IM Gunter Spieß (55) from Leipzig is an active player. He
established himself as one of the best players in Leipzig
as DDR still existed. Now 30 years later he is still a very
strong player. He plays 2.Bundesliga for Nickelhütte Aue.
As Uwe Kersten he became IM when he was over 40.
Gunter took a IM-norm at the European Championship
in Dresden in Sachsen in 2007. In that tournament he
beat a strong player like GM Dorian Rogozenko who
has worked as coach for Germanys men.
We will take a look at the critical position in the game
Rogozenko-Spieß.The position in the game
Rogozenko-Spieß after 26.Rxb4:
Rogozenko just grabbed a pawn on b4.Now
Gunter goes forward.26.-f4! 27.Bxf4 (27.Lh2
Rxg2 is game over) exf4 28.Rxf4 Rxg2 29.Ke2
Rxc5 and black won.0-1.
In the game against Norman Hutchinson in an
earlier round, Gunter got an early advantage
as white in a Queen`s Indian Game.The
position in Spieß-Hutchinson after 10.-Rc8:
How should Gunter continue? 11.e4! A strong
strike.Threatens exd5 and wins the knight on
c6.dxe4 12.d5! Bc5 13.dxc6 Bxc6 14.Nxc6 Qd7
15.Nxe4 and black resigned. An easy win for
the Leipzig IM.1-0.
Gunter became IM in 2008 after he had taken a
new IM-norm in the 2.Bundesliga East the season
2007-08. Play through Gunter`s games at
Chessgames.com.
Sources:
Wikipedia.
chessgames.org
