Wednesday, April 7, 2010

GM Ziaur Rahman Wins Against Rajasuba Nirav

In the first round of the Kuala Lumpur Open Chess Tournament 2010, Malaysia’s first resident chess GM Ziaur Rahman from Bangladesh played Rajasuba Nirav Y of India with FIDE rating of 2183.
Here is a copy of the game that ended with a win for GM Rahman as black. The Pirc Defense transpired during the game.
[Event "KL Open Chess Tournament 2010"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2010.04.07"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Nirav Y, Rajasuba"]
[Black "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2183"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (3m)"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2010.04.??"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceDate "2010.04.07"]
{B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Bd3
Nf6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e5 Nd5 9. Be4 Nb6 10. Qe2 Nc6 {last
book move} 11. Na3 f6 {Black threatens to win material: f6xe5} 12. Be3 fxe5 13.
Rd1 {White threatens to win material: Rd1xd8} Qc7 {White king safety improved}
14. Nb5 {White threatens to win material: Nb5xc7} Qb8 15. Bxc5 (15. fxe5 Bg4
$14) 15... exf4 (15... Nd7 16. Bf2 a6 17. Na3 $11) 16. h4 {White has an active
position} (16. O-O $5 $11 {deserves consideration}) 16... Bg4 $15 17. h5 (17.
O-O Bf6 $15) 17... gxh5 (17... Bxh5 18. Qc2 $17) 18. Bxb6 $2 (18. O-O $142 $5
$15 {is an interesting idea}) 18... axb6 $17 19. Rd7 $4 {but even a better
move would not have saved the game} (19. Qc4+ Kh8 $19) 19... e5 (19... Bxd7
$142 {it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots} 20. Ng5 Bh6 21. Rxh5
f3 $19) 20. Rd6 Bf6 21. Qd3 (21. Qc4+ Kh8 $17) 21... Kh8 22. a3 Rf7 (22... Rd8
23. Qd5 Rxd6 24. Nxd6 $17) 23. Kf2 (23. Bd5 $5 Qf8 24. Bxf7 Qxf7 25. Qe4 $17)
23... Qf8 24. Rd1 (24. Qc4 Be7 25. Rd5 Bc5+ 26. Rxc5 bxc5 $19 (26... Qxc5+ $6
27. Qxc5 bxc5 28. Bxc6 bxc6 29. Nd6 $19)) 24... Qe7 (24... Be7 25. Rd5 Rg7 26.
Nd6 $19) 25. Qd5 (25. Qc4 $5 $17) 25... Rg7 –+ 26. Rd3 (26. Qc4 Rc8 27. Qd5 h4
$19) 26... Rag8 (26... Re8 27. Rd2 $19) 27. Kf1 h4 28. Ng1 Qf8 29. Nh3 (29. Nf3
Bc8 30. Rd2 Rg3 $19) 29... Ne7 30. Qc4 (30. Qxb7 {the last chance for
counterplay} Nf5 31. Qxb6 $19) 30... Nf5 (30... Nf5 31. Ke1 Ne3 -+) 0-1

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Pix 1. Black moved 30…. Nf5 and white resigned. Black threatens to move 31… Ne3 with black winning.

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