13. METODOLOGÍA GESTIÓN DE RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL
13.4 ADOPTADA POR MÍ:
The Players: Both these ICCF grand-
masters are often confused with other Russian players having similar names. Igor Kopylov, who won the 17th
USSR CC Championship (1986-88), was a finalist in the 13th World Cham-
pionship and again in the 16th Final,
which is still in progress. His name- sake, CC-IM Nikolai G. Kopylov died a few years ago; ‘ECO’ incorrectly attributed this game to N.Kopylov.
S.Korolëv (approximate pronun- ciation “Korolyoff”) has also played in many important events and is in the 17th World Championship Final,
which began in March 2002. He gets confused with CC-IM A.V. Korolëv and with CC-GM A.P. Korelov.
About this game: This is one of
the best-known of all modern CC games, but the finish makes it too spe- cial to omit. For example, it was one of only three CC games to be included by Burgess, Emms and Nunn in their ‘The Mammoth Book of the World’s Greatest Chess Games’, though they wrongly stated that it was played in a USSR Championship.
In fact, this was the decisive game in another Soviet event, the Dobrovolsky Memorial. Soviet
cosmonaut-pilot Georgi Dobrovolsky (1928–1971) was commander of the fateful Soyuz 11 mission. Along with cosmonauts Volkov and Patsaev, he perished when a valve on their spacecraft malfunctioned on re-entry.
1 e4 c5 2 Èf3 Èf6
This is the provocative and rare Nimzowitsch Variation. 3 e5 Èd5 4 Èc3 e6 (D)
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5 Èe4!?Kopylov decides to bypass the critical complications which arise from 5 Èxd5 exd5 6 d4, when Black usually sacrifices a pawn by 6...Èc6 (6...d6!? 7 ƒb5+) 7 dxc5 ƒxc5 8 †xd5 †b6 (8...d6!? 9 exd6 †b6 is probably the last hope for the
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Nimzowitsch variation) in order to detain the white ‡ in the centre after 9 ƒc4 ƒxf2+ 10 ‡e2 0–0 11 …f1 ƒc5 12 Èg5. White probably has some advantage because of the weakness at f7, but to prove it you have to analyse very accurately and Kopylov may have been afraid his opponent would know an improvement.
The main line goes 12...Èd4+ 13 ‡d1 Èe6 when the critical contin- uation 14 Èe4 d6 15 exd6 …d8 occurred in D.Bryson-Dr F.Baumbach on first board in the friendly match ICCF v Perthshire played during the 1994 ICCF Congress in Scotland.
Bryson-Baumbach continued 16 †f5!? (16 ƒd3 ƒxd6 17 †h5 is the line normally recommended in theory books.) 16...ƒxd6 17 Èxd6 †xd6+ 18 ƒd3 Èf8 19 †xf7+ ‡h8 20 †h5 (£…xf8+; the old move was †f4.) 20...g6 21 †h6! ƒf5 (21...ƒg4+ 22 ‡e1 †d4 23 †e3!) 22 ƒd2! …d7 (22...ƒg4+ 23 ‡c1 ‡g8 24 ƒc3 …d7 25 †h4‹) 23 ƒxf5 gxf5 24 †xd6 …xd6 25 …xf5 …ad8 26 …f2 Èe6 27 ‡e1 Èc5 28 ƒf4 …e6+ 29 …e2 …de8 30 …xe6 Èxe6 and now White avoided the traps 31 ƒe3?? Èd4! and 31 ƒe5+?? Èg7, Instead Bryson played 31 ƒg3 and Black resigned.
After this digression, we return to Kopylov-Korolëv.
5...Èc6
5...f5!? is an interesting idea which was successful in Karker-Hamarat, 15th CC World Ch sf2 1984-90.
6 c4 Èdb4!?
6...Èb6 is reckoned to be critical
here, e.g. ‘NCO’ cites 7 d4!? cxd4 8 c5 Èd5 9 ƒg5¢ Smirin-Bruk, Israel Cht 1996; 6...Èf4 is also possible.
7 a3 †a5
This move is criticised by Kopylov in ‘Informator 36’ but despite the result of the present game Korolëv did not abandon his variation.
If 7...Èa6 8 d4Ÿ — Kopylov.
8 †b3
Not 8 …b1 Èa2! and 8 ƒe2 Èd4 9 0–0 Èxf3+ 10 ƒxf3 Èc6! 11 b4!? †c7 12 bxc5 †xe5 13 …b1 Èd4 14 ƒb2 ƒxc5 turned out OK for Black in A.O’Duill-Korolëv, CCOL 11 prelims 1987-92.
Kopylov said that 8 Èc3 was better, e.g. 8...d5 9 exd6 ƒxd6 when:
a) 10 d3 Èe5 11 Èg5! ƒe7 12 f4! Èec6 13 ƒe3 Èd4! 14 ƒxd4 cxd4 15 axb4 †xb4 16 …a4 †xb2 17 Èe2 ƒd7¢ led to a draw in 51 moves in D.Barash-Korolëv, 17th USSR CC Ch
1986-88.
b) 10 Èb5 ƒb8 11 b3 Èd4 12 Èbxd4 cxd4 13 ƒb2 Èc6 14 b4 †f5 15 b5 Èe5 16 ƒxd4 0–0 17 ƒxe5 ƒxe5 18 d4 with initiative to White; I am not sure if this is Kopylov’s analysis or a later game he played.
8...d5 9 exd6 e5
Black should play 9...f5 10 Èxc5 †xc5 11 axb4 †xb4 with at best a slight advantage to White said Kopylov. Amazing complications now follow as both players soon forsake the right to castle.
10 …b1 Èa6 11 g4?!
Later Kopylov was a bit doubtful about the correctness of his play but no clear refutation has been
Game 34: I.Kopylov-S.Korolëv 169 demonstrated yet. White’s idea is to
maintain the d6-pawn by preventing the move ...f5. If 11...ƒxg4? then 12 †xb7 is awkward to meet. 11...†d8 12 d4 (D)
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12...exd4?! If 12...cxd4 13 c5 (Kopylov) 13... Èxc5 14 Èxc5 †a5+ 15 ƒd2 †xc5 16 Èg5 †xd6 17 †xf7+ (17 Èxf7? †g6 forking the È and the b1–…) 17...‡d8 18 †c4 ‡e8 White can choose between a draw by repetition or 19 ƒg2 with good compensation for the exchange — Nunn.12...ƒxd6 is probably the critical line: 13 d5 Èd4 14 Èxd4 exd4 15 †b5+ ‡f8 is unclear according to Nunn. Kopylov intended to continue 16 h3 †e7 17 ƒg2 f5 18 ƒg5!.
13 ƒf4 †d7 14 ƒg3 h5!
Black wants to get another piece into the fight and with his queenside all gummed up, the king’s … is the most likely candidate! If 14...†xg4 15 Èfg5 £ 16 ƒh3.
15 ‡d2!
White also wants to activate a …, so he vacates the e1-square. The sort
of thing Black wants is 15 g5? h4! 16 Èxh4 …xh4 17 ƒxh4 †g4! or 15 gxh5? f5 16 ƒh3 …xh5. 15...hxg4 16 …e1 ‡d8 17 Èe5 Èxe5 18 ƒxe5 †c6 19 Èg5! …h5! (D)
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This ingenious counterplay is a natural sequel to Black’s 14th. Not
19...†xh1 20 Èxf7+ ‡d7 (20...‡e8 21 Èxh8) when White probably has several winning lines. 21 †b5+ †c6 22 Èxh8 (Kopylov) is less conclusive than 21 Èxh8 ƒxd6 (if 21...†f3 22 †b5+ with a tempo up on Kopylov’s line) 22 ƒxd6 ‡xd6 23 †g3+ (Nunn). 21 ƒe2! is also strong.
20 ƒxg7!
20 Èxf7+? ‡e8! traps the È.
20...ƒxd6!
The only reasonable alternative is 20...ƒd7 (covering b5) but after 21 ƒxf8 †xh1 22 ƒd3 †g2 White has 23 …e2! £f3 or ƒe4.
Others look hopeless:
a) 20...ƒxg7 21 Èxf7+ ‡d7 22 …e7#. b) 20...†xh1 21 Èxf7+ ‡d7 22 †b5+ †c6 23 ƒxf8 forces mate. W B
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c) 20...…xg5 21 ƒxf8 †xh1 22 ƒe7+ wins — Kopylov.
d) 20...ƒe6 21 ƒxf8 †xh1 22 f3 †xh2+ (22...‡c8 23 †b5) 23 ‡d1 b6 24 †b5 Èb8 25 Èxe6+ fxe6 26 …xe6 Èd7 27 †c6ˆ — Nunn. 21 Èxf7+ (D)
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21...‡c7?This fatal error is excusable as it leads to the beautiful finish. 21...‡d7! is counter-intuitive (it blocks the c8- ƒ), yet was necessary to avoid the † check at move 25. After 22 Èxd6:
a) Not 22...†xh1? when I think 23 Èe8! is much stronger than 23 Èe4 †xh2 24 Èf6+ ‡c7 25 Èxh5 †xh5 26 ƒe5+ ‡d7 27 †b5+ ‡d8 28 ƒxd4‹ as given by Nunn. For now 23...†xh2? allows mate in 2 by 24 †b5+ ‡d8 25 ƒf6#.
b) 22...†xd6! 23 †g3 (The game continuation does not work because the black ‡ is on a light square.) 23...†xg3 24 fxg3 ‡d6 25 ƒg2 …b8 and, while White retains some advantage through his ƒ pair, it will probably not be enough to win with best play, says Nunn.
The rest of the game is a spectacular exhibition of attacking calculation.
22 Èxd6 †xd6 23 ƒg2 …g5 24 ƒh8 †h6 25 †g3+ ‡b6 If 25...‡d8 26 ‡d1 †xh8 27 †d6+ ƒd7 28 †e7+ or 25...‡d7 26 †f4 …g6 27 †xh6 …xh6 28 ƒe5 — Kopylov. 26 ‡d1 †xh8 27 †d6+ ‡a5 28 ‡d2! Threatening 29 b4+ ‡a4 30 ƒc6+! bxc6 31 †xc6+ ‡b3 32 …b1+ and mates. 28...ƒf5 29 ƒxb7 …g6 30 b4+ ‡a4 31 ƒc6+ ‡b3 32 †g3+ ‡b2 (D) Or 32...d3 33 …b1+ ‡a2 34 …a1+ ‡b3 35 …hb1+ ‡xc4 36 †f4+ †d4 37 …c1+ ‡b3 38 †xd4 cxd4 39 ƒb5 with unavoidable mate — Kopylov.
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White now weaves a problem-like mating net.
33 …b1+!! ƒxb1 34 …xb1+ ‡xb1 35 †b3+ ‡a1 36 ‡c1! 1–0
Not 36 ‡c2?? d3+ and the black † defends. After 36 ‡c1! it is all over, for if 36...†h6+ 37 ‡c2 d3+ 38 †xd3 and Black has only spite checks left.
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