Chess analysis by chess phenom IM Daniel Naroditsky

Chess Prodigy IM Daniel Naroditsky analyzes his own game against Andre Diamant Posted on May 4, 2011 by William

Summary by Naroditsky:

In a sharp Paulsen, White starts a standard f3-g4 attack on the Kingside and Black counters with his own counter-attack on the Queenside. Black weakens the d5 square at the wrong moment, allowing White’s pieces to pour into Black’s position. Eventually, White is able to sacrifice an exchange and break through. Black sacrifices back the exchange in order to create some last-ditch tricks, but White’s pieces are too well-coordinated and Black’s king is hopelessly weakened. With his last critical move Qf5, White wins the game immediately.

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. g4 b5 11. g5 Nh5 12. Nce2 Rd8 13. Ng3 Quite possibly Solodvnichenko’s innovation 13.f4!? is best. He lost the game, but White’s position looked very promising. Now, the question is whether or not Black will be able to conduct the …d5 break. (13. f4 !? Bb7 14. Bg2 g6 (14… Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bc5 !? 16. Bf3 Rac8 !? 17. Bxh5 Bxe4 18. Rhe1 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxc2 20. Bc3 Bxd1 21. Kxd1 Qc4 unclear position) 15. Nb3 (15. f5 ? Ne5 16. f6 Bc5 17. b3 (17. Ng3 Nc4 18. Qe1 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 e5 Black has a decisive advantage) 17… d5 ! (17… Rac8 Black has a moderate advantage {(Fier)}) 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 Black has a moderate advantage) (15. Bf3 e5 ! 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxh5 Bxe4 ! White has moderate counterplay) 15… Rac8 16. Kb1 d5 17. e5 d4 ! (17… Bb4 18. c3 Bf8 unclear position) 18. Nexd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bc5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qf2 Qe4 22. Nf5 ? (22. Rhf1 ! Rd5 23. Qf3 ! Qxf3 24. Rxf3 h6 25. gxh6 Bf8 26. Kc1 Bxh6 27. Ne2 White has a slight advantage) 22… exf5 23. Bxc5 Nxf4 24. Bd6 ? (24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Re1 (25. Rg1 Nh3 Black has a decisive advantage) (25. Rc1 Ne2 26. Rf1 Rd2 Black has a decisive advantage) 25… Qxe5 ! Black has a slight advantage) 24… Ne2 Black has a moderate advantage 25. Ka1 Rxc2 Black has a decisive advantage 26. Rhe1 Rdc8 27. a3 Rxb2 ! 28. e6 fxe6 29. Rb1 Rd2 30. Rec1 Rcc2 {0-1 Solodvnichenko-Fier, Sabadell 2009.}) 13… Nxd4 ‘*’ 14. Bxd4 Nf4 (14… Nxg3 ? 15. hxg3 Qxg3 16. f4 Bb7 17. Bd3 White has the attack) 15. h4 (15. Be3 !? Bxg5 16. Rg1 f6 {(Mekhitarian-Leitao, Brasil 2008)} 17. h4 ! Bh6 18. Nh5 Nxh5 19. Bxh6 Kh8 20. Be3 White has a slight advantage) 15… e5 ? A major error, both from a positional and tactical point of view. Black missed that after an eventual Bc3 White will be threatening Ba5. (15… Bb7 ! !46 16. Bc3 ! (16. Bb6 Qxb6 17. Qxf4 d5 Black has a slight advantage {Flores Rios-Leitao, Sao Paulo 2009.}) 16… b4 !? 17. Bxb4 Bxb4 18. Qxb4 d5 White has the initiative) 16. Nf5 ! (16. Bc3 Bc5 17. Nf5 d5 unclear position) 16… Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Nd6 Rb8 19. h5 Rb6 20. Rh4 ?! Returning the favor. Black now had a chance to bring the game very close to equality. (20. g6 ! fxg6 21. hxg6 h6 (21… Nxg6 22. Qa5 ! { } Rf8 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. Nf7+ White has a decisive advantage) 22. Qa5 ! {A very strong idea which I had failed to take notice of during the game. Black’s position falls apart.} Ne6 23. Nf5 (23. b4 Qe3+ 24. Kb1 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Qxf3 26. Rg1 Qf2 27. Rh1 Qf3 equal chances, quiet position) 23… Rc6 24. Rh2 White has a moderate advantage) 20… Bb7 ? (20… Ne6 ! { } 21. g6 fxg6 22. hxg6 hxg6 ! 23. c3 Rf8 (23… Nd4 24. Qh2 Rxd6 25. Rh8+ Kf7 26. Rxd8 White has a decisive advantage) 24. Bg2 Nf4 White has moderate counterplay) 21. Rxf4 ! A strong blow after which Black has to give back the exchange. 21… exf4 (21… Rxd6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 exf4 { Understandably, this was Black’s original intention, but after} 24. Rb6 ! Bc8 25. c4 White has a decisive advantage {White wins everything.}) 22. Qxf4 Rxd6 (22… Rf8 23. h6 b4 24. hxg7 Kxg7 25. Kb1 White has a decisive advantage { }) 23. Rxd6 Rc8 24. Rd2 d5 25. e5 (25. g6 ! hxg6 26. hxg6 Rf8 singular move (26… fxg6 27. Bh3 Re8 28. Bd7 Re7 29. Qb8+ Kf7 30. Qxb7 White has a decisive advantage) 27. exd5 fxg6 (27… Bxd5 28. Qf5 White has a decisive advantage) 28. Qe4 Qg1 29. Qe6+ Kh7 30. Rd1 White has a decisive advantage) 25… Qg1 26. Rd1 Qf2 27. Bd3 d4 28. g6 fxg6 (28… hxg6 29. hxg6 Rf8 ! 30. Bf5 ! Bxf3 31. e6 fxg6 32. e7 gxf5 33. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 34. Qxf5+ Kg8 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qh3+ Kg8 37. Rf1 Qe3+ 38. Kb1 Bc6 39. Qc8+ Qe8 40. Qxe8+ Bxe8 41. Rd1 White has a decisive advantage) 29. hxg6 Bxf3 30. Qf5 ! 30… Rb8 31. Rf1 Qe3 32. Kb1 1-0

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