10/26/2019 – Germany's long and illustrious chess tradition has been shaped by top players such as Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch, Emanuel Lasker, Wolfgang Unzicker, Wolfgang Uhlmann or Dr. Robert Hübner. However, the youngest German Grandmaster ever is the 14-year old Vincent Keymer who just got the title at the FIDE chess.com Grand Swiss tournament on the Isle of Man. Thorsten Cmiel had a closer look at Keymer's way to this historic record. | Photo: John Saunders
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Vincent on his way
Some people may believe that Vincent Keymer (born in 2004) could have become grandmaster earlier... but he still is the youngest German grandmaster of all time. At the Isle of Man FIDE chess.com Grand Swiss tournament in October 2019 the 14-year old made his third and final GM norm which brought him the title. The powerful field that guaranteed strong opponents helped Keymer to achieve his goal.
In round nine Vincent only needed a draw against Russian Grandmaster Vadim Zvjaginsev, who after seven draws in a row had suffered a bitter defeat in round 8 against the young Indian Grandmaster Gukesh (born in 2006).
But let's follow the young German step by step on his way to his final grandmaster norm. Keymer began the tournament with a solid draw against the Ukrainian Grandmaster Kryvoruchko. Throughout the game Vincent enjoyed a slight though only rather symbolic advantage. A solid start.
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1.e4
1,165,570
54%
2421
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1.d4
946,474
55%
2434
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1.Nf3
281,312
56%
2441
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1.c4
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19,688
56%
2427
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1.b3
14,236
54%
2427
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1.f4
5,886
48%
2377
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1.Nc3
3,796
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1.b4
1,753
48%
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1.a3
1,197
54%
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1.e3
1,068
48%
2408
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1.d3
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50%
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1.g4
662
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446
53%
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426
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1.h3
279
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1.a4
108
60%
2468
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1.f3
91
47%
2431
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1.Nh3
89
66%
2508
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1.Na3
42
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1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3Be75.Bf40-06.e3Nbd77.a3c58.cxd5Nxd59.Nxd5exd510.dxc5!The ChessBase
Online Database knows more than 350 games in which this move was played.Nxc511.Be5Bf612.Bxf6Qxf613.Qd4Qe7is not the most popular move.
Black also often plays13...Qd6or13...Qxd4which leads to an endgame
in which White has a minimal edge.14.Rd1Rd815.Be2Bf516.Qh4N16.Qb4was twice tried by Wesley So. Both games - against Levon Aronian (2017)
and against Veselin Topalov (2016) - ended in a draw.16...Qxh417.Nxh4Be618.Nf3Rac819.Nd4Bd720.Rb1Ne621.Kd2Nxd422.exd4Kf823.Bd3Ke724.Rbe1+Kd6
A nice picture though White's rook should be on d1.25.h4
White avoids "Fischer's mistake":25.Bxh7? 25.Te3g625...Re826.Rxe8Rxe827.h5h628.f3Re729.Rh4f630.Rh1Be831.g4Rc732.Re1Re733.Rxe7Kxe734.Ke3Ba435.Bf5b636.Kf4Bd137.Bc8Bc238.Bf5½–½
In round 2 followed Ivan Saric who put Vincent's Najdorf Sicilian to the test. Vincent had to withstand considerable pressure and had to give the queen for two rooks while his king was still in danger. After a dramatic fight and with some help of his opponent Vincent managed to draw the game. Incidentally, Saric had a rather peculiar tournament: none of his opponents from the first five rounds was older than 16. Saric drew against Lance Henderson De La Fuente from Spain, against Vincent and Ranauk Sadwhani, while winning against Gukesh and losing against Abdusattorov from Uzbekistan.
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.h3Currently fashionable.e66...e5In round 5 of the IoM
tournament Ganguly tried this typical Najdorf move against Magnus Carlsen -
and lost.7.g4Nfd7On the day of the game this move had already occurred
in more than 300 games of the ChessBase Online Database. On top level
Alexander Grischuk played it relatively often in 2018.8.Bg2Be79.g50-010.h4Nc611.b311.Be3is more popular.11...Qb612.Nxc6bxc613.Na4Qc714.Bb2N14.Be3Bb715.0-0c516.c4f5happened in game Demchenko
(2649) vs Mustafa Yilmaz (2633) in 2017 that ended in a draw.14...e515.Qd2Nb616.Nxb6Qxb617.0-0-0
Castling to opposite sides indicates the
will to fight.17...f6?!A surprising concept that gives Black some grief.
Usually, Black does not want to weaken the kingside where White attacks him.17...a5seems to be more natural, e.g.18.a4Bg4!?19.f3Bh5and Black
managed to stop the first attacking wave.18.g6!?18.f3keeps the
status quo and protects the f-pawn from being attacked after the opening of
the f-file.18...hxg619.f4Bg420.Bh3!?Apparently, Saric was in
attacking mode.Bxh3The position after20...Bxd121.Qxd1f5!?22.h5!?is hard to evaluate. Taking on h3 is more practical.21.Rxh3exf4?!
Giving the bishop on b2 more scope.21...Rad822.Qxf4Qa523.Rg3Qh524.Rdg1Kh7
The black queen helps defending.25.Kb125.Qf1!?Ra726.Rxg6Bd8Black cannot take on g6:26...Qxg6?27.Rxg6Kxg628.Qg1+
winning the rook on a7.27.Qd325...Rfe826.Qf1d5!?27.Rxg627.exd5Bb4was probably Vincent's idea.27.Qg2!?close to being "Alekhine's
gun" and a powerful set-up.27...Qxg628.Rxg6Kxg629.Qf5+Kf730.e5g631.Qd731.Qf4It seems to be more natural to keep an eye on the pawn f6.f532.h5Rg833.c431...fxe532.Bxe5Rad833.Qb733.Qxc633...Rc834.Bd6Rcd835.Bc7Rc836.c3?!One should not criticise this move too harshly
but it weakens White's second rank. Apparently Saric did not want to make any
committal decisions before reaching the time control.36.a4was a more
natural waiting move.36...Rh837.Be537.Qxc6see previous note.37...Rhf838.Bd6Rce839.Bg339.Qxc6Bxd640.Qxd6Re2and White seems to have
serious problems to win, e.g.41.Qxd5+?41.Qxa641...Kg7=39...Kg840.Qxc6Bf6
Time-trouble is over and White is still clearly
better.41.Qxd5+Kg742.h5gxh543.Qxh5Re444.c4Rd845.Qf5Rd1+46.Kc2Rdd4
The engines evaluate this position as clearly better for White.
However, playing such a position in a practical game is far from easy.47.Qh5?!Here, the queen seems to stand on the sidelines and cannot even give a
check.47.c5?Re2+48.Kc1Re3=47...Re3!48.Qh248.Bc7!?48...Rde4!Now Black has sufficient counterplay and White has to be
careful.49.Bf2Re2+50.Kd1Bg551.Qc7+Re752.Qg3Rd2+53.Kc1Kg654.Qxg5+Kxg555.Kxd2
55...Kf556.Bc5Rc757.Bb6Rb758.c5Rg759.Kc3Rg460.b4Ke661.c6Kd6In the second part of the game Vincent defended
excellently.½–½
In round 3 Vincent had White again. His opponent tried desperately to play creatively and wound up in a bad Benko-position. Vincent showed his attacking and won convincingly. This time Vincent had two rooks and a bishop for the queen – and a lasting attack to boot.
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1.d4g62.c4Bg73.Nf3d64.g3c55.d5b5!?6.cxb5Qa5+A creative attempt -
however, in this game Black's concept could not convince entirely.6...a67.Nc3a67...Bxc3+8.bxc3Qxc3+9.Bd2Qb2was not too Black's liking.8.b6Qxb6A declined Benko in combination with a fianchetto of the
white-squared bishop is a rare guest in tournaments.9.Nd2Nf610.Bg20-011.0-0Nbd712.b3a513.Nc4Qa6!?In these structures Black always has to
decide on which square to put his queen.14.Na4Ng415.Bb2Bxb215...Nde516.Naxb2Nge517.Nxe5Nxe518.f4!?
18...Nd718...Ng4!?19.Qd219.Nc4a4!?19.Rc1Nb620.a4Bg4?!The bishop does not do much on g4 and will
soon be chased away by h3. ...Qa7 combined with ...Ba6 and ...Rfb8 was worth
considering, after all, the biggest weakness in White's camp is the pawn on b3
and not the pawn on e2.21.Rf2Rfc8?!Black seems to want to play ...c4.22.h3Bd723.e4Qa723...c424.bxc4Nxc425.Rxc4Rxc426.Bf1±24.f5!?The black pieces cannot exploit the weaknesses created by White. Sjugirov
tries to stop White's expansion but Keymer continues his robust play.24.e5!?was also strong.24...f625.h4Kg726.g4Rf827.g5Vincent
continues his uncompromising attack.Rf7?An unfortunate position for the
rook. The engines want to activate the other rook and put it to b8 though they
still think that White has the better chances.28.Nd3!The knight knows
his way.c429.Nf429.bxc4!?Bxa429...Nxa430.c5!?Nxc531.Nxc5dxc532.d630.Qf329...cxb330.Qxb3Nxa431.Qg331.Ne6+!31...fxg532.Qxg5Raf833.Rcf1Black can no longer defend g6.Bxf533...Rf634.fxg6hxg635.Nxg6Rxg636.Qxe7++-34.exf5Rxf535.Ne6+Kg836.Nxf8!
Vincent does not shy away from unusual material balances which indicates
self-confidence and is a strength.Rxg537.hxg5+-Qe338.Kh1Nc539.Nxh7Nd740.Nf8Nc5The last move before the time-control. Now both players had
more time to think.41.Nxg6Qxg542.Rf8+Kg743.R1f7+Kxg644.Rg8+Kxf745.Rxg5Kf646.Rh5a447.Bf1Ne448.Kg2Nc349.Bc4a350.Kf3e651.dxe6d552.Rxd5a253.Ra5A nice win by Vincent.1–0
In round 4Vincent faced another heavy-weight: Pavel Eljanov. Eljanov took some risks to create winning chances but failed to have success against a well-prepared Keymer.
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1.d42Nf672.c48e643.Nf37d5124.Nc335c585.cxd57Nxd546.e40Nxc367.bxc32cxd468.cxd43Bb4+59.Bd23Bxd2+510.Qxd220-0711.Bc455Nd72412.0-08b6013.Rfe133Bb71414.Rad147Rc82515.Bb31215.Bd315...h65916.Re31:4416.Qf416...Nf62:51 The position is
equal.17.d52:04exd55418.exd5318.Qe1!18...Qd6=13:5519.Nh42:55 And now White would win after Nf5.Rfe8!020.Nf512:1020.h320...Qd71:38
21.Rf323:1221.Rxe8+!±Rxe822.Ne321...Bxd5!12:1022.Bxd57:14Rc5!1:19Of course not22...Qxd5?!23.Qxd5Nxd524.Nd6±Less good is22...Nxd523.g4+-23.Qd4f6=23.Nxh6+13:47Kf824:1424.Qb433:31
Threatening Bb3 and White wins.24.Rxf6?gxf625.Ng4Qxg424...a5!8:4525.Qb1?1:45A mistake would be25.Rxf6?gxf626.Qg4Qxg4-+25.Qxb6= with a safe position for White.Rxd526.Rf125...Rxd5-+1:1626.Rf13:41
In round 5 Vincent had to play with White against his coach Peter Leko who had just won convincingly against Nihal Sarin in round four. The encounter between coach and student ended in a quick draw.
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In round 5 Peter Leko had to play against his student. This led to an
unspectacular game.1.d4d52.c4c63.cxd5cxd54.Nc3Nc65.Nf3Nf66.Bf4Bf57.e3e68.Bd3Bxd39.Qxd3Bd610.Bxd6Qxd611.0-00-012.Rfc1Rfc813.Ne2h6The database contains five games with this position - and all
ended in a draw.14.Nf4NNe715.h3Rxc1+16.Rxc1Rc817.Rxc8+Nxc818.Qc2Qd819.Nd3Nd620.Nd2Qc821.Qxc8+Nxc822.f3Nd623.Kf2g524.g4Kg725.Ne5Ng826.Ke2Ne727.b3f628.Nd3Nc629.Nb1Kf730.Nc3b631.Kd2Ke732.a4a533.Ne2Kf734.Ng3Ke735.Nh5Kf736.Ng3Ke737.Nh5Kf7½–½
In round 6 Vincent's Najdorf Sicilian was tested again, this time by the Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem. For a long time it seeme as if Vincent might even have a chance to get an advantage. However, he cracked under pressure and wound up in an unpleasant queen endings a pawn down which he lost after missing a chance to try for a more stubborn defense.
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1.e4 In round 6 Keymer was paired against the strongest player
of the group with players who were half a point behind Keymer.c52.Nc3a63.Nge2d64.g3Nf65.Bg2Nc66.0-0e6With this move Black opts for a
Scheveninger should White play d2-d4 after all.7.d4cxd48.Nxd4Bd79.Be3Ne59...Be710.Nxc6Bxc611.a40-012.a5Nd713.Na4f514.Nb6Nxb615.Bxb6Qd716.Qd3fxe417.Bxe4Bxe418.Qxe4Bd819.Bd4Bf620.Rad1d521.Qe31/2-1/2 (65) Malakhov,V (2722)-Naiditsch,A (2712) Danzhou 201710.h3Rc811.a411.Nce2!?Nc412.Bc1Be713.b3Na514.c4b515.cxb5axb516.Qd3happened in a game Sanchez Gonzales (2322) - Candela Perez (2416) from
Jahr 2010. White is better but the game ended in a draw.11...Be712.Nde20-013.b3Nc614.g4Le takes risks and weakens his king. In the following
difficult phase of the game both sides had a number of alternatives.Nb4NAccording to the online database a new move.Predecessor:14...Qc715.g5Nh516.f4Nb417.Rf2d518.exd5exd519.Nxd5Nxd520.Qxd51/2-1/2 (28)
Savicevic,V (2330)-Cvetkovic,S (2332) Vrnjacka Banja 2014Bc6!?14...h6!?followed by Nh7 is often the standard reply against advances of the
g-pawn.15.a5Whites continues to play aggressive and committing moves.15.Qd2d5!?16.e5Ne817.f4Qc715...Bc616.g516.f4!?16...Nd716...Nh5!?17.f4Nc517...Bb5!?is a proposal by the engine. With the
queen on d2 this would not have been possible because then White could first
take on b5 with his knight and then on b4 with his queen.18.Nxb5Nxc219.Bf2Nxa120.Nbc3Qxa521.Qxa1Qxa122.Rxa1∞18.Ng318.Nd4!?18...d519.exd5Nxd520.Nxd5Bxd521.Bxd5exd522.Rf2
White wants to
follow up with Rd2. However, his kingside is more damaged than the kingside of
his opponent. Here, Black can still be very happy about the course of the game.
22.Nf5!?22...Ne6?!This move seems to be a bit artificial - after
all, the knight on c5 restricted White's knight on g3.22...Re8!?23.Rd2Qd724.Kh224.Rxd5?Qxh324...Qe625.Qf3Bd623.Bb6!Qd724.Qg4Qc625.Re1Bb426.Ree2Nc5?!Black does not really seem to know
what to do (Nc5-e6-c5).26...Bc527.f5Hitting the bishop on b4.Ne427...Qd6!?with a counterattack against g3 was the alternative to
sacrificing a pawn.28.Nxe4dxe429.Rxe4After29.Qxe4Bc530.Bxc5Qxc531.Qxb7Qxa532.Kg2it is not yet clear how White wants to make
progress but White managed to defend his weak pawns and to get the long
diagonal under control. And he is a pawn up.29...Bc530.Bxc5Qxc531.b4Qc3
32.f632.Kg2Qb233.Ree232...Rfe8
33.Re7!Rxe734.fxe7Re835.Re2Qc736.Kf1Rxe737.Rxe7Qxe738.Qc8+Qf839.Qxb7h640.gxh6After40.Qxa6Qxb4!?Black has better chances to hold though Le
should still be able to win.40...Qd641.Qc8+Kh742.hxg7Qf4+43.Kg2Qe4+44.Kg3Qe3+45.Kg4Qe4+46.Kg5Kxg747.Qc3+47.Qxa6Qe5+48.Kg4Qe4+49.Kg5Qd5+50.Kf4Qd4+51.Kg3Qxb447...Kg848.Qg3Kg749.c3Kf850.Qd6+Kg851.Qd4Qf352.Kh4Kh753.Qe5Qf2+54.Kg4Qg2+55.Qg3?55.Kf4!55...Qe4+?!The computer showed a more tenacious defense:55...f5+!56.Kf4Qe4+57.Kg5Qe7+58.Kxf5Qf7+59.Kg5Qg7+60.Kh4Qh6+61.Kg4Qg7+62.Kf3Qxc3+63.Kg2Qc2+63...Qxb464.Qd3+64.Qf2Qg6+65.Kf1Qb1+66.Qe1Qd3+67.Qe2Qxh3+68.Kg1Qc869.Qd3+Kg856.Qf4Qg2+57.Kh4Qg658.Qf3Kh659.Qf4+Kh760.c4Qe661.c5Qe1+62.Kg4Qe2+63.Qf3f5+64.Kf4Qc4+65.Ke5An unfortunate loss. Vincent had a good position after
the opening and later could have defended more tenaciously.65.Ke5Qxb466.Qxf5+Kh666...Kg767.Qg4+66...Kh867.Qh5+Kg768.Qg4+67.Qf4+1–0
After the restday Vincent came to a draw against the Russian GM Alexander Motylev. Vincent again was excellently prepared and for a long time he had the definitely better chances. However, Motylev managed to liquidate into a rook ending with four vs three pawns on the kingside which Vincent could not win.
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1.Nf3d52.e3Nf63.c4e64.Nc3c65.b3Bd66.Bb20-07.h3b68.d4Nbd79.Bd3Bb710.0-0c511.cxd5exd512.Rc1Rc812...Qe7=13.Qe213.Nh4 13.Lf5 0.76Re814.Nf5Bb814...Bf8=15.Nb515.dxc5bxc516.f415...Nf815...Re616.dxc516.Qf3=16...bxc517.Bb117.Qf3!=17...a617...Ng618.f3a618.Nc3 is known from a
game played in 1997.18.Na313.dxc5 ist überlegen.bxc514.Bf513...Re813...Qe7=14.Ba6Qc715.Rfd1Bf816.a416.Bb5±16...Qb816...Bxa6=17.Qxa6Ra817.Bxb7Qxb718.dxc5bxc519.Qb5Qxb520.axb5
20...Nb621.Na4Nfd722.Ra1Re422...Rc723.Nxb6±Nxb624.Rxa724.Bc3!?tries to restrict the enemy rook.24.Bc3±24...Rb4=25.Rb7Rxb526.Be526.Nd2!26...Rxb3=27.Bc7c428.Bxb6
Threatening Rc7.Rc629.Rxd5Rbxb630.Rxb6Rxb631.Rd8f631...Rb1+=32.Kh2Rb532.Rc8±Rb1+33.Kh2Kf734.Rc7+But not34.Rxc4Rb2=34...Kg8...Bd6+ is a real threat.35.g3Of course not35.Rxc4Rb2=35...Rc1!36.Kg2Bd636...Bb437.Rc8+Kf738.Nd2!c3
White has only minimal winning chances.46...Rb5Better is46...g547.Rc8+±Kf748.Rc7+Kg649.Kg2h550.Rd7Rb251.Kf3Ra252.h4Rb253.Rd3Ra254.e4Rb255.Ke3Ra256.f456.Rb3±56...Ra457.Kf3Rb458.Ke3Ra459.f5+Kh760.Rd7Kh661.Rd6Kh762.Rd4Ra3+63.Kf4Ra163...g6=64.Rd7Kh665.Re765.Rd6±65...Ra465...g6=66.Re6Kh767.Rb6Ra168.Rb368.Kf3±68...Ra468...g6!= is still a draw.69.Kf3Preferable is69.Rb7±69...Kh669...g6!=
keeps the balance.70.Re370.Rb8±Ra3+71.Kf470...Ra5=71.Rc3½–½
In round 8 Vincent played against GM Sandro Mareco from Argentina. And once again his Najdorf was put to the test. White castled queenside, Black kingside, but both sides tried to launch an attack. At first, things looked for fine for Vincent who did not play as hesitantly as he had done against Esipenko at the Tata Steel Challengers at the beginning of the year. However, after a somewhat slow move by Vincent in a sharp position the Argentinian really got going. Vincent again got two rooks for his queen but his king was in danger - similar to his game against Saric. Mareco continued his energetic play and finally won convincingly. Despite this loss Vincent at this point in the tournament still had a GM-performance of more than 2600.
In round 9 Vincent had Black against Zvjaginsev – and after drawing a dramatic and difficult game he had secured his third and final GM norm and with that the title.
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1.c4e62.Nc3Nf63.Nf3d54.e3dxc45.Bxc4a66.a4c57.b3A
predecessor:7.d4Nc68.0-0Be79.Ne5Bd710.Nxd7Qxd711.dxc5Qxd112.Rxd1Bxc513.Kf1Ke714.Ke2Rac815.Bd2Bd616.Be1Rc717.h31/2-1/2 (55)
Mamedyarov,S (2801)-Dominguez Perez,L (2739) Saint Louis 20187...Nc68.Bb2Be79.g4!?
The Russian is known for his unconvential play. Not the most
welcome opponent if you just need half a point to become grandmaster.9...h610.Rg1b611.h4Nd712.Ne4Nf6Vincent probably did not hope for a repetition
here.12...Bb7!?13.Qb113.d3!?13.Nc3Nd714.Ne4Nf6=13...Bb714.g5Nxe415.Qxe4Na5Maybe it was better to take on g5 immediately:15...hxg516.Nxg5Na517.Qg417.Qf4Bf617...b5!?18.axb5Nxc419.bxc4axb516.Qf4Nxc417.bxc4hxg518.hxg5f619.gxf6Bxf620.Ne520.Bxf6Qxf621.Ne5!?might have been a better try and would have forced
the opponent to play the following sequence:Rh5!?22.Qxf6gxf623.Rg8+Ke724.Rg7+Kf825.Rxb7Rh1+26.Ke2Rxa127.Nd7+Ke828.Nxf6+=20...Qd621.0-0-00-0-022.d3Rh523.Nf7Qxf4=24.exf4Rd725.Ng5Re726.Rde1Bxg527.Rxg5Rxg528.fxg5
This endgame should end in a draw - which
would make Vincent a grandmaster.28...Kd729.g6e530.Rxe530.a5!?30...Rxe531.Bxe5Bf332.a5!?b5Seemingly risky because White can create a
second passed pawn. However, White's a-pawn has the "wrong" colour - White's
dark-squared bishop cannot support the a-pawn to queen.32...bxa533.cxb5axb534.Bxg7Bh535.Bf8Bxg636.Kd236.Bxc5Bxd337.Kd2and Black draws
if he gives his bishop for the f-pawn.36...Kc637.a6Kb6
38.Bxc5+Kxa639.d4Bf740.Ke3Kb741.Ke4Kc642.Ke5Bc443.f4Bb344.f5Bc445.Bb4Bb346.Bc3Bc447.Kf6Kd748.Kg7Ke849.Kg6Bb350.Kf6Kd7Draw
agreed - and the 14-year old Vincent Keymer achieved his third and final
grandmaster norm and became a grandmaster. Congratulations!½–½
In round 10 the new Grandmaster played against the reigning German Champion Niclas Huschenbeth who had missed a couple of chances in this tournament. At first, Huschenbeth also dominated the game against Vincent but after the time control it was Vincent who had winning chances in a queen endgame. However, Vincent's 41st move was not energetic enough and the game petered out into a draw.
Black opted for a set-up that is often
seen when White's bishop is on e2. However, both sides and continue
manoeuvering.10...Nc5!?and Black already threatens Nd3 and/or Ba6.11.d3c611...Ba612.Ne1c613.b4Ne614.b5!?11...a5!?12.b4Ncd711.Rc1a612.Re112.Ne2!?12...b513.d4!?Vincent stops Black's
central expansion. If Black now plays ...c5 he has to live with an isolated
queen's pawn.Ne414.Nxe4dxe415.Ne5!?Bd5!?≤15...Nxe516.dxe5Bxe517.Bxe5Rxe518.Qxd8+Rxd819.Rxc7and White is clearly better.16.Nc6Qg517.Qd2Bxc6Black takes the useless blockading knight though he had
two interesting alternatives. Maybe Huschenbeth was worried about knight moves
to b4 or a5.17...Qf5!?17...Re6!?18.Rxc6Qd519.Rc2a520.Bc3?!A provocative move.b4!21.Bb2h521...a422.Bf1Nb6and it would
have been difficult to explain what White has achieved with the manoeuvers by
his bishop.22.Qe2Nf623.Qc4Qf524.d5!?A pawn sacrifice to free the
white bishop.Nxd524...h4!?25.Rd1Nb626.Qd4Qg627.Rc6Rad828.h4Kh729.Qd2Qg430.Qc2Qe631.Rd4f532.Qe2g633.Qc2Nd734.Bf1?!34.Rxc7!?Bxc735.Qxc734...Qe734...Ne5!?35.Bb5?!35.Rxc7!?Be536.Rd2Bxc737.Qxc7±35...Ne5?!
The time-trouble is over and the dust settles.41.Qxd6?41.Qxa5Qb842.a3bxa343.Qxa3offered good winning chances.41...Qb5activates the
queen and equalizes.42.Qf8+Kh743.Qf7+Kh644.Qg8White threatens mate
but Black simply centralizes his queen to parry this threat.Qe545.Kg2Qg746.Qb8Kh747.Qd6Qb748.Qc5Qa649.Qd5Kg750.Qd7+Kg851.Qe8+Kg752.Qe7+Kg853.g4fxg454.Qxe4Qf655.Qd5+Kg756.Qxa5Qxh457.Qxb4Qh3+!58.Kg1g3!59.Qe7+Kh660.Qf8+Kh761.Qf7+Kh862.Qf3gxf2+63.Kxf2Qh2+64.Qg2Qd665.Qa8+An interesting game in which both players had
chances.½–½
In the last round Vincent lost rather clearly in a Paulsen Sicilian. With a final score of 4½/11 Vincent reached an Elo-performance of 2593 and gained him 12 Elo-points.
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1.e4c52.Nf3e63.d4cxd44.Nxd4a6No Najdorf but a Paulsen.5.Bd3Bc56.Nb3Ba77.0-0Ne78.Qe2Nbc69.Be30-010.Rd110.Bxa7Rxa711.c411.N1d211...d512.exd5exd513.Nc3d414.Ne4Ng615.f4f516.Ng3b617.Rad1Re71-0 (46) Jakovenko,D (2735) -Artemiev,V (2704) Poikovsky
201810...d610...Bb8!?11.c4e512.Bxa7Rxa713.Qe3Ra814.Nc3Be615.Bf1Qb816.Rd216.Nd5b517.Rac1bxc418.Nxe7+Nxe719.Bxc4Bxc420.Rxc416...a5
Probably a novelty. But Vincent's move weakens b5 and in
the game this turns out to be a serious disadvantage.16...f517.f3f418.Qf2b519.Nd519.c5!?Bxb320.cxd619...Bf720.Rad1Nxd521.cxd5Ne722.Rc222.Na522...Rc822...a523.Rdc1Rxc224.Qxc2Qb6+25.Kh125.Qf2Qd826.g325...Rc826.Qd2Rxc127.Nxc1g5=0-1 (40) Zhai,M (2243)
-Nisipeanu,L (2686) Canberra 201417.Rad117.a417...a418.Na1Nd419.Nc2Nec620.Nb5!Nxb520...Nxc221.Rxc2Nb422.Rcd2Nxa2??23.Qa321.cxb5Na522.Qa3Qc7Maybe Black should try to create complications and hope
for the best.22...Nb3!?23.Rxd6Rc824.Ne3Nd423.Nb4Rfc824.Rc224.Rxd6Nc425.Bxc4Qxc426.Nd524...Qd825.Rxc8≤25.Qxa4?Nb325...Rxc826.Qxa4Nc427.Nd3
Piorun is clearly better and converts his
advantage smoothly.27...f628.Qb4Kf729.b3Nb630.f4Bg431.Rd2Qc732.f5Ke733.a4Bh534.Nb2Bf735.a5Nd736.Na4Nc537.Nb6Rd838.Nd5+Bxd539.Rxd5g640.Qc4Rc841.Rd1Qd742.Qd5gxf543.exf5Qxf544.Bc4Qe645.Qd21–0
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