Julian Way shows us some queen sacrifices
By Andrew Medworth
Tuesday 18 May, 2021
Following on from the success of his talk in February, FM Julian Way hosted us on Zoom this
evening, and took us through a couple of classic games involving queen
sacrifices, by the Russian Grandmaster Vadim
Zvjaginsev.
The second of the games is very famous, the so-called “Pearl of Wijk aan Zee
1995”, but I wasn’t familiar with the first one, and it’s great too!
Julian went through these games in a very interactive style, inviting
suggestions and comments from the audience throughout, and we all had a great
time!
Julian encouraged us to consider what lessons we can learn about dynamic chess
from games like these, and no doubt that is a question worth pondering, but of
course such games can simply be enjoyed on a purely aesthetic level!
I include both games below, for those who weren’t able to attend, along with
some brief comments as an indication of the kinds of lines and possibilities we
looked at.
Thanks very much to Julian for coming to talk to us once again this evening!
Malakhov,Vladimir - Zvjaginsev,Vadim
1.e4 | 1,181,693 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
1.d4 | 957,432 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
1.Nf3 | 285,720 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
1.c4 | 184,375 | 56% | 2442 | --- |
1.g3 | 19,859 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
1.b3 | 14,577 | 54% | 2428 | --- |
1.f4 | 5,947 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
1.Nc3 | 3,899 | 50% | 2383 | --- |
1.b4 | 1,790 | 48% | 2378 | --- |
1.a3 | 1,248 | 54% | 2406 | --- |
1.e3 | 1,080 | 49% | 2409 | --- |
1.d3 | 966 | 50% | 2379 | --- |
1.g4 | 670 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
1.h4 | 466 | 54% | 2382 | --- |
1.c3 | 439 | 51% | 2425 | --- |
1.h3 | 289 | 56% | 2420 | --- |
1.a4 | 118 | 60% | 2461 | --- |
1.f3 | 100 | 47% | 2427 | --- |
1.Nh3 | 92 | 67% | 2511 | --- |
1.Na3 | 47 | 62% | 2476 | --- |
Please, wait...
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 e5 7.d4 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Bd7 11.b3 c6 12.Bb2 Qb6 13.dxc6 bxc6 14.Na4 Qc7 15.c5 d5 16.Nb6 Rad8 17.Bc3 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Bxa5 Nf5 20.Nc4 Qb8 21.Bxd8 Rxd8 22.b4 Be6 23.Qe1 Nd4 24.Na5 Qc8 25.Rd1 Bh6 26.Kh1 Bf4 27.a4 27.g3 Bg5 28.h4 Bh6 27...Bd5! 28.Bc4 Nf3! 28...Qh3? 29.gxh3+- 29.Qe2 29.gxf3? Qh3 29...Nxh2 30.Bxd5 cxd5 31.f3 Nxf1 32.Rxf1 e3 33.c6 d4 34.Rd1 Bg3 34...Qf5 35.g4 Qf6 36.Kg1 Qh4 37.c7 Rc8 38.Rc1 d3 39.Qg2 e2-+ 35.f4 e4! 35...exf4-+ 36.Nb3 d3 37.Qxe3 Qg4 38.Rb1 Qh4+ 39.Kg1 Qh2+ 40.Kf1 Qh1+ 41.Qg1 e3‼ 41...Qxg1+ 42.Kxg1 e3-+ 42.Qxh1 e2+ 43.Kg1 d2 0–1
- Start an analysis engine:
- Try maximizing the board:
- Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
- Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
- Drag the split bars between window panes.
- Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
- Games viewed here will automatically be stored in your cloud clipboard (if you are logged in). Use the cloud clipboard also in ChessBase.
- Create an account to access the games cloud.
Malakhov,V | - | Zvjaginsev,V | - | 0–1 |
Please, wait...
Cifuentes Parada,Roberto - Zvjaginsev,Vadim
1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Be2 Bb7 8.0-0 Be7 9.Rd1 0-0 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Qc7 12.Nc3 c5 13.d5 exd5 14.cxd5 a6 15.Nh4 g6 16.Bh6 Rfe8 17.Qd2 Bd6 18.g3 b5 19.Bf3 b4 20.Ne2 Ne4 21.Qc2 Ndf6 22.Ng2 Qd7 23.Ne3 Rad8 24.Bg2? Nxf2! 25.Kxf2 Rxe3! 26.Bxe3 Ng4+ 27.Kf3 Nxh2+ 28.Kf2 Ng4+ 29.Kf3 Qe6! 30.Bf4 Re8! 30...Bxd5+? 31.Rxd5 Qxd5+ 32.Qe4 Qxe4+ 33.Kxe4 f5+ 34.Kf3 Be5 31.Qc4 Qe3+‼ 32.Bxe3 Rxe3+ 33.Kxg4 Bc8+ 34.Kg5 h6+! 34...Kg7 35.Qg4 Re5+ 36.Kf4 Rxe2+ 37.Kf3 Bxg4+ 38.Kxg4 Rxg2-+ 35.Kxh6 35.Kf6 Be7# 35.Kh4 Be7# 35...Re5 0–1
- Start an analysis engine:
- Try maximizing the board:
- Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
- Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
- Drag the split bars between window panes.
- Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
- Games viewed here will automatically be stored in your cloud clipboard (if you are logged in). Use the cloud clipboard also in ChessBase.
- Create an account to access the games cloud.
Cifuentes Parada,R | - | Zvjaginsev,V | - | 0–1 |
Please, wait...