Two Games From DAT Malaysia Open 2011

 

26 August 2011, Kuala Lumpur – Here are two games from the 8th Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysia Open 2011. One was between IM Lim Yee Weng (pix above) of Malaysia against Karunanayake Mayuri during round 1 and the other between GM Li Shilong of China and IM Barbosa Oliver in the fifth round of the tournament.

IM Lim Yee Weng played the Reti Opening in the King’s Indian Attack, Yugoslav Variation. Lim, playing white, manages to outsmart his opponent in the endgame where his last pawn is about to queen.

[Event "Malaysian Open"] [Site "Kuala Lumpur MAS"] [Date "2011.08.18"] [Round "1.37"] [White "Lim, Yee-Weng"] [Black "Karunanayake, Mayuri"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2011.08.18"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. Ne5 Bh5 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 Nxe5 8. Bxe5 e6 9. d3 Bd6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. c4 Re8 12. Re1 Be7 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. Rb1 Bf6 15. b4 Qb6 16. b5 Qa5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Qc2 Rab8 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Rbc1 cxb5 21. cxb5 Qxc2 22. Rxc2 Rec8 23. Rec1 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Kf8 25. Kf1 Ke8 26. Ke1 Kd8 27. Na5 Kd7 28. Kd2 Ng4 29. Bf3 Nf6 30. Bxh5 Nxh5 31. e4 dxe4 32. dxe4 Nf6 33. f3 e5 34. Ke3 Ng8 35. f4 exf4+ 36. gxf4 Ne7 37. Rd2+ Kc7 38. Rc2+ Kd7 39. e5 b6 40. Nc6 Nxc6 41. Rxc6 Re8 42. Kd4 Re6 43. Kd5 g6 44. Rc3 Re7 45. Rh3 h5 46. f5 Ke8 47. fxg6 Rd7+ 48. Kc6 fxg6 49. Ra3 Re7 50. Kd6 Rd7+ 51. Ke6 g5 52. h3 g4 53. hxg4 hxg4 54. Kf5 Rg7 55. Rg3 Ke7 56. Rxg4 Rf7+ 57. Ke4 Rf2 58. a4 Re2+ 59. Kd5 Rd2+ 60. Kc6 Ke6 61. Rg7 Rc2+ 62. Kb7 Rc4 63. Kxa7 Rxa4+ 64. Kxb6 Kxe5 65. Kc5 Ke6 66. b6 Ra2 67. b7 Rb2 68. Rg6+ Kd7 69. Rb6 Rxb6 70. Kxb6 1-0

 

In this game between GM Li Shilong and IM Barbosa Oliver of the Philippines, the Queen’s Gambit Decline Slav opening transpired with the Krause attack variation. Shilong with white won this game in 80 moves.

[Event "Malaysian Open"] [Site "Kuala Lumpur MAS"] [Date "2011.08.20"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Li, Shilong"] [Black "Barbosa, Oliver"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "159"] [EventDate "2011.08.20"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. e4 Bg6 12. Be2 e6 13. O-O Bb4 14. Be3 O-O 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rfe8 17. Bd3 Rad8 18. Bb1 Qb8 19. Ne2 f6 20. f4 Bf7 21. Qc2 Kh8 22. Nc3 Bg6 23. Qf2 f5 24. e5 Nb6 25. Ba2 Qa8 26. Qe2 Rd7 27. Bb3 Qd8 28. h3 Nc8 29. Kh2 Rf7 30. Na2 Bf8 31. Qe1 Rd7 32. Bc4 Bh5 33. Rf2 h6 34. Nc3 Bb4 35. Bb3 Qe7 36. Qf1 Qf7 37. g3 Be7 38. Qc4 Bd8 39. Rg1 Qe7 40. Kh1 Nb6 41. Qf1 Qb4 42. Ba2 Nxa4 43. g4 Bg6 44. Nxa4 Qxa4 45. Bb1 Qb3 46. gxf5 Bxf5 47. Bxf5 exf5 48. Qe2 Qg8 49. Rfg2 Re6 50. d5 cxd5 51. Bd4 Qe8 52. Rg3 Kh7 53. Qc2 g6 54. Re3 Qe7 55. Qb3 Qh4 56. Qb5 Rc6 57. Rf3 Qe7 58. Rfg3 Qb4 59. Qd3 Bb6 60. e6 Rg7 61. Bxg7 Bxg1 62. Bc3 Qxf4 63. Qxd5 Qe4+ 64. Qxe4 fxe4 65. Kxg1 Rxe6 66. Bxa5 g5 67. Rb3 Re7 68. Rb6 Rf7 69. Bc3 Re7 70. Kf2 Rf7+ 71. Ke2 Rf3 72. Rxb7+ Kg6 73. Rb6+ Kh7 74. h4 gxh4 75. Bd2 Rh3 76. Rxh6+ Kg7 77. Re6 Rh1 78. Rxe4 h3 79. Rh4 Kf7 80. Kf3 1-0

 

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