Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2007 (12), Ivanchuk, Vassily - Morozevich, Alexander, 0-1, Scotch game, Potter variation: (B90), Chess-Theory Viewer

ANALYSED GAME N^o 101
Updated: April 2008

Ivanchuk, V (2750) - Morozevich, A (2741)
[C45] - Morelia/Linares XXIV SuperGM
Morelia/Linares, MEX/
ESP (12), 07.03.2007

(Annotation: John E Hawkes)

Super-GM Morelia/Linares (MEX/ESP)
2007 ~ Schedule of Linares ~
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Scotch game: Potter variation: (C45).

1.e4 X1 e5 X2 2.Nf3 X3 Nc6 X4 3.d4 X5 exd4 X6 4.Nxd4 X7 Bc5 X8 5.Nb3 X9

This was a Russian speciality back in the 60s and 70s.

5...Bb6 X10 6.Nc3 X11

[ On 6.a4 X12 Qh4! X13 or Qf6 are typical retorts.]

6...Nf6 X14 7.Bg5 X15 h6 X16 8.Bh4 X17 d6 X18 9.Qe2 X19

[ I haven' t seen any comments on Qe2 from GM' s anywhere on the net coverage, but don' t imagine there' s nothing innocent, or nothing to learn here! 9.a4 X20 is a perfectly thematic move in this variation. Now watch what happens! 9...Nxe4!! X21 10.Bxd8 X22 Bxf2+ X23 11.Ke2 X24 Bg4+ X25 12.Kd3 X26 Ne5+! X27 13.Kxe4 X28 f5+ X29 14.Kd5 X30 ( 14.Kf4 X31 Ng6#! X32 ) 14...Rxd8 X33 and black wins! 15.Qxg4 X34 c6+ X35 16.Ke6 X36 fxg4-+ X37 A GM trade-secret? No, in the communist era, at least, every Russian schoolboy knew thingslikethat! 17.Kf5 X38 0-0+ X39 18.Ke4 X40 Rde8 X41 and an unavoidable discovered check will be fatal for White.]

9...0-0 X42 10.0-0-0 X43 Re8 X44 11.f3 X45 Be6 X46 12.Kb1 X47 a5 X48 13.Bf2? X49

Yes, White should be finding a solution for the white-square B.

13...a4 X50 14.Nc5 X51 a3?! X52 15.Nxe6 X53 Rxe6 X54 16.Bxb6 X55 cxb6 X56 17.Qd2! X57

[ 17.b3 X58 d5 X59 18.Nxd5 X60 Nxd5 X61 19.Rxd5 X62 Qf6 X63 was suggested by Marin in his ChessBase commentary. He stops there with White' s lack of development and dark-square weakness persuasive negative factors. But after the surprising 20.c3! X64 Qxc3 X65 (What else?) 21.Qd2 X66 White has to be preferred: he' s effectively a pawn up and can develop his B.]

17...axb2 X67 18.Bc4 X68

I rate this position as equal shading to better chances for White.

18...Re5 X69

The only decent move.

19.Bb3 X70

[ 19.Qxd6 X71 Qxd6 X72 20.Rxd6 X73 Rc5 X74 (...wins material according to Marin) But there' s an incredible resource 21.Nd5! X75 Ne8 X76 ( 21...Rxc4?? X77 22.Nxb6!! X78 Rca4 X79 23.Nxa8 X80 Rxa8 X81 24.Rhd1 X82 Na5 X83 25.e5+/- X84 That' s material equality and much better position (probably winning) for White! ) 22.Rxc6 X85 bxc6 X86 23.Nxb6 X87 Rd8 X88 24.Bb3 X89 and after Kxb2 there is also material parity and White is not losing: that passed aP gives him a big insurance policy!]

19...Rc5 X90

[ 19...b5 X91 with the idea 20.Qxd6 X92 Qa5 X93 is countered by 21.Nd5 X94 Nxd5 X95 22.Rxd5+/= X96 ]

20.Na4 X97 Rca5 X98 21.Nc3? X99

Very bad play!

[ 21.Nxb2 X100 is logical and good, but Ivanchuk angles for a repetition of moves and early shower! But his opponent is notSvidler! 21...b5 X101 ( 21...Ne8 X102 22.Nc4+/= X103 ) 22.Qxd6 X104 Qxd6 X105 23.Rxd6+- X106 for example 23...Nb4 X107 24.Nd3! X108 Nxa2 X109 25.Kb2 X110 Kf8 X111 26.e5 X112 Nh7 X113 27.Rd7 X114 and a positionally won game for White.]

21...Ne8=/+ X115 22.Nd5 X116

[ 22.Kxb2 X117 Qf6 X118 23.Kb1 X119 Ne7 X120 followed by ...Rc8 with good attacking play for Black.]

22...Ne5 X121 23.Qd4 X122 Nd7 X123

Morozevich sees that he must eliminate the Bb3.

[ Another line starts 23...b5 X124 ]

24.Rd2 X125 Nc5 X126 25.Rhd1 X127

[ Logical is 25.Qxb2 X128 Nxb3 X129 26.axb3 X130 but then Black has a strong move 26...Qb8! X131 and if 27.Nxb6!? X132 Ra1+ X133 28.Qxa1 X134 Rxa1+ X135 29.Kxa1 X136 Qa7+ X137 30.Na4 X138 b5 X139 31.Kb2 X140 bxa4 X141 32.Ra1! X142 Qe3 X143 33.Rd3! X144 Qf2 X145 34.bxa4 X146 Qxg2 X147 35.a5 X148 Qxh2 X149 36.a6 X150 Nc7 X151 37.a7 X152 Na8 X153 38.Rb3 X154 Qe5+ X155 39.Kb1 X156 and thanks to the Rb8 threat White should draw!? But as the great Dane Bent Larsen once said: 'Long variation, wrong variation!' ]

25...Nxb3 X157 26.axb3 X158 Nc7 X159

[ 26...Ra1+ X160 is interesting tactically 27.Kxb2 X161 R8a2+ X162 28.Kc3 X163 Qc8+ X164 29.Kd3 X165 Qxc2+ X166 ( 29...Rxd1?? X167 30.Ne7+ X168 ) 30.Rxc2 X169 Rxd1+ X170 31.Ke3 X171 Rxd4 X172 32.Rxa2 X173 however it is a disappointing outcome for Black 32...Rd1 X174 the only square for the Rook allows 33.Ra8 X175 Kf8 X176 34.Nc7 X177 winning his poor knight.]

27.Nxc7 X178 Qxc7 X179 28.Qxb2 X180 b5 X181 29.Rxd6 X182

Now Morozevich can get the White Queen but it costs two Rooks, so he prefers the situation where he plays on both wings.

29...b4 X183 30.Rd7 X184

[ 30.g3 X185 Kh7! X186 31.R1d3 X187 only move! 31...Ra3 X188 32.R6d5 X189 Qb6! X190 threatening ...Qa7, and White can resign.]

30...Qxh2 X191

[ 30...Qc3?? X192 31.Rd8+ X193 ]

31.Rxb7 X194 Qxg2 X195 32.Rxb4 X196 Qxf3 X197 33.Rbd4 X198

The only move to give hope of survival.

33...Kh7 X199 34.b4 X200 Ra4 X201 35.e5 X202 Qe2 X203 36.R4d3 X204 h5 X205 37.b5 X206 Ra1+ X207 38.Qxa1 X208 Rxa1+ X209 39.Kxa1 X210 Qxe5+

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Super-GM Morelia/Linares (MEX/ESP)
2007 ~ Schedule of Linares ~
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[C67]

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N^o103
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[C11]

N^o102
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[B50]

N^o101
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[C45]

N^o100
Leko, Peter (2749) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)
[B90]

N^o099
Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750)
[D88]

N^o098
Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Carlsen, Mag. (2690)
[C83]

N^o097
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[C96]

N^o096
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[E15]

N^o095
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[E48]

N^o094
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[C11]

N^o093
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[B90]

N^o092
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[D23]

N^o091
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N^o090
Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)
[A46]

N^o089
Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)
[C95]

N^o088
Aronian, Levon (2744) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)
[E04]

N^o087
Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Aronian, Levon (2744)
[D38]

N^o086
Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)
[B90]

N^o085
Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Morozevich, A (2741)
[E66]

N^o084
Radjabov, Teimour (2729) Vs Topalov, Ves. (2783)
[E08]

N^o083
Svidler, P (2728) Vs Karjakin, Sergey (2678)
[B90]

N^o082
Motylev, Alex. (2647) Vs Radjabov, Teimour (2729)
[E92]

N^o081
Svidler, Peter (2728) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)
[B90]

N^o080
Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Calsen, Magnus (2690)
[D38]

N^o079
Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Van Wely, Loek (2683)
[B97]

N^o078
Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)
[C88]

N^o077
Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)
[E05]

N^o076
Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)
[C88]

N^o075
Radjabov, T (2729) Vs Tiviakov, Sergey (2682)
[B35]

N^o074
Ponomariov, R (2733) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)
[D15]

N^o073
Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2715)
[A16]

N^o072
Van Wely, Loek (2683) Vs Radjabov, T (2729)
[E97]

N^o071
Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)
[E15]

N^o070
Karjakin, Sergey (2678) Vs Kramnik, Vlad. (2766)
[C42]

N^o069
Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2715)
[D89]

N^o068
Saemisch, Friedrich Vs Nimzovitch, Aaron
[E06]

N^o067
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[A43]

N^o066
Fuchs,T (2080) Vs Halay,T (2320)
[A43]

N^o065
Gruenfeld,E Vs Keres,P
[A43]

N^o064
Jussupow,A (2490) Vs Vaganian,R (2570)
[A43]

N^o063
Larsen,B (2625) Vs Browne,W (2530)
[A43]

N^o062
Cramling,P (2435) Vs Gobet,F (2350)
[A43]

N^o061
Kramnik,V (2758) Vs Topalov,V (2702)
[A43]

N^o060
Polugaevsky,L Vs Eising,J
[A43]

N^o059
Kluger,G Vs Tal,M
[A43]

N^o058
Smyslov,V (2620) Vs Schmid,L
[A43]

N^o057
Itkis,B (2454) Vs Sergeev,V (2438)
[A43]

N^o056
Kochyev,A (2555) Vs Alburt,L (2515)
[A43]

N^o055
Gligoric,S Vs Schmid,L [A43]
[A43]

N^o054
Tal,M Vs Benko,P
[A43]

N^o053
Dobias,J Vs Hromadka,K
[A43]

N^o052
Williams,E Vs Staunton,H
[A43]

N^o051
Staunton,H Vs De Saint Amant,P
[A43]

N^o050
Lichtenhein,T Vs Raphael,B
[A43]

N^o049
Burn,A Vs Pollock,W
[A43]

N^o048
Chigorin,M Vs Schiffers,E
[A43]

N^o047
Tibensky,R (2444) Vs Reinemer,F (2250)
[A43]

N^o046
Ware,P Vs Blackburne,J [A43]
[A43]

N^o045
Mohr,C Vs Zukertort,J
[A43]

N^o044
Marshall,F Vs Blackburne,J
[A43]

N^o043
Baudoin, Olivier (1533) Vs Yrnehsiul (1562)
[A43]

N^o042
Campbell,B Vs Kennefick,M
[D00]

N^o041
Marshall,F Vs Rubinstein,A
[D00]

N^o040
Skehan,C Vs Irwanto,S (2416)
[D00]

N^o039
Short,N (2684) Vs Rychagov,A (2512)
[C41]

N^o038
Molina Carranza,L Vs Capablanca,J
[D00]

N^o037
Houska,M (2200) Vs Prie,E (2475)
[D00]

N^o036
Tarrasch,S Vs Chigorin,M
[D00]

N^o035
Blanco,A Vs Sanchez,R
[D00]

N^o034
Hanham,J Vs Showalter,J
[D00]

N^o033
Fogatos,O Vs Rybka,J
[D00]

N^o032
Blackburne,J Vs Paulsen,L
[D00]

N^o031
Krueger,P Vs Wegemund,O
[D00]

N^o030
Garcia, GG Vs Szymanowska, Karolina
[D00]

N^o029
Sarratt Jacob, Henry Vs NN
[D00]

N^o028
Duras, Oldrich Vs Simek
[D00]

N^o027
Garcia, Baptiste,F Vs TheDorado,B
[D00]

N^o026
Tech. Report: QGD:,Q - 4.Bg5 Be7-II
[D53]

N^o025
Tech. Report: QGD:,Q - 4.Bg5 Be7-I
[D53]

N^o024
Hacen (1990) Vs Barat, Jacques (1750)
[D53]

N^o023
Morozevich,A (2707) Vs Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)
[B92]

N^o022
Havelaar, T Vs Lansbergen, A
[B90]

N^o021
Leko,P (2763) Vs Topalov,V (2788)
[B90]

N^o020
Svidler,P (2738) Vs Adams,M (2719)
[C42]

N^o019
Polgar, Judit (2735) Vs Anand, Vishy (2788)
[B17]

N^o018
Abulker, Claude (1356) Vs Silva (1258)
[C42]

N^o017
Adams,M (2737) Vs Topalov,V (2778)
[B91]

N^o016
Zakharov,A Vs Agzamov,G
[E15]

N^o015
Topalov,V (2778) Vs Anand,V (2785)
[E15]

N^o014
Adams, Michael (2737) Vs Anand, Vishy,(2785)
[C42]

N^o013
Jacques&Michel Vs engine
[A13]

N^o012
Martin, Milan (2200) Vs Jaulneau, Ch. (2363)
[B30]

N^o011
Bachmann Vs Fiechtl
[C67]

N^o010
Fumerolle (1455) Vs Khalidkhan (1796)
[D60]

N^o009
THEORY - CCT - III - DIAG 02
***

N^o008
THEORY - CCT - III - DIAG 01
***

N^o007
Arapovic,V (2443) Vs Budimir,B (2250)
[A45]

N^o006
Kramnik,V (2777) Vs Grischuk,A (2732)
[E39]

N^o005
Lautier, Joel (2666) Vs Epishin, V (2658)
[D15]

N^o004
Fritsche,F (GER) (2321) Vs Bruneau,M (2254)
[B22]

N^o003
Delabarre, Olivier (2205) Vs Bruneau, M (2391)
[B81]

N^o002
Black,R (USA) (2314) Vs Bruneau,M (2254)
[E44]

N^o001
Oosterman, M-J (NED) Vs Bruneau, M (2254)
[A50]

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