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Round 6 was played on Friday morning. Rasmus Svane, who was leading the standings at that point, played an 18-move theoretical variation against Dennis Wagner before surprising his opponent with a novelty that involved an exchange sacrifice. The strong idea did not quite work as Svane quickly played an imprecise move and subsequently got into trouble. In the end, Svane managed to save the half point. It was, undoubtedly, an exciting game:
Rasmus Svane | Photo: Frank Hoppe
For Frederik, the younger of the Svane brothers, it was high time to score a win after losing three in a row. In his game against Niclas Huschenbeth, he succeeded. Karsten Müller analysed the endgame:
Ein Remis gab es zwischen Andreas Heimann und Alexander Donchenko, die sich somit beide auch nach der 6. Runde einen halben Punkt hinter Rasmus Svane einreihen mussten. Für den Endspiel-Experten war dies aber eine interessante Partie: T+S gegen T+L - das ist meistens spannend! Karsten Müller hat das Wort:
In Round 7, alongside Kollars and Donchenko, the current number one in the German ratings list climbed to the top of the table. Matthias Bluebaum’s victory over Andreas Heimann was, leaving aside a few imprecisions, extremely impressive:
The aim of this DVD is to demonstrate the typical tactical themes of the Sicilian Najdorf and to improve your understanding of them, as well as to practice them with the interactive examples.
Also leading — Dmitrij Kollars | Photo: Frank Hoppe
Fiona Sieber defeated Annmarie Muetsch in a rook ending with an extra pawn, which alone took about 60 moves. However, she did not change the situation at the top of the standings table with her victory.
Learn to master the right exchange! Let the German WGM Elisabeth Pähtz show you how to gain a strategic winning position by exchanging pieces of equal value or to safely convert material advantage into a win.
Fiona Sieber | Photo: Frank Hoppe
