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(57) Burba,M - Presicci,D [A19]
85CA109
[Fritz 6 (120s)]
{This game is from MB's only correspondence tournament, a USCF six-game class A quad that began in 1985. MB finished with an even score (two wins, two draws, two losses) and established a correspondence rating of 1831. Sent March 22, 1985. MB} 1.c4
e6
2.Nc3
Nf6
3.e4
{The Flohr-Mikenas System of the English Opening. MB} 3...c5
[ 3...d5
{A major alternative to the game's variation. MB}] 4.e5
Ng8
5.d4
cxd4
6.Qxd4
Nc6
7.Qe4
d6
[ 7...f5
8.Qe2
a6
9.Nf3
Qc7
10.Bd2
Bc5
11.0-0-0
Nge7
12.Kb1
Ng6
13.Re1
Nd4
14.Nxd4
Bxd4
15.f4
b6
16.Qd3
Bc5
17.Qg3
Bb7
18.h4|^
Kholmov - Averbakh, Moscow 1954.; 7...Bb4
8.Bd2
d6
9.Qg4
dxe5
10.Qxg7
Qf6
11.Qg3
Nh6
12.0-0-0
Nf5
13.Qh3!?
Qh4
14.Bd3
Qxh3
15.Nxh3
Nfd4
16.f4
Bd7
17.Rhf1
f5
18.fxe5
Nxe5
19.Bg5|^
Seirawan - Hort, Bad Kissingen 1981.] 8.Nf3
Qa5
9.exd6
Nf6?
[ 9...Bxd6
10.Bd3
Nf6
11.Qe2
Bd7
12.Bd2
Qh5
13.0-0-0
Ne5
14.Nxe5
Qxe5
15.Qxe5
Bxe5
16.Rhe1
Ng4
17.Re2!|^
Pribyl - Adamski, Bucharest 1975.] 10.Qd3!
{Sent May 10, 1985. MB} 10...Nb4
[ 10...Qc5
11.Be3
Qxd6
12.Nb5!+/-
] 11.Qd2
[ 11.Qd1
Bxd6
12.Qxd6
Nc2+
13.Ke2
Nxa1+-
] 11...Bd7
[ >=11...Qf5!?
12.Kd1
Bd7+/-
] 12.a3+/-
Na6
[ 12...Bc6
13.Rb1
Na6
14.b4+-
] 13.b4
[ 13.Qd4!?+/-
] 13...Nxb4+/=
14.axb4
Exploits the pin [ 14.Bb2
Na6
15.Nb5
Qxd2+
16.Nxd2
Bxb5
17.cxb5=
] 14...Qxa1=/+
A pinning theme {The idea behind White's temporary sacrifice is to combine the tactical threat to trap the Black queen with the positional threat to maintain a White pawn on d6. MB} 15.Nd4
Bxd6
[ >=15...g6!?=/+
; 15...Qa6?
16.c5+-
] 16.Nb3+/-
Bf4
[ 16...Qa6
17.c5
Qc6
18.b5
( 18.Na5
Ne4
19.Qc2
Qc7
20.Nb5
Bxb5
21.Bxb5+
Kf8
22.Qxe4
Bxc5
23.Nxb7
Be7
24.Nc5+/-
) 18...Qc7
19.cxd6
Qd8
20.Be2
0-0
21.0-0
a6
22.bxa6
bxa6
23.Nc5
a5
24.Rd1+-
] 17.Qc2
Ba4
18.Nxa1
Bxc2
19.Bxf4
Bg6
20.Nb3
{The tactics are over and the material is even, but Black will find it extremely difficult to defend his queenside. Sent August 19, 1985. MB} 20...Ke7
[ 20...b6
21.c5+/-
; 20...0-0
21.Na5
b6
22.Nc6
a5
23.bxa5
bxa5+/-
; 20...0-0-0
21.Nb5+-
] 21.c5
Ne4
22.Nxe4
Bxe4
23.Bd6+
Kd8
24.Nd2
Bd5
25.Nc4
Bxc4
[ 25...f6+/-
{Keeping the remaining bishop might give Black slightly more hope. MB} ] 26.Bxc4
a5
27.b5
[ 27.Ke2
axb4
28.Rb1
Ra4+/-
] 27...a4
28.Kd2
Kd7
[ 28...h5!?
29.Ra1+-
] 29.b6
Ra5
30.Kc3
{Sent November 11, 1985. MB} 30...a3
31.Kb4
Rha8
32.Bb5+
Kd8
[ 32...Rxb5+
33.Kxb5
a2+-
] 33.c6
bxc6
34.Bxc6
{Sent December 25, 1985; Black's resignation received January 2, 1986. MB} [ 34.Bxc6
R5a6
35.Bc7+
Ke7
36.Bxa8
Rxa8
37.b7+-
] 1-0
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