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89) Saqui D. A. J. - Baer B. L. [E61]

Exeter Premier (3) 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 d6 3.e3 Bg7 4.Be2 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.Rb1 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 8...Re8 9.b4 e4 10.Nd2 Nf8 11.c5 d5 12.b5 h5 13.c6 b6 14.Qb3 N8h7 15.Re1 Be6 16.a4 Bf8 17.Ba3 Bh6 18.Nf1 Ng4 19.Bxg4 hxg4 20.a5 Ng5

+-----------------+
|r+.1r+k+|
|0.0.+p+.|
|.0P+b+pg|
|)P+p+.h.|
|.+.)p+p+|
|GQH.).+.|
|.+.+.)P)|
|+R+.$NI.|
+-----------------+

A standard reversed KIA position (Pe3 not Pe4) where Black will want to deliver mate soon. 21.Kh1

[-0.16 Fritz 5.00: 21.a6 Removes any White counterplay! 21...Qf6 22.Ng3 Rad8 23.Qc2 Bg7]

21...Kg7 22.Ra1 Rh8 23.Bb4 Rc8 24.axb6 axb6 25.Ra7 Nf3

[0.19 Fritz 5.00: 25...Ra8 ]

26.Rea1 Qh4

+-----------------+
|.+r+.+.4|
|$.0.+pi.|
|.0P+b+pg|
|+P+p+.+.|
|.G.)p+p1|
|+QH.)n+.|
|.+.+.)P)|
|$.+.+N+K|
+-----------------+

27.g3 This weakening move sets Black up for a stock mate.

[-#5 Fritz 5.00: 27.R7a2 Bg5 28.h3 Qxh3+ 29.gxh3 Rxh3+ 30.Kg2 Nh4+ 31.Kg1 Nf3+]

27...Qh3 Sufficient but the game could have been decided simply:

[-7.66 Fritz 5.00: 27...Qxh2+ 28.Nxh2 Bxe3 29.Bf8+ Rcxf8 30.Kg2 Rxh2+ 31.Kf1 Rxf2#]

28.Ne2

[-#4 Fritz 5.00: 28.Qxd5 Bxd5 29.Rxc7 Bc4 30.Rxf7+ Kxf7 31.Nxe4 Bxf1]

28...Bxe3 29.Ng1 Qxh2+ 0-1

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