College Chess / 2013 UTD Invitational
country of Georgia. It was an interesting matchup since I have many Georgian chess friends and I have a Georgian coach, GM Giorgi Kacheishvili. They all told me that Mariam is quite a talented and dangerous player. I would have to play my best chess if I wanted a good game. It was also important for me to get into form right away.
1. d4 e6 Surprise! I play a lot of different open -
ings, but I’ve never before replied with 1. ... e6 against d4 in a long time control game. Thanks to UT Dallas posting the pairings in advance, I had a good chance to prepare in an optimal way and really get the positions I was looking for out of the opening against every single opponent.
2. c4 f5 I am aiming for the Stonewall Dutch.
The reason I didn’t want to start with 1. ... f5 was because I wanted to avoid some move two lines which Mariam previously played. The downfall of starting with 1. ... e6 is that White can transpose into the French with 2. e4. However, since I have some experience in the French, I wasn’t that worried.
3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. 0- 0 Nbd7 8. b3 Qe7 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. gxf4 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Qc2 0-0 13. cxd5
I’m not a big fan of this move. I think this
only helps Black by opening the c-file for him. It also opens up the f1-a6 diagonal for the black bishop. I think it was better to maintain the tension.
13. ... cxd5 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Qb2 A very important positional move. It
seems counter-intuitive to move the bishop from a solid defensive square, b7. However, in reality with all of the key squares on the queenside being covered, it is time to play more ambitiously.
16. Rfd1 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nh5 18. e3 g5 The natural follow-up. If not for 18. ...
g5, then 17. ... Nh5 would be just a bad move as the knight would be completely out of play. Of course, I didn’t see all the variations after 18. ... g5. But I felt intuitively that Black will at least have enough initiative that it would be very hard for White to play. As it turned out even the engine likes 18. ... g5 for Black.
19. fxg5 If 19. Bf3 gxf4 20. Kh1 (20. Bxh5 Qg5+
is the line I saw.) 20. ... fxe3 21. Bxh5 d4 22. Rxd4 Bb7+ 23. f3 Kh8 and with ... Rg8 and ... Qg5 coming up, Black will have a decisive attack.
19. ... f4
Not 19. ... Qxg5 20. f4 Qg4 21. h3 Qg6 22. Ne2 and White is solid. 20. Kh1 Under huge pressure and already with
low time at this point, White makes an inaccuracy. The only move I was a bit worried about was the brave 20. h4!? holding on to the pawn, opening up her own king, but not letting the black queen penetrate so quickly. If 20. h4, there are many ways Black can go wrong here. I wasn’t 100 percent sure if I’d find the absolute right way here. 20. ... fxe3 21. fxe3 Qf7 is the only way to get a definite advantage. 21. ... Qf7 acknowledges that Nxd5 is a real idea and stops it while also putting the queen on an active square. 22. Qd2 Qf5 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Qxd5+ Be6 26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Bd5 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Ng7 Black would be a bit preferred here since White’s pawns aren’t great but I’d say that draw is the most likely outcome here.
20. ... fxe3 21. fxe3 Qxg5 22. Bxd5 Qxe5 I missed a very nice computer idea of
15. ... Ba6 At A Glance ⁄2 David Berczes; 10th, 21
: Conrad Holt, Leonid Kritz, Alejandro Ramirez; 5th-6th, 5: George Margvelashvili, Jaan Ehlvest; 7th, 31 ⁄2
5: Mariam Danelia, Alec S. Getz; 5th, 4: Daniel B. Gater; 6th-7th, 31
: Ioan Cristian Chirila. 2013 UT Dallas GM Invitational Standings: 1st, 81 ⁄2
Ryan Joseph Moon. | Chief Tournament Director: Francisco L. Guadalupe. See full results here:
http://www.utdallas.edu/chess/chess-team/gm-tourn-2013-results.html
uschess.org 35 ⁄2 ⁄2
22. ... Qh6, which would finish off the game. Not only does it defend e6, but also
The final blow. After this, the mating attack is decisive.
25. hxg3 Qh5+ 26. Bh3 Qxh3+ 27. Qh2 Bb7+ 28. e4 Qg4 29. Qh4 Qf3+ 30. Kh2 Rxc3 31. Rgf1 Rc2+ 32. Rxc2 Qxf1 33. Qe7 Bxe4, White resigned.
White is about to get mated or lose her
queen so Mariam decided to resign. I was fortunate to navigate through the compli- cations victoriously, especially given that I didn’t have much experience in this type of position. This win gave me a lot of confidence right away. It helped set the tone for the best tournament result I’ve had in over a year.
Group photo on page 33 (left to right): GM George Margvelashvili, GM Valentin Yotov, GM Conrad Holt, GM Cristian Chirila, GM David Berczes, GM Alejandro Ramirez , GM Julio Sadorra, GM Jaan Ehlvest, GM Leonid Kritz, GM Nadezhda Kosintseva.
Date: November 21-26, 2013 | Location: Embassy Suites, Dallas, Texas | 20 players. | 2013 UT Dallas GM Invitational Standings: 1st, 61 2nd-4th, 51
2013 UTD Invitational : Julio C. Sadorra;
⁄2 : Valentin L. Yotov; 8th-9th, 3: Nadezhda Kosintseva, : Arthur Calugar, Artur K. Safin; 8th-9th, 3: Patrycja A. Labedz, Chardine Camacho; 10th, 11
: Aleksandr Lenderman; 2nd, 8: Tamaz Gelashvili; 3rd-4th, ⁄2
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sets up Ng3+ ideas. 22. ... Qh6 is a very difficult move to find, since 22. ... Qxe5 centralizes the queen and keeps a lot of pressure on the board.
23. Rg1+ The last mistake. This check only helps
Black get his king into safety, and more importantly, makes Bg2 problematic for White to play. The best chance was to play 23. Qg2+! Kh8 24. Qe4 (was the best practical try which I honestly missed.) 24. ... Qg7 25. Qxe6 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Qxc3 27. Qh6 Rf5 28. Be4 Qf6 29. Qxf6+ Rxf6 30. Rd7 Rf1+ 31. Kg2 Nf6 32. Rxa7 Nxe4 33. Rxa6 Rf2+ 34. Kh3 Rf6 and Black has winning chances.
23. ... Kh8 24. Bg2 Ng3+
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