Monday, July 7, 2014

Stronghold


Concisely annotated by Money Mouse


丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) – 周唯奇 (Zhōu Wéiqí)
5th International Tournament; 儋州 (Dānzhōu), June 30, 2014
Bogo-Indian Defence E11

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 0-0 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. 0-0 c5. For 8. ... Qe7 9. Qc2 see Capablanca – Marshall, New York 1927. 9. Rc1 b6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Rd3 Qe4 19. Qd2 Rae8 20. Rd1 Re7 21. b3 Kg7 22. a4 e5 23. Rc1 Rff7 24. Rd6 Qf5 25. Rd1 Rc7 26. Qd5 c4 27. e4 Qf3 28. bxc4 Qb3. It’s perhaps more flexible 28. ... Qe2, in order to meet 29. Qe6 by 29. ... Qxe4 (and of course if 30. R6d4 then 30. ... Qxd4). 29. Qe6. With the feral threat of 30. Qg4+ Kh6 31. h4! and then Qg4-g5 mate.


29. ... h5? It strikes me that the “self-critical” 29. ... Qf3 would have been more stubborn, although after 30. Qd5! (far better than 30. Rd7) 30. ... Rc5 31. Qe6 Rc6 32. Rxc6 Qxd1+ 33. Kg2 White would hold a powerful grip. 30. Qf5+- Qxc4 31. Qxh5 Qxe4 32. Rd8 Qxa4 33. g4 Rf8 34. g5 fxg5 35. Rxf8 Kxf8 36. Rd8+ 1 : 0.

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