Ahmed Adly wins strong Tegernsee Open

by Marco Baldauf
11/10/2017 – The International Open Bavarian Championship in Gmund attracted 484 players, among them a lot of strong grandmasters. GM Ahmed Adly from Egypt started with 6.0/6 and after a dramatic finish won on tie-break with 7½ / 9. IM Marco Baldauf presents highlights and brilliancies. | Photo: Alina l'Ami
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A strong tournament with an exciting finish

The 21st International Bavarian Championship was a nine round open Swiss system tournament in Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany from October 28th to November 5th, 2017. The classical formant gave players 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one. The prize fund of €16,300 included a first prize of €3,000.

The town is located on the north shore of the Lake Tegernsee, in the Bavarian Alps.

The lake flows into the Mangfall River, a tributary of the Inn River and therefore of the Danube

Tournament finale

The tournament was decided in the final round. After eight rounds the Estonian Grandmaster Kaido Kulaots was sole leader with 7.0/8 but in the last round he drew a fantastic and exciting game against number one seed Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli, and this  allowed his rivals to catch up.

 
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1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qb3 Nb6 6.d4 Bg7 7.e4 Bg4 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Ng5 0-0 10.Be2 Bxe2 11.Nxe2 c5!?
Kulaots was leading the tournament by half a point and he was playing with Black but he is not content with defending but tries to seize the initiative by sacrificing a pawn in the opening. No matter how good this move is theoritically, from a practical point of view it was a good decision because Iturrizaga now went into the tank and thought for 30 minutes. It should be noted that ...c5 had already been played by Grünfeld-experts such as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and David Navara. However, it seems as if Iturrizaga was caught by surprise. Which shows that grandmasters are human and do not prepare everything. 12.dxc5 N6d7 13.Qa3 The text-move 13.Qa3 had been tried only once before and therefore Kulaots is no longer following theory. The principled continuation is 13.Qxb7 and now Black usually has enough compensation after Qa5+ 14.Bd2 Qa6 e.g. 15.Qxa6 Nxa6 16.c6 Bxb2 17.Rb1 Ne5 18.0-0 Rab8 19.Bf4 Rfc8 1-0 (78) Gajewski,G (2644)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2715) Reykjavik 2013 13...Na6 13...h6 14.Nf3 Nc6 15.0-0 b6 16.Be3 Nxc5 17.Rac1 a5 18.Rfd1 Qb8 19.Bxc5 bxc5 20.Qxc5 Rc8 21.b3 Qb7 22.Qe3 Nb4 23.a4 Rxc1 24.Nxc1 1/2-1/2 (24) Lupulescu,C (2614)-Safarli,E (2638) Skopje 2013 14.Be3 Ne5 15.Rd1 Qc7 16.Rc1 Rfd8 17.0-0 Rd3 White managed to keep his extra-pawn. Black's compensation is very dynamic and mainly due to Black's lead in development. But if White has time to consolidate Black will easily wind up in a bad endgame. 18.b3
18...Rxe3! Kulaots does not want to defend an endgame but prefers to give the exchange for dynamic play. 19.fxe3 Bh6 20.h4 20.Nf3 Bxe3+ 21.Kh1 Nxf3 22.gxf3 Bxc1 23.Qxc1 Rd8 20...f6 21.b4! Iturrizaga gives as good as he takes and sets his queenside pawns in motion. The game gets more and more dramatic. fxg5 22.hxg5 Bxg5 23.b5
23...Nb4! A nice tactical ressource. 23...Nb8? 24.Qb3+ Kg7 25.Nd4 and Black's king is suddenly in grave danger. 24.Qxb4 Bxe3+ 25.Kh1 Bxc1 26.Qb3+ Kh8 27.Rxc1 Ng4
A real fighting game! Now it is White who has to parry the mating threats. 28.Qc3+ Kg8 29.e5! White sacrifices a rather useless pawn to win some time. Nxe5 30.Nf4 Nf7 Is this the first passive move of the game? 30...Ng4 would have been more in the spirit of the previous moves. 31.Qc4 Qe5 32.c6 Now White is in charge. bxc6 33.bxc6 g5 34.c7 Rc8 35.Ne6 35.Nh5!± is the move recommended by the engine. True, the knight is on the rim but it troubles the black king somewhat. Moreover, the knight on f7 is still pinned and cannot reach its ideal square d6. 35...Nd6 36.Qb3 Kh8
Black consolidated and it is hard for White to make progress against the solid fortress Black erected. 37.Kg1 h6 38.Qh3 Kh7 39.Rf1 Kg6 40.Nf8+ Kg7 41.Ne6+ Kg6 42.Qb3 Qe4 43.Nf8+ Kg7 44.Ne6+ Kg6 45.Nf8+ Kg7 46.Ne6+ ½–½
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Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2665Kulaots,K2573½–½2017D9021st Bavarian Championship Open9.1

The Gruenfeld Defence is a popular opening for fighting players. Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov liked to play it, Peter Svidler, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Anish Giri like to play. On this DVD Lubomir Ftacnik shows why the Gruenfeld is such an attractive and strong opening.

Kaido Kulaots finished second, missing tournament victory by an inch | Photo: Official site

Adly started the tournament with six straight wins which did wonders for his tiebreak points. But in round seven he lost against Kulaots and in round eight he drew against Evgeny Romanov but in the last round he was back to form and won a fighting game and the tournament.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nge2 Bg7 8.Ng3 0-0 9.Be2 Na6 10.0-0 Nc7 11.a4 a6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Be3 Re8 14.Qd2 h5 15.Bg5 Rb8 16.f4 b5 17.axb5 axb5 18.e5
Both sides are ready for a fight. Black managed to play ...b5, White counters in ther center. 18...dxe5 19.Rad1 c4 20.fxe5?! 20.f5 is the typical move in such positions. After 20.f5 the engines, in fact, do not like Black's position. And the human eye is also worried about Black's king. After all, the h-pawn should be on h7, not on h5. e4 is a typical counter in these positions but here it fails after 21.fxg6 fxg6 22.Bxf6 Bxf6 23.Qh6 with a devastating attack for White. 20...Rxe5 21.Qf4 Rxg5!
If you are a Benoni-player you love to play such a move. It is the black-squared bishop who keeps White's position together and usually it is more than okay to give an exchange to get rid of it. 22.Qxg5 Bd7 23.Qf4 Be8 24.Qf2 Na6 25.d6 The pawn on d6 looks as if it could spell trouble for Black and Adly tries to play around it. Bc6 26.Bf3 Bxf3 27.Qxf3 Qd7 28.Rfe1 Nc5 Heading for d3. 29.Re7 Qg4 30.Nge4 Qxf3 31.gxf3 Ne6
32.Ra7? White should have trusted his d-pawn. After 32.d7! he is close to winning. If Black wants to stop the d-pawn he has to give the pawn on b5. Rd8 32...Kf8? 33.Rxe6 fxe6 34.d8Q++- 33.Nxf6+ Bxf6 34.Re8+ Kh7 35.Nxb5+- 32...Nxe4 33.fxe4 Bd4+ 34.Rxd4 Nxd4 Now Black is a pawn up and the one who is in charge. 35.Kf2 Rd8 36.d7?! In this position it would have been better to keep the pawn on d6 where White can defend it more easily. 36.Ra6! f6 37.Nd5 Kf7 38.Ke3= 36...Kg7 37.Nd5 Nc6 38.Rc7?! Pushing Black's knight to e5 - the ideal square for the knight. Ne5 39.Nb6 Kf6 40.Rb7 Ke6
The time-control reachad and Black has a firm grip on the position. Adly now shows good technique to win the game and the tournament. 41.Ke3 Nxd7 42.Nd5 42.Nxd7 Rxd7 43.Rxb5 Rd3+ 44.Ke2 Rb3-+ 42...Rb8 43.Ra7 Kd6 44.Ra6+ Kc5 45.Ra7 Ne5 46.Re7 Kd6 47.Ra7 b4 48.Ra6+ Kc5 49.Ra5+ Rb5 50.Ra7 g5 51.h3 f5 52.Nc7 f4+ 53.Ke2 Rb6 0–1
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Peralta,F2551Adly,A26250–12017A6521st Bavarian Championship Open9.3

On this DVD, Mihail Marin presents the major tactical themes and options available for both sides in the Benoni. Based on an interactive format the well-known theoretician and Grandmaster invites you to take part and challenge yourself.

Adly played a couple of fine games in Gmund. Here's an example from round two:

 
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1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.0-0 Be7 5.d3 c5 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.e4 0-0 8.Re1 b5 9.e5 Nd7 10.Nf1 a5 11.h4 a4 12.a3 Qc7 13.Bf4 Bb7 14.Ne3 Rfc8 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.e6 Bd6 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.exd7 Qxd7 19.Ng5 Rd8? Now White has a surprising tactical shot. After the solid 19...Rf8 the position is about equal. 20.Qh5 Qf5
21.Re6! Suddenly Black ist lost. White threatens 22.Bh3 and after 22...fxe6 23.Bxe6+ Kh8 24.Nf7+ Kg8 25.Nxd8+ Kf8 26. Qxg6 hxg6 27.Nxb7 White has a huge material plus and is winning. And after 22.. .Nd4 White plays 23.Re7, attacking b7 and f7. 1–0
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Adly,A2625Cordes,H22221–02017C0021st OIBM 20172

The King’s Indian Attack is a unique opening system in that it offers White a dynamic and interesting game but without the need to know reams of theory. In addition to being easy to learn it has an excellent pedigree, leading exponents including great players such as Bobby Fischer, Tigran Petrosian, David Bronstein, Viktor Korchnoi, Leonid Stein and Lev Psakhis. GM Nigel Davies presents a complete repertoire for White.

The top seed Iturrizaga finished tenth but he probably played the most brilliant game of the tournament, sacrificing pieces and pawns left, right and center.

 
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1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.g3 Qb6 6.Bg2 Bc5 7.e3 Nc6 8.0-0!?
A very interesting pawn sacrifice that already was tried in the 80s and ten years ago also was seen in a game between Magnus Carlsen and Judit Polgar. 8...Nxd4 9.exd4 Bxd4 10.Nc3 e5 10...0-0 11.Bg5 e5 12.c5 Qxc5 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Nd5 d6 15.Qh5 1-0 (27) Carlsen,M (2714)-Polgar,J (2708) Bilbao 2007 CBM 121 [Ftacnik,L] 10...Bxc3 11.bxc3 and the weak black squares give White fantastic compensation. 11.Nb5 Bc5 12.b4!? White invests another pawn to speed up his development. Bxb4 13.Be3 Bc5 14.a4 Bxe3 14...0-0 15.a5+- and White wins because Black cannot defend the bishop on c5. 15.Nd6+ Ke7 16.Nf5+ Kf8 17.fxe3 Black lags seriously behind in development - his rooks simply do not take part in the game. d5 With this pawn-break Ruck tries to coordinate his pieces somewhat. 18.Rb1 Played immediately - Iturrizaga was still following his preparation and walked around in the tournament hall while Ruck tried to find a safe harbour for his king. Qc7 19.Bxd5 Rb8
19...g6∞ is the move the engines want to play. 19...Bxf5? 20.Rxb7+- 20.Nh6! Ke7 21.Rxf6! Iturirzaga continues to sacrifice - now he invests an exchange to keep his attack going. gxf6 22.Qh5 Rf8 23.Ng8+! A pleasant move to make! Kd8 23...Rxg8 24.Qxf7+ Kd6 25.Qxf6+ Kc5 26.Rb5# 24.Rd1 Qb6 25.c5 Qxc5 26.Nxf6 Qxe3+ 27.Kh1 Kc7
28.Bxf7?! After 28.Be4! my engine claims mate in 13! White threatens Qe5# against which has no adequate defense. Qc5 29.Nd5+ and the black king bites the dust Kd8 30.Qxe5+- 28...Rd8 Now Black can cherish to save himself. 29.Nd5+ Rxd5 30.Bxd5 Bd7 31.Qxh7 Rd8 31...Qe2 32.Rc1+ Kd6∞ 32.Bg2! Kc8 33.Qe7 Black is still under great pressure. Qc3
34.a5! Even the a-pawn joins the attack. 34.Bxb7+? Kxb7 35.Rxd7+ Rxd7 36.Qxd7+ Kb6± and Black has drawing chances. 34...Qc7 After 34...a6 White has 35.Bxb7+! Kxb7 36.Rxd7+ Rxd7 37.Qxd7+ and White wins the pawn a6 with check: Kb8 38.Qd8+ Kb7 39.Qb6+ Kc8 40.Qxa6++- 35.a6! bxa6 36.Qg5 Now Black's king is exposed again and will be mated. Kb8 37.Rc1 Qa5 38.Qe7 Threatening Qd6# 1–0
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Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2665Ruck,R25331–02017A3221st Bavarian Championship Open7.3

Williams main teaching method behind this set of two DVDs is to teach you some simple yet effective set ups, without the need to rely on memorising numerous complicated variations.

Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli

Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli | Photo: Official site

The young Russian Andrey Esipenko made a grandmaster norm. In a crucial game against the Indian grandmaster G.N. Gopal Esipenko demonstrated his fighting spirit and tenacity.

 
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 Up to this point Gopal had been playing very well and now he is close to winning. 72.Qh6+? This gives the win away and allows Black to save himself with a nice trick. 72.Qc8! is the winning move. White wants to advance his b-pawn and if Black takes the b-pawn with Qxb4 White gives checks to bring his queen closer to Black's queen and then captures the g-pawn with check after which he will also pick up the c-pawn. 73.Qd7+ Kh8 74.Qe8+ Kg7 75.Qxg6+ Kf8 76.Qxc2 Qe7+ 77.Kh5+- 72...Kg8 73.Kf6 Qb7! 74.Qxg6+ Kh8
75.Qe8+ 75.Qxc2 fails because of Qg7+ 76.Kxe6 Qf7+! 77.Kd6 77.Kxf7= 77...Qg6+!= and if White takes the queen it's stalemate! 75...Kh7 76.Qh5+ Kg8 77.Qg6+ Kh8 78.g5! Gopal also tries a last trick. Qd7! Black defends against the mate on e8 and forces White to take the pawn on c2. 78...c1Q?? 79.Qe8+ Kh7 80.g6+ Kh6 81.Qh8+ Qh7 82.Qxh7# 79.Qxc2 Qf7+! 80.Kxf7=
½–½
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Gopal G.N.2589Esipenko,A2551½–½2017C9321st Bavarian Championship Open9.5

Rules of thumb are the key to everything when you are having to set the correct course in a complex endgame. In this final DVD of his series on the endgame, our endgame specialist introduces you to the most important of these rules of thumb.

Andrey Esipenko and Sebastian Siebrecht

(left) Andrey Esipenko / (right) Tournament director Sebastian Siebrecht | Photo: Official site

Final standings after 9 rounds

Rk. Snr     Name FED Elo Pts.  TB1   TB2 
1 4
 
 GM Adly Ahmed EGY 2625 7,5 2448 51,0
2 10
 
 GM Kulaots Kaido EST 2573 7,5 2442 52,0
3 13
 
 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2555 7,5 2384 50,0
4 14
 
 GM Heberla Bartlomiej POL 2551 7,5 2227 45,0
5 16
 
 FM Esipenko Andrey RUS 2551 7,0 2450 52,5
6 17
 
 GM Kveinys Aloyzas LTU 2535 7,0 2428 51,0
7 8
 
 GM Gopal G.N. IND 2589 7,0 2403 50,0
8 20
 
 GM Xu Yinglun CHN 2526 7,0 2378 49,0
9 28
 
 IM Li Di CHN 2459 7,0 2371 49,0
10 1
 
 GM Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo VEN 2665 7,0 2362 49,0
11 24
 
 IM Mons Leon GER 2500 7,0 2355 50,0
12 6
 
 GM Jumabayev Rinat KAZ 2603 7,0 2326 48,5
13 11
 
 GM Postny Evgeny ISR 2569 7,0 2325 48,5
14 23
 
 IM Dann Matthias GER 2506 7,0 2324 47,0
15 9
 
 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2573 7,0 2285 48,0
16 5
 
 GM Zubov Alexander UKR 2623 7,0 2263 44,0
17 50
 
 IM Donchenko Anatoly GER 2301 7,0 2209 45,5
18 29
 
 IM Xu Yi CHN 2439 7,0 2173 45,0
19 3
 
 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2626 6,5 2450 52,5
20 2
 
 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2652 6,5 2435 52,5
21 18
 
 GM Ruck Robert HUN 2533 6,5 2390 50,5
22 15
 
 GM Peralta Fernando ARG 2551 6,5 2362 51,0
23 19
 
 GM Antal Gergely HUN 2529 6,5 2346 49,0
24 33
 
   Henderson De La Fuente Lance ESP 2410 6,5 2335 45,5
25 30
 
 GM Womacka Mathias GER 2434 6,5 2329 48,0
26 34
 
   Zajogin Alexander BLR 2409 6,5 2321 48,5
27 26
 
 IM Baldauf Marco GER 2483 6,5 2301 47,0
28 37
 
 IM Zysk Robert GER 2400 6,5 2295 48,0
29 45
 
 IM Chu Wei Chao CHN 2340 6,5 2280 47,5
30 7
 
 GM Huschenbeth Niclas GER 2596 6,5 2261 45,0
31 41
 
 FM Forchert Martin GER 2362 6,5 2233 45,0
32 12
 
 GM Nikolov Momchil BUL 2561 6,5 2194 46,0
33 48
 
 FM Bezemer Arno NED 2306 6,5 2183 45,0
34 40
 
 IM Zude Arno GER 2370 6,5 2180 43,0
35 53
 
 IM Köpke Christian GER 2290 6,5 2176 45,0
36 47
 
 FM Wacker Peter GER 2323 6,5 2173 46,5
37 43
 
 FM Schnepp Gunnar AUT 2349 6,5 2162 44,5
38 42
 
 FM Weber Ulrich GER 2357 6,5 2145 44,5
39 80
 
 FM Schneider Jana GER 2208 6,5 2139 40,0
40 27
 
 GM Hoffmann Michael GER 2462 6,5 2134 41,0
41 115
 
 FM Kalugampitiya R S SRI 2138 6,5 2102 41,0
42 49
 
 FM Promyshlyanskyy Vitaliy UKR 2303 6,5 2092 39,0
43 67
 
   Fischer André GER 2259 6,0 2351 47,5

...total 484 players

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Marco Baldauf, born 1990, has been playing since he was eight. In 2000 and 2002 he became German Junior Champion, in 2014 he became International Master. He plays for SF Berlin in the Bundesliga.

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