(8) Emory Tate - Maurice Ashley
NY Open New York
[Rohde, M.: Classical]
Tate Ashley, NY Open Rd. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 The popular "Dlugy Variation" of the Richter-Rauzer. 9.Be3 Qc7 Another line is the immediate 9 ... Nxd4 followed by 10 ... b5. 10.f3 Rb8 This unusual move reserves options, lends strength to ... b5-b4, and avoids problems concerning the sensitive b6 square. 11.g4 Ne5 A very provocative move. The centralized White knight on d4 is no longer "marked", and White is tempted by ideas of f3-f4 and e4-e5. On the other hand, the knight pressurizes the White pawns, and aims for c4. If White stops to defend the h-pawn with 12 h3, then 12 ... b5 13 f4 Nc4 14 Bxc4 bxc4 brings the rook on b8 to life. 12.f4 Sidetracking the Black knight and getting his own attack started. 12...Nexg4 13.Bg1 It seems that 13 e5 Nxe3 14 Qxe3 dxe5 15 fxe5 Nd7 is not good enough. Now 14 h3 is threatened. 13...e5 Of course not the passive 13 ... h5? 14 h3 Nh6 15 e5, etc. Very interesting was I. Gurevich's suggestion 13 ... b5! Then 14 h3 b4 is good for Black, so White probably has to stop for 14 a3. 14.Bb5+ Another wild line is 14 Nf3! exf4 15 e5 dxe5 16 Bb5+ with 16 ... Bd7 17 Bb6, or 16 ... axb5 17 Nxb5 Qd7 (not 17 ... Qe7 18 Bc5) Qa5 and continuing complications. 14...axb5 15.Ndxb5 Qd8 Better was 15 ... Qc6, but Ashley wanted to avoid the irritant 16 Na7. 16.Bc5 Not good enough was 16 h3 exf4 17 hxg4 Bxg4. 16...d5 This defuses the pressure on d6. 17.Ba7 Ra8 18.Nxd5 Tate finally overcombines. Later he recommended 18 Rhe1 to stop ... Rxa7 followed by ... Bc5, but Black can reply 18 ... Bb4! 19 h3 O-O! Instead, now was a good moment for 18 h3! Rxa7 19 Nxa7 Bc5 20 hxg4 Bxa7 21 g5 Ng4 22 Nxd5 and Black is in trouble. 18...Nxd5 19.Qxd5 Qxd5 20.Nc7+ Kd7 21.Nxa8 Qd6 Cleaner than the also possible 21 ... Qxd1+ 22 Rxd1+ Kc6 23 Rd8 b5! 24 Rxc8+ Kb7. 22.Bb8 Kc6 23.Bxd6 Bxd6 24.Rd3 A good way to create chances in this lost ending. 24...b5 25.Rhd1 Bc5 26.Rd8 Rxd8 27.Rxd8 Bb7 28.h3 Nf2 The crusher was 28 ... exf4! 29 hxg4 f3 30 Kd2 f2 31 Ke2 b4. 29.fxe5 Nxh3 30.c3 Nf2 31.b4 Be7 32.Rb8 Bg5+ 33.Kc2 h5 Overlooking White's threat. 33 ... Bxa8 was still convincing. After White's next, he is back in it, and we need Pal Benko to figure out what is going on. 34.a4 Bxa8 35.axb5+ Kd7 36.Rxa8 Bf4 37.Rf8 Ke7 38.Rh8 h4 39.Rxh4 g5 40.Rh8 Bxe5 41.Rg8 f6 42.b6 Kf7 43.Ra8 g4 44.Ra1 g3 45.Rg1 Nxe4 46.c4 Ke6 47.Kd3 f5 48.Ke3 Ng5 49.c5 f4+ 50.Kd3 f3 51.Re1 f2 52.Rxe5+ Kxe5 53.Ke2 Nf3 54.b7 Nd4+ 55.Kf1 Nc6 56.b5 Nb8 57.c6 Kd6 1/2-1/2
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