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49) Price M. C. - Stenhouse I. A. [B17]

Major (4) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 e6 6.Qe2 Be7 7.Nf3 Ngf6 8.Neg5 Nd5 9.0-0 h6 10.Ne4 N7f6 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 11.Re1 b6 12.Ne5 Qc7 13.Nxc6

[-1.09 Fritz 5.00: 13.Nxf6+ first is logical, but Fritz' assessment of the game continuation is faulty 13...Bxf6 14.Nxc6 0-0 15.Ne5 Bb7 16.c3]

13...Nxe4 14.Nxe7 Kxe7 15.Bxd5 exd5 16.f3 f5 17.fxe4 dxe4 18.Rf1 Be6 19.b3 Qc3 20.Ba3+ Kf7 21.Qxe4 Rad8 22.Rad1 Rhe8 23.d5 Bc8 24.Qd3 Qa5 25.b4 Qa4 26.Qc3 Kg8 27.Bb2 Re7 28.d6 Rf7 29.g4 Qb5 30.a4 Qe2 31.Rd4 fxg4

[2.31 Fritz 5.00: 31...Bb7 32.Rf2 Qe5 33.Rxf5 Rxf5 34.gxf5 Qxf5]

32.Rxf7 Kxf7 33.Rf4+ Ke8

+-----------------+
|.+b4k+.+|
|0.+.+.0.|
|.0.).+.0|
|+.+.+.+.|
|P).+.$p+|
|+.!.+.+.|
|.GP+q+.)|
|+.+.+.I.|
+-----------------+

There is an immediate tactic here, although White wins in any event. 34.Rf2

[0.38 Fritz 5.00: 34.Qc6+ Bd7 35.Re4+ Kf8 36.Bxg7+ Kxg7 37.Qc3+ Kh7 38.Rxe2 Bxa4]

34...Qd1+ 35.Rf1 Qxd6 36.Qxg7 Qe7

[4.88 Fritz 5.00: 36...Be6 37.Be5 Qe7 38.Qxe7+ Kxe7 39.Bf6+ Ke8 40.Bxd8 Kxd8 is no salvation]

37.Qg6+ Kd7 38.Rf7 1-0

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