MIDDLEGAMES
KCN Practice Chess Games 2000-2002
Game 29 White – Black,
NY State Scholastic Championships, February 24, 2002.
| 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.e3 c5? Black is not yet prepared for this move, and soon he loses a pawn. 7.dxc5 Nxc5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 [9...Nxe7 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.0-0-0+ yields White a very strong attack, even without queens. For instance, 11...Ke8 12.Nb5 Rb8 13.Nc7+ Kf8 14.Rd8#] 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Qxd5 White wisely grabs a central pawn. 11...Be6 [11...0-0 is much better. Black secures his king and avoids the forthcoming queen exchange. He will gain time attacking White's queen and his lead in development guarantees a small initiative.] 12.Bb5+ Nd7 13.Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.Qxd7+ Trading queens with a pawn advantage is a good plan. 14...Bxd7 15.Ne5 Be6 16.0-0 Though castling is safe, Ke2 centralizing the king for endgame play should be considered. 16...0-0 17.a3 Placing pawn on b3 would limit scope of the white squared bishop. 17...Rad8 18.Rfd1 Rde8 Black's rooks huddle near his king, leaving the open files to white. This is not good rook play. [Better is 18...Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Rc8 and Black occupies the furthest open file from the kings.] 19.Nd7 White knight jumps at his chance to attack. His exchange allows white to put a rook on seventh rank. 19...Bxd7 20.Rxd7 Rc8 [20...Rb8 21.Rc1 White dominates all open lines.] 21.Rxb7 Rc2 22.b4 Rfc8 23.h3 White stops back rank mate threats. 23.g3 is also good. 23...a6 [ Black can guard his a pawn by exchanging rooks, but this eases White's task: 23...R2c7 24.Rxc7 Rxc7 25.Rd1] 24.Ra7 g6 [24...R2c6 25.Rd1 White is attacking.] 25.Rxa6 R8c3 [25...Rb2 Black tries to double rooks on the seventh rank, forcing one white rook to play defense.] 26.b5 Rb3 27.b6 White gets a little anxious with his passed pawn. a4 protecting it would be better. 27...Rc6 28.a4 Rcxb6 29.Rxb6 Rxb6 30.a5 Ra6 31.Kf1 White quickly moves his king to b5 to breakup up rook blockade on a6. 31...f5 [31...Kf8 is better. White's king can be stopped from attacking the black rook.] 32.Ke2 Kg7 33.Kd3 Kh6 Black wastes time keeping his king on the kingside. 34.Kc4 Kh5 35.Kb5 Ra8 36.a6 Kh4 37.a7 h5 38.Kb6 g5 39.Kb7 Rxa7+ 40.Rxa7 Well played endgame! 40...g4 41.hxg4 fxg4 42.Ra4 Kg5 43.e4 h4 44.e5 h3 45.gxh3 gxh3 46.Ra1 Kg4 47.e6 Kf3 48.e7 Kg2 49.e8Q Kh2 50.Qe5+ Kg2 51.Qg3# |
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