Vaganian vs. Planinc
Hastings 1974
English Opening
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 Nf3 cxd4 4 Nxd4 e6 5 Nc3 Bb4 6 Nb5 An ambitious attempt to gain the two
bishops without conceding doubled pawns, the defect being the time it costs. 6
g3 is considered better today. 6…0-0 7 a3 Bxc3+ 8 Nxc3 d5 9 Bg5
After 9 Bg5
The only try for the advantage. After 9 e3 Nc6 White’s
dark-squared bishop is blocked in and Black has no problems. 9…h6 10
Bxf6 Qxf6 11 cxd5 11 e3 is possible, with a likely transposition to
the next note. 11…exd5 12 Qxd5? Too greedy, as Black’s lead in
development provides excellent compensation for the pawn. 12 e3 is better. If
12…Rd8 then 13 Qd4 blocks the d-pawn, while after 12…Nc6 13 Qxd5 Rd8 14 Qf3
White’s chance is n=much better than in the game, as Black’s queen can no
longer swing over to b6. 12…Rd8 13 Qf3 Qb6
After 13...Qb6
Gaining time by attacking the b2-pawn. 14 Rd1 14
b4 is certainly no better. After 14…Nc6 15 e3 Be6 16 Be2 a5 17 b5 Ne5 Black has
more than enough for the pawn (indeed, he will soon win one of White’s
queenside pawns). 14…Rxd1+ 15 Nxd1 nc6 16 Qe3 Trying to defend
by tactical means, which is always dangerous when one is behind in development.
However, even after the marginially better 16 e3 Be6 17 Be2 Rd8 18 0-0
Rd2 Black will soon regain the pawn with good play. 16…Nd4!
After 16...Nd4!
17 Qe8+ White
frees his e-pawn with gain of tempo, but his queen proves tactically vulnerable
on e8. 17…Kh7 18 e3 If 18 Qxf7, then 18…Bf5 19 e3 Nc2+ 20 Kd2
Bg6 21 Qc4 Rd8+ 22 Kc1 Na1 wins. 18…Nc2+ 19 Kd2 Bf5! This rook
sacrifice gives Black the advantage in every variation. 20 Qxa8 20
xf7Bg6 transposes into the previous note. 20…Qd6+
After 20...Qd6+
21 Kc1 First of all, 21
Ke2 fails to 21…Qd3+ 22 Kf3 Qxd1+ 23 Be2 Nd4+! 24 exd4 Qb3+ 25 Kf4 g5+ 26 Kxf5
Qe6#. 21 Kc3 also loses, although the winning method is not at all simple. Here
is a summary of analysis: 21…Qe5+! And now both 22 Kb3 Na1+ 23 Kb4 (23 Ka2 Qd5+
transposes to the analysis of 22 Kd2 below) 23…b6 24 Qc6 Bd7! 25 Bd3+ g6 26
Bxg6+ Kg7 and 22 Kc4 Qc7+ 23 Kb3 Be6+ 24 Ka4 Qb6 win for Black. Therefore white
has to try 22 Kd2 but even here 22…Qd5+ 23 Kc3 (23 Ke2 Qd3+ wins as after 21
Ke2 above) 23…Qa5+ 24 b4 (24 Kb3 Na1+ 25 Ka2 Qd5+ 26 Bc4 Qxc4+ 27 Kxa1 Qc1+ 28
Ka2 Be6+ 29 b3 Qc2+ 30 Ka1 Qxb3 31 Nc3 Qxc3+ 32 Kb1 Bf5+ 33 Ka2 Qc2+ 34 Ka1 Be6
wins) 24…Qxa3+ 25 Kd2 Qxb4+ 26 Kc1 (26 Nc3 Na3 gives Black a winning attack,
e.g. 27 Ke2 Qxc3 28 Qd8 Nc4 29 Qd4 Qc2+ 30 Ke1 Nb2) 26…Na1 27 f3 Nb3+ 28 Kb2
Nd2+ 29 Kc1 Nxf1 wins. 21…Na1
After 21...Na1
22 Qxb7? Up
to here White has defended quite well, but now he loses in one (admittedly
attractive) move. 22 Bc4 Qc5 23 Nc3 Qxc4 24 Qd8 is a much better defense which
is conveniently ignored in almost every annotation of this game I have ever
seen! Black should continue 24…Nb3+ 25 Kd1 Qg4+ 26 Ne2 (26 Ke1 Qxg2 27 Rf1 Bh3
28 Qd3+ f5 should be winning for Black as White is paralyzed and can hardly
meet the threat of …Na1-c2+ forcing a decisive liquidation) 26…Qe4! (taking the
g-pawn only increases White’s defensive chances) 27 Ke1 Qb1+ 28 Qd1 Qxb2 29 Nd4
(29 Ng3 Qc3+ 30 Ke2 Qc4+ 31 Ke1 Bc2 wins) 29…Nxd4 30 exd4 Qxa3 with a clear
advantage as White will find it very hard to stop the connected passed pawns
while his king is so exposed. 22…Qc7+!
.
After 22...Qc7+! 0-1
0-1
Source from:
GAMBIT: John Nunn’s 101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures (Pages 27 -
28)
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