[Event "Superstars Hotel Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm ESP"]
[Date "2002.11.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Granero Roca, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[ECO "B36"]
[EventDate "2002.11.29"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 { Unlike the Dragon Variation the Accelerated Dragon allows White to play c2-c4 (Maroczy Bind) . This gives White a terrific grip on d5 and shortens Black's part of the open c-file. Black's trump is that White won't be castling queen-side and then launching the St. George's attack on the h-file at Black's king. Both sides usually castle king-side and fight it out all over the board. } 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Bg5 { This is a little different. More common is Bf1-e2. After the game move Nd4 remains weak for a move or two longer. } 7... Bg7 8. Nc2 { So, Polgar immediately removes it from the weak square (much as one might with the Black pieces in an English Opening Reversed, Maroczy Bind for Black) . } 8... O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 { threatening to capture Bg5 or ...Nxe4 since Nc3 is now pinned. However, it might have been better to leave both e5 & a5 available to Nc6. } ( 9... Be6 ) 10. Bd2 $5 ( 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bxh6 ( 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 { and Black is well positioned to ruin White's queen-side with ...Bxc3 } ) 11... Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Nxe4 13. h4 Nxc3 ) 10... a6 11. O-O Bd7 12. Rc1 { evacuating the dark-square diagonal to get out of range of Bg7 and preparing for the c-file fight } ( 12. Nd5 $6 Qd8 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Rb1 { and Black is in fine shape with several good continuations available } 14... Be6 ( 14... a5 ) ( 14... Nd4 ) ) 12... Rac8 13. f4 { With Qa5 it seemed obvious Black would try for ...Nc6-e5 to threaten Pc4, so f2-f4 takes that away. Curiously, as in the English Opening game against Shirov, Polgar is using her pawns quite a lot to restrain the opponent. Of course it's risky to move pawns too much and exposed pawns require some defense, but if the opponent isn't careful it can turn into a landslide where their pieces never become active and the pawns advance to create an offensive threat. } 13... Rfe8 { Black prepares the ...Qa5-b6+, so Bd2-e3, Kg1-h1 or b2-b3 are immediately candidates to consider. } ( 13... Qb6+ 14. Kh1 Qxb2 $4 15. Rb1 $19 ) 14. a3 ( 14. Be3 { looks good, but aligns with Re8; and who knows whether the file will stay closed } ) ( 14. b3 $2 Ng4 15. Nd5 ( 15. Bxg4 Bxg4 16. Qxg4 Bxc3 17. Be3 ( 17. Bxc3 Qxc3 $15 ) 17... Bd2 18. Bxd2 Qxd2 $15 ) 15... Qc5+ ) 14... Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Na5 $6 ( 15... Qb3 $5 ) 16. e5 { White takes a shot at immediate activity to counter Black's on the c-file. Usually this wouldn't work, but there are instances (exceptions sort of) where it can work. In this case I'm wondering where Nf6 will go. } ( 16. Ne3 Be6 { and Pc4 is probably lost } ) 16... Nh5 ( 16... dxe5 17. fxe5 Nh5 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Bxa5 Qxa5 20. b4 Qd8 21. Bxh5 gxh5 22. Qxh5 Rxc4 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 ) 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Nce3 { Polgar prefers to guard Pc2 and square b3, preventing ...Na5-b3, and keeping her queen-side coordination intact rather than grubbing a pawn with Bxh5. Of course, that may change quickly. Moving Nc2-e3 may just be part of a plan to maneuver everything toward Kg8. } ( 18. Bxa5 Qxa5 19. b4 Qd8 20. Bxh5 gxh5 21. Qxh5 Rxc4 22. exd6 exd6 $13 ) 18... e6 19. Bxa5 Qxa5 20. Nc3 Qb6 { White's position is looking a bit loose and it's just the stranded Nh5 which looks terribly awkward for Black. } ( 20... Qc5 { "touches" Pd6, Pe5 and Ne3 whereas Qb6 doesn't } ) 21. c5 $5 ( 21. Bxh5 Qxe3 22. Qxd6 Red8 23. Rce1 Qa7 24. Be2 Bc6 { is still about equal, though White has the queen-side pawn majority, Black has the two bishops } ) 21... Qxc5 22. Nc4 { That Polgar has arranged to "arrive" at this position is interesting. It's one where Nh5 is still stranded, but White has made Nc4, Pe5 and Qd1 work together to restrain or even beat Black's central position! It's very difficult to find a good continuation for Black. } 22... Bc6 23. b4 ( 23. Nxd6 Red8 24. Bxh5 gxh5 25. Qe2 $16 ( 25. Qxh5 $4 Rxd6 $17 ) ) 23... Qa7 24. Bxh5 ( 24. Nxd6 Rcd8 25. Bxh5 gxh5 26. Qxh5 $16 ) 24... gxh5 25. Nxd6 Rcd8 26. Qxh5 Re7 27. Qg5 ( 27. f5 Bxe5 ( 27... exf5 28. Nxf5 Rxe5 29. Nh6+ Bxh6 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Qf6+ Bg7 32. Qxd8+ Re8 33. Qh4 $16 ) 28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. f6 Bxd6 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. fxe7 $18 ) 27... Red7 28. f5 Kh8 $2 ( 28... h6 29. Qg4 Kh7 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Qxe6 $16 ) 29. fxe6 fxe6 30. Nf7+ { First Polgar tried to cramp him, but when the time was right she flung it open and bashed Black's king. It took some nifty footwork in the middle-game to make the transition, but she did it nicely. } 1-0