Petrosian – Kupreichik Petrosian Kupreichik Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1976.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Soviet Union Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Soviet Union"] [Site "?"] [Date "1976.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Kupreichik"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 e6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bg3 {This retreat allows White to recapture with the h-pawn and open a file in the event that Black chooses to capture at g3.} Ne4 {A violation of the opening principle that one should generally not move a single piece twice in the opening before completing development.} 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Nd2 {Now Black has to worry about defending the weak pawn at e4.} Bxg3 11.hxg3 e5 12.dxe5 Qa5 {12...Nxe5 13.Qa4+ Nc6 14.Qxe4+} 13.Qb3 {White is w illing to give back the pawn at e5, in return for the right to develop his pieces quickly.} Qxe5 14.Be2 Qe7 {Black drops the queen back to defend the b-pawn, thus freeing up the bishop. But the real problem is that he is behind in development.} 15.Rc1 O-O {Black falls into a trap. Castling should be done early in the game, but not after the h-file is already open!} 16.Nxe4 Qxe4 17.Bd3 Qb4+ {Perhaps Black counted on this move to solve his problems. 17...Qxg2 18.Bxh7+ Kh8 19.Be4+ Qxh1+ 20.Bxh1} 18.Qxb4 Nxb4 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.Bb1+ {White has two pawns for the piece but more importantly his pieces are in no position to defend the king because they have never entered the game.} Kg8 21.Rc4 {Black probably missed this rook lift when he castled. White's idea is to play Rch4 and Rh8 mate.} a5 22.Bh7+ Kh8 23.Bf5+ {Black resigned as mate in unavoidable.} 1-0 [Event "Soviet Union"] [Site "?"] [Date "1976.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Kupreichik"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 e6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bg3 {This retreat allows White to recapture with the h-pawn and open a file in the event that Black chooses to capture at g3.} Ne4 {A violation of the opening principle that one should generally not move a single piece twice in the opening before completing development.} 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Nd2 {Now Black has to worry about defending the weak pawn at e4.} Bxg3 11.hxg3 e5 12.dxe5 Qa5 {12...Nxe5 13.Qa4+ Nc6 14.Qxe4+} 13.Qb3 {White is w illing to give back the pawn at e5, in return for the right to develop his pieces quickly.} Qxe5 14.Be2 Qe7 {Black drops the queen back to defend the b-pawn, thus freeing up the bishop. But the real problem is that he is behind in development.} 15.Rc1 O-O {Black falls into a trap. Castling should be done early in the game, but not after the h-file is already open!} 16.Nxe4 Qxe4 17.Bd3 Qb4+ {Perhaps Black counted on this move to solve his problems. 17...Qxg2 18.Bxh7+ Kh8 19.Be4+ Qxh1+ 20.Bxh1} 18.Qxb4 Nxb4 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.Bb1+ {White has two pawns for the piece but more importantly his pieces are in no position to defend the king because they have never entered the game.} Kg8 21.Rc4 {Black probably missed this rook lift when he castled. White's idea is to play Rch4 and Rh8 mate.} a5 22.Bh7+ Kh8 23.Bf5+ {Black resigned as mate in unavoidable.} 1-0 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.
