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Tfs Nr 6.06.Pmd 1 06-09-26, 10.35 Tfs Årgång 112 Tidskrift för Schack 6/2006 www.schack.se TfS ULF ANDERSSON Generationskamp i Amsterdam ● Intervju med Nigel Short ● Ralf Åkesson i Tromsø TfS nr 6/2006 Landskamp i Beijing ● Festival i Pardubice ● Kadettallsvenskan ● Läsarbrev TfS nr 6.06.pmd 1 06-09-26, 10.35 TfS Årgång 112 Tidskrift för Schack Lars Grahn Döbelnsgatan 3 B 212 13 Malmö Sveriges Schackförbund [email protected] Slottsgatan 155 602 20 Norrköping Redaktör och ansvarig utgivare telefon 011-10 74 20 Lars Grahn Tidskrift för Schack är officiellt Prenumerationer och ekonomi organ och medlemsblad för Sveriges SF:s kansli Sveriges Schackförbund 011-10 74 20 och utkommer under 2006 [email protected] med åtta nummer. Ägare: Sveriges Schackförbund. Grafisk form Lars Grahn Prenumerationsavgiften för 2006 är 400 kr Korrektur PlusGiro 60 46 34-6. 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TfS nr 6/2006 TfS nr 6.06.pmd 2 06-09-26, 10.35 NUMMER 6innehåll 2006 4 Generationskamp i Amsterdam Mecenaten Joop van Oosterom roar sig med att arrangera schackevenamang där han bjuder in en del av världens mest kända stormästare, senast en match mellan gamla och unga i Amsterdam. Han följde spelet från sin fåtölj närmast spelarna. Vi bjuder på ett reportage från den förvånansvärt jämna matchen på Hotel Krasnapolsky. 13 Tromsø - en minnesrik upplevelse Ralf Åkesson reste i väg till en turnering norr om polcirkeln och fick en minnesrik upplevelse. Arrangörerna av Midnight Sun Challenge marknadsförde evenemanget i Tromsø som världens nordligaste internationella turnering. Åkesson var en av sju stormästare i startfältet och här berättar han hur turneringen förlöpte. 18 Intervju med Nigel Short Förre VM-utmanaren Nigel Short väcker förargelse och munterhet med sina spalter i The Guardian. Vi passade på att intervjua honom när han spelade med i Politiken Cup i somras. Det blev en del kritiska analyser. Det kom bland annat att handla om mutkolvar i Turin, nålstick från Timman, fusk i Alusjta, förfallet i engelskt schack, en omvärdering av Carlsen, träningen av Negi och Shorts trettiofem olivträd. Deltagarrekord i Politiken Cup 29 Banyoles 32 Utbyte med Kina 33 Kombinationer 36 Boknytt 37 Läsarbrev 39 Dödsfall 42 Medarbetare i det här numret: Vad är det för monster? 43 Frits Agterdenbos, Björn Ahlander, Cicak på Spanienturné 45 Emanuel Berg, Stellan Brynell, Jonas Konsten att vinna en vinstställning 46 Eriksson, Calle Erlandsson, Lars Falk, Ungdomssidorna Lisa Grahn, Jonny Hector, Henrik Kadettallsvenskan 49 Lindberg, Kristoffer Nilsson, Claus Kadett-OS i bortre Turkiet 54 Qvist Jessen, Trond Romsdal, Johan Hetta i ishallen 56 Walén, Ralf Åkesson. Landet runt Stockholm Open 59 Omslagsfoto: Rödeby Open 60 Frits Agterdenbos Veteran-SM, efterskörd 61 Vinjettfoto: Tävlingskalender 62 Mats Johansson TfS nr 6/2006 TfS nr 6.06.pmd 3 06-09-26, 10.36 Amsterdam Generationskamp i Amsterdam Av LARS GRAHN är jag klev in på NH Grand Banyoles. (Partiet återges på an- N Hotel Krasnapolsky, ett av nan plats i det här numret.) På de flottaste hotellen i Amster- videobilderna kunde jag se hur dam, visste jag att det inte skulle Kortchnoi var pressad och ner- bli några problem att få sittplat- vös. I ett kritiskt skede ändrade ser i spellokalen. Trots fri entré han tänkarpose ungefär var tion- fanns det bara en handfull åskå- de sekund. Det bidrog starkt till dare på plats under sista ronden i spänningen. Och när sensor- matchen mellan veteraner och brädet lade av mitt i dramatiken ungdomar. Det var betydligt mer kunde jag ändå följa partiet med folk på banketten senare på hjälp av ett förstoringsglas. Det kvällen. finns fortfarande barnsjukdomar Men det är så det fungerar nu i dessa internetsändningar, och för tiden. De stora schackeve- det kan vara bra att ha primitiva nemangen har fler åskådare än hjälpmedel till hands. någonsin förut, men folk följer Det finns trots allt en sak som partierna i hemmet framför sina internet aldrig kan erbjuda; ett datorskärmar. Argumentet att socialt umgänge, glädjen att träf- man då missar en viktig del av fa gamla vänner. Yasser Seirawan spelet, schackspelarnas kropps- har besökt mig några gånger i pressrummet eller i spellokalen språk och reaktioner, håller på Malmö men det här var första för den delen. När vi tittade in i att bortfalla. Allt fler arrangörer gången jag och dottern Lisa hade det allra heligaste återstod bara erbjuder videobilder från topp- möjlighet att besöka honom och två partier, Ulf Andersson mot borden. Det gällde också för hans fru Yvette i Amsterdam. Magnus Carlsen och John Nunn Amsterdam, varifrån det också Det blev ett kärt återseende på mot Daniel Stellwagen. Vi slog visades rörliga bilder från kom- Krasnapolsky, och den guidade oss ner och Ulf kom fram och mentatorrummet. Vinnarna kom rundvandringen inleddes med hälsade. Det är första gången jag i regel in och visade sina partier lunch i hotellets vinterträdgård. ser honom i helskägg, men efter framför kameran. Den stora salen i jugendstil är partiet förklarade Ulf att det har Veckan innan jag åkte till Hol- schackhistorisk, här spelades ett han haft en gång förut för många land hade jag följt bland annat av VM-partierna mellan Alexan- år sedan. Det var under en turne- Tiger Hillarp-Perssons spännan- der Aljechin och Max Euwe 1935. ring i Spanien och den gången de duell mot Viktor Kortchnoi i Det var inte mycket aktivitet i fanns det ett speciellt skäl: han 4 TfS nr 6/2006 TfS nr 6.06.pmd 4 06-09-26, 10.36 Foto: Frits Agterdenbos ville dölja sina vattenkoppor. Med tanke på att ett par spela- Jussupow spelade som i fornstora Jag lyfte på skägget och kan för- re i veteranlaget har varit mer dar – nästan hela vägen. säkra att där fanns inte någon eller mindre inaktiva i många år elektronisk utrustning. Anders- – jag tänker på John Nunn och Franskt (C 18) son berättade hur han sett sig i Ljubomir Ljubojevic – var det en Daniel Stellwagen spegeln och för ett ögonblick trott och annan som trodde att ungdo- Artur Jussupow att han skådade Saddam Hussein marna med de potentiella världs- 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Sc3 Lb4 4.e5 just uppkrupen från sitt gömstäl- mästarna Magnus Carlsen och Se7 5.a3 Lxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.Dg4 le. Jag associerade nog mer till en Sergej Karjakin i spetsen skulle 0-0 8.Ld3 Sbc6 9.Dh5 Sg6 gammal sjökapten som varit ute köra över gubbarna. Alla tips i 10.Sf3 Dc7 11.Le3 Sce7 12.h4 och seglat på de sextiofyra fälten. den riktningen ställdes på huvu- Ld7 13.dxc5 Han har låtit skägget växa i ett det i första ronden då veterane- Det är mycket möjligt att Jussu- par månader “och nu orkar jag rna segrade med 3½–1½ – trots pow hämtade sin inspiration från inte ta bort det“. att de hade svart vid alla bord. EM-partiet Delchev–Berg (se TfS TfS nr 6/2006 5 TfS nr 6.06.pmd 5 06-09-26, 10.36 Amsterdam nummer 4/06), där Emanuel Berg initiativet. Om han anat vad som pow gör en dundertavla i tidsnö- triumferade. Stellwagen tyckte skulle komma hade han troligen den – men vid det laget hade uppenbarligen att det var dags att spelat 28.h7+ Kh8 29.Tb1 med Stellwagen redan resignerat. Om avvika från det partiet. Delchev ömsesidiga chanser. han varit mera alert hade han spelade 13.Dg4. 28...d4! 29.Lxf8 d3!! upptäckt fortsättningen 38.Tae1 13...b6 14.Dg5 Df4+ 39.Kg1+ Kg7 40.Db7+ och Damen lämnar plats för h-bon- det är vit som vinner! Hu. den. Efter 14.cxb6 Dxc3+ 15.Ke2 När spelarna tillsammans visa- axb6 står vits kung obekvämt. de partiet i kommentatorrummet 14...bxc5 15.h5 h6 var det ingen som upptäckte den Enda draget. Efter 15...Sh8? 16. vändningen. Det var först senare Lxh7+! Kxh7 17.h6 blir svart på kvällen som det gick upp för matt. dem vad som hade hänt. 16.Dg3 c4 17.Lxg6 fxg6 18.Sd4 Efter 18.hxg6 Sf5 kan svarts kung Andersson tyckte att Stellwa- känna sig rätt trygg. gen hade mest tur av alla under 18...g5 19.f4 dagarna på Krasnapolsky. Då hade Vit gör ett försök att spränga han knappast ovanstående parti muren framför svarts kung. En utsökt bondeframstöt. Jussu- i tankarna. Det var nog snarare 19...gxf4 20.Lxf4 Sf5 21.Sxf5 pow: “Jag förstod att det var starkt, Ulfs eget parti mot den unge Txf5 22.Kd2 men inte att det var så starkt. Ju holländaren som spökade: Vit måste börja tänka på den mer jag tittade på ställningen, egna kungens säkerhet. 22.Lxh6? desto mer insåg jag att det inte Daniel Stellwagen faller på 22...Dxe5+. fanns någon räddning för vit.“ 22...Taf8!? Efter 29...Txg2 30.h7+ Kh8 Nu blir det komplicerat. Jussu- 31.Lg7+! Dxg7 32.Df4 håller vit pow kunde ha eliminerat hotet på att slingra sig ur greppet.
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