Z. Mamedjarova (2259) - C. Griffiths (2005) [A48]
Olympiad w/Bled SLO (1) 2002
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Bc4 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Qb6 8. a5 Qd8 8... Qxb2 9. Ra2 Qb4 10. Bd3 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. e4 b6?! 10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 d5 12. Qe2 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 11. axb6 Nxb6 12. Ba6 Re8 13. Qe2 Nfd7 14. Nb3 h6 14... Qc7 15. Nc5 e5 16. Nxd7 15. c4 g5 16. Bg3 Bxa6 17. Rxa6 Qc8 18. Rfa1 c5 There is no point in defending the 'a' pawn which will drop at some point, c5 is an attempt to gain some activity for the black pieces. 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Rxa7 cxd4 21. Nfxd4 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Bxd4 23. Nb3 Bg7 24. c5 Forced if white want to try and keep the pawn 24. Na5 Qc5 25. Nb3 (25. Ra6 Ra8 26. Rxa8+ Nxa8 27. Qd2 Bxb2=) 24... dxc5 25. Qb5 25. Rc7 Qa8 26. Rxc5 Qa2 27. Qc2 Na4 28. Nc1 Qa1 29. Ra5 Qxb2 30. Qxb2 Nxb2= 25... c4 26. Na5 Rd8 27. h3 Qe6 28. Kh2!! Stopping any threats against the king 28. Ra6 Rd1+ sacrificing the knight for play against the king 29. Kh2 Qxe4 30. Rxb6 (30. Qxb6? Qe1! 31. Bc7 Be5+-+) 30... Qb1 (not Qel?) keeping an eye on the f5 square to stop any white checks 31. Bc7 Rh1+ 32. Kg3 Qe4 threatening Rg1 33. Nxc4 (33. Qxc4 Bd4! everything else loses and this move keeps the black threats alive.) 33... e5 34. Qe8+ Bf8 35. Qxe5 (35. Rf6 Qh4+ 36. Kf3 g4+ 37. Ke2 Qxf6 38. Bd6 Qg7 39. Bxe5 Qg6-/+ 40. Bd6 Qe6+ 41. Qxe6 fxe6) 35... Qxc4= 28... Rc8 29. Qb4 Nd7! 29... c3 30. bxc3 (30. Rxe7? Qxe7! 31. Qxe7 cxb2 and it is impossible to stop the pawn 32. Qb4 Rc1 33. Qxb6 b1=Q 34. Qxb1 Rxb1=/+) 30... Bxc3 31. Qb5 Bxa5 32. Rxa5 Nc4 33. Ra6 Nd6 34. Qd3 Qc4 35. Qxc4 Nxc4 36. Rxh6 Nd2 37. h4 (37. e5? Nf1+ 38. Kg1 Rc1-+) 37... Nxe4= 30. Qd2 30. Qb7 Nc5 31. Qxe7 Nxe4 30... Nc5 31. f3 Nd3 32. Rb7 Qa6?! Missed the following winning move in time trouble. 32... Nxb2!-+ 33. Rxe7? c3? again another winning move missed as black is down to 30secs per move 33... Bf8! 34. Rb7 Bb4 35. Rxb4 Qxa5! 36. Bd6 Rd8 34. bxc3 Bxc3 35. Qa2! Rf8 35... Qf6 is better 36. Qc4! and white is now winning 36... Qxc4 37. Nxc4 Bf6 38. Rc7 h5 39. Bd6 Re8 40. Ne3 Be5+ 41. Bxe5 Nxe5 42. Nf5 Kh7 43. Nd6 Rf8 44. Re7 Nc6 45. Rxf7+ Rxf7 46. Nxf7 Kg6 47. Nd6 Kf6 48. Kg3 Nd4 49. h4 Ne6 50. hxg5+ Kxg5 51. f4+ Kf6 52. e5+ Kg7 53. f5 Nd4 54. Kf4 Nc6 55. e6 Kf6 56. Ne4+ Ke7 57. Kg5 Nd4 58. Kg6 h4 59. Ng5 1-0
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