Van Riel, Bas (1862) vs Smirnov, Anton (2553)
2019 Australian Open | Melbourne | 27 Dec 2018 | Round 1
1050670
[Event "2019 Australian Open"]
[Site "Melbourne "]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Van Riel, Bas"]
[Black "Smirnov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1862"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn: 2.Nf3 Nf6"]
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bf4 dxc4 6.a4 Bb4 7.Qc2 b5 8.axb5 cxb5
9.Bxb8 Rxb8 10.Rxa7 O-O 11.e3 {Perhaps missing Anton's sneaky reply.
_MARK:DIAGRAM_} Ba5 {Backwards moves are always hard to see ... now the rook
is trapped.} 12.Ne5 Qb6 {_MARK:DIAGRAM_} 13.Rxa5 Qxa5 14.Be2 {If 14.Nc6 then
14...Qa1+ hangs on to the extra material.} Bb7 15.O-O Rfc8 16.Rc1 b4 17.Qa4
Ra8 18.Qxa5 Rxa5 19.Nd1 Ba6 20.f3 Nd5 {It looks like Anton may have given the
"c" pawn back, but ... _MARK:DIAGRAM_} 21.Nxc4 Bxc4 22.Bxc4 b3! {A clever move
preventing White from saving his B with b3.} 23.e4 Nb6 24.Ne3 Ra4 {#R} 0-1
0-1
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