Spassky, Boris V – Polgar, Judit B25: Closed Sicilian: 3 g3, lines without early Be3 Spassky, Boris V (2565) Polgar, Judit (2630) Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1994.??.?? Location: Monte Carlo Tournament: Veterans-Women Round: Opening: B25 Sicilian Closed, 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 (without 6.Be3 (B26)) Submitted by: Published on: February 24, 2020 [Event "Veterans-Women"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Spassky, Boris V"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B25"] [WhiteElo "2565"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "1994.06.??"] 1. e4 {B25: Closed Sicilian: 3 g3, lines without early Be3} 1... c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bd2 Rb8 10. Rb1 b5 11. a3 Qd7 12. Kh1 a5 13. a4 13... b4 {Black wins space} 14. Nb5 Na7 15. Nxa7 Qxa7 16. Be3 d5 17. e5 {This push gains space} 17... d4 {Black gains space } 18. Bd2 b3 (18... Bb7 {should be considered}) 19. cxb3 19... Ba6 20. Qc2 Qb6 21. Rfc1 Rfc8 22. Ne1 Nd5 23. Be4 Bf8 24. Qd1 Be7 25. Nc2 (25. Kg1 {is worth consideration}) 25... f5 26. exf6 (26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Ne1 27... Bd8 ) 26... Nxf6 27. Bg2 Bxd3 28. Bxa5 Bxc2 (28... Qxb3 29. Ra1 Be4 30. Bxe4 30... Nxe4 ) 29. Qd2 29... Qa6 30. Rxc2 Ra8 (30... Rxb3 31. Re1 31... c4 ) 31. b4 31... d3 {Don't underestimate that pawn} 32. Rcc1 (32. Rc3 cxb4 33. Bxb4 Bxb4 34. Rxc8+ Qxc8 35. Qxb4 35... Qc2 ) 32... cxb4 33. Bc7 ( {Not} 33. Bxb4 33... Rc2 34. Qe1 Rxg2 35. Kxg2 Qb7+ 36. Kh3 Bxb4 37. Qxe6+ 37... Kg7 ) 33... Nd5 (33... Ra7 34. Be5 34... Ng4 ) 34. Be5 {A beautiful square!} 34... b3 35. Rd1 Nb4 36. Bxa8 (36. Qe3 { is noteworthy} 36... Rf8 37. Bc3 (37. Bxa8 37... Qxa8+ 38. Kg1 38... Qd5 )) 36... Rc2 {Do you see the mate threat?} 37. Bg2 Rxd2 38. Rxd2 Bc5 39. Bc3 (39. h3 Be3 (39... Qxa4 40. Rc1 Qa7 41. Rdd1 ) 40. Rdd1 40... d2 (40... Qxa4 41. Ra1 Qb5 42. Ra8+ Kf7 43. Rb8 )) 39... Nd5 40. Rbd1 (40. h4 Be3 41. Rdd1 Nxc3 42. bxc3 42... d2 ) 40... Nxc3 41. bxc3 Qxa4 42. Rxd3 (42. Rb1 ) 42... b2 43. Bf3 (43. Re1 ) 43... Qc2 44. Rd8+ Kg7 45. R8d7+ (45. Rb8 45... Kf6 ) 45... Kf6 46. Rb7 h5 (46... Qf2 { makes it even easier for Black} 47. Bc6 Bb6 48. Rbd7 ) 47. c4 (47. Rf1 ) 47... Bb4 (47... Bb4 48. Rxb4 48... Qc3 ) 0-1 [Event "Veterans-Women"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Spassky, Boris V"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B25"] [WhiteElo "2565"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "1994.06.??"] 1. e4 {B25: Closed Sicilian: 3 g3, lines without early Be3} 1... c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e6 7. Nf3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bd2 Rb8 10. Rb1 b5 11. a3 Qd7 12. Kh1 a5 13. a4 13... b4 {Black wins space} 14. Nb5 Na7 15. Nxa7 Qxa7 16. Be3 d5 17. e5 {This push gains space} 17... d4 {Black gains space } 18. Bd2 b3 (18... Bb7 {should be considered}) 19. cxb3 19... Ba6 20. Qc2 Qb6 21. Rfc1 Rfc8 22. Ne1 Nd5 23. Be4 Bf8 24. Qd1 Be7 25. Nc2 (25. Kg1 {is worth consideration}) 25... f5 26. exf6 (26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Ne1 27... Bd8 ) 26... Nxf6 27. Bg2 Bxd3 28. Bxa5 Bxc2 (28... Qxb3 29. Ra1 Be4 30. Bxe4 30... Nxe4 ) 29. Qd2 29... Qa6 30. Rxc2 Ra8 (30... Rxb3 31. Re1 31... c4 ) 31. b4 31... d3 {Don't underestimate that pawn} 32. Rcc1 (32. Rc3 cxb4 33. Bxb4 Bxb4 34. Rxc8+ Qxc8 35. Qxb4 35... Qc2 ) 32... cxb4 33. Bc7 ( {Not} 33. Bxb4 33... Rc2 34. Qe1 Rxg2 35. Kxg2 Qb7+ 36. Kh3 Bxb4 37. Qxe6+ 37... Kg7 ) 33... Nd5 (33... Ra7 34. Be5 34... Ng4 ) 34. Be5 {A beautiful square!} 34... b3 35. Rd1 Nb4 36. Bxa8 (36. Qe3 { is noteworthy} 36... Rf8 37. Bc3 (37. Bxa8 37... Qxa8+ 38. Kg1 38... Qd5 )) 36... Rc2 {Do you see the mate threat?} 37. Bg2 Rxd2 38. Rxd2 Bc5 39. Bc3 (39. h3 Be3 (39... Qxa4 40. Rc1 Qa7 41. Rdd1 ) 40. Rdd1 40... d2 (40... Qxa4 41. Ra1 Qb5 42. Ra8+ Kf7 43. Rb8 )) 39... Nd5 40. Rbd1 (40. h4 Be3 41. Rdd1 Nxc3 42. bxc3 42... d2 ) 40... Nxc3 41. bxc3 Qxa4 42. Rxd3 (42. Rb1 ) 42... b2 43. Bf3 (43. Re1 ) 43... Qc2 44. Rd8+ Kg7 45. R8d7+ (45. Rb8 45... Kf6 ) 45... Kf6 46. Rb7 h5 (46... Qf2 { makes it even easier for Black} 47. Bc6 Bb6 48. Rbd7 ) 47. c4 (47. Rf1 ) 47... Bb4 (47... Bb4 48. Rxb4 48... Qc3 ) 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.