David RR Webber (2100) - Palm Chess (2400) [B30]

Scilian defense/Maryland USA (8) 2008


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. Qe2 e6 6. h3 surprisingly this is not book 6... Nh6 7. c3 Nf5 8. Bd3 d5 9. Bxf5 exf5 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Be7 12. Nc3 Be6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qb5 only delays black, but forces some key moves that weaken structure 14... a6 15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Rac1 Rc6 19. Qe2 Rfc8 20. Rc2 Nc4 21. Rfc1 Qb4 22. Ng5 h6 23. Nf3 Qa5 24. Nd2 Bb4 25. Nxc4 swap is only way, white has lived very dangerously to this point 25... Rxc4 26. Qd3! ready to support the pawn storm 26... Bxc3 27. bxc3 b6 black threatens b5 and b4 28. Bd2 b5 29. Qg3 threatens Bxh6, just enough to unbalance black 29... Kh8 30. Rb2 b4 must be prevented 30... Qa3 31. Rcb1 Kh7 32. Qd3 Kh8 33. Rc2? not the right plan 33... Qa4 34. Rcb2 Qa3 35. f4! Yes! Blocking the position 35... Kg8 36. h4 R8c7 the computer shuffles without a plan 37. g4 fxg4 38. f5 Bd7 39. e6 fxe6 40. f6! now the black king is exposed 40... Qf8 41. fxg7 Qxg7 42. Rb3 Rc8 and the race is on but white will win 43. Bf4 Rf8 44. Qg3 Qg6 45. Rf1 Kh7 46. Rb2 Qe4 47. Rbf2 h5 48. Be5 Rf5 49. Bb8! opening the diagonal and forcing blacks response 49... Rxf2 50. Qxf2 Qf5 51. Qe1!! The knock out punch. Interestingly any other Q move either loses or draws. 51... Qg6? Loses quickly. Qe4 is much better and requires white to be precise with 51... Qe4 52. Rf7+ Kg8 53. Qf2 Rc8 54. Be5 Qb1+ 55. Kh2 g3+ 56. Bxg3 e5 57. Qf6 Qc2+ 58. Bf2 Qh7 59. Rxh7 Kxh7 60. Qf7+ Kh8 61. Bg3 Re8 62. Qxd7 and black cannot stop mate 52. Be5! Bc8 53. Rf6 Qf5 54. Qc1! much better than Rxf5 54... Qxf6 55. Bxf6 Rc7 56. Qg5 Rb7 57. Qxh5+ Kg8 58. Qe8+ Kh7 59. Qxc8 Ra7 60. h5! threating mate on h8 60... Rg7 only move 61. Qf8 human player would resign here 61... Rg8 62. Qf7+ Kh6 63. Qxg8 Kxh5 there is no way to avoid the mate 64. Qg5+ 1-0

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