It’s time to get the badger out of its barrow!
(1) Crouon,S (2253) - Pytel,K (2400) [B01]
Parthenay, 15.07.2006
[Pytel]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Ne5 Bf5 [6...Nbd7!?=] 7.Nc4 
[Once Mr. Ryszard Kasperek recommended playing: 7.Bc4 e6 8.g4 Bg6 9.h4 Nbd7 10.Nxd7 Qxd7 11.h5 Be4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.c3+/= Personally, I do agree with such a suggestion.]
7...Qc7 8.Qf3 e6 9.Bf4 Qd8
It’s now when we set out on a poaching expedition! White should choose the further path. On the one hand, the occupation of the “e5” square seems to be crucial. However, on the other, in this case black would settle comfortably on “d5” square and would be ready to exert some pressure on the “d4” pawn through the semi-open “d” line.   
10.Bd3!?
This move proves that white’s efforts to get an advantage were futile.  White tries to exchange their “weak” pieces. And they are: the white squared bishop and the knight on c3! 
Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Nd5?! 
At this stage of the tournament I was cut up with my previous results so I decided to prod all my “shotguns” into my opponent. However, I lost my grip! After 11...Be7= I could have more effectively examined the opponent. The right strategy of dealing with such positions had been already shown in my game against Sermier. 
12.Be5 b5
The consequence of my previous choice. 
13.Ne3 Nd7 14.Ncxd5 exd5 15.a4!
Now, black really needs a stroke of genius to maintain the balance. The opportunity to fight for a whole point whisked away, though. 
b4 16.0-0 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Bc5 18.c4 d4 19.Nf5 g6 20.Qe4 0-0 21.Nh6+ Kg7 22.Ng4 h5 23.Nf6 Be7 = etc.
 
(2) Gailleux,F (2055) - Pytel,K (2400) [B01]
Bagneux, 20.07.2006
[Pytel]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Ne5 Bf5 7.Bc4 e6 8.0-0 [8.g4] 8...Nbd7 9.Bf4 Nxe5 10.Bxe5 [10.dxe5 Qb4; 10.dxe5 Qxd1 11.Raxd1 Nd5] 10...Qd8 11.Bd3 
Exactly as in the game above white already gave up the idea of looking for an advantage! 
Bxd3?! 
Having made this move I whined a bit. It allows white to equalise the play. More subtle was:  11...Bg6!? 12.Bxg6 hxg6 13.Qf3 Be7 14.Ne4 0-0 15.Rad1 a5 and now like a badger searching the prey we are making the moves improving our position, luring white to swap on f6 and then… we are going to take with a pawn obtaining a more pleasant position: 16.Bxf6?! gxf6 etc. 
12.Qxd3 Be7 13.f4?! 
Frankly speaking, I hoped on this antipositional move taking on d3. The thing is that the day before I had witnessed an active play from F. Gailleux which brought him a point against an experienced Russian master. I was absolutely convinced that he can’t resist to tackle our game in the same way. 
The correct was: 13.Ne4=. 
13...0-0 14.f5 exf5 15.Rxf5 Nd7 16.Bg3 
[16.Rh5 g6 17.Rxh7? Nxe5 18.Qh3 Qxd4+ 19.Kh1 Ng4 (19...Bf6) 20.Rf1 Bf6 (20...Nf2+? 21.Rxf2 Qxf2 22.Rh8+ Kg7 23.Qh6+ Kf6 24.Ne4+ Ke6 25.Nxf2) ] 
16...g6 17.Rf4 Nb6 18.Ne4 f5 19.Nc3 Qd7 20.Rff1 Rad8 21.Rad1 Bf6 22.Be5?! Bxe5 23.dxe5 Qe7-/+ 24.Qe2 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Re8 26.Re1 Qc5+ 27.Kh1 Re6 28.g4!? Qc4 29.gxf5 Qxe2 30.Nxe2 Rxe5 31.fxg6 hxg6 32.Kg1 Nc4 33.b3 Na3 34.Kf2 Nxc2 35.Rd1 Kf7 36.Rd2 Nb4 37.Nf4 g5 38.Ng2 Nd5 39.Kf3 Ke7 40.h4 gxh4 41.Nxh4 Diagram 
Now it is prerequisite for a win to transpose the black king into the queenside. 
41...Kd6 42.Kf2 Kc5 43.Rc2+ Kb5 44.Nf3 Re4 45.Nd2 Re6 46.Nf3 Re7 47.Nd4+ Kb6 48.Ne2 a5 49.Nc1 a4 50.bxa4 Re4 51.Nd3 Rd4 52.Ke2 Ka7 53.Rb2 b6
[53...Rxa4? 54.Rxb7+]
54.Rc2 Kb7 55.Rb2 Kc7 56.a5 bxa5 57.Nc5 Nc3+ 58.Ke3 Rd5 59.Rb7+?
[59.Na6+ Kd6-+]
59...Kc8 60.Rb3 Rxc5 0-1
As we say in Poland: „if you can’t stop the badger you’d better watch out for your turkeys!” 
Krzysztof Pytel
 

skellington_jaquie wrote on 07/20/06 at 19:19:32:


Thank you!

Michael Melts names the line as "Gubnitsky - Pytel variation", likewise Andreas Tzermiadianos, the author of an article for New in Chess: "The Scandinavian with 6...b5 completely refuted!". Unfortunately, I can't give the number of this issue at the moment.

Thanks for the link.

By the way, several sources have used the name "Pytel Variation" (or Pytel Defense) for the 3...Qd6 Scandinavian.

Michael Melts mentioned it,  as did Andrew Martin in his DVD on this line.
But the name "Pytel Variation" never became widely accepted, for some reason.
I was curious how you felt about all that.  What do you think the line should be called? 

Thanks again,
Nietzsche