White: GM Nigel Short
Black: Oluwalasinu Lanre Seye
Venue: FIFA.com, National stadium, Abuja
Date: 13-07-2011
Event: Soyinka Simultaneous Chess
1 d4 Nf6 2c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6
A standard position in the King’s Indian defence which first
occurred in 1883. in 1885, Dr Siegbert Tarrasch, one of the greatest
figures in the classical school adopted black’s set up. It was later
developed by the fifth World champion Max Euwe and Savielly Tartakower.
Interestingly, Bobby Fischer and Gary kasparov, the 11th and the 12th
world champions love KID to death.
5 Bd3 0-0 6 Nge2 Nc6 7 0-0 e5 8 d5 Ne7 9 f3 Ne8 (in order to advance the f7 pawn).
10 Be3 f5 11 exf5 gxf5 12 f4 Nf6 13 h3 Kh8 (13…c6 is also possible
here, but the text move allowed for queen exchange after a couple of
moves).
14 Bc2 c6 15 dxc6 bxc6 16 fxe5 dxe5 17 Qxd8 Rxd8 18 Bc5. This is a
critical point in this game. Black must look for the best reply.
18…Nfg8. Precise play.19 Rad1 Be6 20 b3.
How will black continue from here? I decided to play on the perceived weakness on g3 and f2. 20…f4!?.
21 Ne4 h6 22 Nd6 Bf8 23 Nc3 Nf5!?
A surprising shot! I decided to give an exchange sac for the deadly
placed bishop on c5 to ease white’s hold in the center. Getting my f8
bishop to replace his gave me joy from within as it accentuates white’s
dark square weaknesses.
24 Bxf5 Bxf5 25 Nf7+ Kg7 26 Rxd8 (26 Nxd8 is bad on account of Bxc5+ and Bd4).
26…Bxc5+ 27 Kh1 Rxd8 28 Nxd8 Ne7 (the knight comes to play now).
29 Nb7 Bd4 30 Rc1 Bd3! 31 Nd6 Nf5 32 Nxf5 Bxf5 33 b4 e4 (time for pawn advancement).
34 b5 c5 35 a4 f3!? 36 gxf3 exf3 37 a5 Bxh3 38 b6 Bg2+ ( Ready for the famous ‘dance of the gods’). ½- ½ .
Black took the right decision. The exchange sac required a delicate feel and a lot of courage.
Annotated by: VDM Oluwalasinu Lanre Seye
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