Cherniaev (236) - George Dickson (171) [B07]

Metropolitan I - Hackney I 2002


1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 Nc6 3... e5! is best 4. c3 d5! White cannot win a pawn by 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Bxe4 dxe4 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxe4 because of 8... Bc6 9. Qg4 h5 10. Qh3 Qd7 is good for Black 4. c3 e5 5. Ne2 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. O-O Bg4 8. c4 Qd7 9. d5 Nb4 10. Nbc3 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Bf5 12. Qg3 O-O-O 13. Qxe5 Bc5 14. Qg3 Rde8 15. Be3 Qg7 grabbing a second pawn would be very reckless after Ng4! when Black has a strong attack. By accident more than design Black has great play for the pawn 15... Bd6 16. Qh4 Ng4 17. Bf4 Be7 18. Qg3 g5 19. Be5 f6 20. Bd4 Bd6 21. f4 forced 21... gxf4 22. Nxf4 Rhg8 23. Qf3 Ne5 24. Bxe5 Bc5+ 25. Kh1 Bg4 26. Qg3 fxe5 27. Nd3 Bd4 28. Qh4 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Be2 30. Nc5 Qg4 31. Qxg4+ Rxg4 I offered a draw here which was accepted - Black certainly has the better ending, but after 32. Rfe1 Bxc4 33. Rad1 Bxa2 34. Ne4 followed by d6 - I could easily go wrong and probably would have done so! 1/2-1/2

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