CalCHESS Journal Summer 2014 | Page 10

4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nc3
Nc6 7.0–0 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3
9.Bxf3 Nd7 10.e3 e5
11.dxe5 Ndxe5 12.Be2 Qd7
13.Kg2 Na5 14.Qd5 b6N
15.Rd1 (diagram)

15...c6!? 16.Qxd6 Qxd6
17.Rxd6 Rfd8 18.Rxd8+
Rxd8 19.c5
Not 19.b3? Nd3 20.Bd2 Nf4+
21.exf4 Rxd2 22.Rc1 Bxc3
23.Rxc3 Rxe2–+
19...bxc5 20.Ne4 Nd3
21.Bd2 Nc4 22.Bxd3 Rxd3
23.Bc3 Bxc3 24.bxc3 f5
25.Nxc5 Rxc3 26.Rd1 Rc2
27.Rd8+ Kf7 28.Rd7+ Kf6
29.Rxa7 Nxe3+ 30.Kg1
Rc1+ 31.Kh2 Rxc5 32.fxe3
Black has a slight edge with an
active rook, better placed king
and less pawn islands.

39.Kg2 with the idea of getting
the king closer to the action
might have been better.
39...Rc7! 40.Rg8 c4
41.Rxg6+ Kd5 42.Rb6 c3
43.Rb1 c2 44.Rc1 Ke4
45.g4 f4 46.h5 Kd3 47.h6
Kd2 48.Ra1 c1Q 49.Rxc1
Rxc1 50.h7 Rc8 51.g5 f3
52.g6 f2 53.g7 f1Q 54.g8Q
Qf2+ 55.Qg2 Qxg2+
56.Kxg2 Rh8 0–1
Paul Richter played an
amazing tournament ending
up tied for 3rd-4th. He picked
up 80 rating points for his
performance which will earn
him the National Master title.
Here are two of his wins from
the tournament.
White: IM DeGuzman(2475)
Black: Paul Richter (2191)
A48 Torre Attack

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5
Bg7 4.Nbd2 0–0 5.c3 d6
6.e3 Qe8 7.Be2 e5 8.dxe5
dxe5 9.e4 Nbd7 10.b4 h6!
11.Bh4 Nh5N 12.0–0 Nf4
13.Bc4 Nb6 14.Bb3 g5
15.Bg3 Qe7 16.Qc2 Bf6
17.Nc4 Nxc4 18.Bxc4 g4
(diagram)

21...Qxb4
Offering an exchange.
22.Bxf8!? Qxc4! 23.e5
Bxe5 24.Rfe1 Qf4 25.g3
Qf6 26.Qe2!?
26.Bc5 was a good alternative.]
26...Bd4! 27.Be7 Qg7!?
28.Qc4 Be6 29.Qxc7
White could bail out to an
even ending with 29.Rxe6!
fxe6 30.Rd1 Bxf2+ (30...Be5?
31.Qxe6+ Kh8 32.Rd5+–)
31.Kxf2 Qxe7 32.Qxg4+ Qg7
33.Qxe6+ Qf7+ 34.Qxf7+ Kxf7
35.Rd7+ Ke6 36.Rxc7=

32...Rc3 33.a4 Rxe3
34.Rxh7 Re7 35.Rh8
35.Rxe7 Kxe7 and Black's
better place king picks off the
a-pawn leading to a win.
35...Ke5 36.h4 c5 37.Rc8
Kd5 38.Rd8+ Kc6
39.Rc8+?!

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19.Nd4! exd4 20.Bxf4
dxc3 21.Bxh6 (diagram)

29...c2 30.Qxb7 Re8
31.Rac1 (diagram)

CalChess Journal

Summer 2014