Olaf Hilbig (2026) - Spanton (1911)
1.b3
1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.e3 Nf6 4.f4 e6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Be2 d5 7.0-0 0-0
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| With both sides having castled, how would you assess the position? |
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The main difference is White has more space on the kingside, Black in the centre, which leads Stockfish18 and Dragon1 to award Black a slight edge.
8.d3 Bc5!?
Apparently a novelty. Known moves are 8...Nc6!?, 8...c5 and especially 8...Nbd7.
9.d4 Be7
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| This position occurs three times in ChessBase's 2026 Mega database, but with Black to move |
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10.Ne5 Ne4 11.Nd2 f6 12.Ng4 f5!? 13.Ne5 Nd7
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| Symmetry |
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14.Nxe4!? dxe4 15.Bc4
The engines claim White has an edge after 15.Nxd7!? Qxd7 16.g4!?
15...Bd5 16.Qe2
Here they like 16.Bxd5!? exd5 17.Qe2, again claiming a slight edge for White.
16...c6?!
After 16...Nxe5 17.dxe5 Bxc4 18.Qxc4 Qd5! Black is at least equal, according to the engines, one point being 19.Qxc7? runs into 19...Bc5!, when Black threatens to capture on e3 with check and to win the white queen.
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| How should White proceed? |
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17.a4
The engines give 17.Ba6!, threatening to trap Black's light-square bishop. After 17...Nxe5 18.dxe5 c5 19.g4!? they give White a slight edge.
17...Nxe5 18.dxe5 Bc5??
The game is completely equal after 18...Bxc4 19.Qxc4 Qd5, according to the engines.
19.Ba6!? b5
The engines reckon this is best, but Black is losing a piece.
20.c4 Qb6 21.axb5 Bxe3+ 22.Kh1 Rfd8 23.cxd5 Rxd5?
Better, but still losing, is 23...cxd5.
24.bxc6! Rd2
Otherwise Black is simply a bishop down.
25.Qc4 Rxb2 26.c7 Rxb3 27.c8=Q+ Rxc8 28.Bxc8 Bd4 29.Bxe6+ 1-0
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