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Valneris - Samb 2010

Author: Ronald Schalley

15-03-2025

The 2010 Seaports Masters tournament featured many brilliant highlights, both positionally and tactically. What do you get when a sick top grandmaster faces off against an African grandmaster? A tactical masterpiece! Unfortunately, Ndiaga Samb failed to spot the decisive moment against the flu-stricken Guntis Valneris, missing his chance to claim the most spectacular fragment of 2010.

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Guntis Valneris - Ndiaga Samb (26-12-2010)

19.37-31?...

See diagram. Even for a Grandmaster, the rule still applies: "Look carefully before attacking a piece." 19....12-18?But even the Senegalese, naturally strong in combinational play, fail to notice that Black can unexpectedly strike with the unconventional king shot. 19...24-30!!20.35x24*20.31x22??30-3421.39x3025x3222.38x2717x4613-19!21.24x425-30!22.31x2230-3423.39x30

23....20-24!!Because after 23...8-13??24.4x18, the majority capture 24....12x25follows 24.30x19or also 24.29x2015x3525.4x155-1026.15x48-1327.4x1812x3228.38x2717x46with also a king for a piece 8-13!25.4x1825.19x82x1326.4x1812x3227.38x2717x46is also hopeless 12x3226.38x2717x4627.19-1346-14And although the piece on 13 still seems to cause some complications, White is hopeless.

Originally published in the Belgian weekly magazine 'KNACK' on February 2, 2011

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