MIDDLEGAMES
KCN Practice Chess Games 2000-2002
Game 32 White – Black,
Hunter, March 10, 2002.
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.e3 [ 5.Bg5 is more aggressive and perfectly sound here.] Be7 6.b3 b6 7.Bb2 Bb7 8.Be2 [ 8.Bd3 saves time. The only objection is that after 8...Ne4 White cannot play 9.Nxe4 due to the pawn fork.] 0-0 9.0-0 c6 10.Bd3 h6 11.e4 Rc8 |
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| [ Black should exchange the e4 pawn.11...dxe4 12.Nxe4 c5 13.Qc2=] 12.exd5 [ Exchanging pawns eases Black's defense. White should push 12.e5 gaining space and pushing the f6 knight to a bad square. We saw this theme in the Bores (black) game.] 12...cxd5= 13.cxd5 another incorrect pawn exchange. exd5 [ Black in turn takes the wrong way: 13...Nxd514.Nxd5 Bxd5 would leave white with isolated d pawn.] 14.Ne5 a6 15.Bf5 Rc7 16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.Re1 Re8 18.Qg4 Nf6 The position is even. 19.Qg3 Bd6 20.Rxe8+ Nxe8 21.Qd3 Re7 22.Qd2 Nf6 23.Re1 Qc7 24.Rxe7 Qxe7 25.Qe2 Qc7 26.g3 Stops black from grabbing the h pawn. 26...Bb4 27.Nd1 Bc8 28.Bd3 Draw agreed. |
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1/2 - 1/2 |
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