#13248 by Noname
02:07, September 18, 2014 by Noname
[Event "US Chess League"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bryant, Todd"]
[Black "Krasik, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2201"]
[BlackElo "2268"]
[Annotator "Doe,John"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.18"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 {A surprise! I expected my opponent to play the KID.
However, he began thinking relatively early, suggesting that he may not be an
extremely experienced Nimzo player.} 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. Nf3 d6 $6 {Unusual. 8...d5 is normal, hurrying to explode
the center while Black is ahead in development.} (8... d5) 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3
e5 $6 {Justified by some tactical tricks, but loosens the Black position.} 11.
Bf5 exd4 12. Qxd4 {the queen is well placed and Bxd7 is an uncomfortable
threat.} Nc5 $2 13. Qh4 $1 (13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 {is a big positional
concession Black was making, but I had seen many of the later lines and
believed in the Bxh6 sacrifice}) 13... h6 (13... h5 $5 {a bizarre move that is
hard to even consider--I didn't!}) 14. Bxh6 $3 {I thought for 20+ minutes
justifying this sacrifice on move 13. I believe White is now winning.} gxh6 (
14... Nfd7 {or any knight move loses:} 15. Bg5) 15. Qxh6 {A bizarre position.
White is down a piece, but Black's pieces can barely move due to mate threats.}
Be4 (15... Bc8 16. g4 $1 Nce4) (15... Nce4 16. Ng5 Nxg5 17. Qxg5+ Kh8 18. Qh6+
Kg8 19. g4 $3 {The main justification of this whole sacrifice. Black can't do
anything about g5xf6} Bxh1 20. g5) (15... Ne6 16. Ng5 {is the same line}) (
15... Re8 16. Ng5 {was my idea. Bh7+ is going to lead to a brutal discovery.}
Qe7 (16... Be4 17. g4 $3 {again}) 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Be4+ Kg8 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20.
Rd1 $3 {an amazing idea that the computer finds. Black is helpless against
the rook lift}) (15... Qe7 16. g4 {with similar play}) 16. g4 $3 {everything
is hanging and we are down a piece, but our attack is unstoppable.} Ne6 (16...
Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Ne5 (17... Bxf3 18. g5) (17... Bxf5 18. gxf5 Nxf2 19. Rg1+ N2g4
20. h3) 18. Rg1 $3) (16... Bxf3 17. g5 Nd3+ 18. Kf1 {i is hopeless}) (16...
Bxf5 17. gxf5 Nd3+ 18. Ke2 Nxf2 19. Rhg1+ $1 (19. Kxf2 $4 Ng4+) 19... N2g4 20.
Rxg4+ Nxg4 21. Rg1 {was one of the key lines I saw in the game.}) (16... Re8 {
the toughest defense.} 17. Ng5 $1 {threatening Bh7 disasters} Nd3+ 18. Kf1 Nxf2
19. Rg1 $3) 17. Rg1 $1 {another slow move, setting up a fatal discovered check.
} Re8 (17... Bxf3 18. g5 {and mate is going to happen on g7 or h7}) 18. g5 Ng4
19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Bxe4 Nc5 21. Rxg4 d5 22. g6 Qf6 23. gxf7 Rxe4 24. Rg8+ Ke7 {
and Black resigned in view of 25.f8Q+ Ke6 26.Qh3+ leading to mate} 1-0
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