SAN MIGUEL 2018 ROUND 3 – PEREZ NUNEZ vs CLEMENTE LLAMERO

This game is from round 3 of the San Miguel 2018 tournament. It features Saul Perez Nunes with White against Roberto Clemente Llamero with Black.

Today’s game features a Sicilian.

Perez Nunez,Saul (2182) - Clemente Llamero,Roberto (2086)

XXIV San Miguel 2018 Trevias (3), 19.09.2018

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 Ne7 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Ne2 Nc6 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 

8.0–0 Be7 [8...a6 9.d3 d5 10.exd5 exd5 11.Bb3 Bd6 12.Nf4 Bxf4 13.Bxf4 0–0 14.Qf3 Be6 15.Rfe1 1–0 (58) Cornette,M (2611) -Lenic,L (2662) chess.com INT 2018] 

9.d3 0–0 10.Bb3 d6 11.f4 

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11...Bd7N [11...b5 12.f5 Bg5 13.Ng3 exf5 14.exf5 Ne5 15.Bd5 1–0 (32) Kerek,K (2325)-Farkas,T (2289) Hungary 2008] 

12.f5 Bf6 13.Nf4 exf5 14.exf5 Be5 [14...Ne7²] 

15.Qg4 [15.Qh5±] 

15...Ne7!= 

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16.Nh5ƒ aiming for Bg5. White has some pressure. 

16...g6? [16...Nxf5!= and Black has nothing to worry. 17.Bg5 (17.Rxf5 g6=) 17...Ne3] 

17.Bg5!+- 

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17...Bxf5? [17...gxh5 was worth a try. 18.Qh4 Nxf5 19.Rxf5 Bxf5 20.Bxd8 Raxd8 21.Qxh5 Bg6] 

18.Rxf5! gxf5 [18...Nxf5 19.Bxd8] 

19.Qh4 Qa5? [19...Ng6] 

20.Bxe7 White is clearly winning. 

20...Qd2 21.Nf6+ Bxf6 22.Bxf6 Threatening mate with Qg3+. 

22...Qe3+ 23.Kh1 Re1 would kill now. 

23...Rae8 24.Bxd4  1–0