[ SICILIAN defence. CLOSED SYSTEM, B25]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. Bg5

8. h3 Rb8 9. f4 Bd7 10. Be3 b5 11. a3 Ne8 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 b4 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. axb4 Rxb4 16. Rxa7 Rxb2 17. e5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nc7 19. exd6 exd6 20. Na4 Ra2 21. Bb6 Qe8 22. Rxc7 Qxa4 23. Qxd6 Rxc2+ 24. Rxc2 Qxc2+ 25. Bf2 Qe4+ 26. Kg1 1/2-1/2, Spassky Boris V 2560 - Fischer Robert J 2785 , Sveti-Stefan/Belgrade 1992 Match

8. Be3 Rb8 9. a4 a6 10. Qc1 b5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Bh6 b4 13. Nd5 e6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne3 d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Re1 Bb7 18. Nf4 Nd4 19. Ra4 Re8 20. h4 Ne6 21. Nxe6+ Rxe6 22. Ra7 Qb6 23. Ra1 Rbe8 24. Qd2 h6 25. Rad1 Qd6 26. d4 c4 27. c3 bxc3 ...1/2-1/2, Adams Michael 2708 - McShane Luke J 2490 , Kilkenny 1999 It (open)

8... Bd7 9. Qd2 a6

9... Rc8 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Nd4 12. Qd2 Qb6 13. Rab1 Bg4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Rc7 17. c4 dxc3 18. bxc3 Qa5 19. Rb4 Bf5 20. Rfb1 Rfc8 21. R1b3 b6 22. h3 e5 23. dxe6 Bxe6 24. Rb5 Qa6 25. c4 Rc5 26. Qb2 Rxb5 27. Rxb5 Rc5 28. Rxc5 dxc5 29. h4 ...1/2-1/2, Hug Werner 2440 - Nunn John D M 2565 , Lucerne 1982 Olympiad

10. Bh6 b5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. h3 b4

novelty

12... Rc8 13. Nd1 Nd4 14. f4 Rc7 15. Ne3 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 e5 17. f5 Bc6 18. g4 g5 19. Qd2 h6 20. h4 Rg8 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. Rf2 Kf8 23. Bf3 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Qc3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Qd4 27. Qa5 Rd7 28. c3 Qxd3 29. Rd1 Qe2 30. Rxd7 Qxf3 31. Rxf7+ Kxf7 32. Qc7+ Kf8 33. Qd6+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Kh8 35. Qxf6+ Rg7 36. Qxe5 Kh7 37. Qh2+ Kg8 38. Qe5 Kh7 39. Qe6 Qg3+ 40. Kf1 Qf3+ 41. Ke1 Qg3+ 42. Kd2 Qh2+ 43. Kd3 c4+ 44. Kd4 Qf4+ 45. Kc5 Qc7+ 46. Kb4 Qe7+ 47. Qxe7 Rxe7 48. Nd5 Re2 49. Ka3 Rg2 50. b3 Kg7 51. Nc7 Rxg4 52. Nxa6 Re4 53. Nc7 cxb3 54. axb3 Re5 55. Kb4 g4 56. Ne6+ Rxe6 57. fxe6 g3 58. c4 bxc4 59. bxc4 g2 0-1, Sorial Hanna (EGY) 2250 - Hamam Reda (EGY) 2320, Cairo (Egypt) 1996

13. Nd1 Qb6 14. Kh2 a5 15. Ne3 a4 16. f4 Rab8

17. f5

17. e5 ! looks stongest as 17... Ng8 (17... dxe5 18. Nc4!) 18. exd6 exd6 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. a3 with a complex position.

17... b3?!

17... Ne5!? 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. Nf4 e6

18. axb3 axb3 19. c3 Ra8 20. Nc4 Qb5?

20... Qc7 'better is' 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nc1 Rb8

21. Rxa8! Rxa8 22. e5!

22... dxe5 23. Nxe5?!

23. fxg6 ! It is best to take this pawn first to avoid later Bxf5. 23... hxg6 24. Nxe5 Rh8 (24... Nxe5 25. Bxa8 Nxd3 26. Bg2) 25. Nxd7

23... Rd8

23... Nxe5 24. Bxa8 Bxf5 25. d4 cxd4 26. Re1 dxc3 27. Qxc3

24. c4

24. d4!? cxd4 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Nxd4

24... Qb4

24... Qb6!? 25. Bxc6 Bxc6 26. Qf4 Ra8

25. Qf4 Nxe5 26. Qxe5 Bxf5 27. g4

27... Bxg4

?! The cucial point in the game

27... Bxd3!? 28. g5 Qb8 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. gxf6+ exf6 31. Rf2 Bxc4 Black looks better.

28. Qxe7?

28. hxg4! Qb8 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Bf3 (or g5) White is better.

28... Qb8+ 29. Kg1 Bf5

30. Nf4?!

30. Ng3!? Qxg3 (30... Qc8 31. Nxf5+ gxf5 32. Rf3) 31. Qxd8 Qe3+ 32. Rf2 Nd7

30... Qd6 31. Ne6+ Bxe6 32. Qxf6+ Kg8 33. Qg5?!

33. Re1!? Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Bf1

33... Qxd3 34. Bd5 Qd4+ 35. Kh2

Now White looks lost

35. Rf2 Rd7 (35... Re8 36. Bc6 Bd7 37. Bxd7 Qxd7 38. Qxc5 Qxh3) 36. Bxe6 fxe6 37. Kg2 Qe4+

35... Qxb2+ 36. Kg1 Qd4+ 37. Kh2 Rxd5 38. cxd5 Qxd5

38... Bxd5! 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Qg5 b2 wins

39. Qg3 c4 40. Qc3 Qd3 41. Qe1

41. Qxd3 cxd3 42. Rf2 was possible, but it's still lost.

41... Qxh3+ 42. Kg1 c3

White resigns.

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