Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes
Date: 03:58:59 12/23/02
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GAME OF THE MONTH Marshall Attack players should note the continued success of the following line. Sent to me by Luiz Roberto Da Costa Junior of Brazil, it can also be found on Tim Harding's The Total Marshall. White's play is impressive. RUY LOPEZ [C89] W: Marcio Barbosa De Oliveira (2421) B: Umberto Maffei (2466) Correspondence 2000 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 f5 19. axb5! This is the line that is causing Black such difficulties lately. 19. ... f4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21. Rxe6 Bxe6 22. bxa6 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Nc7 This is the first move out of book. All this has been seen before with White scoring almost all the points. 24. Qc2! A very good move by Oliveira: White will soon be able to play c3-c4 with strong winning chances. 24. ... Ra8 25. a7 Qh6 26. Bxe6+ Qxe6 27. c4 Qd6 28. Qe4 Qb4 29. b3 Qc3 30. Ra4 Qxb3 31. Qxc6 Qc2 32. Ra1 Qb2 33. Re1 Rf8 After 33. ... Qb4!? 34. Re2 Rxa7 35. d5 h6 36. Kg2 Qb1 37. Re7 Ra1 38. Qxc7 wins for White. 34. Rf1 Na8 35. Qc5 Qe2 36. d5 Qd3 37. d6 Re8 38. Qd5+ Qxd5 39. cxd5 Rd8 40. Rb1 Kf8 41. Rb7 h5 42. Kg2 g6 43. Rb8 Ke8 44. h4 Kd7 45. Kf3, Black resigns. Source ==> http://www.uschess.org/cc/alexnov02.html
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