Friday, 25 March 2011

G-Force in chess: The rise of the g-pawn thrust in chess theory Part Three

Hello Chess lovers
I will now go to a famous example played by Indian World Champion Anand.
Anand v Lautier

1.e4d5 2.ed5Qd5 3.Nc3Qa5 4.d4Nf6 5.Nf3c6 6.Bc4Bf5 7.Ne5e6 Whenever black develops
his bishop to f5 and then plays the commital move ...e6 the g-pawn always comes handy for white.

8.g4!?Bg6 9.h4 white can do this because black cannot develop a sufficiently potent counter attack
in the center.

9...Nbd7 10.Nd7Nd7 11.h5Be4 12.Rh3!Bg2 13.Re3 it is this move that sets the stage for what is
to come....Nb6? at this point Lautier could still have played 13...Bd5 14.Bd30-0-0.
14.Bd3Nd5 15.f3! entombment.Bb4 16.Kf2Bc3 17.bc3Qc3 18.Rb1 Anand goes for the open lines.
Its amazing that black seems unconcerned about his King.
18...Qd4 19.Rb7Rd8 and here Anand sees the black King in danger and finds a way to connect some dots...
20.h6!! gh6? -This is a sign that Lautier has not sensed danger.The loose black Queen and the bad black King are key factors. Lautier stilll had 20...Ne321.Be3Qe5 22.hg7Rg8 23.Qg1Bf3 24.Kf3 according to Anand. 21.Bg6!! Lovely -the black queen is under attack and the f7 pawn is pinned which means that e6 is
under attack.
21...Ne7
21...Qe322.Be3fg6 23.Bc5
21....Qf6 22.Bf7Qf7 23.Rf7Ne3 24.Qd8Kd8 25.Be3Bh3 26.Ra7
21...Qd1 22.Re6Kf8 23.Bh6Kg8 24.Bf7#


22.Qd4Rd4 23.Rd3Rd8 24.Rd8Kd8 25.Bd3 1-0 The g2 bishop will be trapped. Here is a summary:
Black seemed solid but then the g4-h4 advance forced black to move his bishop several times.
Eventually the bishop was entombed.Then black lashed out seeking active play by piling pressure on c3.
Taking the pawn on c3 was a turning point as Anand got activity for his rooks.The trouble really began after ...Qd4.
Its important to see how much pressure the g-pawn put on black's position.
Hopefully this was instructive.

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