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New In Chess
Yearbook 85
Edited by Genna Sosonko
Reviewed by
Prof. Nagesh Havanur
New In Chess, 2007
ISBN-13:
978-90-5691-234-5
Published 4 times a year
soft-cover, 248 pages
figurine algebraic notation |
The Nimzo-Indian presents a formidable challenge to the player with White.
It is an opening that demands both deep positional understanding and sharp
tactical awareness.
A number of players including GMs avoid facing the Nimzo altogether and opt
for the Queen’s Indian Defence in stead. Ideally speaking, the player with
White pieces should take up the gauntlet and meet the challenge of the Nimzo
head on. But it is just not possible to go through the complex maze of
variations in the main lines to acquire a complete understanding of this
opening. A reasonable way out of this dilemma is to study and play less
explored lines like the following featured in this Yearbook.
Viktor Moskalenko - Avellana Jorge Cuadras [E25]
Open Tournament, Italy, 2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
4.f3!?
       
 
  
     
An unusual variation often played
by Shirov. The Main Lines are the following:
The Rubinstein Variation (4.e3)
The Alekhine Variation (4.Qc2)
The Leningrad variation (4.Bg5)
The Saemisch Variation (4.a3).
4...d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5
Not 6...0–0? 7.cxd5 Nxd5 ( If
7...exd5 8.e3 followed by Bd3.) 8.e4!±
(8…Nxc3? 9.Qb3 and the knight is
trapped.)
7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.e4 Ne7
10.Be3 0–0 11.Qb3 Nd7 12.Bb5!? Qc7 13.Bxd7 Bxd7 14.Ne2 e5!? 15.Rb1!
Rab8 16.0–0 Nc6
If 16...Be6 17.Qa4 Nc6
18.f4!? with attacking chances.
17.Rfd1 Na5?
This move loses precious time and
also control of d4 and e5 squares. 17...Be6 18.Qa4 is a reasonable
alternative.
18.Qb4 Be6 19.Bf2 Nc4 20.Nd4!
 
Moskalenko points out with modesty
that his inspiration for this move came from a game of Mamedyarov.
20...exd4 21.cxd4+- a5
Not 21...b5? 22.Bg3+-
22.Qc3 b5 23.cxb6
23.d5!? is also good.
23...Qc8
If 23...Rxb6? 24.Rxb6 Qxb6 25.d5+-
24.d5 Rd8 25.dxe6 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1
Qxe6 27.Rb1 h6 28.b7 Qa6 29.h3 f6 30.Qd3 Qe6 1–0
Original opening strategy crowned by an elegant combination.
Apart from the Nimzo-Indian, this yearbook also offers detailed surveys on a
variety of other openings (See the list-Ed.)
Then there are the trademark features like Sosonko’s Corner, book reviews
(Glenn Flear) and the Forum featuring readers’ letters.
The following game brought back vivid memories of young Fischer. I
have added a few comments by Carlos Cranbourne, the well-known CC player
who has contributed most to the development of this variation in recent
years.
Daurelle Hervé - Nicolas Rousset [B98]
Team Tournament, France 2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
The Sicilian Najdorf.
6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 h6
9.Bh4 g5!?
“In the 1955 Göteborg Interzonal
Tournament, the draw for round 14 set up the pairings of three
Argentinian players against three Soviet grandmasters:
Spassky-Pilnik, Keres-Najdorf and Geller-Panno. They planned a
big surprise for their opponents, but the innovation backfired...
The principal idea of this thrust is to divert the White f-pawn
and to gain firm control of the e5-square for a Black knight.” -Cranbourne
10.fxg5 Nfd7 11.Nxe6?
11.Qh5 threatening Ne6 is the
other continuation.
11...fxe6 12.Qh5+ Kf8 13.Bb5
Rh7!
This move was suggested by Keres
in the tournament bulletins. It was15-year-old Fischer who
played it in the last round against Gligorich at the Portoroz
Interzonal 1958:
13...Ne5?! was played in the stem
game Geller-Panno, Goteborg 1955 and Geller continued 14.Bg3! (The
Argentineans had only considered the line 14.0–0+? Kg8!
15.Bg3 hxg5!–+) 14...Bxg5 15.0–0+ Ke7 16.Bxe5 Qb6+ 17.Kh1 dxe5
18.Qf7+ Kd6 19.Rad1+Qd4 (forced. If 19...Kc5? 20.Rd5+! exd5
21.Qxd5+ Kb4 22.Qc4+ Ka5 23.b4# (or 23.Qa4# ) 20.Rxd4+ exd4
21.e5+ Kc5 22.Qc7+ Nc6 23.Bxc6 1–0
14.0–0+ Kg8 15.g6 Rg7 16.Rf7
Bxh4 17.Qxh6 Rxf7 18.gxf7+ Kxf7 19.Rf1+ Bf6
19...Nf6?? 20.Qh7+ Kf8 21.Qxh4+ +-
Or 19...Ke8?? 20.Qg6++-
20.Qh7+
Not 20.e5 dxe5 21.Ne4 Qb6+ !
22.Kh1 axb5 23.Nxf6 Ke7 and the king escapes through e8 and c7.
20...Ke8 ! 21.Qg6+ Kf8
If 21...Ke7?? 22.Rxf6 Qb6+
(22...Nxf6 23.Qg7#) 23.Rf2 axb5 24.Qf7+ Kd8 25.Qxe6
threatening Nd5 wins.
22.e5
Tim Harding, the doyen of
correspondence chess, anticipated the novelty in this game years ago
with 22.Bxd7 Nxd7 23.e5 dxe5. But other CC players were unable to
find a suitable continuation for Black after 24.Ne4 Qb6+ 25.Kh1.
22...dxe5
23.Bxd7!N
More usual is 23.Ne4 Qb6+ 24.Kh1
axb5 25.Nxf6 Ke7 26.Rd1 (Not 26.Qe8+? Kd6 27.Qxc8 Ra4! And
Black has the upper hand. Rudolf Ševecek- Carlos Cranbourne, ICCF
2003) 26...Nxf6 27.Qg7+ Ke8 28.Qg6+ =
23...Nxd7
Not 23...Qb6+ ?! 24.Kh1 Nxd7
25.Ne4+-
24.Ne4 Qe8!
Not only threatening to exchange
the queens...
25.Qh6+ Ke7 26.Nxf6 Nxf6
27.Qxf6+ Kd6 28.Rd1+ Kc6
If 28...Kc7? 29.Qxe5+ Kb6
30.Qd4+ Ka5 31.b4+ Ka4 32.b5+ Ka5 33.Qd2++-
29.Rd8 Qh5
The only move, but a good one.
The queen takes an active position.
30.Qf8 Kb6
Not 30...Kc7?? 31.Qd6#
31.Qf2+ Kc7 32.Qf8 Kb6 33.Qf2+
Kc7 34.Qf8 Kb6 ½–½
A fine draw that may see the end of the line 11. Nxe6.
Do not miss this Yearbook.
Other NIC Yearbook reviews by Prof.Nagesh Havanur:
New In Chess
Yearbook 70 (2004)
New In Chess
Yearbook 71 (2004)
New In Chess
Yearbook 75 (2005)
New In Chess Yearbook 81 (2006)
New In Chess Yearbook 82 (2007)
New In Chess Yearbook 83 (2007)
New In Chess Yearbook 84 (2007)
* 31 Surveys:
Sicilian Defence - Moscow Variation 3.Bb5 -
Palliser
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Be3 e5
7.Nb3 - Anka
Sicilian Defence - Dragon Variation 9.Bc4 -
Olthof
Sicilian Defence - Rauzer Variation 6...Bd7 -
Galkin
Sicilian Defence - Rauzer Variation 9.f4 -
Karolyi
Sicilian Defence - Kan Variation 5...Ne7 -
Mchedlishvili
Pirc Defence - Classical Variation 5.Be2 - Marin/Stoica
King’s Fianchetto - The 3.Nf3 Line - Vilela
Caro-Kann Defence - Various Systems - Soppe
Caro-Kann Defence - Panov Variation 6.c5 -
Gavrilov
Scandinavian Defence - Main Line 4.Bc4, 5.d3 -
Prié
Ruy Lopez - Chigorin Variation 9...Na5 - Grivas
Ruy Lopez - Riga Variation 5...Ne4 6.d4 ed4 -
Boll/Talsma
Scotch Game - Classical Variation 4...Bc5 - Lukacs/Hazai
Italian Game - Bishop’s Opening 2.Bc4 - Vladimirov
Slav Defence - Chebanenko Variation 4...a6 - Bologan
Slav Defence - Alapin Variation 5.a4 Bf5 - Mchedlishvili
Slav Defence - Anti-Moscow Gambit 5...h6 - A.
Kuzmin
Slav Defence - Anti-Moscow Gambit 5...h6 - Boersma
Nimzo-Indian Defence - Ragozin Variation 6.Bg5 -
Morgado/Alvarez
Nimzo-Indian Defence - 4.f3 - Moskalenko
Queen’s Indian Defence - Nimzowitsch Variation
4...Ba6 - A. Kuzmin
Grünfeld Indian Defence - 4.h4 Line - Cebalo
Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Bg5
- Fogarasi
Grünfeld Indian Defence - Exchange Variation 7.Bc4
- Mikhalevski
Grünfeld Indian Defence - Russian Variation 5.Qb3-
Van der Tak
King's Indian Defence - Classical Main Line 9.Nd2
- Ikonnikov
King’s Indian Defence - Four Pawns Attack 6...Na6
- Moskalenko
Benoni Defence - Volga-Benko Gambit 3...b5 -
Finkel
Old-Indian Defence - Anti-Volga System 4.Bg5 -
Fogarasi
Dutch Defence - Early Divergences 2.g4, 2.e4,
2.Nc3 - Grivas
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