[Event "Solution"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#3, Easy"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqk2r/pp1pbppp/5n2/2pP4/8/8/PPP1QPPP/RNB1KBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. d6 {and black must lose a piece} *

[Event "Solution"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#3, Medium"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qkbnr/2p3pp/p2p1p2/np2N3/3PP3/1BN5/PPP2PPP/R1Bb1RK1 w kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Bf7+ Ke7 2. Nd5# {A sort of Legal's Mate, a pattern once seen not easily
forgotten!} 1-0

[Event "Solution"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#3, Hard"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Little,Ian"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/pp1n2pp/1bn2q2/6N1/3p4/1N6/PP2BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Bc4+ Kh8 2. Nxh7 {[%csl Rf6,Rf8][%cal Rh7f8,Rh7f6]} Qg6 (2... Kxh7 $2 3.
Qh5+ {and white must lose the queen.}) 3. Nxf8 Nxf8 4. Qf3 {White is an
exchange and a pawn up with the initiative.} *

[Event "White to move and checkmate in 1"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#4, Easy"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr4/3n4/2p5/8/5B2/8/6PP/5B1K w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "0"]

 *

[Event "White to move, find the best move"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#4, Medium"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6r/1p1k1pRp/3Pb3/p1p5/2Pp1B2/1q6/4QPPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "0"]

 *

[Event "Black to move and checkmate in 3"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#4, Hard"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5Q2/1R4pk/p6p/2Np1b2/3q1R2/5PKP/6P1/7r b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]

 *

[Event "Devonport Chess Club Championships"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.06.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PEIRCE, James"]
[Black "McMAHON, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "1539"]
[BlackElo "1771"]
[Annotator "Little,Ian"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O
8. d4 Nc6 (8... c5 $1 {challenging white's and creating tension in the centre.
White cannot capture as his structure would be left in tatters.} 9. Bg5 (9.
dxc5 Qc7 {[%csl Rc3,Rc5]} 10. Qe2 Bxc3 11. Rb1 Qxc5 12. Bf4 {an engine might
give this as equal, but in practice white's compensation for the pawn is
temporary, if black can develop and stabilise the position, he'll be a solid
pawn up with a better structure too.}) 9... Nc6 10. Re1 (10. d5 Na5 {white
cannot hold the bishop pair and the pawn on c3 in any sensible way.} 11. Be2 (
11. Qd3 Bf5 12. Qe2 Nxc4) 11... Bxc3 12. Rb1 b6) 10... h6 11. Bf4 (11. d5 $5 {
now leads to a sharp and complex position}) 11... Bf5 {leads to an even game
for both players.}) 9. Bf4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 e6 (11... e5 $1 {the e5
break will destroy white's centre and either win a pawn, or take away white's
bishop pair.} 12. dxe5 (12. Bg3 {conserving the pair of bishops.} exd4 13. Rfd1
(13. cxd4 Qxd4 {and blacks extra pawn gives some compensation for white's
bishop pair.}) 13... Qc8 14. Rd3 Na5 15. Bb3 Nxb3 16. axb3 (16. cxb3 dxc3)
16... c5) 12... Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5) 12. Rfe1 Na5 13. Bb3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 {white
has given up his bishop pair advantage in return for repairing his structure. 
White now enjoys a space advantage in the centre and better development. 
However, there is nothing tactically concrete in the position and both sides
must choose their plans carefully.} c6 15. b4 $6 {perhaps a little premature
as now a5 is a good reply and an instant plan for black.} (15. Qg3 {[%csl Rc7,
Rd6,Re5][%cal Rf4c7] is not an easy move to spot, but for white to keep an
advantage he must manoeuvre into black's position without giving black too
many targets or chances for counterplay, and then break at the most
advantageous moment.  This quiet move sets some problems for black on the dark
squares.}) 15... a5 16. a3 Qd7 17. Kh1 Ra7 18. Rab1 b5 19. Qe4 axb4 20. axb4
Rfa8 {something has gone very wrong for white.  Black has solved his
development problems and now controls the only open file on the board and has
frozen the queenside.} 21. Rb3 Ra2 22. f3 Qd5 23. Qxd5 cxd5 24. Kh2 Rc2 25. Rc1
Re2 26. Rbb1 Raa2 27. Rg1 f6 {black's domination of the open a file has
translated into domination of white's second rank.  White is holding for now,
but black can apply the slow squeeze down the kingside and eventually
something will crack.} 28. Rbe1 e5 29. dxe5 fxe5 30. Bg3 e4 31. fxe4 dxe4 32.
Rxe2 Rxe2 33. Re1 $2 {there is the crack in white's game.  To keep drawing
chances alive white must keep the rooks on the board.  Black has a dangerous
passed pawn and white's ability to create counter-play with his queenside
majority is basically nil.  White has simplified into a lost pawn endgame.} (
33. Rc1 {[%csl Yb5][%cal Yc3c4,Yb4b5] now white can create his own passed pawn
and therefore counterplay on the queenside.  Here black retains a small edge,
but white is not lost.}) 33... Rxe1 34. Bxe1 Kf7 35. Kg3 Be5+ 36. Kf2 Ke6 37.
Ke3 Kd5 38. g4 Kc4 39. Kxe4 Bxc3 40. Bf2 (40. Bxc3 $4 Kxc3 {and black wins
easily.}) 40... Bxb4 {white is lost, there is no decent way to stop the pawn.}
41. Ke5 Bc3+ 42. Ke6 b4 43. Be3 Kd3 44. Bc1 Kc2 45. Kf7 Kxc1 46. Kg8 h5 1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "navigator1"]
[Black "James Peirce"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2005"]
[BlackElo "1694"]
[Annotator "Little,Ian"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 (3... Nf6 {playing a classical French}) (3... Bb4
{entering the Winawer}) 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 {here white enjoys
a pleasant space advantage and a good centralised knight, but has given black
the bishop pair.} 7. c3 O-O 8. Nf3 b6 9. Qd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O-O {this
is not bad for white, but it's not good either.  Black's initiative on the
queenside is faster.  While objectively the position is equal, black has an
easier game.} (11. O-O c5 {and the game is about equal, white has more space
and activity, but black is challenging those.}) 11... c5 12. dxc5 (12. Nxf6+
Nxf6 {white has removed black's bishop pair in exchange for his well-placed
central knight.}) 12... Nxc5 13. Nxc5 bxc5 14. Qe2 (14. Bxh7+ Kh8 (14... Kxh7
15. Qc2+ Kg8 16. Rxd8 Rfxd8) 15. Qe3 Qa5 16. Bb1) 14... Qa5 15. Kb1 (15. Bc4 {
[%csl Yb3][%cal Yc4b3]}) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 (16. Qxf3 Rab8 17. Rc1 {black has
a strong initiative, but white is holding.} (17. Qe4 $4 {leads to mate, as in
the game.}) 17... Rfd8 (17... Bxc3 $2 18. Rxc3 Qxc3 19. Bxh7+ {[%csl Rc3][%cal
Rf3c3]})) 16... Rab8 17. Qe4 $4 {creating a battery on the a7 square, but
white blundering into a mating net after the brilliant rook sacrifice} (17. Rc1
{is not as effective now due to because} Bxc3 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Rb8b2] cannot
be met with Rxc3 as in the previous line.} 18. Rc2 (18. Rxc3 Qxc3)) 17... Rxb2+
$1 {with mate on all lines.} 18. Kxb2 (18. Ka1 Qxa2#) (18. Kc1 Qxc3+ 19. Bc2
Rb1+ 20. Kxb1 Qb2#) 18... Qxc3+ {here James Peirce won by resignation, but
there is no defence to the mate in 1} 19. Kb1 Qb2# 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1961.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[Annotator "FISCHER, Robert James"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1961.09.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 ({No doubt Tal expected} 5.
Nb5 {which I had played exclusively at Buenos Aires 1960. I still think that
might be best.}) 5... Qc7 6. g3 {A perfectly legitimate treatment which
Botvinnik labelled a "very cunning and well-masked idea." Actually no trap is
intended. It becomes one only by virtue of Tal's reply.} Nf6 $2 {Probably the
losing move! Tal looked worried immediately after having made it, but I'm not
sure he was convinced he had really been careless.} ({correct is} 6... a6 7.
Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O {etc.}) 7. Ndb5 $1 {Curiously enough, Bisguier, who was present
at Bled and witnessed the game, forgot this move when he reached the identical
position against Benko at San Antonis 1962!} Qb8 ({On} 7... Qa5 8. Bd2 Qd8 9.
Bf4 e5 10. Bg5 {is strong.}) 8. Bf4 Ne5 {Tal took a long time on this risky
reply.} ({The alternative} 8... e5 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 ({not} 10. Na3 b5 11.
Bxf6 b4 $1) 10... axb5 ({not} 10... gxf6 11. Na3 b5 12. Nd5) 11. Bg5 {gives a
clear advantage.}) 9. Be2 $1 {Perhaps Tal underestimated this simple move. It
prepares Qd4 and keeps and eye on the b5 square.} Bc5 ({On} 9... a6 10. Qd4 d6
11. Rd1 axb5 12. Bxe5 {wins at least a pawn.}) ({Or} 9... d6 10. Qd4 Nc6 11.
Nxd6+ ({Tal pointed out} 11. Qxd6 $1 Bxd6 12. Bxd6) 11... Kd7 12. Bb5 Bxd6 13.
O-O-O {etc.}) ({In the tournament book Tal suggested the rather startling} 9...
Ng8 {to avoid material loss.} {After} 10. Qd4 f6 11. O-O-O ({if} 11. Bxe5 fxe5
12. Qc4 Kd8 $1 {holds.}) 11... a6 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Qxd6 14. Rxd6 {leads
to a promising endgame.}) 10. Bxe5 $1 Qxe5 11. f4 Qb8 12. e5 a6 {Tal didn't
give this a second thought.} ({On} 12... Ng8 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Qd2 {followed by
Nbd6+ and O-O-O is crushing.}) 13. exf6 axb5 14. fxg7 ({Keres thought} 14. Ne4
Bf8 15. Qd4 {was stronger. But I wanted the Pawn.  With only two draws against
Tal, out of six times at bat, I was in no mood to speculate!}) 14... Rg8 15.
Ne4 Be7 16. Qd4 Ra4 {A desperate attempt to complicate.} (16... Qc7 {
(BOTVINNIK) held out move chance for survival.}) 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 (17... Kd8 $2 {
loses to} 18. Qb6+) 18. Qxf6 Qc7 19. O-O-O $1 (19. Bh5 {is answered by} d5) ({
And} 19. Bxb5 $2 Qa5+ {wins a piece.}) 19... Rxa2 20. Kb1 Ra6 ({Not} 20... Ra5
{since} 21. Bh5 d5 ({if} 21... d6 22. Rxd6 $1) 22. Rxd5 $1 exd5 23. Re1+ {wins
outright.}) ({Also bad is} 20... Qa5 21. b3 $1 {and the threat of Bh5 is
decisive.}) 21. Bxb5 ({I was so intent on snatching material and not botching
this one that I missed} 21. Bh5 d6 ({or} 21... d5 22. Rxd5 $1) 22. Rhe1 Qe7 23.
Qh6 Kd7 24. Qxh7 {with a quick win in view.}) 21... Rb6 22. Bd3 e5 {The best
chance.} ({On} 22... Qd8 23. Qh6 f5 24. Qh5+ Ke7 25. g4 {cracks Black open.})
23. fxe5 $1 Rxf6 24. exf6 {The threat is simply Bxh7.} Qc5 {The only move.} (
24... Qb6 25. Rhf1 {wins easily.}) 25. Bxh7 Qg5 26. Bxg8 Qxf6 27. Rhf1 Qxg7 28.
Bxf7+ Kd8 {Black has succeeded in staving off immediate defeat, but the
endgame is hopeless.} 29. Be6 Qh6 ({On} 29... Kc7 30. Bf5 {maintains the
pressure.}) 30. Bxd7 Bxd7 31. Rf7 Qxh2 32. Rdxd7+ Ke8 33. Rde7+ Kd8 34. Rd7+
Kc8 35. Rc7+ Kd8 36. Rfd7+ Ke8 37. Rd1 {White has been gaining time on the
clock.} b5 38. Rb7 Qh5 (38... Qxg3 39. Rxb5 {is equally convincing.}) 39. g4
Qh3 ({Or} 39... Qxg4 40. Rh1 Qd4 41. Rh8+ Qxh8 42. Rb8+ {wins.}) 40. g5 Qf3 41.
Re1+ Kf8 42. Rxb5 Kg7 43. Rb6 Qg3 44. Rd1 Qc7 45. Rdd6 Qc8 ({Threatening} 45...
-- 46. Rg6+ Kh7 47. Rh6+ Kg7 48. Rbg6+ Kf8 49. Rh8+ Kf7 50. Rh7+ {winning the
queen.}) (45... Qc5 46. Rb7+ Kf8 47. Rd8#) 46. b3 Kh7 47. Ra6 {Black resigns. 
Black must submit to the loss of his queen or get mated.  There is no defence
against} -- 48. Ra7+ Kg8 49. Rdd7 {etc.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Chess Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Illingworth, Max"]
[Black "Harikrishna, P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:45"]
[BlackClock "0:12:59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Re8 14. Bh3 Ba8 15.
g4 b5 16. cxb5 Qa5 17. g5 Rxc3 18. Rxc3 Qxc3 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. bxa6 Qc2 21. Re1
Qxa2 22. Qa4 Qxa4 23. bxa4 Nd5 24. Nd4 f5 25. Nb5 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Bh6 27. Kf2 Rc8
28. Rb1 Kf7 29. a7 Rc4 30. a5 Ra4 31. Nc7 Ra3 32. Nxa8 Bxe3+ 33. Kg2 Rxa5 34.
Rb7 Bxa7 35. Nc7 Bd4 36. Rb3 Rc5 37. Nb5 Be5 38. Rb4 Rc2 39. Kf2 Bxh2 40. Nd4
Rc3 41. Nf3 Be5 42. Nxe5+ dxe5 43. Bf1 h5 44. e3 Rc2+ 45. Be2 g5 46. Ke1 g4 47.
Bc4+ Kf6 48. Rb6+ Kg5 49. Bf7 g3 50. Rg6+ Kh4 51. Bd5 Rf2 52. Rh6 Kg4 53. Bc4
Kf3 54. Rxh5 Kxe3 55. Rg5 f4 56. Bd5 e4 57. Re5 Re2+ 58. Kd1 Kf2 59. Rg5 f3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Chess Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "Illingworth, Max"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Australia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUS"]
[WhiteClock "0:54:37"]
[BlackClock "1:13:01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. a5 c5 12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Na4 Rb8 15.
Rfd1 Rd4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. c3 Bd8 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Rxd4 Bxa5 20. Nc5 Bb6 21.
b4 Nd5 22. Rc4 Kf8 23. Kf1 Bd8 24. Nxa6 Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Nxb4 26. Ra1 Nd5 27. Bf3
Bf6 28. Rac1 Ne7 29. Ra4 g6 30. Ra8 Rxa8 31. Bxa8 h5 32. Be4 Ng8 33. Rc8+ Kg7
34. Rc7 Be5 35. Rb7 Nf6 36. Bc6 Kf8 37. h3 Bd4 38. Ke2 Bc5 39. g3 Kg7 40. f3
Bd6 41. Kf2 Bc5+ 42. Kg2 Bd6 43. h4 Kf8 44. Kh3 Bc5 45. g4 Bf2 46. Rb8+ Kg7 47.
Rb2 Be1 48. Rb7 Kf8 49. g5 Ng8 50. Rb8+ Kg7 51. Rb1 Bf2 52. Rb2 Be1 53. Re2 Bc3
54. Kg3 Ne7 55. Be4 Be5+ 56. f4 Bc3 57. Kf3 Kf8 58. Rc2 Be1 59. Rc1 Bd2 60. Rd1
Ba5 61. Ra1 Bc3 62. Ra8+ Kg7 63. Ke2 Bb4 64. Re8 Bd6 65. Kf3 Bb4 66. Rd8 Ba5
67. Rd7 Kf8 68. Ke2 Bb4 69. Rd8+ Kg7 70. Rd7 Kf8 71. Rd8+ Kg7 72. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Solution"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#3, Easy"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqk2r/pp1pbppp/5n2/2pP4/8/8/PPP1QPPP/RNB1KBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]

1. d6 {and black must lose a piece} *

[Event "Solution"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#3, Medium"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qkbnr/2p3pp/p2p1p2/np2N3/3PP3/1BN5/PPP2PPP/R1Bb1RK1 w kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

1. Bf7+ Ke7 2. Nd5# {A sort of Legal's Mate, a pattern once seen not easily
forgotten!} 1-0

[Event "Solution"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#3, Hard"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Little,Ian"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/pp1n2pp/1bn2q2/6N1/3p4/1N6/PP2BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "7"]

1. Bc4+ Kh8 2. Nxh7 {[%csl Rf6,Rf8][%cal Rh7f8,Rh7f6]} Qg6 (2... Kxh7 $2 3.
Qh5+ {and white must lose the queen.}) 3. Nxf8 Nxf8 4. Qf3 {White is an
exchange and a pawn up with the initiative.} *

[Event "White to move and checkmate in 1"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#4, Easy"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr4/3n4/2p5/8/5B2/8/6PP/5B1K w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "0"]

 *

[Event "White to move, find the best move"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#4, Medium"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6r/1p1k1pRp/3Pb3/p1p5/2Pp1B2/1q6/4QPPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "0"]

 *

[Event "Black to move and checkmate in 3"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TCA, Newsletter"]
[Black "Issue#4, Hard"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5Q2/1R4pk/p6p/2Np1b2/3q1R2/5PKP/6P1/7r b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]

 *

[Event "Devonport Chess Club Championships"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.06.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PEIRCE, James"]
[Black "McMAHON, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "1539"]
[BlackElo "1771"]
[Annotator "Little,Ian"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O
8. d4 Nc6 (8... c5 $1 {challenging white's and creating tension in the centre.
White cannot capture as his structure would be left in tatters.} 9. Bg5 (9.
dxc5 Qc7 {[%csl Rc3,Rc5]} 10. Qe2 Bxc3 11. Rb1 Qxc5 12. Bf4 {an engine might
give this as equal, but in practice white's compensation for the pawn is
temporary, if black can develop and stabilise the position, he'll be a solid
pawn up with a better structure too.}) 9... Nc6 10. Re1 (10. d5 Na5 {white
cannot hold the bishop pair and the pawn on c3 in any sensible way.} 11. Be2 (
11. Qd3 Bf5 12. Qe2 Nxc4) 11... Bxc3 12. Rb1 b6) 10... h6 11. Bf4 (11. d5 $5 {
now leads to a sharp and complex position}) 11... Bf5 {leads to an even game
for both players.}) 9. Bf4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 e6 (11... e5 $1 {the e5
break will destroy white's centre and either win a pawn, or take away white's
bishop pair.} 12. dxe5 (12. Bg3 {conserving the pair of bishops.} exd4 13. Rfd1
(13. cxd4 Qxd4 {and blacks extra pawn gives some compensation for white's
bishop pair.}) 13... Qc8 14. Rd3 Na5 15. Bb3 Nxb3 16. axb3 (16. cxb3 dxc3)
16... c5) 12... Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5) 12. Rfe1 Na5 13. Bb3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 {white
has given up his bishop pair advantage in return for repairing his structure. 
White now enjoys a space advantage in the centre and better development. 
However, there is nothing tactically concrete in the position and both sides
must choose their plans carefully.} c6 15. b4 $6 {perhaps a little premature
as now a5 is a good reply and an instant plan for black.} (15. Qg3 {[%csl Rc7,
Rd6,Re5][%cal Rf4c7] is not an easy move to spot, but for white to keep an
advantage he must manoeuvre into black's position without giving black too
many targets or chances for counterplay, and then break at the most
advantageous moment.  This quiet move sets some problems for black on the dark
squares.}) 15... a5 16. a3 Qd7 17. Kh1 Ra7 18. Rab1 b5 19. Qe4 axb4 20. axb4
Rfa8 {something has gone very wrong for white.  Black has solved his
development problems and now controls the only open file on the board and has
frozen the queenside.} 21. Rb3 Ra2 22. f3 Qd5 23. Qxd5 cxd5 24. Kh2 Rc2 25. Rc1
Re2 26. Rbb1 Raa2 27. Rg1 f6 {black's domination of the open a file has
translated into domination of white's second rank.  White is holding for now,
but black can apply the slow squeeze down the kingside and eventually
something will crack.} 28. Rbe1 e5 29. dxe5 fxe5 30. Bg3 e4 31. fxe4 dxe4 32.
Rxe2 Rxe2 33. Re1 $2 {there is the crack in white's game.  To keep drawing
chances alive white must keep the rooks on the board.  Black has a dangerous
passed pawn and white's ability to create counter-play with his queenside
majority is basically nil.  White has simplified into a lost pawn endgame.} (
33. Rc1 {[%csl Yb5][%cal Yc3c4,Yb4b5] now white can create his own passed pawn
and therefore counterplay on the queenside.  Here black retains a small edge,
but white is not lost.}) 33... Rxe1 34. Bxe1 Kf7 35. Kg3 Be5+ 36. Kf2 Ke6 37.
Ke3 Kd5 38. g4 Kc4 39. Kxe4 Bxc3 40. Bf2 (40. Bxc3 $4 Kxc3 {and black wins
easily.}) 40... Bxb4 {white is lost, there is no decent way to stop the pawn.}
41. Ke5 Bc3+ 42. Ke6 b4 43. Be3 Kd3 44. Bc1 Kc2 45. Kf7 Kxc1 46. Kg8 h5 1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.08.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "navigator1"]
[Black "James Peirce"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2005"]
[BlackElo "1694"]
[Annotator "Little,Ian"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 (3... Nf6 {playing a classical French}) (3... Bb4
{entering the Winawer}) 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 {here white enjoys
a pleasant space advantage and a good centralised knight, but has given black
the bishop pair.} 7. c3 O-O 8. Nf3 b6 9. Qd2 Bb7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O-O {this
is not bad for white, but it's not good either.  Black's initiative on the
queenside is faster.  While objectively the position is equal, black has an
easier game.} (11. O-O c5 {and the game is about equal, white has more space
and activity, but black is challenging those.}) 11... c5 12. dxc5 (12. Nxf6+
Nxf6 {white has removed black's bishop pair in exchange for his well-placed
central knight.}) 12... Nxc5 13. Nxc5 bxc5 14. Qe2 (14. Bxh7+ Kh8 (14... Kxh7
15. Qc2+ Kg8 16. Rxd8 Rfxd8) 15. Qe3 Qa5 16. Bb1) 14... Qa5 15. Kb1 (15. Bc4 {
[%csl Yb3][%cal Yc4b3]}) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 (16. Qxf3 Rab8 17. Rc1 {black has
a strong initiative, but white is holding.} (17. Qe4 $4 {leads to mate, as in
the game.}) 17... Rfd8 (17... Bxc3 $2 18. Rxc3 Qxc3 19. Bxh7+ {[%csl Rc3][%cal
Rf3c3]})) 16... Rab8 17. Qe4 $4 {creating a battery on the a7 square, but
white blundering into a mating net after the brilliant rook sacrifice} (17. Rc1
{is not as effective now due to because} Bxc3 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Rb8b2] cannot
be met with Rxc3 as in the previous line.} 18. Rc2 (18. Rxc3 Qxc3)) 17... Rxb2+
$1 {with mate on all lines.} 18. Kxb2 (18. Ka1 Qxa2#) (18. Kc1 Qxc3+ 19. Bc2
Rb1+ 20. Kxb1 Qb2#) 18... Qxc3+ {here James Peirce won by resignation, but
there is no defence to the mate in 1} 19. Kb1 Qb2# 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1961.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[Annotator "FISCHER, Robert James"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1961.09.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

{After an early lapse by Tal on move 6, Fischer relentlessly presses home his
advantage.  He misses several opportunities to shorten Tal's resistance, but
the outcome is never really in doubt.  "Finally, he has not escaped me!"
exulted Fischer.  "It is difficult to play against Einstein's theory," sighed
Tal, who went on to capture first prize.  But it was Fischer, finishing a
strong second, who had the consolation of scoring 3.5 out of 4 against the
Russian contingent, and of being the only player (in a field of twenty) to
emerge undefeated.  - GM Larry Evans} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6
5. Nc3 ({No doubt Tal expected} 5. Nb5 {which I had played exclusively at
Buenos Aires 1960. I still think that might be best.}) 5... Qc7 6. g3 {A
perfectly legitimate treatment which Botvinnik labelled a "very cunning and
well-masked idea." Actually no trap is intended. It becomes one only by virtue
of Tal's reply.} Nf6 $2 {Probably the losing move! Tal looked worried
immediately after having made it, but I'm not sure he was convinced he had
really been careless.} ({correct is} 6... a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O {etc.}) 7. Ndb5
$1 {Curiously enough, Bisguier, who was present at Bled and witnessed the game,
forgot this move when he reached the identical position against Benko at San
Antonis 1962!} Qb8 ({On} 7... Qa5 8. Bd2 Qd8 9. Bf4 e5 10. Bg5 {is strong.}) 8.
Bf4 Ne5 {Tal took a long time on this risky reply.} ({The alternative} 8... e5
9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 ({not} 10. Na3 b5 11. Bxf6 b4 $1) 10... axb5 ({not} 10...
gxf6 11. Na3 b5 12. Nd5) 11. Bg5 {gives a clear advantage.}) 9. Be2 $1 {
Perhaps Tal underestimated this simple move. It prepares Qd4 and keeps and eye
on the b5 square.} Bc5 ({On} 9... a6 10. Qd4 d6 11. Rd1 axb5 12. Bxe5 {wins at
least a pawn.}) ({Or} 9... d6 10. Qd4 Nc6 11. Nxd6+ ({Tal pointed out} 11. Qxd6
$1 Bxd6 12. Bxd6) 11... Kd7 12. Bb5 Bxd6 13. O-O-O {etc.}) ({In the tournament
book Tal suggested the rather startling} 9... Ng8 {to avoid material loss.} {
After} 10. Qd4 f6 11. O-O-O ({if} 11. Bxe5 fxe5 12. Qc4 Kd8 $1 {holds.}) 11...
a6 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Qxd6 14. Rxd6 {leads to a promising endgame.}) 10.
Bxe5 $1 Qxe5 11. f4 Qb8 12. e5 a6 {Tal didn't give this a second thought.} ({On
} 12... Ng8 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Qd2 {followed by Nbd6+ and O-O-O is crushing.}) 13.
exf6 axb5 14. fxg7 ({Keres thought} 14. Ne4 Bf8 15. Qd4 {was stronger. But I
wanted the Pawn.  With only two draws against Tal, out of six times at bat, I
was in no mood to speculate!}) 14... Rg8 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qd4 Ra4 {A desperate
attempt to complicate.} (16... Qc7 {(BOTVINNIK) held out move chance for
survival.}) 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 (17... Kd8 $2 {loses to} 18. Qb6+) 18. Qxf6 Qc7 19.
O-O-O $1 (19. Bh5 {is answered by} d5) ({And} 19. Bxb5 $2 Qa5+ {wins a piece.})
19... Rxa2 20. Kb1 Ra6 ({Not} 20... Ra5 {since} 21. Bh5 d5 ({if} 21... d6 22.
Rxd6 $1) 22. Rxd5 $1 exd5 23. Re1+ {wins outright.}) ({Also bad is} 20... Qa5
21. b3 $1 {and the threat of Bh5 is decisive.}) 21. Bxb5 ({I was so intent on
snatching material and not botching this one that I missed} 21. Bh5 d6 ({or} 
21... d5 22. Rxd5 $1) 22. Rhe1 Qe7 23. Qh6 Kd7 24. Qxh7 {with a quick win in
view.}) 21... Rb6 22. Bd3 e5 {The best chance.} ({On} 22... Qd8 23. Qh6 f5 24.
Qh5+ Ke7 25. g4 {cracks Black open.}) 23. fxe5 $1 Rxf6 24. exf6 {The threat is
simply Bxh7.} Qc5 {The only move.} (24... Qb6 25. Rhf1 {wins easily.}) 25. Bxh7
Qg5 26. Bxg8 Qxf6 27. Rhf1 Qxg7 28. Bxf7+ Kd8 {Black has succeeded in staving
off immediate defeat, but the endgame is hopeless.} 29. Be6 Qh6 ({On} 29... Kc7
30. Bf5 {maintains the pressure.}) 30. Bxd7 Bxd7 31. Rf7 Qxh2 32. Rdxd7+ Ke8
33. Rde7+ Kd8 34. Rd7+ Kc8 35. Rc7+ Kd8 36. Rfd7+ Ke8 37. Rd1 {White has been
gaining time on the clock.} b5 38. Rb7 Qh5 (38... Qxg3 39. Rxb5 {is equally
convincing.}) 39. g4 Qh3 ({Or} 39... Qxg4 40. Rh1 Qd4 41. Rh8+ Qxh8 42. Rb8+ {
wins.}) 40. g5 Qf3 41. Re1+ Kf8 42. Rxb5 Kg7 43. Rb6 Qg3 44. Rd1 Qc7 45. Rdd6
Qc8 ({Threatening} 45... -- 46. Rg6+ Kh7 47. Rh6+ Kg7 48. Rbg6+ Kf8 49. Rh8+
Kf7 50. Rh7+ {winning the queen.}) (45... Qc5 46. Rb7+ Kf8 47. Rd8#) 46. b3 Kh7
47. Ra6 {Black resigns.  Black must submit to the loss of his queen or get
mated.  There is no defence against} -- 48. Ra7+ Kg8 49. Rdd7 {etc.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Chess Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Illingworth, Max"]
[Black "Harikrishna, P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:45"]
[BlackClock "0:12:59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Re8 14. Bh3 Ba8 15.
g4 b5 16. cxb5 Qa5 17. g5 Rxc3 18. Rxc3 Qxc3 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. bxa6 Qc2 21. Re1
Qxa2 22. Qa4 Qxa4 23. bxa4 Nd5 24. Nd4 f5 25. Nb5 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Bh6 27. Kf2 Rc8
28. Rb1 Kf7 29. a7 Rc4 30. a5 Ra4 31. Nc7 Ra3 32. Nxa8 Bxe3+ 33. Kg2 Rxa5 34.
Rb7 Bxa7 35. Nc7 Bd4 36. Rb3 Rc5 37. Nb5 Be5 38. Rb4 Rc2 39. Kf2 Bxh2 40. Nd4
Rc3 41. Nf3 Be5 42. Nxe5+ dxe5 43. Bf1 h5 44. e3 Rc2+ 45. Be2 g5 46. Ke1 g4 47.
Bc4+ Kf6 48. Rb6+ Kg5 49. Bf7 g3 50. Rg6+ Kh4 51. Bd5 Rf2 52. Rh6 Kg4 53. Bc4
Kf3 54. Rxh5 Kxe3 55. Rg5 f4 56. Bd5 e4 57. Re5 Re2+ 58. Kd1 Kf2 59. Rg5 f3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Chess Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "Illingworth, Max"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Australia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUS"]
[WhiteClock "0:54:37"]
[BlackClock "1:13:01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. a5 c5 12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Na4 Rb8 15.
Rfd1 Rd4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. c3 Bd8 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Rxd4 Bxa5 20. Nc5 Bb6 21.
b4 Nd5 22. Rc4 Kf8 23. Kf1 Bd8 24. Nxa6 Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Nxb4 26. Ra1 Nd5 27. Bf3
Bf6 28. Rac1 Ne7 29. Ra4 g6 30. Ra8 Rxa8 31. Bxa8 h5 32. Be4 Ng8 33. Rc8+ Kg7
34. Rc7 Be5 35. Rb7 Nf6 36. Bc6 Kf8 37. h3 Bd4 38. Ke2 Bc5 39. g3 Kg7 40. f3
Bd6 41. Kf2 Bc5+ 42. Kg2 Bd6 43. h4 Kf8 44. Kh3 Bc5 45. g4 Bf2 46. Rb8+ Kg7 47.
Rb2 Be1 48. Rb7 Kf8 49. g5 Ng8 50. Rb8+ Kg7 51. Rb1 Bf2 52. Rb2 Be1 53. Re2 Bc3
54. Kg3 Ne7 55. Be4 Be5+ 56. f4 Bc3 57. Kf3 Kf8 58. Rc2 Be1 59. Rc1 Bd2 60. Rd1
Ba5 61. Ra1 Bc3 62. Ra8+ Kg7 63. Ke2 Bb4 64. Re8 Bd6 65. Kf3 Bb4 66. Rd8 Ba5
67. Rd7 Kf8 68. Ke2 Bb4 69. Rd8+ Kg7 70. Rd7 Kf8 71. Rd8+ Kg7 72. Rd7 1/2-1/2

