Sunday, 14 December 2014

Mighty Max

The 2014 Australasian Masters has got off to a combative start, with 70% of the games ending decisively, after 2 completed rounds. The first round was particularly brutal, with no draws happening at all.
Unfortunately for the local players, most of the pain has been inflicted on them (and sometimes by them). The notable exception has been IM Anton Smirnov, who is the only player to start with 2 wins. He is followed by a trio of overseas GM's on 1.5, as well as Australian Max Illingworth, who inflicted this beating on Canberra IM Junta Ikeda.

Illingworth,Max - Ikeda,Junta [D31]
Australasian Masters, 14.12.2014

Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Ngf6 7. Bd3 c5 8. Qa4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 cxd4 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. c5 Bxc5 13. Rac1 Qd6 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Nxd4 Nb6 16. Qc2 h6 17. Ne2 Qc7 18. Be3 f5 19. Bf3 e5 20. Bxc5 Rf6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Qc7 e4 23. Rd8+ Kh7 24. Bh5 Rc6 25. Rxc6 Qxc6 26. Nf4 Qxc7 27. Bg6# 1-0


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