Menu   ≡ ╳
  • News
    • Major Tournaments
    • General News
    • USA Chess
  • Puzzles
  • Improvement
  • Event
  • College
  • Scholastic
  • Women
  • Search

        More results...

        Or you can try to:
        Search in Shop
        Exact matches only
        Search in title
        Search in content
        Search in comments
        Search in excerpt
        Search for News
        Search in pages
        Search in groups
        Search in users
        Search in forums
        Filter by Categories

        Try these: Sicilian Defense, Empire Chess, USA Chess

    • SPICE
    • Videos
    • Susan’s Blog
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • SPICE
    • Videos
    • Susan’s Blog
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    Menu   ≡ ╳
    • News
      • Major Tournaments
      • General News
      • USA Chess
    • Puzzles
    • Improvement
    • Event
    • College
    • Scholastic
    • Women
    • Search

          More results...

          Or you can try to:
          Search in Shop
          Exact matches only
          Search in title
          Search in content
          Search in comments
          Search in excerpt
          Search for News
          Search in pages
          Search in groups
          Search in users
          Search in forums
          Filter by Categories

          Try these: Sicilian Defense, Empire Chess, USA Chess

      Home  >  Chess Improvement • Daily News • General News • Major Tournaments  >  Missed opportunities

      Missed opportunities

      Dortmund, Jakovenko, Naiditsch


      Position after 51…Kg8

      Naiditsch played well and obtained a winning position. But a series of inaccurate moves allowed Jakovenko to escape with a draw.

      [Date “2009.07.09”]
      [Round “7”]
      [White “GM Naiditsch”]
      [Black “GM Jakovenko”]
      [Result “1/2-1/2”]
      [ECO “B35”]
      [WhiteElo “2697”]
      [BlackElo “2760”]

      1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 a5 15. a3 Qc7 16. O-O-O Rfc8 17. Rd2 Bf5 18. Qf2 a4 19. Ba2 b4 20. g4 b3 21. Bxb3 Bxg4 22. fxg4 axb3 23. c3 Ra4 24. Rf1 f6 25. Qe3 Qd7 26. h3 Rf8 27. Re2 Ra7 28. Rf4 Rb7 29. Re4 Rf7 30. Re6 Qb5 31. Qd4 f5 32. Kd2 Rc7 33. a4 Qa5 34. Ke1 Qa6 35. gxf5 Rxf5 36. R6e4 Qb7 37. Qb4 Qa7 38. R2e3 Kf7 39. Qxb3 Rb7 40. Qa2 Qa6 41. c4 Qa5+ 42. Ke2 Qa6 43. Kd1 Rf1+ 44. Kc2 Rh1 45. a5 Rh2+ 46. Re2 Rxh3 47. b4 Rxb4 48. Rxe7+ Kg8 49. Rc7 Kf8 50. Rc6 Qa8? (50… Qb7 +=) 51. Qa1 Kg8 52. Qf6 Rbb3 53. Re7? (53. Rxd6! +-) 53… Rbc3+ 54. Qxc3 Rxc3+ 55. Kxc3 Qxa5+ 56. Kb3 Qd8 57. Rb7 Qf8 58. Rcc7 g5 59. c5 g4 60. cxd6 Qf3+ 61. Kb4 Qe4+ 62. Kc5 Qc2+ 63. Kb6 Qb3+ 64. Ka7 Qa3+ 65. Kb8 Qxd6 66. Ka8 Qa3+ 67. Kb8 Qd6 68. Ka8 Qa3+ 69. Ra7 Qf8+ 70. Kb7 {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2

      Click here to remove the game.

      Posted by Picasa
      Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
      Previous Article Lightning quick chess tactic
      Next Article Teaching 2nd and 3rd graders

      About Author

      Susan Polgar

      Related Posts

      • Super Dortmund LIVE!

        July 22, 2018
      • All games decisive at Dortmund final round with Wojtaszek on top

        July 26, 2017
      • 45th Dortmund Sparkassen LIVE!

        July 23, 2017

      5 Comments

      1. Anonymous Reply
        July 9, 2009 at 7:41 pm

        He really blew it.

      2. Anonymous Reply
        July 9, 2009 at 8:17 pm

        Still a good fight and a good defence after the mistake.

      3. sevenhunt Reply
        July 9, 2009 at 11:25 pm

        1.Rc7 Qf8 2.Rg7+! Qxg7 3. Re8+ Kf7 4. Re7+ Kxe7 Mabe the german player not continue the analize of the next move of queen. The position is a excelent lesson of the combination!5.Qg7+ Kd8 6. Qf6+ Kc7 and the last move and one black rook is down 7. Qe7+ Kc8 or 7…Kb8 8. qd6+

      4. Anonymous Reply
        July 10, 2009 at 5:12 am

        From the diagram position I found sevenhunt’s posted line as well. white forces the win of a rook and ends in a queen versus rook ending that is easily winning.

        -Justin Daniel

      5. wolverine Reply
        July 10, 2009 at 10:53 am

        That a pawn looks good for white. why not try and advance that.

      Leave a Reply to Anonymous Cancel reply

      Improvement

      • Important Scholastic Coaching Tips
      • My Chess Quotes Over The Years
      • My kids know chess rules. What’s next?
      • Chess Parenting

      Events

      • My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 3) May 13, 2021
      • My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 2) May 12, 2021
      • My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 1) May 10, 2021
      • About Susan Polgar April 9, 2021
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Daily News
      • My Account
      • Terms & Conditions
      • Privacy Policy

      Anand Armenia Breaking News Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis Chess interview Chess Olympiad Chess tactic Chess tournament chess trivia China FIDE Grand Prix Holland India Khanty-Mansiysk LIVE games Lubbock Magnus Carlsen Moscow National Championship Norway OnlineChessLessons Philippines Puzzle Solving Russia Scholastic chess Spain SPF SPICE SPICE Cup St Louis Susan Polgar Tata Steel Chess Texas Tech Tromsø TTU Turkey Webster University Wesley So Wijk aan Zee Women's Chess Women's Grand Prix Women's World Championship World Championship World Cup

      May 2026
      M T W T F S S
       123
      45678910
      11121314151617
      18192021222324
      25262728293031
      « Sep