Lost in Transition

Divya Deshmukh – Annamária Marjanovics

4th Online Women’s Speed Chess Championship; Qualifier 1 Knockout; Semifinal match game 3; time control: 3 minutes plus 1 second per move; chess.com, May 25, 2022

King’s Indian Attack A08

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Be7 5. g3 0-0 6. Bg2 c5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. Re1 Qc7 9. Qe2 b5 10. e5 Nd7 11. Nf1 a5 12. h4 Ba6 (12. ... Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bf4 Ra6 15. Nh2 Rc6 16. Rac1 Ba6? 17. Bxd5! exd5? 18. e6! Qd8 19. exd7 Re6 20. Qg4 f5 21. Qh5 Qxd7 22. Nf3 g6 23. Qh6 Bf6 24. Rxe6 Qxe6 25. Be5! Bxe5 26. Re1 f4 27. Rxe5 Qd7 28. h5 fxg3 29. hxg6 gxf2+ 30. Kxf2 hxg6 31. Qxg6+ Qg7 32. Rg5 Rf7 1 : 0 R. J. Fischer – U. Geller, 4th International Tournament, Netanya 1968) 13. h5 (13. N1h2 b4 14. h5 Rfc8 15. h6 g6 16. Bf4 Qd8 17. Ng4 a4 18. Qd2 c4 19. dxc4 Bxc4 20. Bg5 a3 21. b3 Ba6 22. Rac1 Na7 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Ng5 Nb5? 25. Bxd5! Rd8 26. Bxa8 Nxe5 27. Qxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rxe5 Nc3 29. Bf3 f5 30. Nxe6 Qd2 1 : 0 D. I. Bronstein – O’Kelly de Galway, 25th “Hoogovens” International Tournament, Beverwijk 1963) 13. ... h6 14. Bf4 Rfc8. Another continuation is 14. ... Rfe8 15. Ne3 Qd8 16. Ng4 Bf8 17. c3 a4 18. Rac1 Ra7 19. Ngh2 b4 20. c4 dxc4 21. dxc4 Nd4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Nf3 Nc5?! (23. ... d3! 24. Qxd3 Nc5 appears to promise Black better compensation) 24. Nxd4 Rd7 25. Be3 b3 26. a3 Qc7 27. f4 Red8 28. Red1 Bb7 29. Nb5 Qc8 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. Bxb7 Qxb7 32. Bd4 Qe4? (⌓ 32. ... Qc6) 33. Qxe4 Nxe4 34. c5 Nxg3 35. Kf2 Nf5 36. c6 Ne7 37. c7 Rd5 38. Rc5 Nc8 39. Rxd5 exd5 40. Na7 Bxa3 41. Nxc8 1 : 0 Carmaciu – Georgescu, 59th Romanian Team Chess Championship, Călimănești 2014. 15. Ne3 Qd8 16. Ng4 (16. Bh3 Nb6 17. Ng4 Bf8 18. c3 Nd7 19. Rac1 a4 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Bf1 Na5 22. d4 Nc4 23. Bd3+ Kh8 24. Qe2 Be7 25. Nh4 a3 26. b4 cxb4 27. cxb4 Bg5 28. Bxg5 Qxg5 29. f4 Qe7 30. f5 Qg5 31. fxe6 fxe6 32. Ng6+ Kg8 33. Nf4 Nf8 34.Bb1 Ra7 35. Kg2 Rf7 36. Nf2 Rcc7 37. N2d3 Bc8 38. Rf1 Rce7 39. Rf3 Rc7 40. Rcf1 Ra7 41. Nc5 Qg4 42. Qd3 Rae7 43. R1f2 Bd7 44. Nb7 Re8 45. Qe2 Bc6 46. Nc5 Ree7 47. Bg6 Be8 48. Bxf7+ Bxf7 49. Nxd5 exd5 50. Rxf7 Rxf7 51. Qxg4 Ne3+ 52. Kh3 Rxf2 53. Qc8 Rxa2 54. e6 Ra1 55. g4 Rh1+ 56. Kg3 Re1 57. Nd7 a2 58. Nxf8 g5 59. Ng6 Kg7 60. Qd7+ Kf6 61. Qf7# 1 : 0 Davies – L. B. Hansen, Silvan Cup, Græsted 1990) 16. ... Bf8 17. Qd2 Kh7?! Probably there is still nothing irreversible about this move, but the King does not stand well here. A recent game continued 17. ... b4 18. Bf1 Nb6 19. c3 Rab8 20. Qc2 bxc3 21. bxc3 Nd7 22. Rab1 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 Rb8 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Qb3 Qc7 26. Qb1 a4 27. Qc1 Qb8 28. c4 dxc4 29. dxc4 Nd4 30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Qd1 Nc5 32. Qxd4 Qb1 33. Bxh6 gxh6 34. Nf6+ Kh8 35. Qd8 Kg7 36. Ne8+ Kg8 ½ : ½ Campos Gambuti – Serarols Mabras, 1st Torneo Magistral Norma Maestro Internacional, Alicante 2021. 18. c3 b4 19. c4 Nb6 20. Qc2. Threatening 21. Bxh6! gxh6?? 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. d4 and Black must give up her Queen to avoid mate. 20. ... Kh8! A rethought Kingdom. 21. Rad1 Qe8? This is a grave tactical error which should lose. Possibly best was 21. ... Be7! 22. Qc1 Qf8∞ with unclear complications.

22. Qc1? 22. Bxh6! suggests itself, for after 22. ... gxh6 23. Nf6 White threatens both Nf6xe8 and d3-d4. 22. ... Kh7? But Black misses her luck, and even exposing herself to a potential Knight fork on f6. 22. ... Nd4! at once was called for. 23. Bxh6! Nd4. If 23. ... f5 then 24. Bxg7! Bxg7 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. exf6 Qxh5 27. Rxe6 with irresistible attack. 24. b3 Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3 Bb7. Or 25. ... Nd7 26. Bg5 similarly to the game. 26. Qf4 Nd7 27. Bg5 Rab8

28. h6! g6 29. cxd5 Bxd5. After 29. ... exd5 30. e6! fxe6 31. Nf6+ Nxf6 32. Qxf6 White wins either the e-Pawn or the d-Pawn (32. ... Rc6 33. Bxd5) with overwhelming effect. 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Re3. 31. e6! fxe6 32. Re3 was also very strong. 31. ... Qe6 32. Rf3 Kg8

33. h7+! Kh8 (33. ... Kg7 34. Qxf7+! Qxf7 35. Rxf7+ Kh8 36. e6+−) 34. Qxf7 Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Nb6 36. Bf6+ 1 : 0. For mate follows after 36. ... Bg7 37. Bxg7+ Kxh7 38. Nf6#.