Game of the week October 29, 2023 by Robert Huntington [Site "USA 1976"] [White "Jay Bonin"] [Black "Leonid Shamkovich"] [Result "0-1"] [EventCountry "USA 1976"] [SourceTitle "StarBase 2.88"] [Source "Pickard & Son"] [SourceDate "2003.01.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.01.15"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Rhg1 {The main line for many years although Stockfish prefers} (11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. g4 a5 13. g5 Ba6 14. Qf3 Nd7 $11 ) 11... Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. g5 $6 (13. Nf5 b5 (13... exf5 $2 14. gxf5 Nxb3+ 15. axb3 $16) 14. Nxe7+ ({ECO (2021 ed.) regards} 14. Bd5 {as the main line, e.g.,} Bb7 ({Stockfish prefers} 14... exd5 15. Nxd5 Qb7 $44 {Kogan-Roser, France 2005} ) 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 (16... exd5 $2 17. exd5 Bb7 18. Bxc5 $14) 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. exd5 Rac8 $11)) 13... Nxb3+ (13... Bd7 $1 $11) 14. axb3 b5 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Bd4 (16. Qh5 $1 g6 17. Qh6 Re8 $11) 16... b4 $6 (16... Re8 17. Qh5 e5 18. Nd5 $1 Be6 (18... exd4 $4 19. Nf6+ $18) 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. gxf6 Kh8 21. Bc3 Qxe4 $11) 17. Bf6 $2 (17. Qh5 Bb7 (17... bxc3 $2 18. Qh6 cxb2+ 19. Kxb2 e5 20. Bxe5 Qxc2+ 21. Kxc2 dxe5 22. Qb6 $16) 18. Rg4 bxc3 19. Rh4 cxb2+ 20. Kxb2 Qxe4 21. Rxe4 Bxe4 22. Qe2 $14) 17... Re8 18. Rd3 $2 {White's attack looks strong but looks can be deceiving} (18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Na4 a5 $11) 18... bxc3 19. Rh3 $2 ({There is no attack so White should at least grab back a pawn } 19. bxc3 Bb7 $19) 19... Bf8 (19... Bb7 {wins, e.g.,} 20. Rxh7 Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. g6 cxb2+ 25. Kb1 Qxc2+ $1 26. Kxc2 Bxe4+ 27. Kd2 (27. Kxb2 Bf6+ 28. Ka2 Bxg6 $19) 27... Bxg6 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 { and White will quickly run out of checks, leaving Black with too much wood for the queen}) 20. Rxh7 $4 {There is no attack. White has delusions of grandeur.} (20. Rh4 $1 cxb2+ 21. Kxb2 g6 22. Rxh7 {Now White can make this sac} (22. Qg4 { is also eequal according to Stockfish}) 22... Kxh7 23. Rg4 Kg8 24. Rh4 Bg7 25. Bxg7 f5 (25... Kxg7 $2 26. Qf3 $18) 26. gxf6 Ra7 27. Qe3 Rc7 28. c4 $11 { according to Stockfish despite Black's extra rook}) 20... Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Rg4 Qb5 $8 23. bxc3 Qe2 24. g6 (24. e5 {would prolong the game}) 24... fxg6 25. Qxg6 e5 26. Rg3 Re6 27. Qg5 Rxf6 (27... Rxf6 28. Qxf6 Qxe4 {and the bishop pair is especially powertul when the other side has no bishops (or knights)}) 0-1 your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts Views: 10