(3) Kasparov,G (2805) - Vaganian,R (2640) [D37]
Novgorod Novgorod (5), 1995
[Ftacnik]



1.d4
Baburin King Dolmatov

1...e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.a3 Qa5 10.0-0-0

Well established line, but with pawn on a3 defender can reasonably hope to strike back.

10...Be7 11.h4!?

[11.Nd2 e5 12.Bg3!? d4 13.Nb3 Qb6 14.c5 Qd8 15.exd4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 exd4 17.Nb5 Bd7! 18.Rxd4 Rc8 19.Nd6 Bxd6 20.Bxd6 Re8 21.Bc4 b6 22.b4 bxc5 23.Bxc5 Qc7 24.Rhd1 Ftacnik,L-Klovans,J/Erfurt/1993/1-0 (34); 11.Nb5 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Bd7 13.Bc7 b6 14.Rxd7 Nxd7 15.Qe4 a6 16.Qxc6 axb5 17.Qxd7 Bxa3 18.Qxb5 Rfc8 19.bxa3 Rxc7 20.Kb1 Qxa3 21.Rc1 Rac8 22.Nd2 Qd6 23.Nb3 Deak,S-Bauer,T/HUN-chT 9293/1993/0-1 (23); 11.Bg5 Rd8 12.Bd3 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Bd7 14.Kb1 Rac8 15.h4 Ne5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.Rd4 Bc6 18.Rhd1 Rxd4 19.exd4 Qc7 20.Bd3 h6 21.Be3 Nd5 22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.Qxc7 Rxc7 Kveinis,A-Klovan,Y/Groningen op (3)/1991/0.5 (24); 11.g4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 (12...a6 Dolmatov 13.Bd3 Kh8 14.g5 Ivanchuk,V-Ehlvest,J/Novgorod super(05)/1995/) 13.g5 ]

11...dxc4
[11...Rd8 12.g4 Bd7 13.Kb1 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Rac8 15.g5 Nh5 16.Bd6 g6 17.Be2 Bxd6 18.Rxd6 Ne7 19.Qb3 Bc6 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Rd1 Qf5+ 22.Ka1 Rf8 23.e4 Qc5 24.Qb4+/= Kasparov,G-Ehlvest,J/Novgorod PCA (7)/1995/0.5 (43)]

12.Bxc4 b6
[12...e5 13.Bg5 Bg4 14.Nd5+/= ]

13.Ng5 Ba6
[13...h6 14.Nge4|^ ]

14.Nce4 g6
[14...Nxe4 15.Qxe4 g6 (15...Bxg5? 16.hxg5 g6 17.Bxa6 Qxa6 18.Qxc6 Rac8 19.Bc7 Rxc7 20.Qxc7 Rc8 21.Rd8++- ) 16.Nxf7!? (16.Bxa6 Qxa6 17.Qxc6 Rac8 18.Bc7 Rxc7 19.Qxc7 Rc8 ; 16.Bxe6 Dolmatov 16...fxe6 17.Qxe6+ Kh8 18.Rd5 Qa4 19.Be5+ Nxe5 20.Qxe7-> ) 16...Rxf7 (16...Bxc4 17.Nh6+ Kg7 18.Qxc4 e5 19.Bg5+/- ; 16...Qc5 17.Nd6 Bxc4 18.b4 Bd5+ 19.bxc5 Bxe4 20.Nxe4+/- ) 17.Qxe6 Bxc4 18.Qxc6+- ]

15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Ne4
[16.Bxa6 Qxa6 17.Qxc6 Rac8 18.Bc7 Rxc7 19.Qxc7 Rc8 20.Qxc8+ Qxc8+ 21.Kb1~~ ]

16...Be7
[16...Bg7 17.Bxa6 Qxa6 18.Qxc6 e5 (18...Rac8 19.Bc7+- (19.Bc7 Rxc7 20.Qxc7 Rc8 21.Rd8++- ) ) 19.Bxe5 (19.Nf6++/- Dolmatov) 19...Bxe5 20.Kb1+/- ]

17.Bxa6 Qxa6 18.Kb1
[18.Qxc6 Rfc8 19.Bc7 Rxc7 20.Qxc7 Rc8~~ ]

18...Qb7?!
Baburin The g6P invites White to open the h-file by h4-h5xg6, while the same idea of a pawn storm is not that easy for Black. White starts first, which is very important in such situations. [18...Rac8 19.h5 (19.Qc3 Dolmatov 19...Na5 20.Nf6+ Kh8 21.Qe5 Nc6 ; 19.Bd6 Na5<=> ) 19...Nb4 (19...Nd4 20.Qd2 Nb5<=> ) 20.Qb3 Nd5 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.Be5+/- ]

19.h5!

Kasparov's strategy has worked perfectly. A target was created (...g6) which enables a file to be opened. Compare with Ivanchuk - Ehlvest where Black refused to commit the kingside pawns. Ftacnik K on the opposite sides force both players into resolute actions.

19...Rac8 [19...e5 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Rh6-> ]

20.hxg6 Nb4?
[20...hxg6 21.Qc3 f6 22.Qb3 Nd8 23.f3+/- ]

21.gxh7+ Kh8
[21...Kg7 22.Be5+ f6 (22...Kg6 23.Nc5+ Nxc2 24.Nxb7+- ) 23.Nxf6 Nxc2 (23...Bxf6 24.Bxf6+ Rxf6 25.Qxc8! Qxc8 26.h8Q+ Qxh8 27.Rd7++- ; 23...Rxf6 24.axb4+- ) 24.Rd7 Qxg2 25.Ng8+ Kg6 26.h8Q+- ]

22.Be5+ f6 23.Nxf6!
Combination, that pleases the eye, is based on the weakness of the back rank.

23...Bxf6

[23...Nxc2 24.Nd5+ (24.Ne8+ Bf6 25.Nxf6 (25.Bxf6+ Rxf6 ) 25...Qg7 ) 24...Bf6 (24...Rf6 25.Nxf6+- Bf8 26.Ne8+ Qg7 27.Bxg7+ Bxg7 28.Nxg7 Nxe3 (28...Nxa3+ 29.bxa3 Kxg7 30.Rd7+ Kg6 31.Rh4 Kg5 32.Rh3 e5 33.Rg7+ Kf5 34.Rg8 Rc3 35.h8Q Rc1+ 36.Kxc1 Ke6 37.Rd8 e4 38.Qe8+ Kf6 39.Rh6+ Kg5 40.Qg6#

) ) 25.Nxf6 Qg7 26.Ng4+- Qxe5 27.Nxe5 Rf5 28.Ng6+ Kg7 29.Ne7 Nxa3+ 30.Ka2 Rcf8 31.Nxf5+ exf5 32.Rd7+ Kh8 33.Kxa3 a5 ; 23...Rxf6 Dolmatov 24.Qg6+- ]

24.Bxf6+
[24.Bxf6+ Rxf6 25.axb4+- (25.Qc3!! Dolmatov 25...Qe4+ 26.Ka1 Nc2+ 27.Ka2+-) ]

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