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THE SUPERPOWERS CLASH
by Malcolm Pein
The Daily Telegraph (LONDON)
June 5, 2006 Monday
ARMENIA took an unassailable lead in the 11th round of the Chess
Olympiad at Turin by defeating the Czech Republic 3-1 and are 3.5
points ahead with just two matches to play. Armenia should coast home
now and the battle will be for the minor medals. The world number
three, Levon Aronian, won after the remarkable intermezzo 11.Nf7!
with the point 11...Kxf7 12.dxe6+ and Bxb7 winning material.
L Aronian - D Navara
37th Olympiad Turin
Queen's Indian
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 f5
8.Qc2 Bf6 9.Ne5 d5 10.cxd5 Nxc3 11.Nf7! Qd7 12.Bxc3 Bxd5 13.Bxd5 Qxd5
14.e4! fxe4 15.Nxh8 Nc6 16.0-0 Ke7 17.Rae1 Rxh8 18.Rxe4 Rd8 19.Rfe1 Rd6
20.Rf4 g6 21.h4 Rd7 22.h5 Bxd4 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.Qxg6 Ne5 25.Qf6+ 1-0.
by Malcolm Pein
The Daily Telegraph (LONDON)
June 5, 2006 Monday
ARMENIA took an unassailable lead in the 11th round of the Chess
Olympiad at Turin by defeating the Czech Republic 3-1 and are 3.5
points ahead with just two matches to play. Armenia should coast home
now and the battle will be for the minor medals. The world number
three, Levon Aronian, won after the remarkable intermezzo 11.Nf7!
with the point 11...Kxf7 12.dxe6+ and Bxb7 winning material.
L Aronian - D Navara
37th Olympiad Turin
Queen's Indian
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 f5
8.Qc2 Bf6 9.Ne5 d5 10.cxd5 Nxc3 11.Nf7! Qd7 12.Bxc3 Bxd5 13.Bxd5 Qxd5
14.e4! fxe4 15.Nxh8 Nc6 16.0-0 Ke7 17.Rae1 Rxh8 18.Rxe4 Rd8 19.Rfe1 Rd6
20.Rf4 g6 21.h4 Rd7 22.h5 Bxd4 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.Qxg6 Ne5 25.Qf6+ 1-0.