[Event "7th CHN-RUS Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 1"]
[Black "Wang Yue - Malakhov"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/3bppbp/5np1/2pPB3/1qp5/2N4P/1PPNQPP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 21"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

21... Bf5 {#} 22. d6 $1 Be6 ({The pawn is untouchable. If} 22... exd6 $2 23.
Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Nd5 $1 Qxb2 25. Nxc4 Qd4 26. Rd1 {is decisive.}) 23. dxe7 Re8 24.
Nde4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Rxe7 (25... Bxe5 26. Qxe5 Rxe7 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Qxe7 Be6 (
28... Qxb2 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qxd5) 29. Rb1) 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Qxe7
Qxb2 29. Qe5+ Qxe5 30. Rxe5 Be6 31. Rxc5 $18 *

[Event "7th CHN-RUS Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 2"]
[Black "Ni Hua - Potkin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3n1k1/5rpQ/1p1p1p2/p3p3/2q1P3/B1P2P1R/P6P/R6K b - - 0 27"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

27... Kf8 {#} 28. Bxd6+ $1 Nxd6 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qxa8 Qe2 31. Qd5 Rf8 32. Rg1
g5 33. Rd1 Rd8 34. Rh7+ Kf8 35. Qd3 $1 (35. Rh8+ $2 {would be throw away the
victory after} Ke7 36. Rxd8 Qxf3+ 37. Kg1 Qe3+ 38. Kg2 Qe2+ 39. Kg1 (39. Kh3 $4
Qf3#) 39... Qe3+) 1-0

[Event "7th CHN-RUS Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 3"]
[Black "Rublevsky - Zhou Jianchao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1br2k1/p1qn1p1p/1p2p1p1/1B4N1/8/6P1/PPP1QP1P/R2R2K1 b - - 0 18"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

18... Rb8 {#} 19. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 (20... Kf8 21. Bc4 Nc5 22. Qg8+
Ke7 23. Qf7#) 21. Rd2 $1 {Preparing to double the rooks. Black can do nothing
against this.} a6 22. Bc6 b5 23. Rad1 Rb6 24. Rxd7 $1 {Precise to the end.} 1-0

[Event "7th CHN-RUS Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 4"]
[Black "Potkin - Zhou Jianchao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r2k2/3n2pp/p1r5/1b2pP2/NP1p2P1/8/R1P4P/3BR1K1 w - - 0 31"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

31. Nb2 {#} Rxc2 $1 32. Bxc2 Rxc2 {Not only has Black opened the way to
advance his central pawns, but the a2 rook and b2 knight are tied up.} 33. Rea1
e4 34. Nd1 Rxa2 35. Rxa2 e3 36. Ra1 Ne5 37. Kg2 e2 38. Nf2 d3 0-1

[Event "7th CHN-RUS Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 5"]
[Black "Timofeev - Zhou Jianchao"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3kb1r/1b1n1p2/pp2p3/4PNBp/qP1N4/2PQ4/5RPP/4R1K1 b kq - 0 27"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

27... Rg8 {#} 28. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 29. Qh7 $1 Nxe5 ({After} 29... Rf8 30. exd6 {
the threat of Rxe6+ fxe6 Qe7 mate is fatal.} e5 31. Rxf7 Rxf7 32. Qg8+ Rf8 33.
Qe6#) (29... Rxg5 30. Qxf7+ Kd8 31. Nxe6+ Kc8 32. Qe8#) 30. Qxg8+ Kd7 31. Rxf7+
Nxf7 32. Qxf7+ Kc8 33. Rxe6 Qa1+ 34. Kf2 Qa2+ 35. Ke3 {And Black has no
satisfactory defense against Re8. Ex:} Kb8 36. Re8+ Ka7 37. Nc6# *

[Event "7th CHN-RUS Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 6"]
[Black "Ni Hua - Malakhov"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r3/p3bppp/1kp5/2pbN3/8/2B2P2/PPP3PP/2KRR3 b - - 0 19"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

19... Kb7 {#} 20. Nxf7 $1 Bxf7 21. Rd7+ Kb6 22. Rexe7 Rxe7 23. Rxe7 Bd5 24.
Bxg7 $18 {Note: in the game the f3 pawn was actually on f2.} *

[Event "7th CHN-RUS w Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 7"]
[Black "Ju Wenjun - Gunina"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rr2k1/5ppb/nqp1pn1p/ppb1N3/4PPP1/PP6/1BPNQ1BP/3R1R1K b - - 0 18"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

18... Be3 {#} 19. Ndc4 $1 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Qa7 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23.
Nxe3 $18 *

[Event "7th CHN-RUS w Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 8"]
[Black "Ding Yixin - Kashlinskaya"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r3/1p3kpp/p3b3/2Nq1p2/3B4/1PP5/P1QN1PPP/b3R1K1 b - - 0 21"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

21... Rac8 {#} 22. Re5 $1 Qd8 (22... Qd6 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Qxf5+ Ke7 25. Nde4
Rxe4 26. Qxe4+ Kf8 (26... Kd8 27. Nxb7+) 27. Qf5+ Ke7 28. Qxc8 Bxc3 29. Qxb7+
Ke8 30. Qe4+ Kf7 31. Qf3+ Ke7 32. Qxc3) (22... Qxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxc5 24. Bd4 Rc7
25. Qc1 Bxc3 26. Bxc3 Rec8 27. Nb1 b5 28. Qe3 $18) 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Qxf5+ Qf6
25. Qh5+ Qg6 26. Qf3+ Ke8 27. Qxb7 Rd8 28. Rxe6+ Qxe6 29. Qxg7 *

[Event "7th CHN-RUS w Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 9"]
[Black "Pogonina - Ju Wenjun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/5p1p/p1q1rPpQ/2B1b3/3p4/1P3R2/P5PP/2R4K b - - 0 29"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

29... Bxf6 {#} {White mistakenly played} 30. Rh3 $4 {missing Black's next shot.
} ({Best was} 30. Rxf6 $1 Rxf6 31. Bxd4 Qd6 32. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11) 30... Qxc5 $1
31. Qxh7+ Kf8 32. Rf1 Ke7 33. Qh6 Rh8 0-1

[Event "7th CHN-RUS w Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 10"]
[Black "Ju Wenjun - Gunina, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rr2k1/5ppb/nqp1pn2/pp2N1P1/4P3/PP2b3/1BPNQ1BP/3R1R1K b - - 0 20"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

20... Bxg5 {#} {(Analysis)} 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Qxg5 {Threating
to take on f6.} Ne8 24. Qe7 Bg6 25. Rf8+ Kh7 26. Qh4+ Bh5 27. Qxh5# 1-0

[Event "7th CHN-RUS Rapid"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2010.08.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Position 11"]
[Black "Rublevsky - Zhou Jianchao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1rbr3k/2qn3p/p1B1Q1p1/1p6/8/6P1/PPPR1P1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 23"]
[PlyCount "2"]
[EventDate "2010.08.11"]

23... Rb6 {#} 24. Rxd7 $1 {Precise to the end.} (24. Rxd7 {White wins in all
variations. See if you can work them out on your own, or if you prefer, play
through the moves in the replay.} Bxd7 (24... Rxd7 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26. Rxd7+ $1
Bxd7 27. Qe7+ Kg8 (27... Kh6 28. Qf8+ Kh5 29. Bf3+ Bg4 (29... Kg5 30. h4#) 30.
Bxg4+ Kxg4 31. f3+ Kh5 32. g4+ Kg5 (32... Kh4 33. Qh6#) 33. h4+ Kxh4 34. Qh6+
Kg3 35. Qh2+ Kxf3 36. Qxc7) 28. Bd5+ Re6 29. Bxe6+ Bxe6 30. Qxc7) 25. Qf6+ Kg8
26. Bd5+ Be6 27. Bxe6+ Rxe6 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Qxd8+) 1-0

