Arthur bach (1877) - Christochess (1931) ANCL 2009 (comments Christochess)

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Arthur bach (1877) - Christochess (1931)
ANCL 2009

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 according to IM Nikitin, the best move for black here. It prevents Bf4 6.Bg5 [6.Nf3 Bg4 ×e5] 6...Nf6 7.Nf3 [7.Bxf6 gxf6 This position I have not feared, I can long castle and I get the g-file to atack the white king.;
7.Nd2 Bg4 8.Qb1 a) 8.Qa4 e6 9.Ngf3 Nd7 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Bh4 Bh5 12.Bg3 Bg6 13.Bb5 Bxg3 14.hxg3 0-0 15.Rfe1 Rfc8 16.Re3 a6 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.Qb3 h6 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.dxe5 b5; b) 8.Qb3 e6 9.Ngf3 Bd6 10.0-0 Nd7 (10...0-0 11.Bxf6 gxf6) 11.Bh4 Bh5 12.Bg3 Bg6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Be2 0-0; c) 8.Ngf3 e6 9.Bh4; 8...e6 9.Ne2 Bxe2 10.Bxe2 0-0-0 11.0-0 Bd6 12.g3 (12.h3) 12...h6 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Bh5 Rdg8 15.Qd3 Rg5 16.Be2 h5 17.Nf3 Rg7 18.Kh1 f5 19.Rg1 Rhg8 20.Nh4 f4 21.Bxh5 fxg3 22.fxg3 Rh8 23.Qf3 Rgh7 24.Bg4 f5 25.Bh3 Be7] 7...Bg4 8.0-0 [8.Nbd2 Blatny,P: '--> main line' 8...e6 9.Bh4 (9.h3 Bh5 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Re1=) 9...Nh5 10.h3 (10.0-0 Bd6; 10.Bg3 Nxg3 11.hxg3 0-0-0 12.Qa4 Kb8 13.Bb5 f6 14.Bxc6 Qxc6 15.Qxc6 bxc6 16.b4 Bd6 17.0-0-0 h6 18.Rde1 Rde8 19.Re3 e5 20.Rhe1 e4 21.Nh2 Bc8 22.Rh1 f5 23.Ree1 g5) 10...Nf4 11.0-0 Nxd3 12.hxg4 Bd6 13.g3 h6] 8...e6 9.Bh4 Bd6 10.Bg3 Bh5 If it is necessary, I play Bg6. It is important to know, that in generall Bg6 is only good if Black castles queenside or wiht a pawn on h3, so that White cant come with a rook on the h-file. [10...Bxg3 is because of this an idea, now Black can play Bh5-g6 without a rook atack on the h file. 11.hxg3 Bh5 (11...0-0 12.Nbd2 e5 (12...Rfe8 13.Qb3 Bf5 14.Bxf5 exf5 15.Rae1 Qd7 16.Qb5 Ne4 17.Nb3 Ne5 18.Qxd7 Nxd7 19.Nc1 g5 20.Nd3 Kg7 21.Rd1 Nb6 22.Rfe1 f6 23.Nh2 Rad8 24.Nf1 Kg6 25.f3 Nd6 26.Nc5) 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Be2 Rfe8 15.Re1 h6 16.Nb3 Nc4 17.Qc2 a6 18.Bd3 Qb6 19.Nfd4 Rad8 20.f3 Bd7) 12.Nbd2 Bg6 13.Qe2 (13.Qc2 Nb4 'µ' Blatny,P. ; 13.Bxg6 hxg6 Blatny,P: '…0-0-0,‘h') 13...Bxd3 14.Qxd3 0-0 15.Rfe1 Rfc8=] 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Nbd2 0-0 13.Re1 Rab8 14.a4 Qc7 prevents a5 and after a later Ne5 there  is after an exchange no fork on e5. [14...Rfc8 15.a5 …a4] 15.Rc1 [15.Qb1 a6 in this game Anand had black and has won later. (15...Bg6 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Ne5) 16.Ne5 Rfe8 (16...Bg6 ’b1-h7) 17.h3 Bg6 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Qd3 Nxe5 20.dxe5 (20.Rxe5=) 20...Nd7 21.Qd4 (21.Qg3 …‚») 21...Rec8 22.Re3 Qb6! …¬ 23.Qxb6 Nxb6 ק« 24.h4?! …g3,f4 (24.Kf1 Nc4 25.Nxc4 Rxc4³) 24...Kf8 25.g3 Ke7µ 26.b3 Rc7 27.a5 Nd7 28.c4 Rbc8 29.Kg2 (29.cxd5 exd5 30.Rd3 Ke6 31.f4 Rc3 32.Rxc3 Rxc3 33.Kf2 Nc5-+ ¬) 29...Nb8 30.Ra4 Rd8 31.f4 (¹31.cxd5 Rxd5 (31...exd5!?) 32.Nc4) 31...Nc6 32.Rd3 Rcd7 33.c5 (33.cxd5 Rxd5 34.Rxd5 Rxd5µ ¬) 33...f6 34.Nf3 d4 35.exf6+ gxf6 36.Nd2 e5 37.Ne4 Rd5 38.fxe5 Rxe5 39.Nd6?! (39.Kf3 f5 40.Nd6 Rxc5 41.Nc4 Kf6-+ ¬) 39...Rxc5-+ 40.Nxb7? (40.Nc4 Ne5) 40...Rc2+ 0-1 Illescas Cordoba,M (2590)-Anand,V (2715)/Linares 1994/CBM 040/[Blatny,P](40...Rc2+ 41.Kh3 Rd7-+) ;
15.Qc2 Rfc8 …¤b4] 15...Rfc8 16.Qc2 a6 17.Ng5 Bg6 [17...Qf4 18.Bxh7+ (18.Ngf3 Nb4) 18...Kh8 19.Ndf3 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Qxg5 21.Bd3 Nd7 22.Re3 Nc5 23.Rce1 Nxd3 24.Qxd3 Bg6 25.Qd1 according to Rybka nearly equal, I think it is unclear.] 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Ndf3 Qf4 A defence move, I wanted to make it more difficult for White to create counterplay on the h-file. 20.Qd3 Qf5 21.Qxf5? [21.Qe3 Ne8 (21...Na5 22.Qe2 b5 23.axb5 axb5 24.Ra1 is better for white because of the a-file.) 22.Nh4 (22.Ne5 is a very dangerous move. My queen has not many squares after that, but it seems to be difficult to exploit that. From The practical point of view White has surely good chances in after Ne5 22...Nxe5 23.dxe5 Rc4 24.g3 b5 25.a5 (25.f3 bxa4 26.g4 Qf4) 25...b4 26.Qa7 Rbc8 27.f4 Nc7 28.Qb7 Nb5 29.Qxa6 Nd4 30.Kh1 R4c6 31.Qa7 Nb3 32.Rb1 Nd2 33.Rbd1 bxc3 34.bxc3 R6c7 35.Qb6 Nc4 36.Qb4 Qc2 37.Rb1 Qa2 38.Ra1 Qd2 39.a6 Ne3 40.Rg1 Rxc3 41.a7 Ng4 42.Nf3 Qe2 43.Qxc3 Nf2+ 44.Kg2 Ne4+ 45.Kh3 Rxc3 46.a8Q+ Kh7 47.Rgf1 Rxf3 48.Rae1 Qd3 49.Kg2 Rxf1 50.Rxf1 Qe2+ 51.Kg1 Qe3+ 52.Kg2 d4) 22...Qf6 23.Qg3 Nd6 24.Nhf3 Nf5 25.Qg4 b5 26.axb5 axb5 27.Qh3 Nh6 28.Qh4 Ra8 29.Ra1 Because of my kingside weakness this seems to be equal.] 21...gxf5 22.b3? [22.Nd2 b5 (22...Ne4 23.Ngxe4 (23.Ndxe4 fxe4 24.f3 exf3 25.Nxf3 b5 26.axb5 axb5 27.b4 Ne7 28.g4 Ra8 29.Kg2) 23...fxe4) 23.axb5 axb5 24.b4 Ne4 25.Ngxe4 fxe4 26.Nb3 Ra8 27.Nc5 Ra3 28.Rf1 Ne7 29.f3 exf3 30.Rxf3 Nf5 31.Rcf1 Rc7 32.g4 Nd6 33.Re1 Ra2 34.h4 Rc2 35.h5 Ra7 36.g5 Raa2] 22...Ne4 23.Nxe4 [23.h4 Na5] 23...fxe4 24.Nd2 Rc7 25.Red1 [25.b4 Rbc8 26.Nb3 Ne7 27.Nc5 b6 28.Nxa6 Rxc3 29.Rxc3 Rxc3 The pawns are too weak] 25...Rbc8 26.Nb1 Na5 27.b4 Nc4 28.Kf1 [28.Rc2 f5 29.Kf1 Kf7 30.Ke2 g5 31.h3 Rg8 32.Rdc1 Rcc8 33.Nd2 f4 34.b5 a5 35.Nb3 b6 36.Nd2 g4 37.Nxc4 Rxc4 38.hxg4 Rxg4 39.g3 fxg3;
28.a5 Nb2 29.Rd2 Nd3 30.Rf1 f5] 28...Nb2 29.Rd2 Nxa4 Arthur bach resigns   0-1