(1) Smith,George - Garingo,Nathaniel [E97]
Reno Chess Club Championship , 12.02.2009
[Garingo,Nathaniel]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6
This is the starting position of king's Indian Defense, it is very seldom to see this opening played at the top tournament, the only Super GM keep playing this opening is GM Teimour Radjabov that is why he is my favorite GM

5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4
tha Bayonet attack!

9...Nh5 10.Qc2
[10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 h6 13.Ne6 Bxe6 14.dxe6 c6 15.Qb3 Qc8 16.Rd1 Rd8 with the idea of taking the pawn on e6 and also putting the knight at d4 square via N-f5-d4 (16...Qxe6? 17.Rxd6! Qxd6?? 18.c5+ winning the Q) ; white also can try 10.c5 this move played by Gata Kamsky against people's favorite Garry Kasparov at PCA/intel-GP rapid 1994, the game continued as 10...Nf4 11.Bxf4 exf4 12.Rc1 a5 13.cxd6 cxd6 14.Nb5 Bg4 chopping the N on f3 so that black has a strong grip at d4 square 15.Rc7 axb4 16.Qd2 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Be5 18.Rxb7 Qa5 19.Nd4 Qxa2 20.Qxa2 Rxa2 21.Rxb4 Rfa8 22.Bg4 Bxd4 this move signifies that black wants to win, the reasoning behind of that is because of the opposite color bishop if black allows the knight exchange the game is more likely drawish 23.Rxd4 g5 black has a plan to put his knight on e5 via g6-e5]

10...f5
[here I know that the mainline is a5! 10...a5 but instead of playing through the mainline I decided playing the alternative one, my logic behind of Nf4 move is so simple, first my opponent doesn't know the line so well, therefore, I can just trick him by playing a line that is not so familiar to him. Second, I don't want to play for both wings which is normally happen after the move 10. .. a5, my plan is to play purely at the kingside 11.bxa5 Rxa5 12.Re1 c5 13.dxc6 bxc6 14.Be3 Nf4 15.Rad1 with an unclear position. Majority of the strong players always decline the unclear position againts weaker one, so that the margin of error is pretty small]

11.Rb1 Nf4 12.Bxf4?
I put "?" on this move for simple reason. a.) white shouldn't waste his pair bishops, b.) that captures give me two bishops and also made my B on g7 so strong, c.) the e5 square now is an ideal place for my knight via knight-g6-e5 and d.) the d-file can be exploited quickly by black's pieces

12...exf4 13.exf5 Nxf5
[13...Bxf5 14.Bd3 black must keep his two bishops on the board but at this situatuon if black retreat his position would be passive]

14.Bd3 Nh4
removing the guard and also exchanging the bad one for the good one

15.Be4
the knight on f5 is not that strong compare to the knight on f3 because knight on f5 jeopardize the B on c8 in other words they are fighting for the same space

15...Bg4
[15...a5! getting some play for dead rook and also weakening the potential c5 push 16.b5 queenside is frozen]

16.Nxh4 Qxh4 17.Ne2! Bxe2?
at this position I pondered for atleast 20minutes, I know it is pretty weird to think that long at this non complex position but my consideration and theory here is deeper than you thought. Here, I was thinking that this position is kinda scary due to the presence of opposite color bishop and I know that factor is notoriously drawish! but the idea of taking the Knight is quite resonable until I missed something! [17...f3! I was considering this move but it is not my first choice, I thought the line that I played is quite stronger and enough to win but all the sudden I was so mad at myself that I made a mistake regarding on "opposite color bishop theory" 18.Ng3 (18.Bxf3 Bxf3 19.gxf3 Rxf3 20.Ng3 Raf8 ; 18.g3 mate in four!; 18.gxf3 Bxf3 19.Ng3 Be5 20.Rbe1-+ ) 18...fxg2 19.Bxg2 Be5 20.Rbe1 Bf5-+ ]

18.Qxe2 Rae8 19.Qd3
this is the position that I am aiming for but I decided not to pursue my original plan for some reason

19...Re5!?
now I have to switch my plan A to plan B, this is what I kept telling to my students that "a good move must have multiple ideas and if your plan A won't work atleast you have plan B to run on" it is pretty rewarding to know this, thanks for this thoughts [19...f3? it was my original plan, its horrible! 20.Bxf3 Qf4 preparing for Be5 while the Q and R at the f-file preventing the g3 pawn move 21.Rb3! but after this move my chances is just to have a draw because 21...Be5 22.g3 and white is simply pawn up]

20.c5?
Too slow, I was so happy when he played this move and I know that I can win this game now. That move is just favorable for black because that opens up the route of g7 bishop via g7-f6-d8 and eventually b6!

20...Rfe8 21.f3?
after this move I know I won the game [21.Bf3 this move is just an equal position although I still like black here, it is a matter of preference I guess; 21.cxd6! I gave an exclamation move on it just because white wants to win! and I am a type of player that hates draw! 21...cxd6 (21...Rxe4 22.dxc7 Qg4 stopping c8Q and dropping a R (22...Rd4 23.Qb5 Qe7 24.d6 Rxd6 25.Qc4+ and suddenly white's win) 23.f3+- ) ]

21...Rh5 22.h3
[22.cxd6 Qxh2+ 23.Kf2 Qg3+ 24.Ke2 cxd6-+ (24...Qxg2+?? 25.Rf2 Qh3 26.dxc7+- suddenly white is winning) ]

22...Qg3 23.Kh1
[23.cxd6 cxd6 24.Rbd1 Rxh3 25.Rf2 Rh2 26.Qc2 Bf6 ]

23...Rxh3+ 24.gxh3 Qxh3+ 25.Kg1 Qg3+ 26.Kh1 Re5
and white resigned 0-1