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Francesco Rambaldi – John Bartholomew
7th CSC London Chess Classic FIDE Open; London, December 8, 2015
Queen’s Gambit Declined D12

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. 0-0-0 dxc4 12. Qxc4 a6 13. Qb3. For 13. g3 b5 14. Qe2 c5 15. dxc5 Nbd7 see Ubilava – Alsina Leal, 13th International Open, Villa de Navalmoral de la Mata 2007. 13. ... b5 14. g3. For 14. e4 c5 15. d5 c4 16. Qc2 e5 17. g4 Nfd7 see Shengelia – Esen, 17th European Team Chess Championship, Novi Sad 2009. 14. ... c5. The position is much easier to play as Black. 15. dxc5 Nbd7 16. Kb1 Nxc5 17. Qc2 0-0 18. e4 Rac8 19. Be3. Driving the Black’s Knight where it was aiming for. Consideration deserves 19. a3, although after 19. ... Na4 20. Qb3 Rfd8 Black stands better anyway. 19. ... Na4 20. Rc1 Qb7 21. Qg2 Nxc3+ 22. Rxc3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 b4 24. c4 b3 25. Qb2

25. ... Nxe4! The decisive blow! 26. Qxb3 Qa8 27. Bd3 Nc5 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. Be4 Qa7 30. Kc2 Rb8 31. Qa4 Bb4 32. Rf1 Qe3 0 : 1.