Ponziani Update 12
30.01.2001
[David Taylor]
Ponziani Update #12
by David Taylor
The game is
Lelumees,B - Luik,H; EST-chT Tallinn 1999; 0-1
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.c3
d6
4.Bc4
best move in my opinion 4...Be6
5.Bxe6
fxe6
6.Qb3
Qc8
7.0-0
[ a little better is 7.d4
for example: 7...Nf6
8.Ng5
exd4
9.Nxe6
Nxe4
10.cxd4
d5
11.Qxd5
Nf6
12.Qc4
Na5
13.Nxc7+
with a winning position] 7...Be7
8.d4
Bf6
9.Be3?
[ more to the point and opening up the position to attack the e6 weakness is: 9.dxe5
Nxe5
( 9...dxe5
10.Ng5
Nd8
11.Rd1
Ne7
12.Be3
h6
13.Nf3
Nf7
14.Nbd2
c6
15.Nc4
White advanatage) 10.Nd4
Kf7
11.f4
Nd3
12.f5
Nxc1
13.Rxc1
c5
14.Nxe6
winning] 9...Nge7
10.a4?
[ even here White can obtain some advantage with 10.dxe5
Nxe5
11.Nxe5
Bxe5
12.f4
Bf6
13.f5
exf5
14.Nd2
] 10...0-0
11.a5?
Kh8
12.Nbd2
Ng6
13.g3?
Nd8
14.h4?!
exd4
15.cxd4
e5
16.dxe5?
[ 16.d5
and White still has some play] 16...Nxe5
17.Nxe5
dxe5
18.Kg2
Ne6
19.Nf3
Nf4+!
20.Bxf4
exf4
21.Ra4
b6
22.e5
Be7
23.axb6
axb6
24.Rc4
fxg3
25.fxg3
Qb7
26.Qc2
c5
27.h5
b5
28.Rg4
Qd7
29.Qe4
Ra4
30.e6
Rxe4
31.exd7
Rxg4
32.Re1
Bf6
33.Re8
Kg8
34.Ne5
Rd4
35.h6
Bxe5
36.Rxe5
Rxd7
37.Rxc5
Rd2+
38.Kh3
Rxb2
39.Rg5
Rf7
0-1
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