A nice quick win to end a long fortnight of chess. I make it to 50%. The finish was perfectly avoidable, I'm sure, but Richard was moving a little too quickly and missed an obvious tactic. After my last move, I glanced over to my right at Paul Spiller who looked at the position then gave me a small nod of approval.
Sydney International Open 2008
The Closet Grandmaster
Voon, Richard
E34
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. Bg5 O-O 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nf3 c5 9. e3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Bd3 Qh5 12. O-O-O b6 13. Rhg1 Bb7 14. g4 Qh6+ 15. g5 fxg5 16. Rxg5+ Kh8 17. Kb1 Be7 18. Rg3 Nb4 19. Qe2 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Rad8 21. Ne5 f5 22. Rdg1 Bf6 23. Rg8+ 1-0
Well done Amiel - you deserve it after all your hard work blogging. :)
ReplyDeleteJenni
seconded; Amiel's coverage of the Doeberl and SIO has been much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI can't help thinking how good it would be if Amiel could do the same at the Olympiad in Dresden... maybe Aussie chess fans could set up a separate appeal for a ticket for TCG? :-)
ReplyDeleteJean