Scottish Centenary Tournament

Last updated 22 February 2004

Vukcevic,B (2495) - Bohak,J (2395) [B08]
SCCA-100, 1984
[Notes by John Hawkes]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 c6 7.Re1 Qc7 [More flexible is: 7...Nbd7 then if: 8.Bf4 Qa5! ]

8.Bf4 Nh5 [If now: 8...Nbd7 9.e5 Nh5 10.Bg5 dxe5 11.Bxe7 Re8 12.d5! Balashov-Pribyl, Helsinki, 1984.]

9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 Nf6 11.h3 Kh7 12.a4 a5 13.Qd2 Na6 14.Rad1 Nb4 15.Nh2 Ng8 16.f4 f5 17.e5 Be6 18.Nf3 Rad8 19.Qc1 b6 20.Nd2 Bc8 21.Nf3 e6 Declining a draw by repetition.

22.Nd2 d5 23.Nf3 Ba6 24.Bxa6 Nxa6 25.Qd2 Qd7 26.Qe2 Ra8 27.g4 Embarking on an improbable-looking attack...

27...Ne7 28.Kh1 Rg8 29.Rg1 Nc7 30.Rg2 b5 31.Qf2 b4 32.Ne2 c5 33.Qh4 Rge8 34.Rdg1 Qxa4 Thinking he has time - it does seem that way.

35.Ng3 fxg4 36.Qxg4 Rg8 37.f5! exf5 38.Nxf5 gxf5 39.Qh5! White hasn't even checked the king yet - it's all to come! A wonderfully mysterious attack. 1-0