French Blitz Team Championship on Playchess: Nizza and Mulhouse win preliminaries

by Klaus Besenthal
1/11/2021 – On Saturday the preliminaries of the French Online Blitz Team Championship were played on Playchess. The two groups with four teams each were named after famous French chess masters of the past. In the group "Philidor" the team from Nice with GM Christian Bauer (pictured) won smoothly; as did the team of Mulhouse (Mulhouse) with Jean-Noël Riffin in the group "de La Bourdonnais".
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On Playchess: French Online Blitz Team Championship 2021

The ongoing corona pandemic still makes it difficult to play over-the-board tournaments, and this year's French Blitz Team Championship also moved online, to the Playchess server, host of a number of individual and team tournaments.

The preliminaries of the French Blitz Team Championship were played on Saturday, the final will follow on the next weekend. The event attracted a number of grandmasters, and one of them was ChessBase author Christian Bauer, who scored 10½/12 and helped helped his team Nizza to qualify for the finals.

In the following nice game against "Nikam", aka GM Igor Efimov, Bauer won with a straightforward attack against the enemy king.

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.h3 0-0 8.Be3 b6 9.Qd2 Re8 10.Bh6 Bh8 11.e5 Nd5 12.Ne4 f6 13.h4 Bg4 14.h5 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Qd7 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.0-0-0 Qf5 18.exf6
Black is in trouble - it is not easy to defend against White's kingside attack. 18...Nxf6? After this natural looking move, Black's queen on f5 is vulnerable. Better was 18...Bxf6! to keep an eye on g5. 19.Rdg1 Rad8 20.Rg5 Nxe4 21.fxe4 Qf7 22.Kb1 c4 23.f4! Bf6 24.Rg3 cxd3 25.cxd3 Bd4 26.f5 Rd6 27.Bf4 e5 28.Bg5! Black resigned. White's attack on the h-file is too strong. 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Christian Bauer2511Nikame16201–02021B31TOP16-Philidor1

The Scandinavian is a rarely employed opening on the hightest level und guides your opponent on much less familiar terrain than for example the Sicilian, French or any 1.e4 e5 system. After 1.e4 d5 Black fights for the initiative from move one.

Final standings group "Philidor"

Rg. Team 1 2 3 4  Tb1   Tb2   Tb3 
1 Nice  *  13½ 12 13½ 39,0 22 0
2 Monaco 2½  *  7 12½ 22,0 12 0
3 Chartres 4 9  *  7½ 20,5 9 0
4 Agen 2½ 3½ 8½  *  14,5 5 0

Final standings group "de La Bourdonnais"

Rg. Team 1 2 3 4  Wtg1   Wtg2   Wtg3 
1 Mulhouse  *  7 12 11½ 30,5 17 0
2 Metz 9  *  8½ 9 26,5 12 0
3 Lyon 4 7½  *  8½ 20,0 11 0
4 Vandoeuvre 4½ 7 7½  *  19,0 8 0

Games group "Philidor"

 
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1.e4 3 c6 3 2.Nf3 1 d5 0 3.d3 0 Qc7 6 4.Nc3 1 dxe4 2 5.Nxe4 1 Nf6 13 6.Qe2 4 Nbd7 20 7.g3 23 Nxe4 0 8.Qxe4 5 Nf6 2 9.Qe2 1 g6 18 10.Bg2 2 Bg7 1 11.0-0 0 0-0 1 12.Re1 23 Re8 21 13.d4 6 Bg4 27 14.c3 14 Rad8 0 15.h3 6 Bxf3 1 16.Qxf3 14 Nd5 14 17.Bg5 23 Bf6 16 18.Bd2 11 Bg7 58 19.Rad1 6 e5 0 20.dxe5 34 Rxe5 8 21.Rxe5 3 Bxe5 0 22.Bg5 11 Rf8 23 23.h4 3 h5 12 24.Re1 12 Bg7 0 25.a3 26 Qd7 24 26.Qd3 7 Re8 13 27.Rxe8+ 7 Qxe8 0 28.Bxd5 1 cxd5 3 29.Qxd5 1 b6 0 30.Qd8 7 Pastouche06 abandonne (Lag: Av=0.71s, max=1.2s) 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Tigran19842904Pastouche0623091–02021TOP16-Philidor1
Christian Bauer2511Nikame16201–02021TOP16-Philidor1
Adrien Demuth2480Tander20501–02021TOP16-Philidor1
JeremieChartres2000tibmat23771–02021TOP16-Philidor1
Biloute781954Shawshank18790–12021TOP16-Philidor1
Totornator1909Matou3316201–02021TOP16-Philidor1
Harut-19981620Bagheri amir1620½–½2021TOP16-Philidor1
Rikikits1620gpel19271–02021TOP16-Philidor1
tibmat2346Rikikits16200–12021TOP16-Philidor2
Pastouche062308Christian Bauer25120–12021TOP16-Philidor2
Tander2047Harut-199817000–12021TOP16-Philidor2
Shawshank1958Totornator1927½–½2021TOP16-Philidor2
gpel1811JeremieChartres21101–02021TOP16-Philidor2
Bagheri amir1620Adrien Demuth24831–02021TOP16-Philidor2
Matou331620Biloute7818961–02021TOP16-Philidor2
Nikame1620Tigran198429050–12021TOP16-Philidor2
Tigran19842905Tander20171–02021TOP16-Philidor3
Christian Bauer2520Bagheri amir18461–02021TOP16-Philidor3
Adrien Demuth2449Pastouche0623001–02021TOP16-Philidor3
JeremieChartres2012Shawshank19530–12021TOP16-Philidor3
Totornator1932gpel19211–02021TOP16-Philidor3
Harut-19981832Nikame16201–02021TOP16-Philidor3
Biloute781823tibmat2313½–½2021TOP16-Philidor3
Rikikits1620matou3317811–02021TOP16-Philidor3
tibmat2298Totornator19821–02021TOP16-Philidor4
Pastouche062290Harut-199818650–12021TOP16-Philidor4
Shawshank2020Rikikits1971½–½2021TOP16-Philidor4
Tander2017Christian Bauer2520½–½2021TOP16-Philidor4
gpel1862Biloute7818591–02021TOP16-Philidor4
Bagheri amir1843Tigran19842905½–½2021TOP16-Philidor4
matou331674JeremieChartres19491–02021TOP16-Philidor4
Nikame1584Adrien Demuth24590–12021TOP16-Philidor4
Tigran19842888JeremieChartres18640–12021TOP16-Philidor5
Christian Bauer2505Rikikits19821–02021TOP16-Philidor5
Adrien Demuth2460Biloute7818220–12021TOP16-Philidor5
Pastouche062259tibmat23031–02021TOP16-Philidor5
Tander2032Shawshank20131–02021TOP16-Philidor5
Harut-19981990Totornator19691–02021TOP16-Philidor5
Bagheri amir1914matou3317931–02021TOP16-Philidor5
Nikame1583gpel19201–02021TOP16-Philidor5
tibmat2284Nikame17080–12021TOP16-Philidor6
Rikikits1975Tigran198428550–12021TOP16-Philidor6
Shawshank1965Bagheri amir19600–12021TOP16-Philidor6
JeremieChartres1959Christian Bauer25070–12021TOP16-Philidor6
Totornator1927Adrien Demuth2426½–½2021TOP16-Philidor6
Biloute781889Harut-199820510–12021TOP16-Philidor6
gpel1825Pastouche0622781–02021TOP16-Philidor6
matou331748Tander20490–12021TOP16-Philidor6
Tigran19842855Biloute7818711–02021TOP16-Philidor7
Christian Bauer2508Totornator19641–02021TOP16-Philidor7
Adrien Demuth2411JeremieChartres19561–02021TOP16-Philidor7
Pastouche062246Shawshank19171–02021TOP16-Philidor7
Harut-19982086Rikikits19741–02021TOP16-Philidor7
Tander2054tibmat22511–02021TOP16-Philidor7
Bagheri amir2025gpel19201–02021TOP16-Philidor7
Nikame1839matou3317280–12021TOP16-Philidor7
tibmat2225Bagheri amir20690–12021TOP16-Philidor8
Totornator1961Tigran198428550–12021TOP16-Philidor8
JeremieChartres1950Harut-199821260–12021TOP16-Philidor8
Rikikits1930Adrien Demuth2414½–½2021TOP16-Philidor8
Shawshank1905Nikame17550–12021TOP16-Philidor8
gpel1886Tander2080½–½2021TOP16-Philidor8
Biloute781871Christian Bauer25101–02021TOP16-Philidor8
matou331809Pastouche0622511–02021TOP16-Philidor8
tibmat2201Tigran19842855½–½2021TOP16-Philidor9
Rikikits1984Nikame1841½–½2021TOP16-Philidor9
Totornator1960Bagheri amir21511–02021TOP16-Philidor9
JeremieChartres1930Pastouche0622191–02021TOP16-Philidor9
Biloute781918Tander20711–02021TOP16-Philidor9
matou331916Harut-19982155½–½2021TOP16-Philidor9
gpel1909Christian Bauer24760–12021TOP16-Philidor9
Shawshank1848Adrien Demuth23991–02021TOP16-Philidor9
Tigran19842839gpel19061–02021TOP16-Philidor10
Christian Bauer2478tibmat22171–02021TOP16-Philidor10
Adrien Demuth2366matou3319491–02021TOP16-Philidor10
Pastouche062191Rikikits1962½–½2021TOP16-Philidor10
Harut-19982125Shawshank1920½–½2021TOP16-Philidor10
Bagheri amir2070Biloute781947½–½2021TOP16-Philidor10
Tander2047Totornator20060–12021TOP16-Philidor10
Nikame1864JeremieChartres19880–12021TOP16-Philidor10
tibmat2211Adrien Demuth23690–12021TOP16-Philidor11
Totornator2037Nikame18280–12021TOP16-Philidor11
JeremieChartres2008Tander2028½–½2021TOP16-Philidor11
Rikikits1994Bagheri amir2053½–½2021TOP16-Philidor11
Biloute781952Pastouche0621810–12021TOP16-Philidor11
matou331940Christian Bauer24840–12021TOP16-Philidor11
Shawshank1938Tigran198428390–12021TOP16-Philidor11
gpel1905Harut-199821000–12021TOP16-Philidor11
Tigran19842839matou3319361–02021TOP16-Philidor12
Christian Bauer2485Shawshank19381–02021TOP16-Philidor12
Adrien Demuth2379gpel18891–02021TOP16-Philidor12
Pastouche062188Totornator20001–02021TOP16-Philidor12
Harut-19982121tibmat22011–02021TOP16-Philidor12
Bagheri amir2045JeremieChartres20101–02021TOP16-Philidor12
Tander2027rikikits20020–12021TOP16-Philidor12
Nikame1907Biloute781945½–½2021TOP16-Philidor12

Games group "de La Bourdonnais"

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 Ne4 5.Nxe4 dxe4 6.Bc4 B06: Modern Defence. c5
7.e6N Predecessor: 7.c3 Nc6 8.Ne2 Bg7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bf4 Bg4 11.h3 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 cxd4 13.Qxe4 dxc3 14.bxc3 0-1 (38) Kuhn,C (2180)-Lagarde,M (2651) Europe Echecs INT 2020 7...f5 7...Bxe6= and Black is okay. 8.Bxe6 fxe6 8.d5!+- White is clearly better. Worse is 8.dxc5 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Na6= 8...Bg7 9.c3 0-0 10.Ne2 Na6 11.Bf4 Nc7 11...b5± 12.d6 Nxe6
13.Qb3! Kf7 14.Rd1 Strongly threatening d7! Re8? 14...b5 15.Bd5 15.Qxb5 Qb6+- 15...Bd7 16.Bxa8 Qxa8 17.dxe7       Discovered Attack Kxe7 18.Bd6+ Ke8 19.Bxf8 c4 15.d7 Bxd7 With the idea ...Qc8. 16.Bxe6+ 16.Qxb7 Qb6 17.Rxd7 Qxb7 18.Rxb7 16...Bxe6 17.Rxd8 Bxb3 18.Rxa8 Rxa8 19.axb3 e5 20.Be3 b6 21.f4 21.c4+- is more deadly. 21...Rd8 21...exf3 22.gxf3 Rd8 22.g3 Rd3 23.Kf2 Ke6 24.Nc1 Rd7 25.Ke2 h6 26.Rd1 26.h4 keeps more tension. exf4 27.Bxf4 Be5 28.Rh3 Bxf4 29.gxf4 Rb7 30.Rh1 26...Rxd1 27.Kxd1 exf4 28.gxf4 Bf6 29.Ne2 g5 30.Kc2 Be7 31.c4 Kf6 32.Nc3 32.Kd2± 32...Bd6= 33.Nd5+ Kg6 34.Kd2 Bf8? White now steadily converts the win. 34...Kh5= and Black stays safe. 35.Ke2+- Bg7 35...g4± was worth a try. 36.Bd2 Kf7 36.Bc1 Bf8 37.Kf2 Bd6 38.Kg3 Bf8 39.Nc7 Bd6
40.Nb5 Bb8 41.Bd2 Kf6 42.h3 Kg6 43.Nc3 Bd6 44.Nd5 Bf8 44...Kf7 45.Kg2 Kg6 45.b4       Bd6? 45...cxb4 46.Bxb4 Bxb4 47.Nxb4 Kf7 46.b5 Bf8 47.b3 Bd6 48.Bc3 Bb8 49.Bd2 Bd6 50.h4 g4 51.Bc3 Kf7 52.h5 Bf8 53.Be5 Bg7 54.Bxg7 White mates. Kxg7 55.Ne7 Kf6 56.Nc6 Ke6 57.Nxa7 e3 58.Nc6 Kd6 59.Ne5 Weighted Error Value: White=0.23/Black=0.48 1–0
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Babota1620amiralfio17700–12021TOP16-LaBourdannais2
Brunico20161620Pierre351914½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais2
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PositionalChess2194amiralfio1807½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais4
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MeMouss2007Pierre351892½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais4
Brunico20161878Risso1948½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais4
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Babota1569Burrito200120371–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais4
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jncool682432SFeller1817½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais5
Yvesandre22356ProfTerrieux24370–12021TOP16-LaBourdannais5
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Burrito20011916Risso19401–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais5
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SFeller1885amiralfio18111–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais6
Brunico20161788Lasker6924850–12021TOP16-LaBourdannais6
maten3coups1678PositionalChess21721–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais6
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jncool682401ProfTerrieux24530–12021TOP16-LaBourdannais7
Yvesandre22312SFeller1939½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais7
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Burrito20011975Pierre3520101–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais7
amiralfio1795Risso19641–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais7
Babota1791MeMouss2017½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais7
Lyon-YOUNES1758Soumcouy20841–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais7
ProfTerrieux2467amiralfio1820½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais8
Soumcouy2054PositionalChess21100–12021TOP16-LaBourdannais8
MeMouss2008Lasker6924701–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais8
SFeller1990Burrito200120351–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais8
Pierre351950Yvesandre222980–12021TOP16-LaBourdannais8
Risso1919jncool6823870–12021TOP16-LaBourdannais8
Brunico20161900Lyon-YOUNES1870½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais8
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ProfTerrieux2451PositionalChess2124½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais9
sFeller2059Babota18971–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais9
MeMouss2040yvesandre223020–12021TOP16-LaBourdannais9
Soumcouy2040amiralfio18360–12021TOP16-LaBourdannais9
Pierre351938Lasker6924381–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais9
Risso1916Lyon-YOUNES18761–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais9
Brunico20161895jncool682389½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais9
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jncool682374Soumcouy20141–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais10
yvesandre22309maten3coups1828½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais10
PositionalChess2137Risso1937½–½2021TOP16-LaBourdannais10
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Babota1864Pierre3520281–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais10
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Lasker692413ProfTerrieux24081–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais12
Jncool682348maten3coups19231–02021TOP16-LaBourdannais12
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