0006 King’s Indian Attack [A08]
LPO, Rd.5, 8-2-98
J. Schmidt (1600) P. McCartney (1674)
1 e4 e6 2 d3 d5 3 Nd2 Nf6 4 Ngf3 c5 5 g3 Nc6
Bg2 Be7 7 0-0 0-0 8 Re1 b5 9 e5 Nd7 (In the
KIA, White usually goes for a Kingside attack,
and Black counters that with a Queenside attack.
Here, we will see White take an unusual route,
and attack queenside) 10 c3 a5 11 d4 Ba6 12
Nf1 cd4 13 cd4 b4 14 Qa4 Qb6 15 Be3 Bb5 16
Qd1 a4 17 Rc1 Rac8 18 N1d2 Na5 19 h4 Rc7
20 Rc7 Qc7 21 Qb1 Rc8 22 Nf1 Qc2 (Black
offers to trade Queens, figuring the spatial
advantage would favor her in the endgame) 23
Qa1 Nc4 24 Rc1 Qg6 (The Queen may now
seem slightly out of place, but by going to g6, it
will quickly get back to the Queenside. Note
that 24…Qb2?? Loses to 25 Qb2 Nb2 26 Rc8+-)
25 b3 Ncb6 26 Rc8 Nc8 27 Qc1 Ncb6 28 N1d2
f6 29 Bh3 f5 30 Qc7 Qe8 31 Bg5 (31 Ng5 is an
interesting alternative) 31…Bf8 32 Bf1 Bf1 33
Kf1 ab3 34 ab3 Qc8 35 Qc8 Nc8 36 Ne1 Na7
37 Ke2 Nc6 38 Kd3 h6 39 Be3 Be7 40 Nc2 Kf7
41 h5 Ndb8 42 f3 Na6 43 Ne1 Nc7 44 Ng2 Nb5
45 Kc2?! Nc3 (45…Nbd4 46 Bd4 Nd4 is an alter-
native that should also win for Black) 46 Nf4 Bg5!
47 Kd3 Nd1 (This was the point behind Black’s
45^th move. Now White’s next move is just about
forced) 48 Ng2 (This is the only way to prevent
Black from getting a passed pawn. For example
If 48 Ke2, Black has 48…Ne3 49 Ke3 Bf4 50 gf4
[50 Kf4?? Nd4-+] g6 51 hg6 Kg6 and the passed
"h" pawn should lead to a win for Black. 48 Nf1
has the same basic effect) 48 …Ne3 49 Ne3 f4 50
gf4 (Forced! 50 Nf1 fg3 51 Ng3 Bd2 52 Kd2 Nd4
wins for Black) 50…Bf4 51 Ng4?? (51 Ndf1 is
better) {51 Nc2 is even better than that, but it still
loses LF} 51…Bd2 52 Kd2 Nd4 53 f4 Nb3 54
Kc2 Nd4 (Notes by McCartney) 0-1