DUTCH LENINGRAD A41

Peake GM v Kev-Blitz Match

Game 21

White   Black

Kev-Blitz  - GMP

0:1 (ICC 10 15 u) 27/11/2003

1.   d4 d6 This is a flexible, transitional move. Black may play a variety of defences, but he has a delayed Dutch Leningrad in mind. 2. c4 f5

3. Bg5 A sort of delayed Hopton attack - but no-one has played it in this position. g6 Black ignores the Bishop and plays a Dutch Leningrad.

[3... h6 is possibly stronger. 4. Bh4? (4. Bf4 g5 (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e3 Be7 7. Nf3 g5 8. Bg3 a5 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. h4 g4 11. e4 Nh5 12. ef ef 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Ne2 f4 15. Nxf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Rxf4 17. g3 Rf7 18. Qxg4 Kf8 19. Qg6 Bf6 20. Qxh6 Bg7 21. Qg6 Bxd4 22. h5 Ne5 23. Qh6

...0-1, Meza Anahi 2160  - Sanchez Sarai, Cusco 2001 Ch Pan-American (juniors) (under 20) (g)) 5. Bd2 Bg7› 6. Bc3 Nf6 7. e3 Ne4 8. Qh5 Kf8 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Qd1 Ndf6 11. Bb4 a5 12. Ba3 g4 13. f3 Ng5 14. Qc2 e6 15. Nc3 Kf7 16. O-O-O Rf8 17. h4 gh 18. Nxh3 Nxh3 19. Rxh3 Kg8 20. Rdh1 Bd7 21. Ne2 Qe8 22. Kb1 b5 23. cb

...1/2-1/2, Cervenka Imrich 2310  - Gazik Igor 2395 , Piestany 1985 Ch Slovakia; 4. Bd2 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e3 e6 7. Nf3 g6 8. d5 Ne7 9. de Bxe6 10. Nd4 Bf7 11. h3 Bg7 12. Be2 Qd7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. b3 Rae8 15. O-O Ne4 16. Nxe4 fe 17. Bg4 Nf5 18. Bc3 Be6 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Qd4 Kg8 23. Qxa7

...0-1, Kunz Konstantin 2186  - Lorenz Mark 2273 , Germany 2000 Bayern Regionalliga Northwest 1999/00) 4... g5 5. e4 Nf6°]

4. e3 Bg7

5. Nc3

[5. h4 has occurred three times by transposition h6 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nc6 (7... c6 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Na6 11. a3 Be6 12. f3 b5 13. g4 b4 14. ab Nxb4 15. Qb1 fg 16. fg Nxg4 17. Nh3 c5 18. Rdg1 cd 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Rxg4 dc 21. bc Na2 22. Kd2 Qxc3 23. Ke2 Qxc4 24. Kf2 Rf6 25. Rxg6 Nc3 26. Rxg7 Kxg7 27. Rg1 Kh8 28. Qb7 Qe2 29. Kg3 Rg8 30. Ng5 hg 31. hg Rxg5 32. Bxg5 Qf2 33. Kh3 Rf3

0-1, Santa Torres Juan (PUR) 2215 - Nishimura Hiroyuki (JPN) 2270, Manila (Philippines) 1992) 8. d5› (8. Nf3 Ng4 9. d5 Nce5 10. Nd4 c6 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. Be2 Qb6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Nb3 c5 15. Bg3 Nf6 16. f3 O-O 17. Bf2 Qd8 18. Rg1 h5 19. Bf1 e6 20. Rd1 ed 21. Nxd5 Be6 22. f4 Ne4

0-1, Walther Cliff (GER) 2275 - Haakert Juergen (GER) 2335, Germany 1990);

5. h4 Nc6 6. Nc3 h6 7. Bf4 e5 8. de de 9. Qxd8 Nxd8 10. Bg3 Ne6 11. Nge2 Bd7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. f4 ef 14. Nxf4 Nxf4 15. Bxf4 Nf6 16. Be2 c6 17. Rd6 Rhe8 18. Rhd1 Be6 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rxd8 Kxd8 21. Kc2 Nd7 22. b3 Bf6 23. Bxh6 Bxh4 24. e4 fe

...1/2-1/2, Rosenberger Berthold 2315  - Renner Christoph 2400 , Bayern 1988 Ch Bayern]

5... h6 novelty - Nf6 normal

[5... Nf6 has occurred 28 times - but only 41% for White. 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Be2 c6 9. O-O e5 10. de de 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Rfd1 Be6 13. a3 Na6 14. Rac1 Nc5 15. Qa2 Rad8 16. b4 Na6 17. Na4 b6 18. Qc2 c5 19. Rb1 cb 20. ab Nxb4 21. Qb3 Na6 22. Nc3 Nc5 23. Qa3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 a6 25. Na4 Nxa4 26. Qxa4 Qb7 27. Rd6 Kf7 28. c5 bc 29. Rxa6 Qb1 30. Qd1 Qxd1 31. Bxd1 e4 32. Ne1 Rd8 33. Ra7 Rd7 34. Rxd7 Bxd7 35. Bb3 Be6 36. Ba4 c4 37. Nc2 Ke7 38. Kf1 Kd6 39. Nd4 Bxd4 40. ed Kd5 41. Ke2 Kxd4 42. Bc6 Kc3 43. Kd1 Kb2 44. h3 c3 45. Ba4 Bb3 46. Bxb3 Kxb3 47. Kc1 f4 48. h4 e3 49. fe fe 50. Kd1 c2 51. Kc1 e2 52. Kd2 c1Q

0-1, Splinder M - Jelen A 1745, Kranj (Slovenia) 1995]

6. Bh4 Nf6

7. Bxf6 Bxf6

8. Nf3 Nd7 Black plans an early e5 THE CENTRE !!

9. Qc2

[9. e4!? e6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. ef]

9... e5

10. d5

[10. h4 best move e4 11. Nd2 h5 12. g3]

10... O-O

[10... e4!? 11. Nd4 Ne5 12. h3 O-O³]

11. O-O-O Dubious - There will be no hiding place on the Q-siide.

[11. e4!? Nc5 12. Bd3 a5 13. h3]

11... Nc5

Black has the advantage. He has the better centre and the two Bishops. He has moves such as c6 ! a5! and White must watch out for e4! at the right moment. Black is about to start an attack against the White King. White's only option appears to be advance the h pawn . But after h4-5, and Black plays g5 what then ?

 

12. g3 I did not understand this move. Surely he's not going to fianchetto the Bishop ? Bd7

13. h4 h5? I should have ignored this move as h5 achieves nothing.

[13... c6 ! was the correct move. 14. h5 g5 15. b4 (15. dc bc ! 16. Rxd6 e4 17. Ne1 Qc7 18. Rd2 Qa5 with a big attack !) 15... Na6 16. a3 Nc7³]

14. Ng5 An interersting pawn sack. White removes Black's bishop and opens the h-file. However the compensation is dubious. Bxg5

15. hg Qxg5

16. Be2

[16. f4!? Qe7 17. Kd2 c6 18. b3]

16... e4?! Dubious a5 or c6 better.

17. Nb5?!

[17. b4!? Na6 18. a3]

17... Bxb5

18. cb Qf6

19. Kb1?!

[19. b4 Nd7 Only helps Black and weakens White's K-side.]

19... Rfc8   I was going to play c6

20. f3?  White tries to break out. -1.65

[20. Rc1 a6 21. ba ba 22. b3³]

20... ef

21. Bxf3 Re8 Now Black's Rooks will enter the game.

22. Bxh5?! This is an interesting , desperate sack - but White doesn't have enough. -3.75

[22. Rhe1!? Re5 23. Qc4 Qe7 24. Qf4

 -1.61 Tiger 15.0]

22... gh

23. Rxh5 Rxe3

24. Rxf5

[24. g4 is perhaps the best try to open up Black's King. Rae8 25. gf Re1!°]

24... Qg7

25. Rh5 Rae8 Now Re1  / Re2 is on.

26. Qf5 ?  This loses immediately. R3e5

27. Qh3 Qg6 -11.50

 The point  !

White resigns

[0:1]

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