Skype coaching session, 16 November 2014. 

The following 2 games were examined, game 1 is 24 moves, game 2 is 23 moves. The games are not annotated, instead a brief summary of the game is given. 

Paul Benson. 

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Game 1. 

White: Beliavsky, approx 2650. 
Black: Gelfand, approx 2700. 
Event: Linares 1992. 
Result: 1-0 in 24 moves. 
Opening: Slav Defence, Winawer Counter Gambit, D10. 

| Brief summary. 
Opening: Black plays an interesting knight manoeuvre to keep white from completing harmonious development. 
Early middlegame: White offers some material for a lead in development, the black queen will be slow to return to assist the defence. 
Middlegame: Every white piece joins the attack, note how the white dark square bishop becomes very strong. Tactics flow from move 17 onwards, look out for a powerful finish. 

1. d4 d5 
2. c4 c6 
3. Nc3 e5 
4. dxe5 d4 
5. Ne4 Qa5+ 
6. Nd2 Nh6 
7. Nf3 Nf5 
8. g3 Ne3 
9. fxe3 dxe3 
10. a3 Bf5 
11. Bg2 Bc5 
12. b4 Bxb4 
13. axb4 Qxa1 
14. O-O exd2 
15. Qxd2 O-O 
16. Bb2 Qa6 
17. Ng5 Bg6 
18. e6 f6 
19. e7 Re8 
20. Bh3 Qb6+ 
21. c5 Qc7 
22. Be6+ Kh8 
23. Rxf6 Nd7 
24. Rxg6 
Black resigns, 1-0 

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Game 2. 

White: Albert Artidiello, 2200. 
Black: Daniel Freeman, 1790. 
Event: Uncertain. 
Result: 1-0 in 23 moves. 
Opening: Slav Defence, Winawer Counter Gambit, D10. 

| Brief summary. 
This game is between the co-founders of the web site www.chessgames.com. 
Opening: Black plays the same interesting knight manoeuvre to keep white from completing harmonious development. 
Early middlegame: White deviates from the above game on move 12 but offers the same material for a lead in development, the black queen is again too slow to return to assist the defence. 
Middlegame: White again invades the black kingside, and again there is a powerful finish to find and yet again the dark squares play an important role. 

1. d4 d5 
2. c4 c6 
3. Nc3 e5 
4. dxe5 d4 
5. Ne4 Qa5+ 
6. Nd2 Nh6 
7. Ngf3 Nf5 
8. g3 Ne3 
9. fxe3 dxe3 
10. Bg2 Bc5 
11. a3 Bf5 
12. Nh4 Bg6 
13. Nxg6 fxg6 
14. b4 Bxb4 
15. axb4 Qxa1 
16. O-O exd2 
17. Qxd2 Qa6 
18. Qf4 Qb6+ 
19. Be3 Qc7 
20. Bc5 Na6 
21. Qf8+ Rxf8 
22. Rxf8+ Kd7 
23. Bh3# 1-0 

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