(1) Semerene Dumit(Ven) - Daren Wisdom (Jam)

2002 CAC Junior Championships

[Wilkinson,Ian]

 

[Event "VI CAC 2002"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.09.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Semerene Dumit, VEN."]
[Black "Wisdom Daren, JAM."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Annotator "Ian Wilkinson"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

{CHESS ODYSSEY Jamaica's reigning junior chess champion travelled to
Venezuela at the end of September, 2002 to participate in the CAC Junior Chess
Championships.

In the first round he encountered an ambitious Venezuelan who
had the white pieces. How would the son of the soil fare ?}

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 {
The exchange variation of the Queen's Gambit declined.} 6. Bg5 O-O 7.
e3 c6 8. Bd3 Ne4 (8... h6 9. Bxf6 (9. Bh4 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 ) 9... Bxf6
11) 9. Bxe7 { An inaccuracy. Better was the immediate capture of the strong Knight.} (9. Bxe4 ) 9... Qxe7 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 f5 12. Qc2 Na6 (12... Be6) 13. a3 Nc7 (13... Be6) 14. O-O Nd5 (14... Be6) 15. Nxd5 cxd5 {Black has held his own in the opening and White has got nothing therefrom. The game is dead even.} 16.
Qc5 {Capturing the Queen on c5 deserved attention.} 16... Qf7 17. Rac1 g5

{ A rash push (Black's first mistake in the game) which destroys
Wisdom's monarch's pawn shield and gives White a clear positional advantage.} (
17... f4) ({The very neglected} 17... Be6 {or}) (17... Qe6 {
were all strong alternatives and deserved earnest attention.}) 18. f3 {
White finds the best continuation.} 18... b6 19. Qd6 Qe6 20. Qg3 {Dumit, to
Wisdom's chagrin, sagely avoids the exchange of his most powerful piece.} (20.
Qxe6+ Bxe6 {and, again, the game is basically even.}) 20... Qg6 (20...
Ba6) 21. Qe5 {The immediate 21.fxe4 which, among other things, cleared lines
to get to Black's "naked" King, was a better.} 21... Bb7 {
Black, after what appeared to be an eternity, finally develops the Bishop.} 22.
Rc7 {22.fxe4 was still better.} 22... Rfe8 {22.Rae8 also attacked the
opposite Queen and seemed better as the Rook on f8 was already performing the
useful function of "patrolling" the "f" file.} 23. Qg3 (23. Re7 ) 23... Ba6
24. Re1 h5 {True to his nature, Wisdom launches all-out war but creates
further weaknesses on his kingside.} 25. fxe4 ({Also playable was} 25. f4 )
25... fxe4 26. Rec1 h4 {Wisdom is fighting back well adhering to the adage
that "the best form of defence is attack".} 27. Qg4 {White is still
better in an interesting position where each player has three sets of pawn
islands.} 27... Rf8 {The best defensive resource.} 28. R1c6 (28. h3) 28...
Qf5 {Wisdom again seeks the exchange of the regal ladies.} 29. Qxf5 {
Dumit accepts, the best move, but now has only a slight advantage.} 29... Rxf5
30. Rg6+ {
White's two Rooks have infiltrated and look menacing in Black's territory.}
30... Kh8 (30... Kf8 {was probably better.}) 31. Rgg7 (31. g3) (31. g4) 31...
Be2 32. Rxa7 {The Venezuelan now wins material.} 32... Rxa7 33. Rxa7 g4 {
Activating the King (33..Kg8) deserved attention.} 34. g3 (34. Rb7) 34... h3
35. a4 Rf6 Another inaccuracy. Better was 35..Kg8} 36. Rc7
{The Central American is smelling victory.} 36... Kg8 37. b4 {
Semerene goes in search of a passed pawn.} (37. Rd7 {was very strong.}) 37...
Rf8 (37... Kf8) 38. a5 Ra8 {
Daren cracks under the pressure.Better was} (38... bxa5 {or}) (38...
Rb8) 39. axb6 {White, now two (passed) pawns up, is winning.} 39... Rb8 40.
Rc6 {40.b7 or the prophylactic 40.Kf2 were also strong.} ({
If White crazily jettisons the two pawns by trying} 40. Rc5 Rxb6 41. Rxd5
Rxb4 42. Nxe4 Rb1+ 43. Kf2 Ba6 15 {then Black would be better}) 40... Kf7 41.
Nb3 (41. Rd6) 41... Kg7 42. Kf2 (42. Nc5 ) 42... Bc4 {
White closes out the game comfortably and reaps the full point.} 43. Nc5 Rf8+
44. Ke1 Rf1+ 45. Kd2 Rf2+ 46. Kc3 Be2 (46... Ba6 {
trying to stop the pawn, was still hopeless.}) 47. b7 Bd1 48. b5 (48. b8=Q) (
48. Rc7+) 48... Rc2+ 49. Kb4 Rb2+ 50. Ka5 Ra2+ 51. Kb6 { and there
are no more checks. An inauspicious start to the tournament for Wisdom who
will, hopefully, be better for the experience.} 1-0

IAN G. WILKINSON, St. Andrew, Jamaica, WI (7th August, 2002)     1–0