A. Gedvilas - K. Griffiths [B32]

Metropolitan Championship 2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be6 7. Be3 a6 8. N5a3 Be7 9. Bd3 Bg5 10. O-O Bxe3 11. fxe3 Nf6 11... Qg5 12. h3 Qb6 13. Qd2 Nb4 14. b3 14. Rf2 14... Qc5 15. Nc2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 O-O 17. Nd2 Rac8 with hindsight the f rook is probably the best one to put on the c file 17... b5 more accurate as it doesn't give white the option to play a4 and slow things down 18. Qe2 (18. cxb5 Rac8 19. Rac1 axb5) 18. Qe2 white still needs to play a4 and try and stop b5, this seems a waste of a move 18... b5 19. Rxf6! best chance for white as play on the queenside is in black's favour 19... gxf6 20. Qf2 bxc4 20... Qc7 safest option 21. Qxf6 Qd8 22. Qh6 f6 21. Rf1 21. Qxf6 Rfd8 22. Qh6 (22. Nf3 cxb3) 22... cxb3 21... cxb3 22. Qxf6 Rfd8 forced 23. Qh6 bxc2 24. Rf3 c1=Q+ 25. Kh2 Qe1 26. Nf1 Qcc1? 26... d5 allows the 2nd queen back into play on the kingside 27. Rg3+ Qxg3+ 28. Nxg3 Qf8 and white is lost 27. Rg3+ Qxg3+ 28. Nxg3 Qd1 seems the simplest way to get rid of the white threats but it is simpler to drop the queen back to c7 and play f6 when white has nothing 28... Qc7 29. Nh5 f6 30. Nxf6+ Kh8 29. Nh5 Qxh5 30. Qxh5 Bxa2 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. h4 Bb1 33. Qf5 d5 34. Qxh7 Bxe4 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qxe5+ Kd7 37. Qf6 Rf8 38. Qxa6 Rg8 39. Qb5+ Kd6 40. Qb6+ Rc6 41. Qb4+ Ke6 42. Qb7 Rxg2+ 43. Kh3 Rcc2 43... Rc1 white cannot avoid mate in 3 44. Qb6+ Kf5 0-1

 

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