With opening the a-file just leading to the rooks coming off, Black has absolutely no counterplay now. 21.Kg7? 22.f4 Maybe not even best! But White slams the door to any activity by Black, when now only he can play on.
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Ako had his chances for the full point, but of course this is very complicated in real time over the board. 25.Nxg6 26.Bxg6 hxg6 27.Qxg6+ It's just a draw - White has run out of attackers. 24.Qg3 24.Ne5Ģ5.Nxg6? And after all those times when this was the winning move - now it's the move that *doesn't* win! Black can trade off a critical piece. The height of theory - seventy years ago! Yet this is a great position to play for both sides. Ezra kept his cool though and took the opportunities at the end. There is no way for Black to defend here. 45.Qf6+!+- Trading queens wins as the c-pawn marches forward. But the DGT board recorded the crucial drama:Ĥ2.Rc7? 43.Rxc7+?! 43.Qxc7 44.Qxe6 Qd8? If the black rook retreats then White can capture on b6 39.Qd8 40.Rxb6 Rd4? 41.Qb3 Rd2 42.Rb7+ Here they both had five minutes or less, and stopped keeping score. Much better was 39.Qe3! Ezra jumps at his chance. 22.Ne7 23.Rfc1 Bc6 24.Bc4 Qd7 25.Ne1 Nd5īlack has a clear edge with such control of d5. 11.Qh5+ Kf8 12.f4?! 12.f5= Now the game is blocked, which Black can be happy about. Instead Black could have considered 7.e5 Bd7 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Nh3 Qc7 10.0-0 f6?! This gives White definte play on the kingside. This is definitely compensation for the pawn. MI Sep-Oct TNM 1800+ San Francisco (5.1), ġ.e4 c5 2.a3 The Delayed Wing Gambit 2.e6 3.b4 cxb4 4.axb4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4Ħ.d5?! This makes the game an Advanced French where White has a strong pawn chain. Here are some games from Tuesday night, annotated by GM Nick de Firmian: (1) FM Chambers,Ezra (2314) - Fong,Nathan (2049) Here is the link to the broadcast of round 5: Two more rounds to go in this TNM, the action continues next Tuesday evening starting at 6:30pm PDT, broadcast at 7pm. Five players are in the hunt just a half point behind with 4/5, including Parsons, Dessert, Paul Reed, Andrew Imbens and Anton Maliev. In the u/1800 section, Marty Cortinas and Daniel Wang played to a draw, and with Christopher Dessert losing to Stephen Parsons, Cortinas and Wang lead the section with 4.5/5. Sean Kelly won an impressive game against Alex Chin, putting Kelly along with Heidari and Weng at 3.5.5. He received a futher half point cushion on his lead from last week after a draw between Ako Heidari and Nicholas Weng. He currently leads the top section by a full point and a half with a perfect 5/5. Nathan commented right after the game, "That's why they're good," referring to the ability of stronger players to keep their cool in difficult positions, find ways to create opportunities, and leave little room for error to their opponents. FM Ezra Chambers continued to work his magic at the Tuesday Night Marathon, again persevering through an inferior position during much of the game to steal victory from the jaws of defeat against Nathan Fong.