[Event "Parkering's Study: Chapter 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/pyLMMDC8/brrrgTqU"] [Result "*"] [UTCDate "2023.09.12"] [UTCTime "16:57:39"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Parkering"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/pyLMMDC8/brrrgTqU"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.38] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.5] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.08] } { (In my opinion not the strongest way of treating this variation.) } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bg5?? { [%eval -1.89] } { Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { (This loses a pawn. White should have first played 6 Nxc6.) } (6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd3 e5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Bc5) (6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 e5 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 d6 11. Na4 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. a3 Be7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bc5 Nf6 16. Re1 Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Qb6 18. Qc2 Re8 19. h3 a5 20. Rac1 Rb8 21. Re2 h6 22. Bc4 Re7 23. Rd2 e4 24. Na4 Qa7 25. Rd8+ Kh7 26. Ba2 Bd7 27. Rxb8 Qxb8 28. Nc5 Bf5 29. Qb3 Qd6 30. Qe3 Bg6 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Qb8 33. Rb1 Ra7 34. Bc4 Qe5 35. Nd3 Qc7 36. Nf4 Rb7 37. Bf1 Bf5 38. b5 g5 39. Ne2 Nd5 40. Qd4 e3 41. Rc1 exf2+ 42. Qxf2 Qe5 43. Rc5 Be6 44. Nd4 Qf4 45. Nxe6 Qxf2+ 46. Kxf2 fxe6 47. Bc4 Nc7 48. Ke3 Kg7 49. Kd4 Kf6 50. g4 Ke7 51. Ke5 Kd7 52. Kf6 Rb6 53. Kg7 Kd6 54. Rc6+ Rxc6 55. bxc6 Kxc6 56. Kxh6 Kd6 57. Kxg5 Ke7 58. Kg6 Ne8 59. h4 Nd6 60. Bb3 Nf7 61. g5 Ne5+ 62. Kh6 Nf3 63. Kh5 Kf7 64. Kg4 Ne5+ 65. Kf4 Ng6+ 66. Kg3 Ne7 67. h5 Nf5+ 68. Kf4 Nd4 69. Bc4 Nf5 70. Ke5 Ng3 71. Bxe6+ Kg7 72. Bg4 Nf1 73. h6+ Kh7 74. Bf5+ { Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Garry, 1-0, PCA/Intel-GP, 1994, https://lichess.org/OzoZLvKD }) 6... Qa5+ { [%eval -1.75] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval -1.7] } 7... Qe5?! { [%eval -0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } (7... Qb6 8. Nb3 Nxe4 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. f3) 8. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.79] } 8... Qxe4+ { [%eval -0.9] } 9. Be2 { [%eval -0.76] } 9... bxc6 { [%eval -0.79] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.81] } { (It is a very well-known matter of experience that losing a pawn in the opening by a mistake is often the involuntary equivalent of playing a quite promising “gambit”. Thus, here, White, with a pawn down, has undoubtedly got a compensating advantage in development.) } 10... Bc5 { [%eval -0.65] } 11. Bc3 { [%eval -0.54] } 11... Qf4 { [%eval -0.71] } 12. b4 { [%eval -0.69] } 12... Be7 { [%eval -0.71] } 13. g3 { [%eval -0.78] } { (This is a grave positional mistake weakening the king’s side.) } 13... Qc7 { [%eval -0.82] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval -1.03] } 14... c5 { [%eval -1.2] } 15. b5 { [%eval -1.26] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval -1.13] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -1.23] } 16... h5 { [%eval -1.36] } { (Promptly taking advantage of his obvious attacking chances.) } 17. Nd2 { [%eval -1.43] } 17... h4 { [%eval -1.41] } 18. Ne4 { [%eval -1.46] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval -1.73] } 19. Rad1? { [%eval -3.24] } { Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { 20 White resigns. (White resigned the hopeless game. When I announced the result of the game I caused much hilarity by adding the joking remark: “Die ‘Jugend’ hat gesiegt.” (“‘Youth’ has triumphed.”)’ f5 is a great move -2.83 20. a4 O-O-O 21. a5 fxe4 22. xe4 xe4 23. xe4 f6 24. b6 axb6 25. b1 hxg3 26. hxg3 xc3 27. xb6 This wins a bishop. } (19. Qe3 Rh6) 19... f5 { [%eval -3.28] } { 20 White resigns. (White resigned the hopeless game. When I announced the result of the game I caused much hilarity by adding the joking remark: “Die ‘Jugend’ hat gesiegt.” (“‘Youth’ has triumphed.”)’ } *