Kasparov, Garry - Salov, Valery
Rossolimo - Sicilian 2...Nc6 3.Bb5 e6
[1991.07.14]
[B30v]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 This is one of the most elastic objections to the system with Bb5. Black prepares developing his king's knight to e7 followed by repelling the b5-bishop by a7-a6. At that, Black tries to avoid doubling the queenside pawns in the case of ¥xc6 4.O-O

[ 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Black obtains a flexible position by transferring his g8-knight to g6. 5. ... Ne7 6.b3 Ng6 7.Bb2 f6! 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Be7 10.c4 O-O 11.Nc3 Qc7 12.Qd2 a6 13.Rad1 Bb7 14.f4 Rad8 15.Nde2 f5 Savon - Gulko, Vilnius (zt) 1975 ]
4. ... Nge7 5.c3 One of the guiding motifs in White's play is creating the pawn center by means of d2-d4. 5. ... d5 Preventing White's designs of erecting the powerful pawn center. However, play is opened up in this region of the board and Black must act accurately to neutralize White's development lead.
[ 5. ... a6 6.Ba4 b5
[ 6. ... d5 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.d4 Bd7
[ 8. ... b5? 9.c4!! Qd6
[ 9. ... Qxc4 10.Bb3 Qb4 11.Bd2+- ]
10.cxb5 Nxd4 11.bxa6+ Nec6 12.Bf4! +- Qd5 13.Nxd4 cxd4 14.Nc3 1-0 Wahls - Du.Rajkovic, Germany 1992 ]
9.Re1 Rd8 10.c4! Qxc4 11.Nbd2 Qd5 12.Bb3 Qh5 13.Ne4 Nf5+/- Spassky - Timman, Amsterdam 1977 ]
7.Bc2 d5 After having ousted the white bishop from the striking diagonal a4-e8, Black conducts the d7-d5 advance at last. The b7-b5 advance however may have a drawback rendering the black queenside occasionally vulnerable after the possible a2-a4 detriment. 8.e5
[ 8.d3!? ]
8. ... d4 9.Be4 Bb7
[ 9. ... d3?! 10.b3 Ra7 11.Re1 Rd7 12.c4?!
[ 12.Ba3!? = ]
12. ... b4
[ 12. ... Nb4! =+ ]
13.Re3
[ 13.Bb2! ]
13. ... g6 14.Qf1 Bg7 15.Bb2=+ H.Olafsson - Jonasson, Gardabaer 1996 ]
10.a4!? This thematic detriment of the black pawn structure on the queenside can frequently be found, for example, in the Ruy Lopez. 10. ... Ng6 11.axb5 axb5 12.Rxa8 Bxa8 13.Na3 Na7?! This is a too passive retreat, which allows White to take over the initiative. 14.Bxa8 Qxa8 15.Qb3 Qb7
[ 15. ... c4! 16.Nxc4 bxc4 17.Qa4+ Kd8 18.Nxd4=+ Sveshnikov 18. ... Qb7 19.Nf3 Qc7 20.Rd1 Nc6 ]
16.cxd4 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Bxa3 18.bxa3 Nxe5 19.Bb2 Nc4
[ 19. ... O-O 20.Nxe6 ]
20.Qg3!! O-O 21.Bc3 g6?? 22.d3! Nb6 23.Qe5 Nd7
[ 23. ... f6 24.Qxe6+ ]
24.Qg7+ 1-0, Sveshnikov - R.Sherbakov, Moscow 1991 ]
6.exd5 Qxd5
[ 6. ... Nxd5 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 Be7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Re1+= ]
7.Re1!
[ 7.d4 cxd4 8.c4 Qd6 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.Nxc6 Nxc6 11.Nc3 a6 12.Ba4 Qxd1 13.Rxd1 Ne5! = Timman - Sveshnikov, Wijk aan Zee 1981 ]
7. ... Bd7 8.Na3 By the pattern, the position resembles some variations from the system 2.c3, Sicilian defense. Besides, the white queen's knight development to a3 can frequently be found in that system 8. ... Ng6
[ 8. ... Nf5? 9.Bf1 Be7? 10.Nb5 Rc8 11.c4+- ]
9.Bf1
[ 9.Bc4!? White decides to build his play on exploiting the exposed position of the black queen in the center of the board. 9. ... Qh5 file:///D:/chessOK_courses/ctart.chessok.com/course/chess-opening-sicilian-defense-1-e4-c5/rossolimo-variation-3-bb5/3-bb5-e6.html 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nb5 Rc8 12.Be2! Qd5
[ 12. ... dxc3 13.Ng5?!
[ 13.bxc3 Qf5 14.Bf1 a6 15.Nd6+ Bxd6 16.Qxd6 Nce7= ]
13. ... cxb2 14.Bxh5 bxa1=Q 15.Nxf7! Qf6?!
[ 15. ... Bb4! 16.Nbd6+ Kf8 17.Nxc8 Bxc8 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Nxh8=+ Kg8 20.Re4 Ba3 21.Nxg6 Bxc1 22.Rh4=+ Bb2 23.Rh8+ Kf7 24.Qxa1 Bxa1 25.Rxc8 Kxg6 26.Rc7 Nd8 27.h3=+ ]
16.Nxh8 a6 17.Nd6+ Bxd6 18.Qxd6+= Fercec - Sveshnikov, Nova Gorica 1999) ]
13.Nfxd4 a6?! Taking into account an endangered position of his queen in the center, Black should rather discharge tension in the center by
[ 13. ... Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Qa5 15.a4 Be7 16.Bf3 Qc7 17.Nb5 Qb8 18.Be3 a6 19.Nd4 O-O 20.Nf5 Bc6 21.Nxe7+ Nxe7+= Ulibin - Krasenkow, Swidnica 1997 ]
14.Bf3! Qc5 15.Be3! Nce5?
[ 15. ... Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Qc7 17.Nf5 Ne5 18.Bd4 f6 19.Bxe5 fxe5 20.Ne3 Bc5+/- ]
16.Bxb7! axb5 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Bxc5 Rxc5 19.Be4 Be7 20.Qd4+- 1-0, Rublevsky - Shabalov, Elista (ol) 1998 ]
9. ... Be7 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nb5 Rc8 12.Nfxd4 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 a6
[ 13. ... O-O 14.Nb5! a6 15.Qxd5 exd5 16.Nd4+= ]
[ 13. ... Qa5!? 14.g3 O-O 15.Bg2 e5 16.Nc2 Bc6 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.h4 Rfe8 19.Qg4 Nf8 20.Ne3+= Gelfand - Sveshnikov, Ljubljana 1995 ]
14.g3! A typical maneuver: by transferring the bishop to the h1-a8 diagonal, White targets the black queenside. 14. ... b5?!
[ 14. ... e5? 15.Nf5 Qxd1 16.Nxg7+ Kf8 17.Rxd1 Bg4 18.Bh6 Kg8 19.Rd2 Bf8 20.h3+- Bxg7 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.hxg4 ]
[ 14. ... Qc5! 15.Bg2 b5 ]
15.Bg2 Qc5 16.h4! += This is also a typical method, which reveals the black g6-knight's shaky position. 16. ... Bf6 17.Be3 Qc7 18.Nf5!
[ 18.h5 Ne7 19.h6 O-O! 20.hxg7 Bxg7 21.Qh5 e5+= ]
18. ... O-O 19.Nd6 Rcd8 20.Nb7 Rc8
[ 20. ... Rb8?! 21.Nc5 Bc8 22.h5+/- ]
21.Nd6 Rcd8 22.Nb7 Rc8 23.h5!
[ 23.Nc5! Bc6! 24.Nxa6 Qb7 25.Nc5 Qc7 26.Qe2 Ne5 27.Bd4 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 Rfd8 29.Bxe5 Qxc5 30.Bxf6 gxf6+/- 31.Red1 Kf8 32.a3 Qc6+ 33.Qf3 Rxd1 34.Rxd1 Qxf3+ 35.Kxf3 Ke7 36.Rd4 h5 37.Rb4 Rc5 38.a4 bxa4 39.Rxa4 f5+/- ]
23. ... Ne5
[ 23. ... Bc6? 24.Bxc6 Qxc6 25.Na5! Qc7 26.hxg6 Qxa5 27.gxf7+ Rxf7 28.Qd6+/- ]
24.Bf4 Bc6! 25.Bxc6 Qxc6 26.Bxe5 Bxe5 27.Rxe5 Qxb7 28.h6 Qe7!
[ 28. ... g6? 29.Qd4 Rc4 30.Rxb5! Qh1+ 31.Kxh1 Rxd4 32.Rb6+- ]
[ 28. ... Rfd8 29.Qg4 g6 30.Qg5 Qf3 31.Rc5! += ± V.Salov ]
29.hxg7
[ 29.a4! Rfd8 30.Qg4 g6 31.axb5 axb5+/- 32.Rxb5 Rd7 33.Qf4 Qf8 34.c4 Rcd8 35.Kg2 Rd4 36.Qf3 Rd3 37.Qf6 Qxh6 38.Ra7 Qg7 39.Qxg7+ Kxg7 40.Rbb7 Kf6 41.Rxf7+ Ke5 42.Ra5+ Kd6 43.b4 Rd2 44.Ra6+ Ke5 45.b5 Rb2 46.Kh3 Rc8 47.f4+ Kd4 48.Rxe6 Kxc4 49.Rc6+ Rxc6 50.bxc6 Rc2 51.c7 Kb5+- ]
29. ... Rfd8 30.Qe2 Rc5! = Black succeeded in neutralizing the opponent's initiative with an accurate defense. 31.a4 Rxe5 32.Qxe5 bxa4 33.Qe4 Qc5 34.Rxa4 a5 35.Qe2 Qg5 36.Rf4 Rd7 37.Qf3 Qd5 38.Qxd5= Kasparov - Salov, Amsterdam 1991
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