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Your support makes all the difference.England beat Australia only by 3-1 in round two of the Elista Olympiad; Sadler and Hebden won while Short and Miles drew. See Sadler's win below. But there are a further 11 rounds to go.
Among other round two results were the following: China vs Ukraine 2- 2, USA vs Kirgizhstan 31/2-1/2, India vs Russia 2-2, Bangladesh vs Holland 21/2-11/2, Mongolia vs Scotland 2-2, Angola vs Wales 2-2, South Africa vs Guernsey 4-0, Iraq vs Jersey 31/2-1/2 and Ireland vs Zimbabwe 1-3(!)
In round three England meets Azerbaijan.
In the parallel Women's Olympiad, in which three games per match are played, England suffered severely at the hands of Romania. Only Harriet Hunt managed a draw.
Others included: Russia vs Kazakhstan 2-1, Georgia vs Lithuania 21/2- 1/2, China vs Germany 21/2-1/2, Poland vs India 2-1, Scotland vs Australia 0-3, Wales vs Switzerland 11/2-11/2. The Englishwomen have another toughie in the Bangladeshis' next match.
Matthew Sadler's game demonstrates the iron grip he imposed from the opening.
Would he have had greater difficulty breaking through if his opponent had been content to block with 15... a5? The play culminates in a constructive demolition of the black pawns barring the advance of White's centre.
The game shown here is from round two of the Elista Olympiad.
White: Matthew Sadler
Black: Guy West (Australia)
Old Benoni
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1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 d5 e5
4 Nc3 d6
5 e4 Nbd7
6 Bd3 g6
7 Nge2 h5
8 h4 Bh6
9 Bxh6 Rxh6
10 Qd2 Rh8
11 Nd1 Kf8
12 f3 Kg7
13 Ne3 a6
14 Nc3 Ne8
15 a4 Ndf6
16 a5 Bd7
17 Ke2 Rb8
18 b3 Nc7
19 Bc2 b5
20 axb6 Rxb6
21 Ncd1 Qe7
22 Nf2 Rbb8
23 Qc3 Rhc8
24 g3 Kg8
25 Kd2 Nfe8
26 f4 Qf6
27 Nd3 exf4
28 gxf4 Qxc3+
29 Kxc3 Nf6
30 e5 Ne4+
31 Kb2 Rb6
32 Rh2 Re8
33 Ra5 Bc8
34 Kc1 (see
diagram) f6
35 exd6 Nxd6
36 Rxc5 Ncb5
37 cxb5 Rxe3
38 Rc6 Rxc6
39 bxc6 Bf5
40 Nc5 Rc3
41 Nb7 Nb5
42 Kb2 Rxc2+
43 Rxc2 Bxc2
44 Kxc2 g5
45 Kd3 1-0
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