Dumont, Summer 2001 Game/40
Compulsory Opening - Sicilian
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| White | Black |
| F.H. Schott (1970) | B. Friend (2000) |
| Q. Can you find a winning move for white? |
| l. e4 | c5 |
| 2. Nf3 | Nc6 |
| 3. d4 | cxd4 |
| 4. Nxd4 | Nf6 |
| 5. Nc3 | d6 |
| 6. Be2 | e6 |
| 7. Be3 | Be7 |
| 8. 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 9. Qd2 | a6 |
| 10. f4 | Qc7 |
| 11. Bf3 | Rb8 |
| 12. Nce2 | Nxd4 |
| 13. Nxd4 | b5 ? |
Black's move permits (14)e5, a strong move. Black cannot
take twice on e5 because Bf4 will then win a whole rook. |
| 14. e5 | Nd5 |
| 15. Bxd5 | exd5 |
| 16. Rad1 | Bb7 |
| to defend the d5 pawn, but white now gets a strong attack. |
| 17. Nf5 | Rbc8 |
| 18. c3 | Rfe8 |
White's move is a mistake, reflexively defending pawn c2,
but Black can't take it because of the Be7. The missed move
costs white because Black's #18 defends, perhaps adequately. |
| 19. Bd4 | Bf8 |
| 20. exd6 | Qd8 |
White wins a pawn because the Black f8 Bishop has to
defend g7.
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| 21. Qf2 | g6 |
| 22. Qg3 | Qd7 |
| 23. Ne7 + | Bxe7 |
My inability to find a winning move makes me give back the pawn,
hoping that my #25 will be good enough. |
| 24. dxe7 | Rxe7 |
| 25. f5 | Re4 |
| 26. Qg5 | Qd8 |
| 27. Qg3 | Qh4 |
My #27 practically concedes the draw. Perhaps I should have tried (27) Bf6,
but (27) ...Qf8 seems to hold. |
| 28. fxg6 | hxg6 |
| 29. Qxh4 | Rxh4 |
Draw agreed.
Where did I miss the win?
(if it was there!)
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