Holloway III, Clifton W vs Baba, Marcelo Massakazu
Pawns-Dragons · Round ? · 2010.09.22 · 1-0 · A56 Benoni Defense: Hromádka System
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[Event "Pawns-Dragons"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Holloway III, Clifton W"]
[Black "Baba, Marcelo Massakazu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[WhiteElo "1800"]
[WhiteFideId "150111664"]
[BlackElo "1405"]
[BlackFideId "22723862"]
[ECO "A56r"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 { Diagram # } 4... e5 5. e4 Be7 6. f3 O-O 7.
Be3 Nh5 8. Qd2 { Diagram # } 8... a6
{ This reminds me of a King's Indian as played by Kasparov in the 1990s-- with the big difference he'd have c7-c6 on board, helping b7-b5 and maybe giving the Queen's Knight the c5-square. The e7-Bishop has moved only once, saving him several tempi over the standard KID attack. }
9. Nge2 Bd7 10. g4 { Diagram # } 10... Bh4+ 11. Kd1 Nf6 12. Ng3 Ne8 13. Nf5
Bxf5 14. gxf5 { Diagram # } 14... Nd7 15. Rg1 Qf6
{ where does this Queen think she's going ? Isn't f7-f5 a theme in such positions ? }
16. Rg4 Kh8 17. Qg2 h5 $2 { Diagram # } 18. Rxh4 $1 Qxh4 19. Bg5
{ traps the Queen } 19... Qxg5 20. Qxg5
{ Diagram #Now, can White force open lines for his extra heavy piece ? } 20...
Ndf6 21. Be2 { /\\f4 is coming } 21... Rb8 22. Kc2 Kh7 23. Rg1 Rh8 ( 23... Rg8
{ frees the Knight for Nc7, idea b5 } ) 24. f4 exf4 25. Qxf4 { Diagram # }
25... Rd8 26. e5 dxe5 27. Qxe5 Nd6 28. Qg3 Rhg8 { Diagram # } 29. Qg5 b5 30.
Bxh5 Rd7 { Diagram # } 31. Bg6+ { Qh4+ will yield a mate } 1-0