| Intricacies of the Leningrad Defense |
by Aron Zlobinskiy
01/16/2005 |
Kolodiev,Yuriy - Zlobinskiy,Aron
Kiev Championship, 03-03-1953
1.11-15
22-17
2.8-11
17-13
3.11-16
24-20
4.15-19
20x11
5.7x16
25-22
6.9-14
22-17!
[ 6.9-14 was provoking the 6...29-25
response which after
7.16-20
23x16
8.20x11
28-24
9.10-15!
would leed to this game:
A) 9...24-20
A1) 10.15-19
A1a) 10...27-23!
11.2-7
23x16
12.12x19
22-17
13.4-8
17x10
14.7x14
25-22
15.6-9
13x6
16.1x10
22-17
17.5-9
17-13
18.11-15
13x6
19.10x1
26-23
20.19x26
30x23
21.8-11
23-19
22.15x24
20x27
23.3-8
27-23
24.8-12
31-27
25.11-15
27-24
26.15-18
24-19
27.18x27
32x23
28.1-6
19-15
29.12-16
23-19
30.16x23
15-11=
A1b) 10...22-17?
11.11-15!
17x10
12.12-16
20x18
13.6x29
A1c) 10...32-28
is played too 11.3-8!
and the game might continue in this fashion:
27-24
12.11-15
20-16
13.15-18
(13.8-11
16x7
14.2x11
31-27
15.4-8
22-17
16.6-10
25-22
17.1-6
26-23
18.19x26
22x31
19.11-16!
24-20
20.16-19
27-24
21.8-11
31-26
22.14-18
20-16!
23.11x27
26-23
24.19x26
30x7
25.15-19
7-2
26.27-32
2x9
27.5x14
17x10
28.19-24
28x19
29.32-28
19-15
30.12-16
21-17=
A.Zlobinskiy-A.Golodets,2003)
13...22x15
14.19x10
24-19
15.14-18
26-22
16.2-7
22x15
17.8-11
15x8
18.4x20
28-24
19.20x27
31x24
20.7-11
24-20
21.5-9
30-26
22.9-14
25-22
23.11-15
22-17
24.15x24
20x27
25.12-16
27-23
26.1-5
26-22
27.5-9=
A.Zlobinskiy-M.Brodsky,2001
A2) 10.4-8
22-17
(10...27-24)
11.14-18!
26-22
12.12-16
30-26
13.8-12
26-23
14.3-7
23x14
15.6-9
13x6
16.2x18+/-
B) 9...22-17
10.14-18!
26-23?!
(10...26-22
might be stronger; 10...24-19
11.15x24
27x20)
11.12-16
23x14
12.6-9
13x6
13.2x18
24-19
14.16x23
B1) 14...31-26?
15.18-22!
B2) 14...27-24!
15.5-9!
17-13
(15...17-14
16.23-27!)
16.11-16!
13x6
17.1x10
21-17
18.16-19
B2a) 18...24-20
and with luck white might draw it
B2b) 18...17-13
19.19x28
31-27
(19...13-9
20.4-8
9-5
21.10-14
31-27
22.14-17+-)
20.3-8!
13-9
21.15-19
9-5
22.18-22
25x18
23.23x14
30-26
24.10-15
27-24
25.8-12
5-1
26.14-18
1-6
27.18-23
26-22
28.15-18
24x15
29.18x25
15-10
30.23-27
32x23
31.25-30
23-19
32.30x16
6-13
33.28-32
10-6
34.16-2
win ]
7.16-20
23x16
8.20x11
28-24
9.11-16!
29-25
[ 9...24-20
is played too 10.3-8
20x11
11.8x15
26-23
12.15-18
A) 12...29-25
13.4-8
23-19
14.10-15+/-
B) 12...32-28
13.4-8
28-24
14.8-11
24-19
15.11-15
29-25
16.15x24
27x20
17.18x27
31x24
18.2-7
30-26
19.14-18
24-19!
20.7-11
17-14
21.18x9
19-16
22.12x19
26-23
23.19x26
25-22
24.26x17
21x16=
Analysis by B.Litvinovich.
C) 12...23-19
C1) 13.10-15!
19x10
14.14x7
30-26
15.4-8
( or 15.7-10
26-23
16.10-15
23x14
17.6-9
13x6
18.2x18)
15...29-25
16.8-11
26-23
17.11-15
23x14
18.6-9
13x6
19.2x18
31-26
20.1-6
26-23!
21.6-9
23x14
22.9x18
17-13
23.12-16
25-22
24.18x25
21x30=
C2) 13.4-8
27-24!
14.8-11
29-25
15.11-15
31-26!
16.5-9
32-28
C2a) 17.18-23!
24-20
18.23x16
20x18
19.14x23
26x19
20.10-14
17x10
21.6x24
28x19
22.2-7
13x6
23.1x10=
C2b) 17.2-7?
26-22
18.18-23
19x26
19.12-16
24-20
20.7-11
26-23
21.15-19
30-26
22.11-15
20x18
23.1-5
23x16
24.14x30
16-11
25.30-12
28-24
26.12-3
24-20
27.3-12
22-18!
28.12-3
(28.10-15
25-22
29.15x8
20-16
30.12x14
17x1)
28...25-22
29.10-15
11-8
30.3x12
18x11
31.12-3
22-18
win
D) A very interesting line is offered by the Ukrainian Grandmaster A.Kosenko: 12...30-25!
D1) 13.12-16
32-28
14.4-8
28-24
15.8-12
24-19
16.5-9
( Even game after 16.2-7
25-22
17.18x25
29x22
18.7-11
27-24
19.11-15
24-20
20.15x24
20x27=)
16...25-22
17.18x25
29x22
18.14-18!
22x15
19.9-14
15-11!
20.16x7
27-24
21.7-11
31-26
22.11-15
(22.11-16
26-22
23.16-20
22-18
24.20x27
18x9
25.27x18
19-16
26.12x19
17-14
27.10x17=)
22...26-22
23.12-16
19x12
24.15-18
22x15
25.10x28
17x10
26.6x15
12-8
27.28-32
8-4
28.32x18
13-9
29.18x5
4x29=
D2) 13.4-8
is possible too with 25-22
14.18x25
29x22
15.12-16
22-18
D2a) 16.16-20
18x9
17.5x14
23-19
18.8-12!
27-23
19.10-15
17x10
20.15x24
32-28
21.6x15
28x10
22.20-24
13-9=
D2b) 16.5-9?
23-19
17.16x23
18-15
18.10x19
17x10
19.6x15
27x4
D2c) 16.8-11
18x9
17.5x14
23-19
18.16x23
27x9
19.10-15!
the game may continue 31-27
20.11-16
32-28
(20...27-23
21.15-18
23x14
22.1-5=)
21.16-20
28-24
22.1-5!
17-14
23.15-18
14x23
24.5x14
24-19
25.6-10
13-9
26.14x5
23-18
27.10-14
18x9
28.5x14
19-15
29.2-7!
15-10
30.7-11
10x17
31.11-16=
]
10.16-20
26-23
11.4-8!
[ 11.3-8?
30-26!
12.8-11
26-22
13.11-16?
(13.11-15!
23-18
14.14x23
27x11
15.20x27
31x24
16.10-14
17x10
17.6x8=)
13...24-19!
14.4-8?
(14.10-15?
17x10
15.15x24
22-17
16.6x15
13-9
17.5x14
17x28;
14.5-9?
22-18
15.4-8
25-22!
16.8-11
32-28
17.10-15
19x10
18.14x7
23-19
19.16x32
28-24
20.20x27
31x24
21.32x14
17x3)
14...27-24
15.20x18
22x15
16.16x23
31-27
17.10x19
17x10
18.6x15
27x4
]
11...30-26
[ 11...23-18!
is played too 12.14x23
27x18
13.20x27
31x24
14.10-14
(14.8-11
is better 17-14
15.10x17
13x22
16.6-10)
14...18x9
15.5x14
17x10
16.6x15
24-20
(16...21-17
17.2-6!
24-20)
17.15-19
30-26
18.8-11
25-22
19.3-7
22-18
20.11-16
20x11
21.7x16
13-9!
22.1-5
9-6
23.2x9
21-17
24.19-24
17-14
25.24-27
32x23
26.16-19
23x16
27.12x19=
U.Kustarev-A.Zlobinskiy,1956 ]
[ 11...25-22?
12.6-9
13x15
13.12-16
17x10
14.16-19
23x16
15.20x25
]
12.8-11
24-19?
[ 12...26-22!
A) 13.11-16
24-19
14.5-9
(14.3-8?
27-24!
15.20x18
22x15
16.16x23
31-27
17.10x19
17x10
18.6x15
27x4;
14.10-15
17x10!
15.15x24
22-17
16.6x15
13-9
17.5x14
17x28)
14...32-28?
(14...22-18!
15.10-15
18x11
16.16x7
17x10
and as above) 15.14-18!!
A brilliant sacrifice by brilliant B. Blinder! 22x15
16.3-8!
25-22
(16...31-26
17.10-14!
17x10
18.8-11
15x8
19.6x29
13x6
20.12x3;
16...28-24
17.9-14
31-26
18.2-7
25-22
19.14-18
23x14
20.16x32)
17.9-14
13-9
(17...22-18
18.1-5
18x9
19.5x14
28-24
20.2-7
13-9
21.6x22
15x6
22.7-10
6x15
23.14-18
23x14
24.16x32
14-10
25.20x27
31x24
26.32-28
win) 18.14x5
22-18
(18...17-13
19.5-9
22-18
20.1-5
31-26
21.9-14
18x9
22.5x14)
19.8-11!
15x8
20.12x3
19x12
21.10-14
17x10
22.6x22
23-19
(22...31-26
23.22x24
28x19
24.2-7!)
23.2-7
19-15
24.7-10
15x6
25.1x10
B) 13.5-9
22-18
(13...23-18?
14.14x23
27x18
15.20x27
31x24
16.9-14!!
18x9
17.11-15!
24-20
18.15-19
9-5
19.10-15
win) 14.11-16
24-19
15.10-15
18x11
16.16x7
17x10
17.6x24
13x6
18.1x10
21-17!
19.2-6
23-18
20.12-16
17-13
21.7-11
32-28
22.16-19
18-14
23.10x17
13x22
24.6-9
22-17
25.3-8
25-22
26.11-15
17-13
27.9-14
22-17
28.14x21
27-23
29.19x26
28x10
30.26-30
10-6
31.30-23
6-1=
]
13.11-15!
A timely attack of the flank. Is there anything that white can counter it with?
32-28
14.15x24
28x19
15.3-8
25-22
16.8-11
19-16
17.12x19
23x7
18.2x11
27-24!
[ 18...26-23?
19.11-15
22-18
20.15x22
17x26
21.10-15
26-22
22.14-17
21x14
23.6-9
13x6
24.1x19
]
19.20x27
31x24
20.11-15
13-9!!
21.6x13
26-23
Here it is - a SACRIFICE - the only way to escape!
22.1-6
[ 22.15-18
22x6
23.1x10
24-19
24.13x22
19-16
25.10-15
16-12
26.15-18
23-19
27.22-26
12-8
28.26-31
8-4=
]
22...22-18
23.15x22
17x26
24.10-15
26-22
25.6-9
[ 25.14-18
23x14
26.6-9
14-10
27.15x6
21-17!
28.6-10
24-19
29.9-14
19-15=
]
[ 25.13-17
22x13
26.15-18
23-19
27.18-22
19-16
28.22-26
16-12
29.26-31
12-8
30.31x20
8-4=
]
25...23-19
26.14-17
19x10
27.17x26
10-7
28.9-14
7-2
29.26-31
24-19
30.31-22
2-20
and there was a draw as the king kept on the 2-20 line.
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