Jon Speelman's Agony Column #29
This week's pair of games are by Han Schut, a Dutchman who is currently on sabbatical after five years in New York heading up a company, Minteq, which services the steel industry worldwide.

Han Schut

The game of Han Schut (right, with the cape) catches
the eye of an onlooker (Photo: Tournament page Bilbao 2016)
Han's whole family, he, his wife Heleen and daughters Donna and Lisa all play chess. Donna was Dutch under 14 champion in 2006, beating among others future grandmasters current GMs Robin van Kampen and David Klein. But she quit playing when she was 16 and currently works for Google in Dublin.
Lisa, his younger daughter, became Dutch women's champion in 2014 at the age of 19 and has also won several medals at World and European championships. She played in the C group at Wijk aan Zee in 2012 and had a very honourable draw with Matthew Sadler in which she was appreciably better (or indeed winning) at one moment. However since 2014 she has only been playing occasionally, concentrating instead on her academic studies (Operations Research at the Erasmus University Rotterdam).

Lisa Schut
Han is rated just 2120 but this must be due to inconsistency since the underlying standard in both of his two games is considerably higher.
They come from the Hoogeveen Open last October with the Agony a game he contrived to lose against a good FIDE Master from a winning position and the Ecstasy a nice win against an IM. He provided excellent notes which I've mainly left intact with a few interventions as JS.
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 5...g6 6.Be3 a6 7.f3 Bg7 8.Qd2 h5 9.a4 Nc6 10.Be2 Bd7 11.0-0 Rc8 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.a5 0-0 14.Rfd1 Qd7 15.Ra3 Rfd8 16.Bb6 Re8 17.Qe3 Qe6 18.Bd4 Nd7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qf2 Nc5 21.Bd3 Qf6 22.f4 e5 23.fxe5 Qxf2+ 24.Kxf2 Rxe5 6.Be2 g6 6...e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4 Rc8 12.a5 Qc7 13.Rfd1 Rfe8 14.Nc1 Qc6 15.f3 Qc7 16.Nb3 h6 17.Rdc1 Qc6 18.Rd1 Qc7 19.Rdc1 Qc6 20.Rd1 7.Be3 Nc6?! 8.f3 8.Nd5 Nxd5 9.exd5 Qa5+ 10.c3 Qxd5? 11.Bf3 8...Bg7 9.Qd2 Qc7?! 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 e5 12.Be3 Be6 13.0-0-0 0-0-0 14.Na4 Qc6 15.Qa5 d5? 16.Ba7! 16.g5 d4 17.Nb6+ Kb8 18.Qxe5+ Qc7 19.Qxc7+ Kxc7 20.gxf6 Bxf6 21.Nd5+! Bxd5 22.Bf4+ 16...Bh6+ 17.Kb1 b5 18.Bb6! Rd6 18...bxa4 19.Bxa6+ Kd7 19...Kb8 20.Bb5 Qb7 21.Bxd8+- 20.Bb5+- 19.Qxa6+ Qb7 20.Bxb5? 20.Qxb5 20...Qxa6 21.Bxa6+ Kb8 22.Bb5 Rxb6! 23.Nxb6 dxe4 24.Bd7? 24.fxe4 Nxe4 25.Bd7 Kc7 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Nc4 Nf2 28.Rhf1 Nxd1 29.Rxd1 e4 30.Re1 Rf8 31.a4 24...exf3 25.h3 25.Bxe6 fxe6 26.Rhf1 26.Nd7+ Nxd7 27.Rxd7 e4 28.Rf7 Rf8! 29.Rxf8+ Bxf8 30.c3 Bc5 31.Kc2 e3 26...e4 27.h3 25...e4 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Nc4?! 27.Rhf1 Bf4 28.Na4! 27...Nd5 27...Rc8 28.Nd6 Rd8! 28.Rde1 e3 29.Rhf1 f2 30.Re2 Rc8 31.Nxe3?! 31.Nd6 Rf8 32.c4 Nb4 33.a3 Nc6 34.Kc2 31...Bxe3 32.Rxe3 Nxe3 33.Rxf2 e5 34.Re2?! 34.Kc1 Rd8 35.b3 Rd1+ 36.Kb2 34...Rf8 35.b3 Rf3 36.h4 Nxg4 0–1 - Start an analysis engine:
- Try maximizing the board:
- Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
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Schut,H | 2128 | Beerdsen,T | 2404 | 0–1 | 2016 | B72 | Hoogeveen Unive op 20th | 4 |
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.0-0 a6 5.Bd3 Ngf6 6.Re1 b5 7.c3 Bb7 8.Bc2 Qc7 8...Rc8 9.a4 b4 10.a5 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 Rc8 11.Bb3 11.Bd3 Bxe4 12.Bxe4 Nxe4 13.Rxe4 Qxc1 11...Nxe4 12.Bf4 12.Nbd2 Ndf6? 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bf4 g6 15.Qd3 15.Rxe4 Bxe4 16.Ng5+- 15...Nf6 16.Rac1 Qd7 17.Rxc8+ Bxc8 18.Qc3 Bb7 19.Ng5 Bd5 20.Be5 dxe5 21.dxe5 Bg7 22.exf6 Bxf6 23.Qxf6 12...Qb6 13.Nbd2 13.Nc3 Nef6 13...Nxc3 14.bxc3 14.a4 d5 15.Ne5 13...Nef6 14.a4 d5 15.a5?! Qd8 16.Ne5 16.Qe2 e6? 16...g6! 17.Rac1 17.Ng5 h6 18.Nxf7 Kxf7 19.Nf3 Kg7 17...e6 18.Rxc8 Qxc8 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.Bxe5 Bg7 21.Qf3 Qd8 22.Rc1 0-0 23.Rc7? Ne4! 17.Ng5! Qe7 18.Rac1 Rc4 19.Bxc4 dxc4 20.Nxc4 20.Nde4 Nxe4 21.Nxe4 Qh4 22.Qe3 20...bxc4 21.Qxc4 Nd5 22.Qxd5 exd5 23.Bd6 h6 24.Bxe7 Bxe7 25.Rc7 hxg5 26.Rxb7 Rh6 27.Ra7 16...e6 17.Qe2 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Nd7 19.Qg4 19...Nb8 19...h5 20.Qg3 h4 21.Qg4 h3 22.gxh3? 22.g3 Nc5 22...Qh4-+ 20.Be3 Nc6 21.Bb6 Qe7 22.Rac1 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.e6 f6 24.Nf3 g6 25.Rac1 Bh6 26.Bc5 Qc7 27.Qh4 Bxc1 28.Qxf6 Rg8 29.Rxc1 Qg7 22...Qb4 23.Qg5 h6 24.Qe3 Be7 25.Nf3 0-0 26.Qd3 Nxa5 27.Bc2 g6 28.Be3 Nc4 29.Bxh6 Nxb2 30.Qe3 Nc4 31.Qd3 Nb2 32.Qe2 Rfd8 33.Ng5? 33.Rb1 d4 34.Bxg6 fxg6 35.Rxb2 Qc4-+ 33...Qh4 34.Nxf7 Kxf7 35.Qf3+ Ke8 36.Bxg6+ Kd7 37.Qe3 Nc4 38.Qa7 Rc7 39.Rxc4 bxc4 40.Be3 c3 41.Rb1 Ra8 42.Qb6 Rg8 43.Bf7 43...Qg4 44.Bxg8 Qxg8 45.Qa5 Qg4 46.h3 Qe4 47.Qa2 c2 48.Rc1 d4 49.Qa4+ Bc6 0–1 - Start an analysis engine:
- Try maximizing the board:
- Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
- Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
- Drag the split bars between window panes.
- Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
- Games viewed here will automatically be stored in your cloud clipboard (if you are logged in). Use the cloud clipboard also in ChessBase.
- Create an account to access the games cloud.
Kerigan,D | 2362 | Schut,H | 2128 | 0–1 | 2016 | B51 | Hoogeveen Unive op 20th | 3 |
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