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Edin Div.2 CO1v WR, 17.03.1999
Burns,D - Key,H
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.0-0
[7.Qe2 Nf6 8.e5 Ng4 9.Bf4 is the line recommended by Burgess. 9...f6 10.Nb5 (10.Nd5) ]
7...Nf6 8.Nb5 Qb8 9.e5!? This move needs to be checked out.
Burgess (p.146) mentions this move in passing, but without comment.
9...Nxe5!? Burgess (p.154)
gives this move a question mark but I'm unsure.
He recommends 9 ...Ng4
Fritz5 (overnight) and CG3 both say take the pawn. [9...Ng4 A) 10.Bf4 f6 (10...Ngxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Rc1 Be7 13.Bxe6! dxe6 14.Nc7++- a line by Fritz) 11.Re1 fxe5? 12.Nxe5 Ngxe5 13.Rxe5! Nxe5 14.Qh5+ g6 15.Qxe5 White picks up the rook.;
B) 10.Nd6+ 10...Bxd6 11.exd6
"Shipman likes White's compensation here,
but I'm not entirely convinced.
Nunn proposes instead 10 Bf4!?, as White
gains a tempo if Black has to play ...a6." (Burgess, p.154)
Black looks OK to me - HK]
10.Bf4 Nxf3+?! [10...d6 The computers both slightly prefer this
move and the few games in the database show this move is preferred.]
11.Qxf3 d6 12.Rac1 a6? The alternative still leaves Black with
problems. [12...Bd7 In the cold light of day, developing a piece is the obvious move though White still has good compensation for the 2 pawns. 13.Qd3! I'm giving this move an exclamation because it's difficult to see how Black can respond. (13.Rfd1?! Bc6) 13...Be7? (13...e5 14.Rfe1; 13...Bxb5?! this is the line preferred by the computers 14.Bxb5+ Kd8) 14.Bxd6 Bxd6 15.Nxd6+] 13.Nc7+! Kd7!?
[13...Qxc7 14.Bb5+; 13...Kd8]
14.Nxa8 Qxa8± Nominally, material is now equal, but Black is well behind in development.
15.Qc3 Qb8 [15...Be7?! 16.Bxa6 bxa6 17.Qc7+ Ke8 18.Qxc8+ Qxc8 19.Rxc8+ Bd8 20.Rfc1]
16.Rfe1 b5 At last, Black can now gain a tempo to get developed. Or can he?
17.Bxe6+?! fxe6 The computers (based on material) now think that Black is winning which is a bit of a joke. Even if the bishops can be developed, there still remains the questions of where to put the rook, and where is there a safe place for the King? The centre pawns provide a limited amount of protection, but ideally, I would like to advance them later in the game.
18.Qc6+ Kd8 [18...Ke7 19.Qxc8 Qxc8 20.Rxc8 gives White a
winning endgame]
19.Bd2! A very strong move which is hard to see.
19...Nd5?? This is the decisive mistake.
This move was intended to prevent White's dark-bishop getting to c7.
This mistake looks almost elementary in the cold light of day.
[19...Bd7³ Developing a piece. After this move Black's King has
probably weathered the storm and with the extra material Black
probably has a slight advantage. 20.Qxa6 (20.Ba5+ Ke7)
20...Nd5]
20.Ba5+ Ke7 21.Qxd5 Kf6 22.Qf3+ [22.Bd8+ Kf7
(22...Be7 23.Qf3+) 23.Rc7+ Ke8 24.Rxe6+ Kxd8 25.Rxd6+
Bxd6 26.Qxd6+ Ke8]
22...Kg6 [22...Ke7 23.Rc7+ Bd7
24.Rxe6+! (24.Qf5) 24...Kxe6 25.Qe4+ Kf6 26.Bc3+]
23.Rc7 b4 This move was to prevent White playing Bd2+
which may seal a mate after Qf7+
24.Qf7+ Kh6 25.Re4 g5 26.Qf6+ Kh5 27.Rcc4! White can force
mate with a rook sacrifice on h4.
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