Aeroflot Beauties

Played in the Hotel Gamma, in Moscow, the annual Aeroflot Open usually attracts Russia's and the world's best. According to Chessbase, there are some one million ELO points currently congregating in the Russian capital.

After 4 rounds, there have already been some tough games. But I picked the 3 below, all ending decisively, for their attacking flavour.

Aeroflot Open
Sadvakasov, D.
Kulaots, K.
B81

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. h3 Ne5 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. f4 Nc4 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Kb1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 O-O-O 15. Rd3 Kb8 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nh7 18. Ne4 Ba4 19. b3 Be8 20. Rhd1 Be7 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. exd6 Qa5

After 22. Qa5

23. b4 Qg5 24. Qf3 Rd7 25. Nc6+ 1-0


Aeroflot Open
Naiditsch, A.
Ganguly, S.
B48

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3 Bb4 9. a3 Ba5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Bxb6 Qxb6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. g4 b5 14. h4 Ne5 15. Nd4 Rb8 16. h5 d6 17. Qg5 Rg8 18. h6 b4 19. axb4 Rxb4

After 19...Rxb4

20. Bb5+ axb5 21. Ndxb5 Rxb5 22. Nxb5 Qa5 23. Nxd6+ Ke7 24. Kb1 gxh6 25. Qxh6 Ba6 26. g5 Nfd7 27. Nf5+ exf5 28. Qd6+ Ke8 29. Rd5 Qd8 30. Rhd1 1-0


Aeroflot Open
Bu Xiangzhi
Shchekachev, A.
A30

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 14. g4 h6 15. Bxh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Nxg4 17. Qh4 Ngf6 18. Qh6 Ng4 19. Qh4 Ngf6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Nf6 22. e4 a5 23. Qh6 Ng4 24. Qh4 Nf6 25. Qh6 Ng4 26. Qg5 Nf6 27. Nd4 Rc5 28. Rxc5 bxc5 29. Ne6 1-0