SCG Chess Championship - Round 2

FM Borko Lajthajm (2464) is leading after winning against two strong GMs (Dejan Antic and Branko Damljanovic). Today he is playing with Black pieces against GM Aleksandar Kovacevic (2535).














FM Borko Lajthajm



Standings after round 2:
1. FM Borko Lajthajm (2464) with 2 points
2-4. GM Aleksandar Kovacevic (2535), GM Bojan Vuckovic (2506) and IM Branko Tadic (2491) 1.5
5-9. Marko Krivokapic (2352), GM Dejan Pikula (2530), GM Nikola Djukic (2523), GM Milos Perunovic (2508) and GM Bosko Abramovic (2507) 1
10-14. GM Dejan Antic (2505), GM Miodrag R.Savic (2517), GM Branko Damljanovic (2615), IM Djordjije Kontic (2355) and GM Igor MIladinovic (2607) 0.5




GM Bojan Vuckovic 2506 - GM Igor Miladinovic 2607
2nd SCG individual championship
Round 1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 b5 10. Bf4 Ne5 11. Kb1!
An excellent novelty! This profilactic move is usefull in most of sicilian lines. White now has direct threat of Ncb5 (Bd2 is not check). 11.Nc6 was tested in Vallejo Pons-Miladinovic 2001.

11...Be7 12. Ndxb5!
Nb5 anyway! For two Knights, White will get exchange, two pawns and huge initiative in return. (12. Bxe5 Qxe5 13. f4 Qc7 14. e5 b4 15. Nce2 Ne4 16. Qe3 Bb7)






12... axb5 13. Nxb5 Qb8 14. Qc3 d6 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Nc7+ Kf8 17. Nxa8 Qxa8 18. Qxe5
This was all forced after Nb5. Black has problem with pieces development and coordination. In addition, there is always possibility of pawns advance after potential Q's trade. White is clearly better.

18... h5 19. Bb5!
Good move. Connecting rooks while having eye on d7 square.

19... Qb7 20. Rd3 h4 21. Rhd1 Kg8
(21... Rh5 22. Rd8+ Bxd8 23. Rxd8+ Ne8 24. Rxe8#)

22. a4 (22. Rc3 Rh5 23. Qc7) (22. Rd8+ Bxd8 23. Rxd8+ Kh7)

22... Rh5 23. Qd4 e5 24. Qc3 Be6 25. Bc4 Qa7 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Qc6!
Final attack is starting

27... Kf7 28. Rb3 Rg5 29. Rb7 Qf2 30. Rxe7+ Kxe7 31. Qc7+ Kf8 32. Rd8+ Ne8 33. Qc6 1-0















GM Bojan Vuckovic



FM Borko Lajthajm 2464 - GM Branko Damljanovic 2615
Round 2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 a6 8. Be2 c6 9. O-O b5 10. e5 Ne8 11. Bf4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Bb3 a5 14. Re1 d5 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Bxa4 Ra6 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Qb3 Ba8 19. Qd3 Bb7 20. Rc3 Nc7 21. Rec1 Ne6 22. Be3 Qd7 23. Ng5 Nxg5 24. Bxg5 Rc8 25. Rc5 f6 26. exf6 exf6 27. Bd2 Qd8 28. Qb3 Ba8 29. Qxd5+ Qxd5 30. Rxd5 f5 31. Bb3 Kh8 32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. Bxa5 Bxd4 34. Bc3 Bxc3 35. Rxc3 Kg7 36. Ba4 Kf6 37. b4 Ke5 38. f3 Kd4 39. Rc1 Bb7 40. h4 f4 41. Rc5 Rc7 42. Kh2 Ke3 43. Rc4 Kd3 44. Rxf4 Kc3 45. b5 c5 46. b6 Rc8 47. Rf7 Rb8 48. Rxh7 Ba6 49. Rc7 c4 50. Rc6 Kb4 51. Bc2 Bb7 52. Rxg6 Rd8 53. Rg7 Bd5 54. Be4 1-0


GM Bosko Abramovic 2507 - GM Miodrag R.Savic 2517
Round 2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. e4 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e5 11. d5 Nd4 12. Bg2 c5 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. b4 Nd7 15. Be3 Nb6 16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Qe6 18. Bf1 Rfd8 19. Rac1 a5 20. b5 Nd7 21. Bg2 Nc5 22. Qf1 cxb5 23. cxb5 Rab8 24. Rb1 Rdc8 25. Nd5 Kh8 26. b6 Qd7 27. h4 f5 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Rdc1 Qf7 30. Bxd4 exd4 31. Qb5 f4 32. Nxf4 Bh6 33. Qc4 Qg7 34. Ne6 Qf6 35. Ng5 Rf8 36. f4 Bg7 37. Kh2 d3 38. Rd1 h6 39. Ne4 Nxe4 40. Qxe4 d5 41. Qxd5 Rxb6 42. Rxb6 Qxb6 43. Rxd3 Qb4 44. Rb3 Qe1 45. Qd6 Qf2 46. a3 Qd4 47. Qc7 Qd8 48. Rb7 Qxc7 49. Rxc7 Bd4 50. Rd7 Bc5 51. a4 Rf6 52. Rc7 Bb4 53. Be4 Kg8 54. Kg2 Rd6 55. Kf3 Rd1 56. Rc6 h5 57. Bg6 Rf1+ 58. Kg2 Ra1 59. Bxh5 Rxa4 60. Rc8+ Kg7 61. Rc7+ Kf8 62. Bg6 Ra2+ 63. Rc2 Ra3 64. Re2 a4 65. h5 Kg7 66. Be8 Bc3 67. g4 Ra1 68. Bd7 a3 69. Be6 Kh6 70. Rc2 Bb2 71. Rc6 Bd4 72. Ra6 Rg1+ 73. Kf3 Bb2 74. Bc4+ Kh7 75. g5 Rc1 76. Ra7+ Kh8 77. Ra8+ Kh7 78. Bd3+ Kg7 79. h6+ Kf7 80. g6+ Ke7 81. g7 Rg1 82. Bc4 1-0



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