. Kxe5 axb3) 27. Kxe5 Rc5+ 28. Bd5 Kg7 29. Rhd1 $2
(29. Nf4 $1 gxf4 {(Fernandez)} 30. Rac1 $1 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Rd2 32. Rc7 Kf8 33.
Ra7 {brings sufficient counter-play.}) 29... f6+ $1 30. Ke6 Rc7 31. Bb7 Rxd1
32. Rxd1 Bxb7 33. Rd4 Bc8+ 34. Kd5 e5 $1 {Spain crushed England by 31/2-1/2.
The arbiters made a grave error by a lack of interference during the incidence,
despite the complaints. Georgadze got a reprimand later.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nogueiras, Jesus CUB"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi ISL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D98"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8.
Be3 Nfd7 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Qc5 N8d7 11. Qg5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 e6 $5 ({Known is} 12...
e5) 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. O-O-O c6 $5 15. Kb1 Nf6 16. Rc1 $5 {
White lifts the overprotection of d4.} Nh5 $1 17. e5 $5 {
The better pawn structure has gone for White.} Bf8 $5 18. Rcd1 Be7 19. h4 $5
Ng7 20. f4 $6 h5 $1 21. Bd3 Kf8 22. Kc2 Ke8 23. Rd2 Nf5 24. Bxf5 exf5 {
Black possesses the better bishop.} 25. Rd3 Nd5 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 {
White has to defend.} 27. Rb3 Rd7 28. f3 Bd8 29. Bf2 Bb6 30. Rd1 Ke7 31. Be3
Rd5 32. Rbd3 Ke6 33. Kc3 Rad8 34. Kc4 R8d7 35. Bf2 Bd8 36. b4 a5 37. a3 Be7 38.
Be1 axb4 39. axb4 b5+ $1 40. Kc3 Ra7 41. Rc1 Rd8 $5 42. Kd2 $5 Ra6 $1 (42...
Bxb4+ $6 43. Ke2 Bxe1 44. Rxc6+ $1 Ke7 45. Kxe1 {
brings a defendable rook ending.}) 43. Ke3 Rd7 44. Rdd1 Kd5 45. Rc2 Rda7 46.
Bd2 $5 Ra3+ $1 ({Not} 46... Bxh4 $2 47. Rc5+ Ke6 48. Rdc1) 47. Ke2 R7a6 48. Be1
Rb3 49. Rdc1 Rba3 $5 (49... Raa3 $1 50. Bf2 Rxf3 51. Rxc6 Rxf4 {gains a pawn.})
50. Rb1 Ra2 51. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 52. Kd3 Ra3+ 53. Ke2 Ra2+ 54. Kd3 Ra3+ 55. Ke2 Ra4
56. Kd3 Ra2 57. Ke3 Rh2 $6 58. Bd2 $6 f6 $6 {
Perhaps the players were in time troubles.} 59. Rg1 fxe5 60. dxe5 c5 $1 61. Rd1
$5 c4 62. Be1+ Kc6 63. Rd4 Rg2 64. Rd1 Rb2 65. Bc3 Ra2 66. Be1 $6 (66. Rg1 {
counters.}) 66... Ra3+ 67. Ke2 Rb3 68. Ra1 c3 $1 69. Kd3 Bxb4 $6 70. Ra6+ Kd5
71. Ra8 Be7 72. Re8 Ke6 73. Kc2 Rb4 74. Bxc3 Rxf4 75. Rb8 $2 (75. Bd2 $1 Rc4+
76. Kd3 Rc7 77. Bg5 Rb7 $1 78. f4 $1 {fights for the last chance.}) 75... b4 $1
76. Rb6+ Kd5 $1 77. Bb2 Rxf3 78. Rb7 $5 Rf2+ 79. Kd3 {Iceland defeated Cuba,
as a result of this game. The standings at the top became: USA 28, England and
Soviet Union 27.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ghinda, Mihail ROM"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be2
Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qd2 O-O $5 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Nd4 Rc8 $6 ({
Preferable is} 13... b5 $1 14. a3 Qc8 $1) 14. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 15. exf5 b5 16. a3
Nc4 $6 {Black sacrifices a pawn for the attack.} ({Better is} 16... Qb6) 17.
Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qc8 20. Rhe1 a5 $5 21. Re2 b4 $5 22. Nd5 $1
Nxd5 23. Rxd5 b3 24. c3 $1 {The charge has been refuted.} h6 25. g3 Kh7 26. Qd7
Qa8 27. f6 gxf6 (27... g6 28. Re7 Kg8 29. Qb7 {also favours White.}) 28. Qf5+
Kg7 29. Rf2 $6 {White misses the win.} (29. Re6 $1 Kg8 30. Rxf6 Qa7 31. Qf2 {
transfers to a won rook ending.}) 29... Qc6 30. Qd7 $2 {
Ghinda misses the threat.} Rxc3+ $1 31. bxc3 Qxc3+ 32. Kd1 b2 33. Qg4+ Kh8 34.
Rxb2 Qxb2 35. Qh5 $2 (35. Qd4 $1 {seems to survive.}) 35... Re8 36. Qxh6+ Kg8
37. Qh5 Qb1+ 38. Kd2 Qe1+ 39. Kd3 Qe4+ 40. Kc3 Rc8+ 41. Rc5 Rd8 42. Qf5 ({Or} 
42. Rg5+ $5 Kf8 $1 43. Qh8+ Ke7) 42... Rd3+ 43. Kc2 Qe2+ 44. Kb1 Qd1+ 45. Kb2
Qb3+ {England defeated Rumania by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael URS"]
[Black "Radulov, Ivan BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D68"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. h3 $5 {
Vaganian tries something new in a well-known position.} e4 14. Nd2 Nb6 15. Qc2
(15. Bb3 $5 {will become a novelty.}) 15... Re8 $5 (15... Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bf5 {
equalises.}) 16. Bb3 $1 Kh8 $5 17. Rc5 $1 f6 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. Nf1 Nc8 $1 20. d5
$5 b6 $2 ({Correct is} 20... Nd6 $1 21. dxc6 Bxc6) 21. dxc6 $1 {
The next exchanges favour White.} bxc5 22. cxd7 Qxd7 23. Ba4 Qe6 24. Bxe8 Qxe8
25. Ng3 $1 {Vaganian prefers the attack above a material gain.} Nd6 26. Rd1 $1
Qc6 27. Qd2 $1 Nb7 28. Qd7 Qb6 $5 29. Nf5 Rg8 30. Qe7 Qxb2 31. Rd7 Na5 32. Nd6
Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qb8 34. g3 $1 ({Sources give} 34. g4 $4) 34... h6 35. Kg2 {
The top became: USA 31, England 30, Soviet Union 291/2.} 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry USA"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann ISL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nge2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Be3 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Bd3 $5 ({Known is} 
13. Qd3) 13... Ne7 $5 {Black avoids simplification.} (13... e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 {
equalises.}) 14. Bg5 Rc8 15. Re1 Kh8 $5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Nd5
$1 19. Qd2 Rg8 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rg4 $5 {
Hjartarson makes artificial moves.} (21... f5 22. Nc3 Nxc3 23. Rxc3 {draws.})
22. f3 Rg6 23. Rc4 f5 24. Nc3 Kg7 25. a4 h5 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 27. Qe2 h4 $6 ({
Preferable is} 27... Kh7 28. b3 {(Christiansen)} h4) 28. Qe5+ $1 Qxe5 $5 29.
dxe5 {White has the better rook ending.} h3 30. g3 Rh6 $1 31. Kf2 $1 Rh8 32. g4
Kg6 33. Kg3 Rd8 34. Kxh3 Rd3 $6 {Black misses the easy way out.} (34... fxg4+
$1 35. Rxg4+ Kf5 36. Re4 Rd2 {draws.}) 35. Kg3 Rb3 36. h4 Rxb2 $5 37. h5+ Kg5
38. f4+ Kh6 39. Rc7 $1 fxg4 40. Kxg4 Rg2+ 41. Kh4 Rh2+ 42. Kg3 Ra2 $1 43. Kg4
Rg2+ 44. Kf3 $1 Rg7 $1 45. Rxa7 f5 $2 ({Correct is} 45... Kxh5 $1 46. Rb7 Kh4
47. Rxb6 Rg3+ 48. Ke4 Ra3 49. Rb4 Kg4 {and Black escapes (Christiansen).}) 46.
Ra8 Rc7 47. Rh8+ Kg7 48. Re8 Rc3+ $5 (48... Kh6 $1 49. Rxe6+ Kxh5 50. Rxb6 Rc3+
51. Ke2 Rc4 52. a5 Rxf4 53. e6 Ra4 {
was analysed by Christiansen as drawn, but we known now} 54. e7 $1 Re4+ 55. Kf3
Rxe7 56. Kf4 Re1 57. Kxf5 {and White has a theoretical win.}) 49. Ke2 Rc4 50.
Ke3 Rc3+ 51. Kd4 Rf3 52. Rxe6 Rxf4+ 53. Kd5 Rxa4 {
The material equality has been restored, but White wins.} 54. h6+ Kh7 ({Or} 
54... Kf7 55. Rf6+ Ke7 56. h7 Rh4 57. Rxb6) 55. Rf6 $1 Ra1 56. e6 Re1 57. Kd6
Rd1+ 58. Ke7 {
The USA led by one point on England and the Soviet Union after twelve rounds.}
1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Braga, Fernando ITA"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O b5 8.
Nxc6 dxc6 9. a4 $5 Rb8 10. f4 Bb7 11. Kh1 Rd8 12. Qe1 Be7 13. Be3 b4 $1 14. Nb1
c5 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Bd3 O-O 17. b3 a5 18. Qg3 g6 19. e5 $5 Nh5 $5 20. Qf2 Ng7
21. Ne4 Nf5 22. Rad1 Kg7 23. Kg1 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Rd4 $1 25. Kh1 Qc6 26. Rde1 Rfd8
{Karpov has the initiative.} 27. Re2 $6 (27. Rg1 $1 {overprotects g2.}) 27...
c4 $1 28. bxc4 Qxa4 $1 {He plays no waiting move but sacrifices an exchange.}
29. Nd6 $1 R8xd6 30. exd6 Bf6 $1 (30... Rxd6 $2 31. f5 $1 {favours White.}) 31.
f5 $2 ({Better is} 31. Qg3 $1 h5 32. Rfe1 h4 33. Qe3) 31... exf5 32. Qe8 $6 ({
Or} 32. c5 Qc6 {(Karpov).}) 32... Qxe8 33. Rxe8 Rxd6 34. Rb8 Bc6 35. Re1 a4 36.
c5 Rd5 37. Rxb4 Bc3 38. Reb1 a3 39. Rb6 a2 $1 {
The Soviet Union defeated Italy by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.11.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Castro, Alexandre de BRA"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. Rxf4 Nc6 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Nd7 14. Kh1 $5
Ne5 15. Nd5 Bg5 16. Rf1 Rc8 17. c3 Bxd5 $6 ({Preferable is} 17... f5 $1) 18.
exd5 Re8 19. Qc2 g6 20. Rae1 Bh6 21. Qb3 Qd7 22. Qd1 $5 Bg7 23. b3 b5 24. a4 h5
$6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qd2 Re7 $6 {Problems might occur for the Americans.} ({
Correct is} 26... Qb7 $1) 27. Bxe5 $6 {De Castro misses the chance.} (27. Qf4
$1 Qb7 28. c4 {attacks.}) 27... Rxe5 28. c4 Qe7 29. Bd3 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Ra8 31.
Qf2 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Be5 33. g3 Kg7 34. Kg2 h4 35. Qe3 Rh8 36. Re2 $2 (36. g4 $1
h3+ 37. Kh1 {defends well.}) 36... hxg3 37. hxg3 Qd7 $1 38. Qf3 Qh3+ 39. Kf2
Ra8 $5 40. Ke3 Ra1 $6 41. Kd3 $6 ({Better is} 41. Rf2 $1 f5 42. Rf1 $1) 41...
Qxg3 $6 (41... Rg1 $1 {wins at once.}) 42. Qxg3 Bxg3 43. Kc2 Be5 44. b4 Ra3 45.
Bb3 f5 46. b5 Ra8 47. Bc4 g5 48. Re1 g4 49. b6 Rb8 50. Rb1 Bd4 51. b7 Kf6 52.
Bd3 Kg5 53. Kd2 f4 54. Ke1 f3 55. Be4 Kf4 56. Bg6 g3 57. Rb4 Ke5 {The USA defea
ted Brazil, as a result of this game. Standings at the top were: USA 361/2,
Soviet Union 36, England 351/2. The tension was high at the end of the
penultimate round.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.12.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Li Zunian CHN"]
[Black "Frois, Antonio POR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
c6 9. b3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. h3 Nc5 12. Re1 a5 13. Bf4 a4 14. Rb1 axb3 15.
axb3 Qe7 $2 {Frois allows a 'petite combinaison'.} (15... Nh5 $1 {
was played in Doda - Hort, Varna 1962.}) 16. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 17. Bxd6 Qa7 18. e5
Nfd7 19. Bxc6 {White has captured three pawns for a knight.} Bb7 $6 (19... Nb7
20. Qd5 Re6 {does not lose an exchange.}) 20. Bxc5 $1 Nxc5 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 {
White gained a rook and three pawns for two bishops.} 22. Nb5 $6 Qb6 $6 23. Qd6
Qc6 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. b4 $2 ({Better is} 25. f4) 25... Nd3 $1 26. Re3 Nxe5 27.
Nd4 Bb7 $1 28. c5 Rd8 $1 29. Nb3 Bc6 $2 (29... Nf3+ $1 30. Kf1 Bh6 {
favours Black.}) 30. Na5 Bb5 $2 (30... Ba8 $1 31. b5 Nf3+ 32. Rxf3 Bxf3 33. c6
Bd4 {draws.}) 31. Nb7 Rd2 32. Nd6 Bd3 33. Rbe1 Nc6 34. b5 Nd4 35. b6 Ba6 36.
Ra3 Be2 37. b7 Rb2 38. Kg2 Bf8 39. Rxe2 $1 Nxe2 40. Ra8 Nd4 41. b8=Q Rxb8 42.
Rxb8 Kg7 43. Rb7 Bxd6 44. cxd6 Kf6 45. g4 h6 46. Rb4 Nc6 47. Re4 Nd8 48. d7 {
China defeated Portugal by 3-1 and ended on a divided fifth place.} 1-0

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.12.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser USA"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Bulgaria was a difficult opponent for the leader USA in the last round.} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5
9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 $5 15. Ra2
$5 d4 $1 16. e4 $1 ({Not} 16. exd4 $2 Nxd4 17. Be4 Qf6 {(Georgiev).}) 16... Bc7
17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. g4 $5 Bg6 19. Re2 Rfe8 20. Qd2 Rad8 21. Nh4 $1 Qe7 $1 22. Nf5
$5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Qd6 24. Be4 b5 $1 25. Bxc6 $6 (25. f4 $1 {
prevents Ne5-c4 without an exchange of the strong bishop.}) 25... Rxe2 26. Qxe2
Qxc6 27. Rd1 h6 28. Rd3 Qd5 {Black has the initiative.} 29. Qd2 Kh7 30. Kh2 Qe4
31. Kg3 Rd7 32. Qd1 Rc7 33. Qf3 $1 {
Capture of pawn d4 would allow the entry of the black rook.} Qe1 34. Rxd4 Rc3
35. Rd3 Qg1+ 36. Kf4 $2 {Seirawan lacks the time for an accurate calculation.}
({Right is} 36. Kh4 $1 Rxd3 37. Qxd3 Qxf2+ {(Georgiev)} 38. Qg3 $1 Qd2 39. Qc7
f6 40. Qf7 Qe3 $1 41. Qa2 $1 Qe1+ 42. Kh5 Qg3 43. h4 {
and White survives in a hard position.}) 36... Rc4+ 37. Ke5 Qa1+ 38. Kd6 Qf6+
39. Kd7 Qb6 $1 40. Qa8 Rc7+ 41. Ke8 Rb7 $1 {
It became apparent at this time, that the USA was out of the race for gold.}
42. Rd7 Rb8+ 43. Qxb8 Qxb8+ 44. Kxf7 Qe5 45. Re7 Qf6+ 46. Ke8 Kg8 47. Re6 Qc3
48. Rg6 Qe1+ 49. Kd7 Qxf2 50. Rxa6 Qf3 51. Ra5 Qxh3 52. Rxb5 Qxa3 53. Rb6 Kf7
54. Rb7 Kf6 55. Rb6+ Ke5 56. Re6+ Kf4 57. Rg6 Qxb4 $1 58. Ke8 Qd4 59. Kf7 h5
60. gxh5 Qd7+ 61. Kg8 Kxf5 62. Kf8 $5 Qd1 63. Kxg7 Qxh5 64. Rf6+ Kg5 65. Re6
Qh4 66. Re5+ Kf4 67. Re8 Qg5+ 68. Kf7 Kf5 69. Rf8 Qg6+ 70. Ke7+ Ke5 71. Rf7 Qg8
72. Rf1 Qe6+ 73. Kf8 Qc8+ 74. Kg7 Qg4+ 75. Kf8 Ke6 76. Rf7 {
The rook will be lost, if it moves elsewhere.} Qh5 $1 {
The USA and Bulgaria drew.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.12.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Sunye Neto, Jaime BRA"]
[Black "Nunn, John ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{England started the last round on place 3.} 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4.
Nc3 d6 5. d3 f5 6. e4 Nf6 7. exf5 gxf5 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nd5 $5 (10.
d4 $5 {was played by Sunye Neto against Szmetan, Corrientes 1985.}) 10... Nxd5
11. cxd5 Ne7 12. f4 $6 ({Preferable is} 12. d4 $1 Ng6 13. dxe5 dxe5 {(Nunn).})
12... c6 $1 13. dxc6 Qb6+ 14. Kh1 bxc6 15. Nc3 Ba6 16. Re1 Ng6 17. Qb3+ d5 $1 {
Black rules the centre.} 18. fxe5 Qxb3 19. axb3 Bxd3 20. Be3 $2 (20. Nxd5 $1
cxd5 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. e6 {
eliminates the centre at a low material cost.}) 20... Nxe5 21. Bxa7 Be4 $1 22.
Bc5 Rfe8 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bxe4 $5 {The sacrifice comes too late.
} ({Even worse is} 25. b4 Nd3 {(Nunn).}) 25... dxe4 26. Rxe4 Nd3 27. Bg1 Kf7
28. Rc4 Ra6 29. Kg2 Nxb2 30. Rf4+ Kg8 31. Rg4 Kf7 32. Rf4+ Ke6 $1 33. Rh4 h6
34. Be3 Nd3 35. Bxh6 Ra2+ 36. Kf3 Bf6 $1 37. Re4+ Ne5+ 38. Ke3 Rxh2 39. Bf4 Rb2
40. Rb4 Ng4+ 41. Kf3 $2 Kf5 $1 {The Englishmen played extremely well and won
by 4-0. They moved ahead of the Americans.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.12.01"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Hawelko, Marek POL"]
[Black "Yusupov, Artur URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a6 8. Bb3
Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Nf1 Qf6 12. Be3 Be6 $5 (12... Nf4 {
occurred in Karpov - Yusupov, Bugojno 1986.}) 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Bxa7 Rxa7 15.
Ne3 Raa8 16. a4 Nf4 17. Kh2 Rad8 18. Rf1 $5 (18. b4 $1 {
prevents the next advance.}) 18... d5 $1 {Black takes the initiative.} 19. exd5
exd5 20. d4 e4 21. Ne1 Ne7 22. g3 Nfg6 23. f4 exf3 24. Nxf3 {
White has equalised.} Nf5 25. Ne5 $2 {Better is the exchange of knights.} Nxe3
$1 26. Rxf6 Nxd1 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8 28. Rxd1 (28. Nxg6 $5 Rf2+ $1 29. Kg1 Rd2 30.
Ne7+ Kf7 31. Nxd5 c6 32. Nb6 Ne3 $1 {also favours Black.}) 28... Nxe5 29. dxe5
c6 {Yusupov has reached a favourable rook ending. The Soviets had an advantage
on all boards.} 30. c4 $5 (30. Kg2 Rf5 $1 31. Re1 Kf7 32. g4 Rf4 33. b3 Ke6 34.
Kg3 g5 35. Re3 Re4 {costs a white pawn.}) 30... Rd8 $1 31. e6 $5 Kf8 32. Rd3 ({
Or} 32. cxd5 Ke7 $1) 32... Ke7 33. cxd5 Rxd5 34. Rb3 b5 35. axb5 Rxb5 36. Rc3
Rxb2+ {Black has gained a pawn.} 37. Kg1 Rb6 38. Re3 a5 $1 39. Kf2 a4 40. Ra3
Rb2+ 41. Ke1 Rb3 42. Rxa4 Rxg3 43. Kf2 Rg6 44. Ra7+ Kxe6 {A second pawn fell.}
45. Kf3 Rf6+ 46. Ke4 g5 {Yusupov has won in his solid way.} 0-1

[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "27th Olympiad"]
[Date "1986.12.01"]
[Round "14.4"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael URS"]
[Black "Kuczynski, Robert POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D49"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1986.11.14"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. Bxb5+ Bd7 14. Nxd7 Qa5+
15. Bd2 Qxb5 16. Nxf8 Kxf8 17. a4 Qxb2 18. O-O $5 {
This novelty was prepared by Karpov's team and shown to Vaganian.} ({
Theory in the Meraner is} 18. Rb1 Qa2 19. O-O {(Smyslov - Torre, Bugojno 1984).
}) 18... Nd5 $5 ({Vaganian prefers} 18... Ne4 $1) 19. Rb1 Qa3 20. Rb7 Qd3 $2 (
20... h5 $1 {(prevents the next move)} 21. Bc1 Qc3 22. Bb2 Qc6 23. Qb3 Kg8 $1 {
leads to about equal chances (Kavalek).}) {The attack begins.} 21. Qh5 $1 Qg6
$6 (21... Qf5 22. Qxf5 exf5 {exchanges towards the endgame (Vaganian).}) 22.
Qe5 $1 h6 $6 (22... Re8 $5 {prolongs the game.}) 23. Rb8+ Ke7 24. Bb4+ $1 Nxb4
25. Qc5+ Kf6 26. Qxd4+ Ke7 27. Qxb4+ Kf6 28. Qc3+ $1 {
The white queen is stepping down the stairs, a theme from endgame studies.} Ke7
29. Qa3+ {White wins a rook or a king. Vaganian triumphed beautifully.
Yusupov's success was shown in the previous game. Karpov won easily. Kasparov
succeeded in a knight ending by his distant passed pawn. So the dream team
crushed the Poles by 4-0 and gained gold.   The final standings became: Soviet
Union 40/14, England 391/2, USA 381/2, Hungary 341/2, Iceland, Bulgaria and
China 34, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, France, Argentina and Peru 33, etc.   Dubai
presented itself as a luxurious meeting place for peoples from many countries.}
1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Roedgaard, John FAI"]
[Black "Nunn, John ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Olympiad returned to Thessaloniki after four years. There were excellent
facilities. The event should have occurred in Greece every four years, but
this only happened once. Installment 28 was played from 12 until 30 xi 1988.
All Western countries were back.   England was seeded second and met the
Faroer Islands in round one.} 1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 O-O 5. Nc3 d6
6. Be2 Nbd7 7. b3 Re8 8. Qc2 e5 9. Ba3 Qe7 10. O-O e4 11. Nd2 c5 12. Rae1 $5 (
12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Rad1 {drew in Trifunovic - Matanovic, Ljubljana 1951.}) 12...
Nf8 $5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 15. cxd5 b6 16. f3 $5 {
Roedgaard attacks in the centre.} exf3 17. Bxf3 Ba6 18. Rf2 Rad8 19. Bb2 Bxb2
20. Qxb2 Nd7 21. Qa3 $5 ({More solid is} 21. Nc4 f5 22. e4) 21... Bb5 $1 22.
Qxa7 $5 Ne5 (22... Ra8 $5 23. Qc7 Rxa2 24. d6 {leads to great complications.})
23. Qxe7 $6 {White simplifies the game.} (23. Qxb6 $1 Rb8 24. Qa5 Nd3 25. Rfe2
Nxe1 26. Rxe1 {fights harder.}) 23... Rxe7 24. Be2 $5 Bxe2 25. Rfxe2 Rxd5 26.
Nf3 {He hopes to survive in the endgame.} Nc6 $5 27. Rc1 $5 Kg7 $5 28. Rc3 $5
Nb4 $5 29. Kf2 $5 Rd1 $5 30. a3 $2 {
A mistake follows after a number of doubtful moves.} ({Correct is} 30. e4 $1
Nd3+ 31. Kg3 f5 32. e5 {and White tries to survive.}) 30... Nd3+ 31. Kg3 f5 32.
Nd2 $2 Rxd2 $1 {Nunn strikes.} 33. Rxd2 Rxe3+ 34. Kh4 Kh6 $1 35. g3 g5+ 36. Kh3
Nf4# {The Englishmen won by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio PHI"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Kasparov and Karpov took part in the Soviet team. The team spirit returned
after a good talk and they became very successful again.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6
3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d5 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. b4 c6 8. Be2 Re8 9. O-O e5 10. a4
$5 h6 11. Bh4 a5 $1 12. b5 c5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 16.
Rc1 b6 $1 17. Bg4 Bb7 $1 {Kasparov keeps the two bishops.} 18. Bf3 $5 Qe7 19.
c4 Rd8 $1 {Garry takes the initiative.} 20. Qc2 $1 d4 $1 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. exd4
$5 Rxd4 $5 (22... cxd4 $1 23. Qd3 Qe7 {gains an edge.}) 23. Rce1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1
Qd7 25. Nf1 h5 26. g3 h4 $1 27. Ne3 Qe6 28. Qe2 $2 (28. Rd1 $1 Bg5 29. Nd5 $1 {
equalises.}) 28... Re4 $1 29. gxh4 $2 {
White opens his defence during time pressure.} Bc3 30. Rd1 Rxh4 31. Qf3 Bd4 $1
32. Ng2 (32. Nd5 $5 Rh3 33. Qf4 Be5 {overwhelms the resistance.}) 32... Rh3 33.
Qd5 Qf6 34. Ne3 Rf3 35. Kh1 ({Or} 35. Rd2 Qf4 $1 36. Re2 Rxf2 $1) 35... Rxf2
36. Ng4 Qf3+ $1 37. Qxf3 Rxf3 38. Re1 Ra3 39. Re8+ Kg7 40. Rb8 Rxa4 41. Rxb6
Rxc4 42. Ra6 Rb4 $1 {The c-pawn will advance victoriously.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Short, Nigel ENG"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b4 Nbd7 15. Bb2
g6 16. Rb1 Rc8 $5 17. Ba1 Bg7 18. d5 $5 Nb6 $1 19. a4 c6 20. a5 Nc4 $5 (20...
Nbd7 $1 21. dxc6 Bxc6 {equalises.}) 21. Nxc4 bxc4 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Qe2 Qe7 $5
24. Rbd1 (24. Qxc4 $5 Bxe4 25. Qe2 Bxc2 26. Qxc2 {is alright too.}) 24... d5 $5
25. Nd2 $5 Ba8 26. Bb2 dxe4 $6 {Black should protect his c-pawn.} 27. Nxc4 $1
Nd5 28. Rxd5 $5 {Short sacrifices an exchange for the attack.} (28. Bxe4 Nf4
29. Qf3 $1 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 {gains an edge without problems.}) 28... Bxd5 29. Nb6
Rcd8 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Bxe4 Rd6 32. b5 $5 ({More solid is} 32. c4) 32... Qd8 $6
(32... Qd7 $1 33. Ba3 Rd2 34. Qe3 axb5 35. Bc6 Qxc6 36. Qxd2 e4 {defends well.}
) 33. bxa6 $1 f5 $2 ({Not} 33... Rd2 $2 34. Qb5) ({Correct is} 33... Qc7 $1 34.
Qb5 Rb8 35. Bb7 Rxa6 $1 36. Qxa6 Rxb7 {and Black might survive.}) 34. Bb7 $1 {
The white passed pawns can be supported by the bishops and will decide thegame.
} Qxa5 35. Ra1 Qb6 36. Ba3 Rd7 37. Qc4+ $1 Kh7 38. Qc6 Qc7 39. Qxc7 Rxc7 40.
Bd6 {Israel was defeated by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl URS"]
[Black "Ghinda, Mihail ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
Qc7 9. Be3 b6 10. f4 Bb7 11. f5 $5 ({Usual is} 11. Bf3) 11... e5 $1 12. Nb3
Nbd7 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Rf2 Qb8 $5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nf6 17. Qd3 Qc7 18. c3
O-O 19. Nd2 $1 Rfe8 20. Re2 h6 {The chances are equal.} 21. Bf2 Nd7 22. Ree1
Kf8 23. h3 Nc5 24. Qf1 a5 25. Ne4 Ba6 $5 26. Be2 Bxe2 27. Qxe2 Nxe4 28. Qxe4
Bd8 29. Qc2 Qc4 30. Rad1 Qc7 31. g4 Qd7 32. Qb3 e4 $2 {
Black should play a waiting move.} 33. Rd4 $1 e3 34. Rxe3 Rxe3 35. Bxe3 {
White has gained a pawn.} Qe7 36. Bf2 Qe2 37. Qb5 Qe5 38. Qd3 Rc5 39. c4 Bf6
40. b3 Rc7 41. Re4 Qb2 42. Re2 Qa3 43. Kg2 Qb4 44. Be1 Qa3 45. Bf2 Rb7 46. Bg3
Qb4 47. Qd2 $1 Qxb3 $5 48. Bxd6+ Kg8 49. Qc2 Qxc2 50. Rxc2 {
Ivanchuk wins easily.} Rd7 51. Ba3 g6 52. Kf3 gxf5 53. gxf5 Be5 54. Rg2+ Kh7
55. Ke4 {The Soviet Union crushed Romania by 31/2-1/2. Ivanchuk was an
excellent second reserve.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir ISL"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 Re8 12. h3 a5 13. Bc2 Qb6 $5 14. Nf1 $5
Nf8 $5 (14... cxd4 $1 15. Ng3 Nf8 16. Nh5 Bc5 {brings little black advantage.})
15. Be3 $1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bc5 17. Ba4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxe8
Nc2 21. Bb5 Nxa1 22. Rxa1 {The exchanges have led to an equal game.} Ng6 23.
Rd1 $5 ({More solid is} 23. Re1) 23... Be6 24. Ne3 Kf8 25. Nxd5 Rd8 $1 26. Ne3
Rxd1+ 27. Nxd1 Nxe5 28. f4 $5 (28. Ne3 {equalises.}) 28... Ng6 29. g3 Bxh3 30.
Ne3 $1 Ne7 31. Nc4 {White regains the pawn.} Nf5 32. Nxa5 Nd6 $1 33. Bd3 Be6
34. Kf2 Ke7 35. Ke3 Kd7 36. b3 $6 (36. Bc2 $1 Kc7 37. Nb3 $1 Nc4+ $6 38. Kd4 $1
Nxb2 39. Nd2 b5 40. Kc5 {favours White.}) 36... h5 37. Nc4 $5 Nxc4+ 38. bxc4 $1
Kd6 39. Kd4 b6 {White has weakened his pawn structure. He has entered a
difficult bishop ending.} 40. Be2 $2 {The decisive error occurs.} ({Right is} 
40. f5 $1 Bd7 41. Bc2 Be8 42. Ke4 $1 g6 43. fxg6 fxg6 44. Kf4 $1 Kc5 45. Kg5
Kxc4 46. Bxg6 Bxg6 47. Kxg6 {and White escapes from a hard position.}) 40... g6
$1 41. Bd3 Bd7 $1 42. Be4 Be8 43. Bd5 f6 $1 44. Bg8 g5 45. fxg5 fxg5 46. Ke4
Bd7 47. Bf7 h4 {Black creates a distant passed pawn.} 48. gxh4 gxh4 49. Kf3 Be6
50. Bg6 Kc5 51. Bb1 Kd4 $1 52. Kf4 Bd7 53. Be4 Kxc4 54. Bc2 Kc3 55. Bd1 Kb2 56.
a4 Ka3 57. Bc2 Kb4 58. Bd1 Kc4 59. Bf3 Kc5 60. Be2 Kd4 61. Kf3 {Capture of the
a-pawn leads to a theoretical win.   Iceland was defeated by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Renet, Olivier FRA"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. a4 Qc7 8. a5 d5
$5 {Nikolic has the time to make an odd advance.} 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Qd8 11.
Bf4 Nc6 12. Ne5 $5 {Renet wants to attack.} (12. Nc7 $2 e5 $1 13. dxe5 Qxc7 14.
exf6 Qxf4 15. fxg7 Re8+ {favours Black.}) 12... Ne8 13. a6 Nxe5 $1 14. axb7
Bxb7 15. dxe5 f6 $5 16. Qe2 $6 ({Preferable is} 16. e6 $1 f5 17. c3) 16... Qb8
$5 17. exf6 Qxf4 18. fxg7 Rf5 $6 {Nikolic makes an artificial move.} 19. g3 $1
Qg5 20. Qd3 Qf6 21. O-O-O $2 (21. Nd4 $1 Re5+ 22. Be2 {gains an advantage.})
21... Rf3 22. Qd2 Rxf2 23. Be2 Nxg7 24. Rhf1 Rf8 25. Rxf2 Qxf2 26. g4 $5 e5 $2
27. Nd6 $2 (27. Nc3 $1 d4 28. Bc4+ Kh8 29. Qxf2 Rxf2 30. Nb5 {
defends a difficult position.}) 27... Ba8 $1 ({Not} 27... Bc6 $2 28. Qc3 $1
Qxe2 29. Qxc6) 28. Rf1 $2 Qxf1+ $1 {
Nikolic wins a piece, eventually.   Yugoslavia defeated France by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sax, Gyula HUN"]
[Black "Inkiov, Ventzislav BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 a6 10. f4 Qb6 $5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qxd6 Bxc3 $1 {
Inkiov springs a fine novelty.} (12... Rd8 13. Qc5 Qxc5 14. Rxd8+ Bxd8 15. Nxc5
{drew in Estrin - Vasiukov, Moscow 1964.}) 13. bxc3 Qe3+ 14. Kb2 (14. Qd2 $5
Qxe4 15. Bd3 Qa4 16. Kb2 {brings a mutual confrontation.}) 14... Qxe4 $4 {
A blunder loses the game quickly. The black king will be chased soon.} (14...
e5 $1 15. g3 Bg4 {leads to a black initiative.}) 15. Bd3 $1 Qxg2 (15... Qe3 16.
Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 17. Qxf8 {wins for White.}) 16. Rhg1 $1 Qh3 ({The pointe is} 
16... Qxh2 17. Rh1 $1) 17. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 18. Rg1+ Kf6 19. Nc5 $1 Qe3 20. Qxf8
$1 Qxg1 21. Ne4+ Kf5 {Hungary defeated Bulgaria, as a result of this game.} ({
Black resigned due to} 21... Kf5 22. Qxf7+ Kg4 23. Qg7+) 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry URS"]
[Black "Short, Nigel ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union met their strongest competitor in round six.} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3
d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3 c5 10.
Bh6 $5 {White has a superior position.} ({Known is} 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5)
10... cxd4 $6 ({The alternative is} 10... c4 $1 11. e4 $1 dxe4 12. Bxc4 Nbd7)
11. exd4 a6 12. g4 $1 Be6 13. Nge2 Nbd7 $5 14. Bg2 Nb6 15. b3 Rc8 16. O-O Rc6
17. h3 $5 Nfd7 18. Nd1 Rg8 $5 19. Nf2 f5 $2 ({Kasparov prefers} 19... f6) 20.
Rae1 g5 21. gxf5 Bf7 $6 (21... Bxf5 22. Ng3 Be6 23. Nh5 Bxh3 {(Kasparov)} 24.
Rxe7+ $1 Qxe7 25. Bxh3 Rxh6 26. Re1 Rxh5 27. Rxe7+ Kxe7 {prolongs the game.})
22. Ng4 Bh5 23. Ng3 $1 {The Soviets defeated the Englishmen by 3-1. So, the
gold rush for the first place was almost decided. Kasparov would also win gold
on the first board and for the best ELO-score. Karpov gained gold on board two.
} ({Kasparov wins by} 23. Ng3 Bxg4 24. Bxg5 Rxg5 25. Qxg5) 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser USA"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. a3 a6 6. e3 Rb8 7. a4 $5 {
Seirawan likes to lose a tempo.} d6 8. Nge2 h5 $5 9. h3 e5 10. Nd5 Nge7 11.
Nec3 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Ne7 13. a5 Bd7 14. d3 f5 15. Bd2 h4 16. g4 Bc6 17. gxf5 $1 {
He takes the initiative.} gxf5 18. Rg1 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Qf6 21. Qb3
O-O 22. O-O-O Kh7 23. Rg2 Bh6 24. Rdg1 Qf7 25. Qa4 Qe7 26. e4 f4 27. Qd1 Rg8 $1
28. Qh5 Rxg2 29. Qf5+ Kh8 30. Rxg2 Rg8 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Qg6+ Bg7 33. b4 Qd7
34. bxc5 dxc5 35. Qf5 Qxf5 $2 ({Correct is} 35... Qa4 $1 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qxb7
Qd4 $1 38. Qxa6 Qa1+ 39. Kc2 Qa2+ 40. Kd1 Qa4+ 41. Kc1 ({or} 41. Ke2 f3+ $1)
41... Qa1+ {and Black draws by perpetual check.}) 36. exf5 {
Black cannot hold the bishop ending.} Bf8 $2 ({The crucial line is} 36... Kf7
$1 37. Kc2 Kf6 38. f3 $1 Kxf5 39. Be1 Bf6 40. Kb3 Be7 41. Kc4 Kg5 42. Bf2 Bd8
43. Bxc5 Bxa5 44. Be7+ Kf5 45. Bxh4 {
and White wins by his distant passed pawns.}) 37. f3 Kf7 38. Kc2 Kf6 39. Be1 $1
Kxf5 40. Bxh4 Bd6 41. Bd8 $1 c4 42. Kc3 cxd3 43. Kxd3 Bc5 44. h4 $1 e4+ 45.
fxe4+ Kg4 46. Ke2 f3+ 47. Kf1 Kf4 48. Bc7+ Kxe4 49. d6 {
The USA defeated Czechoslovakia by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 O-O 6. g3 d5 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O c6 9. Rc1 Qe7 10. Qe3 Re8 11. Nbd2 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxe5
Rxe5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. e4 Nb6 $5 {
They have reached their favourite stage: the endgame.} (16... Nc7 {
led to white pressure in their previous game (Belfort 1988).}) 17. f4 Re7 {
Andersson opts for a passive defence.} ({The alternative is} 17... Rb5 $5 18.
b3 a5 19. Bf1 Rb4 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4) 18. a4 $1 a5 19. Nb3 $1 {
White has gained a plus.} f6 20. Ra3 $1 Be6 $6 ({Preferable is} 20... Kf7 $1
21. Rc5 Be6 22. Nxa5 Rd8 {and Black has a counteraction for a pawn.}) 21. Nc5
$1 {Karpov exerts pressure on the queenside.} Bf7 22. Rd3 Rae8 23. Bh3 Nc8 $6 (
23... g6 $1 24. Rd4 {(Karpov)} h6 $5 {makes proper waiting moves.}) 24. Bd7 $1
Rd8 25. Rcd1 Nb6 26. Bg4 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Kf8 $6 (27... h5 $1 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Be2
g5 {brings counter-play.}) 28. Rd8+ Re8 29. Rd4 $1 {The restraint increases.}
Rb8 $5 (29... Re7 30. b4 Rc7 31. bxa5 Nc4 32. a6 bxa6 {brings passivity.}) 30.
Rd7 $1 {A tactical trick decides the game.} h5 31. Bh3 Ke8 32. Rc7 Na8 $6 (
32... Rd8 $1 33. Nxb7 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Rd2+ 35. Kf3 Bb3 36. Nxa5 Bd1+ {
gives the last chance.}) 33. Rxb7 Rxb7 34. Nxb7 Nb6 35. Nd6+ $1 Ke7 36. Nxf7
Nxa4 $5 (36... Kxf7 37. b3 {loses as well.}) 37. Nh8 $1 Nxb2 38. e5 a4 39. Ng6+
Ke8 40. Be6 $1 Nd3 41. Bg8 $1 fxe5 ({The pointe is} 41... Nb4 42. e6 $1 Nd5 43.
Bf7+ Kd8 44. e7+ Nxe7 45. Nxe7 Kxe7 46. Bg8 $1 {
and White wins easily (Andersson).}) 42. Nxe5 $1 Nb4 43. Nc4 h4 44. Bh7 hxg3
45. hxg3 Ke7 46. Be4 Kf6 47. g4 Ke6 48. Kf2 Nd5 49. Kf3 Nb4 50. g5 c5 51. f5+
Ke7 52. Ke3 Kf8 53. Kd2 Ke7 54. Kc3 {
Karpov got the silver medal for his ELO-score.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen NED"]
[Black "Lin Ta CHN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Netherlands should have been weakened by the absence of Timman, but its
team scored well.} 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Be7
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Ne4 9. Bxe4 fxe4 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. f3 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 exf3 13.
Rxf3 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Rxf6 15. Rxf6 $5 (15. b3 {
was played in Piket - Carlier, Wijk aan Zee 1987.}) 15... Qxf6 16. Qh5 Bd7 17.
Rf1 Qe7 18. Qe5 Re8 $5 19. c5 $1 {Black has the bad bishop.} Qd8 20. b4 h6 21.
a4 a6 22. Rf4 Qb8 23. Qh5 Re7 24. Qe5 $5 {
White cannot break the fortress and tries his luck in the endgame.} Qxe5 25.
dxe5 Re8 26. Ne2 Ra8 27. Nd4 $5 (27. a5 $1 Rf8 28. Nd4 {gains a plus.}) 27...
a5 28. bxa5 Rxa5 29. Nb3 Ra7 30. Rb4 Be8 31. Nd4 Kf7 32. Kf2 Ke7 33. Ke1 Bg6
34. Kd2 Be4 35. g3 Bf5 36. Kc3 Kd7 37. Rb2 Kc7 38. Kb4 Ra8 39. a5 Re8 40. Rf2
Re7 $5 41. Rf4 $5 (41. Nxf5 exf5 42. Rxf5 g6 43. Rf6 Rxe5 44. Rxg6 {
gives slight winning chances.}) 41... Kd7 42. Rf2 Re8 43. g4 $1 Bg6 $1 ({Not} 
43... Bxg4 $2 44. Rf7+ Re7 45. Rxe7+ Kxe7 46. Nxc6+ $1) 44. Rb2 $5 Bd3 $1 45.
Kc3 Ba6 46. Rf2 Ke7 47. h4 Rh8 48. Kd2 Bc4 49. g5 $1 hxg5 50. hxg5 Rh5 $4 ({
Right is} 50... Rh1 $1 51. g6 Rf1) 51. g6 Rxe5 52. Rf7+ Ke8 53. Rxb7 Rg5 54.
Rxg7 Rg2+ 55. Ke1 e5 56. Nxc6 Re2+ 57. Kd1 Rxe3 58. a6 $1 Bxa6 59. Rg8+ Kd7 60.
Nb8+ Ke7 61. Nxa6 Rd3+ 62. Ke2 {Young Jeroen Piket scored 8/11!} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Spassky, Boris FRA"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Spassky played his last Olympiad.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5.
Bg5 {He applies the Leningrad.} c5 6. dxc5 h6 7. Bh4 Na6 8. e3 Nxc5 9. Nge2
Nce4 $5 {This move looks aggressive but it aims at exchanges.} (9... d5 {
happened in Euwe - Keres, Moscow 1948.}) 10. a3 Qa5 11. Rc1 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 b6
$1 (12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. Rxc3 {
slightly favours White (Dao Thien Hai - Yu Shaoteng, Bangkok 2004).}) 13. Bd3
Bb7 14. O-O Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. Rxc3 Ne4 17. Rcc1 $5 g5 $1 18. Bxe4 $1 Bxe4
19. Bg3 Rfc8 $5 (19... d5 $1 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Rc7 Rfc8 22. Rfc1 Rxc7 23. Rxc7
a5 {levels the game (Greenberg).}) 20. Rfd1 Bc6 $6 ({Preferable is} 20... d5 $1
21. f3 {(Greenberg)} Bf5 22. cxd5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 exd5) 21. Bd6 a5 22. b3 a4 $5
23. b4 $1 b5 24. c5 f6 25. f3 Kf7 26. Kf2 Rg8 27. e4 g4 $5 (27... e5 $1 {
closes the fortress (Greenberg).}) 28. Bg3 gxf3 29. gxf3 Rae8 30. Rd2 Rc8 31.
Rcd1 Ke8 $5 32. Bh4 Rf8 $5 (32... Kf7 {would be the natural move.}) 33. Ke3 Ra8
$5 34. Rd6 Rc8 $5 35. Kf4 f5 $5 36. Ke5 $5 {
Boris wants to win a drawn position.} fxe4 37. fxe4 Rg8 $2 {
Black should not leave the f-file.} (37... Rf3 $1 {(charges at a3)} 38. R6d3
Rxd3 39. Rxd3 Kf7 {holds the bastion.}) 38. h3 $1 {White controls square g4.}
Rg7 $5 ({The pointe is} 38... Kf8 $5 39. Rxd7 $1 Bxd7 40. Rxd7 Rg6 41. Rb7 {
and White wins.}) (38... Rg2 $1 39. Rf1 Re2 40. Rd4 $1 Re3 41. Rf4 $1 Rxa3 42.
Rd2 Rxh3 43. Rdf2 {leads to mate after excellent manoeuvring.}) 39. Rf1 $1 Rf7
40. Bf6 $1 Rh7 41. Rd3 Rf7 42. Rg1 d5 $5 {Black despairs.} 43. cxd6 Kd7 44. Rc3
{Boris won three, lost one and drew nine games. Spassky had become a French
citizen in 1978. He played for France during the eighties. His financial
conditions were not honoured in the nineties.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan ENG"]
[Black "Schuessler, Harry SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. c3 Nge7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 Ng6 $5 ({Known is} 9... Qc7) 10. exd5 exd5 $6 {
Black allows a blockade.} (10... Qxd5 $1 11. Nb3 {(Speelman)} Be7 12. Bxg6 hxg6
13. Qxd5 exd5 {brings less advantage for White.}) 11. Nb3 $1 Be7 12. h3 Bf6 13.
Be3 b6 $5 14. Nbd4 $5 Na5 $5 15. Qc2 Nc4 16. Rad1 Nxe3 17. Rxe3 Qc7 18. Rde1
Bd7 19. Bf5 Rfd8 20. g3 Nf8 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Kg2 Rac8 23. Ne5 Qb7 24. Qf5 Ng6
25. Ng4 Bxd4 $6 (25... Be7 $1 {prevents 26.h4.}) 26. cxd4 Qc6 $2 ({Better is} 
26... Qd7 $1 27. Qxd7 Rxd7 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Nf8 {(Speelman).}) 27. h4 $1
Nf8 $2 (27... Qd7 28. Re8+ Qxe8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Qxd5 Rcd8 31. Qc6 h5 {
offers more resistance.}) 28. Re7 $1 Qg6 29. Qf3 $1 f6 30. h5 $1 Qg5 31. h6
gxh6 32. Nxf6+ Kh8 33. Rf7 Qg6 34. Ree7 Rc6 35. Qf4 Re6 {Schüssler overstepped
the time limit, before Speelman wanted to play 36.Rxf8+. England defeated
Sweden by 3-1 and occupied the second place after the Soviet Union.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel USA"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio PHI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {They play the Berlin Defence.} 9. b3 h6 10. Bb2 Be6 11. c4 a5 $5
({Known is} 11... Kc8) 12. Nc3 Bb4 $5 13. Ne2 Bc5 $6 {
The bishop will be vulnerable on c5.} 14. h3 g5 $5 15. Nc3 Kc8 16. Ne4 $1 Ba7
$5 17. Rad1 a4 18. Bc3 Bb6 $6 ({Better is} 18... axb3 19. axb3 b5 $1 {
(Seirawan).}) 19. Rd2 axb3 20. axb3 Ra3 $2 ({Preferable is} 20... c5 21. Rfd1
Ra3) 21. Bb4 $1 Ra6 ({Benjamin has planned} 21... Rxb3 22. Ra1 $1 Kb8 23. Rda2)
22. g4 Nh4 $6 23. Nxh4 gxh4 24. Be7 h5 $2 25. Nf6 $2 (25. Rfd1 $1 Kb8 {
(Benjamin)} 26. c5 Ba5 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Ka7 29. gxh5 {
and the passed pawn marches on.}) 25... hxg4 26. hxg4 Ra5 $2 27. Re1 $2 ({
White misses} 27. Rfd1 $1 Kb8 28. b4 Rxe5 29. Ra1 $1) 27... Bc5 $2 ({Correct is
} 27... Ba7 28. Kh2 b5) 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Ra1 $1 {
A lot of tactical errors were made in a seemingly simple endgame.} ({
Benjamin will mate by} 29. Ra1 Kb8 30. Rda2) 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Knaak, Rainer GDR"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The DDR had not participated since 1972.} 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5
f5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nh3 Na6 7. e3 Nf6 8. d5 $5 {They play a creative opening.} g6
9. b3 Bg7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Qd2 Ng4 $1 12. Be2 Nc5 13. Rd1 $6 ({Better is} 13.
O-O $1 Qh4 14. dxc6 $1 {(Speelman)} Be5 $1 15. b4 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Nd3 17. Bxd3
exd3 18. f3 {and White starts a counteraction.}) 13... Qh4 $1 14. Na4 $2 {
Knaak makes the decisive blunder.} (14. dxc6 $1 bxc6 15. Qxd6 Nxe3 $1 16. Qxc5
Nxg2+ 17. Kd2 $1 Qxh3 18. Qxc6 {leads to great complications (Speelman).})
14... f4 $1 {Black threatens ..fxe3.} 15. Bxg7 ({Or} 15. exf4 e3 $1 16. Qc1
Nxf2) 15... fxe3 $1 16. Qc3 Rxf2 $1 17. Bh8 $5 {
White wants to mate in one, but he is lost.} Rxg2+ $1 18. Kf1 Ne5 $1 {
England defeated the DDR, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lobron, Eric GER"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. a3 cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Ba2 Bb7 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Rc1 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15.
Bb1 Bxf3 $5 (15... Qa5 {was played in Spassky - Geller, Amsterdam 1956.}) 16.
Qxf3 Qxd4 {Van der Sterren accepts the pawn sacrifice.} 17. Rfe1 (17. Rfd1 Qe5
{also favours Black (Van der Sterren).}) 17... Nbd5 $5 18. Rcd1 Qb4 19. Qh3 $5
{Lobron tries to attack.} Nf4 $1 20. Qf3 {But he has to retreat.} Ng6 21. Rd2
Rad8 22. Rde2 {White has no compensation for the lost pawn.} Nd5 23. Ne4 $5 {
The last try to charge on the hostile king.} Bxg5 24. Nxg5 Qf4 25. Qxf4 Ndxf4
26. Re4 Rd2 $5 27. Nxh7 $2 ({Van der Sterren recommends} 27. Ra4 {and White wil
l be able to offer a  strong resistance after the exchange of pawns on the
queenside.}) 27... Rb8 $1 {He refutes the tactics.} (27... Kxh7 $2 28. Rxf4
Rxb2 29. Rh4+ Kg8 30. Ra4 {draws.}) 28. b4 $5 f5 $1 29. Rxf4 Nxf4 30. Ng5 Rxb4
31. Nf3 Rdb2 {
The Netherlands defeated West Germany by 3-1 and shared the third place.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly URS"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John NED"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Qc7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O {Sosonko has drawn quickly. The remaining Dutch
players Van der Wiel, Piket and Kuijf live in the region of Leiden. So it
becomes a match of Leiden versus the Soviet Union.} Nbd7 $5 ({Usual is} 10...
Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nbd7) 11. Nb5 $1 Qc6 ({Not} 11... Qb8 $6 12. g3 $1 {
(Van der Wiel).}) 12. Ne5 $5 {Karpov wants to win fast.} Qe4 13. a3 Be7 14. Bg5
$5 Qxe2 15. Bxe2 h6 $5 16. Bh4 g5 $1 17. Bg3 Ne4 18. Rfd1 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Rd8 20.
Ng4 $5 (20. Bf3 a6 $1 21. Nc3 Rb8 {equalises.}) 20... Nf6 $1 21. Nc7 $6 (21.
Nxh6+ Kg7 22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. Bxg4 Bf6 {brings equality (Van der Wiel).}) 21...
Rb8 22. Nxh6+ Kg7 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Bxg4 e5 $1 25. Bf3 $1 exd4 26. Be4 $5 Bf6 $5
(26... Bg4 $1 27. f3 Bd7 $1 28. Rac1 Bc6 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Rxc6 Rxb2 31. Rd3 a5
{brings a black plus.}) 27. Rac1 Bg4 $1 28. f3 Bh5 {The chances in this and
the other two games were about equal. Sosonko proposed a package deal. It was
accepted after some discussion and the match ended in 2-2.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.25"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 Be6 9. b4 Nd4 $5 ({Usual is} 9... O-O) 10. Rb1 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 c6 12. b5 $1
Rc8 13. a4 $1 O-O 14. a5 Nd5 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Qa4 Qc7 17. Ba3 Rb8 $5 ({
Preferable is} 17... Nxc3 18. dxc3 {(Portisch)} Bxa3 19. Qxa3 f5) 18. Bxe7 Nxe7
19. Rfc1 $1 {White has the initiative on the queenside.} h6 20. Qa3 Nf5 $1 21.
e3 Nd6 $5 22. d3 $1 Bf5 $5 23. e4 $5 (23. Nd5 $1 Qd7 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Nb4 {
attacks.}) 23... Bh3 $5 24. Qc5 $1 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Nb7 $6 {Black exchanges.} ({
More solid is} 25... Re8 {(Portisch).}) 26. Qxa7 Qxa5 27. Qxa5 Nxa5 28. Na4 $1
{White wants to blockade on c5.} c5 $5 29. Bg2 $1 (29. Nxc5 Rc8 30. Rc1 Nb7 31.
Nb3 Rxc1+ 32. Nxc1 Nc5 {will be hard to win for White.}) 29... Bxg2 30. Kxg2 {
Black cannot save his c-pawn.} Nc6 $6 ({Better is} 30... c4 $1 31. Rb5 Ra8 32.
Nb6 Rb8 33. Rxa5 Rxb6 34. dxc4 Rb4 {
and Black might survive in the rook ending (Portisch).}) 31. Nxc5 Rb8 $2 {
White can manouevre freely in the knight ending.} ({Right is} 31... Ra8 $1 32.
Rb2 h5 {and Black stops the extra pawn.}) 32. Rxb8+ Nxb8 33. f4 f6 34. Kf3 Kf7
35. Ke3 Nc6 36. Nb3 g6 37. h4 Nb4 38. d4 $1 exd4+ 39. Nxd4 Na6 (39... h5 $1 {
creates an obstacle.}) 40. g4 $1 Nc7 41. Kd3 Ke7 42. Kc4 Kd7 43. h5 $1 gxh5 44.
gxh5 Ke8 45. Kd3 $1 Kf8 46. Nf5 $1 Ne6 47. Ke3 Ke8 48. Kf3 Kd7 49. Nxh6 {
White wins a second pawn.} Ng7 50. Ng8 Nxh5 51. Kg4 $1 Ng7 52. Nxf6+ Ke6 53.
Nh5 Ne8 54. Kf3 Nc7 55. Ke3 Nb5 56. Ng7+ Kd6 57. Nf5+ Kc5 58. Kd3 Nc7 59. Nd4
Ne8 60. Nb3+ Kb4 61. Nd2 Kc5 62. Nc4 Ng7 63. Ne5 Nh5 64. Ke3 Nf6 65. Nd3+ Kc4
66. Nf2 Kc5 67. e5 Nh5 68. Ke4 Ng3+ 69. Kf3 Nf5 70. Kg4 Nd4 71. Ne4+ Kd5 72.
Ng5 Nc6 73. Nf3 Ke4 74. f5 $1 {
Portisch will win with the f-pawn. He got a bronze medal for his ELO-score.}
1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.25"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef HUN"]
[Black "Popovic, Petar YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 Nh5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bd2 $5 ({
Usual is} 7. Bh4) 7... dxc4 $1 8. e3 (8. Qa4+ $2 c6 9. Qxc4 Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Bxd4
{does not fix the problem.}) 8... Be6 $5 {Black defends the extra pawn.} 9. Nf3
c6 10. Ne4 Bd5 11. Qc2 b5 $5 12. Nc5 f5 13. Nh4 $1 Qd6 $5 (13... Kf7 14. g4 $1
Bxh1 15. Nxg6 $1 fxg4 16. Qf5+ Kg8 17. Qe6+ Kh7 18. Qf5 {
leads to a repetition of moves.}) 14. Be2 O-O 15. O-O $5 (15. Bxh5 $1 gxh5 16.
Nxf5 Qf6 17. e4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxf5 19. Qe6+ {(Pinter)} Rf7 $1 {
leads to great complications.}) 15... Qf6 16. g3 Qf7 17. f3 $5 g5 18. Ng2 f4 $1
19. g4 $5 fxe3 $1 20. Bxe3 Nf4 21. Nxf4 gxf4 22. Bf2 e6 $5 23. b3 cxb3 24. axb3
Nd7 25. Ne4 $2 ({Better is} 25. Na6) 25... e5 $1 26. Nd6 Qe6 27. Nf5 e4 $2 (
27... h5 $1 28. h3 Rf7 {advances on the kingside.}) 28. fxe4 Qxe4 29. Qxe4 Bxe4
30. Ne7+ Kh8 31. Nxc6 {White has regained the pawn.} a6 32. Rfe1 Rae8 33. Bf1
Re6 $5 34. Bd3 $5 Rfe8 $2 (34... Nf6 $1 35. Bxe4 Nxe4 36. Ne5 Nxf2 37. Kxf2 Rd6
{equalises.}) 35. Bxe4 Rxe4 36. Kg2 $1 {
The entry by the white king brings a great advantage.} Nf6 37. Kf3 Rxe1 38.
Rxe1 Rc8 39. Re6 Nd5 40. Rd6 Kh7 41. Rxd5 Rxc6 42. Rc5 Rd6 43. d5 $6 ({
Even better is} 43. Ke4 $1) 43... Rd7 44. h4 Bf8 45. Rc8 Bg7 46. Ke4 Re7+ 47.
Kxf4 Rf7+ 48. Ke3 Re7+ 49. Kd3 Rd7 50. Rc5 Bf8 51. Kd4 $1 {
White decides the game by a sacrifice of the exchange.} Bxc5+ 52. Kxc5 Rc7+ 53.
Kb6 $1 Rc2 (53... Rf7 54. Bd4 Kg6 55. d6 {wins for White.}) 54. Bc5 Kg6 55. d6
Rd2 56. Kc7 Rd5 57. b4 a5 58. d7 {Black overstepped the time limit. Hungary
defeated Yugoslavia by 3-1. The standings at the top became: Soviet Union 31,
England and Hungary 28, USA, Netherlands and Denmark 271/2.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hoei, Carsten DEN"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. a3 Be7 8. Nf4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 ({Usual is} 9... O-O 10. O-O Nc6) 10. d5 $5 {
White wants to exchange.} exd5 11. Nfxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bd6 13. Bf4 $5 Bxf4 14.
Nxf4 O-O 15. O-O Qf6 16. Nd5 $5 (16. Qd2 Rd8 17. Nd5 {
keeps the equality (Beliavsky).}) 16... Qxb2 17. Rb1 $6 {
Hoi sacrifices a second pawn.} Qxa3 18. Re1 Be6 $2 19. Rxb7 $2 {
White misses the draw.} (19. Nf6+ $1 Kh8 $1 20. Nxh7 $1 Bxc4 ({or} 20... Kxh7
$6 21. Rxe6 $1) 21. Qh5 Kg8 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Qg4+ {leads to perpetual check.})
19... Rad8 20. Qh5 Qa5 $6 ({Better is} 20... Rxd5 $1 21. Bxd5 Qa5) 21. Rd1 g6
$1 22. Qg5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qa1+ 24. Bf1 Nd4 $1 25. Rxd4 Qxd4 26. h4 Qa1 27. Qc5
a6 28. h5 Rc8 29. Rc7 Rxc7 30. Qxc7 Kg7 31. Qf4 h6 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Qc7+ Bf7
34. g3 a5 35. Kg2 Qe1 36. f3 $6 Qd2+ 37. Kh3 Qd5 38. Kg2 a4 39. Qc3+ Kh7 40.
Bd3 Qb3 41. Qf6 a3 42. Qe7 Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kg8 44. Qd6 Qa2+ 45. Kg1 Qa1+ 46. Kh2
Kg7 47. Bxg6 $5 Qb2+ 48. Kh3 Bxg6 49. Qd7+ Bf7 50. Qg4+ Kf8 51. Qc8+ Ke7 $5 52.
Qc7+ Kf6 53. Qf4+ Kg7 54. Qg4+ Kh7 55. Qe4+ Kh8 56. Qe7 Kg7 57. Qd7 a2 58. Qg4+
Kh7 59. Qf5+ Bg6 {The Soviet Union kept the lead of three points on England.}
0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kuijf, Marinus NED"]
[Black "Ernst, Thomas SWE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bh6 $5 {
This move has been played before by Kuijf.} (13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qxa8 Bf5 15.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 16. Rd2 {drew in Wade - Witkowski, Heidelberg 1949.}) 13... Bxh6 14.
Qxh6 Qa5 15. Kb1 Rb8 $1 {Ernst improves on previous games.} 16. h4 Bf5 17. Bd3
Qa3 18. b3 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Rfc8 20. Qd2 e6 21. h5 $1 {
Kuijf threatens a decisive attack.} Rc6 $2 (21... Qe7 $1 22. hxg6 fxg6 {
will draw in Anka - Palkovi, Hungary 1989.}) 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Rxd5 $1 {
White gains a pawn.} Ra6 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Kg7 26. Qc7+ Kf8 27. Qf4+ Kg8
28. Qb8+ Kg7 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. Qb2 Qxb2+ 31. Kxb2 Rd6 32. Kc1 h5 33. Rd1 Ra6 34.
Kb2 Kf7 35. c4 e5 36. b4 Ke6 37. c5 g5 38. Kb3 Rc6 39. Kc4 h4 40. b5 Rc8 41. a4
Kf5 42. a5 e4 43. fxe4+ Kxe4 44. b6 axb6 45. axb6 g4 46. b7 Rb8 47. c6 {
The Netherlands defeated Sweden, as a  result of this game. Standings at the
end of the penultimate round became: Soviet Union 37, England 33, USA,
Netherlands, Hungary and Philippines 32, etc.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen NED"]
[Black "Chandler, Murray ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia in the last round and won gold.
England met the Netherlands. They fought for silver and bronze. Sosonko drew
quickly.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3
Bb4 8. e4 Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2
Qd5+ 14. Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O-O 16. Qe5 f6 17. Qe3 Nb4+ 18. Kb3 c5 19. Rc1 Nc6
20. Ka3 Kb8 $5 {Black sacrifices another pawn.} (20... Nd4 $1 {
was played in Karpov - Hjartarson, Tilburg 1988.}) 21. Qg3+ $1 e5 22. Qxg7 Qe6
$6 (22... f5 $1 {counters.}) 23. Be2 $5 Nd4 $5 24. Bf3 e4 $1 25. Rhe1 $6 (25.
Na5 $1 Qd5 26. Qxb7+ Qxb7 27. Nxb7 Kxb7 28. Bxe4+ Kb6 29. Rhf1 {favours White.}
) 25... f5 $1 26. Bd1 $5 Rhg8 $5 27. Qxh7 Rxg2 28. Qh4 Rc8 $5 29. Qf4+ Ka8 30.
Bb3 $5 Rh8 $5 31. Red1 $6 Qe7 $6 (31... Rgxh2 $1 32. Ka2 R2h7 {gains a pawn.})
32. Qd6 $1 Qxd6 $6 33. Nxd6 b6 $2 (33... Nxb3 34. Kxb3 Rhxh2 {
avoids an immediate loss.}) 34. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 35. Rc7 $1 a6 36. Bd5+ Kb8 37.
Rb7+ Ka8 38. Rxb6+ $1 Ka7 39. Rb7+ Ka8 40. Rh7+ Kb8 41. Rxh8+ Kc7 42. Nxf5 d3 {
Piket won by a windmill. Van der Wiel had accepted a draw in a won position.
Van der Sterren had an extra pawn, but he allowed an escape to Nunn. So the
Netherlands defeated England by only 21/2-11/2. Both countries made the same
number of game points, but England had a better Buchholz-score.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.29"]
[Round "14.4"]
[White "Csom, Istvan HUN"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry USA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Hungary and the USA battled for a medal in the last round.} 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nc2 d6 7. Bg2 Be6 8. Ne3 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O
10. O-O Qd7 11. Re1 Rac8 12. Bd2 Nd4 13. Ncd5 Nf5 14. Qb3 Nxe3 15. Bxe3 $5 (15.
Nxe3 {occurred in Osnos - Geller, Leningrad 1963.}) 15... Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5
17. cxd5 {
All four games in the match are equal. The other games will remain level.} a6
18. Rac1 h5 19. Qb4 b5 20. Qd2 Qb7 21. Red1 Rfe8 22. Bg5 Rc4 $1 23. Rxc4 bxc4
24. Rc1 Qb5 25. Rc2 a5 26. h4 a4 27. Qf4 $2 ({Better is} 27. Kg2) 27... a3 $6 (
27... f6 $1 28. Bh6 Qxd5 {gains a centre pawn.}) 28. bxa3 c3 $5 29. Qe4 e6 30.
dxe6 Rxe6 31. Qd3 Qxd3 32. exd3 Re1+ 33. Kg2 Rd1 34. a4 Rxd3 35. a5 Rd5 36. Bd8
$2 (36. Bf4 $1 Rxa5 37. Bxd6 Rb5 38. Ba3 $1 {defends well.}) 36... Rd2 $1 37.
Rc1 Rxa2 38. Bb6 d5 39. Kf3 d4 $5 40. Ke4 $1 Re2+ $2 {The USA misses a medal.}
(40... Kh7 $1 41. Kd3 Rxf2 42. a6 Rf3+ $1 43. Ke4 Re3+ 44. Kd5 Rxg3 45. a7 d3
46. a8=Q d2 47. Qa1 c2 48. Rxc2 Rd3+ 49. Ke4 Bxa1 {leads to a black win.}) 41.
Kd3 Rxf2 42. a6 Ra2 43. a7 {The three other match games are drawn.} Kh7 $6 44.
Rc2 $1 Ra1 45. Rf2 f5 $6 (45... Kg8 $1 46. Re2 Kh7 {
brings a repetition of moves.}) 46. Re2 $1 Rd1+ 47. Kc2 Ra1 48. Kd3 Rd1+ 49.
Kc2 Ra1 50. Re7 $1 Ra2+ 51. Kb3 c2 {
Nunn and Van der Sterren draw about this time. So Hungary needs to win.} 52.
Kxa2 $6 {The Hungarians do not win a medal either.} (52. Rc7 $1 d3 53. Kxa2 d2
54. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 55. Bd4+ Kf7 56. a8=Q c1=Q 57. Qd5+ Ke8 $1 58. Qe6+ Kf8 59.
Qf6+ Ke8 60. Qxg6+ {brings winning chances (Christiansen).}) 52... c1=Q 53.
a8=Q Qc2+ 54. Ka3 Qc3+ 55. Ka2 Qc4+ 56. Ka3 Qc3+ 57. Ka2 Qc2+ 58. Ka3 {
The game ended by perpetual check. Hungary and the USA drew and achieved no
medal.   The final standings became: Soviet Union 401/2/14, England (silver)
and Netherlands (bronze) 341/2, USA and Hungary 34, Yugoslavia 331/2,Philippine
s, China, Cuba, Argentina and Israel 33, Sweden, Czechoslovakia and Italy 321/
2, etc.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akhmilovskaya, Elena URS"]
[Black "Xie Jun CHN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet females had won many chess olympiads for women. They did well
again in 1988.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7.
dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 c6 10. Nxe5 Re8 11. f4 Na6 12. O-O-O h6 13. Bh4
Nc5 14. Bf3 g5 15. Bf2 $5 gxf4 $6 (15... Ncxe4 $1 16. Bxe4 gxf4 $1 17. Rhe1
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 $1 19. Nd6 Rxe5 20. Ne8 $1 b6 {almost equalises.}) 16. Bxc5
Rxe5 17. Bd6 Re8 18. Bxf4 Be6 19. Rhe1 $5 Bxc4 20. e5 $1 {
White controls more terrain.} Nh7 21. Rd7 Rab8 22. e6 $5 Bxe6 23. Bxb8 Bxd7 24.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. Bxa7 Bd7 26. a4 Ng5 27. Be2 Bf5 28. a5 Kf8 $6 (28... Be5 $1 {
levels the game.}) 29. Be3 Ke7 30. Na4 Ne6 31. b4 Be4 32. g3 Bd5 33. Kd2 Bb3
34. Nc3 Nd4 35. Bh5 Be6 36. Ne4 Nb5 37. Be2 Bf5 38. Bc5+ Kd7 39. Bd3 Bxe4 $6 {
Black causes a positional disadvantage.} 40. Bxe4 Nc7 41. Kd3 Na6 $6 ({
More active is} 41... Ke6 $1 42. Kc4 f5) 42. Bf5+ $1 Kc7 43. Bb6+ Kb8 44. Kc4
Be5 $6 (44... Nc7 $1 45. Be3 Nb5 {occupies b5.}) 45. Bg4 Bd6 46. b5 $1 {
Elena gains more territory.} cxb5+ 47. Kxb5 Nc7+ 48. Kc4 Ne8 49. Be3 Nf6 50.
Be2 h5 51. Bd4 Ng4 $1 {Xie Jun protects her weaknesses.} 52. Kd5 Bc7 53. Bxg4
$1 hxg4 54. Be5 $1 Bxe5 55. Kxe5 {
White has exchanged towards a won pawn ending.} Ka7 56. Kf5 Ka6 57. Kxg4 Kxa5
58. h4 b5 59. h5 b4 60. h6 f5+ $5 61. Kf4 $1 {Black will lose her new piece
after queening. Elena scored 81/2/9 for the Soviet team.   Akhmilovskaya
married John Donaldson, captain of the American team of men. They fled to
Munich before the start of round 12. Elena's defection to the West became a
romantic story in the popular press. Unfortunately, the marriage ended soon.}
1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Polgar, Judit HUN"]
[Black "Savereide, Diane USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Soviet Union led half-a-point on Hungary, when the penultimate round
began. Hungary's team consisted of Zsuzsa, Judit & Zsofia Polgar and Ildiko
Madl. Their average age was sixteen.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. f4 Bd7 10. Nb3 a6 11. a4 b6 12.
Bf3 Qc7 13. Qe2 Rfd8 14. g4 Be8 15. g5 Nd7 16. Bg2 Nc5 17. Nd4 Nxd4 $5 ({
Known is} 17... Rab8) 18. Bxd4 Bc6 19. Qf2 b5 $5 20. axb5 $5 axb5 21. b4 Nd7
22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. f5 $1 {Judit has always been a great attacker.} exf5 $6 ({
The pointe is} 23... Bxg5 $2 24. fxe6 Ne5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. exf7+) ({Better is
} 23... e5 $1 24. f6 $5 exd4 25. fxe7 Ne5 $1 26. Qxd4 Qxe7 {
and Black defends well.}) 24. Qxf5 Rf8 25. Nxb5 Bxb5 26. Qxb5 Ne5 27. c3 Bxg5 {
Black gains material equality, but White has a positional edge.} 28. Qd5 $1 g6
$6 {Opening a long diagonal helps White.} 29. b5 $1 Bd2 $6 {Black spoils time.}
(29... Qe7 $1 30. b6 Ng4 31. Rf3 $1 Ne5 32. Rf2 Nd3 33. Ra2 Bf4 {
starts a counteraction.}) 30. Kh1 Qc4 $2 {
Black cannot stop the passed pawn anyway.} 31. Qxd6 {The 12-years-old Judit
scored the incredible 121/2/13! Hungary and the Soviet Union had scored 31
board points. An exciting last round followed.} 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "28th Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "1988.11.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa HUN"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia SWE"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Matches in the last round are Hungary - Sweden and Soviet Union - Netherlands.
The chances look great for the Soviets.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7
5. e4 d6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Bd3 Na6 9. O-O Nc7 10. a4 Rb8 $5 ({Usual is} 
10... e5) 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 e5 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. g4 a6 15. Rfb1 a5 16. Kg2 b6
17. Rh1 Ng8 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. Ng3 Na6 20. b3 Nb4 21. Be2 Ne7 22. g5 h5 23. Raf1 {
Zsuzsa still dreams of a kingside attack.} Ng8 24. Nh4 Ne7 25. f4 $1 exf4 26.
Bxf4 Nc8 27. Rf2 Be8 28. Kh2 f6 $6 29. Rhf1 $1 {
White becomes strong on the f-file.} Rb7 30. Nf3 Rbf7 $2 31. Bd1 $6 (31. gxf6
$1 Qxf6 32. Kg2 Kg8 33. Ng5 {wins for White.}) 31... Kg8 $6 {The prospects for
Hungary are good: Zsuzsa and Judit have won positions, while the Soviets
cannot break the Dutch defence.} 32. h4 $2 (32. gxf6 $1 Bxf6 33. Bh6 Bg7 34.
Nxh5 $1 gxh5 35. Rg2 {brings a decisive attack.}) 32... Bd7 33. gxf6 Bxf6 34.
Bh6 Bg7 35. e5 $2 ({Better is} 35. Bxg7 Rxg7 36. Ng5 $1) 35... dxe5 36. Bxg7
Kxg7 37. Ng5 $6 Rxf2+ 38. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 39. Qxf2 Qf6 40. Qe3 $5 Qf4 $5 41. Qxf4
exf4 42. N3e4 Bf5 43. Kg2 Nd3 $1 44. Nf2 $2 {White is lost.} (44. Be2 Ne5 45.
Bd1 {defends well.}) 44... Nxf2 45. Kxf2 Kf6 46. Be2 $5 Nd6 $5 47. Nh7+ $5 Ke5
48. Nf8 Kd4 49. Bf1 Ne4+ 50. Kf3 Ke5 51. Bd3 {
The Soviet Union - Netherlands has ended in 11/2-11/2.} Bg4+ 52. Kg2 f3+ 53.
Kg1 Nd2 $6 (53... f2+ $1 54. Kg2 Kd4 55. Bxe4 Ke3 $1 56. Bd3 Be2 {
triumphs quickly.}) 54. Bc2 Bf5 $4 (54... Kd4 $1 55. Kf2 g5 $1 56. d6 $5 gxh4
57. d7 Bxd7 58. Nxd7 h3 {wins for Black.}) 55. Nxg6+ {
White makes the greatest resurrection since Lazarus.} Bxg6 56. Bxg6 Nxb3 57.
Kf2 Nd4 58. Ke3 Kf6 59. Bxh5 Nf5+ 60. Kxf3 Nxh4+ 61. Ke4 {Hungary won by 2-1.
The final standings in the women's olympiad became: Hungary 33/14, Soviet
Union 321/2, Yugoslavia 28, China 27, etc. So, the debut of the Polgar sisters
among the females led to a great success.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid URS"]
[Black "Gruenberg, Hans GDR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 29th Olympiad was played from 16 xi until 4 xii 1990. Communist dominance
occurred for the last time. So the new Baltic states were not accepted yet.  
Karpov and Kasparov did not partake for the Soviet Union due to another match.
Candidates were fielded instead. A new generation had started.   Strong teams
met each other in round one before the Swiss system set in. So it took some
time until the best teams headed the standings.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. Rg1 h5 9. gxh5 Nxh5 10. Bg5 Nf6 11.
Rg3 a6 12. Rd3 $5 (12. Qd2 {was played in Lobron - Sax, Adelaide 1986.}) 12...
Qb6 $5 13. Nb3 Ne5 14. Rd4 Ng6 $5 15. Qe2 e5 16. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 $6 (16... Nf4 $1
17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 gxf6 {slightly favours Black.}) 17. Nd5 $1 Qd8 18. Rc4
Nf4 $1 19. Nxf4 exf4 20. O-O-O $6 (20. h5 $1 {gains a plus for White.}) 20...
Rxh4 21. Nd4 Be6 22. Rb4 Qc7 23. a3 Rc8 24. Kb1 Bh6 $5 25. Qd3 b5 26. Nf5 Bxf5
27. exf5 {White has the initiative.} Rh2 28. c3 Kf8 29. Rd4 Qc5 30. Bg2 $1 Bg5
$1 (30... Rxg2 $2 31. Qh3 Rg7 32. Rd5 $1 Qxf2 33. Qxh6 {wins for White.}) 31.
Bd5 Kg7 32. Qf3 Re8 33. Ka1 a5 34. Bb3 Re7 35. Rf1 $5 Qxf5 36. Rd5 Re5 $5 37.
Rxd6 b4 $2 ({Correct is} 37... Qe4 $1 38. Qxe4 Rxe4 39. Rd7 Re2 {
and Black has equalised.}) 38. Qb7 $1 Qg6 ({Or} 38... Kh6 39. Rd8 $1) 39. Bxf7
$1 {The Soviet Union crushed the DOR by 31/2-1/2. Germany had been unified for
six weeks, but DDR chess still existed as 'DOR'.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pritchett, Craig SCO"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D29"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bb3 c5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. e4 b4 12. e5 bxc3 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. bxc3 cxd4
15. Ba3 $5 Re8 16. cxd4 Qa5 17. Bd6 Bd5 18. Ne5 Rd8 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Bc7 Rc8
21. Rac1 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Be5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bd8 25. Qc4 f6 26. Bf4 Kf7 27.
Be3 Be7 28. g3 Qb5 29. a4 Qxc4 30. Rxc4 Rd8 31. Rc6 Rd6 32. Rxd6 Bxd6 {
The weaker player has almost achieved a draw.} 33. Kf1 h5 34. Ke2 g5 35. Kd3 g4
36. Kc4 Ke7 37. Bd2 Kd7 38. Bc1 Kc6 39. Be3 Bc7 40. Bd2 Bd8 41. Bb4 f5 $1 {
The stronger player continues.} 42. Bd2 h4 $1 43. Bf4 h3 {
Black has created weaknesses, but pawn h2 cannot be reached.} 44. Bd2 Bc7 45.
Be3 $2 {This passive move allows a decisive manoeuvre.} ({Correct is} 45. Bh6
Ba5 46. Kd3 $1 Kd5 47. Bg7 $1 {and Black cannot achieve zugzwang.}) 45... Ba5
$1 46. Bf4 (46. Kd3 Kd5 47. Bf4 Be1 48. Be3 a5 $1 49. Ke2 Bc3 50. Kd3 Bb2 {
also loses for White.}) 46... Be1 47. Be3 Kd6 48. Bf4+ Kd7 $1 49. Be3 Kc6 $1 {
A triangle by the black king has led to zugzwang.} 50. Kd3 Kd5 51. Ke2 Bc3 52.
Kd3 Bb2 $1 53. f4 ({The pointe is} 53. a5 Ba1 $1 {and another zugzwang.}) 53...
gxf3 54. Bf2 Bc1 55. Kc2 Bg5 56. Kd3 Bf6 57. Be3 Bd8 58. Bd2 f2 59. Ke2 Kxd4
60. Be3+ Ke4 61. Bxf2 Bc7 {Scotland was defeated by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hellers, Ferdinand SWE"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. f5 exf5 8. d3
Nge7 9. Qe1 h6 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. g4 $2 Bxg4 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Ne5+ Kg8 14.
Nxg4 Nd4 $1 {Gelfand improves the theory.} ({Known is} 14... Nf5 $2 15. Rxf5 $1
gxf5 16. Qe6+ Kh7 17. Qxf5+ Kg8 18. Nd5 $1 {
and White won in Al Modiahki - Yair, Singapore 1990.}) 15. Qf2 Ndf5 16. Qg2 Qd7
17. Ne4 Rf8 18. c3 b6 19. Bf4 d5 20. Nd2 $5 d4 $5 21. Ne4 g5 22. Be5 Bxe5 23.
Nxe5 Qe6 24. Ng4 dxc3 25. Rae1 $5 {White threatens Nef6+.} Qc6 26. bxc3 Kg7 27.
d4 $5 Ng6 $5 28. dxc5 bxc5 29. Qf2 $6 ({Preferable is} 29. Qe2 $1 Nf4 30. Qc4)
29... Nd4 30. Nef6 h5 $1 ({Not} 30... Nf4 $2 31. Re7+ {(Gelfand and Kapengut).}
) 31. cxd4 (31. Nxh5+ $5 Rxh5 32. Re7+ Kg8 {(Gelfand and Kapengut)} 33. Rf7
Ne2+ $1 {also wins for Black.}) 31... hxg4 32. Ne8+ Qxe8 {
Black has won a piece. Sweden was beaten by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny URS"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Nf3 Na6
9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Nc7 11. Qd2 exd5 $5 ({Theory is} 11... Kh7) 12. cxd5 Kh7 13.
a4 b6 14. O-O Ba6 15. Bf4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nh5 17. Bh2 $1 f5 18. Rfe1 $1 {
White sacrifices a pawn.} fxe4 $2 {Black should not accept the gift.} (18... f4
$1 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. e5 Rad8 $1 {defends well.}) 19. Rxe4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nf6 21.
Re2 $1 Nfxd5 22. Rae1 $1 {He threatens c4.} Rf7 23. Re6 $5 {
The hunt for d6 is replaced by another idea.} Nxe6 $6 ({Preferable is} 23...
Rf6 $1 24. Rxf6 Qxf6 25. c4 Nb4 26. Qxd6 Qxd6 27. Bxd6 Ne8 28. Re7+ Kg8 {
(Bareev)} 29. Be5 {but White has a great positional advantage.}) 24. Qxd5 Rxf3
$5 ({Or} 24... Re7 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Qxe6 Qe8 27. Qd5 $1) 25. Qxf3 Ng7 26. Bxd6
$1 Qg8 27. Re7 Re8 28. Rxa7 h5 29. Qf6 $1 {
The Soviet Union defeated Yugoslavia, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir CSR"]
[Black "Franco Ocampos, Zenon PAR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Czechoslovaks get a bonus if the end among the eight best teams. They
will become successful.} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6.
cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf3 Be5 11. Qd3 Re8 12. Rd1
Bg4 $5 (12... Qd6 {was played in Ribli - Lukacs, Budapest 1981.}) 13. Bxg4 (13.
Nxd5 $1 Bxd4 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Bxg4 {gains a plus.}) 13...
Bxh2+ $5 {Franco does not exchange but starts a great adventure.} 14. Kxh2
Nxg4+ 15. Kg1 Qh4 16. Qf5 $1 Re5 17. Qf4 Rh5 $1 18. Kf1 Re8 $1 {
Black has a strong attack for the piece.} 19. g3 $1 (19. Qg3 $6 Nh2+ 20. Ke1
Nxd4 21. Qxh4 Rxh4 {slightly favours Black (Ftacnik).}) 19... Qh3+ 20. Ke2
Nxd4+ $6 ({Preferable is} 20... Nge5 $1 21. g4 Rh4 22. Qg3 Qxg3 23. fxg3 Rh2+
24. Kf1 Nxg4 {and Black gains a lot of compensation for the piece.}) 21. Rxd4
Nh2 22. Rxd5 $2 ({Better is} 22. Nxd5 $1) 22... Qf1+ $2 (22... Rxd5 $1 23. Nxd5
Qh5+ 24. g4 Qxd5 25. Qxh2 Rd8 26. Kf1 {(Ftacnik)} h5 $1 27. e4 $1 Qd1+ 28. Kg2
Qxg4+ 29. Qg3 Qxe4+ 30. Qf3 Qg6+ 31. Qg3 Qe4+ {leads to perpetual check.}) 23.
Kd2 Rxd5+ 24. Nxd5 Qg2 25. e4 h5 26. Kc3 $5 Qf1 $1 ({Not} 26... Rxe4 27. Qf5 $1
{(Ftacnik).}) 27. b3 Ng4 28. f3 $2 Ne5 $1 29. Qd2 Qxf3+ $2 {The fairytale ends.
} (29... Nxf3 $1 30. Qe3 Ne1 31. Kb2 Nd3+ 32. Ka3 Re6 {revives the charge.})
30. Qe3 Qg2 31. Ba3 Rc8+ 32. Bc5 $1 Nc6 33. Qd2 $5 Qxg3+ 34. Kb2 Qe5+ 35. Qc3
Qh2+ $5 36. Ka3 $1 b6 37. Rg1 $1 Ne5 38. Ne7+ Kh7 39. Nxc8 bxc5 40. Rc1 {
Czechoslovakia crushed Paraguay by 4-0.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl URS"]
[Black "Short, Nigel ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O fxe5 8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. dxe5 Bc6 $5 ({Usual is} 9... Qc7) 10. Bd3 $5 Qd7 11. Bg5 Nh6 $1 12. Nd2
Nf7 13. Bh4 Be7 ({The tactical} 13... Nxe5 $5 14. Qh5+ Nf7 15. Rfe1 {(Cebalo)}
g6 $1 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. Qxe6+ Qxe6 18. Rxe6+ Kd7 {leads to equal chances.}) 14.
Bxe7 Qxe7 15. f4 O-O-O 16. Qe2 Kb8 17. Rae1 g6 18. a3 c4 $1 19. Bc2 Qc5+ 20.
Qf2 d4 21. Be4 Nh6 22. cxd4 Qxd4 23. Nf3 Qxf2+ 24. Rxf2 $1 Rc8 $5 25. Bxc6 $5
Rxc6 26. Rd2 Nf5 27. Ng5 h5 $5 28. Kf2 Rhc8 29. h3 b5 $6 ({Better is} 29... h4
$1) 30. g4 $1 hxg4 $2 (30... Ng7 $1 {keeps the h-file closed.}) 31. hxg4 Ng7
32. Rh1 $1 {Ivanchuk occupies the open file immediately.} c3 33. bxc3 Rxc3 34.
Rh7 R3c7 ({Or} 34... R8c7 35. Rd8+ Kb7 36. Rg8 {(Cebalo).}) 35. Rh6 Rf8 36. Ke3
a5 37. Rxg6 Rh8 38. Nxe6 Nxe6 39. Rxe6 Rc3+ 40. Ke4 $1 Rxa3 41. Rb6+ {
White wins the rook ending easily. The Soviet Union defeated England, as a
result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry USA"]
[Black "Smejkal, Jan CSR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d4 e4 5. Ng5 Be7 6. Nh3 c6 7. Bf4 $5 {
Christiansen plays an interesting novelty.} Nf6 ({A witty answer gives} 7... g5
$5 {(Gulko - Rivas Pastor, Dos Hermanas 1994).}) 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 h6 10. Qb3
Rf7 $6 ({Preferable is} 10... g5 $1 11. Bg3 Qb6 $1) 11. Bg3 g5 12. O-O-O $1
Nbd7 $5 13. f3 exf3 14. gxf3 {White has the initiative.} Nf8 $5 15. Nf2 Ng6 16.
Qc2 $5 Nh5 17. f4 Ng7 $2 (17... Nhxf4 $1 18. exf4 gxf4 19. Nh3 fxg3 20. hxg3
Bg5+ {defends actively.}) 18. h4 $5 gxh4 19. Bh2 Nf8 20. Rhg1 Kh8 21. Rg2 Qe8
22. Rdg1 Bf6 23. Qd2 Re7 24. Nfd1 Bd7 25. Rh1 Qf7 26. Bg1 Ng6 27. Bf2 Rg8 28.
Rhg1 {Larry has plenty of time to prepare the attack on the kingside.} Nf8 $6 (
28... Ne6 $1 {resists well.}) 29. Qe1 h3 $5 30. Rg3 Kh7 31. Rxh3 Ne8 32. Rgh1
Bg7 33. Bh4 Re6 34. d5 $5 (34. Bg5 {wins quickly.}) 34... cxd5 35. cxd5 Rg6 36.
Bh5 Nf6 37. Bxf6 Qxf6 38. Bxg6+ Nxg6 39. Qd2 Rc8 40. Kb1 Ne7 41. Nf2 Be8 42. e4
$5 Ng6 $1 43. Ka1 Rc4 $5 44. Qe2 b5 $5 45. exf5 $1 Nxf4 {
Black grabs his last chance.} 46. Qxe8 $5 (46. Rxh6+ $1 Bxh6 47. Qxe8 Rxc3 48.
Ng4 Qh4 49. Qf7+ Kh8 50. Qf8+ $3 {breaks the resistance beautifully (Seirawan).
}) 46... Nxh3 47. Nxh3 b4 48. Qg6+ Qxg6 49. fxg6+ Kxg6 50. Nb5 $1 Be5 51. Nxa7
h5 52. Nc6 Bg3 53. a4 $1 bxa3 54. b4 $1 Kf7 55. b5 Be5+ 56. Ka2 Rc5 57. b6 Rb5
58. Rb1 {The USA defeated Czechoslovakia by 21/2-11/2 and led by one point on
the Soviet Union.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Huebner, Robert GER"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl URS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Rad1 Ne8 11. Ng5 Bxe2 $5 12. Nxe2 h6 13. Nh3 Kh7 $6 ({
A surprising alternative gives} 13... g5 $1 14. f3 f5) 14. f4 exf4 15. Rxf4 $1
Ng8 16. Rdf1 $1 Qe7 17. Bd4 Be5 {Black keeps the defence closed.} 18. R4f3 $1
Nef6 19. Nf2 {Hübner offers a draw about this time. Ivanchuk continues.} Nd7
20. Nd3 Bxd4+ 21. Nxd4 Ndf6 $5 22. Qb4 $1 Qxe4 $2 ({Preferable is} 22... Nxe4
$1 23. Re1 Rab8 24. Nf2 {(Hübner)} c5 $1 25. dxc6 d5) 23. Rxf6 $2 {
White misses a fine move.} ({Better is} 23. Ne6 $1 {(Nunn)} Qxb4 ({or} 23...
fxe6 $6 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxf8 Rxf8 26. Rxf8) 24. Nxf8+ Rxf8 25. Nxb4 Kg7 26.
c4 {and White wins.}) 23... Nxf6 24. Rxf6 Qxd5 $2 {
Ivanchuk allows a decisive sacrifice.} ({Correct is} 24... a5 25. Qc3 Qxd5 {
(Hübner).}) 25. Nf5 $1 gxf5 26. Qh4 Kg8 27. Rxh6 f6 28. Qh5 $1 {Hübner got a
gold medal for the highest ELO-score. The Soviet Union won the match by 21/
2-11/2, despite this loss.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid URS"]
[Black "Fedorowicz, John USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Bb3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. Rhg1 b5 $2 ({Usual is} 12...
Bc6 13. g4 Nd7) 13. e5 $1 {Yudasin plays an excellent novelty.} dxe5 14. Qxe5
Rfc8 15. g4 $1 Qc7 $6 (15... Ne8 $1 16. Ne4 Qc7 $1 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 {
exchanges the queens timely.}) 16. g5 $1 Ne8 $6 (16... Bd6 $5 17. Qe2 Nd5 $5 {
counters at the cost of a pawn.}) 17. Nd5 $1 Qxe5 18. Nxe7+ Kf8 19. Bxe5 Kxe7
20. Rg4 $1 {The attack continues, despite the swap of queens.} Rc5 $5 21. Bd4
Rf5 22. c3 $1 {White threatens Bc2-e4.} h6 23. gxh6 gxh6 24. Rh4 Nd6 (24... h5
$5 25. Bc2 $1 Rg5 26. f4 Rg4 27. Bc5+ Kd8 28. Rxh5 Rxf4 29. Be3 Rg4 30. Rxb5 $1
{also wins a pawn.}) 25. Bc2 Rd5 26. Rxh6 Bc6 27. Bf6+ Kd7 28. Rxd5 Bxd5 29.
Rh8 Rxh8 30. Bxh8 {White has an extra pawn and the two bishops in the ending.}
Ne4 31. Bd4 a6 32. h4 Ke7 33. h5 f5 34. h6 $1 Ng5 35. f4 Nh7 36. Bd1 $1 Kf8 37.
b3 Kg8 38. Bh5 {The Soviet Union defeated the USA, as a result of this game.
They shared the lead with Czechoslovakia.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chandler, Murray ENG"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
b5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. a5 Qc7 13. Qd2 Qb7 14. Bc4 Be7 $5 (
14... Rc8 {was played in Lukin - Zilberstein, Blagoveshchensk 1988.}) 15. Ra4
Rb8 16. O-O O-O 17. Rd1 Rfc8 18. Qe2 {Black has a crammed position.} Qc7 $5 (
18... Ra8 {continues the status quo.}) 19. Bxa6 Qxc2 20. Qxc2 Rxc2 21. Ra2 Bd8
22. Bd3 Rcc8 23. a6 $5 Bb6 24. Bxb6 Nxb6 25. a7 $5 Ra8 26. Ra6 $1 Nbxd5 27. Bf5
Rc7 28. Rxd6 $1 {He gives his passed pawn.} Rcxa7 29. R6xd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 {
Chandler has gained a material plus.} g6 31. Bb1 f6 32. Kf2 Rb8 33. Ke3 Kf8 34.
Bd3 $5 {White takes the initiative.} Ra2 35. Nc5 Kg7 $2 {
Black allows a mate attack.} (35... Rc8 $1 36. Nd7+ Ke7 37. Nb6 Rd8 {
avoids the following problems.}) 36. Rd7+ Kh6 37. h4 $5 Rxb2 $6 38. g4 $1 Rg2
$2 ({Necessary is} 38... Rh2) 39. Ne4 Rf8 40. Nxf6 $6 (40. Bc4 $1 Rg1 41. Nxf6
$1 Rxf6 42. Bg8 {wins at once.}) 40... Rxf6 41. g5+ Rxg5 42. hxg5+ Kxg5 43.
Rxh7 {Chandler has a bishop for two pawns.} Rb6 44. Rh1 b3 45. Rg1+ Kh6 46. Ke4
Rd6 47. Bb1 Rf6 48. Rg3 Rf5 49. Kd5 e4+ $5 50. Kxe4 Rb5 51. Rg1 b2 52. Kf4 Rb4+
53. Be4 Rb6 54. Ke5 Rb5+ 55. Kf6 $6 Rb6+ 56. Kf7 $2 {
The white king should go downwards.} Ra6 $2 (56... Kh5 $1 57. Kg7 Ra6 $1 {
defends stubbornly.}) 57. f4 $1 Ra7+ 58. Ke6 Ra6+ 59. Kf7 Ra7+ 60. Kf8 $1 Ra1
61. Rxg6+ Kh5 62. Rb6 Ra4 63. Bg6+ {England defeated the USA, as a result of
this game. The Soviet Union led with England and Yugoslavia.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf SWE"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan IND"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Anand had already participated in the Olympiad three times. He rose to the
level of candidate in the meantime.} 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5.
Nc3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Be3 Bg4 8. Qd2 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Rad1 Qe7 11. Bg5 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 Nd4 13. Nd5 Qd6 14. c3 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxd5 $5 (16... Qa6
{occurred in Andersson - Mecking, Wijk aan Zee 1971.}) 17. Rxd5 f6 18. Be3 Rf7
$5 19. Rfd1 b6 20. a4 f5 $5 21. c4 Re8 22. c5 Bf8 23. cxb6 axb6 24. Rc1 c5 25.
Kf1 Ra7 26. b3 Kf7 27. exf5 gxf5 28. f4 Bh6 $6 {A torture by Andersson starts.}
(28... Bg7 $1 {equalises.}) 29. fxe5 Bxe3 30. fxe3 Rae7 31. Rd6 $1 Re6 32. Rcd1
{Black encounters troubles.} Ra8 $5 33. Rd7+ Re7 34. Ke2 c4 $5 35. bxc4 Rxd7 $5
36. Rxd7+ Ke6 37. Rxh7 Rxa4 38. Kd3 Kxe5 {
White has gained a pawn, but the winning chances in the rook ending are small.}
39. Re7+ Kd6 40. Re8 Ra1 41. Rd8+ Kc6 $6 (41... Ke6 $1 42. Rb8 Ke5 $1 43. Rxb6
Ra3+ {draws.}) 42. Rf8 Rd1+ 43. Kc3 Rc1+ 44. Kd4 Rd1+ 45. Ke5 Re1 46. Kf4 Rf1+
47. Kg3 Rg1+ 48. Kf3 Rg4 $1 49. Rf6+ Kd7 $1 50. Rxf5 Rxc4 51. Rf4 Rc5 52. h4
Ke7 $6 ({Better is} 52... b5 53. Kg4 Re5 {(Andersson).}) 53. Kg4 Rc8 $6 54. Rf5
$6 (54. h5 $1 {makes an effort to win.}) 54... Rg8+ 55. Kf4 Rg1 56. h5 Rf1+ 57.
Kg5 Rg1+ 58. Kh4 Rh1+ 59. Kg3 Ke6 60. e4 Ke7 61. Kf4 Ke6 $2 {
Anand succumbs at last.} ({Correct is} 61... Rf1+ 62. Kg5 Rg1+ 63. Kh6 Rg4 64.
e5 b5 $1 {and Black escapes.}) 62. Kg5 $1 Rg1+ 63. Kh6 Re1 64. Kg6 $1 Rxe4 65.
Rg5 $1 {Andersson triumphs with his last pawn.} ({White can win by} 65. Rg5 Rf4
66. h6 $1 Rf6+ 67. Kg7 Rf7+ 68. Kg8 Ra7 69. h7 $1 Kf6 70. h8=Q+ $1) 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wang Zili CHN"]
[Black "Yusupov, Artur URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ne3 $5 {
White starts great tactical complications.} ({Known is} 14. h3) 14... Nxe5 $1
15. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 16. Qc2+ Kg8 17. Nxe5 Be6 (17... Bh5 $5 18. Qf5 Bf6 {
will draw in Leko - Kortschnoj, Ubeda 1997.}) 18. Nc6 Qd6 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. b3
$1 Nd7 $1 21. Bb2 Rae8 22. Rad1 c5 $1 {
Black takes the initiative on the queenside.} 23. f3 $5 Ne5 24. Qf2 $6 (24. Ba3
$1 a5 25. c4 bxc4 26. Nxc4 Nxc4 27. Qxc4 $1 dxc4 28. Rxd6 cxb3 29. axb3 Bxb3
30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Bxc5 {draws.}) 24... c4 $1 25. Qg3 f6 26. Rd4 $6 ({
Preferable is} 26. bxc4 bxc4 27. Kh1) 26... Qc5 $1 27. bxc4 dxc4 28. Nc2 a5 $5
(28... Bf5 $5 29. Ba3 Nxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Rxe1+ 31. Nxe1 Qxa3 32. Qxf5 Rxe1+ 33. Kf2
{(Yusupov)} Re5 $1 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qh3+ Kg6 36. Qg4+ Kf7 37. Qd7+ Qe7 {
wins a pawn.}) 29. Ba3 $1 b4 30. cxb4 Qa7 $1 31. b5 Rd7 32. Ree4 $2 {
Wang makes the final mistake.} (32. Bb2 Bf5 33. Kh1 $1 Bxc2 34. b6 $1 Qb7 35.
f4 {creates a turmoil.}) 32... Bf5 33. Qf2 Bxe4 34. Rxd7 $6 Qxd7 35. fxe4 Qd1+
36. Ne1 Nd3 {The Soviet Union defeated China by 3-1 and took the sole lead.}
0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan GER"]
[Black "Adams, Michael ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nf1 Re8 13. a3 $5 h6 14. Ng3 Bf8 15.
h3 g6 16. Nh2 {They play a very quiet game until now.} d5 $1 17. Ng4 $6 ({
Preferable is} 17. b4 $1 cxb4 18. axb4 Nc6 {(Adams).}) 17... Nxg4 18. Qxg4 c4
$1 {Adams wants action.} 19. dxc4 bxc4 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Be4 Qe6 22. Qh4 $2 {
White gives up territory and will be overwhelmed.} (22. Bf5 $1 Qd5 (22... Qf6
$6 {(Adams) can be answered by} 23. Bd7 $1 Red8 24. Be3) 23. Be4 Qe6 24. Bf5
Qc6 25. Be4 {leads to a repetition of moves.}) 22... Bxe4 23. Nxe4 g5 $1 24.
Qh5 f5 25. Ng3 Nb3 26. Rb1 f4 27. Ne4 Kg7 $1 28. h4 $5 Qg6 $5 29. Qe2 $6 (29.
Qxg6+ Kxg6 30. h5+ $1 Kf5 31. Bd2 Rad8 32. Rbd1 {offers more resistance.})
29... Rac8 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Rd1 $5 ({Or} 31. Bd2 {(Adams)} g4 $1) 31... Rcd8
32. Bd2 Rd3 $1 33. Be1 Red8 $1 34. f3 g4 $1 35. Kf1 g3 {The restriction has
been completed. England defeated West Germany by 21/2-11/2 and occupied the
third place.} 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.29"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel ENG"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. g4 Nc6 11. g5 Nd7 12. f5 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Re8 14. fxe6 $5 fxe6
15. Bh5 $1 {This position favours White.} Rf8 (15... g6 $6 16. Nd5 $1 exd5 $2
17. Qxd5+ Kh8 18. Qf7 {wins for White (Short).}) 16. Rxf8+ Bxf8 17. Rf1 Ne5 18.
Nd5 $1 Qd8 $6 ({The pointe is} 18... exd5 19. Qxd5+ Be6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. c3 {
and wins}) ({slightly better is} 18... Qc6 $5 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Bf4 Ng6) 19. Nb6
Rb8 20. Bf4 Nd7 $6 (20... Nc6 $1 21. Qf2 g6 22. Bg4 {
will win for White in Lanka - Vera, Luzern 1993.}) 21. Nc4 d5 22. Kh1 $1 Bc5
23. Qd2 Ra8 24. Bf7+ $1 Kh8 (24... Kxf7 25. Bc7+ {nets a queen.}) 25. exd5 b5
26. Na5 Nf8 27. Be5 Ng6 $6 (27... Qxd5+ 28. Qxd5 exd5 29. Bxd5 Bh3 {
offers more resistance.}) 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. b4 Bf8 30. d6 Bd7 31. h4 Kg8 32.
Kh2 Rc8 33. c3 Rb8 34. Qf4 Qe8 35. Nb3 Rd8 36. Nc5 Bc6 37. a3 Ra8 38. Kg3 Bd5
39. d7 Qe7 40. Bc7 e5 41. Qxf8+ Rxf8 42. Rxf8+ Qxf8 43. d8=Q {
Ljubojevic scored poorly during the last rounds.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.29"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Adams, Michael ENG"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko YUG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bc4
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 a6 11. Nd5 $5 {
Adams brings a nice novelty. He takes the initiative.} ({Known is} 11. a4)
11... Nxd5 ({Not} 11... Nxe4 $4 12. Bb6) 12. Bxd5 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Rfd1 Qc7
15. c3 $5 Rac8 16. a4 Bd8 17. g4 $5 Bg6 18. Nd2 Ne7 19. Bb3 Qc6 $1 20. a5 d5 $1
21. Nf3 Bc7 $6 {Kozul sacrifices a pawn for a blockade.} (21... Bxe4 $1 22.
Nxe5 Qe6 23. Bd4 {(Kozul)} Qd6 24. f3 Bh7 {brings less advantage for White.})
22. exd5 Qd6 23. Nd2 e4 24. Nf1 f5 25. c4 Qb4 $2 ({Better is} 25... Bf7) 26.
Qc2 $1 f4 27. Ra4 $1 Qd6 28. c5 $1 Qf6 29. d6+ Kh7 30. Qc3 $2 {
Adams misses a fat chance.} (30. Bxf4 $1 Qxf4 31. dxe7 Rfe8 32. Be6 Rb8 33. Rd7
{wins for White.}) 30... Qh4 $5 31. dxe7 $5 fxe3 32. exf8=N+ Rxf8 33. Qxe3 Rf3
34. Be6 $5 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Qf6 36. Bd5 Qxb2 37. Rdd4 Qb5 38. Rdc4 Bxa5 39. Bxb7
$1 Be1 40. Bxe4 Bxe4 41. Rxe4 Qe2 $5 42. Rf4 a5 43. Rac4 $2 {
Mickey makes the last mistake.} (43. Rad4 Qc2 44. Rc4 Bf2+ 45. Kg2 Qe2 46. Ng3
Bxg3+ 47. Kxg3 Qxe3+ {draws (Kozul).}) 43... Bf2+ $5 44. Rxf2 Qxc4 45. Nd2 Qxc5
46. Re2 a4 47. Kf2 a3 48. Nb1 Qf8+ 49. Kg1 Qf3 {The match between England and
Yugoslavia ended in 2-2. England and the USA shared the second place.} 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Garcia, Gildardo COL"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 O-O 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15.
Nd2 $5 (15. Qf3 {happened in Van der Wiel - Beliavsky, Amsterdam 1990.}) 15...
Qe7 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. a4 Rd6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nf1 $5 Bc6 $1 (19... Nxe4 $5 20.
Qxb5 Nxg3 21. Nxg3 {leads to chances for both sides (Beliavsky).}) 20. Bc2 Rfd8
21. Rac1 $6 {The Cuban makes a passive move.} ({Better is} 21. h4 $1 g4 22.
Red1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 {and White equalises.}) 21... h5 $1 22. h3 h4
23. Bh2 Qe6 24. Ne3 Rd2 25. Qf3 Rxc2 $1 26. Nxc2 $2 ({Correct is} 26. Rxc2 $1
Bxe4 27. Qe2 Bxe3 $5 28. Qxe3 $1 Bxc2 29. Qxg5+ Bg6 30. Bxe5 Re8 31. Re3 {
and White has a sufficient compensation for the piece.}) 26... Rd2 $1 27. Kh1 (
{Or} 27. Re2 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxf2 {and Black wins (Beliavsky).}) 27... g4 $5 28.
hxg4 Rxf2 29. Qh3 Nxe4 30. Ne3 Rxg2 31. Qxg2 h3 32. Qc2 Nd2+ 33. Kg1 Qxg4+ {
The Soviet Union defeated Colombia by 3-1.} ({The pointe is} 33... Qxg4+ 34.
Kf2 Qg2#) 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Wessman, Richard SWE"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 f5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e3 h6 7. Nh3 g5 8. Ng1 c6
9. h4 Rg8 10. hxg5 hxg5 11. d5 c5 $5 ({Known is} 11... Nbd7) 12. b3 $6 {
White makes a passive choice.} (12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. f3 $1 {counters in the centre.
}) 12... Nbd7 13. Bb2 Ne5 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. f3 $6 {Too late!} ({
Better is} 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. cxb5) 16... O-O-O $1 17. fxe4 Neg4 $1 {
Black will regain the pawn.} 18. Re1 fxe4 19. Nh3 Bf5 20. b4 $5 Nd7 $5 21. bxc5
Nxc5 22. Nb5 Kb8 23. Nd4 $6 (23. Nf2 $1 Nxf2 24. Qxf2 {makes a useful exchange.
}) 23... Bg6 24. Kb1 Bg7 25. Ka1 Rgf8 26. Qd2 Rc8 27. Be2 Ne5 $1 28. Rb1 Ka8 $5
29. Rhc1 Ned3 30. Bxd3 Nxd3 31. Rc2 Nxb2 $5 32. Rbxb2 g4 33. Ng1 g3 34. Nh3 Be8
$5 35. Rc3 Bd7 36. Ng1 $2 (36. Nf4 $1 Qe5 37. Nfe2 {offers more resistance.})
36... Rf1+ 37. Rc1 Rf2 $1 38. Qc3 b5 $1 39. Rb4 $5 Rxg2 40. Qa3 Bxd4+ 41. exd4
Qf6 42. Rd1 Rxg1 $1 {England defeated Sweden by 3-1. The standings at the top
became: Soviet Union 34, England 311/2 and USA 301/2.} 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.12.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag YUG"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bf4 d6 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Rc1 f5 $5 11. Ne1 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 Nd7 13. Qb3 Rf7 $5 14.
Rfd1 Qe8 15. c5 $5 bxc5 16. Qxe6 Bf6 17. Qxe8+ Rxe8 18. dxc5 Nxc5 {
The endgame brings equal chances.} 19. Rc2 Ne6 20. Kf1 g5 21. Bc1 Be5 22. Rc4
$1 {An exchange on g5 gives nothing.} f4 23. gxf4 Nxf4 24. Nxf4 gxf4 $1 25. Kg2
({The pointe is} 25. Ra4 c5) 25... Re6 26. h4 Rg6+ $2 ({More active is} 26...
Rh6 $1 27. Rh1 d5 28. Ra4 f3+ $1 29. exf3 Rg7+ 30. Rg4 Ra6 31. a3 h5 {drawn.})
27. Kf3 $1 h5 28. b4 $1 {White takes the initiative on the queenside.} Rg4 29.
Rh1 Kh7 30. b5 $1 Rg8 31. Bd2 Rb8 32. Rhc1 Rxb5 33. Rxc7 Kg6 34. Rxf7 Kxf7 35.
Rc7+ Kf6 $5 36. Rxa7 {Pedrag has won a pawn.} Rb2 37. Be1 $5 (37. Bxf4 $6 Bxf4
38. Kxf4 Rxe2 39. f3 Rc2 {leads to little winning chances for White.}) 37...
Kf5 (37... Rb1 38. Ba5 Rh1 {(Nikolic)} 39. Bd8+ Ke6 40. a4 {also favours White.
}) 38. Ra4 Rb1 $2 (38... Rc2 $1 {continues the restriction of the white bishop.
}) 39. Bd2 $1 Rh1 40. Bxf4 Rxh4 $1 41. e4+ Ke6 42. Be3 Rg4 $5 43. Ra7 Rg1 $5
44. Rh7 Ra1 45. Bg5 $1 {White threatens mate in one.} d5 46. Rh6+ Kd7 47. exd5
Rxa2 48. Ke4 Bd6 $6 (48... Bc7 $1 49. Rh7+ Kc8 50. Be3 Ra4+ 51. Kd3 $1 {
offers more resistance.}) 49. Rh7+ Kc8 50. Be3 Ra4+ 51. Kf5 $1 h4 52. Bg5 $1
Ra5 53. Ke6 $1 {He gains a decisive tempo by the error on move 48.} Ra6 54.
Rh8+ Kc7 55. Bd8+ Kb7 56. Bxh4 Bc7+ 57. Kf7 Ra5 58. Rh5 Kc8 59. Bg3 Ra3 60.
Bxc7 Kxc7 61. Ke6 {Nikolic wins the rook ending easily, due to the two extra 
pawns. Yugoslavia drew with the Netherlands.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.12.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan ENG"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir ISL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. d3 Be7 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. h3 $5 ({Usual is} 9. Nf1) 9... b5 10. Nf1 c4 ({
A novelty will become} 10... Qb6 $5) 11. Ng3 cxd3 12. cxd3 Ne5 13. d4 Nxf3+ 14.
Qxf3 d5 $5 15. e5 $1 {Something happens at last.} Nd7 $5 16. Nh5 Kh8 $1 17. Qg4
Rg8 {He defends against mate in one.} 18. Bd2 Nb6 $6 ({More useful is} 18...
Qb6) 19. b3 $1 Rc8 20. Rac1 Ba3 21. Bg5 $1 Rxc1 $5 22. Bxc1 $5 (22. Rxc1 $1 f6
23. exf6 gxf6 24. Bxf6+ Qxf6 25. Qxg8+ Kxg8 26. Nxf6+ Kf7 27. Rc7+ {
favours White (Speelman).}) 22... Be7 23. Be3 Nd7 24. Rc1 a5 25. g3 a4 $5 26.
h4 axb3 27. axb3 Qb6 28. Nf4 Rd8 29. Nh3 Ra8 30. Ng5 Bxg5 $6 (30... Kg8 $1 31.
h5 h6 32. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 33. Qg6+ Kf8 34. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 35. Rc3 {(Speelman)} Bb4
36. Rf3+ Ke7 37. Qf7+ Kd8 38. Qg8+ Kc7 39. Qxa8 Qxd4 {
leads to an unclear position.}) 31. Qxg5 Kg8 $1 32. Qe7 Qb7 33. Bd2 Rc8 34. Ra1
Nc5 $1 35. Qxb7 Nxb7 36. Bb4 $1 {White applies restriction in the endgame.} f6
$5 37. f4 $5 fxe5 38. fxe5 Kf7 $6 ({Better is} 38... h5 $1) 39. Ra7 Rc7 40. g4
Kg6 $2 (40... Ke8 $1 41. Ra8+ Kd7 42. Rh8 h6 43. Rg8 g5 $1 44. hxg5 hxg5 45.
Rg7+ Kc8 46. Rxg5 Rc1+ 47. Kf2 Rd1 $1 48. Ke3 Rb1 {
brings a resourceful counter.}) 41. Kg2 h5 $6 42. Kg3 Rf7 $6 43. Ra6 $1 {
Speelman strikes in the ending.} Rf1 44. Rxe6+ Kf7 $6 {The standings at the
end of the penultimate round became: Soviet Union 361/2, England 331/2, USA
321/2, Czechoslovakia 32, Yugoslavia 311/2, etc. Four teams were going to
battle for silver and bronze.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.12.03"]
[Round "14"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick USA"]
[Black "Velikov, Petar BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Americans have to win in the last round.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Kh1 Be7 9. b3 Nc5 $5 10. Nd2 $5 O-O
$5 11. Bb2 e5 $1 12. Ne2 $5 Ng4 $1 {Square e3 needs protection.} 13. Rf3 Bh4
14. Qg1 $1 exf4 15. Nxf4 Ne5 $6 {Velikov gives a pawn.} ({More solid is} 15...
Bg5 $1 16. Rd1 Ne5 $1 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Nd5 Be7) 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Qxc5 exf4
18. Rxf4 Be7 $6 (18... Qg5 $1 19. Qxg5 Bxg5 20. Rf2 Be3 21. Re2 Bd4 22. Rd1 {
brings a white plus.}) 19. Qh5 $1 g6 $6 ({Preferable is} 19... Bg5 $1 20. Rf2
Be3 21. Re2 Qg5 22. Qxg5 Bxg5) 20. Qe2 Bg5 21. Rff1 Bxd2 $5 22. Qxd2 Qd4 23.
Rae1 Qe5 {Black has no compensation for the pawn.} 24. Bc4 Be6 25. Bd5 $1 Rfd8
26. c4 b5 27. Qf2 Rab8 28. Qa7 bxc4 29. bxc4 Rb2 30. Qe7 $5 Qd6 31. Qf6 Rxa2 $2
32. c5 $1 {The USA defeated Bulgaria by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.12.03"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir YUG"]
[Black "Xu Jun CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Qe2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. g3 h6 11. Bh4 Bd7 12. Bg2 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Bc6 14. Rc4 $5 ({
Ljubojevic played} 14. f5 {against Kasparov in Belgrade 1989.}) 14... Qb6 15.
a3 Rd8 16. Bf3 O-O 17. Rf1 Rd7 18. e5 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nd5 21. Nxd5
exd5 22. Bxe7 dxc4 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 {The chances are equal.} 24. Qf5 Qb5 25. e6 $1
Qxf5 26. Rxf5 Re7 27. exf7 Rxf7 28. Rc5 $5 {
Exchange of rooks leads to a drawn pawn ending.} Rf1+ 29. Kd2 Rf2+ 30. Kc3 Rxh2
31. Rxc4 (31. Rc8+ $1 Kf7 32. Rc7+ Kf8 33. Rxb7 Rh3 34. Kxc4 Rxg3 35. Ra7 {
gains a plus in the rook ending.}) 31... Rh3 32. Rf4+ $5 Ke7 33. Rf3 h5 34. Kd4
g5 35. Ke4 Ke6 36. Rb3 $5 b5 37. a4 $6 {Both players suffer from time pressure.
} ({Correct is} 37. Re3 $1 h4 38. gxh4 Rxh4+ 39. Kf3+) 37... h4 $1 38. axb5
axb5 $6 (38... hxg3 $1 39. bxa6 $1 g2 40. Rxh3 $1 g1=Q 41. Rh6+ Kd7 42. a7 {
will be hard to win for Black.}) 39. Re3 $2 (39. Rxb5 Rxg3 40. Rb6+ $1 {draws.}
) 39... hxg3 $2 (39... Rxg3 $1 40. Rxg3 hxg3 41. Kf3 Kd5 $1 42. Kxg3 Ke4 $1 {
brings a won pawn ending for Black (Xu Jun).}) 40. Kf3+ Kf5 41. Kg2 ({Not} 41.
Rb3 $2 g2+ $1 42. Kxg2 Rxb3 43. cxb3 Ke4) 41... Rh2+ 42. Kxg3 Rxc2 {
Black has won a pawn.} 43. Rb3 Rc5 {
He has a distant passed pawn in the rook ending.} 44. Kf2 Ke5 45. Rb4 Kd5 46.
Ke3 Kc6 47. Rg4 Re5+ 48. Kd3 Rd5+ 49. Ke3 Kd6 50. Ke2 Rf5 $1 51. Ke3 Ke5 52. b3
Kf6 $1 {The king supports the extra pawn.} 53. Ke4 Kg6 54. Rg1 Rf4+ 55. Ke5 Rb4
$5 56. Rg3 g4 57. Kd5 Rf4 58. Kc5 b4 59. Kb5 Kg5 60. Rg1 Kh4 61. Rh1+ Kg3 62.
Kc5 Kg2 {China defeated Yugoslavia by 21/2-11/2. The Chinese team caught up
with the Yugoslavian.} 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.12.03"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Nunn, John ENG"]
[Black "Arencibia, Walter CUB"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3
d6 9. a4 Na5 10. Ba2 b4 11. Ne2 c5 12. Ng3 Bc8 13. c3 Rb8 14. d4 $5 (14. Nd2 {
prevented ..b3 in Thipsay - Chiburdanidze, Frunze 1985.}) 14... b3 $1 15. Bb1
Qc7 16. Nh4 g6 17. f4 $5 cxd4 $1 {
Black takes the initiative. Restraint of bishop b1 brings no advantage.} 18.
cxd4 Ng4 $5 19. Nf3 exd4 20. Ne2 $6 {White should recapture d4 soon.} (20. h3
$1 Nf6 21. Nxd4 O-O 22. Bd3 {gains a plus (Arencibia).}) 20... Nc6 21. Kh1 $5
Bf6 22. Ra3 $5 Qb6 23. a5 Qb4 $5 24. Qd3 $6 (24. e5 $1 dxe5 25. fxe5 Bg7 $1 26.
Nfxd4 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 {equalises.}) 24... Be6 $1 25. Qxa6 $2 ({Better is} 25. Bd2
$1 Qc4 26. Kg1 $1) 25... Qc5 $1 {Black starts a decisive attack in the centre.}
26. Qd3 Nb4 27. Qd1 d3 $1 28. Bxd3 Nf2+ $1 29. Rxf2 Qxf2 30. f5 Nxd3 31. Qxd3
Qf1+ 32. Nfg1 gxf5 33. Qxd6 $5 Rc8 34. Rxb3 Rg8 $1 35. Rg3 Rxg3 36. hxg3 Be7
37. Qd2 Bc5 38. Qf4 Qxf4 39. Bxf4 fxe4 40. Nc3 f5 41. g4 Bb4 42. gxf5 Bxf5 43.
Nb5 Bd7 44. Nc7+ Kf7 45. a6 Bc6 46. a7 Bc5 {The Englishmen drew with the
Cubans. England produced the same number of game points as the USA, but had a
lower Buchholz-score.} 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.12.03"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Stohl, Igor CSR"]
[Black "Prasad, Devaki IND"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3
O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Rc1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 a5 13. b3 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5 15.
Qd2 Qb6 16. Nb5 Rfc8 17. Rfd1 Qd8 18. Bf1 b6 19. Nc3 Qd7 20. Nd5 $5 ({Known is
} 20. Qf2) 20... Qb7 21. Re1 Rd8 22. Bg5 Rd7 23. Rcd1 Ne6 24. Be3 Nc5 25. Bg5
Ne6 26. Be3 Nc5 27. Qf2 $5 {
White avoids a repetition of moves and has an immediate success.} e6 $2 ({
Better is} 27... Rc8) 28. Qh4 $1 exd5 (28... e5 $5 29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. Qxf6 {
leads to positional advantages for White.}) 29. cxd5 b5 $5 (29... Bc3 30. Bc4
$1 Bxe1 31. Rxe1 Bxd5 32. Bxd5 Qc8 33. Bxa8 Qxa8 34. Rd1 {also favours White.})
30. dxc6 Qxc6 31. Rd5 $1 {A lot of pressure can be exerted on the weakness d6.}
Rb8 32. Red1 Ne6 33. Rc1 Qa6 34. a4 $1 Nc7 35. Bxb5 Nxb5 36. axb5 Qb7 37. b6
Ra8 38. Qf2 a4 39. bxa4 Rxa4 40. Qc2 Ra8 41. Qc6 Bb2 42. Qxb7 Rxb7 43. Rc7 {
Czechoslovakia defeated India, as a result of this game.   The final standings
became: Soviet Union 39/14, USA (silver) 351/2, England (bronze) 351/2,
Czechoslovakia 341/2, Yugoslavia, China and Cuba 33, Iceland, West Germany,
India, Sweden, Netherlands 321/2, etc. Many new nations had developed, when
the next Olympiad began.} 1-0

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia URS"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Polgar sisters played in the Hungarian team for the second time. Hungary
and the Soviet Union competed for gold again. The favourites met in round four.
} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. c3 Nge7 7. b4 $5 {
Chiburdanidze starts a new gambit.} d6 {Zsuzsa responds quietly.} (7... cxb4 $5
8. cxb4 O-O $1 {will be played in future games.}) 8. bxc5 dxc5 9. d3 (9. Ba3 b6
10. d4 $6 exd4 {(Zsu.Polgar)} 11. Nxd4 Bb7 {brings no advantage.}) 9... a6 10.
Ba4 O-O 11. Be3 Qd6 12. Bc2 h6 13. Qc1 Kh7 14. Nbd2 b6 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Rb1 Rb8
17. Qa3 $5 f5 $5 {Black wants to attack on the kingside.} 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Bd2
Ng6 20. Ne3 Nce7 21. Qb3 $2 (21. Nc4 Nd5 22. h4 {counters.}) 21... Bd7 $1 22.
h3 $5 Bc6 $1 23. Nh2 Nf4 $1 {She charges.} 24. Rbd1 Qd6 $5 25. f3 $2 (25. d4 $1
cxd4 26. cxd4 exd4 27. Nxf5 $1 Nxf5 28. g4 {fights back.}) 25... Qg6 $1 26. Kh1
Ned5 27. Nhf1 Nxe3 28. Nxe3 Qg3 $5 29. Rf1 Nxh3 $5 (29... Nxg2 $1 30. Nxg2 Rf6
31. Be1 Qxh3+ 32. Kg1 h5 33. Rf2 Bh6 34. Bd2 Rg8 {
aims all black pieces on the white king.}) 30. d4 $1 Nf4 31. Be1 Qg5 32. d5 Bd7
33. Bb1 $2 (33. Rd2 {offers more resistance.}) 33... Ne2 $1 34. Ng4 e4 $1 35.
Nh2 Be5 36. Rf2 Qg3 37. f4 Bxf4 38. Rxf4 Qxf4 {
Zsuzsa defeated the world champion.} 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.20"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Polgar, Judit HUN"]
[Black "Gaprindashvili, Nona URS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Qh4 8.
c4 O-O-O 9. c5 g5 {They play an enterprising line of the Russian Defence.} 10.
Nc3 Bg7 11. Ne2 Rhe8 12. Qe1 Nf6 13. Qd2 Ne4 $5 (13... h6 {
happened in Sherzer - Nemeth, Utasellato 1990.}) 14. Qa5 Kb8 15. f3 Nf6 16. g3
$6 {White should stop the attack.} (16. Qe1 Qxe1 17. Rxe1 {leads to equality.})
16... Qh5 17. a4 $2 {Judit allows a decisive sacrifice.} (17. Rf2 $1 {
defends well.}) 17... Ng4 $1 18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. Nf4 $5 ({Even worse is} 19. Nc3
$2 Bxd4+ 20. Kg2 Qh3+ 21. Kh1 {(Gaprindashvili)} Qxf1+ 22. Bxf1 Bf3+ 23. Bg2
Re1#) 19... Bxd4+ 20. Kg2 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Be5 $5 22. c6 $5 Bc8 $5 23. Qb4 Bd6 $1
24. Qb3 $5 (24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. Rf5 $1 Qh6 26. Rxf7 {offers more resistance.})
24... Bxf4 $5 25. Rxf4 Re3 26. Qc2 $6 (26. Raf1 Rd6 27. Rf5 $1 {
prolongs the game.}) 26... Qh3+ 27. Kh1 Rxg3 28. cxb7 Bxb7 29. Rxf7 Rc8 30. Bb5
d4+ 31. Bc6 Rc3 $1 {
The former world champion defeated the young star in a grand style.} 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad"]
[Site "29th Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "1990.11.20"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa URS"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsofia HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The game on board three brought the decision in the match.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3
d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. b3 Bg4 5. O-O e6 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. c4 Bd6 8. d4 Qb8 9. Nbd2 O-O
10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Qc3 b5 $5 ({Galliamova encountered} 11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 {
previously.}) 12. Nh4 Re8 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nxf5 exf5 {
The black pawn structure has been slightly damaged.} 15. Qd3 Ne4 16. Nf3 Qb6
17. Rac1 Qa5 18. Rc2 $1 Rac8 $1 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Ndc5 21. Qd1 $1 Qxa2 $2 {
This blunder costs a piece.} ({Better is} 21... b4) 22. f3 $1 Qxb3 ({
The pointe is} 22... Ng5 $2 23. Bd4 $1) 23. fxe4 Qe3+ 24. Kh1 Nxe4 25. Bd4 Qa3
26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Qa1 $6 ({Preferable is} 27. Bg1) 27... b4 $1 28. Qxa3 bxa3
29. Ra1 Rc2 $2 (29... Rc4 30. e3 Ra4 31. Ra2 Ra5 {offers more resistance.}) 30.
Bxe4 fxe4 31. Rxa3 Rxe2 32. Rxa7 {
White has gained a bishop for two pawns in the endgame.} h5 33. Kg1 $5 Rd2 34.
Ra4 Kh7 35. Bf2 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 Rd2 37. Kf1 e3 $5 ({Or} 37... Kg6 38. Rd4 $1) 38.
Bxe3 Rxh2 39. Bf2 h4 40. gxh4 Rh1+ 41. Ke2 Kg6 42. Rg4+ Kh6 43. Rd4 Rh3 44.
Rxd5 g5 45. Rd6+ {The Soviets won the important match by 2-1. They had a lead
of 11/2 points at the start of the penultimate round. When they drew against
Czechoslovakia, the Hungarians came alongside. The top remained unchanged
during the last round. Hungary won on the Buchholz-score. All Polgar sisters
won gold medals at their boards. Final standings: Hungary 35 (gold), Soviet
Union 35 (silver), China 29 (bronze), etc.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Black "El-Taher, Fouad EGY"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 30th Olympiad was played in Manila from 7 until 25 vi 1992. A budget of
$6.5 million was available. The players stayed in four excellent hotels.   A
big change made the collapse of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. These super
powers had fallen apart in many republics. Fourteen of them participated.
Germany was unified.  Ivanchuk occupied board one of the Ukraine. The members
of the Ukraine team had paid their own air tickets. Cash for chess was
disappearing in the former Soviet states.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4
Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4
12. cxd4 Bb7 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. d5 Qc7 15. Re2 $5 ({Known is} 15. Bd3) 15... Nh5
$2 (15... Nd7 $5 {will draw in Hernandez - El-Taher, Moscow 1994.}) 16. Bd3 Nf4
$6 ({Preferable is} 16... Bf6) 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Rc2 Qb6 19. b3 f5 $5 {
Black has ruined his position.} 20. Rac1 $5 {
Capture of pawn f5 would be fine too.} Bf6 (20... fxe4 21. Bxe4 g6 22. Ne2 {
leads to a big positional advantage for White.}) 21. exf5 Rce8 22. Qd2 Bxc3 23.
Rxc3 Bxd5 24. Bb1 Bb7 25. Rc7 Bxf3 26. gxf3 $5 d5 $1 27. Qxd5+ Kh8 28. Rf7 Qd8
29. Qxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Be4 Kg8 32. Bd5+ Kh8 33. Rc7 g6 34. fxg6 hxg6
35. h4 Rf5 36. Be4 Rf6 37. Kg2 Kg8 38. Kh3 Kf8 39. Kg4 {
Egypt was defeated by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Solomon, Stephen AUS"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan BIH"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{A new nation was Bosnia Herzegovina. Its team had to play with four people,
because the two reserves could not leave their hiding places in Sarajevo.} 1.
e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3
Bb4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Na4 Rb8 11. Qd3 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. c4 Bd6 $5 ({Known is
} 13... Bd7) 14. Rac1 $5 {White makes a temporary pawn sacrifice.} Bxh2+ 15.
Kh1 Bd6 16. cxd5 Qe7 17. Bc5 $2 {Solomon gives away a pawn.} ({Correct is} 17.
dxe6 Bxe6 18. Bc5 Bxc5 19. Nxc5 {and equality.}) 17... Nxd5 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19.
Bf3 O-O 20. Nc3 $6 ({Preferable is} 20. b3) 20... Rxb2 $1 21. Nxd5 exd5 22.
Qxd5 Qf6 $1 (22... Qxd5 $2 23. Bxd5 Be6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rc6 Rxa2 26. Rxe6 {
gives drawing chances.}) 23. Qc5 Be6 24. a3 Rb3 25. Rfe1 g6 26. Re3 Rb2 27.
Rec3 $2 (27. Ree1 {prolongs the game.}) 27... Rc8 $1 28. Qe3 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 Rxf2
$1 {Black gains a second pawn.} 30. Kg1 Rb2 31. Rc6 Rb1+ 32. Kf2 $2 Qh4+ 33. g3
Qh2+ 34. Bg2 Qg1+ 35. Kf3 Bd5+ 36. Kf4 g5+ $1 {Bosnia defeated Australia.} 0-1

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sabalovs, Aleksandrs LAT"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B64"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 h6 10. h4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 {They play a spicy line.} a6 $5 ({
Usual is} 11... hxg5 12. hxg5 Ng4 {
(Sokolsky - Livshin, Kiev 1954), but Sabalovs regards it as suicide.}) 12. Be2
Qa5 13. Bf3 $5 (13. Kb1 $1 {
brings a position similar to Dvoirys - Aseev, Leningrad 1990.}) 13... Rd8 14.
g4 Bd7 15. Bxh6 $1 {White clears the road of a pawn.} gxh6 16. g5 Ne8 $1 17.
Rdg1 h5 $5 18. Bxh5 Bf8 19. f5 Qe5 20. Qd2 exf5 $1 21. g6 $1 {
The attack continues, but the defender has sufficient chances.} fxg6 22. Rxg6+
Kh7 23. Rhg1 $5 fxe4 $2 ({Better is} 23... Nf6 $1 24. Kb1 $1 {(Sabalovs)} Be8
$1 25. Qg2 $1 Bxg6 26. Bxg6+ Kh8 27. Bxf5 {but the white charge proceeds.}) 24.
Rh6+ $1 {A chase of the black king starts.} Bxh6 25. Bg6+ Kg7 26. Bxe8+ Kh7 27.
Bg6+ Kg7 28. Bxe4+ Kf7 29. Qxh6 Rh8 30. Bd5+ $5 Ke8 $1 31. Qd2 Kd8 32. Re1 Qh5
33. Ne4 Qh6 $5 34. Ng5 $1 Kc7 35. Re7 Rae8 36. Qa5+ b6 37. Qc3+ $6 (37. Qxa6 $1
{(Sabalovs)} Rxe7 38. Qb7+ Kd8 39. Qxb6+ {wins immediately.}) 37... Kd8 38.
Rxd7+ $1 Kxd7 39. Qc6+ Ke7 40. Qc7+ Kf6 41. Qxd6+ $2 {
He hunts the king in a wrong way.} (41. Qf7+ $1 Ke5 42. Bc6 $1 Ref8 43. Qd5+
Kf4 44. Qf3+ Ke5 45. Qg3+ Kf6 46. Qxd6+ Kg7 47. Qe7+ Kg6 48. Be8+ $1 Kf5 49.
Qe4+ Kf6 50. Qe6+ Kg7 51. Qe7+ Kg8 52. Bf7+ Kg7 53. h5 $1 {
and the threat of Be6+ decides the game.}) 41... Kf5 42. Qd7+ Ke5 $2 {
The other king moves are right.} 43. Bf7 $1 Qf8 $5 44. Qd5+ Kf6 45. Qf3+ Ke7
46. Qb7+ Kf6 47. Qxb6+ Kf5 48. Qf2+ Ke5 49. Qg3+ Kf6 50. Qf4+ Ke7 51. Qc7+ Kf6
52. Qc6+ Ke5 53. Qd5+ Kf6 54. Qf3+ Ke7 55. Qb7+ Kd8 56. Qb8+ Ke7 57. Qa7+ Kd8
58. Qa8+ Ke7 59. Qa7+ Kd8 60. Qb6+ Ke7 61. Qe6+ Kd8 62. Qb6+ Ke7 63. Qxa6 Rb8
64. Qa7+ Kd6 65. Qd4+ Kc6 66. Bd5+ Kd7 67. Nf7 Rh6 68. Qg4+ Kc7 69. Qf4+ Rd6 {
Black has to give material. The rest is simple.} 70. Qxd6+ Qxd6 71. Nxd6 Kxd6
72. Bf7 Rf8 73. Bg6 Rf1+ 74. Kd2 Rf2+ 75. Ke3 Rh2 76. h5 Ke5 77. Kd3 Kd5 78.
Kc3 {Sirovs and Sabalovs set the Latvian boards on fire.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek NED"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Russians were the great favourites. Karpov was invited, but he would
never play for Russia. Yusupov refused as well and would participate for
Germany in the future.   Kramnik was their first reserve. He became seventeen
during the event.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. a4 Bb7 8. e5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. exf6 gxh4 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. Qh5 $6 ({Known is} 
12. Be2 $6) ({The alternative is} 12. axb5 $5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Bb4+ 14. Nc3 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Qb6 {(Kramnik).}) 12... Qxf6 13. Nxd7 (13. axb5 $6 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qg5 {
favours Black (Kramnik).}) 13... Kxd7 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Qxb5+ Bc6 16. Qxc4 Bd6
$1 17. Ra6 $2 ({Preferable is} 17. Nb5) 17... Rhc8 {Black threatens ..h3.} 18.
Rxc6 $5 Rxc6 19. Qa4 Qg5 20. Bb5 Qxg2 21. d5 $5 {The last try.} Qxh1+ 22. Ke2
Kd8 $1 {Kramnik avoids nasty checks.} 23. Bxc6 Rb8 $1 {He counterattacks.} 24.
Nb5 $5 ({Or} 24. Qxh4+ Kc8 $1) 24... exd5 25. Qa5+ Ke7 26. Qxa7+ Kf8 27. Qe3
Kg8 $1 28. h3 Bf8 29. Qf4 Qe4+ 30. Qxe4 dxe4 31. Ke3 Rb6 32. Bd7 Rf6 33. b3
Bc5+ 34. Kxe4 Rxf2 35. Kd5 Bb4 36. Nd4 Kg7 37. Kc4 Rf4 38. Kd5 Kf6 39. Bc8 Rf1
40. Bg4 Bc3 41. Nf3 Kg6 42. Nxh4+ Kg5 43. Nf3+ Kf4 44. Nh4 Rf2 45. Bc8 Kg5 {
Russia defeated the Netherlands, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat ARM"]
[Black "Veingold, Aleksander EST"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{An Armenian met an Estonian, two new nationalities.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3
Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. Rb1 c6 11.
a3 Qc7 12. b3 $5 (12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 {
occurred in Chekhov - Strikovic, Belgrade 1989.}) 12... Bd7 13. Bb2 c5 $6 ({
Preferable is} 13... Bh6) 14. Nb5 $1 {White jumps into the hole immediately.}
Bxb5 15. cxb5 Nc8 $6 16. a4 Nb6 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. Bc3 Bh6 19. Bd3 Nbd7 $6 20. Nc4
$1 b6 21. g3 Nh5 22. Qc2 f6 $6 {Black has made a number of positional mistakes.
} ({Better is} 22... Rab8 $1 {(overprotects b6)} 23. Rbe1 Ndf6) 23. Rbe1 $1 Rf7
24. Be2 Ng7 25. f4 Rb8 $5 26. Bg4 $1 Nf8 27. Qg2 Ne8 28. Qh3 $1 Bg7 29. fxe5 $6
({Even better is} 29. f5 $1) 29... dxe5 $6 30. Be6 $5 Nxe6 31. dxe6 Rf8 32. Rd1
Nc7 33. Rd6 $1 Rfd8 34. Rc6 $1 Rd3 35. Bxe5 $1 fxe5 36. Rf7 ({Sources give} 36.
Rf2 $2) 36... Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Qg5 38. Rcxc7 Bh6 39. Qh4 Qc1 {
The Armenians defeated the Estonians, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ricardi, Pablo ARG"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The US team was headed by two former Soviet players.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.
Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10.
bxc3 e5 11. Nb5 Nc6 12. c4 Nb6 13. c5 Nc4 14. Qc2 $5 ({Known is} 14. Bc3) 14...
a6 $5 (14... Be6 $1 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Be3 $2 {(Gulko) is answered by} Nb4 $1 17.
Qb1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qxc5 {and Black wins.}) 15. Qxc4 Be6 $1 16. Qc2 (16. Qa4 $5
axb5 17. Qxb5 Nd4 18. Qb2 Bc4 19. e3 Bd5 20. e4 Bc4 {favours Black as well.})
16... axb5 {Black has plus.} 17. O-O Nd4 18. Qe4 Rxa2 $5 (18... Bc4 $1 19. Rfe1
Re8 {gains more advantage.}) 19. Rxa2 Bxa2 20. Qxe5 Bc4 $1 21. Be3 Nxe2+ 22.
Kh1 b4 23. Qe4 Qd3 $1 24. Qxb7 $2 (24. Qxd3 Bxd3 25. Rd1 Bc2 26. Rd6 b3 27. Rb6
{escapes.}) 24... b3 $1 25. Qb4 $6 (25. c6 $1 Bd5 26. Re1 Qe4 $1 {(Gulko)} 27.
Rg1 $1 Qe6 28. Rd1 Be4 29. Qb4 {offers more resistance.}) 25... Qc3 26. Qb6
Nxg3+ $5 (26... Qc2 {wins more quickly.}) 27. hxg3 Bxf1 28. Bxf1 b2 29. Kg2 Qc2
30. Bd3 Qxd3 31. Qxb2 Qd5+ 32. Kh2 h6 33. Qb6 Ra8 34. Qb2 Qe4 35. Qc3 Ra4 36.
Qb2 Rb4 37. Qe2 Rb1 38. f3 Qe5 39. Qd3 {The USA won by 31/2-1/2.} (39. Qd3 Qh5+
40. Kg2 Qh1+ 41. Kf2 Qh2# {ends the game.}) 0-1

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sirovs, Aleksejs LAT"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{World champion Kasparov led the Russian team.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Be3 f5 11. f3
f4 12. Bf2 h5 13. c5 g5 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. a4 Ng6 16. Nb5 $5 ({Known is} 16. Rc1
) 16... a6 17. Na3 Nf6 18. Nc4 g4 19. Qb3 g3 $1 {
Garry attacks in the King's Indian Defence.} 20. hxg3 fxg3 21. Bxg3 h4 22. Bh2
Nh5 23. Qb6 {Sirovs advances on the queenside.} Qg5 $1 24. Nd3 $1 (24. Nxd6 $2
Ng3 25. Rf2 Nf4 26. Bf1 h3 $1 {charges on the kingside (Kasparov).}) 24... Ng3
25. Rf2 Nxe2+ 26. Rxe2 Rxf3 $1 27. Nxd6 $1 Rxd3 28. Nxc8 Kh7 $1 (28... Qg4 29.
Qxg6 $1 {favours White (Kasparov).}) 29. Nd6 Nf4 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Nf5 Rg8 32.
Qxb7 f3 $1 33. Rf2 Rd2 34. Qa7 Kh8 $2 (34... Rxf2 $1 35. Qxf2 fxg2 36. Nxg7
Rxg7 37. Qf5+ {(Kasparov)} Kh6 $1 38. Qxg5+ Kxg5 39. Kxg2 Kf4+ {
leads to a drawn rook ending.}) 35. Qe3 $4 {The tables turn.} (35. Rxd2 Qxd2
36. Qf2 {favours White.}) 35... Qxe3 $2 (35... Bd4 $1 36. Qxd4+ Rxd4 37. Nxd4
Qe3 38. Nxf3 h3 {wins immediately (Kasparov).}) 36. Nxe3 Bd4 37. Rxd2 Bxe3+ 38.
Kh2 Bxd2 39. gxf3 Rg3 {Black has a material plus and charges.} 40. Rd1 Bf4 41.
d6 Rxf3+ 42. Kg2 Rg3+ 43. Kh1 Rg8 44. d7 Rd8 45. Kg2 Kg7 46. Rd5 Bc7 47. b4 Kf7
48. a5 $5 (48. Kh3 Ke6 49. Kxh4 Rxd7 50. Rc5 $1 {
makes the last effort (Kasparov).}) 48... Rg8+ 49. Kh3 Bd8 50. b5 axb5 51. Rxb5
Rg3+ 52. Kh2 Ra3 53. Rh5 Ke6 54. a6 Kxd7 55. Rh6 Bg5 56. Rh5 Be7 57. Rh6 Ra4
58. e5 Ra5 59. Rb6 Rxe5 60. a7 Ra5 61. Rb7+ Ke6 62. Kh3 Ra4 {Latvia was
d by 3-1. Russia  took over the superiority of the Soviet Union.} 0-1

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir ARM"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Russian was the most important language in Manila. Two former Soviets met in
this game.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7.
Nc3 d6 8. f4 g6 $5 {
This move makes a strange combination with ..e6, but it is  alright.} 9. Nf3 $5
Nc6 10. Qe1 Bg7 11. Qh4 O-O $6 ({More prudent is} 11... b5) 12. Kh1 b5 13. f5
$1 b4 14. Ne2 exf5 $6 {Black should not open the position.} 15. exf5 d5 $6 ({
Preferable is} 15... Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5) 16. Bh6 $5 Ne5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nf4 {
White has a strong attack.} Nxd3 19. Qxf6+ $1 Kxf6 20. Nxd5+ Kxf5 $2 {
Black does not want to lose material.} ({Better is} 20... Kg7 $1 21. f6+ Kh8
22. Nxc7 Ra7 23. cxd3 Rxc7 {and White has an extra pawn in the endgame.}) 21.
Nxc7 Ra7 22. Nd4+ $1 Kg4 ({Or} 22... Ke4 23. Nce6 $1) 23. Nd5 $1 Ne5 24. Nf6+
Kh4 25. Rae1 $1 Rd8 26. Re4+ {Armenia defeated Israel by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Serper, Grigory UZB"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergei RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 d6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. f4 exf4 7. Bxf4 O-O 8. Nf3
c6 9. Qd2 $5 Na6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Nd4 {Pieces go to the central area.} Ng4 12.
h3 Ne5 $1 {The chances are equal.} 13. Rf2 Bf6 14. Be3 g6 15. Raf1 Bg7 16. Nf3
Ne6 17. Ng5 Qe7 18. b3 Bd7 (18... Nxc4 $5 19. bxc4 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nxg5 21. Bc1
$1 {brings a white plus, despite the loss of a  pawn.}) 19. d4 Nf7 20. Nxf7
Rxf7 21. d5 Nc7 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 c5 24. Qd3 Raf8 25. Kh1 Ne8 26. e4 $5
fxe4 $5 27. Rxf7 Rxf7 28. Qxe4 Qxe4 29. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 {
Black has the good bishop in the endgame.} Bf5 31. Nc3 g5 32. h4 g4 33. Kg1 $6
(33. Bg2 $1 Kf7 34. Ne4 Ke7 35. Kg1 Nf6 36. Nc3 {equalises.}) 33... Kf7 34. Kf2
Kf6 35. Ke3 Ke5 36. Bd3 Bxd3 37. Kxd3 Ng7 $1 {
Black controls more territory in the knight ending.} 38. Nd1 $1 Nf5 39. Ne3
Nxg3 40. Nxg4+ Kf5 $5 41. Nf2 Ke5 42. Ng4+ Kf4 $1 43. Nh6 Nf5 $1 44. Nf7 $1 {
White has to avoid exchange.} h5 $1 45. b4 $5 {
Otherwise, White will be outmanoeuvred.} b6 $6 ({Better is} 45... cxb4 $5 46.
c5 $1 dxc5 47. d6 Nxd6 48. Nxd6 b6 49. Nc8 {but White has drawing chances.})
46. b5 $1 Nxh4 47. Nxd6 Ng6 48. Nf7 h4 49. Ke2 $1 Ke4 50. Nd6+ $6 Ke5 $1 51.
Nc8 $2 ({Correct is} 51. Nf7+) 51... Kd4 $2 (51... Nf4+ $1 {wins for Black.})
52. Nd6 Ne5 53. Kf2 Nxc4 $6 54. Nc8 $4 {The stubborn resistance collapses.} (
54. Nxc4 $1 Kxd5 55. Ne3+ Kd4 56. Nf5+ $1 Kc4 57. Nxh4 Kxb5 58. Ke3 Kb4 59. Kd3
Ka3 60. Kc4 Kxa2 {leads to a theoretical draw.}) 54... Kxd5 55. Nxa7 h3 56. Kg3
Nd2 57. Kxh3 c4 $1 58. Kg3 c3 {The Soviet Union defeated Uzbekistan by 3-1.}
0-1

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.15"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata USA"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. g4 ({Usual is} 11. Nge2 $1) 11... Nf4 12. Bc2 $5 (
12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Qxf4 Qb6 {
favoured Black in Szmukler - Wexler, Buenos Aires 1978.}) 12... b5 13. Qf2 Nd7
14. Nge2 b4 $5 15. Na4 a5 16. Nxf4 $1 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. O-O-O $2 {
The white king becomes a target.} (18. O-O $1 Ba6 19. Rfd1 Rc8 {(Kasparov)} 20.
Rac1 {almost equalises.}) 18... Nc4 $1 19. Be3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Rb8 $1 21. Bb3 Bd7
22. Kb1 Qe8 23. Nb6 Bb5 $1 24. Rd2 a4 25. Bd1 $2 ({Preferable is} 25. Bc4 $1
Rxb6 $1 26. Qxb6 Bxc4 27. Qxb4) 25... Rb7 $1 {
The knight can be attacked more easily.} 26. e5 $5 b3 $5 27. axb3 axb3 28. Bxb3
Qb8 $1 29. Nc4 Bxc4 30. Bxc4 Bxe5 31. Qe2 Qa7 32. Rc1 Ra8 33. b3 Bf4 34. Kc2
Re7 35. Qd3 Qc5 36. Rb1 Re3 37. Qd4 Ra2+ 38. Kd1 Rxf3 39. Qxf4 ({The pointe is
} 39. Qxc5 Rxd2+ $1) 39... Rxf4 40. Rxa2 Qg1+ 41. Kc2 Qxh2+ {
Kasparov defeated a potential crown prince.} 0-1

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.15"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser USA"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2
a6 9. e4 b4 10. e5 bxc3 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. bxc3 Bd6 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 c5 15.
Ba3 $5 ({The alternative is} 15. Bb2) 15... Qa5 16. Bxc5 $5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Rd8
18. Qb3 Qxc5 19. Rab1 Bd7 20. Qe3 $6 ({Preferable is} 20. Qb6 Ne4 21. Qxc5 Nxc5
22. Nd4) 20... Qxe3 21. fxe3 {White has two weak pawns.} Ne4 $1 22. Rfc1 Nc5 {
Black blockades another pawn.} 23. Nd4 Ba4 24. Bd1 $5 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Rac8 $1 26.
Nb3 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Kf8 28. Rd6 $5 Ne4 $1 29. Rxa6 Rxc4 {
Black has gained a positional edge.} 30. Kf1 Rc2 31. Ra8+ $2 Ke7 32. Ra7+ {
White has spoiled two tempi.} Kf6 33. Ra4 Nd6 (33... Nc3 34. Rc4 Nd5 $1 35.
Rxc2 Nxe3+ 36. Kf2 Nxc2 37. a4 {brings drawing chances in the knight ending.})
34. Nd4 Rc3 35. Kf2 Nc4 36. e4 g5 $1 37. h3 $5 h5 $5 38. Rb4 Ne5 39. Rb1 $5 Ra3
40. Ra1 Nd3+ 41. Ke2 Nc5 42. Nb5 Ra4 43. Nd6 $5 Nxe4 (43... e5 $1 44. a3 Nxe4 {
gains a tempo.}) 44. Nxe4+ Rxe4+ 45. Kd3 Ra4 46. Kc3 Ke5 47. Kb3 Ra7 $5 ({
Kasparov suggests} 47... Ra8 48. a4) 48. a4 Kf4 49. Kc4 f5 50. Ra3 $2 ({
Better is} 50. a5 $1 Kg3 51. Ra2 {and White has drawing chances.}) 50... e5 $1
51. a5 h4 $1 (51... e4 $2 52. g3+ $1 Ke5 53. a6 {draws (Kramnik).}) 52. a6 e4
53. Kd4 $6 (53. Ra2 $1 g4 54. hxg4 fxg4 55. Kb5 $1 Kg3 $1 56. Kb6 Ra8 57. Kb7
Rh8 58. a7 e3 59. Re2 $1 Kh2 $1 60. Rxe3 Rh7+ 61. Kb6 Rxa7 62. Kxa7 Kxg2 {
wins for Black (Kramnik).}) 53... e3 $1 54. Kd3 Kg3 55. Kxe3 ({Or} 55. Ra2 e2
$1 56. Kxe2 Kxg2 {(Kramnik).}) 55... Kxg2 56. Ra2+ Kxh3 57. Kf3 g4+ 58. Kf2 g3+
59. Kf3 f4 $1 60. Ra1 g2 61. Kf2 Kh2 {The young man gave a lesson in
positional play. Kasparov's real crown prince scored 81/2/9. Russia crushed
the USA by 31/2-1/2, although it fielded two reserves. The Russians led by 31/
2 points on the field.} 0-1

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergei UZB"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Re1 a6 10. Bf1 b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 $5 ({More passive is} 11... Nd7) 12.
exd5 Ne5 13. c3 Bb7 14. a4 Nc4 $6 ({Better is} 14... Qc7 $1 15. axb5 axb5 16.
Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Bxb5 Rb8 18. Bf1 Qb6 19. Na1 Qa5 20. Nc2 Bxd5 {
and Black has regained the pawn.}) 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Nd4 $1 {
White has achieved a positional plus.} Bxd5 18. Nxb5 Nb6 19. Be3 Bc6 20. Nd4
Bd7 21. c4 Qb8 22. b4 Rc8 23. Qb3 e5 24. Nf3 h6 25. Nd2 Be6 26. Ra1 Qc7 $1 27.
b5 $1 {White sacrifices a pawn.} Nxc4 $2 (27... Kh7 $1 28. Rb1 Rb8 {
avoids the trap.}) 28. Bxc4 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Qxc4 30. Nxc4 Rxc4 31. Rb1 $1 Rc7 $6
(31... d5 $5 32. b6 Bf8 33. b7 Bd6 34. b8=Q+ Bxb8 35. Rxb8+ Kg7 {
prolongs the game.}) 32. b6 Rb7 33. Rc1 Rb8 34. Rc7 $1 Bf6 35. b7 Bd8 36. Rd7
Kf8 37. Ba7 Ke8 38. Rxf7 $1 {The match against the Netherlands ended in a draw.
Uzbekistan played surprisingly strong. The Dutch team fell back after a good
start.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Arnason, Jon ISL"]
[Black "Adams, Michael ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. d4 d6 (5... g4 $1 {
occurred in Paulsen - Gunsberg, Breslau 1889.}) 6. d5 Ne5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+
Nxd7 9. Qd4 f6 $2 (9... Qf6 10. Qxf6 Ngxf6 11. Nxg5 Rg8 12. Bxf4 h6 13. Nf3
Rxg2 {drew in Pliester - Grinberg, Dieren 1984.}) 10. h4 $1 g4 11. Ng5 Nc5 12.
Ne6 Nxe6 13. dxe6 c6 14. Bxf4 {White has a won position.} Qb6 $5 (14... Qe7 {
lost in Motwani - Gretarsson, Hafnarfirdi 1992. Arnason participated in this
Islandic event and knew this game.}) 15. Qd3 O-O-O 16. O-O-O h5 17. Qg3 Qc7 18.
Rd3 Qe7 19. Rhd1 Qxe6 20. Bxd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Qe7 23. Qf4 Rh7 24.
Ne2 Rf7 25. Qf5+ Kc7 26. Re6 Qd7 27. Qf4+ Kc8 28. Rd6 Qe7 29. Ng3 Qe5 30. Qxe5
fxe5 31. Re6 Kd7 32. Rxe5 Rf2 33. Nxh5 Rxg2 34. Rg5 Nh6 35. Rg7+ Ke8 36. Rg6
Nf7 37. Rxg4 $1 Rh2 38. Ng7+ Ke7 39. Nf5+ Kf6 40. b3 a5 41. Rg8 Ke5 42. Rf8 Nd6
43. Nxd6 Kxd6 44. Rf4 b5 45. a3 Ke6 46. Rg4 Ke5 47. Rg6 Rxh4 48. Rxc6 Kd4 49.
a4 bxa4 50. Rc4+ Ke3 51. Rxa4 Rh5 52. Kb2 Rg5 53. Rc4 Rh5 54. Ka3 Re5 55. Ka4
Kd2 56. Rc8 Kc1 57. c4 Kb2 58. Rb8 Kc3 59. Rb5 {
Iceland defeated England by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata USA"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Gata had left Russia for the USA. The young man was accompanied by his father,
a former boxer. They regarded the Olympiad as a training and did not attend
team meetings.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7.
e3 Ne4 8. Bg3 Bb4 9. Qc2 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11. Bd3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7 $5 (12...
Nd7 {was played in Kortschnoj - Ligterink, Wijk aan Zee 1984.}) 13. Be4 Nc6 14.
d5 $5 Na5 15. dxe6 Bxe4 $6 ({Preferable is} 15... fxe6 16. Bg6+ Kd7 {(Kamsky).}
) 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. exf7+ Qxf7 18. Rh4 $1 {White protects his extra pawn.} c6 $6
(18... Rae8 $5 19. Qd5 {(Kamsky)} c6 $1 20. Qxf7+ Rxf7 21. Rd1 Re6 22. Rhd4 Nb7
{resists stubbornly.}) 19. Rd1 $6 ({Even better is} 19. O-O-O $1 Rae8 20. Qd3
Re6 $2 21. Ng5 $1) 19... Rae8 20. Qd3 Re6 21. Rf4 ({Not} 21. Ng5 $4 Qxf2#)
21... Qh5 22. g4 Qg6 23. Qxg6 Rxg6 24. Rfd4 {White has a better endgame.} c5 $2
{Portisch ruins his pawn structure.} (24... Nb7 $1 {defends well.}) 25. Re4
Rgf6 26. g5 $1 hxg5 27. Rd5 $1 Rh6 $5 28. Ke2 $1 {
Gata postpones the capture of pawn g5.} Rh1 $5 29. Rxd6 $1 Ra1 30. Rd2 Rc1 31.
Nxg5 Rxc3 32. Re7 Nc6 33. Rc7 Ne5 34. Ne6 {
The USA defeated Hungary, as a  result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sirovs, Aleksejs LAT"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav CRO"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 8.
d5 Na6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O e6 $6 ({Theory is} 10... Nc7) 11. dxe6 $1 fxe6 {
Pawn d6 has become a weakness.} 12. Rd1 Nb6 $5 13. a4 $1 Nc7 $5 14. e5 $6 (14.
a5 $1 Nc8 {(Shirov)} 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Qd3 {restricts the black position.}) 14...
d5 $1 15. Ne4 $1 Qe7 16. Nd6 Ne8 17. a5 Nd7 $5 ({More natural is} 17... Nc8 18.
Nxe8 Qxe8 $1 {(Shirov).}) 18. Nxe8 Rfxe8 $6 ({Preferable is} 18... Raxe8 $1 19.
c4 d4 {and Black defends the kingside well (Shirov).}) 19. c4 d4 20. Ng5 Nb8 $2
{Another defender moves away.} 21. Ra3 $1 Nc6 22. Rh3 $1 h6 23. Ne4 Rad8 ({Not
} 23... Nxa5 $2 24. Rg3 $1 Kh7 25. Qg4) 24. Rdd3 $5 Qf7 ({The alternative is} 
24... Nxa5 $5 25. Rdg3 Qf7 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. exf6 Qxf6 28. Rxh6 Kf7 29. Rgxg6
Qxg6 30. Rxg6 Kxg6 31. Qg4+ Kf6 32. Qg5+ Kf7 33. f5 $1 {
and White wins (Shirov).}) 25. Bd2 $1 b6 26. axb6 axb6 27. Nd6 Rxd6 28. exd6
Nb8 $5 29. Ra3 $1 Kh7 30. Qe4 Bf8 31. Rhb3 $1 {The white rooks are going to
move forwards on the queenside. Latvia defeated Croatia, as a result of this
game.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat ARM"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 e6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. Qxd5 Qxd5 7. Nxd5 Bd6 8.
Nd2 Ne7 9. Nxc4 Nxd5 10. Nxd6+ Ke7 11. Nxc8+ Rxc8 12. g3 Nb4 13. Bh3 Rd8 14.
O-O N8c6 15. Bg5+ f6 16. Be3 Nd4 $5 ({Seirawan had played} 16... b6 {
in this endgame previously.}) 17. Bg2 Nbc2 18. Bxd4 Nxd4 19. e3 Ne6 $1 {
The endgame is equal.} 20. Bxb7 $5 (20. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Nxd8 {
draws quickly.}) 20... Rab8 21. Be4 Ng5 22. Bg2 Rxb2 23. h4 Ne6 24. Rfb1 Rb6 $1
25. Bf1 f5 $6 ({More aggression shows} 25... Rd2 $1) 26. Bc4 g6 $5 27. Rb3 Nf8
28. Rc1 h6 $2 ({Correct is} 28... Nd7 $1 29. Ra3 Rb7 {(Lputian).}) 29. Ra3 $1
Rd7 30. Ra5 Rc7 31. h5 $1 Kf6 ({The pointe is} 31... g5 $2 32. Bd3 $1) 32. hxg6
Nxg6 $2 (32... Kxg6 $1 33. Bb3 Ne6 $5 34. Bxe6 $5 Rxe6 35. Rcxc5 Rxc5 36. Rxc5
Ra6 37. Rc2 h5 {might hold the rook ending.}) 33. Bb3 $1 Rbc6 34. Bd5 $1 Rb6
35. Rcxc5 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 {White has gained a pawn in the ending.} Ne5 37. Bb3
Rd6 38. Kg2 Rd2 39. Rc2 Rxc2 40. Bxc2 Nc4 41. Kf3 Ne5+ 42. Ke2 Nc6 43. Kd2 Ne5
44. Bd1 Ke6 45. Kc3 Kd5 46. f4 $1 Nd7 47. Bf3+ Ke6 48. e4 Nf8 49. e5 Ke7 50.
Kc4 Ne6 51. a4 Nc7 52. g4 Ne6 53. gxf5 Nxf4 54. Kd4 Kd7 55. Bg4 {Armenia defeat
ed the USA, as a result of this game. The Americans encountered great problems
in the matches with former Soviet republics.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.21"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry RUS"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag BIH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 d4 5. Ne4 Qa5+ 6. Bd2 Qxe5 7. Ng3 Qd6 8.
Nf3 Nf6 9. Qc2 $1 ({Kasparov improves on} 9. a3) 9... Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. e3
dxe3 12. fxe3 $5 (12. Bxe3 Qc7 13. Kb1 {equalises.}) 12... Qc7 13. Bc3 Bg4 $6 (
{Theory will become} 13... Na6 $1 14. a3 Ng4) 14. Bd3 Nbd7 15. Bf5 Bxf5 $2 ({
The ingenious} 15... Rad8 $1 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. Bxg7 $1 Nxe3 18. Qd2 $1 Nxd1 19.
Nf5 Nc5 20. Bd4 {(Kasparov)} Rfe8 $1 21. Re1 Ne6 22. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 23. Qh6 Bh4
$1 24. Qxh4 exf5 25. Qg5+ {leads to perpetual check.}) 16. Nxf5 Rfe8 17. Nxg7
$3 {The defence of the black king is taken by force.} Kxg7 18. Qf5 Nf8 19. h4
$6 h6 $6 20. g4 $6 (20. Qg4+ $1 Kh8 (20... Ng6 21. h5) 21. Ng5 {
wins quickly (Kasparov).}) 20... Qc8 21. Qxc8 Raxc8 22. g5 N8h7 23. e4 $1 {
Garry postpones the regain of a piece.} Rcd8 $6 (23... Kf8 $1 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25.
Rhg1 Red8 {offers more resistance (Kasparov).}) 24. Rdf1 Kf8 {
The  pin ends at last.} 25. gxf6 Bxf6 26. e5 Bg7 27. Rhg1 c5 28. Kc2 Re6 29.
Rg4 Bh8 30. b4 $1 {White switches to the other flank.} b6 31. bxc5 bxc5 32. Rb1
$1 Ra6 33. Rb2 $1 Bg7 $2 (33... Re8 $1 34. Rb5 $1 Rxa2+ 35. Kb3 Rf2 {
defends well.}) 34. Rb7 $1 Rxa2+ 35. Kb3 Ra6 36. e6 $1 Rxe6 37. Rxg7 {
Kasparov scored a beautiful victory. Russia defeated Bosnia by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.21"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Minasian, Artashes ARM"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergei UZB"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. f5 Nge7 7. fxe6 fxe6 8. d3
d5 9. Bb3 b5 10. a3 Nd4 $5 ({Theory is} 10... c4 $1) 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Ne2 O-O
13. Nf4 Kh8 $5 14. O-O dxe4 15. dxe4 Qb6 16. Nd3 Bb7 17. Bg5 $1 {
White has a plus.} Rxf1+ 18. Qxf1 Rf8 19. Qe2 Ng8 $1 20. Qg4 $5 Nf6 $1 {
Black equalises.} 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Rf1 h5 23. Qh4 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qc6 25. Qd8+
(25. Nf2 $5 b4 26. axb4 Ba6+ 27. Kg1 {occurs in Minasian - Hachian, Armenia
1992. Probably this game was played later.}) 25... Kh7 26. Nf2 $6 ({
Better is the retreat} 26. Qg5) 26... b4 $1 27. g4 $2 (27. a4 $1 Ba6+ 28. Ke1
d3 29. cxd3 Qc1+ 30. Nd1 {defends properly.}) 27... bxa3 28. bxa3 Qb5+ 29. Ke1
$6 Qe5 $6 30. Qe7 Bxe4 31. Qxe6 Qxe6 32. Bxe6 Bxc2 {
Black has gained a pawn. He kept the two bishops.} 33. Kd2 Ba4 34. gxh5 gxh5
35. Kd3 Kg6 36. h3 Kg5 37. Ne4+ Kf4 38. Nd2 Bb5+ 39. Nc4 Be8 40. Na5 Bg6+ 41.
Kd2 Ke4 42. Bc4 Kf3 43. Nc6 Bh6+ 44. Ke1 Ke3 45. Ne7 Bc2 46. Bf7 h4 47. Be6 Bg5
48. Nf5+ Ke4 49. Nd6+ Kf4 50. Kd2 Bg6 51. Nc4 Ke4+ 52. Ke1 Bf4 53. Na5 Ke3 54.
Bg4 Bf7 55. Nc6 d3 $1 {Finally the extra pawn advances.} 56. Bd1 Bc4 57. Ba4 {
The passed pawn will queen. Uzbekistan won the match, as a result of this game.
The top became: Russia 35, Uzbekistan 301/2, Latvia 291/2. Former Soviet
republics were ruling.} 0-1

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.22"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata USA"]
[Black "Loginov, Valery UZB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The USA met another former Soviet republic in the penultimate round.} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9.
Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 c5 $2 ({Usual is} 13... Ng8) 14.
bxc5 $1 Nxc5 15. Nb3 b6 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qb3 {White rules on the queenside.}
fxe4 18. fxe4 Rxf1+ 19. Bxf1 Ng8 $5 20. Qb6 Bf6 21. Bd3 Kg7 $5 22. Bd2 $5 ({
Even better is} 22. Qc6 $1 {(Kamsky)} Ra7 23. Bd2) 22... Nh6 $4 (22... Be7 $1
23. Qc6 $5 Ra6 24. Qb5 Bg5 {defends well.}) 23. Qc6 $1 Ba6 ({The pointe is} 
23... Ra6 24. Rb7+ $1 Bxb7 25. Qxb7+ Nf7 26. Qxa6 Bg5 27. Be1 {(Kamsky).}) 24.
Rb6 Bg5 25. Be1 Nf7 26. Rxa6 Be3+ 27. Kh1 Rc8 28. Qa4 Rb8 29. Qc2 Qf6 30. Qe2 {
White has won a piece. Uzbekistan was defeated on board one.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.22"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Serper, Grigory UZB"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alexander USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. f4 exf4 7. gxf4 $5 (7. Bxf4
{was played in Serper - Dolmatov, round 6.}) 7... c6 8. Nf3 Qb6 9. e3 $5 O-O
10. O-O Kh8 11. Kh1 a5 12. b3 Na6 13. Na4 $1 Qd8 14. Bb2 Bd7 15. Qd2 Rb8 16.
Nc3 Nc5 17. Nd4 Ng4 $5 18. h3 Nh6 19. Rf3 Bf6 20. Nce2 Ra8 21. Rg1 Ne6 $5 22.
Rg3 Nxd4 $5 {Black has exchanged his active knight.} 23. Nxd4 a4 24. b4 a3 $6 {
The a-pawn becomes a weakness.} 25. Bc3 g6 26. b5 $1 Rc8 27. bxc6 bxc6 28. Rb1
c5 $5 29. Nc2 $1 Bc6 30. Nxa3 {White has gained a pawn.} Bxg2+ 31. Rxg2 Ng8 32.
Rb7 d5 $5 33. Nb5 $1 Rc6 34. a4 $5 {Serper hesitates.} Qc8 35. Ra7 dxc4 36.
dxc4 Rd8 37. Qe1 Qe6 $2 {Black suffers from time pressure and blunders.} (37...
Rd7 {defends properly (Serper).}) 38. Rxg6 $1 Rd7 ({The pointe is} 38... hxg6
39. Qh4+ $1 {and White wins.}) 39. Bxf6+ Nxf6 40. Ra8+ {
Uzbekistan leveled in the match versus the USA.} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.22"]
[Round "13.4"]
[White "Iuldachev, Saidali UZB"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Be6 11. O-O Qa5 12. Nd1 Rfc8 $5 ({Known is} 12... b5
) 13. c4 Rab8 14. Bc3 Qa3 15. Bb2 Qa5 16. Bc3 {The game is equal.} Qc5 $5 {
Benjamin continues the game, because the USA needs a win.} (16... Qa3 17. Bb2 {
will draw in Biolek - Gross, Olomouc 1995.}) 17. Ne3 $6 ({Preferable is} 17.
Qxc5 Rxc5 18. Bd4) 17... Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Ng4 $1 19. Nc2 $5 (19. Bxg7 Nxe3 20.
fxe3 Kxg7 21. a4 {also leads to a black plus.}) 19... b5 $1 20. h3 $1 Ne5 21.
Bxa7 Ra8 22. Bd4 $5 bxc4 23. b4 $1 Bd7 24. Rfd1 $2 (24. f4 Nd3 25. a3 Bxd4+ 26.
Nxd4 {defends more stubbornly.}) 24... Ba4 $1 25. Rd2 c3 26. Re2 Rc4 {
The black pieces penetrate on the queenside.} 27. Rd1 $5 Bb5 $5 28. Re3 $5 Rxa2
29. Bf1 $5 Rxc2 30. Bxc4 Nxc4 31. Ree1 Nd2 {The game at board three ended in a
draw. So the USA defeated Uzbekistan by 21/2-11/2. Standings at the top became:
Russia 37, Armenia 321/2, Uzbekistan 32, USA and Latvia 311/2, etc. Russia had
gained gold and four teams were fighting for silver and bronze at the end of
the penultimate round.} 0-1

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.24"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Serper, Grigory UZB"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Armenia and Latvia drew in the last round. The USA defeated Germany by 21/
2-11/2. So Armenia gained a medal. The main match was Uzbekistan - Israel.} 1.
c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Bh6 c5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Nf3 Bb7 13. Qe3 c4 14. O-O-O Bxf3
$2 15. exf3 $1 {Serper makes a theoretical improvement.} ({The natural} 15.
Qxf3 Qd4 16. e3 {achieved little advantage in Jakobsen - Hansen, Naestved 1988.
}) 15... cxd3 16. Rxd3 Qe8 17. h4 $5 {White wants to attack the hostile king.}
(17. Re1 $1 Qc6 $1 {(Serper)} 18. Qd4+ $1 Kg8 19. Rxe7 {gains a pawn.}) 17...
Rd8 $6 (17... f6 $1 18. h5 g5 19. f4 {(Serper)} gxf4 20. gxf4 Kh8 {
offers more resistance.}) 18. Rxd8 Qxd8 19. h5 $1 Nd5 $5 (19... Nc4 $1 20. Qf4
$1 Nd6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qh6+ Kf6 {leads to an awful position for Black.}) 20.
Qe5+ Nf6 21. h6+ Kg8 22. Rd1 Qe8 23. Nd5 Qc6+ 24. Kb1 Qe6 25. Nxe7+ Kh8 26.
Qxe6 fxe6 27. Re1 Ng8 28. Nxg8 Kxg8 29. Rxe6 Rxf3 30. Re8+ Kf7 31. Rh8 Rxf2 32.
Rxh7+ Kf6 33. Rxc7 a5 34. Rc2 $1 {
Serper won elegantly and scored 81/2/13. Uzbekistan took the lead in the match.
} 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "30th Olympiad"]
[Date "1992.06.24"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Gofshtein, Leonid ISR"]
[Black "Nenashev, Alexander UZB"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Ne1 Bf5
15. Nc5 Qb6 16. Nxb7 $5 {It looks like White needs to win.} (16. Ned3 {
was played in Smejkal - Chandler, Germany 1983.}) 16... Nb4 $1 17. Nd3 Rac8 18.
Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Nf4 $2 (19. Nbc5 $1 Rxc5 20. Qa4 h6 21. Qxb4 Qxb4 22. Nxb4 Rb5
23. a3 a5 24. Nd3 Bxd3 25. exd3 Rxb2 {draws.}) 19... g5 $1 20. Nd3 Rc7 21. Nxb4
Qxb4 22. e4 $2 (22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 Rc2 24. Nd6 Bg4 25. Ne4 Be7 26. f3 Be6
27. Ra1 {offers excellent resistance.}) 22... Bc8 23. e5 $5 Bxe5 24. Re1 Bf6
25. a3 Qb6 26. Nd8 Kg7 $5 27. Re8 Bd7 28. Re4 Qxb2 29. Bf1 Rc1 30. Qh5 {
Uzbekistan defeated Israel by 3-1 and gained silver.   The final standings
became: Russia 39/14, Uzbekistan 35, Armenia 341/2, USA 34, Latvia, Iceland
and Croatia 331/2, Georgia, Ukraine and England 33, Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Germany, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland and China 321/2, etc. Former Soviet
republics dominated the result.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hatanbaatar, Bazar MGL"]
[Black "Short, Nigel ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Olympiad could not be played in Thessaloniki. Moscow's Cosmos Hotel
became the venue on short notice. Playing conditions were far from ideal. The
event occurred from 30 xi until 17 xii 1994.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nfd7 11. f4
$5 {The f-pawn has made two moves.} ({More aggressive is} 11. O-O-O) 11... Bb7
12. a3 $5 Nc5 $1 13. Bg2 $6 (13. Ndxb5 $5 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Rg1 axb5 16.
Qd4 Bc6 17. Qxb6 Qxb6 18. Bxb6 {fights.}) 13... Nc4 14. Qe2 $6 e5 $5 {
Short gains an advantage.} (14... Nxb2 15. Ndxb5 $1 Qa5 {
leads to complications.}) 15. Nb3 Ne6 16. f5 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 $1 Nf4 $1 18. Qg3 $5
Rc8 19. Bf3 h6 20. gxh6 Rxh6 21. h4 Qb6 22. Bg4 $5 Be7 $6 (22... b4 23. axb4
Qxb4 {attacks e4.}) 23. f6 $6 Rxc3 $1 24. Qxc3 Ng2+ 25. Kd1 Rxf6 {
White faces a positional disaster.} 26. Kc1 Rf2 27. Nd2 Ne3 $5 28. Bd1 $5 f5
29. Kb1 fxe4 30. Bh5+ Kf8 31. Nb3 Nxc2 32. Na5 Nd4 33. Nxb7 Qxb7 34. Rc1 Rf4 $2
{Probably time pressure affects play.} 35. Qg3 $2 (35. Qc8+ Qxc8 36. Rxc8+ {
will win a piece.}) 35... Bxh4 36. Qg6 Qd7 37. Qh7 Ne6 38. Bg6 Bf6 39. Qh8+ Ke7
40. Rg1 Nf8 41. Bh5 Qe6 42. Bd1 e3 43. Qh1 Rf2 44. Bc2 e4 45. Re1 d5 46. Ka2
d4+ 47. Bb3 Qf5 48. Qg1 e2 49. Rac1 Rf3 50. Bg8 Ne6 51. Rb1 Qd5+ 52. b3 Qe5 53.
Qg4 d3 54. Bxe6 d2 {England defeated Mongolia by 4-0.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 O-O 7. O-O Qb6 8. Nc3
Bf5 9. Ne5 Be6 10. c5 $5 ({Usual is} 10. Rd1) 10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Nfd7 $1 12.
Nf3 $5 Bg4 13. Rd1 Na6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 e5 $5 (15... Nb4 $1 16. Ra4 a5 17.
e3 e5 $1 {gains a plus.}) 16. Nxd5 $1 {Portisch counters successfully.} cxd5
17. c6 $1 Nb4 $5 ({More solid is} 17... e4 $1 18. Bg2 Rad8 19. cxd7 Rxd7) 18.
cxd7 e4 19. Bg2 Rfd8 20. Bd2 $1 Nc6 21. e3 Bf8 $5 22. Bf1 Rxd7 23. Ra4 a6 $6 {
Black triggers an attack.} 24. b4 $1 Rc8 25. b5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Rdc7 27. Rda1 Bd6
28. Be2 Ne7 $5 29. Bd1 {White has a more active position on the queenside.} h5
$5 30. Ra5 $1 Rd7 31. Rb5 Rb8 $5 ({Useful is} 31... Bb8 $1) 32. Bb3 $1 Bc7 33.
Bb4 $1 b6 $2 (33... Bd6 $1 {defends properly.}) 34. Bxe7 Rxe7 35. Bxd5 {
Portisch has won a pawn. The different colour of the bishops does not help the
defender.} Kg7 36. Rc1 f5 37. Rc6 Rd8 38. Kf1 Rb8 39. Kg2 Rf8 40. Bb3 Rf6 41.
Rc4 Bd8 42. Rc2 Rd6 43. Rc8 Kf6 44. Ra8 Rc7 45. g4 $1 {
Another front has to be opened.} hxg4 46. hxg4 Kg5 $5 47. gxf5 gxf5 48. Be6 $5
Rxe6 $5 ({The alternative is} 48... Kf6 49. Bb3 Kg5 50. f3 $1) 49. Rxd8 Rf6 50.
Rb8 Rcc6 51. Kg3 Rg6 52. Rf8 Rcf6 53. Rh8 $1 {
Weaknesses on b6 and f5 are hard to defend.} Rc6 54. Rh4 Kf6+ ({The pointe is} 
54... Rc2 55. Rg4+ $1) 55. Kf4 Rc2 56. Rxb6+ Kg7 57. Rxg6+ Kxg6 58. Rh2 Rxb2
59. Ke5 $1 {Portisch scored 7/9 at board two of Hungary.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ye Jiangchuan CHN"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Nce2 $6 d5 13. Bh3 $6 {
The next complications favour Black.} dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 exf3 16. Ng3
Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bf4 ({The alternative is} 18. Bxe6 $5) 18... Nc5 19. Qe3
Qa5 $1 {Topalov improves the theory.} (19... Qb6 $6 {was less impressive, but
it won as well in Stefansson - H.Olafsson, Iceland 1994, because White missed}
20. Bg2 $1) 20. Kb1 (20. Bxe6 $5 Rxh1 21. Rxh1 fxe6 22. Nxe6 {(Topalov)} Qa4 $1
23. Rh2 b3 $1 24. cxb3 Qxa2 25. Nxc5 Qb1+ 26. Kd2 Qc2+ 27. Ke1 Bxc5 $1 {
wins for Black.}) 20... Bd5 21. Nb3 Nxb3 22. axb3 Qc5 $1 {
White has little compensation for the two sacrificed pawns.} 23. Qd3 Qc6 24. g6
$5 Be4 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qd2 Rc8 27. Rc1 Be7 28. Rh2 Qd5 29. Qe1 Rxc2 $1 {
Topalov scored 81/2/12 and got a gold medal for the best ELO-score.} ({
The pointe is} 29... Rxc2 30. Rcxc2 Bxc2+ 31. Kxc2 Rxh3 32. Rxh3 Qf5+ {
(Topalov).}) 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir RUS"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko YUG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Russia had a  strong team again. Kasparov and Kramnik occupied the top boards.
} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 c6 5. a4 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5 7. f3 Nfd7 8.
Nxc4 e5 9. Ne4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qe7 11. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 exd4 14.
Ned6+ Ke7 15. Nf5+ Kf6 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. e4 Nc5 18. Kc3 Rxd4 19. Kxd4 Nb3+ 20.
Kc3 Nxa1 21. Be2 {The opening favours White.} Ke7 $5 ({Known is} 21... Nd7 {
(Polugaevsky -  Hübner, Tilburg 1985).}) 22. Rxa1 Nd7 23. b4 {
The attack on the queenside begins.} f6 24. Rd1 Nb6 25. Na5 $1 Nxa4+ (25... Rb8
$5 26. Ba6 $1 Nxa4+ 27. Kc2 $1 c5 {(Kramnik)} 28. b5 $1 {
keeps a plus for White.}) 26. Kb3 $1 Nb6 27. Nxb7 {
The black pawns on the queenside have become weaknesses.} Bf7+ 28. Kc3 Rb8 29.
Ba6 $5 (29. Nc5 $1 {blockades the queenside.}) 29... Be8 $5 30. Ra1 Nd7 $5 31.
h4 Nb6 $6 {He allows a blockade.} ({Preferable is} 31... g6) 32. Nc5 $1 Nd7 33.
Nb3 $1 g6 34. Nd4 Nb6 35. Bc4 $1 {The white pieces are aimed at c6.} Rb7 36.
Bb3 $1 Bd7 37. Ra5 Na8 $5 38. Ba4 $1 Rc7 39. Rc5 $1 Nb6 $5 {Black overstepped
the time limit. White would have played 40.Bxc6. Russia drew against
Yugoslavia (Servia).} ({More natural looks} 39... Kd6 40. g4 $1 Nb6 41. Bb3 Rc8
42. g5 $1 fxg5 43. hxg5 Re8 44. Kd3 Re5 45. Rxe5 Kxe5 46. Ke3 Kd6 47. f4 {
but Black has been outmanouevred.}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny RUS"]
[Black "Kovalev, Andrei BLR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. Nf3 d6 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Nd2 Rd8 12. Nd5 Bxb2 $2 {Black bites a bait.} ({
Known is} 12... Be6) 13. Nb3 $1 Qa6 14. Nxe7+ $1 Kg7 ({The alternative is} 
14... Kf8 15. Qb1 Bxa1 {(Bareev)} 16. Qxa1 Nd4 17. Nd5 {
and White has won the exchange.}) 15. Qb1 $1 Bxa1 16. Qxa1+ Nd4 $6 (16... f6 $1
17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Nxc5 Qxc4 19. Nxb7 Rd7 20. Bh3 Nd4 $1 {
offers more resistance.}) 17. Nd5 f6 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Nc7 Qxc4 20. Nxa8 Bg4
21. h3 Bxe2 22. Rc1 Qb4 23. Nc7 {White has gained a piece.} Bc4 24. Nxd4 Rd7
25. a3 Qa4 26. Nce6+ Bxe6 27. Nxe6+ Kf7 28. Nc5 Qb5 29. Nxd7 {
Bareev won in a simple manner.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Campora, Daniel ARG"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander RUS2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B16"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Campora went very late to the tournament hall. He managed to pass the
security, before one hour of contemplation time had finished. The game could
begin.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. c3 Bf5 7.
Nf3 Nd7 8. g3 Nb6 9. Bg2 Qd7 10. O-O h5 $5 (10... Bh3 11. Re1 Bxg2 12. Kxg2
O-O-O {drew in Campora - Roos, Torremolinos 1983.}) 11. a4 Bh3 $5 12. Bxh3 Qxh3
13. a5 $1 Nc8 $2 (13... Nd5 $1 14. Qb3 O-O-O 15. a6 b6 {develops the queenside.
}) 14. a6 b6 15. d5 $1 c5 16. Re1 Qd7 $5 17. Nh4 $1 Qg4 $6 ({Necessary is} 
17... Nd6 18. Bf4 O-O-O) 18. Qc2 $5 Qd7 $2 ({Again} 18... Nd6 19. Bf4 O-O-O {
is better.}) 19. Bf4 Bh6 20. Ng6 $1 Rg8 $2 (20... fxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kd8 22. Bxh6
Qe8 {avoids an immediate loss.}) 21. Nxe7 $1 Nxe7 22. d6 {Campora had achieved
a crushing victory. He would produce the second ELO-score at board one of
Argentina.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Spasov, Vasil BUL"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexei RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. N2f3 Be7
8. Bd3 Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 $1 (10. Qe2 {
drew in Ivkov - Bronstein, Belgrade 1954.}) 10... N5f6 $5 ({Preferable is} 
10... Nb4 $5 11. Bb1 {(Bujovic - Planinc, Novi Sad 1965)} Nf6) 11. Bf4 Nh5 $5
12. Be3 g6 13. Re1 a6 $5 14. Rc1 Re8 15. Bf1 Bf8 $6 ({Black should play} 15...
e5 $1 16. Nb3 e4 $1 17. Nfd2 Ndf6) 16. a3 $6 b6 $6 (16... e5 $1 17. Nb3 e4 {
is still better.}) 17. b4 Bb7 18. Nb3 Nhf6 19. Bd4 $5 a5 20. c5 $1 bxc5 21.
bxc5 a4 $5 22. Nbd2 Bc6 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Nd7 25. Bd6 Bxd6 $6 ({Wiser is} 
25... Rc8) 26. cxd6 {White has a  strong passed pawn.} Bd5 27. Ne4 Nf6 28.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 29. d7 $5 Red8 30. Rc7 Qb2 $2 (30... Qf4 $1 31. Qc1 Qd6 32. Bb5 Bxg2
$1 33. Qc5 Qxc5 34. Rxc5 Bd5 35. Rec1 Kf8 36. Rc8 Ke7 {
defends a difficult position properly.}) 31. Qc1 $1 Qb6 32. Qf4 $1 Ra7 $6 (
32... f6 33. Rec1 Kg7 {resists passively.}) 33. Rxa7 Qxa7 34. Bb5 Qa5 35. Rb1
Qb6 $5 36. Rb4 Bc6 $2 (36... Qc5 37. h3 Kg7 {avoids an immediate decision.})
37. Bxa4 Qc5 38. Rb8 $1 {The Soviet team members were not invincible. Bulgaria
defeated Russia by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann ISL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5 15.
Bc2 a5 16. a4 $1 ({An alternative is} 16. Be3) 16... c6 17. axb5 cxd5 (17...
cxb5 $5 18. b4 axb4 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. cxb4 {also favours White.}) 18. exd5 Bxd5
$5 (18... Nxd5 $6 19. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Qh5 Nf6 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23.
Be3 {brings a strong charge (Ivanchuk).}) 19. Bg5 $1 Bc4 $2 {
Black allows an attack on his king.} ({Better is} 19... Bb7 $1 20. Nh5 Be7) 20.
Nd2 $1 Bxb5 21. Nde4 $1 d5 $6 (21... Ncxe4 $5 22. Nxe4 d5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24.
Qg4+ Bg7 25. Ng3 f5 $1 {offers more resistance.}) 22. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 23. Qg4+ Kh8
24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Bxh7 $1 Qb6 ({The pointe is} 25... Kxh7 26. Nf5 $1 {
(Ivanchuk)} Bf8 27. Re3 {and White will deliver mate soon.}) 26. Nf5 $1 {
Ivanchuk scored 91/2/14 for the Ukraine.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag BIH"]
[Black "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. b3 Ne4 8. Bb2
Bf5 9. e3 Nd7 10. Qe2 Qa5 11. Rc1 Rfe8 $5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qa6 14. Bf1
dxc4 15. e4 $1 {Nikolic takes the initiative.} Bg4 16. h3 $1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 e6
$5 (17... b5 $5 18. a4 Qb6 19. axb5 cxb5 20. bxc4 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Qxd4 22. cxb5 {
also favours White (Timman).}) 18. a4 Qb6 19. a5 $1 Qd8 $5 ({Not} 19... Qxb3 $4
20. Rcb1) 20. Bxc4 b5 21. axb6 axb6 22. e5 $5 {White controls more territory.}
Rxa1 23. Bxa1 Bh6 24. Rc2 Qa8 25. Bb2 Rc8 26. Kg2 b5 $1 27. Bd3 Nb6 28. Be4 Nd5
$1 {Black almost equalises.} 29. h4 Nb4 $5 30. Re2 Qa7 31. h5 c5 $2 ({Better is
} 31... Nd5) 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Qg4 $1 c4 $2 {He misses the threat.} (33... Qd7
$1 34. dxc5 Nd5 $1 35. Re1 Rxc5 36. Ra1 Nc3 {defends well.}) 34. Bxg6 $1 c3 $5
35. Be4+ Kf8 36. Qh4 $1 Bg7 $2 37. Bxc3 {
Bosnia defeated the Netherlands, as a result of this game.} ({The pointe is} 
37. Bxc3 Rxc3 38. Qd8#) 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dizdarevic, Emir BIH"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Qc2 d5 8. d4 Bb7
9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Ba6 $5 {Black moves  a bishop twice.} ({Theory is} 10...
Rc8) 11. e4 $6 {White sacrifices a pawn.} dxc4 12. Qe2 $5 b5 13. bxc4 bxc4 14.
Qc2 Nb6 {Tiviakov protects the extra pawn.} 15. Bf1 $5 Qc8 16. a4 c5 $1 {
Black gains a plus.} 17. d5 $5 exd5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Nxd5 $2 (19. Nxe4 dxe4 20.
Ng5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qf5 22. Be7 {offers more resistance.}) 19... Nxd5 20. Rxd5
Qf5 21. Ne1 Bb7 22. Rd1 $5 Qxe5 23. Bf4 Qf6 24. Bxc4 {Black has an extra pawn.}
Rad8 25. h4 $2 h6 $6 (25... Rd2 $1 26. Rxd2 Nxd2 27. Rd1 Qc6 {wins quickly.})
26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rb1 Bc6 28. Nd3 Nd6 29. Ba6 Qf5 30. Re1 Qd5 31. f3 Qxf3 32.
Kh2 $5 Ne4 $1 33. Ne5 Rd2+ $1 34. Qxd2 Nxd2 {
Russia defeated Bosnia, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kolev, Atanas BUL"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 O-O-O 14. O-O c5 15.
d5 b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. a3 exd5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. h4 Nc5 $5 (19... Ne5 {
drew in Yusupov - Dokhian, Germany 1992.}) 20. Qg4+ $6 ({Preferable is} 20.
Nxc5 $1 Bxc5 {(Oll)} 21. Bf4) 20... Qd7 $5 {
Van Wely has great expectations of the endgame.} (20... Ne6 {
brings an advantage.}) 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Nxc5+ Bxc5 23. Ra5 $2 {
White misses a difficult escape.} ({Better is} 23. Be3 $1 d4 $1 24. Bxb7 dxe3
25. fxe3 Kc7 {(Van Wely)} 26. Ba6 $1 Bxe3+ 27. Kg2 c3 28. bxc3 bxc3 29. Bc4 $1
{White has to sacrifice an exchange.} c2 30. Bb3 $1 c1=Q 31. Rfxc1+ Bxc1 32.
Rxc1+ Kd6 33. Bxf7 Ke5 34. Bg6 Kxf6 35. Rc6+ Kg7 36. Ra6 Rd7 37. h5 {drawn.})
23... Kc6 24. Be3 Bb6 $1 25. Bxb6 $6 (25. Raa1 Rhe8 26. Rfe1 Rd6 $1 {
leads to fine chances for Black.}) 25... axb6 26. Ra7 b5 27. Re1 Kb6 28. Raa1
Rh6 29. Re7 Rxf6 30. h5 Bc6 31. g4 Rg8 32. f3 d4 {The steamroller starts.} 33.
Re5 d3 34. g5 Rd6 $1 35. Kf2 c3 {Bulgaria versus the Netherlands ended in 2-2.}
0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko YUG"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei RUS2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D28"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the number of teams is uneven in a Olympiad, the organizers add a local
team. The extra Russian team of young talent brought a sensation in Moscow.
Karpov and Salov would have liked to organize a second team, but this idea was
vetoed.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 c5 4. Bxc4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. d4 a6 7. Qe2 b5
8. Bd3 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 O-O 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14.
Rd1 a5 15. Ne5 Nb4 16. Bb1 $5 Nfd5 {The chances are about even.} 17. Bd2 f5 18.
Ra3 Bf6 $5 19. Na4 $1 Ba6 20. Qe1 $5 Re8 21. Nc5 Bb5 22. Rh3 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 $6 {
White blunders a pawn.} Nc6 $1 24. Qe1 $2 (24. Qg3 $1 Nxd4 25. Kh1 $1 Nf6 26.
Ba2 {gains positional compensation for the pawn.}) 24... Nxd4 25. Be3 Ne2+ 26.
Kh1 Qe7 27. Nd3 Bxd3 28. Bxd3 Nef4 29. Bxf4 Nxf4 30. Rf3 Qc7 $5 31. Bf1 e5 $6
32. Rc3 $6 (32. g3 $1 {utilises an opportunity.}) 32... Qb7 33. b3 h6 $5 34.
Kg1 $5 Kh7 35. g3 Ng6 36. Bh3 Rf8 37. Qe3 Rf7 $5 38. Rc5 Qb4 39. Rdc1 Rb8 40.
R5c3 $5 Rbb7 41. Qd3 Rbd7 42. Qe2 Rd5 43. Qh5 e4 $1 44. Rc6 Nh8 $1 {
Black consolidates his position.} 45. Rc8 Qxb3 46. Bf1 Qb7 47. R1c6 {
White threatens g4 or Bh3.} e3 $1 {
Black returns the pawn for an opening of the white game.} 48. fxe3 Qe7 $2 (
48... Rd2 $1 {counters.}) 49. e4 $5 Qa7+ $5 50. Kh1 Qf2 51. Qe2 fxe4 52. Qxe4+
g6 53. Bd3 Rdf5 54. Qe8 $4 {White breaks down.} ({Correct is} 54. Rc2 $1 Qf3+
55. Qxf3 Rxf3 {drawn.}) 54... Qf3+ 55. Kg1 Qd1+ $1 {Black will mate quickly.
Russia 2 defeated Yugoslavia by 3-1 and had taken the lead at the end of round
nine!} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas LTU"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. e5 Nd7 7. Nf3 Nb6 8. Bb3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. O-O h6 $5 ({Usual is} 10... Nxb3 11. axb3 Bf5) 11. Ne4 Nxb3
12. axb3 f6 $5 13. c4 fxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 $5 {
Speelman performs prophylactic play.} 15. Bd2 b6 $6 16. e6 $1 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ $6
{White weakens his advanced pawn.} Rxf6 18. Nd4 Bb7 $5 19. Bc3 a6 20. f4 Qf8
21. Nc2 $6 c5 $5 (21... Rxf4 $1 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ne3 $1 {
brings little advantage for Black.}) 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 {
Black has positional compensation for the exchange.} 23. Rab1 Rf8 24. b4 Qf5
25. Kh2 $6 (25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Rbe1 {keeps a plus.}) 25... Qe4 $1 26. Rbe1 Rxf4
27. Qxe4 Rxe4 28. bxc5 $6 (28. b3 {protects a weakness.}) 28... Rxc4 29. Ne3
Rxc5 30. b4 $1 Re5 31. Nc4 Rg5 $5 32. Re2 $5 Bd5 $5 33. Rf4 b5 34. Nb6 $1 Bb3
35. Nd7 $2 {White misses the escape in the endgame.} (35. Nc8 $1 Be5 36. Nxe7+
Kg7 37. Rxe5 dxe5 38. Rf7+ {leads to perpetual check (Speelman).}) 35... Rf5
36. Rxf5 gxf5 37. Kg3 Bc4 38. Re3 Bd4 39. Ra3 Bxe6 40. Nb8 Be5+ {
Black has gained an edge.} 41. Kf2 Kf7 42. Nc6 Bb2 43. Rxa6 Bd5 44. Na7 $6 (44.
g3 $1 Bc3 45. Ra3 Bf6 46. Ra6 {restricts the two bishops.}) 44... Bc3 45. Nxb5
Bxb4 46. Ra1 f4 $1 47. Rc1 Bc5+ 48. Kf1 e5 $1 {Black starts a steamroller.} 49.
Nc3 Bc6 50. Ra1 $5 Ke6 51. Rb1 Ba7 52. Ra1 Bd4 53. Ra3 e4 54. Ne2 Bc5 55. Rb3
Ke5 56. Rb8 f3 $1 57. gxf3 exf3 58. Ng3 Bd7 $1 59. h4 $6 (59. Nh1 $1 Bxh3+ 60.
Ke1 {(Speelman)} d5 $1 61. Nf2 Bf5 62. Rb3 {offers more resistance.}) 59...
Bh3+ 60. Ke1 f2+ 61. Ke2 Kf4 62. Rg8 $6 (62. Nf1 Kg4 $1 {also wins for Black.})
62... Bg4+ $1 63. Rxg4+ Kxg4 64. Ne4 Kh3 65. Kf1 h5 66. Nf6 Kxh4 67. Ne4 Kh3
68. Nf6 h4 69. Ne4 Kh2 70. Nf6 Kg3 71. Ne4+ Kf4 72. Nxd6 h3 $1 {
Speelman scored 8/12.} ({He avoids the trap} 72... Bxd6 $4 73. Kxf2) 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sepp, Olav EST"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexei RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. g3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Qe6+ 6. Kf1 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8.
d3 Nf6 9. Be3 Nd5 10. Bd2 $6 {Preferable is the exchange of knights.} Nxc3 11.
Bxc3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qf6 13. Qd2 h6 14. Rb1 Kf8 15. h3 Kg7 16. Nh2 $5 b6 17. Ng4
Qd6 18. Re1 $6 ({More active is} 18. Ne5 $1 Qxe5 19. Bxc6 Rb8 20. Kg2) 18...
Be6 $1 19. Qe3 Rad8 $1 (19... Bxa2 $2 20. c4 $1 {imprisons a bishop.}) 20. Qe4
Bd7 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5+ Qxe5 23. Rxe5 {Black has a plus in the endgame.} Kf6
24. Re2 $5 e5 25. c4 $5 b5 $1 26. Bd5 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Bc6 $1 28. Rg1 g5 29. Ke1
h5 30. Kd2 h4 31. g4 Rd4 32. Rge1 Re8 33. a4 $5 Re7 $1 34. Rb1 Rf4 $1 35. Ke1
e4 $5 36. Rb8 $5 Bxa4 $5 37. Kd2 $2 {
White makes the last error before the time control.} (37. Rc8 $1 Rf3 38. Rxe4
Rxh3 39. Rxc5 {escapes from the difficulties.}) 37... exd3 38. cxd3 Bc6 39. Rc8
Bg2 40. Rxc5 Rxe2+ 41. Kxe2 Bxh3 {Black has gained a pawn.} 42. f3 Bg2 43. Bd5
Rb4 $1 {Dreev will not lose his bishop.} 44. Rc2 Ke5 $1 45. Kf2 $5 Kxd5 46.
Kxg2 a5 47. Rc7 f6 48. Ra7 a4 49. Ra6 Kd4 50. Rxf6 a3 51. f4 a2 52. Ra6 Rb2+ {
Russia A joined the lead.} (52... Rb2+ 53. Kh3 gxf4 54. Kxh4 Rh2+ $1 55. Kg5 f3
{wins for Black.}) 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen NED"]
[Black "Xu Jun CHN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 e6 6. axb5 cxb5 7. b3 Nf6 8. bxc4
b4 $5 ({Usual is} 8... bxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6) 9. c5 $1 {Jeroen wants to attack.} a5
$2 {Xu Jun spoils time in the opening.} ({Preferable is} 9... Nc6) 10. Ne5 $1
Be7 $5 11. Bb5+ $1 Kf8 $1 {Black avoids a quick loss.} ({Not} 11... Nbd7 $2 12.
c6 $1) 12. O-O Qc7 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Qa4 $1 Nd5 15. Nd2 $1 f6 $1 16. Nd3 ({
Even stronger is} 16. Nec4 $1) 16... Nc6 17. Rfc1 Na7 $5 18. Bc4 $5 Nc6 19. Nf3
f5 20. Nfe5 Bf6 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nf4 $1 Qc8 $1 23. Qb3 $5 Bxe5 $5 24. dxe5 Ne7
25. e6 $1 {The black position has become hopeless.} Rg8 26. h4 Ng6 $6 27. c6 $1
Bxc6 28. Rxa5 $1 Rxa5 29. Qxb4+ Ke8 30. Qxa5 Nxf4 31. exf4 {
The Netherlands crushed China by 31/2-1/2 and neared the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Polgar, Judit HUN"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag BIH"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{This time Judit Polgar played on board one of Hungary's team for men. It was
a mixed success.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7
7. h4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. b3 $6 ({Theory is} 9. Na3) 9... Nf5 $1 10. Bb2 Be7 $6
(10... Bb4+ $5 {will become a novelty.}) 11. g4 $1 Nh6 12. Rg1 f6 $5 13. exf6
gxf6 14. Qd2 Nf7 15. Nc3 O-O-O 16. O-O-O Kb8 17. Kb1 Nd6 18. h5 Ka8 19. Qe3 Qa5
20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Rgd1 Rhg8 22. Ne1 $2 {White blunders a pawn.} ({Correct is} 22.
Rg1 $1 f5 23. Ne5 $1) 22... f5 $1 23. Nc2 ({The pointe is} 23. gxf5 Nxf5 {
and d4 falls.}) 23... fxg4 24. Rg1 Bg5 25. f4 Nf5 $1 26. Qd2 Bf6 27. Rxg4 Ncxd4
28. Nxd4 Bxd4 29. Qd3 Rgf8 30. Rg5 Bh8 31. h6 a6 $5 32. Bg4 d4 33. Bxf5 exf5 $5
34. Nd1 Rxc1+ 35. Bxc1 Qb6 36. Bb2 Qxh6 37. a4 Qe6 38. Rh5 h6 39. Rh3 Bc6 40.
Ka2 Bxa4 {Bosnia defeated Hungary and competed for the medals.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.12"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry RUS"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab GEO"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Kasparov had scored 50% during the first ten rounds. It became time for a
better effort.} 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+
Kxd8 7. Bd2 f6 8. O-O-O Ke8 $5 ({Known is} 8... Nd7) 9. h3 Be6 10. b3 Na6 $6 ({
Preferable is} 10... Nc6 11. e4 Kf7) 11. g4 $1 {White controls more territory.}
Rd8 12. Bg2 Ne7 13. Be3 Nc8 $5 14. Nb5 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Ke7 $2 (15... Kf7 16.
Nxe5+ $5 fxe5 17. Bxb7 c6 18. Bxc6 Nb4 $1 {brings less advantage for White.})
16. Nxe5 $1 {Kasparov delivers a fine positional sacrifice.} c6 $5 (16... fxe5
17. Bxb7 Nb8 18. Nxc7 {also favours White (Kasparov).}) 17. Nxc6+ bxc6 18. Bxc6
{White has three pawns for a knight and attacks on the queenside.} Rd8 $2 (
18... Nb8 19. Bb7 Nd7 {offers more resistance.}) 19. Bb7 $1 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Nb8
({Or} 20... Nb4 21. Bc5+) 21. Bf4 $1 a6 22. Nd4 Nd6 23. Bf3 Bc8 24. c5 $1 Nb7
25. b4 $1 {Kasparov plays with his  foe. He postpones the capture of Nb8.} f5
26. e3 fxg4 27. hxg4 a5 $5 28. Bxb8 axb4 29. Nc6+ Kd7 30. Be5 Bf8 31. Nxb4 Nxc5
32. Bc6+ Kd8 33. g5 Be6 34. Bd5 Kd7 35. Bc6+ Kc8 36. Bd5 Kd7 37. f4 Bxd5 38.
Nxd5 Ke6 39. Nf6 h5 40. Ke2 Kf5 41. Kf3 Nd3 42. Bc3 Ba3 43. Nd7 Ke6 44. Ne5
Nxe5+ 45. Bxe5 Kf5 46. e4+ Ke6 47. Bd4 Kf7 48. f5 Bc1 49. a4 h4 50. a5 {
The world champion showed the way.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.12"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny RUS"]
[Black "Giorgadze, Giorgi GEO"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 c6 3. h3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Bf4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nf5 8. c3
O-O 9. Bd3 Nd6 10. O-O Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nd7 12. Re1 $5 {White has an edge.} Nf6
13. Bc2 Be6 $6 ({Preferable is} 13... Bf5 14. Bxf5 gxf5) 14. Rxe6 $1 {
Bareev delivers a positional sacrifice.} fxe6 15. Ng5 Nd5 $5 (15... Qc8 $1 16.
Qe2 Nd5 17. Bg3 {(New in Chess)} e5 $1 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Qc7 {
hinders the white attack.}) 16. Bg3 Qd7 17. Qg4 $1 Rf5 $1 {
Black returns the exchange.} (17... Nf6 18. Qe2 {
lets the charge on the e-file proceed.}) 18. Re1 $1 Nf6 19. Bxf5 $1 exf5 20.
Qe2 Re8 21. Ne6 Ne4 22. Nxg7 Nxg3 $4 ({Better is} 22... Kxg7 23. Be5+ Nf6 $1)
23. Qe5 $1 {White wins material. Russia defeated Georgia by 3-1 and took the
sole lead. The former Soviet republics, outside of Russia, played less
impressively during this Olympiad.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Adams, Michael ENG"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. d4 Bd7 $5 ({
Usual is} 14... Qc7 {(Teichmann - Tarrasch, Oostende 1905).}) 15. d5 Nc4 16. a4
bxa4 $2 ({Adams advices} 16... Nb6 $1) 17. Bxa4 {
White grabs the initiative on the queenside.} Nb6 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Nd2 g6 20.
Ra5 $5 Qc7 21. Ra2 Reb8 22. Ngf1 Nfd7 23. Ne3 a5 $6 (23... c4 $1 {(Adams)} 24.
Qe2 Rc8 {offers more resistance.}) 24. c4 h5 25. Nb1 Rb7 26. Nc3 Qb8 27. Bd2
Bh6 28. Qe2 Nc8 29. Rea1 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 Rb4 $5 31. Nd1 Ncb6 32. Bd2 a4 $1 ({
The alternative is} 32... Rxc4 $5 33. b3 Rd4 34. Bc3 Nc8) 33. Ne3 $5 (33. Bxb4
$1 cxb4 {(Adams)} 34. Qe1 $1 b3 35. Ra3 {also leads to a white advantage.})
33... Rb3 34. Qd1 Qb7 35. Bc3 Rb8 36. Qc2 Qc8 37. h3 Nf6 38. Nf1 Nxc4 $1 39.
Rxa4 Nxb2 40. Ra6 Nc4 (40... Nxe4 $5 41. Bxb2 Nxf2 42. Bxe5 $1 dxe5 43. Qxf2 {
wins for White.}) 41. Be1 $1 Nb2 42. Rxd6 {Adams has gained a second pawn.} Ne8
43. Rc6 Qb7 44. Nd2 Rb5 45. Rxc5 Rxc5 46. Qxc5 Nd3 47. Qc3 Qb2 48. Qxb2 Rxb2
49. Nc4 Rc2 50. Ne3 Rc8 51. Bd2 Nd6 52. f3 f5 53. exf5 gxf5 54. Ra3 Nb2 55. Ra6
Nbc4 56. Nxc4 Nxc4 57. Bg5 Rb8 58. Rc6 Rb1+ 59. Kh2 Nb6 60. d6 Kf7 61. Rxb6 $1
{The Dutchmen were defeated by 31/2-1/2. England led by half-a-point on Russia
and Bosnia.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry RUS"]
[Black "Short, Nigel ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Russia needed a big win against England.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. O-O Qc7 9. Qe1 Nbd7 10. Bf3 O-O 11.
Kh1 Kh8 $6 12. a4 $5 (12. g4 Ng8 13. Bg2 {
occurred in Eisinger - Milic, Oberhausen 1961.}) 12... Rb8 13. g4 $1 b6 14. g5
Ne8 15. Bg2 Bb7 16. b3 Qd8 $5 17. h4 g6 $5 18. Bb2 Ng7 19. Rd1 Rc8 $6 (19... f6
$1 {counters in the centre timely.}) 20. f5 $1 e5 21. f6 $1 exd4 22. fxe7 Qxe7
23. Rxd4 {White attacks.} f6 24. Qd2 $1 fxg5 $6 (24... Ne8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26.
Rxd5 Kg8 {delivers more resistance.}) 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Rxd6 Ne5 $5 27. Rxb6
gxh4 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Re8 30. Bh3 Qc7 $6 31. Re6 $5 Rxe6 32. Bxe6 Nc6 33.
Qg5 Qd6 34. Bd5 Nb4 35. Qf6 Qxf6 36. Bxf6 Nxc2 37. Bc3 h6 38. b4 Kh7 39. b5
axb5 40. axb5 Nh5 41. b6 Ng3+ 42. Kh2 {Russia defeated England by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan BIH"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei RUS2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. a3 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 O-O 13. Bd2 $5 Rac8 14. Rac1
Qb8 15. Bb1 Nb6 16. Na2 $2 ({Correct is} 16. e5 $1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nfd7) 16...
Nc4 $1 17. Bc3 $2 (17. Bb4 Bxb4 18. axb4 {exchanges a bishop.}) 17... Qf4 $1 {
An attack on the kingside begins.} 18. Rce1 Rfd8 19. Nc1 Bb6 20. Bd3 Ng4 21. g3
$5 Qh6 22. h4 Qg6 $1 23. Kg2 f5 $5 24. exf5 exf5 25. Qe6+ Qxe6 26. Rxe6 Bxf3+
27. Kxf3 Nh2+ 28. Kg2 Nxf1 29. Bxc4 Rxc4 30. Rxb6 Nd2 31. Rxa6 Ne4 {
Black has gained an exchange for a pawn.} 32. Ne2 Nxc3 33. bxc3 Rb8 34. Nd4 $5
f4 35. gxf4 Rxc3 36. Ra7 Rc4 37. Ne6 g6 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rd7 Ra4 40. Ng5 Rxa3
41. Nxh7 {White threatens 42.Nf6.} Ra6 $1 42. f5 gxf5 43. Ng5 b4 44. Nf7+ Kg8
45. h5 {Rublevsky scored 6/9. Russia B and Bosnia drew.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser USA"]
[Black "Dimitrov, Vladimir BUL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The USA had climbed in the classification after a poor start.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O Ng4 9. Bc2 Ne5 10.
b3 exd5 11. exd5 $5 b5 $6 {Dimitrov should not give a pawn to a solid player.}
12. cxb5 a6 13. Bd2 $1 Re8 14. a4 $6 Ra7 $2 (14... axb5 $1 15. axb5 Rxa1 16.
Qxa1 Nf3+ $1 17. gxf3 Rxe2 {
gains a sufficient compensation for the pawn (Seirawan).}) 15. Rb1 axb5 $5 16.
Nxb5 Rae7 {Black has nothing for the pawn.} 17. Nec3 f6 18. f4 Ng4 19. f5 $1
gxf5 20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 Ne3 22. Bxe3 Rxe3 23. Qh5 $5 Na6 24. Rbf1 Nb4 25.
Nd1 R3e5 ({Not} 25... Rxb3 $2 26. Nxd6 $1) 26. Nb2 Rxf5 27. Qxf5 Re5 28. Qh3
Bf8 $6 (28... f5 $1 29. Nc4 Rxd5 {(Seirawan)} 30. Ncxd6 Rxd6 31. Nxd6 Qxd6 32.
Qxf5 Bd4+ {offers more resistance.}) 29. Nc4 Rxd5 30. Qe6+ Kg7 $6 31. Nc7 $1
Rd3 32. Ne8+ Kh8 33. Rxf6 $5 (33. Nxf6 Be7 34. Nxh7 $1 {wins quickly.}) 33...
Qe7 34. Ncxd6 Rd1+ $1 35. Kf2 $1 Rd2+ 36. Kf1 Rd1+ 37. Ke2 Qxe6+ 38. Rxe6 Rb1
39. Re3 Rb2+ 40. Kf1 Rb1+ 41. Kf2 Rb2+ 42. Kg3 Nc2 43. Nc4 $1 Rb1 44. Rf3 Kg8
45. Nf6+ Kg7 46. Nd7 Be7 47. Nce5 Kg8 48. Kh3 h6 49. Rg3+ Kh7 50. Ng6 Rd1 51.
Ndf8+ Kg7 52. Nxe7+ Kxf8 53. Nf5 $1 Rb1 54. Rc3 Na1 55. Rxc5 Rxb3+ 56. g3 Rb4
57. Rc8+ Kf7 58. Nxh6+ Kg7 59. Nf5+ Kf6 60. Rf8+ Kg5 61. a5 Ra4 62. a6 Rxa6 63.
Nd4 $1 Ra4 64. Rf5+ Kg6 65. Rf4 Ra2 66. g4 Ra4 67. Kg3 Ra3+ 68. Rf3 Ra4 69. Rd3
Kf6 70. h4 Ke5 71. g5 $1 {The USA and Bulgaria drew. Seirawan scored 81/2/10
and won the gold medal on board four.   The standings became: Russia A 34,
Bosnia 33, England and Russia B 321/2, Bulgaria and Germany 32, Ukraine, USA
and Hungary 311/2, etc. at the end of the penultimate round.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.16"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Svidler, Peter RUS"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Russia needed another big win in the last round.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f4
b5 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. Kb1 Na5 13. Qe1 Nc4 14. Bc1 b4 15. Nce2 a5 16. h3 $5 ({
Known is} 16. Ng3) 16... Be7 17. g4 $1 Rc8 18. Ng3 Qb6 19. Qg1 $5 Qc5 20. h4 $5
{Svidler plays for a win.} Nxg4 $1 {Black accepts the challenge.} 21. Bxc4 Qxc4
22. Nh5 $1 f5 23. Nxg7+ Kf7 24. Nh5 $6 a4 $5 25. Rh3 $5 Kg6 $6 (25... e5 $1 26.
fxe5 dxe5 27. Nf3 Qxc2+ {favours Black.}) 26. Ng3 h5 27. Rh2 $1 Bf6 ({Not} 
27... Nxh2 $2 28. Ngxf5+ $1) 28. Rhd2 Rhd8 $5 29. b3 $1 axb3 30. cxb3 Qc5 31.
Bb2 Rc7 32. Qg2 $5 Rdc8 33. Ndxf5 $5 exf5 $2 (33... Bxb2 $1 34. Kxb2 exf5 35.
Rxd6+ Be6 $1 {brings a black edge.}) 34. Rxd6 Bb5 35. e5 $5 Kh7 $5 36. exf6 Ne3
37. Qf3 $1 Be8 (37... Nxd1 $2 38. Qxh5+ Kg8 39. f7+ {leads to mate eventually.}
) 38. R1d2 Nc2 39. Rd7+ $1 Rxd7 40. Rxd7+ $1 Kh6 $1 41. f7 Na3+ 42. Bxa3 Bxd7
43. f8=B+ Qxf8 44. Qxh5+ Kg7 45. Bb2+ Rc3 46. Qg5+ Kh7 47. Bxc3 bxc3 48. Kc2 $2
(48. Nh5 $1 c2+ $5 49. Kxc2 Qc5+ 50. Kb1 $1 {
crowns the attack on the black king.}) 48... Qa3 $1 49. Kxc3 Qc5+ $6 50. Kd2
Qd4+ 51. Ke1 Qa1+ 52. Kf2 Qxa2+ 53. Kg1 $2 ({Better is} 53. Kf1 $1 Qxb3 54.
Qe7+ Kh8 (54... Kh6 55. Nxf5+ $1) 55. Qd8+ $1 Qg8 56. Qxd7 Qxg3 57. Qe8+ Kg7
58. Qe7+ Kh8 59. Qf8+ {and White wins.}) 53... Qxb3 54. Kh2 (54. Qe7+ Kh8 55.
Qd8+ Qg8 $1 {draws.}) 54... Qb2+ 55. Kh3 Qg7 56. Qh5+ $1 {
White still tries to win.} Qh6 57. Qd1 Qe6 58. Qd4 Be8 59. Qd8 Qg6 $6 {
The white queen should not be allowed on e7.} 60. Qe7+ $1 Bf7 61. Kh2 $6 Qe6
62. Qg5 $1 Bg6 $6 63. Kh3 $1 Qd5 64. h5 $1 Bf7 65. Kh4 Be6 66. Qg6+ Kh8 67.
Qf6+ Kh7 68. Kg5 $1 Qd7 69. Nxf5 Qf7 70. Qg6+ Kh8 71. Qxf7 Bxf7 72. Nd6 Bb3 73.
Kg6 Bc2+ 74. f5 Bb3 75. h6 Bc2 76. Nf7+ {Kasparov and Tiviakov won their games
too. Russia crushed Germany by 31/2-1/2 and gained gold.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "31st Olympiad"]
[Date "1994.12.16"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John NED"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil CZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Be2 a6 11. g4 b5 $2 ({Theory is} 11... Nxd4 12. Rxd4 b5)
12. Nxc6 $1 Qxc6 13. e5 $1 Nd5 $1 14. Rxd5 $1 exd5 (14... Bb7 $5 15. exd6 Bf6
16. Rd3 Qxf3 17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. Rg1 {leads to an extra white pawn.}) 15. Nxd5
Qb7 16. Bd3 Rb8 $5 17. Be4 $5 Qd7 18. Qh3 $1 h6 19. f5 $1 f6 {
Black cannot prevent the next sacrifice.} 20. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 $5 21. Qxh6 dxe5 22.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Bd5+ Rf7 24. g5 $1 {Although White has given a rook, he will
win on the g-file quickly. The Netherlands crushed Czechoslovakia by 31/2-1/2.
England - Russia B ended in 2-2. If Russia B would have been a regular
competitor, it would have gained bronze on tie-break.   The final standings
became: Russia 371/2 (gold), Bosnia-Herzegovina 35 (silver), (Russia B 341/2),
England 341/2 (bronze), Bulgaria, Netherlands and USA 34, Hungary, Ukraine,
Georgia, China and Belorussia 331/2, etc.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Norri, Joose FIN"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 32nd Olympiad was played in Yerevan from 15 ix until 2 x 1996. Playing
conditions were surprisingly well. Elections during the event brought
political turmoil, but the chess players only experienced the Armenian
hospitality.   The Soviet training system had fallen apart. Many former Soviet
players had migrated to Western countries. They were allowed to represent
their new nation.   Kasparov and Kramnik headed the Russian team again.
Svidler had to work hard during the first round.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qd2 c6 8. Nf3 d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. O-O a6 $5
11. a3 $5 {The players hesitate.} dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Ba2 Bb7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15.
Rad1 Nb6 16. d5 $5 ({Preferable is} 16. Rfe1) 16... Nfxd5 $1 {
Black sacrifices a pawn temporarily.} 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Bxd5
20. Rxd5 e6 $1 21. Rd6 $2 (21. Nxg6 $1 exd5 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1
{draws.}) 21... Bxe5 22. Rxa6 Bxb2 {Black has gained a pawn.} 23. a4 $5 bxa4
24. Rxa4 Kg7 {Svidler has winning chances.} 25. Rb1 Be5 26. Re1 Bc3 27. Rc1 h5
28. g3 Be5 29. Re4 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Bf6 31. h4 Rd8 32. Bf4 Rd5 33. Kg2 Be7 34.
Rc4 Bc5 35. Kf3 Rf5 36. Ke2 Bxf2 $5 37. Kxf2 e5 38. Kf3 exf4 39. gxf4 Ra5 {
The rook ending is drawn.} 40. Rc6 Ra3+ 41. Kg2 $1 Re3 42. Rb6 f6 43. Rb7+ Kf8
44. f5 $6 {The real mistake will follow later.} gxf5 $1 45. Rh7 $5 Kg8 $1 46.
Rxh5 $4 (46. Rc7 f4 47. Kh2 {defends properly.}) 46... Re5 47. Kf3 f4 $1 {
Norri encounters an awful surprise.} 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit HUN"]
[Black "Stanec, Nikolaus AUT"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B68"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Kb1 b4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ne2 Be7 14. g4 $5 {
Judit starts an attack on the kingside.} O-O 15. Ng3 Qa5 16. g5 Na7 $5 {
Both parties prepare a charge.} 17. Nd4 Rfb8 $5 {
The king's rook would be more effective on the c-file.} 18. f5 Nb5 19. Nb3 Qd8
$6 {Black makes a passive move.} 20. h4 a5 21. Bxb5 Bxb5 22. Nd4 $1 a4 $2 ({
Better is} 22... Bd7 23. f6 Bf8 24. fxg7 Bxg7 {but White has the advantage.})
23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Nxe6 Qc8 25. Nxg7 $1 {She breaches the defence.} ({
Maybe Stanec expected} 25. Nd4 b3 $5) 25... Bc4 $5 ({The pointe is} 25... Kxg7
26. Nf5+ $1 Kf8 27. Qd4 {and White wins.}) 26. N3f5 Bf8 27. Nh5 b3 28. cxb3
axb3 29. Nh6+ $1 Bxh6 30. gxh6 Qe6 31. Qd4 $1 Qe5 32. Qxc4+ Kh8 33. Qd4 Rxa2
34. Rh3 {Judit showed her fine talent for tactics. Hungary had a great start
but fell back later.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan ENG"]
[Black "Borge, Nikolaj DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 O-O 11. exd4 Nd5 12. Bd2 b6 13. Bb3 $5 ({Known is} 13.
Ne5 $1 {and White has a plus in the Queen's Gambit Accepted.}) 13... Ndb4 14.
Ne4 Na5 $5 15. Bxb4 Nxb3 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 {Black has exchanged two pieces.} 17.
Ra3 Na5 18. Re3 $5 {Speelman prepares an attack in the centre.} Bb7 19. Nc3 Qd6
20. Ng5 h6 $6 {Black weakens his kingside.} ({Better is} 20... Qf4 21. Rg3 Rad8
) 21. Nge4 $1 Bxe4 $6 (21... Qc7 $1 22. d5 $5 f5 $1 23. dxe6 $1 Bxe4 24. Rd7
Qe5 25. Rg3 Rae8 {defends well.}) 22. Rxe4 Rfd8 23. d5 $1 exd5 24. Nxd5 $1 Kf8
$5 25. g3 Qc6 $2 {Black allows a strong charge in the centre.} ({Correct is} 
25... Nc6 $1) 26. Red4 $1 Re8 27. Qd3 $1 Kg8 28. Rg4 $6 (28. b4 $1 Nb7 29. Rc4
Qxa4 30. Nxb6 {decides the game immediately.}) 28... Re6 29. b4 Nb7 30. Qd4 $1
g5 $6 ({The alternative is} 30... g6 $5 31. Rh4 h5 32. g4 {
and White opens the kingside.}) 31. h4 $1 f5 32. hxg5 $1 fxg4 33. gxh6 {
The rook sacrifice has led to a won game.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny RUS"]
[Black "Renet, Olivier FRA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Ne5 a6 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. f4 c5 12. Rf3 Nc6 $2 13. Nxd5 $1 {
Bareev plays a great new move.} (13. Rh3 {
drew in Gligoric - Bobotsov, Belgrade 1961.}) 13... Bxe5 $1 ({The pointe is} 
13... Nxd5 $2 14. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 15. Rh3+ Kg8 16. Qh5 {(Bareev).}) 14. Nxf6+ $2
(14. fxe5 $1 Qxd5 15. exf6 g6 16. Qe1 $1 {wins for White (Bareev).}) 14... Bxf6
15. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 16. Rh3+ Kg8 17. Qh5 {Black has to escape checkmate.} Bh4 $1
18. Rxh4 f6 $1 {Renet has avoided an immediate disaster.} 19. d5 $1 Ne7 $1 ({
Not} 19... Nd4 $2 20. exd4 Qxd5 21. Qh7+ Kf7 22. Rg4 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 Rg8 24. Bc3
{and White has a strong attack (Donaldson).}) 20. e4 Nxd5 $6 ({Better is} 20...
Bxd5 $1 21. Qh7+ Kf7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 {
and the game ends by perpetual check (Bareev).}) 21. Rd1 $1 {
He creates new chances in a great way.} Nc7 $2 (21... Qe8 $1 22. Qh7+ Kf7 23.
exd5 Qe2 24. Re1 Qxd2 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Qh7+ {brings another repetition.}) 22.
Bc3 $1 Qe7 23. e5 Rad8 24. Re1 $1 f5 $5 ({Or} 24... fxe5 25. Qh7+ Kf7 26. Rg4 {
(Bareev)} Ne6 27. Bxe5 {and White wins.}) 25. Qh7+ Kf7 26. e6+ $1 Nxe6 27. Bxg7
Ke8 28. Bxf8 Qxh7 29. Rxe6+ $1 Kd7 30. Rd6+ {Bareev triumphed wonderfully.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem GER"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexei RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The former Soviets Dautov and Yusupov were playing for Germany.} 1. d4 d5 2.
c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4
g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Bb3 e5 14. Rfe1 $5 Kh8 15. Ned2 Re8
16. Nc4 e4 17. Nfe5 $6 {White is going to lose a pawn, eventually.} Nxe5 18.
dxe5 Bf5 $1 {Dreev consolidates his position, before he captures pawn e5.} 19.
Rad1 $6 (19. Nd6 $1 Rf8 20. Nxf5 gxf5 21. f4 $1 exf3 22. Qxf5 Qxe5 23. Qxf3
Qxb2 24. Rad1 {brings sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 19... Rf8 $1 20.
Nd6 $5 Bxe5 21. Nxf5 gxf5 {Black has an extra pawn on the queenside..} 22. Rd2
Rad8 23. Red1 Kg7 24. Qc4 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Rc8 26. a4 Rc7 27. g3 a6 28. Bd1 b5 29.
Qb3 Qe6 30. Qc2 c5 31. axb5 axb5 32. b3 c4 33. bxc4 bxc4 34. Qa2 Kf6 35. Qa8
Rc8 36. Qa5 c3 37. Ra2 h5 38. h4 Qd6 39. Qa6 Rb8 40. Qxd6+ Bxd6 41. Bc2 Ke5 42.
Kf1 Kd5 {Black still has the extra pawn. He avoids an exchange of rooks.} 43.
Ke1 Kc4 44. Ra7 f6 45. Ra6 Rd8 46. Ra1 Bb4 47. Rd1 Ra8 48. Rb1 Ra3 49. Ke2 Ra6
50. Ke1 Ra3 51. Ke2 Ra7 52. Ke1 Kc5 53. Ke2 Ra2 54. Kd1 Kc4 55. Kc1 Ba3+ 56.
Kd1 Bb4 57. Kc1 Ra5 $1 58. Bb3+ $6 Kd3 59. Bc2+ Kc4 $6 60. Bb3+ $6 (60. Bd1 {
keeps the bastion closed.}) 60... Kd3 61. Bc2+ Ke2 $1 {
He sacrifices a piece in a last effort to win the game.} 62. Rxb4 Kxf2 63. Bd1
Kxe3 64. Kc2 Kf2 65. Bxh5 Kxg3 66. Bd1 $1 e3 67. Kxc3 $2 {
White commits the fatal mistake.} ({Correct is the subtle} 67. Rb6 $1 Rd5 $1
68. Rxf6 Rd2+ 69. Kc1 f4 70. h5 $1 e2 71. Rg6+ Kf3 72. Bxe2+ Rxe2 73. Rg8 $1
Rh2 74. Rh8 {and White escapes.}) 67... f4 $1 68. Rb6 Rd5 $1 69. Be2 $5 f3 $1
70. Bxf3 Kxf3 71. Rxf6+ Kg2 72. Re6 Kf2 73. Rf6+ Ke1 74. Kc2 {Black has achieve
d a theoretical win in the rook ending. Russia defeated Germany by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew ENG"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Nde2 b5 12. a3 a5 13. Nd4 b4 $5 ({Known is} 
13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Rb8) 14. e5 $1 {White takes the initiative.} Nxe5 $5 (14...
Nxd4 $1 15. exf6 bxc3 16. fxg7 cxb2 17. Rb1 Nf5 {
slightly favours Black (Sadler).}) 15. axb4 c6 $5 ({The alternative is} 15...
d5 $1 16. b5 Qc8) 16. b5 $1 cxb5 17. Ndxb5 $1 d5 $5 18. Bd4 $5 (18. Nd6 $1 Re7
19. Bc5 {gains a plus.}) 18... Rb8 19. Re1 $1 Ne4 $6 ({Preferable is} 19... Nc4
$1 20. b3 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Rxb5 22. bxc4 dxc4 23. Bc6 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Rh5) 20. Nxe4
dxe4 $2 {Black loses the battle in the centre.} (20... Bxb5 21. Nc3 Bc6 {
defends properly.}) 21. Nd6 $1 Bg4 22. hxg4 Qxd6 23. Rxe4 {
White has gained a pawn.} f5 $2 (23... Red8 $1 24. Qe2 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Bxd4 {
offers more resistance.}) 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Re2 $1 Red8 26. c3 f4 27. Rxa5 f3
28. Re4 $1 Nc6 ({Or} 28... fxg2 29. Rexe5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 {(Sadler).}) 29. Ra6 $1
fxg2 30. Qg4 $1 {England defeated Romania, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ye Jiangchuan CHN"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei ESP"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Shirov had migrated to the pleasant climate of Spain.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3.
d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10.
Ng5 Qd7 11. Qf3 h6 12. Qh3 Nc6 13. O-O-O $5 ({Theory is} 13. Na4 $1 Bd8 14.
O-O-O {(Schlosser - Hoeltl, Austria 1992).}) 13... Rc8 14. Kb1 Nd8 15. Rd3 O-O
16. Nf3 Nf7 17. Nh4 $5 {White tries to attack.} Rc4 $5 18. Ng6 $1 Rfc8 19. f4
$2 ({Better is} 19. f3 Bd8 {(Shirov)} 20. Rc1 $1 Ba5 21. Ne2) 19... exf4 20.
Bxf4 Nxe4 {Black counters in the centre and gains a pawn.} 21. Nd5 $6 {
White threatens Ndxe7+ and Nb6.} (21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Rf1 {prolongs the game.})
21... Bd8 $1 22. Re1 Nfg5 $1 {Shirov calculates accurately.} ({Not} 22... Nf2
$2 23. Qxe6 Qxe6 24. Rxe6 {(Shirov).}) 23. Bxg5 Nxg5 24. Qh5 exd5 25. Rf3 Ba5
$1 (25... Nxf3 $2 26. Qxd5+ Kh7 27. Nf8+ Kh8 28. Ng6+ {
leads to perpetual check (Shirov).}) 26. Ne7+ Kh7 {The last try.} 27. Rf6 $1
Qe8 $1 {Black wins a lot of material.} (27... Bxe1 $2 28. Rxh6+ $1 gxh6 29.
Qg6+ Kh8 30. Qf6+ $1 Kh7 31. Qg6+ {draws.}) 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek NED"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael ARM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2
c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. O-O-O Nb4 11. Qa4 a5 $5 ({Known is} 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Na6)
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd4 Bg4 14. Be2 $1 ({Not} 14. f3 $2 Qe7 $1) 14... Bxe2 $2 {
The isolated d-pawn will become weak.} (14... Bxd4 $1 15. Bxg4 Bxc5 16. a3 $6
d4 $1 {favours Black.}) 15. Ndxe2 Qe7 16. a3 Qxc5 $1 {
Vaganian regains the pawn.} 17. Qb5 $5 Na2+ 18. Kb1 Nxc3+ 19. Nxc3 Qc6 $5 (
19... Qxb5 20. Nxb5 Rad8 21. Rd3 Rd7 22. Rhd1 Rfd8 23. e4 d4 24. f4 {
also leads to the loss of the d-pawn.}) 20. Qxd5 Qa6 21. Qd6 Bxc3 22. Qxa6 Rxa6
23. bxc3 {White has an extra pawn in the rook ending.} Rc8 24. Rd3 Rg6 25. g3
Rgc6 26. Kb2 g5 27. Rc1 Kg7 28. Rd5 Rc5 $6 (28... b6 $1 {
consolidates the queenside.}) 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Rd1 $1 Rf5 $6 (30... g4 $1 31.
Rd4 h5 {restricts the kingside.}) 31. f4 $1 gxf4 32. exf4 Rh5 33. Rd2 Kf6 34.
Kb3 Ke6 35. c4 {The white pawns are becoming strong.} Rc5 $5 36. a4 (36. Rd5 $1
Rxd5 37. cxd5+ Kxd5 38. Ka4 $1 {wins quickly.}) 36... b6 37. Kc3 Rh5 38. Rb2
Kd7 39. Rxb6 Rxh2 40. c5 h5 41. Kc4 Rg2 42. Rd6+ Kc7 43. Rh6 Rxg3 44. Rxh5 Ra3
45. Rf5 $1 {White gives a pawn temporarily.} ({Gaining a pawn by} 45. Kb5 $6
Rb3+ 46. Kxa5 Kc6 {cuts off the white king.}) 45... Rxa4+ 46. Kd5 $1 Ra1 47.
Rxf7+ Kb8 48. Rf8+ Kc7 49. f5 Rd1+ 50. Kc4 $1 Rc1+ 51. Kb5 Rb1+ 52. Kxa5 Kc6
53. f6 $1 {Van Wely scored 9/13.} (53. f6 Kxc5 54. Rc8+ Kd6 55. f7 {
wins for White.}) 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.23"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry RUS"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek CZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. f4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. e5 $5 ({Known is} 12. f5 {
(Dolmatov - Aseev, Kemerovo 1995).}) 12... d5 $1 ({The pointe shows} 12... dxe5
$6 13. Qe4 $1 Bd7 14. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 15. Bxb5+ axb5 16. Rd1+ Ke8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8
18. Nxb5 {and White has a plus (Kasparov).}) 13. Kb1 b4 $6 ({Preferable is} 
13... Bb7) 14. Ne2 a5 $5 15. Ng3 f5 16. Nh5 Rb8 $5 17. g4 $1 fxg4 18. f5 Rg8 (
18... exf5 $6 19. e6 $1 Rg8 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21. Bg2 {favours White (Kasparov).})
19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. exf6 Qd6 21. Bg2 {White attacks the centre.} Rg5 $2 {
The rook moves to a wrong square.} ({Better is} 21... Rb7 $1 22. Rhe1 Kd8 $1)
22. Bxd5 $1 Bd7 ({Notice} 22... Qxd5 23. Qf4) 23. Rhe1 $1 h6 ({Or} 23... Rxf5
24. Bxe6 $1 Qxd4 25. Bxf5+ Kf8 26. Rxd4 Bxf5 27. Re5 {
and White wins (Kasparov).}) 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Qa7 {Kasparov scored his first
of five victories. Kramnik only played nine draws, because he had the flu.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.23"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel CZE"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Rublevsky played as the second reserve for Russia.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3
Bf5 4. Bb2 Nbd7 5. d3 c6 6. Nbd2 Qc7 $5 {They play a quiet opening.} 7. Nh4 Bg4
8. Be2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 e6 10. f4 Bd6 11. g3 $6 (11. O-O O-O 12. c4 $1 {
continues the indirect approach of the centre.}) 11... O-O 12. e4 $5 dxe4 13.
dxe4 $5 ({Preferable is} 13. Nxe4 Qa5+ 14. Kf1) 13... Bb4 14. O-O-O $5 a5 $1 {
Black takes the initiative.} 15. Nc4 a4 16. a3 $1 Be7 17. b4 $1 {
The position remains closed.} b5 18. Ne3 $6 ({More natural is} 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19.
Bxe5 Qa7) 18... Rfc8 (18... Nxe4 $5 19. Nef5 $1 Ndf6 20. Be5 Qa7 21. Nxg7 $5 c5
$1 {leads to great complications.}) 19. Nhf5 $2 {The direct attack will fail.}
({Correct is} 19. Rhe1) 19... exf5 20. Nxf5 Re8 21. Qf3 (21. Nxg7 $5 Kxg7 22.
e5 Nd5 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qxd7 Qxd7 25. e6+ Kg8 26. exd7 Red8 {
costs a piece, eventually.}) 21... Bf8 22. Rhe1 Rac8 23. Re2 g6 24. g4 $5 {
Desperation.} gxf5 25. gxf5 Bh6 26. Rf1 Kf8 27. Kb1 Bxf4 $5 28. e5 $5 {
Capture of the bishop loses.} Bxe5 29. Qh3 Bxb2 $4 (29... h5 {wins easily.})
30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Rg2+ $4 {White grabs the wrong rook.} ({Right is} 31. Rg1+ $1
Ng4 32. Rxg4+ Kh8 33. Kxb2 Rg8 34. Rh4 $1 Rg7 35. f6 Nxf6 36. Qxf6 Qd8 37. Re7
Kg8 38. Rf4 {and White has an edge.}) 31... Ng4 32. Rxg4+ Kh8 33. f6 Bxf6 34.
Rxf6 {He threatens mate, but Black has a great counter.} Re1+ $1 35. Ka2 Ra1+
$1 {
Russia defeated Czechoslovakia by 3-1 and led one-and-a-half points on Spain.}
(35... Ra1+ 36. Kxa1 Qe5+ 37. Kb1 Qxf6 {breaks the white charge.}) 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei ESP"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry RUS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 $5 {
Kasparov starts a remarkable plan.} ({Theory is} 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7) 8. d5
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Na5 10. O-O (10. Nd2 $5 {
will become a novelty in Rublevsky - Ehlvest, Polanica Zdroj 1997.}) 10... f6 (
10... Nxc4 $5 11. Qe2 Nb6 12. c4 {looks suspicious for Black.}) 11. Nd2 b6 {
Black can ignore the development, because the centre is closed.} 12. Qe2 Qa4
13. f4 Nh6 14. e5 $5 {White cannot create an attack.} O-O-O 15. Rb1 $5 Nf5 $5
16. g4 $6 {White weakens his pawn structure.} Nh4 $6 (16... Ng7 $1 17. Re1 h5
$1 {brings a positional advantage for Black.}) 17. exf6 exf6 18. Qf2 g5 19. Ne4
Qe8 $5 ({The tactical line} 19... h5 $1 20. gxh5 Qxc4 21. Nxf6 Rdf8 $1 22. fxg5
Rxf6 $1 23. Bf4 $1 Rxf4 24. Qxf4 Qxf4 25. Rxf4 Rxh5 26. Kh1 Ng6 27. Rf7 {
leads to chances for both sides.}) 20. Re1 $1 Qg6 21. fxg5 (21. f5 $5 Qg7 $1
22. Ng3 Nxc4 23. Nh5 Qf7 24. Re6 Ne5 25. Qe2 $1 Rhe8 26. Qe4 {
will be regarded as a chance for White by Shirov, but} Rxe6 $1 27. dxe6 d5 $1
28. Qxe5 Qxh5 29. Qe2 Qe8 30. Qa6+ Kb8 31. Rxb6+ axb6 32. Qxb6+ {
leads to perpetual check.}) 21... Rhe8 $1 22. Nxd6+ $1 Rxd6 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24.
Bf4 $1 Nxc4 $1 25. Bxd6 Nd2 $1 {Garry finds a brilliant draw.} 26. Rd1 Qe4 $3
27. Bg3 {Russia defeated Spain, because Bareev won.} (27. Rxd2 Qb1+ 28. Qf1
Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Qxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Nxd2+ {(Shirov)} 31. Ke1 $1 Ne4 32. Bf8 $1 fxg5 {
draws as well.}) (27. Bg3 Nhf3+ 28. Kh1 Ne1+ 29. Kg1 Nef3+ {
delivers a repetition.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alexander USA"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Nde2 b6 8. Bg2
Ba6 9. O-O Bg7 10. h3 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 $5 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Qd2 Kh7 15.
Rad1 Nc5 (15... Nde5 $5 16. b3 Nb4 17. f4 {
will draw in Jansa - Jirovsky, Zlin 1997.}) 16. b3 Bb7 17. g4 e5 $6 {
Pawn d6 becomes a weakness.} 18. f4 $5 (18. Nb5 $1 {
makes an extra attack on the weak pawn.}) 18... exf4 19. Bxf4 Re8 $6 ({
Better is} 19... Ne5 $1 20. Nd5 Ne6) 20. Qxd6 $6 (20. Bxd6 $1 {
captures the pawn in a more profitable way.}) 20... Qh4 $5 21. Bg3 Qg5 22. Qd2
Rcd8 $2 (22... Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Ba6 $1 {
gains sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25.
Nd5 $1 Re8 $5 26. c4 Nxe4 $2 {Smirin should have accepted the loss of a pawn.}
27. Nec3 $1 Nd6 $5 {He seems to defend well.} 28. Rf1 $1 {
But the black position falls apart.} Rd8 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 30. Ne4 $1 Rd8 31. Rxf7
{White has captured a pawn and will win more material.} Bc8 32. Rc7 Ne5 33.
Nxg5+ Kh6 34. Ne4 g5 35. Rxa7 b5 36. Nxg5 $1 bxc4 37. bxc4 Re8 38. Rc7 Ba6 39.
Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 40. Nc7 Rc8 41. Nxa6 Rxc4 42. Nc5 $1 Rc2 43. a4 Nc4 44. Nge6+ Kf6
45. g5+ Ke5 46. g6 {Yermolinsky scored 8/11.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.26"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Spain and the Ukraine started a battle for the second place.} 1. e4 g6 2. d4
Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 Nc6
10. Be3 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nf4 12. Rfd1 Nxe2+ $5 ({Known is} 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4) 13.
Ncxe2 Ne5 14. b3 c6 15. Rac1 Qc7 16. Nc3 b6 17. Nde2 Bf8 18. Bg5 Nd7 $2 {
Black should not retreat.} ({Better is} 18... f5 $1) 19. Bh6 $1 Bxh6 (19... Be7
$5 20. Qd4 Ne5 21. f4 d5 22. Na4 {favours White.}) 20. Qxh6 {
The black position has been weakened on the black squares.} Bb7 21. Qd2 $1 Re6
22. Nd4 $5 {Ivanchuk plays the stronger move later.} Ree8 23. Nde2 Re6 24. Nf4
$1 Rf6 25. e5 $1 Nxe5 26. Ne4 Rf5 27. Qe3 $1 Nd7 $2 (27... Rd8 $1 28. g4 Rxf4
29. Qxf4 c5 $1 {creates an excellent defence line.}) 28. Rxd6 $1 {
White has won the struggle in the central area.} Re8 29. Rcd1 Bc8 30. Ne2 Rfe5
31. Qh6 $1 Rxe4 ({The pointe is} 31... R5e6 32. Ng5 $1 Rxd6 33. Qxh7+ Kf8 34.
Qxf7#) 32. fxe4 b5 $5 33. cxb5 cxb5 34. Qc1 $1 Qd8 35. Qc6 Qg5 36. Ng3 h5 37.
Rxd7 Bxd7 38. Qxd7 {Ivanchuk scored 81/2/11 on board one.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.26"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel ESP"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Volodymyr UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. Be3 Bxe3 8.
fxe3 O-O 9. Nc3 $5 (9. h3 {was played in Duras - Loewy, Wien 1907.}) 9... b5
10. Bb3 Na5 11. Qe1 c5 12. Bd5 (12. Nd5 $5 {
will draw in Asrian - Ivanchuk, Kemer 2007.}) 12... Nxd5 13. exd5 $5 f5 $1 {
Black takes the initiative.} 14. a3 Bd7 15. Kh1 Nb7 16. Qg3 Qe7 17. Rae1 Rf6
18. Qh4 Raf8 19. Ne2 $6 h6 $6 (19... e4 $1 {charges in the centre (Malaniuk).})
20. Nd2 g5 21. Qf2 Qg7 22. b4 R6f7 23. c3 Qg6 24. d4 $1 e4 $5 25. Qg3 Kh7 26.
Rc1 $6 (26. dxc5 $1 dxc5 27. Nb3 {(Malaniuk)} f4 $1 28. exf4 Qd6 {
leads to chances for both sides.}) 26... c4 $1 {Pawn d5 has become a weakness.}
27. Kg1 Rf6 28. h4 Qh5 $1 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Qh2 $1 Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Kg6 {
Black has little advantage in the endgame.} 32. Kg1 $6 (32. g4 $1 Rh8+ 33. Kg3
Rh4 34. gxf5+ Bxf5 35. Rh1 {equalises.}) 32... R6f7 33. Rce1 Rh8 $1 34. Ng3 $6
({Preferable is} 34. Kf2 $1 a5 35. Rh1) 34... a5 35. Rf2 a4 $1 36. Ref1 $2 {
White misses the last chance.} ({Correct is} 36. Ngf1 $1 Rfh7 37. g4 $1 {
and White counters. He lifts the restraint timely.}) 36... Nd8 $1 {
Black threatens ..Bc8-b7xd5.} 37. Ndxe4 $5 {
White sacrifices during time troubles.} (37. Re1 $1 Rh4 $1 38. Ngf1 Rfh7 $1 39.
Ng3 f4 $1 40. Ndxe4 fxg3 41. Nxg3 Rg4 {has gained a minor piece.}) 37... fxe4
38. Nxe4 Rxf2 39. Rxf2 Nf7 $1 40. Ng3 Re8 41. e4 Nh6 42. Re2 Ng4 43. Kf1 Nf6
44. Kf2 Bc8 45. Re1 Bg4 $1 46. Kf1 Rf8 47. Kg1 Bd7 48. Re3 Re8 {
The Ukraine defeated Spain by 3-1 and took the second place. Armenia was third.
} (48... Re8 49. Re2 Bg4 $1 50. Re1 Nxd5 {wins more material.}) 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Iuldachev, Saidali UZB"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Uzbekistan produced a great team result in 1992. Iuldachev made a fine
personal result in 1996.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 d6 4. g3 b5 $6 5. d4 $1 {
They play a remarkable opening.} ({Known is} 5. Bg2) 5... Qa5+ 6. Bd2 Qb6 7.
dxc5 dxc5 8. a4 b4 9. Ne5 $5 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Qxa6 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 Nf6 13.
f3 Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Be3 {White has an edge in the endgame.} Be7 16. Nd2
f5 $5 17. Rad1 Nf6 $2 (17... O-O-O $1 18. Nc4 fxe4 19. fxe4 Nf6 {
opposes on the open file.}) 18. exf5 exf5 19. Nc4 $1 {
The knight fills the hole in the black pawn structure.} O-O 20. Rd3 Rac8 $5 21.
Rhd1 Rc6 22. Bf4 h6 $6 23. Re3 $1 {White controls the central area.} Re8 24.
Bd6 $5 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Rcc8 $6 ({Preferable is} 25... Rc7 $1 26. Rxe8+ Nxe8 27.
Ra6 Nf6) 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8+ 27. Kf2 Rc8 $5 28. Ne3 $5 f4 $1 29. gxf4 Rc7 30. f5
Kf8 31. Nc4 Ke7 32. Ke3 $1 Kf8 $5 33. Kd3 $5 Ke7 $6 {Black loses time.} 34.
Re6+ Kf8 35. Ne5 c4+ $5 (35... Nd7 36. Ng6+ Kf7 37. Kc4 Nb6+ 38. Kb5 {
wins for White.}) 36. Nxc4 Rc5 37. Ne5 Rd5+ 38. Ke2 Nh5 39. Ng6+ Kf7 40. Ne5+
Kf8 41. Nd3 $5 Rxf5 42. Re5 Rxe5+ 43. Nxe5 Ke7 44. Nc6+ Kd6 45. Nxb4 Kc5 46.
Nd3+ Kd4 47. Kd2 Nf6 48. c3+ Kc4 49. Kc2 g5 50. Ne5+ Kd5 51. Ng4 Ng8 52. Kd3 h5
53. Nf2 Ke5 54. Ke3 Ne7 55. Nd3+ Kd5 56. b3 Nf5+ 57. Kf2 Ne7 58. Nb4+ Ke5 59.
a5 Kd6 60. Ke3 {Iuldachev won gold on board three by a score of 11/14.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Minasian, Artashes ARM"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan BIH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 a6 8.
O-O Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 d6 11. Qf3 Nb4 12. Rac1 $5 O-O 13. a3 Nxd3 14. cxd3
Qd8 $1 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd7 $1 (16... Nd5 $6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5
19. Bc5 $1 {brings a better endgame for White.}) 17. d4 Nb6 $5 18. Qh5 $5 Nc4
$1 19. Bf4 $5 b5 ({The pointe is} 19... Nxb2 $4 20. Qe2 $1) 20. Rf3 g6 21. Rg3
Ra7 $5 (21... Bb7 22. Bh6 $1 Nxb2 23. Qe2 {leads to tactical complications.})
22. Ne4 $5 (22. Qh6 $1 f5 23. a4 {continues the attack.}) 22... Bb7 $5 (22...
f5 $1 23. Rxg6+ hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Qh6+ {escapes by perpetual check.}) 23.
Nf6+ Bxf6 24. exf6 Qxf6 {White has sacrificed a pawn.} 25. Rf1 Qe7 26. Bh6 Nxb2
$2 {Black misses a fantastic manouevre.} (26... Rd8 $1 27. Bg5 Rd5 $1 28. Qxh7+
Kxh7 29. Bxe7 Rf5 30. Rxf5 gxf5 31. Rh3+ {brings a repetition.}) 27. Qe5 $1 f5
({The pointe is} 27... f6 28. Bxf8 fxe5 29. Bxe7) 28. Bxf8 Qxf8 29. d5 $5 Nc4 (
{Or} 29... Bxd5 30. Qxb2) 30. Qxe6+ Qf7 31. Rxf5 $1 Qxe6 32. dxe6 Bc8 33. Rf6
Ne5 34. Re3 Kg7 35. Rf1 Nc6 36. Rc1 Ne7 37. Nd4 Rb7 38. Rf3 {
Armenia defeated Bosnia, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia ISR"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. Nd5 Rb8 15.
O-O e6 16. Nxc6 $6 ({Known is} 16. Nc3) 16... bxc6 $1 17. Ne3 d5 $1 {
The enterprising opening brings an edge for Black.} 18. Rb1 O-O $6 ({
Kasparov does not like} 18... Rxb2 $5 19. Rxb2 Bxb2 20. Qd3 {but} Qa5 21. Rb1
Be5 {favours Black.}) 19. c4 $2 ({More solid is} 19. c3 $1) 19... d4 $1 20. Nc2
e5 21. Ne1 $6 (21. g4 $5 {
stops the attack on the kingside, but brings a positional disaster.}) 21... f5
$1 22. Nd3 g4 $1 23. Nc5 gxf3 24. Qxf3 fxe4 25. Qxh5 ({Not} 25. Qxe4 $4 Bf5)
25... Qe8 $1 26. Qg5 Rf5 27. Qd2 e3 28. Bxe3 $1 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 dxe3 30. Qxd7
Qxd7 31. Nxd7 Rxb2 $1 {Black wins.} 32. Nf6+ ({The pointe is} 32. Re1 e4 $1)
32... Bxf6 33. Rxf6 Rxa2 $1 34. Rf1 ({Kasparov mentions} 34. Kf1 Rf2+ $1) 34...
a5 35. Re1 e2 36. Kf2 a4 $1 37. Rb1 a3 38. Rb8+ Kf7 39. Ra8 Ra1 $1 40. Kxe2 a2
{Russia defeated Israel, as a result of this game. Kasparov scored 7/9. He won
gold for the highest rating performance.} (40... a2 41. Kf2 e4 42. h4 e3+ 43.
Ke2 Rg1 {succeeds quickly.}) 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergei UZB"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf1 Rc8 11. Nd5 Ne5 12. a4 Re8 $5 13. a5 $5 Bg4 $5 14.
f3 Bd7 15. c3 Nc4 16. Ne3 Ne5 17. Nd4 $5 {White avoids  a repetition.} a6 18.
Qb3 Qc7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Nc4 {Black threatens a5.} 21. Bg5 $5 (21. Nc6 $5
bxc6 22. Qxc4 cxd5 23. Qxd5 {keeps the equality.}) 21... Nxa5 22. Qb4 Nc4 23.
Bxe7 $6 (23. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 24. Bxe7 {levels the game.}) 23... Be5 $1 24. Bh4 Qb6
25. Bf2 $2 ({Preferable is} 25. Qxb6 Nxb6 26. Bf2) 25... Qxb4 26. cxb4 Kf8 $6 (
26... Nd2 $1 27. Rac1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Nxf1 29. Rxf1 Rc8 {
gains a winning advantage.}) 27. Re2 Bf6 28. Rae1 $2 (28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Rc1
Nb6 30. Rxc8 Nxc8 31. Bc4 {defends well.}) 28... Nxb2 $1 {Black gains a pawn.}
29. b5 Rxe2 30. Bxe2 a5 $1 31. Nc6 bxc6 32. dxc6 Bxc6 $1 33. bxc6 Rxc6 {
He has won two pawns.} 34. Bb5 Rc8 35. Bg3 d5 36. Ra1 Kg7 37. Rxa5 Rc5 38. Bd6
Bd4+ 39. Kf1 Rc1+ 40. Ke2 Rc2+ 41. Kf1 Rf2+ 42. Ke1 Rxg2 43. Ra8 Nc4 44. Bg3 $2
Bc3+ {Ivanchuk has a mating attack. Ukraine defeated Uzbekistan by 3-1. The
top three consisted of Russia, Ukraine and the USA.} 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander SLO"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan EST"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Beliavsky had moved to Slovenia.} 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5.
Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Be3 Bb6 11. c3 $5
O-O 12. Re1 Re8 $6 (12... e5 $1 13. Nf5 e4 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Ne7+
Kh8 17. Rxe4 Qxb2 {equalises.}) 13. Nb5 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Qe7 15. Qf3 a6 16. Nd4 g6
$2 17. Rae1 Rd8 18. Bc4 Kg7 19. Qf4 {
White activates his pieces every move, while Black can do little.} Bd7 20. g4
$2 (20. Qg5 $1 h6 21. Nf5+ exf5 22. Rxe7 hxg5 23. Rxf7+ Kh6 24. Rxf6 {
gains a pawn.}) 20... Rac8 21. Bb3 Re8 22. Re5 Rc5 $2 ({Better is} 22... h6 $1
23. h4 Rc5 24. g5 hxg5 25. hxg5 Nh5) 23. Nf5+ $1 gxf5 24. Rxc5 Qxc5 25. Qg5+
Kf8 26. Qxf6 Kg8 27. gxf5 $5 {White ruins the hostile pawn structure.} (27. Re3
$1 {proceeds the attack.}) 27... Qxf5 28. Qxf5 exf5 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 {
Beliavsky has the better bishop ending, but the win will hard to achieve.} 30.
Bd5 b6 31. f4 $5 Kf8 32. Kf2 Ke7 33. Ke3 a5 34. Kd4 Kd6 35. b3 f6 36. a3 h6 37.
c4 Bh5 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Bd1 40. Bg2 Ba4 41. Bf1 Be8 42. Bd3 Bg6 $1 (42...
Bd7 {(Beliavsky)} 43. c5+ $1 bxc5+ 44. bxc5+ Kc6 45. Bc4 Bc8 46. Bb3 Kd7 47.
Ba4+ Kc7 48. Kd5 {wins more easily for White.}) 43. Bc2 Kc6 44. Ba4+ Kd6 45.
c5+ $1 {This pawn can go forwards after some preparation.} bxc5+ 46. bxc5+ Kc7
47. Bb3 Bh5 48. Bc2 Bg6 49. Kc3 $1 (49. Kd5 Bf7+ {has no use.}) 49... Kc6 50.
Kb4 $1 Kc7 51. h3 Kc6 52. Bb3 Kc7 53. Be6 Kc6 54. Kc4 Kc7 55. Kd5 Bh5 $5 (55...
Bh7 56. Bf7 {(Beliavsky)} Kd7 57. h4 Ke7 58. c6 $1 {wins quickly.}) 56. Bxf5
Bf7+ 57. Kd4 Kc6 58. Be4+ Kc7 59. Ke3 Be6 60. Bg2 Bf7 61. Kf2 Bg6 62. Kg3 Kd7
63. Bd5 Kc7 64. Kg4 Kd7 65. Kh4 Kc7 66. Bf3 Bf7 67. Bh5 Bc4 68. Bg6 $1 Be2 69.
Bf5 Kc6 70. Bg4 Bd3 71. Kh5 Kxc5 72. Kxh6 Kd4 73. Bd7 $1 {
White has to make an accurate move in order to decide the game.} ({Notice} 73.
Bc8 $2 Ke3 74. f5 Kf4 75. h4 Bb5 $11) ({and} 73. f5 $2 Ke5 74. Kg6 Be4 75. h4
Kf4 76. Bh3 Kg3 $11 {(Beliavsky).}) 73... Ke4 74. f5 Ke5 (74... Kf4 75. h4 Bxf5
76. Bxf5 Kxf5 77. h5 {also wins for White.}) 75. h4 Kd6 76. Be6 Ke7 77. Kg7 Be2
78. Bf7 {Beliavsky scored 101/2/14.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.09.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael ARM"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen CRO"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. h3
c6 9. e4 Re8 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 a5 12. Qc2 a4 13. b4 axb3 14. axb3 Rxa1 15.
Rxa1 Nc5 16. b4 $5 (16. Ra8 {was played in round 11.}) 16... Ne6 17. Rd1 $5 Bd7
$6 ({Preferable is} 17... Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Be6) 18. b5 $6 (18. Nde2 $1 {
retreats a knight before pawns advance.}) 18... Nc5 $6 ({Again} 18... Nxd4 19.
Bxd4 Be6 $5 {is better.}) 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. e5 $5 (20. Nxc6 $1 Bxc6 21. Bxc5 {
wins a pawn.}) 20... Rxe5 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Bxc6 {
White has gained a positional edge.} h5 $5 23. Bf4 Re6 24. Kg2 Kh7 25. Bf3 Bh6
26. Bxh6 Kxh6 27. Ra1 Kg7 28. Ra8 Qe7 $5 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Re5 $2 {
Cvitan should attack f2.} ({Right is} 30... Rf6 $1 31. Qb2 Nd3 32. Qd4 Nc5 $1 {
and White has little advantage.}) 31. Qb2 $1 Nd3 32. Qb8 {
Vaganian threatens mate.} Kf6 $6 (32... Kh6 $5 33. Qh8+ Kg5 34. h4+ Kf5 35.
Bxf7 {wins for White.}) 33. Ra7 {Armenia defeated Croatia, as a result of this
game. The standings at the end of the penultimate round became: Russia 36,
Ukraine 33, USA, England and Armenia 311/2, etc.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.10.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Polgar, Judit HUN"]
[Black "Short, Nigel ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Russia secured the first place. Ukraine and Armenia drew quickly. A battle
for the third place developed between the USA and England during the last
round.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Bg4
8. h3 Bh5 9. d4 b5 10. Bb3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 exd4 12. Qd3 $5 ({Usual is} 12. Qg3)
12... dxc3 13. Qxc3 Qd7 {White has positional compensation for the pawn.} 14.
Bh6 $2 {Judit has an odd idea.} (14. Bd5 $1 Nxd5 15. exd5 Ne5 16. f4 Nc4 $1 17.
Qxg7 O-O-O {leads to a sharp position (Short).}) 14... b4 $1 ({The pointe is} 
14... gxh6 $2 15. Bd5 $1) 15. Qe3 $2 {A blunder decides the game.} (15. Qc1 $1
Ne5 $1 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Qh6 $1 ({not} 17. Bxf6 Qxh3 $1 18. Ba4+ c6 19. Bg5 $5
Rxg5 $1) 17... Bf8 {favours Black (Short).}) 15... gxh6 $1 16. Ba4 Rb8 17. Nd2
Rb5 $1 18. Bxb5 axb5 19. Nf3 Rg8 $1 20. Kh1 Rg6 21. a4 bxa3 22. Rxa3 Nh5 $1 23.
Ra8+ Nd8 24. Nd4 Bg5 25. Qf3 Ng7 26. Rb8 Nge6 $1 27. Nxb5 c6 $1 28. Nc3 Qa7 29.
Rb4 Rf6 30. Qd1 Rxf2 31. e5 $5 d5 $1 32. Qd3 Qc5 33. Rg4 Rxb2 34. h4 Rb3 35.
hxg5 Rxc3 36. Qxh7 hxg5 37. Qg8+ Qf8 38. Qh7 Qa3 39. Qb1 $6 Rh3+ $1 {
England defeated Hungary, as a result of this game.} 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.10.01"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick USA"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab GEO"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The first part of USA - Georgia goes wrong for the Americans, because
Giorgadze crushes Kaidanov. Fortunately, De Firmian does well.} 1. e4 d5 2.
exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. c5 N6d7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O
c6 10. Re1 $5 {White controls more territory.} Nf6 11. h3 $5 b5 12. Bb3 a5 13.
a3 Na6 $6 ({Preferable is} 13... a4 $1 14. Ba2 Nbd7) 14. Qe2 Nc7 $5 {
Black gives a pawn.} (14... Ra7 $6 15. Bg5 $1 {(De Firmian)} Qe8 16. Rad1 {
favours White.}) 15. Qxe7 Be6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bf4 Nfe8 $5 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19.
Be5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 {White has kept his extra pawn.} Nf6 ({Not} 20... Nxd4 $2 21.
Rxe8+ $1) 21. Rd1 b4 22. Na4 Nd7 $6 (22... Rab8 $1 {
puts the black rooks on two important files.}) 23. Ree1 $1 {
Black has to allow d4-d5.} Rab8 24. d5 $1 cxd5 25. Rxd5 Ndxc5 $1 {
Black sacrifices two knights for a rook.} 26. Rxc5 Nxc5 27. Nxc5 Rb5 28. axb4
Rxb4 29. Re2 Rb5 30. Na4 Rb4 31. Nc3 Rdb8 32. Re5 Rxb2 33. Rxa5 Rc2 34. Ne4 Re2
35. Ra4 f5 $6 {Black should not open the seventh rank.} ({Better is} 35... Reb2
$5 36. Nfg5 h6 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Nge4 R2b4 {
and White cannot avoid the exchange of rooks. A draw will result.}) 36. Nf6+
Kg7 37. Nd5 Rb7 38. h4 Rd7 39. Ra5 Kh6 40. g3 Rb7 41. Nf4 $1 Ree7 42. Ne5 Rb6
43. Kg2 Reb7 44. Nc4 Rc6 45. Ne3 Rcb6 $2 ({Correct is} 45... Kg7 46. Re5 Rcb6
47. Ned5 Rd6 48. Ne6+ {(De Firmian)} Kf7 $1 {and a win is hard to find.}) 46.
Rxf5 $1 Rb5 $2 ({The pointe is} 46... gxf5 47. Nxf5#) 47. Ng4+ {White delivers
mate soon. The standings in the match became 1-1. Hard fights occurred in the
two remaining games.} 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "32nd Olympiad"]
[Date "1996.10.01"]
[Round "14.4"]
[White "Supatashvili, Khvicha GEO"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. a3 Be7 8. Nf4
O-O 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ncxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bg5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Re1 Bxf4 14. Bxf4
Qh4 $5 ({Christiansen diverts from} 14... Be6 $5 15. Qh5 g6 16. Qh6) 15. Qd2 {
White has a plus due to the two bishops.} Be6 16. Rac1 Rfe8 17. Be3 h6 18. Bb1
Rac8 19. Qd3 g6 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Bd3 Bf5 22. Bb5 Re6 23. Rc5 a6 24. Bf1 Rd8 25.
Rec1 Qf6 26. b4 g5 27. b5 axb5 28. Rxb5 Rd7 29. Qb2 Qe7 30. Qb3 Be4 31. Rc3 {
He moves pieces to the queenside.} Kg7 32. f3 $2 {The Georgian blunders.} Bc2
$1 33. Qxc2 Rxe3 {Pawn d4 is going to fall.} 34. Rbb3 Rxc3 35. Rxc3 Qf6 $2 {
Black should capture the pawn.} 36. Rd3 Nxd4 37. Qd2 Nf5 38. Qf2 $2 {
White has to take on d5.} d4 $1 39. Qd2 Rc7 40. Qb2 Qe5 41. Rb3 Rc3 $1 42. Rb5
({The pointe is} 42. Rxb7 Qe3+ $1 43. Qf2 Rc2 44. Qxe3 dxe3) 42... Qe3+ 43. Qf2
Rc2 44. Qxe3 Nxe3 45. Rb1 Ra2 46. g3 Rxa3 47. Bb5 Ra2 48. Rb3 Rg2+ 49. Kh1 Rd2
50. Kg1 h5 51. Bd3 h4 52. gxh4 gxh4 53. h3 Kf6 54. f4 Nd5 55. Bf1 Nxf4 56. Rxb7
d3 57. Rd7 Ke6 58. Rd8 f5 59. Rh8 Ke5 60. Rxh4 Ra2 61. Rh8 d2 $1 {Benjamin coul
d not win his rook ending, despite the extra pawn. So USA - Georgia ended in
21/2-11/2.   The USA and England had produced the same number of board points.
Bronze was decided upon by the Buchholz-result. America had scored
half-a-point more than England!   The final standings became: Russia 381/2/14
(gold), Ukraine 35 (silver), USA 34 (bronze), England 34, Armenia, Spain and
Bosnia-Herzegovina 331/2, Georgia, Bulgaria, Germany, Sweden and Iceland 33,
China, Netherlands and Argentina 321/2, etc.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.09.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Baumegger, Siegfried AUT"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 32nd Olympiad was played from 26 ix until 13 x 1998. Main organizer was
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president of Kalmykia and FIDE. A Chess Palace was build
for the occasion. Chief Arbiter Geurt Gijssen had a difficult time, when the
building was not ready in time. Eventually, the event started later and one
round was stricken.   Kasparov, Karpov and Kramnik did not play for Russia.
Young Morozevich scored 8/10 on board four.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3
Bf5 5. Bd3 Bg6 6. Nc3 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qe2 Ne4 9. Nd2 Ndf6 10. f3 Nxc3 11.
bxc3 Be7 12. Rb1 $5 (12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bb2 Ba3 14. Ne4 {
drew in Vaulin - Morozevich, Krasnodar 1997.}) 12... b6 13. e4 $5 {
White advances in the centre.} dxe4 $5 {Morozovich gives an aggressive answer.}
14. fxe4 e5 $1 15. Nf3 (15. dxe5 $6 Nd7 16. Nf3 Bh5 {
ruins the white pawn structure.}) 15... Nd7 16. Be3 O-O 17. Rbd1 Qc7 18. Bf2
Bh5 19. Rde1 Rae8 20. Qc2 c5 21. Bg3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Bd6 {
The manoeuvring has led to an almost equal position.} 23. Nh4 $4 {
A terrible blunder decides the game.} (23. d5 Nc5 {blockades the centre.})
23... exd4 $1 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. e5 $5 Nxe5 26. Bxh7+ Kh8 27. Bd3 Ng4 {
Black threatens mate in one!} 28. g3 Ne3 29. Qf2 Nxf1 30. Rxf1 Bg4 {
Russia started by a win of 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.09.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Onyschuk, Alexandr UKR"]
[Black "Ye Jiangchuan CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nce3 Bg6 20. Be2 Bf7 21.
Re4 $6 {The white rook becomes vulnerable.} ({Theory is} 21. Nc4) 21... Ne7 22.
Bf3 Be6 23. Bg4 Bg8 $1 24. c4 $1 Nc6 25. Nf5 g6 26. Ng3 $6 (26. Nfe3 $1 Bxe3
27. Nxe3 Nd4 28. Rxd4 $1 exd4 29. Qxd4+ Qf6 30. Qd3 {brings equal chances.})
26... Nd4 27. Rxd4 $1 (27. f4 $2 Bxd5 28. cxd5 exf4 29. Qxd4+ Bf6 {
favours Black.}) 27... exd4 28. Ne4 $1 {He moves an extra piece to the centre.}
Bh6 29. Qxd4+ Bg7 30. Qd3 Rb7 $5 31. Re1 Re8 32. g3 $6 ({Better is} 32. Re3 $1
{(Ye)} a4 33. bxa4 Bxd5 34. cxd5 Rb4 {and Black regains a pawn with a plus.})
32... Bxd5 33. Qxd5 Rbe7 $1 ({Not} 33... Rxb3 $2 34. c5 $1) 34. Bf3 $2 (34. f4
$1 {prevents the next move.}) 34... Re5 $1 35. Qd3 d5 $1 {
White's strong position in the centre ends.} 36. Rd1 $5 Qe7 37. Nd2 Re1+ 38.
Kg2 Rxd1 39. Bxd1 dxc4 40. Nxc4 Rd8 {Black has a winning game.} 41. Qc2 Qb4 42.
Bf3 Qc3 43. Qe2 Rf8 44. Qe3 Bd4 45. Qxc3 Bxc3 {Ye needs time in the endgame.}
46. Be4 Rb8 47. Bc2 Rd8 48. Kf3 Re8 49. Be4 Be1 50. Bd5 Rf8+ $1 51. Ke2 Bxf2
52. Nxa5 Bg1 {Black threatens ..Rf5 and ..Bxh2.} 53. Nc6 Bxh2 54. g4 Kg7 55. b4
Bg1 56. b5 Kf6 57. Bf3 Bc5 58. Kd3 Ke6 59. Bd1 Kd6 60. Be2 Bb6 61. Kc4 Re8 62.
Bf3 Re3 63. Bd1 Re1 64. Bf3 Rc1+ 65. Kd3 Rc5 {
Pawn b5 is going to fall. China and the Ukraine drew.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab GEO"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam UZB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6 7. Be2 Ne4 8. Nf3
$1 (8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. f3 {drew in Azmaiparashvili - Anand, Las Palmas 1993.})
8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 g6 $5 ({Preferable is} 9... Bf5 10. O-O e6) 10. Ne5 Bg7 11.
Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 $1 {White takes the initiative.} Bd7 13. Rb1 O-O $6 (13... c5
$1 14. Qa3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bb5 {about equalises (Hübner).}) 14. Rb7 $1 Bc8 15.
Rb2 Bd7 16. O-O f6 $5 17. Bg3 e5 18. Rb7 Rf7 19. Rfb1 c5 $1 20. Qd1 Bc6 $5 21.
R7b6 $1 {White has an edge by the control of the open file.} Qc7 $2 {
Black misses a fine defence.} ({Better is} 21... Bb5 $1 22. dxc5 Bxe2 23. Qxe2
Qc8 24. c6 {(Hübner)} Bf8 $1 25. Qb2 Bc5 26. Rb8 Rxb8 27. Qxb8 Rc7 $1 28. Qb3
Rxc6 29. Qxd5+ Kg7 {and the extra white pawn has little importance.}) 22. dxe5
$6 {Capture on a6 gains a pawn.} fxe5 23. e4 $5 d4 $5 24. Bc4 Bxe4 25. Bxf7+
Kxf7 26. cxd4 Bxb1 $2 (26... cxd4 27. Qb3+ Kf8 28. Re1 {
wins for White (Hübner).}) 27. Qf3+ {White gains heavy material.  
Azmaiparashvili scored 8/10 at board one. He got a gold medal for the best
ELO-rating.} 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur GER"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas LTU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 Be7 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. exd4
d6 9. d5 e5 10. Ng5 Nbd7 11. f4 Rc8 {The black bishops are inactive.} 12. b3 $5
({Known is} 12. Qe2) 12... a6 $6 ({More directly acts} 12... O-O $1 13. fxe5
dxe5 {(Jussupow).}) 13. a4 O-O 14. Ra2 $1 h6 15. Raf2 $1 exf4 $1 ({
The pointe is} 15... hxg5 $2 16. fxg5 Ne8 17. Qh5 $1 g6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Qxg6+
Ng7 20. Rf7 Rxf7 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Rf3 {and White wins (Avrukh).}) 16. Nh3 Ne5
(16... g5 $6 17. Nxf4 $1 gxf4 18. Bxf4 {leads to a dangerous attack (Jussupow).
}) 17. Bb1 $5 f3 $5 (17... g5 $5 18. Qc2 $1 Ng6 19. Nxf4 gxf4 20. Rxf4 $1 {
favours  White.}) 18. gxf3 Re8 $6 (18... Qd7 $1 19. Nf4 Rfe8 20. Rg2 Kf8 {
defends more stubbornly.}) 19. Rg2 $1 {The attack continues on another file.}
Kh8 20. f4 Ned7 21. Ng5 $1 Kg8 (21... hxg5 $2 22. fxg5 Nh7 23. Bxh7 Kxh7 24.
Qh5+ Kg8 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Rf3 {will mate soon (Jussupow).}) 22. Kh1 $1 Bf8 23.
Bb2 Re7 $5 (23... Nc5 24. Nf3 $1 {leads to a hopeless defence for Black.}) 24.
Nge4 $1 Re8 25. Rfg1 Rc7 26. Qd4 $1 {
All white pieces are aimed on the black kingside.} Kh8 27. Nxd6 $1 {
Germany defeated Lithuania, as a  result of this game.} ({The pointe is} 27.
Nxd6 Bxd6 28. Rxg7 Qe7 29. Rh7#) 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei RUS"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Re1 Bd7 8.
Na3 Ng6 9. Bc4 Qh5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nb5 Rc8 12. Be2 Qd5 $6 13. Nfxd4 {
White has a plus.} a6 $6 {He gains more advantage.} ({Better is} 13... Nxd4 14.
Nxd4 Qa5 {(Ulibin - Krasenkow, Poland 1997).}) 14. Bf3 $1 Qc5 15. Be3 Nce5 $2 {
Black makes another mistake.} ({Correct is} 15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qc7 17. Nf5 $1
{and White attacks (Smirin).}) 16. Bxb7 axb5 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 $5 {
He gives a queen for three pieces.} 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 {
Rublevsky has gained two pawns.} 19. Be4 Be7 20. Qd4 Rf8 21. Rad1 Bc8 22. b4
Rc4 23. Qb6 Kf7 24. Qxb5 Rxc3 25. Rc1 $1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bd7 $6 27. Bxg6+ Kf6 28.
Qb7 hxg6 29. f4 Nd3 30. Rc7 {
Russia defeated the USA, as a result of this game. The Russians took the lead.}
1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel FRA"]
[Black "Onyschuk, Alexandr UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Ne7
8. Qf4 Qxf4 $5 {Usually, Black avoids the exchange  of queens.} 9. Bxf4 Bd6 10.
Bxd6 cxd6 11. O-O-O Kd7 12. Bc4 f6 $1 13. Ne2 $5 Kc7 14. Nf4 Ng6 $1 15. Nh5 $5
{The exchange of knights draws.} Bg4 {Black gains material.} 16. Nxg7 Bxd1 17.
Rxd1 b5 $5 18. Bb3 Ne5 19. Be6 $5 (19. Ne6+ $1 Kd7 20. Nc5+ Kc7 21. Ne6+ {
leads to perpetual check (Onyschuk).}) 19... h5 $1 20. Bf5 Rag8 $5 21. Ne6+ Kb6
22. g3 $2 {Lautier goes too far in his winning attempts.} ({Correct is} 22. Nf4
$1 Rd8 23. h4 a5 {and equality (Onyschuk).}) 22... h4 $1 {
Black counters on the flank and plays for a win.} 23. b3 $5 ({The pointe is} 
23. Rxd6 $2 hxg3 24. hxg3 Rh2 $1 {and Black wins (Onyschuk).}) 23... hxg3 24.
hxg3 Rh2 25. f4 Nf7 26. g4 Rf2 27. Kb1 $5 Rh8 28. Bg6 Nd8 29. Rxd6 $2 ({
Better is} 29. Nxd8 Rxd8 30. e5 $1 fxe5 31. fxe5 d5 32. e6 Re2 33. Bf5 {
and White offers stubborn resistance.}) 29... Nxe6 30. Rxe6 Rh1+ 31. Kb2 b4 $1
32. e5 Rff1 $1 {Black will mate soon. The Ukraine and France drew.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan NED"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alexander USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Be2 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. d4
cxd4 $5 (8... Nf5 {occurred in Skripchenko - Kundin, Tal Aviv 1998.}) 9. Nxd4
Nxd4 10. cxd4 g6 $5 11. Nc3 Bg7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Re1 (13. Nxd5 $5 Qxd5 14. Bxe7
Re8 15. Bc5 Bf5 {(Yermolinsky)} 16. Qd2 {brings little advantage for White.})
13... h6 $1 14. Bh4 $2 {The bishop moves away from the central area.} (14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Nxd5 Qd6 16. Bf3 Be6 17. Nc3 Qxd4 {draws (Yermalinsky).}) 14... g5 $1
15. Bg3 Nc6 16. Bf3 Be6 17. Be5 $1 Nxe5 18. dxe5 d4 $1 {
Black has created a dangerous passed pawn.} 19. Na4 Qa5 $1 20. Bxb7 (20. Qxd4
$2 Rad8 21. Qe4 Bd5 {favours Black.}) 20... Rad8 21. Rc1 d3 $1 22. Re4 $1 Bd7
23. Bc6 $6 ({Preferable is} 23. b3 Bxa4 24. Rxa4 $1 Qxe5 25. Qf1 $1 d2 26. Rd1
{and White has stopped the passed pawn.}) 23... Bxc6 24. Rxc6 Qd5 25. Rcc4 Bxe5
26. Nc3 Qd6 27. h4 $5 (27. g3 f5 $1 28. Re1 d2 29. Rf1 Kh7 {
brings a positional disaster for White.}) 27... d2 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Re3 Bf4
30. Ne4 $6 Qe6 31. Rec3 f5 32. g3 fxe4 33. gxf4 Rxf4 34. Rg3 Qxc4 {
The USA crushed the Netherlands by 4-0 and took the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas LTU"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Be3 a5 13. Re2 $5 (13. Qe2
{drew in Gurevich - Bareev, Hastings 1993.}) 13... b5 14. Bd4 Ne6 15. Be5 Ng4
16. Bg3 b4 {Bareev goes forwards.} 17. Rxe6 $2 {The sacrifice favours Black.} (
{Alright is} 17. h3 Nf6 18. Ne3 {(Bareev).}) 17... fxe6 18. Nd4 Bf6 $1 {
He gives a knight temporarily.} 19. Qxg4 h5 $1 20. Qd1 {
The queen has to protect a knight.} h4 21. Bf4 e5 22. Be3 exd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4
24. Qxd4 Qg5 {Black has a material edge.} 25. Qd3 Qe5 $1 26. a3 Qe4 $1 27. Qd1
(27. Qxe4 $6 Rxe4 $1 28. axb4 Rxb4 {brings a better endgame for Black.}) 27...
Rac8 28. axb4 Rxc2 $6 {Bareev should play the obvious move instead.} 29. bxa5
Qf5 30. Qd4 $6 (30. Nd2 h3 31. Qf3 {offers more resistance (Bareev).}) 30...
Re4 $1 31. Qb6 d4 $6 (31... Kh7 $1 32. a6 d4 33. f3 Rxg2+ $1 {
wins quickly (Psakhis).}) 32. Qb3+ Re6 33. f3 Kh7 34. Rd1 Ree2 35. Rxd4 Rxg2+
36. Kh1 Qh3 37. Qd3+ Kh6 $1 ({Bareev avoids} 37... g6 $2 38. Rd7+ Kh6 39. Qe3+
Rg5 40. Rh7+ $1 Kxh7 41. Qe7+ Kh6 42. Qf8+ {and perpetual check.}) 38. Qe3+ (
38. Rd6+ g6 39. Qe3+ Rg5 40. Rxg6+ $1 Kxg6 41. Qe8+ Kf6 42. Qf8+ Ke6 $1 43.
Qe8+ Kd6 44. Qd8+ Kc6 45. Qa8+ Kd7 46. Qa7+ Ke8 {
escapes from the checks eventually (Bareev).}) 38... Rg5 39. Rd6+ Kh7 40. Qd3+
Rf5 {Russia defeated Lithuania by 3-1. The USA kept the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter RUS"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. f4 e5
9. Nf5 h5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 g6 $1 {Topalov has prepared an improvement.} (
11... Nc6 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Bxg4 15. Qxd8+ Nxd8 {
slightly favours White (Shirov - Topalov, Monte Carlo 1998).}) 12. O-O-O $6 {
Svidler decides to sacrifice a piece.} (12. Bc4 $5 Rh7 13. Ng3 hxg4 14. f5 $6
gxf5 15. exf5 Bd7 $1 {will win for Black in Perez - Herrera, Santa Clara 1999.}
) 12... gxf5 13. exf5 $6 (13. gxf5 Nc6 14. Bc4 Rh7 15. Kb1 {
brings more compensation for the piece.}) 13... Nc6 $1 14. Bc4 Qf6 $5 15. fxe5
$2 (15. h3 $1 hxg4 16. hxg4 Rxh1 17. Rxh1 Bd7 18. Rh7 Nd8 19. Bb6 {
keeps pressure on the black position.}) 15... Nxe5 $1 16. g5 $5 Qxf5 17. Bb3
Qf3 18. Qd2 Qc6 19. Rhf1 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rf6 O-O-O 22. Rxe6 Bg7 {
Svidler lost quickly as White.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.05"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny RUS"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 Nf4 11. Bf1 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. a4 f5 14. Ra3 $5 h6 15.
exf5 Nxf5 16. Ne4 g5 {
The confrontation takes place in the centre and on the kingside.} 17. g3 Ng6
18. c5 $5 {Bareev gives a pawn.} ({Spasov prefers} 18. Bd2 Ra8 19. Bb4) 18...
dxc5 19. Bc4 $2 ({The spectacular} 19. Nfxg5 $1 hxg5 20. Qh5 Qe8 21. Bd2 $1
Rxa4 22. Rxa4 Qxa4 23. Qxg6 Nh4 $5 24. gxh4 Bf5 25. Qxg5 Bxe4 26. Re3 {
leads to chances for both sides.}) 19... Nd6 $1 {Black has an extra pawn.} 20.
Nfd2 b6 21. Ba2 $6 ({More useful is} 21. Bd3) 21... Bf5 22. Bb2 Kh8 23. Nxd6 $5
cxd6 24. Nc4 Ra7 25. Ree3 $6 (25. Bb1 Raf7 26. f3 {
makes appropriate defensive moves.}) 25... Raf7 $1 26. Bc3 $5 (26. Rab3 Bh3 $1
27. f3 g4 {also wins for Black (Huzman).}) 26... Nf4 $1 {
Spasov delivers a great sacrifice.} 27. Be1 $5 ({The pointe is} 27. gxf4 gxf4
28. Re1 e4 $1 29. Kh1 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 Rg7 31. Rg1 {(Spasov)} Qf6 $1 {
and the black attack will decide the game.}) 27... Nh3+ 28. Kg2 g4 29. Re2 Qf6
30. Bb1 Qg6 31. Bxf5 Rxf5 32. Nd2 Ng5 $1 {
The black queen might go to h5 and h3.} 33. h4 gxh3+ 34. Kh2 e4 35. Ra2 Qh5 {
Black theatens ..Rxf2! Bulgaria defeated Russia by 3-1, a sensational result.}
0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei BLR"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 {Fedorov plays the King's Gambit.} exf4 3. Nf3 d5 {
Svidler responds solidly.} 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c4
Nf6 9. d4 Bg4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Be3 $5 ({Known is} 11. d5 $6 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 Nd4)
11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 $1 (12. Rxf3 $2 Ng4 $1 {
attacks a defender of the centre (Bangiev).}) 12... Re8 13. Qd2 Nh5 14. d5 $6 (
{Wiser is} 14. Nc3 $1 {but Fedorov wants to attack immediately.}) 14... Ne5 15.
c5 $5 b6 $1 16. d6 cxd6 17. cxb6 axb6 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. Rad1 {
White has compensation for the pawn.} Rc8 20. Qg2 Nc4 21. Bd4 Bf8 22. Rd3 $6 (
22. Qg5 $1 {prevents the next move.}) 22... d5 $1 23. Kh1 Ne5 24. Re3 $6 Bc5 $1
25. Rxe5 Bxd4 26. Rg5 g6 27. Nxd5 Rc5 $1 {
Black counters after White has regained the pawn.} 28. f4 $2 {White collapses.}
(28. Nxf6+ Qxf6 29. Rxc5 bxc5 30. f4 {offers more resistance.}) 28... Ne4 $1
29. h4 $5 ({The pointe is} 29. Rg4 Rc1 $1 30. Rxc1 Nf2+) 29... Kh8 30. Nb4 Nxg5
31. fxg5 Rf5 32. Nc6 Qd6 {Russia won by 3-1, but the USA kept the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svidler, Peter RUS"]
[Black "Adams, Michael ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Nd2 {
Svidler has prepared this move. He encounters a witty answer.} g5 $5 18. Rh6
Ng4 19. Ne4 Nxh6 20. Nxd6 Qg6 $1 {Adams plays an improvement.} ({
The alternative is} 20... Qh3 $6 {(Valko - Egri, Nyiregyhaza 1994)} 21. Qe2 $1)
21. Ne4 $1 {White dominates the centre.} Ng4 $5 (21... g4 $5 22. Bg5 Nf5 $1 23.
Qxg4 Nd4 24. Nf6+ $1 Qxf6 $1 25. Bxf6+ Bxg4 26. Bxd4 Rfe8 {
also brings a white plus}) (21... Bg4 $6 22. Qd2 Nf5 23. Qxg5 {
will win for White in Anand - Shirov, Mainz 2004.}) 22. Bxg5 Bf5 23. Bf4 Rad8
24. Qe2 Rfe8 25. Re1 Kg7 ({Not} 25... Ne5 $2 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Nf6+ Qxf6 28.
Qxe5 {(Blatny).}) 26. f3 Ne5 27. Bc2 c5 {
Adams offers a draw. Svidler asks his captain about it.} 28. Qe3 {
He has to continue.} f6 29. Kh1 Bxe4 $5 (29... c4 $6 30. d4 $1 Nd3 31. Bxd3
cxd3 32. Qxd3 Re7 {leads to an unclear position, according to Svidler, but} 33.
a4 $1 {gains a great advantage.}) 30. fxe4 Nd7 $6 (30... Qg4 31. Kg2 Qe6 {
defends appropriately.}) 31. d4 $1 cxd4 32. cxd4 Nb6 33. Qf2 Nd5 $5 34. Bd2 $1
Ne7 35. e5 f5 36. e6 $1 Qf6 37. Bb3 Kg8 38. Re5 Kg7 39. d5 Qxe5 {Black overstep
ped the time limit. Russia defeated England, as a result of this game.} (39...
Qxe5 40. Bc3 {wins for White.}) 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny RUS"]
[Black "Onyschuk, Alexandr UKR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 c6 5. Nf3 Be6 6. Bd3 g6 7. h4 h6 $1 8. Ne5
Rg8 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Ne2 $5 {Bareev plays a humble new move.} Nh5 11. c3 $5 Nxf4
12. exf4 $5 {White strengthens the centre.} h5 13. Qc2 Bh6 14. g4 $1 Nxe5 15.
fxe5 hxg4 16. fxg4 fxg4 17. Bxg6+ Kd7 18. O-O g3 $5 {
Black forestalls the blockade by Ng3.} 19. Bf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5+ Kc7 21. Kg2 Qd7
$2 {The exchange of queens becomes fatal.} (21... Rg7 $1 22. Rf3 Qh8 $1 23. Qh5
Rag8 {develops heavy pieces towards the kingside.}) 22. Qxd7+ Kxd7 23. Rf3 Rg4
24. Kh3 $1 Rag8 25. Rxg3 Rxg3+ 26. Nxg3 {White has gained a pawn.} Rf8 $1 27.
Re1 c5 $6 (27... Rf4 $1 28. h5 Ke6 $1 {defends well.}) 28. dxc5 Kc6 29. Kg4 $1
Rg8+ 30. Kh5 Rxg3 31. Kxh6 Kxc5 {White has a winning rook ending.} 32. Re2 $6 {
He spoils a tempo.} (32. h5 $1 Rg2 {(Bareev)} 33. Rf1 $1 Rxb2 $2 34. Rg1 $1 {
triumphs quickly.}) 32... b5 33. h5 a5 $5 (33... b4 $6 34. cxb4+ Kxb4 35. Rc2
$1 d4 36. Rc7 $1 {wins for White.}) 34. Kh7 Kc4 35. Rf2 b4 36. Rf4+ Kc5 37. h6
bxc3 ({Or} 37... Rg2 38. Rh4 $5 bxc3 39. bxc3 Kc6 40. Rd4 $1 {(Tyomkin).}) 38.
bxc3 Kc6 39. Kh8 $5 Kd7 40. c4 Ke6 41. cxd5+ Kxd5 42. Rf8 Kxe5 43. h7 Rg2 44.
Rg8 Rxa2 45. Kg7 Rh2 46. h8=Q Rxh8 47. Rxh8 a4 (47... Kd4 48. Kg6 Kc3 49. Ra8
$1 Kb4 50. Kf5 a4 51. Ke4 Kb3 52. Kd3 {leads to a white win (Bareev).}) 48. Kg6
a3 49. Ra8 {Russia defeated the Ukraine by 3-1 and took the lead again.} 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.10"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser USA"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 {
Speelman likes to play special openings.} 5. Be3 e5 6. d5 Nce7 7. g4 f5 8. f3
Nh6 9. Be2 $5 Nf7 10. h4 Ng8 $6 {He goes too far.} 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Qd2 Nf6 {
This move is made at last.} 13. gxf5 Bxf5 14. Nh3 {
White controls more territory.} e4 $2 {Black should not open the position.} ({
Better is} 14... Nh5 $1 15. Ng5 Nxg5 16. hxg5 Ng3 17. Rh2 Nxe2 18. Rxe2 Qd7 {
and Black escapes from the difficulties.}) 15. Ng5 $1 Qe7 (15... exf3 16. Nxf3
{also favours White (Ribli).}) 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 $5 17. fxe4 $5 (17. O-O-O $1 Rhe8
18. Rde1 {gains a solid plus.}) 17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. O-O $1 Rhg8 $6 ({
Preferable is} 19... Ke8 $1 20. Rf4 Qc2) 20. Bh5+ Kf8 $6 21. Rxf5+ $1 Qxf5 22.
Bg5 $1 Be5 ({Or} 22... Qe5 23. Rf1+ Bf6 24. Kh1 {(Speelman).}) 23. Rf1 Qxf1+
24. Kxf1 Kg7 25. Be7 Kh8 26. Qh6 Bg7 27. Qe6 Bxb2 28. Bf7 Rg3 {
The USA deferated England by 3-1 and regained the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.10"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag BIH"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. e3 Bg7 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Bd2
O-O $5 ({Usual in the Valga Gambit is} 8... Bxa6 9. Bxa6 Qxa6 {
(Kuligowski - Havelko, Wroslaw 1987).}) 9. Ne4 $6 {
White makes a silly charge and loses the plus from the opening.} Qb6 10. Qb3
Qxb3 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. axb3 Bxa6 13. Ne2 Bxb2 14. Ra2 Bg7 {
The chances are about even.} 15. Nc3 $2 {The following exchange favours Black.}
({Better is} 15. Bc3) 15... Bxc3 $1 16. Bxc3 Bxf1 $1 17. Rxa8 Bxg2 18. Rg1 Bxd5
19. Ra3 $6 ({More active is} 19. Ra5 $1 d6 20. Rb5 Nd7 21. Kd2) 19... Nc6 20.
Kd2 f6 21. Rga1 Kf7 {Black has a great advantage in the centre.} 22. Ra4 $5 (
22. Kc2 Rb8 23. Rd1 Be4+ 24. Kb2 d5 {leads to white passivity.}) 22... Bxb3 23.
Ra8 Rxa8 24. Rxa8 g5 $5 25. e4 $1 h5 26. Bb2 e5 27. Ke3 Be6 28. Rc8 c4 29. Ba3
Ne7 30. Rb8 Ng6 31. Bd6 h4 32. Ra8 g4 33. Rc8 Nf4 34. Rb8 h3 35. Ra8 $5 {
The players want to reach the time control.} Nh5 $5 36. Rf8+ Kg7 37. Rb8 Kg6
38. Ra8 Kg5 39. Ra5 Kg6 40. Rb5 Kf7 41. Rb8 Kg7 42. Ra8 Kg6 43. Ra5 Nf4 $1 {
Ivanchuk restarts to play for a win.} 44. f3 $1 {Exchange helps White.} Ng2+
45. Kf2 gxf3 46. Kxf3 Ne1+ 47. Ke2 Nc2 $1 48. Rc5 Kg5 49. Kf3 Nd4+ 50. Ke3 Kg4
$1 51. Rc8 f5 $5 {Ivanchuk notices a forced win.} 52. Bxe5 d6 53. Bxd4 ({
The alternative is} 53. Bxd6 Nc2+ $1 54. Kd2 Bxc8 55. Kxc2 fxe4 {(Stohl).})
53... f4+ 54. Ke2 Bxc8 {
Black has two extra pawns in the ending of bishops on different colours.} 55.
Bc3 Bb7 56. Bb4 Bxe4 57. Bxd6 Bd3+ 58. Kd2 Kf3 59. Bc7 Bg6 60. Be5 Bf5 61. Bd6
(61. Ke1 Ke3 {(Stohl)} 62. Bb2 f3 63. Bc1+ Kd3 {also wins for Black.}) 61...
c3+ $1 62. Kxc3 Ke3 {A black pawn will queen soon.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.10"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Onyschuk, Alexandr UKR"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan BIH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Qe2 {
Gunsberg played this move in the nineteenth century.} Bb6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
$5 9. Bg3 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. Bb3 Nh5 12. Nc4 Nf4 $5 13. Bxf4 gxf4 14. g3 $1 {
White takes the initiative.} Qf6 15. Nfd2 Bc5 16. Ba4 a6 $5 17. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 (
17... Bxc6 $5 18. Na5 Bb5 19. Nxb7 Bb6 20. b4 {also favours White.}) 18. O-O-O
Ba7 19. Qf3 h5 20. h3 Ke7 21. gxf4 Qxf4 22. Qxf4 exf4 {
Black has the two bishops and a poor pawn structure.} 23. d4 $1 {
Bishop a7 has been cut off from civilisation.} Be6 $6 {Black wastes time.} ({
Better is the immediate} 23... Rag8 $1 24. Nf3 f5) 24. b3 $1 Rag8 $2 {Too late!
} (24... Rhg8 $1 25. Nb2 f5 26. Nd3 fxe4 27. Nxe4 Raf8 {
puts the black rooks on the right squares.}) 25. Nb2 $1 f5 26. Nd3 fxe4 27.
Nxf4 Bf5 28. Rde1 Kf6 $1 {The king has to leave the e-file.} 29. f3 $1 exf3 30.
Nxf3 {The black king stands dangerously exposed in the open space.} h4 31. Rhf1
Bb6 32. Rf2 Rh6 ({The alternative is} 32... Rg3 $5 33. Ne2 $1 Rxh3 $5 34. Ref1
{and White has locked up two pieces.}) 33. Ng2 Kg7 ({Not} 33... Bxh3 $2 34.
Ng1+ Bf5 35. Ne3 Rh5 36. Ref1 Rgg5 37. Nh3 {and White wins material (Onyschuk).
}) 34. Ng5 $1 Bg6 $6 (34... Kf6 $1 35. Ne4+ Kg6 $1 {offers more resistance.})
35. Re7+ Kh8 36. Nf4 Be8 37. Nfe6 c5 ({Or} 37... Rh5 38. Rg2 $1 c5 39. Ng7 $1
Rxg7 40. Rxe8+ Rg8 41. Nf7+ {(Atlas).}) 38. Rf6 $1 Rh5 39. Nf4 Rgxg5 40. Rxe8+
Kg7 41. Nxh5+ Rxh5 42. Rf4 cxd4 43. cxd4 {
The Ukraine crushed Bosnia by 31/2-1/2 and neared the top.} 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher GER"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qd2 b5 13. Nb2 f6 14. exf6 $5 (14.
a4 $1 {gained a plus in Skripchenko - Matveeva, Belgrade 1996.}) 14... Nxf6 15.
Bd3 Bd6 16. O-O O-O 17. a4 Rb8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 $6 (19. g3 $1 {
consolidates.}) 19... Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Ne4 $1 21. Bxe4 dxe4 {
Black has gained a positional edge.} 22. Be3 $6 (22. g3 {is preferable again.})
22... Bb7 $1 23. c4 g5 $1 (23... bxc4 $6 24. Nxc4 $1 Qxc4 25. Qxd6 Qd5 {draws.}
) 24. cxb5 $2 ({Better is} 24. g3 $1 gxf4 25. gxf4 Rbd8 26. cxb5 {
and Black has little advantage.}) 24... gxf4 25. b6 fxe3 $3 {
A 'petite combinaison' decides the game.} 26. bxc7 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 exd2 28.
cxb8=Q+ Bxb8 {The centre pawns will be supported by the bishops.} 29. Nd1 ({Or
} 29. Kf2 Ba7+ 30. Ke2 Ba6+) ({and} 29. Nc4 Ba7+ 30. Kh1 e3 {
wins for Black (Morozevich).}) 29... Ba7+ 30. Rf2 Ba6 $1 {
Russia defeated Germany by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.11"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander USA"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 Nc6 7. g4 e6 8. g5
Nd7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 b5 11. Nxc6 $5 ({An alternative brings} 11. a3) 11...
Qxc6 12. Qd4 Bb7 $5 13. a4 $1 {White gains an edge.} bxa4 14. Rxa4 e5 $6 ({
Better is} 14... Qc8 15. Rc4 Qd8) 15. Qd1 $1 exf4 16. Rc4 Nc5 17. Bxf4 {
White threatens 18.b4.} Qb6 18. Be3 $1 {He delivers a brilliant pawn gift.}
Qxb2 19. Nd5 Bxd5 ({The pointe is} 19... Rc8 20. Bh3 Rc6 21. Rxc5 $1 dxc5 22.
Nf6+ $1 gxf6 23. Qd7# {(Atlas).}) 20. Qxd5 Rd8 21. Rxc5 $1 {
He adds another sacrifice to a great game.} dxc5 22. Qc6+ Rd7 23. Bxa6 c4 24.
Ke2 $5 Bb4 ({Or} 24... Qxc2+ 25. Kf3) 25. Bb5 Qxc2+ 26. Kf3 Qd3 27. Ba4 $1 {
White prepares his next move.} f5 28. Rd1 $1 {He is going to win a rook.} 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.11"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Gulko, Boris USA"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 Ba6 6. Nc3 {
This move drew in Speelman - Romanishin, round 8.} Bxc4 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Rxf1 b5
$5 (8... d6 {was played in the mentioned game.}) 9. Nxb5 $6 {
Gulko accepts the challenge.} ({Preferable is} 9. Bg5 $5) 9... Qa5+ ({
The alternative is} 9... Nxe4 $1 10. Qa4 Nd6 {(Atlas).}) 10. Nc3 Nxe4 11. Bd2
Nxd2 $5 (11... Nf6 $1 {might be better.}) 12. Nxd2 Be7 13. Qf3 $1 O-O $1 {
Black sacrifices a rook.} 14. d6 $1 Bg5 $1 (14... Bf6 $5 15. Qxa8 Bxc3 16. bxc3
Qxc3 17. Rb1 Nc6 18. Qb7 Qe5+ {achieves a lot of compensation for the rook.})
15. Qxa8 Nc6 16. Qb7 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rb8 18. Qxd7 Qb6 $2 {
Black misses a wonderful escape.} ({Right is} 18... Rxb2+ 19. Kd1 h6 20. Rb1 $1
(20. Rc1 $2 Qa6 $1) 20... Qxc3 21. Rxb2 Qxb2 22. Qxc6 Qb1+ {
leads to perpetual check (Gulko).}) 19. Na4 $1 Qa5+ 20. b4 $1 Qxa4 21. Rfc1 g6
22. Rxc5 Qb3 23. Rxc6 Qb2+ 24. Kd3 $1 {Romania was defeated by 3-1. The
standings became at the end of the penultimate round: USA 321/2, Russia A 32,
Russia B 301/2, Netherlands 30, Ukraine and China 291/2, Israel 29, etc.} (24.
Kd3 $1 Qxa1 25. Rc8+ Rxc8 26. Qxc8+ Kg7 27. Qc3+ {wins for White (Gulko).}) 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat ARM"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The last round would become exciting.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7
5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e4 Bg4 8. Bxc4 Nh5 9. Be3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 e5 11. dxe5
Bxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. b4 $6 {White slightly weakens his position.} ({Usual is
} 13. O-O) 13... Nf4 $1 14. Nd5 Ng2+ 15. Kf1 Nxe3+ 16. fxe3 $2 (16. Nxe3 Bf4
17. Kg2 Nd7 18. Rcd1 {leads to a small advantage for Black.}) 16... c6 $1 17.
f4 $5 cxd5 18. Bxd5 Nc6 19. fxe5 Nxb4 $1 {White has a triple pawn.} 20. Bb3 Rd2
$1 21. Rc7 Rf8 $1 {The kingside needs protection.} 22. Rg1 $1 ({Not} 22. Rxb7
$2 Rc8 $1 23. Ke1 Rb2 {(Ivanchuk).}) 22... Na6 23. Ke1 $1 Rb2 $1 (23... Rxa2 $2
24. Rxf7 Ra1+ 25. Ke2 Rxg1 26. Rf1+ $1 {brings an amazing escape (Ivanchuk).})
24. Rc3 $2 {A passive defence loses.} ({Better is} 24. Rxb7 $1 Nc5 $1 25. Rc7
$1 (25. Bxf7+ $2 Rxf7 26. Rxb2 Nd3+ {(Ivanchuk)}) 25... Nd3+ 26. Kd1 {
and White offers a stubborn resistance.}) 24... b6 $1 {
Black creates an outpost on c5.} 25. e6 $5 Rb1+ 26. Kf2 fxe6+ 27. Kg2 Rxg1+ 28.
Kxg1 Nc5 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Rc2 Kf6 31. Rf2+ Ke7 32. Rc2 Kd6 33. Rd2+ Ke5 34. Bc2
Rf7 {The Ukraine defeated Armenia by 3-1. This victory would have great
consequences.} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia ISR"]
[Black "Filippov, Valery RUS2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Although the Russians were weakened by the absence of three K's, they
participated with four teams. Kalmukya filled number three and the four one
was full of youth. The second team was the real reserve and it occupied third
place, when the last round began.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bd3 Be7
12. Qe2 Bb7 $5 ({Known is} 12... f5 $5 13. exf6 Nxf6) 13. a3 $5 f5 $5 (13...
Qxb2 $6 14. O-O Qd4+ 15. Kh1 O-O 16. c3 {favours White.}) 14. exf6 Nxf6 15.
O-O-O O-O 16. c4 c5 17. Ng5 $1 {Smirin takes the initiative.} h6 18. Bc3 $1 Qc6
$5 ({The pointe is} 18... hxg5 $6 19. fxg5 Nd5 20. cxd5 Bxg5+ 21. Kb1 exd5 22.
Bxg7 $1 {(Smirin).}) 19. Nf3 Bd6 $1 20. Ne5 $1 Qxg2 $2 ({Better is} 20... Bxe5
21. fxe5 Ne4) 21. Rhg1 $1 Qxe2 22. Bxe2 Ne4 23. Rxd6 $1 Nxd6 24. Nxd7 Rf7 25.
Nxc5 {White has gained a positional advantage by the sacrifice.} Rc8 $5 26.
Nxe6 Re8 27. Bg4 g6 28. Nc5 Kh7 29. Nd7 $2 (29. Be6 $1 Rfe7 30. Bd7 Rd8 31.
Nxb7 Nxb7 32. Ba4 Nc5 33. Bf6 {keeps the edge.}) 29... Ne4 $2 (29... h5 $1 30.
Nf6+ Rxf6 31. Bxf6 hxg4 {brings about equal chances.}) 30. f5 $1 gxf5 31. Bh5
Rg8 32. Rxg8 Kxg8 ({Not} 32... Rxd7 $4 33. Rh8#) 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34. Bd4 Ke6 35.
Nc5+ Nxc5 36. Bxc5 {
White has an extra pawn in the ending of bishops with opposite colours.} a6 37.
Be3 Ke5 $1 ({Avoids} 37... h5 $2 38. Bf4 $1) 38. Bxh6 Kd4 39. Kd2 Kxc4 40. Ke3
Kd5 41. h4 Bc6 42. Bg7 a5 $6 (42... Be8 43. Kf4 Ke6 44. Kg5 f4 $1 45. Kxf4 Kf7
46. Bd4 Kg6 {offers more resistance.}) 43. h5 Ke6 44. Bc3 $1 Kf7 45. Bxa5 Kg7
46. Kd4 Be8 47. b4 $2 {White misses a subtle victory.} (47. h6+ $1 Kxh6 {
(Smirin)} 48. Kc5 $1 f4 49. Bd2 Kg5 50. b4 Kf5 51. Bxf4 $1 Kxf4 52. b5 {
wins for White.}) 47... Bxh5 48. b5 Kf6 49. Kc5 Ke6 50. Kc6 Ke5 $2 {
Black does not see an ingenious escape.} (50... Be8+ 51. Kb6 Kd5 52. Be1 Kc4
53. a4 {(Golod)} Bd7 $1 54. Ka6 Bc8+ 55. Ka7 f4 56. b6 f3 57. a5 Kb5 58. b7
Bxb7 59. Kxb7 f2 $1 {draws.}) 51. Be1 $1 Kd4 52. a4 Kc4 53. b6 f4 54. b7 {
Israel defeated Russia B by 31/2-1/2. The Ukraine and Israel scored the same
number of game points. A higher Buchholz-score by the Ukraine would become
important.} 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek NED"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Dutchmen are aiming at bronze and the Russians want gold.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4
c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5
Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 {Alekhine and Euwe played this line.} 11. Bg2 f6 12. O-O Nc5
13. Ne3 Bg6 14. b4 Ne6 15. b5 $1 (15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Qb3 Bf7 {
drew in Ivanisevic - Savchenko, round 4.}) 15... Rd8 16. Qb3 Bf7 17. Qb1 $6 ({
Preferable is} 17. Bxe5 $1 fxe5 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Rab1 {(Stohl).}) 17... Bc5 $1
18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Qe4 $5 {Van Wely counters.} O-O $5 21. Qxc6 $5
{Loek hopes to draw in the endgame.} Qxc6 22. Bxc6 Nd4 $5 (22... Rc8 $1 23. Bd7
Bxe3 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. fxe3 Rxc3 {brings many exchanges.}) 23. Bb5 $2 (23. Be4
$1 Bb4 24. Ncd5 Nxe2+ 25. Kg2 {equalises.}) 23... Nb3 $1 24. Rad1 Nd2 25. Rfe1
Bb4 26. Rc1 Nb3 {White is going to lose the exchange.} 27. Ne4 $5 ({Or} 27. Rc2
Bg6 $1) 27... h6 $5 28. Red1 Nxc1 29. Rxc1 Rc8 30. Rb1 a5 31. Ng4 Bd5 32. f3 $6
Bxe4 33. fxe4 Bc5+ 34. Kg2 Bd4 35. h4 Rc3 $1 36. h5 Rfc8 {
Black will exchange rooks.} 37. Nh2 Rc1 38. Rxc1 Rxc1 39. Nf3 Kf7 40. Kh3 Kf6
41. Kg4 Be3 42. Nh4 Rb1 $1 {Black threatens ..Rxb5.} 43. Bc6 Rb6 44. Bd5 Rb4
45. Bc6 Bg5 46. Nf5 Rc4 47. Bb5 Rxe4+ 48. Kf3 Rb4 ({Not} 48... Kxf5 $4 49. Bd7+
) 49. Nd6 Ke6 50. Nc4 Bd8 51. Ke4 Bc7 {Zugzwang arises.} 52. g4 Bd8 53. Kd3 Kd5
$1 54. e4+ Ke6 {
Black has forced weaknesses. His pieces will infiltrate successfully.} 55. Kc3
Rb1 56. Ba6 Bc7 57. Ne3 Rc1+ 58. Kd2 Ra1 59. Bc4+ Kd6 60. Bb3 Kc5 61. Nf5 Rg1
62. Bd1 Bd8 $1 63. Nxg7 Bg5+ 64. Kc2 Kb4 $1 65. Ne6 Rg2+ 66. Kb1 Kc3 $1 67. Nc7
$6 Rg1 68. Nd5+ Kd2 {Morozevich scored 8/10 on board four. Timman nearly
defeated Svidler on board one. Eventually, Jan blundered a bishop in a drawn
ending. Russia won by 31/2-1/2. The Netherlands had lost the battle for bronze.
} 0-1

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Wu Wenjin CHN"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The USA needed a big win against China in the last round.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6
3. Bg2 Bg4 4. b3 Nd7 5. Bb2 Ngf6 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Bd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Qc1 e5 10.
e4 Re8 11. h3 Bh5 $5 (11... Bxf3 {drew in Spassky - Smyslov, Leningrad 1959.})
12. Nh4 a5 13. a3 Bc5 14. Nf5 Bg6 15. Nh4 Bh5 16. Qe1 $5 {
White keeps the game going.} Nf8 17. Ndf3 N6d7 $5 18. Nf5 Qb6 19. N3h4 dxe4 20.
dxe4 Ne6 21. Kh1 Qc7 22. f4 $6 {A slight weakening is made.} f6 $1 23. Qd2 Bf8
24. Rae1 Rad8 25. Qc1 a4 26. b4 b5 $5 27. c4 Nb6 $6 (27... c5 $1 {
starts an attack on the queenside.}) 28. fxe5 fxe5 29. c5 Nc4 $1 30. Bc3 Be7
31. Nxe7+ Qxe7 32. Nf5 Qg5 33. Qa1 $6 {Exchange levels the game.} Nd4 $2 (33...
Rd3 $1 {advances on the open file.}) 34. Bxd4 $1 exd4 35. g4 Bg6 36. Nxd4 Ne3
$6 37. Qa2+ Kh8 $2 {The knight should return.} 38. Ne6 Qe5 $1 39. Nxd8 Nxf1 40.
Rxf1 Rxd8 41. Qa1 Qe7 $6 (41... Qxa1 42. Rxa1 Rd2 43. e5 Be8 {
offers more resistance.}) 42. e5 $1 h5 $6 43. gxh5 Bxh5 44. Bxc6 $2 {
Wu should consolidate first.} Qe6 $2 (44... Rd3 $1 45. Bg2 Be2 46. Re1 Bf3 47.
Bxf3 Rxf3 48. Qd4 Qe6 {develops a strong counteraction.}) 45. Bg2 Be2 46. Qe1
$1 Qc4 47. Rg1 Rd3 48. Qf2 Rxa3 49. Re1 Ra2 50. c6 Bd3 51. Qc5 Qh4 52. Qe3 Bf5
53. e6 Ra3 54. c7 $1 {Seirawan managed to win a lost game. So the USA - China
ended in 2-2. That was not enough for gold.   The final standings became:
Russia A 351/2 (gold), USA 341/2 (silver), Ukraine 321/2 (bronze), Israel 321/
2, China, Germany and Georgia 311/2, Russia B and Hungary 31, Romania, England,
Netherlands, Belorussia, Latvia and Poland 301/2, etc.} 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Peng Zhaoqin NED"]
[Black "Krupkova, Petra CZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Netherlands are an attractive country for the ladies of chess. Big men
and money lure them to the lowlands.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7
5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. e4 Bc6 8. d3 Nfd7 $6 ({Krupkova had played} 8... O-O
{in the previous year.}) 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Qb3 a5 $5 11. O-O a4 12. Qc2 e5 $5 {
Black prevents d4.} 13. Be3 O-O 14. Rfd1 Re8 15. Rac1 {Peng hesitates.} Qe7 16.
d4 $1 {She advances at last.} exd4 17. Nxd4 a3 18. bxa3 Qxa3 $5 19. Ndb5 $5 Qe7
20. Qb3 Na6 21. Bf3 $5 Nd7 22. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 23. exd5 Ne5 $2 (23... Be5 $1 {
prevents the next move.}) 24. Nxc7 $1 {White creates a passed pawn.} Nxf3+ 25.
gxf3 Nxc7 26. d6 Qf6 27. dxc7 Qxf3 28. Qd5 Qg4+ 29. Qg2 Qxg2+ $2 (29... Qc8 {
offers a stubborn resistance.}) 30. Kxg2 Bf6 31. Rd7 Rec8 32. Rb1 Rxa2 33. Rxb7
Kf8 (33... Raa8 34. Bh6 $1 {brings a horrible restriction.}) 34. Rb8 Ra8 35.
Bf4 Ke8 36. Rd5 h5 37. Rdb5 Kd7 38. Rxa8 Rxa8 39. Rb8 {The Netherlands were
representented by Peng Zaoqin, Erika Sziva, Tea Lanchava and Linda Jap Tjan
San. Dutch names are missing. They became fourth.} 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "33rd Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "1998.10.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sedina, Elena UKR"]
[Black "Xie Jun CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Three Polgars had led Hungary to victory in the Women's Olympiad twice.
Thereafter, Georgia took over. This time China played the main role.} 1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. d3 Ne7 7. Nbd2 Ng6 8. Nc4 Qf6
9. Bg5 Qe6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qd2 $5 ({Known is} 11. Qe2) 11... O-O 12. Rfe1 c5
13. a4 Re8 14. Qc3 Bf8 15. Ncd2 Qe7 16. h3 a5 {Black has to defend quietly.}
17. Nf1 b6 18. Ng3 h6 19. Qd2 Be6 20. Qe2 {White has no plan.} Rad8 21. Nh2 $6
Nf4 22. Qf3 Qf6 23. Nh5 Nxh5 24. Qxh5 c4 $1 {
Xie Jun takes the chance to attack.} 25. dxc4 Bxc4 {
She activates her bishops and gains a plus.} 26. b3 Ba6 27. Ng4 Qe7 28. Qf5 $6
(28. g3 $1 Bb7 29. f3 Kh8 30. Rad1 g6 31. Qh4 Qxh4 32. gxh4 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 {
leads to little advantage for Black.}) 28... Bc8 $1 29. Qf3 Qh4 $1 30. Rad1
Rxd1 31. Rxd1 h5 $1 32. Nh2 Bb7 $1 33. Rd7 $6 ({Preferable is} 33. g4 $1) 33...
Re7 34. Rxe7 Bxe7 35. g4 Bd6 $6 {Black fails to strike.} (35... hxg4 $1 36.
Nxg4 Qh7 37. Nxe5 f6 38. Nd3 Bxe4 {wins for Black.}) 36. Nf1 Bc8 37. Nh2 g6 38.
Kg2 $2 (38. gxh5 $1 Bxh3 39. hxg6 fxg6 40. Qg3 Qxg3+ 41. fxg3 {
only brings a better ending for Black.}) 38... Bb7 $1 39. Kg1 f5 $1 {
Xie Jun decides the game.} 40. gxh5 $6 ({Better is} 40. Qg2 {but} f4 $1 41. Bc1
Bc5 $1 42. Nf3 Qg3 $1 43. Nxe5 Qxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Bxe4+ {
leads to a won endgame for Black.}) 40... Qxe4 41. Qxe4 Bxe4 {
The white queenside will be destroyed. China won before Russia and Georgia.}
0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.10.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "El-Adnani, Mokhlis MAR"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 34th Olympiad was played in the grand city of Istanbul from 28 x until 12
xi 2000. Again Russia was missing its best grandmasters but it still had a
great team.} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7.
Bb3 a6 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. Nc4 Ne7 10. Bc2 b5 $5 {
Grischuk wants action in a dull opening.} ({Usual is} 10... Ng6) 11. Ne3 Ng6
12. Nf5 d5 $1 13. Ng3 $6 {White chooses for passivity.} Bb7 14. exd5 Nxd5 15.
d4 exd4 16. cxd4 Ndf4 $1 {Black has slight advantages and takes the initiative.
} 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. Qd2 $2 ({Better is} 18. Re1 $1 Ne6 19. Be4 $1 Bxe4 20. Rxe4
) 18... Ne6 $1 {He threatens pawn d4.} 19. Ne2 g6 20. Rad1 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qf6 {
The white weaknesses are attacked.} 22. Be4 Rad8 23. d5 Ng5 24. Kg2 Rfe8 25.
Qd3 (25. Qc3 Nxe4 26. fxe4 Qxc3 27. Nxc3 b4 {also costs a white pawn.}) 25...
Qxb2 {Black has won a pawn.} 26. h4 Ne6 27. Qc2 Qxc2 28. Bxc2 Nc5 29. Nf4 h5
30. Rd2 Bb6 31. Bb1 b4 32. Rc2 a5 33. Rc4 Na4 34. a3 $6 Nb2 $1 35. Rc6 bxa3 36.
Rc3 a4 37. Rxa3 Bc5 38. Rc3 Bd6 39. Nd3 Nxd3 40. Bxd3 a3 41. Bc4 Rb8 42. Rfc1
Rb4 43. Kh3 Ra8 {Morocco was defeated by 4-0. Grischuk was a great new talent.
He scored 71/2/10 as the second reserve.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.10.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei RUS"]
[Black "D'Amore, Carlo ITA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 a6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. a4 b6 7. Bc4 h6 $5 ({
Known is} 7... Bb7) 8. Bh4 g5 $2 {Black misses the drastic answer.} 9. Bxg5 $1
{Two pieces will be sacrificed.} hxg5 10. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 11. Nxg5+ Kf6 (11...
Kg6 12. Ne6 {
will occur in the rapid game Rublevsky - Chepukaitis, St. Petersburg 2001.})
12. Qg4 Ne5 ({Or} 12... Nf8 13. Nd5+ Kg6 14. Ne6+ {(Finkel).}) 13. Nd5+ $1 Kg6
14. Nf4+ Kf6 15. dxe5+ dxe5 (15... Kxe5 16. Nfe6 Bxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kf4 18. Qf5#)
16. Nh7+ {White delivers mate in one. Russia crushed Italy by 31/2-1/2.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter HUN"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. Qg4 Ne7 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Ng6 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. O-O Nxc5 12. a4 $5 (12. Be3 {
will draw in Leko - Vaganian, round 13.}) 12... O-O ({Black avoids} 12... Nxd3
$6 13. cxd3 Qxc3 14. Ba3 {(Leko).}) 13. Ba3 b6 14. Rfe1 f5 $1 15. exf6 Nxd3 $5
16. cxd3 Rxf6 17. Qg3 $5 Qxg3 ({Leko prefers} 17... Qxc3 $1 18. Qd6 Ba6 $1 19.
Rac1 Qxd3) 18. hxg3 Bd7 19. Bd6 Rc8 20. Be5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 {
White has the initiative.} Be8 22. Ra3 Rc5 23. f3 Ra5 24. Rea1 Kf8 25. Kf2 Ke7
26. d4 Bd7 27. Ke3 Rf8 28. Kd2 Rb8 29. R3a2 Be8 30. Nd3 Rc8 31. Ne5 Kd6 32. Kc2
Kc7 33. Kb3 Kb7 34. g4 h6 35. f4 Rc7 36. Kb4 Ka6 37. Ra3 $6 {
Little time has remained available.} Rb7 $1 {Black counters.} 38. Kb3 Rc7 $6 (
38... b5 $1 39. axb5+ Rbxb5+ 40. Kc2 Rxa3 41. Rxa3+ Ra5 {equalises (Leko).})
39. R3a2 Kb7 40. Kb4 Ka6 41. f5 $1 exf5 42. gxf5 h5 43. Rf1 Rb7 $5 44. Nd3 $1
Rc7 45. Ne5 Rb7 46. Nd3 Rc7 47. Kb3 Kb7 48. Re1 Bc6 49. Re6 Bd7 50. Re5 Bc6 $5
51. Nf4 h4 52. Ne6 Rd7 53. Re3 Kc8 54. g4 Re7 $1 55. Rh3 Bd7 56. Nf8 $5 Re4 $2
{Khalifman misses the escape.} ({Best is} 56... Bb5 $3 57. axb5 Rxb5+ 58. Ka4
Ra5+ 59. Kb3 Rb5+ {and Black delivers perpetual check (Leko).}) 57. Nxd7 Kxd7
58. Rxh4 {White has won a pawn.} Ke7 59. Rg2 b5 60. Rh7 $1 {
White attacks on the kingside before the counteraction becomes effective.} Kf8
$5 ({The crucial line is} 60... Kf6 61. g5+ $1 Kxf5 62. Rxg7 bxa4+ 63. Kb4 Ra6
64. g6 {(Psakhis)} Rg4 $1 65. Rxg4 Kxg4 66. Rd7 Rxg6 67. Rxd5 {
and White seems to win.}) 61. g5 $1 bxa4+ 62. Kb4 Ra6 63. f6 $5 (63. Rh8+ $1
Kf7 64. g6+ Ke7 65. Rg8 {wins quickly (Leko).}) 63... a3 $1 64. Rxg7 Ree6 $1 ({
The pointe is} 64... a2 65. Rh2 $1) 65. Rb7 $1 a2 ({Or} 65... Re1 66. Kc5 $1)
66. g6 $1 Ra4+ 67. Kb3 $1 {Hungary defeated Russia, as a result of this game.
Germany and Hungary took the lead.} ({Leko has planned} 67. Kb3 Ra3+ 68. Kc2 $1
Rxc3+ 69. Kb2 $1) 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem GER"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 d5 12. Rd1 Nd7 $5 13. Bg5 $1 {
White takes the initiative.} Qe8 $6 {Polgar makes a passive move.} ({
Dautov mentions} 13... f6 $1) 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. b4 $1 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17.
Rac1 $1 {White puts pressure on the central area.} Rfd8 18. Nd4 Nf6 19. b5 Bxg2
20. Kxg2 Rd5 21. Nc6 Qd7 22. Qc2 $1 {Judit gets no chance to become active.}
Qb7 ({The pointe is} 22... a6 $2 23. bxa6 Rxa6 24. Nb8) 23. a4 h6 24. e4 $5 Rc5
25. Qd3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 a6 $1 27. Rc4 $5 axb5 28. axb5 Qc7 29. Rd4 e5 $6 {
Black should not go forwards.} 30. Rc4 Qd7 $2 {She blunders a pawn.} ({
Better is} 30... Kh7 $1 31. Qc3 Re8 32. Ra4 Qd6 33. Qc2 Nd7 34. Ra7 Re6 {
and Black protects everything.}) 31. Nxe5 $1 Qe6 $5 (31... Qxd3 32. Nxd3 Ra5
33. Rb4 Nd7 34. Rd4 {(Dautov)} Nf8 35. Rd5 Ne6 {defends in the endgame.}) 32.
Nc6 Ra2 $6 (32... Ra3 $5 33. Qe2 h5 {offers more resistance.}) 33. e5 $1 Qd5+
34. Qxd5 Nxd5 35. Rd4 Nc3 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Rd7 Nxb5 38. Rxf7 Rc2 39. Nb4 Re2
40. Nd3 Na3 41. Kf3 Rc2 42. e6 Rc8 43. Ke4 Re8 44. Kd5 b5 45. Rb7 Nc2 46. e7
Kg6 47. Ke6 {Germany defeated Hungary by 3-1 and took the sole lead.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nataf, Igor-Alexandre FRA"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Nc6 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. a3
$5 ({The alternative is} 8. Nb5) 8... Nb6 9. f4 Bd7 10. Qd2 O-O-O 11. Nf3 Kb8
12. h5 h6 13. Nd1 $5 f6 14. Nf2 fxe5 15. fxe5 Rhf8 16. O-O-O Be8 17. Rh3 a6 18.
Kb1 Nc4 $5 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Qc3 Rf5 21. Qxc4 (21. g4 Rf4 22. Qxc4 Qf7 {
levels the game (Morozevich).}) 21... Rxh5 22. Rg3 Rf5 {Nataf blunders a pawn.}
23. Ne4 $2 ({Better is} 23. Nd3) 23... Nxe5 $1 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Nc3 Rg5 26.
Rxg5 Qxg5 $1 27. Qxe6 Qxg2 $5 {Black has won a pawn.} 28. Qe7 Rc8 29. d5 Bg6
30. Rc1 Re8 31. Qd7 Qg3 $5 32. Ka2 Qe5 33. Rg1 Bf5 34. Qa4 ({Or} 34. Qxg7 Qxg7
35. Rxg7 Bxc2 {(Morozevich).}) 34... Rd8 35. Rg2 Qf6 $5 {
Morozevich will need many moves to win.} (35... Rxd5 $1 {triumphs immediately.}
) 36. Re2 h5 37. Rh2 g6 38. Qb4 Qd6 39. Qh4 Re8 40. Rd2 Qc5 41. Qf4 Re1 42. Qh4
Rc1 43. Na4 Qd6 44. Qf2 Qe5 45. Nc3 Qe1 46. Qh2 Qg1 47. Qh4 Ra1+ 48. Kb3 Qb6+
49. Kc4 Rg1 50. Qd8+ Ka7 51. b4 Rg3 52. Re2 c6 53. Qxb6+ Kxb6 54. Kd4 Rg4+ 55.
Ke5 Rc4 56. Na4+ Kb5 57. Nb2 Rxc2 58. Rxc2 Bxc2 59. d6 Bf5 60. Nd3 h4 61. Nc5
h3 62. Ne6 Bxe6 63. Kxe6 h2 {Russia defeated France by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris ISR"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O e6
9. Bb2 Bd6 10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Qc7 $5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Rc1 Qb8 14. f4 $5 {
White takes a slight risk.} O-O 15. Rc6 Rc8 16. Qc2 Rxc6 17. Qxc6 Ra7 $1 18.
Rc1 Nb6 19. Qc2 Rc7 $1 20. Qd1 Qc8 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. Qc1 Qxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Ne4 {
Black has a plus in the endgame.} 24. Ncd3 Kf8 25. Kf1 Ke8 26. Ke2 f6 27. Nf3
a5 28. Nd2 a4 29. Nf2 $5 a3 30. Nfxe4 dxe4 31. Bc1 $1 f5 32. Nb1 $1 b4 33. Nd2
$1 {Square c4 has become available.} g5 $1 34. g3 Nd5 35. Nc4 $1 Bc7 36. Bd2
Kf7 37. Kf2 Kg6 38. Kg2 h5 39. h4 $6 {Pawn h4 will be weak.} gxh4 40. gxh4 Kf7
41. Kf2 $2 ({Correct is} 41. Kf1 $1 Ke8 42. Ke2 Bd8 43. Be1 {
and the bishop protects h4 (Dautov).}) 41... Bd8 $1 42. Kg3 Be7 43. Kh3 $1 {
The king has to guard h4.} Ke8 44. Be1 Kd7 45. Bd2 Kc7 46. Be1 Kb7 47. Bd2 Kc6
48. Ne5+ $2 (48. Be1 $1 Nc3 49. Nxa3 Nxa2 50. Nc2 Nc1 51. Bxb4 Bd8 $5 52. Na1
Ne2 {(Stohl)} 53. Kg2 Bxh4 54. Bd2 {draws.}) 48... Kb5 49. Nc4 Nc3 $1 50. Nxa3+
$1 bxa3 51. Bxc3 Bb4 $1 {Black wins the ending by exchanging all pieces.} 52.
Bxb4 ({The pointe is} 52. Ba1 Bd2 $1) 52... Kxb4 53. Kg3 Kc3 54. Kf2 Kb2 $1 55.
b4 Kxa2 56. b5 Kb3 $6 (56... Kb1 $1 57. b6 a2 58. b7 a1=Q 59. b8=Q+ Qb2+ 60.
Qxb2+ Kxb2 {ends the game more quickly (Dautov).}) 57. b6 a2 58. b7 a1=Q 59.
b8=Q+ Kc3 60. Qc8+ Kd2 $1 61. Qxe6 Qe1+ 62. Kg2 Qe2+ 63. Kh1 Qf1+ 64. Kh2 Qf2+
65. Kh1 Qxh4+ 66. Kg2 Qg4+ 67. Kh2 Kxe3 68. Qb3+ Kxd4 69. Qb6+ Kd3 70. Qb1+ Ke2
71. Qc2+ Kf3 72. Qd1+ Kf2 $1 73. Qd2+ Qe2 {
Black wins the following pawn ending. Germany defeated Israel by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. d4 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qd3 Rc8 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Qd1 b4 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. Ng5 $5 (14.
Bf4 Nxf4 15. gxf4 Ng6 16. e3 {was played in Lobron - Toth, Biel 1981.}) 14...
Be7 15. Bxd5 $6 {White should not exchange his strong bishop.} exd5 16. Ngf3
Nc4 $5 17. Qd3 $5 O-O 18. Rd1 Re8 {Black has positional advantages.} 19. Rb1 $6
({Better is} 19. b3 Nd6 20. Ne5 {(Ivanchuk).}) 19... Bf6 20. b3 Nd6 21. Bd2 Qb6
22. Rbc1 Ne4 {Ivanchuk controls the centre.} 23. Be1 $6 {
The exchange of rooks would be wiser.} h6 24. Kg2 a5 25. h3 Rc5 26. Rxc5 Qxc5
27. e3 Rc8 28. g4 $5 Qb6 29. Ng1 $5 Bxd4 $5 30. exd4 $6 (30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4
{(Ivanchuk)} Rc2 $1 {(Ribli)} 32. Nf3 Rxa2 33. Rxd5 Bc6 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Ne5
Bb7 {probably wins for Black.}) 30... Bb5 $1 {
Ivanchuk starts a crushing attack.} 31. Qb1 Qc6 32. Bd2 Qf6 33. Be3 Rc3 $1 {
Black threatens ..Rxe3!} 34. Qb2 Rxe3 $1 {
Ivanchuk delivers the sacrifice anyway.} 35. fxe3 Qh4 36. Rd2 Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Qxe3
$1 38. Rc2 Ng3+ 39. Kg2 Bf1+ 40. Kh2 Ne4 41. Qc1 Qg3+ 42. Kh1 Bd3 $1 43. Rc8+
Kh7 44. Rh8+ $1 Kg6 $1 ({Not} 44... Kxh8 $4 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Qf5+ {
and perpetual check.}) 45. Qc6+ Nf6 46. Re8 Kh7 47. Re5 Be4+ 48. Rxe4 Nxe4 49.
Qc2 g6 {The Ukraine competed for a top place.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris ISR"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 c6 8. d5
cxd5 9. cxd5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 h5 $5 {Shirov makes a new aggressive move.}
12. Nd2 Na6 13. Nc4 Nh6 14. f3 Nf7 {Black has to remain passively.} 15. O-O Bd7
16. a4 Qb8 17. Nb5 Rc8 18. Bf2 Bh6 19. Qb3 $1 {
White aims his pieces on the queenside.} Nc5 ({The alternative is} 19... b6 20.
Ncxd6 Nxd6 21. Nxd6 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Nc4 h4 {
and Black has little compensation for the pawn.}) 20. Qa3 a6 $2 {
Shirov allows a 'petite combinaison'.} (20... Bxb5 $1 21. axb5 b6 22. b4 Nd7 {
offers a stubborn resistance.}) 21. Nbxd6 $1 Nxd6 22. Nb6 $1 Bf8 ({Or} 22...
Ncxe4 23. fxe4 Qc7 24. Be3 $1 Bxe3+ 25. Qxe3 {(Gelfand and Huzman).}) 23. b4 $1
Ncxe4 24. fxe4 Be8 25. Qf3 Be7 26. Nxa8 Qxa8 27. Bc5 Qb8 28. a5 Qc7 29. Rac1
Qd7 30. Bd3 Kg7 31. Qe3 Bf7 32. Bb6 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Qa4 34. Bc5 g5 35. Qf2 Qd7
36. Qc2 h4 37. h3 Bg6 38. Bb6 Kh6 39. Qc7 Qe8 40. Bc5 Qf8 41. Rf1 {
Israel defeated Spain by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael ARM"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 b4 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. g3 $5 ({Known is} 6. Bf4)
6... g6 7. Bg2 d6 8. Bc1 $5 Bg7 9. Nfd2 $6 {White gets a crammed position.}
Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Nd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 a5 13. e4 ({My preference has} 13. Rb1 $1
) 13... Nb6 14. Ra2 e6 15. b3 $6 {D5 will become a weakness.} (15. dxe6 $5 Bxe6
$1 16. b3 Bc3 $1 {restricts the white game.}) 15... exd5 16. exd5 Bb7 {
Vaganian has problems with his development.} 17. Nf1 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. h4
f5 20. Bf4 Be5 21. Ne3 $6 (21. Qd2 Bxf4 22. Qxf4 Qe5 23. Ne3 Qxf4 24. gxf4 {
defends properly.}) 21... Bxf4 22. gxf4 Qe7 23. h5 Qh4 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Qf3
Qf6 26. c4 $2 (26. Qe2 Ba6 27. Qe1 Re8 28. c4 bxc3 29. Rc2 {tries to survive.})
26... bxc3 27. Re2 (27. Rc2 Qd4 {wins for Black (Tsesarsky).}) 27... Ba6 $1 28.
Nc4 Nxc4 29. bxc4 Rb8 30. Re6 Qxe6 $1 ({Not} 30... Qg7 $2 31. Qd3) 31. dxe6 c2
32. Qe3 Rb1+ 33. Kh2 c1=Q 34. Qg3 Kg7 $1 35. Qh4 Qg1+ $1 36. Kh3 {
Topalov scored 8/11 on board one. He got silver for his ELO-score.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos HUN"]
[Black "Malakhatko, Vadym UKR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Lajos Portisch played in Olympiads from 1956 until 2000. He always fought in
his long battles. I selected 35 of his games.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4.
Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. b6 Qxb6 7. Nc3 d6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Be2 Bg7 10. Nd2 Qc7 11.
O-O O-O 12. a4 Rb8 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Na3 $5 ({Theory is} 14. Ne3) 14... Nfd7 $5
15. Bd2 Bb7 16. Re1 Rbe8 17. a5 Nc8 18. Nc4 Na7 19. Qc1 Rb8 20. Bh6 Bxh6 21.
Qxh6 Nb5 22. f4 e6 23. Qg5 Nd4 24. Bd3 f6 25. Qh4 e5 $1 26. f5 Rf7 {
Black defends his closed position well.} 27. Re3 g5 $2 {
Hereafter, Black cannot display any activity.} (27... gxf5 $5 28. Rg3+ Rg7 29.
exf5 Rxg3 30. hxg3 Rf8 {defends actively.}) 28. Qh6 $1 Kh8 29. Kh1 Rg8 30. Qh5
Rfg7 31. Qg4 Bc8 32. Rh3 Nb8 33. Rh6 Qe7 34. Nb6 Rf8 35. Ne2 Bb7 36. Ng3 Rgg8
37. Nf1 Nd7 38. Nc4 Rg7 39. Nfe3 Rb8 40. Qd1 Bc8 41. Ra3 Bb7 42. Bf1 Rf8 43.
Ng4 Rff7 44. Rah3 Kg8 45. Qa4 Rf8 46. R3h5 {
The pieces are reshuffled endlessly.} Rff7 47. Nb6 $1 {White bites at last.}
Nf8 48. Rh3 Qd8 49. Rc3 Kh8 $1 50. b4 cxb4 51. Qxb4 Rg8 52. Rhh3 Rgg7 53. Rh6
Rg8 54. Rc1 Rgg7 55. Rd1 Rg8 $6 56. Bc4 $6 (56. Rxd4 $1 exd4 57. Nc4 $1 {
breaks the fortress.}) 56... Kg7 57. Qa3 Qc7 58. Rc1 Nd7 $2 (58... Qd8 {
continues the resistance.}) 59. Rxh7+ $1 {Hungary and the Ukraine drew their
match. Lajos scored 6/9 on board four in his last Olympiad.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Judit HUN"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 b6 7. Qd2 c5 8. O-O-O
cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. h4 $1 {Judit charges in the right way.} ({
Known is} 11. e5 $5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 $6 Rxd8 13. Rxd8+ Nxd8 14. fxe5 Bg7 {
and Black had a plus in Gomez Jurado - Efimov, Andorra 1993.}) 11... Bg4 12. h5
$1 Bxh5 {Black seems to stop the attack.} 13. Rxh5 $1 {
But White opens the defence.} gxh5 14. Qd5 Rc8 $2 ({The active} 14... Bxc3 $1
15. bxc3 Qc8 16. Qxh5 Qe6 17. Bb5 {(Polgar)} Rfc8 $1 18. Rd5 f6 {defends well.}
) 15. Qxh5 Bg7 ({It is too late for} 15... Bxc3 $4 {due to} 16. Ng5 $1) 16. e5
$1 Qe8 $5 17. Qh3 $1 h6 (17... dxe5 18. Ng5 $1 h6 19. Qf5 $1 hxg5 20. Bd3 {
will mate (Finkel).}) 18. Bd3 Nb4 19. Be4 $1 e6 20. f5 $1 Rxc3 $5 ({Or} 20...
Nxa2+ 21. Nxa2 Qa4 22. Rd4 $1 Qxa2 23. f6 {(Polgar).}) 21. f6 $1 {
Judit breaks the resistance.} Qb5 $5 (21... Qa4 $1 22. bxc3 Nxa2+ 23. Kb2 $1 {
(Polgar)} Qxe4 24. Qg3 Qg6 25. Qxg6 fxg6 26. fxg7 Rc8 27. Kxa2 {wins for White.
}) 22. Qg3 $1 {Polgar scored 10/13 on board three.} (22. Qg3 Rxc2+ 23. Bxc2
Nxa2+ 24. Kd2 Qb4+ 25. Ke3 Qc5+ 26. Rd4 {leads to mate.}) 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio PHI"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 c6 $5
{Ivanchuk plays a strong novelty.} 8. a4 Nbd7 9. Qb4 $6 h6 $6 (9... Qb6 $1 10.
Qa3 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd5 {favours Black (Ivanchuk).}) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e3 a5 12.
Qxc4 O-O 13. Be2 e5 {The development continues.} 14. O-O exd4 15. Qxd4 Qe7 16.
Rfd1 Nc5 17. Qd6 $5 {The endgame brings opportunities for Black.} ({
Preferable is} 17. Bc4) 17... Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bg4 {
He puts pressure on both flanks.} 19. Bc4 $6 ({Useful is} 19. Kf1) 19... Bxf3
$1 20. gxf3 Rfd8 21. Rd4 $5 Kf8 $5 22. b3 $5 Rxd4 $1 23. exd4 {
Many white pawns are weak.} Nd7 $5 24. d5 $1 Ne5 25. dxc6 $6 (25. f4 $1 Ng6 $5
26. dxc6 bxc6 27. Rd1 {almost equalises (Ivanchuk).}) 25... bxc6 26. Be2 $5 Rb8
27. Rb1 $2 ({Correct is} 27. f4 $1 Ng6 28. f5 Nh4 29. f6 Rxb3 30. Rc1 gxf6 31.
Rxc6 {and White will survive.}) 27... Rb4 $1 {
Black prevents f4 and gets the time to consolidate his positional advantage.}
28. Kg2 Ke7 29. Re1 Kd6 30. Bd1 Rd4 31. Bc2 f6 32. Kg3 g5 $1 33. Rd1 $5 {
The ending is lost anyway.} Rxd1 34. Bxd1 Nd3 $1 35. Bc2 Nf4 {
The white position looks pathetic.} 36. Kg4 Ke5 37. b4 $5 {
Torre makes a desperate attempt.} (37. h4 h5+ 38. Kg3 Ne2+ 39. Kh3 Nd4 40. Bg6
Nxb3 41. Bxh5 gxh4 42. Kxh4 Nc5 {wins for Black.}) 37... axb4 38. a5 h5+ $1 39.
Kg3 Kd6 {The Filipinos were crushed by 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek NED"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Nc3 Nh5 12. Bc1 f5 13. Ne5 $5 (13. a4 $1 {
drew in Beliavsky - Wirthensohn, Luzern 1985.}) 13... Rc8 14. cxd5 $5 cxd5 15.
Qa4 $5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 a6 17. Be3 f4 $5 18. Bd4 $5 Rc4 19. Qxc4 $6 {
Van Wely makes an interesting sacrifice.} (19. Qb3 $1 Rxd4 $1 20. Rxd4 Bc5 21.
e3 $1 {defends well (Jussupow).}) 19... dxc4 20. Bxb7 fxg3 21. hxg3 Qc7 22. Bf3
$2 {The extra pawn on the queenside will decide for Black, eventually.} ({
Right is} 22. Bxa6 $1) 22... g6 23. Ne4 Ng7 24. b3 Nf5 $1 25. Bb2 b5 26. Rac1
$6 (26. Rdc1 $1 {continues the protection of a2.}) 26... Qa5 $1 27. bxc4 Qxa2
28. Rd2 Rd8 $1 (28... bxc4 $2 29. Bc3 Qb3 30. Rb2 Qa4 31. Rb7 {
allows a strong counter.}) 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. cxb5 $1 ({Not} 30. Ba1 $2 b4 $1)
30... Qxb2 31. Rc8 axb5 32. Rxd8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kf8 34. Rxh7 Qxe5 35. e3 Ne7 $1
{Black prepares the advance of the b-pawn.} 36. Kg2 b4 37. Nd2 Qb2 38. Nc4 Qc3
39. Nd6 Nf5 $1 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. Rd7 Nxd6 42. Rxd6 Kf7 43. Be4 b3 44. Rb6 Qc4
45. Kf3 Qf1 $1 46. Rb4 b2 $2 ({Better is} 46... Kf6 $1) 47. Bc2 $2 ({
The pointe is} 47. Rxb2 Qh1+ 48. Kf4 e5+ $1 49. Kxe5 Qh8+) ({However,} 47.
Bxg6+ $1 Kxg6 48. Rxb2 {will be difficult to win for Black.}) 47... Qc1 48. Bd3
({Or} 48. Be4 Qh1+ 49. Kf4 Qh5 $1 50. g4 g5+ 51. Kf3 Qh1+ 52. Ke2 Qxe4 {
(Jussupow).}) 48... Qd1+ $1 49. Ke4 Qg4+ 50. f4 Qf5+ 51. Kd4 Qd5+ 52. Kc3 Qc5+
53. Bc4 Qxb4+ $1 {Germany defeated the Netherlands by 3-1 and kept the lead.}
0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Nf3 Qc7 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Qe2
$5 (14. Bg5 {occurred in Ponomariov - Savchenko, Torshavn 2000.}) 14... Nd5 $5
15. a3 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Bxf4 17. g3 Bd6 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. c4 g6 20. b4 b6 21. Qe3
O-O 22. Qh6 Be7 $1 23. Bf1 Bc6 24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Bb7 26. Be2 a5 27. Qf6
axb4 28. axb4 Rd6 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Qc3 e5 31. b5 $5 Qc5 32. Qe3 Qxe3 33. fxe3
Rd8 34. Rc1 f6 $5 35. c5 $1 bxc5 36. Rxc5 Rd7 37. Bg4 Re7 $5 38. b6 Kf7 $6 ({
Better is} 38... f5 $1 39. Be2 Kf7 40. Bc4+ Kf6) 39. Bc8 $5 Ke8 $2 (39... Bxc8
40. Rxc8 Ke6 41. Rc6+ Kf5 $1 {almost equalises.}) 40. g4 $1 Kd8 41. Bxb7 Rxb7
42. Rc6 $1 {White has a better ending, because the black rook stands on the
wrong side of the passed pawn.} f5 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. Kf2 f4 $2 {
This advance costs a pawn.} (44... Kd7 45. Rh6 Kc8 46. Rf6 Kd8 {
defends passively.}) 45. exf4 exf4 46. Kf3 Kd7 47. Rf6 Ke7 48. Rh6 Kd8 49. h4
$5 Kc8 50. Rc6+ Kb8 $5 51. Kxf4 Rg7 52. h5 Kb7 53. Re6 Ka6 54. Kf5 Rg1 $5 55.
Kf6 h6 (55... Rg2 56. b7+ $5 Kxb7 57. Re7+ Kc6 58. Rxh7 Kd6 59. h6 {
leads to a theoretical win.}) 56. Kf7 Rg5 57. Rxh6 Rc5 58. Rh8 Kxb6 59. h6 Rc7+
60. Kg6 Rc6+ 61. Kg5 Rc5+ 62. Kf4 Rc4+ 63. Ke5 Rc5+ 64. Kd4 Rh5 65. Ke4 Kb7 66.
Kf4 Kc7 67. Kg4 Rh1 68. Kg5 Rg1+ 69. Kf6 Rf1+ 70. Kg7 Rg1+ 71. Kh7 {
It took time to find the road to victory.} Kd7 72. Rg8 $1 Rf1 73. Kg7 Rg1+ 74.
Kh8 $1 {The Ukraine defeated Germany, as a result of this game. Russia lost of
Bulgaria. Standings at the top became after nine rounds: Germany 25, Ukraine
241/2, Russia and Bulgaria 24, etc.} (74. Kh8 Rf1 75. h7 $1 Ke6 76. Kg7 Rg1+
77. Kf8 Rf1+ 78. Ke8 Ra1 79. Rg6+ Kf5 80. Rf6+ $1 {wins for White.}) 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail ROM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{FIDE World Champion Khalifman played on board one.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7
11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Nf1 Rd8 14. Ne3 Bh5 15. b4 Ne6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nf5
O-O 18. a4 Rfe8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bd3 Rb8 21. Qe2 Ncd8 22. Ra5 $1 {
This novelty leads to a white plus.} ({Usual is} 22. Ra7) 22... d4 $2 ({
Correct is} 22... c6 $1 23. Bd2 f6) 23. Rd1 $1 c6 ({The pointe is} 23... dxc3
$2 24. Bxb5 $1) 24. N3xd4 Bg5 $2 ({Marin had planned} 24... Nxd4 25. Nxd4 {
but calculated} Bd6 $2 ({actually} 25... Bxd3 26. Rxd3 c5 $1 27. Nf5 Qc7 {
brings the last chance}) 26. Bf5 $1) 25. Nxe6 Nxe6 26. Bc4 $1 Qc7 27. Bxe6 Bxc1
({Or} 27... fxe6 28. Nd6 $1) 28. Rd7 Qb6 29. Bxf7+ $1 {White wins elegantly.}
Bxf7 30. Raa7 Ra8 (30... Bg6 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. e6 Bf4 33. c4 $1 bxc4 34. Rxh7+
$1 Bxh7 35. Qb2+ {mates in three (Marin).}) 31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. e6 {
Russia crushed Romania by 4-0.} (32. e6 Be8 33. Rxg7+ Kh8 34. Rf7 $1 {
will mate soon.}) 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael ARM"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur GER"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Qc2 Nf6 8.
O-O Be7 9. d3 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bxf3 {
This position ended as a draw in Filippov - Ibragimov, Sochi 1997.} 11. Bxf3 $5
{Vaganian continues the game.} d4 12. Nb1 $5 {White makes a passive move.} ({
Preferable is} 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. Bd2) 12... h5 $5 {
Black dreams about an attack immediately.} 13. Nd2 Ne5 14. Bg2 h4 15. Nc4 $5 (
15. Nf3 $1 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 {keeps the equality.}) 15... Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Ng4 $1 17.
b4 Rd8 $1 {A rook takes over the protection of d4 from the queen.} 18. Bd2 Qc7
19. b5 c5 20. b6 $6 ({Jussupow suggests} 20. h3 Ne5 21. Qa4 {=}) 20... axb6 21.
Qb5+ $5 Kf8 22. Rab1 $2 {
Vaganian moves the wrong rook. He should have vacated square f1.} ({Correct is
} 22. Rfb1 $1 hxg3 23. hxg3 Qe5 24. Bf4 {and Black has no mating charge.})
22... hxg3 23. hxg3 Qe5 $1 24. Rfe1 ({The pointe is} 24. Qxb6 Rh1+ $3 25. Bxh1
Qh5 26. Kg2 Qh2+ 27. Kf3 Ne5+ 28. Ke4 Qh5 {
and Black will deliver mate soon (Jussupow)}) 24... Rh2 $1 25. e4 Qh5 26. Kf1
Rxg2 $1 27. Kxg2 Qh2+ 28. Kf3 Ne5+ $1 {Jussupow and Dautov contributed a lot
to the German success. Germany defeated Armenia by 21/2-11/2. The top became:
Russia 28, Germany 271/2, Ukraine 27, etc.} (28... Ne5+ 29. Ke2 Qh5+ 30. Kf1
Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Qf3+ 32. Kf1 Ng4 {leads to mate (Jussupow).}) 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Romanyshyn, Oleh UKR"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. e4 $6 (10. f4 $1 {
will become a novelty in Kharlov - Rublevsky, Corsica 2001.}) 10... dxe4 $1 {
Rublevsky delivers an improvement.} (10... d4 $6 11. Nd5 $1 {
slightly favours White (Jorgensen - Hutters, Denmark 1993).}) 11. Bxf6 $5 ({
The alternative is} 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxe4) 11... Nxf6 12. Nxe4 {
An exchange of queens helps Black.} Qc7 {He prevents Nc5.} 13. Re1 $5 O-O 14.
Qe2 Nd7 $1 15. Rad1 Rac8 16. c3 Rfd8 17. Qe3 h6 $5 {
Black makes prophylactic moves.} 18. h4 $2 ({Better is} 18. f4 $1 exf4 19. Qxf4
Qxf4 20. gxf4 {and Black has little advantage.}) 18... a5 $1 {
Black starts an advance on two flanks.} 19. Qe2 a4 $1 20. Nc1 f5 $1 21. Nd2 Re8
$5 22. Nf1 e4 23. Qb5 Ra8 $1 24. Qe2 $6 ({More active is} 24. Ne3 Ra5 25. Qe2
Ne5 26. b4) 24... Ne5 25. Ne3 Bc5 26. Nd5 Qf7 27. Nf4 $6 (27. Qb5 Rac8 {
(Rublevsky)} 28. b4 Bxd5 29. bxc5 {offers more resistance.}) 27... Bc4 28. Qc2
Ng4 29. Nh3 e3 $1 30. f3 e2+ 31. Rd4 Ne3 32. Qd2 Bxd4 33. cxd4 Rac8 34. Nd3 $5
Bxd3 35. Qxd3 Qxa2 36. Rxe2 Nxg2 37. Rxg2 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Qb1 39. Qxb1 Rxb1 40.
Nf4 Rbc1 {
Russia defeated the Ukraine, as a result of this game, and kept the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sturua, Zurab GEO"]
[Black "Sepp, Olav EST"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
c6 9. h3 Qb6 10. d5 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Rb1 cxd5 13. cxd5 a5 14. Bf1 Rfc8 15.
Nd2 Qc7 16. a4 Qb8 $5 ({Known is} 16... Rcb8) 17. Nc4 b6 18. b3 h5 $5 {
Black commits a slight weakening.} 19. f4 $5 Ne8 $1 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rb2 Nd6
22. Rf2 Nxc4 23. bxc4 Qd6 24. Ba3 Rf8 25. Bg2 Bh6 26. Qb1 Rab8 27. Nb5 Qe7 28.
h4 Kh7 29. Kh2 f5 30. d6 $5 Qf6 $6 ({Better is} 30... Qg7 31. exf5 Bxf5 32. Qd1
) 31. exf5 Bxf5 32. Bxc5 bxc5 (32... Bxb1 $2 33. Rxf6 Rxf6 34. Bxb6 Rxb6 35. c5
$1 {wins for White.}) 33. Qa1 $1 Bg7 34. Qc3 Qd8 35. Qe3 e4 36. Bxe4 $6 (36.
Qxc5 Rc8 37. Nc7 $1 {gains an edge.}) 36... Bxe4 37. Rxf8 Qxf8 $4 ({Correct is
} 37... Bxf8 38. Qxe4 Bxd6) 38. Qxe4 Qf2+ 39. Kh3 Rf8 40. Qe2 Qf5+ 41. Kg2 Qd7
42. Qe6 Qc6+ 43. Qd5 $5 Qxd5+ 44. cxd5 c4 45. Re7 Kh6 46. d7 Rd8 47. Nd6 $1 {
Georgia defeated Estonia, as a result of this game. Sturua scored 71/2/11.} (
47. Nd6 c3 48. Nf7+ Kh7 49. Nxd8 c2 50. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 51. Ne6+ {wins for White.
}) 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek NED"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 f6 {Krasenkow plays a provocative line.} 10. Qd8+ Kf7 11.
O-O-O $5 {Van Wely attacks all-out.} ({Usual is} 11. Nf3) 11... b6 ({
A novelty will become} 11... e5 $1) 12. Bc3 e5 ({The greedy} 12... Qxg2 $2 {
will be punished by} 13. Nf3 $1 {and the black queen is in troubles.}) 13. Bh5+
g6 14. Bf3 Qf4+ $6 {Krasenkow spoils a tempo.} (14... Qxc4 $1 15. Rd6 {
(Van Wely)} Rb8 $1 16. Be2 Qf4+ 17. Bd2 Qa4 18. Bxa6 Bf5 19. Rd7+ Bxd7 20.
Qxd7+ Ne7 {favours Black.}) 15. Rd2 Qxc4 16. Ne2 Qxa2 $5 17. Rd6 Rb8 ({Not} 
17... Qa1+ $2 18. Kd2 Qxh1 19. Bxc6 {and White wins.}) 18. Rhd1 Be6 $2 {
Black makes a fatal mistake.} ({Correct is} 18... Kg7 $1 19. Rxc6 {(Dautov)}
Be6 $1 20. Qd3 {and a difficult position has arisen.}) 19. Rd7+ $1 Bxd7 20.
Rxd7+ Ke6 21. Rd6+ Kf7 22. Rd7+ Ke6 23. Bg4+ $1 f5 24. Rd6+ Kf7 25. Rd7+ Ke6
26. Nf4+ $1 exf4 27. Rd6+ Kf7 28. Rd7+ Ke6 29. Rd6+ Kf7 30. Qd7+ $1 Ne7 31.
Rf6+ Kg7 32. Qxe7+ Kh6 33. Rxg6+ $1 {The black king will be mated on the next
move. Loek played another entertaining game.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ionescu, Constantin ROM"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris ISR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nc2 d6 7. Bg2 h5 8. h3
Be6 9. Ne3 Qd7 10. Nd2 $5 Rc8 11. Rb1 $6 {White plays passive moves.} Nf6 12.
Ndf1 $6 O-O 13. b3 b5 $1 14. cxb5 Nb4 15. a4 $2 ({Better is} 15. a3 $5 Na2 16.
Bc6 Rxc6 17. bxc6 Qxc6 18. f3 Nc3 19. Qc2 Rc8 {but Black has an advantage.})
15... Bf5 $1 16. Rb2 Ne4 $1 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. f3 $2 Bxf3 $1 {
Black gives a witty response.} ({The pointe is} 18... Bxf3 19. exf3 Rxc1 $1 20.
Qxc1 Nd3+) 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes ARM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Nf3 Bb4 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 h6 10. Bh4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. O-O $5 ({Known is} 12. Rc1)
12... Nd5 ({Too greedy is} 12... Qxc3 $6 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. d5 {
and White takes the initiative (Müller).}) 13. Rc1 Nxc3 14. Qd3 $6 Nd5 $6 ({
Morozevich prefers} 14... Nxa2 $1 15. Ra1 Nab4 $1 16. Qc3 Qf5 17. d5 exd5 18.
Qxg7 Qh7 $1 {and Black has a plus.}) 15. Bxd5 exd5 $5 (15... Qxd5 16. Qa3 f6
17. Ne5 $1 g5 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bg3 {brings an unclear position.}) 16. Rfe1+
Be6 17. Rxe6+ $1 {White sacrifices an exchange.} fxe6 18. Qg6+ Kf8 19. Ne5 $1
Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qb4 $2 {Minasian misses the best defence.} (20... Qd2 $1 21. Be7+
$1 Kg8 22. Qxe6+ Kh7 23. Qf5+ Kg8 24. Qe6+ {leads to perpetual check.}) 21. g3
$2 {Morozevich does not see the great opportunity.} (21. h3 $1 Qd2 $1 22. Rb1
b5 23. Qxe6 Re8 24. Qd7 {gives a strong attack for White.}) 21... Re8 22. h3 $5
Rg8 $1 23. a3 $1 Qe4 $1 24. Be7+ $3 {He delivers a wonderful sacrifice.} Kxe7
$1 25. Rc7+ Kd8 26. Qf7 Qe1+ 27. Kg2 Qxf2+ $1 {Black has to return material.}
28. Kxf2 Rgf8 29. Rd7+ Kc8 30. Rxb7 Rxf7+ 31. Rxf7 Rd8 $5 32. Rxa7 Rd7 $1 {
Minasian could have survived in the rook ending.} 33. Ra8+ $1 Kc7 34. Ke3 Kb6
35. Re8 Ra7 36. Rxe6+ Kc5 37. Rg6 Rxa3+ 38. Kf4 Ra7 39. h4 Rf7+ 40. Ke3 Re7 41.
Kf4 Kd4 $5 42. e6 Ra7 $6 (42... Re8 $1 43. h5 Rf8+ 44. Kg4 Re8 45. Rxg7 Rxe6
46. Rg6 Ke5 {draws.}) 43. Rg4 h5 $2 (43... Kc5 $1 44. Ke5 Kc6 45. h5 Rb7 {
(Morozevich)} 46. Ra4 $1 Rb1 47. g4 Re1+ 48. Kf5 Kb6 $1 49. Ra8 d4 {
escapes from a difficult situation.}) 44. Rg5 Re7 45. Kf5 Kc5 46. Ke5 d4 $6 (
46... Ra7 47. Rxh5 Ra3 48. Rg5 Re3+ 49. Kf5 Kd6 50. Rxg7 Rxe6 51. Rg8 {
also wins for White (Morozevich).}) 47. Rxh5 d3 48. Rh8 $1 Kc4 49. Rc8+ Kb3 50.
Rd8 Kc2 51. Kd6 Re8 52. e7 d2 53. Ke6 $1 {Morozevich scored 71/2/10 and won
gold for the best ELO-score. Russia defeated Armenia by 31/2-1/2. The
standings became: Russia 34, Germany 32, Ukraine and Hungary 301/2, etc.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.10"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan HUN"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen NED"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Kh1 b5 12. Qe1 Bb7 13. f3 d6 14. a4 b4
15. Na2 a5 16. c3 bxc3 17. Bb5+ Ke7 18. Nxc3 Rhc8 $5 (18... Rhd8 {
drew in Wohl - Zapata, Ubeda 1997.}) 19. Rd1 Kf8 20. Rd3 {
White has the initiative.} d5 $5 21. e5 $1 Ng8 $5 {
The knight will go from the kingside to the other flank.} 22. Ne2 $1 Ne7 23.
Nd4 Bc6 $5 24. g4 $1 Bxb5 25. axb5 $1 {White restricts the black position.} a4
26. Qf2 a3 $2 {He blunders a pawn.} (26... Kg8 27. Rc3 Qb4 28. Rfc1 a3 {
equalises.}) 27. bxa3 Ke8 ({The pointe is} 27... Rxa3 $2 28. Nxe6+ $1 {
(Almasi).}) 28. Qe3 Ra4 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. f4 h5 $5 31. gxh5 Rc4 32. Rg1 Kd7 $5
33. Rxg7 {White has gained three pawns.} Rh8 34. f5 $5 Rxh5 35. Rxf7 exf5 36.
e6+ Kc8 37. Kg2 $5 Rh4 38. Nf3 $2 {
Blunders are made before and after the time control.} ({Better is} 38. Nxf5 $1)
38... Rc2+ $2 39. Kg3 $2 Rg4+ 40. Kh3 d4 $2 (40... Qc4 $1 41. Ne5 Rh4+ 42. Kg3
Rg4+ 43. Kf3 {(Almasi)} Ng6 $1 44. Rf8+ $1 Kb7 $1 45. Rf7+ Kc8 {
draws by perpetual check.}) 41. Rxd4 $2 (41. Rf8+ $1 Kb7 42. Rxd4 {wins easily.
}) 41... Nd5 $2 ({The ingenious} 41... Rg8 $1 42. Qe5 Qxa3 43. Qf4 Rh8+ 44. Kg3
Rg8+ {brings another repetition.}) 42. e7 $1 {The Netherlands was defeated by
3-1. Hungary occupied the third place, one point ahead of the Ukraine.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.12"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan BIH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Russians drew their games quickly and gained gold. Germany defeated
England by 21/2-11/2 and conquered silver. The Ukraine and Hungary competed
for bronze.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Qg6 7.
Qf3 Ne5 8. Qe2 $5 Nh6 (8... Qxe4 $2 9. Nd2 Qg4 10. f3 $1 {favours White.}) 9.
f4 Neg4 10. f5 $5 Qf6 11. Bg1 O-O 12. Nd2 Ne5 13. O-O-O Qa6 $2 {
Black should bring out his pieces.} 14. Qxa6 bxa6 {
A weakness has been created in the black pawn structure.} 15. N4f3 $1 Bxg1 16.
Rxg1 Nhg4 $1 17. h3 Nxf3 18. gxf3 Ne3 19. Re1 Nxf1 20. Rexf1 {
White has a better development.} f6 $5 21. h4 Bb7 $5 22. Nb3 Rae8 23. Nc5 Bc8
$1 24. c4 Kf7 25. h5 Rg8 {The black pieces are restrained.} 26. Nd3 g6 27.
hxg6+ hxg6 28. fxg6+ Rxg6 29. Rxg6 Kxg6 30. Nf4+ Kf7 31. Rh1 Kg7 32. Nd5 {
Black still has positional problems.} Re5 $2 ({Better is} 32... c6 33. Ne3 {
(Postny)} d5 $1 34. cxd5 cxd5 35. Nxd5 f5 $1 36. Rh4 Bb7 {
and Black has drawing chances.}) 33. Nxc7 f5 ({Or} 33... Rc5 34. Ne8+ Kg8 35.
Nd6 Rc6 36. Rd1 $1) 34. Rh5 d6 ({The exchanges by} 34... Kg6 35. Rxf5 Rxf5 36.
exf5+ Kxf5 37. Kd2 Kf4 38. Ke2 Bb7 39. Nd5+ Bxd5 40. cxd5 Ke5 41. Ke3 Kxd5 42.
f4 {lead to a won pawn ending for White (Postny).}) 35. Nd5 a5 36. Kd2 Bd7 37.
exf5 Rxf5 38. Rxf5 Bxf5 39. Nc7 Bb1 40. a3 Ba2 41. Kc3 Kf6 42. Nb5 d5 43. c5
Ke5 44. f4+ $1 {
Ponomariov won convincingly. The Ukraine defeated Bosnia by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "34th Olympiad"]
[Date "2000.11.12"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter HUN"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander SLO"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "224"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Hungary meets Slovenia in the last round.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4.
Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2
Bf8 12. a4 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. d5 c4 15. b4 $5 {
Leko hopes to utilise the small advantage of the Ruy Lopez.} ({Usual is} 15.
Nf1) 15... cxb3 16. Nxb3 Nxb3 17. Bxb3 Nd7 18. c4 $1 Nc5 $5 19. axb5 Qb6 20.
Rb1 axb5 21. Be3 Reb8 22. Nd2 b4 23. Ba4 Ba6 $6 ({Preferable is} 23... Qc7 $1)
24. Bc6 $1 Ra7 25. Qc2 Rc7 $6 {The following sacrifice has no need.} ({Again} 
25... Qc7 {is better.}) 26. Rb2 $1 Rxc6 $5 27. dxc6 Qxc6 28. Reb1 b3 29. Nxb3
Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Nxe4 31. Na5 Rc8 $1 32. f3 $1 Nc3 33. Rc1 d5 $1 34. Rxc3 d4 35.
Rb6 $1 (35. Bxd4 exd4 36. Rcb3 {
brings little winning chances, according to Leko.}) 35... dxc3 36. Rxa6 c2 37.
Nb3 Rxc4 38. Kf2 f5 39. Ke2 e4 40. fxe4 fxe4 41. Ra2 $6 ({My preference has} 
41. Ra8 $1 Kf7 42. Bc1 Rc3 43. Nd2 Rg3 $1 44. Nxe4 Rxg2+ 45. Kf1 Rh2 46. Ng5+
Kg8 47. Ke1 $1 {and White seems to win.}) 41... Rc3 $1 42. Nc1 Rc4 $1 43. Ra7
Bd6 44. Rd7 Ba3 45. Rb7 Rc3 {
Hungary has drawn three games at this moment. Leko must win the last one.} 46.
Bd2 $6 (46. Bf4 $1 h6 $1 ({not} 46... e3 $2 47. Be5 $1 Bxc1 48. Bxc3 Ba3 49.
Rxg7+ Kf8 50. Bb4+ $1 Bxb4 51. Rc7 {(Leko)}) 47. Be5 Rc4 48. Bb2 Bf8 49. Ra7 {
will be hard to win.}) 46... Rg3 47. Kf2 e3+ $1 48. Bxe3 Rxe3 49. Kxe3 Bxc1+
50. Kd3 h5 51. Kxc2 {White has gained an exchange, but Black can survive.} Bh6
52. Kd3 g6 53. Ke4 Bg7 54. Kd5 Bc3 55. Rc7 Bb2 56. Rc2 Ba1 57. Ke6 Kg7 58. Rf2
Bc3 59. Rf7+ Kg8 60. Rc7 Bb2 61. Kd5 Bf6 62. Ke6 Bb2 63. Rc4 Kg7 64. Rf4 Bc3
65. Ra4 Bb2 66. Rc4 Ba1 67. Rb4 Bc3 68. Re4 Bb2 69. Ra4 Bc3 70. h4 {
White is unable to break the bastion by manoeuvring, so he advances his pawns.}
Bb2 71. Rc4 Ba1 72. g4 hxg4 73. Rxg4 Kh6 $1 74. Rg5 Bc3 75. Kf7 Be1 76. Rxg6+
Kh5 77. Rg1 Bf2 $5 78. Rg2 Be1 79. Kf6 Kxh4 80. Kf5 Bg3 81. Rc2 Kh3 82. Rc3 Kh4
83. Rc8 Bd6 84. Rc3 Bb8 85. Rc8 Bd6 86. Rg8 Kh3 87. Ke4 Kh4 88. Rg6 Bc7 89. Kf3
Kh5 90. Rc6 Bb8 91. Rb6 Bc7 92. Rb7 Bd8 93. Kf4 Kg6 94. Ra7 Kf6 95. Ra6+ Ke7
96. Ke5 Bc7+ 97. Kd5 Bg3 98. Ra3 Bf4 99. Rf3 Bc7 100. Rh3 Bf4 101. Rh8 Bg3 102.
Rh6 Bf4 103. Re6+ Kf7 104. Rb6 Ke7 105. Ke4 Bd6 106. Kf5 Kd7 107. Rb2 Bc7 108.
Rg2 Kd6 109. Rg6+ Kd5 110. Rg7 Kd6 111. Ke4 Kc6 112. Rg6+ Kc5 {Beliavsky made
no error in the rook versus bishop ending. Therefore, the match was drawn. The
Ukraine won bronze on Buchholz-score. Final standings: Russia 38 (gold),
Germany 37 (silver), Ukraine 351/2 (bronze), Hungary 351/2, Israel 341/2
Georgia 34, England, India, China, Switzerland, Uzbekistan, Slovenia and
Macedonia 33, Bulgaria, Poland and France 321/2, etc.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit HUN"]
[Black "Alvarez, Johan VEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 35th Olympiad was played in Bled from 25 x until 11 xi 2002. It was a
romantic stay in the beautiful Slovenian town. Historical chess tournaments
had happened here before.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6
13. Qf2 Rb8 14. h4 Qc7 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qe1 $6 {
Polgar avoids the exchange of queens.} b4 $1 {Black takes  the initiative.} 17.
Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 a5 19. f4 $6 {Judit wants to attack.} (19. c4 $5 a4 20. Nc1
Nd7 21. f4 exf4 22. Nd3 Nc5 {leads to a black edge.}) 19... Nxg4 20. fxe5 dxe5
$5 ({Even better is} 20... Nxe5 $1) 21. Bh3 $1 {Another sacrifice follows.} Nf2
22. Qxe5 Kf8 23. d6 Bf6 24. Qd5 Nxd1 $6 ({Preferable is} 24... Nxh1 $1 25. Rxh1
Qb7 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27. Nxa5 Rb6) 25. Rxd1 Qe3 26. Bg4 $5 h5 27. Nc5 $1 Kg8 $5
28. Nd7 $2 (28. Bf5 $1 Rh6 29. d7 Rf8 {brings chances for both sides.}) 28...
hxg4 29. Nxb8 Rxh4 $2 (29... Qf3 $1 30. Qxf3 gxf3 31. d7 Rxh4 $1 {
gains a great advantage for Black.}) 30. Nd7 $1 Bd8 31. Ne5 Kh7 $2 (31... Qf2
32. d7 Qf6 {offers more resistance.}) 32. Nxf7 Bf6 33. d7 Qf3 34. d8=Q $1 Bxd8
35. Qxd8 $1 {Black cannot capture the knight, because White attacks a rook.
The stronger player won at last. Hungary defeated Venezuela by 4-0.} 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.10.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab GEO"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander IRL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. d5 Ne5 6. Bf4 Ng6 7. Be3 e5 8. Bxc4
Bd6 9. Bb5+ {White has a plus.} Bd7 $5 ({Known is} 9... Kf8 $6) 10. Qb3 N8e7 $5
11. h4 $5 O-O $5 12. h5 $1 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. e5 $5 (14. Bxd7 $1 Qxd7 15. h6
$1 {gains an edge.}) 14... Bc5 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Nc3 h6 17. Qc4 Bb6 18. Rh4 $5
c6 $6 (18... Qf5 $1 19. Rxf4 Qxh5 {defends well.}) 19. d6 $1 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5
21. Qxd5 Rac8 22. Rxf4 $6 ({More solid is} 22. Qd2 $1 Rc4 23. Rxf4 Ba5 $1 24.
Qxa5 Rxf4 25. Kf1) 22... Rc2 $1 23. Nd4 Rc5 $1 24. Qe4 Rxe5 $2 {
The tables turn.} (24... Re8 $1 25. e6 fxe6 26. Ne2 Rd5 {takes the initiative.}
) 25. Qxe5 Re8 26. Qxe8+ Qxe8+ 27. Ne2 Qc6 $2 {
Hereafter, Black cannot stop the passed pawn.} (27... Qb5 $1 28. Rd1 Qxh5 29.
Kf1 Qh1+ 30. Ng1 Qh5 31. Rd2 Qb5+ {offers more resistance.}) 28. Rd1 $1 Qxg2
29. Ng3 $1 Qc6 30. d7 Kh7 31. Re4 Qc2 32. Rd2 Qc1+ 33. Ke2 Qc5 34. Kd1 Qg5 35.
Re8 Bd8 36. a3 $1 {He prepares b4.} g6 $5 {A passive defence will fail too.}
37. hxg6+ fxg6 38. Ne4 $1 Qh5+ 39. Kc1 Qa5 ({Or} 39... Qh1+ 40. Rd1 Qh4 41.
Rxd8 Qxd8 42. Nc5 $1) 40. Rxd8 $1 Qxd8 41. Nc5 $1 {The beating of lesser
opponents continued in round two. Georgia defeated Ireland by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.10.28"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan IND"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Russian team was headed by Kasparov. Anand did not represent India.} 1.
Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bd2 Qc7
9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Ndf6 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Ne5 g6 13. Qf3 Rd8 14. Be3 Ng7 $5 (
14... Nd5 15. Bc4 Nhf6 {
drew in Gelfand - Magem Badals, Ciudad de Pamplona 1999.}) 15. Bc4 ({
The alternative is} 15. O-O-O Nf5 16. Bc4 {(Kasparov).}) 15... Bxc4 16. Nxc4
Ne6 17. O-O Bg7 18. Rfd1 O-O 19. Rac1 Nd5 $1 20. Nxd5 $2 {
White misses a tactical trap.} Rxd5 21. Nb6 $6 Nxd4 $1 22. Qg4 h5 $1 23. Nxd5
$5 cxd5 24. Qg5 {White has to give up the protection of e2.} Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Nxc1
26. Rxc1 {Black has won a pawn.} e5 $1 27. b3 Re8 28. Bd2 Qc6 29. Qe3 d4 30.
Qe2 e4 31. Bf4 Qf6 32. Bd6 Bh6 33. Rd1 Re6 34. Kg1 d3 35. Qf1 e3 $1 36. fxe3
Bxe3+ 37. Kh1 Qxf1+ 38. Rxf1 d2 {Kasparov gained gold for his ELO-score.} 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.10.28"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya IND"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8.
Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. f3 a6 11. h4 Rd8 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Qf2 Nd7 14. g4 b5 15.
g5 Nce5 16. h5 b4 $1 {They play a spicy line of the Sicilian Defence.} 17. Ne2
a5 18. Kb1 $5 ({The sharp} 18. g6 {
drew on the same day in Frolyanov - Zablotsky, St. Petersburg 2002.}) 18... a4
19. Nbd4 Nc5 $5 20. g6 $1 b3 $5 ({The alternative is} 20... fxg6 21. hxg6 h6)
21. gxh7+ Kh8 $5 22. Rg1 $5 Bf6 23. Qg2 $6 {
Only attacking moves are made on both sides.} Bb7 $6 (23... Nc4 $1 24. Bh6 Kxh7
{favours Black.}) 24. Bg5 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 f6 26. Qe3 $5 bxc2+ $1 27. Nxc2 d5 28.
h6 g6 $5 29. Qf4 $2 {White should defend.} ({Correct is} 29. Nc3 $1 dxe4 30. f4
Rxd1+ 31. Nxd1) 29... dxe4 $1 {Black counters in the centre.} 30. Qxf6+ Kxh7
31. Rxd8 $5 Rxd8 32. Ned4 exf3 33. Rg5 $5 Be4 34. Qxe5 Qxe5 35. Rxe5 Rxd4 36.
Kc1 Rd5 37. Rxd5 Bxd5 38. Kd2 Kxh6 {Black has two extra pawns in the ending.}
39. Ke3 g5 40. Nd4 g4 41. Kf4 Kh5 42. Nc2 Kh4 43. Ne3 g3 {
Russia defeated India by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur GEO"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Nxe5 gxf4 13. Nxd7 O-O-O 14. Qd4
Qxd7 15. Qxf4 Bd6 16. Qh6 Kb8 $5 (16... Bc7 17. a5 a6 18. O-O {
occurred in Piket - Van Wely, Enschede 2002.}) 17. O-O Qe6 18. Qxe6 Bxe6 {
A quiet position has arisen from a sharp opening. Black has sufficient
compensation for a pawn.} 19. a5 $6 {He weakens the queenside.} ({
My preference has} 19. Rfd1 Be5 20. Rac1) 19... a6 20. Ne4 $5 Bb4 21. Ra4 Be7
22. Rc1 Rd5 23. h4 Rhd8 24. Ng5 $5 {White returns a pawn.} Bxg5 $1 25. hxg5
Rxg5 26. Be4 Rd2 $1 27. Rb4 Kc7 28. Kf1 Rxa5 29. Ke1 $1 Rd7 30. Bxh7 Rh5 {
Black has a plus in the endgame.} 31. Be4 a5 32. Bf3 Rf5 33. Rh4 Rb5 34. Rc2 a4
35. e4 $6 ({Better is} 35. Rc1 $1 Bb3 36. e3) 35... Rd4 $5 36. Be2 Rb3 37. e5
$5 Rxh4 38. gxh4 Rb4 39. h5 Re4 40. Rc3 Rxe5 {Black has gained a pawn.} 41. h6
$2 (41. Re3 $1 Kd6 42. h6 Rxe3 43. fxe3 Bf5 44. Kd2 Bh7 45. Bd3 f5 46. Kc3 {
achieves a lot of compensation for the pawn.}) 41... Re4 $1 42. Rc5 Bg4 43. Rc4
Rxe2+ 44. Kf1 Bf3 45. Rf4 Re6 $1 46. Rxf7+ Kb6 47. Rxf3 Rxh6 {
Khalifman can create two passed pawns on the queenside.} 48. Ke2 Ka5 49. Rc3
Kb4 50. Kd2 Rf6 51. Ke3 Re6+ 52. Kd2 Rh6 53. Rf3 c5 54. Kc2 b5 55. Rf4+ c4 56.
Rf5 Rc6 57. Rf3 Ra6 58. Ra3 Rf6 59. f3 Rh6 60. Re3 Rh2+ 61. Kc1 Rf2 62. Kb1 Kc5
63. Re5+ Kb6 64. Rf5 Ka5 65. Ka1 Kb4 66. f4 ({Or} 66. Kb1 a3 $1 67. bxa3+ Ka4
68. Kc1 b4 $1 69. axb4 Kb3) 66... Re2 67. Rd5 Re3 68. Kb1 Rf3 69. f5 c3 $5 70.
Re5 Kc4 71. Ka2 Rf2 72. Kb1 b4 73. Re1 Rxf5 74. Rh1 Kb3 75. Kc1 Ra5 76. Kb1 c2+
{Russia defeated Georgia by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Polgar, Judit HUN"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 {Black chooses a doubtful line.} 11. Ng5 Bd5 12. Nxf7
Kxf7 13. Qf3+ Ke6 14. Qg4+ Kf7 $2 (14... Ke7 $1 15. e6 Bxe6 16. Re1 Qd7 {
occurred in Svidler - Anand, Dos Hermanas 1999. Vishy managed to escape.}) 15.
Qf5+ $1 {Polgar improves the theory.} (15. e6+ Bxe6 {drew in a previous game.})
15... Ke7 16. e6 $1 {The sacrifices continue.} Bxe6 17. Re1 $1 Qd6 (17... Qd7
18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Nb3 g6 20. Qf3 {wins for White (Polgar).}) 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19.
Ne4 Qe5 20. Bg5+ $1 Kd7 21. Nc5+ $1 Bxc5 ({Or} 21... Qxc5 22. Qxe6#) 22. Qf7+
Kd6 23. Be7+ $1 Kd5 {Judit played well on board two of Hungary.} ({
The pointe is} 23... Kd5 24. Qf3+ Kc4 25. b3#) 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.10.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ye Jiangchuan CHN"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour AZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 e5 8. h3
Be7 9. d4 Qc7 10. d5 Nd8 11. a4 O-O 12. Na3 $5 b6 13. b4 Nb7 14. Bd2 g6 $2 ({
Preferable is} 14... cxb4 15. cxb4 a5 16. Nb5 Qb8) 15. b5 a5 $5 (15... axb5 16.
Bxb5 Na5 17. c4 {also favours White.}) 16. Nc4 $1 {
The blockade brings a lasting advantage.} Nh5 17. Nh2 Nd8 18. Be2 Ng7 19. f4 f6
20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Bg4 Be8 22. Be3 h5 23. Be2 Nf7 24. Qd2 Bd7 25. Rf1 Rae8 26.
Kh1 Qd8 27. Nf3 Kh7 28. Rf2 g5 $6 {Black creates  another weakness.} 29. Raf1
Kg6 30. Nh2 Bc8 31. g4 $1 h4 32. Bd3 Bd7 33. Qc1 Bc8 34. Bd2 Bd7 35. Ne3 Qc7
36. Nf3 Bd8 $2 (36... Qd8 {overprotects g5.}) 37. Nf5 $1 Nxf5 38. gxf5+ Kh7 39.
Nxg5+ Nxg5 40. Bxg5 {White has won a pawn.} Rg8 41. Rg1 Ref8 42. Rfg2 Be8 43.
Qe1 Bxg5 44. Rxg5 Rxg5 45. Rxg5 Rf6 46. Qxh4+ Rh6 47. Qg4 Qe7 48. Be2 Qf6 49.
Kg2 Qf8 50. h4 Rf6 51. Qg3 Rh6 52. Bg4 Qf6 53. Qf2 Bf7 54. Bf3 Be8 55. Qg3 Qf8
56. Kh3 Kh8 57. c4 Kh7 58. Qf2 Qf6 59. Rg1 Kh8 60. Qg3 Bf7 61. Qg4 Kh7 62. Rg3
Kh8 63. Qg5 Qxg5 64. Rxg5 Be8 65. Bg4 Kh7 66. Kg3 Bf7 67. Be2 Be8 68. h5 $1 Rf6
69. Kh4 Rf8 70. Rg1 Kh6 71. Rg2 $1 {White has achieved zugzwang.} Kh7 72. Rf2
Kh6 73. f6 Bf7 74. Bg4 Bg8 75. Be6 Bh7 76. f7 Bxe4 77. Rf6+ Kg7 78. Kg5 Bd3 79.
h6+ Kh8 80. Bf5 {Ye has played a solid game against a young star.} 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.10.30"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Russia and Armenia shared the lead. Their teams met in round five.} 1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Bb2
Be7 10. h4 h5 11. Bd3 a5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. b5 a4 $1 ({Known is} 
14... Na7) 15. Qd3 Na7 16. O-O Rc8 17. Bc1 Rc4 18. Rd1 $5 {
White gives up an unimportant pawn.} ({The next day} 18. Ne2 $5 {
will be played (Vysochin - Polivanov, St. Petersburg 2002).}) 18... Nxb5 19.
Ne2 Qc6 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Nc3 22. Nxc3 Rxc3 23. Qe2 g6 $5 24. Rd3 $6 (24.
Qd2 $1 O-O 25. Nh3 Kh7 26. Qg5 {starts a counteraction.}) 24... O-O 25. Rad1 $6
Rc8 26. Rxc3 $6 Qxc3 {The black position has been improved.} 27. Qb5 Qb3 28.
Rb1 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Qxb5 30. Rxb5 Rc4 $1 31. Rxb7 Rxd4 32. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 $5 33. Re7
Rxh4+ 34. Kg3 $5 Re4 35. Rxe6 Kf7 36. Rf6+ Ke7 $6 {Black sets a trap.} 37. Rxg6
$4 ({Better is} 37. Kf3 $5 Rxe5 38. Rxg6 {(Lputian). White can capture pawn g6.
}) 37... Rg4+ 38. Rxg4 fxg4 $1 {He wins the pawn ending.} 39. Kf4 Kf7 40. f3
gxf3 41. Kxf3 Ke6 42. Kf4 h4 $1 43. Kg4 Kxe5 44. Kxh4 Kf4 45. g3+ Ke4 {
Armenia won a game against Russia.} 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.10.30"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel ARM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. Nf1 O-O 8. Ng3
a6 9. Bxc6 $5 (9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 {drew in Rosenthal - Zukertort, London 1880.})
9... bxc6 10. O-O h6 11. h3 Be6 12. Re1 c5 13. Be3 Nd7 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb6
$6 ({Preferable is} 15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Ne5) 16. b3 $1 cxd4 17. Bxd4 a5 18.
Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc2 {White has the initiative.} a4 $1 20. b4 a3 $5 21. Rad1 Kh7
22. Rd4 $5 Nd7 $2 ({More useful is} 22... Re8) 23. e5 $1 {The attack begins.}
Qe7 24. exd6 cxd6 25. Qd2 Ne5 26. Rxe5 $2 (26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Rxe5 {
gains a pawn.}) 26... dxe5 27. Rh4 h5 28. Nxh5 $1 Qxh4 $2 ({Right is} 28... Rh8
$1 29. Nf4+ Kg7 30. Rxh8 Rxh8 31. Nxe5 Bxa2 $1 32. Ned3 $6 Bb1 $1 33. Qc3+ Qf6
34. Qxa3 {(tournament book)} Rd8 {and Black wins.}) 29. Nxh4 gxh5 30. Qg5 Rfb8
31. Qxh5+ Kg8 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. Qxe5 Kg8 34. Qg5+ Kf8 35. Qf6 $1 Kg8 36. f4 Rxb4
37. Qg5+ Kf8 ({Or} 37... Kh7 38. f5 $1) 38. Qc5+ Kg8 39. Qxb4 Bxa2 40. Qb7 Ra4
41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qc2 {
Russia and Armenia drew their match. They shared the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat BIH"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Rc1 O-O 8. e3
Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Qe2
Rab8 15. Bxe4 $5 (15. Rfd1 Rfd8 {was played in Kuzmin - Belinkov, Riga 1968.})
15... dxe4 16. Nd2 f5 17. f3 Qe6 18. b4 $6 (18. Qc4 Qxc4 19. Nxc4 exf3 20. gxf3
{brings little advantage for Black.}) 18... exf3 19. Nxf3 Kh8 $5 20. b5 Rbe8
21. Na4 $5 f4 $5 {Grischuk could have grabbed a pawn.} 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5
fxe3 24. Rc3 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qe5 26. Rfc1 h6 27. Kh1 $5 Rf5 28. a4 Re7 29. Rd3
Qf4 30. Rb1 $6 (30. Re1 $1 Qxa4 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Qxb5 33. Qxa7 Qd5 34.
Rf1 Rxf3 35. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 36. Kg1 {draws.}) 30... Kh7 $5 31. a5 $2 (31. Re1 $1 {
would still be alright.}) 31... Qc4 $1 32. b6 Rxa5 33. Rxe3 $5 {
White delivers a temporary sacrifice.} (33. b7 $5 Rxb7 34. Rxb7 Ra1+ 35. Kg2
Ra2 36. Kf1 Rxe2 37. Kxe2 a5 {will be difficult to defend for White.}) 33...
Qxe2 34. Rxe2 Rxe2 35. b7 Re8 36. b8=Q Rxb8 37. Rxb8 Ra2 {Black has a rook
before the extra passed pawn. So a win will be hard to achieve.} 38. f4 $1 Kg6
39. Rf8 $5 a5 $1 40. f5+ Kg5 41. Rf7 a4 42. h4+ $1 Kg4 43. Rxg7+ Kxf5 44. h5
Kf4 $1 45. Kg1 a3 $1 46. Ra7 Ke4 47. Ra8 Kd4 48. Rd8+ Kc3 49. Rc8+ Kd2 50. Ra8
Kc1 51. Ra6 Kb1 52. Kf1 ({Not} 52. Rxh6 $4 Rb2 $1) 52... Kc2 53. Kg2 $5 Kb3+ $1
54. Kg3 Ra1 $2 {He misses an ingenious decision.} ({Correct is} 54... Rc2 $1
55. Rb6+ Ka4 56. Rxh6 a2 57. Ra6+ Kb4 $1 {and Black wins.}) 55. Rxh6 $1 Rg1+
56. Kf4 a2 57. Ra6 Rc1 58. Ra8 $4 {White makes an elementary mistake.} ({
Correct is} 58. Rxa2 $1 Kxa2 59. h6) 58... Rc4+ $1 59. Kg5 Ra4 60. Rb8+ Ka3 $1
{Russia crushed Bosnia by 31/2-1/2 and took the sole lead. Armenia lost and
went down in the standings.} 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan NED"]
[Black "Short, Nigel ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 Bd7 12. Be2 Qb6 13. b4 $5 ({
The alternative is} 13. O-O d4 14. Na4 Qd8) 13... d4 14. Na4 $1 Qd8 15. e4 {
White has the initiative.} Be8 16. Nb2 Nd7 17. Nd3 Bh4 $6 ({Preferable is} 
17... f6 $1 18. O-O {(Sokolov)} a5) 18. c5 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Nde5 20. f4 Nxd3+ 21.
Bxd3 h6 $6 (21... e5 $1 22. Nc4 Qc7 {defends properly (Sokolov)}) 22. Nc4 Rc8
$6 (22... b6 23. Nd6 e5 {counteracts.}) 23. Nd6 $1 {
The attack becomes overwhelming.} Rc7 24. e5 f6 {Too late!} 25. Qe2 a6 26. Qe4
$1 {He lures a pawn forwards.} f5 27. Qe2 Re7 28. g4 $1 fxg4 29. Qxg4 Kh8 30.
g3 $1 {Sokolov supports f4 and clears the second rank.} Bf7 31. Ra2 $1 Bg8 32.
Rah2 $1 {Sokolov had moved from Bosnia to the Netherlands. He scored 8/12.} 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Marin, Mihail ROM"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. g3 Ne5 8. e4
Bb4 9. Qe2 d6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. O-O-O a5 12. f4 Nc6 13. Be3 Qa6 14. Na4 $6 {
White threatens a3.} (14. Nb5 a4 $1 15. Nc7 axb3 16. Nxa6 bxa2 17. Kc2 Rxa6 18.
Bg2 {brought a great battle in Gleizerov - Dvoirys, Cheliabinsk 1989.}) 14...
e5 $1 {Almasi starts a strong attack. He plans ..Bg4.} 15. f5 $5 Bd7 16. Qc2
Ne7 17. Nb6 a4 $1 {Black charges directly.} ({The alternative is} 17... Bc6 18.
Bd3 Rad8) 18. Nxa8 Rxa8 $5 ({Even better is} 18... axb3 $1 19. Qxb3 Ba4) 19.
Nd2 a3 20. b3 Rc8 21. Bg5 b5 $5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Kb1 $5 Qb7 24. Bd3 Nc6 25.
Nf3 Na5 $5 26. Ka1 $5 (26. Nd2 Bxd2 27. Qxd2 bxc4 28. Qxa5 cxd3 29. Rhe1 Bc6 {
also favours Black.}) 26... bxc4 27. bxc4 Ba4 $1 28. Qc1 ({The pointe is} 28.
Qxa4 Bc3#) 28... d5 {
Hungary crushed Romania by 31/2-1/2 and moved to the second place.} (28... d5
29. exd5 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 e4 $1 31. Bxe4 Rxc4 {wins for Black.}) 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso NED"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
O-O Nf6 9. Re1 Bb7 10. Bf4 Be7 11. e5 Nd7 12. Na4 c5 13. c4 d4 14. b3 Bg5 15.
Qg4 $5 (15. Bg3 Bh4 16. Qg4 Bxg3 17. Qxg3 g6 {
drew in Short - Rublevsky, Moscow 2002.}) 15... Bxf4 16. Qxf4 h6 $5 {
Black could castle immediately.} 17. Be4 $1 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 a5 19. Rad1 g6 $5 20.
Rd3 Kf8 $5 {Black continues to lose time.} 21. Rg3 Kg7 22. h4 h5 23. Rg5 $1 Ra7
24. Rd1 $1 {Pieces are directed towards the kingside.} Qa8 25. Qf4 Qc6 26. Rd3
Raa8 27. Nb2 (27. Nxc5 $5 Qxc5 28. Qf6+ Nxf6 29. exf6+ Kxf6 30. Rxc5 Rhd8 {
brings little advantage for White.}) 27... Rh6 28. Rf3 Rf8 29. Qd2 $5 Qe4 $1
30. Nd3 Ra8 $2 ({Better is} 30... Qxh4 $1 31. Rf4 $1 Qxg5 32. Rxf7+ Rxf7 33.
Qxg5 h4 34. Qd8 {and White has the advantage (Nijboer).}) 31. Rgg3 $1 Rf8 $5 (
31... Rh7 $1 32. Qg5 Kg8 33. Qe7 $1 Nxe5 34. Rf4 Qe2 35. Qb7 Re8 36. Re4 {
also wins for White.}) 32. Qg5 $1 Rh7 33. Qe7 $1 Qc6 34. Rxg6+ Kh8 35. Rgf6 Rg7
36. Rh6+ Kg8 37. Rg3 {Rublevsky became the victim of a Dutch cutthroat player.
Nevertheless, Russia defeated the Netherlands by 21/2-11/2 and kept the lead.}
1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bistric, Faruk BIH"]
[Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil GEO"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Qe7 8. Ne5
O-O 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Ndxe5 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14.
Qh5+ Kg8 15. Qxe5 {
This position occurred in Danielsson - Guimard, Buenos Aires 1939.} f6 16. Qg3
e5 17. e4 $5 (17. f4 {was played in Haeker - Keilhack, Wuert 1993.}) 17... Be6
18. f4 exf4 19. Rxf4 Rad8 20. Re1 Qd6 21. Rxf6 $5 Qxg3 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. hxg3
dxe4 24. Nxe4 Bxa2 25. Nxc5 {
The extra white pawn has little value in the endgame.} Rd2 26. Rf1+ Ke7 27. Rf2
Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Bd5 29. Re2+ Kd6 30. Ne4+ Kc6 31. g4 a5 32. Ng3 $5 g6 33. Rf2 Kc5
34. Nf1 Re1 35. Kg3 g5 36. Nd2 a4 37. Nf3 Re3 38. Rd2 a3 39. Kf2 $2 ({
Correct is} 39. bxa3 Rxc3 40. a4) 39... axb2 $2 {
An opportunity is missed shortly before the time control.} (39... a2 $1 40. Rd1
Bxf3 41. gxf3 Rd3 $1 42. Ra1 Rd2+ {wins for Black.}) 40. Rxb2 Rxc3 41. Nxg5 {
The chances are about equal.} b5 42. Nf3 b4 43. Kg3 $5 (43. g5 $1 b3 44. g6 $1
Rc2+ 45. Rxc2+ bxc2 46. Ne1 {draws.}) 43... b3 $1 44. Kf4 $6 (44. Kh4 $1 Rc2
45. Rxc2+ bxc2 46. Ne1 {still draws.}) 44... Rc2 45. Rb1 {
The exchange of rooks fails.} Rxg2 46. Ne5 Kb4 47. Ke3 Kc3 $1 48. Rc1+ Rc2 49.
Rxc2+ $2 {Bistric should not exchange again.} (49. Rb1 $1 Bc4 50. Nxc4 Kxc4 51.
g5 {escapes from a difficult situation.}) 49... Kxc2 $1 50. Nd3 Bc4 51. Ne5 Be6
52. Nd3 Bxg4 53. Nb4+ Kc3 54. Nd5+ Kc4 55. Nb6+ Kb5 56. Nd5 Kc4 $5 57. Nb6+ Kc5
58. Na4+ Kb4 59. Nb2 Kc3 60. Nd3 Bd1 $1 61. Nc5 b2 62. Ne4+ Kc2 63. Nd2 Kc1 64.
Kd3 Ba4 65. Ke2 ({Or} 65. Kc3 Bc2) 65... Bb5+ 66. Ke3 Kc2 67. Kd4 {
Mchedlishvili scored 61/2/10 on board three for Georgia.} 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Harikrishna, Penteala IND"]
[Black "Short, Nigel ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. O-O a6 8. dxc5
$5 bxc5 9. b3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. a3 Rg8 $5 {
Short starts a battle on the kingside.} 12. e4 $1 {
Harikrishna has developed a special counter.} g5 $1 13. Nd5 $1 {This is it.}
exd5 14. exd5 g4 15. Nh4 Nd4 16. Re1 Kd8 17. Rxe7 $2 {
White sacrifices too much.} ({Better is} 17. Nf5 $1 Nxf5 18. Bxf5 {
and White has a strong attack for a piece.}) 17... Kxe7 18. Nf5+ $5 Nxf5 19.
Bxf5 Qd6 20. Qd2 $2 (20. Qe1+ $1 Kd8 21. Be5 Qb6 22. b4 {keeps the initiative.}
) 20... Rae8 21. Be5 $6 {Now he gives far too much and will be wiped away.} (
21. b4 $1 Nxd5 $1 22. cxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxh7 Rg5 25. bxc5 Be6 26. Bd3
{offers more resistance.}) 21... Qxe5 22. Re1 Qxe1+ 23. Qxe1+ Kf8 {
Black is a piece ahead.} 24. Qd2 Re5 $1 25. Bd3 d6 26. b4 Kg7 $1 27. f3 gxf3
28. gxf3 Bc8 29. bxc5 dxc5 30. Qf4 Rge8 31. Qg3+ Kf8 $1 32. Qf4 Ng8 33. Kf2 f5
34. Qg5 Re3 35. Bf1 Rxa3 36. Qf4 Nf6 37. Qc7 Ra2+ 38. Kg3 Bd7 39. Qxc5+ Kf7 40.
Qc7 Kg6 41. Qd6 Re1 42. Bd3 Rd2 43. Kh4 Rg1 $1 {Short starts a mate charge.
India was defeated by 3-1. England competed close to the top until round ten.}
0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Acs, Peter HUN"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart ENG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
b6 9. d5 cxd5 10. Bxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. c4 Be7 14. b3 Bb7
15. Qd3 $5 ({Known is} 15. Ba3 f5 16. Nd2) 15... f5 $5 {
This advance could have been prepared.} 16. exf5 Bf6 $5 17. Rb1 $5 e4 $2 (17...
Qc8 $1 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Rxf5 {regains the pawn and equalises.}) 18. Rxe4
Bxe4 19. Qxe4 {White has achieved a positional advantage.} Qe7 20. Qd3 Rfe8 21.
Ba3 Rad8 22. Kf1 Qb7 (22... Qe4 23. Rd1 {(Acs and Hazai)} Qxd3+ 24. Rxd3 Rd7 {
goes similar to the game.}) 23. Rd1 Re4 24. Qd5+ Qxd5 25. Rxd5 h5 26. Bxd6 Bc3
27. g3 Bb4 $5 28. Bc7 $1 Rxd5 $6 29. cxd5 Kf8 30. d6 Ke8 31. Ne5 $1 {
White decides the game.} Re1+ 32. Kg2 Bxd6 33. Bxd6 Rb1 34. Kh3 $1 Rxb3 35. Kh4
Rb2 36. Kxh5 $1 Rd2 37. Bb4 Re2 38. f4 a5 39. Ba3 Rxh2+ 40. Kg6 Rh3 41. Kxg7
Rxg3+ 42. Ng6 {The f-pawns cannot be stopped. Hungary defeated England, as a
result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher GER"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. a5 Bd7 14. Nf3 Rac8 15.
Qe1 Bc6 16. Bd4 Nd7 17. Qg3 Bf6 $5 (17... Bf8 {
drew in Svidler - Anand, Linares 1999.}) 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Nd4 $1 Red8 20. Qh4
Nxd3 21. cxd3 Qe7 22. h3 $5 Be8 23. Rfc1 Nd5 $5 24. Qxe7 Nxe7 {
The chances in the endgame are equal.} 25. Kg1 $5 e5 $1 26. Nde2 f5 $1 27. exf5
Nxf5 28. Nd5 $6 ({Preferable is} 28. g4 Ne7 {(Kasparov)} 29. Kf2) 28... Rc5 29.
Nb6 $2 {White is going to spoil the ending.} ({Correct is} 29. Nc7 $1 Rc8 30.
Rxc5 dxc5 31. Nxe8 Rxe8 32. Rc1 {and White has equalised (Kasparov).}) 29...
Bb5 30. fxe5 $6 (30. Rxc5 dxc5 31. fxe5 Rxd3 {(Kasparov)} 32. Nc3 {
defends properly.}) 30... Rxe5 31. Nf4 Nd4 32. Rc8 Rxc8 33. Nxc8 Bc6 $1 34. Rf1
$6 (34. Nxd6 Ne2+ 35. Nxe2 Rxe2 36. Ne4 Rxb2 {is slightly better (Kasparov).})
34... Re8 $1 35. Na7 ({The pointe is} 35. Nb6 $2 Rf8 $1) 35... Bd7 $6 36. Nd5
$5 h5 37. Nb6 Bf5 38. Kh2 g5 $1 39. Rc1 $6 (39. Nc4 $5 {offers more resistance.
}) 39... g4 $1 40. hxg4 $5 hxg4 41. Nac8 g3+ $1 42. Kh1 Re6 {Kasparov had won
his last game in an Olympiad. He would end his participation with a short draw
against Gelfand in round thirteen. The standings at the top became: Russia 32,
Hungary 30, Georgia 28.} 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15.
Ng3 Ne5 $5 ({The alternative is} 15... Qc7) 16. Qf2 $6 (16. Be2 $1 Qc7 17. f4 {
carries out the advance in the right way.}) 16... Qc7 17. f4 $2 {
White will reach a lost position quickly.} ({Better is} 17. Nh5 $1 a4 18. Rd2)
17... Ng4 $1 18. Qf3 e5 19. Nf5 $2 (19. Bg1 $1 exf4 20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Qxf4 {
is mentioned by Ponomariov.}) 19... exd4 20. Qxg4 b3 $1 {
Akopian storms the white king.} 21. axb3 (21. Bd3 $2 bxa2 22. Kd2 {
will lose in Zaw Myo Naing, Bangkok 2004.}) 21... a4 $1 22. Bd3 $6 (22. Kb1 $5
d5 23. exd5 Bb4 $1 {brings a poor defence for White.}) 22... d5 $1 23. g6 $6 (
23. Nxe7+ $5 Qxe7 24. Qf3 Qb4 {leads to a strong attack.}) 23... Bxf5 24. exf5
axb3 25. f6 hxg6 26. fxe7 Qxe7 27. Qh3 Qb4 28. Kb1 Qa5 29. cxb3 Rfc8 30. Qxc8+
Rxc8 31. h5 Ra8 32. Kc2 Rc8+ 33. Kb1 Ra8 34. Kc2 gxh5 35. Rxh5 g6 36. Rhh1 Qc7+
37. Kb1 Qxf4 38. Rh3 Re8 39. b4 Re3 40. Rhh1 Qf3 41. Rhf1 Qh3 42. Rh1 Qg2 43.
Rhg1 Qh2 44. Rh1 Qg3 45. Rhg1 Qd6 46. b5 Qb4 47. Rg4 Re1 48. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 49. Kc2
Qb4 50. Rg3 Qa4+ 51. Kc1 Qb3 52. Rf3 f5 53. Be2 Qb4 54. Kc2 Kg7 55. Rb3 Qc5+
56. Kd2 Qb6 57. Ra3 Kh6 58. Ra6 Qc5 59. Bd3 Kg5 60. Ra1 Kf4 61. Rg1 Qb4+ 62.
Kc2 Qa4+ 63. Kd2 Qb3 64. Rxg6 Qxb2+ 65. Kd1 Ke3 66. Rg3+ Kf2 67. Rh3 Qb3+ 68.
Kd2 Qc3+ 69. Kd1 Qa1+ 70. Kd2 Qe1+ 71. Kc2 Kg2 $1 {
Armenia defeated the Ukraine and took over the third place from Georgia.} 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab GEO"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre CAN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8.
Nge2 e6 9. Qb3 Nb4 10. Bb1 Ra7 $6 11. Ng3 $5 (11. f3 {
was played in Bosboom-Lanchava - Peng, Rotterdam 1999.}) 11... Bh5 12. Nxh5
Nxh5 13. Be5 Bd6 14. Na4 Nc6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nc5 O-O 17. O-O Rb8 (17... b6 $6
18. Nxa6 $1 Rfa8 $1 19. Bd3 Rxa6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Qb5 $1 Ra8 22. Qxb6 {
favours White.}) 18. Rc1 Nf6 19. Bd3 g6 20. Qb6 $1 Qd8 21. Qxd8+ Nxd8 22. Rc3
Kf8 23. b4 Ke7 24. a4 Rc8 25. Rac1 a5 26. bxa5 Rxa5 27. Bb5 Ra7 28. Nd7 $6 (28.
f3 $1 {keeps an edge.}) 28... Rxc3 29. Rxc3 Nxd7 $6 ({The active} 29... Ne4 $1
30. Rc7 Kd6 31. Rc8 Nc6 32. Nb6 Nc3 33. Rxc6+ bxc6 34. Nc8+ Kc7 35. Nxa7 cxb5
36. Nxb5+ Nxb5 37. axb5 Kb6 {equalises (Azmaiparashvili).}) 30. Rc7 Nc6 $1 31.
Bxc6 Kd6 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33. Bxb7 {White has won a pawn.} Nb6 34. a5 Nc4 35. a6
Kc7 36. g4 $1 g5 $2 ({Correct is} 36... h6 $1 37. h4 Kb6 {
and Black will regain the pawn.}) 37. e4 $1 dxe4 38. Bxe4 Kb6 39. Bxh7 e5 $5
40. d5 Nd6 (40... Kxa6 41. Bd3 {goes wrong completely.}) 41. Bd3 e4 42. Be2 Nc8
43. Kg2 Kc5 44. Bc4 Nb6 45. a7 Na8 46. Ba6 Kxd5 {Georgia defeated Canada by 31/
2-1/2. Armenia and Hungary drew. So Georgia took back third place from Armenia.
} 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan IND"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor SUI"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Kortschnoj kept on playing for Switzerland successfully, when he was in his
seventies.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7.
f3 c5 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. e3 e5 11. Bd3 Qa5 $5 ({Known is} 11... Be6)
12. Ne2 e4 $5 13. fxe4 $5 Ng4 14. Bf4 Be6 15. Rd1 f6 16. h3 $6 ({Preferable is
} 16. O-O $1 g5 17. Bd6 Nxe3 {(Kortschnoj)} 18. b4 $1 cxb4 19. axb4) 16... Nge5
17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. Qxa5 Nxa5 19. Rc1 Rfd8 20. Rc3 Rab8 21. b3 $5 b5 $5 22. cxb5
Nxb3 23. a4 Rd6 24. Kf2 Rbd8 25. Bc2 $6 (25. Rd1 $1 Kf7 26. Ke1 c4 27. Bc2 {
is alright (Kortschnoj).}) 25... c4 $1 26. Re1 Rd2 27. Kg3 $2 ({Better is} 27.
Rb1 $1 Nd4 $1 28. Bd1 Nxe2 29. Bxe2) 27... Rf8 $1 {
Black attacks over a broad front.} 28. Bd1 Nc5 29. Bc2 Nd3 $5 30. Bxd3 cxd3 31.
Nc1 Rff2 $1 32. Nxd3 ({The pointe is} 32. Rg1 Rxg2+ $1 33. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2
d2) 32... Rxg2+ 33. Kh4 Bd7 34. Nxe5 g5+ 35. Kh5 Be8+ 36. Kh6 Rd6+ {Black deliv
ers mate.   The top at the end of the penultimate round became: Russia 361/2,
Hungary 341/2, Georgia 33, China 321/2, Armenia 32.} 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Zhang Zhong CHN"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Russia played four quick draws and gained gold. China needed a big score in
the match against Hungary.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7
6. c3 g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nf1 Nh5 10. Ba4 Qe8 11. Bc2 Kh8 12. h3 $5 f5
13. d4 f4 $1 {Black starts an attack on the kingside.} 14. b4 $2 {
He counters in the wrong way.} ({Better is} 14. d5 Nd8 15. Qd3 Nf7 16. c4 {
and White activate his queenside correctly.}) 14... exd4 $1 15. cxd4 $5 {
He has to sacrifice a pawn.} (15. Nxd4 $2 Nxd4 16. cxd4 f3 $1 17. g4 $5 Qe7 $1
18. gxh5 Qh4 {wins for Black.}) 15... Nxb4 16. Bb3 $5 Bb5 $1 17. a4 Ba6 18. Ng5
$2 ({Preferable is} 18. Ba3 Nd3 19. Re2 c5) 18... Nd3 $1 19. Ne6 $5 f3 $5 20.
Re3 ({The critical line is} 20. g4 Nhf4 21. Bxf4 Nxf4 22. Nxf4 Rxf4 23. Ng3 Qe7
{and Black charges devastatingly.}) 20... Nhf4 21. Nxg7 ({The greedy} 21. Nxf8
$5 Ne2+ 22. Kh2 Nxd4 23. Rxd3 fxg2 24. Ng3 Qxf8 {wins for Black.}) 21... Kxg7
22. Ng3 ({Or} 22. Rxf3 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 Ne2+) 22... fxg2 23. Rxd3 Nxd3 24. Be3 Qd7
25. Bc2 Nf4 26. Qd2 Nxh3+ 27. Kxg2 Qg4 28. Rh1 Nf4+ 29. Bxf4 Qxf4 30. Qxf4 Rxf4
31. f3 Raf8 32. Bd1 d5 33. Re1 h5 34. Re3 h4 {
Hungary defeated China by 3-1 and consolidated silver.} 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.10"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir ARM"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab GEO"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Armenia and Georgia fought for bronze in a direct match.} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6
3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 b5 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 e5 10.
dxe5 dxe5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 c5 13. c3 Bb7 14. cxb4 $1 {
Akopian wants to win and accepts the pawn sacrifice.} (14. Ng3 {
occurred in Belikov - Kochetkov, Moscow 1995.}) 14... cxb4 (14... c4 $5 15.
Bxc4 Nxe4 16. Qc2 Nb6 {also favours White.}) 15. Qxb4 Rb8 16. Qa3 $1 Bxe4 17.
Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxa7 Rb7 19. Be3 Qb8 $1 {
White has two connected passed pawns, so Black has to act.} 20. Nc3 $5 Rb3 21.
Qe7 Nxc3 (21... Nef6 $5 22. Rfd1 Re8 23. Qd6 Rxb2 24. a5 {
regains the pawn but encounters positional problems.}) 22. bxc3 Nb6 23. Rfd1
Nc4 $1 {Black blockades the queenside.} 24. Bc5 Rxc3 $2 {
The following tactics fail.} (24... Re8 $1 25. Qd7 Nb2 26. Rab1 Qc8 {
defends stubbornly.}) 25. Qd7 $1 Nb6 26. Qb5 $1 Nxa4 27. Qxb8 Rxb8 {
Black has won a pawn temporarily.} 28. Ba7 $1 {But White strikes.} Rb4 29. Rd8+
Bf8 30. Nxe5 Rc7 (30... Kg7 31. Bd4 Rc7 32. Nc6+ Rxd4 33. Nxd4 {
costs an exchange.}) 31. Bb8 $1 Rxb8 32. Rxb8 {He has gained material.} Nc5 33.
Rc1 Ne6 34. Rxc7 Nxc7 35. Nd7 Ne6 36. Nxf8 Nxf8 37. Kh2 Kg7 38. Kg3 h5 39. Kf4
Nd7 40. Rd8 Nf6 41. Ke5 Ng8 42. Rxg8+ $5 Kxg8 43. Kf6 {The pawn ending is won.}
Kf8 44. h4 Kg8 45. f4 Kf8 46. f5 gxf5 47. Kxf5 Ke7 48. Kg5 Ke6 49. Kxh5 Kf5 50.
g3 $1 ({He avoids} 50. g4+ $4 Kf4 51. g5 Kg3 {drawn.}) 50... f6 51. g4+ {
Armenia needed one more win.} 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "35th Olympiad"]
[Date "2002.11.10"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Sturua, Zurab GEO"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Nd7 12. b4 c6 13. Qb3 b5 14. a4 a6 15.
a5 Re8 16. Na2 Be7 $5 {Black has a bad bishop.} ({Known is} 16... Nf8) 17. Nc1
Bd6 18. Nd3 Re6 19. Rad1 Qf6 20. Nc5 $6 Nxc5 $1 21. dxc5 Bc7 {
Sturua is left with a passive defence.} 22. Rd4 Rae8 23. Bd3 Bc8 24. Qb1 $5
R6e7 25. Bc2 h5 {He takes the initiative on the kingside.} 26. Qa1 Bg4 27. Rd2
Qh6 28. Nd4 Re5 29. Kh1 $5 ({Preferable is} 29. h3 $1 Bc8 30. Qc3) 29... Qf6 $1
30. Ne2 $5 h4 31. Qd4 Bc8 32. Nf4 $6 ({Better is} 32. Qf4 $1 Qe7 33. Qf3 Rg5
34. h3) 32... Qh6 33. Nh3 $5 R5e7 $5 34. Rdd1 Qh5 $6 (34... Be5 35. Qd3 Bg4 {
proceeds the attack.}) 35. Nf4 Bxf4 $5 36. Qxf4 $1 h3 37. g3 $2 {
White commits the fatal mistake at last.} (37. gxh3 $1 Bxh3 38. Rg1 f5 39. Rg5
Qe2 40. Rc1 Qd2 41. Rgg1 $1 {defends extremely well.}) 37... Re4 $1 38. Bxe4
Rxe4 39. g4 $5 Bxg4 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. Rd4 Rxd4 42. exd4 Be2 $1 {Armenia defeated
Georgia by 3-1 and gained bronze. The final standings became: Russia 381/2,
Hungary 371/2, Armenia 35, Georgia 34, China, Netherlands and England 331/2,
Slovakia, Israel, Yugoslavia, Macedonia and Switzerland 33, etc.} ({
The pointe is} 42... Be2 43. Kg1 Bxf1 44. Kxf1 Qd1#) 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Purnama, Tirta INA"]
[Black "Karjakin, Serhyi UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2286"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 36th Olympiad was carried out in Calvia from 14 until 30 x 2004. They
visited a wonderful city on Mallorca.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6
5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Bd3 c5
$5 12. h3 Rb8 13. a4 h6 14. a5 Rd8 15. Bd2 cxd4 16. exd4 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18.
Qc1 $1 {White stages an attack on h6.} Nc4 $2 ({Correct is} 18... Nbd5 $1 {and}
19. Bxh6 $2 {will be answered by} gxh6 20. Qxh6 Bf4) 19. Bxh6 $2 {
Purnama allows a refutation.} (19. Bxc4 $1 Qxc4 20. Bxh6 $1 {
gains a pawn due to} gxh6 $2 21. Qxh6 Be7 22. Ne5 Qc7 23. Rd3 {
and White triumphs.}) 19... Nxb2 $1 20. Qg5 $5 Bf8 21. Rac1 Nxd1 22. Nxd1 Qe7 {
Karjakin has won the exchange.} 23. Ne5 Bb7 24. Qg3 Rxd4 25. Be3 Nh5 26. Qh2
Rdd8 27. g4 Nf6 28. Bg5 Qb4 29. Qg3 $2 Qe1+ {Black will deliver mate or gain a
piece.   The Ukraine smashed Indonesia by 4-0. Young Karjakin scored the
phenomenal 61/2/7 as the second reserve.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko CRO"]
[Black "Adams, Michael ENG"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. e3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Bb5 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. Nge2 Qb6 12. Bxf6 $6 {
White makes an error in the opening.} (12. Qd3 {
drew in Kotov - Botvinnik, Moscow 1940.}) 12... Qxb5 $1 13. O-O Qa5 $6 {
Black fails to strike, but he keeps the initiative on the queenside.} (13...
Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Qa5 $1 {(Adams)} 15. Qd2 $5 gxf6 16. Qxh6 Nxd4 17. Qxf6 Qb6 {
gives White insufficient compensation for the piece.}) 14. Bh4 Re8 15. Rfd1 Be6
16. a3 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Rac8 18. Qd2 $5 Qa6 19. a4 Na5 20. Qc2 $2 {
Kozul is going to lose the battle on the flank.} ({Adams prefers} 20. Qf4 $1
Nb3 $1 21. Ra3 Qc4 22. a5) 20... Qb6 $1 21. Ra3 $6 Rc4 $5 22. Qd2 Nb3 23. Qe3
Nxd4 $1 24. Nxd5 $5 Qxb2 25. Bf6 $5 {The last try.} Qe2 26. Re1 ({Or} 26. Rxd4
Bxd5 27. Qxe2 Rxe2 28. h3 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Rxf2 {and Black wins (Adams).}) 26...
Bxd5 27. Qxe8+ Qxe8 28. Rxe8+ Kh7 29. h3 gxf6 30. Kh2 Nf5 31. a5 a6 32. Rd3 Bc6
33. Rc8 Re4 34. Rdd8 Ne7 35. Ra8 Re5 36. g4 f5 37. Kg3 Rxa5 38. f3 Ra3 39. Kf4
Ng6+ $1 {Adams scored 10/13 on board one.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Volokytin, Andriy UKR"]
[Black "Perez Candelario, Manuel ESP2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17. Rc1 Qb7 18. Nf1 Rfe8 19. Ng3 Bd8 20. Qe2 $5 h6 21. Red1
Rb8 22. Bb1 Bb6 23. dxe5 $1 dxe5 24. Rd6 Re6 25. Nf5 Bxe3 $2 (25... Rxd6 $1 26.
Nxd6 Qa6 {will be played in later games.}) 26. Qxe3 Rxd6 27. Nxd6 Qb6 28. Qc5
$1 Nd4 $5 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. e5 $1 Ne8 31. Nf5 $5 Qxc5 32. Rxc5 f6 $6 ({
Preferable is} 32... Rd8 $1 33. Nxd4 Bxh3 34. gxh3 Rxd4) 33. Nxd4 fxe5 34. Rxe5
Nd6 35. Bg6 Kf8 36. Ne6+ Ke7 37. Nc5+ Kd8 38. f4 Rb6 39. Kf2 Nc4 40. Rd5 Rxg6
41. Rxd7+ Kc8 42. Rb7 Rd6 43. Rxb5 Rd5 44. Kf3 g5 45. g3 h5 46. fxg5 $6 {
White is going to spoil the win.} (46. Ke4 $1 {decides the game.}) 46... Rf5+
47. Ke2 Rxg5 48. h4 Re5+ 49. Kd3 Nd6 50. Rb8+ $5 Kc7 51. Na6+ Kc6 52. Nb4+ Kc5
53. Na6+ Kc6 54. b4 Rf5 $1 55. Ke3 Re5+ 56. Kf3 Rf5+ 57. Kg2 Re5 58. a3 $2 (58.
Kh3 $1 Re2 59. Rh8 Rxa2 60. Rxh5 {gives winning chances (Volokytin).}) 58...
Re3 $1 59. Rh8 Rxa3 60. Rxh5 Rb3 61. Ra5 a3 62. h5 Nb7 $2 {
The tables start to turn.} (62... Nc4 $1 63. Nb8+ $1 Kb7 64. Ra4 Kxb8 65. h6
Ne5 66. h7 Ng6 {draws.}) 63. Nb8+ Kc7 64. Ra8 Nd6 $5 65. Na6+ Kb6 $6 (65... Kc6
$1 66. Nc5 Rxb4 67. Nd3 Rb3 $1 {brings drawing chances.}) 66. Nc5 Rxb4 67. Nd3
Rb3 $2 (67... Rb2+ $1 68. Kh3 Ra2 69. g4 Ne4 70. h6 {favours White.}) 68. Rb8+
$1 {Again, the Ukraine won by 4-0.} 1-0

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko YUG"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris ISR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bg5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bxe4 13. Ne5 Qa5 14. Nxd7 Nxd7
15. Be7 Rfe8 16. Bb4 Qf5 17. f3 Bd5 18. Bd3 Qf6 19. Qc2 h6 20. c4 c5 21. dxc5
Bc6 {Black has an edge.} 22. Rad1 $5 (22. Rfd1 $6 Qg5 $1 {
won for Black in Heynes - Calinescu, Groningen 1985.}) 22... Qe7 23. Bh7+ Kh8
24. Rd6 $2 {White starts a remarkable adventure.} (24. Be4 $5 Bxe4 25. fxe4
Nxc5 26. Qf2 Nxe4 27. Bxe7 Nxf2 28. Rd7 $1 Nd3 29. Rxb7 {comes close to a draw.
}) 24... g6 $5 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6 Qg5 $5 27. Bc3+ e5 28. Qc2 Rg8 29. Rf2 {
White has insufficient compensation for the piece.} Raf8 30. Bd2 Qf5 $1 31.
Rxh6+ Kg7 32. Qc1 $5 Nf6 $6 (32... Nxc5 $1 33. Rxc6 bxc6 34. Bh6+ Kh7 35. Bxf8
Rxf8 {wins for Black.}) 33. Rh4 $5 Kf7 $1 34. a5 Rd8 35. h3 $5 Bxf3 $1 36. Rg4
({The pointe is} 36. Qf1 e4 $1 37. Kh1 Rxg2 $1) 36... Bxg4 $1 37. Rxf5 Bxf5 38.
Bg5 Bxh3 39. Bxf6 ({Or} 39. gxh3 Rxg5+ $1 40. Qxg5 Rg8) 39... Rxg2+ 40. Kh1
Rdd2 41. Bxe5 Rgf2 42. a6 Rf1+ 43. Qxf1+ Bxf1 {
Israel competed well with many former Soviets.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Black "Navara, David CZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Bd7 8.
Bb3 Be7 9. Qe2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bc6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. f4 e5 $5 ({Fischer met} 
12... O-O-O {in a simultaneous game.}) 13. Be3 O-O 14. g4 $1 {
A strong attack begins.} Bxe4 $2 15. Rhg1 $5 (15. Rhf1 $1 Bc6 16. fxe5 dxe5 17.
g5 {will win.}) 15... Rac8 $6 (15... Rfc8 $5 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qf3 Nc5 {
(Ivanchuk)} 18. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 19. Qd5+ Kf8 20. fxe5 {breaks the black defence.}
) 16. g5 $1 Rxc3 $1 17. gxf6 Bxf6 (17... Rxb3 18. fxe7 {
shows why Black moved the wrong rook.}) 18. bxc3 exf4 ({Or} 18... Qxc3 19. Bd4
exd4 20. Qxe4 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qc3+ 22. Ke2) 19. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qxc3 21.
Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 22. Rxe4 f3 23. Qe3 Qxe3+ 24. Rxe3 {
White has a decisive material advantage.} f2 25. Rf3 f5 26. Kd2 Rf6 27. Ke2 Rh6
28. Rxf5 Rxh2 29. Rf7+ {The Ukraine won by 4-0 for the third time.} 1-0

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 $5 Ne7 8.
Bb5+ Nd7 $5 9. O-O a6 10. Be2 g5 $1 {
Ivanchuk seeks the confrontation quickly. A spectacular game starts.} 11. g4 $5
(11. fxg5 $1 Bg7 12. Nd2 {brings a white plus (Ivanchuk).}) 11... gxf4 $1 12.
gxf5 Nxf5 13. Nxf5 fxe3 14. Nc3 ({The alternative is} 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 {
(Ivanchuk).}) 14... Rg8+ 15. Kh1 Qg5 $1 16. Bf3 $2 ({Better is} 16. Ng3 $1)
16... Nxe5 17. Qe2 Qxf5 18. Bxd5 Qh3 19. Bxb7 Ra7 $6 ({Preferable is} 19... Rb8
$1 20. Bg2 Qg4 {and White has no compensation for the pawn.}) 20. Bf3 Bh6 $1
21. Ne4 Ke7 22. Qe1 $1 f5 $2 (22... a5 $1 23. Qc3 Nd7 24. Qa3+ Kd8 {
weakens the effectivity of the counter.}) 23. Qb4+ Kf7 24. Qd4 $5 ({
Morozevich misses} 24. Nd6+ $1 Kf6 25. Ne4+ Kf7 26. Nd6+ {and perpetual check.}
) 24... Nxf3 25. Qf6+ Ke8 26. Qxe6+ Kf8 27. Qf6+ $2 {Chess is a difficult game.
} (27. Qc8+ $1 Kf7 28. Qc4+ Kg7 29. Qc3+ Kg6 30. Qc6+ Kh5 $5 31. Nf6+ Kh4 32.
Qxf3 Qxf3+ 33. Rxf3 {escapes from a hard position.}) 27... Rf7 $1 28. Qd6+ Kg7
29. Rg1+ Kh8 30. Nf6 {Ukraine defeated Russia, as a result of this game. The
standings became: Ukraine 141/2, Israel 14, Russia, Azerbaijan and Slovakia
121/2, etc.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir SVK"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 Nbd7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. h4 Qc7 14. h5 h6 $2 {
Black weakens his kingside. He will be crushed.} ({Theory is} 14... Nfd7) 15.
g5 $1 hxg5 16. Bxg5 d5 $1 17. Rg1 $1 {The battlefield lies on the g-file.} (17.
exd5 $2 Nfxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. h6 g6 {leads to equality.}) 17...
Rfd8 (17... d4 $5 18. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 19. Qh6 Nd7 $6 {(Grischuk)} 20. Bh3 $1 {
(the first rank is opened)} Bxh3 21. Rxg7+ $1 Bxg7 22. Rg1 {wins for White.})
18. Bd3 d4 19. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nbxd5 21. Bh6 $1 Ne8 22. Bxg7 $1 Nxg7 23.
h6 Bf6 24. hxg7 Bxg7 25. Qh6 f6 26. Nc5 $1 Rd6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Bc4 Re8 29. Ne4
Re7 30. Bxd5 {Russia defeated Slovakia, as a result of this game.} ({
The pointe is} 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Nxf6 $1) 1-0

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris ISR"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nd5 8.
f3 e5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be6 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. Be3 Rd8 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Be2 f6
15. O-O b6 $5 16. Rbd1 Bf7 17. f4 O-O 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. Rxd7 $1 {
Gelfand makes a courageous winning attempt.} Qxd7 20. Nxe5 Qe8 $1 21. Nxf7 $6 {
The attack stops.} (21. a5 $1 {charges on the queenside.}) 21... Qxf7 22. e5
Kh8 $5 23. Kh1 Qd5 24. Rf3 $5 Bc5 25. Bc1 $5 (25. c4 $1 Qd7 26. Bxc5 bxc5 {
levels the game.}) 25... b5 26. h4 Bb6 27. Ba3 Rfe8 28. Bd3 bxa4 29. Qxa4 $6 (
29. Bxh7 {is okay.}) 29... Qa2 $1 30. Kh2 Qa1 31. Rf1 $5 Qxc3 32. Be4 Re6 $6 (
32... c5 $1 33. h5 {(Gelfand)} Qe3 $1 {gains an advantage.}) 33. Bc1 $6 (33.
Bd6 $1 Rexd6 34. exd6 Rxd6 35. Qa1 {almost equalises.}) 33... Rd4 $1 34. Qa6
Re8 35. Qe2 Re7 36. Qg4 Qc4 $5 37. Qf5 $1 Qg8 38. Bxc6 Rf7 39. Qe6 Rc7 $1 40.
Qxg8+ Kxg8 41. Bf3 a5 42. Kg3 $6 {
White crumbles during the second stage of the game.} (42. Ba3 $1 Bc5 43. Rc1
Bb6 44. Rb1 Bc5 {draws (Gelfand).}) 42... a4 43. Ba3 Rd3 44. Bd6 Rcc3 45. Kh2
$2 (45. Rb1 $1 Bc7 46. Bxc7 Rxc7 47. Rb8+ Kf7 48. Ra8 a3 49. Kg4 {
escapes from a difficult position.}) 45... Bc5 46. Bxc5 Rxc5 47. Rb1 Ra5 48.
Bg4 a3 49. Rb8+ Kf7 50. Rb7+ Ke8 51. Be6 a2 52. Bxa2 Rxa2 53. Rxg7 Rf2 {
Russia crushed Israel by 31/2-1/2. The top became: Ukraine 19, Russia 18,
Bulgaria and India 17.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4
Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 11. Qd2 h6 12. Nf3 Bxf3 $5 ({Usual is} 12... Nxf3+
13. gxf3 Be6) 13. gxf3 Qd7 14. Be3 b5 15. Bxd4 bxc4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. dxc4 Bd4+
18. Kh1 f5 19. Nd5 fxe4 20. c3 Be5 21. f4 Bf6 22. Rae1 Rae8 23. Qg2 Qf5 24. Re3
Re6 25. Rh3 Bd8 26. Ne3 Qh7 27. Qg4 Qg6 28. Qd1 Qf7 29. Rg3 Kh8 30. Qd5 Ree8
31. Qxd6 Bc7 32. Qxc5 Bxf4 33. Nd5 Qh5 34. Rg2 $2 ({Better is} 34. Qxf8+ $1
Rxf8 35. Nxf4 Rxf4 36. Rxf4) 34... e3 $2 ({Black misses the win} 34... Bd6 $1
35. Rxf8+ Rxf8 36. Qxd6 Rf1+ 37. Rg1 Qf3#) 35. Rfg1 $2 (35. Qd4 $1 Bg5 36.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 37. Nxe3 Qf3 38. Ng4 Qf1+ 39. Rg1 (39. Qg1 $6 Qxc4 {favours Black})
39... Qf3+ 40. Rg2 {leads to perpetual check.}) 35... Bxh2 $1 36. Rxh2 Qf3+ 37.
Rhg2 Rf5 38. Re1 Rg5 39. Ree2 Rxg2 {Bulgaria defeated Russia, as a result of
this game. The gap between the Ukraine and Russia increased again.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan BUL"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Olexandr UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. g3 h5 11. Bg2 h4 {Moiseenko plays his favourite line.}
12. O-O Nd4 13. Ncd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. c3 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nf5 17. a4 $5 (17.
Qd3 g6 18. a4 {happened in Potkin - Eljanov, Moscow 2004.}) 17... hxg3 18. hxg3
Rb8 (18... g6 $5 {will become a novelty.}) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra6 g6 21. Qd3 Kf8
$5 22. f4 Rb6 23. Ra7 Qb8 24. Ra1 Kg7 25. Bd2 Qc8 26. b4 Ra6 27. fxe5 Rxa1 28.
Rxa1 dxe5 29. Qxb5 $2 ({Correct is} 29. Be1 Nd6 30. Bf2) 29... Nxg3 30. Ra7 $2
(30. Re1 $5 Qg4 31. Rxe5 Bd6 32. Re3 Qd1+ 33. Be1 Nf5 34. Qd3 Nxe3 35. Qxe3 Bf4
{wins for Black more slowly.}) 30... Qg4 $1 {
Moiseenko triumphs by a temporary sacrifice.} 31. Rxe7 Qd1+ 32. Bf1 Rh1+ 33.
Kg2 Rxf1 34. Qd3 Rg1+ 35. Kh2 Rh1+ $1 36. Kg2 ({Or} 36. Kxg3 Qg1+ 37. Kf3 Rh3+)
36... Qg1+ 37. Kf3 Nf5 {The Bulgarians were crushed by 1/2-31/2, after they
had defeated the Russians previously. It was a turning point for the
Ukrainians in the Olympiad.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel ESP"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Penteala IND"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. g3 Rfe8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
Bg5 Neg4 $5 (15... Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Qe7 {plays solidly.}) 16. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 17.
Rac1 Qe7 18. Nd4 g6 19. Bf3 Rac8 20. Nb3 a6 21. Bg2 c5 $5 {
Black hopes to crush the opponent on the queenside.} 22. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 23. e5
Rxe5 24. Bxb7 {But White equalises by tactics.} Rce8 25. Bf3 c4 26. Nd2 Re1+
27. Kg2 Qd3 {Black has the initiative.} 28. a3 Qxc2 29. Rxc2 Kg7 30. Bb7 R1e6
31. a4 $5 Rb8 32. Bf3 h5 33. h3 Nd7 34. Bd5 $1 {White charges.} Re7 35. axb5
axb5 36. Bc6 $5 b4 $1 37. Nce4 Ne5 $1 38. Bd5 b3 39. Rc3 $2 {
Square c3 should remain open.} (39. Rc1 $1 Rd8 40. Nc3 Nd3 41. Rd1 $1 Nxb2 42.
Rb1 Na4 43. Nxa4 Rxd5 44. Nxc4 {draws.}) 39... Rd8 $1 40. Bxc4 Nxc4 41. Rxc4 f5
42. Nxb3 fxe4 {Black has  won an exchange.} 43. Rc2 e3 44. Re2 Rd3 45. Nc1 Rd2
$1 46. fxe3 Rxe2+ 47. Nxe2 Rxe3 48. Nf4 Rb3 49. h4 Kf6 50. Kh3 Rxb2 51. Nd5+
Ke5 52. Nf4 Kf5 53. Nd3 Rd2 54. Nf4 Rd4 55. Ne2 Rc4 56. Ng1 Ke4 57. Kg2 Rc2+
58. Kh3 Ra2 $1 {India competed with the best countries. The top became:
Ukraine 25, Russia 22, India and Armenia 21.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.24"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael ARM"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The important match of round nine was Ukraine versus Armenia.} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4
Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 g6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3
O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Na4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nd7
16. g4 f5 17. gxf5 gxf5 18. Rhg1 Kh8 19. Bd3 Ne5 20. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 21. Bd4 Rf8
$5 (21... fxe4 22. Bxe4 Rf8 {won for White in Rotstein - Vogt, Austria 2002.})
22. f4 {White has to regain material. He will achieve an advantage.} fxe4 23.
fxe5 $1 ({No good is} 23. Bxe4 $2 Rxf4) 23... exd3 24. exd6+ Kf7 $2 (24... Kh6
$1 25. dxe7 Rf7 26. Bc5 Re8 27. Kxd3 Rf5 {defends stubbornly.}) 25. Rf1+ Ke8 ({
The alternative is} 25... Kg6 $1 26. Rg1+ Kf5 27. Nc5 $1 exd6 28. Rf1+ Kg4 29.
h3+ $1 Kxh3 30. Rh1+ Kg2 31. Rg1+ Kh2 32. Nxe6) 26. Re1 $1 Rf4 27. Rxe6 Rxd4
28. Nb6 $1 Rd8 29. Rxe7+ Kf8 30. c5 $5 (30. Nd7+ Rxd7 31. Rxd7 {
wins more quickly.}) 30... Kg8 31. Nd7 Rf4 32. Ne5 Rd4 33. Nxd3 b6 34. b4 a5 $5
35. Ke3 bxc5 36. bxc5 Rh4 37. Ne5 Rxh2 38. Nc6 Ra8 39. d7 Kf8 40. Re4 Rxa2 41.
Rf4+ Kg7 42. d8=Q Rxd8 43. Nxd8 a4 44. Rc4 a3 45. c6 Ra1 46. c7 a2 47. c8=Q
Re1+ 48. Kf2 Rf1+ 49. Kxf1 a1=Q+ 50. Kg2 Qa2+ 51. Kh3 {Armenia won one game.}
1-0

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.24"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Volokytin, Andriy UKR"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat ARM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5
dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. a6 O-O-O 14. axb7+
Kb8 15. Qd3 $1 {
They play an aggressive line of the French Defence. White has gained two pawns.
} Rg4 16. g3 Ng6 17. Qxc3 Nxf4 18. h3 Nxh3 19. Rxh3 Nxe5 20. Qxc7+ Kxc7 21.
Nxe5 Re4+ 22. Kd2 Rxe5 23. Bd3 Rg5 $5 ({Known is} 23... d4) 24. Rh7 $1 Be8 $5 {
Black tries to regain a pawn.} 25. Re1 $1 e5 $5 ({The pointe is} 25... Kxb7 26.
Rxe6 $1) 26. f4 $1 exf4 27. Rh8 $1 {This move is even better than pawn capture.
} fxg3 28. Ba6 $1 g2 29. Rhxe8 $1 Rg8 ({Elementary is} 29... Rxe8 30. Rxe8 g1=Q
31. b8=Q+ Kc6 32. Bb5+ Kc5 33. Rc8+ Kd4 34. Qf4#) 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rg1 Rg8 32.
Ke2 Kb6 33. Bd3 Kxb7 34. Kf3 Kb6 35. Rxg2 Rxg2 36. Kxg2 Ka5 37. Kf3 Ka4 38. Ke3
Kxa3 39. Kd4 Kb4 40. Kxd5 f5 {
Ukraine also won a game. The match versus Armenia ended in a draw.} 1-0

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir ARM"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander SLO"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Bc8 13. c3 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. b4
Nc6 16. Qb3 Qc8 $5 (16... Qd7 {
happened in the previous round (Zhang Zhong - Beliavsky).}) 17. bxc5 dxc5 18.
a4 Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 20. c4 b4 21. Bb2 Bd6 (21... Nd7 $5 {
will become a novelty in Efimenko - Beliavsky, Moscow 2005.}) 22. Ra4 Nh5 23.
g3 Nf6 24. Rea1 Nd7 25. Ra6 Rb7 26. Kg2 Ndb8 27. R6a2 Qd8 28. Rf1 Rd7 29. Qc2
Bc7 30. Ne1 h5 $5 (30... Rdf7 $1 {gains an edge.}) 31. Nb3 Bd6 32. Qd1 Qe8 33.
Nf3 Qg6 34. h4 Rc7 35. Bc1 Nd7 36. Be3 Nd4 37. Bxd4 exd4 38. Ra6 Be7 39. Qe2
Qg4 40. Re1 Nb8 41. Ra8 Nd7 42. Ra6 Nb8 43. Ra2 Nd7 44. e5 $5 Rf5 45. Ra8+ Rf8
46. Ra6 Nb8 47. Ra2 Nd7 48. Qe4 Qxe4 49. Rxe4 Rf5 50. Ra6 Kf7 51. Re2 Rc8 $6
52. Ra7 $6 {White misses the first chance.} (52. Rxe6 $1 Kxe6 53. Nbxd4+ cxd4
54. Nxd4+ Kf7 55. e6+ $1 {takes an advantage.}) 52... Ke8 53. Re1 Bd8 $6 54.
Ra6 Kf7 $6 55. Nbd2 $6 (55. Rd6 $1 Nb8 56. Nxc5 Rxc5 57. Rxd8 {
grabs the second opportunity.}) 55... Be7 $2 (55... Rb8 56. Ne4 Ke7 57. Nfg5
Rb6 {defends properly.}) 56. Ne4 $1 {Akopian strikes.} Nxe5 $6 (56... Kf8 57.
Rxe6 Rb8 58. Nd6 {favours White (Beliavsky).}) 57. Neg5+ $1 Bxg5 58. Nxe5+ Rxe5
59. Rxe5 Bc1 60. Re1 Bd2 61. Rexe6 b3 62. Reb6 Bb4 63. Ra4 Ra8 ({The pointe is
} 63... b2 64. Raxb4 {(Beliavsky)} cxb4 65. Rxb4) 64. Rxa8 b2 65. Ra7+ {
White will mate soon. Armenia defeated Slovenia by 31/2-1/2 and neared the
leaders.} 1-0

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter RUS"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel FRA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. f4
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Bf3 $5 ({Usual is} 11. g4) 11... Rb8 12. Nce2
Qa5 13. Nxc6 Qxd2+ 14. Rxd2 bxc6 15. Rhd1 {Black has a weakness on d6.} Nb6 $5
(15... Bb7 $6 16. Rxd6 $1 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 {
will be played in Zhang Zhong - Kunte, Dubai 2005}) (15... d5 $6 16. c4 Nb6 17.
Bxb6 Rxb6 18. exd5 exd5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Nc3 $1 {favours White (Svidler).})
16. Bxb6 Rxb6 17. Rxd6 $1 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 e5 $2 {
Lautier wants to prevent the advance e5.} (18... Rb8 $1 19. Rxc6 ({or} 19. e5
c5 20. c4 f6 $1) 19... Rd8 {almost equalises.}) 19. fxe5 Re8 20. Nd4 Kf8 21. e6
$1 Bxe6 22. e5 Bc4 $5 23. b3 Bf1 24. Nxc6 g5 $1 25. a4 g4 26. Bd5 Rxe5 27. Rd8+
Re8 28. Rd7 Re1+ 29. Kb2 Rd1 $6 ({Better is} 29... Kg7 $1 30. Rxf7+ Kg6) 30.
Rxf7+ Ke8 31. Re7+ Kf8 32. Re5 $6 Rd2 $2 (32... Kg7 $1 {(Svidler)} 33. a5 Rb7
34. g3 Rd2 {counters in the right way.}) 33. Kc1 Rf2 34. Rg5 $1 Ke8 35. Rxg4
Kd7 36. Ne5+ Kd6 37. Nc4+ Bxc4 38. Bxc4 Kc5 39. Bd3 h6 40. a5 Rbf6 41. Kb2 R2f4
42. Rg7 Rf7 43. Rg3 Kb4 44. Bxa6 Kxa5 45. Bd3 Rf2 46. Rh3 R7f6 47. Rh5+ Kb6 48.
g4 Rd6 49. Ka3 Rg2 50. h3 Rg3 51. Kb4 Rd4+ 52. Kc3 Rd6 53. Kc4 Rf3 54. b4 Rf4+
55. Kb3 Rf3 56. Ka4 Rg3 57. Be4 Rc3 58. Bd3 $1 Kb7 59. h4 $1 Rc8 60. g5 hxg5
61. hxg5 Rd4 62. g6 Rg4 $2 63. Bf5 {
Russia defeated France, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Quezada, Yuniesky CUB"]
[Black "Karjakin, Serhyi UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Qf2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nc5 Be7 14. N5a4 Rb8
$5 15. Nb6 O-O 16. Kb1 Rb7 17. Ncd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rb5 $1 {
The young man has a brilliant idea.} 19. Bb6 $2 {
White bites the bait after a  contemplation time of thirty minutes.} Qd7 20. a4
Rxd5 $1 21. exd5 Bf5 {
Black has excellent positional compensation for the exchange.} 22. g4 Bg6 23.
f4 $2 ({Not} 23. h4 $2 Qxa4 24. h5 $2 c3 $1 25. bxc3 Qb3+ $1 26. Kc1 Bg5+ {
and Black will mate.}) ({Preferable is} 23. a5 $1 c3 $1 24. b3 Qb5 25. Ka2 Rc8
$1 {(threatens ..Rc4!)} 26. Qf1 Qxf1 27. Rdxf1 Bxc2 {
and Black has a better endgame (Karjakin).}) 23... exf4 24. Rhe1 Bf6 $1 25. g5
$5 Bxg5 26. Bd4 Qxa4 27. Rg1 Bf6 $6 28. Bxf6 gxf6 {Karjakin has a triple pawn.}
29. Qd2 Rb8 30. Qc3 Rb5 31. Rd2 f3 $1 32. h4 ({The pointe is} 32. Qxf3 $2 Qa5
33. Re2 c3) 32... Ra5 33. Qa3 Qxa3 34. bxa3 Kf8 35. Rd4 Rxa3 36. Rxc4 Re3 37.
Rf1 Be4 38. Kc1 f5 39. Rf2 Ke7 40. Ra4 Bxd5 41. Kd2 Re5 $2 ({Better is} 41...
Re4 $1 42. Ra5 {(Karjakin)} Rd4+ 43. Kc3 Rc4+ 44. Kd3 Ke6 45. Rxf3 Rxh4) 42.
Rxa6 Be4 43. c4 Rc5 44. Ra4 Kf6 45. Ke3 Ke5 46. Rd2 h5 47. Kf2 Rc8 48. Ke3 Rc6
49. Ra5+ Ke6 50. Ra4 Rc8 51. Ra6 $2 (51. Rb4 $1 Rg8 52. Rb6 Ke5 53. Rbxd6 f4+
54. Kf2 Rg2+ 55. Kf1 {brings survival chances.}) 51... Rxc4 52. Raxd6+ Ke5 53.
Ra6 $6 (53. Rh6 f4+ $1 54. Kf2 Bg6 {defends all pawns.}) 53... Rc3+ $1 54. Kf2
Rc1 $1 55. Rh6 Rh1 $1 56. Kg3 ({The pointe is} 56. Rxh5 Rh2+ 57. Ke1 Rxd2 58.
Kxd2 f2 $1 59. Ke2 Bf3+) 56... f4+ 57. Kf2 Rh2+ 58. Ke1 Rxh4 59. Rh8 Kf5 60.
Rg8 Kf6 61. Kf2 Rg4 62. Re8 Kf5 63. Rf8 f6 64. Rh8 Rg5 65. Rh6 Rg2+ 66. Ke1
Rxd2 $1 67. Kxd2 Kg4 68. Rh8 Kg3 69. Rg8+ Kf2 70. Rh8 h4 $1 71. Rxh4 Kg3 {
The Ukraine defeated Cuba by 3-1 and kept a strong lead.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur GEO"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Qd4 f6 14. O-O-O
Be7 (14... Nxc4 15. Qxc4 Bd6 {was played in Jobava - Kulaots, Istanbul 2004.})
15. Ne3 $5 Be6 16. Qe4 Bb3 17. Rd2 O-O 18. h4 $1 {
The attack on the kingside starts after the castling.} gxh4 $2 {
Grischuk makes an important square available. .} (18... Bc5 $1 {
will become an improvement in Aronian - Bu Xiangzhi, Stepanakert 2005.}) 19.
Qxh4 $1 {Threatens mate.} Rf7 20. Nf5 $1 {Blockades and threatens a fork.} Kh8
21. Be4 $1 Raf8 $5 (21... Bb4 $1 22. Nh6 Rg7 23. Bxh7 Rxh7 24. Qxb4 Bc4 {
offers more resistance.}) 22. f4 Nc4 23. Ng7 $1 {Clears a diagonal.} Rxg7 24.
Bxh7 f5 ({The pointe is} 24... Nxd2 25. Bg6+ Kg8 26. Qh8#) 25. Qh5 Bh4 26.
Bxf5+ {Grischuk was crushed. Jobava made 81/2/10 and won gold for his
ELO-score. Russia lost its third match.} 1-0

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander USA"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Bf5 14. d4 Qd7 15.
Be3 Rae8 16. Nd2 Bg4 17. Qb1 Bf5 18. Qc1 Re6 $5 (18... h5 {
was played in Leko - Anand, Cap d'Agde 2003.}) 19. Nf3 Bg4 20. Ng5 Rg6 21. f3
$2 {A violent reaction follows in the Marshall.} ({Better is} 21. Bd2 $1 Be7
22. f4) 21... Bxf3 $1 22. Nxf3 $6 (22. Rf1 $1 Bg4 23. a4 {
defends in an unexpected way.}) 22... Bxg3 $1 23. hxg3 Rxg3+ 24. Kf2 Qh3 25.
Ke2 Qg2+ $2 (25... Rg2+ $1 26. Bf2 Re8+ 27. Ne5 Qf5 28. Rf1 Nf4+ {
leads to a winning attack (Magomedov).}) 26. Kd3 Qxf3 27. Bxd5 cxd5 28. Kc2 Re8
29. Bd2 $2 ({Better is} 29. Bf4 $1 Rg2+ 30. Bd2 $1 {
and Black cannot penetrate the white fortress.}) 29... Qd3+ $1 30. Kb3 Rb8 31.
a3 Rg2 $1 32. Rd1 Re8 33. Qb1 Qc4+ 34. Kc2 Ree2 35. b3 Qc8 36. Qb2 $5 h5 $1 {
The h-pawn decides the game.} 37. a4 h4 $5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Qa3 Qf5+ 40. Kc1
h3 41. Qa8+ Kh7 42. Qd8 h2 43. Ra8 Rg1 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. Ra6+ f6 46. Ra7 Rxd1+
47. Kxd1 h1=Q+ {Aronian attacked in a great manner.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12.4"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory USA"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat ARM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 Qb6 12. Be2 d4 13. Na4 Qd8 14. O-O Bd6 15.
Bh4 Qc7 16. Kh1 dxe3 17. fxe3 Ne8 $5 (17... Be7 $1 {
was played in Onyschuk - Barsov, Montreal 2003.}) (17... Bxh2 $2 18. Rxf6 $1
gxf6 19. g3 $1 {costs an exchange.}) 18. Ne4 Be5 19. Ng5 g6 $6 ({Better is} 
19... f5 20. Nf3 {(Kaidanov)} Nf6 $1) 20. Nf3 Bg7 21. Nc3 b6 22. Rad1 $1 {
White has achieved a positional advantage.} Bb7 23. Nb5 Qc8 24. b4 a6 25. Nc3
a5 26. Qb3 $6 (26. b5 Ne5 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Be7 {wins an exchange.}) 26... axb4
27. axb4 Nf6 28. Nd2 Nd7 $6 ({Preferable is} 28... Ne8 29. Nb5 Ne5) 29. Nde4 $1
Qc7 $2 (29... Nde5 30. Nd6 Qc7 31. Ncb5 Qb8 {does not lose material.}) 30. Nb5
$1 Qe5 (30... Qc8 31. Ned6 Qb8 32. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 33. Rxf7 Kxf7 34. Rxd7+ {
grabs a pawn.}) 31. Ned6 {The black queen is exposed.} Rab8 32. Bg3 Qg5 ({Or} 
32... Qb2 33. Qxb2 Bxb2 34. Nxb7 Rxb7 35. Bf3) 33. Nxb7 Rxb7 34. Bf3 Nde5 35.
Bxe5 Bxe5 36. Bxc6 Qh4 37. g3 Bxg3 38. Qc2 Rbb8 39. Qg2 Be5 40. Nd4 Qh6 41. Bf3
Rbd8 42. Qe2 {Armenia and the USA drew. The Americans did not reach a top
position. Russia and Armenia shared the second and third place.} 1-0

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej POL"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan IND"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. e4 d5 6. Nbd2 g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Nd7 $5 (9... b6 {occurred in Speelman - Brynell, Copenhagen 1996.})
10. e5 Qe7 11. h4 $1 c5 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rd8 14. a3 Nf8 15. h5 Bd7 16.
hxg6 Nxg6 17. g3 f5 $5 {Black encounters positional problems.} 18. exf6 Qxf6
19. Rae1 $1 Rf8 20. Kg2 Rf7 21. Qd1 $5 ({The alternative is} 21. Ne5 $1 Nxe5
22. dxe5 {(Anand)} Qd8 23. f4 Qb6) 21... Raf8 22. Qc2 $5 {
Anand gets the chance to counter.} ({Macieja suggests} 22. Re3 $1) 22... Nf4+
$1 23. gxf4 Qxf4 24. Rg1 $1 Bxd4 $5 {Black makes an attempt to win.} (24... e5
$1 25. dxe5 Qg4+ 26. Kf1 Qh3+ 27. Rg2 Qh1+ 28. Rg1 Qh3+ {
leads to perpetual check.}) 25. Kf1+ $2 (25. Kh1+ $1 Kh8 26. Rg2 {
gains a plus (Anand).}) 25... Kh8 26. Re2 $5 Rc8 $1 {He attacks on all fronts.}
27. Qb1 Bf6 $1 28. Ne1 $6 e5 $1 {A decisive charge begins.} 29. Ng2 Bh3 30. Rh1
Bxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Rg7+ 32. Kf1 Rgc7 $1 33. Nb3 Rc1+ $1 34. Nxc1 Rxc1+ 35. Qxc1
Qxc1+ 36. Re1 Qf4 37. Bb1 e4 38. Ba2 Bh4 39. Re2 d4 $1 {The top became at the
end of the ultimate round: Ukraine 361/2, Russia 331/2, Armenia 33, Israel 321/
2.} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Gelashvili, Tamaz GEO"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Ukraine defeated France by 3-1 in the last round. Ivanchuk and his boys
won gold. The hegemony of Russia was broken. Armenia and Russia fought for
silver.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6
8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg3 c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Rc1 cxd4 14.
Bc7 Qe8 15. e4 Bb7 16. Nxd4 Rc8 17. Bb5 Bc5 $5 (17... a6 {
happened in Atalik - Beliavsky, Ulcinj 1998.}) 18. Bg3 (18. Be5 $1 Rd8 19. b4
$1 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 {gains an edge.}) 18... a6 $1 19. Ba4 $5 ({The alternative is
} 19. Be2 $1 Bxe4 $5 20. Bxa6) 19... Bxe4 $1 {
The following tactics favour Black.} 20. Re1 Bd5 21. Nf5 $1 Qd8 $5 22. Bh4 $2 (
22. b4 $1 Bxb4 23. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Qg4+ Kh7 26. Qxb4 {
leads to chances for both sides.}) 22... Nf6 $1 23. Ne3 b5 $5 {
Capture on a2 would be fine.} 24. Bc2 $5 Bb4 25. Ng4 $1 {White counters.} Bxe1
$1 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qf4 $1 {
How can Black prevent a repetition of moves?} Bd2 $3 {
Lputian finds a wonderful refutation.} 29. Qxd2 $2 (29. Bxf6+ $1 Qxf6 30. Qxf6+
Kg8 31. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. f4 {
fights for survival.}) 29... Kg7 $1 {The black king protects all weaknesses.}
30. Bd3 Rh8 31. Rd1 Qc7 32. Bb1 Qe5 {
Armenia crushed Georgia by 31/2-1/2. Was it enough for the second place?} 0-1

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander USA"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus NOR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Onischuk met a great talent, the 14-years-old Magnus Carlsen.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6
10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. Bd3 Rfe8 15. Re1 Rad8
16. Ne5 $5 ({Known is} 16. Rad1) 16... Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Rxe5 {
White has an edge in a positional game.} Rc8 19. Rc1 Red8 20. Ree1 $5 Rd5 $1
21. a4 Ne8 22. Rb1 Bc6 23. Rb4 Nd6 24. Ra1 Bd7 25. f3 h6 26. Be1 e5 $1 {
The chances are almost equal.} 27. Ba6 Re8 28. Bg3 exd4 $6 {
Black opens the position.} ({Preferable is} 28... e4 $1 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 30. fxe4
Rxe4) 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. cxd4 Nf5 31. Bf2 Ne3 $5 32. a5 $1 Nc2 33. Rc1 Nb4 34.
Rc7 $1 Nxa6 $6 (34... Be6 $1 35. Rxa7 Nxa6 36. Rxa6 bxa5 37. Rxa5 Rd8 {
creates a fortress.}) 35. Rxd7 Rc8 36. g4 bxa5 $6 (36... Rc7 $1 37. Rd6 Nb4 38.
axb6 axb6 39. Rxb6 Nd5 {blockades.}) 37. Rxa7 Nb4 38. Rxa5 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Rd1 40.
Rb5 Nd3 41. Bg3 $1 Nc1 $5 42. d5 $1 {
The experienced player collects advantages.} Ne2 43. Kf2 Nxg3 44. Kxg3 Kf8 $6 (
44... g5 $1 {stops the white advance on the kingside.}) 45. h4 g6 $2 {
The decisive error is made.} (45... g5 $1 {still does the job.}) 46. Kf4 $1 f6
$5 47. h5 $1 Kf7 $5 48. Rb7+ Kg8 49. Ke4 $5 gxh5 50. gxh5 Kf8 51. Rh7 Re1+ 52.
Kf5 Kg8 $1 {Carlsen sets a trap.} 53. Rd7 $1 (53. Rxh6 $2 Re5+ 54. Kxf6 Rxd5 {
leads to a theoretical draw.}) 53... Rf1 54. f4 Kf8 55. d6 Ke8 56. Rh7 Rd1 57.
Ke6 {Carlsen could participate during the last rounds and scored 3/5, despite
this loss. The USA smashed Norway by 31/2-1/2 and became fourth.} 1-0

[Event "Calvia"]
[Site "36th Olympiad"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Wang Yue CHN"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 g6 8. e4
dxe4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ Kf8 11. Bc4 Kg7 12. O-O Re8 13. Qf4 Be6 14. Bxe6
Rxe6 15. Rfe1 Qd6 16. Qxd6 Rxd6 17. Ne4 Rd8 18. g4 $5 ({Theory is} 18. Nxf6
Kxf6 19. Re4) 18... Be7 (18... Bxd4 $5 19. Rad1 Bf6 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 21. Nc5 {
leads to equal chances.}) 19. b4 $6 {
White gives a promising opportunity to Black.} Bxb4 $1 20. Reb1 Na6 21. a3 Re8
$1 22. axb4 $5 Rxe4 23. b5 cxb5 $5 24. Rxb5 Re7 25. g5 Rd8 26. Kg2 Rd6 27. Kg3
h6 28. h4 h5 29. Ra4 Rc6 30. Ne5 Rc3+ 31. f3 Kf8 32. Rb1 Kg7 33. Kf4 Rc2 34.
Ke4 $5 Rh2 35. f4 Rxh4 36. Rc1 $6 (36. Ra5 $1 Nc7 37. Rxb7 Rxf4+ $1 38. Ke3 $1
{defends well.}) 36... Nc7 $1 37. Rxa7 Ne6 $1 38. Rf1 Nxg5+ $1 39. Kd5 Nh3 $6
40. f5 $1 gxf5 $5 41. Rxf5 Nf4+ 42. Kd6 Ng6 43. Nxg6 Re6+ $1 44. Kd5 Kxg6 45.
Re5 $6 ({Stronger is} 45. Rf3) 45... Kf6 $6 (45... Rb6 $1 {plays for a win.})
46. Rxb7 Rxe5+ 47. dxe5+ Kg6 48. e6 $4 {
White expects to draw easily by an exchange. Many other moves would have drawn.
} fxe6+ 49. Kxe6 Re4+ $1 {Black has a subtle theoretical win in the rook
versus rook and pawn ending. Khalifman will play the finish impeccable.} 50.
Kd5 Re1 51. Rb8 h4 52. Rh8 Kg5 53. Kd4 Kg4 54. Kd3 h3 $1 55. Rg8+ Kf3 56. Rh8
Re3+ 57. Kd4 Kf2 $1 58. Ra8 Rb3 {The Russians defeated the Chinese by 3-1.
Russia had a slightly higher Buchholz-score than Armenia and gained silver.
The final standings became: Ukraine 391/2/14 (gold), Russia 361/2 (silver),
Armenia 361/2 (bronze), USA 35, Israel 341/2, India 34, Cuba 331/2,
Netherlands, 33, Bulgaria, Spain and Greece 321/2, etc.} 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dukaczewski, Piotr IBC"]
[Black "Karjakin, Serhyi UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 37th Olympiad was played in Torino from 20 v until 4 vi 2006. 148 teams
participated. The Ukraine started well, as the defending champion.} 1. e4 c5 2.
Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. Bg5
Be7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Rhe1 O-O 12. Qg3 Nc5 13. Bh6 Nxb3+ 14. axb3 Ne8 15. Bg5
$5 ({Known is} 15. Kb1) 15... Bxg5+ 16. Qxg5 b4 $1 {
Black has sufficient counter chances.} 17. Na4 Nf6 18. Rd3 $6 (18. e5 $1 dxe5
19. Qxe5 {equalises.}) 18... h6 19. Qd2 e5 $1 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 d5 $1 {
Karjakin sacrifices a pawn for the attack in the entre.} 22. Qxb4 e4 23. Rg3
Rac8 24. Qd2 d4 $1 25. Kb1 Rfd8 {All black pieces are ready.} 26. f3 $2 (26.
Rh3 Qc6 27. Rh4 {defends in a subtle manner.}) 26... e3 $1 27. Qd3 Nh5 $1 28.
Rg4 Nf4 29. Qxa6 (29. Qe4 d3 $1 30. cxd3 Nxd3 {wins for Black (Karjakin).})
29... Qxc2+ 30. Ka2 Qxf5 31. g3 Nd3 {The Ukraine crushed the opposition.} 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adebayo, Adegboyega NGR"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2251"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 Bg4 7. c3 d5 8. d3 e6
9. Nbd2 Nf6 10. Qb3 $5 dxe4 11. dxe4 ({The Nigerian notices} 11. Qxb7 $4 Na5)
11... Qc7 12. a4 O-O-O $5 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. h3 Bh5 15. Be2 Bf4 16. Nf1 $6 ({
More active is} 16. Nc4) 16... Kb8 17. b3 $5 Bxc1 18. Raxc1 Qf4 19. Ng3 $6 Bxf3
20. Bxf3 Rd2 $1 21. Qb1 Ne5 22. Re3 Rxf2 $1 {The defence is opened.} 23. Kxf2
Nfg4+ 24. hxg4 Nxg4+ 25. Kf1 Nxe3+ 26. Ke2 Qxg3 27. Kxe3 g5 $1 {
Black is going to regain his piece.} 28. b4 $5 g4 29. bxc5 gxf3 30. gxf3 Qg5+
31. Ke2 Qxc5 32. Qb4 Qc7 33. Rd1 Ka8 $5 34. Rd6 h5 35. Qd4 Rc8 36. Rd7 Qh2+ 37.
Kd3 f5 38. exf5 exf5 39. Qd5 $2 {So far, the Nigerian has defended well. A
threat of mate in one seems to be alright.} ({Better is} 39. Rd8 Qc7 40. Rxc8+
Qxc8 {and Black has an extra pawn in the queen ending.}) 39... Qb2 $1 {
Akopian resumes the attack on the white king.} 40. c4 Qb3+ 41. Kd4 f4 42. Ke5
Rxc4 43. Rxb7 $5 Qc3+ 44. Kd6 Rd4 45. Ke5 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon ARM"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter DEN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Nc5 9. Qf3 d6 10. Bg2 e5 $5 ({Usual is} 10... Nbd7) 11. Nb3 Nba6 12. Ba3
Qc7 13. Rd1 Be6 14. Bxc5 (14. Nxc5 $5 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qxb7 Rc8 {
will draw in Wang Yue - Meier, Yerevan 2006.}) 14... Nxc5 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. O-O
$1 (16. Qxb7 Qxb7 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bd5 Ke7 {draws.}) 16... Rb8 17. Qh5 O-O 18.
Bd5 Rfe8 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Rd5 {White has an edge.} Re7 21. Rfd1 Rbe8 22. Qg5
b6 23. Rd6 e4 $5 24. R1d5 e3 $2 25. f3 $1 {Black has a weakness.} h6 26. Qg4 $1
(26. Rxh6 $5 Re5 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28. Rc6 Qxc6 29. Qxe5 Qa4 30. Qxe3 Qxa2 {draws.}
) 26... Qc8 27. Qxc8 Rxc8 28. g4 f6 29. Kg2 Rce8 30. h4 $1 Kf7 31. h5 Rb8 32.
Rd7 b5 $5 {Black wants to escape from restraint.} 33. Rxe7+ Kxe7 34. Rxc5 bxc4
35. f4 $1 Rb2 36. Kf3 Rxa2 37. Rc7+ $1 Kf8 38. Kxe3 {
Aronian has a superior rook ending.} a5 $5 {The defence of c4 has little use.}
39. Rxc4 {He gains a pawn.} a4 40. Rc8+ Ke7 41. Rc7+ Kf8 42. Ra7 $1 a3 43. c4
Ra1 44. Ke4 Kg8 45. Ra8+ Kh7 46. Kd5 $5 a2 47. Kc5 $1 Rf1 $5 ({Or} 47... g5 48.
Ra7+ Kg8 49. f5) 48. Rxa2 Rxf4 49. Kd5 f5 $1 {Black must counter fast.} 50. c5
$5 fxg4 51. c6 g3 52. e4 $2 (52. Ra1 $1 Rf5+ 53. Kc4 $1 Rf4+ 54. Kb5 Rf5+ 55.
Kb6 {wins for White.}) 52... Rf2 $1 53. Ra3 Rd2+ 54. Ke6 g2 55. Rg3 Rc2 56. Kd7
Rd2+ 57. Ke7 Rc2 $2 (57... Re2 $1 {draws.}) 58. e5 $1 Rxc6 59. Rxg2 Ra6 $5 (
59... g5 $1 60. e6 $1 Kg7 61. Ra2 $1 Rb6 62. Ra8 $1 g4 63. Kd7 {
leads to a white victory.}) 60. e6 Ra5 61. Kd6 Ra6+ 62. Kd7 Ra7+ 63. Ke8 Ra5
64. e7 Rxh5 65. Kd7 Re5 66. e8=Q Rxe8 67. Kxe8 {
Aronian led the Armenian team successfully.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir RUS"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 d5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O dxc4 7. Nxd4 Nd5 $6 8.
Qa4+ Nd7 9. Qxc4 N7b6 10. Qb3 Bd7 $6 ({Preferable is} 10... Bc5 11. Qb5+ Nd7
12. Nb3 Qb6) 11. Nc3 Bc5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Nf5 $1 {
Kramnik springs an excellent novelty.} (13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 {
won a pawn in Polugaevsky - Szabo, Ludwigsburg 1969.}) 13... O-O 14. Nxg7 $1
Nf6 ({The pointe is} 14... Kxg7 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qc3+ {(Kramnik).}) 15. Bh6 $1
Qe7 ({Or} 15... Ng4 16. Nh5 $1 Nxh6 17. Qc3 Nf5 18. Qxc5 {(Kramnik).}) 16. Qf3
Bc6 17. Qf4 Kh8 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rac1 Bd6 20. Qh4 Ng8 21. Qxe7 Bxe7 22. Nxe6
$1 Nxh6 23. Nxf8 Bxf8 24. Rxc6 Rd8 25. Rfc1 Kg7 26. R1c2 Nf5 27. e3 a5 28. Ra6
Rd5 29. e4 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 Nd4 31. Rc7 Nb5 32. Rb7 Nd6 33. Rd7 {
The Russians started well in the Olympiad.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "l`Ami, Erwin NED"]
[Black "Esen, Baris TUR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 f6 12. Bh4 Qxa3 {
White has given a pawn in the Cambridge Springs.} 13. e4 Ne7 14. Bd3 $1 (14.
Bc4 {drew in Wendt - Ernst, Germany 2005.}) 14... b5 $5 15. O-O $1 Ng6 16. Bg3
Nb6 17. h4 $1 {Erwin takes the initiative on the kingside.} Nh8 $1 18. h5 Nf7
19. e5 f5 20. Bh4 Re8 21. g4 $5 a5 (21... fxg4 $6 22. Nh2 Nh6 23. Bg5 {charges.
}) 22. gxf5 exf5 23. Kh2 Nh6 $1 24. Rg1 Ng4+ $1 {Esen counters well.} 25. Rxg4
$1 fxg4 26. Bxh7+ $1 {White opens the attack by two sacrifices.} Kh8 $1 (26...
Kxh7 $2 27. Qd3+ Kg8 28. Ng5 Kf8 29. Qg6 {wins for White.}) 27. Bg6 $5 Rf8 $5
28. Ng5 Qb3 29. Qd3 Qg8 30. Rh1 $5 Ra7 $2 (30... Nd5 $1 31. Qd2 Bf5 $1 {
assists the defence.}) 31. Kg1 $1 {He wants to open the h-file.} a4 32. h6 $1
Qc4 (32... gxh6 $2 33. e6 $1 a3 34. Nf7+ {decides the game.}) 33. Qc2 Qb3 34.
Qd3 Qc4 35. Qd2 $1 a3 36. Nf7+ $1 Rfxf7 37. hxg7+ $1 Kg8 ({Or} 37... Kxg7 38.
Bf6+ Rxf6 39. Qh6+ Kg8 40. Qh8#) 38. Qh6 Rxg7 39. Be7 $1 {
L'Ami scored a wonderful victory. The Netherlands competed for a top place.}
1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhang Pengxiang CHN"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. h3
Bh5 9. Nf4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Be2 e6 12. O-O Bd6 13. e4 b4 14. exd5 bxc3 {
Black accepts the sacrifice.} 15. dxc6 Nb8 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. b4 $2 {
White runs into problems.} (17. d5 $1 O-O 18. Be3 exd5 19. cxd5 {
drew in Akopian - Bareev, Las Vegas 1999.}) 17... Nxc6 18. Qa4 Rc8 19. d5 exd5
20. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 21. Bxd5 O-O 22. a3 Rfd8 $1 {Black has gained an advantage.}
23. Be4 Nd4 $1 {The neglected c-pawn has become strong.} 24. Bg5 Re8 25. Bd3
Bf4 $1 {Black weakens the control over c1.} 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Qxa6 $6 ({Or} 27.
Bxa6 $5 c2 $1 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Qd7 c1=Q) 27... c2 $1 28. Rac1 Rc3 29. Kh1 Re6
30. Qa8+ Kh7 31. Bxc2 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Nxc2 33. b5 Ne3 $1 34. Rc1 Ng4 $1 {
Russia defeated China by 3-1. The Russian and Armenian teams shared the lead.}
0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.25"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir RUS"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon ARM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The leading teams met in round five.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7
5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 a6
12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. Bh3 Qb8 {White has the initiative.} 15. Bg5 $5 ({
More aggression shows} 15. g4) 15... Bxf3 $6 (15... Re8 $5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17.
cxd5 Nf6 {will be played in Akesson - Nyback, Jyvaskyla 1999.}) 16. exf3 b5 $5
17. Bxd7 $1 Rxd7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 {White controls the open file.} Rc7 $6 (
{My preference has} 19... Qb7 $1 20. Rc6 Re8 21. Rdc1 e6 {
and Black counters in the centre.}) 20. Rc6 $1 {
Kramnik continues the battle in a positional way.} (20. Bxe7 $5 Rfc8 21. Rxc7
Qxc7 22. Bg5 {gains a pawn.}) 20... Rxc6 21. dxc6 Rc8 22. Rc1 e6 23. Bd2 Qc7
24. a4 $1 {The attack is carried out on the queenside.} d5 25. axb5 axb5 26.
Qb4 Rb8 (26... Qb6 $5 27. Qd6 Bd4 28. Kg2 {also favours White (Kramnik).}) 27.
Qa3 Bd4 28. Qa6 Be5 $6 (28... Kg7 29. f4 Bb6 {defends passively.}) 29. f4 Bd6
30. Ba5 $1 Qc8 31. Qa7 Ra8 32. Qb6 Rb8 33. Qd4 b4 34. c7 Ra8 35. Qb6 Bf8 36.
Bxb4 Bxb4 37. Qxb4 Qe8 {
Kramnik made 61/2/9 and gained gold for the best ELO-score.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.25"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel ARM"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nd7 5. Bd3 e5 6. O-O Ne7 {
Black plays an odd opening.} 7. Na3 O-O 8. Re1 exd4 $5 (8... b6 {
was played in Arencibia - Conquest, Cienfuegos 1998.}) 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 {
White has a pleasant game.} c5 11. Nc2 $5 Nc6 12. Bg5 Qa5 (12... f6 $5 13. exf6
Bxf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bb5 {also favours White (Sargissian).})
13. b4 $1 cxb4 14. Rb1 Nb6 $6 ({Preferable is} 14... f6 15. Bd2 fxe5 16. Nxb4
Qd8) 15. Nxb4 $1 Nc4 (15... Nxb4 $2 16. Bd2 Qxa2 17. Bxb4 Rd8 18. Ra1 Qb2 19.
Be7 Re8 20. Re2 Qc3 21. Rc2 {costs a queen (Sargissian).}) 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17.
Nd2 Be6 18. Re2 $1 {Pawn a2 gets an indirect protection.} Rfb8 19. Nb3 Qa3 20.
Bc1 $6 Qe7 21. Nc5 Rxb1 22. Bxb1 Rb8 $6 (22... Qh4 $1 {prevents Bd3.}) 23. Bd3
$1 Rb5 $5 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. h3 h5 $2 {The black position becomes a mess.} 26.
f4 $1 c5 $5 27. Bxc4 dxc4 28. d5 $1 Qf5 29. d6 Rb8 30. Rc2 g5 31. Rxc4 gxf4 32.
Rxc5 Rd8 ({Or} 32... Bxe5 33. Qd5 Re8 34. d7) 33. Qd5 Kh7 34. Kh2 Re8 35. Bb2
h4 36. Rc4 Bxe5 37. d7 f3+ 38. Qxe5 $5 Rxe5 39. d8=Q f2 40. Rxh4+ Kg6 41. Rg4+
{Armenia and Russia drew. They kept the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei RUS"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Nijboer had defeated Rublevsky in Bled 2002.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4.
O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2 Ng6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11.
Nc3 O-O 12. g3 $5 ({Known is} 12. d5) 12... Rc8 13. Rd1 Na5 14. Bd3 f5 $5 15.
d5 $1 Qe8 16. exf5 exf5 17. Nd4 Bc5 $1 {
The pawn sacrifice leads to a better game.} 18. Nxf5 Qxe2 19. Nxe2 Ne5 20. Ne3
Nac4 21. Bxc4 $6 ({Preferable is} 21. Be4 $1) 21... bxc4 22. b4 $6 Ba7 $1 23.
Bb2 Rxf2 $2 {Nijboer plays too brilliantly.} (23... Nd3 $1 24. Bd4 Rxf2 25.
Bxa7 Rxe2 {wins for Black.}) 24. Kxf2 Ng4+ 25. Ke1 Nxe3 26. Nc3 $6 (26. Rd2 {
equalises.}) 26... Re8 27. Kd2 Nxd1 28. Rxd1 Rf8 29. Kc2 Rf2+ 30. Kb1 $4 {
White blunders a pawn.} ({Right is} 30. Rd2) 30... Rxh2 31. a4 Rg2 32. b5 axb5
33. Nxb5 Rg1 34. Rxg1 Bxg1 35. d6 h5 36. a5 Bh2 $1 37. Be5 h4 $1 38. Nd4 h3 39.
Ne2 Bf3 40. Nf4 Bxg3 {The Netherlands defeated Russia, as a result of this
game. It became a turning point for the Russians. The Armenians led before the
Dutchmen.} 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan NED"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Bxb8 Qf6 $5 {Aronian has prepared a trap.} ({Known is} 
10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Rxb8) 11. Bg3 (11. Nf3 {
will draw in Rau - Babula, Germany 2006.}) 11... Nxc3 12. a3 Bf5 13. Qd2 Ba5
14. b4 $4 {Sokolov misses the refutation.} ({Correct is} 14. e3 $1 O-O 15. b4
Ne4 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. exd4) 14... Ne4 $1 15. Qc1 Rc8 $1 16. Ra2 ({The pointe is
} 16. bxa5 Rxc5 $1 17. Qxc5 Qxa1+ {.}) 16... Rxc5 17. Qa1 Qc6 $1 18. Qe5+ Kd8
19. Qxh8+ Kd7 {White will be mated. Armenia won by 3-1. The Netherlands
dropped in the standings.} 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dimakiling, Oliver PHI"]
[Black "Wang Yue CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 c6 3. Nc3 h6 4. Bh4 Qb6 5. Rb1 Bf5 6. f3 e6 7. e4 Bh7 8. a3 Nd7
$5 (8... Be7 {occurred in Dimakiling - Mallahi, Tagaytay City 2004.}) 9. Bf2
Qc7 10. Bd3 dxe4 11. fxe4 e5 $1 {Wang provokes an advance.} 12. d5 $5 ({
More solid is} 12. Nf3) 12... Ngf6 13. Qf3 $2 ({Correct is} 13. dxc6 Qxc6 14.
Qf3) 13... cxd5 14. exd5 $5 e4 $1 15. Qe2 Bc5 $6 (15... Bxa3 $1 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. bxa3 O-O $1 18. Nf3 Bxd5 {gains a pawn.}) 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Bxe4 O-O-O 18.
Bxh7 Rhe8 $1 19. Be4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxd5 21. Rd1 Qxe4 22. Qxe4 Rxe4+ {
Black has a better ending.} 23. Kf2 $2 (23. Ne2 $1 Rde8 24. Rd2 {
defends properly.}) 23... Rde8 $1 {White cannot develop the kingside.} 24. h3
Ne5 25. b3 Nc6 $5 {Black threatens ..Nd4.} 26. Rd2 Re1 $1 27. Rh2 Ra1 $1 28. a4
Rd8 $1 29. Rxd8+ Kxd8 {The active rook decides the game.} 30. Ne2 Ra2 31. c3 a5
32. Ke3 Rb2 33. g4 $5 ({Or} 33. Nc1 Ke7 {and White is helpless by restraint.})
33... Rxb3 {He has won a pawn.} 34. Rf2 f6 35. Rf4 Ra3 36. h4 Ke7 37. h5 Ne5
38. Rd4 Nd7 39. Rc4 b6 40. Nf4 Ne5 41. Ng6+ Kd6 42. Nxe5 fxe5 43. Ke4 $6 Ra1 $1
44. g5 Rh1 $1 {
Black wins another pawn. China crushed the Philippines by 31/2-1/2.} 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur GEO"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. h3 e6 8. e3 Be7
9. Bd3 Qc8 $5 ({Usual is} 9... Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O) 10. O-O O-O 11. b4 {
White controls more territory.} b6 $1 {Black starts a counter.} 12. g4 $5 Bxd3
13. Qxd3 a5 14. a3 Re8 $1 {He makes mysterious moves behind the front.} 15.
Rab1 $6 ({Preferable is} 15. Rfb1 $1 axb4 16. axb4 bxc5 17. bxc5 Rxa1 $6 18.
Rxa1 Bxc5 19. g5 Nh5 $2 20. dxc5 e5 21. Bh2 $1 e4 22. Qd1 exf3 23. Qxf3 {
and White has an advantage.}) 15... axb4 16. axb4 bxc5 17. bxc5 Bxc5 $1 {
Black fights back in the central area.} 18. g5 $5 (18. dxc5 e5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5
20. Bxe5 Rxe5 {also favours Black.}) 18... Nh5 $1 {He plays for a win.} (18...
e5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. dxe5 Qxh3 22. exf6 Qg4+ {
draws by perpetual check.}) 19. dxc5 e5 20. Nxe5 $6 (20. Bh2 $1 e4 21. Qd1 exf3
22. Qxf3 g6 {is better for Black due to his active rook on a8.}) 20... Rxe5 $5
(20... Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. f4 Re8 {brings a positional advantage.}) 21. Rfc1
$5 ({The pointe is} 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Qe2 Qxh3 23. f4 Ng3 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25.
Kxg2 Nxf1 26. Kxf1 Ng4 {and Black has won a pawn.}) 21... Re8 22. Bd6 Ne5 23.
Bxe5 Rxe5 24. f4 Re8 25. Kh2 d4 $5 {Bu continues with tactics.} 26. Qxd4 $2 {
White collapses.} (26. exd4 $1 Nxf4 27. Qg3 Ne6 {attacks the weaknesses.})
26... Rd8 $1 27. Qe5 f6 $5 28. gxf6 Rd2+ 29. Kg1 Qxh3 {
Finally, the counter has reached the kingside.} 30. f7+ Kf8 31. Rb8+ Rxb8 32.
Qxb8+ Kxf7 33. Qb7+ Kg6 34. f5+ $5 ({Or} 34. Qxc6+ Nf6) 34... Kh6 35. Qxc6+ g6
$1 {China humiliated Georgia by 4-0.} ({Bu avoids the trap} 35... Nf6 $4 36.
Qh1 $1 Rg2+ 37. Qxg2 Qxe3+ 38. Kh2 Qxc1 {drawn.}) 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata USA"]
[Black "Navara, David CZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Bg5 Be6 15.
Nbd2 Qxc6 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bh4 Rfe8 $5 (17... Nc4 {
was played in Kamsky - Xie Jun, Monte Carlo 1996.}) 18. Bd3 Nh5 19. Bxe7 Rxe7
$5 (19... Nf4 $1 {equalises.}) 20. Nd4 $1 exd4 21. Qxh5 Qb6 22. e5 Bc4 $2 (
22... dxc3 23. Rxc3 dxe5 24. Qxe5 Nc6 {levels the game (Navara).}) 23. Qf3 $1
Rae8 24. b4 Qc6 $6 ({Slightly better is} 24... Nc6 25. Bxc4 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 dxe5
27. Bb3 {(Navara).}) 25. bxa5 Qxf3 26. Nxf3 Bxd3 27. exd6 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rd8
29. Nxd4 $2 (29. Rd1 $1 Be4 30. Rxd4 Bxf3 31. gxf3 f6 32. d7 Kf7 33. Rd6 Ke7
34. Rxa6 Rxd7 {wins for White (Navara).}) 29... Rxd6 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. a3 Rd7
32. Nc6 Rc7 33. Nb4 Rxc3 $2 (33... Bc4 $1 34. Ra8 Be6 35. Rxa6 Rxc3 36. Rb6 Bc4
37. a6 Rxa3 38. Rb7 Kg6 39. a7 Kf5 {fights for survival.}) 34. Re3 $1 {
White is going to win material.} Rxa3 35. Rxd3 Rxa5 36. Rd7 $6 (36. Nc6 $1 Ra1+
37. Kh2 {stops the pawns on the queenside.}) 36... Ra1+ 37. Kh2 a5 38. Ra7 a4
39. Ra5 a3 $5 ({Or} 39... Rb1 {(Kamsky)} 40. Nd3 $1) 40. Na6 Ra2 41. f3 g5 42.
Rxb5 Rb2 $5 43. Ra5 a2 44. Ra4 Rc2 45. Ra3 Rb2 $5 46. Nc5 Rc2 47. Ne4 Kg6 48.
Ra5 f6 49. Ra6 $1 Kf5 50. Rxf6+ $1 Ke5 51. Ra6 {The Americans and Czechs drew.}
1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia ISR"]
[Black "Franco Ocampos, Zenon PAR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
b6 9. b3 a6 10. d5 c5 11. Bf1 Ne8 12. Nd2 g6 13. g3 $5 f5 $5 {
Black carries out his plan.} 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Nc4 Bf6 16. Bh6 Rf7 17. Qd2 {
Smirin pressures on the kingside.} e4 $1 {
Franco needs counter-play in the centre.} 18. Be2 Ne5 19. Bh5 Ng6 20. f3 $1
Bd4+ $2 (20... Re7 $1 {defends the spearhead.}) 21. Be3 Nf6 $5 (21... Bg7 22.
fxe4 fxe4 23. Nxe4 $1 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 Bf5 25. Ng5 {also favours White.}) 22. Bxg6
hxg6 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Qxd4 exf3 25. Qxb6 {White has gained a pawn.} Bb7 $5 26.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rad1 Ng4 28. Re6 $1 Rh7 29. h4 g5 30. Nxd6 gxh4 31. gxh4 Rxh4
32. Nxf5 f2+ 33. Kg2 Rh5 34. Rg6+ Kf7 35. Rg7+ Kf6 36. Rxg4 Rxf5 37. Ne4+ Ke5
38. Nxf2 Bxd5+ 39. Kg1 Rdf8 40. Rd2 Bf3 41. Rg6 a5 42. Rd7 Bh5 43. Nd3+ Ke4 44.
Re6+ Kf3 45. Rg7 Rd5 46. Rg2 Rc8 47. Kh2 {White threatens Rg3#.   Israel
defeated Paraguay by 3-1. Armenia led one point on China.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne FRA"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. Qb3 Ra7 10. h3 dxc4 $5 11. Qxc4 Bf5 12. Ng5 b5 $5 ({Preferable is} 12... Bh6
$1 13. f4 b5) 13. Qb3 h6 14. e4 $1 Bc8 $2 {
Positional errors lead to a material loss.} (14... hxg5 $1 15. exf5 gxf5 16.
Bxg5 Rd7 {counters in the centre.}) 15. Nf3 c5 $6 ({Better is} 15... Qa5) 16.
axb5 $5 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxe4 $5 18. Nxe4 Qxd4 19. Be3 $1 Qxe4 20. Bf3 $1 Qe5 21.
Bxa7 {White has gained an exchange and will win the game slowly.} Be6 22. Qb4
axb5 23. Qxe7 Qxb2 24. Rab1 Qa2 25. Qb7 Qa6 26. Rfd1 Bc4 27. Bc5 Re8 28. Bd6
Qxb7 29. Bxb7 Rd8 30. Bg3 Re8 31. Bd5 $1 Na6 32. Bc6 Re6 33. Bxb5 Ba2 34. Rbc1
Nb4 35. Bc4 Bxc4 36. Rxc4 Nc6 37. Kf1 g5 38. Rd6 Rxd6 39. Bxd6 Nd4 40. Rc7 Ne6
41. Rb7 h5 42. Ke2 Bd4 43. Ba3 Nf4+ 44. Kf3 Ng6 45. Bc1 g4+ ({Or} 45... f6 46.
Ke4 $1 Bxf2 47. Kf5) 46. hxg4 hxg4+ 47. Ke2 f5 48. g3 Be5 49. Kd3 Kf8 50. Bh6+
Ke8 51. Bg7 Bd6 52. Bd4 f4 53. Rg7 Ne7 54. gxf4 Bxf4 55. Ke4 Bd6 56. Rxg4 Kf7
57. f4 Ng8 58. Rg7+ Kf8 59. Rd7 Be7 60. Kf5 Kf7 61. Bc5 Ke8 62. Rxe7+ Nxe7+ 63.
Bxe7 Kxe7 64. Kg6 {France and the USA drew.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger SWE"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil ISR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8.
Rb1 Nd7 9. Nf3 Nb6 10. a4 $6 ({The alternative is} 10. e4 $1 {
(Halkias - L'Ami, Amsterdam 2006).}) 10... a5 $1 {Pawn a4 becomes a weakness.}
11. Ng5 $5 Bd5 12. e4 h6 $1 13. exd5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Bh6 $1 (14... Qxd5 15. Rb5
Qe6+ 16. Be2 {brings no advantage (Sutovsky).}) 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. Qf3 Rh5 $5
17. g4 $1 Rh7 18. Bg2 Qd6 19. Qg3 $2 {He makes a passive choice.} ({
Preferable is} 19. h4 $1 Nxa4 20. Rxb7 Nb6 21. Kd2 $1 {
and White has counter-play.}) 19... O-O-O $1 20. Rb5 Nxa4 $1 21. Rxa5 {
The exchange of queens does not help either.} Qb6 $3 {
Black starts a wonderful attack.} 22. Ra8+ (22. Rxa4 $2 Qb1+ 23. Kd2 Qb2+ 24.
Ke3 $5 Qxc3+ 25. Kf4 Qxd4+ 26. Be4 Qf6+ 27. Ke3 Rh3 $3 {
wins for Black (Sutovsky).}) 22... Kd7 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. O-O Qb2 $1 25. Re1
Qxc3 {He has won a pawn.} 26. Qe5 Qb4 27. d6 $1 Qxd6 28. Bxb7 Nb6 29. Kg2 Kd7
30. Qb5+ $2 (30. Bf3 $1 c6 31. Kg3 {tries to survive in a difficult position.})
30... c6 $1 31. Qxb6 $6 (31. Qe5 Nd5 32. Ba6 Nf4+ 33. Kg3 g5 $1 {
gains a decisive advantage.}) 31... Qxh2+ 32. Kf1 ({Or} 32. Kf3 Qh3+ 33. Kf4
g5+ $1) 32... Qh3+ {Black delivers mate in one. Israel defeated Sweden.} 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.05.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zhang Zhong CHN"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 Qxf3 7. gxf3 bxc6
8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Rb8 10. b3 Ne7 11. Nc3 d6 12. f4 f5 13. Rg1 O-O 14. Bc4+ $1
(14. Bd3 {drew in Shabanov - Varavin, Krasnodor 1991.}) 14... Kh8 15. e5 $1
dxe5 16. O-O-O Ng6 17. Rd3 $1 {He restraints his opponent.} Ra8 $5 {
Black has few proper moves.} ({Not} 17... exf4 $2 18. Rxg6 $1 hxg6 19. exf4 {
and White will mate.}) 18. Na4 $1 exf4 $1 19. Rxg6 $1 fxe3 $1 {
Akopian has sacrificed a piece for two passed pawns.} 20. Rg1 $6 ({
The crucial line is} 20. Rxc6 f4 21. Rxc7 Bf5 22. Rd1 {and White has a plus.})
20... f4 21. Nc5 Bf5 22. Rc3 Rae8 23. Be2 g5 $5 24. Rxg5 Bc8 $1 25. Bf3 $6 (25.
Nd3 $1 f3 26. Ne5 h6 {brings an exciting battle.}) 25... e2 $1 26. Nd3 Re3 27.
Bxe2 $5 Rxe2 28. Ne5 Bf5 $5 29. Nxc6 Rxh2 30. Nd4 $6 ({Preferable is} 30. Ne5)
30... Be4 31. Rxc7 f3 32. Nxf3 Bxf3 33. Ra5 $1 Be4 34. Raxa7 Rg2 35. Rc4 $5 Re8
36. b4 h5 37. Rc5 h4 38. Rh5+ Kg8 {Black threatens mate in three.} 39. Rc7 Rg4
40. b5 Bg6 41. Rh6 Re1+ 42. Kd2 Re6 43. Rc8+ $2 {He releases the black king.}
Kg7 $1 44. Rch8 Ree4 45. b6 Rg2+ 46. Kc3 Rg3+ 47. Kd2 Rd4+ $2 ({Right is} 47...
Rc4 $1) 48. Ke2 $2 {Zhang Zhong misses an elegant escape.} (48. Ke1 $1 Rc4 49.
b7 $1 Rxc2 $5 50. Rxg6+ $1 Rxg6 51. Rg8+ $1 Kxg8 52. b8=Q+ Kh7 53. Qa7+ Rg7 54.
Qd4 {draws.}) 48... Rc4 $1 49. Rxg6+ $5 Kxh8 $1 {Akopian had triumphed in a
thriller. Armenia defeated China, as a result of this game, and led by two
points.} 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru USA"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. h3 b5
9. a3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. O-O Nc5 13. Bd2 $5 ({Known is} 13. f3)
13... e5 14. Nb3 Be7 15. f4 Ne6 16. f5 Nd4 17. Qd3 O-O 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. Be3 Nc5
20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. Nd5 Bh4 22. Rf1 c4 23. Qd1 Bxd5 24. exd5 Bg5 25. Bf2 c3 26.
b3 $2 Bd2 $2 ({Grischuk misses the opportunity} 26... Nxb3 $1 27. cxb3 c2) 27.
Be4 Re8 28. f6 gxf6 29. Bh4 Bg5 30. Bg3 Rc5 31. h4 Be3+ 32. Kh2 Bd2 33. g5 f5
34. Qh5 Qd6 35. Bxf5 Nxf5 36. Rxf5 Qg6 37. Qg4 $2 {
White should have exchanged the queens.} h5 38. Qe4 Rxd5 $1 39. Raf1 Rd4 40.
Qb7 $2 Bf4 $1 41. Rf6 Qxc2+ 42. Kh3 Rf8 43. g6 $5 fxg6 $4 ({
He misses the win by} 43... Bxg3 44. Kxg3 Rg4+ 45. Kh3 e4) 44. Bxf4 exf4 $4 {
Black blunders a rook.} (44... Rxf4 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. Qb8+ Kf7 47. Qc7+ {
draws by perpetual check.}) 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. Qb8+ Ke7 ({Or} 46... Kf7 47.
Qa7+) 47. Qe5+ Kf7 48. Qxd4 Qf5+ 49. Kh2 {
The USA defeated Russia, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek NED"]
[Black "Antonio, Rogelio jr PHI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. b4 d4 12. g4 Bg6 13. Qc4 d3 14. Bg2 Qf6
15. Ra2 Ne5 16. g5 $1 (16. Qb5+ Nc6 17. Qc4 Ne5 {
drew in Kramnik - Anand, Dortmund 1999.}) 16... Nxc4 ({The alternative is} 
16... Qf5 $5 {and Black will survive in Lysyj - Smirnov, Tomsk 2006.}) 17. gxf6
Nc3 $6 ({Better is} 17... Nxf6 18. Nd2 {(Van Wely)} Nxd2 19. Rxd2 O-O-O {
and White has a plus.}) 18. fxg7 Rg8 19. Ra1 O-O-O (19... Nxe2 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21.
Kxd2 {is going to win for White in Iljin - Kogan, Fuegen 2006.}) 20. Bh3+ $1
Kb8 $2 {This blunder costs a piece.} (20... f5 21. e3 Ne4 22. Nd2 {
favours White (Van Wely).}) 21. Bf4+ Ka8 22. Rc1 dxe2 ({The pointe is} 22...
Nxe2 23. Rxc4) 23. Rxc3 {Van Wely played an adventurous game.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan HUN"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes ISL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. Re1
O-O 9. a3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nf1 Nc6 13. c3 Bc8 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Nd5
h6 $5 (15... Nb8 {was played in Stellwagen - Van den Doel, Leeuwarden 2005.})
16. b4 Re8 17. Be3 Bf8 18. Nd2 Rb8 19. Qf3 Ng4 20. h3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 a5 22. bxc5
dxc5 23. c4 b4 {The chances  are equal.} 24. Bb3 Qg5 25. Ba4 Rec8 26. Rf1 Ne7
27. Bb5 Ng6 28. Kh2 Bd6 29. g3 Rf8 30. axb4 axb4 31. Ra6 Qd8 32. Rfa1 Bxd5 $6 {
He exchanges his strong bishop.} 33. exd5 f5 34. Qh5 Kh7 35. Kg2 Rf6 $6 (35...
Qe7 $1 36. Ra7 Rb7 {defends  well.}) 36. Rf1 $1 Qf8 $2 {
Restraint of the black forces follows.} (36... Ra8 $1 37. Rxf5 Rxa6 38. Rxf6
gxf6 39. Bxa6 Qa8 40. Bb5 Qa2 41. Qd1 b3 $1 {brings a black counteraction.})
37. Bd7 $1 Ne7 38. Be6 Rd8 39. Rf2 g6 40. Qd1 h5 $5 41. h4 Kg7 $5 ({Or} 41...
Kh8 $1 42. Qa1 Qg7 $1 43. Nf3 $1 e4 44. Ng5 exd3 45. Qa5 $1 Qf8 46. Rd2 {
and White overwhelms the resistance.}) 42. Qa1 $1 Ng8 (42... Kh6 43. Nf3 Qg7 $1
44. Ng5 $1 {leads to strangulation.}) 43. Nf3 $1 {Pawn e5 falls.} Kh6 44. Nxe5
Qg7 45. Nc6 Re8 46. Ra7 Ne7 47. Rd7 Bxg3 48. Kxg3 g5 49. Kh2 {
Hungary crushed Iceland by 4-0.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan BUL"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko SLO"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 exd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. d5 Bg7 19. Bf4 $5 Nb6 20. Rc1 Nfd7 21. b3
Qe7 22. Qd2 h5 $5 (22... Kh7 $1 {avoids a weakening.}) 23. Bg5 $1 Qf8 $6 ({
More solid is} 23... Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6) 24. Nh4 Bb2 $2 {
The bishop leaves the defence.} (24... b4 $1 {counters in the right way.}) 25.
Re3 $3 {He does not bother about the exchange.} Re5 $5 ({The pointe is} 25...
Bxc1 26. Qxc1 Kh7 27. Ngf5 $1 {and White wins like in the game.}) 26. Ngf5 $1
Nxd5 ({Or} 26... gxf5 27. Rg3 $1 f4 28. Bxf4+) 27. exd5 Bxc1 28. Qxc1 Rxe3 29.
Qxe3 Re8 30. Be7 gxf5 31. Nxf5 $1 Kh8 32. Qc3+ {
Cheparinov defeated his opponent by two sacrifices.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris ISR"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Qe8 12. Nd2 a5 $5 ({Usual is} 12... e5)
13. Rc1 Nh7 $6 ({Gelfand advices} 13... c5) 14. f4 $1 f5 15. e4 Nhf6 $2 {
Kamsky makes a temporary sacrifice.} ({More solid is} 15... Qf7 16. Qc2 g6) 16.
exf5 exf5 17. Bxf5 Qe3+ 18. Bf2 Qxf4 19. Be6+ Kh8 20. d5 $1 Ne5 $2 {
Black gives a pawn.} (20... Qg5 $5 21. Nf3 Qh5 {leads to white advantage.}) 21.
Bxb6 $1 Qg5 22. Bd4 $6 (22. Rf5 $1 {wins at once.}) 22... Rae8 $5 23. Nf3 $1
Nxf3+ 24. Rxf3 Ne4 25. Be3 Qg6 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Qg4 Qh7 28. Qh4 Qg6 29. Qe7
Re8 30. Qxc7 Rxe6 31. Qxb7 ({Not} 31. dxe6 $4 Nc5 $1 32. g3 Qe4) 31... Re8 32.
Rf1 Nf6 33. Qb3 Qe4 34. Bf2 Rc8 35. c5 $1 dxc5 36. d6 c4 37. Qe3 c3 38. bxc3
Qxe3 39. Bxe3 Rxc3 40. Bd4 Rd3 41. Bxf6 gxf6 42. Rxf6 Kg7 43. Rf5 $1 Rxd6 ({
The pointe is} 43... Rxa3 44. Rd5) 44. Rxa5 Rd3 45. Kf2 Rb3 46. g4 Rh3 ({
Gelfand analyses} 46... Rb2+ 47. Kg3 Rb3+ 48. Kh4 Rb2 49. h3 Rb3 50. Ra7+ Kg6
51. Ra6+ Kg7 52. a4 Ra3 53. a5 Kh7 54. g5 $1 hxg5+ 55. Kxg5 Rxh3 56. Rb6 {
and White wins.}) 47. Kg2 Rc3 48. h4 Rd3 49. a4 Ra3 50. h5 Kf6 51. Rf5+ Ke6 52.
a5 Ra1 53. Rb5 Kf6 54. Kf3 Ra3+ 55. Ke4 Ra4+ 56. Kd5 Rxg4 57. Kc6 Ke6 58. a6
Rc4+ 59. Kb7 Kd7 60. a7 Rc7+ 61. Ka6 {
Israel defeated the USA and moved upwards in the standings.} 1-0

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij GER"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus NOR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C57"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 {
The youngsters choose a wild variation of the Two Knights.} 6. Bf1 h6 7. Ne6 ({
An alternative is} 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. dxc6 Bc5) 7... fxe6 8. dxc6 Bc5 9. d3 $6 {
White leaves the gambit style.} ({The aggressive} 9. d4 $5 Bxd4 10. Bd3 {
was played in Morozevich - Piket, London 1995.}) 9... O-O $1 10. Be3 Bxe3 11.
fxe3 Qd6 12. Nd2 Qxc6 {Black has a positional edge.} 13. e4 Qc5 14. Nb3 Qb6 15.
Qe2 Bd7 16. g3 $5 a5 17. Bh3 $6 ({Better is} 17. Nd2 Qd4 18. c3) 17... a4 $1
18. Nd2 a3 19. b3 Be8 20. Qf2 Qc6 $6 (20... Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 22. Ke3 Nxd2
23. Bxe6+ Kh7 24. Kxd2 Rf2+ {favours Black.}) 21. O-O Bh5 22. Qe3 Bg4 23. Bg2
$6 {White keeps his bad bishop.} ({Preferable is} 23. Rxf6 $1 Rxf6 24. Bxg4
Qxc2 25. Nf3) 23... Qxc2 24. Rfc1 Qb2 25. h3 Rad8 26. Rab1 $5 Qxa2 27. Ra1 Qb2
28. Rab1 Qa2 29. Ra1 Qb2 30. Rab1 Qd4 31. Qxd4 Rxd4 32. hxg4 Rxd3 {
Black has three pawns for a bishop.} 33. Nf1 Ra8 34. Rxc7 $5 a2 35. Ra1 Rxb3
36. Rc2 $1 Rba3 37. Rb2 R8a5 38. Nd2 $6 (38. g5 $1 hxg5 39. Nd2 {
almost equalises.}) 38... Nxg4 39. Nb3 $5 R5a4 40. Bh3 h5 41. Bxg4 hxg4 42. Nd2
Rxg3+ 43. Kf2 Rga3 44. Rxb5 Kf7 45. Ke2 $2 ({Correct is} 45. Rb2 $1 Kf6 46. Kg2
g6 47. Nb3 $1 Kg5 48. Nc1 {and White stops the black pawns.}) 45... Kf6 $6 46.
Kd1 $6 Rh3 $1 47. Kc2 g3 48. Rb3 Kg5 49. Kb2 Kg4 50. Rc3 $5 g2 51. Rcc1 Re3 52.
Kc2 Kg3 53. Kb2 Kf2 54. Rc2 Re2 {Norway defeated Germany. The standings at the
end of the penultimate round became: Armenia 34, China 311/2, Russia 31,
France and Hungary 301/2, Israel 30, USA, Netherlands and Bulgaria 291/2, etc.}
0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.06.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen NOR"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Armenia drew quickly with Hungary and gained gold.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 8. a3 Ba5 $5 ({Known is} 8...
Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O) 9. Qc2 $5 ({Preferable is} 9. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11.
Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qxa5) 9... O-O 10. Rd1 h6 11. e4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. a4 Bb7 14.
Ba3 Re8 15. Nd2 Na5 {Black defends the extra pawn.} 16. Ra2 Ba6 17. Bf1 Qc8 18.
Bb4 e5 19. Bxa5 bxa5 20. f3 $5 (20. Bxc4 {solves white's problems.}) 20... Qe6
21. Kh1 $2 {He should have used the last chance to regain the pawn.} ({
Correct is} 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Nxc4) 21... Nd7 $1 22. Bg2 $5 (22. d5 Qf6 23. Kg2
Nb6 {protects pawn c4.}) 22... exd4 23. cxd4 c3 $1 24. d5 Qf6 25. Nb3 $5 (25.
Nb1 Nc5 $1 26. Nxc3 Bc4 {wins an exchange.}) 25... Bc4 $1 26. Ra3 Qd6 27. Rda1
Bxb3 28. Rxb3 Rxb3 29. Qxb3 Qb4 {The weak extra pawn has become strong.} 30.
Qd1 Rb8 31. Bf1 Nc5 32. d6 cxd6 33. Bb5 Qb2 34. Rc1 Qd2 35. Qxd2 cxd2 36. Rd1
a6 37. Bc6 Rb6 38. Bd5 Rb2 39. Bc6 Rc2 40. Kg2 Nd3 {
Norway was crushed by 31/2-1/2. The USA moved upwards in the standings.} 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.06.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris ISR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Russia occupied the third place and needed a big victory for a jump to the
second spot.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7.
Qd2 a6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O-O d5 $5 {Avrukh plays a sharp new move.} ({Known is
} 9... Qa5) 10. e5 $1 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. h4 g4 $5 14. Qe2 $5 Rg8 15.
Qd3 $1 Rb8 16. Qh7 Rg7 17. Qh8 $5 (17. Qxh6 Qa5 18. Qe3 Bc5 19. Qh6 Kf8 {
(Avrukh)} 20. Qh8+ $1 Rg8 21. Qh6+ Rg7 {draws by perpetual check.}) 17... Qa5
18. Rd3 d4 $1 19. Rxd4 Rxb2 $1 20. Kd2 $2 {
White should have accepted the second sacrifice.} (20. Kxb2 Rh7 $3 21. Qg8 (21.
Qxh7 $2 Ba3+ 22. Kb1 Qxc3) 21... Rg7 22. Qh8 {
leads to a repetition of moves (Avrukh).}) 20... Nb6 $1 21. Bd3 $2 Nd5 $1 22.
Rc4 Bb7 $2 {Many mistakes will be made under time pressure.} ({
Avrukh misses the win} 22... Rb4 $1 23. Rxc6 Bb7) 23. Re1 Rb4 24. Ree4 c5 25.
a3 Rxc4 26. Rxc4 Nb6 27. Rf4 $2 Nd5 $2 28. Rc4 Nb6 29. Rf4 $2 c4 $2 30. Rxc4
Nxc4+ 31. Bxc4 Be4 $2 32. Qxh6 $2 Rh7 33. Qe3 Bh6 $2 34. Bf4 Bxf4 35. Qxf4 Bg6
36. g3 Rh5 37. Qxg4 Rxe5 38. Qd4 Rc5 39. f4 $2 Ke7 $2 40. g4 $2 Rc6 {
Black has a better position after the time control has been reached.} 41. Bd3
Bxd3 42. cxd3 Rc7 $6 {He should capture a  pawn.} 43. g5 $6 {
Move the a-pawn forwards!} Qxa3 44. Qf6+ Ke8 45. Qh8+ Kd7 46. Ne2 $5 Qb4+ 47.
Ke3 Rc2 $1 48. Qh5 $6 (48. Kf3 $5 Qb2 49. Qxb2 Rxb2 {also wins for Black.})
48... Qd2+ 49. Kd4 Ke7 $1 50. Qf3 Qxe2 51. Qb7+ Kf8 {Israel defeated Russia by
3-1. The USA and Israel scored the same number of game points, but the
Americans had a higher Buchholz-score and gained bronze. Russia won no medal
at all.} 0-1

[Event "Torino"]
[Site "37th Olympiad"]
[Date "2006.06.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso NED"]
[Black "Ni Hua CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. g3
O-O 9. Ne2 $5 ({More active is} 9. Qd2 $1 c4 10. Bg2) 9... b5 10. Bh3 b4 11.
O-O Ba6 12. Rf2 Bxe2 13. Rxe2 $1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc5 $1 16. Bxc5
Nxc5 17. Qd4 Qb6 18. f5 $1 Rfe8 $1 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Re3 Nd7 21. Qxb6 axb6 {
Black has the initiative in the endgame.} 22. a3 $6 (22. c3 $1 bxc3 23. Rxc3 $1
{keeps the equality.}) 22... bxa3 23. Raxa3 $6 (23. Rexa3 $1 Rac8 $5 {(Ni Hua)}
24. Ra7 $1 Nxe5 25. c3 $1 {gains sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 23...
Kf7 $1 24. Rad3 Rec8 25. c3 Ke7 26. Rd4 Ra1+ 27. Kf2 Rb1 28. Re2 h5 $5 29. Rh4
$5 g6 30. Bg2 Rf8+ 31. Rf4 Rxf4+ 32. gxf4 Nc5 33. Ke3 Na4 34. Rc2 $2 (34. c4 $1
dxc4 35. Be4 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Nxb2 37. Bxg6 h4 38. Kd4 b5 39. Be4 {
brings excellent drawing chances (Ni Hua).}) 34... Nxb2 $1 35. Bf1 Nd1+ 36. Kd2
$6 (36. Kf3 $1 Nxc3 $1 37. Bd3 Ne4 38. Bxe4 Rb3+ 39. Ke2 dxe4 40. Rc7+ {
gives the last opportunity.}) 36... Nxc3 $1 37. Rxc3 Rxf1 38. Rc7+ Ke8 39. Ke3
$1 Re1+ 40. Kf3 g5 $1 {He breaks the resistance in the centre.} 41. fxg5 Rxe5
42. h4 Re4 43. Kg3 d4 44. g6 Rg4+ 45. Kf3 Kf8 46. Rh7 Rxh4 47. Rf7+ Kg8 48. Re7
d3 $1 49. Ke3 ({The pointe is} 49. Rd7 e5 $1) 49... Rd4 $1 50. Kd2 Rd6 51. Rh7
Rd5 {China consolidated the second place by a victory of 21/2-11/2 over the
Netherlands. The final standings became: Armenia 36 (gold), China 34 (silver),
USA 33 (bronze), Israel 33, Hungary 321/2, Russia, France, Ukraine, Bulgaria
and Spain 32, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Germany 31,
etc.   Incidents in chess tournaments are rare. One happened during the
"Bermuda Party". When Levon Aronian danced with the pretty Arianne Caoili, he
was knocked down by a jealous Englishman. The attacker was sent home.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Georgiev, Vladimir MKD"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour AZE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The 28th Olympiad was played in Dresden from 13 until 25 xi 2008. Match
points became a more important criterion than game points. It decreased the
yo-yo effects in the standings but the fighting spirit as well. Only eleven
rounds occurred. The number of reserves was reduced to one.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3
d6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nbd2 e5 5. c3 Be7 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 Nh5 $5 ({Known is} 7... c6
) 8. Bg3 $5 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. e3 Bf6 11. Ne4 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Nxe4 13. Qxe4+
Qe7 14. Qf3 Rb8 15. O-O-O g6 $5 16. g4 (16. Nb5 Be5 17. Nxa7 Be6 18. Nb5 Bxa2 {
wins no pawn.}) 16... Kf8 $1 17. Qg3 Kg7 18. Be2 Bd7 19. f4 $6 {
White weakens his e-pawn.} b5 $1 20. Kb1 c5 21. Nf3 $5 b4 22. c4 Ba4 $6 (22...
Qxe3 $1 23. Rhe1 $1 g5 24. Rxd6 b3 25. a3 gxf4 26. Qh3 Rbd8 {gains a pawn.})
23. b3 Bc6 24. Bd3 Be4 $5 25. Kc2 d5 $1 {The attack begins.} 26. Ne5 ({
The pointe is} 26. cxd5 $2 c4 $1 27. bxc4 b3+ 28. axb3 Rxb3 $1) 26... Bxd3+ 27.
Rxd3 Bxe5 28. fxe5 dxc4 29. bxc4 Rb6 30. Rhd1 Re8 31. Rd5 Qb7 32. e4 Ra6 $5 33.
Kb2 $2 {The charge on the a-file becomes effective.} (33. Kb1 $1 Ra3 $5 34. Qf4
$1 Qa6 35. Rf1 Rf8 36. Qf6+ {draws.}) 33... Ra3 $1 34. R1d3 Qa6 35. Rxa3 bxa3+
36. Kc3 Qb7 37. Qf2 Qb4+ $2 (37... Rb8 $1 {continues the attack.}) 38. Kd3 Qb1+
39. Ke3 Re6 40. Kf3 $5 Rc6 41. Qd2 $2 ({Correct is} 41. Rd7 $1 Qb2 ({not} 41...
Rb6 $4 42. Kg3 $1) 42. Qd2 Qxe5 43. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 44. Qd7+ {leads to a draw.})
41... Rb6 42. Rd7 Qf1+ $1 43. Qf2 Qxc4 44. Kg3 Qe6 45. Rd5 (45. Rxa7 Qxe5+ 46.
Qf4 Qc3+ 47. Kh2 Rf6 {wins for Black.}) 45... Rb2 $1 46. Qxc5 h5 $1 {
Black is going to hunt the hostile king. Azerbaijan defeated Macedonia.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khruschiov, Alexei MDA"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The previous success of the Armenians had been celebrated at home. Again a
highly motivated team took part.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3
dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Re1 O-O 9. e4 e5 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. h3 exd4 12.
Bxf6 $5 gxf6 13. Nxd4 $6 (13. Qxd4 {
will draw in Wang Yue - Akopian, Elista 2008.}) 13... Ne5 14. Bf1 $5 ({
Preferable is} 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 Nxc4 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qxc4) 14... Rd8 $5
15. Qb3 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Nc3 b5 18. Nf5 Bc5 19. Rac1 $5 Bb6 $5 20. Ne7+
Kg7 21. Nxc8 Raxc8 22. a3 Rd2 {Black has the initiative.} 23. Re2 Rcd8 24. Rc2
R2d6 25. Re1 h5 26. Be2 Rd2 27. Rec1 h4 28. Kf1 Ng6 29. Ke1 R2d4 30. Rd1 Nf4
31. Rxd4 $6 (31. Bf3 $1 Rxd1+ 32. Nxd1 {defends well.}) 31... Bxd4 $1 32. Bf1
Re8 33. g3 $1 hxg3 34. fxg3 Bxc3+ 35. Rxc3 Rxe4+ {
The extra pawn matters little.} 36. Kd2 Nd5 37. Rd3 $5 Nb6 38. Re3 $5 Rd4+ 39.
Rd3 $6 (39. Bd3 $1 f5 40. Rf3 f4 41. Rxf4 Rxf4 42. gxf4 Nd5 43. Bf5 Nxf4 44.
Bc8 b6 45. Bd7 c5 46. h4 {nearly equalises.}) 39... Nc4+ $1 40. Kc3 Re4 $1 41.
g4 $2 {White should counter.} ({Correct is} 41. Rd8 $1 Re3+ 42. Kd4 $1 Rxg3 43.
Bxc4 bxc4 44. Kxc4 Rxh3 45. Rb8 Rh4+ 46. Kd3 b5 47. Rb6 Rc4 48. b3 {
and White survives in the rook ending.}) 41... Re1 $1 42. Bg2 Rc1+ 43. Kb4 Nxb2
44. Rd7 Rc2 $1 45. Bh1 Rc4+ 46. Ka5 Rc1 47. Be4 Nc4+ 48. Kb4 Ne5 $1 {Black wins
an exchange. Armenia defeated Moldavia. Sargissian would produce the highest
ELO-score.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir ARM"]
[Black "Ziska, Helgi FAI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. e4 Nbd7 5. e5 dxe5 6. dxe5 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nxe5
8. Qxb7 {White has a great positional advantage.} e6 (8... Qc8 9. Qxc8+ Rxc8
10. Ba6 Rb8 11. Bf4 {favoured White in Arancibia - Maturana, Las Condes 2005.})
9. Bb5+ Ned7 $6 ({Preferable is} 9... Nfd7 10. Bf4 Rb8 11. Qxa7 Bb4) 10. Bg5 $1
Qc8 11. Qf3 Rb8 $5 {Black plays a new move in a lost position.} ({Known is} 
11... Bd6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Ne4 {
and White won in Johansson - Zakharov, Olomouc 2006.}) 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. O-O-O
Bd6 14. Rhe1 {White threatens to capture pawn f6.} Ke7 $5 15. Nd5+ $1 Kf8 16.
Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Qxf6 Rg8 18. Qh6+ Rg7 19. Nf6 $1 Qb5 20. Nxh7+ Kg8 21. Nf6+ Kf8
22. b3 {Armenia crushed the Faroe Islands.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek NED"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour AZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. b5 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6
fxg3 16. hxg3 Qc8 17. Nd5 Qxe6 18. Nxc7 Qh3 19. Rf2 {White plays for a win.} (
19. Nxa8 Qxg3+ 20. Kh1 {drew in Pachman -Taimanov, Havana 1967.}) 19... Nxe4 {
Black gives a risky answer.} (19... Rac8 {
happened in Van Wely - Golubev, Sovata 2000.}) 20. fxe4 $5 ({Known is} 20. Rh2
Qd7 21. Nxa8 Nxg3 22. Bxh6 Bxh6 23. Rxh6 {(Van Wely - Degraeve, Mondariz 2000).
}) 20... Rxf2 21. Kxf2 Rf8+ 22. Ke3 Qxg3+ 23. Kd2 {The king finds a safe haven.
} Rf2 24. Ne8 $1 {White wants to exchange the dangerous bishop.} h5 25. Nxg7
Kxg7 26. Qb3 Qg2 27. Qe3 Ng8 $1 {The knight moves to the front.} 28. c5 $1 dxc5
29. Bb2 Qh2 $6 ({An opportunity brings} 29... Nf6 $1 30. Re1 ({not} 30. Bxe5 $2
Rxe2+ $1 31. Qxe2 Qg5+) 30... Ng4 31. Qd3 b6) 30. Re1 $1 Nf6 31. Kd1 b6 32. Bc3
$6 Kh7 $6 ({The last chance gives} 32... Qf4 $1 33. Qxf4 exf4) 33. Qg5 $1 Nxe4
34. Qe7+ $1 Kh6 35. Bxe5 Rf7 36. Qe8 Rd7+ 37. Kc2 $1 (37. Qxd7 $4 Qxe5 38. Bc4
Qa1+ 39. Ke2 Qb2+ 40. Ke3 Qf2+ 41. Kxe4 Qxe1+ {favours Black.}) 37... Rd2+ 38.
Kb1 Qf2 39. Rf1 $1 Rxe2 40. Qh8+ $5 Kg5 41. Rxf2 Rxf2 42. Bb8 Rf5 43. Bxa7 c4
44. Bxb6 Rxb5+ 45. Kc2 Rxb6 46. Qe5+ Kh6 47. Qxe4 g5 48. a4 Rf6 49. a5 g4 50.
Kc3 Kg5 51. Qe5+ Kg6 52. Qe4+ Kg5 53. Qb7 g3 54. a6 {
The Netherlands and Azerbaijan drew.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru USA"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 Bxc3 12. Bc4 Nd7 13. Bf4 Bg7 14. Qe2 $5 ({
Known is} 14. Re1) 14... Nf6 15. Rfd1 Qd7 16. h3 (16. Ne5 $5 {
will be played in the last round (Onischuk - Eljanov).}) 16... Rad8 17. Ne5 Qc8
18. Bb5 $2 {The bishop moves away from the central area.} ({Preferable is} 18.
a4 $1 e6 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. f3) 18... e6 $1 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6
exd5 21. exd5 Qf5 $1 {Black takes the initiative.} 22. Qf3 ({Not} 22. Bc7 $2
Rxd5 $1) 22... Ne4 23. Bc7 $6 {The following tactics favour Black.} Qxf3 24.
gxf3 Nc3 $1 {He has put the board in flames.} 25. d6 $5 Rxd6 $5 26. Rxd6 $5 ({
Or} 26. Bxd6 Rd8 27. Bxc5 Nxd1) 26... Nxb1 {Black has gained two pawns.} 27.
Rd7 Bf6 28. Bg3 c4 $1 {He returns one pawn.} 29. Rxa7 c3 30. Ba4 Rc8 31. Bc2
Nd2 32. Kg2 Nc4 33. Bf4 Be5 $5 34. Bh6 $1 Nd6 35. Re7 Bf6 36. Rd7 Nf5 37. Be3
Rc6 38. Kf1 Kf8 39. Ke2 Be7 40. Kd1 $5 Nxe3+ $6 (40... b5 {
keeps a bigger advantage.}) 41. fxe3 Rc5 42. Bb3 Rh5 $1 43. Rb7 Rxh3 {
Black has two distant passed pawns.} 44. Rb8+ $5 Kg7 45. Rb7 Bb4 $1 46. Rxf7+
Kh6 47. Rf4 Rh1+ 48. Ke2 Rh2+ 49. Kf1 $5 ({The alternative is} 49. Kd3 $1 Rd2+
50. Kc4 Ba5 51. Rh4+ Kg7 52. f4) 49... Ba5 $1 50. Rc4 Kg5 51. Rg4+ Kf6 52. Rg2
Rxg2 53. Kxg2 {White has drawing chances in the ending of bishops on different
colours, but Black plays the final accurately.} g5 54. a3 b5 55. f4 $5 g4 $5
56. Kg3 h5 57. e4 Bc7 58. a4 $5 bxa4 $5 59. Bxa4 Ke6 60. Bd1 Kd6 61. Kf2 h4 $1
{Azerbaijan defeated the USA.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea ROM"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 Ne7 13. Rad1 Ng6 14. Rd2
Be7 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. Ne2 Nf8 {
So far, the moves are familiar in the Berlin Defence.} 17. Nf4 $5 ({Known is} 
17. Ng3) 17... g6 18. c4 b6 19. e6 $6 (19. Nd4 $1 Bg5 20. Nde2 {keeps a plus.})
19... Bxe6 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Bg7 Bg5 22. Ne2 $5 (22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Bxf8 gxf4
24. f3 {draws.}) 22... Kb7 23. Ned4 $6 {He plays another inaccuracy.} (23. Ne5
$1 Nh7 24. f4 Bf6 25. Bxh6 {wins back the pawn.}) 23... c5 24. Nxe6 Nxe6 25.
Nxg5 hxg5 26. Bf6 $1 Kc6 {The extra pawn has little importance.} 27. Kh2 Rb8
28. Kg3 b5 29. Rc1 Rb6 30. Kg4 $6 {The troubles start.} ({Preferable is} 30.
cxb5+ Kxb5 31. Be7) 30... Ra6 31. Rc2 $5 bxc4 32. bxc4 Ra4 33. Bxg5 Nd4 $1 34.
Rd2 Rxc4 35. Kg3 Kd5 36. Bf6 Ra4 37. Kf4 Ke6 $6 {He makes a passive move.} 38.
Kg5 Ra5 39. Bg7 c4+ 40. Kf4 c5 $1 41. Bxd4 cxd4 42. Rxd4 Rxa2 43. Ke3 $1 Ra4
44. f3 a5 45. g4 $2 {White breaks down in the rook ending.} ({Correct is} 45.
h4 $1 Rb4 46. Kd2 Rb2+ 47. Kc3 $1 Rxg2 48. Rxc4 {
and White has excellent drawing chances.}) 45... Rb4 $1 46. Rd8 ({Or} 46. h4 a4
$1) 46... Rb3+ 47. Ke4 f5+ 48. gxf5+ gxf5+ 49. Kf4 c3 50. Rc8 a4 51. Ke3 a3 52.
Kd3 c2+ $1 53. Kxc2 Rxf3 54. h4 Rh3 55. Ra8 f4 56. Ra5 a2 $1 57. Kb2 f3 $1 {
Almasi played a fine endgame. Hungary defeated Romania.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hansen, Lars DEN"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris ISR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A75"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bf1 Nbd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Rc8 15.
Qd1 $5 (15. Bf4 {was played in Psakhis - Hellers, Berlin 1988.}) 15... c4 16.
Ra3 $5 Nc5 17. Qc2 Nb3 $5 18. Be3 Na5 $5 19. Raa1 $5 {Both parties lose tempi.}
Nd7 20. Rad1 Nc5 21. g3 $5 Qd7 (21... Bxc3 $5 22. bxc3 Rxe4 {
brings little advantage.}) 22. Kh2 b5 23. axb5 $6 {
The open a-file will benefit Black.} axb5 24. Bxc5 $2 ({Preferable is} 24. h4
$1 Qb7 25. Bh3 Rcd8) 24... Rxc5 25. Na2 Rcc8 26. Nb4 Qa7 27. f4 Qc5 28. Na6 Qb6
29. Nb4 c3 $1 {The attack begins.} 30. e5 $5 cxb2 31. Qxb2 Nc4 32. Bxc4 bxc4
33. Nd3 $5 {White defends actively, but it does not help.} Qa5 34. Nf2 dxe5 35.
fxe5 c3 $1 36. Qc2 Rxe5 37. Rxe5 Bxe5 {Gelfand has won a pawn.} 38. d6 Rd8 39.
Ne4 Qb4 40. Re1 ({Or} 40. Rc1 $5 Qb2 $1 41. Kh1 Qxc2 42. Rxc2 f5 43. Nxc3 Bxg3
44. Nb5 Bxd6 45. Nxd6 Rxd6 {and Black has two extra pawns in the rook ending.})
40... Qd4 41. Qb3 Rxd6 $1 42. Rf1 Rd7 {Gelfand scored well for Israel. Russia,
Armenia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and England shared the lead by 9/5 match
points..} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir ARM"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O a6 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. e5 d5 13. Kb1 Bb7 14. f5 fxe5
15. Qxe5 Bf6 16. Qg3 Qe7 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Be2 h5 19. a4 h4 20. Qg6+ Qf7 21.
Qg4 $1 {Akopian springs a novelty in the Rauser.} ({Usual is} 21. Qd3) 21...
Rg8 $2 {Black blunders at once.} ({Better is} 21... Bxc3 $1 22. bxc3 O-O-O 23.
axb5 axb5 24. Bxb5 Rdg8) 22. Qh3 $1 Rg5 $5 ({The pointe is} 22... Bxc3 23. Qxc3
$1 Rc8 24. Qe1 $1 {and White has a great advantage.}) 23. Bg4 Ke7 24. Rhe1 $1 {
The attack in the centre decides the game.} Be5 $5 (24... Re5 25. axb5 Rxe1 26.
Rxe1 e5 27. Qe3 d4 28. Qxd4 {wins for White.}) 25. Qe3 Rag8 (25... Qf6 26. Qc5+
Ke8 27. Rxe5 $1 Qxe5 28. Rf1 Rg8 29. Ne4 $1 Qxe4 30. Bh5+ {
leads to mate eventually.}) 26. Qa7 {
Armenia defeated Azerbaijan, as a result of this game.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cuartas, Jaime COL"]
[Black "Leko, Peter HUN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. f3 O-O-O 10. Kf2 Ne7 11. Be3 f5 12. exf5 $6 ({Known is} 12. Rad1)
12... Nxf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 {The two bishops have become more active.} 14. Rac1 {
White has a difficult defence.} Be7 15. Ne2 c5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. c3 b6 18. Rcd1
Bf7 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Ra1 $5 Bh4 $1 21. Bf4 Kb7 22. Kg1 $5 Re8 23. Ne4 Bd5 24.
g3 $2 (24. Bg3 $1 Bd8 25. Re1 Kc6 26. b3 {defends well.}) 24... Bd8 $1 {
Leko carries out a number of subtle moves.} (24... Bxe4 $2 25. Re1 $1 Bxg3 26.
hxg3 Bc6 27. Rxe8 Bxe8 {wins a pawn but draws.}) 25. Re1 Kc6 $1 26. a3 g5 $1 {
Black makes a surprising attack on the kingside.} 27. Bd2 g4 $1 28. Kf2 gxf3
29. Ng5 Rxe1 30. Kxe1 h5 $1 31. a4 $5 b5 $5 32. axb5+ $5 (32. Kf2 bxa4 33. Nxf3
Kb5 34. Ne5 Bf6 35. Bf4 a5 {leads to a charge on the queenside.}) 32... Kxb5 $1
33. Nh3 Kc4 34. Kd1 ({No use has} 34. Kf2 Kb3 35. c4 Bxc4 36. Bc3 Bd5) 34...
Kb3 35. Kc1 Bf6 36. Nf2 a5 37. Be3 c4 38. h4 a4 39. Nd1 Be4 40. Nf2 Bf5 41. Nd1
Bc2 42. Nf2 Bxc3 $1 43. bxc3 a3 {Leko got a silver medal for his ELO-score.}
0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ROM"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin BUL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B86"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8.
Bg5 Qa5 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. O-O Be7 11. f4 Qc5 $5 12. Kh1 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qd3 g6
$2 {He weakens the kingside.} 15. f5 $1 {White starts a great attack.} gxf5 16.
Nxf5 $1 {A piece sacrifice shows the pointe of the charge.} (16. exf5 $2 e5 $1
17. Nde2 d5 {favours Black.}) 16... exf5 17. Rxf5 d5 $5 18. exd5 Qd6 19. Raf1
Ng4 ({Or} 19... O-O-O $6 20. Rxf6 $1 Bxf6 21. Ne4) 20. Qh3 $5 (20. R1f4 $1 {
(threatens Ne4)} Bc8 21. Rxg4 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 {favours White.}) 20... Rg8 $1 21.
Ne4 $2 (21. Rxf7 $1 O-O-O 22. R1f4 Qd7 23. Rxg4 $1 Rxg4 24. Rxe7 $1 {
gains material.}) 21... Qh6 22. Qxh6 $6 {White loses the grip on the game.} ({
Better is} 22. Re1 $1 O-O-O $1 23. Rxf7 Qxh3 24. gxh3 Bh4 $1 25. Rg1 {
and the position remains about level.}) 22... Nxh6 23. Re5 Kf8 24. h3 Rg6 25.
g4 Re8 26. Re1 $6 Ng8 $5 27. Nc5 Ba8 28. g5 $6 (28. Nd7+ Kg7 29. c3 {
prolongs the game.}) 28... Rd8 $1 {
Topalov stops the offensive. Armenia and Russia led after six rounds.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander USA"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nxd4 Qc7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. b3 $5 ({Known is} 
13. a5) 13... Bb7 14. Bb2 Rfd8 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. a5 $5 Nd7 $5 17. Qc2 Ne5 $5
18. Be2 a6 $5 19. Ne4 c5 20. Rc1 c4 $6 {White gets a strong passed pawn.} ({
Preferable is} 20... Ng6 21. Qc3 f6) 21. bxc4 Qxa5 22. c5 $1 Qc7 $2 (22... Bxe4
23. Qxe4 Qd2 24. Qc2 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 Nc6 $1 {makes useful exchanges.}) 23. Nd6 $1
Nc6 24. Nxb7 $2 (24. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 25. Qxh7 Ke8 26. Qxg7 Kd7 27. Bf6 Kc8 28. Qg4
$1 {brings a decisive attack.}) 24... Qxb7 25. Ba3 a5 26. Qa4 Qc7 27. h3 h6 28.
Bb5 Na7 29. Be2 Nc6 30. Qb5 Rb8 31. Qc4 Bf6 32. Qc2 Nb4 33. Qc4 Nc6 34. Qa4 Be7
35. Bf3 Ne5 36. Be4 Nd7 $5 37. c6 $1 Nb6 $1 38. Qb3 Nd5 39. Qd3 Bxa3 40. Qxa3
Nf6 41. Bf3 e5 42. g3 e4 43. Bg2 Rc8 44. Qa4 Qe5 45. Rc4 g6 $2 (45... Qe6 {
attacks the c-pawn.}) 46. Bxe4 $1 Nxe4 47. Rxe4 {Onischuk has won a pawn.} Qd5
48. Rc4 Rc7 49. Rc1 h5 50. Qd4 $6 Qxd4 51. exd4 {
White has connected passed pawns, but Black gets a chance in the rook ending.}
Kf8 52. d5 Ke7 53. Rc5 a4 $1 54. Ra5 Kd6 {
He wants to grab the threatening pair of pawns.} 55. Kg2 Re7 $5 56. Kf3 Re5 $2
{Black loses too much time.} (56... a3 $1 57. g4 hxg4+ 58. Kxg4 a2 59. Rxa2
Kxd5 60. Rc2 Kd6 61. f4 Kc7 62. Kg5 Re3 $1 {escapes from a difficult situation.
}) 57. Rxa4 Rxd5 58. Rf4 $1 Rc5 $5 ({An alternative is} 58... f5 59. Rc4 Kc7
60. Kf4 Rd2 61. f3 Rd3 62. h4 Rb3 63. Rc1 Rd3 64. Rc2 $1 {It is zugzwang.} Rd4+
$1 ({the pointe is} 64... Ra3 65. Re2 $1) 65. Kg5 Rd3 66. Kxg6 Rxf3 67. Rg2 $1
{and White will win the endgame, eventually.}) 59. Rxf7 Ke6 60. Rg7 Kf6 61. Rc7
g5 62. Ke4 g4 63. hxg4 hxg4 64. Kd4 Rc2 65. Kd5 $1 Rxf2 66. Rh7 Rd2+ 67. Kc5
Rc2+ 68. Kb6 Rb2+ 69. Ka7 $1 Rb3 70. c7 Ra3+ 71. Kb6 Rb3+ 72. Kc6 Rxg3 73. Rh5
$1 {The USA defeated Hungary, as a result of this  game.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel ARM"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The leading teams met.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5
exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 {Sargissian and Grischuk had
played this opening before. The Armenians had analysed it at home.} Qc8 11. a3
Nc7 $5 ({Theory is} 11... Nf6) 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. Nb5
Qd8 $1 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Be4 $1 a6 $1 19. Bxh7+ {
White regains the sacrificed pawn.} Kh8 20. Qf5 $5 {
White makes a winning attempt.} (20. Rd5 Ng4 $1 21. Rh5 Nf6 22. Rh3 axb5 23.
Bf5+ Kg8 24. Bh7+ {leads to perpetual check.}) 20... g6 21. Qxe5+ Bf6 22. Qf4
axb5 23. Qh6 Bg5 $1 24. Qh3 Kg7 $1 {Black tries to win the imprisoned bishop.}
25. Bxg6 $1 Kxg6 26. Rd6+ Kg7 27. Rad1 {He has a strong attack for the piece.}
Rg8 $2 ({Sargissian analyses} 27... Rh8 $1 28. Qg4 Kf8 29. Rxd7 Qf6 {
and the chances are about equal.}) 28. f4 $1 Bf6 29. e4 Rh8 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31. e5
Be7 32. Rxd7 Qe8 33. f5 $2 ({Better is} 33. e6 $1 Rh6 34. f5 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Bxd8
36. Rd7 {and White has winning chances.}) 33... f6 $1 34. Qf4 c4 35. e6 Rc8 36.
R1d4 Rh7 37. h4 Kg8 38. Kh2 Rg7 39. Qf3 Kh8 40. Ra7 Qf8 41. Rdd7 {
Sargissian exerts a lot of pressure.} Re8 42. Rab7 Rb8 43. Ra7 Re8 44. Kh3 Qg8
45. Ra6 Qh7 46. Ra8 Rxa8 47. Qxa8+ Rg8 48. Qf3 Rg7 49. Qf4 $1 Qh5 50. g4 {
The restraint continues.} Qe8 51. Rb7 Kh7 $1 52. Qe4 Bc5 53. g5 $1 Rxb7 54.
Qxb7+ Qe7 55. g6+ Kg7 56. Qd7 b4 57. axb4 Bxb4 58. Kg4 Kh6 $2 59. Kf3 $2 (59.
Qc8 $1 Kg7 60. h5 $1 Qf8 61. h6+ $1 Kxh6 62. Qc7 $1 Be7 63. Qh2+ Kg7 64. Qh7# {
takes advantage of a blunder.}) 59... b5 60. Ke4 Bc5 $2 (60... Qg7 $1 61. Kd5
Bf8 {(Sargissian)} 62. Qf7 Be7 {creates a solid fortress.}) 61. Kd5 $1 Bb4 62.
Kc6 $1 {The black b-pawn cannot move forwards.} Qc5+ 63. Kb7 Qe7 64. Ka6 {
White is going to capture black pawns. Armenia defeated Russia, as a result of
this  game. The Armenians took a sole lead. Russia fell down to the fifthplace.
} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 c5 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Nc3 Rac8 13. d5 h6 14. Bh4 exd5 $5
(14... e5 $6 15. Bd3 $1 {won for White in Turova - Porat, Budapest 2005.}) 15.
cxd5 a6 16. a4 c4 17. Rd4 Ne5 18. Qd1 $5 Rc5 19. Be2 g5 20. Bg3 b5 $1 21. axb5
axb5 22. O-O b4 23. Na4 Ra5 $2 (23... Rxd5 $1 24. Nb6 Rxd4 25. exd4 Ng6 26.
Nxc4 Re8 {brings little advantage for White.}) 24. Nb6 $1 c3 $5 25. Bxe5 $5
dxe5 26. d6 {The d-pawn has become very strong.} Qe8 $6 27. d7 $1 Qd8 28. Rxb4
cxb2 $5 29. Rxb2 Qc7 30. Qb3 $2 (30. f4 $1 gxf4 31. Qd2 Rc5 32. exf4 exf4 33.
Qxf4 {opens a second front.}) 30... Be4 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. Bc4 Bg6 33. Rbd2 Kg7
34. h3 Rc5 $1 35. Qb4 Ne4 36. Rb2 Rc6 $1 37. Nd5 Qd6 $2 (37... Qxd7 $1 38. Bb5
Rb8 $1 39. Qa3 Qb7 {almost equalises.}) 38. Bb5 $1 Rxd7 $2 ({Better is} 38...
Qxb4 39. Nxb4 Rc7 $1 40. Nc6 $5 Rdxd7 41. Rxd7 Rxd7 42. Nxe5 Rd1+ {
and Black has survival chances.}) 39. Bxc6 Qxc6 40. Qb5 Qxb5 41. Rxb5 {
White has won an exchange. A long technical phase follows.} h5 42. f3 Ng3 43.
e4 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Nf4 45. Ne3 Rxd1 46. Nxd1 g4 47. hxg4 hxg4 48. Ne3 gxf3 49.
gxf3 f6 50. Nd5 Nh5 51. Ke3 Bf7 52. Rb1 Be6 53. Kd3 f5 54. Rb7+ Kf8 55. Ke3 Ng3
56. Nf6 fxe4 57. fxe4 Nf1+ 58. Ke2 Bc4+ 59. Ke1 Ne3 60. Kd2 Nf1+ 61. Ke1 Ne3
62. Nd7+ Ke8 63. Nxe5 Ba6 64. Ra7 Bc8 65. Kf2 Nd1+ 66. Kf3 Be6 67. Nc6 Kf8 68.
Nd4 Bf7 69. Nf5 Bb3 70. Kf4 Nf2 71. Nd4 Bf7 72. e5 Nd3+ 73. Kf5 Nb4 74. Ne6+
Ke8 75. Nc7+ Kd8 76. Na6 {Russia defeated the USA.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran ARM"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav FRA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 {White plays the Evans Gambit.} Bb6 5. a4
a6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. a5 Ba7 10. O-O Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 d6 12.
d3 O-O 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 {
He controls more territory after the refutation of the gambit pawn.} Bd7 $5 (
14... f5 {was played in Mirunovic - Leko, Hungary 1995.}) 15. d4 Qh4 16. c3
Rae8 17. Rfe1 f5 $1 18. Qg3 Qh5 $5 {Black keeps the game going.} 19. dxe5 f4
20. Qd3 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Qd4 Qg5 $5 (22... Qxd4 $1 23. cxd4 Bf5 24. Re1
Kf7 {brings an edge for Black.}) 23. Re1 h5 24. f3 h4 25. Bd3 h3 $1 26. Re2 Re8
27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Bf1 Bd7 29. Kh1 hxg2+ 30. Bxg2 Qg6 31. Bf1 Qb1 32. Kg2 Qc2+
33. Kg1 {Tigran defends well.} Qc1 $5 34. Kf2 Bf5 35. h4 Kh7 {
White gets the opportunity to take the initiative.} 36. c4 Kh6 37. c5 Kh7 38.
c6 $1 {Pawn a6 becomes a weakness.} Qc2+ 39. Kg1 bxc6 40. dxc6 Qxc6 41. Qxf4
Bb1 42. Qe3 Qb7 43. Qb3 Bg6 44. Kg2 Qa7 $2 {
Petrosian has been waiting for a mistake.} ({Better is} 44... c6 $1 45. Qc4 d5
46. Qd4 Bf5 {and White has a plus.}) 45. Qd5 $1 {
The queen dominates in the centre.} Qb8 46. h5 Bb1 47. b5 $1 Kh6 (47... axb5
48. a6 Qa7 49. Qxb5 {wins for White.}) 48. bxa6 Qb2+ 49. Kg3 Qc1 50. Kf2 Qf4
51. a7 Qh2+ 52. Bg2 Qh4+ 53. Kf1 {Armenia crushed France. The top became:
Armenia 15/8, USA 14, Russia and Ukraine 13.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon ARM"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris ISR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 Re8 8.
d3 e4 9. Nd4 exd3 10. exd3 Nxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Rb1 h6 13. Bf4 b6 14. Be5 c6 {
White has the initiative.} 15. h3 $5 Be6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. f4 $1 {
He hopes to start an attack.} dxc4 $1 18. dxc4 b5 19. d5 $1 cxd5 20. cxb5 Rxc1
21. Qxc1 Qb6+ $5 (21... Ne4 22. Kh2 Qa5 {brings a solid alternative (Gelfand).}
) 22. Kh2 Qxb5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. f5 Bd7 25. Qxh6 {
Aronian seems to have an overwhelming attack.} Qb2 $1 26. Kh1 ({
The pointe of the defence is} 26. Rf4 Re4 {(prevents mate)} 27. a3 a5 28. Rg4+
Rxg4 29. hxg4 {leads to a black edge.}) 26... Re2 $1 27. Bxd5 $4 (27. Rf4 Re1+
28. Kh2 Re4 {transposes to the previous line (Gelfand).}) 27... Bxf5 28. Qf4
Be6 $1 29. Bf3 Rh2+ 30. Kg1 Rxh3 31. Bg2 Rh5 32. Qxf6 Qxf6 33. Rxf6 Ra5 $1 {
Black wins a pawn in the endgame.} 34. Rf4 Rxa2 35. Rd4 a5 36. Bd5 Ra1+ 37. Kf2
a4 38. Rd2 a3 $1 {He forces an favourable exchange.} 39. Bxe6 fxe6 40. Ke3 Kf7
41. g4 Rb1 $5 42. Rf2+ Ke7 43. Ra2 Rb3+ 44. Kf4 Rb4+ $1 45. Kg5 Ra4 46. Kh6 e5
47. g5 Kf7 48. g6+ Kg8 49. Kg5 e4 {
Israel defeated Armenia and took over the lead.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar UKR"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Bxc5 8.
O-O Qc7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 $5 ({Known is} 10. Nxc4) 10... Ng4 $6 {
Morozevich seems to underestimate his opponent.} ({More solid is} 10... O-O)
11. h3 h5 $6 ({Preferable is} 11... Nd4 $1 12. Qd3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5) 12. b4 $5
(12. hxg4 $6 hxg4 13. e5 gxf3 14. Nxf3 Bd7 {favours Black.}) 12... Bd4 $6 (
12... Bxb4 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. e5 Nd5 {defends well.}) 13. Rb1 Bd7 $6 (13... Bf6 {
retreats wisely.}) 14. b5 $1 Ne7 15. e5 $1 {
White is going to crush his opponent.} Bb6 16. Ba3 Nf5 17. Ne4 $1 f6 18. Nd6+
Nxd6 19. exd6 Qd8 20. Bxe6 $1 Kf8 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Qe7+ Qxe7 23. dxe7+ Kf7 24.
hxg4 hxg4 25. Nd2 g3 26. Nc4 Rh5 27. Nxb6 axb6 28. Rb3 gxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rd5 30.
Re1 Ke8 31. Rc3 Kf7 {Morozevich lost although he had one-hundred ELO-points
more than his adversary. Ukraine defeated Russia, as a  result of this game.
Some Russians seemed to lack motivation. The top trio became: Israel 16/9,
Armenia and Ukraine 15.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan BUL"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco ESP"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 {Black captures the poisoned pawn.} 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 a6 13. Rb3 $5 ({Usual is} 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3) 13... Qe7 14. O-O $6
{Cheparinov wants to cut a throat and sacrifices a piece. He will encounter a
heroic defence.} axb5 15. Nxb5 Qd8 16. Qc3 Qa5 17. Nc7+ Kd8 18. Nxa8 Qxa8 {
Black has two minor pieces for a rook.} 19. f5 $1 {
White attacks a crammed position.} b6 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Qe3 Qc6 22. Rc3 Bc5 $6
({Better is} 22... Nc5 $1 23. Rf7 Ba6) 23. Rf7 $6 (23. Qg5+ Kc7 24. Bxc5 bxc5
25. Qxg7 {grabs a pawn.}) 23... Ba6 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Qg5+ Kc8 26. Qxg7 Rd8 27.
Qxh7 $2 d4 $2 (27... Qa4 $1 28. Rcf3 Qd4+ 29. Rf2 Qd1+ {wins at once.}) 28. Rg3
c4 29. Rf1 Qc5 30. Kh1 Qxe5 31. Rg8 Bb7 32. Rxd8+ Kxd8 33. Qh4+ Kc7 34. Re1 Qg7
35. Qf2 e5 36. Qe2 Bc6 37. a4 c3 38. a5 e4 39. Rd1 Nc5 40. a6 e3 41. Qf1 Ne6
42. Rb1 e2 43. Qf2 Qg4 44. Qf7+ Kd6 45. Qf2 Kc5 46. Qg3 Qxg3 47. hxg3 d3 48.
cxd3 c2 49. Rc1 Kd4 50. Kg1 {Vallejo Pons scored 9/11 for Spain.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar UKR"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny ISR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 b4 8. O-O d6
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. c3 $5 ({Theory is} 12. Nc4) 12... Rb8 13.
Re1 Qc7 14. Nc4 Be6 15. Nxa5 Bxa2 16. Rxa2 Qxa5 17. Bd2 bxc3 18. Bxc3 Qc7 19.
Nd2 Nd7 20. Qg4 Nf6 21. Qg3 Nh5 22. Qf3 Nf4 23. Nc4 Qb7 24. Bd2 Ne6 25. Na5 Qc7
26. Nc4 Rb3 27. Bc3 Bg5 28. a5 Qc6 29. Qg4 Bd8 30. g3 Rb7 31. h4 Qd7 32. Ne3 f6
33. h5 Rf7 34. Nd5 Nc7 35. Qxd7 Rxd7 36. Nb6 Rf7 37. Nc4 Nb5 38. f4 Rfd7 39.
Ne3 Na7 40. Kf2 Nc6 41. Nd5 Ne7 42. Ra4 Kf7 43. Kf3 Rb5 44. Rea1 Rdb7 45. Ne3
Rd7 46. Nd5 Nxd5 47. exd5 f5 48. g4 fxg4+ 49. Kxg4 Bf6 50. Rf1 Kg8 {
The chances remained about equal in a positional game.} 51. Re4 h6 $5 ({
More solid is} 51... Rd8) 52. fxe5 dxe5 53. Bxe5 Bxe5 54. Rxe5 Rb8 $6 ({
The pointe is} 54... Rxb2 $6 55. Re8+ Kh7 56. Rff8 Rb4+ 57. Kf3 g5 58. d6) ({
Preferable is} 54... Rd8 $5 55. Rfe1 Kh7 $1) 55. Rff5 $6 (55. Rc1 $1 Rb5 56.
Kf5 {plays for a win.}) 55... Kh7 56. Re6 Rxb2 57. Rxa6 Rb4+ 58. Kf3 Rd4 59. d6
Rxd3+ 60. Ke4 R3xd6 61. Rxd6 Rxd6 62. Rxc5 {White has an edge.} Kg8 $2 {
Black loses valuable time.} ({Correct is} 62... g6 $1 63. Rc7+ Kg8 64. hxg6
Rxg6 {drawn.}) 63. Ke5 $1 Ra6 64. Kd5 g6 {Too late!} 65. hxg6 Kg7 66. Kc4 Ra8 (
{Or} 66... Kxg6 67. Kb5 $1 Ra8 68. a6 h5 69. Kb6 h4 70. a7 h3 71. Kb7 h2 72.
Rc1 {and White stops the h-pawn just in time.}) 67. Kb5 Rh8 68. a6 h5 69. a7 h4
70. Kb6 h3 71. Kb7 h2 72. Rc1 h1=Q+ 73. Rxh1 Rxh1 74. a8=Q Rh6 75. Kc6 Rxg6+
76. Kd5 Rf6 77. Ke5 Rg6 78. Qb7+ Kg8 79. Kf5 Rg7 80. Qb3+ Kh7 81. Qd5 Kh8 82.
Kf6 Rg6+ $5 83. Kf7 Rg7+ 84. Kf8 {Efimenko played a vital role during the last
rounds. The Ukraine defeated Israel, as a result of this game. So the Israeli
lost the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan SRB"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 Nd7 9. O-O-O a5 $5 {
Aronian wants compensation for his loss versus Gelfand.} ({Usual is} 9... Bd6)
10. e3 a4 $6 {He goes too far by sacrificing a pawn.} 11. Nxa4 g6 $5 12. Nc3
Bg7 13. h4 O-O 14. h5 g5 15. Bd3 Nb6 $5 ({Preferable is} 15... g4 $1 16. Ne4
Qe7) 16. Qb3 Nd5 17. Bb1 $5 ({Aronian suggests} 17. Kb1 $1) 17... Rd8 18. Ne5
$5 ({The alternative is} 18. Rhf1) 18... c5 $1 (18... Qxf2 $6 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20.
Rdf1 Qxg2 21. Nxf7 {leads to a white attack.}) 19. Qc2 cxd4 20. Qh7+ $5 {
White hopes to win.} Kf8 21. Ng4 Qe7 22. Nxd5 $2 {
The Serbian misses the escape.} ({Correct is} 22. Rxd4 $1 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Rxd4
24. cxd4 $5 Qa3+ 25. Kd2 Qb2+ 26. Bc2 Qb4+ {and perpetual check (Aronian).})
22... exd5 23. Nxh6 Qf6 24. Ng8 $5 {White tries to save material.} Qc6+ 25. Bc2
Rxa2 26. h6 Be5 $1 27. exd4 Ra1+ $5 28. Kd2 Bf4+ 29. Ke1 Re8+ 30. Kf1 Rxd1+ {
Black delivers mate soon. Armenia defeated Serbia by 3-1. The standings at the
top became: Armenia and Ukraine 17/10, France and China 16, Russia,Netherlands,
Spain and USA 15.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Baramidze, David GER"]
[Black "Zagorskis, Darius LTU"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{Baramidze went lo live in Dortmund, near Naiditsch, in order to participate
in the famous tournament.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7
6. O-O Nf6 7. Kh1 Bc5 8. Nb3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. N1d2 $5 b6 12. Nd4
$5 Bb7 13. b4 g6 14. Bb2 e5 15. N4f3 Nh5 $5 (15... exf4 $1 16. Nd4 O-O 17. Rxf4
Ne5 {equalises.}) 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Nc4 f6 18. a3 Nf4 19. Qe3 O-O 20. Rfd1 b5
21. Na5 Nb6 22. Rac1 Nc4 23. Bxc4+ bxc4 24. Nxb7 Qxb7 25. g3 Ne6 26. Rd5 Rfd8
27. Rcd1 a5 $1 28. Qc3 $6 Rxd5 $5 29. exd5 axb4 30. axb4 Nd4 $2 (30... Bxb4 31.
Qxc4 Bd6 {slightly favours Black.}) 31. Nxd4 Qxd5+ ({The pointe is} 31... exd4
32. Qxd4 {and White wins.}) 32. Qf3 $1 Rd8 33. Qxd5+ Rxd5 34. Re1 $1 Bxb4 35.
Nc6 $1 {He has won a piece.} Bc5 36. Bc3 Kf7 37. Kg2 Ke6 38. Nb4 Rd7 39. Re4
Rd1 40. Rxc4 Rg1+ 41. Kh3 Bd6 42. Re4 f5 43. Re1 Rxe1 44. Bxe1 e4 45. c4 g5 46.
Nd5 Bc5 47. Bd2 h6 48. Kg2 {The home country Germany defeated Lithuania, as a
result of this game. Baramidze scored 5/7 on board four.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran ARM"]
[Black "Li Chao CHN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Armenian president went as a chess fan to the last round.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5
10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3
Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Bd3 {Petrosian plays a safe opening.} c5 $6 (17... Bxa2
18. b3 $5 Bxb3 $1 19. cxb3 Qxb3 20. Bc2 Qc3 21. Rhe1 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qa5+ 23. Kc1
{leads to perpetual check.}) 18. Be4 Rab8 19. Qf6 Qa6 20. a3 Qc4 21. Rd6 $1 Qa2
22. Rhd1 $1 a5 $5 23. h4 Qa1+ $6 ({Preferable is} 23... a4 $1 24. h5 Qa1+ 25.
Kd2 Qxb2) 24. Kd2 Qxb2 25. Qxb2 Rxb2 26. Kc3 $1 Rfb8 ({The pointe is} 26... Ra2
27. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 28. Kb3) 27. Ra6 R2b5 28. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 {
White attacks weaknesses in the double rook ending.} Re8 30. Ra7 Re3+ 31. Kd2
Re6 32. h5 gxh5 33. Rxh5 Rbb6 $1 {Black has to counter.} 34. Rf5 $5 {
Tigran starts an attack on the king during time pressure.} Rbd6+ 35. Kc3 Re3+
36. Kc4 Rd4+ $2 {Black blunders.} ({Right is} 36... Rd2 37. g4 Rxc2+ 38. Kb5
Rb2+ 39. Kc6 c4 40. Rfxf7 {and White has an edge (Petrosian).}) 37. Kb5 $1 Kg7
$2 38. Rfxf7+ Kg6 39. Rg7+ Kh6 40. Rxh7+ Kg6 41. Rag7+ Kf6 42. Rf7+ Kg6 43.
Rhg7+ Kh6 44. g4 Rxa3 45. f4 $5 Raa4 46. Rh7+ Kg6 47. f5+ Kg5 48. Rfg7+ Kf4 49.
c3 Re4 50. f6 Ra1 51. f7 {Petrosian scored the decisive win. Armenia had
gained gold. The team got a great reception in Yerevan. Each player received
18,000 euros.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Smeets, Jan NED"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael ISR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 Bg7 16. d5 Rc8 17. c4 c6 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Rc1 b4 20. Qd2 a5 21. Nh4 $5 (21.
Bb1 {occurred in Anand - Van der Sterren, Wijk aan Zee 1998.}) 21... Kh8 22.
dxc6 Bxc6 23. Rcd1 Bf8 24. f4 $2 {Pawn e4 becomes a weakness.} (24. Bg5 {
keeps a plus.}) 24... Nc5 $1 25. Bf2 Qb7 26. Qe3 $6 ({More solid is} 26. fxe5
dxe5 27. Qe2) 26... Bh6 $1 27. Rxd6 Ne6 $1 28. Qb6 Qxb6 29. Bxb6 exf4 {
Roiz has achieved a positional advantage.} 30. Nf1 Bf8 31. Rd2 Bc5+ 32. Bxc5
Nxc5 33. e5 $5 Nfe4 34. Bxe4 Nxe4 35. Rde2 Rxe5 36. Nf3 $5 Re7 $5 37. Ng5 f5
38. Rf2 $2 (38. Nd2 $1 Rce8 39. h4 Kg7 40. Ndxe4 fxe4 41. Nh3 Rf8 42. Rf1 {
offers more resistance.}) 38... Rce8 $1 39. Nxe4 Rxe4 40. Rd1 g5 41. g3 $6 fxg3
42. Nxg3 Re1+ 43. Rf1 R1e3 44. Nxf5 Rxh3 $6 (44... Re2 $1 45. Rf2 Rxf2 46. Kxf2
Rf8 {shortens the road to victory.}) 45. Rd6 Rh1+ 46. Kf2 Rf8 47. Rxh1 Bxh1 48.
Kg1 Rxf5 49. Kxh1 Rf2 50. c5 Rxa2 51. c6 Rc2 52. Rd5 h6 53. Rxa5 Rxc6 54. Rb5
Kg7 55. Rxb4 Kg6 56. Rb8 Rc2 57. b4 Rb2 58. Rb6+ Kh5 59. Rc6 Rxb4 60. Kg2 g4
61. Kg3 Rb3+ 62. Kg2 Kg5 63. Rc5+ Kh4 64. Rc2 Rb5 65. Ra2 h5 66. Rc2 Kg5 67.
Rc8 Rb2+ 68. Kg1 Kh4 69. Rc3 g3 70. Rc4+ Kh3 71. Rc1 h4 72. Ra1 Rb3 73. Rc1 Kg4
74. Kg2 h3+ 75. Kg1 h2+ {
Israel defeated the Netherlands, as a result of this game, and won silver.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata USA"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl UKR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{When the round started, the Ukraine began to fight for gold. The USA changed
that goal.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7.
Qg4 Kf8 {The opening is pleasant for White.} 8. Bd2 Qc7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6
11. dxc5 Qxc5 $5 (11... bxc5 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. c4 {
drew in Timman - Nikolic, Pula 1997.}) 12. O-O Bxd3 13. cxd3 Nbc6 14. a4 h5 15.
Qg5 Nf5 16. Rfb1 Kg8 17. Rb5 Qe7 18. Qf4 $5 {
Kamsky avoids the exchange of queens.} (18. Qxe7 Nfxe7 19. c4 {
gains little advantage.}) 18... Qd7 19. Rab1 Rc8 20. h3 Rh6 $2 {
Ivanchuk allows a decisive attack on the queenside.} ({Kamsky suggests} 20...
Qd8 $1 {and White has nothing.}) 21. a5 $1 bxa5 (21... Nxa5 22. Qa4 $1 {
threatens Bxh6 and Rxa5.}) 22. Qa4 Rg6 23. Rxa5 $1 Rc7 24. Rab5 Qc8 25. Bf4 Kh8
26. Kh2 Kg8 27. Kh1 Kh8 28. Rc5 Kg8 29. d4 $5 (29. c4 $1 d4 30. Ng5 {
is winning for White.}) 29... Qd7 30. Qb5 $5 Qc8 31. Ra1 Kh7 $6 32. Ra6 $1 Nce7
33. Ng5+ Rxg5 ({Or} 33... Kh8 34. Rxc7 Qxc7 35. Qe8+ Ng8 36. Nxf7+) 34. Bxg5
Rxc5 35. dxc5 Ng6 36. c6 Nxe5 37. Qb7 Nd6 38. Qxc8 Nxc8 39. Be3 Kg6 40. c7 {
The USA took the lead against the Ukraine. It would become 2-0 soon. Poor
Ivanchuk went berserk after the last game had ended. He slammed his fists on a
food service counter and ran away. Some officials followed him for a doping
test. The effort was in vain. Eventually, he was pardoned.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar UKR"]
[Black "Shulman, Yury USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{This game would become the battle for bronze.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4
4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bh4 c5 9. c3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O
11. Qe2 Qc7 $5 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Ne5 Bc6 15. f4 Qa5 16. Kb1 Nd5
17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Rhe1 Nd5 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qe5 Rab8 21. Ka1 Rfe8 22. Bb1 Qb5
23. Rd2 Nf6 24. Qxb5 cxb5 {The endgame can be evaluated as equal.} 25. Re5 Kf8
26. a4 b4 27. c4 b3 $1 28. Ra5 Rec8 29. Rd4 Rb4 30. Bd3 Rc7 31. Kb1 Ke7 32. Rb5
Rb7 $5 33. Kc1 Nd7 34. Kd2 a6 35. Rxb4 Rxb4 36. Kc3 $5 Rb8 $5 37. a5 Nc5 38.
Bb1 $6 ({Better is} 38. Kd2) 38... Na4+ 39. Kd2 Rc8 $5 40. c5 $2 {
White blunders a pawn before the time control.} ({Correct is} 40. Be4 $1 Rc5 $5
41. Bb7 $1 Nxb2 42. Kc3 Rc7 43. Bxa6 Na4+ 44. Kb4 $1 $11) 40... Nxc5 41. Rb4
Rd8+ 42. Ke2 f5 43. h4 g6 44. g3 Kf6 45. Rb6 g5 46. Rc6 Rd5 47. h5 $1 {
White keeps the kingside closed.} gxf4 48. gxf4 Ke7 49. Rc7+ Nd7 50. Bd3 Rxa5
51. Rb7 Ra4 52. Ke3 Kd6 $1 53. Rxb3 {He regained a pawn but faces great
positional problems. Karjakin has saved his game and the score becomes 21/2-1/
2. If Efimenko draws, the Ukraine wins bronze.} Nc5 $2 {
White gets a new chance.} (53... Nf6 $1 54. Rb6+ Kd7 55. Rxa6 Nd5+ 56. Kf3
Rxf4+ {leads to a black win.}) 54. Rb8 $1 Kc7 ({Maybe Black missed} 54... Nxd3
55. Rd8+ $1 Kc7 56. Rxd3 {drawn.}) 55. Rh8 $5 Nxd3 56. Kxd3 Rxf4 57. Rxh6 Kd6 {
Black has winning chances due to the connected passed pawns.} 58. Rh8 Ke5 59.
h6 Rf3+ 60. Kc4 Rh3 61. h7 $1 Rh2 62. b4 Rc2+ 63. Kd3 $5 ({The alternative is} 
63. Kb3 $1 Rc7 64. Ka4 f4 65. Ka5 Rf7 66. Kxa6 f3 67. b5 $1 f2 68. Rb8 Rxh7 69.
Rf8 {drawn.}) 63... Rc7 $1 64. Ke3 Rd7 65. Kf3 Rf7 66. Kf2 Ra7 67. Kf3 Rg7 68.
Kf2 Rc7 69. Kf3 Re7 70. Ke3 Rg7 71. Kf3 Rf7 72. Ke3 f4+ 73. Kf3 Kf5 74. Kf2 e5
75. Kf3 e4+ 76. Ke2 Kf6 $5 77. Re8 $5 Rxh7 78. Rxe4 Kf5 79. Rc4 $6 (79. Re8 $1
{draws easily.}) 79... Kg4 $1 80. Rc6 Rh2+ 81. Kf1 Ra2 82. Rc3 Ra4 83. Rb3 $2 (
83. Kf2 Rxb4 84. Ra3 $1 Rb6 85. Ra2 $1 Rc6 86. Ra3 $1 {
leads to a theoretical draw.}) 83... f3 $1 84. Kf2 Ra2+ 85. Ke3 f2 86. Rb1 Kg3
87. Kd4 {Efimenko played a negative role this time. The USA crushed the
Ukraine by 31/2-1/2 and gained a higher Neustadtl score due to his loss.   The
final standings became: Armenia 19 (gold), Israel 18 (silver), USA 17 (bronze),
Ukraine 17, Russia, Azerbaijan, China, Hungary, Vietnam, Spain and Georgia 16,
Netherlands, Germany, Bulgaria, England, India and Slovenia 15, etc.   The
differences between the teams became smaller, especially by the change from
game to match points. It did not spoil this tournament.} 0-1

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia GEO"]
[Black "Maric, Alisa SRB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{All rules for the Open Olympiad applied on the Women's Section. So each team
consisted of four players and one reserve. When the last round began, Poland
led one match point on Georgia and the Ukraine.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6
4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5
11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nd7 16. h4 Qc7 $5
17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 Rac8 19. g3 Qc2 20. Qe3 Rc7 $5 21. Rad1 Rfc8 22. Ne5 $1
Qb2 $2 ({Preferable is} 22... Nxe5 $5 23. dxe5 Rf8 24. Kg2 {
Chiburdanidze mentions a potential attack on h7.}) 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. d5 $1 {
The charge in the centre becomes dangerous.} exd5 25. exd5 g6 $6 (25... Qb5 $1
26. d6 Rcd8 {defends more directly.}) 26. Kg2 Qg7 27. Qf4 Qf8 28. d6 $1 Rc5 29.
g4 Qd8 30. Rd5 $6 ({Chiburdanidze mentions} 30. Re3 $1 Rxg5 $2 (30... Qxg5 $2
31. Re8+ Kg7 32. Qd4+ f6 33. Re7+) 31. Rde1) 30... Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Qe8 32. Qd4
Qf8 33. Qe5 Qc8 34. Kg3 Qf8 35. Qf6 Qb8 36. f3 Qf8 $6 (36... Qe8 $1 37. Rd1 Qe3
{starts  a counteraction.}) 37. f4 $1 Qb8 38. Rd3 Qe8 39. Kf2 Qb8 40. Qe5 Qf8
41. f5 $1 Qd8 (41... b5 $1 {counters at last.}) 42. f6 Qf8 $2 43. Qe7 $1 Qd8 ({
The pointe is} 43... Rxe7 44. dxe7 Qe8 45. Rd8) 44. Qxd8+ Rxd8 45. d7 {
Georgia defeated Serbia by 3-1. Chiburdanidze produced the best ELO-score
among the women.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "38th Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Zhukova, Natalia UKR"]
[Black "Rajlich, Iweta POL"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{The Ukraine and Poland played the decisive match of the last round.} 1. d4 e6
2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 f5 5. d5 Be7 6. Nh3 $5 {
Both parties play remarkable moves.} Bf6 7. g3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Na6 9. Bg2 Nf6 10.
a4 Nc5 11. a5 O-O 12. Be3 Nfe4 $1 {Black has a pleasant position.} 13. f3 Nd6
14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. a6 Bc8 16. Qb3 c6 $5 17. dxe6 dxe6 18. O-O Qc7 $6 {
She spoils a tempo.} 19. Rfb1 e5 20. Qa3 f4 $6 ({Zhukova  prefers} 20... Nxc4
21. Qxc5 Nb6) 21. Qxc5 Nf5 22. Ng5 $1 {White takes the initiative.} Qd6 23.
Qxd6 Nxd6 24. Bh3 Bxh3 25. Nxh3 fxg3 26. hxg3 Nxc4 27. Nf2 Nd6 28. Ra5 Rab8 29.
Rd1 Nb5 30. Rd7 $5 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Nd3 Nxc3 $2 {
Rajlich makes the decisive mistake.} ({Best is} 32... Ke7 $1 33. c4 $5 e4 $1
34. fxe4 Nc3 $1 {and Black will survive (Zhukova).}) 33. Nxe5+ Ke6 34. Nxc6
Nxe2+ 35. Kf2 Rb2 36. Nxa7 {White has won an important pawn.} Nc3+ 37. Kf1 Nd5
38. Nc6 Kd6 39. a7 $1 ({Zhukova avoids} 39. Rxd5+ $4 Kxd5 40. a7 Rb1+ $1 41.
Ke2 Ra1 {and Black wins.}) 39... Nc7 40. Nd4 Na8 41. Nf5+ Kc6 42. Nxg7 Rb7 43.
Ne6 Re7 44. Nd4+ Kb7 45. Rb5+ $1 {She forces exchanges.} Kxa7 46. Nc6+ Ka6 47.
Rb8 Rc7 48. Rxa8+ Kb7 49. Ra7+ Kxc6 50. Rxc7+ Kxc7 {White wins the pawn ending.
} 51. Kg2 Kd6 52. Kh3 Ke5 53. Kg4 Kf6 54. Kh5 Kg7 55. Kg5 Kg8 56. Kh6 Kh8 57.
f4 Kg8 58. f5 Kh8 59. f6 Kg8 60. g4 Kh8 61. g5 $1 Kg8 62. f7+ {Ukraine defeated
Poland. Final standings: Georgia 18 (gold), Ukraine 18 (silver), USA 17
(bronze), Russia and Poland 17, etc.  The Neustadtl-score was important, when
the teams were ranked.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Astaneh Lopez, Alex IRE"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Ireland"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{The thirty-ninth Olympiad was played in Khanty Mansiysk, Siberia, from 21 ix
until 3 x 2010. 143 nations competed. Strong teams met the weak ones in round
1.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 Qc7 7. Na3 $5
e5 8. Nh4 h6 9. Nc4 g5 $5 10. Nf5 Nxf5 11. exf5 d6 12. h4 $1 Bxf5 $5 ({
The alternative is} 12... gxh4 13. f4 Bxf5 14. fxe5 O-O-O) 13. hxg5 O-O-O $5
14. gxh6 d5 $1 {Black occupies the centre at the cost of a pawn.} 15. Ne3 Bg6
16. Ng4 {White defends the extra material.} Re8 17. Bg5 f5 18. Nf6 $6 (18. Ne3
$5 f4 19. Ng4 e4 20. Nf6 Re6 {also leads to a great fight.}) 18... Re6 $1 19.
Nh5 Bf7 20. O-O-O Rg6 21. Bd2 f4 $1 22. Ba5 $4 ({Correct is} 22. g4 $1 Rgxh6
23. Rh3 Bg6 24. Rdh1) 22... Qxa5 23. Qxe5 Rgxh6 $1 {Russia won by 31/2-1/2.} (
23... Rgxh6 24. Qf5+ Be6 $1 {gains a piece.}) 0-1

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR"]
[Black "McNab, Colin SCO"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. Be3 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Re1 $5 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. f3 Re8 12. Qd2 c6 $5 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. b4
Rad8 15. Bf1 $5 Ne5 16. Bg5 a6 17. b5 axb5 18. cxb5 c5 19. Nc2 c4 20. Kh1 Nd3
$2 ({Better is} 20... Rd7 21. Ne3 Qc5 22. Ned5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Ra8) 21. Bxd3 cxd3
22. Nb4 $1 {Pawn d3 will be picked up later.} (22. Qxd3 $2 Rc8 23. Bd2 Ng4 $1 {
brings a counter.}) 22... Qc5 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Ncd5 Bg7 25. Qxd3 {
White has gained a pawn.} Rc8 26. a4 h5 27. Na6 Bxa6 $5 28. bxa6 Qa5 29. Qb5
Be5 30. f4 Bc3 31. Re2 Kg7 32. g3 h4 33. gxh4 Rh8 34. Rc2 Be1 35. Qb2+ Kh6 36.
Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Qg2 Bxh4 38. Qh3 {The Ukraine defeated Scotland by 4-0.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.23"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Jurcik, Marian SLO"]
[Black "Giri, Anish NED"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nbd7 8.
O-O Bb4 9. Bd2 a5 10. a3 Be7 11. Rfe1 $5 O-O 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. Be3 Qa6 17. Rac1 Rad8 18. Ne5 a4 19. Qc2 Nd7 20. Red1 Nxe5
21. dxe5 Qa5 22. Qe4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. Bxd4 {
The chances are equal in the bishop ending.} b5 27. Kf1 h5 28. Ke2 Kh7 29. cxb5
cxb5 30. Ke3 Kg6 31. Ke4 f5+ 32. exf6 gxf6 33. f4 f5+ 34. Kd3 Kf7 35. Be3 Ke8
36. Bd2 Bd6 37. g3 {All white pawns are on the same colour as the hostile
bishop, but the game remains even.} Kd7 38. Bb4 Bc7 39. Bc5 $2 ({Right is} 39.
Kd4 $1 Kc6 40. Bd2) 39... Kc6 $1 40. Bd4 Kd5 {Black has gained territory.} 41.
Be3 $2 (41. Bg7 $1 Bb6 42. Be5 Bg1 43. Ke2 $1 Kc4 44. h3 {tries to survive.})
41... e5 $1 42. Bd2 ({The pointe is} 42. fxe5 Bxe5 43. Bc1 Bd4 {and Black wins.
}) 42... e4+ $1 43. Ke2 Bb6 44. Be3 Bxe3 45. Kxe3 Kc5 {
Zugzwang arises in the pawn ending.} 46. h3 Kd5 $1 47. Kd2 Kd4 48. Ke2 e3 $1 {
Holland won. The Ukraine drew against Croatia.} 0-1

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.24"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey RUS"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "USA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

{Karjakin has moved from the Ukraine to Russia.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11.
Nxe5 Nd4 12. Bd2 c5 13. Nc3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Nb4 15. Ne4 f5 16. Ng3 Qd5 17. Nf3
Qd7 $5 (17... Bd6 {
was played in the blitz game Mekhiterian - Perez Rodriguez, Corus 2008.}) 18.
Ne5 Qd5 19. Nf3 Qd7 ({The alternative is} 19... Nc6 $1) 20. Bxb4 $1 cxb4 21. d4
Rac8 22. Qd3 {White has an edge.} Bd6 $2 ({Better is} 22... g6 $1 23. c4 bxc3
24. bxc3 Bf6 {and Black has compensation for the pawn.}) 23. Ne5 $1 Qc7 $2 {
He should have exchanged.} 24. Nxf5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Qxc2 26. Ne7+ $5 Kh8 27. Qg3
{White has a decisive attack.} Rcd8 (27... Qxb2 28. Rae1 Rc1 29. Kh2 Rxe1 30.
Rf5 $3 Rc8 31. Rf7 Qxd4 32. Nxc8 {wins for White (Karjakin).}) 28. Rae1 Qd2 $1
29. R1e3 $1 Qxb2 30. Qh4 {He threatens Qxh7+.} Rd6 (30... Qc2 31. Rf5 Qc1+ 32.
Kh2 Qc7+ 33. f4 Rxf5 34. Nxf5 Rg8 35. Re7 {also wins for White.}) 31. Rf5 $1
Ra8 32. Qf4 Rdd8 33. Rf7 {Russia defeated the USA by 3-1.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter HUN"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O a5 11. Qd1 O-O 12. Nd2 Nxd4 13. Bxb7 Rb8 {
This position ended as a draw in Heinig - Teske, Germany 2005.} 14. Bg2 $5 Bc8
15. Nxc4 c5 16. e3 Ba6 17. b3 Nf5 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.
Rd1 Rxd1+ $6 ({Preferable is} 21... Nd6 $1 22. Qd2 Nb7 23. Qc1 Nd6) 22. Qxd1
Bxc4 23. bxc4 Qd6 $5 24. Qa4 h6 25. a3 $1 (25. Qxa5 Qd3 {allows a counter.})
25... Nd3 26. Nb5 Qd8 $6 (26... Qd7 $1 27. Qd1 Ne5 28. Qxd7 Nxd7 {
draws (Szuhanec).}) 27. Qd1 Qd7 28. g4 $5 Ne7 29. f4 Ne5 $5 30. Qxd7 Nxd7 {
White has the initiative in the endgame.} 31. Nd6 Nb6 32. Bb7 Kf8 33. Kf2 f5 $2
(33... Ng8 $1 34. Ba6 Nf6 35. Kf3 Nfd7 {consolidates the black defence.}) 34.
h3 g5 $5 35. Ba6 gxf4 36. exf4 fxg4 $6 (36... Ng6 37. Kf3 Ke7 38. Nb7 Kf6 39.
Nxa5 e5 {counters at the cost of a pawn.}) 37. hxg4 Nc6 $5 38. Nb7 e5 39. Bb5
Nd4 40. fxe5 Ke7 41. Nxc5 Nc2 42. a4 Na3 43. Ke3 Nbxc4+ 44. Kd4 Nxb5+ 45. Kxc4
{White has an extra pawn in the knight ending.} Nc7 46. Nd3 Ke6 47. Kd4 Ke7 48.
Kc5 Kd7 49. Nf4 Na6+ 50. Kb6 Nb8 51. e6+ $1 Kd6 52. Kxa5 Kc5 53. Ng6 $1 {
Hungary defeated favourite Russia by 21/2-11/2. Armenia, Georgia and Hungary
led by five wins.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel UKR"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Nh3 h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. Be2 e5 13. O-O Qe7 14. Bf2 Nf8 15.
Kh1 Ng6 $5 ({Known is} 15... a5 16. b3 c5) 16. b4 a5 17. e4 Nh5 18. dxe5 Nhf4
19. Nxf4 Nxf4 20. Bd1 axb4 21. axb4 Rxa1 22. Qxa1 dxe5 23. c5 Qg5 24. Bg3 Ra8
25. Qc3 Ba6 26. Rg1 Bb5 27. cxb6 cxb6 28. Qc7 $1 Qf6 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Bb3 Re8
31. h3 Re7 32. Qd8+ Re8 $2 ({Right is} 32... Kh7) 33. Qxf6 gxf6 {
The black pawn structure has been ruined.} 34. Rd1 Rc8 35. Rd5 Bc4 36. Bxc4
Rxc4 37. Rb5 Rc6 $6 ({Preferable is} 37... f5 $5 38. exf5 Rc6) 38. Kh2 Kg7 39.
h4 Kg6 40. h5+ Kg7 41. Kh3 Rd6 42. Rd5 Rc6 43. Rb5 Rd6 44. Kg4 Rd2 $1 45. Kxf4
Rxg2 46. Ke3 (46. Rxb6 Rg5 47. b5 Rxh5 48. Rb8 {also plays for a win.}) 46...
Rh2 47. Kd4 Rh1 48. Rf5 Kf8 $6 (48... Rc1 49. Kd5 Rc2 50. Kd6 Rc4 51. Rb5 Rc3 {
offers more resistance.}) 49. Rxf6 Rxh5 50. Rxb6 {
White has gained a pawn in the rook ending..} Rh1 51. b5 h5 52. Rc6 Rb1 53. Kc5
Kg7 54. b6 $2 ({Better is} 54. Ra6 $1 h4 55. b6 h3 56. Ra2) 54... h4 $1 55. Rd6
Rb2 56. Kc6 h3 57. b7 h2 58. Rd1 Rc2+ 59. Kb6 Rb2+ 60. Kc7 Rc2+ 61. Kb8 Rg2 62.
Rh1 Kf6 63. f4 Ke7 64. e5 f6 $2 ({Correct is} 64... Ke6 {and Black survives.})
65. Kc7 Rc2+ 66. Kb6 fxe5 ({The pointe is} 66... Rb2+ 67. Kc6 Rc2+ 68. Kd5 Rd2+
69. Ke4 Rb2 70. Rxh2 $1) 67. Rb1 h1=Q 68. Rxh1 Rb2+ 69. Kc6 exf4 70. Rh8 Kf6
71. b8=Q Rxb8 72. Rxb8 Ke5 73. Kc5 Ke4 74. Kc4 Ke3 75. Re8+ Kd2 76. Rf8 Ke3 77.
Kc3 {The Ukraine defeated Hungary by 3-1. Armenia, Georgia and the Ukraine
shared the lead by 11 match points.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.28"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir AZE"]
[Black "Pashikian, Arman ARM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 {
Guseinov plays a rare line of the Berlin Defence.} Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5
9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Nb3 c5 12. Na5 $5 Qd7 13. f4 f5 $6 ({More solid is
} 13... O-O $1 14. f5 Re8) 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Re1+ Kf7 16. Be3 d4 17. Qf3 c6 18.
Bf2 Qd5 19. Nxc6 $1 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Kg6 $5 {Black risks a forwards defence.} (
20... Re8 21. Ne5+ Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Rxe5 23. fxe5 Rb8 {almost equalises.}) 21.
Ne5+ Kf5 22. c3 dxc3 23. bxc3 Kxf4 24. Rad1 Bxe5 $6 ({The alternative is} 24...
Rd8 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Re4+ Kf5) 25. Bg3+ Kxf3 26. Rxe5 Ba6 $4 ({Right is} 26...
Kg4 $1 27. Rxc5 g5 28. Rd4+ Kh5 29. Rh4+ $1 Kg6 30. Rc6+ Kf5 31. Rhh6 {
and White has an advantage (Marjanovic).}) 27. Rde1 $1 {White plays for mate.}
Rhf8 28. R5e4 $1 {Azerbaijan defeated the ruling champion Armenia by 21/2-11/2.
} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur GEO"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 Qb6 4. a3 $5 ({Theory is} 4. Nc3) 4... e5 $1 5. exd5 ({
No good is} 5. dxe5 $2 Bc5 $1 6. Nh3 Bxh3 7. gxh3 Bf2+) 5... Nf6 $5 6. dxe5 Bc5
$2 ({Better is} 6... Nxd5 $1 7. b4 $5 Ne3 8. Qd3 Nxf1 9. Kxf1 Be7) 7. exf6 Bf2+
8. Ke2 O-O $1 9. Qd2 $1 Re8+ (9... Bxg1 10. Kd1 Bd4 11. fxg7 Bxg7 12. Nc3 {
also favours White.}) 10. Kd1 Re1+ 11. Qxe1 Bxe1 12. Kxe1 {
White has a great material compensation for the queen.} Bf5 13. Be2 Nd7 $6 ({
The alternative is} 13... Bxc2 $5 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. dxc6 Nxf6 16. cxb7 Qxb7) 14.
dxc6 bxc6 15. Bd1 Re8+ 16. Ne2 Nxf6 17. Nbc3 Bc8 $6 ({Preferable is} 17... Nd5
$5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. g4 Bg6 {(Ivanchuk).}) 18. a4 a5 19. Rf1 Ba6 20. Rf2 h5 21.
Ra3 $1 h4 22. g3 h3 23. g4 Rd8 $5 24. Nf4 $1 Nd7 25. Rb3 Qd4 26. Nfe2 Re8 27.
Ne4 $1 Qxa4 28. Bd2 Qa1 $6 {The queen will be doomed.} 29. Bc3 $1 Ne5 30. Ra3
$1 Qb1 31. Nd2 $1 Qc1 32. Rxa5 $1 Ng6 33. Rxa6 Nf4 34. Ra8 $1 {
The Ukraine won by 21/2-11/2 and took the sole lead.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.29"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey RUS"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel UKR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

{The main teams met in round eight.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5.
Be2 c5 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nc3 Qxb2 8. Qb1 Qxb1+ 9. Rxb1 c4 10. Rxb7 Nc6 11. Nb5 Nd8
12. Rc7 Rb8 $5 ({Black improves on} 12... Bxc2 $6 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 {
(Lastin - Korobkov, Maykop 2008).}) 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 Rb1+ $1 15. Bd1 Bxc2
16. Kd2 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Rb6 (17... Rb2+ 18. Kc3 Rxa2 19. Rb1 {(Velickovic)} Ra6
$1 20. Bf4 $1 Rb6 $1 21. Kc2 $1 Rxb1 22. Kxb1 Nf6 23. Ne5 O-O 24. Bg5 {
also favours White.}) 18. Bf4 $1 {White has a better game.} Nf6 19. Re7+ Kf8
20. Rxa7 Ne4+ 21. Kc2 f6 22. h4 $1 {The Russians have prepared this restraint.}
Nxf2 23. Rb1 $1 {White activates his position.} Rxb1 24. Kxb1 Ne4 25. a4 $1 Rg8
26. a5 $1 Nc6 27. Ra6 Nb8 28. Ra7 {He continues the restriction.} Nc6 29. d7 $1
Nd8 30. Kc2 Ke7 31. a6 $1 e5 32. Bc1 $5 Kd6 ({The pointe is} 32... Nd6 33. Ba3
$1 Ke6 34. Bxd6 Kxd6 35. dxe5+ fxe5 36. Ra8) 33. Ba3+ Kc6 34. Ra8 {
Russia took the lead in the match.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.29"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar UKR"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. Ne2 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. b3 h6 $5 ({
An alternative in the Berlin Defence is} 12... a5 13. a4 Be7) 13. Bb2 c5 14.
Rad1 Be6 15. Nc3 Be7 16. Nd5 Bd8 $5 {An exchange on d5 also favours White.} 17.
c4 a5 18. a4 c6 19. Nc3 Be7 20. Ne4 Rd8 21. Rfe1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Nf4 23. Ba3 $5 {
White plays for a win.} b6 24. Nd6+ Kf8 25. Kf1 g5 $5 26. Bc1 Kg7 27. Bxf4 gxf4
28. Nd2 $5 Bxd6 29. exd6 Rd8 30. Ne4 f5 $2 (30... Bf5 $1 31. f3 f6 32. Kf2 Kf7
{leads to a standstill and draw (Efimenko).}) 31. Nc3 Kf6 32. Ke2 Bf7 33. d7
Bh5+ $5 34. f3 Ke6 35. Ke1 $1 {He gains an advantage.} Bf7 $6 (35... Rxd7 $1
36. Rxd7 Kxd7 37. Ne2 Bf7 $1 38. Kd2 h5 39. h4 Kd6 40. Nxf4 Ke5 41. Ke3 b5 {
seems to be alright.}) 36. Ne2 Ke5 37. Nc1 $1 {White is going to conquer f4.}
Be6 38. Nd3+ Kf6 39. Nxf4 Bxd7 $2 {A fatal pin is created.} ({The last try is} 
39... Bf7 $1 40. Kf2 Ke7 41. Ke3 Rxd7 42. Rxd7+ Kxd7 43. Nd3 Ke6 44. Kf4 Kf6 {
and Black faces a hard knight versus bishop ending.}) 40. Kf2 $1 Ke7 41. Ng6+
Ke6 42. f4 Rb8 43. g4 $1 Be8 44. Nh4 $1 fxg4 45. hxg4 b5 46. Nf5 bxa4 47. bxa4
Rb4 48. Rd6+ Kf7 49. Rxh6 Rxa4 50. g5 Kg8 51. Nd6 Bf7 52. Nxf7 Kxf7 53. f5 {
White wins the rook ending.} Rxc4 54. Kf3 Rb4 55. Rh7+ Kg8 56. g6 {
The match ended in 2-2. So, the Ukraine kept the sole lead.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel ARM"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 Qa4 14. c4 Nc6 $5 (
14... exd5 15. exd5 Na6 {was played in the same year.}) 15. Be3 exd5 16. exd5
Nb4 $5 ({The natural move is} 16... b6) 17. Bxc5 a5 18. Nd4 Re8+ 19. Be2 Qxa2
20. Nb5 Bf5 21. Qxa2 Nxa2 22. Ra1 Nb4 {Black threatens ..Nc2+ or ..Nd3+.} 23.
Kd2 $2 ({Better is} 23. Kf1 $1 Rec8 24. Bb6 Ra6 25. c5 Nxd5 26. Nd6 Nxb6 27.
Bxa6 Rxc5 28. Nxb7) 23... Nc2 24. Raf1 $1 Bh6+ 25. f4 Rac8 26. Bd6 $2 (26. Bb6
{avoids a disaster.}) 26... Ne3 $1 27. Nc7 Nxf1+ $5 28. Rxf1 Red8 29. Nb5 Bf8
30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. g4 $5 Bd7 32. Nd6 Rc7 33. f5 gxf5 34. gxf5 $5 b5 35. cxb5 Rc5
36. Bc4 Bxb5 37. Nxb5 Rxc4 38. Kd3 Rc5 39. Nc3 Rdc8 {Russia defeated Armenia.}
0-1

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar UKR"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj AZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Nd5 Nbd7 11. Qd3 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nc5 13. Qd2 b6 14. f3 Nh5 $5
(14... Qd7 15. f4 Nfe4 {was played in Shirov - Topalov, Sarajevo 1999.}) 15.
Rfd1 f5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. c3 Bh4 18. Bd3 g6 $5 19. b4 cxb4 20. cxb4 Bf6 $6 ({
Correct is} 20... f4 $1 21. Bf2 Bxf2+ 22. Qxf2 Qd7 $11 {(Ftacnik).}) 21. Rab1
e4 $5 {Black counters.} 22. fxe4 Be5 23. Bf2 f4 24. Be2 Nf6 25. Qd3 $1 g5 26.
Qh3 Kg7 $5 27. Bg4 $6 {White should occupy the open file.} Nxe4 28. Bf5 Rxf5 $1
29. Qxf5 Nc3 $1 30. a4 Rb8 31. Re1 Nxb1 32. Rxb1 Rb7 33. b5 axb5 34. axb5 Qf6
35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. b6 Bc3 $5 37. Rc1 Ba5 38. Kf1 Ke5 39. Ra1 Bb4 $5 40. Ra7 Rb8
41. Rxh7 Bc5 42. b7 Kxd5 43. Rc7 Kc4 44. Rg7 Kd3 $5 45. h3 Be3 46. Rd7 Ke4 47.
Ke2 Bxf2 48. Kxf2 {White has a better rook ending.} d5 49. Ke2 Ke5 50. Kd3 Ke6
51. Rc7 Kd6 52. Rh7 Rf8 53. Rf7 $1 Re8 54. Rg7 Kc6 55. Re7 Rf8 56. Kd4 Rd8 57.
Rg7 Re8 58. Rg6+ Kxb7 59. Kxd5 f3 $2 {Black exchanges too soon.} ({
The king should approach by} 59... Kc7 $1 60. Rxg5 Kd7 61. Rg7+ Kd8 62. Kd6 Rh8
$1 63. Rf7 Rg8 {and he achieves a draw by accurate play.}) 60. gxf3 Rh8 ({
The pointe is} 60... Re3 61. Rxg5 Rxf3 62. h4 Rf6 63. Ke5 $1 Rh6 64. Rg4 $1 {
and White  wins.}) 61. Rxg5 Rxh3 62. f4 Kc7 63. Ke6 $1 {
Efimenko has reached  a well-known win.} Rh6+ 64. Kf7 Rh7+ 65. Rg7 Rh6 66. f5
Kd7 67. f6 Rh8 68. Rg1 {The Ukraine led before Russia and France.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent FRA"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 c6 8.
Bd3 Ne4 9. Bf4 Ndf6 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Ne5 g6 12. f3 Nd6 13. g4 $5 ({
An alternative is} 13. Bxf5 Nxf5 14. g4 {(Sasikiran - Bacrot, Corsica 2005).})
13... Bxd3 14. Qxd3 h5 15. g5 Nd7 16. O-O-O Nxe5 17. Bxe5 O-O 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19.
h4 {The chances are about equal.} Bb4 20. Ne2 Re8 21. a3 Ba5 22. f4 $5 (22. Nf4
Qe7 23. Ng2 {consolidates the centre.}) 22... Qe7 23. Rh3 c5 24. dxc5 Qxc5+ 25.
Kb1 Bb6 26. f5 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Qxe3 28. fxg6 Qxd3+ 29. Rxd3 fxg6 30. Nf4 $1 Rf8
31. Nxd5 $6 {The knight captures the wrong pawn.} ({Correct is} 31. Nxg6 $1
Rf1+ 32. Kc2 Rf2+ 33. Rd2) 31... Bf2 $1 32. Rh3 Kg7 33. Nf6 Bd4 34. Nd5 Rf5 35.
Nc3 Be5 36. Rd3 Rf4 37. Rd7+ Rf7 38. Rd3 Kf8 39. Re3 Rf5 40. Ne2 Bg7 41. b3 Re5
42. Rxe5 Bxe5 43. Kc2 Ke7 44. Kd3 Kd6 45. Ke4 a5 46. Nd4 $6 (46. Nf4 Bxf4 47.
Kxf4 Kd5 48. Ke3 Ke5 49. a4 {draws.}) 46... Bg3 $1 47. Nf3 Bf2 48. Ne5 $2 {
White misses the last escape.} ({Right is} 48. Kf4 $1 b5 49. Ke4 a4 50. b4 Bg3
51. Kd4 Bf4 52. Ke4 $1 Bg3 $11 ({not} 52... Bc1 $2 53. Nd4 $1)) 48... Bxh4 49.
Nxg6 Bxg5 50. Ne5 Bd8 $1 51. Nc4+ $5 Kc5 $1 52. Nb2 Be7 53. Nd3+ Kc6 $1 {
The Ukraine crushed France by 31/2-1/2. France dropped in the standings.} 0-1

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil ISR"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "USA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
Nge7 9. Be3 Qc7 $6 ({Known is} 9... Qb8) 10. Bxb5 $1 Rb8 11. Bxc6 Nxc6 12. b3
Bb7 $6 (12... Be7 {guards the e-file.}) 13. Nd5 $1 exd5 14. exd5 Nd8 15. Re1 $1
{White has sufficient compensation for the bishop.} Ne6 $5 (15... Be7 $2 16.
Ba7 $1 Ra8 17. d6 $1 {overwhelms the resistance.}) 16. Qd2 Bb4 $5 17. Qxb4 Bxd5
18. Qd2 Bxf3 19. Bf4 $1 d6 20. gxf3 Rd8 21. Rad1 O-O 22. Bxd6 Qc8 23. f4 $2 ({
Correct is} 23. c4) 23... Nc5 $2 (23... Ng5 $3 24. Re3 (24. fxg5 Qg4+ 25. Kf1
Qh3+ 26. Kg1 Qg4+ {draws}) 24... Qg4+ 25. Kf1 Nf3 26. Qd5 Nxh2+ 27. Ke1 {
leads to a white plus (Sutovsky).}) 24. Qc3 Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. f3 Rd8 27.
Rd5 Qe6 28. Qxc5 Rc8 29. Qxc8+ $1 Qxc8 30. Be7 {Israel won by 3-1 and gained
the third place after the Ukraine and Russia. Sutovsky produced the highest
ELO-score of all participants.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir RUS"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Qb3 Be7 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4
b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 $5 ({Known is} 10. Be2) 10... O-O 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rac1
Ne4 $1 13. Bg3 $5 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nf6 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18.
Bxe4 Bf6 $5 19. Qa3 $5 a5 $6 {Black weakens his pawn structure.} ({Better is} 
19... Qc7 $1 20. d5 $5 c5 21. d6 Qb8 {
and Black has achieved equality (Krasenkow).}) 20. Ne5 $1 Qe8 21. Re1 Qd8 22.
Qf3 Rc7 23. Rcd1 g6 $5 24. Qb3 Kg7 $2 {Shirov blunders a pawn.} ({Right is} 
24... b5 $1 25. a4 $1 bxa4 26. Qxa4 Qd6 27. Qxa5 Re7 28. f4 Rd8 29. b4 h5 {
and Black has a fortress for a pawn.}) 25. Qxb6 Re7 26. Qc5 Rfe8 $6 27. Bxc6 $1
Bxc6 28. Qxc6 Qb8 29. Qc3 Qb4 30. f4 Qxc3 31. bxc3 Rc7 32. Rd3 Rec8 33. Ree3
Rb7 34. d5 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Ra1 36. Nd7 Bd8 37. Re8 Rxa2 38. d6 a4 39. Ne5 a3 40.
d7 Rb8 41. Rxd8 Rxd8 42. Nc6 {
Russia won one game against Spain in the last round.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Site "39th Olympiad"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter RUS"]
[Black "Salgado Lopez, Ivan ESP"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Nbd7 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. a4 b6 8. O-O
a6 9. h3 h5 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Nc1 $5 {White has achieved no advantage.} O-O 12.
Nd3 Qc7 13. f4 b5 14. Nf2 Rfe8 {Salgado Lopez offers a draw.} 15. g4 $6 {
Svidler continues and makes a weak move.} ({Preferable is} 15. axb5 axb5 16.
Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Ne2) 15... hxg4 16. hxg4 b4 17. Ne2 exd4 18. Qxd4 $5 c5 19. Qd3
d5 $1 {Black charges everywhere.} 20. e5 Ne4 21. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 22. Qd1 Rad8 23.
Qc1 f6 24. e6 Nb6 25. f5 Nd5 $5 26. Nf4 c4 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Bf4 $2 {
Svidler breaks down.} ({Better is} 28. Qe1 $1 b3 29. Rc1 bxc2 30. Rxc2 Rd3 31.
Re2 {with chances for both sides.}) 28... Qb6+ 29. Kh2 $2 (29. Be3 Bc5 30. Re1
b3 {(Salgado Lopez)} 31. a5 Bxe3+ 32. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 33. Rxe3 bxc2 34. Bf1 {
tries to survive.}) 29... g5 $1 30. fxg6 ({Or} 30. a5 Qa7 $1) 30... Qxe6 31.
Kg3 Rg5 32. Bxg5 fxg5 33. Rf5 Bd6+ 34. Kf2 e3+ 35. Kg1 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Qe4+ {
Spain and Russia drew, as a result of this game. The Ukraine - Israel ended in
four draws, although Efimenko had an advantage. The final standings became:
Ukraine 19/11 (gold), Russia 18 (silver), Israel 17 (bronze), Hungary 17,
China, Russia 2, Armenia, Spain, United States and France 16, etc.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.08.31"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Wang Yue, CHN."]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{The 40th Olympiad was played from 28 vii until 9 ix 2012. 158 teams
participated. Confrontations between the top countries began in the fourth
round.} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 Nge7 7. h4 h6
8. Bd2 d6 9. a3 Be6 10. Rb1 a5 11. Qc1 Rc8 $5 12. O-O b6 13. e4 Bg4 14. Re1 Kf8
$5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Bg4 $6 ({More natural is} 18.
Bg2) 18... f5 $1 19. Bd1 g5 $1 {Grischuk gives a pawn for the attack.} 20. hxg5
hxg5 21. Bxg5 Qd7 22. Qe3 $5 Qf7 $1 {The black pieces are ready to charge.} 23.
Kg2 Bf6 $1 24. Ba4 $2 {He lifts the overprotection of square f3.} (24. Rg1 $1
Qh7 25. Kf1 {tries to escape from the threats.}) 24... Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Rh2+ $1
26. Kf1 {Capture costs a queen.} Rh1+ $5 27. Kg2 Rh2+ 28. Kf1 Qh7 $1 {
White will be mated. Russia defeated China by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon ARM"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. d5 exd5 11. Nd4 Bc5 $5 ({Theory is} 11... c6 12. cxd5 Nxd5
13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Nf5) 12. Nc2 c6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bg5 Nc7 15. Ne3 d4 $6 ({
Better is} 15... Bxe3 16. fxe3 $5 Qe8) 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Ng4 $1 dxc3 18. Bxf6
gxf6 19. Be4 {White has an edge.} d5 20. Bc2 f5 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Nxf5 Qf6 {
The strength of pawn c3 gives compensation.} 23. a3 a5 24. Qd3 $5 Rg8 $2 ({
The prophylactic} 24... Ra8 $1 {
controls the a-file, if White plays b3-b4 (Krasenkow).}) 25. b4 $1 axb4 26.
axb4 Bxb4 27. Ra7 $1 {The decisive attack begins.} Ne6 28. Ne7 $1 Qg7 ({Or} 
28... Rg7 29. Nxd5) 29. Nxg8 Kxg8 30. Qxd5 Bc5 31. e3 b5 32. Ra8 Rxa8 33. Qxa8+
Qf8 34. Qe4 Qh6 35. Ra1 b4 36. Ra5 Bf8 37. Qg4+ Qg7 38. Qh4 h6 39. Ra8 Nc7 40.
Rxf8+ $1 Qxf8 41. Qg4+ Kh8 42. Qf5 {Aronian threatens mate and the gain of the
knight. Armenia defeated the Ukraine by 21/2-11/2.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. Nf1 h6 11. Ng3 b5 12. Bc2 Ne7 13. d4 Ng6 14. b3 c6 $5 {
Black strengthens the centre.} 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Qc2 Rac8 18. h3 Nf4
19. Bf1 Ng6 20. Bd3 Nf4 21. Bf1 Ng6 22. a4 $1 {White plays for a win.} Qb8 23.
Bd3 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Nf5 bxa4 $5 ({The alternative is} 25... g6 26. Nxd6
$1 Bxd6 27. e5 c5 $1 28. exf6 Bxf3 29. gxf3 {(Erenburg)} Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Kh8)
26. bxa4 $5 c5 $1 27. e5 dxe5 28. dxe5 Nd7 $2 {
Bishop should been attacked first.} ({Better is} 28... c4 $1 29. Bf1 Nd7) 29.
Rab1 Qa8 $5 30. N5h4 $1 {White has an overwhelming power on the kingside.} Rc6
$6 (30... Rcd8 31. Bc4 Bd5 {defends well.}) 31. Be4 $5 Rb6 32. Bh7+ Kh8 33.
Rxb6 $2 (33. Bf5 $1 Rxb1 34. Qxb1 Re7 35. e6 $1 {wins for White.}) 33... Nxb6
34. e6 Bxf3 $2 (34... Bd5 $1 35. Bf5 $1 Nc4 36. exf7 Rxe1+ 37. Nxe1 Bxf7 {
defends properly.}) 35. Nxf3 g6 36. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 37. Qxg6 Qc8 38. Ne5 Bg7 39.
Nf7+ Kg8 40. Nxh6+ {
Russia defeated Hungary by 21/2-11/2. Armenia and Russia joined the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir RUS"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon ARM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

{The leaders Russia and Armenia met in round six after the rest day.} 1. d4 d5
2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6 7. Bd3 g6 8. h3 Bf5 9. Nf3
Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 $5 ({Known is} 12. Rac1) 12... e6 13.
Na4 Ne4 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. Rxc5 Qd7 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. a3 Bf8 18. R5c2 f6 19. Nd2
Bd6 $6 ({Better is} 19... Na7 $1 20. Rc7 Qd8 {
and Black equalises in a clever way (Kramnik).}) 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Nb3 Rc7 $2 (
{Correct is} 21... b6 $1) 22. Na5 $1 Rac8 23. Nxb7 $1 {
Wonderful tactics open the queenside.} Rxb7 24. Qxa6 Rbc7 25. b4 Qd7 26. Qb6 $1
Qe8 $5 ({The pointe is} 26... Rb7 27. Rxc6 $1 Rxb6 28. Rxc8+ Kf7 29. R8c7) 27.
b5 $1 Nxd4 $5 28. Rxc7 Ne2+ 29. Kh1 Nxc1 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Qc6 $1 Qd8 32. b6
Kf7 33. Qc7+ Ke8 34. Qa7 d4 35. b7 {Kramnik won a great game.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei ARM"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6
9. Be2 Qe8 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. a3 h6 12. Bh4 Nb6 $5 13. g4 $5 {
Movsesian wants to attack on the kingside.} a4 14. f3 Nc5 15. Qc2 c6 16. Bf2
Bd7 17. O-O-O {He sharpens the game again.} cxd5 $6 ({Preferable is} 17... Bf6
18. Kb1 Qe7 19. h4 Rfb8) 18. exd5 $1 f5 19. Kb1 Rc8 20. Be3 Qd8 21. h4 $6 e4 $1
22. fxe4 fxg4 23. h5 g5 {Black has defended well.} 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. e5 $1 Bf5
$5 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Bxe5 28. Qg6+ Bg7 29. Nce4 {
White charges at the cost of a pawn.} Rxc4 $6 {The rook should retreat.} 30.
Nxc4 Nxc4 31. Rdf1 $5 g3 $2 {Black has to counter on the other flank.} ({
Better is} 31... Nxa3+ $1 32. Ka2 $1 Nc4 33. Rxf8+ Qxf8) 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Re1
{He threatens Nf6+!} Ne5 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Nxg3 Nd3 36. Rf1 Nf4 37. Qd7 Qf6 38.
Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qc2+ Kg8 40. Nf5 Nxh5 41. Re1 Nf4 42. Re7 Bf8 43. Rxb7 Nxd5 44.
Qc8 Nf4 45. Ka1 $1 Ne6 46. Nxd6 g4 47. Ne4 Qf1+ 48. Ka2 Ng7 49. Qc6 Qf5 50.
Nf6+ Kh8 51. Rf7 {
Armenia and Russia drew their match. Azerbaijan joined the lead.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei ARM"]
[Black "Wang Yue, CHN."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. d4 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. f4 a5 9.
Be2 h5 (9... Qc7 10. O-O O-O {was played in Bacrot - Wang Yue, Dresden 2008.})
10. O-O Bf5 11. Bf3 $5 Ne4 12. a4 $1 b4 ({The alternative is} 12... f6 13. Nd3
b4) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Be2 Be6 $1 {Black prevents an active 15.Bc4.} 15. Qc2 Bd5
16. f5 $6 ({Preferable is} 16. b3) 16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 gxf5 $1 18. Rxf5 Nd7 19.
Bxh5 $2 ({Better is} 19. b3) 19... e6 $3 {
Movsesian counters in a remarkable way.} 20. Bxf7+ Ke7 21. Rf1 Qc7 22. Bg6 Nxe5
$1 23. Bxe4 Nd3 $1 {He threatens mate in one.} 24. Qxd3 Qxh2+ 25. Kf2 Raf8+ 26.
Ke2 Rxf1 27. Kxf1 Qg3 $1 {The mate attack continues.} 28. Ke2 Rh1 29. Bd2 Rxa1
30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. Qh7+ Kd8 32. Kd3 Qg4 33. Qh8+ Kd7 34. b3 Qf5+ {
Black mates in one. China defeated Armenia by this game (21/2-11/2).} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj AZE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O d4 12. Ne2 Qd5 13. Nf4 Qd6 14. Nh5
Nxh5 15. Qxh5 h6 16. f4 f5 17. Bd2 $5 {White has a plus by the two bishops.}
Qf6 18. c4 Be6 19. b4 Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Kxf7 {
Black has a weakness in his defence line.} 21. Rfe1 b6 22. Re2 Rac8 23. Rae1
Rfe8 24. Bc1 $1 {The bishop is going to attack pawn d4.} a5 25. b5 $1 Nb8 ({
The pointe is} 25... Nd8 26. Bxf5 $1) 26. Bb2 Nd7 $5 {
He gives the weakling at once.} (26... g6 27. g4 Rcd8 {
misses the knight in the resistance.}) 27. Bxd4 Nc5 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 {
Black has compensation for the pawn.} 29. Bb1 Bd7 30. Rxe8 Bxe8 31. Kf2 Bd7 32.
Bd3 Be6 $6 33. Ke3 $6 ({Better is} 33. Re5 Rc8 34. c5) 33... Ke7 $6 (33... Bxc4
34. Rc1 Bd5 {tries to survive.}) 34. Kd4 Kd6 35. Re3 g6 36. Rg3 Bf7 37. Rh3 h5
38. Re3 Be6 39. Be2 Rc7 $5 {The white rook will go to e5 anyway.} 40. Kc3 Ke7
41. Re5 $1 Kd6 42. Kd4 h4 $2 {Black creates a new weakness.} (42... Rc8 $1 43.
c5+ $5 bxc5+ $1 44. Kc3 a4 45. Bc4 Bd7 {will be difficult to win for White.})
43. Re3 Re7 44. Bf3 $1 h3 $5 45. g3 $1 Rg7 (45... Rc7 46. Bc6 $1 Rc8 47. Re5
Bf7 48. c5+ {wins for White.}) 46. Re5 g5 47. c5+ $1 bxc5+ 48. Rxc5 gxf4 49.
gxf4 Rg1 50. b6 {Russia defeated Azerbadjan by the smallest difference.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco ESP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. g3 Nbd7 8.
Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Bh5 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nb3 a5 13. a4 Bb4 $5 (13... e5
{was played in Goldin - Bareev, Beersheba 2005.}) 14. e4 Qe7 15. Be3 Rfd8 16.
f4 Kh8 17. Rf2 f6 18. Bd2 e5 $1 {Vallejo attacks the broad centre.} 19. Bxb4
axb4 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. d5 Rac8 $6 ({Preferable is} 21... Bf7 $1 22. a5 cxd5 23.
exd5 Nf6) 22. Rc1 Nb6 $2 ({Better is} 22... Bg4 $1 23. h3 $5 Bh5 24. a5 Be8)
23. Qc5 Qxc5 24. Nxc5 cxd5 25. Bh3 $1 Ra8 $2 {
A third error breaks Black's defence.} (25... Rb8 $1 26. a5 Nc4 27. exd5 Nxa5 {
offers more resistance.}) 26. a5 $1 Nc4 27. Nxb7 Rf8 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. exd5
Nxb2 30. d6 {This passed pawn decides the game quickly.} Bf3 31. Rc8 Rxc8 32.
Bxc8 Bc6 33. d7 Bxd7 34. Bxd7 Nc4 35. Be6 b3 36. Bxc4 b2 37. Ba2 {The Ukraine
defeated Spain. Favourite Russia became the sole leader ahead of the Ukraine
and China.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir ARM"]
[Black "Dzhumaev, Marat UZB"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. Bb3 d5 6. Nc3 Be6 7. Ng5 {
They play an interesting line of the Ruy Lopez.} Nd4 $5 (7... Qd7 8. exd5 Nxd5
9. Nxe6 fxe6 {occurred in Berczes - Dimitrijevic, Budapest 2004.}) 8. Nxe6 fxe6
9. d3 Ng6 10. Qg4 Bb4 11. O-O $1 c6 12. Be3 Qh4 $5 13. Qxh4 Nxh4 14. Bxd4 exd4
15. Ne2 Bc5 {The battle has calmed down.} 16. Ng3 Rf8 $5 17. f4 Kd7 18. Rae1
Rae8 19. Re2 Re7 20. Rff2 Bd6 21. Nf1 $1 {He protects pawn f4 indirectly.} dxe4
$6 22. Rxe4 $1 {Pawn e6 becomes vulnerable.} c5 $2 {He blunders a piece.} ({
Better is} 22... Nf5) 23. f5 $1 Nxf5 24. g4 g6 25. gxf5 gxf5 {
Black has some compensation for the knight.} 26. Rh4 Be5 27. Nd2 Bf6 28. Rh5 b5
29. Kf1 Rg7 30. Re2 Re7 31. Nf3 Kd6 32. Rh6 Kd7 33. Rh5 {
Armenia defeated Uzbekistan.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey RUS"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei UKR"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Nxd5 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Bb2 a5 $5 14.
O-O Nf4 $2 ({Preferable is} 14... f6 $1 15. Rae1+ Kf7) 15. Rae1+ $1 {
White gains a plus.} Ne6 16. Na4 f6 17. Nxb6 cxb6 18. Re3 axb4 19. axb4 Ra2 20.
Rb1 b5 21. c4 $1 Rd8 $6 {He gives up a pawn.} (21... Bd7 $5 22. cxb5 cxb5 23.
f4 Kd8 {defends the material stubbornly.}) 22. cxb5 cxb5 23. Bxb5 Ba6 24. Bxa6
Rxa6 25. Kf1 Rd5 26. Ke1 Kd7 27. g3 Ra2 28. h4 h5 29. Re2 Nc7 30. Bc1 Rxe2+ 31.
Kxe2 g5 32. Be3 gxh4 33. gxh4 Nb5 {
Black has made many exchanges and blockades the extra pawn.} 34. Rc1 Nd6 35. f3
Rb5 36. Bc5 Nb7 37. Bf8 Nd8 38. Rc5 Rb8 $1 39. Rxh5 Ne6 $6 (39... Ke6 $1 40.
Ke3 Nc6 41. Bc5 Nxb4 42. Ke4 Rb5 {defends well.}) 40. Rh7+ $6 (40. Rd5+ Ke8 41.
Bd6 Rxb4 42. Bxb4 Nf4+ 43. Kf2 Nxd5 44. Bd2 {leads to winning prospects.})
40... Kc6 41. Be7 Nf4+ 42. Ke3 Nd5+ 43. Ke4 Nxe7 44. Rxe7 Rxb4+ $2 {
Volokitin captures too hastily.} ({Right is} 44... Kd6 $1 45. Rh7 Ke6 {
and Black escapes.}) 45. Kf5 Rxh4 46. Re4 $1 {
Karjakin will play the hard rook ending perfectly.} Rh8 47. Rd4 Kc5 48. Rd3 Ra8
49. f4 Ra4 50. Rd7 Kc6 51. Rf7 Kd6 52. Rxf6+ Ke7 53. Kg6 $1 Ra1 54. Rf7+ Ke8
55. f5 $1 Rg1+ 56. Kf6 Rf1 57. Ra7 Rf2 58. Ra8+ Kd7 59. Rf8 $1 Rh2 60. Kg7 Rg2+
61. Kf7 Ra2 62. f6 Ra7 63. Re8 Ra6 64. Re1 {Russia defeated the Ukraine by
this game. It seemed to be a great step towards the title.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime FRA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. Qd2 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O $5 ({Usual is} 11. O-O-O) 11... Nc6 12. Nb3
h5 13. Kh1 h4 14. h3 Be7 15. Rae1 b4 $5 {Vachier Lagrave provokes his opponent.
} 16. Nd5 $5 {Ivanchuk does not retreat and makes the thematic sacrifice.} exd5
17. exd5 Na7 18. Nd4 $1 {He gives a pawn for the attack.} Bxd5 19. Nf5 Nc6 20.
Be4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Kf8 $6 (21... Rd8 $1 22. Rfe1 Rd7 23. Rc4 d5 $1 24. Rc5 d4 {
brings chances for both parties.}) 22. Rfe1 $1 Re8 23. Qe2 {
The pressure on e7 increases to a maximum.} Rh7 {Square g7 needs protection.}
24. Qg4 $1 d5 $5 25. R4e2 $1 Qb6 $2 (25... Qd7 $1 26. g3 Nd4 $1 27. Nxd4 Qxg4
28. hxg4 hxg3+ 29. Kg2 Rh2+ 30. Kxg3 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Bd6 {
tries to survive in the endgame.}) 26. g3 $1 {White opens the g-file.} Nd4 ({
The pointe is} 26... hxg3 27. Qxg3 Rd8 28. Rg1 $1) 27. Nxe7 $1 Nxe2 28. Qg8+ $1
{A chase of the king begins.} Kxe7 29. Rxe2+ Kd6 30. Rxe8 hxg3 31. Qf8+ $1 ({
Avoids} 31. Qxh7 $4 Qf2 $1 {and Black wins.}) 31... Kc6 32. Rc8+ Kd7 33. Qe8+
Kd6 34. Rd8+ Kc5 35. Qe3+ Kc6 36. Rd6+ {The Ukraine defeated France by 3-1.}
1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru USA"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 c6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qb3
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nd2 e6 11. e4 Nc6 12. O-O Na5 13. Qd1 Qc7 $5 14. Qf3 b6
15. Ba3 Rd8 16. e5 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Bb4 Bh6 19. Qd1 Nc6 20. Ba3 Na5 21.
Bb4 Nc6 22. Ba3 Na5 23. Nb1 $5 {
White plays for a win, although he has a slightly inferior position.} b5 $5 24.
h4 Nc6 $6 ({Preferable is} 24... Nc4 $1) 25. Bc5 Qb8 26. Qe2 Na5 27. Nd2 Rxc5
$5 28. dxc5 Qc8 $5 29. Nf3 $5 ({Even better is} 29. Nb3 $1 Qc7 30. Nd4) 29...
Qxc5 30. Nh2 Bg7 31. h5 g5 $2 {Kramnik makes a grave positional error.} ({
Right is} 31... Qxc3 32. Rac1 Qb4 33. Qe3 Qe7 {and the chances are about equal.
}) 32. h6 $1 Bxh6 33. Qh5 Bg7 34. Qxg5 Nc6 35. Ng4 Qe7 36. Qxe7 Nxe7 37. a4 d4
$5 {Black opts for opportunism.} 38. axb5 Bxb5 39. Rxa7 d3 $1 40. Rxe7 d2 41.
Rd1 Be2 42. Ne3 Bxe5 43. c4 h5 44. Ra7 h4 45. Ra2 $2 ({Better is} 45. gxh4 Rd4
46. c5 Rxh4 47. Bh1) 45... Bxd1 46. Nxd1 hxg3 47. fxg3 Bxg3 {
Black draws if he eliminates the last white pawn.} 48. c5 f5 49. Ra7 e5 50. c6
e4 51. Bh3 Rc8 52. Ra6 Rf8 $2 (52... Re8 53. Kf1 {(Tetsio)} Bc7 $1 54. Ke2 f4
$1 55. Bg4 e3 {plays for a draw.}) 53. Ra5 f4 54. Kf1 e3 55. Ke2 Rf6 56. Ra8+
Kg7 57. Ra7+ Rf7 58. Rb7 Kf6 59. Kf3 Re7 60. Rxe7 Kxe7 61. c7 e2 $1 62. c8=N+
$1 {Nakamura decides the game in an elegant way.} (62. Kxe2 $4 f3+ 63. Kxf3
Bxc7 {draws.}) 62... Kf6 63. Kxe2 Ke5 64. Nb6 Kd4 65. Bg2 Be1 66. Nd5 Ke5 67.
Nb4 Bh4 68. Nd3+ Kf5 69. Kxd2 Kg4 70. Ke2 Bf6 71. N1f2+ Kg3 72. Bf3 Bd8 73.
Ne4+ Kh4 74. Ne5 Bc7 75. Ng6+ Kh3 76. Ne7 Bd8 77. Nf5 Bb6 78. Kf1 Kh2 79. Bg4
f3 80. Nh4 {Black is mated soon. The USA won at the top board.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander RUS"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata USA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Bg4 Bxg4 9. Qxg4 g6 10. c4 $5 Nc7 11. Rd1 Bg7 12. Nc3 Qc8 13. f4 $5 {
Grischuk wants to see action.} c5 $1 14. Ne2 f5 $5 15. Qg3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxe5
17. fxe5 Ne6 18. Nxe6 $2 (18. Qb3 $1 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Qc5 20. Be3 Qxe5 21. Re1 O-O
22. Qxb7 {brings equality.}) 18... Qxe6 19. Rd5 b5 $1 20. Rxb5 Qxc4 21. Qb3
Qxb3 22. axb3 a6 23. Rba5 Rd8 24. Kf2 Kf7 25. Bg5 Rhe8 26. Re1 Rb8 27. Ra3 Rb5
28. e6+ Kg8 29. g3 Rb6 $1 ({He avoids the exchanges by} 29... Bxb2 30. Rxa6
Rxb3 {(Stohl).}) 30. Re2 h6 31. Be3 Rxe6 32. Bc5 Rc6 $1 33. Bxe7 Kf7 34. Bb4
Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Bxb2 {Black has gained a pawn.} 36. Ra2 Be5 37. Bd2 g5 38. b4
Ke6 39. Kd3 Bf6 40. Be3 Be7 41. Rb2 h5 42. b5 axb5 43. Rxb5 g4 44. Bf4 $5 Bf6
45. Rb7 Ra6 46. Rh7 $6 (46. Rb3 h4 47. Ke3 {defends the kingside.}) 46... Ra3+
47. Ke2 Ra2+ 48. Kf1 Kd5 $2 ({The simple} 48... Rxh2 {wins.}) 49. Rxh5 Ke4 50.
h3 gxh3 51. Rxh3 Bd4 52. Rh5 Rf2+ 53. Ke1 Rg2 54. Kf1 Kf3 55. Be3 $5 (55. Ke1
Bf2+ 56. Kd1 {is alright.}) 55... Bxe3 56. Rxf5+ Kxg3 {
A difficult ending starts.} 57. Re5 Rf2+ 58. Ke1 Kf4 59. Re8 Ra2 60. Kd1 Kf3
61. Re7 $2 {Grischuk makes a basic blunder.} ({Correct is} 61. Rd8) 61... Rd2+
$1 62. Ke1 Rd8 63. Rf7+ Bf4 64. Rf6 Rc8 {The USA defeated Russia, despite the
loss by Robson. China, Russia, Armenia and the USA shared the first place. An
open battle was fought in the last two rounds. It was a surprising development.
} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey RUS"]
[Black "Flores, Diego ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Argentina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 Bf6 8.
Qg3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. Bf4 e5 11. Bd2 d6 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. h4 h6
$5 15. Qf3 $5 Nb4 16. Be2 Nec6 17. Be3 b5 $4 {
Black allows a devastating charge.} ({Better is} 17... Bxb3 $1 18. axb3 Nd4 {
(Postny).}) 18. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 (18... Nxc2 19. Bb6 $1 Qd7 20. Nc5 $1 {
wins for White.}) 19. exd5 Nd4 ({Or} 19... Ne7 20. c3) 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bxd4
Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Nxc2 23. Rd2 {
White gains the knight. Russia defeated Argentina as a result of this game.}
1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Giri, Anish NED"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon ARM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

{Giri missed the first rounds due to passport problems. When he took part, the
Netherlands neared the top.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. g3 Be7
6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bf4 a5 9. Rc1 h6 $5 ({Known is} 9... a4 10. Qc2 c5)
10. a4 Ne4 11. Nfd2 $5 Nd6 12. Bxd6 Bxd6 13. e4 $5 {
Giri wants to take the initiative.} dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bb4 15. c5 Nf6 16. Qc4 $2 ({
Preferable is} 16. Nd6 $1 Ne8 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. Rd1) 16... Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Kh8 $5
(17... e5 $1 18. dxe5 Be6 19. Qe2 Qd4 {attacks in the centre.}) 18. Bg2 $6 e5
$1 19. d5 f5 $1 20. dxc6 e4 21. cxb7 Bxb7 22. c6 Ba6 23. Qb3 (23. c7 $2 Bxc4 $1
24. cxd8=Q Raxd8 25. Rxc4 Rd1+ 26. Bf1 {(Aronian)} f4 $1 27. Rxe4 Rc8 $1 {
wins for Black.}) 23... Rc8 24. Nc3 Rxc6 25. Nd5 Bc5 26. Bf1 f4 $5 27. Nxf4 $2
{Giri makes the decisive mistake.} ({Correct is} 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Nxf4) 27...
Bxf2+ $1 {Aronian wins elegantly.} 28. Kh1 ({The pointe is} 28. Kxf2 Rxf4+ $1
29. gxf4 Qd2+) 28... Rb6 29. Qc2 e3 30. Bg2 Qe8 $5 31. Qc5 Rff6 32. Rc2 $6 g5
33. Nd5 ({Or} 33. Ne2 Bd3) 33... e2 34. Qxa5 e1=Q+ 35. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 36. Qxe1 Bxe1
37. Nxb6 Rxb6 {Black has gained material.} 38. Rc6 Rxc6 39. Bxc6 Kg7 40. Kg2
Kf6 41. Bf3 Ke5 42. h4 Bc8 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kf1 $5 Bxg3 45. b4 Kd4 46. a5 Kc4
47. a6 Bb8 48. Bb7 {Armenia defeated the Netherlands by 3-1.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Ding, Liren CHN"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander USA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O
c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Qb3 Qb6 $5 ({The alternative is} 10... Qc8) 11. Ne5 Nc6 12.
Bf3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Nb4 14. Ra5 Rfc8 15. Rfa1 a6 16. Na4 {
White has the initiative on the queenside.} Nc6 $6 (16... Ra7 $1 17. Rd1 dxc4
18. bxc4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nh5 20. Bg3 Nxg3 21. fxg3 {equalises.}) 17. Nxc6 Rxc6
18. Bg5 $1 Rc7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nb6 Rd8 23. Rxa6 {
White has gained an unimportant pawn.} Rc6 24. g3 Kg7 25. Kf1 Rdd6 $6 (25... f5
$5 26. Ra7 Bf6 {is alright.}) 26. Ra7 Rxb6 27. Rxe7 Rxb3 28. Raa7 Kg6 29. Rxf7
h5 30. Rfb7 $5 Rdb6 31. Rxb6 Rxb6 32. Rc7 {
He has an advantage in the rook ending.} Rb5 33. b3 Kf5 $1 34. Ke2 d4 35. exd4
cxd4 36. Rc4 Rxb3 37. Rxd4 Ra3 38. Kf1 Kg6 39. Kg2 Rb3 40. Kh3 Rb2 41. Kg2 Rb3
42. Re4 Ra3 43. Re3 Ra4 44. Kf3 Kg5 45. h3 Kg6 46. Re4 Ra3+ 47. Re3 Ra4 48. h4
Kf5 49. Rb3 Kg6 50. Ke3 Rc4 51. Rd3 Ra4 52. Rd4 Ra2 53. f3 Ra5 54. g4 Ra1 $5
55. g5 $1 {Black has not foreseen this move and blunders.} Rh1 $4 ({Correct is
} 55... fxg5 56. Rd6+ Kf5 57. Rd5+ Kg6 58. hxg5 h4 59. f4 h3 60. Rd6+ Kf5 61.
Rf6+ Kg4 62. g6 Kh5 $5 63. g7 Rg1 {drawn (Krasenkow).}) 56. Rd6 Rxh4 57. f4 $1
Rh1 {Now Black advances too slowly.} 58. Rxf6+ Kg7 59. Rh6 Re1+ 60. Kf2 Rh1 61.
Kg2 Rh4 62. Kf3 Rh1 63. Ke4 h4 64. Kf5 h3 65. Kg4 h2 66. Kg3 {China defeated
the USA. China, Armenia and Russia shared the lead at the end of the
penultimate round.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek NED"]
[Black "Flores, Diego ARG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Argentina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

{The final round started after a rest day.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 Nh6
12. f3 c5 13. Rb1 g5 14. Bf2 f5 15. h3 Ng6 16. g4 fxg4 17. hxg4 Qf6 $5 18. Be3
Nh4 $6 {The knight moves to a less desirable square.} (18... Nf4 $1 19. Rh2 Bd7
{reaches a position from the game Markus - Fedorov, Sibenik 2005.}) 19. Rh2 Nf7
20. Nf1 Nh8 21. Rf2 N8g6 22. Ng3 Nf4 23. Bf1 h5 24. Kd2 $1 {White prepares Nf5.
} Nxf3+ $2 {Black goes for a wild adventure.} ({More solid is} 24... Bd7) 25.
Qxf3 Bxg4 26. Qh1 h4 27. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 28. exf5 Qxf5 $6 (28... g4 $5 29. Bd3 $1
g3 30. Ne4 $1 Qxf5 $6 31. Bxf4 $1 gxf2 32. Be3 {wins for White (Krasenkow).})
29. Be2 {White controls the kingside.} Bh6 30. Rg1 Kh8 31. Ne4 Rad8 32. Bd3 Qh7
33. Bxf4 exf4 34. Nxg5 Qg7 35. Kc2 $1 Bxg5 36. Rfg2 {
The Netherlands defeated Argentina by 3-1 and became sixth.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei ARM"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan HUN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Re1 dxe4 11. dxe4 Be6 12. a4 b4 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Nc4 Nd7 15. a5
$5 (15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 {drew in Kamsky - Ivanchuk, Ningbo 2011.}) 15... f6
$5 16. Ne3 $1 b3 17. Bb1 Bd6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 $6 ({Preferable is} 18... Ne7 $5 19.
Qc4 Nc5 $1 20. Be3 c6 21. Nxe7+ Bxe7) 19. exd5 Ne7 20. Bd3 Qb7 21. Bc4 Nxd5 $2
22. Nd4 $1 {White finds the refutation of the pawn capture.} exd4 23. Qe6+ Kh8
24. Bxd5 c6 25. Qxd6 cxd5 26. cxd4 {He has achieved a positional advantage.}
Rfe8 $5 27. Bf4 Qb5 28. h3 Rac8 $5 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rc1 $1 Nf8 31. Qb6 $1 Qd3
$5 32. Qc6 Qe4 (32... Rd8 33. Re1 Qc2 34. Qb6 Ra8 35. Qb7 Rd8 36. Qf7 {
also wins for White (Erenburg).}) 33. Be3 Ng6 34. Qxa6 Nh4 35. Qf1 h6 36. Rc3
Ra8 37. f3 Qe6 38. Bf2 Ng6 39. Qb5 Nf4 40. Be3 Qf5 41. Kh2 Ng6 42. Rxb3 Nh4 43.
Bf2 Qg5 44. Bg3 Nf5 45. f4 Qg6 46. Qxd5 Re8 47. a6 h5 48. a7 h4 49. Bf2 {
Armenia defeated Hungary due to this game.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR"]
[Black "Wang Hao, CHN."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

{When the last round began, China had the best tie-break and would win the
title, if it defeated the Ukraine.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5.
Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qe2 Nc6 $5 ({Theory is
} 10... Bb7) 11. O-O Na5 $5 12. a4 $1 Re8 13. Ne5 Ne4 14. f3 Nd6 15. Ba3 Bb7 $6
(15... f6 $1 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. f4 {(Ivanchuk)} Qe7 $1 {is preferable.}) 16.
Bxd6 Qxd6 17. f4 g6 18. Qg4 Nc4 $5 19. Qg3 Qc7 $2 ({Correct is} 19... Kg7 $1
20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. a5 f6) 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. f5 $1 {
He plays a wonderful breakthrough.} f6 ({Ivanchuk's pointe is} 21... exf5 22.
Rxf5 $1 Bd5 23. Raf1 Rf8 24. e4 Be6 25. Rf6) 22. fxg6 $1 fxe5 ({Or} 22... Qg7
23. Rxf6 $1 Qxf6 24. Rf1) 23. Rf7 Qc6 24. gxh7+ $1 Kxf7 25. Rf1+ Ke7 26. h8=Q
$1 Rxh8 27. Qg7+ Kd6 28. dxe5+ Kd5 {Black will be mated in three.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Bu Xiangzhi, CHN."]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel UKR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Bd2
Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qb6 10. cxd5 $5 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nxd5 12. e4 $5 Nb4 $1 {
He blockades the queenside.} 13. Be3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 e5 $1 15. Ke2 $6 ({
Preferable is the development by} 15. Bc4 exd4 16. Bxd4 f6) 15... exd4 16. Bxd4
Nc5 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 $5 19. Rxc5 Nc7 $6 (19... Nb4 $5 {
reinstalls the blockade.}) 20. Re5+ Kf8 21. Ke3 f6 22. Ra5 a6 23. f4 Rd8 24.
Bc4 g6 25. Raa1 Ke7 26. h4 Ne6 27. h5 $5 Nd4 28. Rac1 $2 (28. Rag1 $5 Nc2+ 29.
Ke2 {equalises.}) 28... g5 $1 29. Rhd1 gxf4+ 30. Kxf4 b5 31. Bd3 c5 32. Rc3 $5
Rhg8 $5 33. Ke3 Rg5 34. Be2 $5 {White gives a pawn.} (34. Rh1 a5 35. h6 b4 {
costs pawn b3.}) 34... Nxe2 35. Kxe2 Rxd1 36. Kxd1 Rxh5 37. b4 $5 cxb4 38. Rc7+
Kd6 $5 39. Ra7 Rh1+ 40. Kd2 Ra1 41. Rxh7 {
Black has an extra pawn in the rook ending.} a5 $1 42. Rh5 (42. f4 Rb1 43. Kc2
Re1 44. Kd3 a4 {probably wins for Black (Eljanov).}) 42... Kc6 43. Rf5 a4 $1
44. Rxf6+ Kc5 45. Rf5+ (45. Kd3 $5 b3 $1 46. Rf5+ Kb4 47. e5 Re1 48. f4 a3 49.
bxa3+ Ka4 $1 50. Rf8 Kxa3 {wins for Black.}) 45... Kc4 46. e5 a3 47. Rf4+ Kc5
48. bxa3 bxa3 49. Kc2 b4 50. e6 Re1 51. e7 a2 52. Rf5+ Kc4 53. Rf4+ Kb5 54.
Rf5+ Ka4 55. Rf7 b3+ 56. Kd2 b2 {China lost to the Ukraine by 1-3 and did not
win the title. The Ukraine became third.} 0-1

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir RUS"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij GER"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{Russia needed a win against Germany.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6
5. Qb3 c5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bd3 Bxc3+ $5 11. bxc3
Nxg3 12. fxg3 $5 ({Preferable is} 12. hxg3) 12... Qe7 $5 (12... g4 $1 13. Nd2
Qg5 {gains an edge (Krasenkow).}) 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rae1 O-O-O 15. Be4 f6 $5 16.
Bxc6 $1 dxc6 $6 (16... Bxc6 $5 17. d5 $1 Bb7 $1 18. a4 f5 {
leads to chances for both parties.}) 17. a4 cxd4 18. exd4 c5 19. a5 Qd6 20.
axb6 axb6 21. Rf2 Rhe8 22. Rd2 e5 $2 ({Better is} 22... h5 23. Rb1 Kc7) 23. d5
{The bishop has been restricted.} e4 24. Rde2 f5 25. g4 $1 fxg4 26. Nd2 e3 27.
Rxe3 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Kc7 $2 (28... Qg6 29. Qd1 h5 {offers more resistance.}) 29.
Re6 $1 Qxe6 30. dxe6 Rxd2 31. Qb1 $1 Rxg2+ 32. Kf1 Rxh2 33. Qh7+ Kb8 34. e7 $1
Bc6 35. Qg8+ Kb7 36. Qf7 $1 Rh1+ 37. Ke2 Rh2+ 38. Ke1 Rh1+ 39. Kd2 Rh2+ 40. Kc1
Ka6 41. e8=Q Bxe8 42. Qxe8 {Russia defeated Germany by 3-1. Nevertheless,
Armenia won gold by a better tie-break. The final standings became: Armenia
(gold) and Russia (silver) 19, Ukraine (bronze) 18, China and USA 17,
Netherlands, Vietnam and Romania 16, Hungary, Azerbadjan, Cuba, Germany,
Poland, Serbia, Italy, Sweden, England and Denmark 15, etc. 157 teams
participated in the open section.} 1-0

[Event "Istanbul"]
[Site "40th Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana RUS"]
[Black "Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan KAZ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2291"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Rusland"]
[BlackTeam "Kazachstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

{When the last round began in the Women's Olympiad, China led on Russia by a
better tie-break. So Russia needed an overwhelming win against Kazachstan.} 1.
e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Rb1 Nc6
9. Qd2 Qa7 10. Ne2 b5 11. c3 f5 $5 ({Known is} 11... b4) 12. h3 cxd4 $5 13.
Nexd4 $1 {White gets rid of an obstructing knight.} Nxd4 14. cxd4 Be7 15. g4
O-O 16. gxf5 exf5 17. h4 Nb6 18. b3 Be6 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. h5 Kh8 21. Kf2 b4 22.
Nh4 $5 Bxh4+ $1 23. Rxh4 a5 24. Rhh1 {White has a positional plus.} Qe7 25. Kg2
Rg8 26. Bf2 g5 $2 (26... Qf7 {defends properly.}) 27. hxg6 Rxg6+ 28. Kf1 Nd7
29. Rc1 Rcg8 (29... Qf8 30. Ke2 Rg8 31. Rxc8 Qxc8 32. Ke3 Qc7 33. Rc1 Qd8 34.
Qc2 {wins positionally.}) 30. Rc7 $1 Qd8 31. Rc6 Nf8 32. Qc2 Qe8 33. Rc7 Qb8 (
33... R6g7 34. Ke1 Ng6) 34. Bh4 Nd7 35. Qc6 $1 h6 36. Rxd7 Bxd7 37. Bf6+ $1 {
Russia crushed Kazachstan by 4-0. It was enough for the gold medal. The final
standings in the Women's Olympiad became: Russia (gold) and China (silver) 19,
Ukraine (bronze) 18, etc. 127 teams participated.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

{The 41st Olympiad was played in Tromso (above the Arctic Circle) from 1 until
14 viii 2014. Norway had to increase the payment after a wrong estimate. 177
teams participated in the Open section and carried out eleven rounds. Russia
had the highest average rating. They met a surprise in round four.} 1. Nf3 d5
2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 c6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. d3 Bg4 8. Nbd2 Bxf3 9.
Nxf3 Nfd7 $5 10. d4 $1 a5 $6 11. O-O e6 12. Qc2 a4 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Na6 15.
Ba3 Re8 16. b4 Qb6 $6 17. Rab1 Nc7 18. Ne5 Rad8 $2 ({Better is} 18... Nxe5 19.
dxe5 Bf8) 19. Nxf7 $2 {This does not decide the game.} (19. b5 $1 cxb5 20. Nxd7
Rxd7 21. Bc5 Qa6 22. Qxb7 {wins for White (Sumets).}) 19... Nf6 $1 20. Qf4 Rxd4
21. c5 $5 Rxf4 22. cxb6 Nb5 23. Nd6 $5 Nxd6 24. gxf4 Nb5 25. Bb2 {
Black has a sufficient compensation for the exchange.} Nd7 26. Rfe1 Nxb6 27.
Bh3 Bxb2 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kg7 30. Rxb2 Kf6 31. Bg4 Nd5 32. Bf3 $6 (32.
Be2 $1 Nbc3 33. Bf1 Nxf4 34. b5 {gains an advantage.}) 32... a3 $1 33. Rd2 $5
Nxb4 34. Bd1 c5 35. Rd7 $1 b6 36. Rb7 $5 Nd4 37. Rxb6+ Kf5 38. Rb7 Nxa2 39. Bb3
Nb4 40. Bc4 $6 Nf3+ $2 (40... Ndc6 $1 41. Rxh7 a2 42. Rf7+ Ke4 43. f3+ Ke3 44.
Bxa2 Nxa2 45. f5 gxf5 46. Rxf5 Kd4 {and Black has winning chances (Sumets).})
41. Kg2 Nd2 42. Bg8 Nd3 43. Ra7 Nxf4+ 44. Kh1 h5 45. Rxa3 Ke4 46. Rc3 c4 47.
Rxc4+ Nxc4 48. Bxc4 h4 49. Kg1 g5 50. Ba6 {
All four young Chinese men drew against the mighty Russians!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Kb1 Rd8 12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 Na5 14. Qc1 Qd6 $5 (
{Known is} 14... Nbc4) 15. h4 Qb4 $5 ({An alternative is} 15... Nac4 $1 16.
Bxc4 Nxc4) 16. h5 $1 Nac4 $5 17. hxg6 $5 hxg6 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Nge2 Nxe3 20.
Qxe3 {White has a plus.} Qb6 $1 21. Qg5 $1 Qf6 22. Qg3 b5 23. Nd4 b4 24. Na4
Bd7 $6 ({Preferable is} 24... Qd6 $1) 25. Nc5 $1 Qb6 26. Nxd7 Rxd7 27. Nc6 b3
28. a3 Qc5 29. Rc1 Qe3 30. Qe1 Qd3+ 31. Ka1 e6 32. dxe6 fxe6 33. e5 $1 g5 $6
34. Rd1 $2 {White should avoid exchanges.} Qxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Rxd1 a5 37.
Rd8+ Rxd8 38. Nxd8 a4 $1 {Suddenly Black has survival chances in the endgame.}
39. Nxe6 Bxe5 40. Nxg5 Bd4 41. f4 Be3 42. g3 Kg7 $2 {
Gelfand underestimates the problems.} ({Better is} 42... c6 $1 43. Kb1 Kg7 44.
Ne4 Bd4) 43. Ne6+ Kf6 44. Nxc7 Kf5 45. Nd5 Bf2 46. Nc3 Bxg3 47. Nxa4 Bf2 48.
Nc3 Kxf4 (48... Be3 49. a4 $1 Bxf4 50. a5 Be3 51. a6 Ke6 52. Nb5 {
also wins for White (Giri).}) 49. Ne2+ Ke4 50. Nc1 Kd4 51. Nxb3+ {
White has two extra pawns in the ending.} Kc4 52. Nc1 Bc5 53. Kb1 Kb5 54. Ne2
Be7 55. Nc3+ Kc4 56. Kc2 Bf8 57. Nb1 Be7 58. Nd2+ Kb5 59. Kb3 Bf8 60. Ne4 Bg7
61. Nc3+ Kc5 62. Kc2 Kc4 63. b3+ Kd4 64. b4 Kc4 65. Nd1 Bf6 66. Nb2+ Kd5 67.
Kb3 Bd4 68. a4 Kc6 69. Nd1 Bg1 70. Kc4 Kb6 71. Nc3 Bf2 72. Ne4 Bh4 73. Nc5 Bg5
74. Ne6 Bh4 75. a5+ Ka6 76. Nc5+ Ka7 77. b5 Bd8 78. Kb4 Bc7 79. Ka4 Bd8 80. Ne6
{Giri was the Dutch star player.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Qd3 Nb6 $5 {
Topalov lures a pawn forwards.} 8. c5 Nbd7 9. O-O c6 10. b4 b6 11. Bf4 a5 12.
a3 Ba6 13. Qc2 {White controls more territory.} Nh5 14. Bd2 Nhf6 15. Bf4 $5 Nh5
16. Bd2 Nhf6 17. Rfe1 $1 Bc4 18. Bf4 Nh5 19. Be3 Nhf6 20. Bf4 $5 Nh5 21. Be3
Nhf6 22. h3 $1 h6 23. Nd2 Ba6 24. f4 bxc5 25. bxc5 Nxc5 $1 {Black simplifies.}
26. dxc5 d4 27. Bf2 dxc3 28. Qxc3 Nd5 29. Qc2 Bf6 30. e4 $1 {White attacks.}
Bxa1 31. exd5 Qf6 $6 ({More solid is} 31... Bf6 $1) 32. d6 $1 (32. dxe6 $5 {
also charges.}) 32... Qc3 33. Qd1 $1 Bb2 34. Bxc6 Rad8 $6 (34... Rac8 $5 35.
Nb1 $1 Qc4 36. Bg2 {also favours White (Tadic).}) 35. Nb1 $1 Qf6 36. Qd2 Rb8
37. Be4 $5 e5 38. Nc3 $1 Qe6 $5 39. Nd5 Qxh3 40. Bg2 Qh5 41. d7 exf4 42. Qxf4
Bxa3 43. Qxb8 Rxb8 44. Re8+ Kh7 45. Rxb8 Qd1+ 46. Kh2 Qh5+ 47. Bh3 Qf3 48. d8=Q
Qxf2+ 49. Bg2 {Kramnik had to settle an old score with Topalov. The match
became even, due to a loss by Karjakin.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

{The world champion was helpful in bringing the Olympiad to Norway. Carlsen
and Caruana did not play for important countries, but they carried out an
interesting game.} 1. e4 d5 {Carlsen makes a surprising opening's choice.} 2.
exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Ne2 e6 $5 9.
g4 Qd5 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Qg3 Qc4 $5 12. Qb3 $5 Qxb3 13. axb3 {
White controls more territory.} Bd6 14. c4 a6 15. Be3 O-O-O 16. O-O-O Rhe8 17.
Ng3 Nf8 18. Bf3 Ng6 19. h4 Bf4 $1 20. h5 Bxe3+ 21. fxe3 Ne7 22. e4 $5 ({
Preferable is} 22. g5 $1) 22... h6 $1 {Black consolidates a flank.} 23. e5 Nh7
24. Ne4 Rf8 25. Nd6+ $5 {This move only looks impressive.} Kc7 26. Bg2 Ng5 27.
Rhf1 f6 $1 {Carlsen has a sufficient counter-play.} 28. Kc2 fxe5 29. dxe5 Nc8
30. c5 $1 Ne7 31. b4 $2 {Caruana plays this move after 75 minutes of
contemplation. A waiting should have been better.} Nd5 $1 32. Bxd5 cxd5 {
The pawns b4 and e5 have become weak.} 33. b5 $5 axb5 34. Nxb5+ Kc6 35. Nd6 $5
Nf3 $6 (35... Rf3 $1 36. Rxf3 Nxf3 {costs pawn e5.}) 36. b4 $1 Ra8 37. Ra1 $2 (
37. Nf5 $1 Nxe5 38. Rde1 exf5 39. Rxe5 fxg4 40. Re6+ Kb5 41. Kb3 $1 Ra3+ 42.
Kxa3 Rxf1 43. Rb6+ Kc4 44. Rxb7 {defends brilliantly.}) 37... Rxa1 38. Rxa1
Nxe5 {Black gains material.} 39. Ra7 Rb8 40. Ra3 b6 41. Ra7 bxc5 42. Ra6+ Kc7
43. bxc5 Nd7 44. Ra7+ Kc6 45. g5 Nxc5 $1 46. Nf7 d4 47. Ne5+ Kd5 48. Nd7 d3+
49. Kc1 Nxd7 50. Rxd7+ Ke4 {The rook ending is elementary won.} 0-1

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Bd3
c5 9. Qc2 h6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nb3 cxd4 $5 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Bf4 a5 $6 ({
Preferable is} 13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rd8 {(Tadic).}) 14. Rad1 Nc5 15. Nxc5 Qxc5
16. Qe2 Rd8 17. h4 $5 {Grischuk bluffs on the kingside!} Kf8 $6 {
The flight has no use.} (17... Qb6 18. Rc1 Bd7 {defends properly.}) 18. Rc1 Qb6
$2 (18... a4 $5 19. cxd5 Qxd5 {tries to survive.}) 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Ng5 $1 {
Great tactics decide the game.} hxg5 21. Qh5 $1 Ke8 ({Or} 21... gxf4 22. Qh8#)
22. e6 $1 Bxe6 23. Rxe6 $1 {White can do anything.} gxf4 24. Bf5 $1 g6 25. Rxg6
Qc7 {Black wants to be punished.} (25... fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Be6 {
also leads to mate.}) 26. Re1 fxg6 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. Be6# {Russia won narrowly,
despite this overwhelming victory, and occupied the third place.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 Nd7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Qf4 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Bc2 O-O 12. O-O Rd8 13. Rad1 b6 14. Rfe1 Bb7
15. h4 $5 ({Known is} 15. Ng3) 15... Qc7 {Leko makes a passive move.} 16. Qe3
$1 c5 $6 {He should carry out a waiting move.} 17. d5 $1 exd5 18. cxd5 Nf8 $5
19. Ng3 Bf6 20. Be4 $1 Re8 (20... Bxb2 $6 21. d6 Qd7 22. Qb3 Bf6 23. Bf5 {
provokes an attack.}) 21. d6 Qd7 22. Qd2 {White pressures.} Ne6 $5 (22... Rad8
23. Bxb7 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxb7 {exchanges.}) 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Nf5 Red8 25. Re3
$5 h5 26. Qe2 b5 27. Ng5 $1 {He charges with his cavalry.} Nf4 28. Qf1 c4 29.
g3 Nd3 30. Rdxd3 $1 cxd3 31. Qxd3 Bxg5 32. hxg5 g6 33. Ne7+ Kh7 34. Rf3 $5 Qxe7
$1 35. dxe7 Rxd3 36. Rxd3 Re8 37. Rd7 a5 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Kh3 $1 f5 40. gxf6+
Kxf6 41. Kh4 a4 ({Capture by} 41... Rxe7 42. Rxe7 Kxe7 43. Kg5 Kf7 44. f4 Kg7
45. f5 gxf5 46. Kxf5 Kh6 47. Kf6 {wins for White.}) 42. a3 Kf7 43. f4 Kf6 44.
Rb7 Ra8 45. Rb6+ $1 Kxe7 46. Rxg6 Rd8 47. Rg5 b4 48. Ra5 Rd2 49. Rxa4 bxa3 50.
Rxa3 {
Armenia, the defending champion, drew with Hungary, the future number two.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Perunovic, Milos"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Serbia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Be2 Bg4 8. O-O
Nf5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 g6 11. Re1 $5 h5 12. Be2 f6 $1 {Black counters.} 13.
exf6 Qxf6 14. c4 O-O-O 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bf4 $5 Bb4 $1 17. Bd2 Bd6 $5 18. Rc1
$2 (18. Qc1 $1 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bc3 Qh4 21. Bxh8 Rxh8 22. Bf3 {
leads to chances for both parties.}) 18... Rhf8 19. Rf1 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21.
Be3 $6 ({Preferable is} 21. Bh6 Qe5 22. f4 Qe6) 21... Qe5 $1 22. g3 Kb8 23. h4
Rde8 24. Bd3 Qe6 $5 {He wants to attack.} 25. Re1 Qf6 26. Qa4 $4 (26. Qd2 {
supports the kingside.}) 26... Rxe3 $1 {
The last defender is eliminated. Serbia was crushed by China during the match.}
0-1

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2
Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f4 Nd7 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Qd2 $5 (13. Ne2 {
drew in Shirov - Sutovsky, Poikovsky 2014.}) 13... Rb8 14. Rad1 b5 {
Black develops the queenside.} 15. Ne2 Qc7 ({The alternative is} 15... Bb7 $1)
16. f5 $5 Nf6 17. Ng3 Re8 $6 (17... Bb7 $1 18. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 19. Qxh6 d5 20. Kh2
Bd6 21. Qg5+ Kh7 22. Qh4+ {leads to perpetual check.}) 18. Bd4 $5 {
White forces the next move.} e5 $1 19. Be3 Bb7 $5 {
He provokes the following tactics.} 20. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 21. Qxh6 Nh7 $6 (21...
Qb6+ $1 22. Kh2 Rec8 23. g5 Qe3 24. Rf3 Ng4+ 25. hxg4 Qxg5 26. Qxg5+ Bxg5 {
exchanges the queens.}) 22. f6 $1 Bf8 23. Qh5 $1 Qc5+ 24. Kh2 Qe3 $1 25. h4 Qh6
26. Qxh6 Bxh6 27. g5 Bf8 (27... Rec8 28. gxh6 Rxc2 29. Rxd6 Rxb2 {fights back.}
) 28. g6 $1 Bh6 $2 {Grischuk makes the decisive mistake.} ({
The last chance brings} 28... Rec8 $1 29. gxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rf2 {
and White has an advantage (Paunovic).}) 29. Nf5 $1 Bf4+ 30. Rxf4 Nxf6 31.
gxf7+ Kxf7 32. Nxd6+ Ke7 33. Nxe8 $5 exf4 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Rd6+ Ke5 36. Rb6 $1
f3 37. Bxf3 Rf8 38. Kg3 Bxe4 39. Bxe4 Kxe4 40. Re6+ {When Svidler blundered in
a poor position, Czechia won by 3-1. Russia was out of the race for the first
place.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Nigalidze, Gaioz"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D50"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
e3 Nc6 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Qd3 h6 $5 11. Bh4 Nb4 12. Qb1 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd4
a6 15. Be2 f5 $6 (15... Rd8 {protects a weakling.}) 16. a3 Nc6 17. Nxd5 $1 Qd8
18. Nc3 $6 (18. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 19. Nf4 Qd2+ 20. Kf1 Rb8 21. Qa2+ Kh7 22. b4 Qxa2
23. Rxa2 a5 24. f3 {fights for an advantage.}) 18... Nxd4 19. exd4 Qxd4 20.
Nxe4 fxe4 21. Qa2+ Kh8 22. O-O Qd2 23. b4 $1 Qg5 24. Qb3 Bd7 25. Rfd1 Bc6 26.
Qe3 Rf4 27. Rd2 Raf8 28. Bf1 Qg6 29. Rad1 Kh7 30. Rd6 Qh5 31. R1d2 Qe5 32. R6d4
Qg5 33. Bc4 b5 34. Bd5 Rxf2 35. Qxe4+ Kh8 36. Rd1 $2 Bd7 $2 (36... R2f4 37. h4
Rxe4 38. hxg5 Rxd4 39. Rxd4 Rd8 {wins for Black.}) 37. h4 Qh5 38. Qe3 Bg4 39.
Re1 $6 Qxh4 40. Be6 $2 h5 $2 (40... R2f3 $1 {ends the game.}) 41. Bxg4 hxg4 42.
Rd3 Qf6 43. Qg3 Qb6 44. Qe3 Qg6 45. Red1 R2f3 46. Qd4 R3f4 47. Qe3 Re4 48. Qc5
Rf5 49. Qd6 Qf7 50. Qd8+ $6 Kh7 51. Rd7 Qg6 52. R7d6 $2 ({Correct is} 52. R7d4
$1) 52... Qh5 53. R6d3 Re6 54. Rd5 g3 $1 {France scored well.} 0-1

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{China and Azerbaijan battled for the first place in round eight.} 1. e4 e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8
10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4 c5 16. d5 c4
17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 h5 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Qe3 Nd7 22. Nf1 Qf6 23. Ra2
$5 {White has an edge.} (23. N1d2 {
happened in Bok - Pruijssers, Apeldoorn 2009.}) 23... Kh7 24. Ng5+ Kg8 25. Rea1
Qf4 $6 {The exchange of queens helps White.} 26. g3 $1 Qxe3 27. Nxe3 Bd6 28. h4
$1 Rab8 29. Kg2 Nf6 30. axb5 axb5 31. Ra7 Re7 ({Not} 31... Ra8 $2 32. Nxf7 $1)
32. R1a5 Bc8 33. Rxe7 Bxe7 34. f4 $1 {
White has pressure on different parts of the board.} Bd6 35. Ra7 Nd7 ({Or} 
35... exf4 36. Rxf7 $1) 36. f5 Rb7 37. Rxb7 Bxb7 38. g4 Nf6 39. Bd1 {
The bishop is activated at last.} hxg4 40. Nxg4 Nxg4 41. Bxg4 Kg7 42. h5 gxh5 (
42... gxf5 $2 43. h6+ $1 {costs material.}) 43. Bxh5 f6 44. Ne6+ Kg8 45. Be8 b4
46. Bd7 Ba6 47. Kf3 Kf7 48. Kg4 Ke7 49. Ba4 Bc8 $2 {Safarli breaks down.} ({
Correct is} 49... Kf7 50. Kh5 Bc8 {and Black keeps the fortress intact (Stohl).
}) 50. Ng7 $1 Bc7 51. Ne8 Ba5 52. d6+ Kf7 53. Nc7 Bb7 54. Bb5 bxc3 55. Bxc4+
Kf8 56. bxc3 Bxe4 57. Ne6+ Ke8 58. Bb5+ Kf7 59. Nxc5 Bc2 60. Nb7 $1 Bd1+ 61.
Kg3 Bb6 62. c4 Bc2 63. Bd7 Be4 64. c5 $1 {The Chinese men took the sole lead.}
(64. c5 Bxb7 65. cxb6 Kf8 66. Bc8 Bxc8 67. d7 {wins for White.}) 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. c5 Nf4 11. a4 c6 $5 ({Theory is} 11... f5 12. Bc4 fxe4 13.
Nxe4 h6) 12. dxc6 dxc5 $1 13. cxb7 Bxb7 14. b5 Nc8 15. a5 Nd6 16. Bxf4 $5 exf4
17. e5 Nf5 18. a6 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rb8 20. Re1 $5 {
Exchange of queens is preferable.} Qd4 $2 (20... Nd4 $1 {gains a plus.}) 21.
Rc1 Bxe5 22. Nd5 $1 Qxd1 23. Rcxd1 f6 $1 24. b6 $1 axb6 $2 (24... Nd4 25. b7
Rbd8 {defends properly.}) 25. Rxe5 $2 (25. a7 $1 Ra8 26. Nxf6+ $1 Bxf6 27. Bxa8
Rxa8 28. Rd7 {achieves a great advantage.}) 25... fxe5 26. Nc7 $2 ({Better is} 
26. a7 Ra8 27. Ra1) 26... Nd4 27. Bd5+ $2 (27. a7 $1 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Rb7 $1 29.
a8=Q Rxa8 30. Nxa8 b5 31. Rd5 c4 32. Rc5 {tries to survive.}) 27... Kg7 28. a7
Rbc8 29. a8=Q Rxa8 30. Bxa8 Rc8 $1 31. Nd5 Rxa8 32. Nxb6 Ra6 {
Black has two extra pawns.} 33. Nc4 Kf6 34. Kf1 e4 35. Re1 Re6 36. Rc1 e3 37.
fxe3 fxe3 38. Ke1 Kg7 39. Nb2 Rf6 40. Nd1 e2 41. Ne3 Re6 42. Nd5 Re5 43. Rxc5
Kh6 {The Frenchmen prevailed and obtained the second place.} 0-1

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 {Dominguez plays his favourite line.} 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12.
Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 g6 14. Be2 Qc7 15. Rc1 Ng8 16. O-O $5 ({Known is} 16. c4)
16... Ne7 17. Bg5 $1 f6 18. Be3 O-O-O $1 {
The black king is safer at the queenside.} 19. c4 $5 Nf5 20. Bf2 $1 {
Topalov sacrifices the exchange.} Kb8 $6 {He should accept the gift and fight.}
(20... Bh6 $5 21. Qb4 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Kb8 23. Na5 {(Szabo)} Ka8 24. Qa3 {
brings chances for both parties.}) 21. Qc3 Bh6 22. Rcd1 Nc5 23. Nd2 $5 Nd4 24.
Rfe1 a5 25. Bf1 f5 26. Nb3 Ndxb3 27. axb3 e4 $6 (27... Qb6 $1 28. Ra1 Qb4 29.
Qxb4 axb4 30. Bxc5 dxc5 31. Rxe5 Bg7 {
consolidates the position at the cost of a pawn.}) 28. b4 $1 axb4 29. Qxb4 Rhe8
30. fxe4 fxe4 31. Bd4 e3 $2 ({Better is} 31... Bg7 32. Be3 Rf8) 32. Qa3 Re4 33.
b4 Na6 34. Be2 Bg5 35. Bf3 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Qb6 37. Re4 Qxb4 38. Qxb4 Nxb4 39. h4
Bh6 40. Rd1 Rc8 41. c5 dxc5 42. d6 Nc6 43. Rb1 Rd8 44. Re7 $1 Nxe7 45. dxe7 Re8
46. Rxb7+ Kc8 47. Bc6 {Topalov scored the best result on board one.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Qd2 c5 9. d5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 11. h4 $5 ({Usual is} 11. f4) 11... e6 $5 ({
Preferable is} 11... f5 $1 12. h5 fxe4 13. hxg6 Qxg6) 12. h5 $5 (12. Bc4 $1 b5
$5 13. Bxb5 exd5 14. Nf3 {takes the initiative.}) 12... exd5 13. Bc4 Nc6 14.
Nf3 Ne5 15. Bxd5 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Be6 17. c4 Rae8 18. Rb1 b6 19. Ke2 Bxd5 20.
cxd5 f5 $5 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rbg1 $5 (22. Qh6 $1 Re7 $1 23. Rbg1 Rg7 {
defends well.}) 22... fxe4 23. Qh6 exf3+ 24. Kf1 Re1+ $1 25. Kxe1 Qe5+ 26. Qe3
$5 (26. Kd1 Qe2+ 27. Kc1 Qc4+ {leads to perpetual check.}) 26... Qa1+ $5 (26...
Qxe3+ 27. fxe3 f2+ 28. Ke2 fxg1=N+ 29. Rxg1 Kf7 {
brings little advantage for Black (Pikula).}) 27. Kd2 Qb2+ 28. Kd1 Qb1+ 29. Kd2
Qb2+ 30. Kd1 Qb1+ 31. Kd2 Qb2+ 32. Kd1 {
All four games between China and the Ukraine were drawn.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Qc2 e6 8. Ne5 Bf5
9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Nxd3 bxc4 11. bxc4 dxc4 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. O-O Qc7 $5 14. Nxd7
Nxd7 15. Ne4 Nb6 16. Rb1 Be7 17. Nd2 O-O 18. Nxc4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 {
White has the initiative.} Rfc8 $1 20. e4 c5 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Bd6 $5 23. g3
Qa5 24. Rd1 Rab8 $6 ({Preferable is} 24... Rcb8 $5 25. Bd2 Rxb1 26. Bxa5 Rxd1+
27. Kg2 Rd4) 25. Be3 h5 $5 26. Kg2 Re8 $6 ({Slightly better is} 26... h4 $5 27.
Qxh4 Qxa2) 27. Bd2 $1 Qa3 $6 ({The passive} 27... Qc7 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Qxa6
Qd7 {is needed.}) 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Bc3 $1 Re8 30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Re1 $1 Rd8 $5
32. Re3 $1 {Black has been outplayed.} Qc1 33. Qh4 f6 34. Bxf6 $1 Rf8 $5 (34...
gxf6 35. Qxf6 {wins for White easily (Marin).}) 35. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 36. Qg5+ Kh7
37. Qxh5+ Kg7 38. Qg5+ Kh7 39. Re7+ {Czechia was defeated in one game. The
rest was drawn. So France and China became equal in match points at the end of
the ninth round.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
Be7 9. Nbd2 d6 10. d4 $5 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bd3 Qb8 $6 {
The queen moves away from the battlefield.} ({Preferable is} 13... Rb8 14. Qc2
Ng4) 14. Qc2 a5 15. Rae1 Ng4 16. Bg3 a4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Be2 $1 Qb6 19. Kh2 Rab8
20. Rb1 Qa7 $6 21. f4 Ng6 22. Bd3 Nf8 23. Nf3 c5 24. e5 $1 {
The attack in the centre starts.} Bc6 $5 25. f5 Bxf3 $2 (25... Qb7 26. f6 gxf6
{involves the queen in the defence.}) 26. f6 $1 Bd5 $5 (26... gxf6 27. exd6
cxd6 28. Rxf3 {wins for White}) ({The critical line is} 26... c4 $1 27. Bxc4 d5
28. Rxf3 dxc4 29. fxg7 $1 Ne6 30. Rxf7 $1 {(Stohl)} Kxf7 31. Qh7 Nxg7 32. Rf1+
Ke6 33. Rd1 Kf7 34. e6+ $1 Kxe6 35. Qg6+ $1 Bf6 36. Bh4 {
and the charge decides the game.}) 27. c4 $1 Be6 28. fxe7 Rxe7 29. exd6 cxd6
30. Bxd6 Rd7 31. Bxb8 Qxb8+ 32. Kh1 {White has gained an exchange.} Rd4 33. b3
axb3 34. axb3 g6 35. Be4 Qe5 36. Rbe1 Qg3 37. Rd1 Nd7 38. Bd5 Bf5 39. Qe2 Nf6
40. Rxd4 cxd4 41. Bf3 d3 42. Qf2 Qe5 43. c5 Qc3 44. Qe3 Qxb3 45. c6 Qb8 46. Qe7
Kg7 47. c7 Qb2 48. Qc5 $5 Bc8 49. Rd1 d2 50. Qd6 Qc1 51. Kh2 Ne8 52. Qe5+ Kf8
53. Qh8+ Ke7 54. Qxh6 Qxc7+ 55. Kh1 Qc3 56. Rxd2 Qc1+ 57. Kh2 Qc7+ 58. g3 Be6
59. Bd5 Bxd5 60. Rxd5 Nf6 61. Qg5 Qc2+ 62. Rd2 Qc3 63. Ra2 Qd4 64. Rc2 Kf8 65.
Qh6+ {Hungary competed at top level effectively.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

{The joint leaders met in round ten.} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7
5. Bg2 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nb5 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O Nge7 10. Nbxd4 O-O 11. Be3 {
Yu had prepared until this point, but the computer knowledge continues.} Re8
12. Rc1 Nf5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qb6 16. e3 $5 ({
The alternative is} 16. Nxc6 Bxb2 17. Rc2 Bf5) 16... Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18.
exd4 Re2 19. b4 Be6 20. Rxc6 Rxa2 21. Rd6 $6 {A long adventure starts.} (21.
Rc5 {draws easily.}) 21... Rb8 $1 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxb4 {
Black controls the queenside in an endgame of four rooks.} 24. Rd8+ Kg7 25. d5
Rd2 26. d6 h5 27. h4 Rbb2 $1 28. Kg2 Ra2 29. d7 $6 ({Better is} 29. Kf3 $1 Ra3+
30. Ke4) 29... Rab2 $6 (29... Kf6 $1 {plays for a win.}) 30. Ra1 $2 (30. Kg1
Rb7 31. Ra1 Rdxd7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Ra6 {draws.}) 30... Rxf2+ 31. Kg1 Rg2+ $2 (
31... Rfd2 $1 32. Ra8 Rxd7 33. R8xa7 Rdd2 {wins for Black.}) 32. Kh1 $2 (32.
Kf1 $1 Rgf2+ 33. Ke1 $1 {(Tadic)} Rbe2+ 34. Kd1 {draws.}) 32... Rh2+ 33. Kg1
Rbg2+ 34. Kf1 Rd2 $1 35. Kg1 Rhg2+ 36. Kf1 Rxg3 37. Ke1 $6 (37. Rxa7 Rgd3 38.
Rc7 Kf6 39. Ke1 Ke5 $1 40. Re8+ Kf4 {wins for Black.}) 37... Rxd7 $1 {
This was the only decided game in the match. So China took the sole lead in
the standings.} 0-1

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Nbd2 a5 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2
Bf5 9. O-O Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 $5 Bf5 12. a3 Nd7 13. b4 Nf6 14. Bc3 axb4
15. axb4 Qc7 $5 16. c5 $1 Nd7 $5 17. Nb3 h5 18. Qc1 Nf6 19. f3 Bh6 20. Qd2 Qd7
$1 21. Ra5 $5 ({Preferable is} 21. Na5 $5 Qe6 22. Kf2) 21... Qe6 $1 22. Kf2 g5
$1 23. Nc1 $1 g4 24. Nd3 gxf3 $5 25. gxf3 Bxd3 26. Bxd3 $5 Kh8 $1 27. Ke2 $5
Rg8 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Bb1 $2 ({Better is} 29. Kd1 Rg8 $1 30. b5 h4 $5 {
(Sasikiran).}) 29... Rg8 $1 30. Kd1 Qxe3 $5 31. Qxe3 Bxe3 32. Re1 Rg1 $1 33.
Bd3 Nd7 $5 34. Ke2 Rxe1+ 35. Kxe1 Nf8 $1 36. Bf5 Ne6 $1 37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. Ke2
Bf4 39. h3 Kg7 40. Kd3 Kg6 41. Be1 Kg5 42. b5 e5 43. bxc6 bxc6 44. Bf2 exd4 45.
Kxd4 Kf5 46. Bh4 Be5+ 47. Ke3 Bf6 48. Be1 Bb2 {
Only one game was decided. So India won the match versus Germany.} 0-1

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Ng5 Nh6 8.
Nxf7 Nxf7 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qxc5 Qe7 12. Qxe7+ Nxe7 13. Bf4 c5 {
An adventurous opening leads to an even endgame.} 14. Na3 $6 ({Known is} 14.
Rc1 b6 15. b4 $1) 14... b6 15. Nb5 Nc6 $6 (15... Ba6 16. a4 Nc6 {
takes the initiative.}) 16. Nc7 Rb8 17. Rfd1 Rb7 18. a3 g5 $1 19. Bg3 Rd8 20.
Rac1 a5 21. Nd5 $2 (21. Nb5 Ke6 22. Nc7+ Kf7 23. Nb5 {leads to a repetition.})
21... Be6 22. Bc7 $5 Rc8 23. Bxb6 $5 Bxd5 $1 24. exd5 Rxb6 25. dxc6 Rcxc6 {
Black has a positional advantage in the double rook endgame.} 26. f4 $6 {
The active defence will fail.} (26. Rd2 Ke6 27. Rf1 Rb5 28. f4 {
tries a quiet approach.}) 26... gxf4 27. Rf1 Rxb2 28. Rxf4+ Ke7 29. Rxd4 $1
cxd4 30. Rxc6 d3 $1 {The plus remained in the rook ending.} 31. Rc1 Ra2 32. Rd1
Rxa3 33. Kf2 Ra2+ $1 34. Kf3 (34. Ke3 Rxg2 35. Kxd3 Rxh2 {
brings a theoretical win.}) 34... d2 35. Ke3 Ke6 36. Kd3 Kd5 37. Rf1 a4 38. g4
a3 39. Kc3 Rb2 40. Ra1 Ke4 41. g5 Ke3 {Hungary defeated Rumania by 3-1. The
standings at the end of the penultimate round were: China 17, Hungary 16 and
several countries had scored 15 match points. Hungary kept the second place
during the final round. Judit Polgar ended her active career as a chess player.
} 0-1

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

{The eleventh round was the final one of the Olympiad.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3.
cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10.
Nf3 Be7 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. a3 Nh5 13. Be5 f6 14. Bf4 $5 ({Theory is} 14. Bg3)
14... Rc8 15. h3 $5 Nxf4 16. exf4 Qb6 17. Rd1 f5 $5 18. Bb5 Bd6 19. g3 Na5 $2 (
{Wiser is} 19... O-O) 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. O-O Rhe8 22. Rd3 $5 Nc4 23. Na4 Qc6 $5
24. Rc3 b5 $2 ({Correct is} 24... b6 $1) 25. Nc5+ $1 Bxc5 ({Or} 25... Kd8 26.
b3 Bxc5 27. dxc5 Nxa3 28. Qe2 {(Paunovic).}) 26. Rxc4 $1 bxc4 27. Ne5+ {
Aronian wins a queen by a fork. Armenia won the match and got the eighth place.
} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "United States of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Ne4 Qd5 7. Nd2 c3 8. Ndf3 ({
Usual is} 8. bxc3) 8... Qa5 $5 ({Known is} 8... Nf6) 9. Ne5 Nf6 $6 ({
The obvious line is} 9... cxb2 10. Bxb2 b3+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2) 10. Ngf3 e6
11. Bd3 Ba6 12. bxc3 $1 bxc3 13. O-O {White has an edge.} Nbd7 {
Black has to return the pawn.} 14. Nxc6 Qb6 15. Nfe5 Bb7 16. a5 $1 Qc7 17. Qa4
Bd6 18. a6 {He attacks on the queenside.} Bxc6 19. Qxc6 O-O $2 ({Better is} 
19... Rc8 $5 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. f4 Bd6) 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. Ba3 Rfd8
23. Rfc1 e5 24. Be4 Rab8 25. Rxc3 {White has gained a pawn.} Ba5 26. Rcc1 Bb4
$5 27. Bxb4 Rxb4 28. Rc7 exd4 29. Rxa7 dxe3 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. a7 exf2+ 32. Kxf2
Rxa7 33. Rxa7 g6 {The endgame is hard to win for White.} 34. Ke3 Rb6 35. Bd5
Rf6 36. g4 $5 h6 $5 37. Ke4 Kg7 38. h4 Rf1 39. Rb7 Rf2 40. g5 $2 {
White spoils a fine position.} hxg5 $2 {Black misses the draw.} ({Right is} 
40... Rf5 $1 41. Be6 Rf1 42. Bc4 Rf5 $1 43. Rxf7+ Rxf7 44. Bxf7 Kxf7 45. Kd5
Ke7 46. Ke5 {and now the h-pawn saves Black elegantly by} h5 $1 {(Marin).}) 41.
hxg5 {Azerbaijan won and became number five.} (41. hxg5 Rf5 42. Rxf7+ Rxf7 43.
Bxf7 Kxf7 44. Kd5 Ke7 45. Ke5 {wins for White.}) 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{China leads and needs at least a draw against Poland.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.
g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3
a5 11. Bc3 Ba6 12. Nbd2 b5 13. e4 bxc4 14. bxc4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne5 f5
$6 {Black sacrifices a pawn.} ({The solid} 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qc7 18. Qxe4 {
was played in Beliavsky - Jussupow, Frankfurt 1998.}) 17. Nxc6 Qe8 18. Bxa5 Nf6
$5 19. d5 $5 (19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Rab1 {gains more advantage.}) 19... Bb7 $2 ({
More resistence is offered by} 19... Bc5 $1 20. Bb4 Bxb4 21. Nxb4 exd5 22. cxd5
) 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Bc3 $2 ({Better is} 21. d6 Qd7 22. Bc3 {(Ye Jiangchuan).})
21... exd5 22. Rab1 Rf7 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. cxd5 Rd8 $2 (24... Qd6 {
stops a dangerous pawn.}) 25. d6 $1 Ba6 26. Qc6 Bd3 27. Rxd3 $1 exd3 28. Bd5
Kf8 29. Bxf7 Qxf7 30. Rd1 Qxa2 31. Qc7 Qa8 32. d7 d2 33. Rxd2 Qa1+ 34. Kg2 Qf6
35. Re2 f4 36. Qc5+ Kf7 37. Qh5+ Qg6 38. Qd5+ Kf8 39. Re5 fxg3 40. hxg3 {
Ding Liren scored well on the second board.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Duda, Jan"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Kb1 Nd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 b5
15. Qb7 $5 Nf6 16. f3 Re8 $1 {He will threaten the white queen eventually.} 17.
c4 $2 ({Better is} 17. g4 Bf8 18. Qc6 Qb8 19. Qc3) 17... Bf8 $1 18. Qc6 $2 (18.
Rc1 Re7 19. Qc6 Rc7 20. Qb6 Rxc4 21. Qxd8 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rxd8 23. Rc6 {
defends properly.}) 18... Qb8 $1 19. Na5 Qa7 $1 20. c5 $5 dxc5 21. Qb7 c4 22.
Qxa7 Rxa7 {Black has gained a pawn.} 23. Rc1 Rc7 24. Nb3 Rd7 25. Na1 Rd2 26.
Rc2 Red8 27. b3 c3 $1 28. a4 bxa4 29. Bxa6 a3 30. Bb5 h5 31. h4 g6 32. Re1 Bb4
33. Rec1 Kg7 34. Ka2 Ng8 35. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 36. Rc2 Ne7 37. Rxd2 cxd2 38. Be2 Nc6
39. Nc2 Nd4 $1 40. Nxd4 exd4 41. f4 d3 42. Bd1 {
White pieces have become little mobile.} Kf6 43. g4 hxg4 44. Bxg4 Ke7 $1 {
The black king can move freely and decide the game} 45. e5 Kd8 46. f5 gxf5 47.
Bd1 Ke7 48. h5 Kf8 49. Kb1 Kg7 50. Bf3 Kh6 51. Ka2 Kg5 52. Bd1 f4 53. Kb1 Kf5
54. Bf3 Kxe5 55. Ka2 Bf8 56. h6 Kf6 57. Bh5 Bb4 58. Kb1 f3 $1 {China defeated
Poland by 3-1 and won gold. Yu Yangyi achieved the best result of all Olympiad
players.} 0-1

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3
Be7 9. Bg2 b5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ra7 12. Be3 Rb7 $1 ({The alternative is} 
12... Be6 13. Qd2 Rb7) 13. O-O $5 Nd7 14. Qd2 O-O 15. Nc3 Nf6 16. a3 h4 $5 17.
g4 Be6 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nh7 20. Rfd1 Rd7 21. a4 b4 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5
Re8 24. e5 Nf8 $1 25. exd6 Bxd6 26. Bxd6 Re6 27. Qc5 Rexd6 $5 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29.
Qxb4 Ne6 {The chances are equal.} 30. Re1 Rd4 31. Qb3 Qd6 32. Qe3 Rxa4 33. c3
Ra2 34. Qf2 $5 g5 35. Bf1 Nf4 36. Rb1 Ra5 37. c4 Ra4 $5 38. Rc1 Rb4 39. c5 Qc7
40. Qd2 Rb3 41. Rc3 $5 Rxc3 42. Qxc3 a5 {Black has the initiative.} 43. c6 $6 (
43. b3 Nd5 44. Qc1 Qg3+ 45. Bg2 Nf4 46. Qd2 {fights for survival.}) 43... Qb6+
44. Kh1 Qf2 45. Qc4 $5 Qf3+ $2 (45... Qxb2 $1 46. c7 Qb7+ 47. Kg1 Qc8 {
plays for a win.}) 46. Kg1 Qe3+ 47. Kh1 Qf3+ 48. Kg1 Qg3+ 49. Kh1 Ne6 $1 50.
Qb5 Qf3+ 51. Kg1 Qe3+ 52. Kh1 Qc1 53. Kh2 Qf4+ 54. Kg1 Qe3+ 55. Kh1 Qc1 56. Kh2
Kf8 57. Bg2 Qd2 58. Qb8+ Ke7 59. Qa7+ Kf6 60. Qb8 Qb4 61. Qa7 $4 {
White makes the only possible mistake.} (61. Qh8+ Ke7 62. Qc8 {
brings an easy solution.}) 61... Qxb2 $1 62. Qxa5 Qe5+ 63. Qxe5+ Kxe5 64. Kg1
Kd6 65. Kf2 Nf4 $1 {Black has a superior ending.} 66. Bf1 Kxc6 {Russia defeated
France, as a result of this game. The Russians ended as fourth. It was
regarded as a great failure.} 0-1

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. a5 Be6 $5 (12... Qe7 {
happened in Caruana - Nyback, Warsaw 2013.}) 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Nb3
Nd4 $5 16. Nfxd4 Bxd4 17. h3 $6 ({Preferable is} 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bg5) 17...
c5 18. Nd2 c4 $2 {Kasim loses his edge.} ({Better is} 18... Rfd8 $1) 19. Nxc4
Nxe4 20. Be3 $1 {White counters.} Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Nc5 $5 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. b3 {
White has gained a plus.} f6 24. Qf3 $1 h6 $5 25. Rd5 $2 (25. Nf5 $1 Kh7 26.
Qg4 g6 27. Qxb4 gxf5 28. Qxc5 {brings a big advantage (Negi).}) 25... Rxd5 26.
Nxd5 Rb8 $5 27. Rd1 Kh8 28. h4 f5 29. Nb6 Ne4 30. Qd3 {
Time pressure affects play.} Nc3 31. Qd6 $1 Qxd6 32. Rxd6 Ne2+ $5 33. Kf1 Nd4
34. Nc4 $1 Ra8 35. Nxe5 Nxc2 36. Nd3 $5 Rc8 $5 37. Rxa6 Rc3 38. Ne5 $5 Rxb3 39.
Ra8+ Kh7 40. g4 $2 (40. a6 $1 Rb1+ 41. Ke2 Re1+ 42. Kd2 Rxe5 43. Kxc2 {
wins for White.}) 40... Rb1+ 41. Kg2 Ne1+ 42. Kg3 Rb3+ 43. Kf4 Nd3+ $5 (43...
fxg4 44. Kxg4 Nd3 {is simpler.}) 44. Kxf5 Nxe5 45. Kxe5 {
He has an extra pawn in the rook ending.} Rd3 $1 46. a6 Rd1 $1 47. a7 Ra1 48.
Kd4 g5 $1 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Kc4 b3 51. Kxb3 {
White has two extra pawns, but the win remains doubtful.} Kg7 52. Kc4 Ra2 $1 {
Black wants to capture the f-pawn with check, if the white king goes to f5.}
53. Kd5 Rd2+ 54. Ke4 Re2+ 55. Kd3 Ra2 56. f3 Ra3+ 57. Kd4 Ra1 58. Ke5 Ra5+ 59.
Kd6 Ra6+ 60. Kc7 Ra3 61. Kc6 Rc3+ 62. Kd5 Ra3 63. Kc5 $5 Ra6 64. Kc4 Ra3 65.
Kb5 $5 Ra1 $4 {The Olympiad has lasted too long.} (65... Kh7 $1 66. Kc6 Rc3+
67. Kd6 Rd3+ 68. Ke6 Re3+ {keeps the potential capture on f3.}) 66. Kb6 $1 Rb1+
67. Kc6 Rc1+ 68. Kd6 Rd1+ 69. Ke6 {India crushed Uzbekistan by 31/2-1/2. The
young Indians scored an excellent result, despite the absence of Anand. Final
standings: China 19, Hungary (silver), India (bronze), Russia and Azerbaijan
17, Ukraine, Cuba, Armenia, Israel, Spain and Belarus 16, etc. The young
Chinese men were jubilant during the prize-giving.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

{136 teams participated in the Women's Olympiad. They also played with four
players in eleven rounds. Kateryna Lagno had made a spectacular transfer from
the Ukraine to the Russian Federation. Russia and China had won six rounds,
before their great meeting happened in round seven.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. g3 h6 9. Bf4 O-O $5 10. Bg2
b6 11. O-O Bb7 $2 ({Correct is} 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bb7) 12. Nb5 $1 Bc6 $6 (
12... Ne4 13. a3 Ba5 14. Nd6 Nxd6 15. Bxd6 Re8 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Re6 {
fights back.}) 13. Nc7 Rc8 14. a3 $1 Ba5 15. b4 $1 Ne4 $1 16. dxc5 $2 (16. Nd2
$1 g5 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Bd6 {wins for White.}) 16... bxc5 17. bxa5 Rxc7 18.
Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Nd2 f5 $5 20. Rac1 Kh8 21. f3 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 f4 23. gxf4 Rxf4 24.
e3 Ra4 25. f4 Qxa5 26. Rfd1 Nb6 $2 ({Right is} 26... Nf6 $1 27. Qc3 Qxc3 28.
Rxc3 Ra5 {and Black defends properly (Lagno).}) 27. Qb2 Rxa3 28. f5 $5 Ra2 29.
Qe5 Qb4 $5 30. e4 $5 Nc4 $5 31. Qc3 Qb7 $5 32. exd5 Rxg2+ $5 33. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 34.
Kg1 Bf7 35. f6 Qe4 36. fxg7+ Kh7 37. g8=Q+ Kxg8 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rh8+ Kg6 40.
Qg3+ {The Russians defeated the Chinse women by 3-1. Lagno made a great
contribution by defeating the female world champion.} 1-0

[Event "Tromso"]
[Site "41st Women's Olympiad"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Nikolova, Adriana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Qa5 9. h4 $5 ({Usual is} 9. f4) 9... h6 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. Bc4 e6 12. Bb3 Bd7
13. O-O-O Bc6 14. Rhe1 e5 $2 {Pawn d6 is severely weakened.} ({Better is} 14...
Be7 15. g4 O-O-O) 15. Qd3 b5 16. f4 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 $6 ({
Preferable is} 18. Qxd5 Nb6 19. Qd3) 18... Rc8 19. Rf1 Be7 20. g4 exf4 $6 21.
Bxf4 {D6 becomes more vulnerable.} Rf8 22. Rf3 g5 $5 23. hxg5 Bxg5 24. Kb1 Bxf4
25. Rxf4 Ne5 26. Qd2 Qe7 27. Rh1 Rg8 28. Rxh6 Rxg4 29. Bxf7+ $1 Nxf7 30. Rxg4
Nxh6 31. Qxh6 {White has gained a pawn.} Qf7 32. Rg1 Qc4 33. Qh8+ Kd7 34. Rg7+
Ke6 35. Qh6+ Ke5 36. Rg5+ Kd4 37. c3+ Kd3 38. Qh3+ Kxe4 39. Qh4+ Kd3 40. Rg3+
Kd2 41. Qh2+ Qe2 42. Rg2 {Russia defeated Bulgaria in the last round. The
final standings became: Russia 20 (gold), China 18 (silver), Ukraine 18
(bronze).} 1-0

