Professor Mauro Berni (Genoa, Italy) sent me today from his historical paper archive a not-yet-known (at least in Italy) game by International Master Alberto Mario Giustolisi from the 25th Italian Chess Championship (Naples, August 20-30, 1964), which was originally published in Ajedrez Español, No. 1, January 1965, p. 37.
Here it is, with my light annotations.
Here it is, with my light annotations.
Alberto Mario Giustolisi – Giuseppe Primavera
25th Italian Chess Championship; Naples, August 1964
Pirc Defence B07
25th Italian Chess Championship; Naples, August 1964
Pirc Defence B07
1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Ne2 0-0 6. h3. Or 6. 0-0 e5 7. Nbc3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nbd7 9. h3⩲ with a slight edge for White, Giustolisi – Palmiotto, 27th Italian Chess Championship, Rovigo 1966.
6. ... e5 7. Nbc3 Nc6 8. Be3 Re8 9. 0-0 Bd7. This is strategically critical, as it hands White a clear space advantage. 9. ... exd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 seems to be preferable.
10. d5! Ne7 11. Qd2 Qc8 12. Kh2
6. ... e5 7. Nbc3 Nc6 8. Be3 Re8 9. 0-0 Bd7. This is strategically critical, as it hands White a clear space advantage. 9. ... exd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 seems to be preferable.
10. d5! Ne7 11. Qd2 Qc8 12. Kh2
12. ... Nh5? A useless move that serves no purpose but to leave White free hand in the carrying on of his Kingside crescendo. 12. ... b5!? 13. b4 c6!? was at least worth a try.
13. g4! Nf6 14. Ng3 Kh8 15. f4! exf4 16. Rxf4 Rf8 17. Raf1 Neg8 18. Bd4 Qd8 19. g5 Nh5 20. Nxh5 gxh5 21. Rxf7 Rxf7 22. Rxf7 Be5+ 23. Bxe5+ dxe5 24. Qf2 Be8 25. Rf5 Bg6
13. g4! Nf6 14. Ng3 Kh8 15. f4! exf4 16. Rxf4 Rf8 17. Raf1 Neg8 18. Bd4 Qd8 19. g5 Nh5 20. Nxh5 gxh5 21. Rxf7 Rxf7 22. Rxf7 Be5+ 23. Bxe5+ dxe5 24. Qf2 Be8 25. Rf5 Bg6
26. Qg3! Qd6. If 26. ... Bxf5 then 27. Qxe5+ Nf6 28. gxf6 Qd6 29. Qxd6 cxd6 30. exf5 with an easy win.
27. Nb5 Qe7 28. Rxe5 Qg7 29. h4 h6 30. Nd4 1–0.
27. Nb5 Qe7 28. Rxe5 Qg7 29. h4 h6 30. Nd4 1–0.
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