Tata Steel (Group C) (2011)

Player: Daniele Vocaturo

page 1 of 1; 13 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Van Kampen vs D Vocaturo 0-1 83 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 2. B Bok vs D Vocaturo   ½-½ 44 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 3. D Vocaturo vs M Kazhgaleyev   1-0 62 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) C41 Philidor Defense 4. J W de Jong vs D Vocaturo 0-1 30 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) A07 King's Indian Attack 5. D Vocaturo vs M Bluvshtein   1-0 73 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) C67 Ruy Lopez 6. T Sachdev vs D Vocaturo 1-0 51 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) A57 Benko Gambit 7. D Vocaturo vs R Pruijssers   1-0 29 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) C53 Giuoco Piano 8. M Van der Werf vs D Vocaturo 0-1 40 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) A14 English 9. D Vocaturo vs S Siebrecht 1-0 37 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 10. I Ivanisevic vs D Vocaturo   1-0 37 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. D Vocaturo vs Lahno   1-0 69 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) B07 Pirc 12. D Swiercz vs D Vocaturo 1-0 43 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 13. D Vocaturo vs I Nyzhnyk ½-½ 39 2011 Tata Steel (Group C) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf   REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Vocaturo wins | Vocaturo loses

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 4 OF 4 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-29-11    HeMateMe: Lahno at +4, perhaps B group next year. Jan-30-11    ketchuplover: Vocaturo testing Nyzhnyk's nerves with 27.Bxh5 Jan-30-11    ketchuplover: Nyzhnyk in time trouble :( Jan-30-11    Eyal: It looks like Vocaturo miscalculated and he might be actually losing now; he shouldn't have a perpetual (or a win) after 29...axb4 30.Bxg6, which I suppose is what he's planning - but of course anything can happen in time trouble. Jan-30-11    Kazzak: I'm not too unhappy with Nyzhnyk's position here. click for larger view Jan-30-11    ketchuplover: Nyzhnyk can't handle the pressure :( Jan-30-11    Eyal: After 32.Nxd6+: click for larger view Nyzhnyk should be accurate now and play 32...Kxg6 rather than 32...Bxd6? which allows a draw after 33.Qh5 Nf6 34.Rxf6! Kxf6 35.Qh6+ with perpetual. Jan-30-11    ketchuplover: it's gonna be a draw :( Jan-30-11    crazybird: <I'm not too unhappy with Nyzhnyk's position here.> I guess your hunch was right... Jan-30-11    Kazzak: We'll see - they'll play on. Nyzhnyk had him, and is going to hate the fact. But Nyzhnyk's playing is at another level entirely, and he'll put together a wall of chess, given a little time. Jan-30-11    siamesedream: Nyzhnyk spoiled his chance. Hope they will invite him to B group anyway. Congratulations to Daniele Vacaturo! Jan-30-11    Eyal: It's simply a perpetual, there's no play left after 32...Bxd6. Not that 32...Kxg6 was so simple - after 33.Qe4+ Black has to play the king to h6 and allow Nf7+ winning the queen; but Black has so much material already that he could afford it, at least he could keep playing for a win even if it's not trivial. Jan-30-11    ketchuplover: congrats to Vocaturo. good luck in class B next year. good show by Illya. see ya next year. Jan-30-11    randyjohnson: AWESOME! Jan-30-11    Kazzak: Imagine if Nyzhnyk had found the winning Queen sacrifice - he would have been the hero of Wijk. Jan-30-11    moroloser: Eyal is always right, thx God. Great tournament by Vocaturo but I agree with <Kazzak> here, the russian kid will be a much better player in a very short time. I believe both deserve B group next year. Jan-30-11    Peligroso Patzer: < *** the russian kid will be a much better player in a very short time. *** > Actually, Nyzhnyk is Ukranian. Jan-30-11    KingG: What a shame for Nyzhnyk. Nevermind, in a couple of years he will probably be playing in the A group. Jan-30-11    laskereshevsky: After all Nyzhnyk not deserved to win the tournament, basically cause He had a BIG Chance to do it, But didnt handled the pressure in a properly way.... I mean xg6 in place of xd6 much probably is a winning line..... But this is not a shame, after all is still more a child then a teenager...:) Credit to Nyzhnyk Celebration to Vocaturo.... All in All the worthy winner Jan-30-11    laskereshevsky: Found in an Italian chess-site this picture in an editorial to celebrate the Voc. victory: http://soloscacchi.altervista.org/w... Jan-30-11    YouRang: Woo hoo! I had 100 chessbucks on Vocaturo. Sheer luck -- I liked his name. Jan-30-11    Bdellovibrio: Sachdev, the lowest rated player in the field, finished even, and was one of only three players to beat the leader. Jan-31-11    Kanatahodets: To call Nizhnik a Russian is the same as call French guy a British. Jan-31-11    BobCrisp: Some of those French guys were called Kings of England. Feb-01-11    moroloser: <Kanatahodets> Yes ok, deeply sorry about it, I've called the guy "russian" because I honestly thought that was his nationality and not because I don't know the difference between Russia and Ukraina as you seem to assume... But anyway thanks for your little lesson. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 4) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 4 OF 4 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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