Bundesliga 2009-10 (13)
Werder Bremen drop vital point
IM Malcolm Pein - Thursday 25th March 2010
Luke McShane's Werder Bremen dropped a vital point in their quest for the Bundesliga title when they drew their eleventh round match and saw their rivals win.
Luke McShane's Werder Bremen dropped a vital point in their quest for the Bundesliga title when they drew their twelvth round match and saw their rivals win. Werder Bremen lie third with two rounds to play. Baden Baden lead with Solingen but Baden Baden will win on tie break if both teams win their final match. McShane has a successful weekend, drawing with black against the former Russian champion Alexander Motylev and winning the game below.
An English GM plays the English Attack against the Najdorf. 12.Bd3 is unusual, White usually starts the attack with g2-g4 and a pawn storm. Prophylaxis works well, Be3-c1, Kc1-b1-a1 limits Black's counterplay and McShane gradually makes inroads on the other wing.
L McShane (2615) - V Chuchelov (2598)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Be7 9.f3 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nbd7 11.Kb1 b5 12.Bd3 Nb6 13.Qf2 Nc4
(13...Na4!? or 13...Rb8 14.g4)
14.Bxc4 bxc4 15.Nc5 Qc7 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Qg3 Rab8 18.Qh3 Kf7 19.f4 Qa5 20.Bc1 exf4 21.Ka1 g5
(21...Qh5 exchanges queens and was much safer)
22.g3 g4 23.Qh6 f3 24.h3 Rg8
(24...Qh5)
25.hxg4 Rxg4 26.Qe3 Qe5 27.Qxf3 Rxg3 28.Qf2 Rg7 29.Qa7! Rgg8 30.Rdf1 h5 31.Bf4 Ra8
(31...Qc5 32.Qxc5 dxc5 33.Bxb8)
32.Qxa8! Rxa8 33.Bxe5 dxe5 34.Rxh5 Bd6 35.Rh6 Be7 36.Rh7+ 1-0
V Chuchelov
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Luke McShane
Final position after 36.Rh7+
Black's plan is too slow. He is trying to organise Qc8-b7 and b6-b5 when White strikes.
D Baramidze (2532) - N Firman (2571)
Sicilian Scheveningen
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 Nf6 7.Be3 Be7 8.f4 0-0 9.0-0 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 b6 11.Qd3 Bb7 12.Rad1 Qc8 13.Qg3 Rd8 14.Kh1 Rd7 15.Bd3 Bc6 16.e5 Nh5 17.Qg4 g6 18.f5! exf5
(18...dxe5 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.Rxf7! Kxf7 21.Qxg6+ Kf8 22.Qh6+ Ke8 23.Bxe5 Nf6 24.Bg6+ Kd8 25.Qh8+ mates)
19.Bxf5
(Winning the exchange)
19...dxe5 20.Bxd7 Bxd7 21.Qf3 Bf6
(21...exd4 22.Qxf7+ Kh8 23.Qxe7)
22.Nd5 exd4 23.Nxf6+ Nxf6 24.Qxf6 Be6 25.Rxd4 1-0
Nazar Firman
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David Baramidze
Final position after 25.Rxd4 Black\'s resignation may appear premature but he cannot defend his back rank for example
25... Qxc2 26.Rfd1 h5 27.Rd8+ Rxd8 28.Rxd8+ Kh7 29.Rh8 mate.
