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		<title>One of the best games in my life! &#8211; game analysis by IM Shyam Sundar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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International Master Shyam Sundar analyses his thrilling drawn game against Grandmaster Safarli Eltaj (ELO 2610) of Azerbaijan in the recently concluded Commonwealth Chess Championship at Delhi.

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<p>International Master Shyam Sundar analyses his thrilling drawn game against Grandmaster Safarli Eltaj (ELO 2610) of Azerbaijan in the recently concluded Commonwealth Chess Championship at Delhi.</p>
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[Site "Delhi IND"]
[Date "2010.05.17"]
[Round "9.7"]
[White "Safarli"]
[Black "M.Shyamsundar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[Annotator "Sundar,Shyam"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2009.12.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
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[SourceDate "2007.05.24"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be4 (10. h3 Be6 11. Re1 Bf6 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Nf4 g6
14. Be3 Bxd4 15. Bb5 Be4 16. Qa4 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 a6 18. Rxe4 axb5 19. Qxb5 Qd6
20. a3 Ra5 21. Qb3 Rd8 22. Rae1 Rf5 23. Re8%2B Rxe8 24. Rxe8%2B Kg7 25. Qc3%2B Qf6
26. Nd5 Qxc3 27. Nxc3 Rc5 28. g4 Ne5 29. Ne4 Rc1%2B 30. Kg2 Nd3 31. g5 Nf4%2B 32.
Kf3 Ne6 33. h4 h6 34. Rb8 b6 35. Kg3 Rg1%2B 36. Kh2 Re1 37. f3 Re2%2B 38. Kg3 Rxb2
39. f4 Rb3%2B 40. Kh2 Nxf4 41. Nf6 hxg5 42. hxg5 Rh3%2B 43. Kg1 Rg3%2B 44. Kf2 Rxg5
45. Ne8%2B Kh6 46. Nxc7 Ra5 47. Rxb6 Rxa3 48. Rf6 Nd3%2B 49. Kg2 Ne5 {
0-1 Pap,M (2469)-Caruana,F (2646)/Budva MNE 2009/The Week in Chess 749}) 10...
Nf6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. h3 Bf5 {after a brief thought of 15 mins} (12... Bxe2 13.
Qxe2 (13. Nxe2 c5 $11 {Getting rid of weak doubled pawns} 14. Be3 Nd5 $11)
13... Re8 (13... c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Rd1 $14) 14. Be3 Rb8 $11 {
Its difficult for white to make use of weak doubled pawns}) (12... Be6 13. Nf4
Bf5 14. g4 $5 {i thought he would play this move without much hesitation as it
suits his aggressive style!}) (12... Bh5 13. g4 $5 Bg6 14. f4 h6 15. f5 Bh7 {
He might be convinced with this position}) 13. Ng3 (13. g4 Be6 $11 {
i prefer black}) 13... Be6 14. Bf4 Nd5 $1 {
after huge calculations and supported it by some intuitive decision too} 15.
Nxd5 Qxd5 $1 {the point of previous move} (15... cxd5 16. Rc1 $14) (15... Bxd5
16. Nf5) 16. Bxc7 Bf6 (16... Rfc8 17. Be5 {move order is also important!}) 17.
Ne2 Rfc8 $5 {intuitive move} (17... Rac8 {this move is also possible...But i
dont want to keep the rook on f8 as in some variations he might play Bd6 after
Qc5} 18. Bf4 Rfd8 (18... c5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Bd6 $16) 19. Be3 c5 $11) 18. Bf4
c5 {the point of my all previous moves..I just wanted to give the huge scope
for my double Bs} 19. Be3 (19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Rc1 Qa5) 19... Rd8 $11 20. dxc5
Qc4 21. Qe1 Bxb2 {
i stopped my calculations until this and felt that black has no probs..} 22.
Rd1 (22. Rb1 Be5 $11 (22... Qxa2 $6 23. Nc3 $1 $14) (22... Ba3 23. Nf4 $1 $16))
22... Qxa2 23. Rxd8%2B Rxd8 24. Qb4 Be5 (24... Bf6 25. Nf4 a5 26. Qb6 {
i felt white is better here}) 25. Nf4 Bxf4 26. Bxf4 (26. Qxf4 $5) 26... Qa6 {
Here i was thinking the best fortress...  1.Putting my Bishop on c6 and
possibly queen on d5  2.Putting the queen on c6 and maintaining the bishop on
e6 to close the e file  3.i also thought of placing the rook on c6 and pawn on
a6 to built a complete fortress   In order to achieve such fortress,i even
thought of sacrificing my apawn} (26... Rc8 27. Rd1 {
i did not want to give the d file too early for white}) 27. Be5 $5 {
provoking me to push the pawn} Rc8 (27... f6 28. Bd6 {in the long run black
might lose the control of e6 square when bishop moves to c6}) 28. Rd1 {
I thought he wont make this move...due to...} Qe2 29. Re1 (29. Qd4 $5) 29...
Qc4 {here i decided to chase the queen!} 30. Qb2 Qb3 (30... Rxc5 $5 {
i miscalculated somewhere in time pressure} 31. Bxg7 Rb5 32. Qf6 Rf5 33. Qh6
Qf4 $11) 31. Qa1 (31. Bxg7 Qxb2 32. Bxb2 Rxc5 $11) 31... Qa2 32. Qc1 Qd5 33.
Qa1 Qa2 34. Qc3 Qb3 35. Qa5 Qa2 36. Qc3 Qb3 37. Qd4 {finally!} Qd5 38. Bxg7
Rxc5 $1 {he overlooked this move} 39. Ra1 a5 $5 {
I did not want to lose the a pawn so easily} 40. Qxd5 Bxd5 41. Bd4 Rc4 42. Bf6
a4 {played quickly} 43. Rd1 Rc5 44. Rd4 $1 Rc6 45. Be5 f6 $8 (45... Bb3 46.
Rd8#) 46. Rxd5 fxe5 {I thought I mishandled somewhere and thought I might lose
now....But I decided to hang on for a while} 47. Ra5 (47. Rxe5 Ra6 48. Re2 a3
49. Ra2 {i felt this might be a draw}) 47... Rc1%2B {
just kept a check in time pressure!} 48. Kh2 Rc2 49. Kg3 (49. f3 e4 $5 50. fxe4
Rc4 51. e5 Re4 {I felt I could hold here without any big problems}) 49... Rc3%2B
50. f3 $6 (50. Kg4 {i was worried about this move...} Rc4%2B $1 (50... Rc2 51.
Kf3 Rc3%2B 52. Ke2 Rc2%2B 53. Ke3 Rc3%2B 54. Kd2 {probably white could win here}) 51.
Kf5 (51. Kf3 e4%2B {Here black managed to defend both the pawns}) 51... Rf4%2B 52.
Kxe5 Rxf2 $11) 50... e4 51. Rxa4 exf3 52. gxf3 Kg7 {i was trying to remember
whether is it a draw with out the h  pawn?...I thought it would be draw and
decided to sac. that if there is any need} 53. Kg4 Rc5 54. Ra7%2B (54. f4 h5%2B $5
$11) 54... Kg6 55. Ra6%2B Kf7 56. Rh6 Kg7 57. Rh5 {before making this move,i saw
him calculating something....i realised he would play what i thought!...} Rxh5
$3 {after 3 mins think...i decided to play this...this move is the best move
played in my life! There is some short story behind this move  1.There is no
necessity to play this move as this rook ending is also a draw  2.I saw this
endgame 4 yrs back at psakhis camp!   3.The imp.factor is that pawn is not
placed on the initial square!!...} 58. Kxh5 Kg8 59. Kh6 Kh8 60. f4 Kg8 61. Kh5
Kf8 $5 62. Kg5 Kg7 63. Kf5 {he suddenly became nervous after making this move
as he thought that he would win here....I decided to focus on the game rather
than his expressions} Kf7 64. Ke5 Ke7 65. h4 (65. f5 Kf7 66. f6 Kf8 67. Ke6 Ke8
68. f7%2B Kf8 69. Kf6 h5 70. h4 $11 {
if the pawn on h2 he can play h3 and its black turn now and he loses}) 65...
Kf7 66. h5 Ke7 67. h6 Kf7 68. Kd6 Kf6 $1 (68... Kf8 69. Ke6 Ke8 70. Kf6 Kf8 71.
f5 Kg8 72. Ke7 Kh8 73. f6 Kg8 74. f7%2B $18) 69. Kd7 Kf7 $1 (69... Kf5 70. Ke7
Kxf4 71. Kf6 $18) (69... Kg6 70. Ke6 $18) 70. Kd6 Kf6 71. Kd7 Kf7 72. f5 Kf8 (
72... Kf6 73. Ke8 Kg5 74. Ke7 $18) 73. Ke6 Ke8 74. f6 Kf8 75. f7 {one of my bes
t games in my life..  After this game I felt as if I won the game!!...} 1/2-1/2
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		<title>Grunfeld System</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbramesh</dc:creator>
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<div class="CBB-board" style="display:none;">[Event "Kolkatta open"]<br />
[Site "Vishakapatnam"]<br />
[Date "2007.03.03"]<br />
[Round "7"]<br />
[White "Ramesh, Ramachandran B"]<br />
[Black "Arghyadip, Das"]<br />
[Result "1-0"]<br />
[ECO "D85"]<br />
[WhiteElo "2483"]<br />
[BlackElo "2379"]<br />
[Annotator "Ramesh R.B"]<br />
[PlyCount "59"]<br />
[EventDate "2006.04.03"]</p>
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<p>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {<br />
he doenst normally play Grunfeld so it was a surprise for me.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5.<br />
Bd2 $5 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Bb5 $5 {provocation!} a6 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Nf3<br />
Bg4 11. d5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Na5 (12&#8230; Ne5 13. Qb3) 13. Bd4 c5 $6 (13&#8230; e5 14.<br />
Bc5 Re8 15. h4 $5 (15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. b4 Rc8)) 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. h4 $36 e6 16.<br />
h5 Qg5 $6 (16&#8230; exd5 17. exd5 $5 (17. Nxd5 $6 Nxd5 18. exd5 Qg5) (17. Qc1 $5<br />
g5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 b6 20. h6+ Kh8 21. Qc3+ f6 22. O-O-O) 17&#8230; Qg5 18.<br />
Kf1 Nac4 19. Ne4 Qe5 20. Qc1) 17. b4 $1 Qe5 $8 18. bxa5 Qxc3+ 19. Kf1 Na4 $6 (<br />
19&#8230; Qxa5 20. Qc1 exd5 21. e5 $1 (21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qh6+ Kf6 23. Qf4+ Ke6 24.<br />
exd5+ Kd7 25. Rh7) 21&#8230; Rh8 22. Qg5 Nd7 23. e6 Qc3 24. h6+ Kf8 25. exd7 Qxa1+<br />
26. Kg2 f6 27. Qxd5 Qd4 28. Qxb7 Rd8 29. Rd1 $18) 20. Rb1 Qxa5 21. dxe6 (21.<br />
Rxb7 Rab8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. dxe6 $16) 21&#8230; b5 (21&#8230; Nc3 22. Qd2 Rad8 23. Qe1<br />
$1 $18) 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qd5 $1 Nc3 (23&#8230; Qc7 $5 24. Qg5 Rh8 25. Rxh8 $1 Rxh8<br />
26. e5 $1 Rh1+ (26&#8230; Qd8 27. e7) 27. Kg2 Rxb1 28. Qf6+ Kg8 (28&#8230; Kf8 29. Qh8+<br />
Ke7 30. exf7 $18) 29. e7 Qd7 30. Qd6) (23&#8230; Qc3 24. e7 $1 Rfe8 (24&#8230; Rh8 25.<br />
Rxh8 Rxh8 26. Rd1 (26. Qd7 Qe5) 26&#8230; Nb2 27. Qd8 Nxd1 28. Qxh8+ Kxh8 29. e8=Q+<br />
Kg7 30. Bxd1 $16) 25. Qg5 Rh8 26. Rxh8 Rxh8 27. e5 $18) 24. Qe5+ f6 25. Qxc5<br />
Rfe8 26. Qc6 $1 Qa3 27. Qc7+ Re7 28. Qh2 Rxe6 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qb7 1-0</p></div>
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		<title>Brilliant technique by Mahesh Chandran at Kolkatta open</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbramesh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the 3rd round of the Kolkotta open 2009, GM Mahesh Chandran displayed wonderful technique in winning a game with two against opponents lone pawn. Enjoy the game especially fom the 48th move onwards!


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[Event "4th Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2009"]
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the 3rd round of the Kolkotta open 2009, GM Mahesh Chandran displayed wonderful technique in winning a game with two against opponents lone pawn. Enjoy the game especially fom the 48th move onwards!</p>
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<p>[Event "4th Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2009"]<br />
[Site "Kolkata"]<br />
[Date "2009.09.03"]<br />
[Round "3"]<br />
[White "Rauf, Mamedov"]<br />
[Black "Magesh Chandran, Panchanathan"]<br />
[Result "0-1"]<br />
[WhiteELO "2626"]<br />
[WhiteTitle "GM"]<br />
[BlackELO "2532"]<br />
[BlackTitle "GM"]<br />
[Source "MonRoi"]</p>
<p>1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Bc5 5.Nge2 a6 6.d3 d6 7.h3 Be6 8.Nd5 Qd7 9.Be3 Bxd5 10.exd5 Ne7 11.d4 exd4 12.Bxd4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 O-O 14.O-O-O Rfd8 15.Nc3 c5 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.g4 Rab8 18.Rhe1 Ng6 19.f4 Qb7 20.Na4 c5 21.Bxb7 cxd4 22.Bf3 Rb4 23.b3 Nxf4 24.g5 Ne8 25.Bg4 Nc7 26.a3 Rb5 27.Rxd4 Nce6 28.Rc4 Rxg5 29.Rc6 a5 30.Rd1 f5 31.Bf3 Rg3 32.Rc3 Rxh3 33.b4 axb4 34.axb4 g5 35.Kb2 Kg7 36.b5 g4 37.Bc6 Rxc3 38.Kxc3 h5 39.b6 g3 40.b7 h4 41.Nb6 Nc5 42.Nc4 g2 43.Bxg2 Nxg2 44.Nxd6 Nxb7 45.Nxf5 Kf6 46.Rxd8 Nxd8 47.Nxh4 Nxh4 48.Kb4 Ke5 49.c4 Nf5 50.Kb5 Nd4 51.Kb4 N8c6 52.Kc3 Kd6 53.c5 Kd5 54.Kd3 Ke5 55.Ke3 Kf5 56.Kd3 Kf4 57.Kc3 Ke4 58.Kc4 Nf3 59.Kc3 Nfe5 60.Kd2 Kf3 61.Kc2 Ke2 62.Kc3 Ke3 63.Kc2 Nf3 64.Kc3 Nd2 65.Kc2 Ne4 66.Kd1 Kf2 67.Kc2 Ke2 68.Kc1 Nf6 69.Kc2 Nd5 70.Kb3 Kd3 71.Kb2 Ndb4 72.Kc1 Ke2 73.Kb2 Kd2 74.Kb3 Kd3 75.Kb2 Nc2 76.Kc1 Ne3 77.Kb2 Kc4 78.Ka3 Nd1 79.Ka2 Kc3 80.Ka3 Nb2 81.Ka2 Nc4 82.Kb1 Kd2 83.Ka2 Kc2 84.Ka1 N6a5 85.c6 Nb3 0-1</p></div>
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