Chess
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Your support makes all the difference.IN MY game with the Polish No 1 with 7 Qc2, he varied from 7 Ng3 played by Chernin in an earlier round. I could have had good compensation for the pawn simply with 11 ...0-0-0. After 11 ...Qxe2 I missed 14 b3!
by which White can organise a defensive set-up.
Interesting tries are 15 Qxh7, 32 Qxe7 and 35 dxc6. I had some drawing hopes after 40 ...Kc7. From the diagram 55 ...Rg5! leads to an exciting finale. If 56 g8Q either Rxg8 draws. New queens appear on the board.
White: Michal Krasenkow
Black: Jonathan Speelman
English ...b6 Defence
In the second-last round at Batumi, England's men, slightly outrated, lost to Israel 1.5-2.5. Nigel Short drew with Boris Gelfand, and John Emms lost to Ilia Smirin and Stuart Conquest to Boris Avrukh. Those who criticised the inclusion of Murray Chandler in the team had another setback; he beat Alexander Huzman stylishly in 91 moves.
Surprise leader is Armenia, with 20.5 points from 32 games. The Armenians are always underestimated, but they have exceptional team players. They are paired with the Germans in the final round, while the Dutch renew their years of friendly rivalry with the English.
England's women drew with Russia 1-1; Harriet Hunt drew to bring her total to six out of eight games. Scotland beat Finland 1.5-0.5.
Even more of a surprise is that almost unknowns from Slovakia are leading the women's championship; they have 12 points to the 10.5 of Yugoslavia and Romania, and the 10 of Georgia I and Spain. England has 9 and Scotland 7.5.
1 c4 e6
2 Nc3 b6
3 e4 Bb7
4 Nf3 Bb4
5 Bd3 Ne7
6 Ne2 f5
7 Qc2!? Nbc6
8 exf5 Nxf5
9 Bxf5 exf5
10 Qxf5 Qe7
11 0-0 Qxe2?
12 Re1 Qxe1+
13 Nxe1 0-0-0
14 b3! Rhf8
15 Qh3 Bc5
16 Nd3 Nd4
17 Bb2 Ne2+
18 Kf1 Nf4
19 Nxf4 Rxf4
20 d4 Rdf8
21 Qe3! Be7
22 Re1 Bh4
23 g3 Rf3
24 Qe2 Bd8
25 d5 R3f7
26 Ba3?! d6
27 Bb2 Kb8
28 Bd4 Bc8
29 Kg2 h6
30 h3 h5
31 Qd2 g5
32 Re2 a5!?
33 Qe1 Bd7
34 Re4?! c5
35 Be3 Bf5
36 Re6! Bxe6
37 dxe6 Rf6
38 Qd1 Rxe6
39 Qxh5 Ref6
40 Qd1 Kc7
41 Qd2 R6f7
42 f4 gxf4
43 Bxf4 Rd7
44 h4 Bf6
45 h5 Be5
46 Bxe5 dxe5
47 Qe3 Re8
48 h6 e4
49 g4 Rf7
50 g5 Rf3
51 Qe1 Rf5
52 Qg3+ Kb7
53 h7 e3
54 g6 e2
55 g7 Rg5
56 Qxg5! e1Q
57 g8Q Re2+
58 Kh3 Qh1+
59 Kg4 Rg2+
60 Kf5 Rf2+
61 Kg6 Qe4+
62 Kh6 Rh2+
63 Kg7 Qd4+
64 Kf8 Rf2+
65 Qf7+ Rxf7+
66 Kxf7 Ka6
67 Kg8
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