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(1) Smith,A (1953) - Hambleton,A (1745) [A45]
Halloween Knights (3), 01.11.2003
1.d4
Nf6
2.g3
I played something a little off the main line. I really wasn't in the mood for a benko. It turns out that Aman wouldn't have played it anyways. 2...g6
3.Bg2
Bg7
4.e4
d6
5.Ne2
0-0
6.0-0
Nbd7
7.c4
c6
8.h3
e5
9.d5
Qc7
10.Nbc3
Ne8
[ 10...c5
11.Nb5
Qb6
12.a4
And the black queen will have a difficult time entering the game. She could have gone back to b8 but black's pieces have limited space.] 11.Be3
a6
A suprise. Expected ...f5 here. [ 11...f5
12.exf5
gxf5
13.f4
Kh8
14.dxc6
bxc6
With a very interesting, double-edged game] 12.dxc6
Qxc6
[ 12...bxc6
13.c5
Nxc5
14.Bxc5
dxc5
15.Na4
And white establishes a powerful outpost on c5. Black's Q-side has several weaknesses just waiting to be exploited.] 13.Nd5
Bf6?!
Intuition tells me that this is wrong. [ 13...Kh8!
; 13...Qxc4
14.Rc1
Qxa2
15.Ne7+
Kh8
16.Nxc8
Qxb2
17.Nxd6
Nxd6
18.Qxd6
Qxe2
19.Qxd7
Leaving white the bishop pair, a piece for two pawns, and an active position.] 14.Bh6
Ng7
15.Rc1
b6
16.h4
Rd8
17.Qd2
Bb7
18.Bh3
Ne8
19.h5
Nc5
20.Qe3
Bc8
21.Qf3!?
This gets wild. 21...Bxh3
22.Rfd1
I would like to say that I saw this move earlier but I did not. I was lucky that this was in the position. [ 22.Qxf6
Nxf6
23.Ne7+
Kh8
24.Nxc6
Bxf1
25.Nxd8
Bxe2
26.Nxf7+
Kg8
27.hxg6
Ncxe4-+
; 22.Nxf6+
Nxf6
23.Qxf6
Ne6
And white must give up the ex or the pawn on e4. Not great alternatives.] 22...Nd7
23.g4
Bxg4
24.Qxg4
Nc7
25.hxg6
fxg6?
[ 25...hxg6!
] 26.Nxc7
Qxc7
27.Qe6+
Kh8
28.Rxd6
Re8
[ 28...Bg7
29.Bxg7+
Kxg7
30.Qe7+
Kg8
31.Rcd1+-
] 29.Qxd7
Qxd7
30.Rxd7
Rad8
31.Rcd1
Kg8
32.Rxd8
Bxd8
33.Rd7
Be7
34.Nc3
Bf8
35.Bxf8
Rxf8
36.Nd5
b5
37.cxb5
axb5
1-0
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