Palm Chess Genius (2400) - David RR Webber (2100) [C54]

Giuoco Piano/Maryland USA (1) 2008


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. a4 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Be6 force exchange of strong bishop 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nbd2 Qe8 remove pin and position for g6 or d7 12. b4! white attacks queen side 12... Ba7 13. b5 Na5 14. bxa6 bxa6 15. Qb1 Rb8 take open file back 16. Qa2 Nd7 17. Qc2 Nc5 18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 Ncb3 20. Rab1 Nxd2 21. Nxd2 Qc6! white has threats so exchange is best option 22. Qxc6 Nxc6 23. Rbc1 Nxd4 24. Rxc7 Bc5! active B blocks file while black B is passive 25. Kh1 Rb2 26. Nc4 Ra2 27. Bg3 Ne2 28. f3 Nxg3+ remove B threats and weaken pawn structure 29. hxg3 Rxa4 pawn down forces white to attack 30. Ne5 Ra5 31. Nd7 Be3! 32. g4 forced - Rh5 is mate 32... Rd8! limits blacks options 33. Re1 Bf4 34. Rd1 d5! 35. Rb7 forced 35... d4! Rxd4 Ra1 is mate! 36. g3 Be3 37. f4 white 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. Rb6 Rcc2! 40. Nf3 Rf2! 41. g5 good 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. g6 Kf8 43. f5 Rxg3 44. Rb8+ Ke7 45. Rb7+ Kf6 46. Rb2 human player would resign here 46... Rxb2 47. Rd2 Rxd2 48. e5+ Kg5 avoid stalemate 49. fxe6 Rh3+ 0-1

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