Jones vs Hawkins - 105th British-ch 2018 Hull - Round 4

Jones,Gawain C B (2670) - Hawkins,Jonathan (2590)

105th British-ch 2018 Hull (4), 31.07.2018

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.g3 b6 C10: French with 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...dxe4 

8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.a4 a6 10.Be2 Bc6 11.0–0 Bd6 12.Ne5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 

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13...Nd7N [13...Qd5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 15.a5 1/2–1/2 (31) Morozevich,A (2694)-Pelletier,Y (2590) Biel 2011] 

14.Qd4 0–0 15.b4 Bd5 16.Rd1 c5 17.bxc5 bxc5 18.Qe3 Qc7 19.c4 Bb7 20.Bb2 Rfe8 [20...Nb6²] 

21.Rd6± Bc6 22.Bf3 [White should play 22.a5± ] 

22...Bxf3= 23.Qxf3 Nb6! 24.Qe4 f5 25.Qd3 Ra7! Threatening ...Nc8. 

26.Qe2 Nc8 27.Rd3 Rb7 28.Rad1 Nb6 

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[28...Qa5=] 

29.a5!± Nxc4 30.Rd7! 

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30...Qc6 [Avoid the trap 30...Rxb2? 31.Qh5+- (31.Rxc7 Rxe2 32.Rdd7 Re1+ 33.Kg2 Nxe5=) ; ¹30...Qb8 31.Rxb7 Qxb7 32.Qxc4 Qxb2]

31.Rxb7 Qxb7 32.Qxc4 aiming for Ba3. 

32...Qxb2 33.Qxc5‚ Endgame KQR-KQR. White mounts an attack. [33.Qxa6± Threatens to win with Qc6. 33...Qxe5 34.Qc6] 

33...Qe2² 34.Qd6 Kf7 35.h3 [35.Qd3± Qxe5 36.Qxa6] 

35...Re7 36.Rc1 Qb5 37.Qd1 And now Qh5+ would win. 

37...g6 

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[37...Qxe5= keeps the balance. 38.Qh5+ Kf6] 

38.Qd8!± Qxe5 39.Rc8 

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39...Qe1+? [39...Qg7± 40.Ra8 g5] 

40.Kg2+- Qe4+ 41.Kh2 e5 

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42.h4 Qg8+ would kill now. 

42...Ke6 43.Qb6+ Kf7 44.Rh8  1–0