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Marcel Sisniega vs Miguel Illescas
Thessaloniki Olympiad (1988), Thessaloniki GRE, rd 5, Nov-18
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B46)  ·  1-0

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Dec-04-07
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  tpstar: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 d6 <After the shadowboxing, it's a Scheveningen setup where White's KB fianchetto works well> 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. 0-0 Nf6 Opening Explorer 9. a4 <9. Nb3 Be7 10. a4 0-0 11. a5 Ne5 Morozevich vs Ivanchuk, 2007 > Be7 10. b3 <10. Be3 0-0 11. Nb3 Ne5 12. Bd4 Nc4 Kupreichik vs P Velikov, 1992 ; 10. Be3 0-0 11. Kh1 Ne5 12. f4 Nc4 V Malakhov vs Vogt, 2006 ; 10. h3 h5 11. b3 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qc8 S Kristjansson vs C Marzolo, 2005 > 0-0 11. Bb2 <The double fianchetto is solid but slow> Qc7 <11 ... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rc8 Korchnoi vs Ulf Andersson, 1987 > <[last book move]<>> 12. Nde2 Rab8 <Black prepares ... b5> 13. h3 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Nf4 Ne5 17. Na2 Bc6 18. Rfe1 Qb7 <Black builds pressure against the Pe4> 19. Nb4 <Interesting how White's Knights end up at b4 & f4> Nxe4 <[19 ... Ra8!? =]<>> 20. Qe3 Nc5 <20 ... Ng5?! 21. Nxc6 Nxc6 22. h4 wins the Knight; 20 ... Nf6 21. Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Nxe6!> 21. Nxc6 Nxc6 22. b4 Na4 <[22 ... e5!? 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. bxc5 exf4 25. Qxe7 fxg3 ]<>> 23. Nxe6! <[Demolishes the Pawn shield]<>> fxe6? <[23 ... d5 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 ]<>> 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 <[25 ... Qc7 ]<>> 26. Bxg7+! <This second sacrifice is decisive - 26. Qxe7? Nxb2> Kxg7 27. Qxe7+ Kg8 <27 ... Kh8 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Re7; 27 ... Kh6 28. Qf6+ Kh5 29. g4#> 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Qf6+ 1-0 <29 ... Kg8 30. Re7 mates>.

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