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JACK RUDD AT THE BIG SLICK
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JACK RUDD AT THE BIG SLICK
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 1 | Cherniaev,Alexander | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 / 9 | |
| 2 | Arkell,Keith C | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 / 9 | |
| 3 | Slavin,Alexei | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 / 9 | |
| 4 | Poobalasingam,Peter | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 / 9 | |
| 5 | Galego,Luis | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 / 9 | |
| 6 | Gormally,Daniel | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 / 9 | |
| 7 | Rudd,Jack | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 / 9 | |
| 8 | Ansell,Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 / 9 | |
| 9 | Kjartansson,Gudmundur | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2.5 / 9 | |
| 10 | Eames,Robert | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 2.0 / 9 |
Keith Arkell was a beneficiary of another free point in the final round when Luis Galego defaulted. In a previous round Simon Ansell arrived one minute late due to transport problems and was defaulted against Arkell.
Jack Rudd had a rather indifferent tournament losing four games two of which involved getting his queen into trouble.
| Rudd, Jack - Kjartansson, Gudmundur |
| 1-0 (1st Big Slick Chess International) 27/06/2009 |
[#] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 Bb4 5.Bd3
A rather strange decision, seemingly blocking the d-pawn and preventing any further development of the white pawn centre. 5.Nd5 was tried in the game Shukuraliev,A -Barua,D /Jodhpur 2003 that continued 5...Bc5 ( 5...Nxe4 Black also gets a reasonable game with 6.Qe2 Nc5 7.Nxb4 Nxb4 8.d4 ) 6.d3 Ng4 7.Ne3 Nxe3 8.Bxe3 Qe7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O d6 11.Qd2 f5 12.ef Bxf5 and Black won.
5...d6 6.a3 Bxc3 7.dc h6 8.h3 Be6 9.Be3 Qe7 10.Qc2 O-O 11.O-O-O
A bold decision, but quite in keeping with Jack's style. He is heading for a kingside attack, which Black should answer by action on the queen's wing.
11...Na5 12.Qe2 a6 13.g4 Nh7
Now was the time to promote his action on the queenside with 13...b5 14.cb ab and if 15.g5 hg 16.Nxg5 Bb3
14.Rdg1 g5
Once again Black should have considered 14...b5
15.h4 f6 16.hg hg 17.Nd2 b5
At last Black gets in this move, but it is too late. White can easily continue with his action on the kingside as his king is in no danger.
18.cb ab 19.Bxb5 Rfb8 20.Rh6 Kh8?
This self-imposed pin hastens Black's loss of the game. A better defence could be put up with 20...Nf8
21.Rgh1 Bg8 22.b4 c6 23.Bd3
Not 23.ba?! as 23...cb 24.Bb6 Rc8 and Black has got his foot in the doorway.
23...Qf7 24.Qf3
Jack's play in such positions is deadly. He eschews capturing the knight as it would open files against his king. Instead he prepares to swing the queen into the attack via h3 or f5.
24...Kg7 25.Qf5 Nf8 26.ba Rxa5 27.Nc4
27.Bc4 also wins after 27...Qe7 28.Bxg8 Kxg8 29.Rh8 Kf7 30.Nf3 Ra7 31.R1h7
27...Rab5 28.Bc2
28.Nxd6 is a deadly alternative. Black's counter 28...Rb1 29.Bxb1 Rxb1 30.Kd2 Rxh1 comes to nothing after 31.Nxf7 Rxh6 32.Nxh6
28...Qe7 29.a4 Rb3 30.Bxb3
There are various ways to win from here. 30.Bxg5!? being one of them 30...fg 31.Bxb3 d5
30...Rxb3 31.Kc2 Rb8 32.Nb6 d5 33.Bc5! Qf7 34.Bxf8 Rxf8
It is all over. Mate follows 34...Kxf8 35.Rxf6 Rb7 36.Rh8 Kg7 37.Rxf7 Rxf7 38.Qxe5 Kf8 39.Qd6 Re7 40.Nc8 Kf7 41.Qxe7 Kg6 42.Rxg8 Kh6 43.Qg7#
35.Rh7!
35.Rh7 After 35...Bxh7 36.Qxh7#
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