Dominguez, L. (2595) - Leko, P. (2735) [B33], World Teams Championship, Yerevan (3) 2001

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Dominguez, L. (2595) - Leko, P. (2735) [B33]
World Teams Championship, Yerevan (3) 2001
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5

13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bb5 Ne7 16. Ncb4 Bh3!?
A novelty.
Also possible is 16... Bd7 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Bxd7 axb4 19. Bc6 Rxa4 20. Qxa4 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qb8 22. O-O Bd8 1/2-1/2, draw in Svidler, P - Ivanchuk, V, Rubinstein mem, Polanica Zdroj 2000.
Or 18. Nc6 Qe8! 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. O-O 1/2-1/2, draw in Tiviakov, S - Cifuentes P, Hoogeveen Essent op 2000.

17. Nxe7+
After 17. gxh3 axb4 18. Nxb4 Black has compensation for a pawn because White's kingside is weak.
17...Qxe7 18. Nd5
If 18. Bc6 then 18...Bxg2 19. Rg1 Rac8 20. Rxa5 Bh3 with equal chances.
18...Qb7 19. Bc4 Bd7
Worse is 19... Bxg2? 20. Rg1.
20. Ra2 Kh8 21. O-O f5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Ne3 Qd7
Draw. 1/2-1/2

Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2596) - Leko, Peter (2739) [B33]
WchT 5th/Yerevan (3.1) 2001

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bb5 Ne7 16. Ncb4 Bh3 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. Bc4 Bd7 20. Ra2 Kh8 21. O-O f5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Ne3 Qd7 1/2-1/2

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