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Bilel Bellahcene vs Irine Kharisma Sukandar
Gibraltar International Chess Festival (2022), Gibraltar ENG, rd 4, Jan-27
Nimzo-Indian Defense: General (E20)  ·  1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-28-24
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  FSR: I had never seen the kamikaze 4.g4?! before. It is very rare, but Nihal Sarin and Timur Gareyev have played it in blitz. GM Bellahcene, who ended up a co-winner of this tournament, is one of the few brave enough to play it at standard time controls.

Being greedy, I would be inclined to grab the pawn with 4...Nxg4 5.e4 f5. "The only way to refute a gambit is to accept it" and all that. Ignoring the pawn with 4...O-O is also good. Sukandar's 4...d5 is a principled response, meeting a flank offensive with an immediate counter in the center.

After 8.Qxc4, White's only developed piece was his queen. Stockfish 17 says that Sukandar should have played 8...Nxg4, finally grabbing the pawn, or simply 8...O-O. Continuing to play in the center with 8...e5 would have resulted in equality after 9.Bxg2 Bxg4 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.dxe5 Qd5 12.Qxd5 Nxd5.

Black's 8...Qd5?! was too flaccid. After 9.Qxd5, she should have played 9...Nxd5 10.Bd2 e5! Then White must play 11.Nf3! with sharp play where White is a little better. 9...exd5 was a critical mistake. After 10.f3! (+1 SF) White had a static position where he could milk his bishop pair.

Dec-28-24  VerySeriousExpert: @FSR
Dear Mr.Rhine, thank you! First of all, I agree that 4.g4 is weak.
Dec-28-24  VerySeriousExpert: @FSR
I, my friends and many other Russians support your words "criminal lunatic" etc. in ANOTHER topic about that American! Sorry, I can't write openly about it: it is dangerous. And I'll remove this comment soon, after your reading of it. It is for you only. Thank you for your noble activity!
Dec-28-24  VerySeriousExpert: Further, I agree that 4...Nxg4 is very strong.

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