Torre AttackD03

Ralph Townsend (1856)
Ruben Babayan (2044)

Maine State Championship
2006


D03: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Bg5, including Torre Attack with early ...d5

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 g6 4. Nbd2 Bg7 5. e3 c6 Covers b5 5... O-O 6. Bd3+/= 6. c3 Bf5 7. Qb3 b6 8. Ne5 8. Be2 O-O+/= 8... O-O 9. f3 Consolidates e4 9... Nfd7 10. Nd3 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Ba6 f6+/= 10... f6= Black threatens to win material: f6xg5 11. Bh4 Kh8 11... a5!?= is interesting 12. e4+/= White threatens to win material: e4xf5 12... Be6 13. Be2 Bg8 14. Qc2 Black has a cramped position 14... Qc8 15. O-O e5 15... c5 16. Rac1+/- 16. f4 16. Bg3 exd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. dxc5 Nc6 19. cxb6 axb6+/- 16... exf4 17. e5?? releasing the pressure on the opponent 17. Bf3!?+/- 17... g5 17... >= fxe5!? 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxf4 Qc7-/+ 18. exf6= Bxf6 19. Bf2 Qc7 20. Bg4 Bg7 21. Rae1 Nf6 Black threatens to win material: Nf6xg4 22. Be6 Nbd7 23. Nf3 >= 23. c4!?=/+ is worth consideration 23... Ne4-/+ 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Nde5 Qc7 26. Rxe4 26. c4!? Rac8 27. b4-+ 26... dxe4-+ 27. Qxe4 Bd5 28. Qd3 Bxf3 28... Rae8 29. b3-+ 29. Nxf3 Bf6 30. d5? >= 30. Ne5-+ 30... Rad8 31. Bd4 31. Nd4 Rxd5 32. Qh3 Re8-+ 31... Rxd5 32. Qe4 32. h3 doesn't improve anything 32... Bxd4+ 33. cxd4 c5-+ 32... Qg7 32... >= g4 and Black can already relax 33. Bxf6+ Rxf6-+ 33. Re1 33. Bxf6 Rxf6 34. Nd4-+ 33... g4 34. Ne5 34. Bxf6 does not improve anything 34... Qxf6 35. c4 Rdd8-+ 34... f3 35. Nxg4 35. Qf4-+ no good, but what else? 35... Bxd4+ 36. cxd4 Rxd4 36... Rxd4 37. gxf3 Rxe4 38. Rxe4 Qxb2-+ 0-1 [Fritz 9 (5s)]