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| Adams vs Serper New York, 1996 Sicilian Richter-Rauzer (B62) |
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GAME HIGHLIGHTS
White’s play compromises Black’s Kingside pawn structure, with the result that the King cannot safely
castle on either wing. White proceeds to post his pieces with a view to sacrificing to shatter further the limp
pawns and expose the uncastled enemy King. When the inevitable sacrifice does come, Black’s
disorganized pieces cannot come to the rescue.
GAME NOTES
a) Take 5 pts. also for the interesting 12. g4!?, offering an exchange of g-pawns: 12…e5 13. fxe5 Nxg4
14. Qe2 and White has an edge.
b) Black is forced to cripple his pawn structure: 13…Bxf6 14. e5 Be7 15. exd6 gives White initiative along
the d-file.
c) Black cannot keep the pawn he wins by 17…e5? 18.Nf5 Qxe3 exf4 20.Nf5, as his own scattered pawns
will be easy pickings.
d) Threatening 21. Bxe6! to which Black cannot answer 21…fxe6?? 22. Nxe6+ wins the Queen.
e) Score 8 pts. also for 21. f5 which may bring 21…e5 22. Nf3 Rc8 23. Rg1 and White is ready to open
the g-file and attack the King.
f) Avoiding 22…Bxe4 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Qxe6 Bg6 25. Rhg1 Bh5 26. Qg8+ Rxg8 27. Rxg8 mate!
g) 24…Bxe4? 25. Bxe6 spells unstoppable mate. If 24…Bc8, then 25. Rd5! forces open the diagonal
whether Black accepts (25…exd5 26. Bxd5) or refuses 25…any 26. Rxf5+!).
h) The Queen is lost anyway, e.g. 29…Ke8 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Rf6+ Qxf6 32. Qxf6+ Ke8 33. Bb5+ Bc6
34. Bxc6 mate.
White’s play compromises Black’s Kingside pawn structure, with the result that the King cannot safely
castle on either wing. White proceeds to post his pieces with a view to sacrificing to shatter further the limp
pawns and expose the uncastled enemy King. When the inevitable sacrifice does come, Black’s
disorganized pieces cannot come to the rescue.
GAME NOTES
a) Take 5 pts. also for the interesting 12. g4!?, offering an exchange of g-pawns: 12…e5 13. fxe5 Nxg4
14. Qe2 and White has an edge.
b) Black is forced to cripple his pawn structure: 13…Bxf6 14. e5 Be7 15. exd6 gives White initiative along
the d-file.
c) Black cannot keep the pawn he wins by 17…e5? 18.Nf5 Qxe3 exf4 20.Nf5, as his own scattered pawns
will be easy pickings.
d) Threatening 21. Bxe6! to which Black cannot answer 21…fxe6?? 22. Nxe6+ wins the Queen.
e) Score 8 pts. also for 21. f5 which may bring 21…e5 22. Nf3 Rc8 23. Rg1 and White is ready to open
the g-file and attack the King.
f) Avoiding 22…Bxe4 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Qxe6 Bg6 25. Rhg1 Bh5 26. Qg8+ Rxg8 27. Rxg8 mate!
g) 24…Bxe4? 25. Bxe6 spells unstoppable mate. If 24…Bc8, then 25. Rd5! forces open the diagonal
whether Black accepts (25…exd5 26. Bxd5) or refuses 25…any 26. Rxf5+!).
h) The Queen is lost anyway, e.g. 29…Ke8 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Rf6+ Qxf6 32. Qxf6+ Ke8 33. Bb5+ Bc6
34. Bxc6 mate.
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| White: Michael Adams Black: Grigory Serper Play the opening moves below of the Neo-Modern Variation: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 Cover now the game score below and guess White’s next move. Uncover the actual move and play it. Score yourself par the point in the parentheses if your guess agrees with the text, zero if not. Play Black’s reply and repeat the procedure till the end of the game. Par Score Black’s reply 12. Qe3 (a) (5) Bb7 13. Bxf6 (5) gxf6 (b) 14. Bd3 (5) Qa5 15. Kb1 (5) b4 16. Ne2 (0) Qc5 17. Nd4 (6) h5 (c) 18. Qe2 (8) a5 19. Bb5+ (6) Kf8 20. Bc4 (d) (9) Qb6 21. g4 (e) (8) hxg4 22. Qxg4 (2) f5 (f) 23. Nxe6+ (11) fxe6 24. Qg6 (2) Qc7 (g) 25. Qxe6 (2) Ke8 26. Rhg1 (5) Bxe4 27. Rg7 (5) Kd8 28. Rxe7 (10) Qxe7 29. Rxd6+ (2) Qxd6 (h) 30. Qxd6+ (0) Ke8 31. Qe5+ (5) 1-0 Total Perfect Score: 100 Your Score__________ |
