Scottish Centenary Tournament

Last updated 22 February 2004

Bohak,J (2395) - Bryson,D (2575) [B23]
SCCA-100, 1984
[Notes by John Hawkes]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 [Maybe a little more punchy is: 3.Nge2 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg4?! 9.Qd3 Be7 10.h3 Be6 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.0-0 0-0 13.Bg5 Qd7 14.Rae1 Rfe8 15.Re2 h6 16.Bc1 d4 17.Ne4 Rad8 18.Rfe1 Nd5 19.Nd2 Bf8 20.a3 Qf7 21.Nc4 g5 22.h4! gxh4 23.Re4 hxg3 24.Qxg3+ Kh7 25.Rg4 Nf6 26.Bxc6 bxc6 27.Ne5 Qh5 28.Rh4 Qf5 29.Rf4 Harding-Schranz, III European TT Prelims.]

3...d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.d3 d4 7.Ne4 Nxe4 8.Bxe4 [Gulko has tried recapturing: 8.dxe4 ]

8...Nd7 [Worth noting is the old quote Smyslov-Trifunovic, 1947, which went: 8...Bd6 9.Qh5 Nd7 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Nf3 h6 12.h4 Rg8 13.Bf4 Nf6 14.Qe5 when Black is safe, but can't castle!]

9.Bg2 Nf6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Ne2 0-0 12.0-0 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 Equality, if not more, for Black.

14.Nf4 Be5 15.Qf3 Rb8 16.Rfe1 Bd6 17.c4 dxc3 18.bxc3 Bd7 19.d4 cxd4 20.cxd4 Qf6 Black has the q-side pawn majority, two bishops, and White's IQP is a potential target.

21.Nd5 Qxf3 22.Bxf3 Rfe8 23.Kg2 b5 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Ne3 Rc8 26.Bd5 a5 27.Kf3 Rc3 28.h4 h5 29.Ke2 g6 30.Rb1 Kg7 31.Be4 b4 32.Kd2 Bb5 33.Rb3 Rc8 34.Bd3 Bd7 35.Bc4 Bb8 36.a3 Ba4 37.Rd3 Bd6 38.axb4 Bxb4+ [A rather generous resignation. After: 38...Bxb4+ 39.Ke2 Rxc4 40.Nxc4 Bb5 41.Ne5 Black has the advantage, but is it enough to win? (Bryson)] 0-1