Sarkar-Lenderman PGN & Replay

[Event "Chess Mates G/45 11-21-2010"]
[Site "Rahway, NJ"]
[Date "2010.11.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sarkar, Justin"]
[Black "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.11.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceDate "2008.02.21"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. Nxc4 c5 9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Bxc5 11. Nb5 Na6 12. Nbd6+ Ke7 13. Nxb7 Bb4 14. e4 Nxe4 15. fxe4 Bxe4 16. Ncd6 Bxd6 17. Bxa6 Bb4 18. Bf4 Rac8 19. Rf1 f6 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Kxd2 Rc2+ 22. Ke3 Bxg2 23. Rac1 Rhc8 24. Rxc2 Rxc2 25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Bd5 27. b4 e5 28. Na5 f5 29. Bb7 Ke6 30. Bxd5+ Kxd5 31. b5 Kc5 32. Nc6 a6 33. Nxe5 axb5 34. axb5 Kxb5 35. Ke3 Kc5 36. Kf4 g6 37. Nd7+ Kd4 38. Nf8 {Black resigned after further play.} 1-0

Sarkar-Lenderman Game

By Roger E. Pedersen

The Sunday Grand Prix chess tournaments at Chess Mates have attracted such top chess talent as Super GM/resident teacher Leonid Yudasin, GM Michael Rohde, GM Mark Paragua, GM Alex Lenderman, GM Alex Stripunsky, IM Justin Sarkar, IM Jay Bonin, FM Victor Shen and numerous other masters.
 

In a recent event, IM Sarkar scored this victory over GM Lenderman en route to a first-place finish:
 

Sarkar 2428 - Lenderman 2628
Chess Mates' G/45 Grand Prix, 11/21/2010

D17 Queen's Gambit
Slav Defense
Krause Attack

1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.Nxc4

8...c5 9.dxc5 Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1 Bxc5 11.Nb5 Na6 12.Nbd6+ Ke7 13.Nxb7 Bb4 14.e4

14...Nxe4 15.fxe4 Bxe4 16.Ncd6 Bxd6 17.Bxa6 Bb4 18.Bf4 Rac8 19.Rf1 f6 20.Bd2 Bxd2 21.Kxd2 Rc2+ 22.Ke3

22...Bxg2? 23.Rac1 {+-} Rhc8 24.Rxc2 Rxc2 25.Rf2 Rxf2 26.Kxf2 Bd5 27.b4 e5 28.Na5 f5

29.Bb7 Ke6 30.Bxd5+ Kxd5 31.b5 Kc5 32.Nc6 a6 33.Nxe5 axb5 34.axb5 Kxb5 35.Ke3 Kc5 36.Kf4 g6 37.Nd7+ Kd4 38.Nf8 {Black resigned after further play.} 1-0