(199) McNally,B (2010) - Isherwood,P (2172) [D05]
Isle of Man, 29.09.2001
[Fritz 6 (30s)]
D05: Colle System with ...e6
This is not a fireworks game but a good example of a good knight v a bad bishop 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Qc7 7.0-0 Bd6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.e4 0-0 10.Qe2 dxe4 [10...Be7 11.Re1 b6 12.e5 Nd7 13.Nb3 Nc5 14.Nxc5 bxc5 15.Bf4 c4 16.Bc2 Rb8 17.Rab1 Bd7 18.Ng5 Bxg5 19.Qh5 h6 20.Bxg5 Nxe5 21.Bxh6 Ng6 22.Bxg6 fxg6 23.Qxg6 Rf7 24.Re3 e5 25.Rf3 Rbf8 26.Rxf7 Rxf7 27.Re1 Qc6 28.Qxc6 Bxc6 29.Bc1 e4 ½-½ Miolo,E-Jussupow,A/Indonesia 1983/MCD (29)] 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 f5N
this is probably the strategic error because, when the dark-squared bishops come off, e5 then belongs, absolutely, to white
[12...Bd6 13.Rd1 h6 14.Be3 e5 15.Rd2 Be6 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Bxa7 c5 19.Qa6 e4 20.Bb6 Qc6 21.Ne5 Bxe5 22.Rxd8 Bc7 23.Rxf8+ Kxf8 24.Bxc5+ Qxc5 25.Qa8+ Ke7 26.Qxe4 Bxh2+ 27.Kf1 Wang,P-Milat,M/Las Vegas 1997/CBM 58 ext/1-0 (42)]
13.Bxc6 Qxc6 14.Be3 b6 Secures c5
15.Bxc5 bxc5 white also benefits from a better pawn structure now that Black's Queen-side pawns are isolated
16.Ne5 The knight likes it on e5
16...Qa4 17.c4 Bb7 18.b3 Qe8 19.Rad1 Rd8 20.Rfe1 Qe7 21.Rxd8 Qxd8 [21...Rxd8 22.Rd1²]
22.Rd1 [22.Nc6! Bxc6 23.Qxe6+ Rf7 24.Qxc6±]
22...Qg5² Threatening mate... how?
23.f3 Covers e4
23...Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8 25.Qd3 Threatening mate: Qxd8
25...Qc7 26.Qd7 Do you see the mate threat?
26...Qc8? [26...Qxd7 27.Nxd7 Bc6 28.Ne5+-]
27.Qxc8+ [¹27.Qf7+!? and White can already relax 27...Kh8 28.Qe7+-]
27...Bxc8 28.Kf2 Kf8 29.Nd3 Ke7 30.Nxc5 The passed pawn on c4 quickly leads to threats
30...Kd6 31.b4 g5 32.Ke3 e5 33.g3 f4+ 34.gxf4 exf4+ 35.Kd4 h6 36.Ne4+ Ke6 37.a4 Ke7 38.a5 Bh3 39.b5 Bg2 [39...Kd8+-]
40.b6 axb6 41.a6 Bxf3 42.a7 Bxe4 43.Kxe4 [43.Kxe4 f3 44.Kxf3+-]
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