SHANKLAND vs SVIDLER – HOOGEVEEN MATCH 2018 GAME 1

This is game 1 from the Hoogeveen Match of 2018. It is between Samuel Shankland with White against Peter Svidler with Black.

                                                          

This game features a Kings Indian Defence. To learn more about the Kings Indian Defence, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Shankland,Samuel (2722) - Svidler,Peter (2756)

Hoogeveen Matches 2018 Hoogeveen (1), 21.10.2018

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Be3 b6 6.cxb6 E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3 

6...axb6 

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7.Bg5N [7.Nc3 Bc5 8.Bxc5 bxc5 9.Qd6 Qe7 10.Qxe7+ Kxe7 11.e4 1/2–1/2 (34) Bocharov,D (2595)-Swiercz,D (2665) Moscow 2016] 

7...h6 8.Bh4 The position is equal. 

8...d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.e3 Bc5 11.Bb5+ Bd7! 12.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 13.Nc3 0–0 14.Nge2 Qe8 15.Bf2 Bxe3 16.Bxe3 Qxe3 

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17.Qd4ƒ White has some pressure. 

17...Qe7 18.0–0 Rfc8 19.Rfd1 Ne5 20.Nf4 [20.Qxb6?! Nc4=] 

20...Rc4 

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21.Nfxd5 [21.Ncxd5 Nxd5 22.Qxd5 Rac8²] 

21...Nxd5 22.Qxd5 Ra5 23.Qd8+ Qxd8 24.Rxd8+ Kg7 25.Rad1 Rc6 26.Rb8 Nc4 

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27.Rdd8 Intending Ne4 and mate. 

27...Kf6 28.b3 Ne5 

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29.Ne4+ [¹29.Nd5+ Ke6 30.Nf4+ (30.Nxb6? Rc1+ 31.Kf2 Rxa2+ 32.Kg3 Rcc2–+) 30...Ke7 31.Re8+ Kd6 32.Rbd8+ Nd7 33.Re2] 

29...Kf5? [29...Ke6±] 

30.Rd2 Kf4 31.Kf2 Ng4+ 

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32.fxg4 [White should try 32.Ke2!+- ] 

32...Kxe4+- Endgame KRR-KRR 

33.a4 Rac5 34.h3 Rc3 35.Re8+ Kf4 36.Rd4+ Kg5 37.Re5+ Kf6 38.Rb5 Rc2+ 39.Kg3 Re6 40.Rd3 Kg7 41.Kh2 Rb2 42.h4 Ree2 

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43.Rg3! [Don't play 43.Rxb6?! Rxg2+ 44.Kh3 Rh2+ 45.Kg3 Rbg2+ 46.Kf3 Rf2+ 47.Ke3 Re2+ 48.Kd4 Rxh4=] 

43...Re6 44.h5 Rd6 45.Rb4 g5 46.Rb5 

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46...f6? [46...Re6± might work better.] 

47.Rc3 Re2 48.Rb4 Kf7 49.Rbc4 Ke6 

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50.Rc8! Re8+ is the strong threat. 

50...Rdd2 51.Rg3 Kf7 52.Rh8 Rf2 [¹52...Kg7 53.Rb8 Rd6] 

53.Rh7+ [Weaker is 53.Rxh6 Kg7±]  1–0