Leko, Peter - Adams, Michael [C42]

Chess Siberia

Leko, Peter - Adams, Michael [C42]
Sparkassen Chess Meeting G2, Dortmund (1.6) 2002
Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nf6 9. h3 O-O 10. Nc3 Nb4 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 c6 13. Bg5 Nbd5 14. Re1 Be6

15. Qb3!
Weaker is 15. Bb3 Re8 16. Qd2 h6 17. Bh4 Nd7 18. Bg3 Nf8 19. Rad1 Bb4 20. Ne5 a5 21. Nd3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 1/2, Pinter, J - Smyslov, V, Szolnok 1975.
15...Qb6
White had a clear edge in Nataf, I - Delgado, N, Havana 2001 after 15...Re8?! 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qxa7 Rxb2 20. Na4 Rb8 21. Nc5. After 15...Rb8 16. Ne5 Re8 17. Rad1 Qd6 18. Bh4 Qb4 19. Qc2 Rbd8 White had only a minimal advantage in Hulak, K - Toth, B, Budva 1981.
16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Bb3 h6
Or 18...Rfc8 19. Re2 h6 20. Bf4 Ne4 21. Ne5 with initiative in Giaccio, A - Zarnicki, P, ARG-ch, Pinamar 2002.
19. Bf4 Rfc8 20. Ne5! g5 21. Bh2
White is better thanks to Black's weaknesses on the kingside and queenside.
21...Bb4 22. Re2 Ne4 23. Nd3 Bf8 24. Rae1! Bg7

25. Be5!
White exchanges the good black bishop.
25...Bxe5 26. Nxe5 Kg7 27. Nd3 Rc7 28. Nb4! Rd8 29. g4! Nf6 30. Kg2 Rd6 31. f3 Bd7 32. Kg3 Kf8 33. h4!
The decisive advance.
33...Bb5 34. Re5 gxh4+ 35. Kxh4 Bc4 36. Bc2 Bb5
If 36... Bxa2? then 37. b3 Rxc2 38. Nxc2 Bxb3 39. Ne3 winning.
37. a3 Rd8 38. Kg3 Kg7 39. Bf5 Kf8 40. Rh1 Kg7 41. Nc2 Re8 42. Ne3 Rce7

43. Kf4!
White monarch also goes to the battle.
43...Bc6 44. Bc2 Bd7 45. g5
A positional masterpiece of Peter Leko.
Black resigned. 1-0

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