C. Griffiths (2005) - Khatozen Muhamed [B26]

Olympiad w/Bled SLO (9) 2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Qd2 Rb8 9. Bh6 Bd7 10. h4 Nd4 11. Rc1 Ng4 11... Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Qa5 13. Qd2 b5 14. Ra1 is a better plan for black 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. h5 Rh8 14. Nce2 Nxe2 15. Nxe2 e5 16. f3 Nh6 16... Nf6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Rxh8 Qxh8 19. Kf2 and black is weak on the h file 17. Bh3 trying to remove the bad bishop in exchange for blacks better piece 17... Bxh3 18. Rxh3 g5 19. g4?! releases all the tension on the kingside. Better is 19. Nc3 f5 20. Nd5 19... f6 20. Ng3 starting the slow manoeuvre to e3 20... Qb6 21. c3 21. c4 is better stopping the black break d5 21... Qa5 22. b3 Rhd8 23. Nf1 Ng8 an alternative plan would be 23... d5 24. Qc2 dxe4 25. dxe4 Rd6 26. Rh2 Rbd8 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Nxd2 b5 29. Nf1 Ng8 30. Ne3 Ne7 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Kxd1 Qd8+ 33. Ke2 a6 34. Qd3 Qxd3+ 35. Kxd3 Kf7 36. Nd5 Nc6 37. Nc7 Nb8 38. a3 Ke7 39. Nd5+ Kf7 40. c4 Nc6 41. cxb5 axb5 42. Nc7 Nd4 43. a4 24. Ne3 h6 25. Nf5+ Kh7 26. Rh2 Qc7 27. Qc2 making it difficult for black to play the d5 break 27... Ne7 28. Ne3 Kg7 29. Rd2 Qc6 30. Kf2 Qa6 31. Qb1 again keeping the white diagonal under scrutiny but also planning b4 and Qb3 to try and exploit blacks white squares 31... Rbc8 31... d5?! 32. exd5 Nxd5 33. Nf5+ Kh7 34. d4 Nf4 35. Nh4+ Kg7 36. Ng2+- 32. b4 b6 32... cxb4 33. Qxb4 Rc6 34. Qb3 b5 35. Qe6 Qb7 36. Rb2 a6 37. a4 Rb6 38. c4! 33. b5 Qb7 34. c4 Kf7 the immediate breakout is probably better 34... a6 35. bxa6 Qxa6 36. Rb2 Rb8 37. Rc3 Rd7 38. Rcb3 Rdb7 39. Rb5 Ra7 40. Nd1 Nc6 41. Nc3 Nb4 42. a4 Qc8 43. Nd5 Nxd5 44. exd5+/= 35. Rb2 Ra8 36. Rcc2 Qd7 37. Rb3 Rdc8 38. Ra3 Rc7 39. Ra6! Sitting on Black's only pawn break 39... Rb7 40. a4 There is no risk of trapping the a6 rook - the Black knight cannot ever manoeuver to attack it 40... Qc7 41. Ra2 Rbb8 42. Qa1 Kg7 43. a5 bxa5 44. R2xa5 Rb7 45. Nd1 Nc8 46. Rc6 Qb8 47. Nc3 Rb6 48. Rxb6 Nxb6 49. Ra6 Nc8 50. Nd5 Black's rook and knight have no moves 50... Qb7 51. Rc6 Qb8 52. Qa6 Now only the Black King can move 52... Kf7 53. Ke3 An unnecessary move which spoils nothing 53... Kg7 53... Kg8 54. Rxc8+ 53... Kf8 54. Rxc8+! Qxc8 55. Qxd6+ 54. Rc7+ Kf8 55. Rb7 Checkmating the queen 1-0

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