Scottish Centenary Tournament

Last updated 22 February 2004

Strand,K (2450) - Bryson,D (2575) [B87]
SCCA-100, 1984
[Notes by John Hawkes]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 [Black can actually develop too quickly for his own safety, eg: 7...Be7 8.f4 0-0 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.f5 e5 (>=10...Nc6 )11.Nde2 b5 12.g4 b4 13.g5! bxc3 14.Nxc3 Ne8 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.g6 Bb7 17.Qh5 Kaiser-Brix, CC, 1976, 1-0.]

8.0-0 Be7 9.f4 Bb7 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Bc5 [Not 11...Nd5? 12.Qg4 g6 13.Rxf7 Kxf7 14.Qxe6+ Kg7 15.Nf5+ and it's over.]

12.Be3 Bxd4 [The alternative line is: 12...Nc6 13.exf6 Bxd4 14.Qe1 Bxe3+ 15.Qxe3 Qd4 16.Rae1 gxf6 17.Ne4 Rd8~~ (ECO)]

13.Qxd4 [13.Bxd4 Nc6 14.Rf4 Qc7 15.Qe2 0-0-0-/+ (ECO)]

13...Qxd4 14.Bxd4 Nc6 15.Rf4 Nxd4 16.Rxd4 Nd7 17.a4 Ke7 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxa8?! [In retrospect, Strand perferred: 19.Re1 ]

19...Rxa8 20.Nxb5 Nxe5 21.Na3 Bc6 22.Kf2 h5 23.h3 g5 24.Bc4 Rb8! 25.Bb3 f5 26.Nb1 h4 27.Nc3 g4 28.Ne2 g3+ 29.Kf1 Ng6 30.Rd2 e5 31.Nc3 Nf4 32.Ba4 Ba8 33.Rd7+ Ke6 34.Rd2 Rb4! Threatening 35... Rd4, when g2 will fall.

35.Bb3+ Kf6 36.Bd5 Nxd5 37.Rxd5 Rf4+ 0-1