Aliris Sanchez (2095) - C. Griffiths (2005) [E84]

Olympiad w/Bled SLO (3) 2002


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 opting for the Panno variation 7. Qd2 a6 8. Nge2 Rb8 9. g4 b5 10. cxb5 10. h4 h5 11. g5 (11. gxh5 Nxh5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. O-O-O b4 14. Nd5 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5-/+) 11... Nd7 10... axb5 11. Ng3 b4 12. Nce2 e5 13. d5 Na5 14. Rc1 Ba6 15. Ng1 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Qd7 17. Kg2 white has 'castled' the king although rather unconventially. By going kingside white has admitted that they were not prepared for the pawnstorms on opposite flanks which is typical of the Samisch. 17... Rfc8 18. h4 c5 possibly c6 to pressure d5 is better, as white is under no obligation to capture on c6 now 19. dxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 Qxc6 and black is finally reaching some equality 21. N1e2 21. b3 is better to keep the black knight on the sidelines 21... Nc4 22. Rc1 Nxe3+?! 22... Qa6! gains a tempo as white is forced to move the queen 23. Qd3 Nxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Qxa2=/+ the tempo has netted black the a pawn 23. Qxe3 Qa4 24. Qd3 Bf8 24... Qxa2 25. Qxd6 Qa8= 25. Qc4 Qa5?! and black is starting to lose the plot. Better idea is to try and keep the pressure on the a file. 25... Ra8 26. g5 Nd7 27. Ra1 26. Qc7 Qxc7?! not convinced swapping is correct here but hindsight is wonderful thing! 26... Ra8 27. Qxa5 (27. g5 Ne8 28. Qxa5 Rxa5 29. Rc8 Ng7 30. Rb8 Rxa2 31. Rxb4) 27... Rxa5 28. g5 Nd7 29. Rc7 Nc5 27. Rxc7 Ra8 28. g5! Ne8 28... Nh5 a ugly looking move but black may just get away with it. 29. Nxh5 gxh5 30. Rb7 d5 forced, as to create any play black must keep the 'b' pawn 31. exd5 Rxa2 32. Ng3 Rxb2+ 33. Kh3= 29. Rb7 Rxa2 30. Rxb4 d5?! it's too late for black to try and break out. She should be preparing herself for a long stretch of grovelling defence 30... f6 31. Rb7 fxg5 32. hxg5 31. Rb8 d4?! way too ambitious, the white knight have too much control over the d file 31... Nc7 32. Nc3 Ra5 33. b4 Ra3 34. Nxd5 Nxd5 35. exd5 Kg7+- 32. Rxe8 d3 an attempt to split the knights 32... Rxb2 33. Rd8 Kg7 34. Kh3+- 33. Nc3 Rxb2+ 34. Kf1 Rc2 35. Nd1 Kg7 36. Rd8 Rd2 37. Nf2 Bc5 38. Nxd3 Bb6 39. Rd5 Be3 40. Ne2 h6 41. gxh6+ Kxh6 42. Nxe5 Rxd5 43. exd5 f6 44. Ng4+ I could blame time trouble but to be honest this move just about sums up the game from blacks point of view . AWFUL 1-0

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