LIVE Games: Ireland vs Germany
Irish open team gave a tuff fight to Germany. Cornor has won over GM Bluebaum, Matthias while Tarun drew with GM Svane, Rasmus. Alex and Mark gave their best but could not make a point.
Open
Svane Rasmus vs Kanyamarala Tarun
Keymer Vincent vs Baburin Alexander
Murphy Conor E Vs Bluebaum Matthias
Heidenfeld Mark Vs Kollars Dmitrij
Team Results as on Day 4 of 44th chess Olympiad

Women
Mkrtchian Lilit – Kanyamarala Trisha
O`Gorman Alice – Sargsyan Anna M.
Mkrtchyan Mariam – Putar Lara
Mirza Diana – Gaboyan Susanna
It wasn’t a great start for womens team on day 4 as the team lost against Armenia. But womens team has grabbed wonderful experience playing with Armenian team
Team Results as on Day 4 of 44th chess Olympiad

Tarun Analysis on the Game
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[Event “44th Chess Olympiad Open 2022”]
[Site “Chennai”]
[Date “2022.08.01”]
[Round “4.14”]
[White “Svane, Rasmus”]
[Black “Kanyamarala, Tarun”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteElo “2649”]
[BlackElo “2379”]
[Annotator “tarun”]
[UTCDate “2022.08.01”]
[UTCTime “19:24:24”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[ECO “A07”]
[Opening “King’s Indian Attack”]
1. Nf3 { 4 } 1… d5 { 26 } 2. g3 { 8 } 2… Nc6 { 29 } 3. d4 { 28 I didn’t expect a reti,
thankfully I prepared this Reversed Jobava System a long time ago. } 3… Bf5 { 20 } 4. Bg2 { 21 } 4… Nb4 { 31 } 5. Na3 { 26 } 5… e6 { 49 } 6. O-O { 40 } 6… Nf6 { 196 } 7. c3 { 85 } 7… Nc6 { 13 } 8. Qb3 { 23 Here I couldn’t recollect my notes } 8… a6 { 291 } (8… Qd7 9. Qxb7 Rb8) (8… Qc8 9. Bg5 Be7) 9. Bg5 { 271 I missed this } 9… Rb8 { 484 Again wasting a tempo on protecting b7 } 10. Nh4 { 377 } 10… Bg4 { 475 } (10… Bg6 { looks bad but }) 11. f3? { 1048 I felt this was slow } (11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. e4 { This felt dangerous for black } 12… dxe4 (12… g5 13. exd5 gxh4 14. dxc6 h3 15. Be4 Bf3) 13. Bxe4 Nd8 { Rasmus was saying he wasn’t sure here, but then after we
analysed after he agreed that it not that of a concern. Black looks slow is
but the piece placement isn’t great. } 14. Nc4 Be2 15. Rfe1 Bxc4 16. Qxc4) 11… Bh5 { 161 } 12. e4 { 36 } 12… Be7 { 448 } 13. Rae1 { 908 } 13… O-O { 248 } 14. g4 { 1526 } 14… h6!? { 883 } (14… Bg6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 { atleast white has the bishop pair } 16. e5 Nd7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. f4 c5 19. f5) 15. Bc1 { 130 } 15… Nd7 { 507 } 16. Nf5! { 310 I
missed this } 16… exf5 { 135 } 17. gxh5 { 39 This was a strange situation. Ideally I
should be the one to close the center so that the bishop pair isn’t strong,
however I felt I had no choice than to open } 17… dxe4 { 1300 } (17… Nf6 18. e5 Nxh5 19. f4) (17… Bxa3 18. bxa3) 18. fxe4 { 7 } 18… fxe4 { 18 } 19. Rxe4 { 122 } 19… Bg5 { 96 } 20. Bxg5 { 210 } 20… Qxg5 { 12 } 21. Ref4 { 76 } 21… Nf6 { 264 } 22. Rf5 { 42 } 22… Qh4 { 80 } 23. Nc4 { 88 Covering e3 and bringing the knight to e5 } 23… Ne7 { 115 } 24. R5f4 { 145 } 24… Qxh5 { 72 } 25. Ne5 { 5 } 25… Rbd8 { 72 } 26. Qxb7 { 296 } 26… Ned5 { 8 } 27. Rf5 { 78 } 27… Qe2 { 8 } 28. R5f2 { 41 } 28… Qe3 { 32 } 29. Qxa6 { 59 } 29… c5! { 29 } 30. Nc4 { 93 } 30… Qg5 { 40 } 31. Rf5 { 76 We
were under huge time pressure so the moves were very inituitive } (31. dxc5 Ng4 32. Rf5 Qh4 33. h3) 31… Qh4 { 7 } 32. Qb7 { 95 } 32… cxd4 { 62 } 33. Bxd5 { 25 } 33… Nxd5 { 72 } (33… Rxd5!? 34. Rxd5 Qg4+ 35. Kf2) 34. Rxd5 { 73 } 34… Qg4+ { 14 } 35. Kf2 { 9 } 35… Qf4+ { 20 } 36. Kg1 { 18 } 36… Qg4+ { 8 } 37. Kf2 { 4 } 37… Rde8 { 163 I declined the
three-move repeition } 38. Re5 { 74 } (38. Ne5 Rxe5 39. Rxe5 Qf4+ 40. Qf3 Qxh2+) 38… dxc3 { 32 } (38… Rxe5 39. Nxe5 Qf4+ 40. Nf3) 39. Qb5 { 49 } 39… Rb8 { 32 } 40. Qd5 { 30 } 40… cxb2 { 172 } (40… Rfc8 41. b3) 41. Rb1 { 139 } 41… Qf4+ { 1019 } 42. Kg2 { 126 } 42… Qg4+ { 383 I had 6min here. I just went for a draw. I thought it was too risky
to continue. } (42… Qc1 43. Re1 { I wasn’t sure here } 43… Qc2+ 44. Kh1 Rfd8 45. Qe4) (42… Rfd8! { main point is to block the rook on
e5 by the queen on e4 } 43. Qe4 (43. Qc5 Rbc8) (43. Nd6 Rb6 (43… Qg4+ 44. Kf2 (44. Kh1 Qg3 (44… Qg6 45. Nf5 Rxd5 46. Ne7+ Kh7 47. Nxg6 Rd1+ 48. Rxd1 b1=Q 49. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 50. Kg2 Kxg6)) 44… Qg6 45. Nf5 Qb6+)) 43… Qc1 { it’s over }) 43. Kf2! { 7 } 43… Qf4+ { 13 } 1/2-1/2
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