Black Counterattacks in the Reti Lasker System – Pressure against f2.

Serov, Maksim - Yevseev, Denis
   2008 , A07
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. d3 h6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 a5 10. a3 Bh7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Rc2 Bd6 13. Qa1 Qe7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nd4 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 Rxc2 17. Rxc2 Bc5 18. Nb5

18. ... e5

The central push is possible due to weakness of f2.

19. Rc1

( 19. Nc7 Rc8 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rxc2 )

19. ... Rd8 20. Nf3 e4 21. Ne1

21. ... Bxf2+! 22. Kh1

( Accepting the sacrifice is also losing because the white pieces are all stuck in the corner on the queenside. 22. Kxf2 exd3 23. Nxd3 Ng4+ 24. Kf1 Bxd3 25. exd3 Qe3 26. Bd4 Nxh2# )

22. ... Ng4 23. h3 Bxg3 24. hxg4 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Bh2+ 26. Kf1 e3 0-1

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Rapport, Richard - Svetushkin, Dmitry
   2013 , A01
1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. Nf3 h6 6. d3 e6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 Nbd7 10. a3 a5 11. Rc1 Bh7 12. Rc2

White committed to the queenside piece regrouping so e2-e4 is not in the cards yet. Therefore Black can safely put the bishop on d6 and prepare e5.

12. ... Bd6 13. Qa1 Qe7 14. Nh4

14. ... e5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rfc1 e4 17. dxe4 dxe4 18. Nc4

18. ... g5 -+ 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Rd1 Qe6 21. Rcd2 Ra6 22. e3 gxh4 23. Bf1 Rb6 24. Bd4 Rc6 25. Bb5 Rd6 26. Kh1 Bg6 27. gxh4 Kh7 28. Rg1 Bh5 29. Rg3 Rg8 30. Bc4 Qf5 31. Qf1 Bf3+ 32. Kg1 Nh5 33. Rc2 Rdg6 34. Bb5 Nxg3 35. fxg3 Ne5 36. Rc5 Rxg3+ 37. hxg3 Rxg3+ 38. Kf2 Bg2+ 39. Kxg3 Bxf1 40. Bxf1 Qf3+ 41. Kh2 Ng4+ 42. Kg1 Qf2+ 0-1

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Siegel, Georg - Short, Nigel D
   1981 , A07
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. b3 h6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. c4 Nbd7 10. a3 a5 11. Rc1 Bh7 12. Rc2 Bd6 13. Qa1 Qe7 14. Rfc1 e5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nf1 Rfe8 17. Ne3

17. ... Bc5

giving up e5 but going for f2.

18. Nxe5 Bxe3 19. Nxd7 Ng4 20. Rc7

( 20. fxe3 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1 Nf2+ 22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kh1 Qg1+ 24. Rxg1 Nf2# )

20. ... Bxf2+ 21. Kh1 Qxe2

Each side just goes with their own attack without caring about defence.

22. Bxg7 Bxd3 23. Bh8 d4 24. Nc5 Kxh8 25. Rxf7 Rac8 26. Bf3

26. ... Rxc5 27. Bxe2 Rxe2 28. Rxf2

( 28. Rxc5 Be4+ 29. Rf3 Bxf3# )

28. ... Nxf2+ 29. Kg2 Ng4+ 30. Kg1

30. ... Ne5

Checkmate is inevitable so White resigned. Quite a bloodbath that seemed unlikely to come out of a calm opening.

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