Smyslov – Steiner Smyslov Steiner 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 "Steiner"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "47"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 {3...Ng4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bf4 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 Qe7 allows Black to regain his pawn.} 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Nxd2 6.Nbxd2 Nc6 7.a3 {White now holds the initiative.} Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 Qe7 9.Qc3 {The pawn at e5 is now secure.} O-O 10.Rd1 Re8 11.Rd5 b6 {Black has no way to put further pressure at e5.} 12.e3 Bb7 13.Be2 Rad8 {13...Na5 14.b4 with similiar play to the actual game.} 14.O-O Nb8 15.Rc1 {A very deep exchange sacrifice. The idea is that White's pawn and piece will be more active that Black's rook.} Bxd5 16.cxd5 d6 {16...c5 Trying to keep the c-file closed to White's pieces would be met with 17.Bb5 a6 18.d6 Qe6 19.Bc4 Qf5 20.Bd5 Nc6 21.Bxc6 dxc6 22.h3 when White has a protected passed d-pawn.} 17.Bb5 {This drives the Black rook to a less active square.} Rf8 18.e4 a6 19.Bd3 dxe5 {19...Rfe8 20.e6 fxe6 21.dxe6 c5 22.Bc4 would leave White with a strong passed e-pawn.} 20.Nxe5 Rd6 21.Nc4 Rh6 22.Ne3 Qh4 {22...Rc8 White now regains his lost exchange by tactical means.} 23.Qxc7 Rf6 24.g3 1-0 [Event "Groningen"] [Site "?"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smyslov"] [Black "Steiner"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "47"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 {3...Ng4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bf4 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 Qe7 allows Black to regain his pawn.} 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Nxd2 6.Nbxd2 Nc6 7.a3 {White now holds the initiative.} Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 Qe7 9.Qc3 {The pawn at e5 is now secure.} O-O 10.Rd1 Re8 11.Rd5 b6 {Black has no way to put further pressure at e5.} 12.e3 Bb7 13.Be2 Rad8 {13...Na5 14.b4 with similiar play to the actual game.} 14.O-O Nb8 15.Rc1 {A very deep exchange sacrifice. The idea is that White's pawn and piece will be more active that Black's rook.} Bxd5 16.cxd5 d6 {16...c5 Trying to keep the c-file closed to White's pieces would be met with 17.Bb5 a6 18.d6 Qe6 19.Bc4 Qf5 20.Bd5 Nc6 21.Bxc6 dxc6 22.h3 when White has a protected passed d-pawn.} 17.Bb5 {This drives the Black rook to a less active square.} Rf8 18.e4 a6 19.Bd3 dxe5 {19...Rfe8 20.e6 fxe6 21.dxe6 c5 22.Bc4 would leave White with a strong passed e-pawn.} 20.Nxe5 Rd6 21.Nc4 Rh6 22.Ne3 Qh4 {22...Rc8 White now regains his lost exchange by tactical means.} 23.Qxc7 Rf6 24.g3 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.
