SOSv4 - Mikhalchishin
KID type of set-up: 4.0-0 5.e3 d6 6.d4 e5
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Macieja vs Gdanski ½ (2002)
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.d4 e5
7.dxe5
7.Be2
a) 7...e4 Krnic vs Paunovic 1-0 (1983) b) 7...exd4 Sokolsy vs Lilienthal ½ (1954) is correct
7...Ng4
7...Nfd7 8.Nc3
a) 8...Nxe5 transposes to the main game
b) 8...Nc6?! not enough compensation for Black
Krnic vs Hazai ½ (1984)
c) 8...dxe5 9.Be2
9...a5 Kempinski vs Szelag ½ (2002)
9...e4 is stronger
Djurkovic vs Mazi 0-1 (2000)
8.Nc3 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 Bxe5
9...dxe5 with a perceptibly weak d6-square
Mikhalchishin vs Popovych 1-0 (1999)
10.Be2
10.f4 might be a better option Mikhalchishin vs Cigan 1-0 (1998)
10...a5
10...Nc6 Krnic vs Van Delft 0-1 (1999)
11.a3
11.b5 is less good Doncea vs Pedersen 0-1 (2003)
11...Qh4 An accurate move to prevent White from castling
11...Be6 allows White to seize the initiative Mikhalchishin vs Rasik
...continue Macieja vs Gdanski12.g3 Qh3 13.Bf1 Qg4 14.Be2 Qh3 15.Bf1 Qg4 16.f3 Qe6
17.Kf2 Re8 18.Qc1 axb4 19.axb4 Rxa1 20.Bxa1 c6 21.Ne4 f5
22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.Ng5 Nd7 24.h4 Nf6 25.Be2 h6 26.Nh3 Be6
27.Rd1 Bf7 28.Qa3 Nh5 29.f4 Qe4 30.Qc3 Nf6 31.Rxd6 Ng4+
32.Bxg4 fxg4 33.Ng1 Qh1 34.Qd3 Qh2+ 35.Kf1 Qxg3 36.Rxg6+ Bxg6
37.Qxg6+ Kf8 38.Qf6+ Kg8 39.Qg6+ Kf8 40.Qf6+ 1/2-1/2
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SOSv4 - Mikhalchishin
KID type of set-up: 4.0-0 5.e3 d6 6.d4 e5
(click on the names to open a database version of the game)
Macieja vs Gdanski ½ (2002)
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.d4 e5
7.dxe5
7.Be2
a) 7...e4 Krnic vs Paunovic 1-0 (1983)
b) 7...exd4 Sokolsy vs Lilienthal ½ (1954) is correct
7...Ng4
7...Nfd7 8.Nc3
a) 8...Nxe5 transposes to the main game
b) 8...Nc6?! not enough compensation for Black
Krnic vs Hazai ½ (1984)
c) 8...dxe5 9.Be2
9...a5 Kempinski vs Szelag ½ (2002)
9...e4 is stronger
Djurkovic vs Mazi 0-1 (2000)
8.Nc3 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 Bxe5
9...dxe5 with a perceptibly weak d6-square
Mikhalchishin vs Popovych 1-0 (1999)
10.Be2
10.f4 might be a better option Mikhalchishin vs Cigan 1-0 (1998)
10...a5
10...Nc6 Krnic vs Van Delft 0-1 (1999)
11.a3
11.b5 is less good Doncea vs Pedersen 0-1 (2003)
11...Qh4 An accurate move to prevent White from castling
11...Be6 allows White to seize the initiative Mikhalchishin vs Rasik
...continue Macieja vs Gdanski
12.g3 Qh3 13.Bf1 Qg4 14.Be2 Qh3 15.Bf1 Qg4 16.f3 Qe6
17.Kf2 Re8 18.Qc1 axb4 19.axb4 Rxa1 20.Bxa1 c6 21.Ne4 f5
22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.Ng5 Nd7 24.h4 Nf6 25.Be2 h6 26.Nh3 Be6
27.Rd1 Bf7 28.Qa3 Nh5 29.f4 Qe4 30.Qc3 Nf6 31.Rxd6 Ng4+
32.Bxg4 fxg4 33.Ng1 Qh1 34.Qd3 Qh2+ 35.Kf1 Qxg3 36.Rxg6+ Bxg6
37.Qxg6+ Kf8 38.Qf6+ Kg8 39.Qg6+ Kf8 40.Qf6+ 1/2-1/2
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