Cover Story / GM Walter Browne
NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE, RUBINSTEIN VARIATION, MAIN LINE (E53)
GM Walter S. Browne (2550) GM Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2605) Tilburg (2), 1978
Another strong Browne attack. Inserting surprise on the 14th move (Bd5!), he sacrifices a pawn and Black is forced to accept a busted king position. Suddenly, à la Alekhine, Browne shifts the attack from the queenside to the kingside, and Ljubojevic’s position falls apart.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 0-0 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. 0-0 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 Qe7
precision-play, picks off another. It’s not a complex game, but it does show a beautiful hand at sound placement and maneuver.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bf4 0-0 8. e3 c5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. 0-0 Nc6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bc4 Bc6 15. Qg4 Kh8 16. Rad1 Qe8 17. Bg3 Rd8 18. Rxd8 Qxd8 19. Rd1 Qa8
“Accompanied by a draw offer, which fell on deaf ears. This was my dream position! My pieces are all ideally placed for a final assault.”
20. f5 d4 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Nxg6 Re8 23. Qh5 Be4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Qf5, Black resigned.
20. Bh4!
“… I’ll take control of d8, and I can land a rook on d6 if needed.”
14. Bd5
“One of those moves you dream of! So many variations to check, but it all clicks!!”
14. … Ba6 15. Qa4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb8 17. Bb3 b5 18. Qa5 Qb7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. d5! exd5 21. Qb4 Qd7 22. Qh4 Kg7 23. Nd4, Black resigned.
20. ... Bxh4 21. Qxh4 Qe8 22. Qf4 b5 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qe7 25. Qxe4 h6 26. h3 Re8 27. Qc2 Rc8 28. Qf5 Rc7 29. Qd3, Black resigned.
On 25. ... Qe8, White has 26. Qd5+ Re6 27. Nf4.
ALEKHINE’S DEFENSE (B04) GM Walter S. Browne GM Robert James Fischer Rovinj/Zagreb (15), 1970
Black loses the b-pawn and his position is hopeless.
QUEEN’S INDIAN DEFENSE (E12) Walter S. Browne (2585) Zoltan Ribli (2590) Surakarta (7), 1982
There are a bunch of threats, such as Re1- e7, Qh4-h5, Bb3-c2, and, of course, the rook lift, Re1-e3. Black is just dead in the water.
QUEEN’S INDIAN DEFENSE (E12) GM Walter S. Browne (2510) GM Predrag Nikolic (2565) Naestved (7), 1985
Step by step, move by move, Browne gets an advantage in space. He increases it. Then he wins a pawn, and with some sharp
Once again, Browne builds up a strong central position. With crisp repositioning, he prepares to open the center and then does so. A sacrifice follows, and Black’s kingside becomes broken up. In the final setup, Black’s game is falling apart.
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. 0-0 Nc6 12. Qe2 0-0 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Rad1 cxd4 15. exd4 Na5 16. Ne5 Bf6 17. f4 g6 18. c4 Bg7 19. d5 exd5
Walter’s only game against Bobby is truly a monumental encounter, fought for four days over several adjournments. Walter gets to play his idol. He even outplays him. It’s thrust and parry, all the way to the end, with Fischer the one fighting for a draw. What a game. Sit back and enjoy!
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. Nc3 0-0 9. 0-0 Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. b3 d5 12. c5 Nc8 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e6 15. Qd2 N8e7 16. Nb5 Nf5 17. Bg4 a6 18. Bxf5 axb5 19. Bc2 Ra3 20. b4 f5 21. Bb3 Qf6 22. Qd3 f4 23. Bc1 Ra6
“Bobby considered his last move a blunder, although he still had an edge.”
24. Bb2 f3 25. g3 Qf5 26. Qxf5 gxf5 27. Rad1 Nxb4 28. Rfe1 f4 29. a3 Nc6 30. Rxe6 fxg3 31. Bxd5 gxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Kh8 33. Re3 b4 34. axb4 Nxb4 35. Bxf3 Ra2 36. Rb3 Nc6 37. Kg3 Rg8 38. Kf4 Rf8+ 39. Ke4 Rf7 40. Bg4 Re7+ 41. Kd3 Ra4
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