Alekseev, E. (2550) - Areshchenko, A. (2470) [B90]

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Alekseev, E. (2550) - Areshchenko, A. (2470) [B90]
Petrov Mem Open, St. Petersburg (4) 2002
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 h5
Slightly strange move.
8. Be3 Be6
In the game Yagupov, I - Rashkovsky, N, Anibal op, Linares 2000 Black played 8...Be7 9. a4 Be6 10. a5 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. c4 Bh4+ 15. g3 Bf6 16. Be2 e4 17. f4 Bh3 18. Kf2 g6 19. Rac1 O-O with complicated play.

9. Nd5
A novelty. The alternative is 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O Nbd7, Siroky, J - Djubek, B, TCh-SVK 2001.
9...Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Na5
Interesting is 12. c4.
12...b6! 13. Nb3
Weaker is 13. Nc6? Nxd5! 14. Qxd5 Nf6 15. Qd2 (15. Qc4 b5) 15... Qxc6 with an extra pawn.
13...g6 14. Be2 Qb7 15. Rd1
Deserving attention is 15. c4.
15...Bg7 16. O-O O-O 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Rfe8 19. c4
If 19. c3 then 19...Ne4 20. Qd3 Ndc5 21. Qf3 f5 with equality.
19...Ne4 20. Qc2?!
Better is 20. Qc1 b5 21. Be3 bxc4 22. Bxc4.
20...b5!
Seizing the initiative.
21. Rf3 Rac8 22. Nd4 Bxd4+
Also possible is 22... bxc4 23. Nc6 Qxb2 24. Qxb2 Bxb2 25. Bxc4 Ndc5 with an extra pawn.
23. Rxd4 Qb6 24. Be3

24...Ng5?
The decisive mistake. Correct is 24... Ng3! 25. Rxg3 (25. Rxf7 Nxe2+) 25... Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Qxd4 27. Qc3 Qa7 28. Kf1 Ne5 with a small edge to Black.
25. Rxf7!!
A nice rook sacrifice.
25...Nxf7
If 25... Kxf7 then 26. Rf4+. Also hopeless is 25... Ne5 26. Rf6 Kg7 27. Bxh5! gxh5 28. Qf5.
26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Bxh5
White has a formidable attack.
27...Nde5 28. Qf6 Re7 29. Bxf7 Nxf7 30. Qxe7+ Kxe7 31. Re4+ Ne5 32. Bxb6 bxc4 33. Bd4 Kf6 34. Re3 Kf5 35. Bxe5 dxe5 36. Re1 Rb8 37. Re2 e4 38. Kf2 Kf4 39. g3+ Ke5 40. Rd2 Kd6 41. Ke3 Re8 42. Kd4 Re5 43. Kxc4 e3 44. Re2 Rxd5 45. Rxe3
Black resigned. 1-0

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