In the first round of the 2007 Polgar Championships, Rachel Farell plays white against a high rated class A player. The Oklahoma Polgar Champion holds a small advantage in one of her favorite Reti style openings until move 23. A strategy stumble lands the White King in trouble and Louiza Livschitz executes well, scoring the point.
1.Nf3
d5
2.g3
c5
3.Bg2
Nc6
4.d4
cxd4
5.Nxd4
e6
6.0-0
Bc5
7.Nxc6
bxc6
8.c4
Ne7
9.Nc3
[RR 9.Qc2
Qc7
10.cxd5
cxd5
11.Be3
Bb6
12.Qxc7
Bxc7
13.Nc3
Be5
14.Bd2
Rb8
15.Rab1
Ba6
16.Rfe1
0-0
17.b3
Rfc8
18.Rbc1
Nc6
19.Kh1
Nb4
20.a3
d4
21.Ne4
Nc2
22.Rg1
Rxb3
23.Ng5
Bxe2
Jacobsen,P-Pedersen,O/Esbjerg 2005/CBM 107 ext/0-1]
9...a5N
[RR 9...0-0
10.Qc2
(RR 10.cxd5
cxd5
11.Na4
Bd6
12.b3
Be5
13.Bb2
Bxb2
14.Nxb2
Ba6
15.Qd2
Rc8
16.Rfc1
Qb6
17.Na4
Qd6
18.Bf1
Nf5
19.b4
e5
20.Nc5
Bc4
21.Nb7
Qf6
22.Na5
Rfd8
23.Bg2
Nd4
24.Nxc4
dxc4
Spitzl,A-Hornung,H/Bad Neustadt 1986/EXT 97/0-1) 10...Bd6
(RR 10...Bb7
11.Rd1
Bb6
12.b3
Nf5
13.Bb2
Qe7
14.cxd5
Nd4
15.Qd2
exd5
16.e3
Ne6
17.Ne2
Rad8
18.b4
Rfe8
19.Rac1
a5
20.bxa5
Ba7
21.Qd3
c5
22.a6
Ba8
23.Qf5
d4
24.Bxa8
Rxa8
25.exd4
Andreoli,R-Zorman,V/Caorle 1988/EXT 99/0-1 (32)) 11.Rd1
Qc7
12.e4
Bb7
(RR 12...dxc4
13.Be3
e5
14.Na4
Be6
15.Bf1
Bg4
16.Be2
h5
17.Bxg4
hxg4
18.Qxc4
Rfd8
19.Rd2
Rd7
20.Rad1
Rad8
21.Qe2
Qa5
22.Nc5
1-0 Tukmakov,V-Lputian,S/Tilburg 1994/CBM 044) 13.cxd5
cxd5
14.Qb3
1/2-1/2 Wilder,M-Balashov,Y/Lone Pine 1980/MCD]
10.Qc2
Ba7
11.cxd5
[11.Rd1
0-0=
Keeps the tension on the Black center and removes a pin against the e2 Pawn should the Black Bishop land on a6. ]
11...cxd5=
12.Nb5
0-0
13.Bf4
[13.Nxa7
Rxa7
14.Be3
Rc7
15.Qd2+/-
White seeks play on the weak Queenside dark squares for the advantage.]
13...Ba6
14.Nxa7
Rxa7
15.Rac1
Qd7
16.Qd2
Ng6
17.Be3+/-
Rb7
18.Rc2
Safer than 18.Qxa5 Bxe2 19. Rfe1 with complications.
18...Rc8
19.Rxc8+
[19.Rfc1
White should fight for control of the only open file.]
19...Qxc8
20.b3
Rc7
21.Qxa5
Bxe2
22.Re1=
Rc2
23.Bf1
White drifts and allows the Black Knight counter play on the White squares around the King. [23.Bd2
Ba6=
]
23...Bxf1
24.Rxf1
h5
25.h4
Ne5-/+
26.Kg2?
The White King is not strong enough to block the combined attack on f3 and h3. Trading the White square Bishop has worked to Black's advantage.
26...Ng4
27.Bb6
Qc6
28.Kg1
e5-+
Black is relentless on the attack and consolidates the point.
29.f3
d4
30.a4
Ne3
31.Rf2
Rxf2
32.Kxf2
Qc2+
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