Robatsch DefenseB06

Jonathan Edwards
Edward A. Frumkin

APCT 90RS-2
APCT, 1990


1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Nge2 Qxb2?! The Pennington Gambit 5... d6! 6. a4 a5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. d5 Qc7 9. h3 O-O 10. Nd4 Na6 11. Nb3 Nb4 12. Be2 Nxe4! 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Nbd2 Nxd5 15. O-O Nxe3 16. fxe3 d5 17. Nf2 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bg7 19. Bd3 Bc8 20. e4 f5 21. exf5 gxf5 22. c4 e5 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Qb3 Be6 25. Nf3 Kh8 26. Rfc1 Qd6 27. Qxb7 Rab8 28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. Rxc6 Bd7 30. Rd6 Bxa4 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Rxd5 e4 33. Rxa5 Bc6 34. Rxf5 exd3 35. Nxd3 Be4 36. Rf4 Bxd3 37. Kf2 Re8 38. g4 Re2+ 39. Kg3 Re3 40. Kh4 Kg8 41. g5 Be2 42. Nd4 Bd1 43. Nf5 Bc3 44. Nh6+ Kg7 45. Nf5+ Kg6 46. Ng3 Rxg3 47. Rc4 Be1 0-1 Van Riemsdijk,H-Rodriguez,R/Riga izt 1979 (47) 6. Rb1 Qa3 7. e5 7. g3 another option is the slower method of fianchettoing to give pressure in the centre 7... d6 8. Bg2 Nd7 9. O-O Qa5 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Qd3 Nf6 13. h3 O-O 14. f4 Be6 15. f5 Bc4 16. Qd2 Ba6 17. Bh6 Nc4 18. Qg5 b5 19. Nf4 Rab8 20. Rbe1 b4 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. e5 dxe5 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Rf2 bxc3 26. Rxe5 Rb1+ 27. Kh2 Rh8 28. Be4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Rb5 30. Qxg6+ fxg6 31. Ne6+ Kh6 32. Nxc7 1-0 Ekstrom,R-Gavrikov,V/Switzerland tt 1996 (32) 7... Qa5 7... Na6 gives white a strong attack 8. h4! 8. Qd3 f6 9. Qg3 fxe5 9... b5 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Bc7 9... Na6 10. h4 Nb4 11. h5 Nxc2+ 12. Kd1 Na3 13. Rb3 10. dxe5 Nh6 10... Na6 11. h4! 10... b5 11. Nd4 Nh6 (11... d5 12. Bxb5 cxb5 13. Rxb5) 12. Nb3 11. Nd4 O-O 11... d6 12. Nb3 Qb4 13. Nd2 12. Bc4+ Kh8 12... e6 13. Nb3 Qc7 (13... Qb4 14. Nd2 Qa3 15. Bxh6 Bxh6 16. h4 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 b5 18. Bd3 b4 19. Ne4 Ba6 20. h5) 14. Bxh6 (14. Ne4 Nf5 15. Qg5 Bxe5) 14... Bxh6 15. Ne2 Bg7 16. f4 b5 17. Bd3 d6 13. Nb3 Qc7!? 14. h4 Nf5 14... Nf7 15. Bxf7 Rxf7 16. h5 Rxf4 17. Qxf4 Qxe5+ 18. Qxe5 Bxe5 15. Qh2 d5 16. Be2! 16. Bd3? Nd7 17. g4 (17. O-O Bxe5) 17... Nxe5! 16... Kg8! 16... Nd7? 17. g4 Nh6 18. g5 Nf5 (18... Nf7 19. h5 Nxg5 (19... Bxe5 20. hxg6 Nxg5 21. Qh6!) 20. hxg6 Bxe5 21. g7+!) 19. h5 with a winning attack another option to slow down the attack 16... Nh6!? a move difficult to find, but the king is completely safe in the center 17. Kd1! 17. h5 g5! 18. h6 Bh8! 17. Kf1 Qb6 18. g4 Nd4 19. Be3 Nxe2! 20. Bxb6 (20. Kxe2 Bxg4+) 20... Nxc3! 17... b5 18. a3 Na6 19. Na2! zugzwang 19... e6 20. g4 Ne7 20... Nh6 21. Nac1 Bb7 22. Bxh6 Bxh6 23. g5 Bg7 24. f4 Qf7 25. Nd3 21. Bg3 h6 22. f4 the storm is unstoppable 22... c5 22... Bb7 23. h5 g5 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. h6 22... Rb8 23. h5 c5 24. hxg6 Nxg6 25. g5 23. h5 gxh5 24. Qxh5 Bd7 25. g5 Nf5? 25... Rf5! 26. Bg4 Be8 27. Qh3 hxg5 28. fxg5 26. gxh6 Nxh6 26... Nxg3 27. Qg6 26... Bxh6 27. Qg6+ Bg7 28. Qh7+ Kf7 29. Bh5+ Ke7 30. Bh4+ 27. Qg6 c4 28. Rxh6 there could have followed 28. Rxh6 cxb3 29. Qh7+ Kf7 30. Bh5+ Ke7 31. Qxg7+ Kd8 32. Qxf8+ Be8 33. Qxe8# 1-0

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