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Subject: What happened to white?

Author: Daniel Chancey

Date: 10:17:26 07/31/00

Lputian,S - Ivanchuk,V
Montecatini Terme-A (2), 2000
Reti A07

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.c4 c6 4.Qa4 d4 5.b4 Nd7 6.Bb2 e5 7.e3 Bg7 8.Bg2 Nh6 9.0-0 0-0
10.Na3 a5 11.exd4 e4 12.Ne1 Nb6 13.Qb3 axb4 14.Qxb4 Na4 15.Bc3 e3 16.fxe3 c5
17.dxc5 Nxc3 18.dxc3 Qd2 19.Nb5 Ng4 20.Nf3 Qxe3+ 21.Kh1 Nf2+ 22.Rxf2 Qxf2 23.a4
Bd7 24.Nc7 Rxa4 0-1

This game was played very recently.  I'm a weak player, so I don't know what
happened.  Lputian used 5.b4!? but went into a passive position and Ivanchuk
uncorked 15...e3!!  Where did white go wrong in the position?

Castle2000

Re: What happened to white? Pete R. 12:07:27 07/31/00
Re: What happened to white? Sune Larsson 11:54:24 07/31/00

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