Prague Chess Festival: Navara loses again

by André Schulz
6/18/2021 – In this year's Prague Chess Festival things do not go well for David Navara. In round 4 of the Masters he played against Nijat Abasov (pictured) and suffered his fourth loss in a row. Navara had an excellent position but first gave his advantage away and then lost on time. The other three games of the round ended in a draw. After four rounds Sam Shankland and Abasov now share the lead with 3.0/4 each. | Photo: Nijat Abasov (Vladimir Jagr)
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Prague Chess Festival, Masters, Round 4

Three draws, one win – that was the score of round 4 in the Masters Tournament at Prague Chess Festival. David Navara was again involved in the decisive game but unfortunately again on the "wrong" side.

Navara played with the black pieces against Nijat Abasov and the Azeri Grandmaster chose an aggressive set-up in the London System. With an early g4 and a subsequent piece sacrifice he energetically played for a win but after an inaccuracy by White it was Black who gained the upper hand, but...

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 Bf5 7.Bb5 Rc8 8.Ne5 Qb6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Nb3 h6 11.0-0 e6 12.c4 Be7 13.Qe2 Qa6 14.Nc5 Bxc5 15.dxc5 0-0
16.g4!? White starts a double-edged attack. Bh7 17.f3 Rfd8 18.Rfe1 dxc4? Overlooks or underestimates White's reply. Better was 18...Qb7 19.Nxf7 Kxf7 20.Qxe6+ Kf8 21.Bd6+? More precise was 21.Rad1 Threatening 22.Qe7+. Qb7 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Bd6+ Rxd6 24.Qxd6+ Kg8 25.Re7 Qc8 26.Qe6+ Qxe6 27.Rxe6 and the endgame is clearly better for White because Black cannot hold the pawn on c6. 21...Rxd6 22.Qxd6+ Kg8 23.Re7 Kh8 24.Rae1!? Now, Black has the better chances: he has two pieces for the rook and White's king is exposed. 24.Rxg7 Kxg7 25.Qe7+ Kg8 26.Qe6+ Kg7 leads to a perpetual but White wants more. 24...Qa5 With the idea to play Rd8. 25.R1e6 Qxa2 26.Rb7 Qb1+ 27.Kf2 Bd3 A venomous counterattack. 28.Re1 Qc2+ 29.Kg3 Qd2 30.Qe7 Rg8 31.Qe3 Qa5 32.Qe5 Re8?! Better was e.g. 32...Qd2 33.Qc3? Now Black is clearly better. A better alternative was 33.Qxe8+ Nxe8 34.Rxe8+ Kh7 35.Ree7 Qxc5 36.Rxg7+ Kh8= 33...Qd8 34.Re5 Qc8? 34...Nd7! keeps Black's advantage. Probably Black was already in severe time-trouble. 35.Rxe8+ 35.Rxa7? Qb8 35...Qxe8 36.Qd4 Nf6 35.Rbe7? 35.Ree7 Rxe7 36.Rxe7 Qb8+ 37.Qe5 Qxe5+ 38.Rxe5 a5 and Black has the better endgame. 35...Rxe7? Stärker war 35...Qb8 36.Rxe8+ Nxe8 37.Kg2 Nf6 38.Re7 Qf4 und die schwache Stellung des weißen Königs macht sich bemerkbar. Schwarz steht klar besser. 36.Rxe7 Qd8?! 36...Qb8+ 37.Qe5 see above. 37.Qe5 Bh7 38.Qd6 Chances are equal but apparently Black lost on time. 38.Qd6 Qc8 39.Rc7 39.Qe5= 39...Qe8 40.Qe7= Not 40.Rxc6? Qe1+ 41.Kg2 Bd3 with mate to follow soon. 1–0
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Abasov,N2665Navara,D26971–02021D023rd Prague Masters 20214.3

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In the Open, the Polish Grandmaster Grzegorz Nasuta and Felix Blohberger from Austria are leading after 5 rounds with 4.5 points each.

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1 Nasuta Grzegorz 4,5 14,5
2 Blohberger Felix 4,5 13,0
3 Petr Martin 4,0 15,0
4 Krzyzanowski Marcin 4,0 14,0
5 Kraus Tomas 4,0 13,0
6 Hrabusa Matej 4,0 12,5
7 Neuman Petr 4,0 12,5
8 Greenfeld Alon 3,5 15,0
9 Plat Vojtech 3,5 15,0
10 Hollan Petr 3,5 14,5
11 Sorm Daniel 3,5 14,0
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