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Am Dienstag war Zeit für ein Gruppenfoto im japanischen Garten des Hotels. Die Sonne brannte heiß vom Himmel, aber zwei Minuten haben hoffentlich nicht zu einem Sonnenstich geführt.

Eine interessante Geschichte erzählte heute die Partie zwischen Alexandra Gorjatschkina und My Linh Tran.

Teil 1:

Es war einmal vor langer Zeit als sich die beiden Schachgenies Kramnik und Topalow 2003 in Wijk an Zee gegenübersaßen und es trug sich folgende Partie zu:

Diese Aufstellung gegen das „Wolga Gambit“ ist bemerkenswert.

Kramnik,Wladimir (2807) - Topalow,Weselin (2743) [A58]
Corus Wijk aan Zee (10), 23.01.2003 [Stohl,I]

1.d4 Sf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Sc3 Lxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Lg2 Sbd7 9.Sf3 Lg7 10.Tb1 0–0 11.0–0 Da5 12.Ld2 Tfb8 13.Dc2 Se8 14.Tfe1 White wants to make as many useful moves as possible before changing the structure on the « and thus limits Black's „. [14.a4!? Dc7 (14...c4 15.Sb5 Db6 16.Le3 Sc5 17.Dxc4 Lxb5 18.axb5 Dxb5 19.Dxb5 Txb5 20.Sd4 Tb7 21.b4 Sa4 22.Tb3± Gustafsson,J-Szieberth,A/Budapest/2001/; 14...Db6 15.b3 Sc7 16.Tfd1²) 15.b3 Ta7 16.Tfe1 Sef6 17.h3 Tab7 18.e4 Se8 19.Lf1 (19.Sa2!?² /±,…¥c3) 19...Lxf1 20.Kxf1 Dc8 21.Kg2 c4 22.Sb5 cxb3 23.Dxb3 Sc7 24.Dc2 Sxb5 25.Dxc8+ Txc8 26.Txb5 Txb5 27.axb5 Tb8 28.Tb1 Sc5„ Drasko,M-Cmiel,T/Porz/1991/; 14.b3 ¹Da3! (14...Sc7 15.a4 Db6 16.Tfd1 (16.Tfe1 –14.¦fe1) 16...Da7 (16...Lb7 17.e4 Sa6 18.Sa2 Tc8 19.Le3 Sb4 20.Sxb4 Dxb4 21.Lh3 Td8 22.Ld2 Db6 23.Le3 Da5 24.Ld2 Da7 25.Le3 Da5 26.Ld2 Da7 27.Lc3 Lxc3 28.Dxc3 Sf6 29.De3² Shaidullina,S-Pogonina,N/RUS-chW Elista/2002/) 17.e4 Tb6 18.Lg5 Te8 19.Sa2 e6 20.Sc3?! (20.dxe6!? Sxe6 21.Le3±) 20...exd5 21.Sxd5 Sxd5 22.exd5 Te2© Gustafsson,J-Fogarasi,T/Budapest/2001/) 15.Lc1 Da5 16.Lb2 (16.Ld2=) 16...c4 17.Tfd1 Sc5 18.La1 Tb4 19.Sd2 cxb3 20.axb3 Sc7 21.Lf1 Lc8 22.e4 Da7© 23.Sa4 Sxa4 24.Lxg7 Kxg7 25.bxa4 Txa4 26.Dc3+ Kg8 27.Tdc1 Se8 28.Sc4 Ta2 29.Sb6 Tb8= Epishin,V-Krivoshey,S/Graz op/2001/] 14...Sc7 …¤b5 15.a4!N Doesn't allow Black to exchange the important ¤c3, which cements the «. [15.e4 Sb5 16.Sxb5 Dxb5 17.Lf1 (17.Lc3 Dd3 18.Tbc1 Lxc3 19.bxc3 Dxc2 20.Txc2 Lc4 21.Ta1 Ld3³ Varga,Z-Fogarasi,T/Budapest/2000/) 17...Db7 18.Lxa6 Dxa6 19.a3 Da4© 20.b3?! Dxa3 21.Lc3 Lxc3 22.Dxc3 Db4 23.De3 f6³ Krstev,R-Jacimovic,D/Skopje op/1998/] 15...Db6 16.b3 The pawn sacrifice is the point of the previous move. [16.e4?! Db3!©] 16...Lxc3 17.Lxc3 Sxd5

18.Se5! Connects strategy with tactics. White gets a better §-structure. 18...Sxe5™ Otherwise Black loses material, or heavily compromises his position. [18...S7f6 19.Sc4 (19.Lxd5±) 19...Da7 20.Lxf6±; 18...dxe5 19.Lxd5±] 19.Lxd5 Lb7 A difficult choice-give your opponent a permanent advantage, or a dangerous attack? [19...Sc6 20.De4 Lb7 21.Df4 Sd8 22.a5‚] 20.Lxb7 Txb7 21.Lxe5 dxe5 22.Tec1² /± 22...f6 23.De4 [23.Dxc5? Dxc5 24.Txc5 Txa4=] 23...Kg7 24.Tc3 Tab8 25.Dc2 De6 [25...Tc7? 26.b4+- þa,b] 26.a5 Kf7 [26...Tb5!? 27.Txc5 (27.Ta1 Dd6 28.a6 Ta8²) 27...Txb3 28.Txb3 Dxb3 29.Dxb3 Txb3 30.Tc7² /±] 27.Ta1 Txb3 28.Txb3 Dxb3 29.Dxc5 Db2 30.Dc4+ Kg7 31.Da2!? White decides to go for further simplification, but even a major piece ¬ was promising. [31.Ta2 Dd4± (31...Db1+ 32.Kg2 Db7+ 33.f3±) ] 31...Dxa2 32.Txa2± White has transposed into an ideal ¦¬, he supports his þ from behind. But despite this it's not easy to demonstrate a forced win, Topalov continues to defend tenaciously. 32...Ta8 33.a6 Ta7 34.Kg2 Kf7 [34...e4 35.Kf1 Kf7 36.Ke1 (36.Ta4!?) 36...Ke6 37.Kd2±] 35.Kf3 Ke6 36.g4 Kd6 [36...Kd5 37.h4 Kc6 38.Ke4±] 37.h4 h6 38.g5 [Even after 38.h5 Black retains drawing chances: ¹38...gxh5 (38...g5?! loses time and keeps more vulnerable § on the board: 39.Ke4 e6 40.Ta3 Kd7 41.Kd3 Kc6 42.Kc4 Kb6 43.e4 Kc6 (43...Tc7+ 44.Kb4 Ka7 45.Tf3 Tf7 46.Kc5+-) 44.Tf3 Tf7 45.a7 Txa7 (45...Kb7 46.Kc5 Kxa7 47.Kd6+-) 46.Txf6 Kd6 47.Txh6 Tf7 48.Tg6+-) 39.gxh5 e6 (39...f5 40.e4 e6 41.Ta5± /+-) 40.Ke4 Kc6 41.Ta3 (41.Kd3 Kb5!=) 41...Kb6 (41...Kd6!?) 42.Tf3 Tf7 43.Tg3 Kxa6 44.Tg6 Kb5 45.Txh6 Kc6 46.Tg6 Kd6² /=,…f5] 38...hxg5 39.hxg5 f5 [39...Kc6 40.Ke4 Kb6 41.gxf6 exf6 42.Kd5 …¢e6+-] 40.e4 [40.Ke3 e6 41.Ta5 Kc7 42.f3 Kb8²] 40...e6 41.Ta5 Kc7 42.Ke3 Kb8 43.Txe5 This seems to be premature. [43.f3!? keeps the tension, White's ¢ strives to enter via c5, e.g. 43...f4+ (43...Kc7 44.Kd3 Kb6 45.Txe5 Td7+ 46.Kc4 Td6 47.Tb5+ Kxa6 48.Kc5! Td3 49.Tb6+ Ka7 50.Txe6 Txf3 51.e5+- þe,g) 44.Kd3 (44.Ke2!?±) 44...Td7+ (44...Kc7 45.Kc4 Kb6 46.Kb4‡+-) 45.Kc4 (45.Kc3 Td6 46.Ta3 Tc6+ 47.Kb4 Ka7 48.Kb5 Tc8 49.Td3 Td8!? 50.Tc3 Tb8+ 51.Ka5 Tc8!²) 45...Td4+ (45...Td6?! 46.Ta3 Ka7 47.Kc5 Td1 48.Kc6 …¦a5 48...Tg1 49.Kd7 Txg5 50.Kxe6+-) 46.Kc5 (46.Kc3 Td6 -45.¢c3) 46...Td3 47.Tb5+ Ka7 48.Tb7+ Kxa6 49.Tg7 Txf3 50.Txg6² /±] 43...Txa6 44.Tc5 [44.exf5 exf5 45.Te7 Kc8 46.Kf4 (46.Tf7 Te6+ 47.Kf3 Kd8=) 46...Kd8 47.Tf7 Te6 48.Tf6 Ke7 49.Txe6+ Kxe6 50.Ke3 Kd5 51.Kd3 Ke5 52.Ke3 f4+ 53.Kd3 Kf5 54.f3 Kxg5 55.Ke4=] 44...Kb7 45.Kf4 Kb6 46.Tc8 fxe4 47.Kxe4 [47.Tg8 Kc6 48.Txg6 Kd7!?² (48...Kd5 49.Tg8! Ta2 50.Td8+ Kc6 51.Kg3 Ta7 52.Kg4 Ta2 53.Tf8±) ] 47...Kb7 48.Tg8 [48.Tc3 Ta5 (48...Ta4+ 49.Ke5 Ta5+ 50.Kf6 Tf5+ 51.Kxg6 Txf2 52.Te3+-) 49.f4 Tb5 50.Th3 Kc7 51.Th6 Kd6 52.Txg6 Tb4+ 53.Kf3 Ke7 leads only to the game position anyway.] 48...Kc6 49.Txg6 Kd6 50.f4 [50.Tg7 Ta4+ 51.Ke3 e5 52.Tg6+ Ke7²] 50...Ta4+ 51.Kf3 Ke7 52.Tg7+ Kf8 53.Tb7 Tc4? Only this can be identified as the losing mistake. [After 53...Ta1! Black's position is holding: 54.Kg4 (54.g6? Tg1; 54.Ke4 Te1+) 54...Tg1+ 55.Kh5 Tf1 56.Kh6 (56.Tb8+ Kg7=; 56.Tb4 Kg7=) 56...Txf4 57.Tb8+ Ke7 58.g6 Th4+ 59.Kg5 (59.Kg7 e5„) 59...Th1 60.g7 Tg1+ 61.Kh6 Th1+ 62.Kg6 Tg1+ 63.Kh7 Th1+ 64.Kg8 e5 65.Tb5 Th5 66.Ta5 Ke8= and because the §e5 shields Black's ¢ from frontal checks, White has no way to extricate his ¢ from g8.] 54.g6!+- Tc1 [54...Tc5 55.Tf7+ …¢g4+-(‹55.Kg4 Tf5) ] 55.Kg4 Tc5 [55...Tg1+ 56.Kh5 Tg2 (56...Kg8 57.Te7+-) 57.Kh6 Th2+ 58.Kg5 Tf2 59.f5! (59.Tf7+ Ke8 (59...Kg8 60.Te7+-) 60.Kh6 Th2+ 61.Kg7+-) 59...Txf5+ (59...exf5 60.g7+ Kg8 61.Kf6+-) 60.Kh6 Tf6 61.Kh7+-] 56.Tf7+ Ke8 [56...Kg8 57.Tf6 Tc6 58.Kg5+- …,f5,¢h6,g7] 57.f5! [57.f5 exf5+ 58.Txf5 Tc1 (58...Txf5 59.Kxf5 Ke7 60.Ke5 Ke8 61.Ke6 Kf8 62.Kf6+-) 59.Kg5 Th1 (59...Ke7 60.g7+-) 60.g7 Ke7 61.Kg6 Tg1+ 62.Kh7 Th1+ 63.Kg8+- and White has reached a simple Lucena position.] 1-0

Das geniale Konzept fand in Teil 2 der Geschichte seine Fortsetzung. Arik Braun erhielt auf der EM 2004 in Ürgüp die entsprechende Unterweisung und hätte seinen russischen Gegner um ein Haar bezwungen:

Braun,Arik (2473) - Ponkratow,Pavel (2423) [A58]
EU-ch U16 Urgup (5), 07.2004

1.d4 Sf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Lxa6 6.Sc3 g6 7.g3 Lg7 8.Lg2 d6 9.Sf3 0–0 10.0–0 Sbd7 11.Tb1 Sb6 12.b3 Lb7 13.Sh4 Ta6 14.Lb2 Dd7 15.Dd2 Sa8 16.e4 Sc7 17.Tfd1 Dc8 18.Lf1 Tb6 19.Sg2 e6 20.Se3 exd5 21.exd5 La6 22.Sc4 Lxc4 23.bxc4 Da8 24.La1 Ta6 25.Lh3 Ta3 26.Te1 Da6 27.Lb2 Ta5 28.Dd3 Sa8 29.Lc1 Sb6 30.Sb5 Txa2 31.Lf4 Sc8 32.Db3 h5 33.Lxc8 Txc8 34.Sxd6 Tf8 35.Se4 Sg4 36.h3 Sxf2 37.Sxf2 Ld4 38.Te3 h4 39.Tf3 g5 40.Lc7 Te8 41.Tf1 Tb2 42.Dd3 Dc8 43.d6 g4 44.Txf7 Kxf7 45.d7 Dxd7 46.Dh7+ Ke6 47.Dg6+ Ke7 48.Te1+ Kf8 49.Txe8+ Dxe8 50.Ld6+ De7 51.Df5+ Ke8 52.Dc8+ Kf7 53.Lxe7 Kxe7

54.gxh4? (54. Dxg4 Lxf2+ 55. Kf1 +-) Txf2 55.Dc7+ Ke6 56.Dc6+ Ke7 57.Db7+ Kf6 58.Dc6+ Kg7 59.Kh1 g3 ½-½

Teil 3 zeigt die Aktualität der Variante bis nach Prag 2012:

Gorjatschkina,Alexandra (2361) - Tran,My Linh (Foto, 2031) [A00]
European Youth Chess Championship G18 Prague, Top Hotel Prague (5.7), 21.08.2012

1.d4 Sf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Sc3 Lxa6 7.Sf3 d6 8.g3 Lg7 9.Lg2 Sbd7 10.Tb1 Sb6 11.b3 Lb7 12.Sh4 0–0 13.0–0 Se8 14.Lb2 Sc7 15.e4 Sa6 16.a3 Sb8 17.Dc2 La6 18.Tfd1 S8d7 19.Sf3 Dc7 20.a4 Se5 21.Sxe5 Lxe5 22.f4 Lg7 23.Kh1 Ta7 24.Tdc1 Tb8 25.Sa2 Lxb2 26.Txb2 Dd8 27.Td1 Tab7 28.Tbb1 Sd7 29.Dc3 Tc7 30.e5 Sb6 31.exd6 exd6 32.Da1 Te7 33.Sc3 Te3 34.Se4 Sd7 35.Te1 Tbxb3 36.Txb3 Txb3 37.Lh3?

37...f5? (My Linh übersieht in heftiger Zeitnot das rettende 37. ... Ld3) 38.Sxd6 Sf6? (auch 38…..Df6 ist alles andere als klar) 39.Te6 Tb6 40.Dxf6 Dxf6 41.Txf6 Tb1+ 42.Kg2 Lf1+ 43.Kf2 Lxh3 44.Sb5 Tb2+ 45.Ke3 Lg2 46.Td6 Tb3+ 47.Kd2 Le4 48.Td8+ Kf7 49.Td7+ Kf6 50.Sc7 Tb8 51.a5 g5 52.a6 1-0

Bernd Vökler
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