Exeter Chess Club: Black's chances in the Paulsen/Scheveningen

Black's chances in the Paulsen/Scheveningen: Renet - Taimanov, Montpellier 1986

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Kh1 Bb4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. f4 O-O

[10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxe4 12. Qd4 Nf6 13. Ba3]

11. e5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Rf3 [13. Bf3] 13... c5 14. c4 Ne7 15. Rb1 Nf5 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Rh3 g6 18. Bd2 Rab8 19. Rb3 d5

 

-T-+-Tj+
+lD-+x+x
x+-+x+x+
+-XxPs+-
-+p+-P-+
+r+b+-+r
p+pB-+pP
+-+q+-+k
Always this blow in the Scheveningen. White is tempted by a King's-side attack, but this soon comes to an end because the bad Bd2 cannot help.

20. Bxf5 ? 20... exf5 21. Rbg3 f6 22. exf6 [22. Qh5 Qg7] 22... d4 23. Rb3 Rxf6 24. Qb1 Re6 25. Rhg3 Re2 26. Qd1 Rbe8

 

-+-+t+j+
+lD-+-+x
x+-+-+x+
+-X-+x+-
-+pX-P-+
+r+-+-R-
p+pBt+pP
+-+q+-+k
the difference in the power of the two bishops is enormous, and White will never be able to play a light-squared bishop to f3 to exchange off the Bb7

27. h3 Qc6 28. Rbf3 Qe6 29. Rb3 Bc6 30. Kh2 Qxc4 0-1

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