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ANNOTATED GAME
Super Cup 1- 2006
Victor K. (1750) vs. Grant N. (1700)
Annotated by: cheetah08 (1200)
Chess opening: Centre game, Kieseritsky variation (C21)
Victor K. (1750) vs. Grant N. (1700)
Annotated by: cheetah08 (1200)
Chess opening: Centre game, Kieseritsky variation (C21)
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19. Nfe6 Bxe6 20. Nxe6 Qd6 21. Nxf8 |
Accepting the challenge. | ||||
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21... Rxf8 |
White has won the exchange but already black's queenside attack is looking menacing. | ||||
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22. Bf3 |
Trying to trade the much stronger knight for the lowly bishop. | ||||
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22... Nb6 |
Not allowing the exchange as it would diminish black's attacking chances. | ||||
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23. Qc2 |
White already feels uneasy about the pawn front and retreats his queen. | ||||
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23... Nc4 |
Placing the knight on the excellant c4 square. | ||||
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24. Rhe1 |
Trying desperatly to drum up some counterplay along the e file. | ||||
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24... a4 |
Advancing the pawn front. Now a3 , after b4 is a serious consideration as it rips apart the white queenside. | ||||
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25. Qe4 |
White still tries to attack , but this allows the knight to come to d5, something that white should have prevented. | ||||
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25... Nd5 |
Now it's clear that the knights are extremely powerful and white should try to dislodge them immediatly. | ||||
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26. Qh4 Nxb2 |
! A good move as after Kxb2 black has perpetural check with Qb4 . After Bxd5 Nxd1 white would return the exchange with black being better. | ||||
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27. Be4 |
White tries for mate on h7. | ||||
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27... f5 |
After Bxf5 Rxf5 Re8 Rf8 Rxf8 Qxf8 Kxb2 black still has the perpetural by Qb4 . | ||||
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28. Bxd5 Nxd1 29. Qe7 Qxe7 30. Rxe7 cxd5 |
Pratically forced as after a knight move white eats up all the queenside pawns. | ||||
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31. Kxd1 b4 |
Black tries to create a passer. | ||||
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32. Rd7 |
Black can't avoid losing a pawn. | ||||
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32... b3 33. axb3 axb3 |
One interesting try would have been a3 when Ra7 Rb8 Rxa3 g6 and black sells the pawn for a better price. | ||||
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34. Rxd5 Rb8 35. Kc1 g6 36. Rc5 Kg7 37. Rc7+ Kg8 |
Now white is winning due to his plan of rounding up the b3 pawn with Kb2 and Rc3. | ||||
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38. Kb2 |
White, being short of time, and not seeing the idea of rounding up the b pawn agreed to a draw! This game was very exciting with the exchange sacrifice and I was surprised it even almost worked. | ||||
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