NEGI AT AMITY GM TOURNMANET DELHI.

ANALYSIS BY NIRANAJN.C.NAVALGUND
WHITE:PARIMARJAN NEGI 2538 INDIA
BLACK:KATERI LAHNO 2459 UKRAINE
AMITY GM CHAMPIONSHIP DELHI
The Ruy lopez:Archangelsk and Moller Defences
C:78
1.e4-e5
2.Nf3-Nc6
3.Bb5-a6
4.Ba4-Nf6
5.o-o-b5
6.Bb3-Bc5 Its all main line theory
The Ruy lopez:Archangelsk and Moller Defences
7.a4-Rb8
8.c3-d6
9.d4-Bb6
10.ab5-ab5
11.Qd3!?-Acording to theory the best option is
to play Na3!
11...Bd7 a very strange reply by the ukraine Gm
This move was once played by Friedel Joshua E with Alexander Shabalov
12.Bg5?! Actually 12.Nb5 is playable as there is no danger for white.
White has a very good position. Analysis of 12.Nb5:
12.Nb5-Na5 13.Ba4- with threat of de5 winning a pawn
so Black should defend the pawn by 13...Qe8
14.b4 with a material+positional advantage

12.Nb5-Qe8 s met by serious danger with 13.d5
so here in 12.Nb5 white is safe
White has a very good position
lets go to the game now:
so The Indian Grandmaster played
12.Bg5 for which lahno played 12...h6
13.Bh4 then black played 13...Qe7?!
13... g5 is also another alternative
For 13...g5 white has only two moves
one is 14.de5 with equality another is Ng5 with unclear position
In the game Lahno played 13...Qe7 interesting as now white cant take on b5 with his knight
because after 14.Nb5 black will play 14...cd4 white has to take on d4 then 15...Qe4 with balanced game
So Parimarjan played a cool move 15.Rfe1! with the idea of Nb5 as now the pawn on e4 is supported by
the rook on e1. Well thought by parimarjan as he obtains clear advantage

15.Rfe1 leads to clear advantage to white
15...Bg4 hoping for complications

16.Qb5 instead of the move given in text
16.Nb5 with no complictions was better.
But Parimarjan thought of complicating the game with
16.Qb5 the game continued...
16...Bf3 then White played 17.Qc6 white still has advantage
17...g5
18.Bg3 good decision by white avoiding many more complications
18....Bg4
19.Qc4?! a inaccurate move
By white's 19th move Qc4 white's pieces are obstracted
For Eg:the Knght cant come to c4 and presssurize on e5
The Eye of the Bishop is closed
In Middle game Bishops should be active
as they control most important diagonals
Instead of 19.Qc4 white has many other good moves such as de5, Qa4 many others
the idea of Qc4 may be Ba4 . White also tempts black to play Be6
Now Black played
19...Be6
As thought!
20.d5!-Bd7
Now white played
21.Ba4 which was actually not necessary
Exchanging Bishops in this position will only help Black
21...Ba4
22.Qa4-h5! Of course
Now black has an kingside atack
As all White's pieces are on Queenside
Nice trick by lahno
White has to sit defending now!
Because of some inacuraccy by negi the position almost changed
Now Black has slight advantage
23.h3-h4
24.Bh2-Now one mistake by black then white will have advantage
So Black has to play very accurate moves.
24...g4!
25.Kh1?? simply giving up a pawn
Kh1 is only move
25...Bf2 attack on the rook
so 26.Re2-g3! forcing exchange of the bishops
Now Black has recovered a pawn and position!!
27.Qd1-Bb6
28.Bg1-Bg1
29.Kg1-Nh5 aiming to place a knigt on f4
which will be decisive
30.Nc4 bringing the knight into action
with the idea of Ne3 an Nf5
30...Ra8 occupying the open file
Rook should be placed on an open file
31.Re1-Qg5
32.Qf3-Ra1
33.Ra1-f5 very strong punch
34.ef5-Qf5
35.Qf5-Rf5
36.Ne3 now white is in a passive position
36..Rf2
37.Ra8+ then black played
37....Kg7
38.Ra7 only try-Re2
39.Rc7-Kg6 Now pawn is not of matter
40.Nf1-Nf4 black has a decisive advantage
41.Rc8-Rg2
42.Kh1-Rf2
43.Ng3-hg3
44.Rg8+ Kf5
45.Rg3-Rb2 wins
White Resigns
Well Fought game



summary:
white played mainline theory of Ruy lopez
then faced a very strange reply at 11th move by black.
white maintained his positon till 19th move
then from that move onwards white began making inaccurate moves
and finally lost.
Black being a pawn down waited with patience and got the reward