Match between Nigel D Short and Peter Leko
Event: Sarajevo Bosnia 29th
Variation: Caro-Kann defence
Eco code: B11
Pgn File:
[Event “Sarajevo Bosnia 29th”]
[Site “Sarajevo”]
[Date “1999.05.24”]
[Round “7”]
[White “Short, Nigel D”]
[Black “Leko, Peter”]
[Result “0-1”]
[WhiteElo “2695”]
[BlackElo “2690”]
[ECO “B11”]
[Annotator “Lukacs,P”]
[EventDate “1999.05.17”]
[PlyCount “88”]
[EventType “tourn”]
[EventRounds “9”]
[EventCountry “BIH”]
[Source “ChessBase”]
[SourceDate “1999.08.01”]
[EventCategory “19”]
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 { This is not a very pretensious plan, White wants
to play a closed middlegame position. } (3. Nf3 Bg4) 3… g6 4. g3 (4. Qe2
Bg7 5. g3 dxe4 6. dxe4 e5 { In this type of position the N on c3 is a bit
unfortunate. } 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Rd1 Qa5 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Qf2 O-O 11. Ne2 Re8 $11
{ Suttles-T. Petrosian, Siegen olm 1970 }) 4… Bg7 5. Bg2 Nf6 $2 { This
careless developing move allows White to grab the |^ in the [+]. } (5…
dxe4 6. dxe4 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 e5 $11 { was the simple continuation with
equality. }) 6. e5 $1 { Suddenly White changes the course of the game! } (
6. Nge2 { is too quiet, for example: } 6… O-O 7. O-O e5 { Now Black has a
strong central P formation. } 8. Bg5 { White wants to put pressure on ><
d5, but Black can easily defend it. } 8... Be6 9. Qd2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 $1
11. Bxe4 Qb6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. f4 f5 14. Bg2 Nd7 $15 { Novkovic-Kranz,
AUT-chT Vorarlberg 1997 }) 6... Ng4 (6... Nfd7 { is also met by } 7. f4) 7.
f4 f6 { Black has to blow up White's [+] without losing time. } 8. Nf3 $1 {
White holds his forepost on e5, which reduces the sphere of the B. } 8...
fxe5 9. h3 Nh6 (9... e4 $2 10. dxe4 dxe4 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Ng5 Nh6 13. g4
$16) 10. fxe5 Nf7 11. Qe2 e6 (11... Be6 $6 12. Nd4 Qd7 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. d4
Na6 15. h4 $18 { /\ Bh3 }) 12. h4 $1 { White wants to secure the place of
his B on f4 overprotecting the key square e5. } 12... h6 $1 (12... Nd7 13.
Bf4 $1 (13. d4 { allows } 13... c5 $5 14. Nxd5 cxd4 $1 (14... exd5 15. e6
$18)) 13... h6 14. O-O-O { and the P on e5 paralizes the Black pieces. })
13. d4 $16 Rg8 { Leko defends himself very well! } (13... Nd7 $6 14. Qd3 {
>< g6 } 14... Nf8 15. Ne2 $16) 14. Be3 $2 { White wants to castle <<, but
his K would be in safety on the >>! } (14. Qd3 { is parried by } 14… Bf8)
(14. h5 $1 { was the energetic continuation. } 14… g5 { Black has to keep
the position closed. } (14… gxh5 15. Nh4 $18) 15. O-O $1 { Now the K is
safe on the >>, and White can continue his -> without giving any
counterchances. } 15… b6 $1 (15… Nd7 16. Be3 Qe7 17. Nh2 { /\ Ng4 } (
17. Qd3 $5 { /\ Qh7 }) 17… b6 (17… c5 18. Ng4) 18. Ng4 Bb7 19. Rf2
O-O-O 20. Raf1 Rdf8 21. Nf6 $18) 16. Qd3 $1 Ba6 17. Qh7 { This is an
annoying penetration! } 17… Kf8 18. Rf2 $16) 14… b6 $1 { The B has to
be activated on the /^ f1-a6. } (14… Nd7 $6 15. h5 $1 g5 16. O-O $16) 15.
O-O-O { Now castling kingside was already impossible. } 15… Ba6 16. Qd2
Qe7 (16… Nd7 17. Ne2) 17. Ne2 Nd7 18. Nf4 Nf8 $13 19. Qc3 (19. Bh3 O-O-O)
19… Kd7 { If the [+] is closed, the K is usually safe there. } 20. Bh3
Rc8 21. Rd2 Rc7 22. Rf2 Kc8 23. a3 Kb8 { Black has brought his K into
complete safety now. } 24. Qb4 Qe8 { Black has to avoid the exchange of
queens. } (24… Qxb4 $2 25. axb4 { is a favourable _|_ for White. } 25…
Re7 26. Nh2 { /\ Ne6 } 26… Bc8 27. Ng4 $16) 25. Nd2 Nd8 26. Bf1 (26. Bg4
Nb7 { /\ c5 }) (26. c4 $5) 26… Bxf1 27. Rhxf1 Nb7 28. Nd3 Nd7 29. Kb1 Rf8
30. c4 Rxf2 31. Rxf2 { [#] } 31… g5 $1 { Suddenly Black comes out of
passivity and his Q becomes very dangerous. } 32. hxg5 Qg6 33. Qb3 (33. Qc3
c5 $5) (33. Ka2 $5 { was a radical solution to solve the problem of the
pin. } 33… hxg5 (33… Qxd3 $6 34. gxh6 Bxh6 (34… Qxe3 35. hxg7 Qg5 (
35… Rc8 36. Rf8 $1) 36. Rf8+ $1) 35. Bxh6 Qxg3 (35… Qxd4 36. Rf7) 36.
Rf7 Qg6 37. Qe7 $1) 34. Qb3) 33… c5 $1 { suddenly again Black grabs the
|^ and his pieces look like the ghost from the bottle. } (33… hxg5 34.
Ka2) 34. gxh6 Bxh6 35. Bxh6 cxd4 $1 { [#] This is a witty Zwischenzug
again! } (35… Qxh6 $2 36. cxd5) 36. Rf8+ $1 { White has to play
accurately. } (36. Ka2 { is met by } 36… Na5 $1 (36… Qxh6 37. cxd5) (
36… dxc4 37. Nxc4 Qxh6) 37. Qc2 Qxh6 ( { but certainly not } 37… dxc4
$4 38. Nb4 $1 Qxh6 (38… Qxc2 39. Nxc2 Nxe5 40. Bf4 Nac6 41. Nxd4 $18) 39.
Na6+ Kb7 40. Nxc7 Kxc7 41. Nxc4 $18)) 36… Nxf8 37. Bxf8 Na5 $1 38. Qc2
Nxc4 (38… dxc4 39. Nb4) 39. Nxc4 Rxc4 (39… dxc4 40. Nb4 d3 41. Qd2 $16)
40. Bd6+ Ka8 41. Qb3 Qxg3 42. Ka2 Qe3 43. a4 Qd2 { [#] } 44. Nb4 $4 { This
is a painful blunder. } (44. Qb5 $1 { was still good for a draw by
perpetual. } 44… Qxd3 45. Qe8+ Kb7 46. Qd7+ Ka6 47. Qb5+ $11) 44… Rc3
$1 { catching the Q! } 0-1
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