(1) Ivanov Artem - Trofimov Ivan IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 27...24-29 28.38-32 18-22? [ correct is: 28...18-23 ] 29.27x18 13x33 30.39x28 19-24 31.28-22 9-13 32.44-39 3-8 33.32-27 8-12 meaningless column on the long flank of black. Often it is simply called; - sausage 34.42-38 13-19 35.48-42 19-23 36.22-18 12-17 37.38-32 23x12 38.27-22 17x28 39.32x34 12-18 40.34-30 24-29 41.39-34 18-23 42.30-24 29-33 43.24-19 23-28 44.19x10 15x4 45.25x14 11-17 46.35-30 17-22 47.40-35 6-11 48.14-9 4x13 49.34-29 33x24 50.30x8 x 2-0

(2) Nogovitsyna Matrena - Motrichko Viktoriya IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 Tempo balance: white 32, black 42. The difference is 10. Black suffocates in classics Now the main thing is not to let Black get out of the classic position. 41.47-42 9-14 42.39-33 14-20 43.49-43 20-25 44.43-39 17-22 45.28x17 21x12 46.33-28 12-17 47.38-33 16-21 [ Black should look for chnces at the endgame without 3 47...17-21 48.42-38 25-30 49.34x25 24-29 50.33x24 19x30 51.28x8 18-23 52.25x34 23-28 53.32x23 21x41 54.8-2 26-31 ] 48.27x16 18-22 49.16-11 17x6 50.28x17 24-30 51.40-35 19-24 52.33-28 x Well done Matryona, you played as on the notes of Kalman's operetta "The Queen of the Chardash"! 2-0

(3) Zhao Hanqing - Fedorovich Darja IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 15...17-22? [ Drya miss standard winning maneuver: 15...17-21 16.26x17 11x33 17.38x29 (17.39x28 23-29 18.34x23 25x34 19.40x29 24x22 x) 17...24x33 18.39x28 23-29 19.34x23 25x34 20.40x29 18-22 21.28x17 19x28 22.32x23 12x41 23.36x47 13-19 x ] 16.28x17 11x22 17.27-21 16x27 18.32x21 and the game went on. The position of the whites is still bad and the blacks could win more than once, but it's not destiny this time... 1-1

(4) Shvartsman Alexandr - Vatutin Evgeni IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 19.33-29 an unexpected and insidious move 1-6? [ should be: 19...14-19 ] 20.36-31 27x36 21.47-41 36x47 22.30-24 47x33 23.39x10 9-14 24.10x19 22-27 25.44-39 11-17 26.29-23 20x29 27.19-13 8x28 28.34x21 6-11 29.21-16 with pawn more, Alexander won the game later 2-0

(5) Zhou Wei - Ramos Sobrinho Mario IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 25.34-29 19-23 26.40-34 6-11 27.38-32 11-16 28.43-38 9-14 "Tongs" in the center of the board 29.49-43 14-20 30.30-25 20-24 31.29x20 15x24 32.32-27 22x42 33.33x11 16x7 34.26x17 12x21 35.41-36 42x33 36.39x30 3-9 x 2-0

(6) Chizhov Alexey - Ivanov Artem IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 Artom was more exact at the endgame 41...23-29! 42.30-25 29-34 43.40x29 24x22 44.27x18 8-13 45.18x9 4x13 46.31-27 19-23 47.50-44 20-24 48.44-39 14-19 49.39-33 23-29 50.33-28 29-34 51.28-23 19x28 52.32x23 34-39 53.27-22 39-44 54.23-18 13-19 55.18-12 44-50 56.22-17 50x11 57.12-8 11-28 58.8-3 28x46 59.3-9 46-23 60.9-27 24-29 61.35-30 29-33 62.25-20 33-39 63.20-15 23-46 64.30-25 19-24 65.27-49 24-29 66.49-40 29-33 67.40-49 26-31 68.49-35 39-43 69.35-24 33-39 x 0-2

(7) Trofimov Ivan - Anikeev Yuriy IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 41...18-23! 42.34-30 12-17! 43.31-27 13-18! 44.30-25 9-14 45.36-31 6-11 46.31-26 11-16 47.42-37 8-12 48.35-30 24x35 49.33-29 23x34 50.25-20 14x25 51.28-22 17x28 52.32x14 34-39 53.14-10 39-44 54.10-5 44-50 x 0-2

(8) Ramos Sobrinho Mario - Georgiev Alexander IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 Ramos does not fit the power of the game for this elite company 11.36-31? 17-22 12.28x17 11x22 13.33-28 22x33 14.39x28 20-24 15.49-43 14-20 16.34-30 20-25 17.38-33 25x34 18.40x20 15x24 19.42-38 10-14 20.47-42 5-10 21.46-41 10-15 22.41-36 6-11 23.44-40 12-17! 24.50-44 1-6 25.43-39 14-20 26.48-43 9-14 27.27-21 11-16 28.21x12 18x7 29.31-27 7-12 30.27-22 12-18 31.22-17 3-9 32.36-31 16-21 33.17-12 18x7 34.31-27 8-12 35.27x16 12-18 36.28-22 18x27 37.32x21 26x17 0-2

(9) Ivanov Artem - Wang Chenfan IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 18.39-34! 13-18 19.34-29 23x34 20.40x29 9-13 21.50-44 4-9 22.44-39 8-12 23.45-40 1-7 24.39-34 2-8? [ should be: 24...24-30 ] 25.43-39 18-23 26.29x18 13x31 27.36x27 12-18 28.27-22 18x27 29.28-23 19x28 30.33x31 7-12 31.34-30 21-27 32.30x10 27x36 33.25x14 15x4 34.35-30 9x20 35.38-33 20-25 36.30-24 6-11 37.32-27! 8-13 38.33-28 3-9 39.39-33 9-14 40.28-23 4-10 41.33-29 10-15 42.40-34 12-18 43.23x12 14-19 44.12-7 19x39 45.7-2 13-18 46.47-41! Nice final 36x38 47.29-23! 18x29 48.37-31! 26x37 49.27-21 16x27 white teks almost all opponent's pawns 2-0

(10) Ndjofang Jean Marc - Trofimov Ivan IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 26.37-32! 20-24 27.32x21 22-28 28.33x22 18x16 29.29x18 12x23 as a result of exchanges Black has numerous weaknesses and especially a hanging pawn at 11. 30.31-27! 5-10 31.40-35 10-14 32.42-37 7-12 33.44-40 24-29 34.37-31 12-18 35.38-33! 29x38 36.43x32 17-22? looning quickly 37.39-33 11-17 38.33-28! 22x33 39.34-30! 25x34 40.40x38 17-22 41.27-21 16x27 42.32x21 23-29 43.31-27 22x31 44.26x37 14-20 45.21-16 29-34 46.16-11 18-23 47.11-7 20-24 48.7-2 9-14 49.37-31 13-18 50.38-33 23-29 51.2-16 x Breakthrough on the flank 2-0

(11) Wang Chenfan - Anikeev Yuriy IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 38...23-29! On the flank! 39.39-34 29x40 40.35x44 18-23 41.46-41 25-30! 42.45-40 23-29 43.43-39 12-18 44.41-37 18-23 45.26-21 3-8 46.40-35 8-12 47.44-40 11-17 48.39-34 30x39 49.33x44 17x26 50.44-39 6-11 51.39-34 11-17 52.34-30 13-18 53.30-25 16-21! 54.27x16 18-22 55.25-20 22x31 56.20-15 31-36 57.15-10 36-41 58.10-5 41-46 59.32-28 23x32 60.5x1 32-37 61.1x34 x 0-2

(12) Shvartsman Alexandr - Zhou Wei IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 As once again confirmed this tournament, the ability to play classic positions is a pledge of considerable victories. 46.34-30 18-23 47.47-42 24-29? [ better is: 47...13-18 ] 48.28-22! 11-17 49.22x11 16x7 50.27-22 7-11 51.42-37 11-16 52.32-27 9-14 53.37-32 29-34 54.30x39 23-29 55.22-17 13-18 56.39-34 29x40 57.35x44 19-24 58.38-33 14-20 59.43-39 20-25 60.39-34 24-30 61.34-29 30-35 62.32-28 18-22 63.27x18 26-31 64.18-12 31-37 65.12-7 37-41 66.7-1 41-47 67.17-12 47-41 68.29-23 25-30 69.12-7 30-34 70.23-18 41x12 71.7x18 34-40 72.44-39 x 2-0

(13) Georgiev Alexander - Vatutin Evgeni IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 36...9-14?? 37.26-21! 17x26 38.28-22 26-31 39.22x13 31x22 40.32-27! 22x31 41.44-39 19x8 42.30x10 12-17 43.10-5 7-11 44.5x12 8x17 45.35-30 x 2-0

(14) Sadowska Natalia - Fedorovich Olga IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 White has disharmony in position; on one board overload, on another underload, the ship will most likely drown. 38.34-30 [ 38.39-33? 25-30 39.34x14 13-19 x ] 38...25x34 39.39x30 8-12 40.44-39 11-16 41.39-33 2-8 42.43-39 20-25 43.40-34 12-17 44.45-40 8-12 45.40-35 17-21 46.38-32 27x38 47.33x42 13-18! 48.39-33 18-22 49.33-28 22x33 50.29x38 5-10 51.38-33? 12-17 52.42-38 17-22 53.34-29 25x34 54.29x40 22-27 55.37-32 26-31 56.32-28 31-37 57.24-19 27-31 58.36x27 21x43 x 0-2

(15) Motrichko Viktoriya - Golubeva Zoja IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 28 at risk 31.32-27! 14-19 [ Possible also: 31...7-12 32.27-22 28-33 33.26-21 (33.22-18 33-38 34.18x16 38x47) 33...17x26 34.22-17 12x21 35.42-38 33x31 36.36x7 26-31 White must think how not to lose ] 32.27-21! 17-22 33.21-16 11-17 34.42-38 4-9 35.44-39 9-13 36.40-34 13-18?? exchange should be done: 07-11 and 17-21 37.37-31 7-11?? should be 37...19-24 38.16x7 17-21 39.26x17 22x2 40.39-33 28x30 41.35x22 15-20 42.31-27 20-24 43.36-31 3-8 44.31-26 x 2-0

(16) Chizhov Alexey - Ndjofang Jean Marc IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 Everything is ready to attack the flank. 40.27-21! 16x27 41.32x21 11-17 42.21-16 12-18 43.38-32 8-12 44.34-29 30-35 45.32-27 19-24 46.29x20 15x24 47.45-40! 35x44 48.39x50 6-11 49.16x7 12x1 50.27-21 17-22 51.28x17 25-30 52.17-11 18-23 53.21-17 23-29 54.33-28 29-34 55.17-12 24-29 56.28-22 13-19 57.11-7 34-39 58.7-2 19-24 59.2-16 29-34 60.16-49 30-35 61.49-44 1-7 62.44x20 7x27 63.20-33 x 2-0

(17) Zhou Wei - Georgiev Alexander IMSA2017, 15-12-2017 26.27-21? need to change 34-29 24-30! 27.35x24 20x29 28.33x24 19x30 29.28x19 13x24 30.40-35? [ not good idea to bind in such a position. More quiet is 30.38-33 ] 30...9-14! 31.38-33 18-22! 32.32-27? [ should be: 32.31-27 22x31 33.36x27 ] 32...24-29! 33.27x16 29x49 34.21x12 8x17 35.35x24 15-20! Black is without 3 already! 36.24x15 49-35! 37.48-43 1-7! 38.15-10 14x5 threatened 07-11, 14-20 39.31-27 35-2! 40.27-21 17-22 x Volition victory and a bronze medal! Georgiev's games interesting to watch, there is always a struggle and the beauty of draughts. It's a pity that this did not completely affect the results of all three tournaments. 0-2

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