[BrianWall-ChessList] Robson -Sharavdorj

Mon Aug 17 19:10:15 MDT 2009

This was published in the Florida State Magazine 4 months ago.

I asked Grandmaster Sharavdorj about this game at the 2009 Colorado Closed.
He said -

Spice International bad tournament for me.
The last day I saw nothing.
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In Colorado 3 time Mongolian Champion and 3 time Colorado Champion GM Sharavdorj
Dashzeveg is a god among men or a man among boys. After 6 years
only Philiip Ponomarev (2370 ) has managed to beat him once.

We were all astonished to hear that 14 year old Ray Robson beat him 2 out
of 2 in Susan Polgar's Spice International in Lubbock, Texas. The Mayor of
Denver commissioned a huge statue of Ray to be mounted atop our Denver
International Airport horse sculpture when completed. There may be a cowboy
hat involved.

http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/236/images/Luis.jpg

Monroi recorded the times but I am not smart
enough to understand the recordings.

 SPICE Spring Invitational
White
Robson, Ray Rating
2455 Black
Sharavdorj, Dashzegve Rating
2429
Date   2009-03-19 Section
Round  5 Board   2

 White
 Black

 White
 Black

01
  e4  e6 {02:35} 31
  g2 {00:01}  e2 {00:48}
02
  f3 {00:35}  d5 {01:25} 32
  h3 {00:01}  xc2 {03:52}
03
  c3 {00:30}  f6 {01:45} 33
  g3 {00:01}  c8 {01:21}
04
  e5 {00:40}  fd7 {00:02} 34
  f5 {01:13}  c1 {00:01}
05
  d4 {00:05}  c5 {00:18} 35
  f7 {00:01}  f1 {00:24}
06
  dxc5 {00:28}  c6 {00:03} 36
  h4 {00:01}  f4 {01:15}
07
  f4 {00:27}  xc5 {00:29} 37
  h5 {00:01}  xg3 {00:38}
08
  d3 {00:30}  f6 {01:16} 38
  hxg3 {00:01}  g7 {00:01}
09
  exf6 {00:35}  xf6 {00:23} 39
  xh6 {00:20}
10
  g3 {01:15}  h6 {00:52} 40

11
  O-O {06:05}  a6 {05:20} 41

12
  e2 {04:45}  O-O {03:40} 42

13
  ae1 {00:01}  b6 {02:35} 43

14
  e5 {08:23}  xe5 {05:01} 44

15
  xe5 {00:44}  f7 {05:54} 45

16
  h1 {10:16}  d7 {01:45} 46

17
  f4 {02:23}  f6 {19:45} 47

18
  g4 {20:20}  d7 {32:08} 48

19
  g5 {11:03}  c6 {04:59} 49

20
  gxf6 {07:15}  gxf6 {05:00} 50

21
  g4 {01:57}  h8 {04:04} 51

22
  xf6 {00:01}  xf6 {00:25} 52

23
  xe6 {00:01}  g7 {05:19} 53

24
  g6 {00:02}  d4 {03:00} 54

25
  e4 {00:01}  h7 {05:04} 55

26
  h5 {00:01}  f6 {02:51} 56

27
  xf6 {00:01}  xe4 {00:01} 57

28
  xe4 {00:51}  xe4 {00:01} 58

29
  f3 {04:48}  f8 {03:05} 59

30
  g1 {00:01}  e1 {00:59} 60

Result: 1-0
Signature: White Black

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[Event "SPICE Spring Invitational "]
[Site "Lubbock"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Robson, IM Ray"]
[Black "Sharavdorj, GM Dashzegve"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "2455"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackELO "2429"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[Source "MonRoi"]

1.e4!  e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5!  Nfd7!
5.d4!  c5!  6.dxc5 Nc6 7.Bf4 Bxc5! 8.Bd3!  f6

There aren't many humans that would go after the b-pawn with
8 ... Qb6  9 0-0  Q:b2  10  Na4  Qa3  11 c4 or c3

9.exf6!  Qxf6!

9 ... 0-0!   10  fg??   R:f4!
might work in blitz

10.Bg3!  h6

Ray will viciously exploit this unnecessary weakness or hook.
I tell beginners -
Move your rooks, not your rookpawns.
Nothing wrong with  10 ... 0-0  or ... Nd4

11.O-O!  a6

Move your rooks, not your rookpawns.
The Elephant Ears Opening,
1 ... h6  and 2 ... a6  is further explored in
How To Play Chess Like An Animal.

12.Qe2!

With a grip on e5  which bottles up
the Mongolian's Queenside.

I investigated this system a long time ago and I couldn't get anywhere.
Petrosian defended such positions adroitly. That's another reason I was
impressed Ray won. Black plays ... Nb6, ... Bd7  and Rae8
and I couldn't make progress.

12 ...  O-O!  13.Rae1!  Nb6!

Vladimir Mijatovic - Simon Behm agreed to a draw here,
German Under-20 Team Competition,
December 27, 2003

14.Ne5  TN

Theoretical Novelty by Ray Robson

The only move played before was Draw Offer Accepted.
Ray craves GM norms.
Ray has a permanent advantage if he can hold onto e5.
Other good moves include  14  a3  or  Kh1

14 ...  Nxe5

Dashzeveg has to neogtiate all kinds of possible minor piece
trades without really releasing the dark-square central bind.
14 ... Nd4, ... Nb4, ... Bd4, ... Ne7, ... Bb4
are all possible without really helping. Sharavdorj decides
to get rid of Ray's most active piece.

15.Bxe5!  Qf7! 16.Kh1!

Fritz 9 wants to play around with  16  a3!
but Ray is all about checkmate.

16 ... Nd7

Rushing to the defense.

17.f4

17  Bg3  preserving the bishop is strong too
but Ray only moves forward in this game.

17 ... Nf6?

Sharavdorj has been defending French positions for over two
decades so maybe he wasn't that worried but this definitely
loses. Moving this knight 5 times has not been helpful.

18.g4!!

Best by far.

Even amateurs who hate moving pawns in front of their King might
find this move. g5 will hook into both the f6-knight and the h6-pawn
and rip open lines while Rip Van Queenside still slumbers.

18 ...  Bd7 19.g5!  Bc6

The 3 time Mongolian Champion tries to whip up a desperate counterattack.
Moving the Knight to the e-file  gives Super Ray a free pawn plus a
devastating attack.

20.gxf6!

The spoils of war -
the Punisher

20 ...  gxf6!  21.Qg4+!!  Kh8

The best Black can do is
21  Qg4+!!  Qg7  22 Q:e6+  Kh8  23 Rg1  B:g1  24 R:g1 d4+
25  Be4  Rae8  26  Qd6, Qc4, Qh3  all win easily

22.Bxf6+!!

22 Qh4!!  or  Qh3!  are also killers

22 ... Qxf6! 23.Rxe6!

with an extra pawn and a brutal attack

23 ... Qg7!  24.Rg6!  d4+!  25.Ne4!

Crushing and 25  Be4!!  is even better

25 ... Qh7!  26.Qh5!

26  R:c6!!  bc  27  N:c5!
is also deadly.

26 ...  Rf6!

Horrible but best

27.Rxf6!  Bxe4+!   28.Bxe4!

Probably time pressure -
Ray is playing well enough to win but
25  Be4!!  or  28 Rf3!!
were closers.
28  Rf3!!  Bf8  29  R:f8+  R:f8  30  Qe5+  Qg7
31  Q:e4  is hopeless for Black after
32 Rg3 or Rh3

28 ... Qxe4+!  29.Rf3!

29 Qf3!  will lead to an easy endgame win.
Avoiding the trade with  29  Qf3!  Qh7  30 Qd5!  or  f5!
only makes things worse.

29 ...
Bf8!  30.Kg1

Breaking the pin

30 ... Qe1+ 31.Kg2!  Qe2+?

Favorable wind -
Tal

32.Kh3!

The Grandmaster is helpless.
There are no good checks and moving
the rook gets mated after  33 R:h6+!

32 ...  Qxc2 33.Rg3!!

33 R:f8+!!!   R:f8  34 Qe5+  Kh7  35  Qe7+  mates faster

33 Qe5!  mates slower

33 ... Qc8+!  34.f5!  Qc1!  35.Qf7!!

35 Qg6!  or Rfg6!  mate slower

35 ...  Qf1+!  36.Kh4!

Starting to look like a famous Short-Timman game.

36 ... Qf4+!  37.Kh5!

Safe!

37 ... Qxg3!  38.hxg3!  Bg7!  39.Rxh6+!

1-0

IM Ray's King almost completed the Long Day's Journey into Night
with  39  R:h6+  B:h6  40  K:h6  and  41  Qh7  checkmate

Ray did not play the absolutely best way to win, possibly because
of time pressure but the path he chose was aesthetic and clear.
Very impressive.
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[Event "SPICE Spring Invitational "]
[Site "Lubbock"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Sharavdorj, Dashzegve"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "2455"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackELO "2429"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[Source "MonRoi"]

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Nc6 7.Bf4 Bxc5 8.Bd3 f6
9.exf6 Qxf6 10.Bg3 h6 11.O-O a6 12.Qe2 O-O 13.Rae1 Nb6 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Qf7
16.Kh1 Nd7 17.f4 Nf6 18.g4 Bd7 19.g5 Bc6 20.gxf6 gxf6 21.Qg4 Kh8 22.Bxf6 Qxf6
23.Rxe6 Qg7 24.Rg6 d4 25.Ne4 Qh7 26.Qh5 Rf6 27.Rxf6 Bxe4 28.Bxe4 Qxe4 29.Rf3
Bf8 30.Kg1 Qe1 31.Kg2 Qe2 32.Kh3 Qxc2 33.Rg3 Qc8 34.f5 Qc1 35.Qf7 Qf1 36.Kh4
Qf4 37.Kh5 Qxg3 38.hxg3 Bg7 39.Rxh6 1-0
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[Event "GER-chT U20"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mijatovic,Vladimir"]
[Black "Behm,Simon"]
[Result "1/2"]
[Eco "C11"]

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Nc6
7.Bf4 Bxc5 8.Bd3 f6 9.exf6 Qxf6 10.Bg3 a6 11.0-0 h6
12.Qe2 0-0 13.Rae1 Nb6

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