Corus (Wijk aan Zee), 01/19/2006
Round 5 [Finkel,A]
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3
Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 Nf6 5. 18.Nh2 White wants Black to exchange on e4 in this line. The open diagonal b1-h7 and a very strong rook on the 3rd rank offer excellent attacking chances. 18...Nf6 19.Rf3! Encouraging Black to capture on e4. 19...fxe4 Ftacnik: 'Bacrot is opting for the less usual line connected with great risk. White forces are ready to fully concentrate on the black king and the main line 19...Re5! is trying to slow down enemy's initiative. ' | ||
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[Also after 19...Re5 Black's defensive task is far from being easy. 20.Rxf5 Rxf5 21.exf5 Bxd5 22.Ng4 bxa4 | ||
(22...c4 23.Nf3
bxa4 24.Bd2 Nd3
25.Bxd3 cxd3 26.Bc3
Nxg4 27.hxg4 Bc4
28.Qxa4 Kulaots,K-Sulskis,S/Tallin
2006) | ||
23.Ne4 Be7
24.Nexf6+ Bxf6
25.Bd2 Bb3 26.Qf3
Rb8 27.Bxh6! Harikrishna,P-Vescovi,G/Khanty
Mansiysk 2005] | ||
| 20.Nxe4 Nbxd5 21.Ng4 Kh8 | ||
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[After the capture on g4 White's pawn could be used to open up the cover of the black
king. 21...Nxg4 22.hxg4 Nb4 23.g5 Bxe4 24.Rxe4 Rxe4 25.Bxe4 d5 26.Bf5 Qe7 27.gxh6 Qe5 28.hxg7 Bxg7 29.Bg4  Farkas,Z-Sorroche
Lupion,F/SEMI 2001] | ||
| [21...Nxe4 Ftacnik 22.Bxe4 Rxe4 | ||
| (22...Nc3 23.Rxf8+! Kxf8 24.Qf3+ Kg8 25.Nxh6+! gxh6 26.Qg3+ Kh8 27.Qxc3+) | ||
| 23.Rxe4 Nc7 24.Nf6+ | ||
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(24.Nxh6+) | ||
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24...gxf6 25.Rg3+
Kh8 26.Rh4] | ||
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22.Bd2! This move is definitely better
than 22.Bxh6 which has been played in an old correspondance game. | ||
[22.Bxh6 Nxe4
23.Rxe4 Rxe4
24.Bxe4 Nc3
25.bxc3 Bxe4
26.Re3 Bc6 Andresen,T-Lumley,W/corr
1995] | ||
[22.b3 Ftacnik 22...Nxe4
23.Bxe4 Rxe4
24.Rxe4 Nc3
25.Rxc3 Bxe4 ] | ||
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22...Nxe4 '?' Ftacnik. A logical attempt
to get rid of the white light-squared bishop, but White can manage well enough without it. Ftacnik:
'Most probably the decisive mistake in the game. The future battles may center around the line 22. ..Nxg4.' | ||
| [22...Nxg4 Ftacnik 23.hxg4 Qd7 | ||
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(23...Nf6 24.Nxf6
gxf6 (24...Bxf3?
25.Qc2!) 25.Rxe8
Qxe8 26.Qc2
Qd7 27.Bc3!
Bxf3 28.Qg6!
Qg7 29.Bxf6) | ||
24.g5 Re6 ] | ||
[22...b4 Ftacnik 23.Qc2 ] | ||
| 23.Rxe4 Rxe4 24.Bxe4 Nc3 | ||
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[After 24...Qe7? White
would've launched the decisive attack on the light squares. 25.Bb1 c4 26.Qc2 g5 27.Qg6 Qg7 28.Rf7 Qxg6 29.Bxg6 Bc6 30.Bc3+ Nxc3 31.Rh7+ Kg8 32.Nf6#] | ||
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25.Bxc3 Bxe4
26.Rf4 Ftacnik: 'Karjakin will perform
the decisive phase of the attack with exeptional vigour. It made little sense to sacrifice the exchange
with the help of the move 26.Nxh6, since the attacker would have been left with too little firepower
to finish the deed.' 26...Bg6 Covering the square f7 as White's knight is coming to h6. | ||
| [26...d5? 27.Nxh6 Bg6 28.Qg4 Kh7 29.Qe6 Kxh6 30.Rg4 Qe8 31.Rh4+ Kg5 32.Qg4#] | ||
| [26...Qe8 27.Nxh6 Qg6 28.Rg4 Qe6 29.Rh4 Be7 30.Qg4! | ||
| (30.Rh5 Bf8) | ||
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30...Qxg4 31.Rxg4
Bf8 32.Rxe4
b4 33.Nf5
bxc3 34.bxc3
Kg8] | ||
| 27.Nxh6 Qg5 | ||
| [27...d5 28.Qg4 is similar to 26...d5?.] | ||
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28.Qf3! It's about time to enjoy some
material gains. 28...Qxh6 | ||
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[28...Kh7 29.Nf7
Bxf7 30.Rxf7 and
Black loses a piece.] | ||
29.Bd2! Forcing
Black to give up a queen. In case of | ||
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[29.Rxf8+ Rxf8
30.Qxf8+ Kh7
31.Qxd6 Be4 Black
could put up some resistance, even though an endgame should be winning for White.] | ||
| 29...Qxf4 30.Bxf4 Re8 31.axb5 axb5 32.Qc6 Kh7 | ||
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[Of course not 32...b4 33.Bxd6 Re6 34.Qc8 ] | ||
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33.Qxb5 d5
34.Qd7 d4
35.h4! A very important move which does
not allow Black to coordinate his pieces. 35...Re4 36.Bg3 | ||
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[36.Bd6!? Bxd6
37.Qxd6 Re1+
38.Kh2 Re2
39.h5] | ||
| 36...Be7 37.h5 Bxh5 | ||
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[Nothing changes 37...Re1+ 38.Kh2 Bxh5 39.f3 Re2 40.b4 c4 41.b5 d3 42.b6 and
White promotes a pawn.] | ||
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38.f3 Re2
39.Kf1 Rxb2
40.Qxe7 Rb1+
41.Kf2 A very powerful performance by
young Ukrainian grandmaster! 1-0 | ||
