Rajlich - Klosterfrau

CSS/Pal Freestyle Final (45+5) round 6

BLACK TO PLAY

Whole Rajlich Team was so blind by Rybka suggestions that we did not even consider the coming hit…! Human got it right! Black played 16…N:e5! I had to admit that we were surprised by that and we soon starting to realize that maybe we don’t have advantage. The game continued: 17.N:e5 Qe1+ 18.Kc2 Rf6

WHITE TO MOVE

19.Qg5 Interesting but very dangerous and forced alternative was to play into the line: 19.Nd3 R:f4 20.N:e1 Rf2+ 21.Kd1 e5 22.h3 d:c4 23.a3 Ba5 (23...Be7!?) 24.e4 Be6 25.Bg5 R:b2 26.Nf3 c3 27.Kc1 Black has 3 pawns and bishop pair for a knight…+ very active pieces. Rybka playing alone would have chosen this dangerous for white position.

BLACK TO MOVE

The game continued this way: 19...R:f1 20.R:f1 Q:f1 21.Bd2 Qf2 22.Qg6+ Kd8 23.Rd1 B:d2 24.R:d2 Qf5+ 25.Q:f5 e:f5 26.c:d5 c:d5 27.Kc3

BLACK TO MOVE

27…Ke7 28.h4 Be6 29.Rg2 Kf6 30.Kd4 Bf7 31.Nd7+ Ke7 32.R:g7 Rh8! with equal rook endgame coming up: 33.Ne5 Rh4+ 34.Kd3 Kf6 =