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Mystery game #117: Instructive trap in King's Indian Defense, Petrosian Var.
Mystery game #117: Instructive trap in King's Indian Defense, Petrosian Var.
Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, variations, player strengths, era, setting, time controls, etc. I will supply all data in a few days. Enjoy!!
David Cohen (2043) -- NM Graham Allen (2216), Kingston Open 1999 (4). Played 1999-02-14. King's Indian Defense, Classical / Petrosian, E9. Time controls 30/90', SD/60'. TD: Frank Dixon, Organizers: Dr. Jim Cairns, Rob Hutchison.
It's a very attractive miniature! This trappy outcome, resulting from Black's tactical alertness, was essentially the result of White's failure to castle. White's 8.h3 prevents Black's bishop sortie with ...Bg4, a useful idea since Black gets cramped for space, and trading that piece on f3 could be useful. White's idea also stops a possible future ...Ng4 sally, which would attack a B/e3. It also looks ahead to lines when he advances his QB to g5, then retreats it back, if Black chases by advancing his kingside pawns; it would then have a secure retreat on h2. White then moves to exchange dark bishops with 11.Bh6; this is taking time!! Black takes advantage with very precise and sharp play; he gets in the key move 10...f7-f5! He counterattacks in the centre by hitting e4 and d3. The key is the double attack 18...Qh4!!, hitting both f2 and the N/e4; this wins, exploiting White's King safety issues. Interestingly, GM Robert Fischer had a dreadful time on the Black side of this variation when he was making his debut at the Interzonal and Candidates levels in the late 1950s; but at that time, the system with 7...a5 had not been worked out; it is known as the Stein variation, in honour of GM Leonid Stein (1934-1973), multiple Soviet champion.
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