Richard Dole Memorial 1999 (1), 13.02.1999

--Analysed by Jason Brown

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3

The King's Indian Attack. White will play for an attack on the kingside by advancing the e pawn to e5, which removes a defensive knight from f6. White will then advance the h pawn in an attempt to gouge at black's kingside pawns. The white knights will both be manuevered to the kingside where they threaten along with the queen a mating attack. For black the strategy is to push the queenside pawns and force an opening in the queenside for the black pieces to manuever. Time is very important. Whoever breaks though first on their side of the board gets the advantage.
 

2...b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.d3 d5 5.Nbd2 e6 6.0–0 Be7 7.Re1 0–0 8.a3?!
 

It would be better for white not to create weaknesses on the queenside. This just gives black a target to attack.
 
 
 
 
 

8...c5 9.c3 a5 10.Qc2 Nc6 11.e4 Qb6 12.e5 Nd7 13.Nf1 b4 14.Bf4 Rfc8 15.h4 a4 16.N1h2 bxc3 17.bxc3 Ba6 18.Reb1 Qc7 

19.h5??
                                           19.c4! Nb6 20.Ng4³

19...Ndxe5 20.d4 Nxf3+
                                                               20...Bd3!? 21.Qxd3 Nxd3 22.Bxc7 Rxc7µ

21.Nxf3 Qa5 22.Bg5?
                                                             22.Bd2
 

22...cxd4 23.Bxe7 d3 24.Qd2 Nxe7 25.Rb4 Qc5
26.Rc1 Nf5 27.g4 Ng3 28.Nd4 Ne4–+
                                                                                          28...Ne2+ 29.Nxe2 dxe2 30.Bf3 Rab8 31.Bxe2 Bxe2 32.Qxe2 Rxb4
                                                                                          33.axb4 Qc7µ;
                                                                                          28...e5 29.fxg3 exd4  30.Rxd4 Bc4 31.Ra1 Ra6µ

29.Bxe4 dxe4 30.Rxa4 Bc4 31.Rxa8 Rxa8 32.Qf4? e5 33.Qf5 Qxa3 34.Rb1 exd4 35.cxd4 Qe7 36.g5 e3 37.Rb6 e2

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