If you eat my piece, why don’t you? Can you win later? (Training positions)- Part 3
The lack of a purposeful and constructive organization of the training and tournament process directly affects the quality and outcome in sports. The desire to annoy a neighbor, as well as the lack of desire to play with strong players, always leads to a fatal outcome and failures in sports. This is a truism. But…
Unfortunately, as we have already noted more than once, the quality of the game and the level of training of athletes in Latvia is inexorably decreasing. One tournament with classic control per year is a “bad” situation. As promised, we are starting to publish a review of the games from the recent Latvian International Draughts Championship. Let’s start with the women’s tournament game.
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A. Orlova – A. Misāne, Round 8, LR2025 1. … 18-23, Black decided to take advantage of a small chance and attacked the central checker 28. White played automatically and made his wrong move 2. 38-32??. Mistake! It was necessary to trade the move 2. 49-43!, and a draw after that is achievable. After the mistake, the option of a forced win occurred in the game. 2. …. 13-18 3. 34-30 18-22 4. 30-24 19×30 5 28×19 30-34 6. 48-43 17-21 7. 41-37 21-27 |
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A. Orlova – A. Misāne, Round 8, LR2025
It seemed that black had done the most difficult job perfectly and would now be able to bring the game to victory. In this position, after several precise moves, a beautiful etude win occurs. But black passed by the winning option. We suggest you find the sketch yourself. And in the next batch it was: 10. …. 27-31?? 11. 37×26 43-48 12 30-25 48-37 13 19-13 9×18 14 26-21 и ничья |
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L.Gudeviča – Liepiņa – J. Zaharova, Round 8, LR2025 Here, white decided to “force the game” and boldly, as only in his youth, put the queen on field 3. The opponent immediately brought the game to victory.
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A. Radionova – L. Gudeviča-Liepiņa, Round 9, LR2025
In this easy-to-count position, White could have gone on to force a draw. The plan is simple enough to execute at the board. Here is one example of the development of the party: 1. 43-39 03-08 2. 39-34 8-13, then it was necessary to make a combination: 34-29, 24-20, 36-31, and 32-27 with a draw position. In the game, white played uncertainly and decided to simplify the position. But black also played too passively, without taking advantage of a small advantage. 1 24-19 23-29 2. 19×10 15×4 3. 43-39 6-11 4 39-34 29×40 5 35×44 18-23 6 42-37 21-26 с равенством. |
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V. Ivanova – A. Orlova, Round 9, LR2025 In this position, after the last move for white 1. 43-39, the recording of the game is interrupted. The result is a draw. And if you don’t look closely at the position, it may seem that after White creates a double threat combination, the answer for black may be obvious: 1. … 18-23. And there, no matter how you make a combination for white, black, though not without difficulty, will find his draw. But…It’s not that simple. Let’s consider just two options, after answering for black 1. … 8-12 and then exchanging for white 2. 27-21 16:27 3. 32:21. We are not considering a 2. 37-31 exchange for White, as it leads to defeat. We suggest you verify this yourself. |
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V. Ivanova – A. Orlova, Round 9, LR2025 So, the first option. 1. 43-39 8-12 2. 27-21 16:27 3. 32:21 18-22! What should I do, Chief? )) 4. 38-32 is the only one! and to black’s answer: 4. … 22-27, it was necessary to see the combination: 5. 33-29! 24:22 6. 37-31! 26:28 7. 21:14!! with a draw. |
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V. Ivanova – A. Orlova, Round 9, LR2025 So, the second option. 1. 43-39 8-12 2. 27-21 16:27 3. 32:21 18-23! What do we do, Cap, are we in danger? )) 4. 38-32 – well, you just have to close like that. )). 4. … 23-29!. And here white is helped by a kick with the “heel” of Russian checkers. 5. 32-27! 29:38 6. 28-23!! 19:28 7. 37-32! 28:37 8. 27-22! 17:28 9. 36-31! – What’s the hurry?! 9. … 26:17 10. 31:11! and unfortunately it’s a draw. Have the competitors seen these options? And who knows! What if…. the coach always thinks. Well, you never know. |
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M. Misane – M. Fidelīne, Round 9, LR2025. In this position, Black immediately gave up on his turn of the move. But, as the home analysis shows, White may have problems winning. After the exchange of 1. … 18-23, the fight can be continued. But the last round… and psychology. |
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