Stern, Werner, Dr. - Zier, Ludwig
EU/FSM/60 (European Ch.), 1997

[Notes by Ludwig Zier]


C07. 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Bb3 Qc7 12.Re1 Bd6 13.Nf5 Bxh2+ 14.Kh1 O-O 15.Nxg7 Rd8 16.Qf3 Kxg7 17.Bh6+ Kg6 18.c3
[18.Rad1 Rxd1 19.Rxd1 e5!?New opening move White must have been shocked to realize, that he will have played the game of one move. Khalifman
s opening novelty is so strong, that the whole variation 15.Nxg7 will probably be put to rest by White players.
(19...Bd7 20.Rd4 Qe5 21.Be3 Bc6 22.Rg4+ Nxg4 23.Qxg4+ Kf6 24.Qh4+ Kg7 25.Bd4 Kg8 26.Bxe5 Bxe5 27.c3 1-0 Korneev,O-Vakhidov,T/Ubeda/1997/ (36))
(Better is19...Be5 20.Qe3 Ne4!Unclear position)
(19...Qe5 20.Be3 Qh5 21.Qxh5+ Kxh5 22.Kxh2 Ng4+ 23.Kg3 Nxe3 24.fxe3 1-0 Ponomariov,R-Sadvakasov,D/Lausanne/1999/ (54))
20.Kxh2
(20.c3 Ng4 21.Bf8 e4 22.Qe2 Bf5- +)
20...Ng4+ 21.Kg1 Kxh6 0-1 Zaw,W-Khalifman,A/Bali 2000/CBM 77/[Ftacnik] (21)
(21...Nxh6 22.Qg3+ Bg4 23.f3 Rd8- / +)
22.Qxf7 Qxf7 23.Bxf7 Bf5 24.Rd6+ Kg5- +]
[18.c4]
18...Nh5 19.Be3
[19.Bc1! Bf4!? 20.g4 Ng3+!? 21.fxg3 Bxc1 22.Raxc1 b5 23.Bc2+ Kg7 24.Be4 Rb8=]
19...f5 20.g4 Nf6 21.gxf5+
[21.Bc2 h5 22.gxf5+ exf5 23.Qg2+ Ng4 24.f3 Bg3 25.fxg4 hxg4 26.Bd4 Rxd4 27.cxd4 Bd7 28.Kg1 Rh8 29.Re3 Rh3 30.Qd5 Bf2+ 0-1 Sax,G-Tukmakov,V/Pula 2001/CBM 84 ext (30)]
21...exf5 22.Qg2+ Ng4 23.f3 b5 24.Bc2 Kf6 25.Bd4+ Be5 26.Rxe5
[26.fxg4 Bxd4 27.Bxf5 Bb7 28.Be4 Bxe4 29.Qxe4 Bc5 30.Qf5+ Kg7 31.Re6? Qb7+ 32.Kh2 Rd2+- +]
26...Nxe5 27.Qh2
[27.f4 Bb7 28.Bxe5+ Ke7- / +]
[27.Rg1 Rxd4 28.Qg5+ Ke6 29.cxd4! Ng6
(29...Nxf3 30.Qxf5+ Kd6 31.Qf4+ Kc6? 32.Rc1)
30.Bxf5++ / -]
27...Rxd4 28.cxd4 Bb7 29.dxe5+ Qxe5 30.Qh6+ Ke7 31.Qxh7+ Kd6 32.Rd1+ Kc5 33.Qxb7 Rh8+ 34.Kg1 Qg3+ 35.Kf1 Rh1+ 36.Ke2 Qe5+ 37.Kd2 Qf4+

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