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    • (402) Shaw,J - Condie,M [B03]
    Aberdeen Open (5), 1989
    [Fritz 10 (24s)]

    Alekhine's Defence: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.a4 Bg7 8.a5 N6d7 9.Be3 [9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Ra3 Nxa5 11.d5 b6 12.b4 Nb7 13.Nd4 Nb8 14.Ncb5 a5 15.Be2 Qd7 16.Bf3 Na6 17.Nc6 axb4 18.Rxa6 Rxa6 19.Nb8 Ra1 20.Nxd7 Bxd7 21.0-0 Nc5 22.Qe2 0-0 23.g4 b3 Hanley,C (2331)-Grunberg,M (2445)/Port Erin 2002/CBM 090 ext/0-1 (31); 9.d5 0-0 10.Nf3 Na6 11.Be2 Nf6 12.h3 e6 13.0-0 exd5 14.cxd5 Nc5 15.Be3 Nfe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bd4 Ng5 18.Ne1 Nxh3+ 19.gxh3 Bxh3 20.Bxg7 Qg5+ 21.Kh2 Bxf1 22.Bc3 Qf4+ 23.Kg1 Bxe2 Cubas,J (2387)-Bronstein,L (2362)/Pinamar 2005/CBM 106 ext/½-½ (51)] 9...0-0 10.Nf3 e5N [10...Nc6 11.d5 Nce5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Be2 Nc5 14.Ra3 Bf5 15.0-0 b6 16.b4 Na6 17.Qb3 Qb8 18.axb6 axb6 19.c5 Nc7 20.cxb6 Rxa3 21.Qxa3 Bxc3 22.bxc7 Qxb4 23.Ra1 Kg7 24.Qxb4 Bxb4 25.Ra7 Lutz,K (2300)-Schneider,H/Doernigheim 1994/GER/1-0] 11.Be2 Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8 11...Nc6 Black threatens to win material: Nc6xa5 12.d5 White threatens to win material: d5xc6 12...Ne7 13.Nb5 [13.0-0!?±] 13...Nf5² 14.Bxa7 e4 15.Nfd4 Ne5? [¹15...Nc5!? and Black could well hope to play on 16.Bb6 Qg5 17.Nxf5 Bxf5=] 16.Nxf5 Bxf5 17.Qd2?? forfeits the advantage [¹17.0-0+- White would have gained the upper hand] 17...Rxa7= 18.Nxa7 e3 19.Qxe3 Nd3+ 20.Kf1 [¹20.Bxd3!? might be a viable alternative 20...Re8 21.Bxf5 Rxe3+ 22.fxe3 Qh4+ 23.g3 Qxc4 24.Bd7=] 20...Re8µ 21.Qd2 Diagram








    21...Rxe2 [21...Nxf2 22.Kxf2 Qh4+ 23.g3 Bd4+ 24.Ke1 Qe4-+] 22.Kxe2 Qh4 Black threatens to win material: Qh4xf2 23.Kf1 Qxc4 24.Qe2 Bd4 25.h4?? [¹25.a6 was necessary 25...Bxa7 26.axb7=] 25...Bxa7-+ 26.h5 Qc8 [26...Bd7 27.Rh2 Bxf2 28.Rd1-+] 27.hxg6 Bxg6 28.Rh4 [28.a6 bxa6 29.Rh3 Nxf2 30.Qxa6 Qxa6+ 31.Rxa6 Nxh3 32.Rxa7 Nf4-+] 28...Nxf2 29.Rc4?? shortens the misery for White [29.Kg1 Ne4+ 30.Kh2-+] 29...Qf5 30.Ke1 [30.Rc3 doesn't improve anything 30...Ne4+ 31.Rf3 Qxd5-+] 30...Nd3+ 31.Kd1 [31.Kd2 does not solve anything 31...Nxb2 32.Rc3 Qxd5+ 33.Ke1 Nd3+ 34.Rxd3 Bxd3 35.Qe8+ Kg7-+] 31...Qxd5 [31...Nxb2+ makes it even easier for Black 32.Kc1 Nxc4 33.Qxc4-+] 32.Rc8+ [32.Rc3 doesn't change the outcome of the game 32...Nf4+ 33.Qd2 Qh5+ 34.Rf3 Qh1+ 35.Qe1 Qxg2 36.Qe8+ Kg7 37.Rxf4 Qd5+ 38.Ke2 Qd3+ 39.Ke1 Qg3+ 40.Kd1 Qxf4-+] 32...Kg7 33.Qf3 [33.Rc3 Nf2+ 34.Ke1 Qxg2 35.a6 bxa6 36.Ra4 Qg1+ 37.Kd2 Qg5+ 38.Re3 Qd5+ 39.Ke1 Bxe3 40.Qxe3 Nd3+ 41.Kd2 Qg2+ 42.Qe2-+] 33...Bh5 [33...Bh5 34.Qxh5 Nf2+ 35.Kc1 Qxh5-+] 0-1

    Updated Aug 2012