1.   c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. b3 64% White in 700 games !

 .... Bd6

6. Bb2 O-O

7. O-O Nbd7

8. d4 Re8

9. Nc3 This position is deceptive. White appears to have just a slight advantage but Black has only scored 28% in this position !

....e5 ? This is careless as it drops a pawn. a6/Rb8 and b5 is one plan; dxc4 and e5 is another.

[9... dc 10. bc e5 11. e3 Qe7 12. a4 h6 13. Qc2 Nh7 14. Rfd1 e4 15. Nd2 f5 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Qxa3 Qf7 19. a5 a6 20. Na4 Qh5 21. Qd6 Ng5 22. Re1 Nh3 23. Bxh3 Qxh3 24. f3 ef 25. Nxf3 Qg4 26. Qf4 Nf6 27. Nb6 Ra7 28. Ne5 Qh5 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Nxf3 Nd7 31. Rab1 Nxb6 32. Rxb6 Be6 33. Ne5 Kh7 34. h4 g6 35. Kf2 Kg7 36. Reb1 Re7 37. R1b4 Kf6 38. Nd3 Kg7 39. Nc5 Bc8 40. d5 Re5 41. Nd3 Re4 42. dc bc 43. Rxc6 Bd7 44. Rd6 Rc7 45. Nf4 g5 46. Nd5 Ra7 47. Nf6

1-0, Hebert Jean 2406  - Voloaca Mihnea 2195 , Montreal 2003 It (open)

9... h6 10. Re1 e5 11. de Nxe5 12. cd Nxf3 13. Bxf3 cd 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Rb8 16. Qd4 Bf8 17. Qxa7 Be6 18. Red1 Qe7 19. Qb6 Rec8 20. Be5 Bxb3 21. Bd6 Qf6 22. ab Rd8 23. Bc7 Qxb6 24. Bxb6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Re8 26. Rd7

1-0, Baldazzi Stefano 2149  - Miquel Badenes Jose, Mislata 2003 It (open) (b) ]

10. cd cd

11. de Nxe5

12. Nxd5 Nxd5?!  Nxf3 best.

13. Qxd5 Ng6

14. Rfd1 Re6 ?? After this blunder Black is lost.  [14... Bc7 had to be played.]

15. Ng5 Ne7

16. Nxe6 Bxe6

17. Qxd6 Qxd6

18. Rxd6 Re8

19. Rad1 Nc6

20. Bxc6 bc

21. Rd8 Black resigns

[1:0]

Match Score

Peake GM  5-0  Kev-Blitz

 

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