This is a round 7 game from the 2015 Qatar Masters Open. Evgeny Tomashevsky elects the Makagonov variation against Daniil Yuffa’s King’s Indian Defense. What captured my attention in this game was an important middlegame decision. The bishop pair is generally a tremendous asset, especially in its truest form when their counterparts are two knights. Solving the pop quiz I pose for this game will require a good positional/strategic understanding.
PGN:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 a5 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Be2 Na6 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Be3 f6 13. Bxc5 dxc5 14. Bxh5 gxh5 15. g4 Qg6 16. f3 Qh6 17. Qe2 hxg4 18. fxg4 Qh4+ 19. Kd1 Bh6 20. Nf3 Qg3 21. Kc2 Qf4 22. Rae1 Rf7 23. Rhf1 Qg3 24. Rf2 Kh8 25. Qf1 Qf4 26. Nh4 Qg5 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. Rxf5 Qd2+ 29. Kb1 Bf4 30. Rd1 Qh2 31. Ne2 a4 32. Qf3
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