4/18/2013 – It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country, with a population is 46,000 (72 percent Jewish, 28 percent Arab). This year's national championship was held in the Palm Beach Hotel in Akko and was won by GM Tamir Nabaty. We bring you pictures, games and analysis, plus a video report by Aleksander Nesterovsky that includes interviews with the players.
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Israel Championship 2013
The Israel Championship took place from April 6th to 14th, 2013. It was
won by GM Tamir Nabaty with 6.5/9 points, half a point more than his nearest
rivals. Olga Vasiliev won the women's event with 7.0/9 points.
Akko (or English Acre) is a city in the Western Galilee
region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is
one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country. The population
is 46,000, of which 72 percent is Jewish and 28 percent Arab.
Two interesting endgames analysed by GM Karsten Müller
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1.d4d52.c4c63.Nf3Nf64.Nc3dxc45.a4e66.e3c57.Bxc4Nc68.0-0Be79.Qe2cxd410.exd40-011.Rd1Nd512.h4Ncb413.h5h614.a5Bd715.Ne5Bc616.Ne4Nf617.Nxc6bxc618.Nc5Nfd519.Nb3Bg520.g3Bxc121.Rdxc1Rb822.Qf3Qe723.Bf1Rfd824.Rc5Nf625.Bg2Rxd426.Nxd4Qxc527.Nxc6Nxc628.Qxc6Qd429.Qc3Qxc330.bxc3Nxh531.a6Nf632.Bb7Kf833.c4Ke734.c5Kd735.Kf1Kc736.Ke2Nd737.Ra5g538.Rb5g439.Ke3Ne540.Kf4f641.Ke3Nf742.Kf4h543.Rb1Nd844.c6Nf745.Rh1Rh846.Ke4Nd6+47.Kd4h448.gxh4Rxh449.Rg1Nf750.Ke3Ne551.f4Nc4+52.Kd4Nd653.Re1g354.Ke3e555.Kf3Rxf4+56.Kxg3Nf5+57.Kg2e458.Ba8e359.Rb1Rf2+60.Kg1Postny's passed pawns Rook
and knight can form a dangerous attacking combination, when they coordinate
well:Nd461.Rb7+61.Kh1?!Nf362.Rb7+Kd663.Rh7e2-+61...Kc8!Against61...Kxc6?White can defend with62.Rb3+Kd663.Rxe362.Rh7Nf3+63.Kh1Rh2+‼Postny's point63...Rc2?runs
into64.Bb7+Kd864...Kb8??65.c7+Rxc766.Rh8+Rc867.Rxc8#65.c7+Rxc766.Rh8+Ke767.Bxf3=64.Rxh2Nxh265.Kg2!?65.Kxh2is met bye2-+65...Kc7!A beautiful final move! White's
bishop is imprisoned so that Postny's passed pawns will decide the day.
Of course not65...e2??66.Kf2=0–1
1.d4d52.c4e63.Nf3Nf64.g3Be75.Bg20-06.Qc2a67.Nbd2Nbd78.0-0c59.cxd5Nxd510.e4Nb411.Qc3cxd412.Nxd4Ne513.a3Nbc614.Nxc6Nxc615.e5Qd416.Nc4Qxc317.bxc3Rb818.Rb1Bd719.Rd1Rfd820.Be3Be821.Bb6Rxd1+22.Rxd1f623.f4fxe524.fxe5Bd825.Bc5Bc726.Bd6Rc827.a4Bb828.Bxb8Rxb829.a5Kf830.Rb1Ke731.Kf2Kd832.Be4h633.Ke3Kc734.g4Rd835.Rf1Kd736.Rb1Rb837.Bxc6+Kxc638.Nd6Bd739.Rb6+Kc740.Ne4Bc641.Nc5Re842.Rb4Bd543.c4Bc644.Rb2Re745.h4Kc8Avrukh's attack In endgames with rook and knight against
rook and bishop the knight wants control to have time for his slow manovers:46.Rd2!White has a large most probably winning advantage as Black
has no real counterplay and the weaknesses on b7 and e6 will be exploited
sooner or later.Rf7Golod activates his rook as passive defense also
will not hold, e.g.46...Be847.Rd6Bf748.Rb6Bg849.Kd4Bf750.g5hxg551.hxg5g652.Rb1Be853.Rf1Bf754.Ne4+-47.Nxe6Bd748.Rd6Re7White is just too active in the rook ending after48...Bxe649.Rxe6for example:Rc750.Kd4Rf751.Kd5Rf452.Re8+Kd753.Rb8Rxg454.e6+Kc755.Ra8+-49.Nc5Bxg449...Rxe5+?!is
met by50.Kd4Re751.Rxd7Rxd7+52.Nxd7Kxd753.Kd5and White wins
the pawn ending:g554.h5Kc755.Kc5Kd756.Kb6Kc857.c5Kb858.c6bxc659.Kxc6Ka760.Kc7Ka861.Kb6+-50.Kf4Be250...Rc751.Rd5Be251...Bh352.e6+-52.Ne6Rxc4+52...Rd753.Ke4Bxc454.Rc5++-53.Ke3+-50...Bh351.e6Bf152.Rd4Kc753.Ke5Bh354.Rd6+-51.Na4Rf7+52.Ke3Bg452...Bxc4??53.Nb6++-53.Nb6+Kb854.Nd5Rd755.Kf4Bh355...Rxd656.exd6Bh357.h5Kc858.c5Kd759.Ne3Ke660.Kg3+-56.c5Be657.Nb4Rf7+57...Rxd658.cxd6Kc859.Nd3+-57...Re758.Ke4Kc759.c6bxc660.Nxa6+Kc861.Rxc6++-58.Ke4Bf5+59.Kd5Bg459...Bc860.e6Rf5+60...Rf161.Ke5Re1+62.Kf5g563.hxg5hxg564.Nd5g465.Rd8Rxe666.Rxc8+Kxc867.Kxe6g368.Nf4+-61.Kd4Rf4+62.Ke3Rxb462...Rf563.Nd3Rf664.e7+-63.e7Rb164.Kd2Rb2+65.Kd3Rb3+66.Kd4Rb4+67.Kd5+-60.e6!Avrukh breaks the line of defense.Rf5+61.Kd4Rf4+62.Kc3Re4White's king escapes after62...Rf3+with63.Kd2Rf2+64.Kd3Rf3+65.Ke4Rb365...Rf166.e7Re1+67.Kf4Rxe768.Nd5+-66.Nd5Bf3+67.Ke5Bxd568.Kxd5Rd3+69.Ke4Rxd670.cxd6Kc871.h5+-63.Nd5b563...Rxe6runs into the mating attack64.Rd8+Ka765.Nb6+-63...Bxe664.Rd8+Ka765.Nb6+-64.e7b4+65.Kb265.Nxb4wins as well.65...Bh565...Bf366.Rd8+Kb767.e8QRxe868.Rxe8Bxd569.Re7+Kc670.Rxg7Kxc571.Rg6+-66.c6Re2+67.Kb3Bf768.c7+Kb769.Rb6+1–0
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