<p>Patience and perseverance pay off in a game of chess. It is important to maintain cool and calculate each and every possibility carefully right till the last move is made. <br />Sometimes players tend to be a tad careless when the position appears equal and the game is heading towards a draw. A hasty move can ruin all the previous good moves.<br />In the game which follows, white is better for a while but then the position gets equal and just when it appears that white would be able to hold on, he commits a horrifying blunder and there is no escape from defeat after that.<br /><br />White: Jean Marc Degraeve (2542) – Black: Anatoli Vaisser (2564) <br />France, 1999<br />The French Defence<br />1.e4 e6 <br />The French defence<br />2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 <br />Here 4. ..dxe4 is also played<br />5.exd5. Here 5.e5 is also good<br />5. ..Qxd5 6.Bxf6 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 gxf6 8.Nf3 b6 <br />If 8...Bd7 9.Be2 Qa5 10.0–0 Qxc3 11.Rb1 Bc6 12.Bb5 Bxb5 13.Rxb5 Nd7 14.Rxb7 Nb6 15.d5 Nxd5 16.Rb3 Qc5 leads to an unclear position<br />9.Be2. If 9.g3 Nd7 10.Bg2 Ba6 11.Kd2 0–0–0 And if 9.Qd2 Bb7 10.c4 Qd6 11.Be2 Nd7 12.0–0–0 Rg8 13.Rhg1 Qa3+ 14.Kb1 0–0–0 15.Qe3 Qb4+ 16.Ka1 c5<br />9...Bb7 10.0–0 <br />If 10.Qd2 Nd7 11.c4 Qf5 12.0–0–0 0–0–0 works better for Black <br />10...Rg8. Immediately pouncing on the open file to target White’s King<br />10...Nd7 11.a4 Rg8 12.a5 b5 13.Qd3 f5 14.Rfe1 (14.Qxb5 Qxb5 15.Bxb5 Bxf3) 14...a6 15.Kf1 Nf6 16.c4! bxc4 17.Qxc4 Qxc4 18.Bxc4 Bxf3 19.gxf3<br />11.c4. The players are still following a previously played line. If 11.a4 Nc6 12.Qd3 0–0–0 13.Rfb1 Qh5 14.Ne1 Qg6 15.Bf3 Qxd3 16.cxd3 Na5 <br />11...Qe4 12.d5 <br />This does look like a dubious move!<br />12. ..Nd7 <br />If 12...exd5 13.Re1 Kf8 14.Bf1 Qf5 15.Nd4 Qf4 16.cxd5 Bxd5 17.Nb5 <br />13.g3 0–0–0 <br />Black does castle on the long side which is a good move!<br />14.Nd2 Qg6 15.Bh5<br />A rather careless move! White could have tried out 15.Nb3 f5 16.a4 Nf6 17.a5 c5 18.axb6 axb6 19.Ra7 exd5 20.cxd5 Nxd5 21.Bf3 leading to a bit of an unclear position <br />15...Qg7 16.dxe6 fxe6 <br />Black looks better<br />17.Qe2 <br />If 17.Bf3 Ne5 18.Bxb7+ Kxb7 19.f4 (19.Qe2 Rxd2) 19...Nc6 20.c5 h5 <br />17...e5 18.Nb3<br />White should have tried to exchange the light square bishop with 18.Bf3 <br />18...Qe7<br />Taking measures to prevent the exchange of the bishops. <br />19.a4 a5 20.Bf3 e4 21.Bg2 f5 22.Rfe1 c5<br />Worth a look is 22. ..Ba6<br />23.Nd2 Ne5 24.Rad1 Kb8 25.Nf1 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Qe6 27.Qh5 Qg6 <br />An invitation to trade queens<br />28.Qh4. If 28.Qe2 f4 29.Qd2 e3 30.fxe3 f3 31.Bh3 Nxc4<br />28...Nxc4<br />If 28...Qg4 29.Qxg4 fxg4 30.Ne3 Bc6<br />29.Qf4+ Ka7 30.Rd7 Rc8 31.Bh3 Qc6 32.Qxf5 e3<br />If 32...Rc7 33.Rxc7 Qxc7 34.Bg2 Qe7 <br />33.fxe3 Re8 <br />If 33...Nd6 34.Qf4 Qh1+ 35.Kf2 Ne4+ 36.Ke1<br />34.e4. White misses a much better move in 34.Qf7 Rxe3 35.Rxb7 Qxb7 36.Qxc4<br />34. ..Ne5 35.Rxh7 Qxa4 <br />Diagram 1<br />36.Qh5. A horrifying blunder which loses at once. If 36.c3 Qd1 White would have been able to hold on.<br />36...Qd4+ 37.Kh1 Qxe4+ 38.Kg1 Qd4+ and White resigned. <br />Diagram 2<br />Black to play and win<br />1. .. Bxf2 2.Qxc8 Nxg3+ 3.Kg2 Nf4+ 4.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 5.Ke3 Qxe2+ 6.Kd4 Qxb2+ 7.Ke3 Ng2+ and Black wins.<br /><br />Manisha Mohite</p>
<p>Patience and perseverance pay off in a game of chess. It is important to maintain cool and calculate each and every possibility carefully right till the last move is made. <br />Sometimes players tend to be a tad careless when the position appears equal and the game is heading towards a draw. A hasty move can ruin all the previous good moves.<br />In the game which follows, white is better for a while but then the position gets equal and just when it appears that white would be able to hold on, he commits a horrifying blunder and there is no escape from defeat after that.<br /><br />White: Jean Marc Degraeve (2542) – Black: Anatoli Vaisser (2564) <br />France, 1999<br />The French Defence<br />1.e4 e6 <br />The French defence<br />2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 <br />Here 4. ..dxe4 is also played<br />5.exd5. Here 5.e5 is also good<br />5. ..Qxd5 6.Bxf6 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 gxf6 8.Nf3 b6 <br />If 8...Bd7 9.Be2 Qa5 10.0–0 Qxc3 11.Rb1 Bc6 12.Bb5 Bxb5 13.Rxb5 Nd7 14.Rxb7 Nb6 15.d5 Nxd5 16.Rb3 Qc5 leads to an unclear position<br />9.Be2. If 9.g3 Nd7 10.Bg2 Ba6 11.Kd2 0–0–0 And if 9.Qd2 Bb7 10.c4 Qd6 11.Be2 Nd7 12.0–0–0 Rg8 13.Rhg1 Qa3+ 14.Kb1 0–0–0 15.Qe3 Qb4+ 16.Ka1 c5<br />9...Bb7 10.0–0 <br />If 10.Qd2 Nd7 11.c4 Qf5 12.0–0–0 0–0–0 works better for Black <br />10...Rg8. Immediately pouncing on the open file to target White’s King<br />10...Nd7 11.a4 Rg8 12.a5 b5 13.Qd3 f5 14.Rfe1 (14.Qxb5 Qxb5 15.Bxb5 Bxf3) 14...a6 15.Kf1 Nf6 16.c4! bxc4 17.Qxc4 Qxc4 18.Bxc4 Bxf3 19.gxf3<br />11.c4. The players are still following a previously played line. If 11.a4 Nc6 12.Qd3 0–0–0 13.Rfb1 Qh5 14.Ne1 Qg6 15.Bf3 Qxd3 16.cxd3 Na5 <br />11...Qe4 12.d5 <br />This does look like a dubious move!<br />12. ..Nd7 <br />If 12...exd5 13.Re1 Kf8 14.Bf1 Qf5 15.Nd4 Qf4 16.cxd5 Bxd5 17.Nb5 <br />13.g3 0–0–0 <br />Black does castle on the long side which is a good move!<br />14.Nd2 Qg6 15.Bh5<br />A rather careless move! White could have tried out 15.Nb3 f5 16.a4 Nf6 17.a5 c5 18.axb6 axb6 19.Ra7 exd5 20.cxd5 Nxd5 21.Bf3 leading to a bit of an unclear position <br />15...Qg7 16.dxe6 fxe6 <br />Black looks better<br />17.Qe2 <br />If 17.Bf3 Ne5 18.Bxb7+ Kxb7 19.f4 (19.Qe2 Rxd2) 19...Nc6 20.c5 h5 <br />17...e5 18.Nb3<br />White should have tried to exchange the light square bishop with 18.Bf3 <br />18...Qe7<br />Taking measures to prevent the exchange of the bishops. <br />19.a4 a5 20.Bf3 e4 21.Bg2 f5 22.Rfe1 c5<br />Worth a look is 22. ..Ba6<br />23.Nd2 Ne5 24.Rad1 Kb8 25.Nf1 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Qe6 27.Qh5 Qg6 <br />An invitation to trade queens<br />28.Qh4. If 28.Qe2 f4 29.Qd2 e3 30.fxe3 f3 31.Bh3 Nxc4<br />28...Nxc4<br />If 28...Qg4 29.Qxg4 fxg4 30.Ne3 Bc6<br />29.Qf4+ Ka7 30.Rd7 Rc8 31.Bh3 Qc6 32.Qxf5 e3<br />If 32...Rc7 33.Rxc7 Qxc7 34.Bg2 Qe7 <br />33.fxe3 Re8 <br />If 33...Nd6 34.Qf4 Qh1+ 35.Kf2 Ne4+ 36.Ke1<br />34.e4. White misses a much better move in 34.Qf7 Rxe3 35.Rxb7 Qxb7 36.Qxc4<br />34. ..Ne5 35.Rxh7 Qxa4 <br />Diagram 1<br />36.Qh5. A horrifying blunder which loses at once. If 36.c3 Qd1 White would have been able to hold on.<br />36...Qd4+ 37.Kh1 Qxe4+ 38.Kg1 Qd4+ and White resigned. <br />Diagram 2<br />Black to play and win<br />1. .. Bxf2 2.Qxc8 Nxg3+ 3.Kg2 Nf4+ 4.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 5.Ke3 Qxe2+ 6.Kd4 Qxb2+ 7.Ke3 Ng2+ and Black wins.<br /><br />Manisha Mohite</p>
