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Monday, March 7, 2005 1:45 AM

Garry slams Vallejo anew

By MANNY BENITEZ
TODAY Chess Columnist

Megastar Garry Kasparov of Russia thrashed Spanish hero Francisco `Paco’
Vallejo Pons with White to widen his lead in the 10th round of the Linares
Super Chess in Spain on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

With 6.5 points after posting his fourth win – and his second against the
Spaniard – in nine games, the world’s No. 1 chess player left No. 2
Viswanathan Anand of India and No. 3 Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in his wake
at 4.5 each from eight games.

Kasparov, who was to have a free day in the 11th round, gave Vallejo, whom
he had also beaten in the third, a lesson in strategy and tactics with
powerful blows, doubling up the Spaniard’s pawns early on.

Here is how the former world champion (White) pummeled the Spaniard into
submission in 54 moves of a Slav game:

1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5 5 Nc3 e6 6 Nh4! Bg6 7 Nxg6 hxg6 8 Bd2
Nbd7 9 Rc1 a6 10 Bd3 dxc4 11 Bxc4 b5 12 Be2 c5 13 Bf3 Rb8 14 Ne2 Bd6 15 g3
0-0 16 0-0 e5 17 dxc5 Nxc5 18 Bb4 Qb6 19 Nc3 Nb7 20 Bxd6 Nxd6 21 Nd5 Nxd5 22
Bxd5 Rbc8 23 Qg4 Nf5 24 Qe4 Qf6 25 Rfd1 Nd6 26 Qb4 Rfd8 27 a4! bxa4 28 Qxa4
Rxc1 29 Rxc1 Nb5 30 Rd1 Nc7 31 Bc4! Rd6 32 Rxd6 Qxd6 33 Qb3 Ne6 34 h4 e4 35
Bd5 g5 36 h5! g4 37 Bxe4 Ng5 38 Qd5!? Nxe4 39 Qxe4 Qd1+ 40 Kg2 Kf8

Now comes a series of well-timed queen-checks.

41 Qa8+! Ke7 42 Qb7+ Ke8 43 Qxa6 Qd5+ 44 Kg1 Qxh5 45 Qc6+ Kd8 46 e4 Ke7 47
Qc7+ Ke6 48 Qc8+ Ke7 49 Qb7+ Ke8 50 b4 Qg5 51 Qc6+ Ke7 52 b5 Qd2 53 Qc5+ Qd6
54 Qg5+! 1-0.

After 54 Qg5+!

Black’s g-pawn falls, e.g., 54…Qf6 55 Qxg4!

In Poitovsky, Russia, solo leader Viktor Bologan of Moldova also boosted his
score to 5.5 points with a 58-move win against Rafael Vaganian of Armenia in
the seventh round of the Karpov chess tournament.

A full point behind him were top seed Etienne Bacrot of France and Alexander
Grischuk of Russia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress