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(1) Thronson,Paul (1337) - Likens,Terry (1800) [C10]
2010 SF Winter Open Sioux Falls, SD (4), 07.02.2010
[Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)]

C10: French with 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...dxe4 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.c3 Ngf6 Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4 6.Ng3N c5 7.Bb5 Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8 7...a6 Black threatens to win material: a6xb5 8.Qa4 cxd4 9.Bxd7+ Bxd7 10.Qxd4 Black has the pair of bishops. 10...Bb5 11.Be3 Qxd4 12.Bxd4 Black king safety improved 12...Be7 13.N1e2 0-0 Black castles and improves king safety 14.Nf4 Nd7 15.Nfe2 e5 Black threatens to win material: e5xd4 16.Be3 [16.Nf5!? is interesting 16...Bc5 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.b3=/+ ] 16...f5-/+ 17.f4 Bh4 Black has an active position [17...g5 18.c4 Bxc4 19.0-0-0-+ ] 18.0-0-0 exf4 19.Nxf4 g5 Black threatens to win material: g5xf4. [19...Rae8 20.Nf1-/+ ] 20.Ne6 f4 Black gains space 21.Nxf8 Rxf8 White wins the exchange 22.Nf1 fxe3 23.Nxe3 Bf2 Black threatens to win material: Bf2xe3 24.Ng4 Bc5 White has a cramped position 25.Rd5 White threatens to win material: Rd5xg5 25...Be7 [25...Kh8 26.Re1=/+ ] 26.Nh6+= Kh8 Draw offered by Black, accepted by White. "This position is very equal and anything can happen but I had Rypka 2.2 and Crafty 19.3 continue the game, and this is one plan the computer played out." -Mark Derby 27.Re1 Bf6 28.Ng4 Kg7 29.Nxf6 Kxf6 30.g3 Kg6 31.h4 gxh4 32.gxh4 Rf5 33.h5+ Kf6 34.Rd6+ Kf7 35.h6 Nc5 36.Re3 Rf6 37.Rxf6+ Kxf6 38.Rg3 Ne6 39.Rg8 Bc4 40.b3 Bd3 41.Kd2 Bb1 42.a3 Bg6 43.Ke3 Kg5 44.Rb8 b5 45.Rb6 Bf5 46.Rxa6 Kxh6 47.b4 Kg5 48.Rb6 h5 49.Rxb5 h4 50.Rb8 Nf4 51.b5 h3 52.Kf2 Nh5 53.Kg1 Nf6 54.b6 Nd7 55.Rg8+ Kf6 56.b7 Be4 57.b8Q Nxb8 58.Rxb8 Ke7 59.a4 Kd7 60.a5 Kc7 61.Rb4 Bb7 62.Kh2 Ba6 63.Kxh3 Kd8 64.c4 Kc7 Now it looks hopeless for Black 1/2-1/2



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