Emil Sutovsky vs Konstantin Sakaev (2001)

Emil Sutovsky vs Konstantin Sakaev
2nd IECC 2001 · French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C14) · 1-0

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May-11-05		notyetagm: 32 xe5!, a very nasty move transposition by Sutovsky. Black had been expecting nothing more than 32 xe5+?! fxe5+ 33 xe5 gd8, hanging on to the d5-pawn with an equal material endgame. <But Sutovsky noticed that the piece that he really wanted to put on e5, the piece that would be really dangerous on e5, was the knight and not the rook>. The knight arriving on e5 forks the Black king and the Black d7-rook which defends the d5-pawn. By playing 32 xe5+?!, taking e5 first with the knight, Black can meet the threat of removing the guardian of the d5-pawn (the d7-rook) by simply playing 32 ... fxe5+, as given above. But by taking the e5-square <first> with the rook (32 xe5!) and <then> with the knight (33 xe5+), Black can no longer meet the threat of removal of the guard of the d5-pawn by 34 xd7 because the f6-pawn cannot keep both the White rook <and> the White knight off of the e5-square. So instead of material equality, Sutovsky ends up with an extra pawn, which he converts into a full point by playing a fine rook and pawn endgame (41 a4!). <This kind of tactical awareness is the difference between a half-point and a win>. 30 ... d7? 31 xd7 xd7 (31 ... xd7?? 32 e7#) 32 xe5! fxe5+ 33 xe5+ e6 34 xd7 xd7 35 xd5+

Feb-24-08		notyetagm: White to play: 32 ? click for larger view This position features one of the first <RELOADERS> that I encountered. Here White would like to <KNIGHT FORK> the Black d7-rook and Black f7-king with 32 g6xe5+. But the Black f6-pawn keeps the White g6-knight out of e5. <<>So for White to occupy the e5-square with the White g6-knight, White must -first- occupy this square with a -different- piece, mainly the White e1-rook, -then- White can occupy the e5-square with the piece that he -really- wants on e5, the White g6-knight.> Sutovsky (White) played the brilliant 32 e1xe5!, leaving Sakaev (Black) shocked that he missed this tactic (New In Chess magazine). Position after 32 e1xe5! click for larger view The point is that in contrast to playing the obvious 32 g6xe5?!, 32 e1xe5! leads to the win of an -additional- pawn after 32 ... f6xe5 33 g6xe5+ <reloading on e5> f7-e6 34 e5xd7 e6xd7 35 d1xd5+, shown below. Position after 32 ... f6xe5 33 g6xe5+ <reloading on e5> click for larger view Position after 33 ... f7-e6 34 e5xd7 e6xd7 35 d1xd5+ click for larger view

Feb-24-08		notyetagm: <CONT'D> Sutovsky then played an excellent rook ending to convert the extra pawn that he stole in broad daylight with his brilliant <RELOADER> 32 e1xe5!.

Dec-30-08		notyetagm: 32 ? click for larger view A beautiful tactical shot by Sutovsky, 32 e1xe5! <reload>. 32 e1xe5! click for larger view

Jun-21-09		notyetagm: 32 ? click for larger view 32 e1xe5! (not 32 g6xe5+?! =) <reload: e5> click for larger view One of my favorite <RELOADERS>, Sutovsky's 32 e1xe5!, which was instrumental in Sutovsky winning the 2001 European Individual Chess Championship at Ohrid.

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