Notes by Drew Sarkisian

Kings Indian £90

Deepyaman Datta 2061

Amon Simutowe 2444

Texas Masters (2), 12.04.2004

Datta was never in trouble in this game

against an opponent rated nearly 400

points higher.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6

5.Nf3 0-0 6.h3 Na6 7.BgS h6 8.Be3 Nd7

9.g4 cS 10.dS QaS 11.Rcl Nc7 12.Bd3

a6 13.a4

Looking for a "big clamp". Black

will have to make some concession to

sharpen up the play, but he never gets

around to it...

13 ... eS 14.Qc2 Qb6 15.Nd2 aS 16.h4

Nf6 17.f3 hS 18.gS Nd7 19.Qb3 Qxb3

20.Nxb3 f6 21.Nd2 fxgS 22.hxgS Rf7

23.Ke2 Bf8 24.Rcgl Kg7 25.b3 Be7

26.Bbt Nf8 27.Rh2 Bd7 28.Bc2 Nh7

29.Bbt Raf8 30.Bc2 Na6 31.Bbl b6

32.Bc2 Rh8 33.Bbl Nf8 34.Rh4 Nh7

35.Rh2 Nb4 36.Ndl Kf8 37.Nc3 Ke8

Scoresheet becomes illegible, but it

appears they played on until move 64

and Black could make no headway.

1/2-1/2

Queen's Gambit Declined D35

Babakouly Annakov 2520

Petr Kiriakov 2629

Texas Masters (3), 12.04.2004

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 dS 4.cxdS exdS

5.BgS c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nf3

NhS 9.Bxe7 1/2-1/2

Notes by Drew Sarkisian

Sicilian Najdo,.f B90

Curtis Brooks 2159

Michael Langer 2278

Texas Masters (3), 12.04.2004

1.e4 cS 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 eS 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 Be7

9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 bS 11.NdS BxdS

12.exdS Qc7 13.g4 Rc8 14.Qf2 Nfd7

15.Kbl aS!? 16.BxbS a4 17.Nct a3

18.b3 Qc3 19.Nd3 Nf6

8 &8�q).i8

8 8 l!I 8 � It: It:

20.Qd2?

White holds after 20.Bd2 Qxc2+

21.Ka I and the threat of 22.Rc I compels

Black's retreat with 2 I ... Qc7 . As played,

Black has a winning attack.

20 ... NxdS 21.Bc4 Rxc4! 22.bxc4 Qxc4

23.Rdel Nc3+ 24.Kcl e4

Or 24 ... Nxa2+ 25.Kd I Nc3+

26.Qxc3 Qxc3 and White can resign.

25.fxe4 Nxa2+ 26.Kdl Nc3+ 27.Kcl a2

0-1

Notes by Drew Sarkisian

Sicilian B30

Kalin Nonchev 2130

Wellington Rocha 2399

Texas Masters (3), 12.04.2004

1.e4 cS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.BbS e6 4.Bxc6

bxc6 5.0-0 Ne7 6.d3 Ng6 7.Rel Be7

8.eSN

An attempt to bottle up Black. More

8

usual is 8.Nbd2 0-0 though I have the

feeling that Black in fine in any case.;

Also interesting is 8.Be3.

8 ... f6! 9.h4 0-0 10.exf6 Bxf6 11.hS Nh4

12.Nxh4 Bxh4 13.g3 Bf6 14.c3 es

15.Be3 d6 16.Nd2 Rb8 17.Rbl Be7

18.b4 cxb4 19.Rxb4 Rxb4 20.cxb4 Be6

Due to White's light-square weak

nesses, Black has a strategically won

game.

21.a3 Qd7 22.f3 BdS 23.Kg2 QfS

24.Ne4 QxhS 25.Rht Qf7 26.g4 Qg6

27.Rh3 Be6 28.Qe2 a6 29.Bd2 hS

30.Nf2 hxg4 31.Nxg4 Rxf3!

Hardly a sacrifice; the Bishop and

the extra pawns are more than a match

for the Rook.

32.Rxf3 Bxg4 33.Rg3 Bxe2 34.Rxg6

Bxd3 35.Rg3 Be4+ 36.Kfl Kf7 37.BgS

Bf8 38.Ke2 Ke6 39.Rh3 BfS 40.Rh8

Kf7 41.Bd8 Bc2 42.Bc7 Be7 43.Bd8

Bf6 44.Kd2 Ba4 45.Bc7 Ke6 46.Kd3

BbS+ 47.Kc3 e4+ 48.Kb3 dS 49.Bb6

Bc4+ 50.Kc2 d4 51.Rf8 KdS 52.Bd8

BeS 53.BgS e3 54.Rd8+ Ke4 0-1

Notes by Drew Sarkisian

Budapest Gambit A52

Trevor Jackson 2072

Michal Kujovic 2329

Texas Masters (3), 12.04.2004

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 eS 3.dxeS Ng4 4.Nf3 BcS

5.e3 Nc6 6.Be2 NgxeS 7.NxeS NxeS

8.Nd2 d6 9.Nb3 Bb6 10.Bd2 QgS 11.g3

11.0-0 Bh3 12.BtJ=/+.

11...Qg6 12.f3

12.Bc3!?.

12 ... Bh3 13.Kf2 0-0-0 14.Bc3

14 ... Ng4+!

17.Kel Rhe

Wrong

18.Nc l Rh

Bxe2+ 21.N

18.Ncl?

White c;

polating 18.

though Blacl

18 ... Qf2+ 1'

21.gxfS Bx�

24.BhS Re3

Note,

Ryan Milisi1

Alexander (

Te.

1.e4 cS 2.c3 l

cxd4 6.cxd4

9.0-0 Nd7 1

12.dxeS Qc7

Too Joos,

a better idea.

14 ... Nc3! 15

17.Be4 fS l

20.Bb2 Bf6

20 ... Qg5-

21.Bxc3

Fritz 8

22.Nxe4 rega

Hmmm. I'm!:

that someboc

here ...

21 ... Qxc3 22.

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