Judit Polgár – Pavlina Angelova
28th Women’s Chess Olympiad; Thessaloniki, 1988
Sicilian Defence B31
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. c3 e5 6. d4!? exd4 7.
cxd4 Nxd4?! Less committal is 7. ... cxd4 8. Bf4 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 d6 11.
a4! b4 12. Nbd2 Be6! 13. Rc1 (Jansa – Mednis, Houston 1974) 13. ... Nge7
14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Ng5 Qd7 16. Qb3 d5 17. exd5 and White has the initiative (Mednis’ analysis). 8. Nxd4 cxd4. The alternative 8. ... Bxd4 9. Nc3 Ne7
10. Bh6 is not an easy ride as well. 9. e5! White’s got a sharp initiative. 9. ... Ne7 10. Bg5 0-0 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qh4 Qb6 13. Nc3
Bxe5. Oblivious to the danger, Angelova dares to accept the Pawn. 14. Rae1! Bxc3? 14. ... Bg7 was mandatory, even though after 15.
Bc4! White keeps a very powerful attack. 15. bxc3 Qxb5.
Catastroph, but after 15. ... h5 16. Bh6 Qd8 17. Qf4 Black is doomed anyway.
16. Qh6! Qf5. 16. ... f5 is met by 17. Bf6! Rxf6 18. Re8+ Kf7 19. Qf8
mate. 17. Qxf8+! 1 : 0. Because of 17. ... Kxf8 18. Bh6+ Kg8 19.
Re8 mate.
However, as Edward Winter argued in his Chess Notes (8111. J. Polgár vs. Angelova):
However, as Edward Winter argued in his Chess Notes (8111. J. Polgár vs. Angelova):
Judit Polgár
Photo: Susan Polgár Chess Daily News and Information
Photo: Susan Polgár Chess Daily News and Information
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