Smyslov – Farago Smyslov Farago Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1976.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Hastings Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1976.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smyslov"] [Black "Farago"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "34"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 Nfd7 {This is too passive. Black does better with either 4...Ne4 or 4...d4.} 5.cxd5 exd5 6.d4 c5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bb5 {The pawn on e5 cramps Black's position, so White works hard to maintain it.} a6 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.O-O Be7 11.dxc5 {Now White's knights will become quite active.} Nxc5 12.Nd4 Qb6 13.Be3 O-O {13...Qxb2 would be horrible after 14 Nxc6, since 14...Qxc3 (else 15 Nxd5) gets crushed by 15 Nxe7 Kxe7 16 Rc1 and 17 Bxc5+.} 14.Rc1 Rd8 15.b4 Ne4 {15...Qxb4 allows 16 Nxc6.} 16.Na4 Qb7 17.Nxc6 {Black will lose at least one more pawn after, e.g. 17...Re8 18 Nb6 Rb8 19 Nxe7+ Rxe7 20 Rxc8+ Rxc8 21 Nxc8 Qxc8 22 Qxd5.} Re8 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1976.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smyslov"] [Black "Farago"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "34"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 Nfd7 {This is too passive. Black does better with either 4...Ne4 or 4...d4.} 5.cxd5 exd5 6.d4 c5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bb5 {The pawn on e5 cramps Black's position, so White works hard to maintain it.} a6 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.O-O Be7 11.dxc5 {Now White's knights will become quite active.} Nxc5 12.Nd4 Qb6 13.Be3 O-O {13...Qxb2 would be horrible after 14 Nxc6, since 14...Qxc3 (else 15 Nxd5) gets crushed by 15 Nxe7 Kxe7 16 Rc1 and 17 Bxc5+.} 14.Rc1 Rd8 15.b4 Ne4 {15...Qxb4 allows 16 Nxc6.} 16.Na4 Qb7 17.Nxc6 {Black will lose at least one more pawn after, e.g. 17...Re8 18 Nb6 Rb8 19 Nxe7+ Rxe7 20 Rxc8+ Rxc8 21 Nxc8 Qxc8 22 Qxd5.} Re8 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.
