Tactics Time Chess Newsletter: Svidler on the Roof
Published: Sun, 04/06/14
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his position comes from the game Vladimir Kramnik vs Peter Svidler, round 10 of the 2014 FIDE Candidates' Tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk, played on March 25, 2014.
In the position on the right it is Black to move.
Answer below.
Thanks to my newsletter reader, Geir Erik Nielsen, who pointed this game and tactic out to me.
Geir writes,
Hello,
Thanks for the tactics time newsletters. I enjoy them tremendously :-) I also enjoyed your two books :-)
If you lack suggestions for your next newsletter, check the Kramnik - Svidler game at http://candidates2014.fide.com/live.html for today. Move 32. Rd4 was a major blunder by Kramnik and Svidler took advantage of it in the way you would expect. Keep up the good work :-) Yours sincerely -Geir Thanks Geir!
I always enjoy looking at blunders from Grandmaster games. I have found that a lot of chess players are really hard on themselves, when it comes to making mistakes, and it is good to have a reminder every once in a while that EVERYONE makes mistakes.
Here is the complete game [Event "World Chess Championship Candidates"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.25"] [EventDate "2014.03.13"] [Round "10.4"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Vladimir Kramnik"] [Black "Peter Svidler"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "78"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. d5 Bb7 5. Bc4 c6 6. Nc3 cxd5 7. Nxd5 e6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. O-O Bc5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Bc3 Qe7 12. a3 a5 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 d5 15. Bb5 Na7 16. a4 Bd6 17. Ba6 Nc6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. b3 Qa6 20. Qd2 Rac8 21. Ng5 Rce8 22. Bb2 h6 23. Nf3 Bb4 24. c3 Be7 25. c4 dxc4 26. Rc1 b5 27. axb5 Qxb5 28. Rxc4 Nb4 29. Ne5 Nd5 30. Qc2 Bd6 31. Nc6 Nb6 32. Rd4 Bxh2+ 33. Kxh2 Qxf1 34. Qc3 Rf6 35. Ne5 Qxf2 36. Rf4 Qe2 37. Qd4 Nd5 38. Rf3 Rc8 39. Rg3 f4 0-1 You can play through this game here: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1751498 Answer:
32...Bxh2+ takes advantage of the overloaded White King. The King cannot get out of check, and still maintain protection of the White Rook on f1. 33.Kxh2 Qxf1 and Black has a Rook and pawn for their Bishop.
Happy Tactics!
Your Friend,
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