UON May-Aug 2009 Issue 24 - Asigc

UON 24
Black prevents expansion on both sides of the board. 11.Nf3 Qe7 12.0–0 Rad8 13.Ng5 Bg6
14.Qc1 Nd7 15.Nf3 Nf6 16.Rd1 Bb6 17.c4 dxc4 18.Qxc4 White has a kind of reversed Open
Sicilain formation. 18...Qd6 19.Ng5 Re7 20.d4 e4 21.Nc3 h4 22.g4 Rde8 23.Rac1 Qd7 24.b4
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An interesting position with Black over protecting the spearhead pawn on e4. 28...Ra8 29.Bc5
Ree8 30.Ra1 Rad8 31.Qb1 Qe7 32.Qb4 Nxg4 33.Bxd6 cxd6 34.Ngxe4 Bxe4 35.Nxe4 Nf6
36.Nc3 Qd7 37.Na4 Bc7 38.b6 Bb8 39.d5
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The poor Black Bishop has been completely squeezed out of the game. 39...g5 40.Rd4 Rc8
41.Nc3 Qf5 42.Ne4 Rc2 43.Rf1 Rec8 44.Nxd6 Bxd6 45.Qxd6 Rc1 46.Rdd1 Rxd1 47.Rxd1 Rc2
48.Rf1 g4 49.hxg4 Nxg4 50.Qd8+ Kg7 51.Qxh4 Rb2 52.Qg3 Qg6 53.d6 Rxb6 54.Rd1 Rb1
55.Bf3 Rxd1+ 56.Bxd1 Nf6 57.Qxg6+ fxg6 58.e4 Kf8 59.e5 Ne4 60.Bc2 Ng5 61.Kg2 Nf7 62.f4
g5 63.Kf3 b5 64.Bb3 b4 65.d7 Nd8 66.fxg5 Ke7 67.g6 1–0
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