Kosebay,O (2200) - Traeger,M (2620) [B87]
EWC01-02, 1999
[Kosebay and VVP]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 My first Bc4 trial ever against the Najdorf. One of the merits of CC is that you can always enlarge your opening repertoire 6...e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.0-0 Be7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.Qg3 0-0 11.Bh6 Ne8 12.Rad1 Bd7 13.f4 After 9...Qc7, my intention was to play 13.Nf3 (Kasparov-Gelfand, Linares 1993) and follow Kasparov's analysis. An excellent analysis by Kasparov except for the final evaluation [13.Nf3 a5 14.e5 a4 15.Rd4 axb3 16.Bxg7 Nxg7 17.Rg4 bxa2 18.Rxg7+ Kh8 19.Ne4 a1Q 20.Rxh7+ Kxh7 21.Neg5+ Bxg5 22.Nxg5+ Kg6 Here Kasparov comments: White can only draw! One does not get the chance to refute Kasparov very often, but let me try: 23.Nxe6+ (23.Nh3+ draws) 23...Kf5 24.Nxc7 dxe5 (24...Qxf1+ 25.Kxf1 Ra1+ 26.Ke2 dxe5 27.Qg7+-; 24...Qxb2 25.Qf3+ Kg5 26.Qf6+ Kh5 27.f4 Rg8 28.Qxf7+ Kh6 29.Qxg8 Qd4+ 30.Kh1 Ra1 31.Qh8+ Kg6 32.f5++-) 25.Qg7 Rc8 (25...Nc6 26.g4+ Kf4 27.Rxa1 Rxa1+ 28.Kg2+-) 26.Qxf7+ Kg5 27.Qg7+ Kf5 28.g4+ Kf4 29.f3 Qxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Rxc7 31.Qf6+ Ke3 32.Qxe5+ Kxf3 33.Qg3+ Ke4 34.Qxc7+- Unfortunately,I can only quote this line in brackets because later I discovered one other hole in the line. 15...dxe5! 16.Rg4 g6 does not seem to promise much for white.]] 13...Nc6 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.f5 Kh8 [I also considered 13.f4 during my analysis after black's 9th move. The position looked promising to me, but 16.Be3 which was played in all games in my database was simply not to my taste. I started to search for my novelty and...] 16.f6!N
16...Bxf6 [16...gxh6 17.fxe7 Qxe7 18.Qf4 b4 (18...f5 19.Qxh6 b4 20.Ne2 Bxe4 21.Qxe6 Qxe6 22.Bxe6 Bxc2 23.Rd2) 19.Ne2 e5 20.Qxh6 Bxe4 21.Ng3 Bg6 22.Nf5 Bxf5 23.Rxf5] 17.Rxf6! b4 18.Ne2 gxh6 19.Qf4 This sacrifice of the exchange seems the best way to maintain the attack. After any normal move by the rook on f6 (except 16.Rf4), Black plays 16....Bxe4 and stands very well. After 16.Rf4 e5 17.Rh4 f5, Black is better. It's interesting that Fritz 6 doesn't consider 19.Qf4 very highly. It must be Fritz's materialistic outlook on life! VVP 19...Nxf6 [ 19...Qa7+! Checking immediately is better because it prevents the game continuation 21.Rd4. 20.Kh1 Nxf6 21.Qxf6+ Kg8 22.Bd5! Bxd5 (22...exd5 23.Ng3+-) 23.exd5 Rfe8 24.Rd4 (24.Rd3 exd5 25.Rg3+ Kf8 26.Qxd6+ Re7 27.Qxh6+ Ke8 28.Qc6+ Kf8) 24...h5! (24...exd5 25.Rg4+ Kf8 26.Qxd6+ Re7 27.Nd4!+-) 25.Ng3 Qe7 (25...exd5 with the threat of Re6 should force White to take the perpetual. VVP) 26.Nxh5 Qxf6 27.Nxf6+ Kf8 28.Nxe8 Rxe8 29.Rxb4 exd5 30.Kg1 Re2 31.c3; Also possible was 19...Bxe4 20.Rxe6 Bxc2] 20.Qxf6+ Kg8 21.Rd4 Bb5 [The good looking 21...Qb6 is met with 22.Nf4 Qa5 (22...e5? 23.Ne6!; 22...Qc5 23.Bd5!) 23.Bd5! b3 24.h3! bxc2 (24...Qd8 25.Qxh6 Kh8 26.Bxc6! bxa2 27.Ra4 Rc8 28.Bd7!! Rxc2 29.Rxa2 Rg8 30.Rxa6 e5 31.Bf5 Rg7 32.Rxd6 Qg8 33.Qf6 exf4 34.Rd8 Rcxg2+ 35.Kf1+-) 25.Nxe6 c1Q+ 26.Kh2 Qg5 27.Nxg5 hxg5 28.Qxg5+ Kh8 29.Qf6+ Kg8 30.Rd3+-] 22.Ng3 [At first sight, 22.Nf4 seems to be a move of equal strength, but after 22...Qd8 (22...Qc5 23.Bd5 Qxc2 24.h4 Qc1+ 25.Kh2 Qf1 26.Qxh6+-) 23.Qxh6 Kh8 24.c4 (24.Rxd6 Qxd6 25.Qf6+=) 24...bxc3 25.e5 Rg8 26.Bc2 Rg7 27.Nh5 Qg5 28.Qxg7+ Qxg7 29.Nxg7 dxe5 Black has the advantage. The point is that 27.Rg4!! is not available here.] 22...Qd8 [Probably best. The alternative 22...Qc5 leads to 23.Bd5! (threatening 24.Nh5) 23...Qxc2 24.h4! Be2 25.Bxa8 Rxa8 26.Kh2 Qxb2 27.Qf2] 23.Qxh6 Kh8 24.e5 Rg8 25.c4 25.exd6 was possible, but not very convincing. Eventually, White captures 28.exd6 (see below) and has the additional advantage of having this passed pawn on c4. VVP 25...Rg6?! [This came as a total surprise to me. After 25...bxc3! I could not find anything better than 26.Bc2 f5 (26...Rg7 27.Rg4! Qf8 28.Qf6 Kg8 29.Bxh7+ Kxh7 30.Qh4+ Kg8 31.Nh5+-) 27.exf6 Ra7 28.Rh4 Rf8 29.Qxh7+= After 25...Rg6, I felt for the first time in this game that victory was coming soon!] 26.Qf4 Be8 27.Bc2 f5 [ 27...Rg7 28.Nh5 Rg5 29.Rxd6 Qe7 30.Nf6 Rg7 31.Qh6+-; 27...Qg5 28.Bxg6 Qxf4 29.Rxf4 dxe5 30.Rxf7 hxg6 31.Re7 Kg8 32.Ne4!; 27...Rg5 28.Rxd6 Qe7 29.Qh4] 28.exd6 Qf6 [Now White is winning by force. Other moves by Black would not change the result 28...Qa5 29.d7 Bf7 30.Bxf5 exf5 31.Qxf5+-; 28...Bd7 29.c5 a5 30.Nh5 Qg5 31.Qe5+ Kg8 32.Nf4 Rh6 33.Bb3 Qg7 34.Nd3] 29.Nh5! Rxg2+ 30.Kxg2 Bxh5 31.d7 Rg8+ [31...Rd8 does not help. 32.Kf2 e5 (32...Bg4 33.Qe3 e5 34.Rd5 e4 35.Qd4 Qxd4+ 36.Rxd4 f4 37.Ba4 e3+ 38.Ke1+-) 33.Qh4 Qxh4+ 34.Rxh4 Bg6 35.Ba4 and the c-pawn guarantees the win.] 32.Kf1 Qg7 33.Qf2 Rd8 34.Ba4 e5 35.Rd3 f4 [35...Qg5 36.Rg3 Qc1+ 37.Kg2] 36.Qh4 and here Miklos resigned without waiting for 36...Rg8 37.Qxh5 Qg2+ [37...Qg1+ 38.Ke2 Rg2+ (38...Qg2+ 39.Kd1 Qf1+ 40.Kc2+-) 39.Kf3+-; 37...f3 38.Qxf3 Qg1+ 39.Ke2 Rg2+ 40.Qxg2! Qxg2+ 41.Kd1+-] 38.Ke1 Qh1+ 39.Kd2 Rg2+ 40.Qe2! Rxe2+ 41.Kxe2+- and the Black Queen will run out of checks. 1-0
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