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69) Saqui D. A. J. - Manning P. [A48]

Exeter Premier (1) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.Be2 d5 5.Nbd2 Nc6 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 6.b3 Bf5 7.Nh4 Bd7 8.f4 Ne4 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.g3 Nb4 11.c4 c5 12.Bb2

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12...Bh3

[-0.03 Fritz 5.00: Fritz prefers 12...Bg4 13.0-0 (13.Bxg4 Nd3+ 14.Kf1 Nxb2 15.Qc2 Nd3 with White disorganised, but he may be able to unravel. 13...Bxe2 14.Qxe2 cxd4 15.a3 Nd3 16.Rad1 e5 17.fxe5]

13.Qd2 Qd6 14.a3 Na6 15.d5 Bxb2 16.Qxb2 Qf6 17.Qxf6 exf6 18.Kf2 Ke7 19.g4 h5 20.gxh5 gxh5 21.Rhg1 Bd7 22.Rad1 Kd6 23.Rg7 Raf8 24.f5 Ke5 25.Bf1

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25...Nb8

[3.94 Fritz 5.00: 25...Kd6 26.Bg2 Rhg8 27.Rxg8 Rxg8 28.Bxe4 Rg4 29.Bf3 Rg5 30.Be4]

26.b4

[1.28 Fritz 5.00: 26.d6 with mating threats is stronger 26...Bc6 27.Bh3 Rh6 (27...Nd7 28.Ng6+ fxg6 29.Re7#) 28.Ng6+ Rxg6 29.fxg6 f5 30.gxf7 Ke6]

26...Ba4 27.Rd2 Kd6 28.Be2 Nd7 29.b5

[0.00 Fritz 5.00: 29.Kg3 Ne5 30.bxc5+ Kxc5 31.Kf4 Re8 32.Rb2 b6 33.Rd2 Nxc4 34.Bxc4 Kxc4 35.Rd4+ Kb3 36.Rxf7]

29...Ne5 30.Rb2 Bd1 31.Bf1 Ng4+ 32.Ke1 Nxe3 33.Kf2 Ng4+ 34.Ke1 Bf3 35.h3 Ne5 36.Nxf3 exf3 37.Kf2 Rfg8 38.Rg3 Rxg3 39.Kxg3 Rg8+ 40.Kf4 Rg1

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Black is right out of his bind. 41.Rf2 Rg8

[0.00 Fritz 5.00: 41...Kc7 42.a4 b6 43.Ke4 Kd6 44.Ke3 h4 45.Ke4]

42.a4

[-0.97 Fritz 5.00: 42.Rb2 ]

42...b6 43.Ra2 a5 44.Rf2 h4 45.Ke3 Rg5 46.Kf4 Rg3 47.Ke3

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Drawn. 47...Nd7 A winning try, but in White's interests.

[0.09 Fritz 5.00: 47...Rg7 48.Ke4 Rg1 49.Ke3 Rg3 50.Kf4 Kd7 51.Rd2 Rg1 52.Rf2]

48.Kf4

[-0.97 Fritz 5.00: 48.Rxf3 Rg5 49.Rf4 Rg3+ 50.Rf3]

48...Nf8

[0.09 Fritz 5.00: 48...Rg1 49.Ke4 Ne5 50.Kf4]

49.Rxf3 Rxf3+ 50.Kxf3 Ke5 51.Kg4 Ke4 52.Kxh4 Kxf5 53.Kg3 Ke4 54.h4 f5 55.h5 Ke5 56.h6 Kf6 57.Bh3 Kg6

[2.44 Fritz 5.00: 57...Ke5 58.Kf3 f4 59.Bc8 Nh7 60.d6 Kxd6 61.Bf5 Nf6 62.h7]

58.d6 Kxh6 59.Bxf5 Kg5 60.d7 Nxd7 61.Bxd7 f5 62.Kf3 f4 1-0

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