From: nolan@tssi.com (Michael Nolan)
Subject: The Best of Hanon Russell, part 6 (final installment)
Reply-To: nolan@tssi.com
Organization: Tailored Software Services, Inc.
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 21:07:10 GMT


[It's April 15th, so I figured I'd tax the resources of the net a bit and
post the final two installments of the material Hanon wrote in Jan-Mar but
which didn't get posted to everybody.  MN]


Date: Tue, 18 Feb 92 23:10:53 EDT
Subject: Book Review: Toxic Precision

TOXIC PRECISION edited by Bob Long, Thinkers' Press 1991, 58pp, 
paperback, English algebraic, $7.95

Before we get too far into this review, it behooves us to make a 
disclosure of sorts - Bob Long's Thinkers' Press is the 
publisher of the second, revised edition of our book "Russian 
for Chessplayers" (known as "A Chessplayer's Guide to Russian" 
in the first edition). So, just in case you think it might 
affect our judgment, there it is.

This purports to be a collection of all the games of World 
Champion Gary Kasparov in which the English Opening was played. 
It matters not whether Kasparov had White or Black, so long as 
it involved the English.

We wonder about the reason(s) for such a book (more a pamphlet 
actually). In the publisher's blurb on the back cover, we read: 
"The reason for this book was to fill the enormous gap which 
existed in books published on Kasparov's openings. Many 
invaluable line transpositions have been uncovered." Long goes 
on to say in the introduction: "You can learn a lot, as I did, 
about the English, and what setups are common and helpful. You 
also learn quickly, what the GMs think are the best lines. It is 
amazing how often they go into the 'unclear' lines when trying 
to win or the last line of a major variation (considered the 
'best' move sequence in ECO)."

Well, we remain unconvinced by the stated reasons; and our 
confidence in the overall project is not bolstered by statements 
such as "...I used old-fashioned tools to create this book - 
searching for games, photocopying, then playing them over and 
finally, spending several weekends classifying them and writing 
up all these statistics - no database at all." Undoubtedly 
offered to impress the reader with the editor's work ethic, 
which is not in question anyway, it only served to leave us with 
a feeling of malaise in this era of NiCBASE and ChessBase; for 
this type of work, these would seem to be basic minimum 
requirements, not luxuries.

In fact, we checked with the NiCBASE databases and to our 
surprise, we found over two dozen additional games which could 
have been included, but which were not. We will give only two 
examples of what we found missing. For some reason, the ninth 
round game Kasparov-Salov, Linares, 1990, is not given. It has 
the same opening as games 24 and 26 in the book. It was drawn in 
56 moves. It is not very difficult to find - It is also game 624 
in Informant 49.

The second example would have been a bit more troublesome to 
find without a database, but that is no excuse. Its absence 
impacts on an interesting statement made in the introduction to 
the book's eleventh game, Romanishin-Kasparov, USSR Team 
Championship, 1981: "Gary's first loss against the English and 
his only loss (White or Black) to anyone other than Karpov!" 
Wrong. The book omits Kasparov-Sideifzade, Daugavpils, 1978, 
lost by Gary in a mere 28 moves.

The games are presented chronologically; the earliest entry is 
Makaritzjev (where did you come up with that spelling?)-Kasparov 
Tbilisi 1978, the latest Kasparov-Yusupov Linares 1991. Each is 
given with certain keys conveying information about the opening. 
The opening variations covered ECO code A10-A39. We would think, 
however, that the editor had the most fun writing the brief 
comments which introduce each game. Hyperbole abounds here, as 
we read: "Kasparov plays with utter ferocity..." (game 46); 
"Kasparov controls the skies and wins the ending, up two pawns." 
(game 30); or "First Kasparov shatters Kortchnoi's game... (game 
51). And so on.

You might be getting the impression that we did not like this 
book. Not really. It is a nice collection of Kasparov's games 
playing both sides of the English. But let's not make this into 
something that it is not. It is not, in our opinion, a treatise 
on the intricacies of the English, or, as noted above, even a 
complete collection of Kasparov's games with the English. It 
simply reflects what Kasparov and other GMs chose to play at a 
certain point in time as set against a backdrop of then current 
theory.

The statistics and indexes generated are interesting but hardly 
justification in and of themselves to buy this book. It is a 
compilation of 58 unannotated games by the current World 
Champion playing the English. If this appeals to you, buy the 
book. It is fairly priced and well produced. This will not 
magically unlock the mysteries of the English. Only focused 
study and practical experience will accomplish that.

Copyright 1992 Hanon W. Russell
All Rights Reserved


Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 22:28:39 EDT
Subject: Botvinnik Autobiography, Game 10

Translated by Hanon W. Russell
Copyright 1988, 1991 Hanon W. Russell
All Rights Reserved

No. 10  Slav Defense
M. Botvinnik  I. Rabinovich
Northwest Regional Championship

Leningrad, 1926



1 d2-d4       d7-d5
2 c2-c4       c7-c6
3 Ng1-f3      Ng8-f6
4 e2-e3       e7-e6
5 Nb1-c3      Nb8-d7
6 Bf1-d3      ...

It should be noted that no other attempt here to obtain an edge has met 
with any success. For example, after 6 Qc2 Bd6 7 Bd2 0-0 8 0-0-0 c5 9 cd 
ed 10 Kb1 a6 11 Bc1 c4 12 g4 Nb6 13 h3 Re8 14 Bg2 Bb4 15 Ne5 Bxc3 16 Qxc3 
Ne4, Black has a completely equal game (Taimanov-Botvinnik, Match, 1953).

6 ...         d5xc4
7 Bd3xc4      b7-b5
8 Bc4-d3      a7-a6
9 e3-e4       c6-c5

Black would subsequently avoid this line of the Meran because of 10 d5 and 
it would take Boleslavsky's improvement to 10 d5 to put the entire line in 
question: 10...e5 11 b3 c4 12 bc Bb4 13 Bd2 bc 14 Bc2 Qa5 15 Ne2 Nxe4 16 
Bxe4 c3.

10 e4-e5      Nf6-g4

Instead of this, Sozin's move 10...cd was usually played here. It calls to 
mind Vilner's win as Black over Boleslavsky in this variation in the 1925 
USSR Championship. However, my opponent, always in tune with the latest 
theoretical journals, wanted evidently to steer the game into a line in 
which I was not well versed.

11 Bc1-g5     ...

An unpleasant answer for Black, which first became known in the 1960's 
when this game was first published..

11 ...        Qd8-b6
12 Bd3-e4     Bc8-b7

Black avoids the continuation 12...Ra7 13 d5, after which he would be 
subject to an attack because of his being behind in development. But now 
that the Black Queen no longer controls d4 White finds time to castle.

13 Be4xb7     Qb6xb7
14 0-0!       h7-h5

After 14...cd 15 Qxd4 h5, the game is completely equal.

15 d4-d5!     ...

With the enemy King is stuck in the center, it is possible without much 
danger to sacrifice a pawn for the attack.



15 ...        Nd7xe5
16 Nf3xe5     Ng4xe5
17 d5xe6      f7-f6

Black refrains from capturing the pawn on e6, which will now safely block 
the e-file.

18 Qd1-e2     Bf8-e7
19 Ra1-d1     h5-h4

If 19 ...c4, so as to close the open file with by posting a Knight on d3, 
White develops an attack via 20 Nd5 and 21 Qe4. This plan was ready  now, 
but I preferred to go into a won endgame.

20 f2-f4      ...

Still simpler was the preparatory 20 h3, but White did not want to deviate 
from his plan.

20 ...        h4-h3

On the retreat of the Knight, 21 Rd7 and 22 Nd5 decides.

21 f4xe5      Qb7xg2+
22 Qe2xg2     h3xg2
23 Kg1xg2     f6xg5

During the game I was convinced that this postion was won, but in my 
youth, I did not find the correct continuation.

24 Rf1-f7     ...

Since this move wins a piece, I simply did not bother to look for any 
better continuation. But there was just such a line, as shown by Kubbel 
after the game: 24 Nd5! Ra7 (24...Bd8 25 e7 Ba5 26 e6) 25 Ne3! g6 26 Ng4 
Bd8 27 Nf6+ Ke7 28 Rd6 etc.

24 ...        Rh8-h6
25 Rf7xe7+    ...

It goes without saying that I did not consider taking on g7, even though 
the Bishop has no where to escape: 25...Kf8 26 Rxe7 or 25...Rxe6 26 Rg8+ 
Bf8 27 Rf1 Ke7 28 Nd5+.

25 ...        Ke8xe7
26 Nc3-d5+    Ke7xe6

Worse is 26...Kf8 in view of 27 e7+.

27 Nd5-c7+    Ke6xe5
28 Nc7xa8     Rh6-c6



I, of course, have encountered on more than one occasion situations where 
one side would lose a pawn but, as it turns out, had a multitude of 
favorable options. But to win the piece I had to take on double, isolated 
pawns, after which I still have some difficulty realizing my advantage - 
at least this is the way it seemed to me. Nevertheless it is right at this 
moment that White could win. To do this necessary was 29 a4!, threatening 
30 a5 and 31 Nb6, and on 29...ba - 30 Ra1. Having missed this idea, I 
weakly attempt to overcome my opponent's resistance.

29 Rd1-d7     ...
29 ...        Rc6-d6

Black could also continue 29...c4 30 Nc7 b4 31 Nd5 Ke6 32 Rd8 c3 33 Nxb4 
c2 or 30 Kf3 b4 31 Rc7 Kd6 32 Rxc6+ Kxc6 33 Ke4 Kb7 34 Kd4 c3.

30 Rd7xg7     ...

After the exchange of Rooks (30 Rxd6 Kxd6) the Knight would have to be 
saved (31 a4), but then Black might even be able to start thinking about 
winning (31...c4 32 Nb6 Kc5).

30 ...        Rd6-d2+
31 Kg2-g3     Rd2xb2
32 Rg7xg5+    Ke5-d4
33 h2-h4      Rb2xa2
34 h4-h5      Ra2-a1

A very sharp position worthy of careful study has arisen. Now, to gain 
time on the clock, the position is repeated (but not by the same series of 
moves; see the notes to the previous game).

35 Kg3-g2     Ra1-a2+
36 Kg2-g3     Ra2-a1
37 Kg3-g2     Ra1-a2+
38 Kg2-g1     ...

It was not by accident that I moved the King to this square, the same 
position arising, but not by the same series of moves.

38 ...        Ra2-a1+
39 Kg1-g2     Ra1-a2+
40 Kg2-g3     Ra2-a1

Analysis has shown that White, with correct defense by Black, cannot win. 
But of course I can play on without any risk. Thus...

41 Na8-c7     c5-c4
42 Nc7-e6+    Kd4-e3
43 Ne6-f4     c4-c3
44 Rg5-c5     Ra1-g1+
45 Nf4-g2+    Ke3-d3



Now Black is ready to give up the Rook for the pawn, since his passed 
pawns, supported by the King, are very dangerous.

46 h5-h6      Rg1-h1
47 Ng2-f4+    ...

On 47 Nh4 there would follow 47...Rg1+ and in view of the maneuver 
48...Rg8 White would be forced to return the Knight to g2.

47 ...        Kd3-d4
48 Rc5-c6     c3-c2
49 Kg3-g2     Rh1-h4

If 49...c1/Q, then 50 Ne2+.

50 Kg2-g3     Rh4-h1
Drawn.

I. Rabinovich, alongwith P. Romanovsky, G. Levenfish and A. 
Ilyin-Zhenevsky were young Leningrad chessplayers. Incidentally, before 
the tournament my opponent and I lived next door to each other and often 
visited. Ilya Leontevich was then writing his famous work "The Endgame", 
which, for a long time was the only text on endings. We would often go 
over his analysis and on occasion would find errors in it, which was of 
some satisfaction to us.


Date: Fri, 21 Feb 92 22:59:55 EDT
Subject: S.W.I.F.T. and Melody Amber Tournaments

S.W.I.F.T. RAPID TRANSIT and MELODY AMBER TOURNAMENTS

The following reports were obtained from the USA Today Sports
Center (a/k/a The Linc) and are reprinted as required by
the person who posted them there. HWR


THE S.W.I.F.T. RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT IN CANNES
 
By IM Bjarke Kristensen
 
(Copyright 1992, ChessBase USA, 75 Main Street #16, Manasquan, NJ 08736.
Permission to reprint with above address.  Reports courtesy of Bjarke
Kristensen's international Chess Net in Copenhagen, Denmark.)
 
Many of the participants in the Melody Amber tournament just had to travel
a few miles to the West and take a few days off before taking part in the
next experimental tournament - the S.W.I.F.T. Rapid Chess tournament in
Cannes, France.
 
The event is still going on.  Its format is very different from the Melody
Amber.  The SWIFT Rapid is a double round robin team tournament between
England, France, Holland and USA!  Each team has four players and each
player has 60 minutes to finish the game.  The teams are as follows:
 
USA            France         Holland        England
Seirawan       Kouatly        Timman         Nunn
Christiansen   Renet          Piket          Adams
Benjamin       Santo-Roman    Van der Wiel   Chandler
Fedorowicz     Miralles       Ree            Hodgson
 
The results so far:
 
1st round:
France - England    .5 - 3.5
USA - Holland       1 - 3
 
2nd round:
France - USA        1 - 3
England - Holland   2.5 - 1.5
 
The standings after two of the total six rounds:
 
1. England     6
2. Holland     4.5
3. USA         4
4. France      1.5
 
GAMES
 
Seirawan-Timman
Cannes (1)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3 O-O 6 Be3 e5 7 Nge2 c6 8 Qd2 Nbd7
9 O-O-O a6 10 Kb1 b5 11 Nc1 bxc4 12 dxe5 Nxe5 13 Qxd6 Qa5 14 Qc5 Qc7 15
Qb6 Qxb6 16 Bxb6 Be6 17 Na4 Nfd7 18 Bd4 Rfb8 19 Bc3 a5 20 f4 Ng4 21 Bxc4
Bxc4 22 Rxd7 Nf2 23 Re1 Be6 24 Re7 Bf8 25 Rxe6 fxe6 26 Kc2 Ng4 27 h3 Nh6
28 Nb3 Bb4 29 Nd4 Bxc3 30 Nxc3 Rf8 31 Nxe6 Rf6 32 Nd4 Rxf4 33 Nxc6 Rf2+ 34
Re2 Rxe2+ 35 Nxe2 Nf7 36 Kd3 Nd8 37 Ncd4 Kf7 38 Nf4 Rc8 39 a3 Nc6 40 Nxc6
Rxc6 41 b4 Rc1 42 bxa5 Rc5 43 a6 Rc6 44 Ke3 Rxa6 45 Nd5 Rxa3+ 46 Kf4 Ra2
47 g3 h6 48 h4 Rc2 49 Kf3 Ke6 50 Nf4+ Kf6 51 e5+ Kf7 52 Nd5 Ra2 53 Nc7
Ra3+ 54 Kf4 Ra4+ 55 Kf3 Rd4 56 Ke3 Rg4 57 Kf3 h5 58 Kg2 Ke7 59 Nd5+ Ke6 60
Nf4+ Kxe5 61 Nd3+ Kf5 62 Nf2 Ra4 63 Kf3 Ra3+ 64 Kg2 Ke5 65 Kh2 Kd4 66 Kg2
Ke3 67 Nd1+ Ke2 68 Nf2 Ra2 69 Nh3 Ke3+ 70 Kh1 Kf3 71 Nf4 Kxg3 72 Nxg6 0-1
 
Piket-Christiansen
Cannes (1)
1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 c4 c5 4 d5 b5 5 cxb5 a6 6 b6 d6 7 Nc3 Bg7 8 e4 O-O 9
a4 Qxb6 10 a5 Qb4 11 Ra4 Qb7 12 h3 Bd7 13 Ra3 Qb4 14 Nd2 Nh5 15 g4 Nf4 16
Rb3 Qd4 17 Qf3 e5 18 Nc4 f5 19 gxf5 gxf5 20 Rg1 fxe4 21 Rxg7+ Kxg7 22 Qg3+
Kh8 23 Be3 Bf5 24 Nxd6 Nd7 25 Bxd4 cxd4 26 Nxf5 Rxf5 27 Nxe4 Rg8 28 Rb7
Rxg3 29 fxg3 1-0
 
Benjamin-van der Wiel
Cannes (1)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Bxc6 dxc6 5 O-O Bg4 6 h3 Bh5 7 g4 Bg6 8 Nxe5
f6 9 Nxg6 hxg6 10 Qf3 Qd7 11 Nc3 O-O-O 12 d4 Qxd4 13 Rd1 Qc4 14 Rxd8+ Kxd8
15 Bf4 Kc8 16 Rd1 Bb4 17 Qe3 Qc5 18 Qd3 Qe7 19 Na4 Nh6 20 a3 Bd6 21 Bxd6
cxd6 22 Qxd6 Qxd6 23 Rxd6 Nf7 24 Nb6+ Kb8 25 Rd7 Ng5 26 Rxg7 Nxh3+ 27 Kg2
Nf4+ 28 Kf3 Ne6 29 Re7 Rh3+ 30 Ke2 Nd4+ 31 Kd2 Nf3+ 32 Kd1 Rh1+ 33 Ke2
Nd4+ 34 Kd2 Rh2 35 Kd3 Nf3 36 Ke3 Rh3 37 Nd7+ Kc7 38 Nxf6+ Kd6 39 Rxb7 Ke6
40 Ne8 Ng5+ 41 Kf4 Nf7 42 g5 Rh4+ 43 Kg3 Rxe4 44 Ng7+ 1-0
 
Sosonko-Fedorowicz
Cannes (1)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 O-O 6 Be2 e5 7 O-O Nc6 8 d5 Ne7 9
Ne1 Nd7 10 Nd3 f5 11 Bd2 Nf6 12 f3 f4 13 c5 g5 14 cxd6 cxd6 15 Nf2 Rf7 16
Qc2 Ng6 17 Rfc1 a6 18 a4 h5 19 h3 Bf8 20 a5 b5 21 axb6 Qxb6 22 Na4 Qa7 23
Ba5 Rb7 24 Kf1 Bd7 25 Ra3 Be7 26 Rc3 Bd8 27 b4 Qb8 28 Rc6 Bxa5 29 bxa5
Bxc6 30 dxc6 Rc7 31 Nb6 Raa7 32 Nd5 Kg7 33 Nxc7 Qxc7 34 Nd3 g4 35 hxg4
hxg4 36 Nb4 Qc8 37 fxg4 Nf8 38 g5 Ne8 39 Nd5 Kg6 40 c7 Kxg5 41 Qc6 f3 42
Bxf3 1-0
 
Kouatly-Seirawan
Cannes (2)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 Bb4+ 4 Bd2 Qe7 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 Nc3 Bxc3 7 Bxc3 Ne4 8 Rc1
O-O 9 Bg2 d6 10 d5 Nxc3 11 Rxc3 Nb8 12 Nd4 e5 13 Nc2 f5 14 O-O Nd7 15 b4
Nf6 16 f4 Bd7 17 Ne3 Rae8 18 c5 exf4 19 Rxf4 g5 20 Rf2 Ne4 21 Bxe4 Qxe4 22
cxd6 cxd6 23 Nc4 Rf6 24 Qd2 f4 25 a3 Bb5 26 Na5 b6 27 Nc6 Bxe2 28 Nd4 Qxd5
29 gxf4 gxf4 30 Rxf4 Rg6+ 31 Rg3 Ba6 32 Rfg4 Bb7 33 Rxg6+ hxg6 34 Rxg6+
Kf7 35 Qh6 Qh1+ 36 Kf2 Qe1+ 0-1
 
Christiansen-Renet
Cannes (2)
1 c4 Nf6 2 Nc3 g6 3 e4 d6 4 d4 Bg7 5 f3 O-O 6 Be3 c5 7 dxc5 dxc5 8 Qxd8
Rxd8 9 Bxc5 Nc6 10 Nd5 Nd7 11 Bxe7 Nxe7 12 Nxe7+ Kf8 13 Nd5 Bxb2 14 Rb1
Bg7 15 Nh3 Nc5 16 Nf2 Be6 17 Be2 Rac8 18 O-O b6 19 Rfc1 Na4 20 Rb4 Bxd5 21
Rxa4 Bc6 22 Rxa7 Rd2 23 Kf1 Ra8 24 Rxa8+ Bxa8 25 c5 bxc5 26 Rxc5 Rxa2 27
Rc8+ Ke7 28 Bc4 Ra1+ 29 Ke2 Be5 30 Ng4 Bb7 31 Rg8 Bd4 32 e5 Rc1 33 Kd3 Ba1
34 Ba2 Ba6+ 35 Kd2 Rg1 36 Ne3 Bxe5 37 Ra8 Bb5 38 Ra7+ Kd6 39 Bc4 Bd4 40
Rxf7 Bxe3+ 41 Kxe3 Bxc4 42 Rf4 Kc5 43 Kf2 Ra1 44 g4 Bd5 45 h4 Kd6 46 Kg3
Ra3 47 Rf6+ Ke7 48 Rf4 Ra8 49 Rd4 Ke6 50 Rd3 Rb8 51 Re3+ Kf7 52 Rd3 Ke6 53
Re3+ Kd6 54 Kf4 h6 55 Ra3 Rb4+ 56 Kg3 Rb3 57 Ra6+ Bc6 58 Kg2 Kc5 59 h5 g5
60 Ra5+ Kd6 61 Rf5 Bd5 62 Kg3 Ke6 63 Rf8 Rb7 64 Rf5 Rf7 65 Rxf7 Kxf7 66 f4
Kf6 67 f5 Bb3 68 Kf3 Bd1+ 69 Kg3 Bb3 70 Kf3 Ke5 71 Ke3 Bd1 72 f6 Kxf6 73
Ke4 Bxg4 0-1
 
Santo Roman-Benjamin
Cannes (2)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Qb6 5 Nb3 Nf6 6 Nc3 e6 7 Be3 Qc7 8 f4
d6 9 Bd3 a6 10 a4 b6 11 O-O Be7 12 Qf3 O-O 13 a5 bxa5 14 e5 dxe5 15 fxe5
Nd7 16 Qh3 g6 17 Bh6 Ncxe5 18 Bxf8 Bxf8 19 Ne4 f5 20 Nxa5 Rb8 21 Ng5 Nf6
22 b3 Nfg4 23 Qg3 Bd6 24 h3 Nxd3 25 Qxd3 Bc5+ 0-1
 
Fedorowicz-Miralles
Cannes (2)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Be7 6 Bxc6 dxc6 7 Qe1 Nd7 8 b3
O-O 9 Bb2 Bf6 10 d3 Re8 11 Nbd2 Nf8 12 Qe3 g5 13 d4 exd4 14 Bxd4 Bxd4 15
Nxd4 f5 16 f4 c5 17 Ne2 g4 18 Rad1 Qe7 19 Ng3 b6 20 Qf2 Qf7 21 exf5 Bxf5
22 Nc4 Ng6 23 Ne3 Bd7 24 f5 Ne5 25 Qf4 Bc6 26 c4 Kh8 27 Rfe1 Bb7 28 Nd5
Bxd5 29 cxd5 Ng6 30 Qxg4 Rxe1+ 31 Rxe1 Ne7 32 d6 cxd6 33 Qe4 Ra7 34 Rd1
Qf6 35 Qf4 Rd7 36 h3 Rd8 37 Kh2 d5 38 Re1 Ng6 39 Qh6 Qh4 40 Nh5 1-0
 
ChessBase USA - 75 Main Street #16 - Manasquan, NJ 08736 - 908-223-3311


VASILY IVANCHUK WINS THE $100,000 MELODY AMBER TOURNAMENT
 
by IM Bjarke Kristensen
 
(Copyright 1992, ChessBase USA, 75 Main Street #16, Manasquan, NJ 08736.
Permission to reprint with above address.  Reports courtesy of Bjarke
Kristensen's international Chess Net in Copenhagen, Denmark.)
 
The battle between two of today's hottest chess names, Anand and Ivanchuk,
for the $20,000 first price at the Melody Amber tournament in Monaco ended
with a lucky win for Vasily Ivanchuk.
 
The Indian Anand held a marginal lead halfway through the tournament,
after 11 rounds, but lost it after the 16th round when suddenly Ljubomir
Ljubojevic became the frontrunner.  The standings at the top at this time
were:
 
1. Ljubojevic 10.5-5.5
2. Ivanchuk   10
3. Anand      9.5
4. Karpov
   Seirawan   9
 
Ljubojevic didn't last long though and going into the 22nd and last
round Anand was again half a point ahead of Ivanchuk.
 
But then the least likely thing happened -- Anand lost to oldtimer Bent
Larsen, who had struggled to get away from last place all tournament with
no success.  This opened the gate to Vasily Ivanchuk, who beat Jeroen
Piket and won the $20,000 first prize.
 
As for America's Yasser Seirawan -- he improved drastically on his 5-6
score at the beginning of the second half, but dropped somewhat at the end
to finish with a very respectable 11-11 score, earning an equally
respectable $6,500.
 
1      Ivanchuk  14-8
2      Anand     13.5
3-5    Karpov
       Ljubojevic
       Korchnoi  12.5
6-7    Seirawan
       Adams     11
8-9    Polugaevsky
       Piket     10
10-11  J Polgar
       Speelman  8.5
12     Larsen    8
 
(PS: And finally to all of you who have been waiting a bit too
long for the result from this event: sorry about the delay. I
ran into an emergency job situation due to the start of the
Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.  Best regards, Bjarke.)
 
GAMES:
 
Speelman-Anand
Melody Amber 1992 (12)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 e3 e6 5 Nf3 Nbd7 6 Be2 Bd6 7 O-O O-O 8 Qc2 Re8
9 Rd1 Qe7 10 b3 dxc4 11 bxc4 e5 12 a4 e4 13 Nd2 Nf8 14 a5 a6 15 Nf1 Ng6
16 Qb3 h5 17 Ba3 h4 18 Bxd6 Qxd6 19 Qa3 Qd8 20 h3 Nh7 21 Qc5 Qf6 22 Nh2
Ng5 23 Ng4 Bxg4 24 Bxg4 Ne7 25 Rab1 Rab8 26 Ne2 Ng6 27 Rb6 Ne6 28 Qf5 Qe7
29 Qxe4 Qa3 30 Qb1 Qxa5 31 c5 Ng5 32 Qb2 Qa4 33 Nc3 1-0
 
Ivanchuk-Karpov
Melody Amber 1992 (13)
1 e4 c6 2 c4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 d4 Nf6 5 Nc3 e6 6 Nf3 Be7 7 cxd5 Nxd5 8 Bd3
Nc6 9 O-O O-O 10 Re1 Bf6 11 Be4 Nce7 12 Ne5 Bd7 13 Qd3 Ng6 14 Bd2 Bc6
15 Nxc6 bxc6 16 Na4 Nb6 17 Nxb6 Qxb6 18 Be3 Rad8 19 Red1 Qxb2 20 Rdb1 Rxd4
21 Bxd4 Qxd4 22 Qc2 Qc3 23 Qa4 Bd4 24 Rd1 c5 25 Rab1 Ne5 26 Qc2 Qxc2
27 Bxc2 g5 28 Rb7 Rd8 29 h3 a5 30 Rb5 Nc6 31 Kf1 Kg7 32 Be4 Rc8 33 Rc1 f5
34 Bxc6 Rxc6 35 Rc4 Kf6 36 a4 Ra6 37 Ke2 h5 38 f3 Ke5 39 Kd3 Kd5 40 Rxd4+
1-0
 
Polugaevsky-Seirawan
Melody Amber 1992 (14)
1 c4 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 d3 g6 5 g3 Bg7 6 Bg2 O-O 7 O-O d6 8 Rb1 Nh5
9 b4 Nd4 10 Nd2 f5 11 e3 Ne6 12 Bb2 Nf6 13 f4 Ng4 14 Rf3 c6 15 h3 Nf6
16 b5 Re8 17 bxc6 bxc6 18 Rf2 Bd7 19 fxe5 dxe5 20 Nf3 Nc5 21 Rd2 Qc7
22 Ba3 Ne6 23 Qe1 Rab8 24 Rdb2 Rxb2 25 Rxb2 e4 26 dxe4 Nxe4 27 Nxe4 fxe4
28 Nh2 Nc5 29 Qb4 Bxb2 30 Qxb2 Nd3 31 Qd4 Qxg3 32 Nf1 Qf2+ 33 Kh1 Bf5
34 Bd6 Ne1 35 Qd2 Qxg2+ 36 Qxg2 Nxg2 37 Kxg2 Rd8 38 c5 Rd7 39 Nd2 Rb7
40 Nb3 Be6 41 Nd4 Bd5 42 Kg3 Rb2 43 Kf4 Rxa2 44 Ke5 a5 45 Bc7 a4 46 Kd6 a3
47 Nxc6 Bxc6 48 Kxc6 Kf7 49 Be5 Ke6 50 Bd4 Rd2 0-1
 
Seirawan-Larsen
Melody Amber 1992 (14)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 Bb4+ 4 Nbd2 b6 5 a3 Bxd2+ 6 Qxd2 Bb7 7 e3 d6 8 Be2
Nbd7 9 O-O O-O 10 b3 Ne4 11 Qc2 f5 12 Ne1 Qe7 13 f3 Nef6 14 Nd3 e5 15 Nf2
Rae8 16 d5 g6 17 b4 h5 18 a4 h4 19 a5 Nh5 20 axb6 axb6 21 Ra7 Rb8 22 Bd3
Qf6 23 Nh3 g5 24 e4 Nf4 25 exf5 b5 26 Be4 Qg7 27 c5 Nf6 28 Bxf4 exf4
29 Nf2 Rfe8 30 h3 Qe7 31 Rd1 Qe5 32 c6 Bc8 33 Ng4 Nxg4 34 hxg4 Re7 35 Kh2
Kf8 36 Qd2 h3 37 Qd4 Qxd4 38 Rxd4 hxg2 39 Kxg2 Kg7 40 Rd2 Kf6 41 Kf2 Rh7
42 Ke2 Rh1 43 Rda2 Rc1 44 Ra8 Rxa8 45 Rxa8 1-0
 
Piket-Polgar,J
Melody Amber 1992 (15)
1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 g6 3 Bxf6 exf6 4 e3 Bg7 5 h4 b6 6 h5 Bb7 7 Ne2 d6 8 c3 Nd7
9 Nd2 f5 10 Nf4 Qe7 11 Qb3 Nf6 12 Bc4 c6 13 h6 Bf8 14 d5 c5 15 Bb5+ Kd8
16 Bc6 Ng4 17 Nc4 Rb8 18 Bxb7 Rxb7 19 a4 a6 20 Kf1 Bxh6 21 Re1 Re8 22 Nd3
Bg5 23 Rxh7 Nf6 24 Rh3 Ne4 25 Rd1 Bf6 26 Qc2 Ng5 27 Rh1 Kc7 28 Nf4 Qe4
29 Qe2 Rbb8 30 Ne6+ Nxe6 31 f3 Nf4 32 fxe4 Nxe2 33 Kxe2 Rxe4 34 Nd2 Re7
35 Kf3 Rbe8 36 Nf1 Re4 37 Rh7 R8e7 38 Ra1 Bg5 39 Re1 Rxa4 40 Ng3 f4
41 exf4 Rxf4+ 0-1
 
Speelman-Adams
Melody Amber 1992 (16)
1 Nf3 Nf6 2 c4 b6 3 Nc3 Bb7 4 d4 e6 5 Bg5 Bb4 6 Qb3 c5 7 O-O-O Nc6 8 d5
Na5 9 Qc2 Bxc3 10 Qxc3 O-O 11 Bxf6 Qxf6 12 Qxf6 gxf6 13 e4 Rfd8 14 h4 Kf8
15 Rh3 d6 16 Rg3 Ba6 17 b3 Rab8 18 h5 b5 19 cxb5 Bxb5 20 Bxb5 Rxb5 21 h6
Ke7 22 Rg7 Rh8 23 e5 c4 24 exd6+ Kxd6 25 dxe6+ Kc5 26 Nd4 fxe6 27 Nxb5
Kxb5 28 Rdd7 cxb3 29 axb3 Nxb3+ 30 Kc2 Nc5 31 Rxh7 Rg8 32 Rdg7 Rd8 33 Rxa7
Rd4 34 Rhg7 Rc4+ 35 Kd2 Rh4 36 h7 Ne4+ 37 Ke3 Nd6 38 Rg8 Kb6 39 Rd7 Nc4+
40 Ke2 Kc6 41 Rd4 Rxd4 42 h8Q Re4+ 43 Kd3 Nd6 44 Qxf6 1-0
 
Larsen-Karpov
Melody Amber 1992 (16)
1 b3 d5 2 Bb2 Nf6 3 e3 e6 4 f4 b6 5 Nf3 Bb7 6 Be2 c5 7 O-O Nc6 8 Ne5 Be7
9 d3 O-O 10 Nd2 Nd7 11 Ndf3 Ndxe5 12 Nxe5 Nxe5 13 fxe5 Bg5 14 Rf3 d4
15 exd4 Bxf3 16 Bxf3 Be3+ 17 Kh1 Bxd4 18 Bxd4 Qxd4 19 Bxa8 Rxa8 20 a4 Rd8
21 a5 b5 22 a6 Qxe5 23 Ra5 b4 24 Qg1 Rd5 25 Rb5 h5 26 Rb7 Qe2 27 h3 Rf5
28 Kh2 h4 29 Rxa7 Rf1 30 Qxf1 Qxf1 31 Rb7 Qa1 32 a7 Kh7 33 Rxf7 Kg6 34 Rc7
Qa2 35 Kh1 Kf6 36 Kh2 g5 37 Kh1 Ke5 38 Rxc5+ Kf4 39 Kh2 Qxa7 40 Rc4+ Kf5
41 Kh1 Qe3 42 Kh2 Qc1 43 Rc8 Kf4 44 Rc6 e5 45 Rc5 Qa1 46 Rc8 Ke3 47 Rc7
Qd4 48 Rc4 Qd6 49 Kg1 Ke2 50 Re4+ Kd2 51 Rc4 Qb6+ 52 Kf1 Qf6+ 53 Kg1 Qf8
54 Kh2 Ke1 55 Re4+ Kf1 56 d4 Qf2 57 dxe5 Qg1+ 0-1
 
Korchnoi-Seirawan
Melody Amber 1992 (16)
1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 c5 3 c4 dxc4 4 e4 cxd4 5 Qxd4 Qxd4 6 Nxd4 Bd7 7 Nc3 Nc6
8 Nxc6 Bxc6 9 Bxc4 e6 10 Ke2 a6 11 Be3 Nf6 12 f3 Nd7 13 a4 Bd6 14 Nb5 axb5
15 axb5 Ke7 16 bxc6 bxc6 17 f4 Bc5 18 Rhd1 Bxe3 19 Kxe3 Nb6 20 Be2 c5
21 Bb5 Rxa1 22 Rxa1 Ra8 23 Ra3 f6 24 Kd2 e5 25 Rg3 g6 26 Rh3 Rh8 27 Rc3
exf4 28 Rxc5 Rc8 29 Rxc8 Nxc8 30 Kc3 Kd6 31 Kd4 g5 32 h3 h5 33 Be2 h4
34 b4 Nb6 35 Bg4 Na8 36 b5 Nb6 37 Bf5 Na4 38 Bg4 1/2
 
Korchnoi-Anand
Melody Amber 1992 (17)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6 4 g3 Ba6 5 b3 Bb7 6 Bg2 Bb4+ 7 Bd2 a5 8 O-O O-O
9 Nc3 Re8 10 Rc1 h6 11 Qc2 Bxc3 12 Bxc3 Be4 13 Qd2 d5 14 Qf4 Nbd7 15 Rfd1
c6 16 Bb2 a4 17 cxd5 Bxd5 18 Ne5 Bxg2 19 Kxg2 Nxe5 20 dxe5 Nd5 21 Qc4 a3
22 Ba1 Qe7 23 Qxc6 Nb4 24 Qxb6 Reb8 25 Qd6 Qb7+ 26 f3 Nxa2 27 Rc7 Qxb3
28 Qe7 Rf8 29 Rdd7 Qb1 30 Ra7 Rxa7 31 Rxa7 Nb4 32 Qb7 a2 33 Bc3 Nd5 34 Bd4
Ne3+ 35 Kf2 Nc2 36 Bc3 a1Q 37 Bxa1 Qe1+ 0-1
 
Polgar,J-Seirawan
Melody Amber 1992 (18)
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Be7 5 e5 Nfd7 6 Bxe7 Qxe7 7 f4 a6 8 Nf3 c5
9 Qd2 Nc6 10 O-O-O b5 11 dxc5 Nxc5 12 Bd3 b4 13 Ne2 O-O 14 Qe3 Nxd3+
15 cxd3 a5 16 Kb1 Ba6 17 Rc1 Rfc8 18 Rhd1 Qa7 19 Qxa7 Nxa7 20 Nfd4 Kf8
21 g4 Ke7 22 f5 Rxc1+ 23 Kxc1 Rc8+ 24 Kd2 Nc6 25 Nxc6+ Rxc6 26 Nd4 Rc8
27 g5 exf5 28 Nxf5+ Ke6 29 Nxg7+ Kxe5 30 Rf1 Rc6 31 Rxf7 Bc8 32 Re7+ Kf4
33 Ne8 Bf5 34 h4 Kg4 35 Re5 Bg6 36 Nf6+ Kxh4 37 Rxd5 a4 38 Nd7 b3 39 axb3
axb3 40 Nc5 Bf7 41 Re5 Kg4 42 d4 Rg6 43 Ne4 Kf4 44 Nf2 Rc6 45 Nd3+ Kg4
46 Nc5 Bg6 47 Kc3 Bf5 48 Kxb3 Kxg5 49 Kc4 Kf4 50 Re1 h5 51 d5 Rb6 52 Ne6+
Kg3 53 b4 h4 54 Kc5 Rb8 55 Rg1+ Kf2 56 Rg5 Be4 57 Rh5 Bxd5 58 Rxd5 h3
59 Rd2+ Kg3 60 Ng5 h2 61 Ne4+ Kf3 62 Rxh2 Kxe4 63 b5 Rc8+ 64 Kd6 Rb8
65 Kc6 Rc8+ 66 Kb7 Rc1 67 Rd2 Ke5 68 b6 Ke6 69 Kb8 Ke7 70 b7 Rc4 71 Ka7
Ra4+ 72 Kb6 Rb4+ 73 Kc6 Rc4+ 74 Kb5 Rc1 75 Rb2 1-0
 
Ivanchuk-Anand
Melody Amber 1992 (18)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4 Nxe4 4 Bd3 d5 5 Nxe5 Nd7 6 Nxd7 Bxd7 7 O-O Qh4 8 c4
O-O-O 9 c5 g5 10 Nc3 Bg7 11 g3 Qh3 12 Nxe4 dxe4 13 Bxe4 Bb5 14 Bxg5 Rxd4
15 Bg2 Qf5 16 Qb3 c6 17 Be3 Bxf1 18 Rxf1 Rhd8 19 h4 Be5 20 Bxd4 Bxd4
21 Kh2 Kc7 22 Qc4 Bxc5 23 b4 Bb6 24 b5 Rd4 25 Qb3 Rd3 26 Qc4 Rd4 1/2
 
Seirawan-Speelman
Melody Amber 1992 (19)
1 d4 e6 2 c4 Bb4+ 3 Nd2 d5 4 a3 Be7 5 Ngf3 Nf6 6 e3 O-O 7 b4 a5 8 b5 c5
9 bxc6 bxc6 10 c5 Nfd7 11 Be2 Ba6 12 O-O f5 13 Rb1 Qc7 14 a4 Bf6 15 Nb3 e5
16 Bd2 e4 17 Ne1 Bxe2 18 Qxe2 Bd8 19 g3 Nf6 20 Bxa5 Qd7 21 Bxd8 Rxd8
22 Qa2 Na6 23 Nc1 Nc7 24 Ne2 Ne6 25 Ng2 Ng5 26 Nh4 Nf3+ 27 Kg2 f4 28 exf4
Qg4 29 h3 Nxh4+ 30 Kh2 Nf3+ 31 Kg2 Qd7 32 Rb6 Ra7 33 Rfb1 Rda8 34 Rb8+
Rxb8 35 Rxb8+ Kf7 36 a5 Qc7 37 Rb6 Nd7 38 Nc3 Nxd4 39 Nxd5 cxd5 40 Qxd5+
Kf8 41 Qxd4 Qxc5 42 Qxc5+ Nxc5 43 Rb5 Nd3 44 Kf1 Rc7 45 a6 Rc1+ 46 Ke2 Ra1
47 Rb8+ Ke7 48 Rb7+ Kd6 49 a7 g6 50 Rxh7 Nc5 51 Kd2 Nd7 52 Rg7 Rxa7
53 Rxg6+ Kd5 54 h4 Ra2+ 55 Ke3 Ra3+ 56 Ke2 Nc5 57 h5 Ra2+ 58 Ke3 Ra3+
59 Ke2 Ra2+ 60 Ke3 Ra3+ 1/2
 
Anand-Seirawan
Melody Amber 1992 (20)
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 Bf5 4 Nf3 e6 5 Be2 c5 6 O-O Nc6 7 c3 cxd4 8 cxd4 Nge7
9 Nc3 Nc8 10 Be3 Nb6 11 Rc1 Be7 12 Na4 O-O 13 Nc5 Bxc5 14 Rxc5 Nd7 15 Rc3
a6 16 Qd2 Qa5 17 Rfc1 Rfb8 18 Nh4 Bg6 19 Nxg6 hxg6 20 Bg4 Nf8 21 h4 Na7
22 Be2 Nb5 23 Bxb5 axb5 24 a3 b4 25 Rc5 Qa4 26 axb4 Qb3 27 Bg5 Nh7 28 Be7
g5 29 hxg5 Nf8 30 R5c3 Qa4 31 Bd6 Rd8 32 Ra3 Qb5 33 Rc5 Qe8 34 Rc7 b6
35 Re7 Rxa3 36 bxa3 Qa4 37 Qd3 Ng6 38 Rc7 b5 39 Qf3 Nh8 40 g6 fxg6
41 Rxg7+ Kxg7 42 Qf6+ Kh7 43 Qe7+ Kh6 44 Qxd8 Qd1+ 45 Kh2 Qh5+ 46 Kg3 Qg5+
47 Qxg5+ Kxg5 48 Be7+ Kh5 49 Kh3 g5 50 g3 g4+ 51 Kg2 Nf7 52 a4 bxa4 53 b5
a3 54 Bxa3 Nd8 55 Kf1 Kg6 56 Ke2 Kf5 57 Kd3 Nb7 58 Bb4 Nd8 59 Ba5 Nb7
60 Bd2 Kg6 61 Kc3 Kf7 62 Kb4 Ke8 63 b6 Kd7 64 Kb5 Nd8 65 Bb4 Nb7 66 Ka6
Kc8 67 Be7 Kb8 68 Bd6+ Ka8 69 Bc7 1-0
 
Piket-Korchnoi
Melody Amber 1992 (20)
1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6 3 c4 b6 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3 d5 6 cxd5 Nxd5 7 e4 Nxc3 8 bxc3
Bxe4 9 Ne5 c6 10 Qe2 Bg6 11 h4 Qd5 12 h5 Bf5 13 g4 Bxg4 14 Qxg4 Qxh1
15 Ke2 g6 16 Bh3 f5 17 Qh4 Nd7 18 Nf3 g5 19 Nxg5 Be7 20 Qg3 Rg8 21 Bg2
Rxg5 22 Bxg5 Qxh5+ 23 Bf3 Qxg5 24 Qc7 Rd8 25 Bxc6 f4 26 Rh1 h5 27 Qxa7 Qf5
28 Qa4 b5 29 Qxb5 Qxb5+ 30 Bxb5 Kf7 31 a4 Nf6 32 a5 Ne4 33 Rc1 Rc8 34 a6
Rc7 35 c4 Bf6 36 f3 Nd6 37 Kd3 Nf5 38 Rh1 h4 39 d5 exd5 40 Rh2 Nd6 0-1
 
Anand-Larsen
Melody Amber 1992 (22)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 g6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Bg7 5 c4 Nf6 6 Nc3 d6 7 Be2 O-O 8 O-O
Nc6 9 Be3 Bd7 10 Nc2 a6 11 Qd2 Re8 12 f3 Rc8 13 Rac1 Qa5 14 Rfd1 Ne5
15 Na3 h5 16 Kf1 Ba4 17 Re1 Bc6 18 Nd5 Qxd2 19 Bxd2 Nfd7 20 b4 e6 21 Ne3
Nb6 22 h3 Bh6 23 c5 dxc5 24 Rxc5 Rcd8 25 Bc1 Nd3 26 Bxd3 Rxd3 27 Nec4 Nxc4
28 Nxc4 Bf8 29 Ne5 Bxc5 30 Nxd3 Bf8 31 a3 Bb5 32 Ke2 Rc8 33 Rd1 Rc2+
34 Ke3 Rxg2 35 Ne5 f6 36 Nd7 Re2+ 37 Kf4 Bxd7 38 Kg3 Bc6 39 h4 Kf7 40 Rd8
Be7 41 Rd4 e5 42 Rd3 f5 43 exf5 gxf5 44 f4 Rg2+ 45 Kh3 Rg4 46 fxe5 Rxh4+
47 Kg3 f4+ 48 Kf2 Rg4 49 Rh3 Kg6 50 Bd2 Rg2+ 51 Ke1 f3 52 a4 Re2+ 0-1
 
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Date: Sun, 23 Feb 92 13:39:19 EDT
Subject: S.W.I.F.T. Rounds 3-5

The following report was posted on the USA Today Sports Center
by ChessBase USA - HWR

ENGLAND IS CHASED BY USA AND HOLLAND AT S.W.I.F.T RAPID
 
By IM Bjarke Kristensen
 
The English team kept a clear lead at the SWIFT Rapid Tournament in
Cannes, France, despite losing 1.5-2.5 to USA in round three.
 
The four American grandmasters - Seirawan, Christiansen, Benjamin and
Fedorowicz - won quite convincingly against the Brits, but couldn't match
their speed when, in round four, England destroyed France with a perfect
4-0 score.  In the same round USA won from Holland 2.5 - 1.5 and are now
sharing second place with the Dutch.
 
With just two rounds to go England looks nearly unbeatable.
 
Standings after four (of six) rounds:
1  England  11.5 - 4.5
2  USA      9  - 7
   Holland
4  France   2.5 - 13.5
 
PS: Doesn't anyone have mercy with the Frenchmen?
 
GAMES
 
(Note: The Christiansen-Piket Round 4 game scoresheet was unreadable due to
failure during transmission.)
 
Seirawan-Nunn
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (3)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Bd3 Nc6 6 Nge2 O-O 7 O-O e5 8 d5 Nd4
9 Bg5 h6 10 Bh4 c5 11 Nxd4 exd4 12 Ne2 Qe8 13 Bxf6 Bxf6 14 Qd2 Bg7 15 b4
b6 16 bxc5 bxc5 17 Rab1 Qd8 18 Rb3 h5 19 Kh1 Kh7 20 Ng1 Bh6 21 f4 Qf6 22
g3 h4 23 Kg2 Kg7 24 Nf3 hxg3 25 hxg3 Rh8 26 Rh1 Bg4 27 Bc2 Rae8 28 Ng1 a5
29 Qf2 a4 30 Rb5 Rb8 31 Bxa4 Rxb5 32 Bxb5 Qe7 33 Qe1 g5 34 fxg5 Bxg5 35
Rxh8 Kxh8 36 Ba4 Qa7 37 Bb3 Qa3 38 Qb1 Qb4 39 Qd3 Be3 40 Nf3 Bxf3+ 41 Kxf3
Qe1 42 Qe2 Qh1+ 43 Qg2 Qh5+ 44 g4 Qg5 45 Ke2 Qf4 46 a4 Bd2 47 Qf3 Qh2+ 48
Qf2 d3+ 49 Kf1 Qh1+ 50 Qg1 Qf3+ 51 Qf2 Qh1+ 52 Qg1 Qf3+ 1/2
 
Adams-Christiansen
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (3)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 d6 4 Nf3 Nxe4 5 d4 d5 6 Bd3 Nc6 7 O-O Be7 8 c4
Nb4 9 Be2 O-O 10 Nc3 Be6 11 Be3 Bf5 12 Qb3 c6 13 Rac1 dxc4 14 Bxc4 a5 15
a3 Nxc3 16 axb4 Nb5 17 bxa5 Rxa5 18 d5 Be4 19 dxc6 Bxf3 20 Bxb5 bxc6 21
Bxc6 Bxc6 22 Rxc6 Qa8 23 Rfc1 Re8 24 h3 Bf8 25 Qc4 Ra4 26 Qc2 Rb4 27 Rc4
Qb7 28 Rxb4 Qxb4 29 Bd2 Qb5 30 Qc6 Qb8 31 b4 Re2 32 Qc3 h5 33 Qd3 Re6 34
b5 Rd6 35 Bf4 Rxd3 36 Bxb8 f6 37 Rb1 Rd7 38 b6 Rb7 39 Bf4 Bc5 40 Be3 Bxe3
41 fxe3 Kf7 42 Kf2 Ke6 43 Kf3 Kd5 44 Kf4 g6 45 e4+ Kd4 46 h4 Kc5 47 e5 g5+
48 hxg5 fxg5+ 49 Kxg5 h4 50 Kf6 Kc6 51 e6 Kd6 52 e7 1-0
 
Benjamin-Chandler
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (3)
1 Nf3 c5 2 c4 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 d4 cxd4 5 Nxd4 e6 6 e4 Bb4 7 Nxc6 dxc6 8
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9 e5 Ne4 10 a3 Bxc3+ 11 bxc3 Kc7 12 h4 b6 13 Rh3 f5 14 exf6
gxf6 15 Bh6 Rg8 16 Re3 Nc5 17 Rf3 Nd7 18 g3 Ba6 19 O-O-O Rad8 20 Bf4+ e5
21 Be3 Rgf8 22 Rf5 Rf7 23 Be2 Bc8 24 Rh5 Nf8 25 Rh6 Rxd1+ 26 Bxd1 Bf5 27
c5 b5 28 Bb3 Be6 29 Bc2 Kd7 30 Bd1 Bf5 31 Bh5 Bg6 32 Bg4+ f5 33 Bh3 Rg7 34
h5 Bf7 35 Bxf5+ Be6 36 Be4 Rg4 37 Bxh7 Ke7 38 Bd3 a5 39 Be2 Ra4 40 Bg5+
Kd7 41 Rh8 Rxa3 1-0
 
Hodgson-Fedorowicz
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (3)
1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 c5 3 Bxf6 gxf6 4 d5 Qb6 5 Qc1 f5 6 g3 Bg7 7 c3 d6 8 Bh3 e6
9 Nf3 Nd7 10 dxe6 fxe6 11 g4 fxg4 12 Bxg4 Nf6 13 Rg1 Rg8 14 Bh3 Bd7 15
Nbd2 O-O-O 16 Nc4 Qa6 17 Qf4 Nd5 18 Nxd6+ Kb8 19 Qf7 Nxc3 20 bxc3 Bxc3+ 21
Kf1 Rxg1+ 22 Kxg1 Bxa1 23 Qe7 Bf6 24 Qxf6 Rg8+ 0-1
 
Timman-Seirawan
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (4)
1 e4 c6 2 d3 d5 3 Nd2 e5 4 Ngf3 Bd6 5 Qe2 Nf6 6 d4 dxe4 7 Nxe5 Bf5 8 h3 h5
9 Ndc4 Be7 10 Bd2 Nbd7 11 O-O-O Nb6 12 Ne3 Be6 13 Ba5 Bxa2 14 Nf5 g6 15
Ng3 Qd5 16 Qe1 h4 17 Ne2 Na4 18 c4 Qd6 19 Kc2 c5 20 Bc3 Nxc3 21 Qxc3 Rd8
22 d5 Rh5 23 Ng4 b5 24 b3 bxc4 25 Nxf6+ Qxf6 26 Qxc4 Qxf2 27 Qa4+ Kf8 28
Qxa2 Rhxd5 29 Rxd5 Rxd5 30 Qxa7 Qe3 31 Nc1 Rd2+ 32 Kb1 Qc3 0-1
 
Sosonko-Benjamin
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (4)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 g3 Nf6 7 Bg2 Be7 8 O-O
O-O 9 Bg5 cxd4 10 Nxd4 h6 11 Bf4 Bg4 12 h3 Be6 13 Rc1 Qd7 14 Nxe6 fxe6 15
e4 d4 16 e5 dxc3 17 exf6 Qxd1 18 Rfxd1 Bxf6 19 bxc3 Rad8 20 Re1 Rfe8 21
Be4 Kf7 22 Kg2 Rd7 23 h4 Rc8 24 Bf3 Nd8 25 c4 b6 26 Bh5+ Ke7 27 Rc2 Rd4 28
Be2 Rd7 29 Bc1 Kf7 30 Bh5+ g6 31 Bf3 h5 32 Re4 Nb7 33 Re3 Na5 34 Re4 Rd4
35 Rxd4 Bxd4 36 Be2 b5 37 c5 Rxc5 38 Rxc5 Bxc5 39 Bxb5 Nb7 40 Bc4 Nd6 41
Bd3 Nf5 42 Bg5 Bb6 43 f3 Be3 44 Bxe3 Nxe3+ 45 Kh3 Kf6 46 g4 Nd5 47 Kg3 Ke5
48 Bc2 Nf4 49 g5 Ne2+ 50 Kf2 Nf4 51 Be4 Kd4 52 Bb1 a5 53 a3 e5 54 Be4 Kc3
55 Bc6 Kd2 56 Be8 Kd3 57 Bc6 Kd2 58 Be4 Kc3 59 Bc6 Kd2 60 Bb5 Nh3+ 61 Kg3
Nf4 62 Kf2 Nh3+ 63 Kg3 Nf4 64 Kf2 1/2
 
Fedorowicz-Ree
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (4)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 g6 5 c4 Nf6 6 Nc3 Nxd4 7 Qxd4 d6 8 Be2
Bg7 9 O-O O-O 10 Qd3 a6 11 Bd2 Bd7 12 Qe3 Rb8 13 b4 b5 14 cxb5 axb5 15 f4
Bc6 16 a4 d5 17 exd5 Nxd5 18 Nxd5 Qxd5 19 Bf3 Qd6 20 Bc3 Bxc3 21 Qxc3 Bxf3
22 Qxf3 bxa4 23 Rxa4 Rxb4 24 Rxb4 Qxb4 25 f5 Qc5+ 26 Qf2 Qxf5 27 Qxf5 gxf5
28 Rxf5 f6 29 g4 Kg7 30 Kg2 Ra8 31 Kg3 Ra3+ 32 Kh4 Kg6 33 Rb5 e5 34 Rb8
Ra4 35 Rg8+ Kf7 36 Rh8 Kg7 37 Re8 Ra3 38 Re7+ Kg6 39 Re8 Rf3 40 Rg8+ Kf7
41 Rh8 Kg7 42 Re8 h6 43 h3 Kf7 44 Rh8 e4 45 Rh7+ Kg6 46 Re7 e3 47 Re8 Kf7
48 Re4 h5 49 Ra4 Ke6 50 gxh5 Kd5 51 Ra1 Rf4+ 52 Kg3 Re4 53 h6 Re7 54 Kf3
Kd4 55 Rd1+ Kc3 56 Re1 Kd2 57 Re2+ Kd3 58 h7 1/2
 
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ENGLAND LEADS USA AT THE SWIFT RAPID IN CANNES
 
By IMs Bjarke Kristensen & Elliott Winslow
 
(Copyright 1992, ChessBase USA, 75 Main Street #16, Manasquan, NJ 08736.
Permission to reprint with this address included.  Reports courtesy of
Bjarke Kristensen's international Chess Net in Copenhagen, Denmark.)
 
The SWIFT Rapid Tournament in Cannes, France has become a one-sided race
between the USA and England with just one round to go.  The Americans beat
the trailing French team 3.5-0.5 (although with some problems), but
the English had the same score against the Dutch team.  Now British GMs
Nunn, Adams, Chandler and Hodgson have such a clear lead that they can
afford to lose their final match against Seirawan, Christiansen, Benjamin
and Fedorowicz with 1-3 and still win.
 
Standings before the final round:
1 England  15-5
2 USA    12.5-7.5
3 Holland 9.5-10.5
4 France    3-17
 
GAMES
 
Seirawan-Kouatly
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (5)
1 c4 Nf6 2 Nc3 d5 3 cxd5 Nxd5 4 Nf3 g6 5 e4 Nb6 6 d4 Bg4 7 Be3 Bg7 8 Bb5+
c6 9 Be2 O-O 10 O-O Bxf3 11 Bxf3 Nc4 12 e5 Nxe3 13 fxe3 Na6 14 Be2 Nc7 15
Bc4 b5 16 Bb3 c5 17 Qg4 c4 18 Bc2 f6 19 exf6 exf6 20 Qf3 f5 21 a3 a5 22
Kh1 Kh8 23 b3 f4 24 Ne2 fxe3 25 Qxe3 Re8 26 Qf3 Qd5 27 Rae1 Qxf3 28 gxf3
cxb3 29 Bxb3 Re3 30 Nc1 Bxd4 31 a4 Rae8 32 Rd1 Ba7 33 axb5 Nxb5 34 Ba4 Nc3
35 Bxe8 Nxd1 36 Bxg6 hxg6 37 Rxd1 Rxf3 38 Rd7 Be3 39 Nd3 Rf1+ 40 Kg2 Rd1
41 Kf3 Bh6 42 Ke4 Rd2 43 h3 Rh2 44 Ne5 Bg7 45 Nxg6+ Kg8 46 Nf4 Bh6 47 Ra7
Bxf4 48 Kxf4 Rxh3 49 Rxa5 1/2
 
Renet-Christiansen
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (5)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6 5 Bd3 Bc5 6 Nb3 Ba7 7 Qe2 Nc6 8 Be3
Nf6 9 Nc3 O-O 10 O-O-O Bxe3+ 11 Qxe3 d5 12 exd5 exd5 13 Qf4 Be6 14 Rhe1
Rc8 15 Kb1 Re8 16 h3 b5 17 Ne2 Qb6 18 Ned4 b4 19 Nxc6 Qxc6 20 Qxb4 Rb8 21
Qa5 Ne4 22 Bxe4 dxe4 23 Nd4 Qb7 24 b3 Bd7 25 Nf5 Bxf5 26 Qxf5 g6 27 Qd7
Qb6 28 Qd4 Qc6 29 Qd6 Qb7 30 Qd5 Qb6 31 Qd4 Qa5 32 Qe3 Rbc8 33 c4 Qb4 34
Rd4 a5 35 Rxe4 Red8 36 Rc1 Qb7 37 f3 a4 38 c5 axb3 39 axb3 Qa6 40 Ra4 Qb5
41 Rac4 Rc6 42 Qc3 Ra6 43 c6 Ra3 44 Rb4 Qe2 45 Qc2 Rd2 46 c7 Rxc2 47 Rxc2
Qe1+ 48 Rc1 Ra1+ 49 Kxa1 Qxc1+ 50 Ka2 Qxc7 51 Rc4 Qg3 52 Rc2 Qf4 53 Ka3
Qe3 54 Kb2 h5 55 Rc3 Qd4 56 Kc2 Qf2+ 57 Kb1 Qxg2 0-1
 
Benjamin-Santo Roman
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (5)
1 e4 Nf6 2 e5 Nd5 3 d4 d6 4 Nf3 g6 5 Bc4 Nb6 6 Bb3 Bg7 7 a4 a5 8 Qe2 Nc6 9
O-O dxe5 10 dxe5 Nd4 11 Nxd4 Qxd4 12 Re1 Bg4 13 Qf1 Nd7 14 Nc3 Nxe5 15 Nb5
Qd7 16 Bf4 c6 17 Bxe5 Bxe5 18 Rxe5 cxb5 19 h3 Bf5 20 Rd1 Qc6 21 Rxb5 O-O
22 c3 Qc7 23 Qe2 Rfd8 24 Rxd8+ Rxd8 25 Qe5 Qxe5 26 Rxe5 e6 27 Re2 h5 28 h4
Kf8 29 f3 Ke7 30 Kf2 Rd6 31 Ba2 f6 32 Ke1 e5 33 Rd2 Rxd2 34 Kxd2 Be6 35
Bb1 f5 36 b4 Kd6 37 g3 Bb3 38 bxa5 Bxa4 39 Ba2 Be8 40 Ke3 Kc5 41 Be6 Kb5
42 Bd5 1-0
 
Miralles-Fedorowicz
Cannes SWIFT 1992 (5)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6 4 g3 Ba6 5 b3 d5 6 Bg2 dxc4 7 Ne5 Bb4+ 8 Kf1 c6
9 bxc4 O-O 10 Bb2 Bd6 11 Nd2 Qc7 12 Qc2 Bb7 13 Nd3 Nbd7 14 e4 e5 15 h3
exd4 16 Bxd4 Ne5 17 Nf4 Rad8 18 Kg1 Rfe8 19 Be3 Qd7 20 Nb3 c5 21 Nd5 Nxd5
22 cxd5 Qa4 23 Kh2 Nc4 24 Bc1 h5 25 h4 Ne5 26 f3 f5 27 exf5 Nxf3+ 28 Bxf3
Qxh4+ 0-1
 
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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 92 18:14:15 EDT
Subject: British Chess Magazine, February 1992

                         BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE
                             February, 1992

The February, 1992 issue of the "British Chess Magazine" now in
its 112th year contains some interesting material as well as
additional information about matters which had previously been
reported. For example, most of us have already read the account
of the FIDE meetings held in December in Berlin. One item which
was not widely known is that FIDE decided to rate players down
to 2005, thus opening up the possibility for many club players
to obtain international ratings. This can only be good news for
players in the 2000-2200 range, and should make large open
tournaments, such as the World Open and the New York Open, even
more attractive to many players.

This issue starts with an in-depth look at the English knock-out
championship, with narrative and game annotations provided by
BCM editor and English GM Murray Chandler. The spotlight then focuses
briefly on Judit Polgar's earning of her final GM norm, the most
recent FIDE rating list and the obituary of Brian Reilly, former
editor of BCM and a pillar of British chess since the 1920's.

A brief account of the Reggio Emilia tournament (there will be
more next month we are promised) is followed by a wrap-up of
the British Grand Prix won by Michael Adams. Bareyev's victory
at Hastings is well chronicled followed by the standard array of
solid departments: Correspondence Chess, Problem World, Text
Your Chess, Reviews and New Books in Brief, Quotes & Queries and
Studies.

Subscription information: British Chess Magazine, 9 Market St.,
St. Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN38 0DQ, Great Britain. 
1-yr: $46.00, Air Freight

[Well, I think that gets me current.  I'll double-check against my archives,
and if it turns out I missed some good stuff I'll post part 7 of 6, in the
fine tradition of Henry Spencer on the net or Piers Anthony on Xanth.  MN]