Boris Gulko v Johnson Pau

Simultaneous Games Exhibition

April 14, 2008

 

Fritz 11

 

French: Classical System: 4 Bg5 Be7, Alekhine-Chatard Attack

 

1. Nc3               e6

2. e4                 d5

3. d4                 Nf6

4. Bg5              dxe4

5. Nxe4             Be7

6. Bxf6              Bxf6

7. Nf3               0–0

8. Qd2              a6 [8...Nd7; 8...Qe7 9.0–0–0 Rd8 10.Qf4 c6 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6 12.Qxf6 gxf6

                        13.Bc4 b5 14.Bb3 a5 15.c3 Nd7 16.Rhe1 a4 17.Bc2 Nf8 18.Be4 Bb7

                        19.Re3 Ng6 20.Ne1 f5 21.Bf3 Rd6 22.Nd3 Rad8 23.Nc5

                        Dostal,P (2120)-Duch,R/Nachod 2006/CBM 113 ext/1–0 (36)]

9. 0–0–0             [9.c3 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Qe3 Nd7 12.0–0–0 Bd5 13.Kb1 Be7 14.h4 Nf6

                        15.Neg5 h6 16.Rh3 c6 17.Rg3 g6 18.Ne5 hxg5 19.Rxg5 Ne4 20.Rg4 Qa5

                        21.c4 bxc4 22.Bxe4 Bxe4+

                        23.Qxe4 f5 Cimander,N-Weddeling,F/Dresden 2001/CBM 084 ext/1–0]

9.                     ..b5

10. Bd3             Bb7

11. Qe3             Nc6? Increases the pressure on d4 [¹11...Nd7!?² should be examined more closely]

12. Nc5+-         Qc8

13. h4               Black has a cramped position [13.Be4!? Na5 14.Nxb7 Nxb7 15.h4±]

13.                    ..Nb4± Black threatens to win material: Nb4xa2

14. Ng5             Nxd3+ [Less advisable is 14...Bxg2 15.Rh2 Bd5 16.Bxh7+

                        (16.Nxh7 Be7 (16...Nxa2+? doesn't work because of 17.Kb1 Be7 18.Rg1+-) 17.Rg1 Nxd3+

                        18.Qxd3 f6+-) 16...Kh8 17.a3+-]

15.Qxd3            g6

16. f4                [16.Nge4 Be7 17.h5 f5 18.hxg6 Bxe4²]

16.                    ..Bxg2²

17. Rhg1           White threatens to win material: Rg1xg2

17.                    ..Bd5

18. h5               Qe8 [18...Bxa2 19.hxg6 fxg6 20.Nxh7+-]

19. Qh3            Bxg5

20. fxg5            Qc6

21. Rg4             [¹21.Rd2!?² and White can hope to live]

21...Bf3³           Black threatens to win material: Bf3xd1 [21...Bxa2 22.Ne4 Kg7 23.hxg6 fxg6

                        24.Qh6+ Kh8 25.Nf6 Rxf6 26.gxf6 Qd7 27.Rxg6 Bb1 28.Rg7 Bxc2 29.Rxd7 Rg8

                        30.f7 Bg6 31.fxg8Q+ Kxg8 32.Qg7#]

22. Rh4?           [¹22.Rdg1 and White has air to breath 22...gxh5 23.Rf4=]

22.                    ..Bxd1–+

23. hxg6           [23.Kxd1 Rad8 24.Kc1 Rxd4 25.Rxd4 Qxc5–+]

23.                    ..fxg6 [23...Qf3 24.Nd7 Qxh3 (24...hxg6?? is to be avoided because

                        of the following mate in 2 25.Rh8+ Kg7 26.Qh7#) 25.Rxh3 Rfd8 26.gxf7+ Kxf7

                        27.Kxd1 Kg7–+ (27...Rxd7?! is no comparison 28.Rxh7+ Ke8 29.Rh8+ Kf7 30.Rh7+ Ke8

                        31.Rh8+ Kf7 32.Rh7+=) ]

24. Rxh7??       The position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end. . 

                        [¹24.Kxd1 Rf3 25.Qxe6+ Qxe6 26.Nxe6–+]

24.                    ..Bh5

25. Rxh5           [25.Re7 desperation 25...Rae8 26.Rxe6–+]

25.                    ..gxh5

26. Qxh5           [26.b3 is one last hope 26...Qd5 27.Qd3 Qxg5+ 28.Kb2–+]

26.                    ..Rf1+

27. Kd2             Qg2+

28. Kc3             Qf3+ [28...Qf3+ 29.Qxf3 Rxf3+ 30.Kb4 Rf2–+] Line

 

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