Man on the Moon

Tigran Levonovich Petrosian – Baadur Jobava
22nd International Chess Festival; Abu Dhabi, August 31, 2015
English Opening A24

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d3 c6 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Rb1 Nbd7 10. Nd2 a5! For 10. ... h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. b4 see Gouillart – Campagnola, 16th Venetian Chess Autumn, Venice 2010. 11. a3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 d5 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. Rfc1

19. ... h5! 17. b5 h4 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Rb6 Rfc8 20. Rcb1 hxg3 21. hxg3 Ng4 22. e3 e4 23. dxe4? Decidedly bad play. Comparatively better is 23. d4, though after 23. ... Qf6 25. Nf1 Ra3 Black holds the initiative. 23. ... d4! Now for an attacking player such as Jobava it’s an easy way... 24. Nd1 dxe3 25. Nxe3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Be5. Intending to add fuel to the fire by ... Kg8-g7 followed by ... Rc8-h8. 27. Nf1 Qc5 28. R6b4 Kg7 29. Qf2 Ra3 30. Rb7 Qxc4 31. R1b4 Qa2 32. Qf3 Ra7 33. g4 c5 34. R4b6 Rxb7 35. Rxb7 c4 36. g5 c3 37. Rb5 c2 0 : 1.

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