Valdez, Alex - Daywan

CENTER MALL NON-MASTER TOURNAMENT

Valdez,Alex - Daywan [C11]
Game 5, Board 25, 16.12.2007

C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Nxf6+ Bxf6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Nf3 0–0 9.Qd2 b6 10.0–0–0 Bb7

11.Qe3 Rd8 12.Bd3 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Nd7 [13...Qxd4?? the pawn contains a lethal dose of poison 14.Bxh7+ Demolition of pawn structure 14...Kxh7 15.Rxd4 (15.Qxd4?! Rxd4 16.Rxd4 Na6+-) 15...Rxd4 16.Qxd4+-] 14.Qe4 g6 15.h4 c5 16.Bb5 Rab8 17.d5 Ne5 Attacking the isolated pawn on f3 18.d6 A strong pawn 18...Nxf3 19.c3 Secures d4 19...Ne5 20.h5 Qg5+?? [¹20...a6 is the best chance 21.Be2 b5=] 21.f4+- Qf5 22.Qxf5 exf5 23.fxe5 g5 [23...Kg7 doesn't change anything anymore 24.Rhg1+-] 24.h6 Kh8 [24...a6 does not save the day 25.Bc6+-] 25.d7 [¹25.Rh5 and White can already relax 25...a6 26.Bc4+-] 25...Rg8 [25...a6 a last effort to resist the inevitable 26.Bc6 Kg8+-] 26.Bc4 Rbf8 27.Rd6 White plans e6 [27.Bxf7 Rxf7 28.d8Q a6 29.e6 Rff8 30.Qd6 Rf6 31.Qe5 Rgf8 32.Qxf6+ Rxf6 33.Rd8+ Rf8 34.Rxf8#] 27...g4 28.Rf6 [28.Bxf7 g3 29.Bxg8 Kxg8 30.Rh5 Rd8 31.Rg5+ Kh8 32.Re6 Rg8 33.Re8 Rxe8 34.dxe8Q#] 28...Rd8 29.Rxf7 Rgf8 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.e6 Kg8 [31...Rg8 does not solve anything 32.e7 b5 33.e8Q bxc4 34.Qe5+ Rg7 35.d8Q#] 32.e7+ 1–0