Just another day

Jaap Vogel – Daniele Vocaturo
52nd SchaakFestival; Groningen, December 21, 2014
Catalan Opening E04

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Bg5 b5 9. Ne5 Ra6 10. a4 c6. Bad is 10. ... bxa4 11. Nxc4 Nbd7 12. Nc3 c5 13. Nxa4 h6 14. Bd2 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qa7 16. Nd6 Nd5 17. Nb5 Qb7 18. Nc7 Ra7 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bd6 Re8 21. dxc5 Nf6 22. Nb6 Bg4 23. Qd4 Bxe2 24. Rfc1 Bb5 25. Be5 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Qxb6 28. Rc8+ Kh7 29. Rb8 Qc6 30. Qf5+ g6 31. Qe5 Bc4 32. b3 Bd3 33. Bxd5 1 : 0 Kramnik – Navara, Čez Chess Trophy Rapid, Prague 2008, match game 1. 11. Nc3. Clearly not 11. Nxc6? on account of 11. ... Rxc6! gaining a decisive advantage. 11. ... h6. If 11. ... Rb6 may follow 12. e4 h6 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. f4 Qc7 15. g4 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Nh7 17. Kh1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rb8 19. h4 Qe7 20. g5 g6 21. axb5 cxb5 22. Rxa5 Bb7 23. Qe2 h5 24. Ra7 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Qf2 Qd7 27. Rd1 Nf8 28. d5 exd5 29. exd5 Qg4 30. Rd4 Ra1+ 31. Kh2 Qd7 32. e6 fxe6 33. dxe6 1 : 0 Mateuta – Sigalas, 14th International Open, Kavala 2005. 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Ng4 f5. Another try is 13. ... e5 14. e3 Kg7 15. h3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qe7 17. Qc2 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Nd7 19. Rfb1 Rb8 20. Rb2 Qe6 21. Be4 Nf8 22. Bf5 Qd6 23. Rd1 Rab6 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Rd4 Qc5 26. Qe4 Qa3 27. Rc2 Qxa4 28. Rd6 c5 29. Qe7 Rxd6 30. Qxd6 Re8 31. Qxc5 Re5 32. Qc8 Qa3 33. Kh2 Qc5 34. Qa6 a4 35. Rb2 Qd5 36. e4 Qd3 37. Rxb5 Rxb5 38. Qxb5 Qxc3 39. Qxa4 Qd4 40. Kg2 Qc5 41. Qc2 Qd4 42. Kf3 Ne6 43. Bxe6 fxe6 44. Ke2 c3 45. Qd3 e5 46. Qc2 Kf8 47. f3 Ke7 48. Qa2 Kd7 49. Qd5+ Qxd5 50. exd5 Kd6 51. Kd3 Kxd5 52. Kxc3 e4 53. Kd2 Kd4 54. fxe4 Kxe4 ½ : ½ Buhmann – Bartel, Polanica Zdroj 2007. 14. Ne5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Kg7 16. Qc1 Qc7 17. Qa3 f6

18. Ng6? A mirage. White ought now to play 18. Nf3 Rb6 19. Rfb1 still hoping for an advantage. 18. ... b4! Sic et simpliciter. 19. cxb4 axb4. And not 19. ... Kxg6?? since 20. b5 would justify White’s bet. 20. Qxb4 c5! Game over. 21. dxc5 Kxg6 22. Qxc4 Bb7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rfb1 Qc6 25. Rb5 Nd7 26. Rd1 Rc8 27. Qb4 Ra7 28. Rd6 Qe4 29. Rd4 Qxe2 30. Rb7 Rxb7 31. Qxb7 Rxc5 0 : 1. For if 32. Rxd7 then 32. ... Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Qf1+ 34. Kf3 Rc3+ 35. Kf4 e5 mate.