Grzegorz Gajewski vs Arkadiusz Leniart (2012)

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Grzegorz Gajewski vs Arkadiusz Leniart
Polish Championship (2012), Warsaw POL, rd 1, Feb-18
English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense (A13) · 1-0

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Mar-02-12		Domdaniel: A fascinating battle, though Black (an IM rated 2455) did well to survive as long as he did against his higher-rated opponent (Gajewski is a GM with a FIDE rating of 2618). I suspect that time-trouble played a part as early as move 20. The opening was quite original -- with 9.e4!? White invites a kind of Reversed Czech Benoni, with Black's pawn centre coming under immediate attack with b4. A few excellent moves by White, such as 19.Nc5!, gave him a winning position. If 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.dxc5 Nc8 21.Ng5 h6 (or 21...Nc6 22.Qh5 h6 23.Ne4 with a strong attack) 22.Ne4, with advantage. White should have won quickly after 21.d5! exd5? (the very ugly 21...Qd7 22.d6 Bf8 at least doesn't lose at once). click for larger view 22.e6! is lethal. For example, 22...Bd6 23.exf7+ Qxf7 24.Ng5 Qg6 25.Bxd5+ Kh8 26.Nf7+ is 1-0. Or 22...Qc5 23.exf7+ Kh8 24.Ng5 wins at once. After 22.cxd5!? White still wins, but it's trickier. And 23.Qd3? (better 23.Rxc3) is a mistake, which Black could have tested more effectively with 23...Rxd5, when White's best line seems to be giving up his queen with the striking 24.Rxc3! Qd8 25.Qxd5! Qxd5 26.Rc8+ Bf8 27.Ng5 Qxa2 (or 27...Qd7 28.Bh3 wins) 28.Rd1 with a winning advantage: click for larger view Black gets mated or loses a lot of material, and his passed pawns are too slow to help. White gets there in the end, though it's strange to see a GM as strong as Gajewski miss a move like 22.e6. The original opening and subsequent complications probably left him short of time. Even as it stands, the game has some powerful moves, with a lot going on underneath.

Mar-02-12		Domdaniel: Do such positions really arise in games between grown-ups? Are pieces better than pawns? It depends ... click for larger view 23.Qd3 Rxd5! 24.Rxc3! Qd8 25.Qxd5! Qxd5 26.Rc8+ Bf8 27.Ng5 Qxa2 28.Rd1 Nc6!? (28...b3 29.Bd5) 29.Rxa8 Qb3 30.Rd7 h6 31.Bxc6!? (31.Nxf7 also wins) bxc6 32.e6 fxe6 33.Be5 Qb1+ 34.Kg2 Qg6 35.Rxg7+ Qxg7 36.Bxg7 b3? (a desperate pawn lunge - but after 36...Kxg7 37.Ne6+ and 38.Nxf8 all of Black's pawns will be rounded up) 37.Bxh6 b2 38.Rxf8#. And voila! Still before the time control, and quite plausible under Zeitnot and other pressures. It's a bit like somebody saying "my three-year-old son does that" about a Jackson Pollock painting.

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