Do you get scared when you have to play a
higher rated player?
Do you worry about playing adults with
their greater stamina and, perhaps,
greater chess knowledge?
You really should not!
cartoon by James Flear
Worrying about such things only makes it
more likely that you will lose. Take heart
from the Abdusattorov and Vokhidov
games in this issue and remember – the
adult is much more worried about losing
to a child!
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In this issue:
2 In the Beginning
by Igor Sukhin
3 David v. Goliath
Take heart and build your
confidence for games against higher
rated opponents.
5 The Kids are coming from ...
Uzbekhistan
8 Puzzles
by FST Kevin O’Connell
Magnus Carlsen (World Champion):
Self-confidence is very important. If you
don’t think you can win, you will take
cowardly decisions in the crucial moments,
out of sheer respect for your opponent.
You see the opportunity but also greater
limitations than you should. I have always
believed in what I do on the chessboard,
even when I had no objective reason to. It
is better to overestimate your prospects
than underestimate them.
Gens Una Sumus
(We are one family)
In the Beginning Chess Camp 4 by Igor Sukhin
King + rook vs. King + pawn

In the Beginning – 225 (Chess Camp 4-278) In the Beginning – 227 (Chess Camp 4-294)
White to move. White wins the pawn. White to move. White wins the rook.

In the Beginning – 226 (Chess Camp 4-283) In the Beginning – 228 (Chess Camp 4-296)
Black to move. Win the pawn in the fewest Black to move. Black promotes his pawn to a
possible moves. queen.

225. 1. g8−g2+. 227. 1.a7−a8 + a6−b6 2. a8−b8+.

226. 1... a1-a7 2.h7−h8 a7−a8+. 228. 1...f3−f2.

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David v. Goliath – Nodbirek ABDUSATTOROV
Another game that is in all senses David v.
Goliath. White is a nine-year-old boy and
Black an adult Grandmaster.
c8−b8 21.8f3−d2 h6−h5 22.f2−f4!
9g7−h6 23.f4−f5 9e6−d7 24. d1-e2
g8−h7 25. g1-h1

The difference in rating is no less than 543

points. That means that Black is expected
to win 97% of the time.

White (David):
Nodirbek ABDUSATTOROV (2057)
Black (Goliath):
Andrei ZHIGALKO (GM, 2600)
8th Agzamov Memorial, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan 2014
1.e2−e4 c7−c5 2.8g1-f3 e7−e6 3.d2−
d3 The King’s Indian Attack. 3...8b8−c6
4.g2−g3 d7−d5 5.9f1-g2?
What do you think of the two bishops on
the king-side? 25...h5−h4? This creates
new weaknesses. 26.9g2−h3 h4xg3
27.h2xg3 g6−g5? A horrifying positional
move, which condemns Black's dark-
squared bishop to prison. 28. h1-g2 f7−
f6 29.9h3−g4 h7−g7 30. f1-h1 f8−
h8 31. h1-h3 8c6−e7 32.b2−b3
9d7−e8? [32... g7−g8 !?] 33.9g4−h5
9e8−c6

5...g7−g6!? [Black could have taken

advantage of White's move order by
playing 5...d5xe4 6.d3xe4 d8xd1+
7. e1xd1 b7−b6 with the idea of either
. a6, or . b7 followed by 0-0-0. That is
not winning for Black, but it's very hard to
find anything constructive for White.] 6.0-
0 9f8−g7 7.c2−c3 8g8−e7 8. d1-c2
0-0 9.a2−a4 b7−b6 10.8b1-a3 a7−a6
11.9c1-e3 h7−h6 12. a1-d1 d5−d4
13.c3xd4 c5xd4 14.9e3−d2 e6−e5 Look at the two bishops now! Compare
15.8f3−h4?! 9c8−e6 16. d1-c1 a8− and contrast with the previous diagram.
c8 17. c2−d1 8c6−a5 18.9d2xa5 34. e2−f3 [White misses the immediate
b6xa5 19.8a3−c4 8e7−c6 20.8h4−f3
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knockout with 34. c4xe5 f6xe5 35.f5− 9b2−c3 47. f7xf6 h8−g7 48. f6xa6
f6+! g7xf6 36. e2−f3+ e5−g5 49.g3−g4 9c3−d2 50. a6−d6
9d2−c3 51. d6−d7+ g7−f6 52. d7−
f7+ f6−e5 53. f7−e7+ e5−f6

36... f6−e6 (36... f6−g7 37. f3−f7#)

37. d2−c4 e6−d7 (37... h8−f8??
38. h5−g4+ e7−f5 39. h3xh6+;
37... d8−f8?? 38. h5−g4+ e7−f5
39.e4xf5+ e6−d7? 40. c4xe5+) 54. e7−e6+ f6−f7 55. e6−e5+ f7−
38. f3−f6 and Black's position crumbles. f6 56. e5xg5 f6xg5 57.e4−e5 9c3−
34... d8−d7 35.8c4xe5! White doesn't b2 58.9c4−e6 g5−g6 59. f3−e4
give Black another chance. 35... d7xf5 g6−g7 60. e4−d5 g7−f8 61.g4−
[35...f6xe5 36.f5−f6+ g7−g8 37.f6xe7 g5 f8−g7 62.9e6−f5 9b2−c1 63.g5−
d7xe7 38. c1xc6+−] 36. f3xf5 g6 9c1-e3 64.e5−e6 g7−f6 65. d5−
8e7xf5 37.8e5xc6 g5−g4 d6 9e3−d2 66. d6−d7 9d2−b4
67.g6−g7 f6xg7 68.e6−e7 A very
impressive game by a nine-year-old! 1-0.

38.9h5xg4 [38. h3−h1 is the computer

move, after which White retains the piece
by force. 38...!h6xd2 39.e4xf5 !d2xc1
40. c6xb8+−] 38...9h6xd2 39.9g4xf5 Nodbirek with Kasparov, his trophy for
9d2xc1 40.8c6xb8 h8xb8 41. h3− winning the World u8 Championship in
h7+ g7−g8 42. h7−d7 9c1-b2 Maribor 2012 and the other medal
43.9f5−e6+ g8−h8 44. g2−f3 b8−
winners in his section.
e8 45.9e6−c4 e8−e5 46. d7−f7

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The Kids are coming from… Uzbekistan
David v. Goliath featured one game by
Nodbirek Abdusattorov. Here is another
which could just as easily have been put
under that giant slaying headline.
Black should have kept control of d5.
24.8e3−d5 8e7xd5 25.9g2xd5 9c8−
b7 26.8d2−f3 f7−f6 27. h1-g1
9b7xd5 28.c4xd5 d8−e8 29.f4xe5
d6xe5 30.8f3−g5+ h7−g8

Nodirbek ABDUSATTOROV (2057) -

R. KHUSNUTDINOV (GM, 2495)
8th Agzamov Memorial,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2014
This time it's only a 438 point difference,
so Black only has a 93% chance of
winning! 1.e2−e4 c7−c5 2.8g1-f3 e7−
e6 3.d2−d3 8b8−c6 4.g2−g3 8g8−e7
5.9f1-g2 g7−g6 6.0-0 9f8−g7 The 31.8g5−e4! f6−f8 32. f1xf5 f8xf5
King's Indian Attack again. 7.c2−c3 e6− 33. h5xf5 8g6−f8 34.8e4−f6+
e5 8.a2−a3 0-0 9.b2−b4 d7−d6 9g7xf6 35. f5xf6 c7−f7 36. f6xh6
10.9c1-b2 h7−h6 11.8b1-d2 9c8−e6 f7−f5 37. e1-f1 f5xd3 38.9b2xe5
12.b4−b5 8c6−b8 13.c3−c4 8b8−d7 d3−h7 39. h6−g5+ 1-0 (see next
14.8f3−e1 d8−c7 15.8e1-c2 f7−f5 diagram).
16.e4xf5 g6xf5 17.f2−f4 f8−f7
18. d1-e2 8d7−f8 19. a1-e1 a8−d8
20.8c2−e3 8f8−g6 21. g1-h1 b7−b6
22.a3−a4 g8−h7 23. e2−h5 9e6−
c8?

Nodbirek.

The photos come from Sports.uz via

ChessBase.

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Only one pawn difference? Yes, but mate The position is about equal. 32. b1xb6
is unavoidable, for example: 39...8f8−g6 [32.f4xe5?? f7−f1#] 32...8c5−d7
(39... h7−g6 40. f1xf8+) 40. f1-f6 33. b6−b5 9e5−f6 34. c1xc8 f8xc8
e8xe5 41. f6xg6+ g8−f8 42. g6− 35.8h4−f3 c8−c5 36. b5−d3 c5−
f6+ f8−e8 43. g5xe5+ e8−d8 d5 37.9e1-b4 f7−e6 38. d1-e1
44. f6−f8+ d8−d7 45. e5−e6+ e6−c6 39.9b4−e7 9f6−g7 40.9e7−
d7−c7 46. e6−c6# . b4 9g7−f6 41.9b4−d2 c6−d6
42. g1-g2 d6−c6 43.h2−h4 h7−
If that isn’t scary enough (for adults), g7 44.g3−g4 h6−h5 45.g4−g5 9f6−d8
there was another Uzbek youngster 46. g2−g3 8d7−c5 47. d3−e2 c6−
slaying strong players. d7 48.8f3−e5 d7−e6 49. e2−f3
e6−d6 50.9d2−b4 d4−d3
R. HOVHANNISYAN (GM, 2613) −
Shamsiddin Vokhidov (2063)
8th Agzamov Memorial, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan 2014
1.c2−c4 e7−e5 2.d2−d3 8g8−f6
3.8g1-f3 8b8−c6 4.a2−a3 d7−d5
5.c4xd5 8f6xd5 6.e2−e3 g7−g6
7.8b1-c3 9f8−g7 8.9c1-d2 0-0 9.9f1-
e2 This is a 'reversed Sicilian' variation of
the English Opening. 9...b7−b6 10.0-0
9c8−b7 11. a1-c1 a7−a5 12. d1-c2
8d5−e7 13. f1-d1 h7−h6 14.8c3−b5
d8−d7 15.9d2−c3 8e7−f5 16.e3−e4
8f5−d4 17.8b5xd4 e5xd4 18.9c3−e1
a8−c8 19.b2−b4 a5xb4 20.a3xb4
f7−f5 21.e4xf5 d7xf5 22.8f3−h4
f5−g5 23.g2−g3 g8−h7 24.f2−f4 51. e1-d1? [Not actually bad, but White
g5−f6 25.9e2−f3 8c6−d8 26.9f3− could have won with 51.!b4−c3 d3−d2
e4 9b7xe4 27.d3xe4 8d8−e6 28.e4− 52. e5−c4+ g7−f8 53. e1-e8+!
e5 f6−f7 29. c2−e4 c7−c5 f8xe8 54. c4xd6+ d5xd6
30.b4xc5 8e6xc5 31. e4−b1 9g7xe5 55.!c3xd2 d6xd2 56. f3−c6+ c5−
d7 57. c6xg6+ e8−f8 58. g6xh5

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 Shamsiddin Vokhidov
The bizarre material imbalance gives Black
58.9b4−c3+ g7−h7 59.8c4−e3
no chance. 51...9d8−c7 52. g3−g2
d3xc3 good enough, but...
d3−d2 53. f3−e2 d6−a6 54.8e5−c4
59... d3xe3! 60. f3xf4 c8−h3+
8c5−e6 55. e2−e4 8e6xf4+
56. g2−h1 a6−c8 61. h1-g1 !c7xf4 and it's mate in two.
60. d1xd2 c8−e8 [60... c3xe3 is
again best.] 61. d2−c2 c3xc2 and
again, but Black has everything under
control anyway 62.8e3xc2 e8−e2
63. f3xe2 8f4xe2 64. h1-g2 9c7−
e5 65.8c2−b4 8e2−d4 66.8b4−d3
9e5−d6 67.8d3−f2 8d4−f5 68. g2−
h3 9d6−g3 69.8f2−e4 9g3xh4
70. h3−g2 h7−g7 71. g2−f3 8f5−
d4+ 72. f3−e3 8d4−e6 73.8e4−d6
9h4xg5+ 0-1.

Both sides must be careful. 57. e4−f3??

[57. d1xd2 d5xd2 58.!b4xd2 c8−
h3+ 59. h1-g1 h3−g4+ 60. g1-f1
would have kept the game more-or-less
balanced.] 57... d5−d3 and suddenly
White is on the receiving end of a mating
attack.

Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan. Part

of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan gained its
independence in 1991.
Samarkand is the country’s most famous
city – on the legendary Silk Road between
Tashkent Museum (Wikipedia) China and the West.

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 Puzzles selected by FST & FM Kevin O’Connell (www.kochess.com)

1 Black to play. A common theme. 3 White to play.

Zijin SU – Nodbirek ABDUSATTOROV Nodbirek ABDUSATTOROV – Ruslan MURTAZIN

World Youth Ch u10 Open, Al Ain 2013 World Youth Ch u10 Open, Al Ain 2013

2 White to move. Two common tactics. 4 White, to play, is winning. What’s best?

NGO Duc Tri – Nodbirek ABDUSATTOROV Nodbirek ABDUSATTOROV – Patrik AALTO

World Youth Ch u10 Open, Al Ain 2013 World Youth Ch u10 Open, Al Ain 2013

SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLES

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