Scottish Centenary Tournament

Last updated 22 February 2004

Sorensen,H (2470) - Povah,N (2475) [B33]
SCCA-100, 1984
[Notes by John Hawkes]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 [11.Nxe7 Qxe7 (11...Nxe7 12.Bxf6 gxf6= )12.c4 b4 13.Nc2 0-0 14.f3 h6 15.Bh4 Be6 16.Bd3 a5 17.0-0 Qa7+ 18.Bf2 Qb7 19.Ne3 a4 20.Qd2+/= Oim-Omeltschenko, CC, 1975.]

11...Bxf6 12.c3 0-0 13.Nc2 Rb8 14.Be2 Bg5 15.0-0 g6 [The quiet positional line, Sarink-Berggreen, Volmac-15, continued: 15...a5 16.b4 Be6 17.a4 bxa4 18.b5 Ne7 19.Rxa4 Nxd5 20.exd5 Bd7 21.c4 f5 22.Na1 e4 23.f3 Be3+ 24.Kh1 Qh4 with a good attack by Black.]

16.Kh1 f5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.f4 Bh6 19.g3 Bg7 20.Bf3 e4 21.Bg2 A position type well known in the King's Indian. White's thematic loosener is g3-g4. Here he has a plus, control of d4, and a firm blockade on e3 and d5.

21...Be6 22.a3 Rc8 23.Nce3 Ne7 24.g4 Nxd5 25.Nxd5 fxg4 26.Bxe4 Rc4 27.Bg2 Rc5 28.Qd3 Qh4 29.Rad1 Rf5 30.Qe2 Kf7 White stays in control despite tremendous pressure.

31.Rde1! Qh6 [31...Bxd5?? 32.Qe8+ Kf6 33.Qe7+ ]

32.Ne3 g3 33.h3 Rh5 34.f5 Black has done everything possible, but his illusions of a decisive attack are now dispelled.

34...Bd7 35.Ng4 Qg5 36.Qd1 Bf8 37.Bd5+ Rxd5 38.Qxd5+ Kg7 39.Kg2 Bxf5 40.Rf3 [40.Rf3 Bxg4 41.Qf7+ ] 1-0