Sax vs. Ljubojevic
London (Phillips & Drew) 1980
c3 Sicilian
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 c3 d5 4 e5 d4 A more ambitious plan than 4…Nc6, which
transposes into the Advance French after 5 d4. 5 Bd3 5 cxd4 cxd4 6 Bb5+ Bd7
7 Nxd4 Bxb5 8 Nxb5 Nc6 regains the pawn with at least equality for Black. 5…Nc6
After 5...Nc6
6 Qe2? The start of a bad
plan. Natural development is best here; after 0-0 Nge7 7 Re1 Ng6 8 g3 Be7 h4
White is slightly better. 6…Nge7 7 0-0 Ng6 Threatening 8…Nf4. 8 Qe4 White intends to besiege the d4-pawn by Na3-c2, with the aim of
forcing …dxc3. Although this plan fails, the text-move does not deserve a
question mark since White has had already gone wrong at move 6. 8…Be7 8…dxc3 9 dxc3 Ngxe5 10 Nxe5 Nxe5 11 Bb5+ Nd7 12 Rd1 is dangerous
for Black. 9 Na3 0-0 10 cxd4 cxd4
11 Nc2 Qc7
After 11...Qc7
12 Re1 The problem becomes
clear. After 12 Ncxd4 Ncxe5 White has an isolated pawn and his queenside
development is very difficult. 12…Rd8 Now the d4-paawn is secure as 13Nccxd4 loses a
piece to 13…Nxd4 14 Nxd4 Qd7. Meanwhile, Black intends to attack the d5-pawn by
13…Rd5. 13 h4 Not 13 b3 Rd5 14 Bc4? Ncxe5! 15 Bxd5 exd5 16
Qxd5 Nxf3+ 17 gxf3 Qxc2 18 Rxe7 Qd1+ and Black wins. 13…h5! Renewing the threat of …Rd5. 14 g4? White panics. 14 b3
Rd5 15 Bb2 favours Black, but White should have tried it. 14…hxg4 15 h5
After 15 h5
15…Ncxe5! An attractive and
devastating combination. 16 Nxe5 f5 17 Qe2 Nf4
18 Qf1 White’s moves are
forced. 18…b5 0-1 White is helpless against the line is 19 Na3+
a6 20 b3 Bd6 21 Ng6 Nh3+ 22 Kg2 Bb7+.
Source from:
GAMBIT: John Nunn’s 101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures (Page 44)
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