(6) Rybka - Ehlvest

06.03.2007

[Jaan Ehlvest]

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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 I was eager to play 4...c5! but instead decided to play solidly and not commit myself to a tactical struggle in the early opening stage. Actually, more aggressive play in the center was logical. In this case the open h-file is not so important. 5.Qd3!? 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 was the line I was expecting. 5...Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bf4 Be7 8.0–0–0 g6 9.e3

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a5? 9...Nb6! 10.Ne5 Bf5 11.Qe2 Ne4 with a clear advantage 10.Qc2! Now I realized that after 10...a4 White has 11.Nb5! 10...Nf8 11.Bd3 Be6 12.Kb1 a4? I could not stop... 12...b5 13.Ne5 Rc8÷ 13.Nxa4 Qa5 14.b3 Bg4 15.Nc5 Qa7?! 15...N6d7!? 16.Nxb7 Qa3 17.Rd2 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Qb4 19.Nc5 Nxc5 20.dxc5 Nd7 16.Rdg1!!

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16...Ne6? Just another mistake. Why not 16...Bxf3 17.gxf3 N6d7 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 and Black is doing fine 17.Nxe6 Bxe6 18.Be5 h6 19.Ng5 Kd7 Desperate play in time trouble. Better was 19...Bc8, but I do not trust this. 20.Nxe6 Kxe6 21.g4 With the idea Bf5 mate. 21...Bd6 22.f4 Ke7? The last mistake. Better was 22...Bxe5 23.fxe5 Nd7 but White has a huge positional advantage. 23.Bxf6+ Kxf6 24.Rxh6! Kg7 25.g5 Rxh6 26.gxh6+ Kh8 27.Bxg6 Black resigned 1:0