Penrith Chess Club - Game 4 part 1

Game 4 part 1

Game 4

J Mercadal GM (ESP) (2563) - S Murdoch (2242)
ICCF Email Jubilee Tournament 2003
(Annotation by Steve Murdoch)

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1.e4 d5 2.exd5
Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 a6 This
move is not only a prophylactic against
Nc3-b5. The main idea is preparation of counterplay in the centre after .......b5 followed by either .......Bb7 (hitting d5 and e4), or .......Bg4 and ....... Nc6 (hitting d4). 5. ....... a6 often leads to active but risky play.

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6.Be3 Nc6 7.Qd2 [ 7.a3 e5!? 8.dxe5 ( 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bc4 b5 10.Bb3 Bb7=/+ ; 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.dxe5 Qxe5<=> ) 8...Nxe5 9.Qe2 Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3 Be7= ; 7.Be2 Bf5!? 8.Qd2 e6= ]
7...Bg4 [ 7...Bf5 8.Bf4 ( 8.a3 e6 9.Bc4 ( 9.Nh4 Bg6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.0-0-0 Rh5 12.Be2 Ra5 13.Nb1 Nd5 14.c4 Nxe3 15.fxe3 0-0-0 16.c5 Qd5 17.b4 Ra4 18.Qc2 Qg5 19.Qxa4 Qxe3+ 20.Rd2 Nxd4 21.Bd1 Nb5 22.Qb3 Qg5 23.h4 Qh6 24.Rh3 Be7 25.Qe3 Qxe3 26.Rxe3 Bxh4 27.Rxd8+ Bxd8 28.Rd3 Bf6 29.Nd2 e5 30.Bg4+ Kb8 31.Ne4 Nd4 32.Nxf6 gxf6 33.Rh3 f5 34.Rh8+ Ka7 35.Bd1 a5 36.Kd2 axb4 37.axb4 b6 38.Rh7 bxc5 39.bxc5 Ne6 40.Rxf7 Kb7 41.Rf6 Nxc5 42.Rxg6 Ne4+ 43.Ke3 Nd6 44.Re6 Kb6 45.Rxe5 Nc4+ 46.Kf4 Nxe5 47.Kxe5 1-0 Gharamian,T-Labarthe,A/La Fere FRA 2003 ...Be7 10.Nh4 Be4 ( 10...Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14.0-0-0 Nd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Bf1 0-0-0 17.Bg2 Na7 18.f4 Qb6 19.Qd3 Nc6 20.c4 dxc4 21.Qxc4 Rd7 22.Rd3 Qb5 23.Qc2 Bd6 24.Kb1 Re8 25.Bf3 Rde7 26.Bd2 Nd8 27.f5 gxf5 28.Rb3 Qd7 29.Qd3 Qa4 30.Qxf5+ Rd7 31.Ka2 g6 32.Qd3 Bc5 33.d5 Rd6 34.Rc1 Qd4 35.Qc2 Bb6 36.h4 Kb8 37.h5 gxh5 38.gxh5 Rxd5 39.Bxd5 Qxd5 40.Qd3 Bd4 41.Qc4 Qd6 42.Bb4 Qc6 43.Qxc6 Nxc6 44.Rxc6 bxc6 45.Bc5+ 1-0 Toptschy,H-Donskich,J/corr 1992 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Qd3 Nc5 13.dxc5 ; 8.Nh4 Be6 ( 8...g6 9.Nxf5 gxf5 10.f3 0-0-0 11.0-0-0 Bg7 12.Bc4 e6 13.a3 Ne7 14.Kb1 Rd7 15.Bb3 Ned5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bf2 b5 18.g4 fxg4 19.fxg4 c5 20.c4 Nc7 21.Bg3 Qc6 22.d5 exd5 23.cxd5 Rhd8 24.dxc6 Rxd2 25.Rxd2 Rxd2 26.Bc2 b4 27.axb4 cxb4 28.Be1 Rd6 29.Rf1 Bf6 30.Bxb4 Rxc6 31.Bxh7 Rb6 32.Ba3 Kd7 33.Bf5+ Ne6 34.Bc2 Nd4 35.Bc5 Rc6 36.Bxd4 1-0 Zhang Zhong-Arencibia,W/Open, Ubeda ESP 2001 ; 8...Bd7 9.Nf3 Bf5 10.Bc4 e6 11.Nh4 Bg6 12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.0-0-0 0-0-0 14.h3 Qb4 15.Bb3 Na5 16.Ne2 1/2-1/2 Zhang,Z-Ye,J/Beijing CHN 2000 ) 9.a3 g6 10.0-0-0 0-0-0 11.Nf3 Bg7 12.Ng5 Rd7 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Bc4 Na5 15.Be2 Qc6 16.Bf3 Nd5 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.b3 1/2-1/2 Fogarasi,T (2445)-Narciso Dublan, M (2540)/FSGM April, Budapest HUN/2001 ;

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8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 e6 10.0-0-0 0-0-0 11.Kb1 h6 12.Rhe1 g6 13.Qd2 Bg7 14.Bf4 Qd7 15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Nh5 17.Bxg7 Nxg7 18.Qf4 h5 19.d5 Rhe8 20.Qd4 e5 21.Rxe5 Rxe5 22.Qxe5 Nf5 23.Re1 b6 24.h3 Nd6 25.Qe2 Kb7 26.Qf3 Ka7 27.a3 Nc4 28.Qf4 Nd6 29.g4 hxg4 30.hxg4 Kb7 31.f3 Nb5 32.Nxb5 axb5 33.Rd1 Qe7 34.Rd3 Rd6 35.Qe4 Qd7 36.Qe5 f6 37.Qe4 f5 38.gxf5 gxf5 39.Qe5 Qf7 40.b3 Qd7 41.Kb2 Ka7 42.Rd4 Kb7 43.Kc1 Qf7 44.Kb2 Qd7 45.f4 Qf7 46.Rd3 Qd7 47.Qd4 Qf7 48.Rd1 Qd7 49.a4 b4 50.Qd2 Qg7+ 51.Kb1 Qf7 52.Qg2 Ka7 53.Qf3 Kb8 54.Rd3 Ka7 55.Qd1 Qd7 56.Qd2 Kb7 57.Rd4 Ka7 58.Qd3 Qf7 59.Qc4 Qg7 60.Rd3 Rh6 61.Rd1 Qe7 62.Qd3 Qd7 63.Qb5 Qd6 64.a5 Qxf4 65.axb6+ Rxb6 66.Qd7 Kb7 67.d6 Rxd6 68.Rxd6 Qxd6 69.Qxf5 Qd1+ 70.Kb2 Qd4+ 71.Kc1 Kb6 72.Qe6+ c6 73.Qg6 Qe3+ 74.Kb1 Qe5 75.Qg8 c5 Qd4+ 76.Qd8+ Kc6 77.Qa8+ Kd7 78.Qb7+ Ke6 79.Qc6+ Kf5 80.Qd7+ Kf4 81.Qd3 Qd4 82.Qf1+ Ke4 83.Qg2+ Kf4 1/2-1/2 Ferron Garcia, C (2285)-Fluvia Poyatos, J (2420)/IM Closed, Martinenc ESP/2001 ; 8.Bc4 e6 9.0-0-0 ( 9.0-0 Be7 10.Rad1 0-0 11.Bf4 Qd7 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Qxd2 14.Rxd2 Ne4 15.Rd7 Bd8 16.Ne2 Nc5 17.Rd2 Be7 18.Nd4 Bg6 19.f3 Rfd8 20.c3 Na4 21.Bb3 Nb6 22.Nc2 c5 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Ne3 Bd3 25.Rd1 c4 26.Bc2 Bc5 27.b4 Be7 28.Kf2 g5 29.Bg3 Bxc2 30.Rxd8+ Bxd8 31.Nxc2 Nd5 32.Na3 Nxc3 33.Nxc4 Nxa2 34.b5 axb5 35.Nd6 b4 36.Ke2 b3 37.Kd3 Ba5 38.Nc4 Nc1+ 39.Ke4 Bc3 40.Bf2 b2 41.Na3 Nb3 42.Be3 Nd2+ 43.Bxd2 Bxd2 44.Nb1 Bc1 45.g3 Kf8 46.Nc3 Ke7 47.Nb1 Kd7 48.Kd4 Kc6 49.Na3 b6 50.Nb1 Kb5 51.Kd3 Kb4 52.Kc2 Kc4 53.Nc3 Kd4 54.Ne4 Kxe5 55.Nf2 f5 56.h3 Kd4 57.Nd1 h5 58.g4 hxg4 59.hxg4 fxg4 60.fxg4 Ke4 61.Kb1 Kf3 0-1 Nepomniachtchi,I-Goh Koon Jong,J/Halkidiki GRE 2003) 9...b5 10.Bb3 Na5 11.Bf4 Qb6 12.d5 Bc5 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Ne5 0-0 15.f3 h6 16.g4 Bh7 17.Rhe1 Nxb3+ 18.axb3 Bb4 19.Be3 Qa5 20.Kb1 c5 21.Nc6 Qc7 22.Qd6 Qxd6 23.Rxd6 Nd5 24.Nxb4 Nxb4 25.Re2 Rxf3 26.Bxc5 Nxc2 27.Ka2 b4 28.Nd1 a5 29.Rdxe6 Bd3 30.Re8+ Rxe8 31.Rxe8+ Kh7 32.Ne3 Bg6 33.Re7 Nxe3 34.Bxe3 Bf7 35.Kb1 Bxb3 36.Kc1 Rf1+ 37.Kd2 Rb1 38.Bd4 Rd1+ 0-1 Payen,A-Mozes,E/Budapest 1994 ) 8...Qd7 ( 8...Qb4 9.Bxc7 ( 9.0-0-0 0-0-0 10.Bxc7 Kxc7 11.Qf4+ e5 12.Qxf5 exd4 13.Ne4 Rd5 14.Qf4+ Bd6 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.Qxd6+ Rxd6 17.Bd3 Re8 18.Rhe1 Rde6 19.Rxe6 fxe6 20.Re1 e5 21.Ng5 h6 22.Ne4 Nb4 23.a3 Nxd3+ 24.cxd3 Nxe4 25.Rxe4 g5 26.g3 Rf8 27.Rxe5 Rxf2 28.Re7+ Kc8 29.Re4 Rxh2 30.g4 Kc7 31.Rxd4 1/2-1/2 Bellia,F-Belotti,B/Milan ITA 2003) 9...Rc8 10.Bg3 Qxb2 11.Rb1 Qxc2 12.Rxb7 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2+/= ) 9.0-0-0 e6 ( 9...Nb4 10.Ne5 Qd8 11.Bc4 e6 12.Bb3+/= ) 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Qxd2+ 12.Rxd2+/= ]

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