The Arrangement

Baadur Jobava – Péter Prohászka
22nd International Chess Festival; Abu Dhabi, August 30, 2015
Spanish C77

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5. Please, just tell us what’s happening? Is Baadur really going mad? 3. ... a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Nbd2 h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. h3 Re8 12. Bc2 Bb6 13. b3 b4 14. Bb2 bxc3 15. Bxc3 d5. A Pawn sacrifice that vaguely resembles the Marshall Counter-Gambit. 16. a3 a5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 f6 20. Re1 Nc3 21. Qc1

27. ... Bxh3! A very tricky resource: Prohászka challenges Baadur on tactics. 22. gxh3 Ne2+ 23. Rxe2 Rxe2 24. d4. Also 24. Ne4 f5 25. Bd1 fxe4 26. Bxe2 exf3 27. Bxf3 Rb8 leads to rough equality as Black will soon recover his Pawn. 24. ... Bxd4 25. Be4 Rxe4 26. Nxe4 Bxa1 27. Qxa1 Qd3 28. Ned2 a4 29. b4 Rd8 30. Qc1 c6 31. Kg2 Qg6+ 32. Kh2 Qd3 33. Kg2 Qg6+ 34. Kh2 Qd3 35. h4 Kh8 36. Kg2 Qg6+ 37. Kh2 Qd3 38. Kg2 Qg6+ 39. Kh1 Qd3 40. Kh2 Kh7 41. Kg2 Qg6+ 42. Kh2 Qd3 ½ : ½.

Baadur Jobava
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