Ponziani Update 16 [C44]
17.02.2001
[David Taylor]
Ponziani Update #16
by David Taylor
The game is
1/2-1/2 Stjazhkina,O-Sepman,Y/St Petersburg 2000
Source: kasparov website
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.c3
f5
4.d4
[ 4.exf5!
is better] 4...fxe4
5.Nxe5
Nf6
6.Bg5
d6
7.Nxc6
[ 7.Bxf6
Qxf6
8.Ng4
is one good alternative line] 7...bxc6
8.Nd2
d5
9.f3
exf3
10.Nxf3
Bd6
11.Be2?!
[ 11.Qe2+!
Qe7
( 11...Kf7
12.0-0-0
Re8
13.Qc2
( also 13.Qd2
could be tried with a possible follow up of: 13...h6
14.Bxh6
gxh6
15.Qxh6
Kg8
16.Bd3
Bg4
17.Qg5+
Kh8
18.Ne5
Be6
19.Qh6+
Kg8
20.Qg6+
Kh8
21.Nxc6
winning) 13...Kg8
( 13...h6
14.Bh4
Rb8
15.Bd3
Kg8
16.Rhe1
big White advantage) 14.Bd3
h6
15.Bh4
Rb8
16.Rde1
Rxe1+
17.Rxe1
c5
18.Bh7+
Kf8
19.Ne5
big White advantage) 12.Qxe7+
Kxe7
13.0-0-0
h6
14.Bh4
Bf4+
15.Kc2
g5
16.Re1+
Kf7
17.Bg3
Bf5+
18.Bd3
Bxg3
19.hxg3
Bxd3+
20.Kxd3
some White advantage] 11...0-0
12.0-0
Qe8
13.c4
Ne4
14.Bc1
Bg4
15.c5
Be7
16.Ne5?
[ 16.Be3
is better with mutual chances] 16...Rxf1+
17.Qxf1
Bxe2
18.Qxe2
Bxc5
19.Be3
and now the kasparov website gives the = sign but actually Black is better [ 19.Be3
Bd6
20.Qa6
Bxe5
21.dxe5
Qxe5
22.Qxc6
Rd8
23.Bxa7
d4
24.Rd1
d3
25.Qc4+
Qd5
26.Qxd5+
Rxd5
27.Be3
c5
28.a4
c4
29.Kf1
c3
30.bxc3
Nxc3
31.Rc1
Nxa4
32.Ke1
Nb6
33.Kd2
Nc8
34.Rc3
Ne7
35.Bf4
Ng6
36.Bg3
1/2-1/2 Stjazhkina,O-Sepman,Y/St Petersburg 2000]
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