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(7) Kasimdzhanov,R (2670) - McShane,L (2605) [C45]
Bundesliga 0506 Germany (13.1), 12.03.2006
[Postny]
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.d4
exd4
4.Nxd4
Bb4+
A rare move. Thee main lines are 4...Bc5 and 4...Nf6. 5.c3
Bc5
Black loses a tempi on purpose in order to force white's pawn to come to c3 which robs from the white queenside knight of it's natural developing square. [ Another playable alternative is 5...Be7
] 6.Be3
Bb6
7.Nf5
[ 7.Qg4
Qf6
8.Qg3
Qg6
( 8...Nxd4?
9.cxd4
Bxd4
10.Bxd4
Qxd4
11.Nc3
Ne7
12.Qxc7+/-
1-0 Kasparov,G (2827)-Unzicker,W (2432)/Zuerich 2001/CBM 83_01 [Postny,E] (26)) 9.Nf5
d6!
10.Bxb6
( 10.Nxg7+
Kf8
11.Nf5
Bxf5
12.exf5
Qxg3
13.hxg3
Bxe3
14.fxe3
Nf6
with an excellent compensation for the pawn.) 10...axb6
11.Ne3
Nf6=
0-1 Nakamura,H (2568)-Goldin,A (2608)/Buenos Aires 2003/CBM 97_01 [Postny,E] (51); 7.Nxc6
bxc6
8.Bd4
Nf6
9.e5
Qe7
10.Be2
Nd5
11.Bf3
0-0
12.0-0
Ba6
13.Re1
Nf4
14.Be4
Rab8
15.Bxb6
Rxb6
16.Qd2
f5
17.exf6
Qxf6
18.b3
Rb5
19.Na3
Rg5->
0-1 Ni Hua (2528)-Tkachiev,V (2642)/Shanghai 2001/CBM 85_01 (29)] 7...Bxe3
8.Nxe3
Nf6
[ Black can also develop his knight to e7: 8...Nge7
9.c4
0-0
10.Nc3
d6
11.Bd3
Nd4
12.0-0
c5
13.Qh5
g6
14.Qh6
Kh8
15.Rae1+/=
0-1 Savchenko,B (2510)-Sorokin,M (2510)/Sochi 2004/CBM 100 ext (26)] 9.f3
0-0
10.c4!
Getting space in the centre and preparing the queenside development. 10...Nh5?!
This plan is not the best one. It's more sound to transfer the knight to c5 with following f7-f5 advance at the appropriate point. [ 10...d6
11.Nc3
Nd7
12.Qd2
Nc5
13.Be2
f5
14.exf5
Bxf5
15.Nxf5
Rxf5
16.0-0-0
a5=
1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2730)-Morovic Fernandez,I (2605)/Cap d'Agde 1998/EXT 99 (43)] 11.Qd2
d6
[ 11...Qh4+
12.Qf2+/=
] 12.Nc3
Nf4
[ 12...Qh4+!?
13.Qf2
Qg5
14.g3
Be6
15.f4
Qa5
16.0-0-0
Nf6
17.Ned5+/=
1-0 Markovic,I (2502)-Pap,M (2441)/Budva 2003/CBM 096 ext (62)] 13.0-0-0
a6
14.Ned5
Ne6
It's unfavourable for black to take on d5, therefore he has to retreat. 15.Qe3
Bd7
16.f4+/-
White enjoys a space advantage and has a clear plan of advancing the kingside pawns towards the black monarch. On the other hand, black is not able to carry out neither b7-b5, nor f7-f5, therefore his position is already very difficult. 16...f6
[ 16...f5
17.exf5
Rxf5
18.g4
Rf7
19.f5+/-
] 17.h4
Ne7
18.g4
Nxd5
What else? 19.cxd5
Nc5
20.g5
Qe7
21.Bc4
b5!?
I don't think that McShane blundered white's reply, but he probably wanted to change the course of the game even at a price of a pawn. [ 21...Kh8
was probably stronger, but could not change the evaluation of the position as clearly better for white.] 22.Qxc5!
bxc4
[ 22...dxc5?
23.d6+
Qf7
24.Bxf7+
Rxf7
25.dxc7+-
] 23.Qxc7
fxg5
24.fxg5
Rf3
[ 24...Rac8
25.Qa7
and white's queen comes out to an ideal d4 square.] 25.Qxc4
Bb5
26.Qd4
Rc8
27.Kb1
Rc4
28.Qd2
Qe5
29.Rhe1
Black is two pawns down, his compensation is definitely insufficient. The best he can hope for is to gain back one pawn... 29...Rh3
30.g6!
Rxh4
[ 30...hxg6
31.Qg5
Qf6
32.e5+-
] 31.Qf2
Rf4
32.gxh7+
Kh8
Using the enemy pawn as a shelter. 33.Qg3
Rb4
34.Ka1
The safest move. [ Leads to some complications: 34.Qh3
Rf2
35.b3
( 35.Qc8+
Qe8
36.Qxe8+
Bxe8
37.b3
Bg6<=>
) 35...Rh2
36.Qc8+
Be8
] 34...Bd7
35.Qe3
Rfxe4
36.Qxe4!
[ 36.Nxe4??
Qxb2#
] 36...Rxe4
37.Rxe4
Qh2
38.Ree1!
Connecting the rooks and protecting the Ph7 as well. 38...Bg4
39.Rh1
Qc2
40.Rc1
Qd3
41.Rce1
Bd7
42.Ne4
Bb5
43.Nxd6
[ An immediate win is after 43.a4!
distracting the bishop. 43...Bxa4
44.Ref1+-
] 43...Qxd5
44.Rd1
Bd3
45.Nf7+
Qxf7
46.Rxd3
Qc7
47.Rg1
Kxh7
48.Rdg3
Kh8
49.a3!
Making the last preparations before transposing the game into a won pawns endgame. 49...Qe5
50.Rxg7
Qh2
[ 50...Qxg7
51.Rxg7
Kxg7
52.Ka2+-
] 51.Rg8+
Kh7
52.R1g7+
[ 52.R1g7+
Kh6
53.Rh8+
Kxg7
54.Rxh2+-
] 1-0
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