(1) Moldovan,John (1822) - Chieu,Ken (2196) [A42]
Kenilworth Summer Tournament Kenilworth, NJ (6.1), 08.07.2010
[Moldovan & Firebird 1.2]

G/60 A42 Modern Defense Averbakh Variation

1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Nc6 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 Nce7 7.c5 [For 7.Bd3 see my 2nd round games (as Black) vs. Tomkovich & Pawlowski.]

7...a6 Played to stop Bb5+... [... But >=7...f5 ]

8.Bd3 [>=8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qb3 ]

8...f5 9.f3?! Diagram

[>=9.Qa4++/= ]

9...f4?!N To repeat, this advance is a mistake because White hasn't weakened g3. [>=9...Nf6 10.cxd6 cxd6 11.Qa4+ Bd7 12.Qb4 Qb8 13.Nge2 0-0 14.0-0 b5 15.h3 Murmann - Lorke : Bayern 2000 15...Nc8 ]

10.Bf2 Nh6 [>=10...Nf6+/= ]

11.Nge2 g5?! [>=11...Nf7 ; 11...0-0 ]

12.Qc2?! [>=12.Qa4+ Bd7 13.Qb4 ]

12...Ng6 [>=12...0-0 ]

13.Qa4+! Bd7 14.c6 bxc6 15.dxc6 Be6 16.Bc4 Qc8? Diagram



17.Nd5? [17.Bxe6 Qxe6 18.Nd5 would have won.]

17...Bxd5 18.Bxd5 g4 19.Qc4 gxf3 20.Be6? [20.gxf3 Qh3 21.Qb3+/- ]

20...fxg2 21.Rg1 Qd8 [>=21...Qb8 22.Bd7+ Kf8=/+ ]

22.Bd7+ Kf8 23.Nc3 f3 24.0-0-0? [24.Rd1!© ]

24...Nf4? [24...Ng4 25.Bxg4 Qg5+ 26.Kb1 Qxg4 27.Nd5 Rc8-/+ ]

25.Be3?? [25.Rd3! Nxd3+ 26.Qxd3© ]

25...Qg5? Diagram

[25...Qh4-+ ]

26.Kb1? [26.Nd5 Ng4 27.Bd2© ]

26...Ng4-+ 27.Bxf4 exf4 28.Nd5 Rb8 29.Nxc7 Qe5 30.Ne6+ Ke7 31.Nd4 Ne3 32.Qxa6 Nxd1 33.Rxd1 Qxd4 White resigns Time left - Moldovan 3:01, Chieu 34:23 Tme used - Moldovan 56:59, Chieu 25:37 Longest think by White - 14minutes for 20.Be6? Longest think by Black - 4 minutes for 20...fxg2 0-1