Lunar Eclipse

Simone De Filomeno – Das Debashis
52nd World Junior Chess Championship; Kocaeli, September 25, 2013
Queen’s Gambit Declined D38

Notes by Grandmaster Evgeny Vitalievich Miroshnichenko. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 0-0 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. 0-0 e5. Ed. Note: For 9. ... a6 take a look at 周健超 (Zhōu Jiànchāo) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán), 1st 海南 (Hǎinán) 儋州 (Dānzhōu) Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament, 儋州 (Dānzhōu) 2010. 10. d5 Ne7 11. Qc2 a6 12. a4 h6 13. e4 Ng6 14. Rfc1 Nh5 15. Be3 Nhf4 16. Bf1 f5 17. g3 Nh5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bd3 Qd7 20. Ne4. In this complicated position Black has started the attack with an interesting piece sacrifice: 20. ... Ngf4 21. gxf4 exf4 22. Bc5? Correct would’ve been 22. Bd4 Bh3 23. Ne5! Bxe5 24. Bxe5 where White’s Bishop all of a sudden plays defensive role, guarding g3: 24. ... Qg4+ 25. Ng3 fxg3 26. hxg3 Rae8 27. Bxc7 Qf3 28. Bf1 Bxf1 29. Rxf1 Re2 30. Qc3 Qg4!? and Black still has some potential to attack. 22. ... Bh3! 23. Ne1. After 23. Bxd6 Qg4+ 24. Ng3 cxd6 White could’ve hope to escape with 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Bf5 Rxf5! 27. Qxf5 Nxg3! 28. Qxg4 Ne2+ 29. Kh1 Bxg4 30. Kg2 Nxc1 31. Rxc1 and Black is “only” a Pawn up. 23. ... Qg4+ 24. Kh1 f3! Actually it doesn’t even need a precise calculation – as long as all of your pieces are in attack – there must be something! 25. Bxd6 cxd6 26. Ng3 Rae8. I like this move as it bring the last remaining piece into attack, although it turns out Black already had enough forces for the decisive strike – 26. ... Nxg3+ 27. fxg3 (27. hxg3 Bg2+ 28. Kg1 Qh3 29. Bh7+ Kh8 with mate in one to follow) 27. ... f2 28. Ng2 Qf3 29. Bf1 Rae8–+ (well, still the Rook is needed). 27. Kg1 Nf4! 28. Ra3 Bg2. 28. ... Re2 29. Bxe2 Nxe2+ 30. Qxe2 fxe2–+. 29. Nxg2 Nh3+ 30. Kf1 fxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Rxf2+ 32. Qxf2 Nxf2. Black has won enough material, albeit his attack is still not over yet.

33. Bf5. 33. Kxf2 Qf4+–+. 33. ... Qd4 34. Be6+ Kh8 35. Rf3 Nd1! 36. Kh3 Ne3 37. Rc7 Rxe6 38. Rf8+ Kh7 39. dxe6 Qg4 mate.