1.e4
c6 2.d4 d6 3.Nf3 g6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bg7 6.0-0 0-0 7.h3 Qc7 8.Bf4 Nh5 9.Bh2 e5
10.Nbd2 Nd7 11.Re1 b6 12.a4 a6
IM William Paschall of
chess.fm was not too complimentary on the number
of pawn moves that Jay Bonin has made in the opening, and I see no reason to
disagree with him. Jay has had poor results with this unorthodox opening
setup in the NY Masters against players with higher ratings than him.
13.b4
Bb7 14.Nc4 Nf4 15.Bf1 Rad8 16.Qd2 Bh6 17.Qc2 f6
This kingside weakening move doesn’t seem so bad, but just
look at all the problems it causes in the next few moves…
18.Rad1
d5
Jay blasts open the position, but who is more prepared for
the blasting…
19.Ncd2
c5 20.Qa2!
Black’s king is caught in
a crossfire…
20...Kg7 21.Bxf4! Bxf4
22.exd5
and Yudasin has
won a pawn for almost no compensation.
22...cxb4 23.cxb4 Qd6
24.Nc4!
Blacks center
is quickly falling apart. White gives up the b4-pawn for the very important
e5 pawn. This will also destroy the shelter around black’s king.
24...Qxb4 25.dxe5 fxe5
26.Ncxe5 Nxe5 27.Nxe5 Bxd5
A tricky move, as Yudasin cannot capture
the bishop due to the undefended rook on e1, however Yudasin had a nasty
trick up his sleeve….
28.Qa1!
Yudasin harasses the black king again!! It
can only safely go to g8, where it falls into many traps along the a2-g8
diagonal such as Rxd5 Rxd5 Bc4, pinning the rook
on d5.
28...Kg8 29.Ng4
Yudasin opts for another method, simply
threatening Nf6 check. Note that if the bishop on f4 ever moves off the
diagonal, Nh6 is checkmate!
29...Bd2!?
A desperate attempt by
Jay to confuse the issue. Yudasin takes the bull by the
horn and sacrifices to achieve a winning
position.
30.Rxd2!?
Qxd2 31.Re3!
…and how does black stop Nh6 mate!!! Jay
finds the only defense, but it loses back the exchange and gives white a
tremendous amount of pressure on top of his extra pawn.
31...h5
32.Nf6+ Rxf6 33.Qxf6 Bf7 34.Re7 Rf8 35.Qxb6 a5 36.Ra7 Qd1 37.Qb5 Re8 38.Rd7
Qa1 39.Kh2 Re5 40.Qb8+ Re8 41.Qf4 Rf8
42.Rxf7
1-0
The final touch…..after 42…Rxf7 43.Bc4,
white wins back the exchange and transposes into an easily winning pawn-up
endgame.
