Author: Amir Ban
Date: 03:03:13 06/02/98
It was Monday evening again, and Junior met FM Boris Mariasin (ELO 2350)
in the 5th round of the Dov Porat Memorial. Mariasin is known for his
sharp and fighting style. Junior already met him last year in a game
where it had a big advantage, but misplayed the endgame to allow a
draw. I thought it would be possible to pick up the missing 1/2 point
this time, but things worked out differently.
In a QGA, Junior's first move out of book created an open and active
middlegame. The master surpised Junior with 16...g5 and later with
21...Rad8, giving up a pawn for a permanent bind on f2 in an
opposite-color bishop middlegame. Both sides thought they had chances,
so the draw was disappointing for both.
[Event "Dov Porat Memorial"]
[Site "Givataim, Israel"]
[Date "2-June-98"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Junior 4.9"]
[Black "Boris Mariasin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "?"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Qe2 a6 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. O-O b5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. e4 Bb7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 {White out
of book} 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Nc5 15. Rd4 Qb6 16. Nc3 g5 17. Bg3 Nh5 18.
Na4 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 Nxg3 20. hxg3 O-O 21. Ne5 Rad8 {Junior expected Qd6,
with white advantage} 22. Bxa6 Rd4 23. Rxd4 Qxd4 24. Ng6 {A suspicious
decision. Junior saw problems after Qxe5 Bxb7, and decided to spoil
black's k-side pawns some more, but the opening of the f-file is a
problem in itself} fxg6 25. Bxb7 Bc5 26. Ba6 Kg7 27. Bb5 h5 28. Bc4 e5
29. b3 g4 30. Bd5 h4 31. Kh2 Qc3 32. f3 gxf3 33. gxf3 hxg3 34. Kxg3 Be3
35. Rh1 Bf4 36. Kg2 Rc8 37. Qf2 Be3 38. Qa2 Qc2 39. Qxc2 Rxc2 {Still a
draw: The white king cannot get out of the corner without giving up a
pawn} 40. Kh3 Bf4 41. Bc4 {Draw agreed] 1/2-1/2
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