Ruy LopezC98

Pohranc, Richard (2178)
Regec, Viliam (2117)

Corr SVK-ch sf 26th
CCA-SR, 2001


1. e4 e5 2. Jf3 Jc6 3. Sb5 a6 4. Sa4 Jf6 5. O-O Se7 6. Ve1 b5 7. Sb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Ja5 10. Sc2 c5 11. d4 Dc7 12. Jbd2 Jc6 13. d5 Jd8 14. a4 Db7 15. Jf1 b4N 15... Je8 16. J3h2 (16. Kh2 g6 17. Sh6 Jg7 18. De2 Sd7 19. Je3 f6 20. b4 cxb4 21. cxb4 Jf7 22. Sxg7 Kxg7 23. Va3 Sd8 24. Vea1 Sb6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Sd3 Vxa3 27. Vxa3 Vb8 28. Jd1 Dc8 29. Jc3 Jg5 30. Jxg5 fxg5 31. Sxb5 Sd4 32. Sxd7 Dxd7 33. Dd2 Vxb4 34. Dxg5 Sxf2 35. Jd1 Sb6 36. Je3 Vxe4 37. Jg4 Sd8 38. Dh6+ Kg8 39. Va8 Vf4 40. Dxf4 1-0 Schwarz,D-Struhar,J/SVK,exliga Radegast-Dubnica 1999 (40)) 16... f6 17. Jg3 (17. b3 Jf7 18. f4 exf4 19. Sxf4 Je5 20. Je3 g6 21. Jeg4 Sxg4 22. Jxg4 Jxg4 23. hxg4! An intreresting decision. The point is that after a later f5 by Black, the manouvre exf5 gxf5 and then g5 will keep the black minor pieces caged in. The h-file is also opened for attack. So White now has an easy way to mobilise against Blacks K.(23. Dxg4 Wedberg 23... Jg7+/=) 23... Jc7 24. Vf1 Vf7 25. Df3 b4 26. Sd2 (26. c4 Wedberg Now Black can concentrate on the K-side and probably defend even though White is better.) 26... a5 27. cxb4 cxb4 28. Vac1 Vaf8? (28... >= Ja6 Wedberg /Jc5) 29. Sd3! There is a aping hole on c6. We now get an example of the classical principle of two weaknesses. White can probe Black on both the K and Q-side. This double stress will in the end be to much for the defenders, since they lack coordination and space. 29... Ja6 30. Sxa6!+/- Not allowing the blocking Jc5. 1-0 Svidler,P-Piket,J/Tilburg 1998 (47)) 17... g6 18. f4 exf4 19. Sxf4 Jf7 20. Jf3 Sd7 21. axb5 axb5 22. Vxa8 Dxa8 23. b4 c4 24. Se3 Jg7 25. Vf1 Da3 26. Je2 Va8 27. Dd2 Db2 28. Vb1 Va1 29. Vxa1 Dxa1+ 30. Kh2 Je5 31. Jed4 Da8 32. Sd1 Jf7 33. Jg1 Je5 34. Jgf3 Jf7 35. Se2 De8 36. Da2 Sf8 37. Da7 Dxe4 38. Dxd7 Dxe3 39. Dxb5 1/2-1/2 Jansa,V-Nikolic,Z/Vrnjacka Banja 1982 (41) 16. c4 Je8 17. Jg3 g6 18. b3 Jg7 19. De2 f6 20. Jh2 h5 21. f4 h4 22. Jgf1 Jf7 23. Jf3 g5 24. fxg5 fxg5 25. Je3 Jh8 26. Jf5 Jf7 27. Vf1 Sxf5 28. exf5 Sf6 29. Jd2 De7 30. Je4 Vae8 31. Sd2 Vd8 32. Vf2 Vde8 33. Vaf1 Vb8 34. Dg4 Vb7 35. g3 hxg3 36. Jxg3 Jh6 37. Df3 Vd7 38. Je4 Jf7 39. Vg2 a5 40. h4 1-0