Granda Zuniga, Julio E – Polgar, Ju

E97: King’s Indian: Classical Main Line (6…e5 7 O-O Nc6): 8 Be3 and 8 d5 Ne7, not 9 Ne1

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Date: 1992.??.??
Location: Aruba
Tournament: Aruba
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Opening: E97 King's Indian, Orthodox, Aronin–Taimanov Variation (Yugoslav Attack / Mar del Plata Variation)
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Published on: February 24, 2020

[Event "Aruba"] [Site "Aruba"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"] [Black "Polgar, Ju"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E97"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2550"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "1992.03.??"] 1. d4 {E97: King's Indian: Classical Main Line (6...e5 7 O-O Nc6): 8 Be3 and 8 d5 Ne7, not 9 Ne1} 1... Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 f5 11. dxe5 Ngxe5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Be3 Qf6 14. Rc1 Rae8 15. b3 15... h6 {Covers g5} (15... a5 16. c5 ) 16. Qd2 g5 ( 16... Ng4 17. Bf4 ) 17. Nd4 (17. Nxe5 { should be investigated more closely} 17... Qxe5 18. Bh5 ) 17... Nxd4 18. Bxd4 g4 (18... Nf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qxd4 20. Qxd4 Bxd4 21. Nb5 ) 19. Kh1 (19. Be3 19... c6 ) 19... Qg6 20. Rg1 Qh5 21. Nd5 Be4 22. Nxc7 ( {Weaker is} 22. Bxa7 22... c5 23. Nc3 Nc6 24. Nxe4 24... Rxe4 ) 22... Nf3 (22... Nd3 { would hold out} 23. Bxd3 Bxd4 24. Bxe4 24... Rxe4 ) 23. gxf3 23... Rxf3 {Do you see the mate threat?} 24. Rg2 (24. Bxf3 {is no comparison} 24... Bxf3+ 25. Rg2 25... Qh3 ) 24... Qh3 {The mate threat is Rg3} 25. Rcg1 (25. Nxe8 {going for material but overlooking...} 25... Rg3 {Discovered attack} 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Bf3 Rxg2 28. Qxh6 Qxh6 29. Be5 Rxh2+ 30. Bxh2 Bxf3+ 31. Kg1 Qxc1#) 25... Re5 {Threatening mate: g3} 26. Bxf3 {gives the opponent counterplay} ( 26. Bxe5 {Deflection from f2} 26... Rxf2 {Discovered attack}) 26... Bxf3 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Qd5+ 28... Kh8 {Do you see the mate threat?} (28... Kh8 29. Qxe5+ 29... dxe5 ) 0-1