[Event "Irish Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2008.07.11"] [Round "7"] [White "Alexander Baburin"] [Black "Stephen Jessel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2357"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn: 1...e6 2.c4"] 1.d4 { Notes by GM Baburin. } 1...e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.O-O Bd6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.e4 e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.exd5 exd4 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Nf6 13.Bg5 Be7 14.Bc2 Nxd5 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Re1 Qf6 17.Qd3 { 17. Qxd4 Be6 18. Bb3 Nc7 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Nd4 Bxb3 21. Nxb3 Rfe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Kf1 +/= } 17...g6 18.Qxd4 { My idea was that here Black can't play 18...Be6 - the black queen won't have support of the g-pawn. However, the pawn can be useful on g6 as limits White's pieces. } 18...Qxd4 19.Nxd4 b6 { ! } 20.Be4 Bb7 21.Nb5 Rfd8 22.Rac1 Rd7 23.Red1 { ? } 23...Rad8 { ! =/+ } 24.Kh1 Nb4 25.Rxd7 Rxd7 26.Bxb7 Rxb7 27.a3 Nd3 28.Rc2 Re7 29.h3 a6 30.Nd4 Re1+ 31.Kh2 Rb1 32.b3 a5 33.Rc6 Nxf2 34.Rxb6 a4 { White has severe time control pressure } 35.Rb4 { 35. b4 } 35...axb3 36.Rxb3 Ra1 37.Re3 Rd1 38.Nf3 f5 39.Kg3 Nd3 { 39... Ne4+ 40. Kf4 } 40.Re8+ { White has severe time control pressure 40. Re7 } 40...Kf7 41.Rd8 f4+ 42.Kh4 { 42. Kh2! } 42...Kf6 43.a4 { ? How should Black deal with the pin on the d-file? 43. Rd4! } 43...Nb2 { ? 43... Ne1!! John Redmond mentioned that move after the game. 44. Rxd1 44... Nxg2+ 45. Kg4 h5# } 44.Rxd1 Nxd1 45.Kg4 { ! 45. a5 Ne3 46. Ne1 h5 47. g4 fxg3 48. Kxg3 } 45...Nc3 46.a5 Nd5 47.Nd2 h5+ 48.Kf3 Kf5 { 48... g5 49. Ke4!? } 49.h4 { 49. a6 g5 } 49...g5 50.hxg5 Kxg5 51.a6 h4 52.Nc4 Nc7 53.a7 Na8 { White has severe time control pressure 53... Kf5 54. Nb6 Ke5 55. a8=Q Nxa8 56. Nxa8 Kf5 57. Nb6 Kg5 58. Nc4 h3 59. gxh3 Kh4 60. Kg2 f3+ 61. Kh2 f2 62. Ne3 } 54.Ne5 Kf5 55.Nd3 Nc7 { 55... Ke6 56. Nxf4+ Kd6 57. Kg4 Kc6 58. Kxh4 Kb7 59. Nd5 Kxa7 60. g4 Kb7 61. g5 Kc6 62. g6 } 56.Nxf4 Na8 57.Nd5 Kg5 { 57... Ke5 58. Ne3 Kd4 59. Kg4 Kxe3 60. Kxh4 } 58.Ne3 Nb6 59.Ke4 Na8 60.Kd5 Kf4 61.Nf1 { 61. Kc6 Kxe3 62. Kb7 Kf2 63. Kxa8 Kxg2 64. Kb8 h3 65. a8=Q+ +- } 1-0