V. Lazarev (2493) - A. Baburin (2591)

Open Saint Vincent, 18.02.2000

1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6 3 a3 Bb7 4 Nc3 Nf6 5 Nf3 d5 6 Bg5 dxc4 7 Qa4+ Nbd7 8 Qxc4?! Be7 9 e3 0-0 10 Rd1?!

White is preparing for ...c5, but Black has other plans. 10...a6! 11 Be2 b5 12 Qa2?! Nd5 13 Bxe7 Qxe7 14 Rc1 c5 15 dxc5 Nxc5 16 0-0 Rac8 17 Rfd1 h6!

Black stands better and such quiet moves are particularly unpleasant for White here.

18 h3 Qf6 19 Rd4? (D)

19...Ne4! 20 Qb3 Ndxc3 21 bxc3 e5 22 Rdd1 Nxf2! 23 Kxf2 e4 24 Rd4 exf3 25 gxf3 Qe5 26 f4 Qf6 27 Rg1 Rfd8! (D)

White's d4-rook cemented his position, so it must be eliminated!

28 a4 Rxd4 29 cxd4 Be4 30 Bd1

Or 30 axb5 Qh4+ 31 Rg3 Rc2 and White cannot stop 32...Rxe2.

30...Qh4+ 31 Rg3 Rc6 32 axb5 Rg6 33 Bg4 Rxg4! 0-1