Volkov, S. (2628) - Vitiugov, N. (2555) [E45], Russian Championship, Tomsk (4) 2006

Chess Siberia

Volkov, S. (2628) - Vitiugov, N. (2555) [E45]
Russian Championship, Tomsk (4) 2006
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf4 d5 8. cxd5 Bxf1

9. dxe6
An interesting sacrifice. The alternative is 9. Kxf1.
9...Ba6 10. exf7+ Kxf7

11. Qb3+?!
Better is 11. e4! c5 (11...Qd7 12. e5) 12. e5 Qxd4 (12...Re8 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Qb3+ c4 15. Qa4 Na5 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. O-O with an extra pawn and a clear edge to White in Aronian,L-Medvegy,Z, Bundesliga, Germany 2004) 13. e6+ Kg8 14. Qf3 Nc6 15. Qxc6 Rd8?! (15...Rc8 16. Qf3) 16. Be3 Qe5 17. Qa4 (17. Rd1) 17...g5?! (17...Bb7) 18. Nh3 g4 19. Ng5! Nd5 20. O-O-O Nxe3 21. Rxd8+ Kg7 22. Rd7, 1-0 Kharlov,A-Zaja,I, Warsaw 2005.
Or 13...Kf8 14. Qf3 Nc6 15. Qxc6 Rd8 (15...Rc8 16. Qf3 Qe5+ 17. Be3 Rd8) 16. Qf3 (16. Be3!) 16...Bd6? (16...Qe5+! 17. Be3 g5 18. Nfe2 h6) 17. Be3 Qe5 18. Rd1 Ke7 19. h4 (19. Nfd5+ Kxe6 20. Nxf6 gxf6 (20...Qxf6 21. Qd5+ Kd7 22. Ne4) 21. Rd5, winning) 19...g6 20. g4 (20. Ncd5+! Nxd5 21. Nxg6+ hxg6 22. Qf7 mate) 20...Rhf8 21. g5 Nh5 22. Ncd5+ Ke8 23. Nc7+, 1-0 Hillebrand,W-Heide,H, corr Germany 1968.
11...Ke8 12. Ne6?!
12. e4!? deserves attention, 12...Qxd4 13. Ne6 Qc4 14. Qxc4 Bxc4 15. Nxc7+ Kf7 16. Nxa8 Na6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. b4 Ng4 19. Bf4 Bf6 20. Rc1 b5 21. f3 (21. Nd1 Ra8) 21...Ne5 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 with counterplay.
12...Qd7 13. Nxg7+ Kd8 14. Ne6+ Kc8 15. d5

15...Bb7!
Stronger than 15...Rg8 16. e4 Rxg2 17. Bf4 Bb7?! (17...c6 or 17...Bc5) 18. Nxc7 Qg4 19. Ne2 Nh5?! (19...Bc5 20. Rf1 Nxe4 21. O-O-O Nxf2 22. Rd2 Nd7 23. Qc2 with compensation) Asmundsson,I-Kolarov,A, Varna 1958, and here White could get a winning position with 20. h3! Qh4 21. Qf3 Rxf2 22. Qxf2 Nxf4 23. Nxf4 Kxc7 24. e5.
16. Nf4 Bd6 17. e4 Re8 18. f3 Bxf4 19. Bxf4 Bxd5 20. Qc2
White has some chances on a draw with 20. Nxd5!? Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Bg5.
20...Bc4

21. b3
21. Ne2 looks more stubborn. After 21. Rc1 Na6 22. Ne2 Bd3 23. Qc3?! (23. Qd2 Kb7 24. O-O Rad8 with advantage) 23...Nxe4! 24. fxe4 Rxe4 25. O-O Bxe2 26. Rf2 Rc4 27. Qe1 Rxc1 28. Bxc1 Bd3 0-1, Black won in Ibragimov,I-Burnett,R, Philadelphia 2002.
21...Ba6 22. Bg5 Re6 23. Rd1 Qg7 24. Be3 Nbd7

25. Kf2
Black has a big advantage, because he may attack the white king. Probably 25. b4 is somewhat better.
25...Ne5 26. Bd4 Kb7 27. Rhe1 Rg8 28. g3 Qf7! 29. Kg2 Nh5 30. Bxe5 Rxe5 31. Nd5 Reg5 32. Qf2

32...Rxd5
Black could devastatingly storm with the 32...Nxg3! 33. hxg3 Qg6! 34. g4 Rxg4+! 35. fxg4 Qxg4+ 36. Kh1 Qh5+ 37. Qh2 Qf3+ 38. Qg2 Qxg2 mate.
33. exd5 Nf4+ 34. Kh1 Nd3 35. Rxd3 Bxd3 36. d6 cxd6

37. Qe3
Black has an extra bishop.
37...Bg6 38. Rd1 Re8 39. Qc3 Qe6 40. b4 Qe3 41. Qf6 Re6 42. Qf8 Be8 43. Qf5 Bc6 44. Rd3 Qf2 45. Qf7+ Ka6 46. b5+ Bxb5
White resigned. 0-1

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