[Event "GotM #79"] [Site "Zürich"] [Date "1953.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Keres, Paul"] [Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A34"] [Annotator "Connaughton, Ken"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [EventCountry "SUI"] {[%evp 0,56,18,-21,-21,-16,-3,0,33,30,43,20,32,14,35,46,10,10,15,15,16,-10,-4, -19,10,-19,-19,-19,-7,10,13,33,45,-34,-43,-73,-74,-74,-74,-156,-120,-208,-208, -460,-174,-174,-192,-258,-236,-258,-229,-273,-275,-562,-1017,-1300,-1300, -29983,-29984]} 1. c4 {English Opening} Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 c5 {Transposing to the Symmetrical Variation} 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 b6 7. d4 cxd4 8. exd4 d5 9. Bd3 {[#] White's pieces taking up nice posts and Black will be able to do likewise.} Nc6 10. O-O Bb7 {Taking the long diagonal.} 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Re1 Nb4 13. Bf1 {[#] Choosing to defend g2 rather than attack the Black Kingside.} (13. Bb1) 13... Ne4 14. a3 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Nc6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Bf6 { [#] Preparing to pressurize d4.} 18. Rh5 g6 19. Rch3 $6 {Sacrificing a Rook for a strong attack.} (19. Rhh3) (19. Rg3) 19... dxc4 (19... gxh5 20. Qxh5 Re8 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 $15) 20. Rxh7 c3 21. Qc1 Qxd4 $1 {Crucially defending h8 and eliminating mating threats.} (21... cxb2 $4 22. Qh6 b1=Q 23. Rg7+ Bxg7 24. Qh7# ) 22. Qh6 Rfd8 {Giving the King a flight square on f8. Note how Black's defensive moves also increase his offensive power.} (22... cxb2 $4 23. Rh8+ Bxh8 24. Qh7#) 23. Bc1 Bg7 24. Qg5 Qf6 25. Qg4 c2 {[#] This counterplay will be vital in flipping the script. If White loses control of d1 and the back rank it will be lights out.} 26. Be2 Rd4 27. f4 (27. Qg3 Rd1+ 28. Bf1 Rxc1 $19) 27... Rd1+ 28. Bxd1 Qd4+ {And now since d1 belongs to Black, White resigns.} ( 28... Qd4+ 29. Re3 cxd1=Q+ 30. Qxd1 Qxd1+ 31. Kf2 Rc2+ 32. Bd2 (32. Kg3 Rxg2+ 33. Kh4 Qg4#) 32... Rxd2+ 33. Re2 Qxe2+ 34. Kg3 Rd3+ 35. Kh4 Bf6#) 0-1