Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.11 - King’s Indian Structures

5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.d5: Central breaks & tactics

 

 

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1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Nbd7 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 h5 10...Nh6 11.Nd2 Nh6 12.f3 Nf7 13.Qc2 Bh6 14.0-0-0 14.Bf2 14...c5 14...Be3! 15.Kb1 c6 16.Be1 a5 17.g4 hxg4 18.fxg4 Nc5 19.h4 a4 engine gives White some plus but game looks very unclear 20.Nf1 Bd4 21.Bd2 Bd7 21...b5 22.dxc6 b4 23.Nd5 b3 24.Qc1 a3 22.Ng3 b5 23.dxc6 b4 24.cxd7 b3 25.Qc1 a3 26.bxa3 b2 27.Qc2 Rxa3 28.Nb5 Qa8 29.Nxa3 Qxa3 30.Bb4! Qxb4∞ 15.dxc6!? 15.Bf2± 15...bxc6 16.Kb1 a5 16...Be3∞ 17.Na4 17.Bf2 17...c5 18.Nc3 Be3 19.Nd5 Bd4 20.Nb3 Bb7 21.Nxd4 21.f4 Nh6∞ 21...cxd4 22.f4 Rb8 22...Nh6 23.Rhf1 Nh6 24.c5!? 24.fxe5 dxe5 25.c5 24.g4!? Nxg4 24...hxg4 25.fxe5 dxe5 26.c5 26.Bxg4 Nxg4 27.Rg1 Ne3 28.Nxe3 dxe3 29.Rxg6+ Kf7 30.Qg2 Ke7 31.Qg4 zeros 31.Rg7+ Rf7 32.Rxf7+ Kxf7 33.Qg4 Bc6 34.Qh5+= 24...Bxd5? 24...dxc5∞ possible line can go 25.Bc4 Kh7 26.fxe5 Bxd5 27.Bxd5 Ng4 28.e6 Ne3 29.Qc1 Nxf1 30.Rxf1 Nb6 31.Qxc5 Rc8 32.Qxd4∞ Rc4! 33.e7 33.Qd3? Nxd5 33.Qe3 Nxd5 34.exd5 Qxd5 35.e7 Re8 36.Bxf6 Re4 36...Qxg2 33...Rxd4 34.exd8N Rxd8 35.Bf2 35.Bxf6 Rf8 36.Bxd4 Rxf1+ 37.Kc2 Nxd5 38.exd5= 35...R4xd5 36.exd5 Nxd5 Black should hold 25.exd5 Nf5 26.fxe5! Underestimated by Garry Nxh4 27.exd6+- Ne5 28.Rxd4 Nf5 29.Rxf5 gxf5 30.Qxf5 Kg7 30...Qd7 31.Qxd7! 31.Qxh5? Rb4∞ 31...Nxd7 32.c6 Ne5 33.c7+- Ra8 34.Re4 34.d7+- Nxd7 35.d6 Kf7 36.Bc4+ Kg6 37.Be6 34...Rfc8 35.Rxe5 fxe5 36.Ba6 Rxa6 37.d7 Raa8 38.dxc8B Rxc8 39.d6 31.Bxh5 31.Re4! Rb4 32.Re3 h4 33.Bd3+- Nxd3 33...Rg8 34.Qh7+ Kf8 35.Bf5 Rxg2 36.Qh6+ Kg8 36...Kf7 37.Be6+ 37.Be6+ 37.Rxe5?? Rbxb2+ 38.Kc1 Rg1+= 39.Kxb2 Qb8+ 40.Kc3 Qb4+ 41.Kd3 Qb1+ 42.Kc4 Qb4+ 43.Kd3 37...Nf7 38.Bxf7+ Kxf7 39.Qh7+ Rg7 40.Qh5+ Rg6 41.Re7+ 34.Re7+ Rf7 35.Rxf7+ Kxf7 36.Qh7+ Ke8 37.Qg8+ Kd7 38.Qe6# 31...Rh8 31...Rb4!∞ keeps Black in the game! 32.Rd2 32.Re4 Qb8 33.Rxe5 Rxb2+ 34.Kc1 fxe5 35.Qg6+ Kh8= 32...Rc4 33.Qf2 f5 34.Be2 Ng4 35.Qg1 Qg5 36.Rd1 Re4 37.Bf3 Re3 32.Rg4+!+- Kf8 33.Qe6 Rb7 34.c6 Rxb2+ 34...Nxg4 35.cxb7 Rxh5 36.Qc8 35.Kxb2 Qb6+ 36.Ka3 Qc5+ 37.Ka4 Qc2+ 38.Kb5 Qb2+ 39.Ka6 Qe2+ 40.Kb7 Rh7+ 40...Qb5+ 41.Ka7 Qc5+ 41...Rh7+ 42.d7 42.Ka8 41.d7 1–0
WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Kramnik2710Kasparov,G28051–0 PCA/Intel-GP2