Artyom Timofeev vs Alexander Riazantsev (2008)

Artyom Timofeev vs Alexander Riazantsev
Russian Superfinals (2008) · Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Variation (B12) · 1-0

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Oct-08-08		Eyal: A more elegant finish would have been 32.Qe6+ Kh8 33.Rxg7!

Oct-08-08		Ezzy: Timofeev,Artyom - Riazantsev,Alexander [B12] Superfinal 61st RUS-ch Moscow (5), 08.10.2008 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Nge2 Ne7 6.Be3 0–0 7.Qd2 Nd7 8.a3< Novelty. 8 e5 has been played before.> 8...Ba5 9.Ng3 f5 10.exf5 Nxf5 11.Nxf5 exf5 12.Bd3 Nf6 13.0–0 Nh5 14.Bg5 Qd6 15.Rae1< With the threat 16 Be7.> 15...Be6 16.Qf2< [16.Nb5 Bxd2 17.Nxd6 Bxg5 (17...Bxe1 18.Rxe1 Bd7 19.Re7 Is strong for white.) 18.Rxe6 Nf4 19.Re5 Nxd3 20.cxd3 Bf6 Favours black.]> 16...h6?! <Risky creating holes around your king. >17.Bd2 <This 18 Nb5 threat is still on.> 17...Bc7< Who knows - if Kramnik missed a mate in 1 against Fritz, then anything is possible :-)> 18.Qh4 Bf7< Black prefers this over the pressure white will exert with - [18...Nf6 19.Na4 Threatening 20 Bb4 19...Rfe8 20.Nc5 Bc8 21.Rxe8+ Nxe8 22.Re1 Nf6] >19.Bxf5 g5 20.Qh3 Qf6 21.Ne2 Ng7 22.Bd3 h5 23.g4 Bg6 24.f4 hxg4 25.Qxg4 Bxd3 26.cxd3 gxf4 27.Bxf4 Bxf4 28.Rxf4 Qe7< With the idea 29...Qe3+ 30 Kh1 Rxf4 31 Qxf4 Qxd3 and black is ok if not having an edge due to whites pawn structure> 29.Ref1 Qe3+ <This doesn't work as in the above variation because if 30 Kh1 Rxf4 Nxf4 (The knight isn't pinned against the rook any more) defends the d3 pawn.> 30.Kh1 Qxd3?? <30…Rxf4 or 30…Qe6 is better.> 31.Rg1 Qh7 32.Qg2?? <Strange. I think everybody was expecting the finishing blow. [32.Qe6+ Kh8 33.Rxg7 Qxg7 34.Rh4+ Qh7 35.Qe5+ Kg8 36.Rg4+ Kf7 37.Qc7+ Ke6 38.Qxh7 winning>]32...Rae8 <32...Rf7 is a lot more stubborn.> 33.Rg4 <[33.Rh4 Rxe2 34.Qg3 Is quick and to the point .]> 33...Rf7 34.Nf4 Qh6< [34...Re4 35.Ng6 Rf6 36.Qg3 Re8 37.Rh4 Rxg6 38.Qxg6 Qxg6 39.Rxg6 White still wins.]> 35.Rg6 Qh7 36.Nh5 Ree7 37.Qg4 Kf8 38.Nxg7 Rxg7 39.Qf5+ Rgf7 40.Qc8+ Re8 41.Rg8+< And black has been tied in a knot.> 1–0 I don’t think you can have a more vicious assault on the king than the finish of this game.

Oct-12-08		AlfieNoakes: Wonderfully instructive attack with the major pieces here.

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