[Event "Wertheim Memorial"] [Site "New York, NY USA"] [Date "1951.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramer, George Mortimer"] [Black "Najdorf, Miguel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2238"] [BlackElo "2590"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E70"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Kramer Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/DoXqdW8a/x4fhaHBM"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. exd5 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. f4!? (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 h5 13. Bg5 { might be a more normal way to continue. }) 11... h5! { Even after castling, this push gives Black good practical chances, especially now that f2-f4 has weakened the kingside. } 12. Bd3 (12. f5! h4 13. Nh1 { was best. The h4-pawn is in the way of Black's queen, and the pawn is still defended on f5. }) 12... Ng4 13. Nce2 (13. Nge2! { was necessary, as to meet } 13... Qh4 { with } 14. h3 Ne3 (14... Nb6!? 15. f5! (15. hxg4?! hxg4 16. g3 Bd4+ 17. Rf2 Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Qh2+ 19. Kf1 Nd7 $17) 15... Ne3 16. Bxe3 Rxe3 17. Rf4! Qe7 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. Qd2 $14) 15. Bxe3 Rxe3 16. Qd2 { when there is no pressure on a g3-knight to slow White down. }) 13... Nxh2?! (13... Qh4 14. h3 { was White's point behind 13. Nce2, but } 14... Ne3 15. Bxe3 Rxe3 { adds more pressure, and } 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. N4c3 Nb6! { Black can switch to attacking the queenside. Even an Exchange sac with } 18. Qc2 Rxd3 19. Qxd3 Bf5 $17 { seems reasonable, as the c4-pawn falls. }) (13... b5!? { is also very testing. }) 14. Kxh2 Qh4+ 15. Kg1 Nf6 16. Rf3 Bg4 17. Qf1 { Returning material to escape danger! } 17... Re7 18. Qf2 (18. Bd2! Rae8 19. f5! g5 20. Be1 { is the improvement on 18. f5. } 20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 g4 22. Ne4! $16 { forces a trade of queens. }) (18. f5 g5! 19. Bd2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 (20. Qxf3?? Rae8 $19) 20... g4! $13 $40) 18... Rae8 19. Nf1 Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 { Black has regained his material but is unable to make progress. A valiant defensive effort! } 21... b5 22. Ne3 b4 23. Rb1 Nd7 24. Nc2 f5 25. b3 Kf7 26. Bd2 a5 27. a4 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2