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Baburin, A. (2591) - Ziatdinov, R. (2473) [D36] US Masters, Chicago (3) 2000 [Alexander Baburin]
1. d4
d5
2. c4
e6
3. Nc3
Nf6
4. cxd5
exd5
5. Bg5
Be7
6. e3
O-O
7. Bd3
Nbd7
8. Nge2
c6
9. Qc2
Re8
10. O-O
Nf8
11. f3
Be6
12. Rad1
Qa5
This move is tricky (Black sets a trap - 13 Bh4? Ng4!), but not really good. 13. a3!
Rac8?!
After the game Ziatdinov recommended 13...Ne4 and I considered that move too. However, we both missed 14 b4!, with advantage to White. 14. Kh1
a6
15. b4
Qc7
Of course, Black could not play 15...Qxa3?? in view of 16 Rb1, winning. 16. Na4
Nh5
17. Bxe7
Rxe7
18. Nc5
Rce8
19. e4
dxe4
20. fxe4
Bc8?!
During the game I felt that 20...Bg4 would be more testing. Yet, after 21 e5 f6 White has several ways to prove his advantage: 22 h3! Bxe2 23 Qb3+ Kh8 24 Bxe2 g6 25 Bxh5 gxh5 26 Rxf6+- or 22 Qc4+! Kh8 23 d5+-. 21. e5
f6
22. Bc4+
Kh8
23. Ne4!
Up to this move Black played very quickly, spending maybe 10 minutes or so on previous moves. But on the next few moves Ziatdinov spent more than an hour. fxe5?!
Better was to play 24...Qxe5 25 Nd6 Nf6 26 Nxe8 Rxe8. 24. dxe5
Ng6
25. Ng5!
Qxe5
26. Nf7+
Rxf7
27. Bxf7
1-0
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