TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
24th Leon Masters 2011 (4)
Anand has fine win with Caro-Kann on day 2
IM Malcolm Pein - Tuesday 7th June 2011
Viswanathan Anand won day 2 in Leon 1.5-0.5 as he did on day one. This time it was a fine win on the black side of a Caro-Kann. Malcolm Pein takes a look.
The 13th world champion Garry Kasparov had a huge plus score against Alexei Shirov. His successorVladimir Kramnik has often found the Latvian attacking genius a difficult opponent. The reigning world champion Vishy Anand seems to enjoy playing the man known as 'the heir to Mikhail Tal' and he crushed him a second time at the 24th Leon Masters
Anand produced a stunning novelty on the sixth move and the game was all but over when for the second time in the match, Shirov's king was trapped in the centre. He resigned after just 17 moves. It may appear premature but White's position is hopeless.
The fourth game was a quiet draw but Anand could probably have pressed had he felt so inclined. Anand leads the six game Rapid match 3-1, the players have 45 miniutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.
Anand sacrifices a pawn but acceptance is risky: 9.Qxd5 Qb6 10.Bg2 Bc6 wins; 9.Qxd5 Qb6 10.Bc4 Be6 11.Bb5+ Nc6 12.Qg2 Nge7 looks good for Black; White has weaknesses and lags in development - he will lose his extra pawn; 9.Qxd5 Qb6 10.Bc4 Bxf2+ 11.Ke2 Bxg4+ 12.Nf3 Be6 13.Qe4 is less clear.
A.Shirov - V.Anand
Caro Kann Advance
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.g4 Bd7 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Bg2 Ne7 10.h3 Qb6 11.Qe2 0-0 12.Nf3
(12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Bxd5 Bb5 14.Bc4 Bxc4 15.Qxc4 Qc6 Threatens Qxh1 and Bxf2+ with a discovered attack on the queen)
12...d4 13.Ne4 Bb5 14.Qd2 Nbc6
White is already lost he cannot castle
15.a3
(15.Nxc5 Qxc5 16.Bf1 Nxe5)
15...Ng6 16.b4 Be7 17.Bb2 Rfd8 0-1
Viswanathan Anand
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Alexei Shirov
Position after 17...Rfd8
Position after 17...Rfd8 and 18.Rd1 Ngxe5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Bxd4 Nd3+ 21.Qxd3 Bxd3 22.Bxb6 axb6 23.Nd2 Rxa3 24.Bf1 Bxb4 doesn't bear thinking about, no wonder Shirov resigned.
Today's puzzle. White had just interposed with 28.Rf3 and if 28...Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Ra1+ 30.Kf2 Ra2+ is level. How did Black force resignation?
T Baklanova
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M Tantsiura
Black to play and win
Answer: 28...Be3!! 0-1 M Tantsiura - T Baklanova Ukrainian Team Ch 2011
Some very canny play in the Modern Defence, White is provoked and repulsed.
D. Vocaturo - O.Q Almeida
46th Capablanca Memorial Premier Havana
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Nd7 10.Bc4 e6 11.h4 h5 12.Qg3 Ne7 13.f4 d5! 14.Bb3
(14.exd5 Nb6 15.Bd3 Nbxd5= 16.Nxd5 Nxd5)
14...Nf6 15.f5
(15.e5 Nf5 16.Qf3 Ng4 17.Bf2 b5)
15...Nxe4! 16.Nxe4 Nxf5 17.Qe1 dxe4 18.Bf4 Nxd4 19.Ba4+ b5 20.Qxe4 Qd5 21.Qxd5 exd5 22.Rhe1+ Kd7 23.Be5 Bxe5 24.Rxe5 Kd6 25.Ree1 Nf5 0-1
