2013 ANU Masters - Week 9

Normally this would be the final report for the 2013 ANU Masters, but with the rearranged schedule there are still 4 games to be played. However IM Andrew Brown has taken first place with 1 round to play, having defeated Steven Sengstock is tonight's featured game. Sengstock met Brown's Kings Indian head on, playing the 4 Pawns Attack but in the battle of passed pawns Brown's pieces found better squares and the threat of mate on g2 decided the game.
Justin Chow scored his second win of the tournament after Adrian De Noskowski lost a piece when by capturing a pawn. Andrey Blzinyuk was also the recipient of a similar dose of good fortune when Michael Wei sacrificed a piece while attacking, only to realise that the planned follow up lost his queen. Attempts by Wei to confuse the issue were unsuccessful and Blzinyuk finished his tournament with a win.
With 4 games left to play IM Andrew Brown is on 8/8. FM Junta Ikeda has completed his tournament with 7/9, as has Andrey Bliznyuk with 6/9.


Sengstock,Steven - Brown,Andrew (2295)
2013 ANU Masters Canberra, Australia AUS (9), 17.04.2013

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Nd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Nb5 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. c5 Be6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. Qc2 Qd7 18. Bc4 Raf8 19. Rxf6 Rxf6 20. Nxa7 h5 21. Qb3 Bh6 22. Bd5 Be3+ 23. Kh1 Bxd5 24. exd5 Qf5 25. d6+ Kf8 26. Qd1 d3 27. b4 Qe4 28. Nc8 Rf2 29. Qg1 Ke8 30. Rf1 Rxa2 31. d7+ Kxd7 32. Nd6 Qd5 33. c6+ bxc6 0-1