Here is another great example of following a simple plan to its obvious conclusion. White employs a king side fianchetto, training all his pieces on the c6 pawn. But in the end, the pawn itself survives the entire game. Instead, in trying to defend the pawn, Black falls victim to various other tactics, resulting in a winning final position for white.
Round 6: European Championship (6.11), 20.03.2025
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 d6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Nf3 Re8 11. b4 Bf5 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Nb3 Rac8 14. Na5 Rc7 15. O-O Rec8 16. b5 Nc5 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Rfd1 Kf8 19. Rd6 Bd7 20. Rad1 Ke7 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Nb7 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. e4 Nh5 25. f5 Nf6 26. Bh3 Ne8 27. R6d3 Rcc7 28. e5 f6 29. e6 Bc8 30. Ne4 Rb4 31. Nc5 Rxc4 32. Rd7+ Kf8 33. Rxc7 Nxc7 34. Rd8+ Ne8 35. Nd7+ Ke7 36. Rxc8 Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Rc2+ 38. Kg3 Rc3+ 39. Kh4 g5+ 40. fxg6 hxg6 41. Rxe8+ Kxe8 42. Nxf6+ Kf8 43. Bg4 Rc2 44. h3 Rxa2 45. Kg5 a5 46. Nd7+ Ke8 47. Kxg6 a4 48. Nf6+ Kf8 49. Ng8 Ra1 50. e7+ Ke8 51. Bh5 Kd7 52. Kg7 Rg1+ 53. Bg6 Re1 54. e8Q+ Rxe8 55. Nf6+ Ke7 56. Bxe8 1-0
1 comment:
Can’t help but feel it’d be better to give up one of those queenside pawns earlier for the sake of opening the rooks! The c4 pawn wouldn’t be that easy to protect. Felt like black’s entire world revolved around that enclosed space.
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