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01-01 Cover_Layout 1 20/02/2020 18:08 Page 1 03-03 Contents_Chess mag - 21_6_10 20/02/2020 18:10 Page 3 Chess Contents Founding Editor: B.H. Wood, OBE. M.Sc † Executive Editor: Malcolm Pein Editorial....................................................................................................................4 Editors: Richard Palliser, Matt Read Malcolm Pein on the latest developments in the game Associate Editor: John Saunders Subscriptions Manager: Paul Harrington 60 Seconds with...Tania Sachdev .................................................................7 Twitter: @CHESS_Magazine The Indian IM and WGM is a big fan of The Seven Deadly Chess Sins Twitter: @TelegraphChess - Malcolm Pein Website: www.chess.co.uk Fabi gets on a Roll ...............................................................................................8 Yochanan Afek watched Caruana’s first triumph at Wijk aan Zee Subscription Rates: United Kingdom Another New Champion! ...............................................................................16 1 year (12 issues) £49.95 David Paravyan won a playoff to triumph at Gibraltar 2 year (24 issues) £89.95 Magical Majorca.................................................................................................20 3 year (36 issues) £125 Stephen Gordon always enjoys his visits to the Llucmajor Open Europe 1 year (12 issues) £60 Augsburg Adventures .....................................................................................24 2 year (24 issues) £112.50 Carl Strugnell once again enjoyed a post-Christmas trip to Bavaria 3 year (36 issues) £165 Find the Winning Moves.................................................................................26 USA & Canada Can you do as well as the players at Hastings and in the 4NCL? 1 year (12 issues) $90 2 year (24 issues) $170 At Last! Karpov-Fischer!...............................................................................30 3 year (36 issues) $250 John Saunders saw Anatoly Karpov play Robert Fischer on the Rock Rest of World (Airmail) 1 year (12 issues) £72 Endgame Masterclass......................................................................................32 2 year (24 issues) £130 Jonathan Speelman presents a couple of instructive endings 3 year (36 issues) £180 Readers’ Letters ................................................................................................35 Distributed by: The longest decisive game without a single capture? Post Scriptum (UK only), Unit G, OYO Business Park, Hindmans Way, How Good is Your Chess?..............................................................................36 Dagenham, RM9 6LN - Tel: 020 8526 7779 Daniel King on rising star and man of the moment Alireza Firouzja LMPI (North America) Never Mind the Grandmasters...................................................................40 8155 Larrey Street, Montreal (Quebec), Carl Portman has been inspired by the late, great Emory Tate H1J 2L5, Canada - Tel: 514 355-5610 An Introduction to Prophylaxis II..............................................................42 Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Editors. Contributions to Jose Vilela continues to demystify this important concept the magazine will be published at the Editors’ Wednesday 18th November 1964...........................................................46 discretion and may be shortened if space is limited. Geoff Chandler enjoyed a trip back in time with an old scorebook No parts of this publication may be reproduced without the prior express permission of the publishers. Forthcoming Events.........................................................................................47 All rights reserved. © 2020 Overseas News...................................................................................................48 Chess Magazine (ISSN 0964-6221) is published by: Ju Wenjun narrowly retained her women’s world championship title Chess & Bridge Ltd, 44 Baker St, London, W1U 7RT Tel: 020 7288 1305 Fax: 020 7486 7015 Home News..........................................................................................................50 Email: [email protected], Website: www.chess.co.uk Weekend success for Joseph McPhillips and Jonah Willow Solutions ...............................................................................................................53 FRONT COVER: Cover Design: Matt Read This Month’s New Releases ..........................................................................54 Cover image: Harry Gielen John Pigott takes a thorough look at Vigorito’s Playing the Najdorf US & Canadian Readers – You can contact us via our Saunders on Chess............................................................................................58 American branch – Chess4Less based in West Palm Beach, FL. Call toll-free on 1-877 89CHESS (24377). John reflects on the success of the Gibraltar and Wijk chess festivals You can even order Subscriber Special Offers online via www.chess4less.com Photo credits: Alina L’Ami (pp. 9-10, 12 lower), Maria Emelianova (p.36), Brendan O’Gorman (pp.51-52), Harry Gielen (pp.4, 8, 11, 12 upper, 14), Eteri Kublashvili (pp. 48-49), Nikki Riga (p.21), Lennart Ootes (pp. 32-33), John Saunders (pp. 5, 17-19, 30-31, 58). Printed in the UK by The Magazine Printing Company using only paper from FSC/PEFC Errata - Our apologies for the gremlins creeping in and the printing error on the suppliers www.magprint.co.uk cover of our previous issue, which was, of course, the February 2020 CHESS. www.chess.co.uk 3 07-07 60 Seconds Tania_Chess mag - 21_6_10 20/02/2020 18:13 Page 7 V.Ivanchuk-A.Yusupov Candidates match play-off, Brussels 1991 King’s Indian Defence 1 c4 e5 2 g3 d6 3 Íg2 g6 4 d4 Ìd7 5 Ìc3 Íg7 6 Ìf3 Ìgf6 7 0-0 0-0 8 Ëc2 Îe8 9 Îd1 c6 10 b3 Ëe7 11 Ía3 e4 12 Ìg5 e3 13 f4 Ìf8 14 b4 Íf5 15 Ëb3 h6 16 Ìf3 Ìg4 17 b5 g5 18 bxc6 bxc6 19 Ìe5 gxf4 20 Ìxc6 Ëg5 21 Íxd6 Ìg6 22 Ìd5 Ëh5 23 h4 Ìxh4!? 24 gxh4 Ëxh4 25 Ìde7+ Êh8 26 Ìxf5 Ëh2+ 27 Êf1 Îe6! 28 Ëb7 Îg6! 29 Ëxa8+ Êh7 30 Ëg8+ Êxg8 31 Ìce7+ Êh7 32 Ìxg6 fxg6 33 Ìxg7 Ìf2 34 Íxf4 Ëxf4 35 Ìe6 Ëh2 36 Îdb1 Ìh3 37 Îb7+ Born: 20th August 1986, Delhi. Film or TV series? Anything Woody Allen, Êh8 38 Îb8+ Ëxb8 39 Íxh3 Ëg3 anything Leonardo Di Caprio, Love Actually, 0-1 Place of residence: Delhi. Money Heist, Rick and Morty. The best three chess books: Jonathan Occupation: Chessplayer, commentator. What’s the best thing about playing Rowson’s The Seven Deadly Chess Sins, chess? All those powerful emotions it makes Positional Decision Making by Boris Gelfand Enjoyable? It’s a roller coaster. I do like roller you feel. and David Bronstein’s Zurich 1953. coasters! And the worst? All these powerful emotions Is FIDE doing a good job? Yes! There have And home life? Doesn’t suit chess players. it makes you feel! been lots of positive changes. But sometimes good to escape to: White Your best move? Still to come! Or your National Federation? Also a yes! sandy beaches. But less memorable than your worst Any advice for either? Can we have an Sports played or followed: I play table move? That was on the dance floor. Indian Chess League? tennis and love to watch football. And a highly memorable opponent? Vishy Can chess make one happy? That’s a very A favourite novel? The Palace of Illusions by Anand in a simul when I was about 10. existential question. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Favourite game of all time? I’ve seen A tip please for the club player: Piece of music? Depends on my mood, but Ivanchuk-Yusupov multiple times, but it Get your hands on a copy of The Seven in general there is a Drake song for every mood. blows my mind every single time. Deadly Chess Sins! www.chess.co.uk 7 32-35 ClassicEndgames_Chess mag - 21_6_10 20/02/2020 18:30 Page 32 ENDGAME Masterclass Jonathan Speelman found a couple of endgames from last year’s London Chess Classic to be especially instructive, and kindly shares his thoughts on them This would be very acceptable for White if 34...g5! 35 Ëd2 M.Vachier-Lagrave-Ding Liren he could get the knight to a decent square 35 hxg5 Ëh3 36 Ëb3 Íc5 (or 36...Íxf2+ (most obviously d5), but his pawns are too 37 Êxf2 Ëh2+ 38 Êf3 Ëh1+ 39 Êe2 London 2019 weak to survive if the knight attempts a long Ëxa1 40 Ëb8+ Êg7 41 Ëxd6) 37 Ëf3! h4 Ruy Lopez journey and Ding can arrange to put the 38 Ìb3! hxg3 39 Ìxc5 Ëh2+ 40 Êf1 dxc5 bishop on the g1-a7 diagonal, after which it (not 40...gxf2? 41 Ìd3 when White should 1 e4 e5 2 Ìf3 Ìc6 3 Íb5 a6 4 Ía4 Ìf6 is he who has the chances. even win) 41 fxg3 Ëd2 leads to a draw. 5 0-0 Íe7 6 d3 b5 7 Íb3 d6 8 a3 0-0 24 b5 Ëc5 25 Ëc2 c6 26 bxc6 Íd8 35...gxh4 36 c5 9 Ìc3 Ìa5 10 Ía2 Íe6 11 b4 Íxa2 27 Ìd2 Íb6 28 Ìb3 Ëxc6 29 Îa1 Îc8 The point of this is to deflect the bishop so 12 Îxa2 Ìc6 13 Íg5 Ëd7 14 Íxf6 30 Îc1 h5 31 h4 Îa8 32 Îa1 Îxa1+ 33 that it doesn’t defend d8, thus setting up a Íxf6 15 Ìd5 a5 16 c4 Ìe7 17 Ëb3 Ìxa1 Ëd7 34 g3 possible perpetual with Ëg5+ Êf8; Ëd8+. Deviating from 17 Îc2 Ìxd5 18 cxd5 36...Íxc5 37 Ëg5+ Êf8 38 Ëxh4 Êe8 axb4 19 axb4 Îa4 20 Ëd2, which turned Even stronger was 38...Ëg4! 39 Ëxg4 out well for White in Carlsen-Ding Liren, Saint hxg4 40 Êg2 f5, and if 41 exf5 e4 or 41 f3 Louis (rapid) 2017. Êf7 42 exf5 gxf3+ 43 Êxf3 d5 44 Ìb3 17...bxc4 18 Ìxe7+ Íxe7 19 dxc4 Ía3 when apparently Black’s connected axb4 20 axb4 Ëc6 21 Îe1 Îxa2 22 passed pawns should win, which is plausible, Ëxa2 Îa8 23 Ëb3 g6 but I certainly wouldn’t have been confident of this during a game. 39 Ìb3 Ëa4 40 Ìxc5 dxc5 41 Ëxh5 Ëxe4 42 Ëh8+ Êe7 I was streaming at the time and asked people whether Ding would try 34...g5, which the silicon had flagged up. I’m very impressed that he did, but of course if Black doesn’t strike now then it should end in a fairly comfortable draw. With an extra passed pawn, his queen in the centre and some pawn cover for his king, Ding ‘ought’ to be winning. Vachier-Lagrave now puts up maximum resistance. 43 Ëc8 Ëd4 44 g4 c4 45 g5 c3 46 Êg2 Êd6 47 f3 Ëd2+ 48 Êh3 Êd5 49 Ëf5 Êc6 Engines tell us that 49...Êc4 50 Ëxf7+ Êd4 is winning because the checks run out and the c-pawn rolls, while in one critical line Black wins the white queen with a skewer.
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