E-Grivas, < GM Efstratios > (2292) - Sanders (2167)
ICC 5 0 (Internet Chess Club), 07/30/2006

[Fritz 9 (5s)]


E30: Nimzo-Indian: Leningrad Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 c5 5.d5 exd5 6.cxd5 d6 7.e3 Qe7
[7...Bf5 8.Qf3
(8.Bb5+ Nbd7 9.Nge2 a6 10.Ng3 Bg6 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.O-O Bxc3 14.bxc3 b5 15.Re1 h5 16.e4 h4 17.Nf1 h3 18.g3 Kf8 19.f4 Bh5 20.Qc2 Re8 21.Re3 c4 22.Qf2 f5 Duarte,F-Brito,L/Rio de Janeiro 1974/EXT 2003/1-0 (59))
8...Bg6
(8...Bg4 9.Bxf6 Bxf3 10.Bxd8 1-0 Lachmann,H-Galle,W/Lippstadt 1962/EXT 2001)
9.Bb5+ Nbd7 10.h4 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Qxf6 gxf6 13.Nge2 a6 14.Bxd7+ Kxd7 15.O-O-O Bh5 16.f3 f5 17.Nf4 Bg6 18.Rhe1 Rae8 19.Re2 Re7 20.Rh1 h5 21.Rh3 Ree8 22.Rg3 Portisch,L-Donia,M/Antwerp 1955/EXT 2000/1-0 (54)]
[7...O-O 8.Bd3
(8.Bc4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Bf5 10.Ne2 h6 11.Bh4 Nbd7 12.O-O Bh7 13.Bd3 Qe8 14.Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.Qb1+ Qe4 16.Qxe4+ Nxe4 17.Rfd1 g5 18.Bg3 Nxg3 19.Nxg3 f5 20.f4 Kg6 21.Rab1 b6 22.a4 Rfe8 Kudinow,D (1932)-Van Brussel,B (1687)/Soest 2001/EXT 2002/1/2-1/2 (45))
8...Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Nbd7 10.Ne2 Re8 11.O-O h6 12.Bh4 Ne5 13.h3 Qe7 14.c4 b6 15.Nc3 Ng6 16.Bg3 Ne5 17.a4 Ba6 18.Nb5 Bxb5 19.axb5 Qb7 20.Qc2 a5 21.bxa6 Rxa6 22.Rxa6 Kaplan,J (2435)-Damjanovic,M (2430)/Hastings 1976/EXT 99/1/2-1/2]
[7...O-O 8.Bd3]
8.Bb5+ Nbd7
[8...Bd7 9.Bd3]
9.Nge2 a6 10.Ba4 b5 11.Bc2 h6 Black threatens to win material: h6xg5
12.Bh4 g5 13.Bg3 Nh5
[13...Bb7 14.a3 Bxc3+ 15.Nxc3]
14.O-O
[14.a4 O-O 15.h4 Bxc3+ 16.bxc3 Ndf6 17.hxg5 hxg5]
14...Ba5
[14...Bxc3 15.Nxc3 Nxg3 16.fxg3]
15.a4 b4 16.Ne4 Nxg3 17.N2xg3
[Worse is 17.hxg3 h5]
17...Nf6
[17...Ne5 18.Nd2]
18.f4
[18.Nd2 Bc7]
18...Nxe4
[18...g4!?]
19.Bxe4
[Inferior is
19.Nxe4 b3 20.Bd3 c4]
19...Bd7
[19...Rg8 20.Kh1]
20.Qd3 Kd8
[20...Bb6 21.Kh1]
21.b3
[21.Bf5 Be8]
21...Kc7
[21...Bb6 22.Rac1]
22.Bf5 Kb7
[22...Bxf5 23.Nxf5
(23.Qxf5?! Qxe3+ 24.Kh1 Rad8)
23...Qd7 24.Ng3]
23.Bxd7 Qxd7 24.Ne4
[24.fxg5!? Bc7 25.g6 fxg6 26.Rf6]
24...Bc7
[24...Qe7 25.Rae1]
25.Rac1
[25.Rae1]
25...Ka7
[25...Qe7!? 26.Ng3 Rae8]
26.fxg5 hxg5
[26...Bd8 27.Rxc5 dxc5 28.Nxc5]
27.Nxg5
[27.Rf6!? Kb8 28.Rcf1]
27...Raf8 28.Rf5
[28.Rc4 Bd8 29.Qf5 Qxf5 30.Rxf5 Bxg5 31.Rxg5 Re8]
28...Bd8 29.Rcf1
[29.Nh3 Rfg8 30.Rcf1 Rg7]
29...Bxg5 30.Rxg5 f6
[30...Qe7 31.Rff5]
31.Rgf5 White threatens to win material: Rf5xf6
[31.Qf5 Qe7 32.Rg3 Rh6]
31...Qh7 32.h3 Qg6?
[32...Rfg8 33.R1f3 Rg6 34.Qf1]
33.e4
[33.Qe4 Re8 34.Qf4 Reg8]
33...Rfg8?
[33...Qg7]
34.Qf3 Qg3
[34...Qh6 35.Kh2 Rd8]
35.Rxf6?? makes life more difficult. .
[35.Qxg3 ends the debate
35...Rxg3 36.Rxf6]
35...Rxh3 36.Rf7+
[36.Qxg3 Rhxg3
(36...Rgxg3?? 37.Kf2)
37.R1f5 Rxg2+ 38.Kf1 Rb2]
36...Kb6 37.a5+?? with this move White loses his initiative
[37.Qxg3 is a viable option
37...Rhxg3 38.R1f6 Rxg2+ 39.Kf1]
37...Kxa5 38.Rb7?? terrible, but what else could White do to save the game?
[38.Qxg3 Rhxg3 39.R1f3]
38...Qh2+
[38...Qh2+ 39.Kf2 Rxf3+ 40.Kxf3 Qxg2+ 41.Ke3 Qxf1 42.Rb5+ Kxb5 43.e5 Rg3+ 44.Kd2 Qf2+ 45.Kc1 Rg1#]


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