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Fedorov - Morozevich

 

Fedorov, Alexei (2575) - Morozevich, Alexander (2745) [B70]
Corus, Wijk Ann Zee (10) 2001 [notes by Alexander Morozevich]










Move
   

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg4?!   This is a waste of time as Nd4-e2 and h2-h3 are useful for White anyway. 8. Nde2 Bg7 9. h3 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 a6 12. Nd5    Better was 12.b3 Rb8 13.Bb2.  Rb8 13. c3 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bg5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Nd4   Of course, White does not blunder with 17.b3? Bxh3.  b4 18. cxb4   After 18.Qe2 bxc3 19.bxc3 Qc7 Black's chances are preferable, but White had a try 18.f4 Nc4 19.Qe2. I planned to meet it with 19. ..Nxb2!?. Rxb4 19. Nc6 Bxc6! 20. dxc6 h6 21. Bd2 Rxb2 22. Ba5     22.Rc1! Qc7 23.Bc3 Ra2 24.Rb1!? was worth considering. Perhaps Black should try 22...Nd3!?.  Qc8 23. Qd5 Qf5 24. g4?   This move badly weakens White's king. Better was 24.c7. Black has to play 24...Rb5 25.Qxb5! Nf3+ 26.Bxf3 Qxb5 27.Rfb1 Qc4 28.Rc1 Qd3 29.Rab1! Qxf3 30.Rb8 Qf5 31.Rxf8+ Bxf8 32.c8Q Qxa5, with a draw.  Qf4 25. c7?   Now this pawn advance loses. White had to play 25.Qe4, although after 25...Qxe4 26.Bxe4 e6 27.c7 d5 Black is clearly better.  Nxg4!-+ 26. hxg4 Be5 27. Qxe5    Or 27.Rfc1 Qxf2+ 28.Kh1 Qh4+ 29.Kg1 Bh2+ 30.Kh1 Bf4+ 31.Kg1 Be3+ 32.Kf1 Qf2#.   dxe5 28. Rad1 Rc2 29. Rd8 e4 30. Bb6 Qxg4 31. Ra1 e3! 32. Raa8 Rc1+ 0-1

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