Reti-DutchA04

IM Jesse Kraai
GM Hikaru Nakamura

2007


1. Nf3 f5 2. b3 d6 3. d4 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 Kh8 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Rad1 Qe7 11. Rfe1 Bd7 12. a3 Rae8 13. b4 Nh5 14. Bb3 g5 4rr1k/pppbq1bp/2npp3/5ppn/1P1P4/PB2PN2/1BPNQPPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 15 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qf7 17. Nc4 d5 18. Nd2 b5 19. Rf1 g4 20. Bd4 Rg8 21. g3 a5 22. c3 a4 23. Bc2 Qg6 24. Bd3 Rb8 25. Kg2 Bf8 26. Rh1 Ng7 27. h3 Black's Kside gestures have only handed the h-file to White. 27... gxh3+ 28. Rxh3 h5 29. Rdh1 Be8 30. Kf1 Be7 31. Nf3 Qg4 32. Bc5 Bxc5 33. bxc5 Rf8 34. Rh4 Qg6 35. g4 Qh6 36. g5 Qg6 37. Rg1 Kg8 38. Nd4 Kf7 39. c6 Rb6 40. Bxb5 Kg8 41. f4 Bf7 42. c4 dxc4 43. Qxc4 Rd8 44. Qxa4 Be8 45. Kf2 Qf7 46. Rc1 Qe7 47. Rc3 Rd5 48. Qc4 Qd8 49. a4 Rb8 50. Qb4 Kh7 51. Kg3 Bg6 52. Rh2 Be8 53. Kh4 Kg6 54. Rd2 Bf7 55. Rc4 Ra8 56. Nf3 Rb8 57. Rcd4 Qe8 58. Rxd5 exd5 59. Nd4 Be6 60. Qc5 Ra8 61. Ra2 Bf7 62. Bd3 Qf8 63. Qxf8 Rxf8 64. a5 Ra8 65. a6 Be6 66. Rb2 Bc8 67. Rb7! ( 67. Rb7 ) 67... Bxb7 68. cxb7 Rb8 69. a7 wins easily, as does ( 67. Rb7 ) 67... Ne8 68. a7! with zugzwang. 1-0










 

FrenchC02

GM Alexander Shabalov
IM Jesse Kraai

2007


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. h5 Be7 12. g4 Nh6 13. Rg1 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Nc3 Nf7 16. Na4 Qd8 17. Nc5 a5 18. g5 fxg5 19. Bh3 axb4 20. Nxe6 Qa5 21. Nd2 bxa3 22. Ng7+ Kd8 23. Bxd7 Kxd7 24. Qg4+ Kc7 25. Bxa3 Qc3 26. Qd1 Bb4 27. Bxb4 Nxb4 28. Kf1 Nc2 29. Ra4 Kb8 1kr4r/1p3nNp/8/3p2pP/R2P4/2q5/2nN1P2/3Q1KR1 w - - 0 30 30. Rg3? Even withou t this mistake, White is probably lost anyway. The White pieces are scattered, and the d4 pawn is under fire. 30... Qxg3 0-1

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