Raymond Keene vs Semyon Abramovich Furman
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[Event "Bad Lauterberg"] [Site "Bad Lauterberg GER"] [Date "1977.03.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Raymond Keene"] [Black "Semyon Abramovich Furman"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A19"] [Opening "English: Mikenas, 5.Nf3"] 1.c4 { Notes by Raymond Keene. } 1...Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 { An old favourite of Nimzowitsch which had been revived with some new gambit ideas. } 3...c5 { Also possible is 3...d5 4 e5 d4 5 exf6 dxc3 6 bxc3 Qxf6 7 d4 with some advantage to White, or 4...Nfd7 5 cxd5 Nxe5 6 d4 Ng6 7 dxe6 Bxe6 8 d5 and White will exert pressure against Black's unprotected queenside. } 4.e5 { The pawn sacrifice associated with this advance is the only way to avoid sterile equality. } 4...Ng8 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nxe5 8.Ndb5 f6 { If 8...d6 9 c5! is +/- (Timman - Najdorf, Haifa Olympiad 1976) but 8...a6 may be an improvement. The second of these moves was employed in game eleven from the Spassky - Hort Candidates' match at Reykjavik, a few days after my game with Furman. } 9.Bf4 { Possibly 9 Be3 is stronger. } 9...a6 10.Bxe5 axb5 { Not 10...fxe5 11 Qh5+. } 11.Bg3 Nh6 { ? A curious mistake coming from Furman, who is Karpov's trainer. Presumably they conducted a joint study of these variations (which Korchnoi has been known to employ) before the 1974 Karpov - Korchnoi match, and it is hardly to be credited that the superior 11...bxc4! should have escaped their attention. Perhaps Furman's memory failed him. } 12.Qh5+ { ! Furman had only expected 12 cxb5 d5 or 12 Nxb5 Bb4+ (=/+ in both cases). } 12...g6 13.Qxb5 { White's queen finds itself on an unusual square, but in compensation his more healthy queenside pawns confer a long-term advantage. } 13...Nf5 14.Rd1 { The natural reaction, but 14 Qb3, preparing to recentralise the queen, would have been more accurate. } 14...Ra5 15.Qb3 Nxg3 16.hxg3 Re5+ 17.Be2 Bc5 { ?! Stronger is 17...Be7. The optically more aggressive move chosen by Furman exposes both his king's bishop and exotically placed queen's rook. } 18.Qc2 { ! The most logical continuation now is 18...Qb6. After 19 Ne4 Black would be able to sacrifice the exchange for complications with 19...Rxe4 20 Qxe4 Bxf2+ 21 Kf1 Bxg3, but 19 O-O threatens both Ne4 and Na4. In view of this Black selects a move which runs counter to his preceding strategy. } 18...Bb4 19.a3 { If now 19...Ba5 20 b4 Bc7 21 Qxg6+!+-. } 19...Bxc3+ 20.Qxc3 O-O 21.Qd4 { White's advantage is manifest. Apart from the superior cO-Ordination of his forces, the dreaded endgame is approaching, when the white queenside pawns will prove decisive. } 21...Qa5+ 22.Qd2 b6 { Hoping that the exchange of queens will eliminate the weak b-pawn. } 23.Qxa5 bxa5 24.Rd6 h5 { Otherwise the king is tied to the h-pawn. } 25.Kd2 Bb7 { Or 25...Kf7 26 b4 Ke7 27 Rb6+-. In addition to the queenside pawns Black has to cope with f2-f4, trapping his rook. } 26.f4 Rc5 27.Rxd7 Bxg2 28.Rh2 Be4 29.Kc3 Bf5 30.b4 axb4+ 31.axb4 Rcc8 32.Bd3 { ! It's all over now, but Furman never, never resigns. In another game from Bad Lauterberg (against Torre) he dragged out a futile resistance with only a knight and a couple of pawns for a queen. } 32...Bxd3 33.Kxd3 Ra8 34.Rc2 Rf7 35.Rd6 Rb7 36.b5 Kf7 37.b6 g5 38.fxg5 fxg5 39.c5 Ra3+ 40.Rc3 Ra4 41.Rd4 Ra8 42.Rb4 { Becoming aware of Furman's reluctance to resign I decided that the safest course would be to win both black rooks. } 42...Rd8+ 43.Ke4 Rc8 44.c6 Rbb8 45.c7 Rb7 46.Ke5 {#r} 1-0
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Players
WhiteRaymond Keene
BlackSemyon Abramovich Furman
Game
Moves46
OpeningA19 — English: Mikenas, 5.Nf3
Result1-0
DateMarch 13, 1977
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Tournament
TournamentBad Lauterberg
LocationBad Lauterberg GER
Round7