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

20.Rd1 [ 20.Bf3 b5 ( 20...g5 Black gets an isolated pawn and White has many options. 21.Be4 ( 21.fxg5 Bxg5 22.Bxg5 hxg5= ) 21...gxf4 22.Bxf4= ; 20...c6 21.Ne4 Bxe4 22.Bxe4 Kc7~~ White has many options.; 20...f6 21.exf6 Bxf6 22.Ne4 Be7 23.Re1+/= ; 20...Rf8 Best (Fritz 6). 21.Ne4 Bxe4 22.Bxe4 f6 23.exf6 Nxf6+/= ) 21.a4 ( 21.Rd1 g5 22.Be4 Bxe4 23.Nxe4= ; 21.Bc6 Nb6 22.Bxb6 cxb6 23.Be4 ( 23.f5 Kc7= ) 23...Bxe4 24.Nxe4= ) 21...b4 22.Ne4 Bxe4 23.Bxe4 Bc5= ]

20...Bc5 Attempting (and succeeding in) the trade of another minor piece. [ 20...g5 Opens the game unnecessarily. 21.Rf1 gxf4 22.Bxf4 Bg6 23.Bg3 c6= ( 23...f5 24.Bc4 Bg5+ 25.Kb1 ( 25.Bf4 Bxf4+ 26.Rxf4 Re8 27.Bxe6 Rxe6 28.gxf5 Bxf5 29.Rxf5= ) 25...Nf8 26.h4+/= ) ; 20...c6 Logical and positional. 21.Bf3 g5 22.Be4 f5 23.exf6 Nxf6 24.Bxh7 Nxh7= ; 20...Rf8 Best (Fritz 6), but this leaves White with the initiative and a host of options. 21.Bf3 Rd8= ]

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21.Bxc5 [ 21.Bd2 Nb6= ]

21...Nxc5 22.Rxd8+ [ 22.Rf1 Best (Fritz 6).; 22.Nb1 Rxd1+ 23.Kxd1 g5 ( 23...Na4 Rxd8+ 24.b3 Nb6= ; 23...Ne4 24.Bf1= ) 24.fxg5 hxg5 25.Nd2 Ne4= ; 22.b4 Nd7 23.Bf3 ( 23.b5 axb5 24.Nxb5 g5=/+ ; 23.Rf1 Nb6 24.Rd1 Nd7 Draw; 23.Bd3 Bxd3 24.cxd3= ) 23...g5 24.fxg5 hxg5 25.Be4= ]

22...Kxd8 23.b4 [ 23.Kd2 g5 The only move to give equality. 24.fxg5 hxg5 25.Bd3 Nxd3 26.cxd3= ]

23...Nd7 [ 23...Ne4 24.Nxe4 Bxe4+/= ]

24.Bd3 Bxd3 [ 24...Bg6 25.Bxg6 fxg6+/= ]

25.cxd3 g5 [ 25...c5 26.bxc5 Nxc5 27.Kc2 b5 28.d4 Nb7 29.Ne4 Kd7 30.Kd3 Kc6 31.h4~~]

26.fxg5 hxg5 27.d4 Others are =+.

27...f5 [ 27...f6 28.Ne4 fxe5[] 29.Nxg5 ( 29.dxe5 Nxe5 30.Nxg5 Ke7 transposes ( 30...Kd7+/= ) ) 29...Ke7[] 30.dxe5 Nxe5[] 31.Kc2 b6 32.Kc3 Kd6 33.Kd4 c5+ 34.bxc5+ bxc5+ 35.Ke4 Nc4 ( 35...Nd7 ) 36.h4 Ne5 37.Kf4 Kd5 38.h5 Nd3+ bxc5+ bxc5+ 39.Kg3 c4 40.h6 Ne5 41.h7 Ng6~~ ]

28.Ne2 [ 28.exf6 Nxf6 29.Kc2 ( 29.Kd2 Kd7 30.Kd3 ( 30.Ke3 Nd5+ 31.Nxd5 exd5=/+ ) 30...Kd6 31.Na4 b6 32.Nb2 Kd5 33.Nc4 Draw) 29...Kd7 30.Kd3 Kc6 31.Nb1 Kd5 32.Nc3+ Kd6 33.Na4 Nd7 34.Ke4 b5= ]

28...Nb6 29.Ng3 [ 29.gxf5 exf5 30.Ng3 g4 31.hxg4 fxg4 32.Kc2 Nc4= ; 29.Ng1 fxg4 30.hxg4 Nc4 31.Nf3 Nxa3 probably transposes.]

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29...fxg4 30.hxg4 Nc4 31.Ne4 [ 31.a4 Ne3 32.Ne4 ( 32.Kd2 Nxg4 ( 32...Nc4+ is inconsistent) 33.Ne4 Nh6 34.Nxg5 Kd7 transposes) 32...Nxg4 33.Nxg5 Kd7 ( 33...Ke7 ) 34.Kd2 Nh6 35.Ne4 b6 36.Nf6+ Kc6 37.Ke3 Other king advances transpose. ( 37.Nh5 Nf5 38.Kd3 Kd7 transposes) 37...Nf5+ 38.Ke4 Ng3+ 39.Kd3 Nf5 40.Nh5 ( 40.Ke4 Draw.; 40.Ne4 Ne7 Nf5+ 41.Nc3 Kd7 42.Ke4 c6= ) 40...Kd7 41.Ke4 c6 42.a5 b5 43.Nf6+ Kd8 44.Nh7= ; 31.Kc2 Nxa3+ 32.Kd3 ( 32.Kb3 Nb5 33.Kc4[] Na3+ 34.Kd3 ( 34.Kc3 transposes; 34.Kb3 Nb5 Draw.) 34...Nb5 transposes; 32.Kc3 Nb5+ 33.Kd3 ( 33.Kc4 Na3+ Drawn.) 33...c6 ( 33...Ke7 34.Ne4 c6 35.Nxg5 ( 35.Kc4 b6 Na3+ 36.Nxg5[]= ) 35...b6= ) 34.Ne4 b6= ) 32...Nb5 33.Ne4 ( 33.Kc4 Na3+ Drawn.) 33...Ke7 34.Nxg5 ( 34.Kc4 The only other playable move. 34...b6 35.Nxg5[] transposes and is drawn.) 34...c6= transposes to the game.]

31...Nxa3 probably transposes to 31. Kc2 lines favourably for Black.

32.Nxg5 [ 32.Kd2 Nb5 33.Kd3 Ke7 34.Nxg5 c6= ; 32.Nc5?! Ke7! 33.Kd2 ( 33.Nxb7?! Nb5 34.Nc5 Nxd4 35.Nxa6-/+ ) 33...Nb5 34.Kd3 b6 35.Ne4 c6 36.Nxg5 Nc7 Black draws at least.]

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32...Ke7 33.Kd2 Nb5 34.Kd3 [ 34.Nf3 c6= ; 34.Ke3? Nc3 35.Nh3 Nd5+ 36.Ke4 b6 37.g5 Kf7 38.Kf3 Kg6 39.Kg4 a5-+ ]

34...c6 35.Kc4 [ 35.Ne4 b6 36.Kc4 transposes; 35.Nh3 Nc7 36.g5[] Nd5 37.g6 ( 37.Kc4 b6 38.g6 Kf8 39.Ng5 Nf4 40.Nf7 Kg7 41.Nd8 Kxg6 42.Nxc6 Nd5 43.Nb8 ( 43.Nd8= ) 43...Nc7 44.Nd7 Nd5 Draw.) 37...b6 38.Ke4 ( 38.g7?! Kf7 39.Ng5+ Kg8=/+ ) 38...Kf8 39.Ng5 Nc7 40.Nf7 ( 40.Nh3 Nd5 Draw.) 40...Kg7 41.Nd8= Favours Black.; 35.Nh7 Nc7 ( 35...b6 also draws.) 36.Kc4 b6 37.Nf6 ( 37.g5 Nd5 38.Nf6 Nf4 transposes.) 37...Nd5 38.g5 Nf4 leads to a draw.; 35.Nf3 Nc7=/+ ]

35...b6 36.Ne4 Other knight moves lead to a draw.

36...Nc7 37.Nd6 Others draw.

37...Kf8 [ 37...Nd5 ]

38.Nb7 Ke8 39.Kc3 Draw agreed. [ 39.g5 Kf7 leads to a draw.] 1/2-1/2

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