TWIC is 32. First issue 17th September 1994.Polgar - Kaidanov Sicilian Theme Match 2010 (1)
Polgar - Kaidanov Sicilian Theme Match Game 1
IM Malcolm Pein - Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Judit Polgar and Gregory Kaidanov played a four game Sicilian Themed Match. Malcolm Pein looks at Game 1.
This week we will examine the entertaining exhibition match sponsored by chess fan Jeff Smith in his home town of Hilton Head in Carolina USA. Judit Polgar of Hungary played four games against former Russian GM Gregory Kaidanov, now of Lexington Kentucky, all with the Sicilian Defence. The following variations were selected; Sveshnikov, Dragon, Najdorf and Scheveningen. White won every game and the match was drawn 2-2.
Here is game one, a Sicilian Sveshnikov where Black has to prove that bishops and open files compensate for structural weaknesses. White sacrifices a piece to halt Black's counterplay but does not wholly succeed until an error in calculation decides.
G Kaidanov - J Polgar
Sicilian Theme Match Hilton Head
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5
(The characteristic move of the Sicilian Sveshnikov)
6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.c3 Bg7 13.Nxb5 axb5 14.Bxb5 Bd7
(14...Rc8 15.Qa4 Bd7 16.exf5 0-0 17.0-0 gives White good play, he continues with Qa4-e4. a2-a4, b2-b4 and a rook to the d file)
15.exf5 Nb8
(Or 15...0-0 16.0-0 Kh8)
16.a4 0-0
(A new move, 16...Bxb5 17.axb5 Rxa1 18.Qxa1 Nd7 19.Qa7 0-0 20.0-0 e4! is unclear)
Judit Polgar
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Gregory Kaidanov
Position after 16...0-0
17.0-0 Bxf5 18.Qf3 Be6 19.Ne7+ Qxe7 20.Qxa8
(This seems to be better for White as his 'a' pawn can advance before the black bishops can start an attack)
20...d5 21.a5 Nd7 22.Qa7 Qd6 23.a6 e4
(Perhaps it was better to keep more pieces on the board and seek complications with 23...Nc5)
24.Bxd7 Bxd7 25.Qe3 f5 26.Rfd1 Bc6
(26...f4 27.Qxe4 dxe4 28.Rxd6)
27.a7 Ba8 28.Qe2 Qc5 29.Qa6 f4 30.Ra5 Qe7 31.Raxd5 e3?
(31...Bxd5 32.Rxd5 e3 would be unclear 33.Kf1!? exf2 34.Rd1 Re8 35.Kxf2 Qe3+ 36.Kf1 f3)
32.Qd6 exf2+ 33.Kf1! Qe3 34.R5d3 Bxg2+
(This just fails, 34...Qe4)
35.Kxg2 f3+ 36.Kh3 Qe2 37.a8Q f1Q+
Judit Polgar
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Gregory Kaidanov
Position after 37...f1Q+
38.Rxf1 Qxf1+ 39.Kh4 Qe1+ 40.Kh5 1-0
(40.Kh5 Rxa8 41.Qd5+ Kf8 42.Qxa8+)
The inventor of the Sveshnikov plays the ...Kalashnikov.
M Ulibin - E Sveshnikov
USSR Team Ch 1988
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 Be6 9.Be2 Nd4 10.Nc2 Nxe2 11.Qxe2 Nf6 12.0-0 Rc8 13.Ne3 0-0 14.Rd1 Qc7 15.b3 b5 16.Ned5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.cxd5 Qc2 19.Qg4? f5! 20.exf5 h5! 21.Qf3 e4 22.Qxh5 Rxf5 0-1
