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LCB, Issue #115 --, Discover a Great Attack January 01, 2025 |
Discover a Great AttackChessorb Classic, Issue #115 -- GOTM #85 Chessorb Classic The discovered attack is a great tactic to steal tempi and crush a helpless opponent. We have a game where a discovered attack is used to finish the contest. The final attack has an almost windmill-like feel to it. The winning attack is skillfully massaged into place by means of some clever tactics. Ruinous sacrifices are offered and when they are rejected, the attackers close the net quickly. Material is then systematically picked off and he with the defenders is soon forced to concede defeat. It is a victory achieved through masterful marshalling of the troops. A great demonstration of a quick and brutal demolition of the enemy camp. The final assault is executed in just four moves. Our game this month was played in Moscow in 1935. K. Gerasimov (I couldn't find his first name) had the White pieces and a 14 year old Vassily Smyslov (the 1st Winter King of the Botvinnik era) had Black. Discover a Great AttackGerasimov, K - Smyslov, Vassily [D05]GotM #85 Moscow, 1935 [Connaughton, Ken] 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Game 1...d5 Closed Game 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Colle System 3...e6
Zukertort Variation (3...Bg4; 3...Bf5; 3...c5; 3...c6; 3...g6) 4.Bd3 (4.c4; 4.Nbd2; 4.Be2) 4...c5 (4...Be7; 4...Bd6; 4...Nbd7) 5.b3 (5.c3; 5.0-0) 5...Nc6 (5...cxd4; 5...Nbd7; 5...Be7; 5...Bd6; 5...b6) 6.Bb2 (6.0-0; 6.a3; 6.Nbd2) 6...Bd6 7.0-0 (7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0-0 0-0 9.c4 dxc4)
Black is lining up his pieces against the White King. 8.a3 b6 9.c4 Bb7
10.Nc3 a6 11.Re1 cxd4 12.exd4 0-0
Both players have posted their pieces on good attacking squares. Who will be able to put their attack together first? 13.Na4 Bf4 14.Ne5 dxc4 Opening the long diagonal. 15.bxc4 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Qc6 17.Bf1 Rfd8 18.Qb3 Ng4 19.h3 White tries to drive the invaders back but he
didn't see 19...Rd3!!
20.Qxb6? (20.Qxd3 loses to 20...Bh2+ 21.Kh1 Nxf2+ 22.Kxh2 Nxd3 23.Red1 Nf2 24.Rd6 Qxa4-+) 20...Rxh3 21.Bd4 Bh2+ 22.Kh1 Bxe5+
after which White was forced to resign. (22...Bxe5+ would be followed by 23.Kg1 Bh2+ 24.Kh1 Bc7+-+) 0-1 Gerasimov, K - Smyslov, Vassily [D05] P.S. If you do not have html based email software and you're using a text only system, you may find that the links are only partially highlighted and may not work. If this is the case, simply copy and paste the entire link into the browser and hit Enter. That should get you where you want to go. Comments, ideas, feedback? I'd be stoked to hear from you. Get in touch See you next month. Ken 
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