The Unvanquished

Francesco Rambaldi – Giuseppe Leiva
54th World Junior Chess Championship; Khanty-Mansiysk, September 6, 2015
English Opening A28

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bd6 9. d4 0-0 10. Be2 Re8. 10. ... f5 11. 0-0 Kh8 12. Rd1 Qf6 13. c4 see Malakhatko – Socko, Najdorf Memorial Festival, Warsaw 2010. 11. Bb2 e4 12. Nd2 Qg5 13. g3 Qg6 14. c4 Bf8 15. Bf1 Nd8 16. Bg2 f5

17. 0-0-0. Francesco decides to adopt the sharpest mode of castling. 17. ... c5 18. Rhe1. To prepare for f2-f3. 18. ... Ne6 19. f3 Ng5 20. Kb1 Bd7 21. fxe4 fxe4 22. h4 Nf7. Also after 22. ... Nf3 23. Nxf3 Ba4 24. Qxa4 exf3+ 25. Qc2 fxg2 the game would tend towards a draw. 23. Ka2 Bf5 ½ : ½.

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