Alexander Lastin vs Konstantin Maslak (2008)

Alexander Lastin vs Konstantin Maslak
Russian Superfinals 2008 · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) · 1-0

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Oct-04-08		THE pawn: Im not familiar with an early exchange of knights in the sicilian, but allowing white to centralize his queen seems like a bad choice...anyway, on to the game. Both played flawless chess (mostly home prep, I suppose) until black played: <33...Re7?> Losing a pawn for no reason. The isolated d-pawn was already weak and the rook was necessary to keep things intact. Time trouble, maybe? <35.e5!> 35.Rd3 seemed plausible, but after 35...Bb4 black can try to create a fortress. <35...Bxd6?> Wrong again. Rb8 was the move 35...Rb8 36.Kh2 Be6 37.Ba7 Ra8 38.Bd4 and now black can try the exchange sacrifice. After this mistake, black is a goner.

Oct-04-08		kozo: 31. ... Re7 is kind of nessecary to get some kind of activity, as c5 will come at some point, winning the pawn anyway. Black must have made a mistake somewhere in the opening (mabye exchanging queens, i don't really know) since after b3 and c4 he has no compensation for the backward pawn and has a cramped position.

Oct-04-08		notyetagm: White to play: 47 ? click for larger view 47 d6-d7! 1-0 click for larger view With 47 d6-d7! White achieves the <STRATEGICALLY>-desirable advance of his passed d-pawn by using the <TACTIC> that the d7-square is <LINED UP> with the Black g7-king. Hence 47 d6-d7! is a <DECOY> into a <PIN> after the continuation 47 ... c6xd7 48 c3-c7, winning the . (CONT) 47 ... c6xd7 48 c3-c7 <pin> click for larger view

Oct-06-08		ajile: White just paralyzed Black here with the pressure on d6. Superior positional game by White.

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