(2) Kernighan,Mark (2234) - Moldovan,John (1811) [E11]
4th Irving Ellner Memorial Kenilworth, NJ (2), 21.04.2011
[Moldovan, Kernighan & Houdini 1.5]

G/40+5 (delay) E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 4...Qe7 Variation (by transposition - 4...Nf6)

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+
Diagram

This is known as the Keres-Indian, Franco-Indian and Kangaroo Defense but, since it was first played by Henry Buckle (in 1851), the opening should bear his name.

3.Bd2
[3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Ngf3 b6 is a Queen's Indian and =.; For 3.Nc3 see my 2008 KST win over W. Burnett.]

3...Qe7
[RR: 3...a5 (! Emms) 4.a3 (‹4.Bxb4 axb4 5.b3?!N Nf6 6.Qc2 Nc6 7.Nf3 d6 8.e3 0-0 9.Bd3 e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5=/+ Shiffman - Moldovan : 1 of 3 simultaneous games, Maplewood 09/15/2005 (night)) 4...Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 Nf6 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Nf3 b6 8.e3 Bb7 9.Be2 Ne4N 10.Qc2 f5 11.0-0 Rf6 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Qc3 Rh6 14.g3 d6= Albonius - Moldovan : G/10+7, Playchess 09/15/2005 (day); One can also play 3...Bxd2+ ; or try 3...c5!? ]

4.Nf3
[4.e4 is supposed to give White an edge... ‹4...d5 (... but after 4...Nf6 (!) 5.e5 Ne4 6.Nf3 b6 (‹6...Nxd2 7.Nbxd2 c5 8.a3 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Nc6 11.Qe3 b6+/= 1/2-1/2 Gligoric - Ivkov : Wijk aan Zee 1971) 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.Bxe4 Bxe4 9.Nc3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 d5 11.exd6 cxd6 12.0-0 0-0 13.Re1 C. Garcia - Hernendez : Bayamo 1983 13...Bg6= equalizes, per Houdini, Fire and Rybka.; ‹4...Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 (‹5.Nxd2 d6= ) 5...Nf6N (5...d6 J. Garcia - Espuny : Hospitalet 2009 6.Nc3+/= ; 5...d5 6.e5+/= Tuokko - Pihlajamaki : Finland 1992) 6.Nc3 d5 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nxe4 dxe4+/= ) 5.e5 Nc6 (5...Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2+/= Szeberenyi - G. Portissch : Hungary 2000) 6.Nf3 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 dxc4 8.Nc3 Nh6 9.d5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 exd5+/= J. Timman - K. Spraggett : Candidates' Tournament, Montpellier, FRA 1985]

4...Nf6
[4...f5 was an option but we've gone Dutch before (2x) and haven't discussed the Bogo.; RR: 4...b6!? 5.e4 Bb7 6.Bd3 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 d6 8.0-0 Nd7 9.b4+/= Bacrot - Ehlvest : Dubai 2002]

5.a3
[5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 d6 is the main line.]

5...Bxd2+ 6.Nbxd2
[6.Qxd2 b6 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Qd3 d6 also looks fine for Black.]

6...d6 7.e4 e5 8.d5 a5 9.b3
[>=9.Bd3 a4 10.Bc2 Bd7 Kernighan 11.0-0 0-0 12.Re1 Ra5 13.Re3 /\Ng4 14.Rc3 b6 15.h3 Nf6 16.Re3= when Black may be forced to settle for 16...Na6 17.b4 axb3 18.Nxb3 Ra4 19.Nbd2 Ra5 20.Nb3 Ra4 21.Nbd2 Ra5 22.Nb3 1/2-1/2]

9...0-0 10.Bd3
Diagram



10...Bg4N
[>=10...Nh5 11.Nf1 (‹11.g3 Na6 12.Nh4 g6 13.Ng2 Bh3 14.Ne3 Nc5 15.Bc2 f5=/+ Berkvens - Rogers : Wijk aan Zee 01/27/2002) 11...Nf4 12.Ne3 f5 13.0-0 Nxd3 14.Qxd3 f4 Radnoti - Bodrogi : Hungary 03/24/2002 15.Nc2= ; RR: 10...Na6 11.0-0 c6 12.Qe2 g6 13.Ne1 Bd7 14.Nc2 Nh5 15.g3 Nc5 16.b4 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Riazantsev - Osnos : St Petersburg 1997 17...cxd5= ]

11.Be2
[>=11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nbd7 13.0-0 Nc5 14.Bc2= ]

11...Na6 12.0-0 Nc5 13.Ne1 Bd7!
[‹13...Bxe2= ]

14.Qc2 Ra7?!
[>=14...c6=/+ Kernighan]

15.Bf3 Rfa8 16.Nd3
Diagram



16...h6
>= ...b6, here or next [or 16...Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Be8 /\ ...Nd7-c5]

17.Rfe1
>= Nxc5, on this turn or the following.

17...Nh7 18.Nf1 Ng5 19.Ng3?
[>=19.Nd2= avoiding doubled Ps and preparing Bd1.]

19...Nxf3+ 20.gxf3 Qg5?!
[>=20...a4! Kernighan 21.Nxc5 dxc5=/+ ]

21.Kf1?!
[>=21.Nxc5 dxc5 22.a4 Ra6 23.Kh1= ]

21...h5
[>=21...Bh3+ 22.Ke2 b6 ]

22.Ke2?!
[>=22.Nxc5 dxc5 23.Qc1 ]

22...h4 23.Nf1
Diagram



23...Nxe4?
The result of a hallucination. [23...a4 24.Nxc5 dxc5 25.b4 cxb4 26.axb4 a3=/+ , as suggested by my opponent, was best.]

24.fxe4 Bg4+??
This loses. [24...f5 25.Nd2 Qh5+ 26.f3 fxe4 27.Nxe4 Rf8 28.Rf1 b5+/- ]

25.f3 Bh5?
I had intended 25...Qg2+, getting 3Ps for the piece, but that's impossible as the B is in the way and +/= even if the lady could legally leap over him. [>=25...Bd7 ]

26.Ne3 Qf6 27.Rf1 g6 28.Qd2 Kh7?
[>=28...Rf8 ]

29.Ng4 Qg7?
[>=29...Bxg4 30.fxg4 Qe7 ]

30.Qg5
Black resigns Time left - Kernighan 4:03, Moldovan 2:33 Estimated time used - Kernighan 38:27, Moldovan 39:57 Longest think by White - 4 minutes for 8.d5 Longest think by Black - 4 minutes for 10...Bg4 1-0