Selected games from GM Open,
Bubaneshwar
Annotated by IM Manuel Aaron
Sandipan,Chanda (2585)
Amonatov,Farrukh (Tjk) (2614) [A65]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6
5.Be2 0–0 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5
9.cxd5 Re8 10.f3 a6 11.a4 b6 [O'Kelly Hindle, Bognor Regis, 1965, went: 11...Nbd7
12.Nh3 Rb8 13.Nf2 Qc7 14.0–0 c4 15.Rfc1 b5
16.b4 bxa4 17.Rxa4 Ne5 18.h3 Qb7 19.Rb1
Bd7 20.Ra3 and 1–0 41]12.g4 h6!?=
A familiar black tactic in such positions is to
offer this pawn and get it back through ....
Qh4+. But here, it should not have been
good for black.]13.Be3?! [The situation
here is a little different and white could get
a slight advantage by accepting the gambit
pawn: 13.Bxh6! Nxe4 14.Nxe4 Qh4+ 15.Kd1
Bxh6 16.g5 Bg7 17.Nxd6 Rd8 18.Nxc8 Rxc8
19.f4]13...Qe7 14.Ra3 [This development
of the queen's rook via a3 is occasionally
met in the Kings Indian Defence. But in this
game this rook plays no major role and sits
out the action. White is anyway lost when
this rook moves again on the 31st move. If
white decides to develop his king's knight a
series of unpleasant black moves await him:
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14.Nh3 Nxg4! 15.fxg4 Bxc3! 16.bxc3 Qxe4
17.Kf2 Bxg4 18.Bxg4 Qxg4=]14...h5 15.g5
[This leads to equality but with the g5 pawn
out on a limb, white's position is now devoid
of elasticity. Better was: 15.h3 Nbd7=]15...
Nh7 16.Bd3 Nd7 17.f4 [The attempt to
move out and develop his long delayed
knight from g1 takes a hit after: 17.Nge2?
Ne5! 18.Rf1 (or 18.0–0 Nxd3 19.Qxd3 Nxg5µ) 18...Nxg5 19.Bxg5 Nxd3+ 20.Qxd3
Qxg5]17...c4 18.Bc2= Nc5 19.Nge2 Bh3
[prevents white from castling.]20.Nd4 f5?!
[This unnecessarily presents white with
chances to recover from a weak position.
Best was to anticipate white's 21 Nc6 with
20...Qd7]21.Nc6?
[White proceeds according to his plan without
appreciating the opportunities that black has
suddenly presented him with. He can take
the advantage with: 21.gxf6! Qxf6 22.Rg1
Bg4 23.Qg2 Nf8 24.a5 b5 25.Nc6]21...Qf7
22.e5? [Best was: 22.Bxc5 bxc5= 23.Nb1
c3 24.Nxc3=]22...dxe5 23.fxe5 Bxe5
24.Nxe5 Rxe5± 25.Kd1? [White's forces
are in a bad way, lacking coordination and
harmony. A more active defence like 25.Kf2
preventing ....Bg2 was better]25...Bg2–+
26.Bf4 [26.Qxg2 Rxe3 27.a5 (aiming to take
advantage of the unprotected black rook on
e3) 27...b5 (27...Rb8 28.axb6 Rxb6 29.Ra2
Qe7–+) 28.Nxb5 Rxa3 29.Nxa3 Rd8µ]26...