Palm Chess Genius (2400) - David RR Webber (2100) [C54]
Giuoco Piano/Maryland USA (1) 2008
1. e4e5 2. Nf3Nc6 3. Bc4Bc5 4. c3Nf6 5. d3d6 6. a4a6 7. O-OO-O 8. Bg5h6 9. Bh4Be6force exchange of strong bishop
10. Bxe6fxe6 11. Nbd2Qe8remove pin and position for g6 or d7
12. b4!white attacks queen side
12... Ba7 13. b5Na5 14. bxa6bxa6 15. Qb1Rb8take open file back
16. Qa2Nd7 17. Qc2Nc5 18. d4exd4 19. cxd4Ncb3 20. Rab1Nxd2 21. Nxd2Qc6!white has threats so exchange is best option
22. Qxc6Nxc6 23. Rbc1Nxd4 24. Rxc7Bc5!active B blocks file while black B is passive
25. Kh1Rb2 26. Nc4Ra2 27. Bg3Ne2 28. f3Nxg3+remove B threats and weaken pawn structure
29. hxg3Rxa4pawn down forces white to attack
30. Ne5Ra5 31. Nd7Be3! 32. g4forced - Rh5 is mate
32... Rd8!limits blacks options
33. Re1Bf4 34. Rd1d5! 35. Rb7forced
35... d4!Rxd4 Ra1 is mate!
36. g3Be3 37. f4white pawn army rolls
37... Rc8!crucial taking open file, and B prevents Rc1 for white
38. Ne5?Rb2 looks vital here, however Rb5! is then winning; but not Rb8 RxR NxR and Knight is too far away to prevent advance of d4 pawn
38... Ra2! 39. Rb6Rcc2! 40. Nf3Rf2! 41. g5good bluff but threats are not enough because bishop controls access to C1 square; so Rg1! Rxf3 Rg2 RxR holds out 10+ moves longer
41... Rxf3! 42. g6Kf8 43. f5Rxg3 44. Rb8+Ke7 45. Rb7+Kf6 46. Rb2human player would resign here
46... Rxb2 47. Rd2Rxd2 48. e5+Kg5avoid stalemate
49. fxe6Rh3+0-1