Aug-14-08
 | | 4tmac: Finally!...a Berlin loses, but not without help from Cheparinov (what happened to him at the end, anyway??) He moved his h pawn 4 times for nothing and moved his K knight 11 times(!) by move 42...N-h6+ which allowed the passed g pawn. Anyway, Black to play is helpless: 
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| Aug-14-08 | | Microdot: Here is the difference between a Russian Top GM versus a Bulgarian one!! All in all, tremendous game by Jakovenko a master piece victory congrats to him!! |
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| Aug-14-08 | | micartouse: What a striking finale:
44. Rd6!
46. Ne4!
49. Nf6+!
50. d7+!
Amazing combination.
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| Aug-14-08 | | THE pawn: When I saw Rd6 I tried to calculate the whole thing without success, what a combination. |
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Aug-14-08
 | | parmetd: the only Berlin failure in the Grand Prix |
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| Aug-15-08 | | dumbgai: <Microdot: Here is the difference between a Russian Top GM versus a Bulgarian one!!> Be careful, Danailov and company might see that kibitz and have his gang of thugs track you down! ;-) Anyways, I agree that this is a beautiful game by Jakovenko. He gains revenge for the endgame that Svidler won against him (which was also very nice). |
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Aug-15-08
 | | notyetagm: <micartouse: What a striking finale: 44. Rd6!
46. Ne4!
49. Nf6+!
50. d7+!
Amazing combination.>
Wow, this is the best <PAWN PROMOTION COMBINATION> that I have seem all year. Once again we have a pawn promotion combination based on the <PASSED PAWN VERSUS ROOK TRICK>. |
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Aug-15-08
| | notyetagm: White to play: 49 ?
click for larger view49  e4-f6+!  f4xf6 50 d6-d7+!
click for larger viewand the White g6-passer will promote after 50 ...  e8xd7 51 g6-g7, using the <PASSED PAWN VERSUS ROOK TRICK>. (CONT) 50 ... e8xd7 51 g6-g7
click for larger viewJakovenko's brilliant <DECOY> 49 e4-f6+! f4xf6 has lured the Black f4-rook onto the f6-square. The tactical point of this <DECOY> is seen in the final diagram: the Black f6-rook cannot prevent the White g7-passer from promoting because it cannot get behind the g7-passer, as the White h5-pawn covers (<DENIES>) the g6-square to the Black f6-rook. |
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| Sep-13-08 | | Whitehat1963: Quickly becoming the master of rook and pawn endings. |
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Sep-13-08
 | | computer chess guy: 44. f3 and 44. e3 are good too, but 44. d6 is a cleverer option. Black should have declined the sac with 44. .. e7, which at least will hold out longer (but he would still be worse). |
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Jan-09-09
 | | tpstar: The real key to the combination is how Black's King will be outside the Square of White's h Pawn. After 50. d7+! Kxd7 51. g7 Black can win the newly promoted Queen with 51 ... Rf5 52. g8=Q Rg5+ but then 53. Qxg5 hxg5 54. h6 wins:
click for larger viewBeautiful finish by Jakovenko. |
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Jan-09-09
| | sallom89: Simply amazing ending! |
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| Oct-08-09 | | uscfratingmybyear: Instead of the lemon 42...Nh6+ why not drop the B to d8 and shuttle back and forth to e7? If white goes Ne4 then move the rook to g8-f8 and leave the B on e7. The Nf5 does much to defend and the black B will exchange itself for white's N and black holds. |
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| Jan-22-10 | | nolanryan: truly beautiful concept at the end |
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| Jun-15-10 | | abstract: A finesse touch |
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| Apr-10-11 | | chessaddict25: where the hell is jacovenko lost? |
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sac: 44.Rd6