David Wei Liang Howell – Rinat Jumabayev
25th Paul Keres Memorial; Tallinn, January 9, 2016
English Opening A33
25th Paul Keres Memorial; Tallinn, January 9, 2016
English Opening A33
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Ndb5 Ne5 8. Bg2 a6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Nxc4 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Bg5 d5 13. Rc1 Nxa3? Gaining a second Pawn, but losing valuable time. Safer is 13. ... Rd8 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. e4 d4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. Rxc4 Qxc4 18. Nb6 Qc5 19. Nxa8 Bd7 20. Qg4+ Kf8 21. Qf4 Rxa8 22. Qxf6 Rc8 23. e5 Bb5 ½ : ½ Agrest – Wedberg, Swedish Chess Championship, Skara 2002 14. e4 d4 15. e5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Nxe5? Black cannot absolutely afford to take the third Pawn. If, however, 16. ... Nb5 then 17. Be7 Re8 18. Nd6 Nxd6 19. Bxd6 and, in spite of the two Pawns minus, White dominates the board.
17. Nf6+! Howell disdains the Exchange (17. Be7) in order to pursue the attack against the enemy King. 17. ... gxf6. 17. ... Kh8 18. Qh5 leads to mate. 18. Bxf6 Ng6 19. Qh5 e5. Hoping against hope. 20. Rc6! A cruel interference! What follows is a merciless execution. 20. ... Qd8 21. Qh6 Qxf6 22. Rxf6 Bg4 23. Bd5 Be2 24. Rxg6+ hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Be4 1 : 0.
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