Sam Shankland vs Robert Hess (2011)

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Sam Shankland vs Robert Hess
US Championship (Knock-out) (2011) (armageddon), St Louis, MO USA, rd 2, Apr-27
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20) · 1-0

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Apr-27-11		hungry hippo: time controls for this game: White started with 45 min, black started with 19 min and 55sec but had draw odds. There was a 5 sec increment after every move.

Apr-28-11		Imposter: 28...Bd7 followed by 29...Rf8 might have held.

Apr-28-11		FSR: 4.f3 is supposed to be harmless, but Sam also shanked Onischuk with it: S Shankland vs Onischuk, 2011.

Apr-28-11		luzhin: A model game to study for anyone who wants to know about the dynamics of the Nimzo. Hess set quite a nice trap:if Shankland had played 17.Nxg4?? then 17...Nxg4! 18.Bxe7 Rxh1+ 19.Bf1 Rxf1+! 20.Kxf1 Nxe3+. The final blow 29.Bh5! simply threatens 30.Bxf7 and if 29...Qf8 then 30.g6 is murder.

May-07-11		Richard Taylor: I play the Nimzo and I find that 4 f3 is hard to get around. I played the main line... e.g. [Event "Notrh Shore Open 2010"] [Site "NSCC, Northcote, Auckland"] [Date "2010.10.10"] [Round "4"] [White "Luke Li"] [Black "Richard Taylor"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 I am considering trying now 7. ... exd5 as although I won this I lost another game after 12. Bb5 which I thnk is better for White, and also there is a line where White sacrifices a piece on d5 for passed pawns etc 7. ...Nxd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Ne7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Nh3 Nd7 13. Bb5 Nxc5 14. Qb4 b6 15. O-O a6 16. Be2 a5 17. Qb1 e5 18. Nf2 Be6 19. c4 a4 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Qb2 Nc6 22. Rac1 Nd4 23. Bd3 Nb3 24. Rc2 Rfd8 25. Kh1 Rd4 26. Rd1 Rad8 27. Be2 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Qxf2 29. Qb1 Qf1# ♗lack mates 0-1 But here is a game I lost [Event "Weekender ACC 2011"] [Site "ACC, Auckland, N.Z."] [Date "2011.03.05"] [Round "3"] [White "Allan Ansell"] [Black "Richard Taylor"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Ne7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Ne2 Bxb5 14. Qxb5 Nd7 15. O-O Rfc8 16. Rab1 Rab8 17. Rfd1 Nc6 18. Bf4 e5 19. Be3 b6 20. cxb6 Nxb6 21. Qa6 Qe7 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. a4 h5 24. Rd5 Qg5 25. Qd3 Qh4 26. Ng3 g6 27. Rd6 Qe7 28. Qd5 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Nxd8 30. Rb5 Rc8 31. Qxe5 Qa3 32. h3 h4 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Ne2 Qa1+ 35. Kf2 Qa2 36. Rd5 Qc4 37. Rxd8 Qc5+ 38. Kf1 Rxd8 39. Qxd8 Qe3 40. Qd4 Qg5 41. Qxb6 1-0 I think 12. ... Nc6 is better but 15. ... a6 seems better also. I've seen that Nh5 idea in game also.

May-07-11		Richard Taylor: I also dabble with the Benoni and have had some success with it but it is very different kind of opening.

Nov-28-22		Ninas Husband: AAAAND, Shankland wins the Bronze!

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