Торта „Гараш“ (Garash cake)

Silvio Danailov – Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga
36th Open Internacional Villa de Benasque; Benasque, July 15, 2016
Queen’s Gambit Declined D30

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nd7 5. g3 Ngf6 6. Bg2 b6 7. 0-0 Bb7 8. b3 Rc8 9. Rd1 c5 10. Nc3 dxc4

11. d5! Danailov’s crushing novelty! White sacrifices a second Pawn in order to exploit his manifest lead in development. If, instead, 11. dxc5(?) there follows 11. ... Bxc5 and Black has already more than equalized, Kaidanov – Strauss, 93rd U.S. Open, Dearborn 1992. 11. ... cxb3? This will turn out to be very bad. Granda Zúñiga should have played 11. ... exd5 12. Nh4 g6 13. Nxd5 even though with a clear White’s advantage. 12. axb3 Bxd5. No better is 12. ... exd5 13. Rxa7 with consequences similar to those of the game. 13. e4 Ba8 14. Rxa7 Rc7 15. Ra2. Very obviously, the Bulgarian International Master doesn’t throw everything away exchanging the Rooks. Granda Zúñiga horrifyingly realizes he is in Zugzwang! 15. ... Qc8 16. Bf4 Bc6. The Rook has no good square for salvation. 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. e5 Ng4. Now Danailov gives a very pretty conclusion to his “Immortal Game”. 19. Nb5!! Bxb5. If 19. ... Qb8 then 20. Rxd7! Kxd7 (else 20. ... Bxd7 21. Rxa8 winning more prosaically) 21. Qd3+ Ke8 22. Ra7 Be7 23. Nfd4!! finis. 20. Nd4!! 1 : 0. Bravo!

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