Draguignan 2003

Wesselink, W. - Valneris, G. 2-0 (09-03-2003)

1.33-29 17-22 2.39-33 11-17 3.44-39 6-11 4.50-44 1-6 5.31-26 19-23 6.32-28 23x32 7.37x28 16-21 8.38-32 14-19 9.43-38 10-14 10.41-37 11-16 11.37-31 20-24 12.29x20 15x24 13.31-27 22x31 14.36x27 5-10 15.46-41 7-11 16.49-43 2-7 17.34-29 10-15 18.29x20 15x24 19.40-34 17-22 20.26x17 22x31 21.41-36 11x22 22.28x17 12x21 23.36x27 7-12 24.34-30 6-11 25.33-28

diagram 1

In this position Valneris played the very agressive move 12-17 .

12-17 26.30-25 4-10 27.39-33 10-15 28.44-40

diagram 2

Black has prepared the exchange 18-22 29.27x18 13x22, but the result of that action is disappointing after 30.40-34 8-12 31.45-40! Perhaps this is the reason why Valneris changed plan in this position. But it turns out to be no improvement.

18-23 29.42-37! 21-26 30.47-42!

diagram 3

This must have been a terrible surprise for Valneris. Now the logical move 17-21? is not possible because of 31.27-22! and black is lost. After 14-20 white can take the combination 32.25x14 9x20 33.37-31 26x37 34.32x41 23x32 35.38x27 21x32 36.22-18 13x22 37.33-29 24x33 38.42-38 33x42 39.48x6 and 11-17 is of course not possible due to 32.22x11 16x7 33.37-31 26x37 34.32x41 23x32 35.38x16. Therefore black will be left with a decisive weakness on his right wing.

14-20 31.25x14 9x20 32.37-31! 26x37 33.42x31 8-12 34.31-26 13-18 35.43-39 20-25 36.40-34 16-21 37.27x7 12x1

diagram 4

With a piece sacrifice Valneris tries to resolve the problems. However, white immediately creates another threat with 38.48-43! Now black cannot wait with 1-6 due to 39.28-22 17x37 40.38-32 37x28 41.33x13 19x8 42.34-30 25x34 43.39x28 with a winning position for white. This means that black will have no compensation for the lost piece.

38.48-43 17-21 39.26x17 18-22 40.34-30 22x11 41.28-22 25x34 42.39x30 3-8 43.45-40 23-29 44.30-25 8-12 45.33-28 12-17 46.22-18 11-16 47.32-27 1-7 48.43-39 7-11 49.27-22 17-21 50.38-32 and after a few more moves black resigned.