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Gawain Jones vs Loek Van Wely
Staunton Memorial 2007  ·  Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (B23)  ·  1-0


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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-17-07
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  roughstuff: brilliant attack by Jones.I think van wely was surprised by the opening and got caught cold
Aug-17-07
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  percyblakeney: van Wely seems to be lost well before the 20th move, maybe 18. ... Rf8 is the last chance but it doesn't look comfortable then either.
Aug-17-07
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  dabearsrock1010: 25...Kxf8 26.Rf1+ Ke8 27.Rg8#
Aug-17-07
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  IMlday: Fast manglers!
Aug-18-07   MarvinTsai: A 2400 beat a 2700 like this?
Aug-18-07
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  al wazir: 23...Qc7, threatening 24...Rh7, would have been better.

White could have won in more flamboyant style with 21. Qf7+! If 21...Nxf7, then 22. exf7+ Kf8 23. Re8+ Kg7 24. Rxg8+ Kh6/Kh7 25. f8=Q.

If 21...Rxf7, then 22. exf7+ Kf8 23. Re8+ Kg7 24. Rxg8+ Nxg8 25. f8=Q+ Kh8 29. Rf3, followed by Rh3+.

Aug-18-07
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  luzhin: 21.Qf7+ would have deserved ?? rather than !
After 21..Rxf7 22 exf7+ Black would have played 22..Kd7. After either 23f8+(Q) or 23 fxg8(Q) Black would capture the second Queen,and White's two rooks would lose to Black's Q+N.
Aug-18-07
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  al wazir: <luzhin: 21.Qf7+ would have deserved ??> Hmmm. There's something in what you say.
Aug-19-07
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  Caissanist: <A 2400 beat a 2700 like this?> Jones' current FIDE rating is 2526, not 2410 as given on his Chessgames page. Still an upset, but not quite as surprising.
Aug-19-07   Bobsterman3000: Game of the day: "Gawain and the Grim Knight"
Aug-20-07   watergun7: Is this going into your book Gawain?
Aug-20-07
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  aragorn69: 12.-Bxb2 already looks like a big pawngrabbin' mistake...
Aug-23-07   TommyC: Game of the tournament for me, this one.
Aug-27-07
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  Chessmensch: Kavalek discusses this game well in his August 27, 2007 Washington Post chess column. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...
Oct-26-07   Ragh: 18.Bxf6! Brilliant attack by Jones to upstage a strong GM.
Aug-14-08   myschkin: . . .

<8.Nxd4>
Swapping off Black’s best developed piece and forcing Black to make a decision.

<10.e5!>
Trapping the bishop in on d4, and threatening both Ne2 and Be4.

<10...Ra7?!>
Black continues with his ultra-aggressive plan but he really needed to develop his kingside. In the post-mortem we looked at 10...Bxc3, but came to the conclusion that White still has the advantage. 11 dxc3 c4 (if 11...Nh6 either 12 a4 Qb6 13 Qe2 c4 14 Be4 or just 12 c4 is good for White) 12 Be2 Nh6 13 Bf3!, swapping off lack’s strong light-squared bishop.

<12...Bxb2?!>
Again Loek plays far too ambitiously. However, 12..Rxb7 13 dxc3 is also very unpleasant for Black, as 13...Nh6? runs into 14 f5! Nxf5 15 g4! Nh4 16 Bg5 and the knight is trapped.

<15...Qb6?>
Black’s final mistake and a fatal one. 15...Qc7 is forced, with the subtle idea that after 16 e6 f6 17 fxg6 hxg6 18 Bxf6 exf6 19 Qxf6 Qxh2+!! is playable swapping off queens after 20 Kxh2 Ng4+ 21 Kg3 Nxf6 22 Rxf6, though White still retains all the winning chances here. Otherwise White can try 17 exd7+ Qxd7 18 fxg6 hxg6 19 Rae1 or 16 e6 f6 17 d4 with good compensation for the pawn in either case.

<16.e6!>
Crashing through.

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