UON May-Aug 2009 Issue 24 - Asigc
UON May-Aug 2009 Issue 24 - Asigc
UON May-Aug 2009 Issue 24 - Asigc
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<strong>UON</strong> <strong>24</strong><br />
Game 8. Gifford - Dr. Hossam 258<br />
12m +5s IOtech, 06.04.<strong>2009</strong><br />
1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4³ 3.¤c3 ¤f6 4.f3 exf3 5.£xf3<br />
[5.¤xf3 ¥g4 6.h3³] I recalled reading that this<br />
upcoming c5 move was a BDG player's<br />
nightmare. But I did not recall why. And I did<br />
not recall what White's best reply was. 5...c5<br />
XABCDEFGHY<br />
8rsnlwqkvl-tr(<br />
7zpp+-zppzpp'<br />
6-+-+-sn-+&<br />
5+-zp-+-+-%<br />
4-+-zP-+-+$<br />
3+-sN-+Q+-#<br />
2PzPP+-+PzP"<br />
1tR-vL-mKLsNR!<br />
xabcdefghy<br />
[¹5...£xd4 6.¤b5 £b6–+] 6.dxc5 e5 7.¥d2<br />
[7.¥b5+! looks like a viable alternative 7...¤bd7<br />
8.c6 bxc6 9.¥xc6=] 7...¥xc5³ 8.0–0–0 ¥g4<br />
9.£xb7 ¥xd1 [9...¤bd7 10.¥e2³] 10.£xa8=<br />
XABCDEFGHY<br />
8Qsn-wqk+-tr(<br />
7zp-+-+pzpp'<br />
6-+-+-sn-+&<br />
5+-vl-zp-+-%<br />
4-+-+-+-+$<br />
3+-sN-+-+-#<br />
2PzPPvL-+PzP"<br />
1+-mKl+LsNR!<br />
xabcdefghy<br />
Fritz states the position is equal. In contrast to<br />
most BDG games, in this one Black has more<br />
pieces out and won't have to put up with a<br />
typical BDG attack. 10...¥g4 11.¥b5+ [11.¤e4<br />
¥e7 12.¤f3=] 11...¤fd7 [11...¥d7 12.¥xd7+<br />
¤bxd7 13.£xd8+ ¢xd8 14.¤f3³] 12.¤f3<br />
[12.£e4! ¥e6 13.£xe5²] 12...0–0= 13.¦d1 £b6<br />
14.£e4 f5 In advancing the f pawn Black has<br />
protected his bishop on g4 and has gained<br />
space in the center, but he has weakened his<br />
position. e5 and f7 are troublesome.<br />
[¹14...¥h5= was necessary] 15.£d5++- ¦f7<br />
[15...¢h8 16.¥xd7 ¤xd7 17.£xd7+-] 16.¥c4<br />
Threatening mate... how 16...¥h5 [16...£f6<br />
17.¤g5 (17.£xf7+! £xf7 18.¥xf7+ ¢xf7±)<br />
17...¥h5 18.g4+-] 17.¤g5 [17.¤xe5 makes it<br />
even easier for White 17...¤xe5 18.£xe5 ¥f8<br />
19.£xf5 £c6+-] 17...¤f6 [17...£c6 18.£d3<br />
¤f6+-] 18.£xe5 ¤bd7 19.¥xf7+ [19.£xf5 might<br />
be the shorter path 19...¥d4+-] 19...¥xf7<br />
20.£xf5 ¥g6 21.£f3 [21.£e6+ and White can<br />
already relax 21...¢h8+-] 21...£c7 22.¥f4 £c8<br />
23.h3 ¥b4<br />
XABCDEFGHY<br />
8-+q+-+k+(<br />
7zp-+n+-zpp'<br />
6-+-+-snl+&<br />
5+-+-+-sN-%<br />
4-vl-+-vL-+$<br />
3+-sN-+Q+P#<br />
2PzPP+-+P+"<br />
1+-mKR+-+-!<br />
xabcdefghy<br />
Notice that bad play here by moving the c3<br />
knight toe2, for example, would allow Black to<br />
win with Qxc2#. <strong>24</strong>.g4 ¤b6 25.¥e5 ¤c4<br />
[25...¥e7 the last chance for counterplay 26.¥d6<br />
¥d8+-] 26.¥xf6 gxf6 27.£xf6 ¥a5 [27...¤d6 is<br />
still a small chance 28.¤e6 ¤e8+-]<br />
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