A Gnat May Drink: One Hundred Annotated Games of Chess from 1900 to 1999 by Jonathan Hinton

Author:Jonathan Hinton [Hinton, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Sports & Outdoors
ISBN: 9780948443992
Publisher: London Chess Centre Publishing
Published: 2013-03-10T16:00:00+00:00

15 ... hxg4!?

Black’s best chances seem to lie with the open h-file, but consideration should also be given to the alternative of opening the g-file by 15 ... gxf5!? 16.gxf5 Qg5+ 17.Kh1. However, after 17 ... Bb7 White plays 18.Nf3! and again the defences hold firm.

16.f6!

By blocking the king’s side pawns in this manner White severely limits Black’s options.

16 ... Bb7!

Now Black’s only hope of generating any dangerous offensive ideas is to use the two raking bishops on the a7–g1 and a8–h1 diagonals.

17.Ng3

From here the knight joins the bishop and the other knight in watching over the e4 square. If now 17 ... d4+ White simply plays 18.Be4 and Black’s threats dry up.

17 ... Qc7!

A good attempt to keep the initiative alive.

18.Nb3?

A surprising error from Rossolimo, who wishes to exchange one of the black bishops but carelessly allows his opponent back into the game. There was nothing wrong with the simple 18.Qxg4 Qxe5 19.Nf3 Qc7 (note that 19 ... Qxf6? is impossible because of 20.Ng5! and wins) 20.Bf4, when White should have few problems in converting his advantage into the full point.

18 ... d4+

Black is now able to realize his threat of winning the e-pawn and the white king begins to look a little exposed again.

19.Be4 Bxe4+ 20.Nxe4 Qxe5

Perhaps Rossolimo had overlooked that the bishop on c5 cannot be taken on account of 21 ... Qxh2 mate?

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