Silman-Shapiro, World Open 1990



What's the Game Plan for White?

Exploit the hole on d5 by placing a piece on it.
This goal also works to keep Black's d6 pawn
backward and incapable of the freeing push
... d6-d5.



18 Bf3 Nd7 1 .Bxb7 Qxb7 20 Rcd1 Qc6
21 a3 Bf6 22 Qd3 Rac8.
18 b4 Bf6 19 Qd3 a5 20 a3 axb4
21 axb4 Ra2 22 Qb3 Qc6.
18 Qd3 Nd7 19 b4 a5 20 a3 axb4
21 axb4 Ra2 22 Bc3 Bf6.

18 Bf3 Nd7 19 Bxb7 Qxb7 20 Rfd1 Bf6
21 e4 fxe4 22 Qe3 Nc5 23 Ba3 Qc6
24 Bxc5 Qxc5 25 Qxc5.
18 Rfd1 Bf6 19 Nb1 Qc6 20 Rd5 Nd7
21 Qd2 Rad8 22 Bf3 Nc5 23 Rd1 e4
24 Bxf6.
18 Rcd1 Bf6 19 e4 Nc6 20 Qg3 Qg7
21 Rfe1 Nd4 22 Bxd4 exd4 23 exf5 gxf5
24 Bf3.



18 Bf3 Nd7 19 Bxb7 Qxb7 20 b4 Bf6
21 e4 a5 22 a3 fxe4 23 Qh3 axb4
24 Qe6+ Kg7 25 axb4.
18 Rfd1 Bf6 19 Nb1 Qc6 20 Rd5 Nd7
21 Qd2 Rad8 22 Bf3 Nc5 23 Rd1 e4
24 Bxf6.
18 b4 a5 19 a3 Bf6 20 Qd3 axb4
21 axb4 Ra4 22 Qb3 Ra8 23 Bf3 e4
24 Bxf6.

18 Bf3 Nd7 19 Bxb7 Qxb7 20 b4 Bf6
21 e4 a5 22 a3 fxe4 23 Qh3 axb4
24 Qe6+ Kg7 25 axb4.
18 b4 a5 19 a3 Bf6 20 Qd3 Nc6
21 Bc3 Ne7 22 e4 Qc6 23 b5 Qc5.
18 Rfd1 Nd7 19 Bf3 Bf6 20 Bxb7 Qxb7
21 e4 Bg5 22 Ba3 Qc6 23 exf5 Rxf5
24 Qd3 Bxd2 25 Rxd2.



18 Bf3 Nd7 19 Bxb7 Qxb7 20 b4 Bf6
21 e4 a5 22 a3 fxe4 23 Qh3 axb4 24 Qe6+.
18 b4 a5 19 a3 Bf6 20 Qd3 Nc6
21 Bc3 Ne7 22 e4 Qc6 23 b5 Qc5.
18 Rfd1 Nd7 19 Bf3 Bf6 20 Bxb7 Qxb7
21 e4 Bg5 22 Ba3 Qc6 23 exf5 Rxf5
24 Qd3 Bxd2 25 Rxd2.

18 Bf3 Nd7 19 Bxb7 Qxb7 20 Rfd1 Bf6
21 Qc2 e4 22 Bxf6 Nxf6 23 Qb2 Qc6
24 a3 Rac8 25 Qd4.
18 b4 Bf6 19 Qb3 Kg7 20 Bf3 Bxf3
21 Nxf3 Nc6 22 Rfd1 h6 23 a3 e4
24 Bxf6+ Rxf6 25 Nd4 Nxd4.
18 Nb1 Nd7 19 Qd2 Nc5 20 Nc3 Ne4
21 Nxe4 Bxe4 22 Rfd1 Rad8 23 b4 Bf6
24 b5 a5.



18 Rfd1.
18 Bf3 Nd7 19 Bxb7 Qxb7 20 Rfd1 Bf6
21 Qc2 e4 22 Bxf6 Nxf6 23 Qb2 Qc6
24 a3 Rac8 25 Qd4.
18 b4 Bf6 19 Qb3 Kg7 20 Bf3 Bxf3
21 Nxf3 Nc6 22 Rfd1 h6 23 a3 e4
24 Bxf6+ Rxf6 25 Nd4 Nxd4.

18 Bf3 Nd7 19 Bxb7 Qxb7 20 Rfd1 Bf6
21 Qc2 e4 22 Bxf6 Nxf6 23 Qb2 Qc6
24 a3 Rac8 25 Qd4.
18 Rfd1 Nd7 19 Bf3 Bf6 20 Bxb7 Qxb7
21 Qc2 e4 22 Bxf6 Nxf6 23 Qb2 Qc6
24 a3 Rac8 25 Qd4.
18 b4 Bf6 19 Qb3 Kg7 20 Bf3 Bxf3
21 Nxf3 Nc6 22 Rfd1 h6 23 a3 e4
24 Bxf6+ Rxf6 25 Nd4 Nxd4.