Round 2, AMBank Malaysian Chess Challenge, 21.08.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Be6 9.f4?! exf4=/+ Black now seize the initiative
10.Bxf4 d5! 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Bxd5! Black is better as White is having difficulty developing his kingside [12...Qxd5 13.Qxd5 Bxd5 14.0-0-0=] 13.Qe2+ Qe7 14.Qxe7+ Bxe7 15.0-0-0 Rd8 16.Nc4 0-0 17.Ne3 Be4! [According to Anthony, he was expecting following moves 17...Be6 18.Bc4 Bxc4 19.Nxc4=]
18.Bd3 [18.Bc4 Bc5 19.Rhe1 Rxd1+ 20.Kxd1 Rd8+-/+] 18...Bxd3 19.Rxd3 Rxd3 20.cxd3 Rd8
21.Rd1 Bc5? [I'd played too fast here. 21...Rd4!-/+ wins a pawn and Black is winning due to material advantage and the isolated d pawn] 22.Nc2 Kf8 23.h3 Ke7 24.Be3 Bxe3+ 25.Nxe3 g6?! Black is playing too fast and 25...g6 is commital. [25...Nd4 intending 26...Nb3+ and 27...Nc5 winning a pawn] 26.Kd2 Rd4 27.b3 b5?! inconsistent as when Black first played 22...Kf8 the intended plan was to move the king forward to the centre or the kingside. Now that going to the centre is not beneficial, 27...f5 intending Kf6, Kg5, Kh4/f4 and Kg3 continuing the earlier intended plan is better. On preparating the king maneuver, Black can first play Ne5 to lock down White's pieces eg.27...f5 28.Ke2 b5 29.ab ab 30.Nc2 Rd8 31.Ke3 Kf6 =+ 28.axb5 axb5 29.Nc2 Rd5 30.Re1+ Kd6 31.Re4 f5 32.Re8 f4 33.Rf8 Ke5 34.Re8+ Kf5 35.Rc8 Ne7?+/= Leads to passive play and end up with a blunder later. 36.Rc7 Ke6 37.Ke2 Rg5 38.Kf2 Rd5 39.Nb4 Rd4?? Blundering a piece!
40.Rxe7+! Kd6 41.Re4 Kc5 42.Na6+ Kd5 43.Nc7+ I resigned the game here since I will either lose the rook after 43...Kc6 or lose both rook and knight after 43...Kc5 44.Ne6+ 1-0
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Until then,
Tan Eu Hong
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