(1) Van Wely,L (2617) - Bologan,V (2679) [E12]
GMA Wijk aan Zee NED (10), 22.01.2004



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7
The Queen's Indian, a principled fight for the e4 square. White wants to play it (e2-e4); black tries to prevent it. If that's the main criterion of this opening, it will quickly become clear that Black quickly gets a great game here.

5.Bg5 Bb4 6.Qb3
Preventing the doubling of the c-pawns, but in this variation at least, how to play e2-e4?

6...c5 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Ne4
Demonstrating firm control over the key square and getting rid of white's dangerous dark-squared bishop.

11.Qd3 Nxg3 12.hxg3 Qf6
Black looks fine here. The black bishop is far better than its light-squared counterpart on f1, and white remains less developed.

13.dxc5
[ 13.0-0-0 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qxd4 15.Qxd4 cxd4 16.Rxd4 Nc6 17.Rd3 Ne5 18.Rc3 Rc8 19.e4 h5 20.Kd2 Ke7 21.f4 gxf4 22.gxf4 Ng4 23.Ke2 d6 24.Rh4 Nf6 25.Bg2 e5 26.fxe5 dxe5 27.Bh3 Rc7 28.f4 Nxe4 29.Re3 Rxc4 30.Bf5 Nc5 31.Rxe5+ Kf6 32.Kf3 Nb3 33.Bd3 Rc5 34.Rxc5 Nxc5 35.Bc4 Ne6 36.Rh2 h4 37.Bf1 Nd4+ 38.Kf2 Nf5 39.Rh3 Rd8 40.Rd3 Rxd3 41.Bxd3 h3 42.b4 h2 43.Kg2 Ng3 44.Kxh2 Nh5 45.a4 Nxf4 46.Bc4 Ne6 47.a5 Ke5 48.axb6 axb6 49.Kg3 f6 50.Kf2 Nd4 51.Bd3 Kf4 52.Bg6 Nc6 53.b5 Nd4 54.Bd3 Nf5 55.Bf1 Ke4 56.Bg2+ Kd4 57.Bf1 Ne3 58.Be2 Ke4 59.Bf3+ Kf4 60.Bc6 Nf5 61.Bd5 Nd6 62.Bc6 Ke5 63.Ke3 Nf5+ 64.Kd3 Nd4 65.Be8 Kd5 66.Bd7 Kd6 67.Be8 Kc5 0-1 Milov,V-Onischuk,A/Polanica Zdroj 1999/CBM 73 (67)]

13...bxc5 14.0-0-0 g4 15.Nh2
forced. [ 15.Nd2 Qxf2 ]

15...h5 16.Qd6 Qg5+
[ 16...Qxf2 17.Nxg4 Qf5 18.Rh4 ]

17.Rd2 Rg8
White's entire kingside is "in-the-box"

18.f4 Qe7 19.Qe5 f5
Closing the lid on the box. How can white untangle the kingside mess... even the slow plan with e2-e3, Bd3 hangs the g2-pawn so white would need to prepare that plan with Rg1... it's all much too slow.

20.Rd6
Trying his best with the two active pieces

20...Nc6
But Black has an easy attack with Nd4 or Na5 and Rc8

21.Qxc5
Diagram The pawn doesn't matter. Black is up three pieces

21...Na5! 22.Qb4
[ 22.Qxa5 Qxd6 23.e3 Be4 24.Rg1 Ke7-+ ]

22...Nxc4!
showing off. Rc8 also wins easily

23.Qxb7 Qxd6 24.Qxa8+
[ 24.Qb4 Qxb4 25.axb4 Rc8 is but one way to win]

24...Ke7 25.Qb7
[ 25.Qxg8 Qd2+ 26.Kb1 Qxb2# ]

25...Rb8
[ 25...Rb8 26.Qa6 Qd2+ 27.Kb1 Qxb2# ] 0-1