Bolo de rolo

Rafael Duailibe Leitão – Ricardo da Silva Teixeira
82th Brazilian Chess Championship; Rio de Janeiro, January 9, 2016
Dutch Defence A96

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nc3 0-0 6. Nf3 d6 7. 0-0 a5 8. Re1 Ne4 9. Qc2 d5 10. Ne5 c6 11. Nxe4. For the vintage alternative 11. f3 dxc4 12. Nxe4 Qxd4+ 13. Kh1 Qxe5 14. Bf4 Qb5 15. Nd6 Qc5 see R. Marić – Janošević, Liberation Tournament, Belgrade 1962. 11. ... fxe4. After 11. ... dxe4 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. c5 White’s position is surely more pleasant to play, del Río Angelis – Pomés Marcet, Spanish Team Chess Championship, Barcelona 2000. 12. f3 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. fxe4 dxc4 15. Qxc4 b5 16. Qd3 c5 17. Bf4 c4 18. Qe3 Qb6 19. h4 Rac8 20. Rac1 b4 21. h5 a4 22. h6 g6 23. Be5 b3. A very interesting, double-edged position has arisen. 24. a3

24. ... Bxa3! Making the right decision! 25. bxa3 b2 26. Rc3. Leitão cannot allow his opponent to play ... c4-c3. 26. ... b1=Q 27. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 28. Kh2 Qe1 29. Bf3. White has only a Pawn for the Exchange, but the Bishop pair and his latent initiative give him more than adequate compensation. 29. ... Rf7! 30. Kg2 Qb1 31. Bd6 Qb2 32. g4 Be8 33. g5 Rb7?? An awful blunder, probably due to time trouble. There were many reasonable moves worth considering, after which it would not have been easy for White to make progress. 34. Bg4. Suddenly Black has no defence. 34. ... Bd7 35. Qf2! The pretty coup de grâce, which must have been overlooked by Teixeira. 35. ... e5. The Rook is taboo: 35. ... Qxc3 36. Qf6 and mate in very short order. 36. Rf3 1 : 0. His Majesty is doomed.