CHESS Friday 26 September 2014
David Ellis 0439798607 / 1
J Polgar – Singh (Hastings 1988):
how does the 12 year old The Polgar sisters, Suzan, Sophia & Judit
Judit Polgar win (2/3 moves)?
At the Tromso Olympiad in Norway Judit Polgar, the greatest female player of all time, announced her retirement bringing to an end a career which saw he become at her peak the 8th highest rated player in the world. Born in Hungary in 1976 Judit was the youngest of three sisters. Her parents Laszlo and Klara subjected their daughters to an educational experiment to support Laszlo’s theory that a child’s achievement was determined largely by educational rather than hereditary factors. Chess was selected as the chosen field of study because success could be readily measured. Her early years in the game saw her become world Under 12 and world Under 14 champion. At 13 she was ranked among the top 100 players in the world and became the then youngest ever Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 5 months. More next week but now two games showing her great talent at the age of ten and even earlier, seven:
J COSTA - J POLGAR
Biel 1987
English Opening
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5
3.Nf3 cxd 4.Nxd4 e5
5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd Bc5(a)
7.N5c3(b) 0-0 8.g3(c) Ng4
9.e3 f5 10.Bg2 f4
11.h3 Nxf2!(d) 12.Kxf2 fxe3+
13.Ke1 Rf2 14.Rg1 Qf8
15.Qd3 Na6 16.a3 Bf5
17.Be4 Bxe4 18.Qxe4 Bd4!
19.Bxe3 Nc5 20.Bxd4 exd4!(e)
21.Qxd4 Re8+ 22.Kd1 Qf3+
White resigns(f)
a) Not 6…Nxd5? 7.Qxd5! Qxd5 8.Nc7+.
b) Not 7 (nor 8)Bg5 Bxf2+! 8. Kxf2 Ng4+.
c) 8.e3 would enable White to develop more quickly.
d) This speculative sacrifice is very logical, taking advantage of White’s lack of development.
e) Black wants the enemy king not the queen.
f) 23.Kd1 Qf3+ 24.Kc1 Nb3#.
J POLGAR - L SZENDAI
Budapest 1984
Sicilian, Najdorf
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6
7.Bb3 Be7 8.f4 0-0
9.Qf3 Nbd7 10.g4 e5
11.Nf5 Nc5 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7
13.g5 Nfd7 14.f5 a5
15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Rg1 b6
17.Rg4 Nxb3 18.axb3 Nc5
19.Nf6+! gxf6 20.gxf6+ Kh8
21.Qh3 resigns(a)
a) 21…Qxf6 22.Bg5 Qg7 23.Be7 wins.
SOLUTION: 1.Bxd5! (deflection sacrifice) - if 1…Qxd5 2.Qxc8+: if 1…Nxd5 2.Qg7#: if 1…Qxc3 2.Bxe6+ (zwischenzug) Kh8 3.Rxc3.