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    The document summarizes several chess games from tournaments in Australia in late 2003 and early 2004. In one game, White sacrifices a pawn but fails to realize the bishop is taboo, losing material. Another game sees Black launch an impressive slashing attack by advancing pawns on the kingside. A third game involves a long-term wing sacrifice by White that catches Black unaware.

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    The document summarizes several chess games from tournaments in Australia in late 2003 and early 2004. In one game, White sacrifices a pawn but fails to realize the bishop is taboo, losing material. Another game sees Black launch an impressive slashing attack by advancing pawns on the kingside. A third game involves a long-term wing sacrifice by White that catches Black unaware.

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    The document summarizes several chess games from tournaments in Australia in late 2003 and early 2004. In one game, White sacrifices a pawn but fails to realize the bishop is taboo, losing material. Another game sees Black launch an impressive slashing attack by advancing pawns on the kingside. A third game involves a long-term wing sacrifice by White that catches Black unaware.

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    Open and Shut

    By Shaun Press
    I had hoped to present a star studded collection of opening fiascos from the 2004 Australian Championship proper. However the players must have seen me coming as there wasnt a single decisive game of less than 20 moves that I could lay my hands on. However the supporting events did provide a few juicy morsels I present these instead. I offer my congratulations to the winners, and my apologies to the losers for putting these game into print. Pascoe,J - Viner,P [E46] Seniors (2), 30.12.2003 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd2 A rare sideline. 4...00 [4...c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Bxc3 Ne4=] 5.e3 [5.a3 was the logical continuation.] 5...d5 6.c5 Releasing the central tension allows Black to take control of the game. 6...b6 7.cxb6 axb6 8.Bd3 Ba6 9.Qc2 c5 10.Bxa6 Nxa6 11.a3 c4 Oks,O - Ghobriel,A [B32] Reserves (4.37), 02.01.2004 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 [5...a6 6.Nd6+ Bxd6 7.Qxd6 Qf6 is the most recent idea in this variation, although White still holds the edge.] 6.c4 a6 7.N5c3 Nf6 8.Be2 Be7 9.Be3 00 10.Na4 Although White gives up a pawn, this isn't the fatal move. 10...Nxe4 11.Nb6 Rb8 12.Qc2? This is. Now White's game spirals out of control. [12.Nd5 gives White compensation for the sacrifice.] 12...Bf5 13.Bg4

    13Nb4! 14.Qb3 Bxg4 [14...Nc5! was instantly winning. 15.Bxc5 (15.Qxb4 Nd3+; 15.Bxf5 Nxb3) 15...Nd3+ 16.Kf1 Nxc5 17.Qb4 Bxg4+] 15.f3 [15.Qxb4 was Whites only hope. 15...d5! 16.Qa5 d4 17.Bd2 although Black is still winning.] 15...Nc5 16.Bxc5 dxc5 17.fxg4 Qxb6 18.a3 Qa5 and White fails to recapture the piece. 01 The bishop is taboo, but White fails to realise this. 12.axb4?? Nxb4 13.Qb1 Rxa1 01 Bristina,H - McColl,K [B09] Reserves (5.37), 03.01.2004 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7

    5.Nf3 00 6.Bc4 Nxe4 An obvious move. 7.Bxf7+ And an obvious reply. [7.Nxe4 d5 8.Bd3 dxe4 9.Bxe4=] 7...Rxf7 8.Nxe4 h6 9.00 Bf5 10.Ng3 Bg4

    Be1 19.g6 Bxf2+ 20.Kxf2 Rxf4+ only prolongs the game. 21.Bxf4 Qxb2+ 22.Kf3+-) 17...Qxd4 preventing g6 due to the threat of exchanging queens on e5. 18.Qh8+ Kf7 19.Qh5+ Kg8=] 17.Qh8+ Kf7 18.g6+ 10 Hare,T - Flitney,A [A07] Reserves (11.23), 10.01.2004 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.00 e5 5.d3 Be6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Nbd2 Qd7 8.Re1 Bh3 9.Bh1 e4 10.Ng5 e3 Preparing a slashing attack. 11.fxe3 h5! 12.Nxh3 h4 "Material means nothing to me" 13.Nf4 [13.Ng5 hxg3 14.h3 makes life harder for Black.(14.hxg3 Qg4!) ] 13...hxg3 14.hxg3 Bxf4 15.Bg2 [15.exf4 Rxh1+!! 16.Kxh1 Qh3+ 17.Kg1 Qxg3+ 18.Kh1 Ng4 mates.] 15...Bxe3+ 16.Kf1

    11.Qd3! Suddenly Black is under pressure. 11...Kh7 12.Nh4 Rf6 13.h3 Bd7 14.Nh5 Rf7 15.Qxg6+ Kg8 16.f5! Bringing up the reserves. 16...Qf8 17.Bxh6 10 McColl,K - Clark,D [C06] Reserves (7.36), 05.01.2004 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Qb6 8.Nf3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Be7 [9...f6 Attacking the head of the change is both principled and book.] 10.a3 00 11.Nf4 Nd8 12.h4 With no central pressure to worry about, White has a free hand to attack on the wing. 12...f6 Either missing, or not worrying about, White's next move. 13.Bxh7+! This could be regarded as a "modern" long term sacrifice ie one that Fritz takes more than 20 seconds to spot. 13...Kxh7 14.Ng5+ Kg8 [14...fxg5 15.hxg5+ Kg8 16.Qh5 transposes to the game.] 15.Qh5 fxg5 16.hxg5 Rxf4 [16...Bb4+! is the best try, as 17.axb4 only draws. (17.Kf1 is the winning move 17...Qb5+ 18.Kg1

    16Rh1+! The quickest, and most spectacular, finish. 17.Bxh1 Qh3+ 18.Bg2 Qxg3 19.Ne4 Ng4!! 01

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