David RR Webber (2100) - Palm Chess (2400) [C42]

Vienna: Falkbeer/Maryland USA (9) 2009


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Na5 11. Re1 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nxd5 White is a pawn down but Black's pawn structure on king side is extended 14. Qd2 Nc6 15. h4?! further extends blacks king side, but temporarily cramps whites pieces 15... g4 16. Nh2 h5 17. Qh6 Nf6! black has strong defensive resources 18. Nf1 white manuevers pieces back into play in blocked position 18... Re8! anticipating Nf5 19. Ne3 Re6 20. Nf5 Qf8 21. Qg5+ Kh7 22. d4! free space for the bishop to re-enter game 22... exd4 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Nxd4 Qf7 avoids knight swap on d4 25. Ne2! white manuevers again 25... e5 26. Qe3 Nd7 27. a3! crucial in restricting black queens play 27... Nc5 28. Rf1 Qc4 black looks for attack but with eye to defense 29. f3 Rg8 30. f4! e4 31. f5 Ne7 32. f6 Nd5 33. Qf2 Kh6 34. f7 Rf8! important for Queen to regroup and restrict blacks counter play 35. Bf4+ bishop finally back in play 35... Kg7 36. Bg5 Ne6 37. Nd4! Nxd4 not Nxg5? and white has Ne6 38. cxd4 g3?! black has few options, idea is open diagonal allow Qxd4+ and then Qg7 39. Qxg3 Kh7 40. Rf5! key position for the rook 40... Qxd4+ 41. Kh2 Qg7! inviting Rxd5 Qxf7 42. Qf2! b6?! again inviting Rxd5 instead of Be7 to avoid losing Queen 43. Bd2!? clears space for the attack; not Rxd5 Rxf7 and the e pawn gives black chances of draw; or Be7 Nxe7 then Rxh5+ Kg6, Rg5+ wins the Queen, leads to R+N v Q losing end game 43... Qg6 44. Rg5 Qxf7 45. Qxf7+ Rxf7 46. Rxh5+ Kg7 47. Rxd5 and the passed g and h pawns are decisive 47... Rf2 48. c4 Rf8 49. Kg3 Kh7 50. Rd4 Rg8+ 51. Kh3 Re8 52. Be3 a6 53. Rd5 b5 54. cxb5 axb5 55. Rxb5 Kg6 56. h5+ Kh7 57. g4 the two passed pawns are key 57... Ra8 58. Bc1 Kh8 59. Rb7 Rc8 60. g5 d5 61. Bf4 Re8 62. Rxc7 e3 63. Bg3 e2 64. Be1?! no good options, cannot defend both pawns 64... d4 65. Rd7 Re3+ 66. Kg4 Rxa3 67. Rxd4 Re3 68. Rd7 Kg8 69. h6 Ra3 70. g6 black can resign 70... Kf8 71. h7 Ra4+ 72. Kh5 Ke8 73. Rb7 Rf4 74. h8=Q+ Rf8 75. Qe5+ Kd8 76. Qb8+ 1-0

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