(8) Winter,George (1778) - Russell,Paul (1370) [C30]
Summer Swiss Kariong - Sydney (1), 24.01.2012
[notes by Paul Russell - assisted by Fritz 13 ]
C30: King's Gambit Declined 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Qe2 Nc6 6.c3 0-0 7.d3 Diagram
Kings Gambit declined: last book move 7...Qe7 [7...Bg4!? 8.Bb5 Ne7-/+] 8.f5 Na5 [8...Re8 9.Bg5 Bd7=] 9.Nbd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 b5 11.Ne3 Bb7 12.0-0 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Kh1 f6 [>=14...Nf4 and the scales tip in favour of Black 15.Qc2 Rfd8-+] 15.Nxd5 Bxd5 16.Be3 Rad8 17.Nd2 Rfe8 [17...Bxe3 18.Qxe3 c5 19.Kg1-/+] 18.b4 Bb6 19.a4 bxa4 Diagram Allowing: 20.c4 Bc6 21.c5 trapping in the dark squared Bishop [>=19...Qd7!?-+] 20.c4 Bc6 [20...Bxe3 21.Qxe3 Ba8 22.Rxa4=/+] 21.c5 Bb5 Diagram Attacks the backward pawn on d3. The bishop feels good on b5 22.Nc4 Qd7 23.Ra3 e4 24.d4 Qd5?? Here Fritz says Qd5 is a blunder. [>=24...a5 25.bxa5 Qf7-+] 25.Rc3 a5 26.cxb6 axb4 27.bxc7 bxc3 28.cxd8Q Rxd8 [Weaker is 28...Qxd8 29.Rc1 Qc7 30.Rxc3+/-] 29.Rc1 Bxc4 Diagram Gainning back my piece; with two pawns ahead. 30.Qc2 Bd3 [>=30...a3 makes sure everything is clear 31.Qxc3 a2-+] 31.Qxc3 Qxf5 32.h3 Qd7 [32...h6 keeps an even firmer grip 33.Qa3 Qd7 34.d5-+] 33.Qa5 f5?? Diagram throws away a nice position [>=33...Qe8-+ nails it down] 34.Rc7 White threatens to win material: Rc7xd7 34...Qd6 35.Qa7 White has a mate threat 35...Qf6 Attacking the isolated pawn on d4 36.Qxa4 f4 37.Qb3+ Kh8 38.Rf7 White threatens to win material: Rf7xf6 38...Qg6 [38...fxe3 39.Rxf6 e2 40.Qc3 gxf6 41.g4=/+] 39.Rxf4 Qg3? [39...h6 40.Qf7 Qxf7 41.Rxf7=] 40.Qf7 Qe1+ [40...Rg8 41.Bf2 Qg5 42.Rf5+/=] 41.Kh2 Diagram White has a mate threat 41...Rg8 42.Bf2 White threatens to win material: Bf2xe1 42...Qe2? [42...Qb4 43.d5 Qd6 44.Bg3+/-] 43.Bh4 Bc4= black offered a draw (Keith Farrell) 44.Qf5= Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn
white offered a draw and black accepted 1/2-1/2
