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October 1, 1990 Volume 3, Issue 19

4 1990 u.s. CHAMPIONSHIP-Part II

Yasser Seirawan continues his report on the recently
concluded Championship and annotates the key clash
between Alburt and Christiansen that put Ley on the high
road to the title. '
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10 U.S. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 1990

Elena Donaldson easily captured the U.S. Women's title in
her first attempt.

18 ARTUR YUSUPOV INTERVIEW

Daniel Seirawan tracks the legendary bear of Russian chess
to his lair and finds that the recently wounded Ursus Yusupov
has a lot to say.

21 THE CHESS DEVELOPMENT FUND

GM Larry Evans makes an interesting proposal whose time,
he feels, has come.

14 GAMBIT CORNER: Winawer Counter Gambit

16 INSIDE NEWS

23 JOHN DONALDSON on TECHNIQUE

26 BOOK REVIEW

27 NIKOLAYMINEVon TACTICS

29-30 TOURNAMENT CALENDAR

Cover Photo: Levitin
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D
.-
uring the tournament in Haninge,
Sweden, the players were rocked
with the shocking news that Soviet GM
Artur Yusupov had been shot. My con-
sciousness rebelled against such a reality.
All of ais did our best to come to terms
with the horrible news as Artur is univer-
sally loved by his colleagues. He is a
stand-up guy and the world needs Artur.
Just a few memories:
I first met Artur in Graz, Austria 1978
during the World Junior Championship.
Artur is built like a Sherman tank and
during one of the off-days I found myself
in the unlikely role of goalie in a soccer
game. Sure enough, Artur made a
breakaway and it was one on one. Amaz-
ingly enough I prevented the goal. Or to
put it more accurately, my stomach did.
The rest of the afternoon was spent on the
sidelines trying to regain my internal sen-
sibilities as the force with which he kicked
the ball was enough to knock me down. It
is this kind of determination that makes
Artur one of the world's best players.
A Man of Generous
Spririt
Another memory with Artur is from
Linares 1983. I had been writing a novel
for the past two weeks and Artur insisted
that I read him a passage. Soon the hours
ticked by till my manuscript had been
exhausted. His enthusiasm caused me to
finish the book. (Later the book was lost
through mishandled luggage.) His ability
to imbue others with his confidence and
strength is a special gift indeed.
Artur is a gentle man - big hearted and
with a generous spirit. Had the robbers'
bullet that struck him down taken his life,
then the robbers would've robbed us all.
However, this editorial has a happy en-
ding. The bullet didn't end Artur's life.
In fact, as my brother Dan reports from
his visit to Moscow, Artur is alive and still
kicking. Check out Dan's interview with
a man as solid and as crucial as a wall,
Artur Yusupov.
Enjoy
Yasser
October 1, 1990
Dear Editor,
I'm one of your readers and have en-
joyed playing the games that Inside Chess
publishes.
Please refer to Vol. 3, Issue 12 dated
June 25,1990. Turn to pages 24 and 25.
This is a game you played against
Jonathan Tisdall. I'm confused about the
numbers being used in the notations. For
example, see move 11...cxdS12.cxdSNe8!
:56??
The same is true on move 13.f4:43, and
so on, throughout the game.
Now I'll admit I have not read the en-
tire article and may have missed the ex-
planation, but it does make it a bit more
difficult for the reader to find these num-
bers in the notes.
Maybe you could direct me to some
answer.
I do enjoy your publication. At 76
years-of-age I still like to play, though I'm
just one slot above being a duffer!
Sincerely,
Julius Rosenwald
Chilmark, MA
When a move is followed by :1.02 for
example, the numbers after the colon refer
to the amount of time the player in question
has left. It the case above it would be one
hour and two minutes. - YS
Dear Editor,
I'm beginning to think the term "chess
organization" is an oxymoron. Here's the
view from where I sit.
First, the USCF: at odds with some of
its top players, instead they support an
expatriate (admittedly a very talented
one). They also publish a magazine filled
with games by non-Masters, hopelessly
late in its coverage of most events, and
deficient in its coverage of International
events.
Second, we have the GMA. Though
some may feel that accomodating FIDE
is the road to ineffectuality, the point is at
least open to debate. It is absolutely cer-
tain, however, that trying to force others
to accept one's position by threatening to
resign is a certain road to self-destruc-
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tion. I'd like to tell both sides that however
repugnant a group decision may be, frac-
turing the organization through resigna-
tion or resignation threats is surely worse.
Work together, even if you can barely
stand it; it's better than falling apart.
Finally, there is good old FIDE. I was
astonished to discover the shoddy deal
they offer chess fans eager to attend the
World Championship Match in New
York in October 1990. First, tickets are
$100-more than a Broadway show
(Editors Note - There are also $50 and $25
tickets available.), or a major rock con-
cert, where demand is MUCH higher.
Even worse, that high price may not buy
you anything. If a player cancels, you
can't get a refund; you just wait day after
day until they decide to play again. I'm
sure my employer will sit patiently by -
while I take an indeterminate number of
days off to watch a chess game. Sadly, I
have decided not to attend the match, a
small protest of the ridiculous "deal" they
have offered chess fans in America. I'll
just wait to see the games in Inside Chess.
I hope the organizations that I havemen-
tioned take these points in the spirit of
constructive criticism. While I do not pur-
port to speak for the chess public, I cannot
be alone in my views. I know that most of
the chess players I know- even those far
more avid about the game than I - are dis-
gusted with FIDE's handling of ticket ar-
rangements, and with their high prices.
On the positive side, I see more general
interest in chess, due in large part to ac-
tion-active-rapid chess, and to greater ac-
ceptance of blitz chess. Also, I think the
ACFs efforts are greatly improving top-
flight American chess.
Don't let me forget: congratulations
to Gar .., I mean Yasser on his superb.
result at Haninge. How about it Gulko,
Benjamin, Christiansen, Browne,
Dlugy, Alburt, Dzindzi, DeFirmian,
Rachels, or Wolff: if Yasser can win a
major Round-Robin, maybe one of you
can too!
Sincerely,
Donald G. Maclean
Carlisle, PA
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 u.s. Championship-Part
by GM Yasser Seirawan
I nIssue 18 we had the first round of this
year's U.S. Championship.
present the conclusion.
Here we
Round two
matches were: Dzindzichashvili-
Gulko, Christiansen - Benjamin, De-
Firmian - Rachels, and Alburt - Dlugy.
Roman Dzindzichashvili 1
Boris Gulko 1
(Dzindzi won playoff)
A difficult match for the pundits to
predict. My feeling was that if the match
moved on to quicker time controls, the
Dzin would win. However, in this Cham-
pionship Dzin's openings were suspect,
and if Boris were to start with an edge, he
would see it through. Surprisingly, the
pundits were right. Both players missed
chances in the first two games with White.
In the 30-minute-games, first Boris won,
then Dzin. The players moved on to the
15-minute-per-game phase. Here Dzin
saved his best for last and won in superb
style.
Black seems a little too anxious for
a draw, trading small concessions to
exchange pieces. By move 23 White
has a more active game. Black, solid
but cramped, is still seeking exchan-
ges. When White obliges with the
faulty plan 23.Qe3?, the game is swift-
ly drawn. Instead 23.Qf3! Rb8
24.Qc6! is very unpleasant for Black.
Black may play for an exchange of
Queens which would at best wind up
in the same position minus a few
tempi.
Bogo-IndianEll
GM Boris Gulko
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
1990 U.S. Championship
l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4 + 4.Bd2 as
S.Bg2 d6 6.Nt3 Nbd7 7.0-0 eS S.Be3 0-0
9.Qc2 exd4 10.Bxd4 ReS 1l.Nc3 Bxc3
12.Bxc3 Ne4 13.Bd4 NgS 14.Rad1 Nxt3 +
lS.ext3 b616.f4 RbS 17.Qc3 f61S.BdS+
KhS 19.Rfe1 Bb7 20.RxeS + QxeS 21.Re1
QfS 22.Bxb7 Rxb7
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23.Qe3 RbS 24.Qe7 Qxe7 2S.Rxe7 RdS
26.g4 h6 27.gS hxgS 2S.fxgS KgS 29.Kg2
Draw
A short draw. Things might've been
different if White had found 15.d4!over
15.Qc2? The idea being 15...Bd6 16.Bf4!
when White is gripping the central dark
squares.
King's Indian Attack A08
GM Roman Dzindziehashvili
GM Boris Gulko
1990 U.S. Championship (2)
l.e4 cS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 e6 4.d3 dS
S.Nbd2 Nge7 6.Be2 Ng6 7.g3 Bd6 S.h4 h6
9.a3 0-0 10.b4 f5 1l.bxcS BxeS 12.exdS
exdS 13.hS-NhS 14.Nb3 Qf6
lS.Qc2 Bd6 16.Bf4 Nt7 17.Qd2 Bd7
(1)
lS.Kf1 RaeS Draw
Gheorghiu Benoni E70
GM Boris Gulko
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
GI30 tiebreaker, (1)
l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 cS 3.dS d6 4.Nc3 g6 S.e4
Bg7 6.Nge2 bS 7.cxbS a6 S.Ng3 0-0 9.a4
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II
QaS 10.Ra3 hS 1l.Bd3 h4 12.Nge2 h3
13.0-0 hxg2 14.Kxg2 e6 lS.dxe6 Bxe6
16.Nf4 Qc7 17.Nxe6 fxe6 lS.Bc4 Qe7
19.BgS Nbd7 20.bxa6 NeS 21.Be2Nt7
22.Be3 RadS 23.Bc1 dS 24.exd5 exdS
2S.NbS NeS 26.BgS Qe627.a7 d4 2S.f4 d3
29.fxeS dxe2 30.Qxe2 Qc6 + 31.Kg1 RdeS
32.Bxf6 Rxf6 33.Rxf6 Bxf6 34.Qc4 + Kf8
3S.Nd6 Qd7 36.M 1-0
London System A 48
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
GM Boris Gulko
GI30 tiebreaker, (2)
l.d4 Nf6 2.Nt3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.c3 b6S.e3
Bb7 6.h3 d6 7.Nbd2 0-0 S.Be2 cS 9.0-0
Nbd7 10.a4 a6 1l.Bh2 Qc7 12.Bd3 RfeS
13.e4 eS 14.dxeS Nxe5 lS.Bxe5 dxe5
16.Qe2 Bh6 17.Rfd1 Bxd2 lS.Nxd2 Qc6
19.Nc4 RadS 20.Ne3 QcS 21.Kh2 Bxe4
22.Bxe4 Nxe4 23.NdS fS 24.13 NgS
2S.Nf6+ Kg726.NxeS+ RxeS 27.Kg1 e4
2S.Qe3 h629.f4 Ne6 30.Rd6 Qc7 31.Rad1
Re7 32.g3 Nd4 33.R1xd4 cxd4 34.Qxd4 +
Kh7 3S.Qxb6 Qxb6 + 36.Rxb6 Rd7 37.b4
Rd3 3S.Rxa6 Rxg3 + 39.Kf2 Rxc3
40.Ra7 + KgS 41.bS Rb3 42.Rb7 Rb2 +
43.Ke3 Rb3 + 44.Kd2 Ra3 4S.b6 Rxa4
46.Ra7 Rd4+ 47.Ke2 Rb4 4S.b7 g5
49.fxgS hxgS SO.RaS + Kt7 Sl.bSQ RxbS
S2.RxbS Kf6 S3.RbS f4 S4.RaS Kg6 S5.ReS
e3 S6.Kt3 KhS S7.ReS Kg6SS.h41-0
Pirc Defense B07
GM Boris Gulko
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
GI15 tiebreaker (1)
l.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nge2 Nf6
S.g3 0-0 6.Bg2 eS 7.h3 b6 S.O-O Bb7
9.Re1 ReS 10.dS e6 1l.BgS Na6 12.dxc6
Bxc6 13.Qd2 Qc7 14.Red1 RadS lS.Qe3
NcS 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.NdS BxdS lS.RxdS
Ne6 19.c3 BgS 20.Qd3 Qe6 21.h4 Bh6
22.Rd1 BfS 23.Qc2 Ne7 24.R5d3b5
2S.Qb3 as 26.Qc2 RbS 27.Kh2 Ne6
2S.RdS Nc7 29.R5d2 Ne6 30.RdS Qb6
31.Kgl Ne7 32.R5d2 RedS 33.a4 Bh6
34.Rd3 bxa4 3S.Qxa4 Qxb2 36.QxaS Ne6
37.Kf1 NcS 3S.RdS Qc2 39.Bt3 Nxe4
40.Kg2 Nf6 41.Rxd6 Rxd6 42.Rxd6 e4
43.Rxf6 ext3 + 44.Rxt3 Qxe2 4S.QdS Qe6
46.Qd3 Bg7 47.e4 ReS 4S.Rf4 hS 49.Re4
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Qc6 SO.Kh2Bf6 S1.QI3 Kg7 S2.Qd3 RdS
S3.Qe3 RbS S4.Rf4 Rb1 SS.Re4 Rb2
S6.Kg1 Rc2 S7.Qd3 Rc1 + SS.Kh2 Rf1
S9.Kg2Re160.13 Rxe46l.fxe4 Qc5 62.Kt3
Qg1 63.Qe2 BeS64.Qd3 Qxg3 + 0-1
Larry Christiansen1.5
Joel Benjamin .5
A good match-up of former U.S.
Cham~ions. Unfortunately for Joel,
Larry has a big plus score against him and
this match just added another plus. Es-
sentially the match was decided in the
first game. Joel, playing Black, got an
overwhelming position with the Benoni,
only to get badly outplayed. This match
could easily have gone the other way.
Larry finds himself with the same pas-
sive setup that I experienced against
Kasparov (See Inside Chess, Vol. 2,
Issue 22, pages 16-22) Skelleftea World
Cup 1989. Larry bites the bullet with
15.f4,parting with a Bishop and getting a
rotten game by move 23. Unfortunately
for Joel, he found it difficult to commit
himself to a plan and drifted aimlessly.
Time-pressure didn't help. At time con-
trol his position was ruined. A tough loss.
King's Indian Samisch E81
GM Larry Christiansen
GM Joel Benjamin
1990 U.S. Championship (1)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.13
0-0 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 S.Qd2 e69.Rd1
b6 10.dS NeS 1l.Ng3 exdS 12.cxdS h5
13.Be2 h4 14.Nfl· Nh7 15.f4 Ng4 16.h3
Nxe3 17.Nxe3 fS 1S.exfS gxfS 19.0-0 a6
20.Kh2 b5 21.Bd3 Qf6 22.a4 c4 23.Bb1
RbS24.axbS axbS 2S.Qf2 Bd726.Rfe1 Rf7
27.Ne2 Qxb2 2S.Qxh4 RbfS 29.Ng3 Qf6
30.Qh5 Qh6 31.QI3 Qg6 32.Nc2 KhS
33.Re2 RgS 34.Rde1 Nf6 3S.Ne3 Ng4 +
36.Qxg4 Qxg4 37.hxg4 fxg4 3S.NgfSg3 +
39.Kg1 Bc3 40.Rc1 BxfS 41.NxfS BM
42.Re6 BcS+ 43.Kf1 RgfS 44.Rh6 + KgS
45.Rg6+ 1-0
Larry chooses the venerable Caro-
Kann to cinch the match. Joel tries the
Advance variation, but the position is well
blockaded. No fireworks, just fizzle.
Caro-Kann B12
GM Joel Benjamin
GM Larry Christiansen
1990 U.S. Championship (2)
1.e4 c6 2.d4 dS 3.eS BfS 4.c4 e6 5.Nc3
Ne7 6.Nge2 dxc4 7.Ng3 Nd7 S.Bxc4 Nb6
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9.Bb3 Bg6 10.0-0 Qd7 1l.Be3 NbdS
12.Qe2 hS 13.BgSh4 14.Nge4 NfS
1S.Rad1 Be716.NxdS cxdS 17.Nc30-0
1S.Qg4 BxgS 19.QxgS Qe7 20.Qg4 RacS
21.a3 bS 22.Ne2 Nh6 23.Qh3 Qg5 24.Nc3
Draw
Nick deFirmian 1.5
Stuart Rachels .5
A tremendous match which features
some exceptional chess. Game one was
sheer heaven in terms of attack, parry and
counter. I'm reluctant to annotate this
one, because I thought Black was win-
ning. Perhaps Nick or Stuart could sup-
ply a little insight?
Sicilian Sozin B57
GM Nick deFirmian
1M Stuart Rachels
1990 U.S. Championship (1)
1.e4cS2.NI3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
S.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nb3 e6 S.BgS Be7
9.0-0 0-0 10.Bxf6 gxf6 1l.Kh1 Ne5
12.Be2 KhS 13.f4 Ng6 14.a4 RgS 1S.aS
Qc7 16.Qd2 Bd7 17.g3 a6 1S.Qe3 RabS
19.Rfd1 RgdS 20.h4 BfS21.Qd4 Bc622.h5
Ne7 23.Qxf6+
23•.•Bg7 24.Qxt7 Bxc3 2S.bxc3 Rf8
26.Qxe6 NfS
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27.Kh2 RbeS 2S.exf5 Rxe6 29.fxe6 Qe7
30.Nd4 Rxf4 31.Nxc6 Qxe6 32.gxf4
Qxe2 + 33.Kg3 Qe3 + 34.Kg4 Qe6 +
3S.fS Qe4+ 36.KgS bxc637.Re1 Qg2+
3S.Kf6 Qg7 + 39.Ke6 Qxc3 40.f6 Qh3 +
41.Ke7 QxhS 42.17 QgS+ 43.KeS Qg6
44.Re71-O
A complex strategical game which
works out very well for White. His attack
with 32.g5! is the culmination of a fine
buildup. Unfortunately, on move 36,
White errs badly. With 36.Rd3!! Black
would've been bottled up and later throt-
tied. After this Nick offers a courtesy
draw and moves on to the Semi-finals.
Sicilian Najdorj B90
1M Stuart Rachels
GM Nick deFirmian
1990 U.S. Championship (2)
1.e4 cS 2.NI3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 Nc6 7.Be2 eS S.Nxc6 bxc6
9.f4 as 10.0-0 Be7 1l.Qe1 Nd7 12.Qg3
0-0 13.fSKhS 14.Be3 Ba6 1S.Bxa6Rxa6
16.Rad1 RaS 17.Kh1 RbS 1S.b3 Nf6
19.QI3 h6 20.g4 Nh7 21.Rf2 Rb722.Rfd2
Rd7 23.Rd3 ReS 24.Nb1 Bg5 2S.BxgS
NxgS 26.Qg2 dS 27.Nc3 d42S.Nb1 Nh7
29.Nd2 KgS 30.Nc4 c5 31.Rg1 Rb7 32.gS
hxgS 33.h4 f6 34.Rh3 Rd7 3S.Qh2 g4
36.Rxg4 d3 37.cxd3 Rxd3 3S.Rxd3 Qxd3
39.Qg2 Re7 40.NxaS Qc3 41.Nc4 Qxb3
42.Qe2 Qxa4 Draw
Lev Alburt 1
Maxim Dlugy 1
(Alburt won playoff) .
This was Lev Alburt's sternest match
on the road to his title. The new USCF
President Maxim Dlugy fought like a lion
before being vanquished. Two short
draws in the "real" games, followed by
mutual White wins in the rapid (30
minute) portion, made the 15 minute
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games thrilling for the spectators. With
the whole match riding on the result of a
single game, both players were under-
standably nervous. Somehow, the
defender always managed to achieve the
maximum. After two draws, our USCF
President was done in by one of my
favorites, a Modern Defense against l.d4.
Alburt moved on to the Semi-finals.
Queen Pawn D02
GMMaxDlugy
GM Lev A1burt
1990 U.S. Championship (1)
l.d4 Nf6 2.NI3 cS 3.c3 dS 4.Bf4 e6 S.e3
Bd6 6.Bg3 Nc6 7.Nbd2 Qe7 S.Bd3 eS
9.dxeS NxeS 10.NxeS BxeS 1l.BxeS QxeS
12.Qa4 + Bd7 13.BbS Qc7 14.0-0 0-0
IS.Bxd7 Nxd7 Draw
Queen's Gambit Accepted D26
GM Lev A1burt
GM Max Dlugy
1990 U.S. Championship (2)
l.d4 dS 2.c4 dxc4 3.NI3 a6 4.e3 e6
S.Bxc4 eS 6.dxeS Qxdl + 7.Kxdl BxeS
S.a3 Nf6 9.b4 Bd610.Ke2 bS 1l.Bd3 Nbd7
12.Nbd2 Draw
Benko Gambit A57
GMMaxDlugy
GM Lev A1burt
G/30 tiebreaker (1)
l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 cS 3.dS bS 4.cxbS a6 5.13
g6 6.e4 Bg7 7.Na3 0-0 S.Ne2 NeS 9.Nc3
Nd610.Be3axbS 1l.BxcS Nb712.Bd4 eS
13.dxe6 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Nc6 IS.e7 Qxe7
16.Qd2 b4 17.NdS QcS IS.Rc1 Qa7
19.NbS Qxa2 20.Bc4 QaS 21.Nbc7 Kg7
22.NxaS QxaS 23.Nxb4 Qa7 24.NdS f5
2S.Qc3+ Kh6 26.Qe3 + Qxe3 + 27.Nxe3
fxe4 2S.fxe4 Nd6 29.BdS NeS 30.Rf1 ReS
31.Kd2 Ba6 32.Rf6 Re6 33.Rxe6 dxe6
34.BaS KgS3S.RcSKf636.b3 BbS 37.Kc3
Nd7 3S.Ng4+ Ke7 39.Rc7 Be2 40.Bc6
NbS+ 41.BxbS BxbS 42.NeS Kd6
43.Rxd7 + Bxd7 44.Nxd7 1-0
Queen Pawn D02
GM Lev A1burt
GMMaxDIugy
G/30 tiebreaker (2)
I.NI3 dS 2.g3 Bg4 3.NeS BfS 4.c4 Nd7
S.Nxd7 Qxd7 6.cxdS QxdS 7.Rgl Bxbl
S.Bg2QfS 9.Qa4 + Qd710.Qxd7 + Kxd7
1l.Rxbl c6 12.b4 a6 13.a4 e6 14.bS axbS
IS.axbS cxbS 16.RxbS Ra7 17.Bb2 Nf6
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IS.Bd4 b6 19.e3 BcS 20.Bc3 Kc7 21.Ke2
Ne8 22.Rgbl Nd6 23.R5b3 Nc4 24.Bxg7
RgS 2S.Bc3 Ra2 26.Ral Rxal 27.Bxal
NaS 2S.Rbl Bd6 29.Bc3Rg430.Bw bw
31.Rb7 + KdS 32.Rxf7 bS 33.Ra7 Bb4
34.d4 RgS 3S.h4 RbS 36.Bc6 Rb6 37.BI3
RbS 3S.g4 bxg4 39.Bxg4 eS 4O.bS exd4
41.h6 dxe3 42.h7 Bc3 43.fxe3 Rb2 +
44.Kd3 Rb3 4S.Kc4 Ra3 46.Rd7 + Ke8
47.Rd41-O
Philidor C41
GM Max DIugy
GM Lev A1burt
G/15 tiebreaker, (3)
l.d4 d6 2.e4 eS 3.NO exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
S.Nc3 Be7 6.Bc4 0-07.0-0 Nxe4 S.Nxe4
dS 9.Bd3 dxe4 10.Bxe4 Bf6 1l.Be3 Re8
12.Qd3 g6 13.Radl Nd7 14.BdS NeS
IS.Qb3 c6 16.Be4 Qb6 17.13 Bg7 IS.c3
Qxb3 19.axb3 Ng4 20.Bf4 Nf6 21.Bc2 NdS
22.Bcl Bd7 23.Kf2 eS 24.Ne2 Bc6 2S.Nf4
RadS 26.NxdS RxdS 27.RxdS BxdS
2S.Rdl Bc6 29.Be3 BfS30.Ral a6 31.Bd3
BdS32.Bc4 Bxc433.bxc4 Re6 34.Rdl Rd6
3S.Rbl Rd7 36.Ke2 f5 37.Ral Kt7 3S.RaS
Rc7 39.Kd3 Ke6 40.Bd2 Rd7 + 41.Kc2
Bd6 42.g3 hS 43.b4 Rc7 44.Kb3 cxb4
4S.cxb4 h4 46.Bf4 hxg3 47.hxg3 Bxf4
48.gxf4 Rh7 49.ReS+ Kf6 SO.RdS Ke6
SI.Ka4 Rh4 S2.Rd4 gS S3.KaS g4 S4.fxg4
Ug4 SS.RdSg3 S6.RgSRxf4S7.Rxg3Rxc4
SS.Rg7b6 + S9.Kxb6 Rxb4 + Draw
King's Indian Attack All
GM Lev A1burt
GM Max DIugy
G/15 tiebreaker, (4)
l.NI3 dS 2.g3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Bg2 BfS
S.cxdS cxdS 6.Qb3 Qb6 7.Qxb6 axb6
S.Nc3 e6 9.Nd4 Bg6 10.NdbS Kd7 1l.d3
Nc6 12.0-0 BcS 13.b3 RaS 14.a4 RcS
IS.Rbl RaaS 16.e4 Nb4 17.Rdl Ng4
IS.Rb2 KeS 19.d4 Be7 20.exdS Nd3
21.dxe6 Nxb2 22.Bxb2 RabS 23.ext7+
Kxt7 24.BdS+ Kf8 2S.Be6 Nf6 26.BxcS
RxcS 27.dS Bc2 2S.Rd2 Bxb3 29.d6 BdS
30.d7 Rc6 31.Nd4 Be6 32.Nxc6 bxc6
33.Ne2Nxd7 34.Nf4 BfS3S.h3 BgS36.Rd6
eS37.Ne6+ Ke73S.Rxd7+ Kxe639.Rxg7
Bd2 4O.g4 Bc2 4l.f4 Bxf4 42.Kf2 h6
43.Rb7 Bxa4 44.Rxb6 + KdS 4S.Bg7 Bc6
46.h4 c4 47.gS hxgS 4S.hS Ba4 49.h6 Bc2
SO.Rb7g4 S1.BfSc3 S2.h7 Bxh7 S3.Rxh7
c2 S4.Ba3 c1Q SS.Bxc1Bxc1S6.Rg7 Draw
INSIDE CHESS
Modem DefenseA42
GMMax DIugy
GM Lev A1burt
G/15 tiebreaker, (5)
l.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 eS S.dS
f5 6.exfSgxf5 7.NO Nf6 S.Be20-09.0-0
as 10.Nh4 f4 1l.g3 Bh3 12.Re1 Nbd7
13.Bfl Bg414.0 BhSlS.g4
IS•..Nxg4 16.fxg4 Qxh4 17.gxhS f3
IS.Re4 QxhS 19.Be3 Nf6 20.Khl Nxe4
21.Nxe4 Bh6 22.Qd2 Bf4 23.Bd3 KhS
24.Rf1 Bxe3 2S.Qxe3 Rf4 26.eS RgS
27.Nd2 Rg2 2S.Nxf3 RxI3 0-1
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Lev Alburt 1.5
Nick deFirmian .5
In Manila, Nick told me he wanted to
come to the U.S. Championship, win one
or two matches, have a Prochess meeting,
and leave. He got his wish.
A well-prepared Lev Alburt clobbers
Nick in one of his mainstays, a Benoni
Defense. For many years, Black's 9...b5
had been given an exclam followed by
analysis giving typical Benoni-style play.
This game certainly challenges those rosy
scenarios. After 17.Bf4 White has the
initiative and an extra pawn. Black is
finished after 19.N4xc5. Nick kicks his
way into a Rook ending, but good techni-
que by Alburt scores the win.
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 Modem BenoniA70
GM Lev Alburt
GM Nick deFirmian
1990 U.S. Championship (1)
l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5
5.cxdS d6 6.Nt3 g6 7.h3 Bg7 S.e4 0-0
9.Bd3 b5 10.Nxb5 Nxe4 1l.Bxe4 ReS
12.NgSfS 13.0-0 fxe414.Re1 Qb615.Nc3
Nd716.Ncxe4 Bb7 17.Bf4
17...Ne5 IS.Ne6 BhS 19.N4xc5 dxc5
20.Bxe5 Bxe5 21.Rxe5 Qd6 22.Rg5 Bxd5
23.QxdS Qxd5 24.Rxd5 Rxe625.Rxc5 Re2
26.Rac1 Rf8 27.Rlc2 Rfxf22S.RcS+ Kg7
29.RSc7+ Kh6 30.Rxe2 Rxe2 31.Rb7 a6
32,a4 Kg5 33.b4 h5 34.Rb6 Rb2 35.b5 as
36.Ra6 Kf4 37.Rxg6 Rb4 38.Rf6+ Kg3
39.Rf1 Rxa4 4O.Rbl Rb4 41.Rxb4 axb4
42.b61-O
Lev explained later that in his prepara-
tions for his match against me he couldn't
find a refutation for my line in the Pirc.
Having his door kicked in when using his
beloved Alekhine Defense was discon-
certing, to say the least, so he put his
preparation for his match with me into
practice. The result was a satisfying draw.
deFirmian - a system man if there ever
was one - could be counted on to
cooperate.
Nck's choice of 10.Nxe6 was surpris-
ing. I discredited that move some time
ago in analysis published in Inside Chess
which was subsequently reprinted around
the world.
Nick's 12.Qd2 can hardly be con-
sidered a challenge either. Black is
also comfortable with the ending
after 12 ... Qxd2 + 13.Bxd2 Kd7
14.Nexd4 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Nc6 Van der
Wiel-Seirawan, Haninge 1990. It
might be argued that White gained a
small plus with his extra Exchange, but
Lev defended coolly and trained his
October 1, 1990
Popular Californian GM Nick deFirmian played well but ran afoul of Lev Alburt.
sights on a draw, which was good enough
to win the match and move into the Finals.
Pirc Austrian Attack B09
GM Nick deFirmian
GM Lev Alburt
1990 U.S. Championship (2)
l.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf63.Nc3 g6 4.f4Bg75.Nt3
c5 6.Bb5 + Bd7 7.e5 Ng4 S.e6 fxe6 9.Ng5
Bxb5l0.Nxe6
10•..Bxd4 1l.Nxb5 Qa5 + 12.Qd2
Bt2 + 13.Kdl Ne3 + 14.Ke2 Qxb5 +
15.Kxt2 Ng4+ 16.Kg3 Qd7 17.Rel Nh6
INSIDE CHESS
IS.b3 Nc6 19.Bb2 NfS+ 20.m Nfd4
21.Kgl Nxe6 22.BxhS 0-0-0 23.Bb2 Rf8
24.Rf1 RfS25.Rael Nc726.m QeS 27.a3
QgS 2S.Qe3 Nd5 29.Qe4 Qr7 30.Refl h5
31.g3 Kd7 32.h3 Qe6 33.Qxe6 + Kxe6
34.Re1 + Kd7 35.Re4 Nf6 36.Bxf6 Rxf6
37.Kg2 b5 3S.g4 hxg4 39.hxg4 as 4O.Re3
b4 41.axb4 axb4 42.Rh3 Nd4 43.Rh6 d5
44.Kg3 Rc6 45.t'Sgxf5 46.Rxc6 Kxc647.g5
Kd6 4S.Kh4 e5 49.g6 f4 50.Rg2 t3 51.Rgl
e4 52.g7 Nt'S+ 53.Kh3 Nxg7 54.Rxg7 Ke5
55.Kg3 Kd4 56.Rd7 Kc3 57.RxdS Kxc2
5S.Rxc5+ Kxb3 59.m Ka4 6O.Rc4Ka3
61.Rxe4b3 62.Re1 b2 63.Kxt3 Kal 64.Ke2
blQ 65.Rxbl Kxbl Draw
Larry Christiansen 1.5
Roman Dzindzichashvili .5
As the matches began to enter serious
money stages (the Champion received
$10,000, the runner-up $5,000),
everybody began to work a little bit har-
der.
Larry chose an interesting idea in a
standard Q.G.D., 8...Nc6 followed by
dxc4 and e6-e5. Dzin decided not to chal- .
lenge the idea in a forthright manner:
9.cxd5 exdS 1O.Bd3and got no advantage.
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Good defensive play by Black secured a
well-played draw.
QGD Anti- Tartakover D55
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
GMLarry Christiansen
1990 U.S. Championship (1)
. l.e4 Nf6 2:Nc3 e6 3.Nf.3 d5 4.d4 Be7
S.BgSh6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 0-0 S.Rel Ne6
9.Be2 dxe4 10.Bxe4 eS 11.dS Ne7 12.Ne4
Nt'S 13.0-0 Nd6 14,Nxf6+ Qxf61S.Be2
Bg416.Nd2 Bxe217.Qxe2 e41S.Ne4 RadS
19.Rfdl RfeS,20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.QbS b6
22.Re6 Qd7 23.Qe4 ReS 24.Rxe7 RxdS
2S.RxdSQxdS 26.QxdS RxdS 27.g4 Rd2
2S.Rxa7 Rxb2, 29.Kg2 gS 30.Kg3 bS
31.R~6 Kg7 32.a4 Rb4 Draw
Surprisingly, Dzin chooses an Ac-
celerated Dragon, a variation cham-
pioned by Inside Chess Associate Editor
1M John Donaldson. Larry plays the
most challenging way and the game be-
comes a Maroczy Bind. Throughout
most of the game I thought Black was
doing fine, but excessively passive play
cost him dearly, and Christiansen literally
marches to victory and the finals.
Sicilian Maroczy Bind B36
GM Larry Christiansen
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
1990 U.S. Championship (2)
l.e4 es 2.Nf.3Ne6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 g6
S.e4Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6 S.Be2Bg7
9.BgS 0-0 10.Qe3 Be6 11.0-0 Qb6
12.RablQxe3 13.Bxe3 RfeS 14.b3 a6
IS.Na4 Nd716.f4 f517.exfS BxfSlS.Rbel
RabS 19.Nc3Kf8 20.g4 Be6 21.Ne4 Nf6
22.fS gxt'S 23.gxf5 Bd7 24.NgS .h6
2S.Ne6+ Kf7 26.Nxg7 Kxg7 27.eS BbS
2S.BxbS axbS 29.exd6 exd6 30.Bf4 Ne4
31.Kg2 RaS 32.Kf.3 NgS+ 33.Kg4 Nt7
34.Reel Rxa2 3S.Re6 Rg2 + 36.KhS ReS
37.Bg3 Rb2 3S.Rf.3 NeS 39.f6+ KgS
40.RfS Nt7 41.RxeS dxeS 42.ReS+ Kh7
43.Re7 KgS44.Kg6 NhS + 4S.Kxh6Nt7 +
46.Kg6 NhS + 47.KfS Rxb3 4S.Rg7+ Kf8
49.Bd6 + KeS SO.Re7+ KdS Sl.Rh7
Rf.3+ S2.KgS 1-0
Lev Alburt 3
Larry Christiansen 0
GM Lev Alburt defeated GM Larry
Christiansen in the first game of the four-
game match to determine the 1990 U.S.
Champion. Alburt, as Black, played a
complicated opening very quickly. With
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pieces of both colors spread all over the
board, Alburt consistently found ways to
simplify and GM Christiansen eventually
resigned in a R + N + 4 versus R + N + 2
ending.
Both players having eliminated some
very tough competitors made this an
eagerly awaited match. The pundits were
equally di~ided. I gave Larry the edge,
noting his excellent results in Europe and
the fact that Larry is'a playing profes-
sional. . Lev, on the otherhand, had Cer-
tainly been playing well, but asa profes- .
sional teacher and chess writer, would he
have the stamina and nerves to stand up
to the creative tactician Larry Christian-
. sen?
The result was ashocking 3-0 rout. Lev
uncorked an important novelty in Round
. one, thoroughly outplayed Larry in
Round two and surprised everyone but
his second Soviet GM Alexander Chernin
by playing a Slav Defense in Game three.
With his victory, Lev clinches his third
well-earned U.S. Championship title.
Well done!
Alekhine Defense B05
GM Larry Christiansen
GM Lev Alburt
1990 U.S. Championship Finals (1)
l.e4 Nf6
Along with Vlastimil Hort and rare
devotees like Bent Larsen and Mikhail
Tal, very few GMs play the Alekhine.
Amazingly, Lev seems to have played this
opening his whole life!
2.eS NdS 3.d4 d6 4.Nf.3g6 S.Be4 Nb6
6.Bb3Bg77.a4
Modern opening theory considers this to
be White's most promising variation. The
seas of 7.NgS e6 8.0£3 Oe7 9.Ne4 dxeS
10.BgS 0b4 + H.c3 Oaf 12.Nf6+ Kf8
13.dS e4 14.0g3 are considered
treacherous waters. Only the foolhardy or
the well-prepared should venture there.
7.•.dxeS!?
An important new move. Previously
only 7...dS 8.a5 Nc4 and 7...aS had been
essayed. The text had been considered
unplayable because of White's stock
sacrifice.
S.aSN6d7 9.Bxt7+ Kxt710.NgS + KgS
1l.Ne6QeS 12.Nxe7QdS
Thus far all the moves seem standard,
but it's Black's last that's new. Don't ask
me why, but 12...0f7 was played by some-
one.
INSIDE CHESS
13.NxaS exd4
A theoretically crucial position. My
gut reaction favors White. Black's King
is seriously compromised and White's
Knight on a8 still has to be captured. All
well and good, but White must play very
accurately. Black's minors can spring to
life, while White's Rooks may have a
tough time finding employment.
14.c3
After the game, Larry was full of praise
for this move, and he may well be right.
White introduces the threat of Od1-b3 +
and c3xd4 winning a pawn. Black is
forced to respond. Still, I'm not sure the
move is best. The faults I find are: 1) it
extends the sphere of influence of Black's
minors, notably the Bishop on g7 and 2)
White doesn't develop a piece. For this
reason 14.0-0!? intending Rfl-e1 and
Bc1-gS, deserves investigation as does
14.0f3!? If 14... NcS!?, lS.b4 d3!?
16.Ra3 dxc2 17.Nd2 offers a complex
position.
Still 14.c3 is not a bad move and White
may never have missed an advantage.
14...NeS IS.exd4
White can also consider delaying this
capture with lS.0-0 with an eye toward
Bc1-e3.
IS...Bxd416.0-0 eS! 17.Be3?!
The purpose of Black's 16...eS! was to
take away the strength of White's
17.Be3?!. It's here that White misses his
best chance. More pointed is 17.Nc3!.
White intends Nc3-bS and Na8-c7. Ip this
type of arrangement White can play for
NbSxd4 and Bc1-f4 to sUPP9rtthe Knight
on c7. White would then be a clear Ex-
change up. Play might continue 17...BfS
18.NbS Nba6 (18 ...Bd3 19.Nac7 Bxfl
20.0xf1 KgT21.Nxd4 is better for White),
19.b4 Nd3 (19 ...Nxb4 20.Ba3), 20.Nxd4
exd4 21.Bh6 exposing Black's Achilles'
heel, his poor King.
Issue 19
 From the last variation we see why
White's Bishop should not have been
committed so soon.
17...Nba6!
Freezing White's Knight on a8.
lS.Nc3 BfS!
Obviously, Black's minors are playing,
while White's Rooks are spectators.
White's worst fears following his sacrifice
are becoming a reality.
19.Rel
Hardly inspiring. But 19.Nb5 is met by
19...Bd3!
19...Kg7 20.Bxd4 Qxd4!
A very strong move. In practical terms
Black has solved all his problems. Safe
King, good development and soon extra
material. White's game, since the
sacrifice, has stumbled from promising to
bleak. All while playing logical moves.
21.b4?!
Initiating a stream of tactics that works
for Black. Better resistance was 21.Nb5
Qxd1 22.Rfxd1 Rxa8 23.Nd6 intending
either b2·b4 or Nd6xf5. In a straight two
Knights versus Rook ending, White has
good kicking chances, although Black's
game is preferable.
21...Nd3 22.Ne2 Qd7 23.Rc3 RxaS
24.g4
White has left himself with no choice.
He is forced to gamble before he is locked
out. Unfortunately, Lev comes up with
all the correct answers.
24...Nb2! 2S.Qc1
The Knight isn't trapped after 25.Qxd7
Bxd7 26.Rb1 Na4 27.Ra3 Bb5. In fact,
Black is winning.
2S...Bd3 26.Qxb2 Qxg4+ 27.Ng3 Bxfl
2S.Kxfl Qd4
This powerful centralization signals
the death knell. With the initiative, extra
pawns and plenty of targets left, Black will
win easily.
October 1, 1990
29.Qc1 Rf8 30.Qe3 Qxe3 31.Rxe3 Nxb4
32.Rb3 Rf4 33.Rc3 Na6 34.Re3 NeS
35.Rc3 b6 36.axb6 axb6 37.Kel h5 3S.h3
Rb4 39.Ke2 Kf6 40.Rc2 Kg5 41.Rd2 Ne6
42.Ke3 Nf4 43.Ne4 + Kf5 44.Nd6 + Ke6
45.NeS Rb3 + 0-1
Lev delivered a powerful message by
winning the first game with Black. By
having to play from behind the eightball,
Larry never found his natural rhythm. His
aggressive instincts appeared clumsy in
the final two games.
A well-played game by Alburt. Initial-
ly Black had more than equalized, but
White fought back. In the ensuing mid-
dlegame where White had 4 pawns vs. 3
pawns on the Kingside, Christiansen was
out-foxed. The game clinches the match.
GM Lev Alburt tightened the noose
around GM Larry Christiansen's neck
today by winning his second consecutive
game and taking a 2-0 lead in the four-
game match to determine the U.S. Cham-
pionship. Christiansen seemed to gain an
early advantage in the Black side of a
Bogo-Indian, but was forced to lose a
piece in complications at the end of the
primary time control. He played out the
game to the bitter end.
Bogo-Indian Ell
GM Lev Alburt
GM Larry Christiansen
1990 U.S. Championship Finals (2)
l.d4 e6 2.e4 Bb4 + 3.Nd2 d5 4.Ngf3 Nf6
5.g3 dxe4 6.Qe2 Ne6 7.Bg2 b5 S.a4 Bb7
9.e3 a6 10.0-0 Be7 1l.b3 Nb4 12.Qb2 e5
13.bxe4 exd4 14.Qxd4 Qe7 15.Qe5 Bd6
16.Qg5 0-0 17.axb5 axb5 18.Bb2 h6
19.Qh4 e5
20.e5 Qxe5 21.Rac1 Qd5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5
23.Qxb4 Bd6 24.Qbl Qh5 25.e4 Ng4 26.h3
INSIDE CHESS
NeS 27.Nd4 RfdS 2S.NfS Qe2 29.Nb3 BbS
30.Ne5 BeS 31.Re2 Nf3 + 32.Khl Rd2
33.Rc3 Ng5 34.Ne7 + Kh8 35.NxeS Be5
36.Re3 Qh5 37.g4 Qh4 38.Ne7 Nxh3
39.Rxh3 Qxe7 40.QxbS Rb2 41.Qe6 RdS
42.Nd3 Rd2 43.Qe4 f6 44.Qb4 Qxb4
45.Nxb4 Re8 46.Rd3 Rb2 47.Nd5 Kh7
48.Kgl Bb8 49.Ne3 Ba7 SO.Bf3 Kg6
S1.NfS Re7 52.Nd4 Rd7 S3.Rfdl Rd6
54.Kfl Ra6 SS.Rld2 Ral + 56.Kg2 Rbbl
57.Bdl RbS SS.Kf3 h5 59.gxhS + KxhS
60.Ne6 gS 61.Kg2 g4 62.Rd7 Kh6 63.Bxg4
RgS 64.Kf3 Rfl65.BfS 1-0
A demoralized Christiansen played
badly. Particularly poor was the decision
by White to play 16.Nxd5. The ensuing
position left White with passive play.
Slav D17
GM Larry Christiansen
GM Lev Alburt
1990 U.S. Championship Finals (3)
l.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e4 e6 4.Nc3 dxe4
5.a4 Bf5 6.Nh4 e6 7.Nxf5 exf5 S.e3 Bb4
9.Bxe4 0-0 10.0-0 Nbd711.Qe2 g612.b3
Nb6 13.Bb2 NbdS 14.Rfdl hS IS.Bfl h4
16.Nxd5 exd5 17.Rac1 Bd6 IS.Qe2 a6
19.Bc3 Ng4 20.h3 Nf6 21.Be1 ReS 22.b4
Ne4 23.a5 f4 24.Qg4 fxe3 25.fxe3 Ng3
26.Bd3 Kg7 27.Bxg3 Bxg3 2S.Rfl Re6
29.Bbl Qe7
30.e4 dxe4 31.Ba2 Rf6 32.Rxf6 Qxf6
33.Qxe4 Qt2 + 34.Khl Qxa2 0-1
Congratulations to GM Alburt on be-
coming the new U.S. Champion, and the
first under the new elimination-style for-
mat. Alburt, who was last year's U.S.
Open winner, adds this year's title to his
previous U.S. Championship wins in 1984
and 1985. •
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Elena Donaldson Runs Away With U.S. Women's Title

Victory in South Carolina

R ated four hundred points above
most of the field, WGM Elena
Donaldson of Seattle, Washington, easily
Meyer and the financial help provided by
the USCF (whichtook care of all travel and
T.D. expenses, provided a per diem and
If 42.Nf5, then 42...Ba6 is strong
42•..Kh8 43.Rxc3 dxc3 44.Qxb7 Qd4!
45.Rc2 Re8 46.Re2 Rce5
won the 1990 U.S. Women's Champion- part of the prize fund), the ACF, the Spar- And now White's flag fell. Necessary
ship held August 19-29 at Converse Col- tanburg County Foundation, Spartanburg was 47.0f7 when 47...c2 48.Rxc2 Oxe3 +
lege in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with County Council,and manylocalbusinesses. 49.Kg2 h4 is probably winning for Black
a score of 7.5 from 9. Donaldson, rated The following was the new Champion's but not completely clear.
number seven woman in the world and toughest game: In the following game Elena, as White
making her debut in the Championship, in the Catalan, makes effective use of her
scored six straight wins before coasting Bishop and Rooks against WIM Shernaz
home with draws. Mistry-Kennedy. ,
Another debut ant, WIM Esther
Epstein of Brookline, Massachusetts, the
wife of 1MAlexander Ivanov, scored 6.5-
2.5 to take second. The remaining plus
scores were made by WIM Vesna
Dimitrijevic of Cambridge, Mas-
sachusetts, and Pam Ruggiero of Dan-
ville, California, who tied for third and
fourth at 5-4.
A measure of how competitive and
hard fought the tournament was can be
seen by the fact that, after the first two WIM Sharon Burtman
fmishers, places three through ten were WGM Elena Donaldson
separated by only 2 points and that last 1990 U.S. Women's Championship H.d5 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Ne5 13.d6 Nxf3 +
year's Champion, WIM Alexey Root of 14.Bxf3 cxd6 15.Qxd6 Ra8 16.e5 Qe7
After a big time-pressure scramble
Los Angeles, was only equal 6th-9th this 17.Rab1 Qxd6 18.exd6 Ra7 19.Rb6 h5
Black at first thought she was worse in
year. 20.Rd1 e5 21.d7 + Bxd7 22.Rbd6 b5
view of White's threat of Nf5-d4 but after
In years past, New York and California 23.Rxd7 Rxd7 24.Bc6
long thought she found-
have been the dominant states for
women's chess, but this year's field indi-
41...d4! 42.Bc4 + and 1-0 in 50 moves
•
cates that the pendulum has swung to
Massachusetts which had four of this
year's ten participants plus the nationally
number-two-rated WGM Anna
Akhsharumova, who had to miss out on
this event for work-related reasons.
For the second year in a row this tour-
nament was organized by the Spartan-
burg Chess Club under the leadership of
President Spencer Matthews. Held at
Converse College, a private women's
school, the Championship boasted a play-
ing site that would be the envy of many
international competitions, featuring a
beautiful stage with plenty of comfortable
seats.
Aside from the Spartanburg Chess
Club and Converse College, credit should
also be given to the hardworking T.D. Jim
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Karpov Wins Biel 1990

by 1M John Donaldson Sicilian Taimanov B47 QGAD23
GM Nick deFirmian GM Tony Miles

F ormer World Champion Anatoly

Karpov, who will attempt to regain
his crown this fall, turned in an impressive
GM Joel Lautier
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performance by winning his final tuneup
before the World Championship
Match. The 39-year-old Karpov scored
an undefeated 9.5 from 14 to easily out-
distance the field in the annual Biel
Chess Festival held this past July.
Taking second, a point and a half back
of Karpov in the Category 15, 8-player
double Round-Robin, was Swedish GM
Ulf Andersson.
Of the rest of the field, GMs Tony
Miles and Matthias Wahls could be
pleased with their plus scores - Miles be-
cause he had just completed a very tiring
back to back double of Manila and Biel
(27 games against top-level opposition in
less than 40 days) and Wahls as he was
lowest rated player in the event.
Of the tail-enders, only Nick de-
Firmian could really complain. On 50
percent after 9 rounds he scored only .5
from his last five games as the fatigue
factor set in, as he also was a Manila-Biel
Marathon Man.
l.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.0-0 Nxd4
9.Qxd4 Bc510.Qd3 d611.Bg5 Ng412.Qe2
Ne5 13.Radl b5 14.Be3 Bb7 15.Nbl 0-0
16.c3 a517.Bxc5 Qxc518.Rd4 b419.Rfdl
Ba6 20.Qd2 Nc4 21.Qc1 RacS 22.b3 Ne5
23.c4 f5 24.exf5 Rxf5 25.Qe3 Rd8 26.Nd2
Nf7 27.Ne4 Qc7 28.Nxd6 ReS
29.Nxf7 Rxe3 30.Rxd8 + Kxf7
31.R8d7 + Qxd7 32.Rxd7 + Ke8 33.Bc6
1-0
l.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4
5.Qa4 + Nbd7 6.e4 c5 7.d5 exd5 8.e5 b5
9.Qxb5 Rb8 10.Qa4 d4 1l.exf6 dxc3
12.Bxc4 Rb4 13.Qc2 Nxf6 14.b3 Be6
15.0-0 Bxc4 16.bxc4 Be7 17.Ne5 0-0
18.Qxc3 Bd6 19.Nd3 Rb620.Re1 Draw
Queen's Indian E15
GM Anatoly Karpov
GM Lev Polugaevsky
Biel1990
l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.i3 Ba6
5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.0-0
Be7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Rdl d6 1l.Bf4 Qb6
12.Rd2 Nc6

13.Bxd6 Bxd6 14.Rxd6 Qxb2 15.Rbl

• Bie11990 Category 15 (2596) • Qxc3 16.Rxb7 Nd4 17.Qdl Nxf3+
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total 18.Bxf3 Qxc419.a4 as 20.Rb5 Ra721.Rd8
1. GM Anatoly Karpov (URS) 2730 •• == 1= == == 1= 11 1= 9.5 g5 22.RxfS + KxfS 23.Qd6 + Kg724.Rxc5
2. GM tnr Andersson (SVE) 2630 == •• == == == 1= == =1 8.0 Rd725.Qe5Qb426.Qxg5+ Kf827.Rc8+
( - -) 2595 0= 7.5 Ke7 28.Kg2 1-0 '
3. GM Tony Miles == •• 1= 0= 1= == =1
4. GM Matthias Wahls (FRG) 2525 == == 0= •• == =0 =1 11 7.5
King's Indian Defense E69 ,
5. GM Vlastimal Hort (FRG) 2545 == == 1= == •• =0 =1 =0 7.0
GM Kevin Spraggett
6. GM Lev Polugaevsky (URS) 2610 0= 0= 0= =1 =1 •• =1 == 7.0 GM Attila Groszpeter
7. GM Nick deFirmain (USA) 2560 00 == == =0 =0 0= •• 1= 5.0 Biel, GM Event 1990
8. GM Joel Lautier (FRA) 2570 0= =0 =0 00 =1 == 0= •• 4.5
l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0
5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.0-0 e5 8.h3 Re8
9.e4 exd410.Nxd4 Nc511.Rel Bd712.Rbl
Qc813.g4 h514.f3 a615.Be3 Rb816.Nb3
hxg4 17.hxg4 Ne6 18.Qd2 NfS 19.Rbc1
Be6 20.Nd5 N6d7 21.Nd4 c522.Nxe6 Nxe6

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23.f4 Nf6 24.Nxf6 + Bxf6 25.g5 Bd4
26.Qt2 Kg7 27.Bh3 RhS 2S.Bxd4+ cxd4
29.Bg4 Qc5 30.b4 Qxb4 31.Bxe6 fxe6
32.Qxd4 + KgS 33.Kg2 Qa3 34.Rhl
Qxa2 + 35.Kg3 Rh5 36.Qf6 1-0

The second group in Biel has been held

as a mixed tournament the past few years
with top women, strong GMs and local
hopes fighting it out. This year Canadian
GM Kevin Spraggett shrugged off a dis-
appointing result in the Manila Inter-
zonal to take clear first place with an
undefeated 7.5 from 11. Tying for second
a point back in the Category 10 event
(2482 average, GM norm 7.5, 1M norm
5.5) were Argentine GM Daniel Cam-
pora, Women's World Champion Maya
Chiburdanidze, and Yugoslav GM
Dragan Barlov. Other scores: 5th-7th 1M
Gallagher (ENG), 1M P. Cramling
(SVE), FM Landenbergue (SWZ) 6; 8th
1M Brunner (SWZ) 5.5; 9th-10th WGM
loseliani (URS) and GM Groszpeter
(HUN) 5; 11th FM Costa (SWZ) 3 and
12th 1M D' Amore (ITA) 2.5.

Scotch Game C45

GM Maya Chiburdanidze
1M Carlo D' Amore
Biel Mixed GM Event 1990
l.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Ne6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Nxe6 bxe6 7.Bd3 d5 S.exd5
exd5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bg5 Be6 I1.Ne2 e5
12.c3 BaS 13.Qa4 Be7 14.Qh4 h6 15.Bxf6
Qxf6 16.Qxf6 gxf6 17.Ng3 RabS IS.Rabl
Rb6 19.b4 d4 20.bxeS Rxbl 21.Rxbl dxc3
22.Rc1 RdS 23.Bfl Bxa2 24.Ne4 as
25.Nxc3 Bb3 26.g3 a4 27.Nb5 Be5 2S.e6
ReS 29.Bh3 Be6 30.Bxe6 fxe6 31.Re4 Kf8
32.Kg2 Ke733.Na71-0
Slav Defence D 17
1M Pia Cramling
GM Daniel Campora
Biel Mixed GM Event 1990
l.d4 d5 2.e4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxe4
5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxe4 Qe7 S.g3 e5
9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 RdS I1.Qc1 Bd6
12.Nxd6+ Qxd6 13.Bg2 0-0 14.0-0
Nfd7 15.a5 a6 16.Na4 Qb4 17.Bd2 Qb3
IS.Bc3 Qe6 19.Qe3 f6 20.Rfdl RfeS
21.Rd4 Qf7 22.Qf4 Be2 23.Qd2 Bb3
24.Bb4 ReS 25.NeS Nxe5 26.Bxe5 Be6
27.Rc1 Re7 2S.f4 Nd7 29.Bd6 ReeS 30.e4
f5 31.e5 NfS 32.Qb4 RedS 33.Redl Ng6
GM Daniel Campora
34.Qb6 Rd7 35.Be5 Rxd4 36.Rxd4 BeS
37.RdS h6 3S.Bfl Kh7 39.RxeS QxeS
40.Qe7 NfS 41.Bd3 KhS 42.Qd6 KgS
43.QxfS + QxfS 44.BxfS KxfS 45.Kt2 e5
46.Be4 Ke7 47.Ke3 Kd74S.Kd21-0
Besides the top section and mixed GM
events Biel holds many other tourna-
ments as part of the festival. Two of the
more important were the Open and
Women's events. In the 180 player Open
Soviet GM Viktor Gavrikov took top
honors with 9 from 11 while countryman
Alexei Vismanovic was second at 8.5.
12.Nxg5 Bxdl13.Nxe6 QbS 14.Nxg7 +
American 1M Alexander Ivanov was tied KdSI5.Kxdl b516.Ne6 + KeSI7.Nf5 BfS
at 6th-16th with 7.5. IS.M Kb7 19.Bh6 Bxh6 20.Ne5 + KeS
21.Nxh6 Ne7 22.Be2 Ng6 23.Nf7 1-0
Nimzovitcli Defense BOO
In the Women's event Soviet Georgian
GM Sergei Smagin
star WGM Ketevan Arakhamia was first
GM Dragutin Sahovic
at 7.5 from 9 followed by WIM Christine
Biel Open 1990
Badulescu-Foiser of Romania at 7-2.
l.e4 Ne6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.c3 e6 5.Nd2 Polish WGM Brustman and Soviet WIM
f6 6.f4 fxe5 7.fxe5 Nh6 S.Ndf3 Nf7 9.Ne2 Prudnikova were equal third at 6-3 in the
Be7 10.Ng3 Bg4 11.Bd3 Ng5 38 player field. •

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GAMBIT CORNER
The Winawer Counter Gambit
by 1M John Donaldson
Winawer Counter Gambit 010
l.d4 dS 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 eS!?
A ccording to Hooper and Whyld's
The Oxford Companion of Chess,
the Polish player Simon Winawer (1838-
1920) was one of the world's top six or
seven players in the period 1867-1882.
Among his achievements were equal first
at Paris 1878 with Zuckertort and shared
first with Steinitz at Vienna 1882. Today,
however, he is chiefly remembered for the
line in the French which bears his name-
1.e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.Nc3 Bb4.
Most chessplayers know Winawer's
line in the French, but only the truly
hardcore are familiar with his less famous
opening invention. Count yourself a very
knowledgable opening expert if you know
that the sequence 1.d4 dS 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3
eS!? is given in the opening books as
Winawer's Counter Gambit.
The Counter Gambit was introduced
by Winawer in his game against Frank
Marshall at Monte Carlo 1901. By then
the Polish Master was well past his prime
but still full of interesting ideas.
The Winawer Counter Gambit has en-
dured the test of time. Never very
popular but never completely refuted,
today it's played by the likes of GM
Predrag Nikolic of Yugoslavia and the
Swedish tandem of 1M J onny Hector and
FM Thomas Engqvist.
The following game from this year's
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Swedish Championship gives some idea
of the possibilities of the "improved"
Albin Counter Gambit (1.d4 dS 2.c4 c6
3.Nc3 eS!? versus 1.d4 dS 2.c4 eS).
Slav Winawer Counter Gambit DI0
1M Michael Wiedenkeller
FM Thomas Engqvist
Sweden 1990
l.d4 dS 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3
With 3.Nf3 White can avoid the Counter
Gambit, but not without losing some valu-
able options. After 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 (trying
to avoid the Slav proper which occurs after
4.Nc3 dxc4) Black has 4...BfS or 4...Bg4 with
very good chances to equalize.
After 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 these two moves
aren't possible because of White's better
control of dS. For example 4...BfS S.cxdS
cxdS 6.Qb3 and Black is in trouble. So
after 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 White avoids the
main-line Slav and forces Black to
choose between 4...e6 (Semi-Slav) and
4...g6 (Grunfeld Slav).
3 ...eS!?
Winawer's child.
4.cxdS
This has been played in all the top-level
games in the past few years, but Black's
route to complete equality after 4.dxeS
has never been shown. For instance:
4 d4 S.Ne4 QaS + 6.Nd2! and now
6 Nh6 (6 ...QxeS 7.Ngf3 causes Black to
lose too much time and 6...Nd7 7.e6 fxe6
8.g3 eS 9.Bg2 Ngf6 1O.Nf3 Be7 11.0-0
favors White slightly.) 7.Nf3 NfS 8.g3 Nd7
(8 ...Ne3?! 9.fxe3 dxe3 10.Bg2 BcS 11.a3!
exd2 + 12.Bxd2 Qb6 13.b4 favors
White- Taimanov) 9.e6! fxe6 10.Bg2 eS
11.0-0 Nf612.NgS favors White because
of his control of e4. In his notes to the
game Engqvist gives 6...Nh6 as interesting
but with no analysis to indicate what im-
provement he may have had in mind.
4•..cxdS S.Nt3
Neither S.dxeS nor S.e4 offer White
any chance for the advantage.
S...e4 6.NeS f6
This is an old move that has recently
INSIDE CHESS
returned to the fore. On 6...QaS White
has 7.e3 Bb4 8.Bd2 N e7 9.a3 Bxc310.Bxc3
Qb6 I1.Bb4 as 12.Qa4+ Nec6 13.Be2
Bd7 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 IS.0-0 Rd8
(Petursson-Ivanovic, Reykjavik 1982)
and now 16.Bc3 intending b4 gives White
a pleasant advantage.
GM Predrag Nikolic had a happy
debut with 6...Be7. After 7.e3 a6 8.f3
(8.Qa4+ Kf8 9.NxdS! QxdS 10.Bc4 Qd8
1l.Nxf7 Qc7 [For 1l ...bS? 12.Nxd8 favor-
ing White, see Mohr-Hector, Belfort
1988, Inside Chess, Volume 1, Issue 19,
p. 18] 12.Qb3 [12.Nxh8 bS] 12 ... Nc6
13.Bd2 NaSl4.BxaS QxaS + IS.KfI is as-
sessed as unclear by Mohr.) 8 ... exf3
9.Nxf3 Nf6 1O.Bd3 0-0 11.0-0 Nc6
12.Bd2 Bg4, Black was already equal in
Nogueiras-Nikolic, Brussels 1988 (See
Inside Chess, Volume 1, Issue 12, p. 2S,
for the conclusion of this game).
However, since that game, Black has
been having difficulties after 6...Be7 with
Swedish 1M J onny Hector taking most of
the lumps - 6 ...Be7 7.Qa4 + ! Kf8 8.h3! f6
9.Ng4 Nc6 1O.Bf4 Be611.Ne3 a6?! 12.g4!
Qb6? 13.NexdS BxdS 14.NxdS Qxb2
15.Rdl Rd8 16.Bcl! QbS 17.QxbS axbS
18.Nxe7 Ngxe719.e3 with an advantage to
White-see Uhlmann-Hector, Debrecen
1989, Inside Chess, Volume 2, Issue 17,
p. 19, for the conclusion).
7.Qa4+ Nd7
ECO considers only 7...Ke7 when 8.Qb3
Ke6 9.Ng4 or 9.g3! both favor White.
8.Ng4
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 GMs Flear and Polugaevsky in their
books on the Slav consider Black to be in
trouble, giving 8...Ne7 9.Ne3 with White
pocketing a pawn but-
8...M!!
A fantastic move first seen in S.
Carlsson-Engqvist, Sweden 1988. The
point is that having broken the pin,
Black is now threatening ...Nb6 winning
a piece.
9.Ne3
On 9.Nxd5, Black has 9...Nb6! when
10.Nxb6 Qxb6 (10 ... axb6 fails to
Il.Qxa8 as 11...Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+
13.Kxd2 Qxd4 + fizzles out after
14.Kc2) Il.Ne3 Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+
13.Kxd2 Qxb2 + 14.Nc2 Be6 15.Qb4 +
Qxb4 ~6.Nxb4 Ne7 with no problems in
the ending as Engqvist pointed out in
his notes to the game in the August 1990
issue of the Swedish monthly Tidskrift
For Schack.
9...Nb6 1O.Qb3Be6 n.a4
. In the stemgame with 8...Kf7!!, S.
Carlsson-Engqvist, White tried 1l.f3
here but after 11...f5 12.fxe4 fxe4 13.g3
Nf6 14.Ng2 Nh5 15.a4 Qd7 16.Nf4
Nxf4 17.Bxf4 Nc4 18.Bg2 Be7 19.0-0
Rhf8 20.Rf2 Kg8 Black was slightly
better.
n ...aS 12.g3 Ne7 13.h4 Nc6
Cutting across White's idea of Ne3-g2-
f4.
14.Nc2 Nb4 IS.Bh3?
Leading to a lost ending seemingly by
force, but Black was already doing very
well.
IS..•Bxh3 16.Rxh3 Qc8 17.Rhl Nxc2 +
18.Qxc2 Bb4 19.Qb3 Qc4 20.Qxc4 Nxc4
21.Kdl Bxc322.bxc3
Black is obviously well on top, but the
winning method adopted by Engqvist is
very nice.
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22...bS! 23.Rbl!
The best practical try. On 23.axb5
Black has 23...Rhb8 24.Rbl a4 25.Bf4
Rb7.
23...bxa4 24.Rb7 + Ke6 2S.Bf4 Rhd8!
26.Kc2
On 26.Rxg7 Black had
26 ... Rab8! when 27.Bxb8 Rxb8
leaves White the Exchange up but
helpless to stop Black's doubled
a-pawns.
26...Rd7 27.Rxd7 Kxd7 28.Ral Ra7
29.Rxa4 Rb7 30.Bel hS 31.13exf3 32.exf3
Kc6 33.Kd3 Re7 34.Rxc4 +
the long run.
34...dxc4 + 3S.Kxc4 ReI 36.dS + Kd7
37.Ba3 Re3 38.Bf8 gS 0-1 •
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