Board 2
G/55+5 (delay)
A34 English Opening
Symmetrical Defense
1.Nf3
Nf6
2.c4
e6
3.Nc3
c5
4.g3
Nc6
5.e4!?
[>=5.Bg2
/\ a Hedgehog, Tarrasch or Semi-Tarrasch.]
5...d6
[5...d5
was a good alternative.]
6.d4
cxd4
7.Nxd4
Be7
8.Bg2
Nxd4
9.Qxd4
0-0
10.0-0
a6
11.b3
[>=11.e5
dxe5
12.Qxe5
Qd3
13.b3
Ng4
Balog - Petenyi : Subotica 2007 14.Qe1+/=
]
11...Qc7
12.Bb2
Rd8
13.Rad1N
[13.Na4N
(Mangion) may improve and give White an edge.]
13...Bd7
14.a4N
[14.Kh1
Rab8
15.h3
Be8
16.f4
Qc5
17.Qd3
b5
18.cxb5
axb5
19.Rc1
Qb6
20.b4
d5
21.e5
Nd7
22.a3
Bf8
23.Ne2
f5
24.Nd4
Rdc8
25.Nxe6
Bf7
26.Nxf8
1-0 was played in Ramos - Cordero : Merida 1997]
14...Rac8
15.Ba3
Ne8
[>=15...Bc6
; or 15...Be8
]
16.Rfe1
[>=16.Rd3
]
16...Bf6
17.Qe3
b5
18.axb5
axb5
19.Nxb5
Bxb5
20.cxb5
Qa5
21.b4
Qxb5
22.Bf1
[22.Rc1
was more circumspect.]
22...Qa4
23.b5??
[>=23.Rd3
Nc7
24.Qb6
Nb5
25.e5
(Mangion & Kernighan) 25...Nxa3
(25...Bxe5??
26.Rxe5+-
) 26.exf6
Nc4
27.Qd4
Qxb4
28.Rc1©
]
23...Rc3-+
24.Rd3
Qxa3
Missed this.
25.Rb1
Rxd3
26.Bxd3
Qc5
27.b6
Bd4
28.Qe2
Rb8
29.b7
Qa7
30.Ba6
Bxf2+
31.Qxf2
Qxa6
32.Qb2
h6
33.Qb4
Nf6
34.Kg2
Qe2+
35.Kh3
Qg4+
36.Kg2
Qxe4+
And with the Qs forced off and the b-pawn sure to fall, I resigned. Goodbye 20-game unbeaten streak with White.
Time left - Moldovan 1:50, Mangion 5:17
Estimated time used - Moldovan 56:10, Mangion 52:43
Longest think by White - 6 minutes for 14.a4
Longest think by Black - 7 minutes for 16...Bf6
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