TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.
British Championships 2010 (4)
Michael Adams beats Jack Rudd in Round 4
IM Malcolm Pein - Saturday 31st July 2010
Malcolm Pein looks at Michael Adams' convincing win against Jack Rudd in Round 4 of the British Championships.
Michael Adams ended Jack Rudd's fine run with more impressive play as he assumed the sole lead of the British Championships at the University of Kent in Canterbury. The England number one moved to 4/4 after reducing his opponent to complete helplessness after just 17 moves. Adams' 23rd and final move did not do anything, but the task of finding a reply provoked Rudd's resignation.
Adams is a class above the rest of the field but often, leading players find this kind of situation awkward as potentially, they can lose a lot of rating points. Adams seems to be making light of his task although he has yet to face some of the other Grandmasters in the field.
Leading scores: 1 Adams 4/4
2-3 Slavin, A Hunt 3.5
4-13 Littlewood, Houska, Constantinou, S Williams, N Pert, Hawkins, Conquest Rudd, Rendle, Gomally 3
M Adams - J Rudd
Modern Defence
1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Be3 a6 5.f4 e6
(5...Nf6 and 5...b5 are usually played)
6.Nf3 Ne7 7.Bd3 Nd7 8.e5 d5?
(Positionally diastrous, Black's bishops cannot operate in this pawn structure and there is no pressure on the white centre 8...b5 was better)
9.Ne2!
Preparing to solidify the centre
9...b6 10.c3 c5 11.a4 Bb7 12.0-0 Nc6
(12...Nf5 13.Bf2 h5)
13.Qe1 Qe7?!
Black does not want to commit his king but White's next is very strong
14.Bf2! cxd4
(14...0-0 15.Bh4 Qe8 16.Bg5 h6 17.Qh4!)
15.Bh4 Qf8 16.Nexd4 Nxd4 17.cxd4 Nb8
Black already has no constructive moves
18.Ra3! Kd7!?
19.Rb3 Kc7 20.Qc3+ Nc6 21.Rc1 h6 22.Bf6 Rg8 23.h4
1-0
Jack Rudd
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Michael Adams
Position after 23.h4 which emphasises the hopelessness of Black's position, for example 23.h4 Qe8 24.Qb4 wins or 23.h4 Ra7 24.Qc2 Qe8 25.Rxb6 Kxb6 26.Qc5+ Kc7 27.Qxa7 Qb8 28.Rxc6+ Kxc6 29.Qc5+ Kd7 30.Qe7+ Kc6 31.Qxf7 Bxf6 32.Qxe6+ Kc7 33.Qd6+ Kc8 34.Qxf6
A Hunt - P Wells
Sicilian Richter Rauzer
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 0-0 10.f3 a6 11.h4 b5 12.Kb1 Bb7 13.Qd2 Rc8 14.Bd3 Nd7 15.a3
(15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Be2 Rc6)
15...Ne5
(15...f6 16.Bf4 Ne5 is a solid alternative)
16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.h5 h6 18.Be2 Rfd8 19.g4 d5
(19...Nc4!? 20.Bxc4 Rxc4 21.Rhg1 Rc5)
20.exd5 exd5!?
(20...Bxd5 Wells seeks complications but this is risky 21.Qe3 Qc5 22.Qxc5 Rxc5 is level)
21.Qd4 Nc6 22.Qf4 b4 23.Bd3!!
Peter Wells
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Adam Hunt
Position after 23.Bd3!
(A brilliant sacrifice but also necessary. Wells was planning 23.axb4 d4! 24.Ne4 Nxb4 25.Bd3 Qe6 26.b3 Nxc2! 27.Bxc2 d3! Winning)
23...bxc3 24.Qf5 Qf6 25.Qh7+ Kf8 26.Rde1 g5
(26...Ne7 27.Qh8+ Ng8 28.Bh7 mates)
27.hxg6 Qg7
(27...fxg6 28.Qxh6+ Qg7 29.Qf4+ Kg8 30.Rh6! g5 31.Qh2 wins)
28.Rxh6 fxg6 29.Re6 Rc7
(White has at least a draw after 29...Qxh7 30.Rxh7 Rb8 31.Rxg6)
30.Qxg6
(30.Qh8+ Qxh8 31.Rxh8+ Kf7 32.Rxc6!)
30...Qxg6 31.Rexg6 Ne7?
(Time was very short 31...Rf7 defends)
32.Rh8+ Kf7 33.Rh7+ Kf8 34.Rf6+ Ke8 35.Bg6+! 1-0
A lovely shot to end the game
Peter Wells
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Adam Hunt
Final position after 35.Bg6+! and Black resigned as 35... Kd7 36.Bf5+ Ke8 37.Rh8+ wins
