Smyslov – Kottnauer Smyslov Kottnauer Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1946.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Groningen Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Groningen"] [Site "?"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smyslov"] [Black "Kottnauer"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 {With this m ove Black transposes to the Scheveningen Sicilian, which is a favorite defense of mine.} 7.O-O b5 {This move is a mistake since Black is undeveloped and therefore isn't ready to meet White's play on the h1-a8 diagonal. 7...Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.a4 when Black's little center and semi-open c-file give him good chances, as I have demonstrated on a number of occasions.} 8.Bf3 Ra7 {8...Bb7 9.e5 dxe5 10.Bxb7 Ra7} 9.Qe2 Rc7 {9...Rd7 10.e5 dxe5 11.Nc6 Qc7 12.Nxb8 Qxb8 13.Bc6 when White wins the exchange.} 10.Rd1 {White's lead in development gives him a winning initiative.} Nbd7 11.a4 {White uses his lead in development to start a queenside attack.} bxa4 {11...b4 Trying to keep the position closed wouldn't help after 12. Na2 a5 13.Nb5 when Black has problems defending his d-pawn.} 12.Nxa4 Bb7 {12...Be7 Preparing to castle was better but 13.Bd2 would still give White a big development advantage with 14.Ba5 being threatened.} 13.e5 {White uses lead in development to start play in the center which is where Black's king has remained.} Nxe5 {13...dxe5 14.Bxb7 exd4 15.Bxa6 Bc5 16.Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Bb5+ Ke7 18.Bf4 would be good for White because of Black's exposed King.} 14.Bxb7 Rxb7 15.Qxa6 Qb8 16.Nc6 {White removes Black's best placed piece: the knight on e5.} Nxc6 17.Qxc6+ Nd7 18.Nc5 {The culmination of White's lead in development. The idea is to take advantage of the pinned Black knight on d7.} dxc5 {18...Rc7 19.Nxd7 Rxd7 20.Ra8 wins the Black queen.} 19.Bf4 {White plays a deflection sacrifice which Black can't except due to his weak back rank.} Bd6 {19...Qxf4 20.Qc8+ Ke7 21.Qxb7 when Black would also lose his knight because of the pin on the seventh rank.} 20.Bxd6 Rb6 21.Qxd7+ {Black resigned because he would be a piece down after 21...Kxd7 22.Bxb8+.} 1-0 [Event "Groningen"] [Site "?"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smyslov"] [Black "Kottnauer"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 {With this m ove Black transposes to the Scheveningen Sicilian, which is a favorite defense of mine.} 7.O-O b5 {This move is a mistake since Black is undeveloped and therefore isn't ready to meet White's play on the h1-a8 diagonal. 7...Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.a4 when Black's little center and semi-open c-file give him good chances, as I have demonstrated on a number of occasions.} 8.Bf3 Ra7 {8...Bb7 9.e5 dxe5 10.Bxb7 Ra7} 9.Qe2 Rc7 {9...Rd7 10.e5 dxe5 11.Nc6 Qc7 12.Nxb8 Qxb8 13.Bc6 when White wins the exchange.} 10.Rd1 {White's lead in development gives him a winning initiative.} Nbd7 11.a4 {White uses his lead in development to start a queenside attack.} bxa4 {11...b4 Trying to keep the position closed wouldn't help after 12. Na2 a5 13.Nb5 when Black has problems defending his d-pawn.} 12.Nxa4 Bb7 {12...Be7 Preparing to castle was better but 13.Bd2 would still give White a big development advantage with 14.Ba5 being threatened.} 13.e5 {White uses lead in development to start play in the center which is where Black's king has remained.} Nxe5 {13...dxe5 14.Bxb7 exd4 15.Bxa6 Bc5 16.Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Bb5+ Ke7 18.Bf4 would be good for White because of Black's exposed King.} 14.Bxb7 Rxb7 15.Qxa6 Qb8 16.Nc6 {White removes Black's best placed piece: the knight on e5.} Nxc6 17.Qxc6+ Nd7 18.Nc5 {The culmination of White's lead in development. The idea is to take advantage of the pinned Black knight on d7.} dxc5 {18...Rc7 19.Nxd7 Rxd7 20.Ra8 wins the Black queen.} 19.Bf4 {White plays a deflection sacrifice which Black can't except due to his weak back rank.} Bd6 {19...Qxf4 20.Qc8+ Ke7 21.Qxb7 when Black would also lose his knight because of the pin on the seventh rank.} 20.Bxd6 Rb6 21.Qxd7+ {Black resigned because he would be a piece down after 21...Kxd7 22.Bxb8+.} 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.
