(1) Harestad,Thor Geir (2089) - Fintland,Kjartan Aa. (1355) [E30] Randaberg Vår 2006 (2), 31.01.2006



1.c4

1...Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Bb4 4.Bg5 c5 5.d5 d6 6.Nf3
[6.Qd3 ; 6.f3 Fritz 9 (100s) 6...0-0 7.Rc1 exd5 8.cxd5 Re8 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Rxc3 Nbd7 11.Bc1 b5 12.e4 Rb8 13.Nh3 b4 14.Re3 Nb6 15.Nf4 Bd7 16.Qd2 a5 17.h4 c4 18.Qd4 Qe7 19.g4 Qe5 20.Qxe5 dxe5 Skomorokhin,R (2425)-Aseev,K (2540)/Oberwart 1994/EXT 98/1-0 (67)]

6...exd5
[6...e5 Fritz 9 (100s) 7.Qc2 0-0 8.e4 Nbd7 9.Bd3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 Qe8 11.0-0 a6 12.Nd2 h6 13.Bh4 g5 14.Bg3 Kh7 15.f4 Nh5 16.fxg5 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Rg8 18.Nf3 hxg5 19.Qd2 f6 20.Nh2 Qh5 21.Be2 Riebort,F-Brost,A/Germany 2003/EXT 2005/0-1 (67)]

7.cxd5 Nbd7 8.a3
'N' Fritz 9 (100s). [8.e3 Fritz 9 (100s) 8...Qa5 9.Qc2 0-0 10.Rd1 Qxa2 11.Rd2 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qxc2 13.Rxc2 Nxd5 14.Bd3 Ne5 15.Be2 Bf5 16.Rd2 Nxc3 17.Rxd6 Nxf3+ 18.Bxf3 f6 19.Bf4 Rfd8 20.0-0 Be4 21.Bg4 f5 22.Bh5 g6 Fominykh,M-Koneru,H/Cannes 1997/EXT 2000/0-1 (51); 8.Qc2!?= (Fritz 9 (100s)) is worth looking at]

8...Bxc3+
'=/+'
9.bxc3
'White has the pair of bishops'

9...Qa5
'Black pins: Qa5xc3'

10.Bd2
[10.Qd3 ]

10...c4
[10...Nxd5? doesn't lead to anything significant 11.c4 Qc7 12.cxd5+- ]

11.e4 Nxe4 12.Bxc4 Qc5
 'Black has a mate threat' [12...0-0 '>=!?' 'would keep Black in the game' 13.0-0  13...Nb6=/+ ]

13.Qe2
'+/=' 'White pins: Qe2xe4'

13...Ndf6?
[13...f5 14.Be3 Qc7 15.Nd4+/= ]

14.Be3?
[14.Ng5! Bg4  15.f3+/= (‹15.Nxe4 Bxe2 16.Nxc5 Bxc4 17.Nxb7 Kd7=/+ ) ]

14...Qa5 15.Bb5+
[15.Bd4  15...0-0 16.0-0 Bg4= (16...Nxc3? is nothing because of 17.Qe1+- ) ]

15...Bd7
[15...Kf8 '>=!?'  'has some apparent merit' 16.0-0  16...Nxc3=/+ ]

16.Bxd7+
'='

16...Nxd7 17.Bd4
[17.0-0!?  17...0-0 18.c4= ]

17...0-0 18.0-0
 'White castles and improves king safety' [18.Qxe4   18...Rae8 19.Be5 Rxe5 (19...Nxe5?! 20.0-0-/+ ; 19...dxe5?! 20.0-0-/+ ) 20.Nxe5 Qxc3+ 21.Ke2 Qb2+ (21...dxe5 is much weaker 22.Rhc1 Qa5 23.Kf1+/- ; 21...Nxe5 is clearly worse 22.Rhc1 Qa5 23.Kf1+/- ) 22.Ke3 Re8 (22...Nxe5?! 23.Qd4 Qb3+ 24.Ke2 Qb5+ 25.Ke3-/+ ; 22...dxe5?! is the less attractive alternative 23.Rhb1 Qc3+ 24.Qd3 Qc5+ 25.Ke2= ) 23.Nxd7 Rxe4+ 24.Kxe4 Qe2+ 25.Kd4 Qxf2+ 26.Kc4 Qxg2-+ ]

18...Qxd5
[18...Nxc3? doesn't work 19.Qe1 Rac8 20.Rc1+- ]

19.c4
 'White threats to win material: c4xd5'

19...Qc6
[19...Qe6  20.Qb2 Ndf6 21.Nh4=/+ ]

20.Rab1
'??'  'gives the opponent counterplay' [20.Bxg7? '>=' . 20...Rfe8 (20...Kxg7  21.Nd4+/- ) 21.Nd4 ]

20...b6
'=/+'  'Controls c5'

21.Nh4 Ne5
 'The isolani on c4 becomes a target. Black threats to win material: Ne5xc4' [21...Rfe8  22.Rbe1 g6 23.Nf3-/+ ]

22.Nf5
[22.Rfe1 Nc5 23.Nf5 Rfe8 24.Qe3 ]

22...Rfe8 23.Rfe1
[23.Rbe1 23...Ng5 (23...Nxc4? is no good 24.Qg4 g6 25.f3+- ) 24.Bxe5 dxe5=/+ ]

23...Ng5
[23...Nxc4?  is a blank shot 24.Nxg7 d5 25.Nxe8 Rxe8 26.Qg4+ Qg6 27.Qd7+- ]

24.Bxe5 dxe5 25.h4
 'White threats to win material: h4xg5'

25...Qg6
 'Black threats to win material: Qg6xf5' [25...Qf6!?  26.Nxg7 Nh3+ 27.gxh3 Kxg7=/+ ]

26.Ng3
'='

26...Ne6 27.Qxe5 Nf8
 'White has an active position'

28.Qb5 Ne6 29.Rbd1 Red8 30.Qc6 Nd4 31.Qb7 Rdb8
 'Black threats to win material: Rb8xb7' [31...Qc6 32.Qxc6 Nxc6 33.Rd5= ]

32.Qe7
'+/='

32...Nc6
[32...Nf5  33.Nxf5 Qxf5 34.Rd7+/= ]

33.Qe3 h6 34.Qf4
[34.Qf3!?+/- ]

34...Re8
'='

35.Ne4 Rad8 36.Rxd8
 'White pins: Rd8xe8'

36...Rxd8 37.Re3
[37.Nc3 ; 37.Ng3 Fritz 9 (100s) 37...Rd4 38.Re8+ Kh7= ]

37...Nd4
[37...Rd1+ 38.Kh2 Rd4 ; 37...Rd4  38.g4-/+ ]

38.Kh2
[38.Qc7  38...Ne6 39.Qxa7 Rd1+ 40.Kh2 Rd4=/+ ]

38...Ne6
 'Black threats to win material: Ne6xf4' [38...Qc6  39.Ng3 Ne6 40.Qg4-/+ ]

39.Qe5
[39.Qf3  39...f5 40.Nc3 Rd4= ]

39...Rd4 40.g3
'Consolidates f4. ' [>=40.f4!?  might be a viable alternative 40...Qg4 41.g3=/+ ]

40...Rxc4
'-/+'

41.Nc3 Qc2 42.Ne2 Qd1
[42...Rc8  43.Kg2-+ ]

43.Kg2
'?'  [43.Qb8+ Fritz 9 (100s) 43...Kh7 44.Qxa7 Rc7= ]

43...Rc2
[43...Qd7!?-+ ]

44.Qe4
'-/+'

44...Rb2
[44...Rc8  45.Qb7 Qd8 46.Qxa7=/+ ]

45.Nc3
[45.Qa8+  45...Qd8 46.Qxd8+ Nxd8 47.Re8+ Kh7 48.Rxd8 Rxe2= ]

45...Qc2
Black pins: Qc2xf2' [45...Qd7!?-/+

46.Qf3 Rb3 47.a4 Ra3 48.g4
'?'  [>=48.h5=/+  is a viable option]

48...Ra1
'-+'

49.Kh2 Qc1 50.Ne2
'?'  [>=50.Qa8+  50...Kh7 51.Qe4+ g6 52.Ne2-+ ]

50...Qc7+ 51.Ng3
[51.Kg2  hardly improves anything 51...Rxa4 52.Qa8+ Kh7-+ ]

51...Rxa4 52.Rc3 Rc4
[>=52...Qb8  keeps an even firmer grip 53.Kg1-+ ]

53.Ra3
'??'  'the pressure is too much, White crumbles' [53.Rxc4 Fritz 9 (100s) 53...Qxc4 54.Qa8+ Kh7 55.Qxa7 Qxg4 56.Qxb6 Qxh4+ 57.Kg1-+ ]

53...Rf4 54.Qe2
[54.Qe3  does not save the day 54...Rxg4 55.h5 a5-+ ]

54...Qc5
[54...Qe7!?  and Black can already relax 55.Rd3 Qxh4+ 56.Kg1-+ ]

55.Re3 Qd4
[55...a5 56.Nh5-+ ; 55...b5!?  makes it even easier for Black 56.Nh5 Rd4 57.Re5-+ ]

56.Nf5 Qc5
[56...Qd7  seems even better 57.Re4 Rxe4 58.Qxe4-+ ]

57.f3
'??'  'White is ruining his position'

57...Rc4
'-+'

58.Qd3 Qc7+
[58...Rc2+!? keeps an even firmer grip 59.Re2 Rxe2+ 60.Qxe2-+ ]

59.Qd6 Qxd6+
[59...Rc2+ might be the shorter path 60.Kg3-+ ]

60.Nxd6 Rc6 61.Nf5 Rc7
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