Openings / French Advance
to a win in Leon Hoyos, M (2535)-Meier, G (2558)/Merida, 2008, 1-0.
14. Re1 The immediate 14. b4, with the same idea as
in the game, had been played previously in Smerdon, D (2429) - Steadman, M (2222)/ Canberra, 2005, 1-0.
14. ... Be7 Also, difficult for Black is 14. ... Ngxe5 15. Nxe5
Qxe5 16. Nxd7 Kxd7 17. Bxa7 Qxb2 18. Rb1 Qxa2 19. Rxb7+ Rc7 when her exposed king and undeveloped kingside allows White to take advantages of these deficiencies in unique ways such as 20. Qf3.
15. b4 a6 16. a4 Nxb4?
Also, bad is 27. ... Bb7 28. Bb6+! Qxb6 29. Nxe6+ when White again scoops up the queen.
28. Bb6 Bc5 29. Qc7 mate. It’s rare to see a pure checkmate exacted on an
ensared king in the center of the board happen before move 30, let alone at all in a world champi- onship event.
9. ... Nxf3 FRENCH DEFENSE,
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. 0-0 Nxd4 9. Nbd2 Nxf3+ 10. Nxf3 Bb5
It is common knowledge that White’s light-
squared bishop is dangerous. How ever, Black isn’t even castled—the bishop is not yet an immediate threat. After the exchange, Black’s centralized king be comes easier to attack.
11. Be3 The pawn advance b4-b5 is certainly an
uncomfortable threat, but Black capitulates too quickly. She had to continue defending and face the attack head-on: 16. ... Qb8 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. b5 Ncxe5 19. bxa6.
17. Nxe6 Qa5? 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Nxg7+ Kd8 20. Bf5 Kc7 21. Qd4
A powerful move neutralizing all of Black’s
escape squares. 21. ... Nc6 22. Rc1 Rd8 No better is 22. ... Ba3 23. Bd2 Qb6 24. Qxd5
Rd8 (24. ... Bxc1 25. Qd6 mate) 25. Qxf7+. 23. e6 fxe6 24. Bxg6 hxg6
A prime example of utilizing the d4-square as
a pivot point. After getting all that I can from the e3-bishop, I am pre pared to temporarily block it to swing the knight over to b5 and target the weak nesses on c7 and d6 makes more sense.
14. ... Ne7 15. Qe2 It’s difficult to believe, but Black is almost in a
Zugzwang in the opening. Notice how difficult it is for Black to extricate her pieces while countering the Nb5 threat.
25. Ne5 Even stronger is 25. Bd2! winning the queen
by deflection 25. ... Qb6 26. Bf4+ Bd6 27. Bxd6+ Rxd6 28. Ne8+.
25. ... Ba3 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. Qa7+ Kd6 42 October 2015 | Chess Life
15. ... a6 White will soon regain the pawn after 15. ...
Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qa6. 16. Rc2!
30. ... Ke8 31. Qxe6+ Kf8 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33. Qg5+
A finesse that allows White enough time to
create breathing space for the king while preparing Rc7, which is begging to be played.
33. ... Kh8 34. h3 Not 34. g3 because:
34. ... Rf8 35. Qh4+ Kg8 36. Qg3+! Kh8 37. Rc7, Black resigned.
Gaining a tempo—are you now con vinced this is worth the missing d4-pawn?
11. ... Qa6 12. Bxb5+ Qxb5 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Nd4
A calm yet venomous move proceeding with the plan of controlling the c-file.
16. ... Nc6 17. Rfc1 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Be7 19. Rc7 Qa4 20. Qg4
This is a move that must always be considered.
Here it not only attacks the g7-pawn, but also prepares a lethal discovered check.
20. ... Bd8 No better is 20. ... Kf8 21. Rxe7 Kxe7 22. Bc5+
or 20. ... Bf8 21. Qf4 when Black cannot success - fully block the mate on f7. 21. ... Be7 22. Rxe7+ Kxe7 23. Bc5+!
21. Qxg7 Bxc7 22. Qxh8+
This point is an excellent calculation exercise. The remainder of the game is effectively forced.
22. ... Kd7 23. Qg7 After 23. Qxa8 Qxd4 24. Qxb7 Qxe5 White is
still better, it is messier than the clear-cut variations in the game.
23. ... Qxd4 24. Qxf7+ Kd8 25. Qxc7+ Ke8 26. Qxh7 Qxb2 27. Qg8+ Kd7 28. Qf7+ Kd8 29. Qf8+ Kd7 30. Qd6+
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