Scottish Centenary Tournament

Last updated 22 February 2004

Bryson,D (2575) - Sterud,E (2425) [C18]
SCCA-100, 1984
[Notes by John Hawkes]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Nf3 Bd7 [Kosenkov-Sloth in the World Championship went: 7...b6 8.a4 Ne7 9.Bb5+ (9.a5!? is an idea from Uhlmann.) 9...Bd7 10.Bd3 Nbc6 11.0-0 h6 12.Re1 Na5 13.Ba3!? 0-0 14.Nd2 Bxa4!? ]

8.a4 Nc6 9.Bd3 An interesting gambit recommended in ECO.

9...cxd4 10.cxd4 Nxd4 11.0-0 Nxf3+ 12.Qxf3 Ne7 13.Re1 Ng6 14.Ba3 Bxa4 [14...Nxe5 15.Qg3 f6 16.Qxg7 0-0-0 17.Qxf6 Nc4 18.Bxc4+/- (Bryson)]

15.c4N [Bryson introduces a novelty whereas Moles only mentions: 15.Bd6 Qd7 Sterud cracks immediately by failing to analyse far enough ahead.]

15...dxc4? [15...Bc6 16.cxd5 Bxd5 17.Bb5+ Bc6 18.Rac1 Rc8 19.Bxc6+ bxc6 20.Bd6 Qd7~~ (Bryson)]

16.Bd6 Qd7 17.Bxg6 [ 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Rxa4! this is what Black missed. 18...Qxa4 19.Qxb7 and Black is routed. (Bryson)] 1-0