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


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