Rogers, I. (2555) - Volzhin, A. (2520) [B33]

Chess Siberia

Rogers, I. (2555) - Volzhin, A. (2520) [B33]
Valle d'Aosta Open (9) 2002
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf5
Interesting is 6. Ndb5.
6...d5 7. exd5 Bxf5 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Qf3 Qd7 10. Bg5 e4 11. Qe2
After 11. Qf4?! Bd6 12. Qd2 Be5 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 14. O-O-O Nb6 15. Ba6 O-O 16. Rhe1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 Black had an advantage in Dusper, H - Shariyazdanov, A, Djakovo op 1994.
11...Be7

12. Bxf6?
This move leads to Black's superiority in development. Better is 12. Rd1 Qe6! 13. Qc4 Rb8 14. Qxe6 fxe6 15. b3 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Na4 e3 18. c4 exf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nb4 20. Be2 Nxa2 21. Ra1 Nb4 22. Nc5 a6 23. Rhd1 Rhd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Ra4 1/2, draw in Akopian, V - Yakovich, Y, Rostov op 1993.
12...Bxf6 13. Nxe4 O-O!
The strongest continuation.
14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qd2 Rfe8+ 16. Kd1

16...Qc7!
A novelty. Worse is 16... Qb7 17. Kc1 Rad8 18. Qc3 with a small edge to White.
17. Bd3
If now 17. Kc1 Rad8 18. Qc3? then 18...Qf4+ winning.
17...Rad8 18. Kc1 c5 19. b3 Qe5 20. Rb1 c4! 21. bxc4 Rb8!
Threatening 22...Rxb1+ 23. Kxb1 Rb8+ 24. Kc1 Qa1 checkmate.

22. Rxb8 Rxb8
The second player obtained a clear advantage.
23. Qe3 Qb2+ 24. Kd1 Bg4+ 25. f3 Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Qxh1 27. Qf4!?
Or 27. Qh6 Qxg2+ 28. Kc3 Bf5! 29. Bxf5 Qxf3+ 30. Bd3 f5 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Ke7.
27...Qxg2+ 28. Kc3 Re8 29. Qxg4+ Qxg4 30. fxg4 Re5 31. Kd4 h5 32. c5 Kf8 33. h3

33...h4! 34. Be4 Ke7 35. c3 Kd7 36. a4 a5 37. Bf5+ Kc6 38. Be4+ Kc7 39. Bd5 Re2 40. Bxf7 Rh2 41. Be6 Rxh3 42. g5 Rf3 43. Ke4 Rg3 44. gxf6 h3 45. Bd5
Also hopeless is 45. Bxh3 Rxh3 46. f7 Rh8 47. Ke5 Kd7 48. Kf6 Rc8 49. c6+ Kd6.
45...h2 46. Kf5
Or 46. Kf4 Rd3 47. Be4 Kd7.
46...Rxc3 47. f7 Rxc5 48. f8Q Rxd5+ 49. Ke6 h1Q 50. Qf4+ Kb7 51. Qf7+ Ka6 52. Qg6 Rc5 53. Qd3+ Ka7 54. Qd4 Qc6+ 55. Ke7 Qb6
White resigned. 0-1

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