Kaleidoscope Chess

David Navara – Nigel David Short
3rd Čez Chess Trophy; match game 10; Prague, 2007
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Position #849

1. b3 f5 2. e3 Ngf6 3. f4 e6 4. Bf3 Be7 5. Bb2 b6 6. Bxa8 Rxa8 7. g4! Threatening Qh1xa8#. 7. ... c6 8. g5. White has a space advantage and the initiative as well. 8. ... Nd5 9. c4 Ndc7 10. Ngf3 Qg8 11. Ne5 Nd6 12. N1f3 Rd8 13. 0-0-0 Qe8 14. Qg2 a5 15. Qh3 Qg8 16. d3 g6 17. Kb1 Nb7 18. a3 Nc5 19. Ka2 Kb7 20. Qg2. The e5-Knight is immovable: 20. ... d6? 21. Nxc6! Kxc6?? 22. Ne5#. 20. ... N7a6 21. h4 Qe8 22. Nd4 Rdc8 23. h5 d6. Black finally kicks the Knight off, but the weakness on c6 persists... 24. Nef3 Bf8. After 24. ... gxh5 25. Rh1 Black Black’s situation is critical, but the text delivers the h-line porge on a silver tray. 25. Rh1 Rc7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Rh8 Qf7 28. Rdh1. Or 28. Nxc6! Rxc6 (28. ... Kxc6 29. Ne5#) 29. Rdh1 winning. 29. ... Tac8 (29. ... Qe8 30. Nb5!!+−) 29. Nxc6! Kxc6 (29. ... Rxc6 30. R1h7+−) 30. Ne5# 1 : 0.