Nikolai Krogius vs Raymond Keene - Hastings 1970-71 1970.12.30

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Nikolai Krogius vs Raymond Keene
Hastings 1970/71 Hastings ENG round 2 1970.12.30
King’s Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto 1-0

[Event "Hastings 1970/71"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1970.12.30"]
[EventDate "1970.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Nikolai Krogius"]
[Black "Raymond Keene"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.d4 {Notes by Raymond Keene.} g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 Nd7
5.g3 Ngf6 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O e5 8.h3 Re8 { 8...c6 9.e4 Qb6 } 9.e4
c6 10.Be3 Qa5 {?! 10...exd4 11.Nxd4 Nc5 12.Qc2 a5 13.Rad1 a4
=, drawish position ! 14.Nxc6 ! [ed.] bxc6 15.Bxc5 } 11.d5 c5
12.a3 { 12.Ne1 !? with the idea Nd3 followed by queenside
play, aiming for b4. } Qd8 13.b4 b6 14.Ne1 Re7 15.Nd3 Ne8
16.a4 a5 17.bxa5 bxa5 18.Nb5 Ra6 {! 18...f5?! 19.exf5 gxf5
20.Nxc5 ! Nxc5 21.Bxc5 dxc5 22.d6 Rea7 23.Bxa8 Rxa8 24.Qd5+ +-
} 19.Rc1 { 19.g4!? 19.Qc2!? } f5 20.exf5 {? 20.f3 } gxf5 21.f4
e4 22.Nf2 Nf8 23.g4 Ng6 24.g5 Ra8 { 24...Nh4 ? 25.Qh5 Nxg2
26.Kxg2 } 25.Nh1 Nc7 26.Qe1 h6 {!! 26...Na6 27.Qg3 Nb4 28.Nf2
=, drawish position } 27.Qg3 {! 27.h4 ? hxg5 28.hxg5 Na6 =/+ }
hxg5 28.Qxg5 Nxb5 29.cxb5 Kh7 {? 29...Kf7 ! 30.Ng3 Bf6 31.Qh5
Qh8 =/+ ! } 30.Ng3 Bh6 31.Qh5 Qf8 32.Rc4 { 32.Nxe4 ? fxe4
33.f5 Nh8 34.f6 Re5 -+ } Qf6 { 32...Rf7 33.Rxe4 fxe4 34.f5 !
Ne5 35.f6 Rxf6 [ 35...Nf3+ 36.Bxf3 exf3 37.Bxh6 ! ] 36.Rxf6
Qxf6 37.Nxe4 Qf8 38.Bxh6 Qxh6 39.Nf6+ Kg7 40.Ne8+ Kh7 41.Be4+
+- } 33.Rxe4 fxe4 { 33...Bd7 ! 34.Rxe7+ Nxe7 35.Kh2 +/= }
34.f5 Nh8 { 34...Ne5 35.Nxe4 Qf8 36.f6 +- } 35.Nxe4 Rxe4
36.Bxe4 Nf7 37.Qg6+ Qxg6+ 38.fxg6+ Kh8 39.gxf7 Bxe3+ 40.Kh2
Bh6 { 40...Bf5 41.Rxf5 Kg7 42.b6 c4 43.b7 +- } 41.f8=Q+ Bxf8
42.Rxf8+ Kg7 43.Rd8 Kf6 44.Kg3 Ke5 45.Re8+ Kd4 46.Kf4 {Black
resigned.} 1-0

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Updated: 6 February, 2022
Created: 6 February, 2022