GM Marat Dzhumaev
(2520) - GM Konstantin Chernyshov
(2585)
[B51]
14th {Master's} Open
Abu Dhabi, UAE; (Rd. # 9) / 23.08.2004
[A.J.
Goldsby I]
A
nice game ... that I felt should be added to my game collection.
This
contest features ... {Well, just take a look!}
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The FIDE ratings are accurate.
This
contest starts off as a Sicilian.
1.e4 c5;
2.Nf3 Nc6; 3.Bb5!?,
The Rossolimo Variation.
[ Good is: 3.d4, ("+/=") which normally
leads to: "The Open Sicilian." ]
3...d6!?;
A slight transposition ... normally
Black plays ...e6 or ...g6 here.
[ One respected reference work
gives the following continuation
for Black:
3...g6; 4.0-0 Bg7; 5.Re1 Nf6;
6.c3 0-0; 7.d4 d5!; 8.e5 Ne4;
9.Nbd2 cxd4; 10.cxd4 Qb6!?;
{Diagram?}
The end of the column.
11.Bxc6 Qxc6!; 12.Nxe4 dxe4;
13.Ng5 Rd8; 14.Bf4 Qd5!?;
"~" {D?}
The position above is relatively
balanced. (I.e., Qe2, h5; "=")
GM J. Polgar - GM V. Kramnik;
ICT / Masters /
Invitational /
"Melody Amber Tournament"
(blindfold) /
Monaco, 1994.
[ See MCO-14, page # 353;
column # 01, and note # e. ] ]
4.0-0
g6!?;
Seemingly another harmless
transposition ... but this could
be a very dubious move.
[ Maybe better was:
>/= 4...Bd7; ('!')
5.Re1!? Nf6;
6.c3 a6; 7.Bf1!?,
{Diagram?}
with a slight edge to White.
GM Peter Leko - GM Sergei
Movsesian; / FIDE
W.T.C. /
The {men's}
Olympiad /
Istanbul, Turkey; 2000.
( Also good was:
7.Ba4!?, "+/=" with a slight edge to White. )
]
Now White tears open lines.
5.d4! Bd7;
Black does not want to help
White out, but White already
has a big edge.
[ </= 5...cxd4?!; 6.Qxd4!, "+/=" ('±') ]
6.dxc5 dxc5;
7.Qe2!?,
White clears the d-file for his
heavy pieces.
[ Also good was: 7.Nc3, "+/=" {Diagram?}
with a very good game for
White from this position. ('±') ]
7...Bg7;
Playing ...a6; first - - - might
have been wiser.
8.Rd1 Qc8!?;
9.Nc3 Bg4?!;
Probably a panic reaction.
(The move of ...Nd4; here looked
to be forced, at least to me.)
[ Fritz says Black's best chance
is to play: (>/=) 9...Bxc3;
here.
{White is still better.} ]
10.Nd5! Kf8[];
According to the box ... this is
(was) completely forced.
[ Maybe even worse was:
</=
10...Nf6?!; 11.h3 Bxf3;
12.Qxf3 Nd7; {Diagram?}
This could be forced ... if Black
plays P-K3 here, White just
captures on f6 and wins.
( Not </= 12...0-0??; 13.Bxc6 bxc6?; 14.Nxe7+, winning the Black Q.
)
13.Bf4 e5;
14.Be3 a6; 15.Bc4 0-0; 16.c3! b5; 17.Bb3 c4;
18.Bc2 Re8; 19.b3,
'±' {Diagram?}
White is clearly better, Black is
almost paralyzed in this position. ]
11.Bxc6!?,
('!')
This is good, as was c3 here.
[ Or 11.c3, "+/=" {Diagram?} with a very solid edge. ('±')
]
Over the next series of moves,
(from here to move sixteen);
Black is just
basically trying to
defend as best he can ... all
while his opponent is tap-dancing
on his head!
11...Qxc6;
12.h3!? Bxf3; 13.Qxf3 h6!?;
Good-or-bad, I would have
probably played ...e6; here
if I were Black.
[ Or if: 13...e6!?; then 14.Nc3, "+/=" {Diagram?}
with a sizeable edge here for
White in this position. ('±') ]
14.Bf4 Bxb2!?;
This winds up just opening lines
up for White - that the first player
later uses to win the game. (But it is nearly impossible to
find anything that is clearly
better than this for Black.)
[ The continuation of:
14...g5!?; 15.Bg3 Bxb2; 16.Rab1± Bg7;
{Diag?}
is similar to the game. ]
15.Rab1 Bg7!?;
16.Nc7 Rc8!?;
Was the move to b8 just a little
better? (It looks UN-natural!)
17.Qg4!
e6[];
If ...RxN/c7???; then Rd8+.
18.Bd6+ Ne7 ;
{Box,
See the diagram ... just below.}
Black appears to be defending?
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Now
it is White's turn here.
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(White
to move and win?)
19.Nxe6+!! fxe6;
20.Qxe6 Rc7; {See the diagram - just
below here.}
The computer indicates that this
is completely forced, and it is
very easy to see why here.
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White
has a very promising
position, but ... how do you proceed
from here?
[ Not </= 20...Qe8?; 21.Rxb7, "+/-" ]
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White's next move almost appears
to be a blunder ... until you figure
out that Black's reply is forced, and
that Black's Queen has been left out
in the open ... and is completely and
totally unprotected.
21.Rxb7!! Rxb7[];
22.Bxe7+!,
Black definitely should have resigned
in this particular position, (or on his
next move). Did he played on out
of inertia - or to avoid being part of
a very attractive short game of chess?
(Short game = a MINIATURE.)
22...Rxe7;
23.Qxc6 Kf7; 24.Qd5+ Ke8; 25.Rb1! Be5; 26.Rb7,
("+/-")
Black ... finally ... throws in the
proverbial towel here.
A very nice game of chess ...
and an outstanding combination
by GM Marat Dzhumaev!!!
Copyright (c) A.J. Goldsby, 2004.
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