(3) Mangion,Ian (1836) - Moldovan,John (1812) [B15]
Kenilworth Summer Tournament Kenilworth, NJ (2.2), 18.06.2009
[Moldovan & Rybka 2.3]
G/55+5
B15 Caro-Kann Defense
Tartakower Variation
1.e4
1...c6
Played after a 15 or 20 second pause. I didn't expect to face Ian until mid or late August and had yet to prepare for him.
2.d4
d5
[2...g6
is more flexible.]
3.Nd2!
[3.Nc3
would've allowed a Gurgenidze. Now I'll be stuck with a 2nd-tier opening that I've never tourney-tested.]
3...dxe4
4.Nxe4
Nf6
[I've had a lot of success with this in skittles (+8-1=1 coming in) but 4...g6!?
/\5.Nf3
, joining our G/15 from Feb. 27th, was an option. For the record, the aforementioned continued 5...Bg7
6.Bc4
Nf6
7.Nxf6+
Bxf6
8.0-0
0-0
9.Bb3
a5
10.c3
Bf5
11.Bg5
(>=11.Bh6+/=
) 11...Nd7
12.Bxf6
Nxf6=
]
5.Nxf6+
[5.Ng3
; & 5.Ng5
are lesser alternatives.]
5...exf6!?
Diagram
[Having recently published a game with 5...gxf6
I thought varying was a good idea.]
6.c3
[Best. 6.Bc4
; & 6.Nf3
pose Black fewer problems.]
6...Bd6
7.Bd3
0-0
8.Ne2
Re8
9.0-0
[9.Qc2
g6
10.h4
Nd7
11.h5
Nf8
12.Bh6
is the main line.]
9...Qc7
[This is agressive but inaccurate. >=9...Nd7!
/\10.Qc2
Nf8
as recommended by GM Peter Lukacs in MegaBase 2008. Neither of my CK books cover that continuation but Rybka says it's =.]
10.Ng3
g6
[RR10...Be6
11.f4
c5
12.d5
Bd7
(12...c4!?
13.Bxh7+
(‹13.dxe6
cxd3
14.exf7+
Volzhin 14...Qxf7=
) 13...Kxh7
14.dxe6
Rxe6+/=
appears to improve.) 13.c4
Na6
14.Qf3+/=
Khalifman - Seirawan : Wijk aan Zee 1991]
11.Qc2
Diagram [>=11.Ne4
Be7
(‹11...Rxe4?!
12.Bxe4
Bxh2+
13.Kh1
Bd6
(which I considered) 14.Re1
Jaracz - Heinis : Groningen 1997) 12.Re1
(12.Qf3
Qd8+/=
) 12...Be6
13.Qf3
Nd7
14.Bf4
Qb6
15.b3+/=
Dultreeuw - Saltaev : Germany 2003 & Godena - Dittmar : Aosta 2004]
11...Kg7?!N
[There have been 3 games with the better 11...Be6
; & 1 with 11...Nd7
; But, Rybka's 11...f5!
may be best of all.]
12.b3
[White wants to avoid a trade of ds Bs but 12.Qd2!+/=
(Rybka again) /\ Qh6+ is the only move that yields an edge.]
12...Bf4
[>=12...h5=
]
13.Bb2
[>=13.Bxf4
Qxf4
14.Rfe1
Be6
15.Re4
Qc7
16.Rae1
Nd7+/=
]
13...h5
14.Rfe1
Rxe1+
[>=14...Be6=
]
15.Rxe1
h4
16.Nf1
Be6??
Diagram [16...Na6+/=
/\17.Bxa6
bxa6
was right.]
17.Bxg6!
[I only looked at the backward 17.Rxe6?
fxe6
18.Bxg6
Nd7=
]
17...Bxb3
What else?
18.axb3?!
[>=18.Qxb3
fxg6
19.Ba3+-
threat : Re7+]
18...fxg6
19.Qe4
[>=19.Ba3
]
19...Bd6[]
Gotta give-up the h4P.
20.Qxh4
Nd7?
[20...Qf7+/-
was right.]
21.Ng3+-
Rh8
22.Qg4
Bxg3?
[This loses in a hurry. 22...Nf8
was a much better try.]
23.Re7+
Kf8
24.Qe6
Bxh2+
25.Kf1
Ne5
26.Qxf6+
Another bad effort with Black; which is a bad omen since I could have that color in 90% of my games.
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