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[Event "Hastings 7576"] [Site "Hastings ENG"] [Date "1975.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Keene, Raymond"] [Black "Miles, Anthony"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D42"] [Annotator "Alex Baburin"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "1975.12.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [EventCategory "10"] [SourceTitle "Attack in Chess Webinar"] [Source "Baburin/Lopez"] [SourceDate "2020.04.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.05.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 {Diagram [#] This is a very common position, which can arise from the Panov Attack in the Caro-Kann, QGA and (as in this game) from the Semi-Tarrasch.} Nf6 {This move is quite possible,} ({although both} 10... Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 {strengthening the d5-square}) ({and} 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 b6 {playing against the c3/d4 pawn couple, are more popular options here.} ) 11. Bg5 Nb4 ({Black could also pose a question to the g5-bishop wiih} 11... h6 12. Be3 {White is happy to have weakened Black’s kingside.} (12. Bh4 { allows a typical exchange operation:} Nh5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 {[%cal Gh5f6]}) 12... Nb4 13. Bb1 b6 $6 14. Qd2 Re8 (14... Bb7 $2 {already loses to} 15. Bxh6 Bxf3 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qg5+ Kh8 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Re5 {as Karpov pointed out in “Informator”}) 15. a3 $1 Nc6 (15... Nbd5 $2 16. Nxd5 exd5 (16... Nxd5 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 f5 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Ng5 $18) (16... Qxd5 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Re5 $1 $18) 17. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 18. Qxh6 $18) 16. Qd3 (16. d5 $5 $40) 16... Bb7 17. Ne4 Kf8 18. Bd2 a5 19. Bf4 $5 Nd5 20. Bg3 Ba6 21. Qd2 Rc8 22. Ba2 Kg8 23. Rac1 Nf6 24. Nc3 Bf8 {Karpov-Beliavsky, Linares 1995.} (24... Bf8 { Here according to Karpov the correct} 25. Bh4 $5 g5 26. Bg3 g4 27. Ne5 Qxd4 28. Qc2 {would have left White with an advantage. It’s interesting to mention that this is one of the few games, where Karpov possessed the isolani – usually he prefers to play against the isolated d-pawn.})) 12. Bb1 b6 ({Black tried} 12... Nfd5 13. Bc1 (13. Bxe7) 13... Nf6 {in the game Polugaevsky-Sahovic, Belgrade 1969, but White obtained advantage after} 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Qd3 Bc6 17. Qh3 Re8 18. Bg5 g6 19. Ba2 $16) 13. Ne5 ({Also good for White is} 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Qd3 g6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Ba2 $1 {The usual technique – the bishop would have little to do on b1, so it is being re-deployed, putting some pressure on the blockading knight.} Rc8 18. Qh3 $1 {Threatening 19 Nxf7! – yet another familiar motif.} Bf8 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qb8 21. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 {and Black resigned in the game Karaklajic-Puc, 1978 as after any recapture on d5 White will win on spot by 23.Nd7 and then Nf6+.}) 13... Bb7 14. Re3 { [#] The rook is heading towards the kingside. White already threatens to use the “Greek gift” sacrifice after 15 Bxf6 Bxf6 16 Bxh7+ Kxh7 17 Qh5+ Kg8 18 Rh3, winning. So, Black must limit the dangerous b1-bishop.} g6 15. Rg3 (15. Bh6 $5 Re8 16. Rg3 Bf8 17. Bg5) 15... Rc8 $4 {This is another typical example of a “natural” move (compare with the game Botvinnik-Batujev), which turns to be a decisive mistake. Here Black had no time to waste, so simply bringing a rook onto an open file won’t do.} ({Black had to put pressure both on the e5-knight and the d4-pawn by the immediate} 15... Nc6 {which would lead to play with mutual chances after} 16. Bh6 Qxd4 $1 17. Qxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxf8 Kxf8) 16. Bh6 Re8 17. a3 $1 Nc6 {Diagram [#]} (17... Nbd5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bxg6 Bf8 (19... fxg6 20. Qd3 $18) 20. Bd3+ Kh8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qd2 Ng8 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qf4 $18) 18. Nxg6 $3 hxg6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qb1 $1 $18 {[#] This is a triumph of White’s strategy: two consecutive blows to g6 have completely destroyed Black’s position.} (20. Qd3 $4 Ne5) (20. Qc2 $2 Ne5 21. dxe5 Ne4 $16) 20... Ne5 21. dxe5 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Kh7 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Bg7+ Bxg7 26. Qxg7# 1-0
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[Event "Hastings 7576"] [Site "Hastings ENG"] [Date "1975.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Keene, Raymond"] [Black "Miles, Anthony"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D42"] [Annotator "Alex Baburin"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "1975.12.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [EventCategory "10"] [SourceTitle "Attack in Chess Webinar"] [Source "Baburin/Lopez"] [SourceDate "2020.04.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.05.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 {Diagram [#] This is a very common position, which can arise from the Panov Attack in the Caro-Kann, QGA and (as in this game) from the Semi-Tarrasch.} Nf6 {This move is quite possible,} ({although both} 10... Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 {strengthening the d5-square}) ({and} 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 b6 {playing against the c3/d4 pawn couple, are more popular options here.} ) 11. Bg5 Nb4 ({Black could also pose a question to the g5-bishop wiih} 11... h6 12. Be3 {White is happy to have weakened Black’s kingside.} (12. Bh4 { allows a typical exchange operation:} Nh5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 {[%cal Gh5f6]}) 12... Nb4 13. Bb1 b6 $6 14. Qd2 Re8 (14... Bb7 $2 {already loses to} 15. Bxh6 Bxf3 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qg5+ Kh8 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Re5 {as Karpov pointed out in “Informator”}) 15. a3 $1 Nc6 (15... Nbd5 $2 16. Nxd5 exd5 (16... Nxd5 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 f5 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Ng5 $18) (16... Qxd5 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Re5 $1 $18) 17. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 18. Qxh6 $18) 16. Qd3 (16. d5 $5 $40) 16... Bb7 17. Ne4 Kf8 18. Bd2 a5 19. Bf4 $5 Nd5 20. Bg3 Ba6 21. Qd2 Rc8 22. Ba2 Kg8 23. Rac1 Nf6 24. Nc3 Bf8 {Karpov-Beliavsky, Linares 1995.} (24... Bf8 { Here according to Karpov the correct} 25. Bh4 $5 g5 26. Bg3 g4 27. Ne5 Qxd4 28. Qc2 {would have left White with an advantage. It’s interesting to mention that this is one of the few games, where Karpov possessed the isolani – usually he prefers to play against the isolated d-pawn.})) 12. Bb1 b6 ({Black tried} 12... Nfd5 13. Bc1 (13. Bxe7) 13... Nf6 {in the game Polugaevsky-Sahovic, Belgrade 1969, but White obtained advantage after} 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Qd3 Bc6 17. Qh3 Re8 18. Bg5 g6 19. Ba2 $16) 13. Ne5 ({Also good for White is} 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Qd3 g6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Ba2 $1 {The usual technique – the bishop would have little to do on b1, so it is being re-deployed, putting some pressure on the blockading knight.} Rc8 18. Qh3 $1 {Threatening 19 Nxf7! – yet another familiar motif.} Bf8 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qb8 21. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 {and Black resigned in the game Karaklajic-Puc, 1978 as after any recapture on d5 White will win on spot by 23.Nd7 and then Nf6+.}) 13... Bb7 14. Re3 { [#] The rook is heading towards the kingside. White already threatens to use the “Greek gift” sacrifice after 15 Bxf6 Bxf6 16 Bxh7+ Kxh7 17 Qh5+ Kg8 18 Rh3, winning. So, Black must limit the dangerous b1-bishop.} g6 15. Rg3 (15. Bh6 $5 Re8 16. Rg3 Bf8 17. Bg5) 15... Rc8 $4 {This is another typical example of a “natural” move (compare with the game Botvinnik-Batujev), which turns to be a decisive mistake. Here Black had no time to waste, so simply bringing a rook onto an open file won’t do.} ({Black had to put pressure both on the e5-knight and the d4-pawn by the immediate} 15... Nc6 {which would lead to play with mutual chances after} 16. Bh6 Qxd4 $1 17. Qxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxf8 Kxf8) 16. Bh6 Re8 17. a3 $1 Nc6 {Diagram [#]} (17... Nbd5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bxg6 Bf8 (19... fxg6 20. Qd3 $18) 20. Bd3+ Kh8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qd2 Ng8 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qf4 $18) 18. Nxg6 $3 hxg6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qb1 $1 $18 {[#] This is a triumph of White’s strategy: two consecutive blows to g6 have completely destroyed Black’s position.} (20. Qd3 $4 Ne5) (20. Qc2 $2 Ne5 21. dxe5 Ne4 $16) 20... Ne5 21. dxe5 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Kh7 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Bg7+ Bxg7 26. Qxg7# 1-0
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