Boris Gulko v Alexander Katz

Simultaneous Games Exhibition

April 14, 2008

 

Fritz 11

 

Irregular Openings

 

1. Nc3             e5

2. Nf3              Nc6

3. d4                exd4

4. Nxd4           Nf6

5. Bg5             Bb4

6. Nxc6           bxc6

7. Qd4             Be7 [7...Qe7 8.0–0–0 Bxc3 9.Qxc3 Ne4 10.Bxe7 Nxc3

                        11.bxc3 Kxe7 12.g3 Rb8 13.Rd4 c5 14.Ra4 Bb7 15.Rg1 Ra8

                        16.Bh3 a5 17.Rd1 Bc6 18.Ra3 a4 19.c4 d6 20.Re3+ Kf6

                        21.Bg4 Rhb8 22.Bf3

                        Fancy,S (2167)-Van Hoolandt,P (2246)/Turin 2006/CBM 113/0–1 (47)]

8. e4                0–0

9. 0–0–0          Re8N [9...d6 10.Bc4 Nd7 11.f4 a5 12.Rhe1 Nb6 13.e5 Bg4 14.exd6 Qxd6

                        15.Be2 Bxe2 16.Rxe2 Qh6 17.g4 c5 18.Qe4 Qh4 19.Qf3 g6 20.Rde1 Rad8

                        21.Re4 Rd4 22.Nb5 Rb4 23.Rxb4 cxb4 24.Nxc7

                        Kielczewski,K (2185)-Romanov,E (2479)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 110 ext/½–½]

10. h4              Black has a cramped position [10.e5 Nd5 11.Bd2 Bb7²]

10.                   ..h6 Black threatens to win material: h6xg5

11. Bc4            [11.Bf4 d6=]

11.                   ..d6 Loses material

12. Qd2           [12.Rd2 Ng4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7=]

12.                   ..Ng4 [¹12...hxg5!? 13.hxg5 Ng4³]

13. Bxe7         Qxe7

14. f3               White threatens to win material: f3xg4

14.                   ..Ne5   Black threatens to win material: Ne5xc4

15. Bb3           [15.Be2 Rb8=]

15.                   ..Be6

16. f4               Nd7 [16...Ng4 17.Qe2 h5 18.Rd2=]

17. Rde1         [17.Ba4 Nb8±]

17.                   ..a5 [¹17...Rab8!?= would allow Black to play on]

18. Ba4±         Nb8

19. Nd5           White threatens to win material: Nd5xe7 [19.f5!? Bd7 20.g4±]

19.                   ..Qd8² [19...cxd5? is nothing because of 20.exd5 c6 21.f5+-]

20. f5               White gets more space

20.                   ..Bd7 Black has a cramped position

21. Nc3           c5

22. Bxd7         [22.Qd5!? Na6 23.Bxd7 Qxd7 24.a3±]

22.                   ..Nxd7= [Less advisable is 22...Qxd7 23.f6 Nc6 24.Rh3+-]

23. g4              f6?? Black lets it slip away [¹23...Ne5 and Black could well hope to play on 24.Qf4 a4=]

24. Reg1±       White plans g5

24.                   ..Kh7 [24...Ne5 25.g5 h5 26.Nd5 fxg5 27.hxg5+-]

25. g5+-           Rg8

26. Qe2           [26.Rg3 Qe7+-]

26.                   ..Ne5 [26...a4 27.a3+-]

27. Nd5           [¹27.gxh6!? gxh6 28.Nd5+-]

27.                   ..c6±

28. Nf4            Qe8? [¹28...a4!?±]

29. Ne6           Rb8 [29...Qb8+-]

30. Rg2           Qe7

31. Rhg1         Ra8 [31...Qb7 32.b3+-]

32. Qh5           [32.Qd1 seems even better 32...Rad8+-]

32. ..Rab8       [32...a4 33.gxh6 gxh6 34.Rg7+ Rxg7 35.Rxg7+ (35.Nxg7?! a3

                        36.b3 c4±) 35...Qxg7 36.Nxg7 Kxg7 37.Qd1+-]

33. gxh6          gxh6

34. Rg6!          Mate attack

34.                   ..Rxg6 [34...Nxg6 35.fxg6+ Mate attack; 34...—

                        35.Rxh6# Mate threat]

35. fxg6+         [35.Rxg6?! Nxg6 36.Qxg6+ Kh8²]

35.                   ..Kg8

36. Qxh6         Qb7 [36...c4 37.Nd4 Qb7 38.b3+-]

37. b3              Qe7

38. Nf4            Qg7

39. Qh5           Re8 [39...a4 doesn't get the bull off the ice 40.Qf5 Qd7 41.Qxf6 axb3 42.cxb3+-]

40.Qf5             Nf3 [40...Qd7 is no salvation 41.Qxf6 Qe7+-]

41. Rg3           [¹41.Nh5 and White has prevailed 41...Nxh4 42.Qf4 Nxg6 43.Qf5+-]

41.                   ..Nd4±

42. Qg4           [42.Qh3!? f5 43.Nh5± (‹43.exf5 Nf3 44.f6 Qxf6 45.Qe6+ Rxe6 46.Rxf3 Qa1+

                        47.Kd2 Qe1+ 48.Kd3 Qd1+ 49.Kc4 Qd4#) ]

42.                   ..f5²

43. exf5           [43.Qg5!? is worthy of consideration 43...Qe5 44.Nh5 Ne2+ 45.Kb1 Nxg3

                        46.Nf6+ Kg7 47.Nxe8+ Qxe8 48.Qxg3 fxe4 49.Qxd6=]

43.                   ..Nxb3+=

44. axb3          Sacrifices material

44.                   ..Qa1+

45. Kd2           Qe1+ [45...Qe1+ 46.Kd3 Qe4+ 47.Kd2 Qe1+ 48.Kd3 Qe4+ 49.Kd2 Qe1+=]  

 

Draw Agreed