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(1) Kidd,G - Donnelly,M.J [B30]
BCF Inter-County Correspondence , 1967
[M.J.Donnelly]
1.e4
c5
2.Bc4
Although an early Bc4 aims at Black's vunerable f7 square it still has the air of a naive move. The move has, however, been favoured by very high calibre players such as Adams and Leko although more usually after Black has commited to an early d6. 2...Nc6
3.Nf3
e6
In this manner Black can blunt the bishops aggressive intentions and aim to play d5 to further reduce White's options. This position is surprisingly common with about 2000 games in my database. [3...d6
4.Qe2
(4.d3
Nf6
5.Nbd2
gives Adams-Khalifman, Arhus 1997 which went 5...g6
6.a3
Bg7
7.0-0
0-0
8.Ba2
b5
9.Re1
Rb8
10.c3
a5
11.d4
cxd4
12.cxd4
Qb6
and black was not worst.) 4...Nf6
would transpose to Leko-Romero, Leon 1994 which continued 5.h3
e6
6.Bb3
Be7
7.c3
b6
8.0-0
0-0=
] 4.d3
d5
[4...a6
5.Bg5
f6
6.Bh4
b5
7.Bb3
Nd4
8.Nxd4
cxd4
9.a3
Bb7
was Finnbogadottir-Magnusson, Reykjavik ch 2008.] 5.exd5
exd5
6.Qe2+
[6.Bb3
Nf6
7.0-0
was a safer line with approximate equality. The queen check seeks to disturb Black's development but in fact White's queen becomes misplaced and open to hidden threats.] 6...Be6
[6...Be7
is the most common move played here and is also OK for Black. One trap Black (!) must watch out for here is after 7.Bb5
Qa5+
8.Nc3
d4
9.Bxc6+
bxc6
10.Bd2
and White is fine due to the weakeness of g7 as in Lyubomirov-Ruschukov, Sofia CSKA 2007.] 7.Bb3
Nf6
8.Nc3
Be7
9.Bg5
0-0
10.0-0
Re8
Putting the White queen under indirect pressure. 11.Ba4
d4
Gaining some space in the centre and freeing up d5 as a key square Black can occupy. 12.Bxc6
Limits the damage by breaking up Black's pawns although the b-file becomes open for possible action by Black against b2. [If 12.Ne4
Nxe4
13.Bxe7
Rxe7
14.dxe4
Qb6
and Black is better.] 12...bxc6
13.Bxf6
Bxf6
14.Ne4
Bd5
Black retains niggling pressure down the e-file. 15.Rfe1
Be5?!
[Play deteriorates around here. Best was 15...Be7
retaining the two bishops. For both players this was amonst their earliest correspondence games and involved pure brain work with no help from computers or databases.] 16.Nxe5
Rxe5
17.Qg4
Qe7
This was Black's idea where pressure was intensified on the e-file. However, it was based on a miscalculation. 18.f4
f5?
[18...h5
gives some hope for instance: 19.Nf6+
Kf8
20.Rxe5
hxg4
21.Rxe7
Kxe7
22.Nxg4
] 19.Qg5?
[Missing the win as follows 19.Nf6+!
Qxf6
(19...Kf8
20.Nxh7+
; 19...Kh8
20.Rxe5
Qxe5
21.Qxg7+
Kxg7
22.fxe5
) 20.fxe5
fxg4
21.exf6
gxf6
22.Re7+-
; Of course if 19.Qh5
Rxe4
20.dxe4
fxe4
is very nice for Black.] 19...Bxe4
Now Black wins the point being that Black's king can enter the game and stroll right to the centre of the board to support the Black pawns. In contrast White's king cannot do likewise and hence cannot contribute to stopping the advance of Black's central pawns. [Not of course 19...Qxg5
20.Nxg5
Ree8
21.Kf2=
] 20.dxe4
Qxg5
21.fxg5
fxe4
Black's king has free access to the advanced square d5 or can chose to go to g4 via g6 (after white plays h4 to guard the g5 pawn). White cant contest these ideas due to the constant threat to promote the e4 pawn. 22.b3
Rae8
[Not 22...Rxg5
23.Rxe4
and white survives with about equal chances.] 23.h4
e3
24.Re2
Rf5
Shutting out the White king and also giving Black's king the option of advancing to e4 to then play d3 and break the blockade of the e3 pawn. 25.Rf1
Ref8
26.Rxf5
Rxf5
27.g3
White has no useful moves. 27...Kf7
28.Kg2
Ke6
29.a3
Ke5
30.c3
Ke4
Now d3 will follow and a pawn soon queens. 0-1
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