World Mind Sport Games 2012 Blitz
The blitz tournaments were won by the Russian players Alexander Schwarzman and Aygul Idrisova. The victory of Schwarzman was no surprise, since in the last couple of years he has won virtually all blitz tournaments. In the women's tournament Idrisova won sovereignly. For her it was the first major title.
Valneris gained a winning advantage against Anikeev using 30.38-33! 17-22 (this is necessary because of the threat ≡ 31.27-21 16x27 32.31x22 17x28 33.33x22 18x27 34.34-30 25x34 35.40x16) ≡ 31.34-29! 23x34 32.39x30 25x34 33.40x29 15-20 34.43-38 13-19(!) An inventive defense: after 35.27-21 16x27 36.33-28 22x24! 37.31x2 1-7! the white king is caught. ≡ 35.47-42! Introduces the threat 29-24 19x30 27-21 16x27 33-28 22x33 31x2. ≡ 8-13 36.38-32! 11-17 37.32-28! 10-15 38.42-37 20-24 39.29x20 15x24 40.33-29? 24x33 41.28x39 After this exchange white still goes into the lead, but black has good chances to make a draw. With ≡ 40.37-32! Valneris could have secured the victory, because of the threat 26-21 17x37 28x8 37x39 8-3. ≡ 19-23! 42.45-40 13-19 43.40-35 19-24 44.49-43 23-28 and Anikeev escaped.
After 39.45-40? Anikeev replied with 15-20! Now 40.43-39? 18-23! 41.27-22 21-27! 42.32x12 23x45 is lost, and so Vipulis played the logical ≡ 40.28-23!? 19x48 41.30x10 But black was prepared for this: 9-14! 42.10x8 18-23! 43.25x14 23-28 44.32x34 48x12 B+
After 15 moves Boomstra could already win a piece using 16.38-32! 21-27 (since ≡ 7-12? was not possible due to 17.34-29 23x34 18.32x23 18x20 19.25x5 W+) ≡ 17.32x21 16x27 18.34-29! 23x34 19.39x30 and now for example 6-11 20.37-32 28x37 21.41x21 11-16 22.42-37 16x27 23.36-31 27x36 24.47-41 36x47 25.37-31 47x20 26.25x5 W+ He missed this opportunity with ≡ 16.34-30?, but tow moves later he got another opportunity 7-12 17.38-32 21-27? 18.32x21 16x27 This time Boomstra showed no mercy: 19.43-38! 13-19 20.24x13 8x19 21.37-32 28x37 22.41x21 and white won the game.
After Abdullina's 8-13? a winning combination was possible for Nogovitsyna: 19.25-20! 14x25 20.28-23 19x28 21.33x11 7x16 22.34-30 25x34 23.39x17 W+ The game ended in a draw after ≡ 19.37-32.
When Valneris played 11-17? Schwarzman started correctly with 31.27-21! 16x27 32.31x11 6x17 But now he missed the unexpected continuation 33.48-42! Then 17-21? loses because of 34.28-22 18x27 35.36-31 27x36 36.33-29 24x33 37.38x7, while ≡ 3-8? is prevented due to 34.34-29 23x34 35.40x20 15x24 36.28-22 17x39 37.38-33 39x28 38.32x3. Finally ≡ 15-20? 34.36-31! does not help for black either.
Instead of the logical exchange 19-24 46.29x20 15x24 Balthazhi played erroneously ≡ 16-21? This gave white the possibility to play 46.29-24! 19x30 47.40-35! 11-17 (since ≡ 30-34? 48.33-29! 34x32 49.38x7 W+) ≡ 48.35x24 and the strong piece on 24 gives white a winning advantage. In the game Tansykkuzhina played ≡ 46.43-39? after which the game ended in a draw.
World champion Georgiev won elegantly after 44.39-33? 22x31 45.26x37 9-14! 46.37-32 (the only move!) 35-40! 47.34x45 23x34 Now the backwards exchange 48.43-39? 34x43 49.38x49 is not possible due to 36-41 50.47x36 14-20 51.25x23 18x47 B+ And so Buzinskij could only watch how Georgiev made a break through after ≡ 48.42-37 19-24(!) 49.33-28 34-40 50.45x34 14-20 51.25x14 13-19 52.14x23 18x40 etc.
Shortly after that Buzinskij became the victim of a small combination against Getmanski 19-24? 43.33-28! 14-19 44.34-29 24x31 45.37x8 W+
After Nogovitsyna 20-24? Idrisova missed the opportunity to increase her already impressive lead using 49.38-33! 12-17 50.40-35 17-21 51.28-22 21-26 52.22x13 19x8 53.34-30! 24-29 54.33x24 8-12 55.30-25(!) W+ The game ended in a draw after ≡ 49.40-35.
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