Zvjaginsev, Vadim – Polgar, Judit

E92: King’s Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5: 7 dxe5, 7 Be3 and Petrosian System without 7…Nbd7

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Date: August 11, 1999
Location: Las Vegas
Tournament: FIDE Wch Las Vegas (4.3)
Round:
Opening: E92 King's Indian, Classical Variation
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Published on: February 24, 2020

[Event "FIDE Wch Las Vegas (4.3)"] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.11"] [Round "?"] [White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E92"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2671"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "1999.07.31"] 1. d4 {E92: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5: 7 dxe5, 7 Be3 and Petrosian System without 7...Nbd7} 1... Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. O-O Qe8 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. Rb1 h6 12. Be3 Nh7 13. b3 f5 14. f3 Nf6 15. a3 {Consolidates b4} 15... Nc5 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Na4 18. Nxa4 Rxa4 19. c5 {The thematic attack} 19... Bb5 20. Re1 Ra3 21. Bxb5 Qxb5 22. Qe2 (22. Qc2 22... Rfa8 ) 22... Qxe2 23. Rxe2 fxe4 (23... Ra2 24. Kf1 ) 24. fxe4 Ng4 25. Rbe1 (25. Nb3 Rfa8 26. Bd2 26... Nf6 ) 25... Ra4 ( { Less advisable is} 25... Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Nxe3 27. Rxe3 ) 26. cxd6 cxd6 (26... Nxe3 {is nothing because of} 27. dxc7 (27. Rxe3 27... cxd6 28. Rg3 28... Kh7 ) 27... Rxb4 28. Rxe3 ) 27. Bb6 Rc8 28. Ba5 (28. Rb1 28... Rc2 ) 28... h5 (28... Nf6 29. Re3 29... Ra2 ) 29. Rf1 Bh6 30. h3 Ne3 31. Rfe1 (31. Rb1 ) 31... Nc2 32. Rc1 Kg7 (32... Ra3 33. Kh1 ) 33. Kh1 h4 34. Rf1 (34. Rd1 34... Bf4 ) 34... Bf4 (34... Nd4 35. Ref2 Ra2 36. Rf7+ Kg8 37. R7f6 Rxd2 38. Rxg6+ Bg7 39. b5 ) 35. Nf3 g5 (35... Ne3 36. Rb1 Nc4 37. Rc2 ) 36. Bd8 (36. Rb1 ) 36... Nd4 37. Nxd4 exd4 38. Bb6 Rxb4 39. Ba5 d3 40. Bxb4 (40. Ref2 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 40... Rxe4 41. Rd1 41... Rc2 ) 40... dxe2 41. Re1 (41. Rb1 {hardly improves anything} 41... Rc4 42. Be1 42... Kf6 ) 41... Rc4 (41... Rc4 42. Bd2 Bxd2 43. Rxe2 Rc1+ 44. Kh2 Bf4+ 45. g3 Bxg3+ 46. Kg2 46... Rc3 ) 0-1