Interesting game.

[Mogens Larsen]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Mogens Larsen at 08 February 2004 16:12:18:

At least interesting from my perspective as I was watching most of it.
[Event "LTCT"]
[Site "Dual PIII-866MHZ/384MB"]
[Date "2004.02.08"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Ruffian 1.0.5"]
[Black "Aristarch 4.40"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical, Pirc variation"]
[TimeControl "5400"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5
8. Bg2 Nce4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. e4 d6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc7 14.
Qe2 Bd6 15. Re1 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. Be4 Bc6 18. c5 Bxc5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7
20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qxc5 b6 22. Bf4 Qb7 23. Qh5 Bf3 24. Qh3 Rac8 25. Re3 Rfd8
26. g4 Bc6 27. Re5 Rd5 28. Rh5 Rxh5 29. gxh5 Qd7 30. h6 Qd5 31. f3 Qc5+ 32.
Kg2 Qxc3 33. Rc1 Qb2+ 34. Kg3 f5 35. Re1 Qc3 36. Re3 Qf6 37. Qh5 gxh6 38.
Qxh6 Qxh6 39. Bxh6 Bd5 40. a3 Rc4 41. Rd3 a5 42. h4 b5 43. h5 b4 44. axb4
axb4 45. Bd2 Kg7 46. Kh3 Kh7 47. Kg3 b3 48. Rxb3 Rd4 49. Rb2 Rd3 50. Kh4
Bxf3 51. Bf4 Rd8 52. Kg5 Bd5 53. Rc2 Rg8+ 54. Kf6 Rf8+ 55. Kg5 Rf7 56. h6
Re7 57. Be5 Bb7 58. Kf6 Rd7 59. Bf4 Bf3 60. Rc8 Bh5 61. Kxe6 Rf7 62. Ra8
Kg6 63. Rg8+ Kh7 64. Rg2 Ra7 65. Rd2 Be8 66. Rd8 Bb5 67. Rb8 Bd7+ 68. Kd6
Ra4 69. Be5 Kxh6 70. Kxd7 Ra6 71. Bf4+ Kh5 72. Rb4 Kg6 73. Rc4 Kf7 74. Rc2
Ra1 75. Rh2 Re1 76. Kd6 Kf6 77. Kd5 Re4 78. Rh6+ Kg7 79. Rh4 Kg8 80. Kd6
Kf7 81. Kd7 Re7+ 82. Kc6 Re4 83. Kb6 Kg8 84. Kb7 Rc4 85. Ka6 Rb4 86. Ka5
Re4 87. Kb5 Rd4 88. Kc5 Re4 89. Kd5 Kf7 90. Rh7+ Kg8 91. Rh4 Kf7 92. Kc6
Kg8 93. Kd7 Kf7 94. Rh7+ Kg8 95. Rh4 Kf7 96. Kc8 Re8+ 97. Kb7 Re7+ 98. Bc7
f4 99. Kc6 f3 100. Rf4+ Kg8 101. Bd6 Rf7 102. Rg4+ Kh7 103. Rg1 Rf5 104.
Rh1+ Kg7 105. Rf1 Kg6 106. Rf2 Kf7 107. Bc7 Kf6 108. Kd6 Kf7 109. Bd8 Kg6
110. Ke6 Rf7 111. Ke5 Rf8 112. Be7 Rf7 113. Bd6 Kg5 114. Bc5 Rf5+ 115. Kd4
Rf4+ 116. Kd3 Kg4 117. Bd6 Rf5 118. Ke4 Rf6 119. Be5 Rf5 120. Bd4 Rf4+ 121.
Ke5 Rf5+ 122. Ke6 Rf4 123. Ba7 Re4+ 124. Kf6 Rf4+ 125. Ke5 Rf5+ 126. Ke4
Rf4+ 127. Ke3 Rf5 128. Bd4 Rf7 129. Bc5 Rf6 130. Ke4 Re6+ 131. Kd5 Rf6 132.
Kd4 Rf4+ 133. Kd3 Rf6 134. Ra2 Rf5 135. Bf2 Kh5 136. Ke4 Kg5 137. Ra8 Rf4+
138. Ke3 Rf7 139. Ra5+ Kh6 140. Re5 Rf6 141. Ke4 Kg7 142. Rg5+ Kf7 143. Rg3
Rh6 144. Rg4 Re6+ 145. Kf5 Rf6+ 146. Ke5 Re6+ 147. Kd5 Rg6 148. Rxg6 Kxg6
149. Ke4 Kf7 150. Kxf3 { Insufficient material } 1/2-1/2
Aristarch seemed to be winning. Maybe 32...g5 instead of 32...Qxc3 would have clinched it. The latter was played very quickly despite plenty of time on the clock.
Regards,
Mogens