Keres vs O'Kelly
14 | Budapest (26.03.52)
826
[Event "14"] [Site "Budapest (26.03.52)"] [Round "0"] [White "Keres"] [Black "O'Kelly"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E30"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian: Leningrad, 4...h6"] {Black sets up a defensive position on the Kingside} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. d5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 e5 8. e3 d6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Qe7 {A comparison with the previous game shows Black is unfavourably placed. Again he has occupied c5 with a pawn, and again the White c-pawn can not be put under pressure. One thing, however, is different: Black has not castled and this is a very important point} 11. f3 (11. e4 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 $132) 11... g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Ne2 Ndf6 (13... Nxg3 14. Nxg3 { White controls important traffic junctions at e4 and f5}) 14. Rb1 Ng7 15. Bf2 { Clearing a route for his Knight to go to f5} 15... h5 {weakening a grip on f4} 16. h4 $1 (16. Ng3 h4 17. Nf5 Nxf5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Nh5) 16... g4 17. e4 Ng8 (17... gxf3 18. gxf3 {opening the g-file plays into White's hands}) 18. Be3 f6 19. f4 {Before embarking on this advance, White induced the weakening move 18. ... Pf6. This is a very important point, for otherwise Black, but taking the pawn, would have obtained for himself a valuable square at e5.} 19... Qc7 ( 19... exf4 20. Nxf4 { White now gets invasion points at e6 and g6 which are even more valuable}) 20. O-O Ke7 21. Rf2 Ne8 22. Rbf1 Bd7 23. Qd1 b6 24. Ng3 (24. Bc2 { White can't make his bad bishop active by} 24... a6 25. Ba4 b5) 24... a5 (24... a6 25. Rb2 b5 26. Qb1) 25. Rb2 Ra6 26. Bc2 a4 27. a3 Kd8 28. Rb1 Rh7 29. Qd2 Kc8 30. Rbd1 Qb7 31. Ne2 Ne7 {It will become apparent that this Knight can not be spared from g8; Black's best policy was to continue playing a waiting game} 32. Nc1 Ng6 33. Nd3 Qc7 34. Qf2 Kd8 35. Rd2 Kc8 36. Qe1 Kd8 37. Rdf2 Kc8 38. Qd1 exf4 (38... Kd8 39. Nb2 Qa7 40. fxe5 Nxe5 41. Rxf6) 39. Nxf4 Ne5 (39... Nxf4 40. Rxf4 Rf7 41. R4f2 Rf8 42. e5 dxe5 43. Bg6) 40. Ne6 Qa7 (40... Bxe6 41. dxe6 Qc6 42. Rxf6) 41. Rxf6 Nxf6 42. Rxf6 b5 (42... Nxc4 43. Bc1) 43. cxb5 (43. Qf1 $1 -- 44. Rf8+ Kb7 45. Qf5 Re7 46. Bg5) 43... Bxb5 { Now Black can restore the balance though he will not have a path of roses} 44. Rf8+ Kb7 45. Qe1 Rb6 46. Qg3 Bd3 47. Nd8+ Kc7 48. Bxd3 Nxd3 49. Nc6 Rxc6 50. dxc6 Kxc6 51. Bf4 c4+ 52. Kh2 Rf7 $1 53. Rc8+ (53. Rxf7 Qxf7 54. Bxd6 Qf2) 53... Kd7 54. Be3 Qa6 55. Rb8 Qc6 56. Rb6 Qc7 57. Rb5 Qc6 58. Rb6 Qc7 59. Bd4 Re7 60. Rb5 Rxe4 61. Rxh5 Kc6 62. Rg5 Qd7 63. Rg6 Rf4 64. Qe3 Qd8 65. g3 Rf2+ 66. Kg1 Qf8 67. Qe4+ Kc7 68. Rg7+ Rf7 69. Qxg4 Kb8 70. Rg8 1-0
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