MODERN
BENONI
Peake GM
v Kev-Blitz Match
White Black
Kev-Blitz – GMP
Game 13
0:1
ICC 6 17 3/ 7/2003
1. d4 g6 I thought I would go
for a Modern Benoni through a tortuous route for a bit of fun.
2. c4 Nf6
3. Nc3 c5
4. d5
[4.
Nf3 could go into an English symmetrical but finish as an Accelerated Dragon !
Such are the delights of chess transpositions !]
4... e6
5. e4 d6 The e-pawn needs to be tamed. We're in a King's Indian - but
we are still heading for a Modern Benoni !!
6. f4 An interesting, aggressive move, though not really Kev's style I
would have thought. White's position is very "drafty". ...Bg7
7. Rb1 ? Completely out of sync
with the f4 move. What is he doing ??
[7.
Nf3 exd5
8. cxd5 O-O is good old Modern Benoni, where Black has avoided Bb5 check lines.
One example of Tal's magic ...> 9. Be2 Re8 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Ng4 12. e6
fxe6 13. O-O exd5 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. Bc4 Ne5 16. Bg5 Nxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxg5 18. Rae1
Rf8 19. Rxe6 Bd4 20. Kh1 Rxf3 21. Re8 Kg7 22. Rxf3 Qc1 23. Bf1 Nc6 24. Rxa8 Ne5
25. Rff8 Ng4 26. Rf3 Nf2 27. Kg1 Ne4 0-1, Niemela Ilmari - Tal
Mikhail, Riga 1959 It [...] (28. Kh1 Ng3 29.
hxg3 Qh6#)]
7... exd5
8. cxd5
[8.
exd5 White's position is even more drafty !]
8... O-O
9. Nf3 Re8 White
is under big pressure because of his time - wasting Rb1 move
10. Bd3 Tal said "Imagine a small room that is full of blown
up balloons all of different sizes. On
the balloons are the words
"tactical" and "explosions" . Imagine a man coming into that room with a white hot
poker in each hand. He rushes at the
balloons swinging his arms. On one
poker is the word "Modern" and on the other "Benoni"!!"
10... Nxe4 One
tactical explosion just went off !
11. O-O ! Best -
Now White has chances of some play for the pawn.
[11.
Nxe4 f5;
11.
Bxe4 f5
12. Ng5 fxe4 13. Ngxe4? Bf5 etc.]
11... Nxc3
12. bxc3 Bxc3
Might as well - otherwise c4 Bb2 etc.
13. Bb2
[13.
f5 had to be played here with chances of an attack for the two pawns. Black is
still undeveloped. Bf6 14. Qc2 Re7 15. Bg5 Nd7µ]
13... Bxb2
14. Rxb2 b6 ?!
frees the bishop, and allows Bb7 attacking the d-pawn - but dubious as it is
too slow.
15. Re2
[15.
f5 was still the best chance.]
15... Rxe2
16. Qxe2 Bb7
17. Be4
[17.
Bc4 a6]
17... Qe7 with
the unpleasant threat of f5
18. Qc2 f5
19. Bxf5
Desperation to try to get at Black's King, but White doesn't have enough
pieces.
[19.
Bd3 Qe3
20. Kh1 Ba6 21. Rd1 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Qe4]
19... gxf5
20. Qxf5 Nd7
21. Re1 Qf7
22. Qg5 Qg6
23. Qe7
[23.
Re7 Rd8]
23... Bxd5
24. Qg5 with
Queens off White might as well resign.
[24.
Qxd7 Bxf3
gets White nowhere.]
24... Qxg5
25. Nxg5 h6
26. Nh3 Bxa2 Now
is a good time for White to resign !
27. Rd1 d5
28. Nf2 a5
29. Rd2 Bb3
30. Ng4 a4 Why waste time defending the irrelevant h
pawn ?
31. Nxh6 Kh7
32. Nf5 a3
33. Rd3 a2
34. Rh3 Kg6
35. Ne7 Kf6
36. Nxd5 Bxd5
White resigns
[0:1]
Another
Modern Benoni for the collection !
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