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Golubev - Klyuner
Belgian ChT 2002/3 (Eynatten 1 vs Jaures 1), 24.11.2002
Notes by GM Mikhail Golubev
It just so happened that I met Viatcheslav Klyuner in Belgium, who is the former Junior Champion of The Ukraine. We had never played each other till then. Klyuner participates in tournaments very rarely now, but still he is beating fairly decent grandmasters from time to time. That is not surprising: it was not easy to win The Ukrainian Junior Championships in the 1980s, when there was only one U-18 tournament (and not U-10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 groups, as now). The only player who won twice (1982, 1983) was Leonid Milov, and many strong guys, including Vasyl Ivanchuk, didn't manage to win even once. 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.a4 a5 8.Re1 c6 Quite a common system in the Philidor Defense, which also can occur via 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7, etc. The first player is somewhat better, but he should really have a lot of patience, it will be a long while until there is a chance to convert the space advantage into something tangible. 9.Ba2 Ne8?! A strategically dubious idea (...Nf6-e8-c7-e6). I decided not to spend much time, trying to find a «radical» refutation of it. 10.Be3 Nc7 11.Ne2 My plan is to follow with Ng3 and c3, supporting the pawn centre. It was also possible to play 10.Ne2 immediately after 9...Ne8. 11...Bf6 12.Ng3 12.c3!? was simpler. 12...g6 After 12...exd4 (which is a sensible move here) I could play 13.Nxd4!? (13.Bxd4 Ne5!) with idea 13...c5 14.Ndf5 Bxb2 15.Nxd6 Bxa1 16.Qxa1, with compensation. 13.c3 Qe7 14.Qd2 Re8 15.Rad1?! Stronger was 15.Ng5! Ne6 (15...Rf8 16.Rad1) 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Rad1 +/- with a huge positional advantage. 15...Nf8 With the idea 16...Bg4. 16.h3 Still, Black's position is not so pleasant. White has an advantage in both space and development. 16...Be6 17.d5 Responsible decision, but probably correct one. 17...cxd5 18.exd5 Bd7 (18...Bc8 19.c4 +/-.) After a rather boring opening, some rather brutal play starts, which provides some reason to show the game... White's pieces are placed much better, but the pawn structure is acceptable for Black, therefore I don't have a long-term advantage and must quickly find a way to attack Black's centre. 19.Ne4! 19.c4 Bxa4!? 20.b3 Bd7 21.c5 Nb5. 19...Bg7 19...Rec8 was proposed after the game by Klyuner, but there White wins by 20.Nxe5! +-. Against 19...Bxa4 I planned 20.b3 Bd7 (20...Bb5 21.c4 Ba6 22.b4!? axb4 23.Qxb4 +/-) 21.Bg5! Bxg5 22.Qxg5 +/-, winning d6 pawn. 20.Bc5!? Already planning further sacrifices. I wanted to make a calmer move, like 20.c4, but there I was not sure how to play after 20...Bf5, which refutes my idea of c4-c5. Super-brutal 20.Nxe5!? comes into consideration, with some incredible lines: 20...Bxe5 (20...Qxe5 21.Ng3! +/- Qe7? 22.Bg5; 20...Bxa4 21.Nxf7! Kxf7 22.Bf4) 21.Bg5 f6 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.Rxe7 Bxe7 24.Bf4!, and White is possibly better. Losing for Black now is 24...Bxa4? 25.Qd4! Bxd1 26.Bh6 +-. Unfortunately, over the board I saw only few of these motives. 20...Ra6 20...dxc5!? 21.d6 Qd8 22.dxc7 Qxc7 was a serious alternative for Black. His position is dangerous, but it is not easy to prove White's advantage. 23.Nd6 (23.Nfg5!? Re7 24.Qd6?! Bxa4! 25.Nxf7 Bxd1!? 26.Nd8+ Kh8 27.Qd5 c4 28.Bxc4 Qxc4 29.Nf7+ Rxf7 30.Qxc4 Rd7 -/+) 23...Re7 24.Bxf7+!? (24.Ng5 Be8! 25.Qc2!?) 24...Rxf7 25.Nxf7 Kxf7 26.Ng5+, with compensation, is, probably, an important line, when Black must play with the king in the center, because 26...Kg8? loses to 27.Qd5+. 21.Bc4! f5! 21...b5 22.axb5 Nxb5 (22...Bxb5 23.Bxb5 Nxb5 24.c4 +/-) and White should be better after 23.Be3 +/- (or maybe 23.Nd4!?). 22.Nxd6! Not 22.Bxa6? fxe4. 22...Rxd6 23.Nxe5! Bxe5 He hardly had anything better: 23...Qf6 24.Nc6!? +/-; 23...Bxa4 24.Nxg6?! (24.b3! Bxe5 25.f4 +/-) 24...Qf6 25.Bxd6 Qxd6 26.Rxe8 (26.Re6? Nfxe6 27.dxe6 Qc5!) 26...hxg6 27.Re6 Nfxe6 28.dxe6 Qxd2 29.e7+ (29.Rxd2 Kf8) 29...Qd5 +/=. 24.f4 So, I gave two pieces for his two central pawns, but Black will lose a lot of material in the next few moves. 24...Qh4?! 24...Bxc3 was the only move to put White's advantage into question. Still, I like 25.Qxc3!? (25.Rxe7 Bxd2 26.Bxd6 Rxe7 27.Bxe7 Be3+! 28.Kf1 Na8; 25.bxc3 Qf6 is unclear) 25...Qf6 26.Qxa5, with powerful position: 26...b6 27.Bxb6 Ra8 28.Qc5 +/- Ne8 (or 28...Na6 29.Qd4) 29.a5! (29.Qf2!? Rxa4 30.Bd4 Qd8 31.b3). 25.Rxe5 Objectively, even stronger would be 25.fxe5 Qxc4 26.Bxd6 Bxa4 27.Ra1 +/-. 25...Rxe5?! Leads to a quick defeat. It was necessary to play 25...Qf6! +/-, and White still should work. 26.fxe5 Qxc4 27.Bxd6+- Ne8 27...Bxa4 28.Qh6! +-, but not 28.Qg5? Nce6! 29.dxe6 Nxe6 and 30...Bxd1. Beforehand I saw only Bg5, that loses, and not Bh6, that wins. Still, the idea is the same - to attack the Black king. This is all about «understanding of chess», and how it works. If you have the time and opportunity, it is always safer to calculate, than to understand :-). 28.Bxf8 Kxf8 29.e6 Bxa4 30.d6 White's victory is only a matter of time now. 30...Qxe6 Or 30...Bxd1 31.d7. 31.Re1!? 31.d7 Bxd7 32.Qxd7 Qe2, and I didn't see how to trade gueens quickly. 31...Qb3. 31...Qxd6, obviously, loses to 32.Rxe8+ +-. Curious is 31...Qf7!? 32.Re7? (32.Qd4 Bc6 33.Re7 +- is correct) 32...Qf6 33.Qh6+ (33.d7? Qb6+! -+ would be not too pleasant for White) 33...Kg8 34.Qxh7+ Kf8 35.Rxb7 Nxd6, and White hardly can win. 32.Qd4 Or 32.d7 Qb6+ 33.Kh1 Nd6 34.Qh6+ +- 32...Bb5 Or 32...Bd7 33.Re7 +-. 33.d7 Bxd7 34.Qxd7 Qb6+ 35.Kh1 Nf6 36.Qe7+ Kg8 37.Re6 Qxb2 T 38.Qd8+ 1-0
Note: The full Belgian Interclub Championships report was published in Chess Today, Issue 752 (29th November 2002).
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