Author: Vincent Lejeune
Date: 08:38:11 01/28/03
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[Event "GM Evgeni Bareev vs HiarcsX"]
[Site "Maastricht, Netherlands"]
[Date "2003.01.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "HiarcsX"]
[Black "Evgeni Bareev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "Jan van Reek"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.01.??"]
{Dick Klokgieters from sponsor Duwell opened the match at 1 PM CET. Solid play
is expected from both sides.} 1. e4 1... e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 3... exd5 {
The opening is solid indeed.} 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Re8+ 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qb3 Bxc4 (10... Nc6 11. Bxe6 11... Rxe6 {
was played in Santos - Thallinger, Sas van Gent NL 1992.}) 11. Qxc4 Nc6 12. O-O
Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qd5 14. Qd3 $5 {
Hiarcs avoids the exchange of queens. He seeks his chances in the middle game.}
14... Na5 $1 {The battle for square c4 begins.} 15. Nd2 15... b5 $1 16. a4 a6
17. axb5 axb5 18. Rfb1 c6 19. f3 19... h5 {A prophylactic struggle develops.
White wants to occupy the centre. Black approaches the centre from the flanks.}
20. Re1 Nc4 21. Nxc4 bxc4 22. Qd1 22... Qf5 $1 {
An exchange of blockaders is staged for square d5.} 23. Bd2 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Rxa1
25. Qxa1 {The exchanges of rooks have led to a slightly better position for
black. The difficulty for White will become his passivity.} 25... Kh7 26. Qa2
Qd3 27. Kf2 Nd5 28. Qd2 Qxd2+ 29. Bxd2 29... Kg6 {Bareev wants to utilise his
distinct advantage in the endgame. His knight blockades the centre. Hiarcs8
misjudges the position. He gives White a plus.} 30. g4 $1 30... f5 31. Kg3 Nf6
({Bareev preferred after the game} 31... hxg4 $1 32. fxg4 Nf6 33. gxf5+ Kxf5
34. Kf3 Ng4 35. Bf4 g5 36. Bc7 {It seems to draw.}) 32. gxh5+ Nxh5+ 33. Kf2 Kf6
34. Kf1 Ke6 35. Kg2 Nf6 36. Kg3 Nd5 37. h4 g6 38. h5 f4+ 39. Kg4 gxh5+ 40. Kxh5
40... Kf5 {Hiarcs has used 1.45 hours and Bareev 2.00 hours.} 41. Kh4 Nc7 42.
Kh3 42... Ne6 {Black has no entry to the White position.} 1/2-1/2
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