Loek Van Wely vs John Nunn (1992)

Loek Van Wely vs John Nunn
Wijk aan Zee 53/633 1992 · King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Bayonet Attack (E97) · 1-0

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Jan-31-13		morphyesque: Bayonette Attack - Blueprint Notes for White: 1.9.b4 the critical bayonette attack variation - leave the knight on f3 - (do not retreat to E1 or D2 just yet).See my note 4 below. 2.9....Nh5 the modern line for black.Both 9....Ne8/Nd7 allow c5 and an initiative by white. 3.It is important to play 10.g3 to keep out the black N from f4. 4.Now when the inevitable 10....f5 is played by black white has 11.Ng5 threatening the nuance on e6 and Nd5 if black exchanges with his light sq. bishop.(see my note 1 above). 5.It is important to support the e4 pawn by 12.f3 and get the white K off the g1/a7 diagnol while defending his K side pawns by 13.Kg2 6.17.a4 an amazing resource keeping the initiative.Black's Q is threatened with a5+Nc7 hence black must make a retreat sq.for her on f6. 7.21.g4 A quiet & subtle move which neutralises any black attack down the f file while ensuring complete white K safety. 8.24.Ra2 avoids any tricks down the A1/H8 diagnol & preparing to double on the D file protecting his precious passed d pawn. 9.26....e4 now black's dark sq. battery bites on air. 10.If 31....Nxf3 & wholesale exchanges on this sq.,white obtains an easily won ending.e.g.32.Bxg7+ Kxg733.Rxf3 Qxf3+ 34.Qxf3 Rxf3 35.Kxf3 Rf8+ 36.Kg3 etc. 11.33.Qc1 preventing forks by ..Ne3 and further tricks.After black's next move,white is a bishop & pawn up with a potential extra Q courtesy of his passed d pawn. A model game by van Wely.Nunn later admitted he could not find any way to neutralise white's initiative.

Feb-03-13		morphyesque: There is another leading game illustrating white's strategy in the Bayonette attack which is Miles vs Shirov 1992 which readers can check.

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