The Day of Glory

[Kyodai]

It happened just the other day - the young (24y) Swede without any titel
was about to face the Grandmaster from Ukraine. Normally a very difficult
task - but this meeting was about to unleash something unexpected...

It was the day when everything was completed - the plans - the visions - the dreams...
Not even a gross mistake to spoil it all.. It was the Day of Glory..
It happened in Prague.

(for engines it might be interesting to check the slightly unusual attack with Nf5)
Players rating 2278 resp 2469

[pgn][Event "Praha"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gajic, M."]
[Black "Sergeev, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1928.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nf3 Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qh5 N8d7 12. Re1 Nc5 13. Bc2 g6 14. Qh6 Re8 15.
Bg5 Qc7 16. Nd2 Bf8 17. Qh4 Bg7 18. Nf5 gxf5 19. Bxf5 Nd5 20. c4 h6 21. Bxh6
Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Qf4 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. cxd5 Qxf5 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qd4 Nd7 27. dxe6
fxe6 28. Nc4 Rg8 29. Rad1 Qg4 30. Qd6+ Kf7 31. Ne3 Qg5 32. Qc7 Qd8 33. Qc2 Qg5
34. f4 Qf6 35. f5 e5 36. Qc4+ Kf8 37. Rd3 Qc6 38. Qb4+ Qc5 39. Qh4 Qe7 40. f6
Qf7 41. Qh6+ Ke8 42. Nf5 Qxf6 43. Qxf6 Nxf6 44. Rxe5+ Be6 45. Rxe6+ Kf7 46. Rb6
Rgd8 47. Rxb7+ Ke6 48. Ng7+ Ke5 49. Re7+ Kf4 50. Rf3+ 1-0[/pgn]

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

Thanks Sune for the exciting game

Will check it out with various chess entities when I have the time regards,
Dr.D

[zullil]

It happened just the other day - the young (24y) Swede without any titel
was about to face the Grandmaster from Ukraine.

Exciting game. But "Gajic" doesn't sound Swedish to me.

Was he born in Sweden? Couldn't find his biography in five minutes of searching.

[Lavir]

Well, naturally 20 ...h6? is a blunder (I can see it clearly without even checking with an engine).

But in the same way naturally when you are OTB with a lot of ideas in your mind these things can happen, even to an high ranked player.

[Dr.Wael Deeb]

Well, naturally 20 ...h6? is a blunder (I can see it clearly without even checking with an engine).

But in the same way naturally when you are OTB with a lot of ideas in your mind these things can happen, even to an high ranked player.

Yes,the threat must be eliminated by taking the bishop on f5....

Again a quick glance without any chess engine aid and while working regards,
Dr.D

[Kyodai]

Well, naturally 20 ...h6? is a blunder (I can see it clearly without even checking with an engine).

But in the same way naturally when you are OTB with a lot of ideas in your mind these things can happen, even to an high ranked player.

Hmm.. but what should black play instead of 20.-h6

After 20...Se7 21.Lxh7+ Kf8 22.b4 Sd7 23.Tad1 white has a clear advantage
and strong attack..

[Kyodai]

Well, naturally 20 ...h6? is a blunder (I can see it clearly without even checking with an engine).

But in the same way naturally when you are OTB with a lot of ideas in your mind these things can happen, even to an high ranked player.

Yes,the threat must be eliminated by taking the bishop on f5....

Again a quick glance without any chess engine aid and while working regards,
Dr.D

But surely not 20.-exf5? The rook on e8 is hanging..

[Lavir]

The position is already very difficult, I think black should have played h6 a move before, at move 19 instead than Nd5.

So maybe, correcting me, the blunder is instead 19 ... Nd5? than 20 ...h6.

[Lavir]

Well, naturally 20 ...h6? is a blunder (I can see it clearly without even checking with an engine).

But in the same way naturally when you are OTB with a lot of ideas in your mind these things can happen, even to an high ranked player.

Hmm.. but what should black play instead of 20.-h6

After 20...Se7 21.Lxh7+ Kf8 22.b4 Sd7 23.Tad1 white has a clear advantage
and strong attack..

Sure, you are right. Analyzing the thing better I think the mistake is the move before.

[Kyodai]

It happened just the other day - the young (24y) Swede without any titel
was about to face the Grandmaster from Ukraine.

Exciting game. But "Gajic" doesn't sound Swedish to me.

Was he born in Sweden? Couldn't find his biography in five minutes of searching.

I'm not sure if Mladen actually was born in Sweden. First chessgames (in Mega)
for a Swedish club was in 2006 - then he was like 17 years old.
He's anyway a clear cut amateur with no titles whatsoever (in chess)