Chessville - Bobotsov - Adorjan, Vrnjacka Banja, 1972 - Annotated by GM András Adorján (Black Really Is OK!)

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Black Really Is OK!

Brand Old Novelties - Part 2
Annotations by GM András Adorján

Check out Part 1 - Adamski - Adorján, Rubinstein Memorial (8), 1970

Bobotsov - Adorjan
Vrnjacka Banja, 1972

1.c4 g6 2.e4 e5 3.Nf3

Later 3.d4!? gained much more in popularity.

3...Bg7 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6!? N

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Another try, which brought no joy for Black: 5...Ne7 6.Nc3 Nbc6 7.Be3 d6 8.Be2 0-0 9.Qd2! (9.0-0 f5= 10.exf5 Bxd4 11.Bxd4 Nxf5 12.Be3 Nxe3 13.fxe3 Be6 14.Rxf8+ Qxf8 15.Qb3 Rb8 16.Rf1 Qe7 17.Rf2 Ne5 18.Nd5 Qg7 19.Qc3 b6 20.Qd4 Rf8=) 9...f5 10.0-0 f4 11.Nxc6 fxe3 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7 13.Qxe3 Be6±

6.Nc3

6.e5 Ne4! Another key move taking the initiative. 7.Qe2 d5! (7...Nc5!? 8.Nf3 0-0 9.Nc3 d6 10.Bg5 f6 11.exf6 Bxf6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6! (12...Rxf6 13.Qd2 Nc6 14.Be2) 13.Nd5 Qg7 14.Ne7+ Kh8 15.Nxc8 Rxc8 16.0-0-0 Nc6; 8.cxd5 (8.exd6 0-0 9.dxc7 Qxd4 10.cxb8Q Rxb8) 8...Qxd5 9.Qb5+ The knight-jump leads to a more complicated game but the evaluation is rather similar: (9.Nb5 0-0 10.f4 Rd8 11.Nd2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 (12.Bxd2 Na6) 12...Qe4+ 13.Qe3 Qb4+ 14.Bd2 Qe7 15.Qa3 (15.Ba5?! b6 16.Bd2 Nc6) 15...Qxa3 16.bxa3 Rd7 17.Be3 Nc6 18.Rd1 Rxd1+ 19.Kxd1 Bg4+ 20.Be2 (20.Ke1) 20...Rd8+ 21.Ke1 Bxe2 22.Kxe2 f6 23.exf6 Bxf6 24.Rd1 (24.Nxa7 Nxa7 25.Bxa7 Ra8 26.Bc5 b6) 24...Rxd1 25.Kxd1 Bd8 26.Nxa7 (26.Bxa7 Nxa7 27.Nxa7 c6 28.Nc8 (28.f5 Kf7) 28...Bc7 29.a4 Bxf4-+; 26...Nxa7 27.Bxa7 b6 28.a4 Kf7 29.a5 bxa5 30.Ke2 Ke6 31.Ke3 Kd5 32.g4 c5; 9...Qxb5 10.Nxb5 Na6 (10...Bxe5 11.f4 Bd6) 11.f4 (11.f3 Nec5 12.f4 f6 13.Be3 Ne6=) 11...f6 12.Nd2 Nxd2 13.Bxd2 fxe5 14.Bc3 Rf8 15.fxe5 Bd7=

6...0-0 7.Be2 Re8 8.f3 c6!

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9.Bg5

9.Nb3 a5 (9...d5 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.Qxd5 (12.exd5 Re5 13.d6 Re6) 12...Qc7! with compensation; (12...Qxd5 13.exd5 Na6 14.Kf2 Bd7 15.Be3 Nb4 16.Rad1; 12...Qh4+ 13.g3 Qf6∞) ; 10.Bf4 (10.a4 Na6 with counterplay (10...d5!? 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Bg5 dxe4 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Nxe4 Nbd7 15.Rd1 (15.0-0-0 Nxe4 16.Bxd8 Nf2=) 15...Rf8 16.Nd6 Nb6 17.Nc5 Nfd5∞; 10...a4 11.Nxa4 Rxa4 12.Bxb8 d5 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Bb5 (14.0-0 Qb6+ 15.Kh1 dxe4 16.Nd2 Bd7) 14...Rexe4+!! 15.fxe4 (15.Kf1 Ng4 16.Qc1 Rac4! 17.Bxc4 Bh6) 15...Bg4 16.Qd2 Rxe4+ 17.Kf1 Qxb8; 9.Nc2 d5!

9...h6 10.Bh4 d5

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11.exd5

More critical is 11. cxd5:

11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Nxd5 g5 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6! (13...Qxf6 14.Bf2 Nc6 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Rb1±) 14.Bf2 Qa5+ 15.Kf1 (15.Qd2?? Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Rd8 17.Kc3 Nc6 18.Rad1 Be6-+) 15...Rd8 Insisting on the original idea, yet it is quite likely that better is the solid 15. ...Nc6 with strong counterplay. (15...Nc6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Qc2 Ba6 18.Be1 Qb6 with compensation) 16.Qc1 Nc6 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Qxc6 (18.Be1 Qb6 19.Bc3 Bxc3 20.Qxc3 Ba6 21.h4 g4! 22.fxg4 Rd4 23.Bxa6 Qxa6+ 24.Kf2 Rxe4∞ 25.Rhe1 Rxg4 26.Re7 Rf4+ 27.Kg3 Qa4 with counterplay) 18...Be6 with compensation (Better is 18...Bxb2 19.Rb1 Qxa2 20.Rxb2 Qa1+ 21.Be1 Qxb2 22.Qxa8 Qb6 (22...Qxe2+? 23.Kxe2 Ba6+ 24.Ke3 Rxa8 25.Bc3±) 23.Bf2 Qb1+=; 19.Be1! Qb6 20.Qxb6 axb6 21.Bc3 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Rdc8 23.Kf2 Rxc3 24.a4 Rc2 25.Rhe1 Rd8 26.g3 Bc4 27.Rac1 Rdd2 28.Rxc2 Rxc2 29.Kf1 (29.Ke3 Bxe2 30.Rxe2 Rc3+ 31.Kf2 Ra3 32.Rb2 Rxa4 33.Rxb6 Ra2+ 34.Kg1 Kg7) 29...Bxe2+ 30.Rxe2 Rc4 31.Ra2 g4 32.Ke2 gxf3+ 33.Kxf3 Kg7 with compensation.

11...cxd5 12.0-0

12.Bxf6 Bxf6! 13.Nxd5 Nc6! 14.Nxc6 (14.Nb5 Bxb2 15.Rb1 Be5) 14...bxc6 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.0-0 (16.Qd2? Rb8-+) 16...Qxb2;
12.Nxd5 g5 13.Bf2 Nxd5 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.0-0? Bxd4 16.Bxd4 Rxe2!-+

12...Nc6 13.Nxc6

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13.cxd5? Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Nxd5! 15.Qf2 (15.Qxg7+ Kxg7 16.Bxd8 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Rxd8 18.Bc4 Bf5; 15.Qc4 Nxc3! 16.Bxd8 Be6 17.Bh4 Bxc4 18.Bxc4 Ne2+ 19.Kh1 Rac8) 15...g5 16.Rad1 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qa5 18.Bg3 Ne3;

Better is 13.Bf2 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 dxc4 15.Bxc4 Bf5=

13...bxc6 14.Bf2 Be6

14...Rb8 15.Qd2 d4! 16.Na4 Qd6

15.Na4 Nh5!?

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15...dxc4 16.Rc1 Qxd1 17.Rfxd1 c3

16.cxd5

16.g3 dxc4! 17.Qxd8 Raxd8

16...Bxd5 17.Re1 Qg5 18.Kh1 Nf4 19.Bf1 Bc4! With the threat of ...Red8.

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20.Rxe8+

20.Re4 Be2 21.Qc1 Rxe4 22.fxe4 Rd8 23.Qe1 Bxf1 24.Qxf1 Qb5;

20.g3 Rxe1 21.Qxe1 Nd3 22.Bxd3 Bxd3 23.Rc1 Be2!

20...Rxe8 21.Nc3 Bxf1 22.Qxf1

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22...Nd5?

22...a5!;

22...Rb8 23.Nd1 (23.Ne4 Qe5) 23...c5

23.Ne4?

23.Bxa7! Ra8 24.Qg1!=

23...Qe5 24.Rb1 f5

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25.Nd2?

Better is 25.Ng3 a5 26.Re1 Qb8

25...Qe2! 26.Nc4 a6?!

Looks fine, but not a big deal. 26...Qxf1+ 27.Rxf1 Re2 28.Bxa7 Rc2 29.b3 Rxa2 30.Bc5 Nf4

27.Kg1 Nb4!?

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27...Nf4 28.Re1 Qxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Rxe1+ 30.Bxe1 Nd3 31.b3=

28.Re1?

28.a3 Nd3-+;

Better is 28.Rd1

28...Qxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Rxe1+ 30.Bxe1 Nxa2-+ 31.Bd2 Kf7 32.Ke2 Ke6 33.Kd3 Kd5 34.b3 Kc5 35.Be3+ Kd5 36.Nb6+ Kd6 37.Nc4+ Ke6 38.Bd2 Bf8 39.g4 Nb4+ 40.Bxb4 Bxb4 41.Ke3 Bc5+

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42.Kd3

42.Kf4 Bd6+! 43.Nxd6 g5+ 44.Ke3 f4+-+

42...fxg4 43.fxg4 Kd5 44.h3 Ba7 45.Na5 Bb6 46.Nc4 Bd8 47.Ke3 a5 48.Kd3 Bc7 49.Nd2

49.Ke3? a4-+

49...Ke5 50.Nf3+ Kf4

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51.Nd4

51.Nh4 g5 52.Nf5 h5 53.Nd4 (53.Nh6 hxg4 54.hxg4 Bd6 55.Kd4 Bf8-+) 53...hxg4 54.hxg4 Kxg4 55.Nxc6 Kh3-+

51...Kg3 52.Nxc6 Kxh3 53.Ne7 Kxg4 54.Nxg6 Bd6 55.Nh8 h5 56.Nf7 Bc7 0-1