Smyslov – Martinovic Smyslov Martinovic Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1989.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Groningen Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Groningen"] [Site "?"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smyslov"] [Black "Martinovic"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "50"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.Bg5 c5 6.e3 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 {The Opening has transposed to a variation of the Panov-Botvinnik attack from the Caro-Kann Defense.} 8.cxd5 Nxd5 {White excepts the isolated d-pawn in exchange for active piece play.} 9.Qb3 Nxc3 {9...Nb6 would keep pressure on the isolated d-pawn at the expense of moving the knight for the third time.} 10.bxc3 Nc6 11.Be2 b6 12.O-O Qd6 {This commits Black's queen too early. 12...Bb7 would have been better.} 13.Rad1 e6 14.Nd2 Na5 {14...Bb7 15.Ne4 Qd7 16.Nf6+ Bxf6 17.Bxf6 would be better for White due to the dark square weaknesses around Black's king .} 15.Qb4 Qc7 {15...Qxb4 16.cxb4 Nc6 With pressure against the isolated d-pawn was better.} 16.Ne4 h6 17.Qe7 {With this intermediate move White is able to gain the bishop pair.} Qxe7 18.Bxe7 Re8 19.Nf6+ {Now the position without queens will favor White, who has the bishop pair.} Bxf6 20.Bxf6 Bb7 21.Rd3 {Played with the idea of attacking on the h-file after a future Rh3.} Bd5 22.Rh3 Kh7 23.Re1 e5 {23...h5 24.g4 would win a pawn while keeping a powerful attack on the h- file.} 24.dxe5 Nc4 25.Bxc4 Bxc4 {Black resigned before White could play a winning combination. Do you see it? If not, Gambit can demonstrate it for you if you set Gambit up as White..} 1-0 [Event "Groningen"] [Site "?"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smyslov"] [Black "Martinovic"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "50"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.Bg5 c5 6.e3 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 {The Opening has transposed to a variation of the Panov-Botvinnik attack from the Caro-Kann Defense.} 8.cxd5 Nxd5 {White excepts the isolated d-pawn in exchange for active piece play.} 9.Qb3 Nxc3 {9...Nb6 would keep pressure on the isolated d-pawn at the expense of moving the knight for the third time.} 10.bxc3 Nc6 11.Be2 b6 12.O-O Qd6 {This commits Black's queen too early. 12...Bb7 would have been better.} 13.Rad1 e6 14.Nd2 Na5 {14...Bb7 15.Ne4 Qd7 16.Nf6+ Bxf6 17.Bxf6 would be better for White due to the dark square weaknesses around Black's king .} 15.Qb4 Qc7 {15...Qxb4 16.cxb4 Nc6 With pressure against the isolated d-pawn was better.} 16.Ne4 h6 17.Qe7 {With this intermediate move White is able to gain the bishop pair.} Qxe7 18.Bxe7 Re8 19.Nf6+ {Now the position without queens will favor White, who has the bishop pair.} Bxf6 20.Bxf6 Bb7 21.Rd3 {Played with the idea of attacking on the h-file after a future Rh3.} Bd5 22.Rh3 Kh7 23.Re1 e5 {23...h5 24.g4 would win a pawn while keeping a powerful attack on the h- file.} 24.dxe5 Nc4 25.Bxc4 Bxc4 {Black resigned before White could play a winning combination. Do you see it? If not, Gambit can demonstrate it for you if you set Gambit up as White..} 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.
