TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.
Scottish Blitz Chess Championship 2012 (9)
Author Jacob Aagaard wins Scottish Championship
IM Malcolm Pein - Thursday 19th July 2012
The Danish GM Jacob Aagaard added the Scottish title to the British title he won in 2007 as he finished in a five way tie for first on 7/9 at the Scottish Open recently concluded at the Trades Hall in Glasgow. This was the fifth year the tournament has been run as an international open and there were ten GMs and thirteen IMs in a 139 player field.
Although Aagaard no longer represents Scotland and plays under the Danish flag, he was eligible for the title by virtue of residency. Aagaard runsQuality Chess,a publishing company based in Glasgow, whose books consistently live up to the company's name. Aagaard reached seven points and secured the Scottish title in the last round by defeating an English GM, Mark Hebden, with the Scotch Opening.
Winners:
GM Momchil Nikolov (Bulgaria), GM VitalyTeterev (Belarus), GM Jacob Aagaard (Denmark), IM Jonathan Hawkins (England), IM Bragi Thorfinnsson (Iceland) 7/9
J Aagaard - N Sverrisson
Scottish Open Ch (3)
Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.h4 h5 11.0-0-0 Rc8 12.Bb3 Ne5 13.Bg5 Rc5 14.Kb1 a5 15.a4 Qc8
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Jacob Aagaard
15...Qc8 covers g4 a fifth time. The GM is undeterred
16.g4 hxg4 17.h5 Nxh5
(17...Rxc3!? 18.h6 Nxf3)
18.Bh6 Nxf3 19.Nxf3 gxf3 20.Nd5!
Black's reply is forced
20...Rxd5 21.Bxd5 Bh3 22.Rdg1 Kh7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qg5
(24.Qf2 Bg4(24...Nf4 25.Qxf3 e5)25.Qh4)
24...Rh8
(24...f2 25.Bxf7 fxg1Q+ 26.Rxg1 wins; but the confounded computer finds 24...f2 25.Bxf7 f1Q+! 26.Rxf1 Rxf7)
25.Qxe7 Qd7?
(25...Rf8)
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Jacob Aagaard
Position after 25...Qd7? White to play and win
Answer:
26.Rxg6+! Kxg6 27.Rg1+ Kh7
(27...Bg2 28.Qxd7)
28.Qg5 Bg2 29.Qxh5+ Kg7 30.Qxf3 Kf8 31.Qxg2 1-0
Another wild game from the World Blitz. Both sides avoid continuations that are about equal before a blunder decides at three minutes plus two seconds per move.
V Topalov - V Ivanchuk
Dutch Defence
1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6 4.Nbd2 Be7 5.c3 b6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e4 Bb7 8.Bd3 g6 9.h4 Qe7 10.Qe2 Nc6 11.0-0-0 0-0-0 12.Ba6 Bxa6 13.Qxa6+ Kb8 14.Rhe1 Bxh4 15.d5 Na5 16.exf5 gxf5 17.dxe6
(17.Nd4! c6 18.dxc6 dxc6 19.Qxa5 bxa5 20.Nxc6+)
17...dxe6 18.Ne5 Bg5 19.Qxa5
19...Rxd2
(19...bxa5 20.Nc6+ Kb7 21.Nxe7 Bxe7 22.Rxe6 Bc5 23.Nb3 Bb6)
20.Nc6+ Kb7 21.Rxd2
(21.Qxa7+ Kxc6 22.Rxd2 Bxd2+ 23.Kxd2 Qg5+ 24.Kc2 Qxg2)
21...Bxd2+ 22.Kxd2 Qg5+ 0-1
