Schipkov, Boris - Welling, Gerard [A43]
Miskolc open 1989
Notes by Boris Schipkov
1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. cxd5 d6 5. Nc3 Ne7
A rare continuation. Possible is 5... g6. If 5...Be7 then 6. e4 a6 7. a4 Bf6 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. Nge2 Ng6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Bd2 Re8 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. b3 Rb8 16. f4 Ndf8 17. Kh1 Bh4 18. Nf5 Bf6 19. Ne3 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qf2 Nd7 23. Nf5 f6 24. Ra1 b4 25. Bb2 Nb6 26. Ne3 Bd7 27. Qg3 Kh8 28. e5 dxe5 29. Bxg6 hxg6 30. fxe5 fxe5 31. Qxg6 Rf8 32. d6 Qb7 33. Bxe5 Bb5 34. Nf5 1-0, Black resigned in Novikov, I - Meulders, R, Antwerp op 1994.
6. e4
Weaker is 6. g3 Ng6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. a4 1/2-1/2, draw in Bekker Jensen, S - Westerinen, H, Gausdal Eikrem mem 2000.
6...Ng6
In the game Ivkov-Westerinen, Raach 1969 White obtained a small advantage after 6... Nd7 7. Nf3 Ng6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 h6 11. Rb1 Bg5 12. Bf1 Bxc1 13. Qxc1 Qf6 14. a3. Interesting is 7. Bd3.
7. Bd3!
White plans to develop with Nge2 defending the Nc3, followed by 0-0 and f4, controlling the centre.
7...Be7
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8. Nge2! Bf6
In the game Hoang Thanh Trang - Berkvens, J, Budapest FS04 GM 2000 Black played 8...O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Ng3 Bf6 12. Kh1 Nd7 13. f4 Qc7 14. Nh5 Bd4 15. Ne2 Rb8 16. Bb1 Nf6 17. Nxd4 Nxh5 18. Qxh5 cxd4 19. Ra3 Bd7 20. Rg3 f6 21. f5 Ne5 22. Rh3 Bxa4 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Rg3 Qf7 25. Rxg7 Qxg7 26. Bh6 Qxh6 27. Qxh6+ Ke7 28. Qg7+ Nf7 29. e5, 1-0.
9. O-O O-O 10. Rb1!
White takes an initiative on the queenside also.
10...Na6 11. f4 Bd7?!
A dubious move. Bad is 11... Nb4?! 12. Bc4 Re8 13. a3 Na6 14. Qd3 Nc7 15. b4 with an edge to White.
Better is 11... Bg4! 12. h3 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Bd4+ 14. Kh1 Nb4 15. Bc4 with only minimal advantage to White.
12. a3 Re8 13. Kh1 Rb8 14. b4 b5
Or 14... cxb4 15. axb4 Rc8 16. Qb3 Qb6 17. Nd1 Qc7 18. Be3 Qb8 19. Ndc3 with a strong pressure.
15. Be3 c4
After 15... Qc7 16. Qd2 Rec8 17. Rfc1 the first player has a clear edge.
16. Bc2 Bg4 17. Qd2
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Here Gerard Welling stopped the clock and resigned. Why? White has a clear advantage, but has no extra pawn or piece. However, we see all White's pieces stand on better places and Black has no counterplay. It is a very boring and tiresome to play such type of passive position with a lot of weak points. Possible is 17...Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Rb7 19. Nd4 Qd7 (or 19... Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Qh4 21. Qc3 f6 22. Rbe1 Nc7 23. Re3 Rf8 24. Rh3 Qg4 25. f5 Ne5 26. Qe1) 20. Qf2 Rc7 21. Nf5! Ne7 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. e5 Qxd5 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Qg3+ Kf8 26. f5 Ng8 27. Rbd1 Qb7 28. Bf4 Rd7 29. Bd6+ Ne7 30. Rfe1 winning.
Black resigned. 1-0
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