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(1) Rozentalis,E (2565) - Epishin,V (2590) [C02]
URS-ch57 Leningrad, 1990
[Fritz 6 (120s)]
1.e4
c5
2.c3
e6
3.d4
d5
4.e5
although the game started looking like a Sicilian Defense, it has transposed to the Advance Variation of the French Defense. With the Advance Variation White reduces Black's options by varying before the Winawer Variation or the Classical French Defense can be reached. MB 4...Nc6
5.Nf3
Bd7
[ 5...Qb6
6.Bd3
cxd4
7.cxd4
Bd7
is the traditional move order to reach the Milner-Barry Gambit. MB ( An old trap that Black must avoid is 7...Nxd4??
8.Nxd4
Qxd4??
9.Bb5+
Bd7
10.Qxd4
Bxb5+-
MB) ] 6.Bd3
White plays the most natural move, but to do so must gambit the important d-pawn. Thus begins the Milner-Barry Gambit, popular at club level, but viewed with suspicion at grandmaster level. Less risky alternatives include 6. Be2, 6. a3, and 6. dc. MB 6...cxd4
7.cxd4
Qb6
8.0-0
Nxd4
9.Nxd4
Qxd4
10.Nc3
Less common alternatives are 10.Re1 and 10.Qe2. MB 10...a6
The most solid move: Black takes the time to guard b5 against intrusion by the White knight or bishop. MB [ 10...Qxe5
To be considered during another Study Group session. MB; 10...Qb6
11.a4
a5
12.Be3
Bc5
13.Bxc5
Qxc5
14.Rc1
Qb6
15.Qg4
Kf8
16.Nxd5
Qxb2
17.Nc7
Rc8
18.Bb5
Qxe5
19.Nxe6+
fxe6
20.Bxd7
Rxc1
21.Rxc1
Kf7
22.Kf1
h5
23.Qc4
Qd5
24.Qc8
e5
25.Qe8+
Kf6
26.Qd8+
Ne7
27.Qxh8
Mohring-Forintos/Halle/1-0; 10...Ne7
11.Nb5
Qxe5
12.Re1
Qb8
13.Qf3
Bxb5
14.Bxb5+
Nc6
15.Qxd5
Qd6
16.Qg5
h6
17.Qg4
g5
18.Be3+/-
from 'The Modern Milner-Barry Sacrifice' by Eugene Salome and James Bickford (two experts, not masters), published by Syzygy Software (!). MB; 10...Bb4
11.Nb5
Qxe5
12.Qg4
Ba5
13.Bf4
Nh6
14.Qg3
Qh5
15.Qxg7
Rg8
; 10...Bb4
11.Nb5
Qxe5
12.Qg4
Ba5
13.Bf4
Nh6
14.Qg3
Qh5
15.Qxg7
Rg8
16.Qxh6
Qg4
17.Bg3
a6
18.Nd6+
Ke7
19.Qe3
Bb4
20.Nf5+
Kottnauer-Palmer/England/1-0] 11.Qe2
Qh4
[ 11...Ne7
The main line, to be considered during another Study Group session. MB 12.Kh1
Nc6
13.f4
Nb4
( 13...Bc5
14.Bd2
Nb4
15.Bb1
Ba7
16.a3
Nc6
17.Bd3
g6
18.b4
Qb6
19.Rab1
Nd4
20.Qd1
Rc8
21.Na4
Bxa4
22.Qxa4+
Nb5
23.g4
h5
24.Rbc1
Rxc1
25.Rxc1
hxg4
26.Rc5
Kf8
27.Be1
Kg7
28.Bxb5
axb5
29.Qxb5
Qxb5
30.Rxb5
Be3
31.Kg2
Bxf4
32.Bg3
Bxg3
33.hxg3
Ra8
34.Rxb7
Rxa3
35.b5
Re3
36.Rc7
Rb3
37.Rb7
g5
38.b6
Kg6
39.Kf2
d4
40.Ke2
Rxg3
Soylu,S-Lputian,S/Manila ol (Men) 1992/0-1) 14.Bb1
( 14.Rd1
Nxd3
15.Rxd3
Qc4
16.b3
Qc7
17.Bb2
b5
( 17...Bc6
18.Rc1
Rd8
19.Qf2
Be7
20.Ne2
0-0
21.Nd4
Qd7
22.f5
exf5
23.Rg3
g6
24.Qf4
Rfe8
25.Nxf5
Bf8
26.Bd4
Re6
27.Nh6+
Bxh6
28.Qxh6
Rde8
29.Rf1
Qe7
30.Rh3
f5
31.exf6
Qf7
32.Qxh7+
Sveshnikov,E-Razuvaev,Y/GMA-Open Belgrade 1988/1-0) 18.Qd2
b4
19.Ne2
Bb5
20.Rc1
Qb7
21.Rf3
Bxe2
22.Qxe2
g6
23.g4
h5
24.Rh3
Bh6
25.g5
Bf8
26.f5
gxf5
27.Rxh5
d4+
28.Kg1
d3
29.Qd1
Rxh5
30.Qxh5
d2
31.Rc2
Rd8
32.Qd1
Qe4
Mercs,P-Knott,S/BCF-ch 86th Scarborough 1999 (1)/0-1) 14...Qc4
15.Qd1
d4
16.Ne4
d3
17.Nc3
Nc2
18.Bxc2
dxc2
19.Qe2
Qxe2
20.Nxe2
Bb5
21.Re1
Bb4
22.Nc3
Rd8
23.a3
Bxc3
24.bxc3
Rd3
25.Kg1
Rxc3
26.a4
Bd3
27.a5
Ke7
28.Kf2
Bf5
29.Be3
Rd8
30.h3
h5
31.Ke2
Rd5
32.Ra4
Kd7
33.Rc1
Kc6
34.Bd2
Rb3
35.Raa1
Kb5
36.Be3
Rb1
37.Bd2
h4
38.Ke3
Rd3+
39.Ke2
Rg3
40.Kf2
Be4
41.Rg1
Rxa1
42.Rxa1
Rxg2+
43.Ke3
Bf5
44.Rc1
Rg3+
Shah,A-Whiteley,A/Hampstead IM3 1998 (1)/0-1] 12.f4
Nh6
White wants to play f5; Black plays to prevent it. MB 13.Be3
Rc8
14.Rf3
Bc5
15.Bxc5
Rxc5
16.Raf1
Qe7
17.Rh3
Nf5
18.Qf2
Bc6
19.g4
d4
20.Nd1
Ne3
Black finally returns the extra pawn to take the sting out of White's attack. MB 21.Nxe3
dxe3
22.Qxe3
Ra5
last book move 23.a3
[ ‹23.Rxh7
Rxh7
24.Bxh7
Rxa2-/+
] 23...g6
Black has effectively prevented White from playing f5 by pressuring the e-pawn (indirectly with the queen and rook) and by being ready to grab the g-file when it opens (after f5 and gf,gf). Notice that Black is in no hurry to castle. MB [ 23...Qd7
24.Bc4=
( ‹24.Rxh7
Rxh7
25.Bxh7
Qd5=/+
) ] 1/2-1/2
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