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35) Rogers D. R. - Price C. R. [A15]

Major (3) 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Nc3 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 5...d5 6.b3 Ne4 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.e3 c5 9.Bb2 Nc6 10.Ne2 Bg4 11.Bxe4 cxd4 12.f3 Qa5+ 13.Kf1 Bh3+ 14.Kg1 Rd8 15.Bxc6+ bxc6 16.exd4 c5 17.Bc3

+-----------------+
|.+.4k+.4|
|0.+.0pgp|
|.+.+.+p+|
|1.0.+.+.|
|.+P).+.+|
|+PG.+P)b|
|P+.+N+.)|
|$.+Q+.IR|
+-----------------+

Both sides get in a muddle here: Black need not shed a piece, and has a clever alternative. 17...Bxd4+

[2.88 Fritz 5.00: 17...Qxc3 neat, eh? 18.Nxc3 Bxd4+ 19.Qxd4 cxd4 20.Nd5]

18.Qxd4 of course 18...cxd4 19.Bxa5 5.59 Fritz 5.00: 19...Rd7

[19...Bd7 I wonder if this was a clerical error: ...Rd7 must have been played, surely? 20.Nf4 3.00 Fritz 5.00: 20.Bxd8 Kxd8 21.Nxd4 e5 22.Ne2 f6) 20...Bf5 4.50 Fritz 5.00: 20...Rc8 21.Re1 g5 22.Nd5 Be6 23.Nc7+ Kd7 24.Nxe6 fxe6) 21.Rd1 g5 6.06 Fritz 5.00: 21...Rd6 22.Nd5 e5 23.Bc7 Re6 24.Kf2) 22.Nd3 3.34 Fritz 5.00: 22.Bxd8 gxf4 23.Rxd4 e5 24.Rd5 Be6) 22...0-0 4.94 Fritz 5.00: 22...Rd7 23.Kf2 h5 24.h4 Rg8 25.hxg5) 23.Kf2 f6 24.g4 Bg6 25.Nc5 3.41 Fritz 5.00: 25.Bxd8 Rxd8 26.h4 Kf7 27.hxg5 fxg5 28.Ne5+ Kg7) 25...Rd6 26.Bc7 Rc6 27.Nd7 Rc8 28.Ba5 1.06 Fritz 5.00: 28.Bb8 Be8 29.Rxd4 Bxd7 30.Rxd7 Rxb8 31.Rxa7) 28...Rd6 29.Nc5 0.00 Fritz 5.00: 29.Nb8 e5 30.h4 Rxb8 31.Bc7 Rbd8 32.Bxd8 Rxd8 33.hxg5 fxg5) 29...e5 2.81 Fritz 5.00: 29...Rf8 ) 30.Na4 Ra6 31.Bb4 Be8 32.a3 Bxa4 33.bxa4 Rxa4 34.Rc1 a5 35.Bd6 Raxc4 36.Rxc4 Rxc4 37.Rb1 Rc2+ 38.Kg3 Rc6 39.Be7 Kf7 40.Rb7 Ke6 41.Bd8 a4 42.Rb6 Rxb6 43.Bxb6 Kd5 44.Bd8 Kc4 2.03 Fritz 5.00: 44...Ke6 45.Kf2 h6 46.Bb6 f5 47.Bc5 Kf6 48.Ke2 Kg6 49.Kd3) 45.Kf2 Kb3 46.Be7 1.06 Fritz 5.00: 46.Bxf6 Kxa3 47.Bxe5 Kb3 48.Bxd4 a3 49.Ke3 Kc4 50.Ba1 a2) 46...Kc2 47.Bb4 Kd3 48.Be7 0.00 Fritz 5.00: 48.Ba5 h6 49.Bb4 e4 50.fxe4 Kxe4 51.Bf8 f5 52.gxf5 Kxf5) 48...Kc2]

20.Nf4

[20.Kf2 e5 21.Rad1 d3 22.Nc3]

20...Bf5 21.Rd1 g5 22.Nd3 0-0 23.Kf2 f6 24.g4 Bg6 25.Nc5 Rd6 26.Bc7 Rc6 27.Nd7 Rc8 28.Ba5 Rd6 29.Nc5 e5 30.Na4 Ra6 31.Bb4 Be8 32.a3 Bxa4 33.bxa4 Rxa4 34.Rc1 a5 35.Bd6 Raxc4 36.Rxc4 Rxc4 37.Rb1 Rc2+ 38.Kg3 Rc6 39.Be7 Kf7 40.Rb7 Ke6 41.Bd8 a4 42.Rb6 Rxb6 43.Bxb6 Kd5 44.Bd8 Kc4 45.Kf2 Kb3 46.Be7 Kc2 47.Bb4 Kd3 48.Be7 Kc2 1/2-1/2

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