Schipkov, Boris (2325) - Honfi, Karoly (2335) [A53]
Kecskemet 1992
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. d5
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5...Nc5
The Old Indian Defence. In the game Schipkov,B-Szakolczai,P, Kecskemet 1992 White obtained an edge after 5...Be7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. Ng3 Re8 8. Be3 Bf8 9. f3 c6 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. O-O a6 12. Qd2 c5 13. a3 Rb8 14. b4 b5 15. cxb5 c4 16. Be2 axb5.
6. f3 a5 7. Be3 Bd7 8. Nge2 Be7
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9. Qd2!
If 9. g4 then 9...h6 10. Ng3 Nh7 11. Nf5 Bh4+ 12. Nxh4 Qxh4+ 13. Bf2 Qf6 with counterplay in Knuth,H-Schmidt,W, Germany 1992.
9...O-O
After 9...Nh5 10. O-O-O g6 11. g4 Ng7 12. h4 h5 13. g5 O-O 14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4 Bg4 16. Be2 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 White had an advantage in Bilciu,C-Manu,A, Eforie Nord 1998.
10. O-O-O! Ne8
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11. g4! c6 12. Ng3 f6?!
Weakening his kingside. 12...a4 deserves attention.
13. Kb1
Or 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Nf5.
13...Rf7 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nf5 Qb6
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16. h4!
A nice position. White has a clear edge and can attack.
16...Bf8 17. h5 a4 18. Nb5! Rd7 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Nh4 Nc7!?
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21. Ng6+! Kg8
In the case of 21...hxg6? 22. hxg6 Kg8 23. Qh2 Be7 White mates with 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8.
22. Nxf8 Kxf8 23. Nxc7
The active 23. g5! is more precise and after 23...fxg5 (23...f5 24. g6 h6 25. Nxc7 Qxc7 26. Bxh6 fxe4 27. Bxg7+!) 24. Bh3 Bxb5 25. cxb5 Rdd8 26. Bxg5 Re8 (26...Rdb8 27. Be7+!) the first player obtains a powerful attack with 27. Bf6!.
23...Qxc7 24. g5 f5?!
Risky. Black could try 24...fxg5 25. Bh3 (25. Rxg5!?) 25...Rf7 26. Qxd6+ Qxd6 27. Rxd6 Na6. White had an edge, but he cannot win quickly.
25. Bh3
Also interesting is 25. g6! Kg8 (25...h6 26. Bxh6) 26. gxh7+ Kh8 27. Bh3 Nxe4 28. Qg2 Rf7 29. h6.
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25...Nxe4!
This knight sacrifice is the only chance to fight. Karoly Honfi is the famous Hungarian master, who beat Lajos Portisch (1957, 1963), Wolfgang Uhlmann (1974), Ulf Andersson (1976), Wolfgang Unzicker (1981), Kevin Spraggett (1990) etc.
26. fxe4
The alternative is 26. Qb4 g6 (26...Nc5 27. Bxf5) 27. Bb6 Qc8 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. fxe4 Bxe4+ 30. Ka1.
26...Bxe4+ 27. Ka1 Qxc4 28. g6 hxg6 29. hxg6 a3!? 30. b3 Qe6
If 30...Qc2 then 31. Rgf1.
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31. Bf1!?
Better is 31. Rdf1! Ke7 32. Bxf5 Bxf5 33. Bg5+ Ke8 34. Qh2.
31...Rc8 32. Bc4 d5 33. Qh2 f4
33...dxc4 34. Qh8+ Qg8 35. Qxg8+ Kxg8 36. Rxd7 is hopeless.
34. Qh8+
White could win and with 34. Bc1 Ra8 35. Qh8+ Qg8 36. Qh5 Qe6 37. Bd2.
34...Qg8
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35. Qxg8+?!
Time trouble. The correct continuation is 35. Qh3 Ke7 36. Bd2 Qe6 37. Bb4+.
35...Kxg8 36. Bc1 Ra8?!
Here better is 36...Rdd8!? 37. Bb5 Rc5 38. Ba4 Rc2 (38...Ra8 39. Bxa3 Rca5 40. Bb4 R5a6 41. a3) 39. Bxa3 Rh2 40. Rc1 or 36...Bf3 37. Rd2! (37. Rd3 Be4 38. Rdd1 Bf3) 37...Rdd8 38. Be2 Be4 (38...Bxe2 39. Rxe2 Re8 40. Rh1) 39. Bxa3 Rc6 40. Bc4 Re6 41. Kb2.
37. Rge1!
The decisive move.
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37...Bxg6
Or 37...Bf3 38. Rd3 Rd6 39. Rxe5 Rxg6 40. Bxd5+ Bxd5 41. Rexd5.
38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. Bxd5+ Bf7 40. Bxf7+ Kxf7 41. Rxe5 Rh8 42. Rf5+
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42...Ke6 43. Rxf4
Winning.
43...Rh1 44. Kb1 Rg1 45. Re4+ Kd5 46. Ra4 b5 47. Rxa3 g5 48. Ra5 Kc6 49. Kc2 g4 50. Ra6+ Kd5 51. Be3 Rh1 52. Kd3 Rd1+ 53. Ke2 Ra1 54. Bf2 Ke4 55. Be1 Kf4 56. Rf6+ Kg5 57. Rb6 Rxa2+ 58. Ke3
Black resigned. 1-0
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Schipkov, Boris (2325) - Honfi, Karoly (2335) [A53]
Kecskemet 1992
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Nc5 6. f3 a5 7. Be3 Bd7 8. Nge2 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Ne8 11. g4 c6 12. Ng3 f6 13. Kb1 Rf7 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nf5 Qb6 16. h4 Bf8 17. h5 a4 18. Nb5 Rd7 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Nh4 Nc7 21. Ng6+ Kg8 22. Nxf8 Kxf8 23. Nxc7 Qxc7 24. g5 f5 25. Bh3 Nxe4 26. fxe4 Bxe4+ 27. Ka1 Qxc4 28. g6 hxg6 29. hxg6 a3 30. b3 Qe6 31. Bf1 Rc8 32. Bc4 d5 33. Qh2 f4 34. Qh8+ Qg8 35. Qxg8+ Kxg8 36. Bc1 Ra8 37. Rge1 Bxg6 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. Bxd5+ Bf7 40. Bxf7+ Kxf7 41. Rxe5 Rh8 42. Rf5+ Ke6 43. Rxf4 Rh1 44. Kb1 Rg1 45. Re4+ Kd5 46. Ra4 b5 47. Rxa3 g5 48. Ra5 Kc6 49. Kc2 g4 50. Ra6+ Kd5 51. Be3 Rh1 52. Kd3 Rd1+ 53. Ke2 Ra1 54. Bf2 Ke4 55. Be1 Kf4 56. Rf6+ Kg5 57. Rb6 Rxa2+ 58. Ke3 1-0
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