MARK RUBERY CHESS

44th Chess Olympiad, Chennai 2022 has attracted 186 nations making it the biggest Olympiad ever where the hosts will be fielding three teams in both the Open and Ladies section. World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, is making his first appearance for Norway in eight years.

Round 4

South Africa 0,5 – 3,5 Sweden

GM K Solomon (2355) 0-1 GM N Grandelius (2655)

IM D Cawdery (2417) 0-1 GM E Blomqvist (2521)

FM D Barrish (2283) 0-1 GM T Hillarp Persson (2516)

IM W Kobese (2311) 0,5-0,5 GM J Westerberg (2476)

Ladies: South Africa 4-0 Honduras

Solomon was outplayed after some energetic play from the Swedish board one. Cawdery bravely entered a highly theoretical line of the Sicilian against a well prepared GM but soon had to shed material. Barrish was on the back foot when Black made a positional Queen sacrifice and soon after his king was caught in a mating net. Kobese had the better of the game but after missing his chance White was able to hold the draw.

Barrish,daniel (2283) - Hillarp Persson,t (2516) [E39]

44th Olympiad 2022 Chennai IND (4.23), 01.08.2022

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 0–0 6.Nf3 Na6 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 Nxc5 9.b4 Nce4 10.Qd4 d6 11.Bb2 e5 12.Qe3 Bf5 13.h3 b5 14.g4 Bg6 15.Rd1 bxc4! 16.Nxe5 dxe5 17.Rxd8 Rfxd8 18.Bxe5 c3 19.Bg2 c2 20.0–0 Rd1 21.Bb2 h6 22.f4 Re8 23.f5 Nd2 24.Qc3 Bxf5 25.gxf5 Nxf1 26.Bxf1 Rxe2 27.Qc4 Ree1 28.Qxc2 Rxf1+ 29.Kg2 Nd5 30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.f6 Nf4+ 32.Kg3 Rd3+ 33.Kg4 Ng6

34.fxg7 (In a lost position White allows a mate to be played)… Rf4+ 0–1 (35 Kh5 Rh4#)

A chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and the third, when you know you’re going to lose! – Savielly Tartakower