Scottish Centenary Tournament

Last updated 22 February 2004

Foldi,J (2555) - Bohak,J (2395) [A48]
SCCA-100, 1984
[Notes by John Hawkes]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.e3 c5 6.c3 b6 7.Bc4?! d5 8.Be2 Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.a4 Nb8 11.a5 [>=11.Bf4 (Foldi)]

11...Nc6 12.Bxf6?! Bxf6 13.axb6 axb6 14.0-0 Rxa1 15.Qxa1 Qa8! Seizing the initiative after a weak opening by White.

16.b4 cxb4 17.cxb4 Qb7 18.Qb2 e6 19.Rc1 Rc8 20.g3 Be7 21.b5 Na7 22.Ra1 f6 23.Qb3 Qd7 24.Rb1 Rc7 25.Ne1 Nc8 26.e4 dxe4 27.Nxe4 Kg7 28.Nd3 g5! Stops Nf4 and play against e6.

29.Rd1 Qd5! 30.Qxd5 exd5 31.Nd2 Rc3 32.Nf1 Bd6 The d4-pawn is doomed.

33.Rc1 Rxd3 34.Rxc8 Rxd4 35.Ne3 Kf7 36.Rh8 Ke6 37.Re8+ Kd7 38.Rh8 Bc5 39.Rxh7+ Ke6 40.Rh8 Ra4! 41.Rd8 d4 42.Nd5 Ra7 And the knight is lost.

43.h4 Rb7 44.h5 Bd6 45.Nxf6 Be7 46.Rxd4 Kxf6 47.Kg2 Rc7 48.Kh3 Rc5 49.h6 Rxb5 50.h7 Kg7 51.Rd7 Re5 52.Rb7? [52.f4! was what Dr Foldi should have played.]

52...Re6 53.Kg4 Kh8 54.Kf5 Rf6+ 55.Kg4 Bd8? [55...Bc5 is correct in order to win.]

56.Rd7 Rf8 57.f4 gxf4 58.gxf4 Re8 59.f5 Be7 60.Rb7 Bc5 61.f6! Rf8 62.Kf5 Bf2 [62...Bd4 63.Ke4! draws.]

63.Kg6 Bd4 64.f7 Bc5 65.Kh6 Rd8 66.Kg6 Rc8 67.Kf5 Rf8 ½-½