Scottish Centenary Tournament

Last updated 22 February 2004

Foldi,J (2555) - Zagorovsky,V (2575) [D02]
SCCA-100, 1984
[Notes by John Hawkes]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Be7 5.h3 0-0 6.Nbd2 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Bd3 b6 9.Qe2 Bd6 Black's treatment of the opening lacks edge, and he soon drifts into an inferior middle game position.

10.Bg5 Be7 11.0-0-0 a5 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Nd7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.f4 c4 16.Bc2 b5 17.Nf3 Rd8 18.Nd4 Qc5 19.Qh5 Nf8 20.h4 Bd7 21.Rh3 Qe7 22.e4 dxe4 He can't permit f4-f5.

23.Bxe4 Rab8 24.Qg5! The attack and the ending are both good for White.

24...f6! 25.exf6 Qxf6 26.Rg3 Kh8 27.Re1 b4 28.Qxf6 gxf6 29.h5 Rb6 30.f5! Be8 31.h6 bxc3 32.bxc3 exf5 33.Bxf5 Bg6 34.Re7 Rdb8 35.Rg7! R8b7 36.Rxb7 Rxb7 37.Re3 Kg8 38.g4 a4 39.Nc2 Rb5 40.Nd4 Rb7 Naturally, Black is happy to repeat moves.

41.Re4! Kf7 42.Nc6 A fine victory by a player fighting illness at the same time. Towards the end of the tournament, Dr Foldi was in and out of hospital. 1-0