Prague Summer Open

[hamish olson]

Another questionable b5 move yesterday, this time on move 1 : [pgn]1. Nf3 b5!? 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 (already a pretty fresh position!) e6 4. c3 c5 5. O-O c4 6. Bc2 Na6 7. Qe2 Nc5 8. b4 Nd3 (the only way to justify black's play) 9. Bxd3 cxd3 10. Qxd3 Nf6 11. e5 Ng4 12. h3 (12.Qxb5 Bxf3 13.gxf3 and black has three ways to force a perpetual - Qh4,Qg5,Nxh2) Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxe5 14. Qe2( 14...Bd6!?) Nc4 15. a4 a6 16. axb5 axb5 17.Rxa8 Qxa8 18. d3 Nb6? 19. Na3 Qc6 20. Qe5 Nc8 21. Be3? Nd6 22. c4 f6 23. Qg3 Kf7(played with a sigh of relief!) 24. cxb5 Nxb5 25. Rc1 Qb7 26. Nxb5 Qxb5 27. Bc5 Bxc5 28. bxc5 Rc8 29. d4 Qc6 30. Qh4 Kg8 31. Rb1 Ra8 32. Qf4 Qd5 33. Rb4 Kf7 34. Kh2 Ra2 35. f3 g5! (key move in some of the lines) 36. Qg4 Rd2 37. h4 Kg6 38. hxg5 Qxg5[/pgn]

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