Palm Chess Genius (2400) - David RR Webber (2100) [A33]
English: symmetrical/Maryland USA (10) 2009
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. e3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. c5 Ba7 black has lost tempi 11. e4 Qc7 12. Bg5 Ne8 13. Qd2 d6! attempts to threaten the pawn on c5 by moving the knight on c6 are punished by white for example 13... f6 14. Bf4 e5 15. Be3 Ne7 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Bxa6! and if bxa6 then NxN+ and then the Q+ will fork the rook 14. Bf4 e5 15. Nd5 Qb8 16. Be3 dxc5 17. Nxc5 Nc7 18. Rac1 Rd8 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Kh8 21. Bc4 b5 22. Bb3 Bb7 23. Qc3 black is badly cramped and needs careful play 23... Rd6 24. Rfd1 Ne8 25. a3 Nd8 26. f3 h6 27. Qa5 Kh7 28. Qe1 Nc6 29. Qg3 Na5 black has to play very precisely and keep the position closed 30. Ba2 Nc6 31. Kh1 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Qd8 33. Kg1 Ne7 34. Qe1 Qd7 35. Qd2 Rd8 36. Bb3 Bc6 solid defense not creating any options for white 37. Qc2 Bb7 finally the bishop moves 38. Rd2 Nxd5 39. Bxd5 Kh8 not Bxd5 exd5+ and the passed pawn rolls 40. Qc3 Qe7 41. Qa5 Qd7 42. Kh1 computer cannot find a good plan! 42... Rc8 43. Qc3 Rd8 44. Rd1 Kh7 45. Rd3 Kh8 46. Rd2 Kh7 47. b3 Kh8 48. Bxb7 Rxd2 49. Bxd2 Qxb7 50. Kg1 Nd6 51. Qa5 Rc8 52. Rxc8+ Qxc8 53. Be3 Qe6 54. Qc3 Kg8 55. Qd3 Kf7 56. Qd5 computer plays this immediately 56... Ne8? but now Qxd5!? 57. exd5 Ke7 58. Bc5 Kd7 and black has winning chances in endgame - see next game in Sicilian series for this variation 57. Qb7+ Kg6 58. Qb8 Nd6 59. Bc1 Nf7 60. Qb7 Qxb3! 61. Qd7 Ng5 62. Qf5+ now white has to force the draw 62... Kf7 63. Qd7+ Kg6 64. Qf5+ Kf7 65. Qd7+ Kg6 1/2-1/2
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