Games from Simultaneous Exhibition by GM Gildardo Garcia











Position after:

Garcia,GM - Appelman,Harris [D37]
NB Simul

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 Nbd7 [6...c5] 7.Rc1 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be5 Qa5+ 12.Nd2 Bf5 [12...Qxa2 13.Ra1] 13.Bc3 Qb6 14.Bd4 Rac8 15.Be2 Qg6 16.0-0 Ne6 17.Be5 Bc2 18.Qe1 Nc5 19.f4 Nd3 20.Bxd3 Qxd3 21.Nf3 Qe4 22.Nd4 Bd3 23.Qg3 Qg6 24.Qh3 f5 25.Rfd1 Be4 26.Kf2 Bc5 27.Rg1 Bd6 28.Qg3 Qxg3+ 29.Kxg3 Bb4 30.Rcd1 Kf7 31.Kh3 Bc5 32.g4 Bxd4 33.Rxd4 fxg4+ 34.Kxg4 Rc2 35.f5 Rf2 36.Rxe4 dxe4 37.Rc1 Rd8 38.Rc5 g6 39.f6 h5+ 40.Kh4 Rf5 41.Rc7+ Ke6 42.Bd4 The score falls apart here. Eventually Black returned the exchange for the f6 pawn and reached what could have been a drawn rook ending. But he missed the chance to force it and allowed Gildardo's GM endgame technique to win the game. 1-0












Position after:

Garcia,GM - Jensen,Chris [C05]
NB Simul, 2001

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Be7 8.0-0 [8.Nf3] 8...a6 9.f4 Qb6 10.Nf3 f5!? 11.exf6 Nxf6 12.Kh1 0-0 13.a3 Bd7 14.b4 c4 15.Bc2² Qc7 16.Ng3 Be8 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.fxe5 Nd7 19.Rxf8+ [19.Bf4!?] 19...Nxf8 20.Qg4 Qd7 21.Bg5 Bxg5 22.Qxg5 Bg6!?= 23.Bxg6 Nxg6 24.Rf1 Rf8 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Nh5 Qe7 27.Qg4 b5 28.g3 Qf7 29.Kg2 Kg8 30.Qg5 Qe7 31.Qe3 Qf7 32.Qg5 Qe7 33.Qxe7 Nxe7 34.Nf4 Kf7= 1/2-1/2












Position after:

Garcia,GM - Bauer,Rick [E03]
NB Simul, 2001

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 The Catalan is an opening I have had a lot of trouble with in the past. I have finally developed a reliable antidote. 4...dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 [5...Bd7 6.Qxc4 Bc6 is another good way to fight for equality.] 6.Bg2 a6!? The threat to secure the c-pawn allows Black to develop his queenside, which is the key to an effective defense of the Catalan. 7.Qxc4 b5 8.Qc2 [8.Qc6 Rb8 9.Bf4 is probably what Gildardo was thinking of.] 8...Bb7 9.Bf4?! This move makes no sense here, with the c-pawn mobile. 9...c5 10.0-0 Rc8 11.a4?! White plays very aggressively and winds up in worse trouble. 11...cxd4 12.Qd3?! [12.Qd1 Bc5] 12...Nc5!? Black wins the a-pawn. 13.Qxd4 Nxa4 [13...Qxd4 14.Nxd4 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Nxa4 would also win the a-pawn, but I figured the Bb7 was more active than its counterpart on g2.] 14.Qa7? Playing for complications, White puts his queen in jepardy. 14...Nc5! 15.Ne5!? Nd5! [15...Ra8? 16.Bc6+!!‚] 16.Bxd5 Qxd5!? 17.Nf3 [17.f3? Nb3 18.Ra2 Bc5+] 17...Qd8!? Back to the goal of trapping the Qa7. 18.Be3 Ra8 19.Bxc5 [19.Qxc5?! Bxc5 20.Bxc5 f6!?] 19...Rxa7 20.Bxa7 Be7 21.Nc3 0-0 22.Rfd1 Qc7 23.Bd4 Rd8 24.Rac1 Bxf3 25.exf3 Qb7 26.Kg2 Bf6?! In my haste to trade off pieces, I compromise my pawn structure. [26...b4!? 27.Ne4 f5] 27.Bxf6 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 gxf6 29.Ne4 Kg7 30.b4!? White tries to set up a blockade of the queenside. 30...Qc7 31.Rd4 f5 32.Nc5 a5!? but it is broken 33.Nd3 Qc3 34.Rd7 axb4 35.Nf4 Qc6 36.Rd8 b3 37.Nh5+ Kh6 38.Nf6 b2 0-1