[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.12.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "KID"]
[Black "Classical 9.Ne1"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "E99"]
[Annotator "proustiskeen"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. c5 g5 14. Rc1 Ng6 15. Nb5
Rf7 16. Ba5 b6 17. cxd6 $1 cxd6 18. Bb4 $5 (18. Be1 {"The square b4 belongs to
the knight on d3." (Giri, YB 94)} a6 (18... g4 19. fxg4 $5 (19. Nb4 g3 $1 (
19... a6 20. Nc6 Qf8) 20. hxg3 fxg3 21. Nc6 (21. Bxg3) 21... Qf8 22. Bxg3 Bh6
$132 {[%cal Yh6e3]} 23. Rc3 Bf4) (19. Rc6 Bf8) 19... Nxe4 {[%csl Yc6]} 20. Nb4
$1 (20. Bf3 $6 Ng5 21. Nc3 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 (22. gxf3) 22... Rc7 (22... Bb7))
20... a6 (20... Ng5 21. Nc6 Qf8 22. h4 $1) (20... Nf6 21. Nc6 Qf8 22. h4 e4 23.
h5) 21. Bf3 $1 Ng5 $2 (21... Nc5 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. Nc3 a5 $1 {[%cal Rc8a6]}) 22.
Nc3 Bb7 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Bh6 25. Rc3 Qg5 $2 26. h4 $1 {[%cal Rc3h3,Rh3h6]}
) 19. Nc3 $1 (19. Na3 b5 $1) 19... a5 $5 {'preventing Nb4-c6'} (19... Bd7 20.
Nb4 b5 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. dxc6 $16) (19... h5 20. Nb4 g4 (20... Bh6 21. Na4 Rb7
22. Bf2 $1 $18) 21. Na4 $1 $36) (19... g4 $2 20. fxg4) 20. Nb5 (20. Nf2 Bf8 21.
Nb5 h5 22. Rc6 Rg7 23. a4 Bd7 (23... Nh8 24. b4) 24. Kh1 $13) (20. Bf2 Rb8 (
20... Bf8 21. b4 h5 22. Nb5 {because the bishop is on f2, White can't hold up .
..g4 for long. So he allows it.} g4 23. Rc6 Rb7 24. Qc2) 21. Nb5 Bf8 22. Rc6
Ne8 23. a4 $14) 20... Bf8 (20... g4 $5 21. Rc6 Bf8 22. Bf2 Rb8 (22... Bb7 23.
Rc4 g3 24. hxg3 Nh5) 23. Qc2 g3 $5 (23... Rfb7 24. Rc1 Bd7 25. Nxd6 $1) 24.
Bxb6 (24. hxg3 fxg3 25. Bxg3 Nh5 $132) 24... gxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Rxb6 26. Rxc8 Qe7
27. Nc7 $5 (27. Rc7)) 21. Rc4 (21. Rc3 g4 22. Qc2 gxf3 23. Bxf3 Ng4 24. Bf2 Nh4
25. Bxg4 Bxg4 26. Bxh4 Qxh4 27. Ne1 Qh5 28. Nf3 $11) (21. Bf2 Rb8 (21... g4 22.
Rc6 Rb8 {--> 20...g4}) 22. Rc4 {[%cal Rc4e4]} h5 23. Qc2 g4 $5 24. Rc6 g3 25.
Bxb6 $1) 21... h5 22. Qc2 Ba6 $6 (22... g4) 23. a4 g4 24. Bf2 Rb8 25. Rc6 $5 (
25. Rc1 g3 26. Be1)) 18... Bf8 (18... Ne8 19. Rc6 Bf8 {--> 18...Bf8}) 19. Rc6
$5 (19. Qc2 $5 Ne8 20. a4 $5 (20. Be1 {[%cal Rd3b4]} a6 21. Nc3 a5 22. Qb3 Nf6
23. Bf2 Rb8 24. Nb5 g4) 20... h5 (20... a6 21. Na3 a5 22. Be1 h5 23. Nc4) 21.
Nf2 {"21. Nf2 makes more sense than 21. Qd1. The N is supposed to go to f2 in
these positions anyway, and h3 can follow. White's not supposed to be going on
all-out offense, he can safely afford to secure the K-side. White will make ...
g4 as unappetizing as possible while setting up the Na4-c4 and a5 break. The
Qc2 should only move `when it has to`, otherwise white goes into the Nf2/h3/
Be1/Na3-c4 set-up. It can go to d1 if it ends up being necessary, or not at
all. The plan to put the Bb4 on f2 is never correct in these positions. It'll
usually camp out on e1 awaiting a Nh4 (necessary to force through ...g4) where
it'll get chopped, or if black ventures ...a5 then it'll support a b4 advance.
Be1-f2 is one of those moves computers tend to love, but is about as
strategically wrong as it gets. The whole point behind Nd3 (aside from
supporting c5) is to go to f2 to prevent the ...g4 break, and provide
protection to the e4 pawn as well." (BPaulsen)} Rg7 22. h3 $1 (22. Be1 $6)) (
19. Qb3 {was played in Tyagi,K (2033)-Keating,R (2127)/Iowa Closed Ch 2011.}
Ne8 20. Qa3 ({jh:} 20. Rc6 Bd7 21. a4 Bxc6 (21... a6 22. Na3 Bxc6 23. dxc6) 22.
dxc6 a6 23. Na3 (23. Nc3 Qc8 24. Rc1 Qxc6 25. Nf2) 23... h5 24. Rc1 $1 (24. h3
$6 Kg7 (24... Nh4 25. Rd1 $1) 25. Rd1 (25. Rc1 Ne7) 25... Qc8) (24. Rd1) 24...
Kg7 25. Be1) 20... a6 21. Nc3 (21. Rc6 $142 {Keating} Rf6 (21... Bb7 22. Rxd6
Nxd6 23. Nxd6 Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Qf6 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Qc3 Qxd6 28.
Qxc8+ Kg7 29. Qxa6 $16) (21... Bd7 22. Nxd6 Nxd6 23. Rxd6 Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Bb5 $11
)) 21... a5 $6 (21... Nc7 {Keating} 22. Qa4 Bd7 23. Qc2 a5 24. Ba3 b5 25. b4
axb4 26. Bxb4 Na6 $11) (21... h5) 22. Nb1 h5 (22... Nf6 $142 {Keating} 23. Be1
(23. Nf2 h5) 23... g4 24. Qb3 gxf3 25. Bxf3 Ng4 26. Bxg4 Bxg4 27. Nd2 a4 28.
Qa3 Rc8 $11) 23. Be1 Nf6 (23... Bd7 24. Bf2 g4) 24. Nb4 g4 (24... Ne7 25. Nc6
Nxc6 26. dxc6 d5 27. Qa4) 25. Nc6 Qe8 26. Bb4 gxf3 27. Bxf3 Ba6 28. Bxd6 Bxf1
29. Kxf1 Qd7 30. Bxf8 Raxf8 31. Nd2 Ng4 32. Bxg4 Qxg4 33. Nf3 Nh4 34. Nxh4 Qxh4
35. Nxe5 Rg7 36. Nf3 Qg4 37. Rc2 Rc8 38. Qd3 Rxc2 39. Qxc2 Qg6 40. Nh4 Qd6 41.
Qc8+ Qf8 42. Qxf8+ Kxf8 43. e5 Rc7 44. Ng6+ Ke8 45. Nxf4 Rc2 46. Nxh5 Rxb2 47.
h4 Rxa2 48. g4 a4 49. Nf6+ Kf8 50. Ke1 a3 51. d6 Ra1+ 52. Ke2 a2 53. e6 Re1+ {
[%emt 0:00:11] 0-1 Tyagi,K (2033)-Keating,R (2127)/ Iowa Closed Ch 20/ICNEP
Jul 11}) (19. Nf2 $6) 19... Ne8 20. a4 $1 h5 (20... Bd7 21. Qb3 $5 {as above} (
21. Rc1 Rg7 22. Nf2 h5 23. h3 Nh8 $5 24. Qb3 Nf7 25. Rc2 a6 26. Na3 Nf6 27. Nc4
b5 28. Na5 Qb6 29. Nc6 g4 $132) 21... Bxc6 22. dxc6 a6 23. Nc3 a5 24. Ba3) ({
jh:} 20... Bb7 21. Qb3) ({jh:} 20... g4 $6 21. fxg4 Bd7 22. Qb3 a6 (22... Bxc6
23. dxc6 a6 24. Nc3) 23. Nc3 Bxc6 24. dxc6 a5 25. Ba3 $16) ({jh:} 20... Qf6 21.
Qb3 Bd7 22. Rfc1 Nh4 23. h3 a6 24. Na3 Bxc6 25. dxc6) ({jh:} 20... Kh8 21. Qb3)
({Knapp:} 20... a6 $5 21. Na3 Bd7 (21... h5 $6 22. Nc4 $1 (22. Nf2 Bd7) 22...
a5 (22... Bd7 23. Rxb6) 23. Ba3 Rc7 24. Nf2 Rxc6 25. dxc6 Be6 26. Qb3 Rc8 27.
Qxb6 Qxb6 28. Nxb6 Rxc6 29. Nd5 $14) (21... Nf6 $2 22. Nc4 $1 Bd7 23. Nxd6 $16)
22. Qb3 (22. Nc4 $2 Bxc6 23. dxc6 Rc8 24. Be1 $15) 22... Bxc6 23. dxc6 a5 (
23... Rc8 24. Nf2 Rxc6 25. Bxa6 Kg7 26. Rd1) 24. Bc3) 21. Nf2 Nh4 (21... Bd7
22. Qb3 $1 a6 $146 {Deviating from my preparation. This is a fairly obvious
move, and one that I should have prepared better for. But one can only
remember so much analysis!} (22... Bxc6 23. dxc6 Kg7 24. Bc4 Rf6 25. Rd1 $44 {
and now (Knapp):} a6 26. Nc3 Ne7 27. Nd5 Nxc6 28. Bc3 $13) 23. Na3 $6 {23.Nc3
is required in this specific position. Concrete calculation trumps general
principles!} (23. Nc3 $1 Bxc6 (23... Ne7 24. Bc4 Rf6 25. Ba3 Bxc6 26. dxc6+ Kg7
27. Bd5 $13) 24. dxc6 Kg7 25. Rc1 Rc7 26. Nd5) 23... Bxc6 24. dxc6 Kg7 25. Rd1
$6 (25. Bc4 Rc7 26. Qd3 Ne7 27. Bxa6 Nxc6 28. Bc3 $13) 25... Rc7 26. Bc4 (26.
Nc4 Rxc6 27. Bc3 Qb8 28. a5 b5 29. Nb6 Ra7 30. Nd5 Nf6 31. Nxf6 Kxf6 32. Nd3
$15) 26... Ne7 27. Nd3 Nxc6 28. Bc3 Qb8 29. Bd5 Nf6 30. Be6 $6 {Rightly
criticized by Keating after the game. The bishop really doesn't do much here.
I had visions of Be6-f5 and Qe6, but these are hallucinations more than
anything else.} (30. Nb4 Na5 31. Qc2 Raa7 32. Kh1 Qe8 {and it's back to attack}
) 30... b5 31. axb5 (31. Nc2 bxa4 32. Qxa4 Qb6+ 33. Kh1 g4) 31... axb5 32. Nb4
Na5 33. Qc2 Qe8 34. Nd5 (34. Bd5 Nxd5 35. Nxd5 Rb7 36. Qe2) 34... Nxd5 35. Bxd5
Rac8 36. Qe2 Nc4 37. Bxc4 $2 (37. Nxc4 bxc4 38. Kh1 {and it remains to be seen
how Black is going to break through. (Keating)}) 37... bxc4 38. Nb5 $4 Qxb5 {
[%eval 32764,0] 0-1 Hartmann,J (1711)-Keating, R (2206)/FIDE RR  2012}) (21...
a6 22. Na3) 22. h3 Qf6 ({Knapp:} 22... Bd7 23. Qb3 (23. Be1 $5 Bxc6 24. dxc6
Kh8 25. Bc4 Rg7 26. Nd3) 23... a6 24. Na3 Bxc6 25. dxc6 Kg7 26. Rc1 Rc7 27. Bc3
) 23. Qb3 {[%cal Rb3h3]} Bd7 (23... a6 24. Na3 a5 25. Bd2 $18) 24. Rfc1 $1 g4 (
24... Bxc6 25. dxc6) (24... a6 $1 {Shankland} 25. Na3 $1 (25. Nc3 $4 g4 26.
hxg4 hxg4 27. Nxg4 Bxg4 28. fxg4 f3 $19) (25. Nc7 Bxc6 26. Nxa8 Bxa8 27. Rc8
Nc7 28. Rb8 $13) 25... g4 {and now how does White ward off the attack? (jh):}
26. hxg4 hxg4 27. Nxg4 Qg5 28. Be1 Bxg4 (28... Nf6 29. Bxh4 (29. Nxf6+ Rxf6 30.
Bf1 Nxg2 31. Bxg2 Rg6) 29... Qxh4 30. Nxf6+ Rxf6 31. Bf1 Rh6 32. Qxb6 Qg3 33.
R6c2 Be7 34. Qb7 Rd8 35. Rc8 Rxc8 36. Rxc8+ Bxc8 37. Qxc8+ Kf7 38. Nc4 $13) (
28... Rh7 29. Bf1 Nxf3+ 30. gxf3 Bxg4 31. fxg4 Qxg4+ 32. Bg2 Rg7 33. R6c2 f3
34. Rf2 fxg2 35. Qf3 Qxf3 36. Rxf3 Be7 37. Nc4 Rc8 38. Rcc3) 29. fxg4 Nf6 30.
Rc7 Ra7 31. Rxa7 Rxa7 32. Rc8 Nxg2 33. Kxg2 Rh7 34. Qf3 Qh6 35. Kf2 Qh2+ 36.
Kf1 Qh1+ 37. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 38. Kg2 Rxe1 39. Bf3 $13) 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. Nxg4 Qg5 (
26... Bxg4 27. fxg4 f3 28. Bxf3 $1 (28. gxf3 $6 Qf4 29. Be1) (28. Rf1 $4 f2+
29. Kh1 Rh7) 28... Nxf3+ (28... Qf4 29. Be1 Nxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Qxf3 31. gxf3 Rxf3
32. Rc8) 29. gxf3 Qxf3 30. Qxf3 Rxf3 31. Nxd6 $16) (26... Qg6 $44 {and now (jh)
} 27. Qd3 $5 {the idea is to stop the ...Bxg4 / ...Qxe4 tricks.} (27. a5 $6
Bxg4 28. fxg4 Qxe4 29. Bf3 Nxf3+ 30. gxf3 Qe2 31. Bxd6 Nxd6 32. Nxd6 Bxd6 33.
Rxd6 Rh7 34. Qc2 Qxf3 35. Qg6+) (27. Nc7 $140 $2 Bxc6 $17) (27. Be1 Bxg4 28.
fxg4 Qxe4 29. Bf1 (29. Bf3 Nxf3+ 30. gxf3 Qe3+ 31. Qxe3 fxe3 32. Kg2 Nf6 33.
Nxd6 Rd7 34. Ne4 Nxd5) 29... Nxg2 30. Bxg2 f3 31. R6c4 Qe2 32. R4c2 Qe4 33. Bh3
a6 $36) 27... a6 (27... Bxg4 $6 28. fxg4 $18) (27... Rh7 28. Kf2 $5 a6 (28...
Qg5 29. Rg1) 29. Nc7 Bxc6 30. Nxa8 Bd7 $3 (30... Bxa8 31. Rc8 Nc7 32. Qc2) 31.
Nxb6 Bxg4 32. fxg4 Nf6 33. Nc4 Nxe4+ 34. Kg1 Ng3 35. Qxg6+ Nxg6 36. Kf2 Ne4+
37. Kf3 Ng5+ 38. Kf2 Ne4+ $11) 28. Nc7 {now!?} (28. Nc3 $6 Nf6 29. Nd1 (29. Rc7
$6 Nxg4 30. fxg4 Bxg4 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Bxg4 Qxg4 33. Qh3 Qxh3 34. gxh3) 29...
Bxc6 (29... Nxg4 30. fxg4 f3 31. gxf3 Bxc6 32. dxc6 Qf6 33. Bd2 Nxf3+ 34. Bxf3
Qxf3 35. Qxf3 Rxf3 36. Nc3 $14) 30. Rxc6 Nxg4 31. fxg4 f3 32. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 33.
gxf3 b5 34. Kg2 $14) (28. Na3 $5 {might be better} Nf6 (28... Qg5 29. Bd2 Bxg4
(29... Nf6 30. Nxf6+ Qxf6 31. Bf1 Rg7 32. Kf2 Nxg2 (32... Qg6 33. Nc4 Nxg2 34.
Nxb6 $1) 33. Nc4 (33. Ke2 $2 Nh4) 33... Qh4+ 34. Ke2) 30. fxg4 Nf6 31. Nc4 Nxg4
32. Qh3 Rg7 33. Nxd6 Nf6 34. Nf5 Nxf5 35. exf5 Bc5+ 36. R1xc5 $1 bxc5 37. Bc4
Rh7 38. Qf3 $44) (28... Rh7 29. Nc4 Qh5 30. Kf2 Nf5 31. Ke1 $16) 29. Nc4 (29.
Nxf6+ Rxf6 30. Bf1 $8 Qh5 31. Nc2) 29... Nxg4 30. fxg4 Qg5 (30... Bxg4 $2 31.
Nxe5) 31. Rf1 (31. Nxd6 Bxd6 32. Bxd6 f3 33. gxf3 Qf4 34. Kf2 Bxg4 35. Rg1 Qh2+
36. Kf1 Qh3+ $11) 31... b5 (31... Bxc6 32. dxc6 f3 33. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 34. gxf3) 32.
Nxd6 Rg7 33. Rf2 Bxg4 34. Bxg4 Qxg4 35. Nf5 Nxf5 36. Bxf8 Rxf8 37. exf5 Qxf5
38. Qxf5 Rxf5 39. Rxa6 bxa4 40. Rxa4 $14) 28... Bxc6 (28... Nxc7 $2 29. Rxc7
Bxg4 30. fxg4 Rxc7 31. Rxc7 $18) 29. Nxa8 Bxa4 (29... Bxa8 30. Rc8 Nf6 31. Rxa8
Nxg4 32. fxg4) 30. Nxb6 Bb5 31. Nc4 $1 (31. Qd1 $6 Nf6 32. Nxf6+ Rxf6 33. Qf1
Bxe2 34. Qxe2 Qh5 35. Kf2 Rg6 (35... Nxg2 36. Rg1) 36. Rg1 Rg3 37. Nc4 Nxf3 38.
Qxf3 Rxf3+ 39. gxf3+ Kf7 40. Bxd6 Qh4+ 41. Kf1 Bxd6 42. Nxd6+ Kf6 43. Nf5)
31... Nf6 32. Be1 Nxg4 33. fxg4 Rh7 $36) 27. Nc7 $1 (27. Nxd6 $4 Bxd6 28. Bxd6
Nxd6 29. Rxd6 Bxg4 30. fxg4 f3 {[%cal Rg5c1]}) 27... Bxg4 (27... Bxc6 28. Ne6
$1 {very rare that taking the rook on a8 is a good idea.} Bxa4 29. Qxa4 Qg6 30.
Rc6) (27... Nxc7 28. Rxc7 $16) 28. fxg4 f3 29. gxf3 Qf4 (29... Nxc7 30. Rxc7
Qf4 31. Be1) 30. Be1 Nxc7 31. Rxc7 Rh7 $2 (31... Nxf3+ 32. Qxf3 Qxf3 33. Bxf3
Rxf3 34. Bd2 $16) 32. R1c2 $18 {1-0 Shankland,S (2539)-Nyzhnyk,I (2589)/Biel
2011 (69)} *

