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Mystery game #50: It takes two to Tango -- IM challenged by new Tango line
Mystery game #50: It takes two to Tango -- IM challenged by new Tango line
Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, player strengths, era, time controls, setting, and so forth. I will provide all data in a few days. Enjoy!!
IM David Ross (2450) -- Frank Dixon (2000), Kingston Training 2000, G/15', played 2000-08-23.
Dave was in Kingston to train Raja Panjwani for the WYCC in Spain, two months away. He was hired by Dr. Dilip Panjwani, and was staying at their home for a few days. As Raja's coach, I was invited by Dilip and Dave to join one of the sessions. Right before this game, Dave wanted to see Raja and me play a game, and we did at a G/45' format, our usual method from weekly lessons. The game was in this line in the Black Knights' Tango which I have played for many years, and I won in good style. Dave wanted to take a crack at it himself, so here we go!
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e4
[Black's plan is to allow this, and then play 4...d7-d5. It is a different concept than that popularized by IM Georgi Orlov, which he has written about; his line goes 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6. Of course, moves other than 4.d4 are possible, such as 4.a3, 4.d5, 4.Nf3, 4.Bg5, 4.g3, and so on. My line can be reached from the Flohr-Mikenas line of the English.]
4...d5 5.e5 Ne4 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Qc2 f5 8.exf6
[My game with Raja continued with 8.Bd3.]
8...Qxf6 9.Be3 O-O 10.Bd3 e5!
[This is the world premiere of this move. The game NM Maher Saleh -- Dixon, email corr. 1999-2000, continued with 10...b6, and White won in good style. After that game, Maher suggested this liberating central thrust. Analysis showed me it was playable, giving a very different character to the previous game.]
11.cxd5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 exd4 13.Bxe4 dxc3 14.Bxh7+ Kh8 15.O-O cxb2 16.Rab1 Bc3 17.Rfd1 Bg4 18.Rd3 Ba5 19.Rb3
[He re-establishes the connection between Q/c2 and B/h7. Play is about to get very sharp, and I was now out of my analysis. Dave had used quite a bit of his 15 minutes already.]
19...Bb6 20.R1xb2
[Keeps the N/f2 protected by the R/b3, but leaves the back rank weak.]
20...Rae8
[Black has excellent play for his pawn.]
21.Be4 Qf4 22.Rb4 Bxf3 23.gxf3 a5 24.R4b3 Re5 25.Qd2 Rg5+ 26.Kf1
[It's over for White if he goes to h1.]
26...Qh4 27.Rxb6
[Getting rid of the dangerous Bishop, at the cost of the exchange.]
27...cxb6 28.f4 Rxf4 29.Bg2 Qxh2 30.f3, 1/2--1/2.
[With both flags hanging, I accepted White's draw offer. But Black can win with 30...Rxf3+! Capture leads to mate on g1. And other lines drop too much material to resist. It would have been nice to defeat the IM, but what a thrill to try out my line against one of Canada's best!! Thanks, Dave, Dilip, and Raja!!]
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