SAN MIGUEL 2018 ROUND 6 – CUEVAS FERNANDEZ vs ALVAREZ FERNANDEZ

This game is from round 6 of the San Miguel 2018 tournament. It features Jose Alberto Cuevas Fernandez with White against Enrique Alvarez Fernandez with Black.

Today’s game features an English Opening.

Cuevas Fernandez,Jose Alberto (2173) - Alvarez Fernandez,Enrique (2303)

XXIV San Miguel 2018 Trevias (6), 22.09.2018

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Qc2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Qe7 5.a3 [5.g3 e4 6.Nd4 0–0 7.Bg2 Qc5 8.a3 Qxd4 9.axb4 Qxc4 10.b3 Qe6 11.Nxe4 Nc6 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 1/2–1/2 (60) Oparin,G (2609)-Inarkiev,E (2690) Satka 2018] 

5...Bxc3! 

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6.bxc3N A21: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 [6.Qxc3= d6 7.d3; 6.Qxc3 e4 7.Nd4 d5 8.cxd5 0–0 9.b4 Nxd5 10.Qb3 Rd8 11.Bb2 c5 12.bxc5 Na6 0–1 (41) Thuesen,M (2229)-Hector,J (2509) Copenhagen 2013] 

6...d6 [6...e4!³ 7.Nd4 d6] 

7.e4= 0–0 8.h3 The position is equal. 

8...Nh5 9.g4 Nf4 10.d3 c6 [10...Ng6µ] 

11.Nd4 d5 12.Nf5 [12.cxd5³ cxd5 13.Bxf4] 

12...Bxf5µ 13.gxf5 dxe4 14.dxe4 Nd7 15.Rg1 Nc5 16.Rg4 g5 [16...h5–+ 17.Rg3 b6] 

17.h4 

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Strongly threatening f6. 

17...h6 18.Be3 f6 19.Rd1 Rad8 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Be2 [21.Rg1µ] 

21...Kf7 [21...Ncd3+–+ has better winning chances. 22.Bxd3 Nxd3+ 23.Ke2 Nf4+ 24.Bxf4 exf4] 

22.Qb1 [¹22.Rg1] 

22...b6 

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23.Kf1 [23.Rg1µ] 

23...Qd6 [23...Qd7!–+ is more deadly. ...Nxe4! is the strong threat. 24.Bxf4 exf4] 

24.Rg3? [24.Rg1µ] 

24...Nxe2–+ 25.Kxe2  0–1