Author: Pierre Bourget
Date: 08:13:47 01/09/01
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On January 09, 2001 at 11:10:09, Kees van Iersel wrote: >GAME 4 > >Comments by Jan van Reek > >Game 4 has started on Tuesday January 9 at 1 p.m. > >John van der Wiel - Rebel 11 > >1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 > >So far the opening is a quiet English variation. > >5. Nc3 Nc7 6. Qa4+ Bd7 > >This leads to the positional sacrifice of a pawn. > >7. Qb3 Bc6 8. Bxc6+ Nxc6 9. Qxb7 Nd4 > > > >A great tactical fight has started. > >10. Nf3! Rb8! > >Rebel wisely avoids the luring trap 10. .. Nc2? 11. Kd1 Nxa1 12. Ne5! e6 13. >Qc6+ Ke7 14. Qxc5+ Ke8 15. Qc6+ Ke7 16. b3! White has a great positional >advantage and sufficient material compensation. > >11. Qe4 f5 12. Qd3 g6 13. 0-0 Bg7 14. Qc4!? > >The consequent 14. b3?! e5 15. Qc4 e4 would give Black a strong initiative. > >14. .. Nxf3+ 15. exf3 Qd4 16. Qa4+?! > >The more solid 16. d3 keeps the equality. > >16. .. Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Ne6 18. Rb1 c4! > > > >The isolated c-pawn has become strong. > >19. b3!? > >White plays an active move. Otherwise the restriction will become unpleasant. >Rebel refuses the offer of a draw. > >19. .. cxb3 20. Rxb3 Rxb3 21. axb3 Kf7 22. Bb2 Bxb2 23. Nxb2 Nd4 > > > >Black regains the pawn in an active position. > >24. Ra1! > >White sacrifices a pawn for a positional advantage on the queen's side. > >24. .. Nxf3+ 25. Kg2 Nxd2 26. b4 Rb8 29. Nd3 Rb7 30. Ra6 > >The White rook restricts Black's mobility. > >30. .. Nc4 31. h4? > >In cooperation with Minze bij de Weg, I analysed the exchanges 31. Rc6! Rd7 32. >Rxc4 Rxd3 33. Rc7 Rb3 34. Rxa7 Rxb4 35. h4! and a theoretical draw. > >31. .. e5 32. Rd4 Ke6 33. Kf2 d2 34. Ke2 Rd7! > >The pawn ending offers excellent winning chances. > >35. Rxd7 Kxd7 36. Kxd2 Kd6 37. Kc3 Kd5 38. f3 h6 > > > >White lacks one tempo. > >39. Kb3!? > >The point is 39. Kd3 g5! 40. h5 g4! 41. f4 a6 and zugzwang decides the game. > >39. .. Kd4 40. Ka4 Ke3 41. f4 Kf3 42. Ka5 Kxg3 43. Ka6 Kxh4 44. Kxa7 g5 45. fxg5 >hxg5 46. b5 g4 0-1 > > > >The g-pawn promotes with check. Queens are exchanged and the last Black pawn >decides the game. The gamescore seems to be wrong ,some moves are missing. Pierre
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