Ikeda, Junta (2421) vs Vander Wal, Fritz W (1836)
2019 Australian Open | chess24.com | 27 Dec 2018 | Round 1
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[Event "2019 Australian Open"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2018.12.27"] [Round "1.8"] [White "Ikeda, Junta"] [Black "Vander Wal, Fritz W"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2421"] [BlackElo "1836"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Reti: 1...e6"] 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O c6 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 Nbd7 8.Nd4 Qe7 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nb5 a6 11.Nxd6+ Qxd6 {Black losing his dark-squared bishop in the Stonewall Dutch is never a good omen.} 12.Ba3 Qc6 13.d3 b5 14.Nd2 Qb6 15.e4 b4 16.exd5 Nxd5? {16...exd5 was preferable.} 17.Nc4 Qb8 18.Bxd5 exd5 19.Re1+ Kd8 {White has 2 pieces attacked ... but a crushing position. _MARK:DIAGRAM_} 20.Na5 Qb5 21.Bxb4 {Pretty. 21.Rc1 was also strong.} Nb8 22.Qd2 h6 23.Qf4 {We have played 23 moves and Black has only his queen developed!} Ra7 24.Qh4+ g5 25.Qd4 Rhh7 26.Qf6+ {It's mate in 4 moves.} {#r} 1-0
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