One, two, three – king me! Combination like a surprise (part two)

22.07.2023

Sometimes you believe that a grandmaster never falls for combinations. And even more so for one move combinations. But no – an illusion! Even grandmasters sometimes get caught!

In our section ‘From simple to hard’ we always wonder, if it is really all from real games. Is it possible? ‘It is possible!’ we say and offer the fragments from the games of the recent SCO tournament in Ufa. It was already in the first games of rapid and blitz when we saw all kinds of combinations. From a simple “Arrow” to… However, see for yourself!


	Combination “Arrow”
	Elena Milshina – Zhao Hanqing, round 14, game 1, rapid At the very beginning of the game white began to build the ‘Chizhov’s cannon’ with a move 36-31. And black’s desire to ‘tie up the wing’ was followed by a simple combination! 36-31 17-21? 2. 27-22! 18:36 3. 32-27! 21:32 3. 37-10 x

	Almost the same combination, but in a more difficult position
	Aygul Idrisova – Shakhzoda Tursunmurotova, round 1, game 1, rapid A training example similar to the position from the book. Black’s monolithic position only seems reliable. There are practically no moves. … 15-20 – continuing to move to the center and, oddly enough, worsening position 48-43 20-24 3. 35-30 24×35 4. 25-20 14×25 5. 33-29 23×34 6. 39×30 35×24 7. 27-22 17×28 8. 32×03 13-19 x

	Grandmaster’s carelessness in one move (different motives)
	Tamara Tansykkuzhina – Shakhzoda Tursunmurotova, round 22, game 1, blitz Defending almost the entire game and getting a passive position, black made a fatal mistake. … 17-21?? 2. 33-29 24×33 3. 38×18 13×31 4. 37×08 x


	Sukhbat Tsogtbaatar – Murodullo Amrillaev, round 13, game 2, rapid You cannot often see how Murodullo Amrillaev falls for a combination, especially the ‘Royal blow’! … 01-06 2. 27-22 18×27 3. 32×12 23×34 4. 44-40 08×17 5. 40×18 x

	Magic of Aygul and Matryona
	Aygul Idrisova – Enkhtuya Gombosuren, round 22, game 1, blitz In a passive position black took a step towards white’s combination. 1. … 11-17?? 2. 37-31 36×27 3. 24-19 13×24 4. 29×20 25×14 5. 28-22 17×28 6. 33×02 x


	Wu Hailan – Aygul Idrisova, round 7, game 1, rapid An unnoticeable and very beautiful combination due to the unpredictable move of 18-23! Bravo, Aygul! 40-34?? 27-32 2. 38×27 18-23 3. 27×16 23-29 4. 34×23 14-19 5. 23×14 09×47 x


	Matryona Nogovicina – Khuslen Enkhbold, round 10, game 1, rapid Matryona seemed to hypnotize her rival and made a classical combination. 33-29 13-18?? 2. 28-22 17×28 3. 38-32 28×37 4. 48-42 37×48 5. 40-35 48×30 6. 35×04 x

	And this is a hypnotic action performed by Chinese draughts players
	Li Zhenyu – Zeng Qianrang, round 3, game 3, rapid As if mesmerized by their position, white made a move 42-38 and… lost. 42-38?? 24-29 2. 33×24 13-18 3. 24×04 03-08 4. 04×22 15-20 5. 28×19 17×46 x

	And a highlight from Alexander Georgiev on the topic “Beauty will save the world”
	Alexander Georgijev – Erdenbileg Tserenbyamba, round 13, game 1, rapid The cultural shock was experienced by Alexander Georgiev’s rival. Six draughts’ pieces were removed from the board! … 09-14??! 2. 37-31!! 26×46 3. 27-22! 18×27 3. 32×21 16×27 4. 48-43 46×23 5. 34-29 23×34 6. 40×16 x
	to be continued…