Polgar, Ju – Gelfand, Boris B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2 Polgar, Ju (2540) Gelfand, Boris (2700) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1991.??.?? Location: Munich Tournament: Munich Round: Opening: B92 Sicilian Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (6.Be2) Submitted by: Published on: February 24, 2020 [Event "Munich"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Polgar, Ju"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "2540"] [BlackElo "2700"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "1991.05.??"] 1. e4 {B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2} 1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Be2 e5 8. fxe5 Nxe5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. Rxf5 Rc8 14. Kh1 Qb6 15. Rb1 Ned7 16. Bd3 Rfe8 17. Be3 Qd8 18. Rbf1 18... Ne5 {last book move} 19. Bd4 g6 (19... Qa5 20. a3 ) 20. R5f4 (20. Bxe5 dxe5 (20... gxf5 {seems attractive but will lead to severe problems} 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Bd4 ) 21. Rxe5 21... Ng4 ) 20... Nfd7 (20... Nxd3 {would be great except for} 21. cxd3 (21. Rxf6 21... Ne5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Qxd8 Rcxd8 24. Rxf7 Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Rxf8+ 26... Bxf8 ) 21... Nh5 22. Rxf7 ) 21. Qe2 Bg5 22. R4f2 Nc6 23. Bc4 { The pressure on the backward pawn f7 grows} 23... Nxd4 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 (24... Kg7 25. Qd3 Rf8 26. Qxd4+ Bf6 27. Rxf6 Nxf6 28. Be6 ) 25. Qd3 Nc6 26. Bxe8 Qxe8 27. Qxd6 Qe7 28. Qd3 Nde5 (28... Nce5 29. Qd4 ) 29. Qh3 Re8 (29... Qd7 30. Qxd7 Nxd7 31. g3 ) 30. Nd5 {The knight dominates} 30... Qd6 31. Qc3 Bh6 32. Rf7 (32. Nf6 32... Rd8 ) 32... Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Bxf8 34. Rf6 (34. Qh3 34... Qd8 ) 34... Qb8 35. Re6 (35. Qh3 Bg7 36. Rf4 36... Nc4 ) 35... Bg7 36. Qc5 (36. Nc7 Qxc7 37. Re8+ Bf8 38. Rxf8+ 38... Kg7 ) 36... h5 (36... Nd7 37. Qd6 37... Qc8 ) 37. Nf4 37... Qd8 38. Nxg6+ Kh7 39. Nxe5 39... Nxe5 {The knight likes it on e5} 40. h3 {Consolidates g4} 40... Qd1+ 41. Qg1 ( 41. Kh2 41... Qd2 ) 41... Qd7 42. Rb6 42... Nf3 {Demolishes the pawn shield} 43. Qf1 (43. gxf3 {Theme: Deflection from h3} 43... Qxh3+) 43... Qc7 { Threatening mate... how?} 44. Qxf3 Qxb6 45. Qxh5+ Kg8 46. Qd5+ Kf8 47. b3 Qf6 ( 47... Qc7 48. Qc4 Qd7 49. Qc5+ Ke8 50. Qh5+ Ke7 51. Qc5+ Kf6 52. g4 ) 48. Kg1 (48. Qf5 Ke7 49. Qxf6+ 49... Kxf6 ) 48... Qb6+ 49. Kf1 Ke7 50. Ke2 Qc7 51. c4 b6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Munich"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Polgar, Ju"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "2540"] [BlackElo "2700"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "1991.05.??"] 1. e4 {B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2} 1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. Be2 e5 8. fxe5 Nxe5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. Rxf5 Rc8 14. Kh1 Qb6 15. Rb1 Ned7 16. Bd3 Rfe8 17. Be3 Qd8 18. Rbf1 18... Ne5 {last book move} 19. Bd4 g6 (19... Qa5 20. a3 ) 20. R5f4 (20. Bxe5 dxe5 (20... gxf5 {seems attractive but will lead to severe problems} 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Bd4 ) 21. Rxe5 21... Ng4 ) 20... Nfd7 (20... Nxd3 {would be great except for} 21. cxd3 (21. Rxf6 21... Ne5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Qxd8 Rcxd8 24. Rxf7 Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Rxf8+ 26... Bxf8 ) 21... Nh5 22. Rxf7 ) 21. Qe2 Bg5 22. R4f2 Nc6 23. Bc4 { The pressure on the backward pawn f7 grows} 23... Nxd4 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 (24... Kg7 25. Qd3 Rf8 26. Qxd4+ Bf6 27. Rxf6 Nxf6 28. Be6 ) 25. Qd3 Nc6 26. Bxe8 Qxe8 27. Qxd6 Qe7 28. Qd3 Nde5 (28... Nce5 29. Qd4 ) 29. Qh3 Re8 (29... Qd7 30. Qxd7 Nxd7 31. g3 ) 30. Nd5 {The knight dominates} 30... Qd6 31. Qc3 Bh6 32. Rf7 (32. Nf6 32... Rd8 ) 32... Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Bxf8 34. Rf6 (34. Qh3 34... Qd8 ) 34... Qb8 35. Re6 (35. Qh3 Bg7 36. Rf4 36... Nc4 ) 35... Bg7 36. Qc5 (36. Nc7 Qxc7 37. Re8+ Bf8 38. Rxf8+ 38... Kg7 ) 36... h5 (36... Nd7 37. Qd6 37... Qc8 ) 37. Nf4 37... Qd8 38. Nxg6+ Kh7 39. Nxe5 39... Nxe5 {The knight likes it on e5} 40. h3 {Consolidates g4} 40... Qd1+ 41. Qg1 ( 41. Kh2 41... Qd2 ) 41... Qd7 42. Rb6 42... Nf3 {Demolishes the pawn shield} 43. Qf1 (43. gxf3 {Theme: Deflection from h3} 43... Qxh3+) 43... Qc7 { Threatening mate... how?} 44. Qxf3 Qxb6 45. Qxh5+ Kg8 46. Qd5+ Kf8 47. b3 Qf6 ( 47... Qc7 48. Qc4 Qd7 49. Qc5+ Ke8 50. Qh5+ Ke7 51. Qc5+ Kf6 52. g4 ) 48. Kg1 (48. Qf5 Ke7 49. Qxf6+ 49... Kxf6 ) 48... Qb6+ 49. Kf1 Ke7 50. Ke2 Qc7 51. c4 b6 1/2-1/2 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.