Reply #6: Paridar - Ari, Asian Cities, Round 6, Tehran

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Shadi Paridar
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Shadi Paridar (Banvan-Tehran) vs. Ahmed Ari (Sulimania)
Asian Cities Team Tournament, Round 6/Board 2
Tehran, March 2007

Closed Sicilian Game: Saragossa Opening (Alapin Variation)

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5

• This is a logical response, since after 3. exd5 Qxd5 White cannot play 4. Nc3.

3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6

• If 4. -- Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. 0-0 then:
• 7. -- 0-0 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. Rd1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Nc3 Qd8 12. Bc4 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bf4 Nbd5 15. Bg3 Rc8 16. Rac1 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Nd5 Black makes use of White's isolated pawn as a superb post for his Knignt (Donner-Kuijpers, Dutch Ch, Zierikzee 1967).
• 7. -- Nc6 8. Be3 cxd4 9. cxd4 0-0 10. Nc3 Qd8 11. a3 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Rfe1 Rc7 15. Bb1 Rd7 with equality (Benjamin-Doettling, US Open, Framingham, Massachusetts 2001). Black should be able to use White's isolated pawn as a shelter for his pieces.

5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Qd7

• If 8. -- Qa5 then:
• 9. 0-0 9. -- Nf6 10. h3 Bh5 11. a3
• 11. -- Be7 12. Be3 0-0 13. b4 Qd8 14. Qb3 Qd6 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Rd2 Rac8 has Black better focused on squares around the enemy King.(Darga-Sherwin World Ch U20, Copenhagen 1953).
• 11. -- Bd6 12. Qb3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxd4 14. Qd1 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Rb8 16. Rd1 Be5 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 0-0 yields an extra pawn to Black (Maggiolo-Zhu Chen, FIDE Ch Women, Moscow 2001).
• 9. h3 Bh5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nd4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2+ Be7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. 0-0 Rd8 15. Bd2 d4 16. Ne4 Qe5 17. Rfe1 Kf8 gives White fewer pawn weaknesses (Vajda-Zhu Chen, Ol, Bled 2002).

9. 0-0 Rd8!?

• Black introduces a novelty. He seeks to put pressure on the isolated pawn.
• 9. -- Nf6 10. Be3 Be7 11. h3 Bh5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nd5 15. Qg4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 g6 17. Bh6 gives White the edge with more activity.(I. Naiditsch-Rose, German TCh WU20, Neumuenster 2000).

10. Be3

• White protects the weak pawn, as she should.
• White is better after 10. Bb5 Qc7 11. Be3 Nf6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Rc1 Be7 when he can take advantage of Black's lagging development by 14. g4! Bg6 15. Ne5!.

10. -- Nf6?

• This natural-looking developing move is a fatal error. The move allows White to get a strong centralized Knight at e5.
• Correct is 10. -- Bxf3! 11. Bxf3 Nf6 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Re1 0-0 14. Qe2 Rfe8 with equality.

Black: Ahmed Ari
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White: Shadi Paridar
Position after 10. -- Ng8f6

11. Ne5!

• White immediately takes advantage of Black's inaccurate play and establishes her Knight firmly on e5 with a gain in time.
• 11. Qa4 Bd6 12. d5 exd5 13. Rad1 Be6 14. Rfe1 0-0 15. Nd4 Ra8 yields an extra pawn to Black.

11. -- Bxe2

• Black counters the attack on his Queen with one on White's Queen.
• If 11. -- Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qc6 13. Bb5 Bxd1 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Rfxd1 then:
• 15. -- Nd7 16. Bxa7 Nxe5 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. Rd1+ Kc7 gives White active pieces while Black's are hardly developed.
• 15. -- Ng4 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Rd1+ Ke8 18. Bxa7 Nxe5 19. Bd4 has White theatening Black's only developed piece.

12. Qxe2

This is the easiest way for White to maintain her advantage.
• If 12. Nxd7? is unsound: 12. -- Bxd1 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Rfxd1 Ne7 15. d5 then:
• 15. -- a6 16. Bb6 Rd7 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Ne4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nd5 is level.
• Black completely equalizes after 15. -- Nxd5 16. Bxa7 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Rg8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Kc7.

12. -- Nxe5

• If 12. -- Qd6 13. Nb5 then:
• 13. -- Qb8 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Bg3 Qa8 16. Rae1 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 give White complete command of the center.
• After 13. -- Qb4? 14. Rfc1 Rc8 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Nxa7 White uses the c-file to raid Black's camp.

13. dxe5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5

• Black plays another inaccuracy, but the game is lost and so it make little difference.
• Black would have lasted longer after 14. -- exd5 15. Bxa7 Ra8 16. Qe3 Be7 17. Bc5 0-0 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rfd1 although this gives White an extra pawn and a fierce initiative.

Black: Ahmed Ari
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White: Shadi Paridar
Position after 14. -- Qd7xd5

15. Rfd1!

• Black allows White to gain time by attacking the Queen, so she does.

15. -- Qa5

• After 15. -- Qc6 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Rc1 Qa4 18. Qf3 Be7 19. Bxa7 Qd7 20. Rd1 White wins the Queen.

16. Rxd8+ Kxd8

• If 16. -- Qxd8 then:
• 17. Qb5+ Qd7 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Rd1+ Kc8 20. Bxa7 b5 21. Bb6 Be7 22. f4 White has an extra pawn, more space on the King's wing and active pieces.
• 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Qb5+ Qc6 19. Qxc6+ bxc6 20. Bxa7 Be7 21. Be3 0-0 22. Rd7 gives White an extra pawn and greater piece activity.

17. Qc2 Qxe5 18. Rd1+ Ke7

• If 18. -- Bd6 19. g3 Ke7 20. Rxd6 then:
• After 20. -- Qf5 21. Qc7+ Kf6 22. Qxb7 White has an extra piece.
• After 20. -- Kxd6 21. Bf4 White wins the Queen.

19. Bc5+ Ke8 20. Qa4+ 1-0

• White mates on the next move.
• Ahmed resigns.