Mystery game #116: Very precise White play managed Black's Benoni activity

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  • Mystery game #116: Very precise White play managed Black's Benoni activity

    Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, variations, player strengths, setting, era, time controls, etc. I will provide all data in a few days. Enjoy!!

    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 Re8 11.Nf3 a6 12.a4 Nbd7 13.O-O Rb8 14.Bf4 Qc7 15.Qd2 Kh7 16.Rfe1 Nh5 17.Bh2 c4 18.Bc2 b5 19.axb5 axb5 20.g4 Nhf6 21.Nd4 Qc5 22.Nc6 Rb6 23.Bf4 Rxc6 24.Be3 Qb4 25.dxc6 Ne5 26.Kg2 Nxc6 27.f3 Nd7 28.Rab1 Re6 29.Red1 Nc5 30.Qf2 Nb3 31.Nd5 Qa5 32.Bb6 Qa4 33.Qg1 Qa2 34.Nc7 Re7 35.Nxb5 Bxb2 36.Qf2 Bg7 37.e5 Nb4 38.Bxb3 cxb3 39.Qxa2 bxa2 40.Rxb4 Bxe5 41.Bd4 Bf4 42.Nc3 Be6 43.Rb8 g5 44.Rh8+ Kg6 45.Rg8+, 1-0.

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    NM Peter Hum (2224) -- Ron Brice (2139), Kingston Open 2002. Played 2002-02-09. Modern Benoni, A65 / King's Indian Defense. Time controls 30/90', SD/60. TD: Frank Dixon, Organizers: Rob Hutchison, Jim Cairns.

    Excellent play from both players, but White seems to be holding a slight advantage for most of the game, and his superb accuracy in suppressing Black's counterplay in the sharp Modern Benoni is able to win the game. At move 13 for White, statistics from 365chess.com, from 30 games with 13.O-O, White scores 53.3%, draws are 26.7%, and Black scores only 20%. One game with GM Kevin Spraggett, evolving from a King's Indian Defense move order, to reach our game at move 13: K. Spraggett -- Campora, Mirandela 2015, saw the Canadian GM win in 35 moves. In our game, Black gives up the exchange on c6, on move 23, to remove White's strong knight, and he gets a pawn for it as well, creating some space on the queenside. But White is able to control this activity, with deep maneuvering from both sides, and breaks through on the kingside with a pretty mating finish.

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