MT Sustarsic: Draw against GM Strautinš, Vilnis of Latvia

Draw against GM Strautinš, Vilnis of Latvia: http://www.iccf-webchess.com/MakeAMove.aspx?id=297334. He is 73 yrs old, and a professional musician. The game:

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nge2

The Kramer variation

5...O-O 6.Ng3 e5 7.d5 a5

More popular is 8. Be2 and 8.h4

8.Bd3 Na6 9.O-O Nc5 10.Bc2 Bd7 11.Bg5 N

Novelty? The Kings Indian is an opening that engines don't understand. In the initial stages they show a clear advantage for White, but after a dozen moves it becomes negligible. So I thought of provoking Black to try and take the initiative. In general, Kings ndian players like active play, and during that course they may weaken their Kingside critically..

( 11.a4 h5 12.Bg5 Qe8 13.Qd2 Nh7 14.Be3 Qe7 15.Nb5 Bxb5 16.cxb5 Bf6 17.Ra3 Bg5 18.Bxg5 Qxg5 19.Qe1 Kh8 20.Ne2 b6 1/2-1/2(47) Abbasov, Farid (2519) - Fierro Baquero, Martha L (2341) / XXIV Open (8), Cappelle la Grande FRA 2008 )

11...h6 12.Be3 Ng4 13.Bd2 Qh4 14.h3 Nf6 15.Qe1 Ne8 16.f3 Bf6 17.f4 exf4 18.Rxf4 Bd4+ 19.Kh1 Qe7 20.Rf3 h5

Now White has achieved his plan, but he does not find a way to make use of weakened kingside.

21.Be3 Be5 22. Nge2 g5 23.Qd2 g4 24.Rf2 gxh3

But now, who is attacking?

25.Rg1 Ng7 26.gxh3 Bxh3 27.Bg5 f6 28.Bh4 Bg4 29.Qh6 Kf7 30.Rgf1

And now, the tables are turned.

30...Nd7 31.c5 Rh8 32.Qe3 dxc5 33.Ba4 Ra6 34.d6 Rxd6 35.Nd5  

Rxd5!

With this exchange sac, Black simplifies to a draw.

36.exd5 Ne8 37.Nf4 c4 38.Ne6 Qd6 39.Ng5+ Kg7 40.Nf3 Bf4 41.Qe4 Nc5 42.Qxc4 Nxa4 43.Qxa4 Be3 44.Re2 Qf4 45.Qxf4 Bxf4 46.Re7+ Kh6 47.Nh2 Be5 48. Be1 Bd6 49.Re4 Kg6 50.Bxa5 Bf5 51.Rd4 Be5 52.Ra4 b6 53.Nf3 Bd7 54.Re4 bxa5 55. Rxe5 fxe5 56.Nxe5+ Kh6 57.Nxd7 Rh7 58.Nc5 Re7

Now, Black offered the draw which was accepted.

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SIM Korze, Dr. Danilo, GM Voiculescu, Costel and GM Szczepanski, Zbigniew continue to jointly lead the tournament with 8.0 points, http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=22830