Thursday, July 9, 2015

Герой нашего времени (A Hero of Our Time)

Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov – Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
Match game 4; Riga, July 8, 2015
Sicilian Defence B30

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6. Sveshnikov deviated from the 2nd game, when he played 4. 0-0. 4. ... bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4 h5 7. Qe2 Ng6 8. e5 f6


9. Nc3?! For 9. Qe4 Kf7 (or 9. ... f5 10. Qe2 with an edge) 10. Nbd2 (10. Na3) 10. ... Ba6 11. b3 d5 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Bb2 Qd5 14. 0-0-0 Be7 15. Rhe1 see Yudasin – Fedorowicz, New York 2003. 9. ... Qc7 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Rh3? White gives up the centre. After 11. Ne4 Be7 12. c4 d5 13. Nc3 Bd7 Black would stand only slightly better. 11. ... d5 12. Rg3? Sveshnikov’s move is consistent and bad. 12. ... Kf7 13. d4? Bd6. White could well have resigned, but he decides to try his luck in murky complications. 14. Ne5+ fxe5 15. Qf3+ Kg7 16. Ne4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qf7. White has no compensation at all for the two sacrificed Knights. 18. Rf3 Qe8 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bg5 Rf8 21. 0-0-0 Be7 22. Rxf8 Qxf8 23. Qxc6 Rb8 24. g3 Rb6 25. Qc7 Rb7 26. Qc6 Bxg5+ 27. hxg5 Rf7 28. Qh1 Rxf2 29. Qxh5 Qh8 30. Qg4 Rf7 31. b3 Qh2 32. Qc4 Bb7 33. Qxe6 Qxg3 34. Kb2 Qxg5 35. Rd6 Qf6 36. Qxf6+ Rxf6 37. Rd7+ Rf7 0 : 1.

Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov vs. Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
Photo: Chess in Latvia

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