E87. 1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6 3.Nc3
Bg7 4.e4 d6
5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 The
first difficult moment of the game. During my childhood I played the Saemish Attack sucessfully as White.
How to combat my pet opening now?
6...e5 7.d5
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[Sincerely, I would prefer
7.Nge2 ,
but I could not ask my opponent to play as I wished. :-)] |
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7...Nh5
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[The alternative was
7...c6] |
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8.Qd2 f5 9.Nge2
Nd7 10.O-O-O a6
11.exf5
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[The most frequent move in this position is
11.Kb1] |
11...gxf5 12.g4!
fxg4 13.fxg4 Nf4
14.Nxf4 exf4 15.Bxf4
Ne5 If you will look in ECO, you will
find out that Black has compensation, the assessment being based on the game Fokin-Yurtaev, Riga, 1988.
Analysing carefully that game, I began to doubt about Black's compensation. In order to test
my opponent's intentions, I offered a draw, declined by him of course.
16.Be2
b5 Looking
for immediate counter-play, I wasn't interested at all to wait for my opponent's improvement
in the game Fokin-Yurtaev. As my analysis showed, the Q's venture on the King-side is not effective.
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[16...Qh4 17.Bg3!
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(17.Rdf1 Bxg4 18.Rhg1
Bxe2 19.Nxe2 Kh8 ) |
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(17.Rhg1?? Rxf4 ) |
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17...Qh3 18.Ne4
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(18.Rhg1!? Nxg4
19.Ne4 Bh6 20.Ng5
Qh5 21.h4 ) |
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18...Qg2
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(18...Bxg4 19.Bxe5! (19.Ng5 1/2-1/2
Silva Nazzari,R-Etcheverry,E/Uruguay 1961) 19...dxe5
20.Bxg4 Qxg4 21.Qc2 ) |
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19.Ng5 Bh6
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(19...Bxg4 20.Bxg4
Qxd2+ 21.Rxd2
Nxg4 22.Rg1 ) |
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20.Bxe5 dxe5
21.h4 Bxg4
22.Bxg4 Qxg4
23.Kb1 Fokin-Yurtaev/
Riga 1988] |
17.c5! White is not interested to open
the Queen-side.
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[17.Rhf1 bxc4
18.Bh6 Bd7
19.Bxg7 Kxg7
20.Rxf8 Qxf8
21.Qg5+ Kh8] |
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[17.cxb5 axb5
18.Bg5 Qe8
19.Bxb5 Bd7
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(19...Qg6!?) |
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20.Be2
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(20.Bxd7 Qxd7 ) |
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20...Nf3 21.Bxf3
Rxf3] |
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17...dxc5
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[17...Qe8 doesn't help too much because
White is not forced to play the losing line:
but not 18.c6?
b4 19.Nb1
Nxc6! 20.dxc6
Qxc6+ 21.Qc2
Qxc2+ 22.Kxc2
Rxf4] |
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18.Rhf1
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[18.g5 Bf5!
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(18...c4 19.Ne4
Bf5 20.Nf6+
Rxf6 21.gxf6
Qxf6)] |
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[18.Ne4!? Nxg4
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(18...c4 19.Bh6
Qe7 (19...Qh4
20.Bxg7 Kxg7
21.Qd4) 20.Bxg7
Qxg7 21.g5
Bf5 22.Nf6+) |
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(18...Qe8 19.Nxc5
Qe7 20.Be3
Nxg4 21.Bxg4
Bxg4 22.Rde1
Qf7 23.Rhg1 ) |
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19.d6
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(19.Rhg1!? Qe7
20.Bxg4 (20.Bf3
Qf7 21.Bxg4
Qxf4 22.Bxc8
Qxe4 23.Rg4
Qe5 ) (20.Bd3
Qf7 21.Rdf1
Qxd5! 22.Rxg4
Bxg4 23.Nf6+
Rxf6 24.Bxh7+
Kxh7 25.Qxd5
Raf8 26.Qe4+
Kh8 27.Rf2
Rxf4 28.Rxf4
Bh6 29.Qe5+
Kg8 30.Qd5+
Kg7) 20...Qxe4
21.Be6+! Bxe6
22.Rxg7+ Kxg7
23.Bh6+ Kg8
24.dxe6 Qxe6! (24...Qc4+
25.Kb1 Qg4
26.Bxf8 Rxf8
27.Qd7) 25.Rg1+
Kf7 26.Qf4+ (26.Rf1+
Ke7 27.Bxf8+
Rxf8 28.Re1
Rf1!!) 26...Ke7
27.Bxf8+ Rxf8
28.Qxc7+ Ke8) |
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(19.Bxg4 Bxg4
20.Rdg1 Qh4 (20...Qe7?
21.Rxg4 Qxe4
22.Rhg1 Qc4+
23.Kb1 Rf7
24.Qg2) 21.h3
Bf5 22.Be5
Bg6 23.Rg4
Qxg4 24.hxg4
Bxe5) |
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19...Qe8
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(19...Bb7 20.Bxg4
Bxe4 21.Rhe1) |
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20.Bf3 Qf7
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(20...Ra7 21.Nxc5
cxd6) |
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21.Ng5 Qc4+
22.Kb1 Qxf4
23.Qxf4 Rxf4
24.d7
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(24.Bxa8 Bf5+
25.Kc1 cxd6 ) |
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24...Bxd7 25.Rxd7
Rxf3
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(25...Re8 26.Bd5+
Kh8 27.Nf7+
Rxf7 28.Bxf7
Rf8 29.Rxc7) |
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26.Nxf3 Rf8
27.Ng5] |
18...Rb8!! The most difficult move
of the game. From psychological point of view, it's very difficult to look for defensive resources
when your position is close to collapsing. Fortunately, I was patient enough to wait 17 days till I found
this move. The idea of this move seems to be Nc4 or to prevent d6-d5, but in fact my intentions were
different. I don't know whether this move is sufficient to save my awful position, but surely the
alternatives were not very attractive, for example:
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[18...Nf7 19.Ne4
Re8
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(19...Qe7 20.Bd3
Bxg4 21.Rg1
Bxd1 22.Rxg7+
Kxg7 23.Qc3+
Kg8 24.Nf6+) |
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(19...Bd4 20.Be3) |
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(19...c4 20.g5
Bf5 (20...Bf5) (20...c3) 21.Nf6+
Bxf6 22.gxf6
Qxf6 23.Bxc7) |
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(19...Nd6 20.Nxc5) |
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(19...c6 20.dxc6
Qe8 21.Qd5
Be6 22.Qxc5
Bxa2 23.Bf3) |
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20.Qc2 c4
21.h3] |
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[18...c4 19.h3] |
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[18...Bd7 19.Ne4
Qe7 20.Bg5
Qe8 21.Rxf8+
Qxf8 22.Rf1] |
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[18...c6 (a move I seriously took into
consideration)
19.Bg5!
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(19.d6?! Be6 (19...Ra7!?
20.Ne4 (20.Qe3
Nxg4 21.Qg3
Nf6 22.Bg5
Raf7 23.Kb1
Be6) 20...Be6
21.Nxc5 Bd5
22.Qe3 Qxd6
23.Ne6 Qxe6
24.Qxa7 Bxa2
25.Qe3 Nxg4
26.Qxe6+ Bxe6
27.Rd6 Rxf4
28.Rxf4 Bh6
29.Rxe6 Bxf4+
30.Kc2 Ne5
31.Rf6 Be3) 20.Qe3
Qf6 21.Qxc5
Nd7 ) |
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19...Qe8
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(19...Qd6 20.Ne4) |
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20.Rxf8+ Bxf8
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(20...Qxf8 21.dxc6
Be6 22.c7) |
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21.dxc6 Qxc6
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(21...Nxc6 22.Nd5) |
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22.Nd5 Ra7
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(22...Be6 23.Nf6+
Kh8 24.Qe3
Nc4 25.Qh3) |
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23.Qc3 Nf7
24.Nf6+
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(24.Bf3 Qg6
25.Bf4) |
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24...Kh8 25.Bf3
Qe6 26.Nh5+
Kg8 27.Bd5] |
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[18...Nc4 19.Bxc4
bxc4 20.Bh6] |
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[18...Nxg4 19.Bg5!
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(19.d6 Be6
20.dxc7 Qxd2+
21.Rxd2 Bd4
22.Ne4 (22.Bxg4
Bxg4 23.Rg2
h5) 22...Rac8
23.Ng5) |
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19...Nf6
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(19...Bf6 20.Bxf6
Nxf6 21.Qh6) |
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20.Bh6] |
19.h3 Rb6!! This
is the point. Black activates his originally passive R.
20.Be3
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[20.Bg5!? Qe8
21.Rxf8+ Qxf8
22.Rf1 Qe8
23.Ne4 Nxg4
24.Nxc5 Ne5
25.Ne4 Qg6] |
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[It was better
20.Ne4! Nc4
21.Bxc4 bxc4
22.Nc3] |
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20...Rxf1 21.Rxf1
Rf6 22.Re1
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[It was better to play
22.Bxc5
Rxf1+ 23.Bxf1
Qf6 24.Be2
Qh4] |
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22...Rf3! 23.Bg5
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[23.Rh1 Qf8
24.Bxf3 Qxf3
25.Re1 c4!
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(25...Nc4 26.Qf2) |
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(25...Qxh3 26.d6
c6 (26...cxd6
27.Qxd6) 27.Ne4
Qxg4 (27...Bd7
28.Nf2) 28.Nf6+
Bxf6 29.Rg1
Nc4 30.d7!) |
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(25...b4 26.Nd1
c4 27.Nf2
Bb7 28.Bd4) |
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26.Kb1 Nd3
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(26...Qxh3 27.Bf4
Qxg4 28.Bxe5
Qf5+ 29.Ka1
Bxe5 30.Qe2) |
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27.Rg1 b4
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(27...Qxh3 28.Qe2
Bd7 29.Bd2
Ne5) |
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28.Qe2 Qxe2
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(28...Ne5 29.Qxf3
Nxf3 30.Rf1
bxc3 31.Rxf3
cxb2 32.Rf4
Bb7 33.Bd4) |
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29.Nxe2 Nxb2] |
23...Qf8 24.d6
Rf7 25.dxc7
Rxc7 26.Ne4 Kh8! After
this quiet move, Black finally solves all his problems.
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[26...c4 27.Rf1
Qe8 28.Nf6+
Bxf6 29.Rxf6
c3 30.bxc3
b4 31.Qd4 ] |
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[26...Rd7 27.Qe3
c4 28.Rf1
Qe8 29.Kb1] |
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27.Qc2
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[27.Rf1!? Rf7
28.Rxf7 Nxf7
29.Be3 c4
30.Bd4
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(30.Qd5 Qe7
31.Bd4 Bxd4
32.Qxd4+ Qe5
33.Qa7 Kg7) |
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30...Qe7 31.Bxg7+
Kxg7 32.Ng3
Qe5
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(32...Qg5!?) |
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33.Nh5+ Kh8
34.Kb1 Bb7
35.Ka1 Be4] |
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27...c4!
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[27...Be6 28.Rf1
Rf7 29.Rxf7
Bxf7 30.Qxc5
Bxa2 31.Qxf8+
Bxf8 32.Bf6+
Bg7 33.Bxg7+
Kxg7 34.Nc5] |
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28.Rf1
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[28.Kb1 Bb7
29.Rf1 Rf7
30.Rd1 Nc6
31.Nd6 Nd4
32.Nxf7+ Qxf7
33.Qd2 Qg6+
34.Ka1 Nc2+
35.Kb1
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(35.Qxc2? Qxc2
36.Rd8+ Bf8
37.Bh6 Bd5
38.Rxf8+ Bg8) |
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35...Na3+ 36.Ka1
Nc2+] |
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28...Rf7
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[28...Qe8?! 29.Bf6] |
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29.Rxf7
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[29.Rd1 Rd7] |
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29...Nxf7!?
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[29...Qxf7 30.Nd6
Qf8 31.Nxc8
Qxc8] |
30.Kb1! Here my opponent offered a
draw, but I preferred to play some moves more.
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[30.Bf6?? Bxf6
31.Nxf6 Qh6+] |
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[30.Bf4 Bb7
31.Ng3 c3!
32.bxc3 Qc5] |
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[30.Be3 Qe7
31.Bf4 Bb7
32.Ng3 c3
33.bxc3 Qc5] |
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[30.Bd2 Bb7
31.Bc3 Bxe4
32.Bxg7+
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(32.Qxe4 Bxc3
33.bxc3 Qa3+
34.Kd2 Qxa2+
35.Ke3 Qa3
36.Qd4+ Kg8
37.Bf3 b4) |
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32...Qxg7 33.Qxe4
Qh6+ 34.Kd1
Qxh3 35.Qa8+
Kg7 36.Qxa6
Qh1+ 37.Kd2
Qd5+] |
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[30.Bh4 Ne5] |
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30...Bb7
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[30...Nxg5 31.Nxg5
Qg8 32.Bf3
Bf6
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(32...h6 33.Bd5) |
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33.Ne4 Be5
34.Qd2] |
31.Bf6! The best move, else Black obtains
a very dangerous initiative.
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[31.Bh4? Ne5
32.Ng5
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(32.Bg3 Qe7) |
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32...Ng6 33.Bg3
Qe7 34.Bf3
Bxf3 35.Nxf3
Qe3 36.Qd1
Qe4+ 37.Kc1
h6 ] |
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[31.Be3?! Qe7
32.Nc5
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(32.Bf3 Ne5
33.Ng5 Nd3
34.Qh2 Be5
35.Qe2 Bxf3
36.Nxf3 Bg7
37.Nd4 Qe4
38.Bc1!) |
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32...Qxe3 33.Nxb7
Qd4] |
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[31.Bd2?! Qe7
32.Ng3
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(32.Bf3 Ne5
33.Ng5 Nd3) |
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32...Qe5
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(32...Ng5 33.Bc3
Bxc3 34.Qxc3+
Kg8 35.Bd1) |
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33.Qc3 Bg2] |
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[31.Bf4 Qe7
32.Ng3 Bf6
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(32...Qf6 33.Qd2
c3 34.bxc3
Qxc3 35.Qxc3
Bxc3) |
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33.Nf5 Qe6] |
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[31.Bc1?! Ne5
32.Ng5 Qg8
33.Be3 h6
34.Ne4 Qd5] |
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31...Bxe4 32.Bxg7+
Kxg7
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[32...Qxg7 33.Qxe4
Qf6 34.b3] |
33.Qxe4 Qd6
34.b3
Qb4
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[34...cxb3 35.axb3
h6
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(35...Ne5) |
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36.Bd3 Ng5
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(36...Ne5) |
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37.Qb7+
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(37.Qe3 b4) |
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37...Kf6 38.Bc2
b4] |
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35.Qd4+
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[35.Bd3 Kf8
36.Bc2 a5
37.Qa8+
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(37.Qxh7?? Qe1+
38.Kb2 c3+
39.Ka3 Qc1) |
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37...Kg7 38.Qe4
Kf8 39.Qe3
h6] |
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[35.Qe3 a5
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(35...h6 36.Kc2
cxb3+ 37.axb3
a5 38.Qc3+
Qxc3+ 39.Kxc3
Nd6 40.Kd4 (40.Bd3
Kf6 41.Kd4
a4 42.bxa4
bxa4 43.Kc3
Kg5) 40...a4
41.b4 a3
42.Kc3 Ne4+
43.Kb3 a2
44.Kb2 Nc3) |
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36.Kb2
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(36.Bf3 a4
37.Bd5 axb3
38.axb3 Qxb3+
39.Qxb3 cxb3) |
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36...a4 37.Qc3+
Qxc3+ 38.Kxc3
axb3 39.axb3
cxb3] |
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35...Kf8 36.Bf3
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[36.Kb2 a5
37.Qc3 Qe7] |
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36...Qe1+
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[36...Qe1+ 37.Kc2
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(37.Kb2 Ne5) |
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(37.Qd1 Qe3) |
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37...cxb3+
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(37...Ne5 38.bxc4
bxc4 39.Bb7
Ke7 40.Bxa6
Qa5 41.a3
Qa4+ 42.Kb1
Qb3+ 43.Qb2
Qe3 (43...Qd3+
44.Ka2 Kd6 (44...Qd5)) 44.Ka2
c3 45.Qb4+
Kf6 46.Kb3) |
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38.axb3 Qe5
39.Qxe5 Nxe5
40.Be4 h5!
41.g5 h4
42.Kc3 a5
43.Kd4 Nf7
44.g6 Ng5
45.Bf5 a4] |
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