Smyslov – Ader

This idea dates back to Reti himself, who used against no less a player than Capablanca! White will combine pressure along the a1-h8 diagonal with a rapid queenside advance, but Black can obtain play against the b- pawn.

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Date: 1964.??.??
Location: ?
Tournament: Tel Aviv Olympiad
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "Tel Aviv Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smyslov"] [Black "Ader"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "55"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b4 {This idea dates back to Reti himself, who used against no less a player than Capablanca! White will combine pressure along the a1-h8 diagonal with a rapid queenside advance, but Black can obtain play against the b- pawn.} Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 c6 6.c4 d5 {The main alt ernative to this is to adopt a King's Indian formation based on d7-d6 and e7-e5.} 7.Na3 {The best square for the knight. On a3 it reinforces the queenside and does not obstruct the path of the Bb2.} a5 8.b5 dxc4 {This creates targets on the queenside. 8...Bg4! is stronger.} 9.bxc6 Nxc6 10.Nxc4 Be6 {Black is weak on the b-file and b6 may become an outpost for White's pieces; White has a latent central pawn majority; his Bb2 is extremely powerful, yet if Black exchanges it for the Bg7 then the king will be in danger.} 11.Nce5 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Qd7 13.O-O Rfc8 14.Qb1 Bd5 15.d3 Qa4 {Pointless. Black should employ his one remaining asset and play 15...b5.} 16.e4 Bc6 17.Re1 Nd7 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Qb2+ Kg8 20.Rab1 Rc7 21.d4 Nf8 22.d5 {White's restrained pawns now conquer the centre and Black is crushed by a three-pronged attack.} Be8 23.e5 Rac8 24.d6 Rd7 25.Ng5 Rc2 26.Qb6 f6 27.Bd5+ Kg7 28.dxe7 1-0