Mizanur Rahman - Stuart Smiley

ML/Div1/Atticus1-WallaseyA/Bd3/26th Jan 2009


The game started 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 Nbd7 10. Kb1 (diagram)

10... b5 11. e5!?N 11. g4 Bb7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. g5 Bxd4 14. Rxd4 Nb6 15. Bxb5+ Ke7 16. Be2 Rhc8 17. f5 e5 18. f6+ Kf8 19. fxg7+ Kg8 20. Rd2 Nd7 21. Rf1 Nc5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Kxg7 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Bh5 Ra7 Levy Ortiz,M (1921)-Rojas,J (2029) /Riobamba 2007/CBM 120 ext/1/2-1/2 (38) 11. Bd3 b4 12. Nce2 Rb8 13. Rhe1 Bb7 14. Nc1 Nc5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qe3 O-O 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Bd8 19. Nde2 Rc8 20. Nf4 Bg5 21. g3 Rfd8 22. Qf2 Na4 23. Nb3 Qe7 24. Ka1 Qc7 25. Qe2 Bh6 Strok,B (2080)-Zuriel,M (2230)/Vicente Lopez 2004/EXT 2005/ 0-1 (37) 11. a3 Bb7 1/2-1/2 Mesojedec,Z (2127)-Zorko,J (2113)/Celje 2006/ EXT 2008 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. e5 Bb7 13. Bxb5+ axb5 14. Ndxb5 Qb8 15. Qg3 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nh5 17. Qe3 Bxg2 18. Rhg1 Bc6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Qb7 21. Qe2 Bf3 22. Qd3 Nf4 23. Qc4 Ng6 24. Nb5 O-O 25. Re1 Bd5 Schleicher,J (2069)-Roeschert, S/Schwarzburg 2005/CBM 108 ext/0-1 (36) 11. Bxf6!? is worthy of consideration 11... Nxf6 12. a3= 11... Bb7=/+ 12. Qg3 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nh5 13... >= Qxe5!? 14. Bf4 Qh5=/+ 15. Be2 Qg6 and Black is fine 14. Qg4+/= Bxg5 15. Nxe6! Also possible is 15. Qxh5 Qxe5 16. Bxb5 axb5= 17. Rhe1 Be3 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxe3= 15... fxe6 16. Qxh5+ g6 17. Qxg5 stopping 0-0-0 17... b4?? 17... >= O-O was necessary 18. Qe7 Rf7 19. Qxe6 Qxe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 gives Black good practical chances 18. Bb5!!+- the best move of the game, putting Black in serious difficulties 18... bxc3 18... axb5 19. Nxb5 was not a realistic choice 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Rxd7 Kxd7 21. Qf6 21. Rd1+!? Bd5 22. Qg4! Ke7 23. bxc3 Rac8 24. Qb4+ Kf7 25. Rf1+ is crushing 21... Bd5 22. Qf7+ Kc6 23. Qe7 Rad8 24. b4 24. Qa3 makes it even easier for White 24... Kb6+- 24... Rc8? 24... Rd7 25. Qc5+ Kb7+- 25. Rf1 Rc7 26. Qd6+ Kb7 27. a4 Bxg2 28. Rf6 Bd5 29. a5 Bc4 30. Qb6+ Kc8 31. Rxe6 Rf8 both players were now in something of a time scramble but still alarmingly for the spectators, quite preoccupied with keeping the score! 31... Bxe6? 32. Qxa6+ Rb7 33. Qxe6+ Kb8 34. Qd6+ Ka7 32. Rf6 Rd8 33. Rd6 Rf8 34. Rf6 Rd8 35. Rd6 Twofold repetition 35... Rf8 36. Rd1 Re8 37. Qd4 37. Qe3 seems even better 37... Kb8+- 37... Be6 38. Rd3 Bf5 39. Rxc3 Rxc3 40. Qxc3+ Kb7 41. Kb2 >= 41. Qd4!? and White can already relax 41... Re6 42. Qd7+ Ka8 43. Qc8+ Ka7+- 41... Re6 41... Rc8 the last chance for counterplay 42. Qf3+ Kb8+- 42. Qd4 g5 43. c4 >= 43. Qd7+ might be the shorter path 43... Ka8+- 44. Qf7 and Black could resign 43... Rh6 43... Kc8 does not win a prize 44. Qc5+ Kd7 45. b5+- 44. Qd2 >= 44. Qd5+ makes it even easier 44... Kc7 45. e6 Rxh2+ 46. Ka1 Bxe6 47. Qe5+ 44... Rh4 45. Qxg5 again >= 45. Qd5+ makes for a quicker finish but again both players were in serious time trouble at the very end of the second time control 45... Kc8 46. e6 Bxe6 47. Qxe6+ Kc7+- 45... Rxh2+ 46. Kc3 Rc2+ 47. Kd4 Bd7 48. Qe7 Kc8 49. Kc5 A highly enjoyable game (for the spectators!) played with courage and exemplary use of the clock. 1-0