Ponziani Update 17 [C44]
19.02.2001
[David Taylor]
Ponziani Update #17
game annotated by David Taylor.
Source: Kasparov website
The game is: Genba,V-Fedoseev,V/Ekaterinburg 1997 1-0
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.c3
f5
4.d4
[This is the most common move but better is 4.exf5!
as in Ponziani Update #9] 4...fxe4
5.Nxe5
Nf6
6.Bg5
Be7
[for 6...d6
see Ponziani Update #16] 7.Bb5
a6
8.Bxc6?!
[correct is 8.Ba4
as in my book] 8...dxc6?
This is the source of Black's problems in this game. 8. ...dxc6? isolates the e4 Pawn [Black should play 8...bxc6!
and now: 9.Qb3
( 9.Nd2
Rb8
10.b3
( 10.Bxf6
Bxf6
11.Qh5+
g6
12.Nxg6
hxg6
13.Qxg6+
Ke7
14.Nxe4
Qf8
15.Nxf6
Qxf6
16.Qxf6+
Kxf6
17.b4
a5
18.a3
Ba6
and Black has the advantage in this end game. The three White passed pawns are still on their starting rank and Black has chances to attack them and later wipe them out!)
10...0-0
11.0-0
Qe8
12.Qe2
d6
13.Qc4+
Kh8
14.Nxc6
d5
and Black is already on a winning path) 9...Nd5
10.Bxe7
Qxe7
11.0-0
0-0
12.Nd2
Qe8!
13.Rfe1
d6
14.Nec4
Be6!
15.Nxe4
Nf4
16.Qa4
d5
17.Nc5
Qg6
18.g3
Nh3+
19.Kh1
Nxf2+
20.Kg1
Nh3+
and Black is winning] 9.Nd2
0-0
10.0-0
Be6
11.Re1
c5
12.Nxe4
cxd4
13.Qxd4
Qe8
14.Nxf6+
gxf6
[14...Bxf6
15.Bxf6
Rxf6
16.Ng4
Rf7
17.Qe4
Re7
18.f4
White is winning] 15.Nf3
Qf7
16.Bh6
Rfe8
17.Ng5!
fxg5
18.Rxe6
Rad8
19.Qg4
Rd2
20.Bxg5
Qxf2+
21.Kh1
h5
22.Rg6+
1-0, White has mate in 3
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