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ANNOTATED GAME

4th IECC, Istanbul TUR
Bartlomiej Macieja (2634) vs. Anatoli Vaisser (2563)
Annotated by: sides688 (1200)
Chess opening: French (C16), Winawer, advance variation
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4
Winawer variation

 
4. e5
The most popular

 
4... Ne7
Alternative: 4..., c5 4..., b6

 
5. a3
Alternative moves: 5.Bd2 5.Qg4 5.Nf3 ...

 
5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4
Alternative moves: 7.Nf3 7.a4 7.h4 ...

 
7... O-O
Alternative moves: 7..., Qc7 7..., cxd4 7..., Nf5 7..., Kf8 ...

 
8. Bd3
Alternative move: 8.Nf3

 
8... Nbc6
Alternative variation: 8... c4 9. Bh6 Ng6 10. Bxg6 fxg6 11. Be3=

 
9. Qh5
If 9.Nf3 or Ne2 or dxc5 one good move for black is: 6..., Qa5=

 
9... Ng6 10. Nf3
Playable also: 10.Nh3=, +/=

 
10... Qc7
Also sound is: 10..., Nce7

 
11. Be3
If 11.Ng5 ..., g6 unclear

 
11... c4 12. Bxg6 fxg6
Maybe playable also: 12...,hxg6

 
13. Qg4 Qf7
Another plan: 13..., Qa5 unc.

 
14. Ng5 Qe8
Not 14..., Qf5?! because of the trap: 15.Qe2 with the threat 16.g4! )

 
15. h4 h6 16. Nh3
Aiming the f4 square

 
16... a5 17. h5 gxh5 18. Qe2 b5 19. Nf4 g6 20. Nxh5
Meaningful sacrifice!

 
20... gxh5 21. Rxh5 Ra7
Maybe better: 21... Ne7 E.g. 22. Rxh6 Kg7 23. Qg4+ Ng6 24. Bg5 Qf7 25.Bf6+ +/-

 
22. Bxh6
22.Bxh6! Inferior would be 22.Rxh6, Rg7 =/+, -/+

 
22... Rff7 23. Qg4+
23.Qg4! White wins material and a much better position.

 

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