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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Peter Leko
Dortmund Sparkassen (2010), Dortmund GER, rd 7, Jul-22
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. King's Knight Variation (A15)  ·  1-0

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Jul-22-10  kdogphs: A very nice discovered attack to finish off Leko... Mamedyarov is becoming one of my favorite players to watch, he plays closed games like myself and he's aggressive.
Jul-22-10
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  tamar: Leko paid the price for his passive set-up.

Mamedyarov telegraphed his intentions to sacrifice on b6 with Nd5, Nc4,and Qc2, but Leko still could not organize his forces.

His bishop placement on e8 was particularly planless.

Jul-22-10  YouRang: Leko may have lost this for good on move 30 [diagram:black to play]


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He played 30...d2, which seems pointless -- the d-pawn is indefensible.

An improvement:

30...Ne5 <guarding the pawn>

31.f4 <kick the guard> Ba4! <counter kick>

32.Rd2 Nhf7! <knight sac that prepares to replace one guard with another>

33.fxe5 Nxe5 [diagram]


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The pawn is now guarded by a immovable knight, so taking it with a rook isn't worthwhile for white.

White can try to attack with the bishop, e.g.

34.Kf2 <not the immediate Bf1? which leaves f3 unguarded, allowing ...Nf3+ forking K+R> Bc6! <threaten to take Pe4 if white plays Bf1>

It might continue: 35.Bf1 Bxe4 36.Qc7+ Kh6 37.Qxd8 Rxd8 38.b5 Ng4+! 39.Kg1 Ne5 40.Bg2 f5! 41.b6 Rb8 42.Rb2 Ng4 43.Bxe4 fxe4 44.b7 d2 45.Rxd2 Rxb7 [diagram]


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Which looks like a probable draw (or at least a very difficult win for white).

Jul-22-10
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  Tabanus: If 30...Ne5, probably 31.Qc7+
Jul-22-10  TheChessGuy: Shak played with real verve and imagination here. Lékó could have drawn, but chess is merciless with "could have" scenarios... The Azeri #1 held up his end of the bargain and played well enough to win.
Jul-22-10  cjgone: Good, agressive play with the English.
Jul-23-10  Ulhumbrus: After 17...e5 Black has attained a Maroczy bind reversed, but he has to catch up with White in development. If after 18 Nd2 the move 19 Nd5 can be considered to be a threat, an alternative to 18...Nf5 is 18...Ne7 keeping White's N out of the square d5.
Jul-25-10  grasser: What is wrong with 18...Qxd3?
Jul-25-10  grasser: What is wrong with 18...Qxd3?
Jul-26-10  apexin: 18... Qxd3 19. Nde4 Qxd1 20. Nf6+
Kh8 white has the initiative, but not much more, becuase he threatens Nxe8 and Bc6, but black can defend with Nce7.
Sep-30-10  dadas71: mamedyarov Kasparovu imitasiya edir.Dostum,harri geldi getdi.Yeni nefes getir,oz yolunu tap.OZUN OL.
Sep-30-10  Jafar219: Dadaş, Kasparovu immitasiya etmək özü böyük şeydir. Əslində Məmmədyarov Fişeri immitasiya edir və elə bunun özüdə vacibdir.

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