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64) Stanners M. J. - Price M. C. [D00]

Major (5) 1.d4 d5 2.e3 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 2...Nf6 3.Bd3 c5 4.c3 c4 5.Bc2 Bg4 6.f3 Bh5 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Nf4 e6 9.0-0 g5 10.Nxh5 Nxh5 11.e4 Nf4 12.Bxf4 gxf4 13.exd5 Qxd5 14.Be4 Qd6 15.Nd2 b5 16.a4

+-----------------+
|r+.+kg.4|
|0.+.+p+p|
|.+n1p+.+|
|+p+.+.+.|
|P+p)B0.+|
|+.).+P+.|
|.).H.+P)|
|$.+Q+RI.|
+-----------------+

16...0-0-0 Into the fire.

[2.44 Fritz 5.00: 16...f5 17.axb5 fxe4 18.Nxe4 Qc7 19.bxc6]

17.axb5 Nxd4 18.Rxa7

[0.59 Fritz 5.00: 18.Nxc4 is rather better 18...Nxf3+ 19.Qxf3 Qc5+ 20.Kh1 Qxc4 21.Qxf4 Qc5 22.Qxf7]

18...Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3

[0.16 Fritz 5.00: 19.Qxf3 Qb6+ 20.Kh1 Qxa7 21.Nxc4 Qc7 22.Bc6 Qb8 23.b6 Bc5]

19...Qb6+ 20.Kh1 Qxa7 21.Qe2 Bc5 22.Nxc4 Be3 23.Qc2 f5 24.Qb3 Kd7 25.Ne5+

+-----------------+
|.+.4.+.4|
|1.+k+.+p|
|.+.+p+.+|
|+P+.Hp+.|
|.+.+.0.+|
|+Q).gB+.|
|.).+.+P)|
|+.+.+R+K|
+-----------------+

It's hard to give Black advice here, but Fritz prefers ...Kd6. 25...Ke8

[5.78 Fritz 5.00: 25...Kd6 26.Nc6 Qc5 27.Rd1+ Kc7 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Nxd8 Kxd8 30.Qxe6]

26.Qxe6+ Kf8

[#6 Fritz 5.00: 26...Qe7 27.Qxf5 Rd6 28.Rd1 Qe6 29.Qh5+ Ke7 30.Rxd6 Kxd6 31.Nf7+]

27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Qxd8+ Kg7 29.Qg5+ Kf8 30.Qf6+ Kg8 31.Bd5+ 1-0

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