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[Event "39th Olympiad Men"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Black "Novita, Anjas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2356"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[WhiteTeam "ISR"]
[BlackTeam "INA"]
{This game was played in the match Israel vs Indonesia} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2
Qxd4 8. Bxb4 Qxe5 {white sacrificed 2 pawns to get the dark-squared bishop and
keep the black king in the center. The hunting is open !} 9. Na3 b5 10. Bd6
Qxb2 {third pawn !} 11. O-O a6 12. Rb1 Qc3 {black don't want the fourth :-)} (
12... Qxa2 {the computer wants !} 13. Bxb8 Rxb8 14. Ra1 Qb2 15. Qd6 Rb6 16. Qc7
{but he agrees the price is a whole rook !} O-O 17. Qxb6 Qxe2 {
with a crazy position, probably winning for white though}) 13. Bxb8 Rxb8 14.
Qd6 {still no castle} Rb6 15. Nxc4 ({another good possibility was} 15. Rfc1 Qa5
16. Qc7 {white lets black castling but creates a very unpleasant pin} O-O 17.
Nxc4 bxc4 18. Qxb6 Qxa2 19. Rb2 Qa3 20. Bxc6 $16) 15... Qxc4 16. Rbc1 Qxe2 (
16... Qxa2 17. Rxc6 Rxc6 18. Bxc6+ Bd7 19. Bxd7+ Nxd7 20. Rd1 Qd5 (20... g6 $2
21. Qxd7+ Kf8 22. Qd6+ Kg7 23. Qe5+ $18) 21. Rxd5 exd5 22. Qxd5 {
and white is winning}) 17. Bxc6+ (17. Rxc6 $2 Rxc6 18. Bxc6+ Nd7 19. Bxd7+ Bxd7
20. Rd1 g6 $1 {and black survives}) 17... Nd7 18. Rfd1 $5 ({Rodshtein would like more than this:
} 18. Bxd7+ Bxd7 19. Qxb6 O-O 20. Qxa6 $16) 18... Kd8 {only move} 19. Qd4 Rxc6
20. Rxc6 Ke7 {black is still ahead in material but his king is still hunted !}
21. Rc7 h5 {black tries to create some counter play} 22. Rdc1 h4 $2 (22... f6 {was better, the position remains very unclear}) 23. Qxg7 hxg3 24. Qg5+ f6 25. Qg7+ {
the black king is forced to try his luck in the center of the board} Kd6 26.
Qxg3+ e5 $2 ({More resilient was} 26... Ne5 27. R7c2 Qd3 28. Rxc8 Qxg3+ 29. hxg3
Rxc8 30. Rxc8 a5 31. Kf1 $16 {and white has to work to win that}) 27. R7c6+ Kd5
{unfortunately forced} 28. Qg2+ e4 29. Qg3 e3 30. Rd6+ {the simplest} (30. Qg2+
{was even stronger} Kd4 31. Rd6+ Ke5 32. f4+ Kxd6 (32... Kxf4 33. Qxe2) 33.
Rc6+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Kd8 35. Qxh8+ Ke7 36. Qg7+ Kd8 37. Qg8+ {
and black will be mated}) 30... Ke4 31. f3+ Qxf3 32. Rd4+ Kxd4 33. Qxf3 $18 Ne5
34. Rd1+ Kc4 35. Qxe3 Rh3 36. Qd4# {The king was finally trapped !} 1-0
