Reply #9: Lombart - Hoolt, Open, Cappelle la Grande [View All]

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German WFM Sarah Hoolt, 19, scored 5 out of 9 at Cappelle la Grande and recieved norms for both a WIM and WGM title.



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Philippe Lombart - Sarah Hoolt
24th Open, Round 1
Cappelle la Grande, 16 February 2008

West India Game: King's Indian Defense

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.h3 e5 8.Be3

• If 8.0-0 c6 9.e4 then:
• 9...Qb6 10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 then:
• 11...Ne8 12.Nb3 a5 13.Be3 Qb4 14.a3 Qxc4 15.Nd4 f6 16.Nd5 cxd5 17.Rc1 Qa2 18.b3 Nc5 19.e5 fxe5 20.Bxd5+ Kh8 21.Nb5 Nf6 22.Bc4 Bxh3 23.b4 Qb2 24.bxc5 e4 25.Rb1 Black should have continued 25...Qe5 with two extra pawns (Greenfeld-Candela, Euro Club Cup, Izmir (Turkey), 2004).
• 11...Re8 12.Re2 Ng4 13.Rd2 Nge5 14.b3 Nc5 15.Rc2 a5 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Rd2 Qe7 18.f4 gives White a small edge in space (Leotard-Fademrecht, corr, 2001).
• 9...Re8 10.Re1 Qb6 11.d5 Nc5 12.Rb1 a5 13.Be3 Qc7 14.Nd2 Bd7 15.Qe2 Rf8 16.b3 Ne8 17.dxc6 Bxc6 18.Nd5 Qd8 19.Rbd1 Nf6 20.Bxc5 dxc5 21.Nb1 draw agreed (Ju. Bobolchán-Najdorf, Buenos Aires, 1964).

8...a6!?

• If 8...Re8 9.0-0 exd4 10.Bxd4 then:
• 10...c6 11.Rb1 Qe7 12.Nd2 Nc5 13.e4 Ne6 14.Be3 Nd7 15.f4 f5 16.Re1 Ndc5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Nb3 is equal (Ljubojevic-Plannic, Wijk aan Zee, 1973).
• 10...c5 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.Rc1 Qe7 13.Qd2 Be6 14.b3 Rad8 15.e4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 d5 17.Neg5 Bh6 18.Rce1 dxc4 19.Qf4 Rd4 20.Qc1 Rd3 21.h4 cxb3 22.axb3 Rxb3 23.Qc2 Rb6 24.Bh3 Rf8 25.Bxe6 fxe6 yields an asymmetrical material balance and more space for White (Jussapow-Knaak, Baden-Baden, 1992).

9.0-0 exd4 10.Bxd4 Re8 11.Qc2 Qe7 12.Rfe1

• If 12.e4 c5 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Rfe1 b6 then:
• 15.Re2 Bb7 16.Rae1 b5 17.e5 dxe5 18.Rxe5 is equal.
• 15.Qb3 Qc7 16.Re2 Rb8 17.Rae1 Bb7 18.Nd2 is equal.

12...Ne5 13.Bxe5

• 13.Nd2 Nc6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Nf3 Be6 17.Rad1 is equal.

13...dxe5 14.e4 c6!

• Black smartly deprives White's Knights of the outpost at e5.
• 14...Qc5 15.Qb3 b6 16.Nd5 Bb7 17.Rad1 Rad8 is equal.

15.Rad1 Nd7

• 15...b5 16.Re2 b4 17.Na4 Bb7 18.Red2 c5 19.Nh2 Rab8 20.Nf1 is equal.

16.a3 b5 17.cxb5

• 17.Re3 Bb7 18.cxb5 axb5 19.Red3 Nb6 20.Qb3 Red8 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 is equal and lifeless.

17...axb5 18.Na2 Bb7 19.Nb4 Rac8

• If 19...c5 20.Nd5 then:
• 20...Qd8 21.Re2 Bh6 22.Qc3 is equal.
• 20...Bxd5 21.Rxd5 Rec8 is equal.

20.Qd2

• 20.Re2 Nf6 21.Nd3 c5 22.Ndxe5 Bxe4 23.Qb3 Qb7 24.Nxf7 c4 then:
• 25.Qb4 Kxf7 26.Ng5+ Kg8 27.Nxe4 Rxe4 28.Rd4 then:
• 28...Bf8 29.Qc3 Nd5 30.Rxd5 Rxe2 31.Re5 is equal.
• 28...Rce8?! 29.Rdxe4 Rxe4 30.Qd6 Kf7 31.Qd1 leaves Black to deal with an uncomfortable pin at e4.
• 25.Nd6? cxb3 26.Nxb7 Bxb7 then:
• 27.Nd4 Rxe2 28.Nxe2 Bxg2 29.Kxg2 Rc2 Black wins with at least one extra piece.
• 27.Red2 Rc2 28.Rxc2 bxc2 29.Rc1 Bxf3 30.Bxf3 Rc8 gives Black an extra piece and a pawn at the castle gate.

20...Nb6 21.Qd6?!

• 21.Nd3 Nc4 22.Qb4 Qxb4 23.axb4 Rcd8 24.b3 Na3 25.Nc5 is equal.

21...Qxd6 22.Rxd6 Bf8

• 22...Rcd8 23.Red1 Rxd6 24.Rxd6 Bf8 25.Rd1 then:
• Black retains her advantage in space after 25...f6 26.Ne1 Nc4 27.Nbd3 Rd8 28.Kf1 c5.
• 25...c5?! 26.Nd5 Nxd5 27.exd5 is equal.

23.Rdd1 Nc4 24.Rd7

• 24.Re2 Red8 25.Nd3 f6 26.Nfe1 Rd4 27.Rc1 Rcd8 28.Rc3 Kf7 gives Black a huge advantage in space.

24...Ba8

If 24...Re7 25.Rxe7 Bxe7 26.Rd1 then:
• 26...Rc7! 27.Bf1 Nxb2 28.Rd2 Na4 wins a pawn for Black.
• If 26...Nxb2?! 27.Rd7! then:
• 27...c5 28.Rxb7 cxb4 29.axb4 Rc1+ 30.Kh2 Bd6 31.Rxb5 wins a pawn for White.
• 27...Bxb4 28.axb4 Ba8 29.Nxe5 also wins a pawn for White.

25.Ng5?

• With this, White drops a pawn.
• 25.Nd3 f6 26.Rc1 Red8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Nfe1 Bh6 maintains Black's advantage.

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Position after 25.Nf3g5

25...Be7!

• Black immediately goes after material. More important, this move saves Black's pawn at f7 and gives her time to collect the pawn at b2 free and clear.

26.h4 Nxb2

• Black takes the pawn and says thank you.

27.Bh3 Rcd8 28.Rc1 Nc4

• 28...h6 29.Nf3 c5 30.Nd5 Bxd5 31.Rxd5 Rxd5 32.exd5 e4 33.Nd2 f5Black's extra pawn is the difference.

29.Rc7

• 29.Rxd8 Rxd8 30.Bf1 h6 31.Bxc4 hxg5 32.Bb3 c5 33.Nd5 Bf8 Black is better because of her extra pawn.

29...h6 30.Nf3 c5 31.Nd5 Bxd5 32.exd5 e4

• 32...Bd6 33.Ra7 e4 34.Ne1 Ra8 35.Rd7 Bf8 36.h5 Nb6 37.Rb7 Nxd5 Black maintain her extra pawn.
• 35.Rxa8 Rxa8 36.Bg2 f5 37.a4 Rxa4 gives Black a second extra pawn.

33.Ne1

• 33.Bd7 Rxd7 34.Rxd7 exf3 35.Ra7 Ne5 36.Re1 Bf8 37.Rb7 c4 38.Rxb5 Bxa3 leaves Black up by a pawn.

33...Bd6 34.Ra7
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Position after 34.Rc7a7

34...Ra8!

• Black is assured of gaining another pawn.

35.Rd7 Bf8 36.Rb7 Nxa3 37.Nc2 Nxc2 38.Rxc2 b4 39.Bf1

• After 39.h5 gxh5 40.Kg2 Re5 41.Rd7 b3 42.Rb2 Rb8 Black is three pawns up.

39...Reb8 40.Rxb8 Rxb8 41.Rb2

• 41.Rc1 b3 42.f3 b2 43.Rb1 exf3 44.Bd3 Bg7 45.Kf2 Rb3 leaves Black three pawns to the good.

41...Bg7

• If 41...b3 42.f3 e3 43.Bd3 Rb4 then:
• 44.Kf1 c4 45.Bxc4 Rxc4 46.Rxb3 Black is a piece to the good.
• 44.Re2 Rd4 45.Be4 c4 46.Kf1 f5 47.Bb1 Bb4 48.Rxe3 Rd1+ wins a piece.

42.Rb3 Bd4 43.Kg2

• After 43.Bc4 Ra8 44.Rb1 Kf8 45.Kf1 Ke7 46.Re1 f5 47.f3 Be5 White is running out of moves.

43...Ra8 44.Be2 Kf8 45.g4 Ke7 46.f3

• 46.Bc4 Kd6 47.Rb1 h5 48.Re1 f5 49.gxh5 gxh5 is an easy win for White.

46...Ra2 47.Kf1 Ra1+ 48.Kg2 Rg1+ 49.Kh2 Re1 50.Bc4 e3 0-1

• It will cost White a piece to stop the pawn.
• M. Lombart resigns.