Luke Boumphrey - Stephen Connor [B89]

MCA Lightning (10s per move) 2007


B89: Sicilian: Velimirovic Attack

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Bd7 11. g4 O-O 12. g5 Ne8 13. Rhg1 Na5 14. Qh5 14. Rg3 Nxb3+ 15. Nxb3 g6 16. h4 Ng7 17. h5 Nxh5 18. Rh3 Kg7 19. Rxh5 gxh5 20. Qxh5 Rh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Bd4 e5 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Nf6+ 1-0 Soto,N (1965)-Salchi,E (1964)/Uruguay 2003/EXT 2005 14... Nxb3+ 15. axb3 g6 16. Qh6 b5?N too slow 16... f6 17. h4 Rf7 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. h5 Bg7 20. Qg5 gxh5 21. Qxh5 Nf6 22. Qh4 e5 23. Nde2 Be6 24. Bh6 Qe7 25. Rd3 Kf8 26. Rxg7 Rxg7 27. Rg3 Ng4 28. Qxe7+ Kxe7 29. Bxg7 Nxf2 30. Bh6 Ng4 31. Bg5+ Vyhnalek,B (2220)-Houskova,M/Nachod 1998/EXT 2003/1-0 (48) 17. Rg3 Ng7 18. Rh3 Nh5 18... f5 19. Qxh7+ Kf7 20. exf5 exf5 21. Nd5+- 19. Rg1 19. Rxh5 gxh5 20. Nf5 exf5 21. Nd5 f6 22. g6 Qxc2+ 23. Kxc2 Rac8+ 24. Kb1 Rc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rf7 26. gxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Bh6+ Ke8 29. Qxe7# 19... Rfc8?? not very good, but the game is lost anyway >= 19... f5 20. exf5 exf5+- 20. Rxh5! gxh5 21. g6 fxg6 21... hxg6 hardly improves anything 22. Rxg6+! fxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. Nxe6 Bxe6 25. Bd4+ Bf6 26. Bxf6+ Qg7 27. Qxg7# 22. Rxg6+! hxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. Nxe6! Bxe6 24... Qxc3 is no use either 25. bxc3 Bf8 26. Bd4+ Bg7 27. Qxg7# 25. Bd4+! a nice attack played with confidence and energy. 1-0