B32: Sicilian: Lowenthal and Kalashnikov Variations

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 last book move 6... Nf6 7. Bd3 7. Bxb4 Nxb4 8. Qd2 a5 7... O-O 8. Nc3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qh5 f5 12. f3 12. O-O!?= should be considered 12... Be6 13. O-O-O a5 14. Bxb4 14. Qh4!? is an interesting alternative 14... Nd4 15. Rhe1 14... Nxb4 15. Bxf5 15. a3 a4 16. Qh4 Na2+ 17. Kb1 axb3 18. Bxf5 bxc2+ 19. Bxc2 Nc3+ 20. bxc3 Qa2+ 21. Kc1 Qxa3+ 22. Kd2 15... Rxf5 15... Nxa2+?! 16. Kb1 Rxf5 17. Qxf5 Qxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Bxf5 19. Kxa2 Bxc2 20. Rd7 16. Rxd5 Rxh5 17. Rd6 17. Rxa5 Rxa5 18. Nxa5 Nxa2+ 19. Kb1 17... Nxa2+ 18. Kb1 Bxb3 19. cxb3 Nb4 20. Rb6 20. h3 does not solve anything 20... Re8 20... Rb8 20... Rd8 makes it even easier for Black 21. h3 21. Rd1 21. h4 is not the saving move 21... Rd8 22. Kc1 g5 21... Rxh2 22. Rg1 Rh4 22... Rd8 makes it even easier for Black 23. Kc1 23. Kc1 23. Rb5 cannot change what is in store for ? 23... Nc6 23... Rc8+ 24. Kd2 24. Kb1 no good, but what else? 24... Rd4 25. Rxb7 24... Rd4+ 25. Ke3 Nd5+ 25... Nd5+ 26. Kf2 Rd2+ 27. Kg3 Nxb6 0-1 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

E61: King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 last book move 3... e6 4. e4 d6 5. f4 Nbd7 6. e5 Nh5 7. Nf3 Ng7 8. Bd3 dxe5 8... Nf5 9. O-O 9. fxe5 Bb4 9... f6 10. O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. Bh6 Nf5 13. Bf4 h6 14. g4 Ne7 15. Qd2 15. Be3 Nc6 15... g5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. a4 17. Qe2 b6 17... a5 17... Rf8!? 18. Qf2 b6?? an oversight. But Black was lost anyway. 18... f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 19. Nd2 19. Nxg5 and White has reached his goal 19... Nf5 20. Nxf7 Rg8 21. Bxf5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 exf5 19... Rf8 20. Ne4 f5 20... Bb7 21. Nd6+ Kd8 22. Qg3 (22. Nxf7+?! Rxf7 23. Qxf7 Qc6) ( 22. Nxb7+ Qxb7 23. Qe2 Qc6) 21. Nd6+ Kd8 22. gxf5 exf5 22... Nxf5 does not win a prize 23. Bxf5 (23. Nxf5?! exf5 24. e6 Nb8) 23... exf5 24. Qg2 cxd4 25. cxd4 (25. Qxa8?! is much worse 25... dxe3 26. Qd5 f4) 23. Nb5 23. Qf3 might be the shorter path 23... Ra6 23... Qb8? 23... Qc6 24. Be2 f4 24. e6 Nf6 25. d5 25. dxc5 Ng4 26. Qd2 Qxh2+ 27. Qxh2 Nxh2 28. Kxh2 Bxe6 25... Ng4 26. Qe2 26. Qd2!? Rf6 26... Qe5 27. Rae1 Ng6?? sad, but how else could Black save the game? 27... Qxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Nxe3 29. Rxe3 f4 28. Bxg5+! the death sentence 28... hxg5 29. Qxe5 29. Qxg4! it becomes clear that White will call all the shots 29... fxg4 30. Rxf8+ Nxf8 31. Rxe5 Bxe6 32. dxe6 (32. Rxe6?! Nxe6 33. dxe6 Ke7) 29... N4xe5 30. Bxf5 Rf6 30... g4 31. Re4 g3 32. hxg3 Rb8 31. Rf2 Nxc4 31... Bxe6 32. dxe6 Ke7 32. Bxg6 Rxg6 32... Ke7 desperation 33. Rxf6 Kxf6 33. Rf8+ 33. e7+ Ke8 34. Rf8+ Kd7 35. e8=Q# 33... Ke7 34. Rf7+ Ke8 35. Ref1 35. Ref1 Bxe6 36. Nc7+ Kd8 37. dxe6 (37. Nxa8 is a weaker possibility 37... Bxf7 38. Rxf7 Nb2) (37. Nxe6+ is a bad alternative 37... Rxe6 38. dxe6 Ke8) 35. Nc7+ Kd8 36. e7+ Kxc7 37. e8=Q+ Kb8 38. Qxc8+ Kxc8 39. Re8# 1-0 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

E90: King's Indian: Classical: Early deviations and 6 h3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Be3 last book move 8... Nh5 9. Qd2 f5 9... a5!?= 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Bg5 Nhf6 12. g3 Nc5 13. Qc2 13. O-O-O a5= 13... h6 13... c6 14. O-O-O 14. Bh4 Qe8 15. O-O-O Bd7 15... Nfe4 16. Kb1 16. Bg2 16. Nd2 Qg6= 16... a6 Consolidates b5 16... Nfe4 17. Rhe1 17. Nh2 17. Nd2!?= looks like a viable alternative 17... b5 18. cxb5 18. g4!? 18... axb5 19. b3 19. b4!? Na4 20. Ne2 19... b4 20. Nb1 Qb8 21. f3 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. f4 e4 21... Qb7 22. Qd2 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. f4 e4 22... Ra5 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qxh6 24. Bf1 is still a small chance 24... Kg7 25. Bc4 24... Bg7 24... Rxa2 25. Qe3 f4 26. Qxc5 dxc5 27. Ng4 Rxg2 28. gxf4 Bxg4 29. hxg4 exf4 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Nxd2 Qxd5 32. Rh5 Qd4 33. Ne4 Qb2+ 34. Kd1 Rd8+ 35. Ke1 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Qc2+ 37. Nd2 Rxd2+ 38. Kf1 Qd1# 25. Qd2 25. Qe3 hardly improves anything 25... Rxa2 26. Rd2 Ra1 25... Rfa8 26. Bf1 Rxa2 27. Qe3 27. Bc4 does not save the day 27... Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Bb5 27... Qa7 28. Bc4 28. Rd2 is not much help 28... f4 29. Rxa2 Qxa2 28... Ra1 29. Kd2 Qa2+ 30. Ke1 Rxb1 30... Rxb1 31. Qd2 Rxd1+ 32. Kxd1 Qa1+ 33. Qc1 Nxb3 34. Qxa1 Rxa1+ 35. Ke2 Rxh1 0-1 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O last book move 6... Be6 7. Nd5 7. d3= and White could well hope to play on 7... Nxd5 8. cxd5 Bxd5 9. e4 9. Ne1 Bxg2 10. Nxg2 O-O 9... Bxe4 10. d3 10. Re1 Bd3 11. Qb3 Ba6 10... Bg6 10... Bd5 11. Be3 11. Re1 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 e4 11... O-O 12. Be3 Bb6 12... Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Bh5 14. Qa4 13. Bxb6 13. Nh4 Qf6 13... axb6 14. a3 14. d4 Qf6 14... Qd7 14... Bh5 15. Qc1 15. Rc1 Rae8 16. Nh4 16. d4 Bh5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 16... Re7 16... Nd4!? 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rf1 c5 20. Rc2 Qh3 21. Re2 Ref7 22. Re4 g5 23. Qg4 Qxg4 24. Rxg4 h6 24... Rf3 makes it even easier for Black 25. Rxg5 c6 26. Rg4 25. Re4 Rf3 26. Re3 R8f6 27. Kg2 g4 28. Kg1 Kf7 29. Rxf3 Rxf3 30. Rd1 Ke6 31. Kf1 d5 31... Kd5 and Black can already relax 32. Ke2 32. Kg2 b5 Black plans c4 33. Kf1 33. h3 h5 33... c4 34. dxc4 bxc4 35. Ra1 Rb3 36. Rb1 36. Ra2 there is nothing else anyway 36... c3 37. Rc1 37. Ke1 there is nothing better in the position 37... d4 38. Kd1 37... cxb2 38. Rb1 c5 39. Ke1 c4 40. Kd2 c3+ 40... Rxa3 seems even better 41. Rg1 c3+ 42. Kc2 41. Kc2 Rxa3 42. Rxb2 cxb2 43. Kxb2 Rf3 44. Kc2 Rxf2+ 45. Kd3 Rf3+ 46. Ke2 Kf5 46... d4 47. Ke1 e4 48. Ke2 Rc3 49. Kd1 d3 50. Ke1 Rc1+ 51. Kd2 Rc2+ 52. Kd1 e3 53. h3 e2+ 54. Ke1 Rc1+ 55. Kd2 e1=Q+ 56. Kxd3 Rc3+ 57. Kd4 Qe5# 47. Ke1 Ke4 48. h4 gxh3 48... gxh3 49. Kd2 h2 50. g4 Rd3+ 51. Kc1 h1=Q+ 52. Kb2 Qg2+ 53. Kc1 Qe2 54. Kb1 Rd1# 0-1 [Fritz 8 (30s)]