Hermann Emden – Roberto Cosulich
10th International Festival; Imperia, September 1968
Neo-King’s Indian Defence A48
10th International Festival; Imperia, September 1968
Neo-King’s Indian Defence A48
Comments in quotation marks by Grandmaster Enrico Paoli, L’Italia Scacchistica, No. 10, October 1968, p. 244.
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Nbd2 0-0 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3. “It is not clear what future this Bishop can have on the b1-h7 diagonal, especially after the blockade of the e5-square”.
6. ... Nbd7 7. Nb3. Another way is 7. 0-0 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Nc4 Qe7 10. b4 b6 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. a4⩲ Ree – Planinc, 14th IBM International Chess Tournament, Amsterdam 1974.
7. ... e5 8. 0-0 Re8 9. Qc2 Nf8 10. Be3 Bg4 11. Nfd2. “White continues in his rather passive conduct and deprives his forces of opportunities of favourable future developments”.
11. ... Nh5 12. f3 Bd7 13. g3 Bh3 14. Rfe1 c6 15. Nc1 Ne6 16. Ne2
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Nbd2 0-0 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3. “It is not clear what future this Bishop can have on the b1-h7 diagonal, especially after the blockade of the e5-square”.
6. ... Nbd7 7. Nb3. Another way is 7. 0-0 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Nc4 Qe7 10. b4 b6 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. a4⩲ Ree – Planinc, 14th IBM International Chess Tournament, Amsterdam 1974.
7. ... e5 8. 0-0 Re8 9. Qc2 Nf8 10. Be3 Bg4 11. Nfd2. “White continues in his rather passive conduct and deprives his forces of opportunities of favourable future developments”.
11. ... Nh5 12. f3 Bd7 13. g3 Bh3 14. Rfe1 c6 15. Nc1 Ne6 16. Ne2
16. ... Nhf4! “And here is the first result: Black is already able to start with the brilliant coups!”.
17. Nxf4. “If 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Bf2 (18. Nxf4 Qg5+) 18. ... Qg5+ 19. Ng3 h5 continuing the attack. However, the text’s solution doesn’t seem satisfactory either”.
17. ... exf4 18. gxf4 Bh6 19. Bf1 Bxf4 20. Bxh3 Bxe3+ 21. Kh1. 21. Rxe3! Qg5+ 22. Kf2 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Qxh3 leaves Black with somewhat the better game, but not so easy to play as the actual one.
21. ... Bf4 22. Nf1 Ng5 23. Bg2 h5 24. Qf2 Qf6 25. Rad1 d5 26. a3 Kg7 27. e5 Qf5 28. Ne3 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 Qf4 30. h4? (30. Qd2 Ne6∓)
30. ... Ne4 31. Qe1 Ng3+ 32. Kg1 Nf5. “Of course also 32. ... Qxh4 would have been possible, but the taking with the Knight is more promising”.
Indeed, after 32. ... Qxh4 33. f4! Nf5 34. Qxh4 Nxh4 35. Bf1 Nf5 Black is a sound Pawn up, but Cosulich aims at more than it.
33.Re2 Nxh4 34.Qd2 Qxd2 35.Rdxd2 g5 36.Kf2 Ng6 37.Re1 Nf4 38.Kg3 Re7 39.Bh3 Rae8 40.Bf5 f6 41. exf6+ Kxf6 42.Rxe7 Rxe7 43.Bc8 Rc7 44.Bh3 Nxh3 45.Kxh3 Re7 46.Kg3 Kf5 47. Kf2 Kf4 48.Rd3 h4 49.b3 h3 50. c4
17. Nxf4. “If 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Bf2 (18. Nxf4 Qg5+) 18. ... Qg5+ 19. Ng3 h5 continuing the attack. However, the text’s solution doesn’t seem satisfactory either”.
17. ... exf4 18. gxf4 Bh6 19. Bf1 Bxf4 20. Bxh3 Bxe3+ 21. Kh1. 21. Rxe3! Qg5+ 22. Kf2 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Qxh3 leaves Black with somewhat the better game, but not so easy to play as the actual one.
21. ... Bf4 22. Nf1 Ng5 23. Bg2 h5 24. Qf2 Qf6 25. Rad1 d5 26. a3 Kg7 27. e5 Qf5 28. Ne3 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 Qf4 30. h4? (30. Qd2 Ne6∓)
30. ... Ne4 31. Qe1 Ng3+ 32. Kg1 Nf5. “Of course also 32. ... Qxh4 would have been possible, but the taking with the Knight is more promising”.
Indeed, after 32. ... Qxh4 33. f4! Nf5 34. Qxh4 Nxh4 35. Bf1 Nf5 Black is a sound Pawn up, but Cosulich aims at more than it.
33.Re2 Nxh4 34.Qd2 Qxd2 35.Rdxd2 g5 36.Kf2 Ng6 37.Re1 Nf4 38.Kg3 Re7 39.Bh3 Rae8 40.Bf5 f6 41. exf6+ Kxf6 42.Rxe7 Rxe7 43.Bc8 Rc7 44.Bh3 Nxh3 45.Kxh3 Re7 46.Kg3 Kf5 47. Kf2 Kf4 48.Rd3 h4 49.b3 h3 50. c4
50. ... Re1! 0–1.
“A final brilliance based on an interference which is often found in endgames and even in studies. A fine strategic-tactical performance by the good and promising young Master”.
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