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(59) Tate,E - Shulman,Y [B48]
Continental Open Las Vegas, NV (2), 07.2001
[Fritz 6 (120s)]
{Excerpt from Jerry Hankin's article 'Dancing The Continental' (Chess Life, January 2002):
"In the second round Tate pulls an upset with an interesting sacrifice. It appears that he gets only two pawns for his piece, but in fact he gets a safe king and a free hand on the kingside. In the final position, Black has no prospects, as the White pawns are clearly superior to the piece." Fritz 6.32 and I contend that Black could have done much better by attacking aggressively on the queenside to refute the sacrifice. In fact, I am not convinced that Black is lost when he resigned! MB} 1.e4
c5
[ 1...e5
2.Nf3=
] 2.Nf3+/=
e6
3.d4
cxd4
4.Nxd4
[ 4.Qxd4
Nc6
5.Qa4
Nf6=
] 4...Nc6
[ 4...Nf6
5.Bd3=
] 5.Nc3
{I believe this line is known as the Taimanov Variation. MB} 5...Qc7
[ 5...Nf6
6.Nxc6
bxc6
7.e5+/=
] 6.f4
[ 6.Ndb5
Qb8+/=
] 6...a6
7.Be3
[ 7.Nxc6
Qxc6
8.Be2
Bb4+/=
] 7...b5
8.Qf3
Bb7
9.Bd3
Nf6
10.0-0-0
[ 10.a3
b4
11.axb4
Bxb4=
] 10...Be7
11.g4
d6
12.g5
Nd7
{I found nine previous games with this position. White won five; Black won two; two were drawn. MB} 13.Nxc6
{This move may be new. Previously 13. Kb1,
13. h4, and 13. Nb3 have been played. MB} 13...Bxc6
14.Rhe1
Nc5
15.Kb1
Qb7
[ 15...Nxd3
16.cxd3
Rc8
17.Rc1=
] 16.Bd4
[ 16.Bxc5
dxc5
17.f5
c4=
] 16...b4=/+
17.b3
[ >=17.Ne2!?
Nxd3
18.cxd3=/+
] 17...bxc3-+
18.Bxg7
Rg8
19.Bxc3
a5
20.h4
[ 20.Ka1!?
d5
21.exd5
Bxd5-/+
] 20...a4
21.Bb2
axb3
22.axb3
Qa7
[ 22...Bf8
23.f5-+
] 23.Qh5
[ 23.Bc4
Qa2+
24.Kc1
Qa5-/+
] 23...Qa2+
[ >=23...h6!?-+
] 24.Kc1-/+
Rc8
[ ‹24...Nxd3+
25.Rxd3
Rf8
26.f5=/+
] 25.Bc4
Rf8
[ 25...Ba4
26.Re3
Nxb3+
27.Bxb3
Bxb3
28.Rd2-+
Black has to be careful: 28..., Bc4??; 29.Ra3+-. Perhaps 28..., Qa4 is correct. MB}] 26.f5
[ >=26.Re3
Bxe4
27.Qe2-+
] 26...e5??
[ >=26...Ba4
27.bxa4
Qxc4-+
] 27.g6
[ >=27.f6!?
Na4
28.bxa4
Qxc4
29.fxe7+/-
] 27...hxg6=/+
28.fxg6
fxg6
29.Qxg6+
Attacks the backward pawn on d6 29...Kd7
30.Bxe5
Kc7
31.Bb2
{White plays it safe by keeping the dark-squared bishop to defend the king. Apparently White feels that the h-pawn is unstoppable and is sufficient to win. MB} [ 31.Bxd6+!?
Kb6
32.Qg1
( 32.Bxe7
Qa1+
33.Kd2
Qd4+
34.Kc1=
( 34.Ke2
Rf2#
) ) 32...Qa3+
33.Kb1
Bxh4
34.Rf1=
Ra8
35.Bxc5+
Qxc5
36.Qxc5+
Kxc5
37.Rxf8
Rxf8
38.Bd5+/-
] 31...Kb6
{The White pawns look powerful, but I think that the game is far from over. MB} 1-0
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