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(1) Appelman,H (2136) - Eynullayeva,R (2258) [D85]
Marshall U2300, 01.2001
[Bauer,R]
This game was mistakenly presented as a win for White. The corrected finish is presented here. 1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
g6
3.Nc3
d5
4.cxd5
Nxd5
5.e4
Nxc3
6.bxc3
Bg7
7.Nf3
0-0?!
It turns out that White gains more out of castling than Black. She should play 7...c5 when ...Qa5 has more impact. 8.Be2
c5
9.0-0
cxd4
10.cxd4
Nc6
11.Be3
Bg4
12.d5!?
White follows the path laid out by Alex Yermolinsky in his superb book, The Road to Chess Improvement. 12...Bxa1
13.Qxa1
Na5
14.Bh6
f6
15.Bxf8
Kxf8
The exchange of exchanges has yielded White control of the center and softened Black&aposs kingside a bit. 16.Nd4
Bd7
not 16...Be2?? 17.Ne6+. 17.Bb5!?
softening up e6. 17...Rc8
18.Bxd7
Qxd7
19.Ne6+
Kg8
20.Qd4
b6
21.Qe3
Qe8
22.Qh6
Qf7
23.Rc1
White&aposs Q can help with the c-file, Black&aposs cannot. 23...Nc4
24.h4
b5
25.Rc3
Kh8
26.Qe3!?
a5
26...Ne3?? 27.Rxc8+ and mate next. 27.Qa7
Qe8
28.h5
g5
29.e5
Ra8
30.Qd4
fxe5
if 30...Nxe5 31.Nc7. 31.Qg4
The previous version of this game finished with 31.Qe4 Resigns. Here is what really happened: 31...Qg8
32.Qf5
h6
33.Rxc4
bxc4
34.Qxe5+
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