Chess

May 2003 - Tournament Round 3 - Game 6

Out of the opening black dreams of a Queen side attack, meanwhile reality is that White is gearing up to smash through in the center!

Position after 18 ... Bc6 black struggles and white attacks!
PGN: 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e4 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Be2 a6 8.O-O Nc6 9.d5 Nce5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.f4 Nd7 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Qd2 O-O 14.Rad1 Nb6 15.a4 Bd7 16.b3 Rae8 17.a5 Nc8 18.Qe3 Bc6 (struggling to get counterplay) 19.Bh5! Red8 20.Bg4 Bd7 21.Bh3 c5! 22.Qd3 Rde8 23.Bg4 g6 24.g3 Bc6 25.Rfe1 Qc7 26.Qc4 Qe7 27.b4 cxb4 28.Qxb4 h5 (necessary to get the B away from diagonal, and the lesser of evils) 29.Bh3 Qc7 30.e5 d5 (definately not dxe5 when Rxe5 followed by Qc5 wins) and so white lets game time out.
 

Position after 28 ... h5 and moving the dangerous bishop away.

Final position after 30 ... d5