C07: French Tarrasch: 3...c5, 4 Ngf3 and 4 exd5 Qxd5
1.e4
e6
2.d4
d5
3.Nd2
c5
4.c3
Nc6
5.Ngf3
Nf6
6.e5
Nd7
7.Bb5
Qb6
8.Bxc6
bxc6
9.0-0
cxd4
10.cxd4
c5
11.dxc5
Bxc5
12.Nb3
Ba6
[ 12...Bb4
13.a3
Be7
14.Nbd4
0-0
15.b4
Ba6
16.Re1
Rac8
17.Be3
Qc7
18.Rc1
Qb7
19.Nb3
Rxc1
20.Qxc1
Rc8
21.Qd2
Nb6
22.Na5
Qb8
23.Rc1
Rxc1+
24.Qxc1
Nc4
25.Nc6
Qc7
26.Nxa7
Qb7
27.Qc3
Alonso,A-Barovero,G/San Francisco 2003/CBM 95 ext/0-1 (59)]
13.Nxc5
Nxc5
14.Re1
Nd3N
[ 14...Rc8
15.b3
Nd3
16.Re3
Qc5
17.Bd2
Qc2
18.Be1
Qxd1
19.Rxd1
Nxe1
20.Rexe1
Ke7
21.Rc1
Bd3
22.Nd4
Kd7
23.f3
Rhd8
24.Kf2
h6
25.Ke3
Bg6
26.h4
Re8
27.g4
h5
28.Red1
hxg4
29.fxg4
Baensch,H-Crispi,C/ICCF Email 1999/MegaCorr3/0-1 (42)]
15.Re3
Nf4
[ 15...Nxb2
16.Bxb2
Qxb2
17.Nd4=
]
16.Nd4
0-0
17.Rb3??
allows the opponent back into the game [ >=17.Kh1
this is the best bet to save the position 17...Bf1
18.g3+/=
( ‹18.Qxf1
Qxd4
19.g3
Ng6=/+
) ]
17...Qxd4!!-+
Annihilates a defender: d4
18.Bxf4
[ 18.Qxd4
A deflection 18...Ne2+
Theme: Double Attack]
18...Qxf4
19.Re3
Rac8
20.g3
Qg5
[ 20...Qf5!?
keeps an even firmer grip 21.Ra3
Rc2
22.Rf3-+
]
21.Qa4
Bb7
22.Qxa7
Rc7
23.Rb3
Rc1+
24.Rxc1
Qxc1+
25.Kg2
Bc6
26.Qd4
[ 26.f3
does not solve anything 26...f6
27.exf6
gxf6-+
]
26...Qc4
27.Qd3
[ 27.Rb4
does not save the day 27...Qxa2
28.h3
Qb1-+
]
27...d4+
28.f3
Qxd3
[ >=28...Qc5
and Black wins 29.Qe2-+
]
29.Rxd3
Rd8
30.b3
Rd5
[ 30...f6
might be the shorter path 31.exf6
e5
32.Kf2
gxf6
33.Rd1-+
]
31.Kf2
Bb5
[ 31...f6!?
and Black can already relax 32.exf6
gxf6
33.Rd2-+
]
32.Rd2
Rxe5
33.Rxd4
[ 33.a4
Be8
34.Rxd4-+
]
33...Re2+
34.Kg1
Kf8
35.a4
Bc6
36.Rd3
Bd5
37.a5
Rb2
38.f4
[ 38.Rc3
cannot undo what has already been done 38...Ke8-+
( 38...Bxb3?!
39.Rc8+
Ke7
40.Rc7+
Ke8
41.Rb7-+
) ]
38...Rxb3
39.Rxb3
Bxb3
40.Kf2
Ke7
41.Ke3
Kd6
42.Kd4
Bd5
43.h4
h5
44.a6
f6
45.a7
e5+
46.Kc3
[ 46.Ke3
is still a small chance 46...Kc5
47.Kd2-+
]
46...Kc5
47.f5
e4
48.Kd2
Kd4
49.Ke2
[ 49.Kc2
is not much help 49...e3
50.g4
Be4+
51.Kb3
e2
52.a8Q
Bxa8
53.Kb2
e1Q
54.Ka2
Qe2+
55.Kb3
Bd5+
56.Kb4
Qe1+
57.Kb5
Qb1+
58.Ka6
Kc5
59.Ka5
Qa1#
]
49...e3
50.g4
[ 50.a8R
cannot change destiny 50...Bxa8
51.Ke1
Kd3
52.g4
hxg4
53.h5
g3
54.Kd1
g2
55.Kc1
Kc3
56.Kb1
Bd5
57.h6
g1Q#
]
50...hxg4
51.h5
[ 51.a8B
doesn't improve anything 51...Bxa8
52.Ke1
Kd3
53.Kd1
e2+
54.Ke1
g3
55.h5
g2
56.Kf2
e1Q+
57.Kxe1
g1Q#
]
51...g3
52.h6
[ 52.Ke1
doesn't get the cat off the tree 52...g2
53.Ke2
g1Q
54.h6
Qf2+
55.Kd1
Qd2#
]
52...gxh6
[ 52...g2
53.a8Q
Bxa8
54.Kd1
g1Q+
55.Kc2
gxh6
56.Kb2
e2
57.Kc2
e1Q
58.Kb3
Qc3+
59.Ka4
Bc6#
]
53.a8Q
[ 53.a8R
doesn't change anything anymore 53...Bxa8
54.Kf1
g2+
55.Kg1
h5
56.Kh2
e2
57.Kg3
g1Q+
58.Kh3
Qg2+
59.Kh4
Qg4#
]
53...Bxa8
54.Kf1
[ 54.Kd1
does not help much 54...g2
55.Kc2
e2
56.Kb3
e1Q
57.Ka2
Bd5+
58.Ka3
Qc3+
59.Ka4
Bc6#
]
54...g2+
55.Ke2
[ 55.Kg1
doesn't do any good 55...h5
56.Kh2
e2
57.Kg3
g1Q+
58.Kh3
Qg2+
59.Kh4
Qg4#
]
55...Bf3+
[ 55...Bf3+
56.Kxf3
g1Q
57.Kf4
h5
58.Kf3
Qf2#
] 0-1