Polgar, Ju – Gelfand, Boris B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5 Polgar, Ju (2665) Gelfand, Boris (2665) Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1996.??.?? Location: Novgorod Tournament: Novgorod Round: Opening: B90 Sicilian Najdorf Submitted by: Published on: February 24, 2020 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Polgar, Ju"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2665"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1996.07.??"] 1. e4 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5} 1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. g4 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. O-O-O (13. Nxb6 13... Nxb6 ) 13... Bxd5 14. exd5 Nc4 15. Qf2 Be7 16. h4 h6 17. gxh6 gxh6 18. Kb1 Bxh4 19. Qe2 (19. Qxh4 Qxh4) 19... Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bg5 21. Qe1 O-O (21... Rg8 22. Bh3 ) 22. Bd3 22... f5 23. Qg1 (23. Qg3 Qf6 24. Nd4 24... exd4 ) 23... Kh7 24. Rh5 Nc5 (24... Kg6 25. Rh1 25... Kh7 ) 25. f4 25... exf4 26. Nd4 Kg6 (26... Nxd3 {doesn't work because of} 27. Ne6 Kg6 28. Rxg5+ (28. Nxd8 28... Kxh5 29. Ne6 29... Nc5 ) (28. cxd3 {is clearly inferior} 28... Kxh5 29. Nxd8 29... Rfxd8 (29... Bxd8 30. Qh2+ Kg6 31. Qxf4 )) 28... Qxg5 29. Nxg5 hxg5 30. cxd3 ) 27. Qh2 27... Qf6 (27... Nxd3 28. cxd3 28... Qf6 ) 28. Bxf5+ 28... Qxf5 (28... Kf7 29. Bxc8 29... Rxc8 ) 29. Nxf5 Rxf5 30. Rh1 Rh8 31. Rxg5+ Rxg5 (31... Kxg5 { the only chance to get some counterplay} 32. Qh4+ Kg6 33. Qg4+ 33... Kf6 ) 32. Qxf4 Rd8 33. a3 (33. b4 {and White has prevailed} 33... h5 34. bxc5 34... Rg4 ) 33... Kg7 34. Rf1 (34. Qe3 {keeps an even firmer grip} 34... Rd7 35. b4 Rg6 36. bxc5 dxc5 37. Qe5+ 37... Kh7 ) 34... Kh7 { shortens the misery for Black} (34... Rd7 ) 35. b4 Na4 (35... Nd7 { does not improve anything} 36. Qxd6 Rg7 37. Rh1 ) 36. Qe4+ Kh8 37. Qe7 (37. Qe6 Nc3+ 38. Kb2 Na4+ 39. Ka2 Nc3+ 40. Kb3 Ne4 41. Rf7 Rg3+ 42. Kb2 Nf6 43. Qxf6+ Kg8 44. Re7 Rf8 45. Qe6+ Kh8 46. Qxh6+ Kg8 47. Qh7#) 37... Rdg8 38. Qxd6 Kh7 39. Qe7+ R8g7 40. Qe4+ Kg8 (40... R5g6 { cannot undo what has already been done} 41. Kc1 Nb6 42. Rf6 ) 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. d6 (42. d6 Nc3+ 43. Kb2 Na4+ 44. Ka2 Nc3+ 45. Kb3 ) 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Polgar, Ju"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2665"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1996.07.??"] 1. e4 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5} 1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. g4 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. O-O-O (13. Nxb6 13... Nxb6 ) 13... Bxd5 14. exd5 Nc4 15. Qf2 Be7 16. h4 h6 17. gxh6 gxh6 18. Kb1 Bxh4 19. Qe2 (19. Qxh4 Qxh4) 19... Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bg5 21. Qe1 O-O (21... Rg8 22. Bh3 ) 22. Bd3 22... f5 23. Qg1 (23. Qg3 Qf6 24. Nd4 24... exd4 ) 23... Kh7 24. Rh5 Nc5 (24... Kg6 25. Rh1 25... Kh7 ) 25. f4 25... exf4 26. Nd4 Kg6 (26... Nxd3 {doesn't work because of} 27. Ne6 Kg6 28. Rxg5+ (28. Nxd8 28... Kxh5 29. Ne6 29... Nc5 ) (28. cxd3 {is clearly inferior} 28... Kxh5 29. Nxd8 29... Rfxd8 (29... Bxd8 30. Qh2+ Kg6 31. Qxf4 )) 28... Qxg5 29. Nxg5 hxg5 30. cxd3 ) 27. Qh2 27... Qf6 (27... Nxd3 28. cxd3 28... Qf6 ) 28. Bxf5+ 28... Qxf5 (28... Kf7 29. Bxc8 29... Rxc8 ) 29. Nxf5 Rxf5 30. Rh1 Rh8 31. Rxg5+ Rxg5 (31... Kxg5 { the only chance to get some counterplay} 32. Qh4+ Kg6 33. Qg4+ 33... Kf6 ) 32. Qxf4 Rd8 33. a3 (33. b4 {and White has prevailed} 33... h5 34. bxc5 34... Rg4 ) 33... Kg7 34. Rf1 (34. Qe3 {keeps an even firmer grip} 34... Rd7 35. b4 Rg6 36. bxc5 dxc5 37. Qe5+ 37... Kh7 ) 34... Kh7 { shortens the misery for Black} (34... Rd7 ) 35. b4 Na4 (35... Nd7 { does not improve anything} 36. Qxd6 Rg7 37. Rh1 ) 36. Qe4+ Kh8 37. Qe7 (37. Qe6 Nc3+ 38. Kb2 Na4+ 39. Ka2 Nc3+ 40. Kb3 Ne4 41. Rf7 Rg3+ 42. Kb2 Nf6 43. Qxf6+ Kg8 44. Re7 Rf8 45. Qe6+ Kh8 46. Qxh6+ Kg8 47. Qh7#) 37... Rdg8 38. Qxd6 Kh7 39. Qe7+ R8g7 40. Qe4+ Kg8 (40... R5g6 { cannot undo what has already been done} 41. Kc1 Nb6 42. Rf6 ) 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. d6 (42. d6 Nc3+ 43. Kb2 Na4+ 44. Ka2 Nc3+ 45. Kb3 ) 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.
