Spanton (1942) - Joachim Görg (2154)
Pirc
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 d5?!
The mainline in ChessBase's 2024 Mega database runs 6...c5 7.dxc5 Qa5 8.0-0 Qxc5+ 9.Kh1 Nc6 10.Bd3!? Bg4 11.Qe1, with a slight edge for White, according to Stockfish16 and Komodo14.1
7.e5 Ng4?!
This seems to be new. Siegbert Tarrasch - Rudolf Charousek, Nürnberg 1896, went 7...Ne8 8.Be3 e6 9.h4!?, with a positionally won game for White, according to the engines (1-0, 17 moves).
8.h3 Nh6 9.0-0
The engines like 9.Be3 and 9.g4.
9...b6 10.g4 f5 11.g5 Nf7 12.Be3 Be6!? 13.h4 Qd7 14.h5 Rc8 15.hxg6 hxg6 16.Nh4 Nh8
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| How would you assess this middlegame? |
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White's extra space gives a winning advantage, according to the engines.
17.Kf2 c5 18.Rh1 Nc6 19.Rh3 cxd4 20.Bxd4 Nxd4 21.Qxd4
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| The bishop-pair gives little or no compensation for Black's cramped and disjointed position |
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21...Bf7 22.Rah1 Qc6 23.Rd3?!
The rook is probably better left on the open file.
23...e6 24.Rdh3!? Qc5 25.Nf3 Be8 26.Kg3 Nf7 27.Qf2!?
The engines reckon this gives away a fair bit of White's advantage. They like, among other lines, 27.Rh7 Rc7 28.Qd2 d4!? 29.Qxd4 Rd8 30.Qxc5 Rxc5 31.Bd3, claiming White has at least the upper hand.
27...Qxf2+ 28.Kxf2 Bf8 29.Bd3 Bc6 30.Nd4 Bc5 31.Ne2 Bd7 32.c3 a5 33.Kg3 Bf8!? 34.Ng1!? a4 35.a3 Rc7 36.Ngf3 Rac8 37.Rh7 Bg7 38.Nb5 Rc5 39.Nd6?!
The engines prefer backtracking with 39.Nbd4.
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| How should Black proceed? |
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39...Rf8
The engines give 39...Nxd6 40.cxd6 d4!?, claiming complete equality, eg 41.cxd4 Rd5 42.Ne5!? Rxd4 43.Ba6 Rd8 44.Nxg6 Bd8 45.Ne7+ Kf8, after which White should probably take a draw by repetition.
40.Nxf7 Rxf7 41.R7h2 Be8 42.Nd4 Bd7 43.Nf3 ½–½
The engines give White the upper hand, but there seems no way for White to make progress.
The engines give White the upper hand, but there seems no way for White to make progress.
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