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Jackson Showalter vs David Janowski
London (1899), London ENG, rd 5, Jun-05
Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation (D31)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-08-16
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  KEG: After going 4-0 during the first four rounds, Janowski has to work hard to earn a drawn against Showalter,

Janowski once again plays his 3...a6 line in the Queen's Gambit Declined, but Showalter seems ready for this, outplays Janowski in the opening, and has the edge after 16 moves. Showalter nicely exploits Janowski's weap b pawn. On move 17, however, Showalter misses the cleaver 17. Nxd5! (not then 17...cxN 18. Bc7!) which would have allowed him to retain his edge.

On move 23, Janowski plays 23...f6 creating new weaknesses for himself (23...Rc8 was best) and Showalter is able to reach a favorable endgame in which he has great winning chances. But then Showalter makes a few sloppy moves: 27. Bc4 check instead of 27. Nxe4; 29. Nc5 instead of 29. Nd6; and 32. Be6 instead of 32. Kf2. This is all the help Janowski needs, and his careful play gets him a draw.

Not a perfect game perhaps, but a very interesting and well-played one.

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