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(1) Hanley,J (2219) - Hinrichsen,D (2000) [B13]
LPCC Cardinal Medical Champ Central Park, La Palma (3), 08.10.2004
[IM Jack Peters]
Best game prize winner as judged by IM Peters and published in the LA Times on 11/28/04. Republished with permission from IM Peters.
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5
cxd5 4.Bd3 The Exchange variation, a quiet system against the Caro-Kann Defense.
4...Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bg5 e6 Unnecessarily passive.
With 6...Bg4 Black activates the Bishop.
7.Nf3 Be7 8.Nbd2 Bd7 9.0-0
Nh5 10.Be3 Keeping Black cramped.
10...g6 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Ng7
13.Re1 Nf5 14.Bxf5 Eliminating Black's best piece.
14...gxf5 15.Qh5 White has a clear advantage. His Knight will settle on d4, and Black has no counterplay.
15...h6 16.Nb3 b6 17.Nd4 Bg5?
18.Nxf5!! The best combination of the tournament.
18...Rh7 [ White foresees 18...exf5 19.e6 Bxe6 20.Bxg5
Qxg5 21.Rxe6+ Kf8 22.Qxg5 hxg5
23.Re5 winning two pawns.]
19.Nd6+ Kf8 20.f4 Bh4 21.Rf1
f5 Else 22. f5 opens the f-file.
22.exf6 Bxf6 23.Bd4 The simplist way to preserve the trapped Knight.
23...Bxd4+ 24.cxd4 Qf6 [ Or 24...Ke7 25.Qe5
Qb8 26.Nf5+ escaping.]
25.Qe5 Ke7 26.Rac1 Rg7? [ But even 26...Qxe5
27.fxe5 is hopeless for Black.]
27.Rc7 also decisive. [ Permitting 27.Nf5+! Qxf5 28.Qxg7+ ]
27...h5? 28.Rxd7+ 1-0 |
