Exeter Chess Club: Blunders\blun_93.htm

93) Baer B. L. - Spink B. M. [A04]

Exeter Premier (4) 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d6 4.d3 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 4...e5 5.0-0 Be7 6.c3 0-0 7.Nbd2 Nc6 8.b4 Qe8 9.a4 Qh5 10.e4 fxe4 11.dxe4 Bg4 12.Re1 Rf7 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Nxf3 Nd7 15.Be3 Raf8 16.Nd2 Qg6

+-----------------+
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|$.+Q$.I.|
+-----------------+

17.a5 Missing a chance to nibble the a-Pawn.

[-0.47 Fritz 5.00: 17.b5 Nd8 18.Bxa7 Bg5 (18...b6 19.a5) 19.a5 Ne6]

17...Bg5 18.Bxg5 Qxg5 19.Nf3 Qh5 20.Re3 Nd8 21.Ra2 Kh8 22.Qd3 Ne6 23.Qd5 Ng5 24.Nxg5 Qxg5 25.Re1 b6 26.axb6 axb6 27.Qe6 Re7 28.Qg4

+-----------------+
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|+.+.0.1.|
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|+.).+.)P|
|R+.+.)B+|
|+.+.$.I.|
+-----------------+

28...Qf6

[0.53 Fritz 5.00: 28...Qxg4 29.hxg4 Ref7 30.Rea1 b5 31.Bh1 Nf6]

29.Re3 Qf7 30.Qe2 Qb3 31.Bf1 Ref7 32.Qc4

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|+.0n+r0p|
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|+.+.0.+.|
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|+.+.+BI.|
+-----------------+

32...Qb1 This is the real blunder: can Black guarantee to get the Queen out? 33.Kg2 Nf6 34.Bd3 Qc1 35.Rc2 Qd1 36.Ree2 Nh5 37.Rcd2 Qa1 38.Ra2 Qc1

[6.63 Fritz 5.00: 38...d5 39.Qxd5 Nf4+ 40.gxf4 Qxc3 41.Rec2]

39.Qxf7 1-0

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