Scottish Centenary Tournament

Last updated 22 February 2004

Strand,K (2450) - Webb,S (2550) [B09]
SCCA-100, 1984
[Notes by John Hawkes]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Bd3 Na6 7.e5 Nd7 8.Ne2 [8.0-0 c5 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Bxd4 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nxe5! 12.Bxe5 Bxe5 13.Nxe5 Qd4+ 14.Kh1 Qxe5 White has lost a pawn without compensation.; In the BPCF Jubilee, Boey-Webb exploded with: 8.h4?! dxe5 9.fxe5 c5 10.e6 Nf6 11.exf7+ Rxf7 (11...Kh8 is a possible improvement (Webb)) 12.Bc4 e6 13.dxc5!~~ Qa5 14.Be3 Ng4 ; In Maeder-Richardson, 10th World Final, White played the more restrained: 8.Be3 but after: 8...c5!? 9.exd6? (>=9.Bxa6 )9...exd6 10.Qd2 Nb4! Black stood well, and won in 24 moves.]

8...c5 9.c3!? An ECO suggestion.

9...cxd4 10.cxd4 dxe5 [Rittner-Richardson, Canadian Invitation Tourney, 1981-85, saw: 10...Nb4 11.Bb1 Nb6 12.Bd2 Nc6 13.Be4 dxe5 14.dxe5 Be6 15.0-0 Nc4=/+ Black winning in 51.]

11.fxe5 f6 12.0-0 Nb6 13.Qe1 Bg4 14.Qh4 Qd7 15.Bh6 Nb4 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Be4 Rac8 18.exf6+ [18.Bxb7 loses the exchange after: 18...Qxb7 19.Qxg4 Nc2 and Ne3.]

18...exf6 19.a3 N4d5 20.Rac1 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Qe6! White is obliged to exchange on d5 and go on the defensive.

22.Bxd5 Nxd5 23.Qf2 Re8 24.Nc3 Nxc3 25.Rxc3 Qd6 26.h3 Bd7 27.d5? Untenable. Whereas, on d4 the pawn could be protected easily.

27...b6 28.Rd3 Rc8 29.Qd2 Bf5 30.Rc3 Rxc3 31.Qxc3 Qxd5 32.Qc7+ Qd7 33.Qf4 g5 34.Qb4 Qc7 35.Nd4 Qc1+ 36.Kh2 Qf4+ 37.Kg1 Qe3+ 38.Kh1 Bd7 39.a4 h5! This gives Black the extra bite needed to force a win.

40.b3 g4 41.hxg4 hxg4 42.Nc2 Qe5 43.Qd2 Be6 44.Nd4 g3! 45.Nxe6+ Qxe6 46.Kg1 Qxb3 47.Qd7+ Kh6 48.Qd2+ Kg6 49.Qe1 Kf7 0-1