Assessment by Nagesh Havanur
27/11/2022 – ChessBase Journal affords a window to the world {of professional} chess. 7578 latest video games, (45 annotated) 12 opening surveys, 9 demo. lectures and a number of other workouts for coaching. Annotators embody Anish Giri, Ajun Erigaisi, Gabriel Sargissian, Ivan Sokolov, Luke McShane, Pentala Harikrishna, Pragganandhaa, Maria Muzychuk and Wesley So amongst others.
The icing on the cake is a function on Ding Liren who would play the world championship match with Ian Nepomniachtchi now that Carlsen has introduced that he wouldn’t be defending the title.
ChessBase Journal 210: Assessment by Nagesh Havanur
At the same time as I write these traces, the World Crew Championship has drawn to an in depth, with China edging out Uzbekistan, Spain and India. A salutary reminder of the energy of Chinese language chess gamers. It’s a pity that two of the perfect chess groups on the earth, China and Russia couldn’t compete within the latest Chess Olympiad. As is thought, China didn’t subject its gamers on account of Covid restrictions and Russia couldn’t take part on account of the FIDE ban with the invasion of Ukraine.
With the absence of Russia and China the primary battle was between different contenders, the USA, India, Armenia and Uzbekistan. Because it occurred, the skilled USA and Armenia Groups obtained setbacks of their matches with younger Indian and Uzbek Groups. Thus the scene was set for the decisive encounter between India and Uzbekistan.
India being the host had fielded two groups, “India I” and “India II”. Uzbekistan had solely drawn the match with “India I” Crew. Whereas Vakhidov had prevailed over Sasikiran and Abdusattorov had misplaced to Harikrishna:
On this subject Harikrishna himself annotates the sport:
Abdusattorov-Harikrishna, Chess Olympiad 2022 (obtain pgn)
It’s to the credit score of the Uzbek Crew that it remained within the race for the primary place until it confronted “India II” Crew within the penultimate spherical. Right here sadly, Sindarov misplaced to Praggnandhaa and video games on different boards had been drawn. So solely the primary board encounter, Abdusattorov-Gukesh remained and it was watched with bated breath by spectators all around the world. Earlier than this spherical Gukesh rode a t wave with (+7,- 0, =1)) vanquishing Shirov, Caruana and Sargissian amongst others. However something may occur in a recreation and coaches, R.B. Ramesh and Ivan Sokolov had been understandably anxious:
Picture by Lennart Ootes
Ivan Sokolov, the coach of the Uzbek Crew recaptures the ultimate part of the sport:
Gukesh-Abdusattorov, Chess Olympiad 2022 (obtain pgn)
Now let me draw consideration of the readers to a video that they’ve all seen earlier than:
Gukesh was devastated by this loss, holding himself liable for India’s descent down the Olympiad Cross-table. In a subsequent interview he was to relate how Anand frolicked with him after this catastrophe, sharing his personal expertise of loss and defeat, bringing him again to his senses.
To return to the Olympiad, I’ve one reservation. The host nation is allowed to subject two groups, a courtesy and privilege conferred by guidelines. This method provides unfair benefit to the host nation. Within the circumstances it’s a marvel that Uzbekistan survived its matches with Indian I and India II and went on to win Gold.
Anyway, the Ukraine Crew received the Girls’s Olympiad. Readers could recall that within the earlier subject, CBM 209 ran a Particular on Anna and Mariya Muzychuk from Ukraine. The sisters did their beleaguered nation proud by main their workforce to victory. Each have annotated a recreation every.
As Maria Muzychuk acknowledged, no much less a job was performed by their workforce mates, particularly, Anna Ushenina, 14th Girls’s World Champion who scored 7.5 out of 9 factors.
Picture/Lennart Ootes/FIDE
This subject additionally provides video games from Sinquefield Cup together with the well-known encounter, Carlsen –Niemann that led to the world champion’s exit from the match and the controversy that adopted. Now that the matter is in courtroom, let the regulation take its personal course. One unlucky consequence of the unsavoury improvement was that the remainder of the match misplaced public curiosity. Not honest to the gamers, although.
Ding Liren : A star in ready
This subject additionally carries a particular function on Ding Liren with 18 annotated video games, commentary on his play in middlegame and endgame. The opponents embody such illustrious names as, Aronian, Caruana,Duda, Mamedyarov and Nepomniachtchi.
Right here we have now room for only one recreation:
https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-chess-tour/2019-sinquefield-cup
Ding Liren-Caruana, Sinquefield Cup 2019 (obtain pgn)
Opening movies and surveys
There are 3 opening movies on this subject. The primary affords an introduction to a brand new gambit within the English Opening by Daniel King.
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 c6!?
At the moment it has no correct title. Because it was launched by the Indian GM, Adhiban, it is sensible to name the road after him. Notice that the sport, Vakhidov-Adhiban, Chess Olympiad 2022 with the identical line can be analysed by Ivan Sokolov, the coach of the Uzbekistan workforce. Nonetheless, his evaluation begins solely after White is a wholesome pawn up on the 23rd transfer. Regardless of, Black was nonetheless ready to attract with some harmful counterplay. The second presents an evaluation of a line within the Trendy Benoni by Mihail Marin. The third is a lecture on the Classical Variation of the Nimzo- Indian by Jan Werle. Take your decide.
There are as many as 12 opening surveys starting from the Sicilian to the semi Slav. Amongst them, I might single out two articles, one on the Dilworth Variation by Robert Ris and the opposite on the Botvinnik System by Evgeny Postny. Vernon Dilworth (1916-2004) an incredible chess novice has not all the time obtained his due for his exceptional line within the Ruy Lopez. By the use of historic curiosity right here is the sport during which it made its debut in correspondence chess. I’ve additionally supplied an over view of the Open Spanish for readers not conversant in present concept.
David Weir- Vernon Dilworth, 1941 (obtain pgn)
The opposite article on the Botvinnik System affords evaluation of a uncommon transfer 12.h4!? It’s a harmful transfer because the pawn threatens to roll ahead to h8. Nonetheless, Black has to take robust measures to create counterplay. Right here is an illustration hidden in Evgeny Postny’s annotations:
Povilas Pakenas- Heri Darmanto (obtain pgn)
An outdated basic remembered
Another function deserves point out. It’s the commentary on the sport, Fischer –Petrosian Candidates’ 1971 (7) by Dorian Rogozenco. It could be recalled that this recreation was additionally mentioned in a latest article on the information web page:
https://en.chessbase.com/submit/solution-of-the-endgame-riddle-was-fischer-s-22-nxd7-winning
Apart from opening surveys, this subject has customary options on ways, technique and the endgame. A brand new function continued from CBM 208 is a video lecture on time administration by Jan Markos. A sensible lesson for critical match gamers.
Summing up
The principle database of the difficulty has 7578 latest video games of which 45 are deeply annotated.There may be a lot else on this DVD that deserves to be explored. Aside from the GMs I’ve already talked about, the commentators embody Anish Giri, Ajun Erigaisi, Gabriel Sargissian, Luke McShane, Pragganandhaa, and Wesley So amongst others. A significant contribution is made by Ivan Sokolov who has made a commentary on the decisive part in 8 video games. It could be famous that there are extra annotated video games within the sections on opening concept and coaching.
Nicely, apply makes excellent.
Hyperlinks:
Chess Olympiad 2022
https://en.chessbase.com/submit/the-dramatic-deciding-game
Gukesh Interview in New in Chess Journal, 06/2002:
https://www.newinchess.com/new-in-chess-2022-6
Maria Muzychuk ChessBase Interview:
https://www.chessbase.in/information/The-Chennai-Chess-Olympiad-Documentary
Ding Liren
Interview after the Candidates’ Event 2022
https://en.chessbase.com/submit/ding-liren-i-suddenly-got-a-chance
Nagesh Havanur:
