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Brief notes by Dr. Winston O’Boogie

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Stefano Tatai – Daniel Gutiérrez Olivares
i Festival de Ajedrez del Municipio Grancanario; Vecindario, August 7, 2013
French Defence C18

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. Qg4!? Ne7 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qxh7 cxd4 9. b4 Bc7. The alternative is 9. ... dxc3 10. bxa5 Nbc6 11. f4 Qxa5 12. Nf3 Bd7 and if 13. Ng5 then 13. ... Rxg5!? 14. fxg5 0-0-0 15. Be2 Qc5 16. Qd3? d4! 17. 0-0 Nxe5 18. Qg3 Nf5-+ R. Byrne – Dückstein, Sarajevo 1967. 10. Nb5 Nbc6. Here 10. ... a6 11. Nxc7+ Qxc7 12. Ne2 Bd7 13. Bb2 Nbc6 14. 0-0-0 0-0-0 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Nf5 17. Qh3 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Qxe5 is considered controversial, with Black allegedly having compensation for the Pawn, but Grandmaster Jan Timman recommends 19. Qe3! with advantage to White. 11. f4 a6 12. Nxc7+ Qxc7 13. Qd3. Another way is 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Nf3 0-0-0 15. Qd3 Nf5 16. a4 Ne3 17. b5 Nb4 18. Bxb4 Nxc2+ 19. Kf2 Nxb4 20. Qd2 Kb8 21. Qxb4 Qc2+ 22. Qd2 Rc8 23. Ra2 Qc5 24. Bd3 1 : 0 Ricardi – Tempone, Buenos Aires 1995. 13. ... Bd7 14. Nf3 Nf5. Intending ... Nc6-e7 and then ... Bd7-b5. 15. Ra2!? Possibly a novelty. Apparently more energetic looks 15. g4! Ne3 (15. ... Rxg4 16. Bh3 Rg8 17. Bxf5±) 16. Bxe3 dxe3 17. Qxe3 d4 18. Qd2 Rxg4 19. Kf2! 0-0-0 20. Rg1 Rxg1 21. Kxg1± f6 22. exf6 Rf8 (22. ... e5 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Qf4 Rg8+ 25. Bg2 Bc6 26. Qf5+! Kb8 27. Qxe5 Rxg2+ 28. Kf1! Bxf3 29. Qxc7+ Kxc7 30. f7+-) 23. Re1 Rxf6 24. Re4 Rg6+ 25. Kf2 Qd8 26. a4 Qb6! 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 d3+ 29. Qe3 Qxb5 30. Bxd3 Qh5 31. f5! Rf6 32. Rh4 Qe8 33. Ra4 Kc7? (33. ... Kb8 34. Ne5 exf5 35. Nxc6+ Rxc6 36. Rd4!±) 34. Nd4 exf5 35. Nb5+ 1 : 0 Timman – Hug, 21st Chess Olympiad, Nice 1974. 15. ... Qb6 16. Rg1 Rc8 17. g4 Nxb4? A gross error. Nolens volens, Black should have played 17. ... Ne3, with chances of obtaining some counterplay. 18. axb4 Rc3. The position which Black was aiming for...

19. gxf5! This elegant Queen sacrifice is probably the quickest way to break down any resistance. White’s compensation is overwhelming. 19. ... Rxg1 20. Nxg1 Rxd3 21. Bxd3 Qxb4+ 22. Kd1 Bb5 23. Rb2. The rest is easy for White. 23. ... Qc5 24. Bxb5+ axb5 25. Ne2 d3 26. cxd3 Qf2 27. Rxb5 Qxh2 28. f6 d4 29. Rb4 Kd8 30. Rxd4+ Kc7 31. Rc4+ Kd7 32. Be3 Qh1+ 33. Kd2 Qb1 34. Bc5 b6 35. Bd6 b5 36. Rc7+ Ke8 37. Rb7 Qa2+ 38. Ke3 Qa6 39. Re7+ Kd8 40. Rxf7 Qb6+ 41. Nd4 1 : 0.