Campora, Daniel Hugo - Larsen, Bent - BPB Limburg Open 2025

Campora, Daniel Hugo (2455)
Larsen, Bent (2610)
Resultaat: 1-0

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Datum: 08/04/1981
Locatie: Lone Pine
Toernooi: Lone Pine op Louis D. Statham Masters
Speelronde: 9
Opening: B18 Caro-Kann, Klassieke variant
Ingediend door: Campora,Daniel
Gepubliceerd op: 22/03/2023
Categorieën: 2023

[Event "Lone Pine op Louis D. Statham Masters"]
[Site "Lone Pine"]
[Date "1981.04.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Campora,Daniel"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1981.03.29"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nh3 Nf6 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Bc4 {We arrive to the position of the 5th game of 1960's match Tal-Botvinnik. The only difference is that I chose for my knight the route h3-f4 and Tal chose e2-f4 instead} Na6 {The idea of Bent is to take this knight to c7, overprotect the e6 square and then play e6} ( {Botvinnik played} 9... e6 {And after} 10. O-O Bd6 {He encountered the surprising sacrifice} 11. Nxe6 $5 {Typical of Tal, creating complications that are hard to evaluate}) 10. Qe2 (10. Bxa6 $2 Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxa6) 10... Nc7 (10... Qxd4 {And after 11.O-O or 11. Bxa6 white would be clearly better due to the advantage in development}) 11. c3 e6 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Be7 14. Bd2 a5 {Common expansion in the flank by Bent. He looks for points of friction in the area where the white king would be} 15. O-O-O Qd5 16. Kb1 a4 (16... Qxg2 $2 17. Nf4) 17. Ne5 b5 (17... Qxg2 $2 18. c4 {Followed by Rdg1}) 18. f3 {Creating a central point of support in e4 for the knight in g3, with the idea of g4-g5} c5 {What is white's best continuation?} ( {This common reaction over d4 is at this moment a terrible mistake that none of the players realized. It was imperative to first} 18... a3 {and after} 19. b3 {now that c3 is weakened} c5 {Probably Bent didn't like the alternative 19. b4, which produces a more rigid structure and prevents the disruption of the center with c5}) 19. Bf4 {With this move, the d column becomes free and the threat is Nxf7-Bxc7. Instead, the continuation leading to an ample advantage was} (19. dxc5 $1 {Bxh6 is threatened. If} Qxc5 20. Be3 $1 Qxe5 21. f4 $1 {Capturing the queen in the middle of the board!}) 19... Qb7 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Ne4 Be7 {His best alternative. The exchange of knights would be out of place due to} (21... Nxe4 22. fxe4 {The pawn controls d5, and Rd7 is threatened}) 22. Nxf6+ {doubling the pawns. It is not possible to capture with the bishop because of} gxf6 (22... Bxf6 23. Nxf7 O-O (23... Kxf7 24. Rd7+ { Winning}) 24. Nd6 Qb6 25. Ne4 {With great advantage}) 23. Nd3 Nd5 24. Bd2 Qc6 { A little better would be} (24... a3 25. b3 Rc8 26. Rc1) 25. a3 {White stabilizes. With the solid pawn structure resistant to pawn break-ins, the king will feel safer} h5 {Logical as the h6 pawn always needed to draw the energy of one piece to be defended} 26. Nf4 Nb6 {Bent, with his combative spirit, prefers to maintain his knight. The position is equal. Changing pieces with} (26... Nxf4 27. Bxf4) ( {or} 26... Rd8 27. Bc1 Nxf4 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Bxf4 Be7 {Brings the position closer to a pacific resolution}) 27. Bc1 Nc4 28. g4 {Creating a passed pawn, albeit seemingly not very dangerous for now} hxg4 29. fxg4 Nd6 {The maneuver of the knight is very dubious. More logical is 29... Rd8, however Bent's last moves were against changing pieces. I think he overestimated his possibilities. This was the last game of the tournament, the one that would define the classification and the economical outcome. I wasn't known in the international scene and somehow he would feel in the obligation to follow the rule of his excellent book "I play to win". It happened to me many times during my chess career when I would play a rival who was "theoretically" inferior: at those times objectivity is lost and playing to win becomes the fastest way to defeat.} (29... Rd8) 30. Rhe1 $1 Qc4 31. Qf3 {It is important to maintain the queen in the board, to increment the attack capacity, as black king's position is less safe than my king's} Rc8 32. Rd4 {In this position, I saw that the only possibility for black to create counterplay was through the sequence Qb3-Nc4, followed by a sacrifice in a3. The move 32. Rd4 is profilactic since it eliminates this possibility completely. If 32... Qb3? 33. Rb4 captures the queen. But the ground was ready for a direct attack on black weaknesses with} (32. Nh5 $1 {The pawn on f6 is defenseless and if} f5 33. Ng7+ Kf8 34. gxf5 {With definitive threats}) ( {A similar outcome would come from} 32. Nd5 $1 exd5 33. Qxf6) 32... Qc6 33. Qe2 Nc4 34. h5 Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Bxd8 36. h6 Kf8 37. Nh5 Nd6 38. Bf4 Be7 39. Qd3 {With the threads of Nf6 or the sequence h7-Bh6+-Bg7} e5 40. Bc1 Qg2 {It accelerates the end, although at any rate black cannot prevent the future invasion over the d file.} 41. Nxf6 Nc4 42. Nd7+ Kg8 43. Nxe5 1-0

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nh3 Nf6 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Bc4 We arrive to the position of the 5th game of 1960's match Tal-Botvinnik. The only difference is that I chose for my knight the route h3-f4 and Tal chose e2-f4 instead 9... Na6 The idea of Bent is to take this knight to c7, overprotect the e6 square and then play e6 [Botvinnik played 9... e6 And after 10. O-O Bd6 He encountered the surprising sacrifice 11. Nxe6!? Typical of Tal, creating complications that are hard to evaluate] 10. Qe2 [10. Bxa6? Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxa6] 10... Nc7 [10... Qxd4 And after 11.O-O or 11. Bxa6 white would be clearly better due to the advantage in development] 11. c3 e6 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Be7 14. Bd2 a5 Common expansion in the flank by Bent. He looks for points of friction in the area where the white king would be 15. O-O-O Qd5 16. Kb1 a4 [16... Qxg2? 17. Nf4] 17. Ne5 b5 [17... Qxg2? 18. c4 Followed by Rdg1] 18. f3 Creating a central point of support in e4 for the knight in g3, with the idea of g4-g5 18... c5 What is white's best continuation? [This common reaction over d4 is at this moment a terrible mistake that none of the players realized. It was imperative to first 18... a3 and after 19. b3 now that c3 is weakened 19... c5 Probably Bent didn't like the alternative 19. b4, which produces a more rigid structure and prevents the disruption of the center with c5] 19. Bf4 With this move, the d column becomes free and the threat is Nxf7-Bxc7. Instead, the continuation leading to an ample advantage was [19. dxc5! Bxh6 is threatened. If 19... Qxc5 20. Be3! Qxe5 21. f4! Capturing the queen in the middle of the board!] 19... Qb7 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Ne4 Be7 His best alternative. The exchange of knights would be out of place due to [21... Nxe4 22. fxe4 The pawn controls d5, and Rd7 is threatened] 22. Nxf6+ doubling the pawns. It is not possible to capture with the bishop because of 22... gxf6 [22... Bxf6 23. Nxf7 O-O (23... Kxf7 24. Rd7+ Winning) 24. Nd6 Qb6 25. Ne4 With great advantage] 23. Nd3 Nd5 24. Bd2 Qc6 A little better would be [24... a3 25. b3 Rc8 26. Rc1] 25. a3 White stabilizes. With the solid pawn structure resistant to pawn break-ins, the king will feel safer 25... h5 Logical as the h6 pawn always needed to draw the energy of one piece to be defended 26. Nf4 Nb6 Bent, with his combative spirit, prefers to maintain his knight. The position is equal. Changing pieces with [26... Nxf4 27. Bxf4] [or 26... Rd8 27. Bc1 Nxf4 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Bxf4 Be7 Brings the position closer to a pacific resolution] 27. Bc1 Nc4 28. g4 Creating a passed pawn, albeit seemingly not very dangerous for now 28... hxg4 29. fxg4 Nd6 The maneuver of the knight is very dubious. More logical is 29... Rd8, however Bent's last moves were against changing pieces. I think he overestimated his possibilities. This was the last game of the tournament, the one that would define the classification and the economical outcome. I wasn't known in the international scene and somehow he would feel in the obligation to follow the rule of his excellent book "I play to win". It happened to me many times during my chess career when I would play a rival who was "theoretically" inferior: at those times objectivity is lost and playing to win becomes the fastest way to defeat. [29... Rd8] 30. Rhe1! Qc4 31. Qf3 It is important to maintain the queen in the board, to increment the attack capacity, as black king's position is less safe than my king's 31... Rc8 32. Rd4 In this position, I saw that the only possibility for black to create counterplay was through the sequence Qb3-Nc4, followed by a sacrifice in a3. The move 32. Rd4 is profilactic since it eliminates this possibility completely. If 32... Qb3? 33. Rb4 captures the queen. But the ground was ready for a direct attack on black weaknesses with [32. Nh5! The pawn on f6 is defenseless and if 32... f5 33. Ng7+ Kf8 34. gxf5 With definitive threats] [A similar outcome would come from 32. Nd5! exd5 33. Qxf6] 32... Qc6 33. Qe2 Nc4 34. h5 Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Bxd8 36. h6 Kf8 37. Nh5 Nd6 38. Bf4 Be7 39. Qd3 With the threads of Nf6 or the sequence h7-Bh6+-Bg7 39... e5 40. Bc1 Qg2 It accelerates the end, although at any rate black cannot prevent the future invasion over the d file. 41. Nxf6 Nc4 42. Nd7+ Kg8 43. Nxe5

Campora, Daniel Hugo – Larsen, Bent

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