1.d4 d5
2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4
9.Bxc4 a6 10.Bd3
Not the
most popular move in this very well known position of the Anti-Meran
variation. Normally White prefers 10.Rd1.
10...c5
11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 f5 13.Bd3 b5 14.Qe2?!
White
shouldn't have given so much to Black. This move passes the
initiative to Black, and already White needs to think about
equalizing the game.
14.e4!? c4
15.Be2 Bb7 16.Ng5 fxe4 17.Nxe6 Qh4 18.g3 Qh3 19.Nxf8 Rxf8 20.Be3 Rf3
21.Rfe1 Nf6 22.Bf1 Qh5 23.Bg2 Ng4 24.h3 Nxe3 25.Rxe3 Rxe3 26.fxe3
Qg5 27.Qe2 h5 28.a4 Qxg3 29.axb5 axb5 30.Ra5 Bc6 31.Ra6 Bd5 32.Kf1
Qg6 33.Qf2 Qe6 34.Qh4 Qf7+ 35.Kg1 Be7 36.Qg3 b4 37.Qe5 Bh4 38.Rb6
Qf2+ 39.Kh1 Bf7 40.Rb8+ Kh7 41.Bxe4+ Kh6 42.Rh8# 1-0, Granda Zuniga
Julio E (PER) 2605 - Illescas Cordoba Miguel (ESP) 2605, Pamplona
(Spain) 1998.
14...Bb7 15.Rd1 c4 16.Bc2 Nf6 17.Bd2 Qc7 18.h3 Qc6 19.Rac1 Ne4
I decided
that my pieces are ready to begin the attack at the enemy's king, so
I started the plan which gives me possibility to bring my rook
closer to the opponent's monarch. Of course I could have
played 19...Rac8, unhurriedly strengthening the position.
20.Be1
Rf6
Probably
that was too optimistic and gave White some counter-chances.
Interesting was 20...Qd5 with the idea of Ng5 21.b3 Ng5 22.e4 Nxf3+
23.gxf3 fxe4 24.fxe4 Qg5+ 25.Qg4 Qxg4+ 26.hxg4 Rf4 winning a pawn.
21.b3
Rg6 22.d5!
Of course
White has to close the h1-a8 diagonal.
22...exd5 23.Nd4?
Choosing
the wrong direction. 23.Nh4 gave counterchances. 23...d4
(23...Ba3 24.Nxg6 Qxg6 25.Bxe4 fxe4) 24.Bxe4 Qxe4 25.f3 d3 26.Qf2
Qe6 27.Nxg6 hxg6 Black is slightly better.
23...Qe8 24.Nxf5 Ba3
Immediately 24...d4 was not good due to 25.Nxd6.
25.Rb1
d4!
26.f3
During the
game I was thinking only about 26.Rxd4 Rxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Nc3+ 28.Kf1
Nxe2 29.Rg4 Bf3 30.Rxg7+ Kh8...
Analysis Diagram: after 30...Kh8
...and was
not sure about the estimation of this position. Of course when
after the game I switched on the analyzing program, everything
became clear, but during the game I was a little bit afraid of this
irrational position.
26...d3
27.Bxd3 cxd3 28.Rxd3 Ng5 29.Nh4 Nxh3+ 30.Kf1 Rf6 31.gxh3 Be4
Probably
stronger was 31...Bxf3 32.Nxf3 Qe4 33.Rbd1 Rxf3+ 34.Kg1 Bc5 and due
to the weak opponent's king Black is better. But I chose more
material way.
32.Rbd1
Bxd3 33.Rxd3 Qe6 34.Qg2 Be7 35.f4 Rc8 36.Bc3 Rf7 37.Nf3 Bf6 38.Bxf6
Qxf6 39.Nd4 Rfc7
Black has
to try to exchange the major pieces, because the white knight will
not be able to hold the position due to the many weaknesses of the
pawn structure of White.
40.Rd1
Kh8 41.Qg4 Re8 42.Rd3 g6 43.Kf2 b4 44.Ke2 a5 45.Kf2 Qe7 46.Qd1 Rec8
47.Nf3 Rc1 48.Qe2 R8c2 49.Rd2 Qe4 50.Ne1 Rxd2 51.Qxd2 Rc3 52.Qd8+
Kg7 53.Qb6 Qf5 54.Qd4+ Kh6 55.Kg3
55.Qd8 Qe6
56.Qg5+ Kg7 57.Ng2 Rc2+
55...Qc5
After
exchanging the queens the position is hopeless for White.
56.Qxc5
Rxc5 57.e4 Rc1 58.Nf3 Ra1 59.e5 Rxa2 60.e6 Kg7 61.Nd4 Kf6 0-1
