Dmitry Jakovenko vs Andrei Volokitin (2008)

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Dmitry Jakovenko vs Andrei Volokitin
Karpov Poikovsky (2008), Poikovsky RUS, rd 1, Jul-08
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation. General (A70) · 1-0

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Jul-09-08		Xeroxx: Hate to see the benoni go down :(

Jul-11-08		Mateo: A beautiful game full of diamonds! Please notice the last moves where both players build up mating nets, which needed subtle play from both sides. An unusual pattern. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7 9. g3 Bg7 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. O-O O-O 12. Ra3 <12. Nxe4, S Atalik vs Kiril Georgiev, 2007 1/2-1/2.> Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nd7 14. c4 Rb8 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Rb3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5!? <17...Bxe5 was natural.> 18. Be3 b6 19. Qc2 Bd7 20. Qa2 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. cxb5 c4? <The simple 22...Bxb5 was better. Black loses a pawn.> 23. Rbb1! Bxb5 24. Ba7 Ra8 25. Rxb5 Qxa7 26. Qxc4 <There it is. However there are some technical problems.> Qa2 27. Qxa2 Rxa2 28. e3 Rc8 <28...Rd2 should be considered too to avoid White’s next move.> 29. Rd1! Bf8! <29...Rcc2 30.d6! Rxf2 31.Bd5, Black will have to sacrifice the Bishop to avoid the promoting of the passed pawn.> 30. d6! <A very sound move. 30.Bf1 Bd6! 31.Rb6 Rd8 Black blocks the passed pawn.> Bxd6! <The best defence.> 31. Rb7! <Threatens Bd5. 31.Rxd6? Rc1+ 32.Bf1 Raa1 33.Rxe5 Rg1+ 34.Kf3 Ra2 (threatens Rf1) 35.Red5 Rf1 36.Rd2 Rxd2 37.Rxd2 was drawish.> Bc5? <This opens the 7th rank to the two Rooks. Better 31...Rd8 32.Bd5 Rc2 33.Bxf7+.> 32. Rc1? <Threatens Rb5, but this was a serious mistake allowing Black to escape. Much better was 32.Rdd7 Ra1+ 33.Kh2 Rf8 34.Bd5 opening the 7th rank with Bxf7 with winning prospects.> Rd8? <32...Ra5! holds the draw. Volokitin combination is based on a miscalculation. He saw he doesn’t lose a Bishop but he missed he loses two pawns.> 33. Rxc5 Rd1+ 34. Bf1! <The winning move. Not 34.Kh2 Rxf2 followed by Rdd2.> Raa1 35. Kg2 Rxf1 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. Rcc7 e4 <threatens mate in 3 moves.> 38. Rxf7+ Kh6 <Nice trick. 38...Kg8 39.g4!, the White King escapes to the mating net.> 39. h4! <Now it is White who threatens mate. At the same time White gets an escape square for his King on h3.> Kh5 <Black threatens mate!> 40. Rb5+! <Not 40.Rxh7+?? Kg4, Black mates!> Kh6 <Only move otherwise...guess what!> 41. Kh3! <He threatens to bring his King to g4 and then his Rook from b5 to b7.> Rfb1 42. Re5 <Winning another pawn. If a Black Rook defends the attacked pawn, then White doubles his Rooks on the 7th rank and mates.> 1-0

Jul-12-08		Ulhumbrus: 7 h3?! moves a pawn in the opening. It loses a tempo for development and invites the pawn sacrifice 7...b5 8 Nxb5 Bg7. One possible justification for the pawn sacrifice 7...b5 is that if White's N retreats, it will have lost two tempi. The move 7 h3 makes a third tempo lost, and three tempi for development are considered to be worth a pawn. Instead of 8...Qe7, on 8...b5 9 axb5 Bg7 offers a Benko gambit style pawn sacrifice after White has lost a tempo form development on 7 h3. 12...Nxc3 moves the N a third time to exchange itself for a N moves once, and the recapture bxc3 improves White's pawn formation, and enables him to strengthen his centre. . After further advantures which continue after White wins a pawn, White wins.

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