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B97. 1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6
6.Bg5 e6
7.f4 Qb6
8.Nb3 #Passing up the chance
to enter the intricacies of the infamous Poisoned Pawn variation. Incidentally, this was the choice of
Hungarian GM Peter Leko when he played Kasparov and Polgar at Linares 2001. Be7
9.Qf3 Qc7
10.O-O-O Nbd7
11.a4!? #Why not? White prevents
the natural development of Black's pieces (b5, Bb7 and 0-0-0) b6 The
main alternative is
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[11...h6 12.Bh4
g5 1/2-1/2 Chiburdanidze,M-Nunn,J/London
1985/MCL (69)] |
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12.Bd3 Bb7
13.Rhf1 #Directed against the
h6, g5 idea.
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[13.Bh4 Nc5
14.Bg3 Nfd7
15.Qe2 Bf6
16.Nxc5 Nxc5 1/2-1/2
Chiburdanidze,M-Szekely,P/Frunze 1985/MCD (16)] |
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13...h6 14.Bh4
O-O Long castling will
be met by Qe2 and the a6 pawn will become a headache for Black.
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[14...Nxe4 15.Bxe4
d5 16.Bxd5 ] |
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[14...d5 15.e5
Ne4 16.Nxe4
dxe4 17.Bxe4
Bxe4 18.Qxe4] |
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15.Qe2 #Necessary to nullify
the threat of 15... Nxe4. Rfe8 Preparing
for the d5 central push. Also possible is 15...Nc5 16.g4 White
needs to hurry! d5
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[16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4
d5
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(17...Bxh4 18.Nxd6) |
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18.Bxe7 dxe4
19.Bxe4 Rxe7
20.Bxb7 Qxb7
21.g5 hxg5
22.fxg5 ] |
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[16...Nc5 17.Nxc5
Qxc5 18.g5
hxg5 19.Bxg5 followed
by e5] |
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[16...Nd5 17.exd5
Bxh4 18.dxe6
Rxe6 19.Qd2 with
the idea of Nd4-f5. White has the better chances.] |
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17.Bxf6 Bxf6
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[17...dxe4 18.Bxe4
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(18.Bxg7 exd3
19.Qxd3 Kxg7
20.Qxd7 Qxd7
21.Rxd7 Bc6 ) |
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18...Bxf6
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(18...Nxf6 19.Bxb7
Qxb7 20.g5
hxg5 21.fxg5) |
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19.Bxb7 Qxb7
20.Ne4 Be7
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(20...Nc5 21.Nd6
Nxb3+ 22.Kb1!) |
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21.g5 is in White's favour.] |
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18.e5 Be7
19.g5 hxg5
20.Qh5 Nf8 Black
cannot play
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[20...g6 21.Bxg6
fxg6 22.Qxg6+
Kh8 23.Rf3
g4 24.Rh3+
gxh3 25.Qh6+
Kg8 26.Rg1+
Kf7 27.Qg7#] |
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[20...f5 21.exf6
Nxf6 22.Qxg5 is
also dangerous for him, for example Ne4
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(22...Bb4 23.Bg6
Bxc3 24.bxc3 with
the idea of Rd3-h3/Qh4.) |
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23.Qg6 Nxc3
24.Qh7+ Kf8
25.Qh8+ Kf7
26.Bg6+ Kxg6
27.Rg1+ Bg5
28.Rxg5+ Kf6
29.Qh4 Ne2+
30.Kb1 Kf7
31.Qh7 Rg8
32.Qh5+ Ke7
33.Qxe2] |
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21.Rf3 gxf4 However,
I have already prepared a very unpleasant surprise for my opponent.
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[21...g6 22.Qh6 White
has the strong threats gxf4
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(22...g4 23.Rg3
f5 24.h3) |
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23.Re1 f5
24.Rh3 Rec8
25.Qh8+ Kf7
26.Nd4] |
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22.Rg1!! In the "natural"
continuation
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[22.Rh3 f5
23.Be2 White has nothing
better than perpetual check after f3!
24.Bxf3 Qxe5
25.Qh8+ Kf7
26.Bh5+ Ng6
27.Bxg6+
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(27.Qh7 Qf4+
28.Nd2 Qh6
29.Qxh6 gxh6
30.Rg3 Bg5
31.h4 Kf6
32.Bxg6 Kxg6
33.Rdg1 f4
34.Rg4 e5
35.hxg5 (35.Nf3
d4 36.Nxg5
h5) 35...h5) |
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27...Kxg6 28.Rg1+
Kf7 29.Qh5+
Kg8 ] |
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22...f5 If now
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[22...g5 then 23.Re1 and
24.Rh3] |
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23.Rxg7+!! This is the
point! The e5 pawn must be kept at any cost!
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[23.Rh3 would be an empty
move because of Qxe5] |
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23...Kxg7 24.Rh3 What
a wonderful position! Red8 More
persistent is
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[24...Ng6 25.Qh7+
Kf8 26.Qxg6
Qxe5 27.Rh7
Qf6 28.Qh5
Kg8
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(28...Bd6 29.Nd4
Kg8 (29...Be5
30.Nf3 Re7
31.Rh6 Bxc3
32.bxc3 Qxc3
33.Rh8+ Kg7
34.Qh6+ Kf7
35.Ng5#) 30.Nf3
d4 (30...Re7
31.Rh6) 31.Ng5
Re7 (31...dxc3
32.Rh8+ Qxh8
33.Qf7#) 32.Rh6
Qe5 (32...Qxh6
33.Qxh6 dxc3
34.Qg6+ Kh8
35.Nf7+ Rxf7
36.Qxf7 cxb2+
37.Kxb2) 33.Rxe6
dxc3 (33...Qxe6
34.Nxe6 dxc3
35.Bc4 b5
36.Ba2) 34.Rxe5
Bxe5 35.Bc4+
Kg7 36.Qh7+
Kf8 (36...Kf6
37.Qh6#) 37.Qg8#) |
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(28...Bc5 29.Nxc5
bxc5 30.Ne2
c4 (30...e5
31.Bxf5) (30...Kg8
31.Rh6 Qe5 (31...Qxh6
32.Qxh6 c4
33.Qg6+ Kf8
34.Qf6+ Kg8
35.Nxf4 cxd3
36.Nh5) 32.Rg6+
Kf8 33.Qh7) 31.Nxf4
cxd3 32.Ng6+
Kg8 33.Rxb7) |
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(28...Bb4 29.Ne2
Bd6 (29...Kg8
30.Rh6 Qe5
31.Rg6+ Kf8
32.Qh7) (29...e5
30.Rh6) 30.Rh6
Qe5 31.Nbd4
Re7 (31...Ke7
32.Rxe6+ Qxe6
33.Nxe6 Kxe6
34.Bxf5+) 32.Bxf5
exf5 33.Nxf5
Rg7 34.Rh8+
Rg8 35.Qh6+
Ke8 36.Nxd6+
Kd7 37.Rh7+) |
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29.Rh6 Qe5
30.Rg6+ Kf8
31.Qh7] |
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25.Nd4 with the threat
of 26,Ne6+ Bc8 or
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[25...Qd7 26.Be2 with
the idea of 27.Qh8+ and 28.Bh5+] |
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26.Nc6! #One more blow
with the same idea! d4
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[26...Qxc6 27.Be2
Ng6 28.Qh7+
Kf8 29.Qxg6 and
it is mate in 3] |
27.Be2 The game is over! Ng6
28.Qh7+ Kf8
29.Qxg6 Bh4
30.Rxh4 Qg7
31.Qxg7+ Kxg7
32.Nxd8
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