And experience, the son of difficult mistakes…
Готовят просвещенья дух
И опыт, сын ошибок трудных,
И гений, парадоксов друг,
И случай, бог изобретатель…
Any mistakes are an integral part of life. Any mistakes are an invaluable experience. And it also shows that humans are not robots. And every athlete can make mistakes, regardless of the level, grades and ranks. Let’s keep these mistakes in mind. And we will learn how to overcome them, leaving invaluable experience.
Jumagaldiyeva A. – Sauras. E. Round 9, Classic, game 2
22. … d8-e7?? After black’s move, White could perform a simple winning maneuver: 23. g1-h2! followed by f2-g3 and winning a piece, but… 23. f2-e3?? and the game ended in a draw. |
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Sarshaeva Z. – Nikolayeva V. Round 7, Classic, game 2
The last round of the classic program. The tension was so great that even the strongest players couldn’t cope with their nerves! With the last move the black queen attacked the white piece and it turned out to be an etude win. But… 33. c7-b8 forced, and then suddenly followed 33. … h4-g3?!? But after 33…. f6-e5!!! white have no salvation! The game ended in a draw and Zhanna got the advantage before the final stage. |
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W. Chinzewe – V. Valiuk. Round 8, Classic, game 2
With the last move black moved the queen to the field d4?? And again white got a chance to win a nice game, but… they passed by such an opportunity. And soon the rivals signed a peace agreement. And the win was like this: 24. h6-g7!! f8:h6 25. f4-e5!! d4:g7 26. b8-a7! h6:f4 27. a3-b4 c5:a3 28. a7:f8 with a beautiful victory. |
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W. Chinzewe (a fragment of a short ending from the game)
In conditions of time pressure William found a quick discharge of the position. Playing white the first move was not obvious 1. b2-a3?!, followed by: 1… b4-c3 2. g5-f6 g7-h6 3 . f6-g7 c3-d2 4. e5-d6?! c5:e7 5. f4-g5 h6:f4 6. a1-b2! f8:h6 7. b2-c3 d2:b4 8. a3:a7 with a drawish ending.
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A. Georgiev – I. Mihalchenko. Rapid, 1/2 final, game 2
Alexander Sergeevich found the strongest and winning game plan in the Brazilian version. But… at the very end in a tight time limit he made an inaccuracy. And the game ended in a draw. Let’s enjoy these moments of the game of two great grandmasters once again. 1. d2-c3!! c7-b6 2. a5:c7 b8:d6 3. c3-d4 e5:c3 4. b2:d4 d8-c7 5. g1-f2 d6-e5 6. d4-c5 e5-f4 7. f2-g3?? f4:d2 8. c1:e3 and the game ended in a draw. Won: 7. c1-d2!!
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