Roberto Cosulich vs Andrew Soltis (1971)

Roberto Cosulich vs Andrew Soltis
Reggio Emilia [Solti 1971 · Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze Counterattack (B15) · 0-1

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Mar-10-11		TheTamale: OK, here's what I'm getting. Someone please tell me if I'm on the right track. With his last move, Black has blocked White's b-pawn. Now White can't block the queen skewer Ba5 with this pawn. If White moves his king to d1, Black picks up the queen with either R to d8. White could then play Ne1 to create a flight square for his king, but it's open season on the king as soon as he leaves, and he easily gets beefed. OK, basically thinking out loud here... at first I didn't see why White resigned at all. And if the king goes to e2, Black plays Ba6, with b4+ to follow, driving the White king back into the danger zone.

Mar-10-11		TheTamale: Oops, I must've done some poor editing in my last comment. The last paragraph should have been the third! D'oh!

Mar-10-11		izimbra: Useful to see why the most straightforward moves don't work for white: <15.Nd4 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bg4 17.f3 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Qxf3> White has more survivable alternatives, but they also fail for ks development.

Mar-10-11		joupajou: TheTamale, I think you're on the right track. White could fight back with e.g. 15. Qd3, too: 15. Qd3 ba5+ 16. Nd2 (16 Bd2? Re8+!) Qxb2 17. Rb1 Qe5. Black's game looks better, but not too bad for white.

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