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[title]Vladimir Potkin - Boris Savchenko, European Championship, Aix-les-Bains, 26 March 2011[/title] [body topmargin=50 bottommargin=50 leftmargin=50 rightmargin=50 marginheight=50 marginwidth=50] [center]
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[br][b]Vladimir Potkin[/b]
[/center][font size="1"][br][b]Photo by [a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/U..."/]Stefan64[/a] from [a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladim..."/]Wikipedia[/a] ([a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses..."/]Creative Commons License[/a], Attribution/Share Alike) [/b][/font][i][b][br][br]
[a href="Potkin vs B Savchenko, 2011"/]Vladimir Potkin - Boris Savchenko[/a][br] 12th European Championship, Round 5[br]
Aix-les-Bains, 26 March 2011[br][br]

East India Game: Indian Gambit[/b] (Budapest Defense)[/i][br]

[br][b]1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5[/b][br][br]

[ul][li]This opening, traditionally called the Budapest Defense (or Gambit or Countergambit) was hot stuff in the 1920s when it was actually feared and given the kind of respect the King's Indian is nowadays. Black gives up a center pawn and seeks quick development. The shortest tournament game in history was a the Indian Gambit in which White withheld an early [i]c2c4[/i] that ran: [font color="red"][i]1.d4 Nf6 2.Nd2 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.h3??? Ne3!![/i][/font] White resigns as he must either lose his Queen or play [i]5.fxe3 Qh4#[/i] and have a nice rest of the day [i](Gibaud-Lazard, Paris, 1924).[/i][/li][/ul] [br][b]3.dxe5 Ng4[/b][br][br]

[ul][li]White already has a slight advantage in space.[/li][li]If [font color="red"][i]6.Nc3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Qe7 8.Qd5[/i][/font] then:[/li][ul][li]If [font color="red"][i]8...f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Qd3 d6[/i][/font] then:[/li][ul][li]If [font color="red"][i]11.g3 0-0 12.Bg2[/i][/font] then:[/li][ul][li]If [font color="red"][i]12...Bg4 13.0-0 Rae8 14.Rfe1[/i][/font] then:[/li][ul][li][font color="red"][i]14...Nd7 15.Nd4 Nce5 16.Qe3 Qf6 17.Qc1 c6 18.f3 Bh5 19.Rb1[/i][/font] draw [i](Reinderman-L'Ami, IT B, Wijk aan Zee, 2010).[/i][/li][li]If [font color="burgundy"][i]14...Kh8 15.Rab1 Ne4 16.Nd4[/i][/font] givesm White a small advantage in space [i](Rosenburg-Fister, Corres, 2002).[/i][/li][/ul][li]If [font color="darkred"][i]12...Ne4 13.0-0 Nc5 14.Qe3[/i][/font] then:[/li][ul][li][font color="darkred"][i]14...Be6 15.Nd4 Bxc4 16.Nxc6 Qxe3 17.Bxe3 bxc6 18.Bxc6[/i][/font] gives White an extra pawn and the initiative [i](Seirawan-C. Schulien, Op, Columbus, 1987).[/i][/li][li][font color="magenta"][i]14...Bg4 15.Qxe7 Nxe7 16.Nd4 Rae8 17.Rfb1 Ng6 18.Be3[/i][/font] gives White an extra pawn [i](Korchnoi-Faure, Op, Zürich, 1988).[/i][/li][/ul][/ul][li][font color="burgundy"][i]11.e3 0-0 12.Be2 Ne4 13.0-0 Bf5 14.Qd5+ Kh8 15.Rac1 Nc5 16.Nd4 Be4 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Qd2[/i][/font] gives White an extra pawn [i](Pogorlov-A. González, Op, Mondariz, 2000).[/i][/li][/ul][li][font color="darkred"][i]8...Qa3 9.Rc1 f6 10.exf6 Nxf6 11.Qd2 d6 12.Nd4 0-0 13.f3 Ne5 14.e4[/i][/font] gives White a small advantage in space [i](O'Kelly-Heidenfeld, IT, Dublin, 1956).[/i][/li][/ul][/ul] [br][b]6...Qe7 7.e3[/b][br][br]

[ul][li]If [font color="red"][i]10...Bxd2 11.Qxd2 Bb7[/i][/font] then:[/li][ul][li]If [font color="red"][i]12.Qc3 d6 13.c5 bxc5 14.Bxe5 Qxe5 15.Qxe5+ dxe5[/i][/font] then:[/li][ul][li][font color="red"][i]16.Rfc1 0-0-0 17.Rxc5 Rhe8 18.Rac1 Re7[/i][/font] is equal [i](Malaniuk-Blatny, IT, Kecskemet, 1991).[/i][/li][li][font color="magenta"][i]16.Rfd1 Rd8 17.Rac1 Rxd1+ 18.Bxd1[/i][/font] is equal [i](L. B. Hansen-Blatny, IT. Amsterdam, 1989).[/i][/li][/ul][li][font color="darkred"][i]12.b4 d6 13.Rac1 Ng6 14.Bg3 h5 15.c5 dxc5 16.bxc5 h4[/i][/font] is equal [i](Kosyrev-Oleinikov, Moscow Ch, 1999).[/i][/li][/ul][/ul] [br][b]11.Nf3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Rd8 13.Be2 (N)[/b][br][br]

[ul][li]White has a comfortable advantage in space.[/li][/ul] [br][b]14...h5[/b][br][br]

[ul][li][font color="red"][i]14...g5 15.Bg3 0-0 16.Qb3 Qe6 17.Rad1 f5 18.Rfe1[/i][/font] continues to give White more space. Whites Bishop pair may also be adventageous with few pawns in the center.[/li][/ul] [br][b]15.Rad1 c6?![/b][br][br]

[ul][li]Black is afraid of ghosts. He takes a prophylactic measure to retreat his Bishop rather than simply exchange it in order to save time.[/li][li]Better is [font color="red"][i]15...g5 16.Bxe5 Qxe5 17.g3 h4 18.Rd5 ,[/i][/font] but even that continues to give White a comfortable advantage.[/li][/ul] [br][b]16.Rd4![/b][br][br]

[ul][li]White brings his Rook to the center where it can quickly move to wherever it can do the most damage.[/li][/ul] [br][b]16...Bc7[/b][br][br]

[ul][li][font color="red"][i]16...Bb8 17.h3 g6 18.Rfd1 Kf8 19.Bh2 c5 20.Rd5[/i][/font] gives White more space and the Bishop pair.[/li][/ul] [br][b]17.h4 g6?[/b][br][br]

[ul][li]Black weakens his kingside dark squares.[/li][li]As grim as it is, Black can still put up a defense after [font color="red"][i]17...d6 18.Rfd1 0-0 19.Bg5 f6 20.Bf4.[/i][/font][/li][/ul] [br][b]18.Bg5 f6[/b][br][br]

[ul][li]Black further weakens his kingside. Nevertheless, the game is lost and even a less weakening move is of no avail.[/li][li][font color="red"][i]18...Qe6 19.Bxd8 Kxd8 20.Rfd1 Kc8 21.c5 Rd8 22.b4[/i][/font] allows White to bust through Black's defense like Superman breaking through plywood.[/li][/ul] [center][b][br]
BLACK: Boris Savchenko[br][br]
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[br][br]WHITE: Vladimir Potkin[br]
Position after [i]18...f7f6[/i][/b]
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[br][b]19.f4!![/b][br][br]

[ul][li]White sweeps away the pawns, opening the f-file for his Rook.[/li][/ul] [br][b]19...fxg5 20.fxe5 Qg7[/b][br][br]

[ul][li]Black's King is exposed and his center is gone. There is no longer an adequate defense.[/li][/ul] [br][b]21.Rf6![/b][br][br]

[ul][li]The Black Queen is shut out of the game.[/li][/ul] [br][b]21...Bxe5 22.Rxg6 Qe7[/b][br][br]
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BLACK: Boris Savchenko[br][br]

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[br][br]WHITE: Vladimir Potkin[br]
Position after [i]22...Qg7e7[/i][/b]
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[br][b]23.Bxh5!![/b][br][br]

[ul][li]White proffers the Bishop.[/li][/ul]
[br][b]23...Bh2+[/b][br][br]

[ul][li][font color="red"][i]23...Rxh5 24.Rg8+ Qf8 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Qf5+[/i][/font] wins the Bishop and gives White an overwhelming material advantage.[/li][/ul] [br][b]24.Kh1 1-0[/b][br][br]

Budapest Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5

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