Move
   

NM Tirto (2100) - Tan Chor Chuan (2178) [D27]
Cairnhill Open/Singapore SIN (4) 1999

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 O-O 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. h3 b5 13. a4 Bb7 14. Bc2 Rad8 15. Qe2 Nb4 16. Bb1 c4 17. axb5 axb5 18. b3 Nbd5! 19. Nd4 Nc3 20. Qb2 Nxb1 21. Rxb1 c3! 22. Qxc3 Qe4-+ 23. f3 Qxb1 24. Ba3 Qg6 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Nxb5 Ba6 27. Qc6 Nh5 28. Qd5 Nf6 29. Qc6 Ne8 30. Qd5 Qe6 31. Rd1 Qxe3+ 32. Kh1 Nf6 33. Qc6 Qxb3 34. Nc3 Bb7 35. Qc5 Qe6 36. Kh2 h6 37. Qc7 Bd5 38. Qf4 Rc8 39. Rd3 Rc4 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. Qg3 Nh5 42. Qb8 Nf4 43. Qb1 Qg6 44. Rxd5 Qxb1 45. Nxb1 Nxd5 46. Nd2 Rc2 47. Nf1 f5 48. Kg3 f4+ 49. Kh2 Ne3 50. Nd2 Rxd2 51. h4 Rxg2+ 52. Kh3 Rg3+ 53. Kh2 Rxf3 54. Kh1 Kg6 55. Kh2 Kh5 56. Kg1 Kg4 57. h5 Kg3 0-1










Move
   

Tan, Chor Chuan (2100) - Ismail, Ahmad (2040) [D37]
Elista olm/Elista (10) 1998

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne4 11. Qc2 Qa5 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Rfd1 Qh5 15. Rab1 a6 16. Ne5 g5 17. Be2 Qh6 18. Bg3 Nc6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bf3 Bd7 21. Rb7 Rfd8 22. Bc7 Rdc8 23. Be5 Be8 24. c4 Rd8 25. Rdb1 Nd7 26. Bd6 Rdc8 27. c5 Qg7 28. Be4 a5 29. a4 h5 30. Bd3 Ne5 31. Be2 g4 32. Qe4 Ng6 33. f3 gxf3 34. Bxf3 Qh6 35. Be2 Qg5 36. Rf1 Rd8 37. h4 Qxh4 38. Qxg6+ 1-0










Move
   

Guevara, Carlos (2110) - Tan, Chor Chuan (2040) [B32]
Elista olm/Elista (12) 1998

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. Be2 Nf6 8. N1c3 a6 9. Na3 Be6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc2 Rc8 12. b3 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. f3 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxb5 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Rfd8 18. Qe1 Ncb4 19. Nxb4 Nxb4 20. Bd2 Nc2 21. Ba5 Qe3 22. Qf2 Qxf2 23. Rxf2 Nxa1 24. Bxd8 Bxd8 25. Rf1 Nc2 26. Bd3 Nd4 27. Nd6 Ra8 28. Rf2 Bb6 29. Rb2 Rd8 30. Nc4 Bc7 31. Rd2 Bxc4 32. Bxc4 Ne6 33. Rxd8+ Bxd8 34. Kg1 Kf8 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Ke1 f5 37. b4 Nd4 38. Kd2 Kd6 39. a4 Nc6 40. Kc3 Kc7 41. Bg8 h6 42. Be6 f4 43. Bd5 Be7 44. Bxc6 Kxc6 45. Kc4 Bd6 46. a5 g5 47. h3 h5 48. b5+ Kb7 49. Kd5 Bc7 50. a6+ Kb6 51. Ke4 Bb8 52. Kf5 Kxb5 53. Kxg5 Kxa6 54. Kxh5 Kb6 55. Kg4 Kc6 56. h4 Kd7 57. Kh3 Ke6 58. Kh2 Kf5 59. Kh1 Kg6 60. Kh2 Kh5 61. Kh3 Ba7 62. Kh2 Kxh4 63. Kh1 Bb8 64. Kh2 Bc7 65. Kg1 Kg3 66. Kh1 Kf2 67. Kh2 e4 0-1










Move
   

Tan Chor Chuan (2110) - FM Lim Hoon Cheng (2040) [C41]
National Championships 1999

   This game is from the National Championship held last year. I had just lost, in round 7, a horrifying attacking game to FM Chan Peng Kong in 26 moves and I needed a win to stay in the prize money category! When I saw the pairing list that I would be playing FM Lim Hoon Cheng next, I knew I would be up against his Philidor's Defence. I had failed to gain any advantage in a previous tournament, against IM Hsu Li Yang's Philidor and I felt that it's gonna be as tough playing it against a FM. What's more, the webmaster mentioned during his game analysis (King's Gambit against Hoon Cheng, 1/2-1/2) that he is still as sharp as ever. Nevertheless, I managed to convince myself that I can still make it.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4
    Hmm, a pleasant surprise. No more closed position.
4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bc4 O-O 7. O-O a6
   I started thinking after this move as my knowledge of this opening has ended. After the game I thought that if black play the center knight fork with 7...Nxe4 8.Nxe4 d5 he might have already equalised.
8. a4 c5
   What a move?! Am I seeing a gaping d5-hole? I decided to maneuver my d4 knight to the newly-found dream square.
9. Nde2 Nc6 10. Nf4 Nb4 11. f3
    Prophylaxis. I thought that if any exchanges take place on the d5 square, the e4 pawn will be undefended. 11...f3 also prevents the c8 bishop from disturbing myqueen
Re8 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Qd2 b6
   After he had made this move, I was actually cursing myself for not playing a4-a5 a move earlier
14. Rfd1 Rb8 15. Ncd5 Nbxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bf6 18. c3 g5?!
    Again a surprise, Hoon Cheng wants to prevent Bf4, but this is too loosening
19. Bf2 b5?
   Inconsistent, having said A, Hoon Cheng must continue with 20... Be5, after this, the White Bishop still gets to its intended diagonal
20. Bg3 Be7
   Now the bishops are very sorry looking
21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra7+-
    It's not everyday that you get this position against a Master!
Bf8 23. e5!
   I saw 24.Bxd6 Bxd6 25. Bxf7 Kxf7 26. Qxd6 Re7, but I didn't want to play a rook ending
c4 24. exd6 h6 25. Qc2 Be6 26. Be4 b4
    Finally, Black decided to generate some counterplay
27. Kf1
   To sidestep Bc5+ or Qb6+ once I push the d pawn . I could play Kh1 but didn't want to chance a back rank mate.
bxc3??
   Looks playble, but this move actually loses
28. d7!!
   The two black rooks are being attacked at the same time. My hands were shaking with excitement & fear (of making a mistake) as I was completing this move. I spent a considerable amount of time checking and rechecking before nudging the d pawn forward!
Rxb2 29. dxe8=Q Qxe8 30. Bh7+ 1-0

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