Tuesday, March 30, 2021

On the Line

Mateusz Bartel – Vladislav Mikhailovich Artemiev
1st European Online Chess Club Cup; Playoff Group A; time control: 15 minutes plus 5 seconds per move; Tornelo, March 29, 2021
Spanish Game C77

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8. h3 h6! 9. Be3TN (9. Nd2 Be6 10. a3 c5 11. Ne2 0-0-0 12. Nc3 g6 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. g4 Nb8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 f5 17. f3 Qf7 18. c4 b6 19. Nb1 Be7 20. Nc3 Bf6 21. 0-0-0 Rde8 22. Qd2 Nd7 23. Rhf1 Qe7 24. Rde1 Bg5 25. Re2 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Qh4 27. Qg1 Rhf8 28. Kc2 Re7 29. Qg2 Ref7 30. gxf5 Rxf5 31. Qxg6 Qxh3 32. Rff2 R5f6 33. Qe4 Rf4 34. Qh7 R4f7 35. Qg6 Rf6 36. Qh7 R6f7 37. Qg6 ½ : ½ Barcenilla – Ippolito, 1st Copper State International, Mesa 2009) 9. ... Bd6 10. 0-0 c5 11. Nd2 g5! 12. Nc4 Be6 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. Ne2 g4 15. h4 Nh5 16. g3


16. ... f5! Black offers a Pawn for a volatile initiative. 17. exf5 Bd5 18. Nc3? A strange error, giving Black more than he was hoping for. Best was 18. Re1! Ng7 19. d4! with very complex play. 18. ... Bf3 19. Qd2 Ng7 20. Bxh6? This greedy capture just precipitates things. 20. ... Nxf5 21. Bg5


21. ... Nxh4!! Black’s Queen sacrifice must have come as a shock to White. 22. Bxe7 Nf5. 22. ... Ng6 is the dual. 23. Bh4 Nxh4 24. Qg5 Nf5! The final touch. Mate can only be delayed by a few useless checks. 25. Qg6+ Kd8 26. Qf6+ Kc7 27. Nd5+ Kc6 0 : 1.

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