E01 Catalan: Early deviations (1.c4 c6 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 e6 5.O-O Bd6 6.b3 O-O 7.Bb2 Nbd7 8.d4 b6 9.Nbd2 Bb7)

This was played on the fifth round of a tournament that was played at Salo in November, 2006. On the first three rounds of this tournament I lost all my games. On my fourth round game I was able to break my losing streak finally, but sadly this was only a short anomaly, because on this fifth round I suffered another loss. Having scored only one point in five games, I ended up on last place in the final standings of group D. This disastrous tournament meant that my rating dropped 78 points because of these five games. My opponent ended up being third last in the group due to this win. He managed to get 2 wins in 5 games and lost 3 games. I have added one more puzzle to mate in two, three, nine, ten and twelve pages.

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Move	N	Result	Elo

1.e4	1,166,623	54%	2421
1.d4	947,298	55%	2434
1.Nf3	281,602	56%	2441
1.c4	182,102	56%	2442
1.g3	19,702	56%	2427
1.b3	14,265	54%	2427
1.f4	5,897	48%	2377
1.Nc3	3,801	51%	2384
1.b4	1,756	48%	2380
1.a3	1,206	54%	2404
1.e3	1,068	48%	2408
1.d3	954	50%	2378
1.g4	664	46%	2360
1.h4	446	53%	2374
1.c3	433	51%	2426
1.h3	280	56%	2418
1.a4	110	60%	2466
1.f3	92	46%	2436
1.Nh3	89	66%	2508
1.Na3	42	62%	2482

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1.c4 c6 1...e6 2.g3 d5 3.b3 c6 4.Bb2 Nf6 5.Bg2 Nbd7 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.0-0 1-0 (22) Verrascina,N (2145)-Reif,W Porto San Giorgio 1998 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 e6 A13 English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense Semi-Slav Defense 5.0-0 Bd6 6.b3 0-0 7.Bb2 Nbd7 8.d4 b6 9.Nbd2 Bb7 E01 Catalan: Early deviations 10.Re1 10.Ne5± 10...Re8 10...Ne4= 11.e4 dxe4 11...Nxe4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Rxe4 Qc7 12.Nxe4 12.Ng5!± 12...Nxe4 13.Rxe4 Nf6N 13...Qc7= remains equal. 13...c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Rg4 e5 16.Qc2 Qc7 17.Qf5 f6 18.Nd2 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Qc6+ 20.Ne4 Bd4 21.Bxd4 exd4 22.Qxd7 1-0 (22) Verrascina, N (2145)-Reif,W Porto San Giorgio 1998 14.Re2 14.Rh4± 14...Qe7 14...c5 15.Ne5 15.Qc2± 15...Bxe5 15...c5= 16.dxe5 16.Rxe5± Red8 17.f4 16...Nd7 16...Red8! 17.Qe1 Ne8 17.Qd3 17.Rd2+- Nf8 18.Rd6 17...Rad8 18.Qe4 18.Qe3± 18...Nf8 18...Nc5= 19.Qc2 Na6 19.Qg4? 19.Rc2!± 19...Rd7 19...c5 20.Be4 White should try 20.Rc2 20...Red8 21.Rae1 Rd1 21...Kh8= 22.Rxd1 22.Qf3 22...Rxd1+ 23.Kg2 c5 24.Qf3 Bxe4 25.Qxe4 25.Rxe4= might be stronger. Qd8 26.Re2 25...Ng6 Black should play 25...Qg5 26.f4 26.Qa8+= keeps the balance. Rd8 27.Qe4 26...Qd8 27.Kf2 27.f5 exf5 28.Qxf5 27...Ne7 28.g4? 28.Rc2 was necessary. 28...Ng6

Strongly threatening ...Qh4+. 29.Ke3 29.f5 Qh4+ 30.Kg2 exf5 31.Qxf5 29...Rf1 29...h6 30.Bc3 Rf1 30.f5 30.Rd2 Re1+ 31.Re2 30...Nh4 Much less strong is 30...exf5 31.gxf5 Rf4 32.Qg2 30...Rf4-+ and Black stays clearly on top. 31.Qc6 exf5 32.gxf5 Qg5 33.Qa8+ Nf8 31.Rf2 31.Rd2 Re1+ 32.Re2 31...Qg5+ 31...Rd1-+ Hoping for ...exf5. 32.f6 h5! 33.gxh5 Re1+ 34.Re2 Qd1 35.Qa8+ Kh7 36.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 37.Kd3 Qd1+ 38.Kc3 Nf5 32.Ke2

White wants to mate with Qa8+. 32...Rxf2+ 33.Kxf2 Intending Qa8+ and mate. Qd2+ 33...h5 34.fxe6 fxe6 35.Qa8+ Kh7 36.Qe4+ Kh6 37.gxh5 Kxh5 34.Qe2? 34.Kg3= and White has nothing to worry. h6 35.fxe6 fxe6 36.Bc1 Qxc1 37.Kxh4 34...Qf4+-+ Black is clearly winning. 35.Ke1 Nf3+ 36.Kd1 Qxg4 37.fxe6 fxe6 38.Bc1 38.Kc1 h5 39.Kb1 38...Qg1+ Accuracy: White = 17%, Black = 12%. 0–1

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Vierjoki,T

1600

Salmi,M

1662

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