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(33) Barbero,G (2500) - Vokac,M (2475) [A40]
Lazne Bohdanec (3), 1995
[Stohl]
{With this game I finally answer a nagging personal question: "What is the Zindzi-Indian Defense?" MB} 1.d4
Ftacnik 1...g6
2.c4
Bg7
3.Nc3
c5
4.d5
[ 4.Nf3
cxd4
5.Nxd4
Nc6
6.Nc2
Nf6
7.e4
d6
{transposes to a Sicilian Defense, Maroczy Bind position. So Black needs to be prepared for this if he wants to play the Zindzi-Indian Defense. MB}] 4...Bxc3+
5.bxc3
The Zindzi-Indian Defense, named after its inventor, GM Roman Zindzichashvili. He first played it against Dmitry Gurevich at the 1984 US Championship in Berkeley, CA and obtained a draw. Black has traded his valuable fianchettoed bishop to destroy the White queenside pawn structure. Black's hope is that he can keep the game closed and that the Black knights will prove to be better pieces than the White bishops in this strange pawn structure . Incidently, there are 254 games with this position in the Chessbase Mega 2000 database. MB} 5...f5
{5...f5 has been played in the overwhelming majority of top-level Zindzi-Indian games, although 5...Qa5 and 5...e5 have also been tried. With 5...f5 Black tries to restrain White from opening the game with e4. MB} 6.Nh3N
{According to Chessbase the following fourteen moves have been tried: 6.e4, 6.h4, 6.Nf3, 6.f3, 6.g4, 6.Qc2, 6.Nh3, 6.a4, 6.h3, 6.g3, 6.e3, 6.Bg5, 6.Bf4, and 6,d6. MB} [ 6.h4
Nf6
7.h5
Rg8
8.hxg6
hxg6
9.Nf3
Qa5!?
10.Qc2
d6
11.Bg5
Nbd7
12.Nd2
Nb6
13.e4
Bd7
14.Bd3
fxe4
15.Nxe4
Nxe4
16.Bxe4
0-0-0
17.Bd3
Rde8
18.0-0
Qa4=/+
Potapov,A-Golod,V/Pardubice op/1994/; 6.d6?!
Nc6
7.dxe7
Qxe7
8.Bf4
Ne5
9.e3
d6
10.Nf3
Nf6
11.Rc1
Bd7
12.Bg5
0-0
13.Be2
Bc6
14.0-0
Kg7
15.Nd2
Rae8
16.Re1
Qe6
17.Bxf6+
Rxf6
18.h3
Qe7
19.Rb1
Re6
20.Nf1
f4!|^
Kelecevic,N-Kamber,B/Ticino op/1993/; 6.g3
Qa5
7.Qb3
Nf6
8.Bg2
d6
9.Nh3
Nbd7
10.0-0
Nb6
11.Ng5
Qa4
12.Ne6
Bxe6
13.dxe6
Ne4
14.f3
Nf6
15.Rb1
Rb8
16.e4
fxe4
17.fxe4
Qxc4
18.e5!
Qxb3
19.Rxb3
dxe5
20.Be3
Rc8
21.Rb5
Nbd5
22.Rxc5©
Alterman,B-Reinderman,D/Tilburg/1994/] 6...Nf6
7.f3
d6
8.Nf4
Qa5
[ 8...g5?!
9.Ne6
Bxe6
10.dxe6
f4
11.e3+/-
] 9.Qb3
Nbd7
10.h4
[ 10.Ne6
Ftacnik 10...Ne5
11.Bg5
Bxe6
12.Bxf6
exf6
13.dxe6
( 13.Qxb7?
Qxc3+
14.Kf2
0-0
15.dxe6
Qxa1-+
) 13...0-0-0
14.Rb1
Qc7-/+
] 10...Ne5
11.e3
Bd7
{The Black knights already dominate the White bishops. MB} 12.a4
[ 12.Be2
b5!?
13.cxb5
c4
14.Qb4
Qxb5~~
; 12.Qxb7
Ftacnik 12...Qxc3+
13.Kf2
Qxa1!
14.Qxa8+
Kf7
15.Qxh8
Ne4+!
16.Kg1
Nxf3+
17.gxf3
Qxh8
18.fxe4
Qc3-+
] 12...Rb8
[ 12...0-0-0!?
/\Rde8,e6<=>] 13.Bd2
Kd8
14.Be2
[ 14.Nd3!?~~
] 14...Kc7
{c7 is a nice safe square for the Black king. In contrast, the White king has no similar haven. MB} 15.Kf2
[ 15.Kd1
Ftacnik 15...h6
16.Kc2~~
] 15...h6
16.Qc2
[ 16.Nd3
Nxd3+
17.Bxd3
e5=/+
] 16...Rhg8!
[ 16...g5?
17.hxg5
hxg5
18.Ne6+
Bxe6
19.dxe6+/-
>17.Rhb1
[ 17.Ne6+!?
Bxe6
18.dxe6
Qa6=/+
] 17...g5
{Black's attack starts! MB} 18.Ne6+
Bxe6
19.Rb5
[ 19.dxe6
g4
/\ 20.Qxf5
gxf3
21.gxf3
Rbf8|^
( 21...Rbf8
Ftacnik 22.Kf1
Qa6!
23.Rb5
Nfg4->
) ] 19...Qa6
20.dxe6
g4
21.Rab1
gxf3
22.gxf3
Qc6|^
23.Qxf5
Ne4+!
{Now Black breaks through with a sacrifice. MB} [ 23...Rbf8?!
24.Rxb7+
Qxb7
25.Rxb7+
Kxb7
26.Qb1++/=
] 24.fxe4
[ 24.Qxe4
Qxe4
25.fxe4
Rbf8+
26.Bf3[]
( 26.Ke1
Ftacnik 26...Rg1+
27.Bf1
Rgxf1+
28.Ke2
R8f2#
) 26...Rxf3+
27.Ke2
( 27.Ke1
Rg1+
28.Ke2
Rg2+
29.Kd1
Nxc4
30.Rxb7+
Kc6-+
) 27...Rg2+-+
; 24.Ke1
Ftacnik 24...Rg1+
25.Bf1
Ng3-+
] 24...b6!!
{Black takes the time to prevent White from liquidating some pieces on b7. MB} [ 24...Rbf8
25.Rxb7+
Qxb7
26.Rxb7+
Kxb7
27.Ke1!?
( 27.Bh5
Ftacnik 27...Rxf5+
28.exf5<=>
) 27...Rxf5
28.exf5=/+
/\e4<=>] 25.Bh5[]
[ 25.Ke1
Ftacnik 25...Rbf8
26.Qh3
Rg1+
27.Bf1
Qxe4-+
] 25...Rbf8
26.Bf7
Rg7
27.Ke2
[ 27.Ke1
Rgxf7
28.exf7
Rxf7->
; 27.a5
Ftacnik 27...Rgxf7
28.exf7
Rxf7
29.axb6+
axb6
30.Qxf7
Nxf7
31.Rxb6
Qxe4
32.Rb7+
Kd8
33.Rb8+
Kd7
34.R1b7+
Ke6-+
; 27.Qh5
Ftacnik 27...Qxe4
28.Rg1
Rfxf7+
29.exf7
Rxf7+
30.Ke1
Rf5->
] 27...Rgxf7
[ 27...Nxf7?
28.exf7
Rgxf7
29.Qd5+/-
] 28.exf7
Rxf7
29.Qh3
[ 29.Qxf7
Nxf7-+
>29...Qxe4
/\Qd3,Nf3,Rf1 {Despite being up a rook, White is completely lost. MB} [ 29...Qxe4
30.Rf1
( 30.Re1
Qd3+
31.Kd1
Rf2
32.Rb2
Nxc4-+
; 30.Kd1
Qd3-+
) 30...Qxc4+
31.Ke1
Nd3+
32.Kd1
Rxf1+
( 32...Rf2!-+
) 33.Qxf1
Qxa4+
34.Ke2
Qxb5-+
] 0-1
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