[Event "Wch U20 41st"]
[Site "Goa"]
[Date "2002.12.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "GN Gopal (IND)"]
[Black "Pontus Carlsson (SWE)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2174"]
[BlackElo "2376"]
[Annotator "Shabazz,D"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 {
The young Dragon specialist defintely has fire in his eyes!} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
O-O 8. Bc4 {Diagram # The famous Yugoslav attack, a throughly-analyzed relic
of the Siclian Defense.} (8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O (9. g4 $5 {was once used by then
World Champion GM Anatoly Karpov against GM Anthony Miles (in Phillips & Drew
1982) with great effect. White's idea was the forgo castling and to quickly
expand on the kingside.}) 9... d5 $5 {
is tricky, but white can gain a comfortable edge in this line.}) 8... Nc6 9.
Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 {Both sides are required to be very precise in this line
since one tempo could mean the difference between mating or getting mated.} 11.
Bb3 Ne5 12. h4 h5 {Useful move attempting to keep the deadly h-file closed.
The black Dragon has been slain many a time when the dreaded h-file resulted
in white rooks firing missles down the kingside. Here Karpov demonstrates in
his crush of GM Viktor Korchnoi.} (12... Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5 Nxh5 15. g4
Nf6 16. Nde2 (16. Kb1 Re8 $5 17. Bh6 Nxe4 $1) 16... Qa5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6
Rfc8 19. Rd3 R4c5 20. g5 Rxg5 21. Rd5 $1 Rxd5 22. Nxd5 Re8 23. Nef4 Bc6 24. e5
$1 Bxd5 25. exf6 exf6 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ {
1-0 Karpov,A-Kortschnoj,V/Moscow 1974 (27)}) 13. Bh6 $6 (13. Bg5 Nc4 14. Qe2 (
14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. e5 $5) 14... Na5 {is a tested line.}) 13... Bxh6 14. Qxh6
Rxc3 $1 {Diagram # The thematic sacrifice in the Dragon. Black's usual plan is
to wreck the king's shelter and exert pressure on the weakened queenside. In
countless games, black's pawn structure wins the day... that is, if he can
avoid getting mated.} 15. bxc3 Qc8 $5 {Besides attacking c3, perhaps Carlsson
would to reserve the right to play Nc4. It also keeps an eye on white's g4, h5 or
g4, Nf5 ideas.} (15... Qa5 16. f4 (16. Kb1 Rc8 17. g4 Nc4 {
is a tested line with mixed results.}) 16... Qxc3 17. Ne2 Qe3+ 18. Kb2 Nxe4 $1
(18... Neg4 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20. Bxf7 $1)) 16. g4 {
In the immortal words of Morpheus, "Here we go!"} 16... Qxc3 17. Kb1 a5 18.
gxh5 {Carlsson is counting on the weakened white king to conjure up mating
threats. Meanwhile, the h-file is blocked which gives him a bit more time to
pursue his own agenda.} 18... a4 19. Ne2 (19. Bd5 Nxd5 20. hxg6 {
and black seems to have nothing better than} 20... Qb4+ (20... Nf6 21. g7 $1
Ng6 22. gxf8=Q+ Nxf8 23. Rd3 Qb4+ 24. Ka1 Ng6 25. h5 $40) 21. Ka1 Qc3+ 22. Kb1
Qb4+ 23. Ka1 $11) 19... Qxf3 20. hxg6 axb3 $1 {Diagram # Again the difference
in the position is the closed h-file. It's amazing that black's attack
accelerated so quickly.} 21. g7 bxc2+ {No Dragon player would ever think of
playing any other move. White threatens mate, so black has to keep attacking.}
22. Ka1 (22. Kxc2 {gives black the tempo he needs to get at the exposed king.}
22... Rc8+ 23. Kb1 Nh7 {
stops white cold and the white king remains dangerously exposed.}) 22...
cxd1=Q+ 23. Rxd1 Ng6 24. gxf8=Q+ Nxf8 25. Rg1+ Ng6 26. e5 Qxe2 27. exf6 {
This is now called "hope" chess.} 27... Qe5+ 28. Kb1 Bf5+ {Diagram #} 0-1

