Motylev - Kulaots | Attacking with small forces gets surprising result

Опубликовано: 08 Февраль 2020
на канале: Rapid chess

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This game is somewhat strange because one side has received decisive positional and material advantage without particlar countrplay, but couldn't actually converts two decisive advantages into full point. Kulaotts is well know Najdorf player, who opposed by excellent theoretician and Karjakin;s second Alexander Motylev.

Motylev, Alexander - Kulaots, Kaido
European Rapid Championship 2019 round 05
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O g6 8. c4 Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h3 b6 11. Rd1 Bb7 12. Qe3 Rc8 13. Bf1 Re8 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. b4 b5 16. a4 bxc4 17. Rd4 Qb8 18. Bd2 Nb6 19. Be1 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. a5 Nxc3 22. Bxc3 Na4 23. e6 f6 24. Be1 Bc6 25. Be2 Nc5 26. bxc5 Qxb1 27. Rd1 Qa2 28. Bc3 Rb8 29. Nd4 Ba8 30. c6 Rb1 31. Qf3 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 Qb1 33. Kh2 Qb8+ 34. g3 Qd6 35. Ba4 Rc8 36. Qe2 Qa3 37. Qc2 f5 38. Bb2 Qc5 39. Qd2 Rb8 40. Bc3 Qd6 41. Ba1 Qa3 42. c7 Rc8 43. Nxf5 gxf5 44. Bxg7 Kxg7 45. Qg5+ Kh8 46. Bd7 Qf3 47. Qd2 d4 48. Qxd4+ Kg8 49. Bc6 Qxc6 50. Qd8+ Kg7 51. Qxe7+ Kg8 52. Qg5+ Kh8 53. Qf6+ Kg8 54. Qf7+ Kh8 55. Qf6+ Kg8 56. Qf7+ ½-½

The Najdorf Variation[1] (/ˈnaɪdɔːrf/ NY-dorf) of the Sicilian Defence is one of the most respected and deeply studied of all chess openings. Modern Chess Openings calls it the "Cadillac" or "Rolls Royce" of chess openings. The opening is named after the Polish-Argentine grandmaster Miguel Najdorf. Many players have lived by the Najdorf (notably Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, although Kasparov would often transpose into a Scheveningen).

The Najdorf begins:

1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6

Black's 5...a6 aims to deny the b5-square to White's knights and light-square bishop while maintaining flexible development. If Black plays 5...e5?! immediately, then after 6.Bb5+! Bd7 (or 6...Nbd7 7.Nf5) 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.Nf5 and the knight on f5 is difficult to dislodge without concessions.

Black usually plans a queenside minority attack to pressure White's e4-pawn. This is often carried out by means of ...b5, ...Bb7, and placing a knight on c5, or c4 via b6.

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