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Peninsula Open 2016 – Round 4 Williams v GM Atalik annotated.
May23
2018
Written by
DCA
Editors pick – the game of the Round – annotated by GM Suat Atalik
[Event "53rd Peninsula Open"] [Site "Brisbane"] [Date "2018.05.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Williams, Bruce"] [Black "Atalik, Suat"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2102"] [BlackElo "2570"] [Annotator "Atalik"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2018.05.19"] [EventType "swiss (rapid)"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "AUS"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 {Australian Masters prefer sharp lines and Bruce is no exception.} Nxe4 (4... Nc6 {is a safe alternative to pick up the pawn.}) (4... Bc5 5. e5 d5 6. exf6 dxc4 7. Qe2+ Be6 8. fxg7 Rg8 9. Bg5 Be7 (9... Qd5 $2 10. Nc3 $1) 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. Qe4 Nc6 12. Qxh7 Kd7 13. Nc3 Qf6 14. O-O-O Rxg7 15. Qe4 Rg4 16. Rxd4+ Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxd4 19. Rd1 c5 20. c3 Kc6 21. cxd4 Rh8 22. Nxc5 Bd5 23. f3 Rxh2 $44 {is not exactly Max Lange! }) 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 {I have already encountered this gambit line back in 1980 Balkaniad.} c6 (6... Nc6 7. Qh4 Qe7+ 8. Be3 d5 $1 $11) (6... Be7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Qh4 d5 9. O-O-O c6 10. Bd3 $1 h6 11. Rhe1 (11. Bxh6 Ne4 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qe5 Bf6 14. Qf4 Nxc3) 11... hxg5 12. Nxg5 g6 13. Qh6 Bd6 14. Kb1 Bf4 15. Nce4 $40) 7. Bg5 d5 8. O-O-O Be6 (8... Be7) 9. Rhe1 Be7 ({It is good that I did not blunder into} 9... Nbd7 $2 10. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 11. Bxd5 $18 {which I have noticed during the game.}) 10. Qh4 Nbd7 (10... h6 $5 11. Bd3 (11. Nd4 O-O) 11... Nfd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qg3 O-O 14. Ne2 Nc5 15. Nf4 Nxd3+ 16. Rxd3 Nd7 17. Nh5 g6 18. Nf4 Qf6 19. Rde3 Nc5 20. Nh5 Qe7 21. Nf4 $11 {is another book line.}) 11. Bd3 ( 11. Nd4 Nc5 12. Bd3 {is leading to game continuation.} (12. f4 O-O 13. Bd3 Re8 $1 14. Bxf6 $140 Nxd3+)) 11... Nc5 12. Nd4 h6 (12... Ng8 $5 {is a sick move,it works but so counter intuitive it is.} 13. f4 Bxg5 14. fxg5 Ne7 15. Nxe6 Nxe6 16. g6 Nxg6 17. Rxe6+ fxe6 18. Bxg6+ Kd7 19. Qg4 Qe7 20. Be4 $13) 13. Bf5 { seems to be one of the critical positions in this opening.} ({I have also spotted} 13. Nf5 $2 Rg8 $1) 13... Rf8 ({I did not like to castle into the attack.} 13... O-O $6 14. Bxh6 Nfe4 15. Qg4 $1 (15. Qh5 Bg5+ (15... Nxc3 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qg6 Bf6 18. Bxg7 Nxa2+ 19. Kb1 Nc3+ 20. bxc3 Bxg7 $11)) 15... Bg5+ 16. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 17. Qxg5 Nxg5 18. h4 Bxf5 19. Nxf5 (19. hxg5 Bd7 $1) 19... Nge6 $14) (13... Rg8 $146 14. Bd2 (14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qh5+ Ke7 { and Black has f8 square for his King compared to the game.}) (14. Nxe6 Nxe6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qg4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qg5+ 18. Qxg5 hxg5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rxe6+ Kd7 (20... Kf7 21. Re5 $40) 21. Rg6 {is another difference in comparison with Rf8.} ) 14... Qc7 (14... Nfe4 15. Nxe4 Nd3+ 16. cxd3 Bxh4 17. Nc5) (14... Bxf5 15. Nxf5 Ne6 16. g4) 15. Rxe6 Nxe6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxe6 Rf8 18. f4 $44 {is a difference compared to the game.}) (13... Kf8 $6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qh3 Qc8 16. Bh4 $44) (13... Nfd7 {is a very solid option.} 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 16. b4 Kf6 17. bxc5 (17. g4 Bxf5 18. gxf5 Ne4 19. Nxe4+ dxe4 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Rxd7 a5 $132) 17... Bxf5 18. Nxd5+ $1 (18. Nxf5 Kxf5 19. Re7 Nxc5) 18... cxd5 19. Nxf5 Nxc5 20. Rxd5 Ne6 $11) 14. Bxf6 $146 (14. Bd2 {seems to be the real move.} Qc7 15. Bf4 g5 16. Qxg5 hxg5 17. Bxc7 $14) 14... Bxf6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 $1 ({ White is hoping for} 15... Nxe6 16. Qh5 (16. Qg4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qg5+ 18. Qxg5 hxg5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rxe6+ Kf7 21. Re5 (21. Rde1 Rae8) 21... Kg6) 16... Ke7 17. Qg4 Re8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Ne4 $44) 16. Qh5+ Ke7 17. Na4 Qa5 (17... Qd6 { leads to the same play}) ({but} 17... Kd6 $142 $5 18. Nxc5 Kxc5 19. Bxe6 Qd6 { is a serious option.} (19... Kb6)) 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxe6 $6 (19. Rxe6+ Kd8 20. Qg4 a5 (20... Kc7 $2 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Qg7+ Kb6 23. Rd3 $18) 21. Qg3 Bg5+ $3 22. f4 Bf6 {shuts the dangerous square d6 to access.}) 19... Kd6 $1 {After an ultra sharp opening it is obvious that things did not go right for White since Black Bishop's superiority is quite obvious.} ({It is always a relief to have a draw in your hands.} 19... Bxb2+ $5 20. Kxb2 (20. Kb1 Rxf2) 20... Qb4+ $11 { gives draw by perpetual.}) (19... Kd8 20. Bxd5 Kc7 (20... Bg5+ 21. Kb1 cxd5 22. f4) 21. Bf3 Qxh5 22. Bxh5 Bg5+ 23. Kb1 Rxf2 24. Bf3 $11) 20. Qg6 $2 (20. Qg4 Kc7 21. Qg3+ Qd6 {is the appropriate way to reach the text.}) 20... Kc7 $2 ({ It is quite incomprehensible that} 20... Qxf2 {is not played.} 21. Bxd5 cxd5 { does not work so it is a healthy pawn.}) 21. Qg3+ Qd6 (21... Kb6 $2 22. Bxd5) 22. Qxd6+ Kxd6 23. f4 (23. c4 Bg5+ 24. Kb1 Rxf2 25. cxd5 c5 $17) 23... b5 ( 23... Rae8 24. Bg4) 24. c3 a5 (24... h5 25. g3) 25. Kc2 Kc5 $36 26. f5 $6 { It is really dangerous to alter the pawn structure in this way.} b4 (26... Rfb8 {More prudent is} 27. a3 b4 28. axb4+ axb4 29. Ra1 b3+ 30. Kd3 Ra2 31. Rxa2 bxa2 32. Kc2 Ra8 33. Ra1 Kd6 34. Kb3 $140 c5) 27. g4 $2 {not only this one unnecessarily gives Black a target} ({but also White misses} 27. c4 $1 dxc4 ( 27... d4 28. Kd3) (27... Kxc4 28. Bd7 $1 Ra6 29. Re6 Kb5 $4 (29... Kc5 30. Kb1 Bg5 31. h4 Bf4 32. g3 Bxg3 33. Rc1+ Kd4 34. Bxc6 Rxf5 35. Rd1+ Kc5 36. Rc1+ $11 ) 30. Rxd5+) 28. Re4 c3 29. Rc4+ Kb5 30. bxc3 Rfd8 31. Rb1 $132) ({I had only calculated} 27. cxb4+ axb4 28. Kb3 Kd6 $1) 27... Rfb8 28. Rb1 (28. Bf7 a4) 28... a4 (28... Ra7 $1 29. a3 Rab7 {is the proper way to use the b line.}) 29. Kd3 $2 {The final mistake after which White has wreck.} (29. a3 $3 bxc3 30. bxc3 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 $11) 29... a3 $19 30. cxb4+ Rxb4 31. Rbc1+ Kd6 (31... Kb6 $5 ) 32. b3 Rxg4 33. Bf7 Rd4+ 34. Kc2 (34. Ke3 Ra7 35. Be6 g6 $5 $19 (35... g5 $5) ) 34... Be5 35. Re2 Ra7 36. Bg6 Re7 37. Rce1 Rh4 38. Kd3 Rh3+ 39. Kc2 c5 { Do not hurry!} 40. Bh7 (40. Rh1 d4) 40... Rxh2 (40... Rc3+ 41. Kd1 (41. Kb1 c4) 41... c4 $19) 41. Rxh2 Bxh2 42. Rxe7 Kxe7 {The opposite colored Bishops ending is completely won for Black with two passers and the weakness of a2.} 43. Bg8 Kd6 44. Kd3 h5 45. Ke3 Ke5 46. Bf7 h4 47. Kf3 Bg3 48. Bg6 Be1 49. Kg4 Kd4 ( 49... Bb4 50. Kxh4 Kd4 51. Bf7 Kc3 $19 {emphasizes weakness of a2.}) 50. Bf7 Ke4 51. Bg6 Ke3 0-1
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