Khalifman, Alexander – Polgar, Judit

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: 1993.??.??
Location: Dos Hermanas
Tournament: Dos Hermanas
Round:
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 "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Khalifman, Alexander"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E97"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2595"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "1993.04.??"] 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. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 axb4 14. axb4 Ng8 (14... c6 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Nb5 ) 15. Qc2 Bh6 16. c5 (16. Nb3 Bxc1 17. Rbxc1 17... Ne7 ) 16... dxc5 17. Nb5 c6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Nd6 cxb4 20. exf5 Ndf6 21. Nxc8 gxf5 22. Nc4 Bxc1 ( {Weaker is} 22... Qxc8 23. Nb6 Qe6 24. Nxa8 Rxa8 25. Bxh6 Nxh6 26. Rfc1 ) 23. Rfxc1 ( {Inferior is} 23. Rxb4 23... Nd5 (23... Rxc8 24. Rxc1 Nd5 25. Rbb1 ) 24. Rb3 24... Bf4 ( 24... Qxc8 25. Rxc1 Qe6 26. Bd3 )) 23... Rxc8 ( {Not} 23... Qxc8 24. Nb6 Qb7 25. Nxa8 ) 24. Rxb4 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Rcd8 26. Rb7 (26. Qxf5 { is worthless because of} 26... Nd5 27. Qb1 Nxb4 28. Qxb4 28... Nf6 ) 26... Nh5 (26... Nd5 27. Rd1 Qc3 28. Qb1 ) 27. g3 {Consolidates f4} 27... Rf6 28. Rg1 Re8 29. Rbb1 Rh6 30. Kg2 (30. Bf1 {is an interesting idea}) 30... Ree6 {Threatening mate... how?} 31. Bd3 (31. Qxf5 {fails to} 31... Nf4+ {Demolition of pawn structure} 32. gxf4 Reg6+ 33. Qg5 33... exf4 ) 31... e4 32. fxe4 fxe4 33. Bf1 Nhf6 34. Rd1 (34. Be2 ) 34... Ng4 { Threatening mate: Rxh2} 35. h4 (35. Rh1 35... Qf6 36. Qe2 ) 35... Qf6 36. Qe2 (36. Rh1 {cannot change destiny} 36... Qf3+ 37. Kg1 ) 36... Qg7 (36... Rxh4 {secures the point} 37. gxh4 Qf4 38. Qb2+ 38... Rf6 ) 37. Kh1 (37. Ne3 Nxe3+ 38. Qxe3 38... Re8 ) 37... e3 (37... Rhf6 38. Rg2 ) 38. Bh3 Nf2+ 39. Kh2 Re7 (39... Re4 40. Rd7 40... Qf8 ) 40. Nxe3 (40. Rd8 ) 40... Nxd1 41. Rxd1 Qe5 42. Rd3 Rxh4 43. Qf3 Rh6 44. Rb3 (44. Ng2 44... Qe2 ) 44... Rf6 45. Qg2 h5 46. Qd2 (46. Rd3 ) 46... Rf3 (46... Rf3 47. Qc3 Rxe3 48. Qxe5+ R7xe5 49. Rxe3 49... Rxe3 ) 0-1