M. Van Delft (2382) - J. Smeets (2539) [B42]

Noteboom (6) 2007


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 d6?! This line I have played myself as Black and it has an unsound reputation. 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qe2 Nbd7!? Almost new, normally Black makes a Bishop move here. 9. a4 bxa4 10. Rxa4 Nc5 11. Bb5+!? Keeping momentum. 11... Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Ra5?! I'm affraid every other square was better. 13... Qb7 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxe5 Qb6?! 15... Ncd7 16. Qg3 Bb4 17. Rg5 g6 looked fairly solid after the game and probably it is. 16. Ra2 Bd6 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Be3 Qb7 19. Rfa1 Rfc8 20. h3 h6 21. Nf3 Nfd7? Here Black should play some other neutral move. 22. b4! Maybe the best move, but unfortunately I didn't even see half of the lines. 22. Bd4 e5 is fine for Black. 22. Nd1!? was a funny alternative from the post-mortem. 22... Nb3 22... Qxb4 23. Rb1 Qxc3 24. Bd4 and even though Black has a nice reply, there is still some stuff hanging in the d-file. 24... Ne4 25. Bxc3 Nxc3 26. Qd3 Nxa2 27. Qxd6 23. cxb3? 23. Rd1 Bxb4 24. Nb1!! Nbc5 25. c3 is the very hidden win (a piece for two pawns). 23... Rxc3 24. b5 24. Rxa6 Rxa6 25. Qxa6 Qxa6 26. Rxa6 Bxb4 27. Ra8+ Kh7 28. Ra7 is immediately draw since White gets the pawn on f7. 24... a5 25. Nd4 Be5 26. Qf3? I think I was empty here and toughness training was over. After something like 26. b4 a4 27. Rd1 the game just continues. Now White has big problems holding the ending. 26... Qxf3 27. Nxf3 Rxb3 28. Nxe5 Nxe5 29. Rxa5 Rxa5 30. Rxa5 Nc4 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Ra4 Rb1+ 33. Kh2 Nxe3 34. fxe3 Rxb5 35. h4 Kg6 36. Kg3 Rf5 37. Rg4+ Kf6 38. Ra4 Ke5 39. Rb4 Rf1 40. Rg4 Kf6 41. Ra4 Ke5 42. Rg4 g6 43. Ra4 f5 44. Rb4 g5 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. Ra4 g4 47. Rb4 Rc1 48. Rb2 Ke4 49. Kf2 Kd3 50. Rb3+ Rc3 51. Rb5 Rc2+ 52. Kg3 Ke4 53. Rb3 Rd2 54. Ra3 e5 55. Rb3 Rd3 0-1