1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4
It was the first time that I played this variation,
so my opponent was not ready for it.
5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.Nxc4
Svetlana told me after the game that she just mixed
up variations. The most popular continuation here is 7.f3 Bb4
8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2
Qd5+ with millions of different variations, where Black has 2-4
pawns for a piece and often a very interesting and unusual endings
(3pawns vs K/B) can be seen.
7...Bb4
7...c5 is also possible 8.dxc5 Qxd1+ 9.Nxd1 Bxc5
10.f3 Bc2 11.e4 ... 1/2-1/2, Ruck Robert (HUN) 2583 - Popov Valerij
(RUS) 2579, Panormo (Greece) 2002
8.f3 0-0
I spent a lot of time calculating 8...Nd5 9.Bd2
(Finally I decided that White can even play 9.Qd2 with
the idea of e4, and it would be better for me just to castle and to
see what's going on, as I thought it's impossible to play e4 for
White) 9...Qh4+ 10.g3 Qxd4 11.e3 Qf6 (11...Qc5 12.e4~~)
12.e4 Nxc3 13.Qb3! the move I didn't see during the game
13...Nxe4 14.Bxb4 Qd4 15.fxe4 Qxe4+ 16.Kf2 Qxh1 17.Nd6+ Kd7 18.Nxf5
Rd8 19.Be7 Na6 20.Qxb7+ Nc7 21.Rd1+ 1-0, Mikenas Vladas I (EST) -
Feigin Movsa, Kemeri (Latvia) 1939.
9.e4?!
After this move Black gets a very serious attack
and initiative almost for free (he sacrifices a piece for 3 pawns).
The most popular move here is 9.Bg5 and then the next variation can
often be seen 9...h6 10.Bh4 c5 11.dxc5 Qxd1+ 12.Rxd1 Bc2 13.Rc1 Bxa4
14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Ra1 Bb3 16.Nb6 Nc6 17.Nxa8 Rxa8 with compensation
for the exchange and very interesting and complicated play.
9...Nxe4 10.fxe4 Qh4+ 11.Kd2 Qxe4 12.Qf3 Qxd4+
13.Ke1 Nd7
13...Rd8!? 14.Bf4 Na6 15.Be5 Qh4+ 16.Qg3 Qxg3+
17.Bxg3 Nc5 18.Bd6 Nd3+ 19.Bxd3 Bxc3+ 20.bxc3 Bxd3 21.Be7 Bxc4
22.Bxd8 Rxd8 23.a5 Kf8 24.Rd1 Rxd1+ 25.Kxd1 Bd5 26.Rg1 b5 27.axb6
axb6 28.Kd2 Ke7 29.g3 h5 30.Ra1 e5 31.Ra8 b5 32.Rh8 g6 33.Ke3 Kf6
34.h4 Kf5 35.Re8 Kg4 36.Kf2 Be6 37.Re7 e4 38.Rc7 e3+ 39.Kxe3 Kxg3
40.Rxc6 Kxh4 0-1, Gliksman Darko (CRO) - Krzisnik Rok (SLO),
Yugoslavia 1968.
14.Bf4
14.Qe3 e5 15.Bd2 Rfe8 16.Nd1 Bxd2+ 17.Nxd2 Rad8
14...e5
14...Nc5 was seen in the game Tukmakov Vladimir (UKR)
- Shamkovich Leonid (USA), Kiev (Ukraine) 1969; 14...Bg4!? was also
very interesting and strong 15.Qg3 (with his bishop on f4 White
cannot play 15.Qe3? e5 16.Bg5 (16.Bg3 b5-+) 16...f6 17.Bh4
b5-/+) 15...Rad8 (15...e5 16.Be3 Bxc3+ 17.Kf2 Nf6! 18.bxc3 (18.Kg1
Bxb2 19.Rb1 (19.Ra2 Ne4 20.Qxg4 Bc3 with the idea of f5 and
strong attack) 19...Nd5 20.Rxb2 Nxe3 21.Qxe3 Rab8 22.Qxd4
exd4 with a better ending for Black) 18...Ne4+ 19.Kg1 Nxg3 20.cxd4
Nxh1 21.dxe5 b6 22.Kxh1=) 16.Bg5 Nf6 17.Qe3 e5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Be2
(19.Kf2 Be6 20.Qxd4 Rxd4 21.Ne3 Rd2+ 22.Be2 f5 Black is
better) 19...Bxe2 20.Qxe2 b5 21.axb5 cxb5 22.Nd2 Bxc3 23.bxc3
Qxc3 Black is better.
15.Bd2
15.Be3!? Bxc3+ 16.Kf2 Qh4+ 17.g3 Qf6 18.bxc3 Qg6
19.Bg2 Bg4 20.Qe4 f5 21.Qb1 f4 22.gxf4 exf4 23.Bd4 Qe6 24.Be4 Qxc4
25.Bxh7+ Kh8 26.Re1 Nf6 27.Bg6 c5 28.Bxf6 Rxf6 29.Qxb7 Raf8 30.h3
Rxg6 31.hxg4 f3 32.Qe7 Kg8 33.Qe5 Qxg4 34.Qd5+ Kh7 35.Rh1+ Rh6
36.Rag1 Qf5 37.Rxh6+ gxh6 38.Qb7+ Rf7 39.Qb8 Qc2+ 40.Kf1 Qe2# 0-1,
Plachkinova Tatjana Georgieva (BUL)- Velcheva Maria (BUL), Cutro
(Italy) 2000; 15.Bg5 Bg4 16.Qg3 (16.Qe3 f6 17.Bh4 b5-/+)
16...f5 17.Rc1 Nc5 18.Nd2 (18.Be3 Nd3+ 19.Bxd3 Qxd3 20.Kf2 Bxc3
21.bxc3 Qe2+ 22.Kg1 f4-+) 18...Rad8! with attack.
15...Bg4 16.Qg3?
The decisive mistake after which the game is almost
over, White had to play 16.Qe3 and then I wanted to play 16...Rfe8;
White to be very careful whereas Black plays practically with no
risk 17.Nd1 (17.Be2? Bxe2 18.Qxd4 exd4 19.Nxe2 d3 20.Bxb4
Rxe2+ 21.Kd1 Re4 22.b3 b5-+; 17.Ne4? Bxd2+ 18.Nexd2 b5; 17.Kf2 Bc5
18.Qxd4 exd4 19.Na2 d3+ 20.Kg3 Be2 21.Nc3 Nf6) 17...Bc5
(17...Bxd2+ 18.Nxd2 Rad8 19.Qxd4 exd4+ 20.Kf2 Ne5 Black is
better) 18.Qxd4 exd4+ 19.Kf2 Nf6 20.Bd3 Ne4+ 21.Bxe4 Rxe4
Black is better.
16...Nc5 17.Rc1 Rad8!
White hoped for 17...Nb3 18.Be3 but even here White
is in big trouble 18...Qe4 19.Qxe5 Qg6.
18.Be3 Bxc3+
and after 19. bc Qd1 20. Rd1 Rd1 21. Kf2 Ne4 22.
Kg1 Ng3 23. hg Be2 24. Nd2 Black can choose between Rfd8 25. Kf2
Rdd2 26. Bd2 Bf1 27. Be3 Be2 or 25. ... Bf1 26. Nf1 (Rf1 Rdd2) Ra1
winning in both variations. It was a free day after this round
and I went to rest with a clear first place having 5 rounds to go.
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