MODERN BENONI    A67

Peake GM  v  Kev-Blitz Match

Game 10

White   Black

Kev-Blitz  - GMP

0:1 (ICC 3 17 u)  9/ 6/2003

1.   d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 ed 5. cd d6 6. e4 g6

7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5 Ha haaa ! Taimanov variation against the Modern Benoni. Kev has been preparing this to take me out ! Nfd7 Safest, over-protection of e5

9. Be2 ( a4 is normal.) O-O

[9... a6 10. a4 Qh4 11. g3 Qe7 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O b6 14. Re1 Ra7 15. Bf1 Re8 16. Be3 Rb7 17. Rb1 Qd8 18. Bf2 Nf8 19. h3

...1/2-1/2, Neuman Ariel 2095  - Pribyl Josef 2371 , Czech Republic 2002 Extra League 2002/03]

10. Nf3 Re8

11. O-O Na6

12. Bd3 Novelty

[12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Bf3 Rb8 14. a4 Nb4 15. Nc4 b6 16. e5 de 17. fe Nd7 18. e6 fe 19. de Rxe6 20. Bf4 Ba6 21. Nb5 Ne5

...1-0, Leimand Jens Christian 2132  - Kristinasson Baldur 2187 , Aarhus 1997 Tournament;

12. Kh1 Nc7 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. a4 Rb8 15. Re1 b6 16. Bf3 a6 17. Nc4 b5 18. ab ab 19. Na5 Bd7 20. e5 de 21. fe Nh5

...1-0, Neuman Petr 2385  - Kastner Oldrich 2225 , Czech Republic 1997 Czech League 1996/97 (1st)]

12... Qa5

13. Bd2 ?  White fails to see the c4 threat. c4 ! Modern Benoni spells tactical death very quickly after a mistake

14. Bb1 ? loses

[14. Na4 Qc7 15. Bc2 b5 16. Nc3 b4;

14. Be2 b5;

14. Bc2 Qb6 15. Kh1 Ndc5]

14... Qb6

15. Kh1 Qxb2 It's already hopeless.

16. Bc2 Bxc3

17. Bxc3

[17. Rb1 Qa3]

17... Qxc3

18. Re1

[18. Rc1 Nac5]

18... Nb4

19. Ba4 Nd3

20. Kg1 b5

21. Re3

[21. Bxb5 Qb4 22. Nd4 Qc5]

21... ba

22. Ne1 Qd4

23. Qd2 Qxa1 It's not pretty, resignation is called for.

24. g3 Nf6

25. Kg2 Nxe4

26. Qe2 Bg4

27. Qf1

[27. Qxg4 Nxe1 28. Kh3 (28. Rxe1 Qxe1 29. Qf3 Nd2) 28... Nf2 29. Kh4 Qf6 30. Qg5 Ng2#]

27... Qxa2

28. Kg1 Nd2

29. Rxe8 Rxe8

0. Qxd3 Rxe1

White forfeits on time [...]

[31. Kg2 Nf3;

31. Kf2 Nf3]

[0:1]

 

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