Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:07:24 06/19/01
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On June 19, 2001 at 16:37:28, John Hatcher wrote: >On June 19, 2001 at 15:02:55, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On June 19, 2001 at 14:04:33, John Hatcher wrote: >> >>>I've seen no mention here of the widely-acknowledged inflation in FIDE ratings >>>over the past thirty years. A player rated 2500 today would have been rated no >>>more than 2400 in 1970 - that an IM rating, not a GM rating. >> >>Inflation at the top is a natural consequence of the system. If you had a >>trillion people playing, you would see some lofty ELO ratings at the top end. >>Comparing camels to goats isn't much use anyway, unless you want to make a suit. >> >>>Ashley is a GM because FIDE says he is. But being a GM doesn't mean what it >>>used to. No offense to Mr. Ashley, but calling him a GM makes me choke. >> >>I think you should teach him a lesson OTB that he won't soon forget. > >Dann, > >I enjoy humor as much as the next guy, but I think you missed the point. It's >not the inflation at the top of the rating list I'm talking about, it's >inflation at the bottom, i.e., the 2500 GM level. On the other hand, there is a ton more information to absorb now-days. >I think a 2500+ GM from 1971 could teach Mr. Ashley a lesson. Angels on the heads of pins, of course. >Again, I mean no >offense to Mr. Ashley, but a little less political correctness and a little more >sense of chess history wouldn't hurt the discussion. We can't compare the heros of the past with the heros of the present. There are about 500 GM's on the planet. I think to get a GM title, you must be pretty darn good. A selection of games (by no means proof of his talent -- and I picked some of his better games [not a selection at random]) but an indication that M. Ashley is no slouch: [Event "Open"] [Site "Cannes FRA"] [Date "1998.03.01"] [Round "9"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Dorfman, Josif D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2600"] [ECO "B52"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Canal-Sokolsky attack (3...Bd7)"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Nc6 7. c3 e6 8. d3 Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 b5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Ne5 13. Ne3 Ng6 14. Bg3 c4 15. Nd4 cxd3 16. Qxd3 a6 17. Rad1 Qb7 18. Nec2 Ne5 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. Nf3 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Rfd8 22. Bh4 Rc4 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. a3 Be5 25. Rd3 g6 26. Qe2 h5 27. g3 Bf6 28. h4 Kg7 29. Kh2 Rd7 30. Qf3 Be5 31. Kg2 Rdc7 32. Re2 a5 33. Kg1 Rc8 34. Qe3 Rd8 35. Qf3 Rdc8 36. Qe3 Rd8 37. Re1 Bf6 38. Qe2 Rd7 39. Rdd1 Rd8 40. Rd3 Rd7 41. Kh2 Rd8 42. f3 Rcc8 43. Red1 d5 44. exd5 Rxd5 45. Rxd5 exd5 46. Qf2 Re8 47. Re1 Rxe1 48. Qxe1 d4 49. Nxd4 Bxd4 50. cxd4 Qxf3 51. Qd2 Kf6 52. Qc2 b4 53. axb4 axb4 54. Qc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Match"] [Site "Bermuda BER"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Baburin, Alexander E"] [Black "Ashley, Maurice"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2500"] [ECO "D27"] [Opening "QGA"] [Variation "classical (6...a6)"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 cxd4 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxd4 O-O 16. Rc1 Qg5 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Re1 Nc6 19. Qd7 Na5 20. Bd1 Rad8 21. Qe7 Qg4 22. Be2 Rd2 23. Rcd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bd5 25. Rd4 Qg6 26. Bd3 Qh6 27. Qg5 Qxg5 28. Nxg5 h6 29. Nf3 Nc6 30. Rxd5 exd5 31. Bxa6 Ra8 32. Bb5 Na7 33. Bd7 Rd8 34. e6 Kf8 35. Nd4 g6 36. f4 Ke7 37. f5 fxe6 38. fxe6 Rf8 39. g3 Kd6 40. Kg2 Nc8 41. a5 Ne7 42. Nb5+ Kc5 43. a6 Ra8 44. a7 Kc4 45. Kf3 d4 46. Ke4 d3 47. b3+ Kxb3 48. Kxd3 Ka2 49. Kc4 b3 50. Nc3+ Ka3 51. Nb5+ Ka2 52. Nc3+ Ka3 53. Nb5+ Ka2 54. Nc3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "It (open)"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2675"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann"] [Variation "exchange, Rubinstein variation"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O Rb8 13. Rae1 O-O 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Qc2 Ndxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Re3 Ng4 19. Rh3 Nh6 20. Bd3 f5 21. Qd2 Rf6 22. Rd1 b5 23. Rh4 a5 24. a3 Kg8 25. Qe2 Qc6 26. Rd4 Nf7 27. Bb1 Nd6 28. Ba2 Nc4 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. f4 Qc7 31. g3 Rh6 32. R1d2 Kf7 33. Qd1 Rhh8 34. Re2 Qc5 35. Kg2 Rb7 36. Rf2 Qc6 37. Qf3 Rb6 38. Rdd2 Qb7 39. Kh1 Qc6 40. Kg2 Rb3 41. Kg1 Qc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "It (cat.8)"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "B46/05"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation " Taimanov (g3)"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 Nge7 7. Nb3 d6 8. Bg2 Bd7 9. O-O Nc8 10. a4 Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Nd1 Re8 13. Ne3 Bf8 14. Rd1 b6 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Bc3 Ra7 17. h4 Qb8 18. h5 h6 19. Bf1 N8e7 20. Qd2 Qa8 21. Bg2 Rd8 22. Nc4 Nc8 23. Qe3 Qb8 24. Bf1 Rc7 25. Na3 Qa8 26. Rd2 Re8 27. Nc4 Qb8 28. Na3 Ra7 29. Rad1 Nd8 30. a5 b5 31. Bd4 Ra8 32. e5 d5 33. c3 Nb7 34. Nc2 Ne7 35. Nb4 Nf5 36. Qe1 Nxd4 37. Rxd4 Qd8 38. Nxd5 exd5 39. Rxd5 Bd6 40. Rxd6 Nxd6 41. Rxd6 Qc7 42. Qd2 Be6 43. Nd4 Rad8 44. Qf4 Rxd6 45. exd6 Qc5 46. Bd3 Qxh5 47. Qe4 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qh5+ 49. Kg1 Qd1+ 50. Kh2 Qh5+ 51. Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "It (cat.13)"] [Site "San Francisco USA"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Huebner, Robert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2620"] [ECO "B80"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation " Scheveningen, fianchetto variation (modern line)"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O d6 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Qd2 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bd7 13. Rfe1 Rac8 14. Re2 Rfd8 15. h3 Ne8 16. Nd1 b5 17. Qd2 Bc6 18. Ne3 Bf6 19. Bd4 Qb7 20. c4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Nf6 22. cxb5 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. bxa6 Qxa6 25. Rc2 Rxc2 26. Nxc2 Qe2 27. Nb4 Rc8 28. Qe3 Qb2 29. Rd1 d5 30. Nc6 Rxc6 31. Qxe4 Rc1 32. Qe1 Rxd1 33. Qxd1 Qxa2 34. Qc1 h6 35. b4 d4 36. b5 Qb3 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qd7 Qb1+ 39. Kg2 d3 40. b6 Qxb6 41. Qxd3+ g6 42. h4 Qc6+ 43. Kg1 Qd5 44. Qa3 g5 45. Qe7 Kg6 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Qe8 Qf3 48. Qh8 f6 49. Qc8 Kf5 50. Qc5+ Qd5 51. Qc2+ Qe4 52. Qd1 Ke5 53. Qd2 Qd4 54. Qc2 Kd6 55. Qe2 e5 56. Qa6+ Ke7 57. Qb7+ Ke6 58. Qc8+ Kf7 59. Qb7+ Kg6 60. Qa8 Qc4 61. Qb7 e4 62. Qd7 Qf7 63. Qc8 Qd5 64. Kh2 Kf7 65. Qc7+ Ke6 66. Qc8+ Ke5 67. Qe8+ Kd4 68. Qe7 Qc6 69. Qa3 Qc3 70. Qd6+ Kc4 71. Kg1 Qd4 72. Qa3 Kb5 73. Qb3+ Kc5 74. Qa3+ Kb6 75. Kg2 Qe5 76. Qc1 Qf5 77. Qc3 g4 78. Qb4+ Kc6 79. Qc4+ Kd6 80. Qd4+ Ke7 81. Qd2 Qe5 82. Qe3 Kf7 83. Qh6 Qf5 84. Qd2 Qe6 85. Kg1 Kg6 86. Qc2 Qd5 87. Qc8 f5 88. Qe8+ Kf6 89. Qh8+ Ke7 90. Qg7+ Kd6 91. Qa7 Qc5 92. Qb8+ Kd7 93. Qb3 Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "It (cat.13)"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Salov, Valery B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "B81"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Scheveningen, Keres attack"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Nc6 8. Rg1 d5 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Be3 Qxh4 13. Qe2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4+ Qe7 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Be3 Rd8 17. O-O-O Kc8 18. Qf3 a6 19. Rd3 Qf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Rgd1 h5 22. gxh5 Rxh5 23. c4 Kc7 24. cxd5 Kd7 25. Rb3 Rc8+ 26. Kb1 b5 27. a4 Rb8 28. axb5 Rxb5 29. Rxb5 axb5 30. Kc2 Bd6 31. Kc3 Ke7 32. Kd4 Rh4+ 33. Kd3 Rh5 34. Kd4 Rh4+ 35. Kd3 Rh5 36. Kd4 Rh4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2660"] [ECO "E44"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "Fischer variation (5.Ne2)"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Ne4 6. f3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Be7 8. Ng3 h5 9. Bd3 h4 10. Ne4 Nc6 11. O-O Ba6 12. f4 Na5 13. f5 exf5 14. Rxf5 g6 15. Rf2 O-O 16. Nd2 d5 17. Qe2 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Qxc4 c5 21. e4 cxd4 22. cxd4 Bg5 23. Qd3 Rc8 24. Ba3 Be7 25. Bb2 Bf6 26. Raf1 Bg7 27. Kh1 Rc7 28. Rf4 Qc8 29. e5 Rc2 30. R4f2 Rxf2 31. Rxf2 Rd8 32. Qb3 Qe6 33. h3 Qxb3 34. axb3 Bh6 35. Rf3 Bg5 36. Kg1 Kf8 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. Ke2 f5 39. exf6+ Bxf6 40. Kd3 Bg7 41. Ke4 Bf6 42. Ba3+ Kf7 43. d5 Re8+ 44. Kd3 Re5 45. Kc4 a6 46. Bb2 Rf5 47. Rxf5 gxf5 48. Bc1 Ke8 49. Be3 Bd8 50. d6 Kd7 51. Kd5 a5 52. Bd2 b5 53. Kc5 a4 54. bxa4 bxa4 55. Kb4 Kxd6 56. Kxa4 Kd5 57. Kb3 Ke4 58. Kc2 f4 59. Bc1 f3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus B"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Avrukh, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2620"] [ECO "B89"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Velimirovic attack"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 Bd7 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. f4 O-O 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. e5 Nd5 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Qd3 Qc7 15. Rhf1 Rcd8 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bd4 Bc8 18. Qg3 f6 19. Bc5 Kh8 20. Qf2 Bxc5 21. Nxc5 Qb6 22. g3 e5 23. fxe5 Bh3 24. Rfe1 fxe5 25. Qg1 Bg4 26. Rd3 Qb4 27. Bb3 Bf5 28. a3 Qg4 29. Rdd1 e4 30. Kb1 Qg6 31. Rd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Open"] [Site "Philadelphia USA"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Hodgson, Julian M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "B06"] [Opening "Robatsch defence"] [Variation "two knights, Suttles variation"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Qd2 Qa5 7. h3 Na6 8. Be2 b5 9. e5 b4 10. exf6 bxc3 11. fxg7 cxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Rg8 14. O-O-O Rxg7 15. Nc4 Rb8 16. Rd3 Nc7 17. Ra3 Kd8 18. Rd1 a6 19. Na5 Bd7 20. Bf3 d5 21. Rdd3 f6 22. Be2 e5 23. Rab3 Rxb3 24. Rxb3 Nb5 25. a4 Nxd4 26. Rb8+ Kc7 27. Rb7+ Kd6 28. Bxa6 Rg8 29. Ra7 Ne6 30. b4 Rb8 31. c3 e4 32. Kd2 f5 33. Bb7 Nd8 34. Ke3 g5 35. g3 Ke5 36. f4+ exf3 37. Kxf3 d4 38. c4 g4+ 39. hxg4 fxg4+ 40. Ke2 Nxb7 41. Rxb7 Rxb7 42. Nxb7 Be6 43. Na5 h5 44. b5 cxb5 45. axb5 Kd6 46. b6 Kd7 47. b7 Kc7 48. Nc6 Bxc4+ 49. Kd2 Kxb7 50. Na5+ Kb6 51. Nxc4+ Kc5 52. Kd3 Kd5 53. Nd2 Ke5 54. Ne4 Kf5 55. Kxd4 Kg6 56. Ke5 h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus B"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2637"] [ECO "E46"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "Reshevsky variation"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. b4 Bd6 12. Qc2 Nf8 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. b5 Bxf4 15. exf4 cxb5 16. Nxb5 Ne4 17. Qb2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Re7 20. Be2 Nd7 21. Bf3 Nf6 22. Rfc1 Qd6 23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. axb4 Kf8 25. g4 b6 26. Rc6 Rd8 27. Kg2 Ne4 28. h4 Nd6 29. h5 Nb5 30. Rd1 Rc7 31. Rxc7 Nxc7 32. f5 Ke7 33. Kg3 h6 34. Be2 a6 35. f4 a5 36. b5 a4 37. Rc1 Kd7 38. Ra1 Ra8 39. Ra3 Ra5 40. f6 gxf6 41. g5 fxg5 42. fxg5 hxg5 43. h6 Ra8 44. h7 Rh8 45. Bd3 Ne8 46. Kg4 Nf6+ 47. Kxg5 Nxh7+ 48. Kh6 Nf8+ 49. Kg7 Rh4 50. Kxf8 Rxd4 51. Kxf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Foxwoods Open"] [Site "Connecticut USA"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2601"] [ECO "B66"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack (...a6) "] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. f4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. e5 d5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Bh5 O-O 15. Rd3 b4 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Qxb4 Qc7 19. Qd2 a5 20. Nd4 Ba6 21. Rg3+ Kh8 22. c3 e5 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Be2 Bxe2 25. Nxe2 Rfe8 26. Kd1 Rc4 27. Rf1 Re4 28. Nd4 Qh5+ 29. Rgf3 Bxd4 30. cxd4 a4 31. a3 Qg6 32. Rf5 Qg4+ 33. Kc1 Re2 34. Qc3 R2e3 35. Qa5 Qe4 36. Rxf7 Re2 37. Qc3 Re3 38. Qa5 Re2 39. Qc3 Re3 40. Qa5 Re2 1/2-1/2 [Event "It (open)"] [Site "Saint Martin (France & Netherl)"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Shabalov, Alexander"] [Black "Ashley, Maurice"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2575"] [ECO "A15"] [Opening "English opening"] [Variation "1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defence)"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. b3 b6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Ra7 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. e4 d6 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Qa8 14. Rfe1 Re8 15. h3 Bf8 16. Kh2 Qb8 17. f4 g6 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nh5 20. Bc6 Nxg3 21. Qf2 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxg3 Qxd4 24. Rd1 Bd6 25. Qxd6 Qf2+ 26. Kh1 Qxb2 27. Ne4 Bxc6 28. Qxc6 Raa8 29. Rf1 f5 30. Nd6 Qe2 31. Rg1 Qe3 32. Kh2 Red8 33. Nxf5 exf5 0-1 [Event "World Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Wolff, Patrick G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2565"] [ECO "A28"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "four knights, Nimzovich variation"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Bg5 Qe7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Be3 Nh7 11. O-O f5 12. f3 Nf6 13. Rb1 b6 14. Re1 Qf7 15. Kh1 Bd7 16. Qc2 Ne7 17. d4 Qg6 18. c5 fxe4 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. fxe4 Ned5 21. Qb3 Ba4 22. Qxa4 Nxe3 23. Bc4+ Nxc4 24. Qxc4+ Kh8 25. Qe6 Qh5 26. h3 Rad8 27. Kg1 Rfe8 28. Qb3 Qg6 29. d5 Nh5 30. c4 Rf8 31. Rf1 Ng3 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. Qe3 Nh5 34. Rf1 Nf4 35. Rf2 Rc8 36. Kh2 Qh5 37. Qa3 Qh4 38. Qe3 Rc5 39. Nf3 Qe7 40. Nd2 Qd7 41. Qf3 Kh7 42. Qb3 Qc8 43. Qa3 a6 44. Nb3 Rxc4 45. Qxd6 Rxe4 46. Qxb6 Nxd5 47. Qd6 Nf4 48. Nc5 Re1 49. Qd2 Ra1 50. Qc3 Kh8 51. Qxa1 Qxc5 52. Qb2 Qd6 53. Qb7 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "It (open), Saint Martin (France & Netherl)"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Renet, Olivier"] [Black "Ashley, Maurice"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [ECO "A36"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "ultra-symmetrical variation"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. a3 a6 6. Rb1 Rb8 7. b4 cxb4 8. axb4 b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. d4 O-O 12. O-O d5 13. Ne5 Rb6 14. Bg5 Be6 15. e3 Ne8 16. e4 Nxe5 17. dxe5 d4 18. Bf4 Nc7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd4 Nxf4 22. Qxf4 Re6 23. Rfd1 Qb8 24. Rd7 Bxe5 25. Qf3 Rd8 26. Rb7 Qc8 27. Rxb5 Rf6 28. Qe2 Rxf2 29. Qxe5 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qc2+ 31. Kh3 Qxb1 32. Rb8 Qf1+ 33. Kh4 Rxb8 34. Qxb8+ Kg7 35. g4 Qf3 36. g5 f6 37. Qb5 h5 38. gxf6+ exf6 39. Qb7+ Qxb7 0-1 [Event "It (open)"] [Site "Bad Wiessee (Germany)"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Blatny, Pavel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2465"] [BlackElo "2540"] [ECO "B06"] [Opening "Robatsch (modern, plus KID, Pirc, Caro-Kann, & Sicilian) opening"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 c6 3. c4 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. exd5 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. Qb3 b5 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 a5 13. Ne5 b4 14. Ne4 Rc8 15. Bg5 Be8 16. d6 Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Qb6 18. Rxe4 a4 19. Qd5 Qb5 20. Qxb5 Bxb5 21. d7 Bxd7 22. Nxd7 Rfe8 23. Ree1 Rxe7 24. Rxe7 Bxd4 25. Re4 Bxb2 26. Rb1 Ba3 27. Nb6 Rc2 28. Nxa4 1-0 [Event "Match"] [Site "Bermuda BER"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Hodgson, Julian M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2575"] [ECO "B06"] [Opening "Robatsch defence"] [Variation "three pawns attack"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. h3 d5 5. e5 f6 6. exf6 exf6 7. Bd3 Nh6 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nf4 Re8 11. Nce2 f5 12. c4 Nf6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. h4 Nf7 15. Bc2 Bd7 16. Nc3 Ne4 17. h5 Nxc3 18. bxc3 g5 19. Nxd5 Bb5 20. Ne3 f4 21. Nf5 Be2 22. Qd2 Bxh5 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. c4 f3 25. d5 Qf6 26. Bd1 fxg2 27. Bb2 gxf1=Q+ 28. Kxf1 Ne5 29. Bxh5 Kh6 30. Bxe8 Rxe8 31. Qe2 g4 32. Re1 Qf5 33. Bxe5 Kg6 34. Qe3 h5 35. Qc5 g3 36. Qd6+ Kg5 37. Qf6+ Kg4 38. Qg7+ 1-0 [Event "Match"] [Site "Bermuda BER"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Georgiev, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2565"] [ECO "B31"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with...g6, without...d6)"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 7. Be3 Qe7 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. Bh6 f6 11. Bxg7 Qxg7 12. Nh2 Nf8 13. f4 Ne6 14. fxe5 fxe5 15. Rf1 Bd7 16. Nd1 O-O-O 17. Ne3 Kb8 18. O-O-O Rhe8 19. Neg4 h5 20. Ne3 Bc8 21. Nf3 g5 22. Nf5 Qf6 23. Ne3 Nf4 24. h4 gxh4 25. Nc4 Bg4 26. Ncxe5 Rxe5 27. Nxe5 Ne2+ 28. Qxe2 Qxe5 29. Qf2 Bxd1 30. Qxh4 Kc7 31. Rxd1 c4 32. Qf2 Rd7 33. g3 Qa5 34. Kb1 Qb4 35. a3 Qa4 36. Qf4+ Kb6 37. e5 Qb5 38. e6 c3 39. b3 Re7 40. Re1 a5 41. Re5 c5 42. d4 Qc6 43. d5 Qd6 44. Rf5 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Fedorowicz, John P"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "2555"] [ECO "B56"] [Opening "Sicilian defence"] [Variation "Venice attack"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O e6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qf3 c5 12. Nde2 Bc6 13. Rae1 Rb8 14. Bc1 d5 15. e5 Nd7 16. Ng3 Ba8 17. Qg4 Rb4 18. a3 Rc4 19. Qh3 g6 20. Qg4 Bh4 21. Qe2 Nb6 22. f5 gxf5 23. Bh6 Re8 24. Qh5 Bxg3 25. hxg3 Rg4 26. Rf4 Rxg3 27. Ne2 Rg6 28. Rh4 d4 29. Nf4 Nd5 30. Nxg6 fxg6 31. Qg5 Qxg5 32. Bxg5 Rb8 33. b4 cxb4 34. Rxd4 a5 35. axb4 axb4 36. Rc4 Kg7 37. Ra1 h6 38. Bf6+ Kf7 39. Ra7+ Bb7 40. Rc5 g5 41. Rb5 Kg6 1-0 [Event "It"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Shabalov, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "2575"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "exchange variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 c5 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. dxc5 Bg4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxc3 12. Qc2 Bxe2 13. Re1 Qd4 14. Bb2 O-O-O 15. Bf5+ Kc7 16. Bxc3 Bd3 17. Qc1 Qc4 18. Re4 Nd4 19. Qf4+ Kc6 20. Bxd4 Rd5 21. Bxg7 Qxc5 22. Rc1 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Polgar, Sofia"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2500"] [ECO "D11"] [Opening "QGD Slav"] [Variation "4.e3"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Qc2 Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. b3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O dxc4 10. bxc4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rd1 Bb7 15. Bb2 Qe7 16. Bc4 Kh8 17. Qf5 Be4 18. Qg5 f5 19. Qxg7+ Qxg7 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Rxd6 Rf6 22. Rd8 Rf8 23. Rad1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nc6 25. R8d7+ Kh8 26. f4 Na5 27. Be6 Rae8 28. Bf7 Rc8 29. Rxa7 c4 30. Be6 Nc6 31. Rb7 Rcd8 32. Rc1 Rd2 33. Rxb6 Na5 34. Ra6 Nb7 35. Rxc4 Nd8 36. Bc8 Nf7 37. Bxf5 Nd6 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. Bc2 Rd2 40. Bb3 Kg7 41. Kg2 h5 42. Kf3 Rfd8 43. Rc5 Kh6 44. Bf7 h4 45. Rh5+ Kg7 46. Bb3 Rb2 47. Rxh4 Rdd2 48. Rg4+ Kh6 49. Kg2 Kh5 50. f5 Kxg4 51. f6 Rxf2+ 1-0 [Event "It (cat.8)"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Fedorowicz, John P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2520"] [ECO "E94"] [Opening "King's Indian"] [Variation "orthodox variation"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 Nh5 10. Nc2 Qh4 11. Nd5 Na6 12. Qe1 Qxe1 13. Rxe1 c6 14. Nde3 Be6 15. Rd1 Rad8 16. Bf1 Nc5 17. Rb1 Na4 18. Nd4 Bc8 19. Ne2 f5 20. b3 Nc3 21. Nxc3 Bxc3 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Nc2 f4 24. Ba3 c5 25. Bc1 Be5 26. Bd3 Ng7 27. Kf2 Nf5 28. Bb2 h5 29. Be4 Kf7 30. Rd2 Kf6 31. Ne1 h4 32. Nd3 Bxb2 33. Nxb2 Nd4 34. Na4 b6 35. Nc3 Be6 36. Re1 Rg8 37. Bd5 h3 38. g4 fxg3+ 39. hxg3 Rge8 40. Rh1 Rh8 41. Ne4+ Ke7 42. Bxe6 Nxe6 43. g4 Rdf8 44. Kg3 Nd4 45. f4 Rhg8 46. Ng5 Kd7 47. Rxh3 a5 48. Rh7+ Kc6 49. Rxd4 cxd4 50. Ne6 Rc8 51. Nxd4+ Kc5 52. Ne6+ Kb4 53. f5 Ka3 54. Rh2 a4 55. Nd4 axb3 56. axb3 Kb4 57. Kf4 Kc3 58. Nb5+ Kxb3 59. Nxd6 Rcd8 60. Rh6 Kc3 61. Ne4+ Kxc4 62. Rxb6 Rd4 63. Rc6+ Kb5 64. Rc5+ Kb6 65. Re5 Kc6 66. f6 Rd1 67. Re6+ Kc7 68. g5 Re1 69. Re7+ Kc6 70. f7 1-0 [Event "Ch Marshall Chess Club"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Gabriel, Christian"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2535"] [ECO "E97"] [Opening "King's Indian"] [Variation "orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov variation"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Bg5 Ne8 10. Nd2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. f4 e4 13. Kh1 Nf6 14. Re1 Ng6 15. Bh5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. g3 c5 18. Nf1 Kh7 19. Qc2 Bd7 20. Ne3 a6 21. a4 Rab8 22. Ng2 Kh8 23. Qe2 Be8 24. Ra3 Qe7 25. Rb3 b6 26. a5 Qd8 27. axb6 Rxb6 28. Rxb6 Qxb6 29. Nxe4 fxe4 30. Qxe4 Ne5 31. Bxe8 Rxe8 32. Nh4 Kg8 33. Nf3 Rf8 34. fxe5 Qb3 35. e6 1-0 [Event "Foxwoods Open"] [Site "Connecticut USA"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Goldin, Alexander V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2599"] [ECO "B43"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Kan (5.Nc3)"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. e5 Qb8 9. O-O Nge7 10. Be4 Bb7 11. Re1 Ng6 12. h4 Bc5 13. h5 Nge7 14. Bd3 Nb4 15. Ne4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 h6 18. b4 Bb6 19. Qg4 Nf5 20. Nh4 Qa7 21. Re2 Nxh4 22. Qxh4 O-O 23. a4 Qb7 24. Ra3 Kh7 25. Rg3 Bd8 26. Qg4 Rg8 27. Bxh6 Rc8 28. Bf4 Kh8 29. Bg5 Rc4 30. f4 Bxg5 31. Qxg5 Qb6+ 32. Kh2 Qd8 33. axb5 axb5 34. c3 Qxg5 35. fxg5 Rh4+ 36. Rh3 Rg4 37. g6 Rf8 38. Rd2 fxg6 39. hxg6+ Kg8 40. Rxd7 Rxg6 41. Rb7 Rc8 42. Rxb5 Rg5 43. Re3 Rc7 44. Rb6 Kf7 45. Rd6 Rg4 46. Ra6 Rgc4 47. Ra3 Kg6 48. Kg3 Kf5 49. Kf3 g5 50. g3 R4c6 51. Ke2 Kg4 52. Kd2 Kh3 53. Re4 g4 54. Rb3 Ra6 55. b5 Ra2+ 56. Kd3 Kxg3 57. b6 Rb7 58. Rbb4 Kh3 59. Rxg4 Rxb6 60. Rh4+ Kg3 61. Rxb6 Kxh4 62. Rxe6 Kg5 63. Rf6 Ra1 64. Rf2 1-0 [Event "Foxwoods Open"] [Site "Connecticut USA"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Kosyrev, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2565"] [ECO "C18/07"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Winawer, advance (without 7...Qc7) "] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. Qh5 Ng6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. Be3 c4 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qg4 Qf7 14. Ng5 Qe8 15. h4 Ne7 16. h5 h6 17. Nh3 gxh5 18. Qe2 h4 19. g4 hxg3 20. fxg3 Qg6 21. O-O-O Nf5 22. Bf2 Nxg3 23. Bxg3 Qxg3 24. Kb2 Qf3 25. Qh2 Bd7 26. Rdg1 Rae8 27. Rg3 Qf5 28. Nf2 Ba4 29. Ng4 Kf7 30. Ne3 Qh7 31. Qh5+ Ke7 32. Rg6 Kd7 33. Qg4 Kc8 34. Rxg7 Qh8 35. Rg6 Qh7 36. Rhxh6 Qd7 37. Rxe6 Kb8 38. Rxe8+ Qxe8 39. Qe6 Qb5+ 40. Kc1 Rd8 41. Qf6 Qe8 42. Nxd5 Qg8 43. Ne3 Re8 44. Qg6 1-0 [Event "Foxwoods Open"] [Site "Connecticut USA"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Bologan, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2499"] [BlackElo "2589"] [ECO "B43"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Kan (5.Nc3)"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. f4 Bb7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 Nbd7 12. Nf2 Nc5 13. a5 Nfd7 14. Bd2 Bf6 15. Qe3 b3 16. cxb3 O-O 17. Bc2 e5 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Bc3 Bg5 20. Qe2 Ne6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. b4 Bc6 23. Ba4 Bxa4 24. Rxa4 Qd7 25. Raa1 Nc6 26. Rad1 Rfb8 27. Nd3 Qe7 28. Kh1 Rb5 29. Qg4 e5 30. Rf5 h6 31. Rdf1 Rb7 32. h4 Be3 33. R5f3 Ba7 34. Rf6 Qd7 35. Qg6 Ne7 36. Qf7+ Kh7 37. Bd2 Ng8 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Rf7 1-0 [Event "Foxwoods Open"] [Site "Connecticut USA"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Ivanov, A"] [Black "Ashley, Maurice"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2499"] [ECO "B91"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Najdorf, Zagreb (fianchetto) variation"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Nbd7 8. a4 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. h3 Qc7 11. g4 h6 12. O-O Be7 13. Ng3 g6 14. Be3 Kf8 15. Qd2 Kg7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rac8 18. Rfc1 a5 19. Ra3 Qd8 20. c3 h5 21. f3 hxg4 22. fxg4 Nh7 23. Ne4 Nc5 24. Nxc5 bxc5 25. Rf1 Rb8 26. Bh6+ Kg8 27. Qf2 Qe8 28. Bc1 Ng5 29. Qg3 c4 30. Rf2 Qd8 31. Ra1 Rb7 32. Be3 Nh7 33. Qf3 Bh4 34. Re2 Ng5 35. Bxg5 Bxg5 36. Qe4 Qc7 37. Rf1 Kg7 38. Rf3 Qc5+ 39. Kh1 Bc1 40. Qb1 Bg5 41. Qf1 Rf8 42. Rff2 Bh4 43. Rf3 Qc7 44. Qc1 Rfb8 45. Rf1 Qe7 46. Qb1 Rb3 47. Rc1 Bg5 48. Rcc2 Qd7 49. Qa1 R8b6 50. Re4 Qb7 51. Ree2 Qb8 52. Be4 Qh8 53. Bg2 Qh4 54. Qf1 Bf4 55. Qf3 Qd8 56. Qf1 Rb8 57. Qe1 Qd7 58. Qa1 Rh8 59. Kg1 f5 60. gxf5 Qxf5 61. Qf1 Rbb8 62. Qf3 Rbf8 63. Qe4 Qg5 0-1 [Event "Manhatten March Int."] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2473"] [BlackElo "2570"] [ECO "D38"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "Ragozin variation"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Qd6 7. e3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Qg6 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bf4 Bxc3+ 11. Kf1 Bb4 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Ne5 Nd2+ 14. Kg1 Nf3+ 15. Kf1 Nxe5 16. Bxg6 Nxg6 17. Bxc7 O-O 18. a3 Be7 19. Ke2 Nh4 20. Bg3 Nf5 21. Rhc1 Be6 22. Kf1 Nxg3+ 23. hxg3 Rfb8 24. Qd1 Na5 25. b3 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27. Rc1 Bxa3 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Qa1 Bb4 30. Qa4 Nc6 31. Qb5 Bf8 32. Qxd5 Nb4 33. Qa5 a6 34. e4 Bd7 35. Qb6 Bb5+ 36. Kg1 Bd3 37. f3 Bc2 38. Qxb7 Bxb3 39. Qa8 Ba4 40. g4 Bb5 41. d5 Nd3 42. d6 Nf4 43. g3 Ne6 44. f4 Nc5 45. e5 Nd7 46. Qd5 Be2 47. e6 Nf6 48. exf7+ Kh8 49. d7 1-0 [Event "FSIM A Oct"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Cao, Sang"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2445"] [BlackElo "2515"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian defence"] [Variation "Nimzovich-Rubinstein, Rubinstein counter-gambit"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O e5 6. d3 Nge7 7. Nd2 O-O 8. Nc4 d6 9. Ne3 f5 10. Bc4+ Kh8 11. Ned5 f4 12. f3 g5 13. Nxe7 Nxe7 14. g4 fxg3 15. hxg3 Ng6 16. Kg2 h5 17. Rh1 h4 18. f4 Nxf4+ 19. gxf4 g4 20. f5 Rxf5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Be3 h3+ 23. Kh2 Bf6 24. Rg1 Qd7 25. Qd2 1-0 [Event "World Open"] [Site "Philadelphia USA"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Goldin, Alexander V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2445"] [BlackElo "2595"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch game"] [Variation "Lolli variation "] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. Qf4 Qe6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. Qg5 h6 11. Qh5 O-O 12. Bd3 f5 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. O-O Nxe3 15. fxe3 Bd7 16. Ne4 Rae8 17. b3 Qe5 18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Qxe5 Rxe5 20. Rf1 Be6 21. Rf4 b5 22. Kf2 Be7 23. Ng3 Rd5 24. Ne2 Bf6 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. Nf3 Bc3 27. Ke2 Rd6 28. g4 c5 29. Bf5 Bc6 30. h4 Bf6 31. h5 Be8 32. Re4 Bf7 33. a4 a6 34. axb5 axb5 35. Rf4 Ra6 36. e4 c4 37. e5 Be7 38. bxc4 bxc4 39. Bh7+ Kxh7 40. Rxf7 Re6 41. Rf4 Rc6 42. c3 Kg8 43. Ke3 Rc5 44. Ke4 Ra5 45. Nd4 Bh4 46. Ne6 Ra8 47. Nxc7 Rc8 48. Nd5 Rc6 49. Rf1 g6 50. Rb1 gxh5 51. gxh5 Ra6 52. Rb8+ Kg7 53. Rb7+ Kg8 54. Rc7 Ra1 55. Rxc4 Rf1 56. Rc8+ Kf7 57. Rc7+ Kf8 58. e6 Bg5 59. e7+ Kf7 60. Rc8 Bxe7 1-0 [Event "1st Bavarian Open"] [Site "Bad Wiessee GER"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ashley, Maurice"] [Black "Kempinski, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2445"] [BlackElo "2530"] [ECO "B51"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 a6 7. Bxd7+ Nxd7 8. Nc3 Qb6 9. Qd2 e6 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Qe1 Nb6 12. b3 h6 13. Bd2 Qc5 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Bd4 Nd7 16. Qe3 Qa5 17. Nd5 exd5 18. exd5+ Kd8 19. Rhe1 Kc7 20. Rd3 Kb8 21. Qe8 Nc5 22. Rc3 Ka7 23. Qxf7 Bg4 24. b4 Qa4 25. bxc5 dxc5 26. Ne5 Bd7 27. Be3 Qa5 28. Bd2 Qxa2 29. Rb3 Qa1+ 30. Rb1 Qa3+ 31. Kd1 Rd8 32. Nxd7 Qa2 33. Rxb7+ Kxb7 34. Nxc5+ Kb6 35. Qb7+ Kxc5 36. Bb4+ Kd4 37. Qb6+ Kc4 38. Re4+ Kxd5 39. Qe6# 1-0
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