David RR Webber (2100) - Palm Chess (2400) [C54]
Giuoco Piano/Maryland USA (5) 2008
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 O-O 7. O-O Bb6 8. h3 h6 9. Bh4 Na5 10. Nbd2 Nxc4 11. Nxc4 Bd7 12. g4 Be6 13. b3 Qe7 14. Kh2 Bc5 15. g5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Rae8 17. Nh4 a6 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 d5 20. Ne3 c6 21. Ng4 Nxg4+ 22. Qxg4 Qd6 23. Rg1 f6 24. Bh6 Rf7 25. Rg2 e4+ 26. Bf4 Qd7 27. Rag1 exd3 28. Bh6 Ree7 29. Kh1 Kf8 30. Qh5 Ke8 31. Rxg7 Kd8 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Rg8+ Ke7 34. Bf4 Bd6 35. Bd2 Qc7 36. Qf3 Qb6 37. Kg2 Rh7 38. Qxd3 Kf7 39. Rg6 Be5 40. Qf3 Qd8 41. Qg4 b5 42. h4 Qh8 43. Kh3 Qd8 44. h5 Qh8 45. Kh4? inaccurate, immediate h6 here works 45... Qd8 46. h6 Qf8 47. Kh3 Qh8 blacks queen is reduced to a camp guard in the corner 48. Kg2 white's king is headed to the queen side and safety 48... c5 49. Qh5 Ke7 50. Qg4 Kf7 51. Kf3 c4 52. b4 stops all blacks counterplay, now all black can do is wait 52... Kf8 53. Ke2 Re7 54. Kd1 Rh7 55. Kc2 Re7 56. Be3! an unstoppable threat, if black king moves then Rg8 wins 56... Rd7 if instead Bd6 then Qd4 is unstoppable also 57. Bc5+ black can resign here, there are no good moves left 57... Bd6 58. Qg3 Qh7 59. Bxd6+ Re7 60. Bxe7+ Ke8 61. Qb8+ Kxe7 62. Qc7+ Ke8 63. Qxh7 Kf8 64. Rg8+ 1-0
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