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14) Belinfante N. - Wood J. Z. [C11]

Major (2) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nf3 c5 6.Be3 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 6...Nc6 7.Bb5 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Re1 a6 10.Bf1 b5 11.Qd2 Qc7 12.Rad1 cxd4 13.Bxd4 Nxd4 14.Qxd4

+-----------------+
|r+b+.4k+|
|+.1ngp0p|
|p+.+p+.+|
|+p+p).+.|
|.+.!.+.+|
|+.H.+N+.|
|P)P+.)P)|
|+.+R$BI.|
+-----------------+

Black now plays a series of moves which make a poor position fatal. 14...f6

[1.94 Fritz 5.00: 14...b4 15.Nb1 Qxc2 16.Bd3 Qc7 17.Nbd2]

15.exf6

+-----------------+
|r+b+.4k+|
|+.1ng.0p|
|p+.+p).+|
|+p+p+.+.|
|.+.!.+.+|
|+.H.+N+.|
|P)P+.)P)|
|+.+R$BI.|
+-----------------+

Natural, but risking letting an opportunity slip.

[0.06 Fritz 5.00: 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Qxd5+ Kh8 17.exf6 Bxf6 18.Qxa8 Bxb2]

15...Bxf6 ? Overlooking White's idea

[1.03 Fritz 5.00: 15...Nxf6 16.Bd3 Bd6 17.Ne5 Nd7 18.Nxd5 Bxe5 19.Nxc7 Bxd4 20.Nxa8]

16.Nxd5 back on track 16...exd5 ? Unnecessary! White must have some idea in mind, and there's no need here to fall for it.

[2.81 Fritz 5.00: 16...Qxc2 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6 18.Bd3 Qc7 19.Qe5 Nd5 20.Qxc7 Nxc7]

17.Qxd5+ Kh8 18.Qxa8 Nb6 19.Qe4 Bb7 20.Qe8 Qc5 21.Nd4 Bd5

+-----------------+
|.+.+Q4.i|
|+.+.+.0p|
|ph.+.g.+|
|+p1b+.+.|
|.+.H.+.+|
|+.+.+.+.|
|P)P+.)P)|
|+.+R$BI.|
+-----------------+

22.Ne6

[1.91 Fritz 5.00: 22.Qe3 Bxa2 23.b4 Qc7 24.Ne6 Bxe6 25.Qxe6]

22...Bxe6

[2.91 Fritz 5.00: 22...Qxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Bh4+ 24.Kg1 Rxe8 25.g3 Rxe6 26.Rxe6 Bxe6 27.gxh4]

23.Rxe6 h6

[3.53 Fritz 5.00: 23...Bh4 24.Re2 Bxf2+ 25.Kh1 g6 26.Qe5+ Qxe5 27.Rxe5]

24.Qg6 Bxb2 25.Re8 Qxf2+ 26.Kh1 Nd7 27.Bd3 1-0

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