Baburin, Alexander (2526) — Jessel, Stephen (2294)

Irish Championship 2008, Dublin IRL, 2008, 1-0

Annotator: Baburin, Alexander

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1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bc2 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Re1 Qf6 17. Qd3 ( 17. Qxd4 Be6 18. Bb3 Nc7 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Nd4 Bxb3 21. Nxb3 Rfe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Kf1 += Baburin - K. Szabo, Triesen 2007. ) 17...  g6 18. Qxd4 My idea was that here Black can't play 18...Be6 - the black queen won't have support of the g-pawn. However, the pawn can be useful on g6 as limits White's pieces. 18...  Qxd4 19. Nxd4 b6! 20. Be4 Bb7 21. Nb5 Rfd8 22. Rac1 Rd7 23. Red1? Rad8! =+ 24. Kh1 Nb4 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Bxb7 Rxb7 27. a3 Nd3 28. Rc2 Re7 29. h3 a6 30. Nd4 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Rb1 32. b3 a5 33. Rc6 Nxf2 34. Rxb6 a4 35. Rb4 ( 35. b4 ) 35...  axb3 36. Rxb3 Ra1 37. Re3 Rd1 38. Nf3 f5 39. Kg3 Nd3 ( 39... Ne4+ 40. Kf4 = ) 40. Re8+ ( 40. Re7 ) 40...  Kf7 41. Rd8 f4+ 42. Kh4 ( 42. Kh2! ) 42...  Kf6 43. a4? Diagram # How should Black deal with the pin on the d-file? ( 43. Rd4! ) 43...  Nb2? ( 43... Ne1!! John Redmond mentioned that move after the game. 44. Rxd1 ( 44. Nd2! and White should be able to hold. ) 44... Nxg2+ 45. Kg4 h5# ) 44. Rxd1 Nxd1 45. Kg4! ( 45. a5 Ne3 46. Ne1 h5 47. g4 fxg3 48. Kxg3 ) 45...  Nc3 46. a5 Nd5 47. Nd2 h5+ 48. Kf3 Kf5 ( 48... g5 49. Ke4!? ) 49. h4 ( 49. a6 g5 ) 49...  g5 50. hxg5 Kxg5 51. a6 h4 52. Nc4 Nc7 53. a7 Na8 ( 53... Kf5 54. Nb6 Ke5 ( 54... Kg5 55. Nd5 ) 55. a8=Q Nxa8 56. Nxa8 Kf5 57. Nb6 Kg5 58. Nc4 h3 59. gxh3 Kh4 60. Kg2 f3+ 61. Kh2 f2 62. Ne3 ) 54. Ne5 Kf5 55. Nd3 Nc7 ( 55... Ke6 56. Nxf4+ Kd6 57. Kg4 Kc6 58. Kxh4 Kb7 59. Nd5 Kxa7 60. g4 Kb7 61. g5 Kc6 62. g6 ) 56. Nxf4 Na8 57. Nd5 Kg5 ( 57... Ke5 58. Ne3 Kd4 59. Kg4 Kxe3 60. Kxh4 +- ) 58. Ne3 Nb6 59. Ke4 Na8 60. Kd5 Kf4 61. Nf1 ( 61. Kc6 Kxe3 62. Kb7 Kf2 63. Kxa8 Kxg2 64. Kb8 h3 65. a8=Q+ +- ) 1-0

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