Keres – Smyslov Keres Smyslov Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1953.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Candidates Tournament Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Candidates Tournament"] [Site "?"] [Date "1953.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Keres"] [Black "Smyslov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "56"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 {White chooses to play unambitiously in the opening and Black is not challenged at all.} O-O 6.Bb2 b6 7.d4 cxd4 8.exd4 d5 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.O-O Bb7 11.Rc1 {11.Qe2 allows Black to take advantage of White's weakened d-pawn after 11...Nb4 12.Bb1 dxc4 13.bxc4 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Qxd4} Rc8 12.Re1 Nb4 13.Bf1 Ne4 14.a3 Nxc3 15.Rxc3 {White hopes to lift the rook over to the kingside for a mating attack. 15.Bxc3 Na2 16.Rc2 Nxc3 17.Rxc3 dxc4 18.bxc4 would give the advantage to Black because of his two bishops and White's weakened pawn structure.} Nc6 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Rxe5 Bf6 18.Rh5 {The White rooks are preparing for a kingside attack.} g6 {18...a6 would allow White a tremendous attack after 19.Rxh7 Kxh7 20.Qh5+ Kg8 21.Rh3 Bh4 22. Rxh4 f5 23.Qh7+} 19.Rch3 {Although this attack on the h-file looks impressive Black breaks through the center with a winning counter attack. Conventional wisdom holds that a flank attack is best met by reacting in the center of the board.} dxc4 {19...gxh5 and the Black king falls to a mating attack after 20.Qxh5 Re8 21.a4 The point is that White's dark-square bishop will go to a3, taking away the f8 square from Black's king.} 20.Rxh7 {20.Qg4 c3 21. Bxc3 Rxc3 22.Rxc3 Qxd4 23.Qxd4 Bxd4 24.Rc7 gxh5 25.Rxb7 A draw is likely since the bishops are of opposite color.} c3 21.Qc1 {21.Bxc3 allows Black a winning decoy sacrifice.} Qxd4 {Black takes a pawn while strengthening his defense on the a1-h8 diagonal. 21...cxb2 allows White a mating attack.} 22.Qh6 {Although, White's tripling looks impressive on the h-file, Black has all the squares defended and in ready for the counter attack.} Rfd8 23.Bc1 Bg7 24.Qg5 Qf6 {Because of his strong passed c-pawn Black would like to exchange queens.} 25.Qg4 c2 {Now the c-pawn is only one square from promoting.} 26.Be2 Rd4 {Black provokes White to play pawn f4 in order for his counter attack to open the g1-a7 diagonal for his queen.} 27.f4 Rd1+ 28.Bxd1 Qd4+ {White resigned as Black's c-pawn promotes to a queen after 29...cxd1=(Q).} 0-1 [Event "Candidates Tournament"] [Site "?"] [Date "1953.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Keres"] [Black "Smyslov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "56"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 {White chooses to play unambitiously in the opening and Black is not challenged at all.} O-O 6.Bb2 b6 7.d4 cxd4 8.exd4 d5 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.O-O Bb7 11.Rc1 {11.Qe2 allows Black to take advantage of White's weakened d-pawn after 11...Nb4 12.Bb1 dxc4 13.bxc4 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Qxd4} Rc8 12.Re1 Nb4 13.Bf1 Ne4 14.a3 Nxc3 15.Rxc3 {White hopes to lift the rook over to the kingside for a mating attack. 15.Bxc3 Na2 16.Rc2 Nxc3 17.Rxc3 dxc4 18.bxc4 would give the advantage to Black because of his two bishops and White's weakened pawn structure.} Nc6 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Rxe5 Bf6 18.Rh5 {The White rooks are preparing for a kingside attack.} g6 {18...a6 would allow White a tremendous attack after 19.Rxh7 Kxh7 20.Qh5+ Kg8 21.Rh3 Bh4 22. Rxh4 f5 23.Qh7+} 19.Rch3 {Although this attack on the h-file looks impressive Black breaks through the center with a winning counter attack. Conventional wisdom holds that a flank attack is best met by reacting in the center of the board.} dxc4 {19...gxh5 and the Black king falls to a mating attack after 20.Qxh5 Re8 21.a4 The point is that White's dark-square bishop will go to a3, taking away the f8 square from Black's king.} 20.Rxh7 {20.Qg4 c3 21. Bxc3 Rxc3 22.Rxc3 Qxd4 23.Qxd4 Bxd4 24.Rc7 gxh5 25.Rxb7 A draw is likely since the bishops are of opposite color.} c3 21.Qc1 {21.Bxc3 allows Black a winning decoy sacrifice.} Qxd4 {Black takes a pawn while strengthening his defense on the a1-h8 diagonal. 21...cxb2 allows White a mating attack.} 22.Qh6 {Although, White's tripling looks impressive on the h-file, Black has all the squares defended and in ready for the counter attack.} Rfd8 23.Bc1 Bg7 24.Qg5 Qf6 {Because of his strong passed c-pawn Black would like to exchange queens.} 25.Qg4 c2 {Now the c-pawn is only one square from promoting.} 26.Be2 Rd4 {Black provokes White to play pawn f4 in order for his counter attack to open the g1-a7 diagonal for his queen.} 27.f4 Rd1+ 28.Bxd1 Qd4+ {White resigned as Black's c-pawn promotes to a queen after 29...cxd1=(Q).} 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.
