Ponziani Update 8 [C44]
26.01.2001
[David Taylor]
Ponziani Update #8
by David Taylor
The game is Upton,Timothy J - Mannion, Stephen R / SCO-ch Largs 1998 / 1/2-1/2
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.c3
d5
4.Qa4
Bd7
5.exd5
Nd4
6.Qd1
Nxf3+
7.Qxf3
Bd6
8.Bc4
f5
9.d4
e4
[ 9...exd4
10.cxd4
Qh4
11.Be3
Nf6
planning ...f4 is a suggestion of GM John Emms; However I suggest: 9...exd4
10.0-0
Nf6
11.Re1+
Kf7
( 11...Ne4
12.Qh5+
g6
13.Qh6
Kf7
14.f3
White better) 12.Bf4
Re8
13.Nd2
dxc3
14.bxc3
Kg8
15.Bb3
some White advantage] 10.Qe2
[ 10.Qh5+
g6
11.Qg5
Qxg5
12.Bxg5
h6
13.Bd2
Nf6
14.Bb3
0-0-0
15.c4
Nh5
16.Nc3
White somewhat better] 10...Nf6
11.Bg5
0-0
12.Nd2
[ 12.Na3!?
h6
13.Bxf6
Qxf6
14.Nb5
Qg6
15.Nxd6
cxd6
16.f3
some White advantage] 12...Qe8
13.0-0-0
Nh5
14.g3
b5
15.Bb3
h6
16.Be3
given as unclear in GM Emms excellent book Play The Open Games As Black 16...g5?!
17.Rdg1?
[ White could have won rather easily with 17.h4
f4
18.hxg5
fxe3
19.Qxe3
] 17...Qg6
18.h4
Nf6
19.hxg5
hxg5
20.f3
exf3
21.Qxf3
and here White still retains a big advantage but the game was drawn in 64 moves... [ 21.Qxf3
Rae8
22.Bc2
Qg7
23.Nb3
f4
24.gxf4
g4
25.Qf2
Nxd5
26.Rh7
Nxe3
27.Rxg7+
Kxg7
28.Bd3
Bxf4
29.Kb1
g3
30.Rxg3+
Bxg3
31.Qxg3+
Ng4
32.Nc5
Bc8
33.Bxb5
Bf5+
34.Bd3
Re3
35.Qxc7+
Rf7
36.Qd8
Rxd3
37.Nxd3
Bxd3+
38.Kc1
Bg6
39.b3
Nf6
40.Kb2
Ne4
41.c4
Bf5
42.d5
Rd7
43.Qb8
Nf6
44.b4
Be4
45.a4
Kf7
46.a5
Nxd5
47.cxd5
Bxd5
48.Kc3
Ke6
49.b5
Rb7
50.Qc8+
Rd7
51.Kb4
Kd6
52.Qb8+
Ke6
53.Kc5
Ke7
54.Qe5+
Kd8
55.Qb8+
Ke7
56.a6
Be6
57.Qf4
Bd5
58.Qg5+
Ke6
59.b6
axb6+
60.Kxb6
Rd6+
61.Kc7
Rc6+
62.Kb8
Rb6+
63.Ka7
Rb3
64.Qd8
Ke5
] 1/2-1/2
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