Match between David M Moskovic and Nigel D Short
Event: BCF-chT 0102 (4NCL)
Variation: French – exchange variation
Eco code: C01
Pgn File:
[Event “BCF-chT 0102 (4NCL)”]
[Site “Birmingham”]
[Date “2002.05.05”]
[Round “10.3”]
[White “Moskovic, David M”]
[Black “Short, Nigel D”]
[Result “0-1”]
[WhiteElo “2250”]
[BlackElo “2673”]
[ECO “C01”]
[Annotator “Psakhis,L”]
[EventDate “2001.09.22”]
[PlyCount “73”]
[EventType “team”]
[EventRounds “11”]
[EventCountry “ENG”]
[Source “ChessBase”]
[SourceDate “2002.08.12”]
[WhiteTeam “Beeson Gregory II”]
[BlackTeam “Wood Green”]
[WhiteTeamCountry “ENG”]
[BlackTeamCountry “ENG”]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 ( { I am curuios, how Nigel would
play for a win after } 4. Nf3 $1) 4… c5 $5 ( { I tried myself few times }
4… Nc6 5. c3 Bd6 $13 { also with complicated positions. }) 5. Nf3 Nc6 6.
dxc5 Bxc5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nc3 (8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 O-O $5) 8… O-O 9. Bg5 Be6
10. Qd2 Re8 (10… Nb4 11. Be2 Be7 12. a3 Nc6 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Rfe1 Qb6 15.
Be3 Qxb2 16. Nb5 Ne4 { Zelcic,R-Rogulj,B/Bled op 1992/1/2-1/2 (69) }) 11.
Rad1 h6 12. Bh4 a6 $11 { Black’s position is quite nice, White can’t make
real pressure on the isolated pawn. } (12… Be7 13. Rfe1 Qb6 14. a3 Rad8
15. Na4 Qc7 16. Bg3 Qc8 17. b4 Ne4 18. Qe3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 b6 20. Qf4 Bf6 21.
Re2 Bd7 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qd6 Ne5 { 0-1 Kreslawski,R-Abhau,J/Essen
Osteropen 2002 (23) }) 13. Ne2 { [%cal Gc2c3, Ge2d4] } (13. Rfe1 $5) 13…
Be7 { it’s a pity to go back with the bishop, but } (13… Bg4 14. Qf4 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qf5 $14 { could’t be a nice alternative. }) 14. Nfd4 Bd7
15. Nf5 ( { Worth considering was } 15. c3 $142 $5 { and } 15… Ne4 $140
16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qf4 $14 { leads to a small white advantage. }) 15… Bxf5
16. Bxf5 Ne4 $5 17. Bxe4 $8 dxe4 18. Qf4 (18. Qxd8 $5 Raxd8 19. Bxe7 Nxe7
20. Nc3 f5 $15 { [%csl Ge4,Gf5] = }) 18… Qb6 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. b3 Rae8 (
20… Nb4 $6 21. Nd4 { [%cal Gd4f5] }) 21. Ng3 (21. Qe3 $5 Qa5 { [%cal
Ga5a2] }) 21… Qc5 22. Rd2 (22. Nf5 Re5 23. Ne3 (23. Nd6 R8e7 24. Nc4 $1 {
[%cal Gc4e3] }) 23… Nd4 24. Rd2 $13 { was good enough for White }) 22…
Qe5 23. Qxe5 (23. Qe3 f5 24. Ne2 g5 $36) 23… Rxe5 24. Rd7 b5 25. c3 Rc5
$15 { The black pieces are more active and Short slowly, but surely
increases the pressure. } 26. Ne2 Ne5 27. Rd6 a5 28. Rc1 (28. Ra6 $5 b4 29.
c4) 28… Nd3 29. Rc2 f5 30. Kf1 a4 $1 { White will be in serious danger if
Black will manage to open a line on the <<. } 31. Nc1 (31. bxa4 bxa4 {
[%cal Ge8b8] }) 31... Nf4 32. Rb2 $2 (32. g3 Nd5 { [%cal Gd5b4] }) 32... a3
(32... Rxc3 $5 33. Ne2 Rd3 $1) 33. Rbd2 (33. Rc2 Rec8) 33... Rxc3 34. Ne2
Rd3 $2 { I don't understand what's happens now and on the next move and
HOPE that this is just mistake in the notation. } (34... Nxe2 35. Kxe2 f4
$19) 35. R6xd3 $2 { no commets! } (35. Nxf4 $18) 35... Nxd3 36. Nd4 Rc8 37.
Rd1 (37. Rd1 b4 $19) 0-1
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