Nigel Short vs Jan Werle (2009)

Nigel Short vs Jan Werle
Corus (Group B) (2009) · Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) · 1/2-1/2

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Jan-17-09		Ezzy: Short - Werle [C88] Corus Chess 2009 (1) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.a4 b4 9.d4 d6 10.c3 Rb8 11.h3 bxc3 12.bxc3 <Chigorin had this position back in 1904.> 12...Be6 <This appears to be new. Many moves have been tried here, the most popular being 12...exd4. Chigorin played 12...h6> 13.d5 Na5 14.Ba2 Bd7 15.Ba3 Qe8 16.Qd3 Bxa4 17.Bb4 Nb7 18.Qxa6 Bb5 19.Qa7 c5 20.dxc6 <20.Ba3? Na5 and the Queen is in for a bumpy ride> 20...Bxc6 21.Nbd2 Qd8 22.Qe3 Qc7 23.Bb3 Ra8 24.Ra7 Rxa7 25.Qxa7 Rc8 26.Nc4< With idea's of pressure on the f7 pawn with 27 Ng5 and eyeing the d6 pawn.> 26...Bd8 <26...Nxe4? 27.Nb6 Bf6 (27...Re8 28.Nd5 Bxd5 29.Bxd5 Nxc3 30.Bxc3 Qxc3 31.Qxb7 Is probably winning for someone of Nigel's class) 28.Nxc8 Qxc8 Advantage to white; 26...Bxe4? 27.Nb6 Bxf3 28.Nxc8 Qxc8 29.gxf3 Advantage to white> 27.Nfd2 h6 28.Qa3 Ne8 29.Qa2 <Keeping a beady eye on the f7 pawn. Nigel does seem to chipping away at Werle's position, but it's quite solid at the moment.> 29...Bg5< With idea's of 30...Nf6 and big pressure on the e4 pawn.> 30.Nf3 Bf6 31.Qc2 Be7 32.Nh2 Nf6 33.Ng4 Nxg4 34.hxg4 Nc5 35.Bxc5 dxc5 36.Ne3 Bg5 37.Nd5 Qa7 38.Bc4 Bd7 39.f3 Rb8 40.Rb1 Rxb1+ 41.Qxb1 Be6 42.Kh2 Bxd5 43.exd5 Be7 44.g3 1/2-1/2 < And the position fizzles out where nobody can make any important progress.> A comfortable start to the tournament for Nigel, who always had a slight initiative, but not enough to give Werle any heart murmors.

Jan-17-09		Chessical: T F Lawrence vs Chigorin, 1904

Jan-17-09		Ezzy: My spelling is getting worse. It's Murmurs. :-)

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