[Event "Beersheba"] [Site "Beersheba"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Korchnoi, Viktor"] [Black "Arnason, Jon L"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2540"] [Annotator "Llewellyn, Alan"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1987.03.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ISR"] [EventCategory "11"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1988.08.01"] {From an opening that is known for its quiet positional nature comes a blinding attack from Victor, who sacrifices his Rook and he ends up finishing the game off spectacularly. He is playing an Icelandic grandmaster.} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 {The Four Knights Variation of the English Opening the line going 4...d5 is also known as the reversed dragon because it is the same position as the Sicilian Defence: Dragon Variation with colours reversed.} d5 (4... e4 5. Ng5 Qe7 6. Bg2 Qc5 7. Ngxe4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 Qxc4 9. d3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qb4 12. a3 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 $14) 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 {8.d3 and 8.a3 are more common here.} O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. d3 Bf8 12. Nd2 {Jon wants his Knight on d4 this move makes it more difficult.} Qd7 13. Re1 Rab8 (13... Nb4 14. Nf1 $14) 14. Nce4 Nd4 (14... Nb4 15. Nf3 f6 ( 15... Nxa2 $2 16. Nxe5 Qc8 (16... Rxe5 17. Bxe5 Nxc1 18. Qxc1 Re8 19. Qxc7 Qxc7 20. Bxc7 f5 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Bxe2 24. d4 Bd1 25. b4 Nc4 $4 ( 25... Kf7 26. Bc5 Ke6 27. Bxb7 $16) 26. Bd5+ Kh8 27. Bxc4 $18) 17. Nxg4 Qxg4 18. Rxc7 $18) 16. a3) 15. Nc5 Qc8 16. Nf3 Nd7 $3 17. Nxd4 (17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. e3 $4 Bxd1 $19) 17... Bxc5 (17... exd4 18. Bxd4 $16 {And Victor would have been up in both material (ie a pawn) and position(ie the Bishop pair are in control on White side).}) 18. Nf3 $1 Bb6 19. Rc4 $3 Be6 20. Rh4 f6 21. d4 g5 22. Rh6 $3 (22. Re4 f5 23. Re3 f4 24. Rc3 $16) 22... Kg7 23. dxe5 $3 Kxh6 24. exf6 $3 Rg8 $6 25. Qd2 Kh5 26. h3 Nc5 27. g4+ Bxg4 (27... Kh6 28. Nxg5 Kg6 29. f7 Bxf7 30. Qf4 Qd7 31. Qf6#) 28. hxg4+ Qxg4 29. Ne5 Qh4 $6 (29... Ne4 30. Qd5 Bxf2+ 31. Kf1 Qf4 32. Bf3+ Kh4 33. Nd3 Qg3 34. Qxe4+ Qf4 35. Qxh7+ Kg3 36. Nxf2 Qh4 37. Be5+ Qf4 38. Ne4#) 30. Qc2 $1 Ne4 31. Qxe4 $4 ({Victor misses a mate which is less than obvious as it is a 7 move checkmate:-} 31. e3 Nxf6 32. Nd7 Nxd7 33. Qxh7+ Kg4 34. Qxd7+ Kh5 35. Qh7+ Kg4 36. f3+ Kg3 37. Be5+) 31... Bxf2+ (31... Qxf2+ $4 32. Kh2 Qxe1 33. Qxh7#) 32. Kf1 Qxe4 33. Bxe4 Bxe1 34. Kxe1 Rbd8 $6 $18 (34... Kh6 $16) 35. f7 {This pawn becomes dangerous.} Rgf8 36. Ba3 Rxf7 (36... c6 37. Bxf8 Rxf8 38. Bxh7 Kh6 $18) 37. Nxf7 Rd4 38. Bxb7 g4 39. Ne5 Kh4 40. e3 $3 {and where does Jons last piece go??? all squares are attacked quite remarkably even though the Rook is in the center of the board. Note -40...Rd8 fails to 41.Be7+ picking up the Rook anyway.} 1-0