This is the position after 25.Re6?!
GM Bologan (2663) – GM Stefanova (2464) [C78]
28.01.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.d4 Ba7 9.h3 0–0 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qd3 h6 12.Bh4 exd4 13.cxd4 g5 14.Nxg5 hxg5 15.Bxg5 Nxd4 16.Nc3 Kg7 17.Rae1 Ne6 18.Bh4 Nf4 19.Qg3+ Ng6 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.exd5 Bd4 22.Bg5 b4 23.h4 Rh8 24.Bc2 Qd7 25.Re6 (Diagram)
Nxd5 26.Rxg6+ fxg6 27.Qd3 Bxb2 28.Qxd5 Qf7 29.Qe4 Bf6 30.Bb3 Qf8 31.Rc1 Rc8 32.Be6 Qe7 33.Bxf6+ Qxf6 34.Bxc8 Rxc8 35.Qxb4 Kh8 36.Rxc7 Qa1+ 37.Kh2 Rxc7 38.Qb8+ Kg7 39.Qxc7+ Kh6 40.Qf7 Qe5+ 41.Kh3 Qe1 42.Qg8 Qh1+ 43.Kg3 Qa1 44.Qc4 Kh7 45.Qf7+ Kh6 46.Qf8+ Kh7 47.Qe7+ Kh6 48.Qg5+ Kh7 49.h5 gxh5 50.Qxh5+ Kg7 51.Qd5 Qc3+ 52.f3 Qe1+ 53.Kg4 Qb4+ 54.f4 a5 55.Kf5 a4 56.Kg5 Qb2 57.g3 Qb6 58.Qe6 Qd8+ 59.Kh5 d5 60.Qg6+ Kf8 61.Qf5+ Ke8 62.Qe6+ Kf8 63.Kg6 Qc7 64.Qf5+ Ke8 65.Qxd5 Qc2+ 66.Kg5 Qf2 67.g4 Ke7 68.Qe5+ Kf7 69.Qc7+ Ke8 70.Kf6 Qh4+ 71.g5 Qh8+ 72.Qg7 1–0
GM Bologan is known as a very strong attacking player (the style of Tal, Topalov, Shirov, etc.). He was once over 2700 and his games are rarely dull. I met him and his wife a few years ago in Moscow at a private dinner with GMs Karpov, Onischuk and Zvjaginsev, etc. in an exclusive Russian restaurant.
In this game, he was engaged in a very sharp position against former Women’s World Champion Stefanova. On move 25, he uncorked the unexpected move Re6?! Is it sound? If you play Black, would you take it knowing your opponent is an incredible attacker?
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I would be afraid to take anything free from Bologan.
A practical try, but black has some wood to give back after 25.- fxe6 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. Qxg6+ Ke7 28. Qg7+ Kd8 29. Qxd4 e5 30. Qxb4 Qb5 and whites attack is over.
Almost have it, but on 28.Qg7+ I would just take the Queen with 28… B:g7. White can try 28.Re1 but Raf8 consolidates. 29.R:e6+ Kd8. If White tries to follow up, say 30.Bf5 then Rhg8 31.Qh5 Qf7 and either the Q’s come off, or white dumps another piece. On 27.Qg5+ Kg7! 28.Q:g6 (If 28.B:g6 then Qd8 holds.) Kf8 29.de6 Qg7 should hold the win. Of course, I’m not the one sitting across the table from a GM, with a ticking (Do they “tick” anymore?) clock and knowing the entire world is watching if I will take this Rook!
On fxe6, do check out Be3 instead of the obvious Bxf6, still doesn’t work but it is more fun for white.
As far as analysis goes you ignore the opponents grade, and do your best (unless it is a machine).
In Poker, Girls are easy to Bluff, – same in chess
SSloan
Topalov tried the bluff on Eljanov but it didnt work!!