Kader-Challenge: Four players share the lead with one round to go

by Klaus Besenthal
4/11/2021 – Saturday saw the top games of Round 8 — Rasmus Svane v Matthias Bluebaum and Dmitrij Kollars v Alexander Donchenko — ending in draws. Daniel Fridman seized the opportunity, as he managed to catch up with Bluebaum, Kollars and Donchenko with a win over Andreas Heimann. The tournament ends on Sunday with the ninth round (starting at 10:00 CEST). In the women’s tournament, Jana Schneider defended her lead in the standings with a win against Antonia Ziegenfuß. | Photo: Frank Hoppe
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Kader-Challenge 2021 in Magdeburg

The players are of course the most important protagonists in the Kader-Challenge, but the tournament could not take place without first-class work being done behind the scenes.

IA Gregor Johann is the main arbiter | Photo: Sandra Schmidt

Competent and charming — the tireless live commentator Klaus Bischoff | Photo: Sandra Schmidt 

Daniel Fridman’s victory over Andreas Heimann came about in a slightly curious way: Heimann was clearly having an off day.

 
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1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Nbd2 Nh5 6.Be5 e6 7.c3 f6 8.Bg3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nxg3 10.hxg3
A somewhat unusual London system, given that White took back on d4 with the c-pawn - but it's all correct. 10...g6?! But this weakening move is not ideal. More solid was 10...Bd6 11.Bd3 Bg7? And now Heimann overlooks another tactical threat. 12.Rxh7 Kf7 13.Qc2 f5 14.Rxh8 Bxh8 15.Nb3 Bd7 16.Nc5 Nb4 17.Qd2
White has a comfortable advantage in the form of an extra pawn and, in perspective, at least a good knight against a bad bishop. 17...b6 18.Qxb4 bxc5 19.Qxc5 Bf6 20.Ne5+ Black has two pawns less and no chances of counterplay. White, on the other hand, after f2-f3 together with Kf2 and Th1, could even launch a mating attack. 1–0
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Fridman,D2601Heimann,A26061–02021D02DSB-Kader-Challenge 20218.1

Results - Round 8

 

Standings after round 8

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The women’s section

In the game between Jana Schneider and Antonia Ziegenfuß, Schneider already had attacking chances in the late phase of the opening, which eventually developed into a well-conducted mating attack:

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 d6 7.exd6 Bxd6 8.d4 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 cxd4 11.cxd4 Nd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3?! 12...Nce7 13.Qd3 Bd7 14.Ng5 Nf6 13.bxc3 Qc7 14.Bc2 g6 15.Bh6 15.h4 15...Rd8 16.Qe2 Bf4 17.Bg5 Bxg5 18.Nxg5 Qf4 19.Ne4 b6 20.g3 Qc7 21.Qg4 21.d5! exd5 22.Nf6+ Kh8 23.Qd2 Qd6 24.Qg5 Bb7 25.Rad1 21...f5 22.Nf6+ Kf7 23.Qh4 h6?! 23...Qe7! 24.d5! Na5? 24...Ne5 25.Re3 Qe7 26.Rxe5 Qxf6 27.Qd4 25.dxe6+ Bxe6 26.Qxh6 Qxc3 26...Kxf6? 27.Qh4+ 27.Nh7 Bd5 28.Bxf5 gxf5 29.Rac1 Re8 30.Ng5+ Kg8 31.Qg6+ 1–0
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Schneider,J2272Ziegenfuss,A21011–02021B22DSB-Frauenkader-Challenge 20216.3

Jana Schneider | Photo: Frank Hoppe

Elisabeth Paehtz will play Schneider in a direct duel for tournament victory in the last round on Sunday — Schneider has Black, but a draw would be enough for her | Photo: Frank Hoppe

Results - Round 6

 

Standings after round 6

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Klaus Besenthal is computer scientist, has followed and still follows the chess scene avidly since 1972 and since then has also regularly played in tournaments.

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