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(2) Lagowski,P (2404) - Kharlov,A (2607) [D11]
20th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA (3), 01.03.2004
[Martin,A]
1.d4
d5
2.Nf3
c6
3.c4
dxc4
4.e3
Be6
5.a4
# Possibly a more dangerous move than 5 Nc3. White deters ...b7-b5. Other tries: [ 5.Ne5!?
was played a recent game by Alexey Dreev. In my opinion his opponent showed too much respect . 5...Nf6
( What is wrong with 5...b5!?
now ? I sketch a brief analysis. 6.Qf3
( 6.b3
cxb3
7.axb3
Nf6
8.Nc3
a5
9.Bd3
b4
10.Na2
Qd6
11.0-0
Nbd7
# Black&aposs play continues in the same provocative and aggressive vein. White has not yet won his pawn back and has it all to prove.) 6...Nf6
7.Nc3
Nd5
) 6.Nxc4
g6
7.Nbd2
Bg7
8.b4
0-0
9.Bb2
Bd5
10.Qc2
Nbd7
11.e4
Bxc4
12.Bxc4
Nh5
13.Nf3
a5
14.a3
axb4
15.axb4
Rxa1+
16.Bxa1
e5
17.dxe5
Qe7
18.Qc3
Re8
19.0-0
Nxe5
20.Nxe5
Bxe5
21.Qxe5
Qxe5
22.Bxe5
Rxe5
23.f3
b5
24.Bb3
c5
25.f4
Rxe4
26.bxc5
Re7
27.c6
Rc7
28.Bd5
Kf8
29.g3
Ke7
30.Rb1
Nf6
31.Bg2
Kd6
32.Rxb5
Ng8
33.Bd5
Nf6
34.Bf3
Ng8
35.Bd5
Nf6
36.Bf3
Ng8
37.Rd5+
Ke6
38.Re5+
Kd6
39.Rd5+
Ke6
40.Re5+
Kd6
41.Re8
Ne7
42.Rh8
h5
43.Rd8+
Ke6
44.Rb8
Nxc6
45.Rb6
Kd7
46.Bd5
Nd8
47.Rb2
1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Kornev,A/56th ch-RUS, Krasnoyarsk RUS 2003; 5.Nc3
b5
6.Ng5
With respect to Tishin,the type of move a lot of weaker players will come out with,hoping for something to turn up. 6...Bd7
7.a4
Nf6
8.axb5
cxb5
9.d5
( 9.Qf3
Bc6-/+
) 9...g6
10.Qd4
Bg7
11.Rxa7
Nh5!
White is losing the battle of the tactics. His Queen really gets pushed around now. 12.Qc5
Na6
13.Rxa8
Qxa8
14.Qb6
0-0
15.Be2
h6
16.Nf3
b4
17.Nd1
Rc8
18.e4
Nc5
19.Qxb4
Nxe4
20.0-0
# Finally White castles,but Black is at least equal in view of his active development. 20...Nd6
21.Nc3
Nf6
22.Rd1
Bf5
23.Ne1
Rb8
24.Qc5
Nfe4
25.Nxe4
Bxe4
26.Bf4
Rb5
27.Qc6
Qxc6
28.dxc6
Rc5
29.Bxd6
exd6
30.Rxd6
Bxb2
31.f3
It will be a rather miserable slide to defeat now. ( Still 31.Bf3
was hopeless too,although possibly quicker: 31...Bxf3
32.gxf3
Kf8
33.Nc2
Be5
34.Rd8+
Ke7
35.Rc8
c3
36.Kf1
Kd6-/+
) 31...Bxc6
32.Rd8+
Kg7
33.Rc8
Bd4+
34.Kf1
Bd5
35.Rxc5
Bxc5
36.Nc2
Kf6
37.Ke1
Ke5
38.Kd2
Bg1
39.Nb4
Be6
40.Nc6+
Kd6
41.Na5
Kc5
42.h3
Bd5
43.Kc3
Bd4+
44.Kc2
Kb4
0-1 Tishin,D-Danielian,E/Osen I, Alushta UKR 2003 A convincing game.] 5...Nf6
6.Na3
c5!
# Frees up Black&aposs game. 7.Nxc4
Nc6
8.Nce5
cxd4
9.Bb5
Bd5N
# Meanwhile Rausis has made a career out of winning with 9...dxe3!? : [ 9...dxe3
10.Bxe3
( 10.Qxd8+
Rxd8
11.Bxe3
Bd7
12.Bxc6
Bxc6
13.Nxc6
bxc6
14.Bxa7+/=
# I think White has the edge here,despite the result. The &aposa&apos pawn is big. 14...e6
15.Bd4
Nd5
16.0-0
f6
17.Rfc1
Kd7
18.Rc4
( 18.a5
Bb4
19.a6
Ra8
20.a7+/-
) 18...Ra8
19.Rac1
Bd6
20.g3
Rhb8
21.Rd1
Rb4
22.Rxb4
Bxb4
23.b3
Rb8
24.Nh4
e5
25.Be3
Ke6
26.Kf1
Ba3
27.Rd3
Bb2
28.Bc5
e4
29.Rd1
Rxb3
30.Re1
f5
31.f3
Bc3
32.Rd1
Bb4
0-1 Yrjola,J-Rausis,I/Jyvaskyla 1997) 10...Qxd1+
11.Rxd1
a6
12.Bxc6+
bxc6
13.Nxc6
Bd5
14.Nce5
( 14.Rc1
Rc8
15.Nfd4
Bxg2
16.Rg1
Bd5
17.Ke2
e6
18.f4
Bd6
19.Rxg7
Nh5
20.Rg4
f5
21.Rh4
Nf6
22.Rh6
Ng4
23.Rh3
Kd7
24.Ne5+
Nxe5
25.Rxc8
Kxc8
26.fxe5
Bxe5
27.Rh5
Rg8
28.Kd3
Rg7
29.b4
Be4+
30.Ke2
Kd7
31.h4
Kd6
32.Rh6
Rg6
33.Rxg6
hxg6
34.b5
Bxd4
35.Bxd4
axb5
36.axb5
e5
37.Bb2
f4
38.b6
Ke6
39.Bc3
Kf5
40.Bb2
Bb7
41.Bc3
e4
42.Bb4
Ba6+
43.Kf2
Kg4
0-1 Szabolcsi,J-Rausis,I/France 1997) 14...e6
15.Rc1
Bb3
16.Rc7
Be7
17.a5
Nd5
18.Rb7
Nxe3
19.Rxb3
Nxg2+
20.Kd2
0-0
21.Rc1
Rfd8+
22.Rd3
Bb4+
23.Kd1
Nf4
24.Rd4
Bxa5
25.Rcc4
Bb6
26.Rxd8+
Rxd8+
27.Kc2
Nd5
28.Ng5
f6
29.Nxe6
Re8
0-1 Mattick,L-Von Herman,U/Berlin 2000 So.. ..great results for Black but Kharlov has determined that 9...Bd5 is a somewhat safer way to play the position.] 10.0-0
I analyse: [ 10.Nxd4
Bxg2
11.Rg1
a6!
12.Rxg2
axb5
13.Ndxc6
Qxd1+
14.Kxd1
bxc6=/+
; 10.exd4
e6
11.0-0
Be7
12.Bg5
0-0=
; 10.Qxd4
Qa5+
11.Bd2
Qxb5!
12.axb5
Nxd4
13.exd4
Ne4
14.Bb4
e6
15.Bxf8
Rxf8
16.b6
a6
17.Ke2
f6
18.Nd3
Nd6-/+
I don&apost see a way for White to get any advantage whatsoever. 9...Bd5 is an excellent novelty!] 10...a6
11.Bxc6+
bxc6
12.Qxd4
g6!?
A different way to develop the Black Kingside and sooner rather than later I am sure that Kharlov intends to embarrass the White Queen. 13.a5
Bg7
14.Qa4
Qc7
15.Bd2
Ne4
16.Nd3
0-0|^
# Suddenly it&aposs a very good Grunfeld for Black. 17.Rac1
Qb7
18.Bb4
Rfd8
19.Qa3
c5
Breaking free. 20.Bxc5
Nxc5
21.Nxc5
Qxb2
22.Qa4
Rdc8
[ 22...Bxf3
was very good too: 23.gxf3
Rac8
24.Rc2
Qf6
25.Qg4
h5
26.Qg3
Qc6
27.Rfc1
Qb5-/+
] 23.Nd4
e5
24.Rc2
Qb8
25.Qd7
exd4
26.Qxd5
dxe3
27.fxe3
Qa7
28.Kh1
Rc7
29.Rcc1
Rac8
30.Nd3
Rxc1
31.Nxc1
Qxe3
32.Qxf7+
Kh8-/+
Black has a large advantage for at least three reasons: White&aposs Knight is horrible. White&aposs back rank is clearly more vulnerable. The pawn on a5 is doomed . 33.Na2
Qe2
34.Nc1
Qb5
35.Re1
Rf8
36.Qa7
Qxa5
# Nice knowing you. 37.Nd3
Qxe1+!
38.Nxe1
Rf1+
39.Qg1
Rxg1+
40.Kxg1
a5
41.Kf2
a4
42.Nc2
Bf8
43.h4
a3
44.h5
a2
That will do nicely. My conclusion is that this uncommon variation of the Slav can be used as a game- winning weapon. The line lends itself to complications but if you take the time and trouble to learn about those tactical strikes then you will cause even very strong opponents great discomfort. There are a few select Grandmasters who recognise the potential of the early capture on c4 but not enough of the really top guys so that the line has been analysed to death. 3...dxc4! has many practical advantages. 0-1
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