(3) Junior Tay (2413) - IM Bendana,G (2256) [A37]
ICCF Interzonal, 2001
1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.a3 a6
In choosing this ultra-symmetrical system, Black is only aiming for a draw. How do you win by copying moves one tempo down? 6.Rb1 Rb8 7.b4 cxb4 8.axb4 b5 9.cxb5 axb5 10.Nf3 The choice of Kasparov 10...d5 11.d4 e6?! Although this is standard theory, I don't trust this move as I have found what I felt was a strong novelty for White. This game should consign the 11....e6 variation to the trash can. [11...Bf5 is safer 12.Rb3 Be4 (12...Nf6 13.Ne5 Rc8 14.Nxc6 Rxc6 15.0-0 Ne4 16.Bb2 0-0 17.e3 Rc4 18.Qe2 Nxc3 19.Rxc3 Rxc3 20.Bxc3 Qd7 21.Rc1 Ra8 22.Bb2 h5 23.Rc5 e6 24.Rxb5 Bf8 25.Bf1 Qc7 26.Qd2 Ra2 27.Rc5 Bxc5 28.dxc5 Qe5 29.Bxe5 Rxd2 30.c6 Rc2 31.c7 Rc1 32.b5 d4 33.exd4 Be4 34.Bf4 Rc2 35.Bg2 Bd3 36.Bb7 e5 37.c8Q+ Rxc8 38.Bxc8 exf4 39.b6 1-0 Aronian,L-Yegiazarian,A/Yerevan ARM 1999 (39)) 13.e3 Bxf3 (13...Nf6 Boger-Barnsley, Interzonals 2000-Bd 6) 14.Bxf3 e6 15.0-0 Nge7 16.Qd3 Na7 17.e4!² Kosten-Skye, Slough ECC 1997] 12.Bf4 [12.0-0 Nge7 13.Bf4 Rb6 14.Qd3 0-0 15.Rfc1 Ba6 16.Nd1 Nf5 17.Ne3 Nd6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Qd2 Rc8 20.Nc2 Bb7 21.Nce1 Ra6 22.e3 Rca8 23.Nd3 Ra2 24.Rc2 Ra1 25.Qc1 Rxb1 26.Qxb1 Ra4 27.Rb2 Qb8 28.Nc5 Ra7 29.Ra2 Bf8 30.Rxa7 Qxa7 31.Bf1 Bxc5 32.dxc5 ½-½ Byrne,D-Matulovic,M/Lugano 1968/MCD (32); 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nf6 14.Bg5 h6 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.0-0 0-0 18.Qc1 Bb7 19.d5 Ne7 20.Qxh6 Bxd5 21.Nd2 Rfd8 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Rb3 Rbc8 24.Rd3 Nf5 25.Qf4 Rc3 26.Rxc3 Qxc3 27.Nf3 Qc4 28.Qg5 Re8 29.h4 Qxb4 30.h5 Kg7 31.hxg6 fxg6 32.Rc1 Qd6 33.Kg2 b4 34.Rh1 Rh8 35.Ra1 Rf8 36.Qd2 d4 37.g4 Ne7 38.Ra7 Rd8 39.Qe2 Rd7 40.Rxd7 Qxd7 41.Qe5+ Kg8 42.Qxd4 Qxd4 ½-½ Hickl,J-Hulak,K/Pula CRO 2000/The Week in Chess 285 (42)] 12...Rb6 13.e4!± [13.Qd2 Nge7 14.Bh6 Bxh6 15.Qxh6 Nf5 16.Qd2 0-0 ½-½ Garcia,R-Sanguineti,R/Mar del Plata 1968/MCD (16); 13.h4 Nge7 14.h5 Nf5 15.e3 f6 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Rxh8+ Bxh8 18.g4 Nfe7 19.g5 e5 20.gxf6 exf4 21.fxe7 Qd6 22.exf4 ½-½ Ribli,Z-Ftacnik,L/Thessaloniki 1988/TD (22)] 13...Nf6 [13...dxe4?! 14.Nxe4 Nxd4² 15.Rc1 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 e5 17.Qc3± Tischbierek] 14.e5 Ne4 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Nd2 0-0 I managed to find a new, stronger yet obvious move 17.Nxe4!N exploiting the Rb6 with tempi [the key game went 17.Be3?! f5 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.Nxe4 Bxd4 20.0-0 and Kramnik later managed to eke out a draw (½-½ Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/New York PCA 1995) However, had Kramnik played 20... 20...Bxe3! (instead of 20...e5?! when Tischbierek's 21.Bh6! Rf5 22.Qb3+ Kh8 23.g4+- would have won for Kasparov) 21.fxe3 Qxd1 22.Rbxd1 Rxf1+² I don't think White has much of an edge] 17...Qxd4 [forced as 17...Nxd4?? 18.Bg5+-] 18.Be3 Qxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Rb8 20.f4! It is imperative that Black's pieces remained stifled [20.Bc5?! Bxe5 21.Bxf8 Kxf8 22.Rb1 f5² and the White b pawn is bound to drop] 20...Bb7? [better is 20...Nxb4! 21.Ba7 Bb7 22.Bxb8 Rxb8 23.0-0± Winning this though, would not be easy as White would have to cope with the passed b pawn and Black's double bishops] 21.Bc5 Now Black has absolutely no play! 21...Rfd8 22.0-0 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Nd8 24.Rd7! Domination...all Black's pieces are considerably worse than their White counterparts. It is only a matter of time before Black's position cracks... 24...Bc6 25.Rc7 Bd5 26.Nd6 Bxg2 [26...Bf8 27.Bf1+-] 27.Kxg2 Bf8 28.Kf3 h6 Black is reduced to pawn moves, perhaps g6-g5 can give him some breating space but... 29.h4! 29...h5 [29...g5 30.h5! zugzwang] 30.Ke4 Kh8 [30...Ra8 31.Nxb5 Bxc5 32.bxc5+-] 31.Nxf7+ Nxf7 32.Rxf7 Bxc5 33.bxc5 [33.bxc5 b4 34.c6+- b3 35.c7 Rc8 36.Kd3 and the King reaches the errant b-pawn just in time.] 1-0
