(1) Hamdouchi,H (2574) - Sutovsky,E (2654) [B50]
WCC Khanty Mansyisk RUS (1.1), 27.11.2005
[Malcolm Pein]



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.0-0 e6
Not 6...Nxe4?? 7.Qa4+

7.d4?! Nxe4
Why not ?

8.d5 Nd7 9.Qb3 e5
A center pawn is always better than a wing pawn. WCC Candidate Bent Larsen would approve.

10.Qxb7 Nef6 11.Re1 Be7 12.c4 0-0 13.Nc3 e4 14.Ng5 Bg6 15.Bf1 Re8 16.Bd2
[16.Ngxe4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Rb8 18.Qxa7 Bf8 With a pin that wins material]

16...Bf8
Threat h7-h6

17.f3 Rb8 18.Qxa7 Rxb2 19.Rad1 Ne5 20.fxe4
[20.Ngxe4 Possibly fearing something like 20...Nxe4 21.Nxe4 Qh4 22.Bg5 Qxh3 23.gxh3 Nxf3+ 24.Kh1 Rh2# ]

20...Nh5! 21.Be3 Be7 22.Qa3 Rc2 23.Nf3 Nxf3+ 24.gxf3 Bg5
The dark squares around the white king fall and his queen is offside

25.Nb5 Bf4 26.Bxf4 Nxf4 27.Qe3 Qh4 28.Rd2 Qg3+ 29.Kh1 Rxd2 30.Qxd2 Bh5

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