10/12/2019 – From Mumbai, AMRUTA MOKAL updates on the penultimate round of the World Youth Championship, where Praggnanandhaa is poised to take the prestigious Under-18 Open section and Polina Shuvalova continues to lead the Under-18 Girls. | Photos: Amruta Mokal
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Heartbreak and triumph at the top
The penultimate round of the World Youth Championships 2019 was filled with action. Praggnanandhaa continued his sprint towards the title in under-18 open section by winning his game against Paulius Pultinevicius. Shant Sargsyan was saved by the skin of his teeth against Mitrabha Guha and is still right on the heels of Praggnanandhaa. Polina Shuvalova keeps her lead intact in under-18 girls. Nazerke Nurgali has finally managed to edge out Leya Garifullina in under-16 girls and Rudik Makarian has taken the sole lead in under-16 open. Aydin Suleymanli from Azerbaijan leads in the under-14 open while Bat-Erdene Mungunzuul has come strongly to the top as the sole leader in under-14 girls. The last round is played on today when the 18 medal winners will be decided.
The team of officials inaugurates round 10 of the under-18 open top board | Photo: Amruta Mokal
No draws on top boards! | Photo: Amruta Mokal
Praggnanandhaa beat Pultinevicius and confirmed a medal for India whereas Shant Sargsyan beat Mitrabha Guha taking the second spot for now.
Praggnanandhaa - Pultinevicius
Position after 26.c4
26.c4!? was a well-timed decision by Pragg. You may feel that after 26...dxc4 27.bxc4 b4, the pawn on c4 is weak and the knight on c5 is very strongly placed. But Pragg had seen it beforehand that the knight on c5 is not stable and can be evicted with ♘b3, when either Black has to take on b3 and give White a protected passer or move from c5, when the c-pawn starts marching down the board.
Position after 35.c6
35.c6 by Pragg in this position was a mistake because Black could take 35...♜xc6 36.♖dxc6 ♝xc6 37.♗xa6 ♜a8! 38.♗xc8 ♜xa5 39.♖xc6 and it seems like White is simply a piece up, but...
Analysis
Position after 39...b3
39...b3!! This is the point that is easy to miss! This would help Black to save the draw!
The Caro Kann is a very tricky opening. Black’s play is based on controlling and fighting for key light squares. It is a line which was very fashionable in late 90s and early 2000s due to the successes of greats like Karpov, Anand, Dreev etc. Recently due to strong engines lot of key developments have been made and some new lines have been introduced, while others have been refuted altogether. I have analyzed the new trends carefully and found some new ideas for Black.
Position after 36.♗xa6
Pultinevicius took on c6 with his bishop and after 36.♗xa6 everything was fine for White. Pragg went on to win the game.
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1.e4599c65992.d46d543.e54Bf5374.Nd244e6125.Nb37Nd7106.Nf37c5757.dxc5432Bxc5118.Nxc5326Nxc579.Nd4146Ne71310.Bb5+401Nd79911.f489Be428112.0-02980-027913.Be3240Rc818014.Bf2776a686915.Be2147Nc511516.c3293b523617.Nb3308Na49418.Qd243Nf514919.Nd4178Qd787520.Rac11053Rc735421.b3312Nc55222.Rfd128Rfc821823.Qb258Rb867824.Qa393Qc82625.Bf1382Ne79726.c4!?58 An excellent decision by Pragg.dxc410227.bxc48b4319 It seems as if White has saddled himself with a weak pawn on c4 and
the knight on c5 has a permanent outpost. However, as Pragg shows, the move
Nb3 will evict the knight from c5 and White will have a lot of pressure on the
queenside thanks to his bishop pair.28.Qa5226Nd740629.Nb3136h630530.c5139Bb722931.Rd643Nc614932.Qa47g534 Black's
position was already bad and in time pressure Pultinevicius decides to create
some mess.33.Na558Nxa54134.Qxa51gxf42735.c6?!2935.Qxb4Bxg236.Qxf4was winning but Pragg didn't decide to go for it in time
pressure.35...Bxc6?!3635...Rxc6!36.Rdxc6Bxc637.Bxa6Ra8
is the key point.38.Bxc8Rxa539.Rxc6b3!This is not at all easy to
spot.40.Bxd7bxa241.Bd4Rd542.Bxe6fxe643.Ra6Rxd444.Rxa2=36.Bxa69Ra83037.Bxc831Rxa5438.Bxd770Rxd7639.Rcxc67Rb74739...Rxd640.exd6b341.d7+-40.Ra674Rxe55541.Rab60
Rxb6042.Rxb60Ra5043.Rxb40Rxa2044.Bd40 As Pragg
shows, this is not a technical position because Black cannot coordinate well.
He just goes on to win this with ease.Ra5045.Bf60Rf5046.Bb20Kh7047.Re40Kg6048.Be50Kg5049.Bd60f3050.g30Rd5051.Be7+0Kg6052.Rg4+0Kh5053.Rg70f5054.h30Rd4055.Kf20e5056.Kxf30Rd3+057.Ke20Rd4058.Bf60
Ra4059.Kd30Rd4+060.Kc30Re4061.Rg80Ra4062.Bxe50Ra1063.Rh801–0
With a great interest and stamina Praggnanandhaa explaining the game for the viewers and never disappointing someone for autographs and selfies! | Photo: Amruta Mokal
Praggnanandhaa explains his round 10 win
Shant Sargsyan scored a lucky victory in the tenth round. He was completely lost in the endgame against Mitrabha Guha. But Mitrabha hallucinated for a move and it was all over!
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.
Mitrabha - Shant
Position after 39.Bxf7
White is completely winning here. He is a pawn up and has the bishop pair:
Position after 43...d2
After a few inaccuracies it was already time to start thinking about a draw here with 44.♗xd2 followed by taking on c6. However, Mitrabha took on c6 allowing Black to queen. What was the point of his play? Isn't the bishop on d5 hanging with a check? Well, he played his bishop back to f3.
In the classical system of the King's Indian White develops naturally and refrains from chasing ghosts looking for a refutation of Black's set-up. White instead relies on the fact that natural play should yield him a small but lasting advantage.
Position after 45...♛c2
After 45...♛c2 he had to throw in the towel as cxb7 is met with Bd4! White can make a queen, but there is mate coming up! Mitrabha resigned.
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1.d41011Nf66612.c46g6273.g38Bg7314.Bg260-0335.Nf34d6456.Nc38Nbd7507.0-010e5268.Qc27Re8193
9.Rd18c613210.e433exd427211.Nxd46Ne520512.c5275
d5233913.exd560Nxd58314.Nxd5120cxd5115.h3345Be6
39716.Bf4576Rc87317.Rac1166Qd75218.Kh244Nc620219.Be3529Ne544720.b3390a68821.Qd254Qe713522.Re183Nc613423.b4219Qd734124.a365Rcd823625.Rcd151Bf528726.Nxf5255Qxf5127.Bf445Rxe19528.Rxe130h514829.Bc7
173Rc89630.Bd614d41331.Be464Qd74732.Bd5126Re8133.Kg272Bf86334.Rxe863Qxe8135.Qg513Kg76136.Bf417Kh73237.Qf614Bg72938.Qxf725Qxf72839.Bxf74 White is
close to completely winning here.d32240.Bd529440.Bd2+-40...Bb22441.a480Bc3042.b50axb5043.axb50d2044.bxc6?0 A moment of great hallucination.44.Bxd2Bxd245.bxc6Would end in
a draw.44...d1Q45.Bf30Qc2Mitrabha resigned here. A heartbreaking
loss.45...Qc2046.cxb7Bd4White can have his queen, but Black will
have the king!0–1
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Polina Shuvalova maintained her half point lead after defeating Lara Schulze on board one | Photo: Amruta Mokal
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1.e4571e55802.Nf310Nc663.Bc410Bc574.c35Nf635.d350-096.0-011d5107.exd56Nxd528.a415a5229.Nbd221Nb610310.Bb510Bd61711.Re1777Bg41312.h353Bh5613.Ne4414Na74314.d4281Nxb528415.axb531exd432016.Nxd6326Qxd668317.g4211Bg63418.Qxd452Qxd427619.Nxd414a42820.Bf4Rfc832521.b31500Nd564622.Bd2108axb31823.Nxb3127Bd324824.Nc5595Bxb52525.Nxb718Rxa127126.Rxa16h63427.Rc1392Nf633928.c4300Bc6629.Nc533Ra840230.Kh2272Ra212531.Be37h527032.gxh5257Nxh53433.Nd386Be420534.Nb464Rb211335.Nd5100c62336.Nc333
36.Ne7+Kh737.Nc8=36...Bf31437.Rb1106Rc22238.Rc124Rxc115739.Bxc11Kf830840.Ba3+127Ke8841.Nb10Kd7042.Nd20Be2043.f30Ke6044.Kg20Bd3045.Kf2045.h4=45...g5046.Ke3?!0 White should not have forgotten his h3 pawn.Bf5047.Nb30Bxh3048.Nd4+0Kd7049.Ke40f6050.Nf50
Bf1051.c50Nf4052.Nd40Bd3+053.Ke30Bb1054.Ne2
14Nd5+055.Kd420Bc2056.Nc3180Ne717157.Ke3176Ke6
15858.Bb2104f523759.Ne298f4+18560.Kd410Bd13161.Ng133Nf5+2562.Kd318Nh42863.Nh381Kf51264.Kd4-error0–1
Vantika Agrawal chases the top spot with a crucial win over Yan Tianqi | Photo: Amruta Mokal
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The American Hans Niemann suffered another loss against Arash Daghli of Iran | Photo: Amruta Mokal
It was a King's Indian where White seemed to have made early inroads on the queenside. But it turns out that although White broke through on the queenside, the real action was on the kingside where Arash Daghli struck with his pawns, typical of the King's Indian.
The aim of these Dvd's is to build a repertoire after 1.c4 and 2.g3 for White. The first DVD includes the systems 1...e5, the Dutch and Indian setups. The second DVD includes the systems with 1...c5, 1...c6 and 1...e6.
Rudik Makarian sailed ahead with his victory against Harshavardan G B | Photo: Amruta Mokal
He is now the sole leader in under-16 open.
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1.c4Nf62.Nc3e53.e3Nc64.a3a55.Nf3d66.d3g67.Be2Bg78.0-00-09.Qc2Be610.Bd2Nd711.Nd5a412.Bc3Nc513.Nb4Na514.Rad1b515.Nd2bxc416.dxc4Ncb317.Bf3Bf518.Be4Nxd219.Bxd2Bxe420.Qxe4Qd721.Bc3Qf5?!Premature queen trade.21...c6Black has nothing to worry about.
In fact if someone is better here it has to be Black.22.Qxf5gxf523.c5!A powerful strike.23.Nd5Nxc424.Ne7+Kh825.Nxf523...dxc524.Nd5e425.Nxc7Ra726.Nb5Bxc327.Nxc3Nc428.Rd5Rc829.Rb1Rb830.Rxf5Nd231.Rd1Rxb232.Rxc5Ra633.Rd5Nc434.R5d4Nxa335.Rxe4Rf636.Rf1Rc237.Nd5Ra638.Nb4Ra539.Nxc2Nxc240.Rc4Na341.Rg4+Kf842.Ra1h543.Rf41–0
The draw between the top board Zhang Xiao and Leya Garifullina made it possible for Nurgali to get the sole lead after defeating Laman Hajiyeva on board two | Photo: Amruta Mokal
Nazerke Nurgali from Kazakhstan is the sole leader in under-16 girls | Photo: Amruta Mokal
She had some nervous moments in the tenth round, but finally managed to come out on top!
Nurgali - Hajiyeva
Position after 53.♕g3
Black to play and win!
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1.d4574g65852.c414Bg773.Nf328d684.Nc345Nd7205.e486e5686.Be221Ne7717.Be32520-0868.0-018h6
2589.Qc1615Kh715710.dxe563dxe515911.Rd128f553712.Bc5302Qe849513.Ba3218fxe475414.Nxe448Rf459915.Nc3
243c654716.g380Rf78417.Ne423Nf54518.Qc2425Nf6225
19.Rd2102b627020.Rad1100Ba611021.b384c57922.Nxf6+291Bxf65923.Bd330Bg735924.Be4?!14624.g4!Ne725.Be4Rb826.Rd7+-24...Bb76525.Bxb769Rxb7526.Qe47Re751427.Rd5174Nd410028.Nh417Bf621229.Ng2213Rc83630.h4
53h515531.Bc144Qf71732.Rd384Rf82433.f3126Qe69834.Kh276Ref71835.Ne1138Rd714236.Bb2432Rxd52337.cxd54Qd63138.Ng220Qd76539.g4266hxg41940.fxg44Bg75041.h539Qd6042.Rh30Rf2043.hxg6+0Kg8044.Bxd40cxd4045.Kg30Rf6046.Nh40Rf4047.Nf50Qb4048.Qh10Qc3+1649.Kh40Bf6+8250.Kh50Rxf5+3850...Qd2-+The
White king is soon going to be mated!51.gxf50Qd21252.Qg10Kg7
653.Qg30Qc1?13653...Qd1+54.Qg4Qc155.Qg3e4Next the
queens are exchanged and the pawns run through.56.Rh2Qh6+57.Kg4Qg5+58.Kh3Qxg3+59.Kxg3Be5+-+54.Kg40Qg5+1755.Kf30Qxf5+956.Kg20Qxg65457.Kf3159Qxg3+9958.Rxg3+5Kf7359.Ke44Ke76560.Rh312a66461.Rh7+25Kd61062.Rf720Bg52363.Rb730Bd83764.Rh7108Bg52265.Rg729Bf42266.Rb710Kc54267.Rc7+99Kb52468.d642d3569.d7111–0
Aydin Suleman drew with Vo Pham Thien Phuc who is on a blazing streak by increasing 256 points and a whopping performance of 2438! | Photo: Amruta Mokal
Suleymanli - Thien Phuc
Position after 44.Rf5
The game saw many ups and downs, but in this final position where the players repeated their moves with 44...♛e1 45.♖f1 ♛e5 46.♖f5, Thien Phuc could have continued the game with 44...♛d6! The main point being that 45.♖xd5 is met with 45...♜e8! and Black is winning!
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1.d4578Nf65782.c419g643.Nc33Bg754.Bg519d6105.Nf38h6116.Bh423g557.Bg35Nh558.e39c5119.d533Qa51110.Qd2382Nd716611.Rc128a654112.Be2674Rb811313.a4891Nb6107414.b3105Bg416915.0-0489Nxg3
39916.hxg38Nd739717.Qd3761Bh553518.e4364Bg662819.Nd239Bd49720.g4237Ne58321.Qh377Kf848822.Rc2110Nd76023.Nd1223e614624.dxe6139fxe6225.Nf3374Bg724426.Rd2438Ke73927.Ne381Bc36028.Rd3174Ne518329.Nh4
83gxh4?!5029...Bd430.Rxc322Kd716731.Rcc153Bxe4
21732.f4207Nc63733.f53exf58034.gxf51Qd22135.f6+
7635.Bh5!+-35...Kc71036.Bh5205Rhg813937.Rc3138Rg38638.Nd5+14Bxd51139.Rxg36hxg32240.cxd519Qd4+18041.Kh12Qxd51742.Be20Qe5043.Bc40d5044.Rf50Qe1+
044...Qd645.Rxd545.Bxd5Re8-+45...Re8!It's easy to miss this
move!45.Rf10Qe5046.Rf50Qe1+47.Rf10Qe50½–½
Amruta MokalAmruta Mokal is a professional chess player with four WIM norms, but also an enthusiastic photographer who loves to cover tournaments, capturing various expressions and emotions of players engrossed in the game. She is the wife of ChessBase editor Sagar Shah, with whom she has founded ChessBase India.
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