ANNOTATED GAME

WtW Modern Benoni mini-tournament VIII
ptitroque (1736) vs. ionadowman (2098)
Annotated by: ptitroque (1804)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bb5+ Nbd7
I've been told that the best move in this situation is supposed to be 7. ... Nd7 but this seems good as well.
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8. Nf3
White carry on with a common answer, preparing the castle.
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8... a6
Common move as well
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9. Bd3
The problem for white is that it enables 9. ...b5
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9... b5
Black has now a very good pawn structure.
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10. O-O
With black advance on the queenside, white's plan is to attack on the center.

 
10... Bg7
standard move

 
11. Bf4
Attacking e5
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11... Qe7
I had the impression that this move was inaccurate O-O would have been better but i couldn't find any attacking possibiities straight away. So that...
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12. Re1
Obvious move to support an attack on the e file.

 
12... O-O
Logical
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13. e5
White has numeric superiority toward e5
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13... dxe5
Black has little other choice for if 14. e6 fxe6 15. Rxe6 Qd8 (forced move)

 
14. Nxe5
14. Be5 was the other candidate move but the knight in e5 menaces 15. Nc6 and the bishop in c5 could enable 17. d6

 
14... Nxe5
At this point, the game seems equilibrated. White is even slighly ahead (I think)

 
15. Bxe5
15. Re5 might have been better but white's plan is to advance the passed d pawn.

 
15... Bb7
To menace d5 and, more important, to link both rooks.

 
16. d6
things go like in my plan

 
16... Qd7
preventing further move from the d pawn.
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17. Bxf6
Mistake. Ne4 or Be4 would have been better. From now on the GK computer gives an advantage to black.

 

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