From the Archive - Alley game with 15-18

by Aron Zlobinskiy December 31, 2003


A. Zlobinskiy - A. Khachaturov 2-0; Baku, Azerbajan, 1978

Trunk Line
Current Position
Comments

1.11-16 22-17
2.09-14 25-22
3.08-11 17-13
4.16-20 22-17
5.11-15 29-25

6.15-18!
For a long time this strong move was not considered.

More common moves are:
6.07-11 24-19 7.15:24 28:19 8.04-08 or
6.04-08 24-19 7.15:24 28:19 8.07-11 (same as above) with a known game but not 8.08-11 because of 8.... 26-22! with an initiative). 
Sometimes the game continues with:
6.07-11 25-25 7.04-08 23-18 8.14:23 27:18 9.20:27 31:24

6.... 24-19?
White prepared an attack on the man on 18 but, as the game showed, this placed the game on the edge of the disaster. The 6.... 26-22 would have been a better choice.
7.04-08 26-22
8.07-11 22:15
9.11:18 30-26
10.02-07! The only way to win! 		The 10.03-07 loses because of the 27-24
11.18:27 32:23 12.20:18 19-16 13.12:19 26-23
Grandmaster A. Kandaurov of Moscow pointed out that 10.05-09 would not win because of 28-24!
11.02-07 (11.08-11 19-15!) 32-28 12.01-05 26-22 13.07-11 22:15 14.11:18 31-26 15.03-07 19-15! 16.18:11 23-19 17.14-18 19-15 18.10:19 24:22
19.11-15 27-23! and black can not win
10.... 26-22
11.07-11 22:15
12.11:18 31-26
13.03-07 19-15 		The quickly progressing computer program "Tundra" by the Russian I. Kamynin offered 13... 25-22?!
14.18:25 21:30 15.14:21 23-18 with an un-tested result.
14.18:11 26-22
15.05-09! 		Seems that the 15.14-18 23:14 16.11-15 wins as well

15.... 22-18

16.12-16 28-24

15.... 28-24 16.14-18!! 23:05 17.11-15

16.... 25-22 17.16-19 23:16 18.14:23 27:18 19.08-12

Finally white got (or seem to) out of danger and even with a better position despite a man down but...

17.10-15!! 17:10
18.06:29 13:06
19.01:10 and black won

17.16-19 24:15 18.10:26 17:12 19.26-30 18-15
20.11:18 27-24