Polgar Judit (HUN) - Lautier Joel (FRA) Enghien (France) 2003 B33

[#]1.e4 c5 2.¤f3 ¤c6 3.d4 cd 4.¤d4 ¤f6 5.¤c3 e5 6.¤db5 d6 7.¥g5 a6 8.¤a3 b5 9.¥f6 gf 10.¤d5 f5 11.¥d3 ¥e6 12.£h5 ¦g8 13.g3 ¦g5 14.£d1 ¥d5 15.ed ¤e7 16.c3

[Against Leko, Polgar played: 16.¤b5 £b6 17.¤a3 £b2 18.¤c4 £c3 19.¢f1 ¦d8 , with a complicated play where Black prevailed.]

16...¥h6 17.¥e2 ¦c8 Lautier is trying to improve Leko's play against Acs.

[In that game Black tested: 17...£b6 18.¤c2 ¢f8 19.a4 ba 20.¤b4 f4 21.£a4 f3 22.¥d3 ¦g4 23.O-O f5 24.£d7 , and White obtained a clear advantage.]

18.c4 f4

[Deserving attention is: 18...£a5 19.¢f1 b4 20.¤c2 £b6 , with mutual chances.]

19.cb e4?!

[Black should better choose between 19...ab 20.¤b5;

and 19...£a5 20.¢f1 ab 21.¤b5 ¦g6 , with unclear position.]

20.gf?!

[Judith in her turn misses an oportunity of obtaining advantage by: 20.£a4 ¦d5 (20...¤d5 21.ba ¢f8 22.£e4 ¦e5 23.£f3white stands better) 21.ba ¢f8 22.£e4]

20...£a5 21.¢f1 ¦d5 22.£e1 £c7

[Black should not avoid the queens' exchange: 22...£d2! 23.£d2 (23.ba £f4) 23...¦d2 , when Black obtains a full-fledged play in the endgame.]

23.ba £d7

24.¦g1!

[White would have also obtained an advantage with 24.h3 , but the text move is more convincing.]

24...£h3

[Perhaps, 24...¥f4 is better.]

25.¦g2 ¥f4 26.£b4 ¥h2 27.¥g4 £d3 28.¥e2 £h3 29.¥g4 £d3 30.¢e1! It turns out that the centralized white king is in a perfect safety. Meanwhile, Black experiences serious problems - his c8-rook and h3-bishop are hanging and white passed pawn threatens with an advance to the promotion square. 30...¤c6?

[Black's best surviving chance was 30...¤g6!! Then even a slightest mistake would have been fatal for White. The only correct continuation for White would have been 31.¦d1! (After 31.£b7?? White is checkmated: 31...¦c1 32.¦c1 £d2 33.¢f1 £c1 34.¢e2 ¤f4#; And in the case of 31.¦h2 ¤e5 , after: 32.£a4 (as well as after: 32.¦h4 ¤f3 33.¥f3 ef 34.¦e4 ¢f8; After: 32.¦d1 £d1 33.¥d1 ¤d3 34.¢e2 ¤b4 Black would have retained the material advantage.) 32...¢e7 33.¦d1 ¦c1!! 34.¦c1 £d2 35.¢f1 £c1 36.¢g2 £f4 , a position would have arisen where White has no defense against the multiple mating threats despite her extra piece.) 31...¤f4 32.¦d3 ¤d3 33.¢e2 ¤b4 34.¥c8 ¥e5 35.¤c4white stands better]

31.£b7 The c-file is blocked by the black c6-knight and White wins easily. 31...£d2 32.¢f1 £d3 33.¥e2 £h3 34.¦c1 ¦g5

Now the final interposing strike follows: 35.¥g4! £d3 36.¢e1 e3 37.¥d7 ¢e7 38.¥f5 Black resigned. [1:0]

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