Team Ireland on Day 8 played against Austria (Open) and got 3 : 1 while Women Team played with El Salvador and got 1½:2½
Team Results as on day 8
Game Analysis by Tarun
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[Event “44th Chess Olympiad Open 2022”]
[Site “Chennai”]
[Date “2022.08.05”]
[Round “7”]
[White “Horvath, Dominik”]
[Black “Kanyamarala, Tarun”]
[Result “0-1”]
[Annotator “tarun”]
[UTCDate “2022.08.07”]
[UTCTime “04:39:00”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[ECO “A05”]
[Opening “King’s Indian Attack”]
{ I was pretty much expecting 1.e4 }
1. Nf3 { I didn’t expect this. It make sense,
he wants to avoid any prep against his 1.e4. } 1… d5 2. g3 { again I took a big
think } (2. d4) (2. g4) 2… Nf6 (2… Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. c4 (4. Bg2 Nb4 (4… e6) 5. Na3 e6 6. O-O Nf6 (6… Be7 7. Ne5 f6 8. Nf3 Qd7) (6… Nc6 7. b3) 7. Ne5 (7. c3 Nc6 8. Qb3 Rb8))) 3. Bg2 e6 (3… c5 4. O-O (4. c4 d4 5. b4 cxb4) 4… g6) 4. d4 (4. O-O Be7 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 e5) 4… c5 5. c4 { from here blizted out the moves } 5… dxc4 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc3 b4 10. Qd3 Rc8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nb3 { I felt this was a critical decision. I had to choose between f8-a3 or
a7-g1. } 13… Be7! (13… Bb6 14. Bf4 { aesthetically speak leaving the d6-square
vulnerable – I wasnt nice } (14. Be3 { This with a tempo is strong too })) 14. Be3 Qc7 { I felt this was the most sensible move here. Simply connecting the rook } (14… Nd5 15. Bc5 a5 16. e4 Nb6 17. Rac1 (17. Bxe7 Nxe7 (17… Qxe7 18. Qa6 { i wasn’t sure here }) 18. Nxa5) 17… a4 18. Bxe7 (18. Bxb6) 18… Qxe7 19. Nbd4 (19. Nc5) 19… Nxd4) 15. Rac1 { pretty much instantly. I
wasn’t expecting this } (15. Nc5 Rfd8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Qa6 Nd5 { Eventhough white has a bishop pair in an open
position, the knight dominate the bishop and black is creating the threats }) 15… Qb8 (15… Rfd8 16. Nfd4 { I was afriad of this } 16… Qb8 (16… e5 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 Rxd3 19. Rxc7 { wins a piece }) (16… Be8 17. Bxc6) 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Nxc6 Rxd3 19. Nxe7+) 16. Nc5 Be8 { Surrendering. } (16… Rfd8 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 (17… Nxd7) 18. Qa6 { This was annoying }) 17. Na6 Qb7 18. Nc5 Qb8 19. Qa6 { I didn’t understand what was his point } (19. Na6 Qb7 20. Rfd1 { I think a
simply waiitng move would keep the advantage }) 19… Nd5 20. Bg5 Nd4 { creating
some some complications } 21. Nxd4 (21. Bxe7 Bb5 22. Qa5 Nxe2+ 23. Kh1 Nxe7) 21… Bxg5 22. Bxd5 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 (23. Ndxe6 Bb5) (23. Ncxe6 fxe6 24. Bxe6+ Bf7 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 { that’s why the c5-knight is needed to
capture the bishopn on c1 }) 23… exd5 24. Nf5 Bb5 25. Qd6?? { From here I
thought he lost the plot } 25… Qxd6 26. Nxd6 Rc6 27. Nf5 (27. Nxb5 Rfc8) 27… Rc7 28. a3 bxa3 29. b4 a5 30. Nd6 (30. Nd4 Bc4 31. Na6 Ra7 32. b5 Bxb5 { I didn’t see this during the game. }) 30… Bxe2 31. bxa5 Rb8 { bringing all the pieces. Dominik resigned. } 0-1
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