There are cramped positions and fatally cramped positions.
Giampiero Adocchio White
Nils Grandelius Black
Reykjavik 2016
King’s Indian Reversed A07
1 e4 c5 2 ♘f3 e6 3 g3 ♘c6 4 ♗g2 ♘f6 5 ♕e2 e5 6 c3 ♗e7 7 0-0 0-0 8 ♖d1 d5!
White is a bit cramped after 9 d3! d4 but not significantly worse.
9 exd5? ♕xd5!
Now, however, Black can meet d2-d3 with pressure (...♗f5 or ...♗g4 and ...♖ad8). Note that 10 ♘d4? ♘xd4! costs a pawn.
10 d4? e4!
Black wants more than 10...cxd4 11 ♘xd4! e4 or 10...exd4 11 ♘xd4 ♕e5.
He would get it now after 11 ♘e5 cxd4! 12 ♘xc6 ♕xc6 13 cxd4 ♗g4 or 13 ♖xd4 ♗c5.
11 ♘g5 ♗g4! 12 f3 exf3 13 ♗xf3 ♗xf3
Black is much better after 14 ♕xf3 ♖ad8 15 ♕xd5 ♘xd5 because of White’s sleeping queenside (16 dxc5? ♘db4! 17 ♖xd8 ♖xd8).
14 ♘xf3 ♖fe8
Among Black’s threats is 15...cxd4 16 cxd4 ♘xd4! 17 ♘xd4 ♗c5 (18 ♕f2 ♘g4).
15 c4 ♕h5 16 d5 ♗d6!
White’s attacked queen has no good square (17 ♕g2 ♘d4 18 ♘xd4?? ♕xd1+ or 18 ♘bd2 ♖e2). Or 17 ♕d3 ♘e5 18 ♘xe5 ♗xe5 followed by ...♗d4+ and/or...♘g4.
17 ♕f1 ♘d4! White resigns.
Question 367: Is this really lost?
Hagen Poetsch White
Liviu Nisipeanu Black
Pardubice 2014
1 e4 c5 2 ♘f3 e6 3 g3 ♘c6 4 ♗g2 ♘f6 5 ♕e2 e5 6 0-0 ♗e7 7 c3 0-0 8 ♖d1 d5! 9 exd5? ♕xd5! 10 d3 ♖d8 11 ♘g5 ♕d6 12 ♘a3 ♗g4 13 ♗f3 ♗xf3 14 ♕xf3 h6 15 ♘e4 ♘xe4 16 ♕xe4 ♕e6 17 f4 f5 18 ♕e2 ♕d5 19 ♗e3 exf4 20 ♗xf4 ♗f6 21 ♘b5 ♖ac8 22 c4 ♗d4+ 23 ♘xd4 ♘xd4! 24 ♕f2 ♕c6 25 ♖f1 ♖e8 26 ♗e3? ♖xe3! 27 ♕xe3 ♖e8 White resigns.