Polgar, J. – Shirov, A. B53: Sicilian: 2…d6: Lines with Qxd4 Polgar, J. Shirov, A. Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1994.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Las Palmas Round: Opening: B53 Sicilian, Chekhover Variation Submitted by: Published on: February 24, 2020 [Event "Las Palmas "] [Site "?"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Polgar, J."] [Black "Shirov, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B53"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "1994.??.??"] 1. e4 {B53: Sicilian: 2...d6: Lines with Qxd4} 1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nd4 Qa5 12. f4 Rfc8 (12... h6 13. Bh4 ) 13. f5 {White gains space} 13... b5 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Nxe6 (15. Nxc6 {is worthy of consideration} 15... Rxc6 16. Qxb5 ) 15... b4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 17... Be5 { The bishop is not easily driven from e5} (17... Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. exd5 ) 18. Kb1 Bb5 (18... Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. exd5 20... a5 ) 19. Ne7+ 19... Kf7 20. Qd5 20... Kxe7 {White now must not overlook the idea Qa6} 21. Ng5 {Threatening mate... how?} 21... Re8 (21... Rxc2 { cannot undo what has already been done} 22. Qe6+ (22. Kxc2 22... Ba4+ 23. b3 Rc8+ 24. Kb1 Qxd5 25. exd5 25... Be8 ) 22... Kd8 23. Qxe5 (23. Kxc2 23... Kc7 )) 22. Rhf1 {the final blow} 22... Bxf1 {Exploits the pin} 23. Qxa5 Be2 24. Rd2 (24. Qc7+ {makes it even easier for White} 24... Kf6 25. h4 Kg6 26. Qf7+ 26... Kh6 ) 24... Bg4 25. h3 25... Rf8 {The mate threat is Rf1} 26. a4 Rf1+ 27. Ka2 Bd7 28. Rd5 Kf6 (28... Rc8 29. Qxb4 Kd8 30. Nf3 Rxf3 31. Rxe5 dxe5 32. gxf3 Rxc2 33. Qb8+ Rc8 34. Qxe5 ) 29. Nxh7+ (29. Qxb4 Rc8 30. h4 Be6 31. Nxe6 Kxe6 32. Rxe5+ dxe5 33. Qb3+ 33... Kf6 ) 29... Kg6 30. Rxe5 (30. Qa6 {keeps an even firmer grip} 30... Be6 31. Qxf1 31... Kxh7 ) 30... dxe5 31. Qa6+ Kxh7 (31... Be6+ 32. Qxe6+ Kxh7 33. Qxe5 ) 32. Qxf1 Bxa4 33. Qf5+ Kh8 (33... Kg8 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 34. Qe6+ Kh7 35. Qxe5 ) 34. Qh5+ (34. Qxe5 {might be the shorter path} 34... Be8 ) 34... Kg8 35. Qxe5 (35. Qxe5 Be8 36. Kb3 ) 1-0 [Event "Las Palmas "] [Site "?"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Polgar, J."] [Black "Shirov, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B53"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "1994.??.??"] 1. e4 {B53: Sicilian: 2...d6: Lines with Qxd4} 1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nd4 Qa5 12. f4 Rfc8 (12... h6 13. Bh4 ) 13. f5 {White gains space} 13... b5 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Nxe6 (15. Nxc6 {is worthy of consideration} 15... Rxc6 16. Qxb5 ) 15... b4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 17... Be5 { The bishop is not easily driven from e5} (17... Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. exd5 ) 18. Kb1 Bb5 (18... Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. exd5 20... a5 ) 19. Ne7+ 19... Kf7 20. Qd5 20... Kxe7 {White now must not overlook the idea Qa6} 21. Ng5 {Threatening mate... how?} 21... Re8 (21... Rxc2 { cannot undo what has already been done} 22. Qe6+ (22. Kxc2 22... Ba4+ 23. b3 Rc8+ 24. Kb1 Qxd5 25. exd5 25... Be8 ) 22... Kd8 23. Qxe5 (23. Kxc2 23... Kc7 )) 22. Rhf1 {the final blow} 22... Bxf1 {Exploits the pin} 23. Qxa5 Be2 24. Rd2 (24. Qc7+ {makes it even easier for White} 24... Kf6 25. h4 Kg6 26. Qf7+ 26... Kh6 ) 24... Bg4 25. h3 25... Rf8 {The mate threat is Rf1} 26. a4 Rf1+ 27. Ka2 Bd7 28. Rd5 Kf6 (28... Rc8 29. Qxb4 Kd8 30. Nf3 Rxf3 31. Rxe5 dxe5 32. gxf3 Rxc2 33. Qb8+ Rc8 34. Qxe5 ) 29. Nxh7+ (29. Qxb4 Rc8 30. h4 Be6 31. Nxe6 Kxe6 32. Rxe5+ dxe5 33. Qb3+ 33... Kf6 ) 29... Kg6 30. Rxe5 (30. Qa6 {keeps an even firmer grip} 30... Be6 31. Qxf1 31... Kxh7 ) 30... dxe5 31. Qa6+ Kxh7 (31... Be6+ 32. Qxe6+ Kxh7 33. Qxe5 ) 32. Qxf1 Bxa4 33. Qf5+ Kh8 (33... Kg8 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 34. Qe6+ Kh7 35. Qxe5 ) 34. Qh5+ (34. Qxe5 {might be the shorter path} 34... Be8 ) 34... Kg8 35. Qxe5 (35. Qxe5 Be8 36. 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.
