Larry Harding - Don Trimble
World Open 2004 Class D

[Fritz 8 (15s)]


A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 Consolidates f4
5...Nc6 6.Bg2 Nc7 7.O-O e5 8.e3 Covers d4
[8.d3!? should be considered]
8...Be7 9.d3 O-O 10.Re1
[10.Qc2 Nb4 11.Qb1 Qxd3
(11...Nxd3 12.Rd1 e4 13.Nxe4)
12.Nxe5 Qxb1 13.Rxb1 Bf6]
10...Bg4 11.h3 Be6 12.a3 Consolidates b4
[12.d4 exd4 13.exd4 cxd4]
12...Qc8 13.Kh2 f5 14.Nh4
[14.Qc2!?]
14...Bxh4 15.Bxc6
[15.gxh4 Qd8]
15...Bxg3+! Demolition of pawn structure
16.fxg3
[16.Kxg3 bxc6]
16...bxc6 17.Qe2 Nd5 Black prepares the advance f4
18.Na4 f4
[18...c4 19.dxc4 Nf6 20.b4]
19.gxf4
[19.exf4 is the best option White has
19...Bxh3 20.Qxe5]
19...exf4 20.exf4 Nxf4
[20...Bxh3!? 21.Nxc5 Rf6]
21.Bxf4 Bxh3??
[21...Rxf4 22.Qxe6+ Qxe6 23.Rxe6 Rxa4 24.Rg1]
22.Qe3?? ruins a very nice position
[22.Qe4 Rf5 23.Re3 Rh5]
22...Bg4?? there were better ways to keep up the pressure
[22...Qg4 23.Rg1 Qxf4+ 24.Qxf4 Rxf4 25.Nxc5]
23.Rg1?? gives the opponent counterplay
[23.Nxc5 and White is on the road to success
23...Qf5 24.Rf1]
23...Qf5 24.Raf1??
[24.Rgf1 would bring relief
24...Rae8 25.Qxc5 Qxd3 26.Qc3]
24...Rae8
[24...Qh5+ keeps an even firmer grip
25.Kg3 Rfe8]
25.Qg3
[25.Qxc5 Qxd3 26.Rxg4 Qxf1 27.Rxg7+ Kxg7 28.Qg5+ Kh8 29.Be5+ Rxe5 30.Qxe5+ Qf6 31.Qxf6+ Rxf6 32.Kg3]
25...Qh5+ 26.Kg2 Re2+ 27.Rf2 Bh3+!! a sacrifice to finish the game
28.Kh1
[28.Qxh3 Theme: Deflection from f2
28...Rxf2+ Theme: Double Attack]
28...Bf1+ 29.Rh2 Rxh2+ 30.Qxh2 Qf3+ 31.Qg2 Bxg2+ 32.Rxg2 Rxf4 33.Nxc5
[33.Kh2 cannot undo what has already been done
33...Rh4+ 34.Kg1 Qe3+ 35.Rf2 Qe1+ 36.Kg2 Qh1+ 37.Kg3 Qh3#]
33...Rh4+
[33...Rg4 34.d4 Qxg2#]
34.Kg1 Qe3+
[34...Qe3+ 35.Rf2 Qe1+ 36.Kg2 Qh1+ 37.Kg3 Qh3#]


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