[Event "GotM #32"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Connaughton, Ken"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
1. e4 c5 {Sicilian Defense} 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 {
[%csl Ga7,Gb7,Gd6,Ge6,Gf7,Gg7,Gh7] Black adopts the Scheviningen formation,
allowing for many possible strategies.} 6. g4 $5 {[#] A common idea for White
against the Sicilian. Very often White will castle Queenside and strike
against the Kingside.} a6 7. Be3 Nge7 8. Nb3 b5 9. f4 Bb7 10. Qf3 {supporting
the Kingside pawns and preparing to castle.} g5 $3 {[#] It seemed as if the
Kingside was the wing where Black's King would find some cover, but with an
impending assault looming there, she decides to engage in hostilities here.
This is a very clever idea as the move intends to win e5 for the c6-Knight.}
11. fxg5 (11. O-O-O Ng6 12. f5 Nce5 13. Qh3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 gxf4 $14) (11. Bg2
gxf4 12. Qxf4 Ng6 13. Qg3 h5 14. gxh5 Rxh5 15. O-O-O Qh4 $15) (11. f5 $2 Ne5
12. Qe2 b4 13. Na4 Bc6 14. Nb6 Bxe4 $17) 11... Ne5 12. Qg2 b4 {[%csl Re4]
Black is increasing pressure on e4 now.} 13. Ne2 h5 $1 {Black believes that
her King has enough cover in the center and her Kingside pawns are free to
attack. This move frees up f5 for her Knight.} 14. gxh5 Nf5 {[%CAl Rb7g2,Rf5e3]
} 15. Bf2 (15. exf5 Bxg2 16. Bxg2 d5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. h4 Nc4 19. Bd4 e5 $15)
15... Qxg5 $1 {[%csl Gb7,Ge5,Gf5,Gg5] [#] Black's pieces are arriving and
protected by tactical means} 16. Na5 (16. Qxg5 Nf3+ $17) 16... Ne3 {Again
tactics are deployed to defend otherwise hanging pieces.} 17. Qg3 {Now some
exchanges in a forcing line.} Qxg3 (17... Bxe4 18. Bxe3 Qxg3+ 19. Nxg3 $11) 18.
Nxg3 Nxc2+ 19. Kd1 Nxa1 20. Nxb7 b3 $1 {[#] Key move to save the Knight and
Black is an exchange ahead.} 21. axb3 Nxb3 {Black's pieces will need less time
to co-ordinate.} 22. Kc2 Nc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. Be1 Nf3 {Stealing a tempo.} 25.
Bc3 Nd4+ 26. Kd3 Bd6 (26... e5 27. Bh3 f6 28. Rf1 Ke7 29. Bg4 Rb8 30. Kc4 Rb6
31. Nf5+ Nxf5 32. Bxf5 $17) 27. Bg2 (27. b4 Ke7 28. bxc5 Bxc5 29. e5 Rad8 30.
Ke4 Nb5 31. Bb2 $19) (27. Bxd4 cxd4 28. Kxd4 f6 29. Ke3 a5 $19) 27... Be5 28.
Kc4 Ke7 29. Ra1 Nc6 {[#] With more forced exchanges coming we are heading
towards a won endgame for Black. In view of this, White resigns here.} 0-1
