(2) Moldovan,John (1801) - Balakrishnan,Praveen (2015) [D35]
Kenilworth Summer Tournament - open Kenilworth, NJ (4.1), 30.06.2011
[Moldovan & Houdini 1.5a]
#1 of 2 simultaneous games
G/55+5 (delay)
D35 Queen's Gambit
Exchange Variation
1.Nf3
Nf6
2.c4
e6
3.Nc3
d5
[I expected 3...Bb4
]
4.cxd5
exd5
5.d4
Bd6
6.Bg5
c6
7.Qc2
0-0
[For 7...h6?
see Moldovan - Chen : Kenilworth Gauntlet 03/31/2011]
8.e3
Bg4
[RR: 8...Nbd7
9.Bd3
Qc7
10.0-0
(‹10.0-0-0
Re8
11.g4
Kh8
12.Rdg1
b5
13.Bxf6
Nxf6
14.g5
T. Petrosian - Sidorov : Gorky 1950 14...Nh5=
) 10...h6
11.Bh4
Re8
12.Rfc1
a6
13.Rab1
Qb8
14.b4
g5
15.Bg3
Bxg3
16.hxg3
Qd6
17.a4
Re7
18.b5
axb5
19.axb5
Ng4
20.bxc6
bxc6
21.Na4+/=
Moldovan - Guest1216104 : Playchess 2009; 8...Re8
9.Bd3
h6
10.Bh4
Be6
11.Ne5
c5
12.0-0
cxd4
13.exd4
Nc6
14.Nxc6
bxc6=
Botvinnik - Kottnauer : Groningen 1946]
9.Bd3
This threatens Bxh7+... [... But >=9.Ne5
Be6N
(‹9...Bh5
10.Bd3
(10.f4
T. Petrosian - Tolush : Soviet Ch., Moscow 1950 10...Qe8
) ) 10.f4+/=
]
9...h6
10.Bh4
Nbd7
11.0-0-0
[11.0-0
/\Bxf3N
(11...Re8
12.Rab1
Nf8
1/2-1/2 Yakovlev - Pakulev : Sterlitamak 2008) 12.gxf3
Qc7
13.Bg3
is safer.]
11...b5
12.Kb1
Diagram
12...a5N
[Predecessor: 12...Be7
13.h3
Be6
14.g4
b4
15.Na4
Ne4
16.Bxe7
Qxe7
17.Ne1
Nb6=
Jovicic - Vukmirovic : Belgrade 2006; >=12...Rc8N
]
13.e4
[>=13.h3
]
13...dxe4?!
[13...b4
14.e5
bxc3
15.exf6
Nxf6
16.Qxc3
Rc8=
]
14.Nxe4
Be7
15.Nxf6+
[>=15.h3
Bxf3
16.gxf3+/=
]
15...Bxf6
16.Bxf6
[>=16.Bg3
]
16...Qxf6
17.Be4
Rac8
18.Qd2?
[>=18.h3
Be6
19.Rhe1=
/\c5??
20.d5+-
]
18...Rfe8
19.Rhe1?
Diagram [19.Bc2=/+
]
19...Rxe4!
Did I miss something? Yes. Black will recover the Exchange and win my g-pawn.
20.Rxe4
Bf5
21.Rde1
Qg6
[>=21...Bxe4+
22.Rxe4
Qg6
23.Qd3
Nf6
24.Re3
Qxg2-+
]
22.Qf4
Re8
23.Ne5
Bxe4+
24.Rxe4
Nxe5
25.dxe5
Qxg2
Around this point, with Joe Demetrick needing an opponent and my prospects here looking good dim, I started a 2nd game.
26.Re3?
[26.Re1-/+
, covering the back rank, was best.]
26...Qd5?
[>=26...Qf1+
27.Kc2
Rd8-+
]
27.a3
Rd8
28.Rf3?
This loses. [28.Qg4-/+
was a better try.]
28...b4-+
29.Rg3?
Qh1+
30.Ka2
Rd1
[Not 30...Qxh2??
31.Rxg7+
Kxg7
32.Qxh2+-
]
31.axb4?
Ra1+
32.Kb3
Qd1+
33.Kc4
Rc1+
34.Rc3
Qd5#
A good win by Praveen & a disappointing performance for me.
Time left - Moldovan 1:50, Balakrishnan 12:35
Estimated time used - Moldovan 56:50, Balakrishnan 45:15
Longest think by White - 9 minutes for 28.Rf3
Longest think by Black - 5 minutes for 29...Qh1+
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