SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES For SATURDAY, May 13th of 2023

Congratulations American GrandMaster Samuel Sevian: the winner of the “4th STEPAN AVAGYAN MEMORIAL”!

We have three puzzles today - a Ding loss and two from young master Samuel Sevian and then a chess movie of one of Sam’s wins from this category 16 (level) tournament. SPOILER ALERT: Two games given below. Enjoy!

GAMES:

Giri,A vs Ding Liren
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. c3 a5 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. a4 O-O 10. h3 g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Kg7 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Nf1 Rh8 15. Ne3 Qe7 16. O-O-O Rag8 17. Rhf1 Nb8 18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 Nbd7 20. e5 dxe5 21. d5 Qb4 22. Qe2 Bxh3 23. gxh3 Kf8 24. h4 Bd4 25. Rxd4 exd4 26. Nf5 Rxg5 27. hxg5 Ne5 28. Bb5 Nfg4 29. Kb1 Kg8 30. Nh6+ Nxh6 31. Qxe5 Ng4 32. Qxc7 Kg7 33. g6 Rf8 34. gxf7 d3 35. Rg1 Rxf7 36. Qc3+ 1-0

Sevian, Samuel vs Nguyen, Thai Dai Van
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Bf4 b5 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nb1 Bd5 13. Nbd2 b3 14. Qb1 Nbd7 15. e4 Bb7 16. Ne5 Nh5 17. Be3 f5 18. Nexc4 f4 19. gxf4 Bb4 20. Qd3 Nxf4 21. Bxf4 Rxf4 22. Qxb3 Qe7 23. Ne3 Raf8 24. f3 a5 25. Nc2 c5 26. Nxb4 axb4 27. Qe3 Qg5 28. Rac1 cxd4 29. Qxd4 Ne5 30. Rc5 Bd5 31. Kh1 Rh4 32. Qg1 Nd3 33. Nf1 Nxc5 34. Qxc5 Rd8 35. exd5 b3 36. dxe6 Qxc5 37. Rxd8+ 1-0

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Wishing you and yours all the best in Freedom, Health and Happiness! ~ S