Spassky – Seirawan Spassky Seirawan Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1984.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Zurich Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Zurich"] [Site "?"] [Date "1984.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Seirawan"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "45"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 a6 {White's slow development lets Black go for counterplay on the wings.} 7.a4 b6 {Black takes aim at White's center, but this move is risky. With the bishop off the c8-h3 diagonal White can often get an attack going quickly by e4-e5-e6 and jumping in with the rest of his pieces. Black should play 7...d5.} 8.Bc4 Bb7 {With White ready to jump in on e6 this is a mistake. He should try 8...Nc6, though Black's funny piece placement should let White keep the initiative.} 9.e5 Ne4 {Black hopes to trade pieces to dull White's attack, but this loses time when he can least afford it. 9...dxe5 would have been a better try, though White has a plus after 10.dxe5 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 due to space and Black's queenside.} 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.Ng5 {Black underestimated this move. White offers a pawn to get his pieces into the attack at warp speed.} Bxg2 {Madness. Black simultaneously opens a line onto his own king and gives up two tempi. He would have done better to try 11...d5 or Bf5, though it's pretty bad anyway.} 12.Rg1 Bc6 {Black is probably lost after this. 12...d5 would have closed the a2-g8 diagonal. White could reopen it by 13.Bb3 Be4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qg4, but at least White would have one piece fewer to mate with.} 13.Qg4 e6 {Black finally does something about the a2-g8 diagonal, but with five pieces already aiming at his king, it's too late.} 14.O-O-O Nd7 15.h4 dxe5 16.dxe5 Qe7 {Black hopes to get his knight to f6 to defend his king, but...} 17.Rxd7 {Spassky nixes that idea with this fine sac. White now has all his pieces trained on Black's king, while Black's queen, queen bishop and queen rook aren't playing.} Bxd7 18.h5 f5 {Getting the queen in, but exposing e6.} 19.Qh3 f4 {Trying to keep White's bishop out, but now e6 is terminal.} 20.hxg6 Bxe5 {Opening the g-file looks suicidal, but it doesn't matter anymore. After, e.g. 20...h6 21.Bd2 White adds the possibility of Nf7-h6+ to his bag of threats.} 21.Nxe6 Bxe6 22.Bxe6+ Kg7 23.gxh7+ 1-0 [Event "Zurich"] [Site "?"] [Date "1984.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Spassky"] [Black "Seirawan"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "45"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h3 O-O 6.Be3 a6 {White's slow development lets Black go for counterplay on the wings.} 7.a4 b6 {Black takes aim at White's center, but this move is risky. With the bishop off the c8-h3 diagonal White can often get an attack going quickly by e4-e5-e6 and jumping in with the rest of his pieces. Black should play 7...d5.} 8.Bc4 Bb7 {With White ready to jump in on e6 this is a mistake. He should try 8...Nc6, though Black's funny piece placement should let White keep the initiative.} 9.e5 Ne4 {Black hopes to trade pieces to dull White's attack, but this loses time when he can least afford it. 9...dxe5 would have been a better try, though White has a plus after 10.dxe5 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 due to space and Black's queenside.} 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.Ng5 {Black underestimated this move. White offers a pawn to get his pieces into the attack at warp speed.} Bxg2 {Madness. Black simultaneously opens a line onto his own king and gives up two tempi. He would have done better to try 11...d5 or Bf5, though it's pretty bad anyway.} 12.Rg1 Bc6 {Black is probably lost after this. 12...d5 would have closed the a2-g8 diagonal. White could reopen it by 13.Bb3 Be4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qg4, but at least White would have one piece fewer to mate with.} 13.Qg4 e6 {Black finally does something about the a2-g8 diagonal, but with five pieces already aiming at his king, it's too late.} 14.O-O-O Nd7 15.h4 dxe5 16.dxe5 Qe7 {Black hopes to get his knight to f6 to defend his king, but...} 17.Rxd7 {Spassky nixes that idea with this fine sac. White now has all his pieces trained on Black's king, while Black's queen, queen bishop and queen rook aren't playing.} Bxd7 18.h5 f5 {Getting the queen in, but exposing e6.} 19.Qh3 f4 {Trying to keep White's bishop out, but now e6 is terminal.} 20.hxg6 Bxe5 {Opening the g-file looks suicidal, but it doesn't matter anymore. After, e.g. 20...h6 21.Bd2 White adds the possibility of Nf7-h6+ to his bag of threats.} 21.Nxe6 Bxe6 22.Bxe6+ Kg7 23.gxh7+ 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.
