Pomar – Petrosian Pomar Petrosian Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1970.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Siegen Olympiad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Siegen Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Pomar"] [Black "Petrosian"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "68"] 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.g3 Qc8 {A very artificial move of the sort that appealed to Petrosian's somewhat unusual taste in back-rank formations.} 6.Bg2 Nh6 {More eccentricity.} 7.h3 Bd7 8.e4 f6 {Petrosian comments: "After 8 moves Black has a bad position. White has obtained the ideal pawn center, has developed his pieces and can initiate an attack without difficulty."} 9.Be3 Nf7 10.Qd2 c5 11.dxc5 {It would have been better to advance this pawn and keep the position closed.} dxc5 12.O-O-O Nc6 13.Kb1 {13.Bxc5 Na5 14.b3 Qxc5 15.Qxd7+ Kf8 Black will be able to mount a strong counterattack on the queenside.} b6 14.g4 {Pomar knows he has a good game, but has no idea what to do with it. This is an aggressive move with no particular point.} Rb8 15.Rhe1 Rb7 16.e5 fxe5 {Here Black might have engaged in a promising exchange sacrifice: 16...Nfxe5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Bxb7 Qxb7} 17.Ng5 O-O {Now each side has an outpost on the d-file. White should have occupied it with the bishop.} 18.Nd5 Nxg5 19.Bxg5 Be8 20.Bh6 e6 21.Bxg7 Rxg7 {Black has easily repulsed the mini-attack.} 22.Nc3 Nd4 {Now Black seizes the initiative. Notice that the d5-square is no longer available for use by the White pieces.} 23.Rxe5 Rgf7 24.Ne4 Qc7 {The rook is going to get trapped.} 25.Rg5 Rf4 26.Qd3 h6 27.Nd6 hxg5 28.Nxe8 Rxe8 29.Qxg6+ Kf8 30.Qxg5 Qh7+ {and Black resigned because smothered mate is coming)} 31.Ka1 Nc2+ 32.Kb1 Na3+ 33.Ka1 Qb1+ 34.Rxb1 Nc2# 0-1 [Event "Siegen Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Pomar"] [Black "Petrosian"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "68"] 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.g3 Qc8 {A very artificial move of the sort that appealed to Petrosian's somewhat unusual taste in back-rank formations.} 6.Bg2 Nh6 {More eccentricity.} 7.h3 Bd7 8.e4 f6 {Petrosian comments: "After 8 moves Black has a bad position. White has obtained the ideal pawn center, has developed his pieces and can initiate an attack without difficulty."} 9.Be3 Nf7 10.Qd2 c5 11.dxc5 {It would have been better to advance this pawn and keep the position closed.} dxc5 12.O-O-O Nc6 13.Kb1 {13.Bxc5 Na5 14.b3 Qxc5 15.Qxd7+ Kf8 Black will be able to mount a strong counterattack on the queenside.} b6 14.g4 {Pomar knows he has a good game, but has no idea what to do with it. This is an aggressive move with no particular point.} Rb8 15.Rhe1 Rb7 16.e5 fxe5 {Here Black might have engaged in a promising exchange sacrifice: 16...Nfxe5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Bxb7 Qxb7} 17.Ng5 O-O {Now each side has an outpost on the d-file. White should have occupied it with the bishop.} 18.Nd5 Nxg5 19.Bxg5 Be8 20.Bh6 e6 21.Bxg7 Rxg7 {Black has easily repulsed the mini-attack.} 22.Nc3 Nd4 {Now Black seizes the initiative. Notice that the d5-square is no longer available for use by the White pieces.} 23.Rxe5 Rgf7 24.Ne4 Qc7 {The rook is going to get trapped.} 25.Rg5 Rf4 26.Qd3 h6 27.Nd6 hxg5 28.Nxe8 Rxe8 29.Qxg6+ Kf8 30.Qxg5 Qh7+ {and Black resigned because smothered mate is coming)} 31.Ka1 Nc2+ 32.Kb1 Na3+ 33.Ka1 Qb1+ 34.Rxb1 Nc2# 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
