Salceanu, Vladimir - Kolcak, M.
EUFSM59 (ICCF), 1996
Notes by Vladimir Salceanu

A25. 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 d6 5.e3 Bf5 Bad is

[5...Nge7 6.a3 a5 7.Nge2 O-O 8.O-O also possible is

(8.d4 Bb6 9.O-O Bd7 10.d5 followed by 11.h3+/= Alekhine)

8...Bd7

(8...Nf5 9.b3 White's plan is Bb2-Nd5-d4; meantime Black does not have the counterstrike f7-f5)

9.h3! Qc8 10.Kh2 f6 11.d4 Ba7 12.b3 Nd8 13.Bb2

(13.Nd5 Rf7)

13...Nf7 14.Nd5 Re8]

[5...f5 6.Nge2 Bb6 7.d4 Nf6 8.b4 a5 9.b5 Ne7 10.Ba3 exd4 11.Nxd4 O'Kelly-Bellon, Olot 1969]

6.d3 Nge7

[6...Nf6 is not sufficient to equalise 7.Nge2 Qc8 8.d4 Bb6 9.d5 Ne7 10.h3 h6 11.g4 Muller-Stockl, Viena 1947]

7.Nge2 # Bg4?! Now White gets good play 8.h3 Bh5 9.a3 a5 10.b3 O-O 11.O-O f5 12.Qd2 This order of moves is perfectly possible in this type of close positions. White simply avoids thepin Qe8 13.Bb2 Bb6 14.f4 Blocks the Kingside Qg6 15.Kh2 Rae8 16.Rae1 # White has emerged from the opening with the upper hand.. Black's bishops are placed uncomfortably. Kh8 17.Na4 Ba7 18.Nec3 b6?! 19.Nb5 Bb8 20.d4 e4

[20...exd4 21.exd4]

21.d5 Na7 22.Nd4 Ng8 23.b4 axb4 24.axb4 b5!? # Interesting pawn sacrifice to create some play 25.cxb5 Nf6 26.b6 cxb6 27.Ne6 Rf7 28.Nxb6 Rb7 29.Nc4 Rb5 30.Nd4! Rb7

[30...Rxd5? 31.Nb6]

31.Nc6 Nb5 32.Ra1 Qf7 # White has complete control over the Queenside. Black is tryingto get counterplay in the center and Kingside 33.Bxf6 Tartakover said that the advantage of the B pair is being able to exchange one of them anytime! Qxf6 34.Rfc1 Rg8 35.Ra8 The idea g7-g5 can become dangerous, so White is planning to ease the pressure with some exchanges Nc7 36.Rxb8 Rbxb8 37.Nxb8 Rxb8 # 38.Ne5! The key move to maintain the advantage Rb7 39.Qa2 g5 40.Nc6 gxf4 41.gxf4 Ne8 42.Rc2 h6 43.Bf1 Kh7 44.Rg2 More exchanges will follow with the idea to enter a won ending Qc3 45.Qd2 Qxd2 46.Rxd2 Nc7 47.b5! Be8

[47...Nxb5?? 48.Rb2]

48.Bc4 Kg7 49.Ra2 Kf6 50.Ra5 Rb6 51.Na7 Rb8 52.Kg3 The last piece comes into battle Bf7 53.b6 Na8 54.b7 Rxb7 55.Nc8 Rb8 56.Nxd6 Nb6 57.Rc5 Bg6 58.Ba6! # Decisive move! The idea is to activate this B in front of d5 Bf7 59.Bb7 Bg8 60.Bc6 Rd8 61.Nb7 Rb8 62.d6 Be6 63.Rb5 Nd7 64.Ra5 Rg8+ 65.Kf2 Rb8 66.Ke1 h5 67.Kd2 h4 68.Ra6! Rc8 White's threat was 69.Bxd7 Rxb7 (69...Bxd7 Nc5) 70.Bc8! Rb2+ 71.Kc1 etc 69.Bb5 Bb3! # The last trick; if 70.Bxd7? Rc2+ 70.Rc6 Rb8 71.Rc7 Nf8 72.d7 Ne6 73.Rc6 Ke7 74.Nd6 Rf8 75.Kc3 Bd5 76.Nc8+ Kd8 77.Rd6 Are there any heroes after 7 years of exhausting postal fight? Well, some pieces have really worked overtime like: - Rh8 - 17 moves - Rh1 - 14 moves - Nb1 - 12 moves

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A25. 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 d6 5.e3 Bf5 Bad is
	[5...Nge7 6.a3 a5 7.Nge2 O-O 8.O-O also possible is
		(8.d4 Bb6 9.O-O Bd7 10.d5 followed by 11.h3+/= Alekhine)
	8...Bd7
		(8...Nf5 9.b3 White's plan is Bb2-Nd5-d4; meantime Black does not have the counterstrike f7-f5)
	9.h3! Qc8 10.Kh2 f6 11.d4 Ba7 12.b3 Nd8 13.Bb2
		(13.Nd5 Rf7)
	13...Nf7 14.Nd5 Re8]

	[5...f5 6.Nge2 Bb6 7.d4 Nf6 8.b4 a5 9.b5 Ne7 10.Ba3 exd4 11.Nxd4 O'Kelly-Bellon, Olot 1969]
6.d3 Nge7
	[6...Nf6 is not sufficient to equalise 7.Nge2 Qc8 8.d4 Bb6 9.d5 Ne7 10.h3 h6 11.g4 Muller-Stockl, Viena 1947]
7.Nge2 # Bg4?! Now White gets good play 8.h3 Bh5 9.a3 a5 10.b3 O-O 11.O-O f5 12.Qd2 This order of moves is perfectly possible in this type of close positions. White simply avoids thepin Qe8 13.Bb2 Bb6 14.f4 Blocks the Kingside Qg6 15.Kh2 Rae8 16.Rae1 # White has emerged from the opening with the upper hand.. Black's bishops are placed uncomfortably. Kh8 17.Na4 Ba7 18.Nec3 b6?! 19.Nb5 Bb8 20.d4 e4
	[20...exd4 21.exd4]
21.d5 Na7 22.Nd4 Ng8 23.b4 axb4 24.axb4 b5!? # Interesting pawn sacrifice to create some play 25.cxb5 Nf6 26.b6 cxb6 27.Ne6 Rf7 28.Nxb6 Rb7 29.Nc4 Rb5 30.Nd4! Rb7
	[30...Rxd5? 31.Nb6]
31.Nc6 Nb5 32.Ra1 Qf7 # White has complete control over the Queenside. Black is tryingto get counterplay in the center and Kingside 33.Bxf6 Tartakover said that the advantage of the B pair is being able to exchange one of them anytime! Qxf6 34.Rfc1 Rg8 35.Ra8 The idea g7-g5 can become dangerous, so White is planning to ease the pressure with some exchanges Nc7 36.Rxb8 Rbxb8 37.Nxb8 Rxb8 # 38.Ne5! The key move to maintain the advantage Rb7 39.Qa2 g5 40.Nc6 gxf4 41.gxf4 Ne8 42.Rc2 h6 43.Bf1 Kh7 44.Rg2 More exchanges will follow with the idea to enter a won ending Qc3 45.Qd2 Qxd2 46.Rxd2 Nc7 47.b5! Be8
	[47...Nxb5?? 48.Rb2]
48.Bc4 Kg7 49.Ra2 Kf6 50.Ra5 Rb6 51.Na7 Rb8 52.Kg3 The last piece comes into battle Bf7 53.b6 Na8 54.b7 Rxb7 55.Nc8 Rb8 56.Nxd6 Nb6 57.Rc5 Bg6 58.Ba6! # Decisive move! The idea is to activate this B in front of d5 Bf7 59.Bb7 Bg8 60.Bc6 Rd8 61.Nb7 Rb8 62.d6 Be6 63.Rb5 Nd7 64.Ra5 Rg8+ 65.Kf2 Rb8 66.Ke1 h5 67.Kd2 h4 68.Ra6! Rc8 White's threat was 69.Bxd7 Rxb7 (69...Bxd7 Nc5) 70.Bc8! Rb2+ 71.Kc1 etc 69.Bb5 Bb3! # The last trick; if 70.Bxd7? Rc2+ 70.Rc6 Rb8 71.Rc7 Nf8 72.d7 Ne6 73.Rc6 Ke7 74.Nd6 Rf8 75.Kc3 Bd5 76.Nc8+ Kd8 77.Rd6 Are there any heroes after 7 years of exhausting postal fight? Well, some pieces have really worked overtime like: - Rh8 - 17 moves - Rh1 - 14 moves - Nb1 - 12 moves 1-0