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Lenderman,A (2581) - Adhiban,B (2544)
Cultural Village Tournament Wijk aan Zee NED , 30.11.2011
[R. Pialan]
First and foremost in the principles of good play in the opening is quick development of pieces. Unnecessary delay like capture of insignificant pawn should be avoided as this will give the opponent time to speed up development and seize the initiative.
In the following game White failed to foresee the danger his king may be in when capturing a pawn. That single loss of time was crucial, enough for Black to disorganize the position of White's pieces and to start a strong attack.
1.c4
e5
2.Nc3
Nf6
3.Nf3
Nc6
This is known as the Four Knights Variation of the English Opening.
4.a3
d5
[Another popular continuation for Black is 4...g6
]
5.cxd5
Nxd5
6.Qc2
Nxc3
[6...Be6
7.e3
Bd6
8.Ne4
f5
9.Neg5
Bd7
10.Bc4
h6
11.Nf7
Kxf7
12.Bxd5+
Kf8
13.Bxc6
bxc6
14.d4
e4
15.Ne5
Bxe5
16.dxe5
Qe7
17.Qc3
Re8
18.Qa5
Qxe5=
(1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Aseev,K/St Petersburg 1997/CBM 59/[Aseev] (42))]
7.dxc3
The idea is to maintain a compact queenside pawns.
[More fashionable in the past was 7.bxc3
Be7
(7...Bd6
8.g3
0-0
(8...Qe7
9.d3
0-0
10.Bg2
Bd7
11.0-0
Na5
12.Nd2
c5
13.Ne4
f5
14.Nxd6
Qxd6
15.f4
Rae8
16.fxe5
Qxe5
17.Rf2
Bc6
18.Bxc6
Nxc6
19.Qb3+
Rf7
20.g4!+/-
White's initiative directed against the f5-pawn gaved him a good game. (1-0 Vaganian,R-Chernin,A/Naberezhnie Chelni 1988/TD (44)) ) 9.Bg2
h6
10.0-0
Rb8
11.d4
Qe7
12.e4
Bd7
13.Be3
b6
14.Nd2
Na5
15.f4
f6
16.Nf3
Nc4
17.Bc1
b5
18.Nh4
Qe8
19.Qd1
c5
20.dxe5
fxe5
21.f5+/-
1-0 Gurevich,M-Karpov,A/Cap d'Agde 2000/CBM 80 (39) White stands better having initiative in the kingside.) 8.e3
0-0
9.d4
Bf6
10.Bb5
Bd7
11.Bxc6?!
It would be better for White to retain the light-squared bishop as the center willl soon be opened making the bishop pair much stronger.
11...Bxc6
12.dxe5
Be7
13.c4
Qd7
14.Bb2
Qg4
15.0-0-0
Be4
16.Qe2
Rfd8
17.Rhg1
Bg6
18.Rd4
Qf5
19.e4
Qf4+
20.Qe3
Qxe3+
21.fxe3
c5
22.Rxd8+
Rxd8
Black has strong bishop pair and White is suffering from bad pawn structure. (0-1 Bareev,E-Svidler,P/Haifa 2000/CBM 74 ext (38))]
7...Bd6
[7...Be7
8.e4
Be6
9.b4
0-0
10.Bd3
a6
11.0-0
Bg4
12.Be2
Bxf3?!
13.Bxf3
White has bishop pair (Kovalyov,A (2612)-Gonzalez Garcia,J (2522)/Sabadell ESP 2011/The Week in Chess 878/1-0 (51))]
8.e4
0-0
9.Be3
Qe7
10.Rd1
[Better was 10.Bd3
Stopping momentarily Black's counterplay with ...f5. The game Tereick,B -Karpatchev,A/Senden GER 2006/1-0 (31) continued 10...Bc5
11.Bxc5
Qxc5
12.b4
Qd6
13.0-0
Ne7
14.Nd2!
Rd8
15.Nc4!
Qxd3?
16.Rad1
Exploiting Black's weak backrank. 16...Qxf1+
17.Kxf1+-
]
10...f5!
Opening the center will favor Black as the White king is still in the middle of the board.
11.exf5
Bxf5
[11...Rxf5
is not so promising 12.Bd3
g6
13.0-0
]
12.Qb3+
Kh8
13.Qxb7??
This is a strategic blunder. White gives more importance to capturing insignificant pawn over development and safety of his king.
13...e4!
Clearing the e5 square for his knight and driving out White knight from its good square.
14.Nd2
Ne5
The d3 square is now a good support point for Black's knight.
15.b4
[15.Nc4
Will give White chances of survival 15...Nd3+
16.Bxd3
exd3
17.Nxd6
Qxd6
]
15...Bg4
Diving the rook away from its good defensive post.
16.Rc1
[16.Be2
Bxe2
17.Kxe2
Qf7
18.Qxe4
Rae8
All the pieces of Black are now in the position to attack the White king.
]
16...Rae8
17.Nc4
[17.Qxa7
Qh4
18.Qd4
Nd3+
19.Bxd3
exd3
Black having a strong threat at f2.]
17...Nd3+
18.Bxd3
exd3
19.0-0
The king escapes but losing material is enivetable.
19...Be2
20.Nxd6
Qxd6-+
[Instead of 20...cxd6
21.Qxe7
Rxe7
22.Rfd1+/=
]
21.Bc5
Qf4
22.Bxf8
d2!
23.Ra1
Bxf1
24.Rxf1
[24.Bc5
Bxg2!
25.Qxg2
Re1+
26.Qf1
Qg4+
27.Kh1
Qf3+
28.Kg1
Qxc3-+
]
24...Re1
[24...Qc4!
Is equally strong 25.h3
Qxf1+
26.Kh2
Rxf8-+
]
25.Qd5
Rxf1+
26.Kxf1
Qc4+!!
Deflection
27.Qxc4
[27.Kg1
Qxd5-+
]
27...d1Q#
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