Grivas on the Chess Olympiad 2024 (2)

by Efstratios Grivas
10/2/2024 – The Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest saw a lot of interesting games, many truely spectacular, and often quite instructive, especially for budding chess masters. Of the total of nearly 8,000 games, here are six treats, selected and annotated by international trainer Eftratios Grivas. Play through them and learn.
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Arjun Erigaisi (left) scored 10.0/11, and missed a good chance against Shamsiddin Vokhidov

Sabrina Vega (left) in the match Spain vs Mongolia | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza

And here are some more that caught my eye:

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 0-0 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Nbd2 d6 8.a4 Ng4 9.Bxe7 Nxe7 10.d4 Ng6 11.h3 Nf6 12.0-0 a5 13.Re1 Qe7 14.Bf1 Bd7 15.Qc2 Rfe8 16.Rad1 h6 17.b3 Nh7 18.dxe5 dxe5 19.Nc4 Nf6 20.Ne3 Nf4 21.Bc4 Rad8 22.b4 axb4 23.cxb4 Qxb4 24.Qa2 Qe7 25.Qb3 b6 26.Qc2 c6 27.Bb3 b5 28.axb5 cxb5 29.Qc7 Rc8 30.Qb7 Rc3 31.Ba2 Nd3 32.Re2 Nc5 33.Qa7 Ncxe4 34.Nd5 Nxd5 35.Bxd5 Nf6 36.Rxe5 Qf8 37.Ba2 Bc6 38.Rxe8 Bxe8 39.Rd8 b4 40.Qb8 Qe7 41.Rc8 Rxc8 42.Qxc8 g6 43.Qb8 Kg7 44.Qb6 Qe2 45.Bb3 Qe4 46.Nd4 Qe1+ 47.Kh2 Ne4 48.Nc2 Qd2 49.Qxb4 Qf4+ 50.Kh1 Nxf2+ 51.Kg1 Ne4 52.Qd4+ Kh7 53.Qe3 Qxe3+ 54.Nxe3 Kg7 55.Bd5 Nd6 56.Kf2 Bd7 57.h4 Kf6 58.g3 Ke5 59.Bf3 f5 60.Ng2 Be6 61.Nf4 Bf7 62.Ke3 Nc4+ 63.Kf2 g5 64.hxg5 hxg5 65.Ne2 Bd5 66.Bxd5 Kxd5 67.Nc3+ Kd4 68.Ne2+ Kd3 69.Nc1+ Ke4 70.Ne2 Nd6 71.Nc3+ Kd3 72.Nd5 g4 73.Nf4+ Kd2 74.Ne6 Ne4+ 75.Kg2 Ke3 76.Ng7 Nd6 77.Ne6 Nc4 78.Kg1 Nd2 79.Kg2 Nf3 80.Nf4 Ne1+ 81.Kf1 Nf3 82.Ng2+ Kd2 83.Kf2 Ng5 84.Nh4 Ne4+ 85.Kg2 Nd6 86.Kf2 Kd3 87.Ng6 Ne4+ 88.Kg2 Ke3 89.Nf4 Nc3 90.Ng6 Ke2 91.Nh4 Nd5 92.Kh2 Ne3 93.Kg1 Ke1 94.Ng6 Kd2 95.Kf2 Nd1+ 96.Kf1 Ke3 97.Nh4 Ke4 98.Ke2 Nc3+ 99.Kf2 Nb5 100.Ng2 Kd3 101.Ne1+ Kd2 102.Nf3+ Kd3 103.Ne1+ Ke4 104.Ng2 Nd6 105.Ke2 Ke5 106.Ne3 Ne4 107.Nf1 Kd4 (D)
A position from the match France-England, where the White French player is already defending for a long time this difficult, but holdable ending. 108.Ke1? White should hold after 108.Kd1! Kd3 109.Ke1 Nc3 110.Nd2 Kd4 111.Nb3+! 111.Nf1? Ke4 112.Kf2 Kd3 113.Ke1 Ne4 114.Kd1 Nd6 115.Ke1 Nc4-+ 111...Ke3 112.Kf1 Nb5 112...Kf3 113.Nd4+= 113.Kg2 Nd4 114.Nc5= , as his knight wouldn't be dominated. 108...Kd3! 109.Kd1 (D)
109...Nd6! The black knight will improve and will dominate its counterpart. 110.Ke1 110.Nd2 Ke3 111.Ke1 Ne4-+ . 110...Nc4 111.Kf2 Nd2! 112.Nh2 112.Nxd2 Kxd2 113.Kf1 Ke3 114.Kg2 Ke2-+ , would be the end of the story. 112...Ne4+ 113.Kg2 (D)
113...Ke3 113...Ke3 And White resigned, due to 114.Nf1+ Ke2 115.Nh2 Nd2-+ , as the white knight would be fully dominated. 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Maurizzi,M2595McShane,L26110–12024C54Olympiad10
Heim,C1751Mahendra,G17250–12024C61Olympiad9
Olsen,F2441Santos Latasa,J26240–12024E11Olympiad8
Garcia,J2380Svane,F26400–12024E11Olympiad2
Rodrigue-Lemieux,S2509Christiansen,J26611–02024C07Olympiad2

Efstratios (30.03.1966) is a highly experienced chess trainer and chess author. He has been awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) the titles of International Chess Grandmaster, FIDE Senior Trainer, International Chess Arbiter and International Chess Organiser.
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