Classic Alley game

by Aron Zlobinskiy January 6, 2004


1.11-16 22-17
2.09-14 25-22
3.08-11 24-19
4.16-20 17-13
5.11-15 29-25
6.15:24 28:19
7.04-08 22-18
8.08-11 18:09
9.05:14 25-22
10.11-15

We will examine two lines:
10... 22-18 and
10... 22-17

but not
10.... 32-28
11.15:24 28:19 12.03-08 22-18
13.08-11 18:09 14.11-15 19-16
15.20:11 with a strong advantage.

Line 10.... 22-18?
11.15:22! 26:17
12.07-11 30-26
13.11-15 32-28!



13... 26-22? 14.15:24 22-18 15.24-28 18:09
16.10-15 09-05 17.15-19 23:16 18.20:11 31-26
19.03-07 26-23 20.06-09! 13:06 21.02:09 05:14
22.07-10 14:16 23.12:26 27-23 24.26:19 17-14
25.01-06 21-17 26.19-24!14-10 27.06:15 17-14
28.15-18x
14.15:24 28:19
15.03-08 26-22
16.08-11 22-18
17.10-15 19:10
18.06:22 17:10
19.02-06 21-17
20.06:15 17:26


The forced play came to a better for black position but with the cool play white can draw

21.12-16 26-22
22.15-19 22-17
23.19:26 31:22
24.16-19 27-23
25.19:26 22:31
26.20-2413-09
27.24-28 17-14
28.11-15 31-26!
and black can not win
 
Line 10.... 22-17!
11.15:24 23-18
12.14:23 26:28
13.10-15 30-26
The key position of the opening

We will examine three lines:
a) 14.06-09
b) 14.12-16 and
c) 14. 03-08!

Line a) 14.06-09
14.06-09 13:06
15.02:09 17-14!
16.09:18 26-23
17.07-10 23:07
18.03:10 21-17
19.01-06 31-26
Draw

Game may continue like this:
20.06-09 17-13 21.09-14 26-22 22.12-16 28-24
23.14-17 22-18 24.15:22 24-19 25.16:23 27:25
26.17-21 25-22 27.10-14 22-17 28.14-18 17-14=

20.12-16 26-22 with the the game as above

Line b) 14.12-16
14.12-16 26-22
15.06-09 13:09
16.02:09 27-24!
17.20:27 32:23 = Equal

15.07-10 22-18 16.15:22 17:26 17.10-15 26-22
18.06-09 13:06 19.02:09 etc.

Game A. Kandaurov - S. Ovechkin, 1983 continued:
18.07-11 28-24 19.03-07 24-20 20.07-10 31-27
21.01-05 17-13 22.09-14 27-24 (13-09 14-18!)
23.05-09 13:06 24.10:01 22-17 25.14-18 23:14
26.16-19 14-10 27.19:28 10:19 28.28-32 19-16
29.11-15 16-12 Draw.

Line c) 14.03-08!
It is Boris Blinder's move!
14.03-08 26-22
15.06-09 13:06
16.02:09 27-23
17.15-19 23:16
18.20:11
Black have an advantage. White must play very accurate.
We will examine two answers:
d) 18...22-18 and
e) 18...28-24

d) 18....22-18
19.09-13 17-14
see position ->
20.01-05 31-27
21.13-17 14-09!
(14-10 is weaker)
22.05:23 27:18
23.17-22 18:25
24.11-15 32-27
25.12-16 27-23
26.08-12 25-22=

Sample game:  A. Zlobinskiy - S. Rashman, 1954
20.12-16 28-24   
21.01-05 31-27   
22.13-17 27-23!
23.17:10 24-19
24.16-20 21-17
25.20-24 19:28
26.10-15 18-14
27.11-16 28-24
28.08-12 24-20
29.16-19 23:16
30.12:19 17-13= draw

e) 18...28-24 -> position
19.07-10 AB 31-26!
20.12-16 C 24-20 DE
21.16-19 22-18
22.10-15 26-22
23.09-13 32-27! F
24.08-12 27-23
25.19:26 22:31
26.13:22 18:25=

A) 19.09-13 17-14 20.12-16 22-18 21.01-05 32-27 22.13-17 27-23! 23.17:10 24-19 24.08-12 21-17 25.05-09 17-13 26.09-14 18:09 27.11-15 09-05 28.15:24 13-09 29.24-28 23-19 16:23 05-01=
B) 19.11-15 24-19 20.15:24 31-27 21.24:31 17-13 22.31:17 21:05=
C) 20. 11-15 26-23=
D) or 20....22-18 21.10-15 26-22 22.09-13 24-20 23.16-19 32-27! =
E) 20....17-13? 21.16-20! 13:15 22.20:27 32:23 23.11:27+
F) 23...32-28? 24.19-23! 18:27 25.15-18 22:15 26.13:22+