Just two lines by King Lear
Vassily Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk – Loek van Wely
77th Tata Steel Chess Tournament; Wijk aan Zee, January 12, 2015
Sicilian Defence B80
77th Tata Steel Chess Tournament; Wijk aan Zee, January 12, 2015
Sicilian Defence B80
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qe2!? My opening knowledge did not include this rare move – it is very interesting! 7. ... a6 8. 0-0-0 Bd7. No better looks 8. ... Qc7 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Rxd4 b5 11. g5 Nd7
12. Rg1 Rb8 13. Kb1 g6 14. Qd1 Be7 15. f4 b4 16. Na4 e5
17. Rc4 Qa5 18. b3 exf4 19. Bxf4 Ne5 20. Rc5 dxc5 21. Bxe5 0-0 22. Bxb8 Rd8 23. Qf3 Be6 24. Ba7 c4 25. Bb6 Qe5 26. Bxd8 Bxd8
27. Bxc4 Bxc4 28. bxc4 Bxg5 29. Rf1 1 : 0 Balinov – Cebalo, Graz 1996. 9. f4 Rc8 10. Kb1 Qc7 11. Nb3! b5. Here, probably, Black might have played better. 12. g4! b4 13. Na4 e5. Of course 13. ... Nxe4?? is refuted by 14. Bb6. 14. g5!! 14. Bb6, perhaps, have been sounder, but Chuky prefers a shining sacrificial line of play! 14. ... Bg4 15. Qg2 Bxd1 16. Bxa6! The most aesthetic corollary. White’s gonna get a very good Pawn for the Exchange and – most importantly – the absolute board domination. 16. ... Nd7 17. Rxd1 Ra8 18. Bb5 Be7 19. f5! Qb7 20. c4. Black is now almost in Zugzwang!
20. ... 0-0 21. f6. With the board dominated by White the game rapidly becomes a massacre. 21. ... Bd8 22. Rxd6 Ncb8 23. Qg4 g6 24. h4 h5 25. Qf3 Bc7 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. Bxd7 Rad8 28. Nbc5 Qa8 29. Qd1 Qa7 30. Qd5 Ra8 31. Bd2 Rfd8 32. Bxb4 Ba5 33. a3 Qc7 34. Nc3 Bxb4 35. axb4 Qa7 36. Kc2 Rac8 37. Nb5 Qa1 38. Nd6 1 : 0. A magnificent game!
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