Stoyko - Grasso, Hamilton Quads 2009White to play. What is the winning plan?
FM Steve Stoyko showed me a nice game he played at the Hamilton Quads back in August. Though it offers some ideas on how to play the Colle-Zukertort, the game is chiefly of interest as an example of when "bishops of opposite color endings" can be won. You can play it over below or download the PGN file.
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Features a nice Stoyko win with the Zuke.
4 comments:
Classy game.
Tim Spanton
London
The PGN is now available here:
http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/kenilworth-pgn/stoyko-grasso.pgn
[Event "Hamilton CC Quads"]
[Site "Groveville, NJ USA"]
[Date "2009.08.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stoyko, Stephen"]
[Black "Grasso, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2221"]
[BlackElo "2249"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 {The Colle-Zukertort has gained a
reputation as a potentially dangerous attacking opening, thanks in part to
books such as A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire (soon to be out in a second
edition) and Zuke 'em.} Nbd7 6. O-O b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Ne5 {
The thematic "Zuke 'em" approach to the position.} (9. c4 $5 {is the sort of
positional approach recommended by Richard Palliser in Starting Out: d-Pawn Attacks.}) 9... O-O (9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 (10... Ne4 11. Bb5+ $14) 11. f4 (11. Qh5 $5 {and Black must weaken his kingside in order to castle.}) 11... Qc7 12. Qe2 O-O-O 13. e4 d4 14. Nc4 (14. c3 $5) 14... h5 15. Bc1 g6 16. Bd2 Rhg8 17. a4 Bc6 18. Rf2 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. b4 {and White was much better and eventually won in 1-0 Danner,G (2438)-Borsos,B (2363)/Budapest HUN 2009 (55)}) 10. f4 Ne4 11. Nxd7 (11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bc4 (12. Bb5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Danielsson,G-Becker,A/Buenos Aires 1939 (26)}) 12... Nf6 (12... Bd5 $2 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nc6 Qe8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qxd5 $18 {1-0 Jussupow,A (2610)-Kosten,A (2524)/Bundesliga 0001 2001 (39)}) (12... Nxe5 13. fxe5 $5 {unclear}) 13. f5 Nd5 14. fxe6 Nxe3 15. exf7+ Kh8 16. Qh5 Qd6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Rad1 $1 Nxd1 19. Rxd1 Qf6 20. Rd7 (20. Rd3 $3) 20... e3 21. Ng6+ Qxg6 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Rxe7 Rad8 24. Rxe3 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 Rd2+ 26. Ke1 {
1-0 Braunlich,T (2173)-Lin,K (1892)/Bartlesville USA 2009}) (11. c4 Nxd2 (11...f6) 12. Qxd2 dxc4 13. bxc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15. Rae1 Qc7 16. Re3 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Bd6 18. Rh3 Rac8 19. Qe2 g6 20. Rg3 Bf8 21. f5 $1 Bg7 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 24. Qxe6+ Qf7 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bxg6+ (26. d5 $1) 26... Kg8 27. Re7 Rd7 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Bf5 Rc7 30. d5 Nc5 31. d6 Rf7 32. Rxg7+ Rxg7 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. d7 Nxd7 35. Bxd7 {winning in 1-0 Atkins,H-Yates/England 1912 (47).})
11...Qxd7 12. dxc5 (12. Nf3 $5 f5 13. Ne5 Qd8 14. Rf3 Rc8 15. Rh3 g6 16. Bxe4 dxe4
17. Qe2 Qc7 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 20. Rh8+ Kf7 21. Rh7+ Ke8 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 {with a winning advantage in 1-0 Bramme,E (2016)-Le Bailly,B (2107)/Lille FRA 2005 (62)}) 12... Bxc5 ({On} 12... Nxc5 $2 {
White has a lovely double Bishop sac:} 13. Bxh7+ $3 Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Bxg7 $1 f5 (15... Kxg7 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Rf3) 16. Rf3 (16. Qg6 $5 Qe8 17. Qh6 $40) 16... Bf6 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. Rg3+ Kf8 19. Nf3 $1 $40 {
and it is hard to see how Black survives the continued onslaught.}) 13. Qe2 (
13. Bd4 Rac8 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. f5 $6 (15. Nf3) 15... Bxd4 16. exd4 Qb4 $1 17.
Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bc4 b5 19. Bxb5 Qxd4+ 20. Kh1 exf5 21. Rad1 Qf6 22. Rd7 Ba8 $1 (22... Bc6 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. Rxa7 Qxc2 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. a4 $13) 23. Rxa7 f4 $1 $40 24. Rxa8 $8 Rxa8 25. Qxe4 Rxa2 26. Bc4 g6 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. Rxf4 Ra1+ 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Kg7 31. Kg1 Kf6 32. b4 Ke5 33. b5 f5 34. Kf2 Kd4 35. c4 Ra8 36. h4 h6 37. g3 Ra2+ 38. Kg1 Rb2 39. Kh1 Ra2 40. Bg2 Kxc4 41. b6 Rb2 42. b7 Kd4 {0-1 Dimitrov,C (2230)-Aguettaz,M (2332)/FRA-ch Accession 2004}) 13... f5 (
13... Nxd2 $5 14. Qxd2 f6 15. Kh1 Qe7 {with the idea of e5 looks better, keeping the center more fluid.}) 14. Nf3 Rac8 15. Bxe4 $5 dxe4 {Grasso is content to head for exchanges along the d-file and an apparently equal ending. But keeping the pawns unbalanced might have been a better option:} (15... fxe4 $1 16. Ne5 Qe7 {unclear}) 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. c4 Rcd8 18. Rad1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Bd4 Bd6 (20... Bxd4 $6 21. exd4 {strongly favors White.}) 21. g4 $1 Qe7 22. g5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Rd7 24. Rd4 Qd8 25. Qb2 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 Qxd4 27. Bxd4 $5 (27. exd4 {also creates difficulties for Black.}) 27... Kf7 {Grasso offered a draw with this move, since the Bishops of opposite color and the locked pawn formation seems to guarantee that result. However, Stoyko had seen the winning concept.}
28. a4 $1 {Fixing the b-pawn on a dark square. That pawn will eventually be
White's target. In order to defend that pawn, Black will eventually have to
play g6 (which he does next move) so that the King can make its way to the
queenside. However, after g6, a path along the a1-h8 diagonal is cleared for
White's King to invade. Black will eventually be in zugzwang, unable to
defend against threats on both the kingside and queenside.} g6 29. Kf2 Ke8 30. Ke2 Kd7 31. Kd2 Kc6 32. b4 $1 a6 33. b5+ $1 {
White makes sure that Black cannot play b5 to eliminate the weakness.} Kc7 34. Be5+ Kd7 35. Kc3 Bc8 36. Kd4 {Meanwhile, the King begins its invasion.} Bb7 37.
Bb8 Kc8 38. Bd6 $1 Kd7 39. Ke5 axb5 40. axb5 Bc8 41. Ba3 Ke8 ({No better is}
41... Bb7 42. Bb2 Bc8 43. Bd4 Kc7 44. Kf6 Bd7 45. Ke7 $3 (45. Kg7 {
also wins, of course}) 45... Bc8 46. Be5+ Kb7 47. Kd8 $1 {zugzwang}) 42. Bb2
Ke7 43. Bd4 {Black resigns, as the b-pawn falls and White's connected passed
pawns will be unstoppable.} 1-0
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