Monday, October 15, 2018

CRAMLING vs VIDIC – EUROPEAN CLUB CUP 2018 ROUND 3


This game is from round 3 of the 2018 European Club Cup. It is between Pia Cramling with White against Teja Vidic with Black.

This game features an English Opening. To learn more about the English Opening, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Cramling,Pia (2465) - Vidic,Teja (2116)
23rd European Women Club Cup 2018 Halkidiki (3), 14.10.2018

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.c4 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.0–0 Bd6 7.d3 Nf6 8.Nc3 0–0 9.Qb3 A11: English Opening: 1...c6 
9...Qb6 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.Be3 The position is equal. 
11...Qc7 12.Rac1 a6 

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13.Qd2N [13.Qb3 ] 
13...Qd8 14.Rfd1 Re8 15.Bf4 Qe7 16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.h3 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Rad8 19.Bg2 Nb6 20.a3 Qe7 21.Re1 Nc8 22.Na4 Nd6 23.Nc5 Nd7 24.b4 h6 25.Qb2 

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25...Qe5 [25...f5 with more complications. 26.a4 Ne5 27.e3 Qf6 28.Qd2 Kh7] 
26.Qxe5 Rxe5 27.e3 Re7 28.Bf1 Nb6 29.a4 Na8 30.e4 Rde8! 31.Bg2 

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31...f5 [31...Nc7²] 
32.f3 [Better is 32.e5!± ] 
32...fxe4 33.dxe4 dxe4 34.fxe4 [But not 34.Nxe4 Nb6³] 
34...Nb6 35.Red1ƒ White is more active. 
35...Nbc8 36.e5! Rxe5 

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37.Nxb7! Nxb7 38.Bxc6 Nbd6 Hoping for ...Rf8. 
39.Bxe8 Rxe8 40.Rc6 Re4 41.b5 axb5 42.axb5 Rb4 

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43.b6! [Don't play 43.Rcxd6?! Nxd6 44.Rxd6 Rxb5=] 
43...Rb2 44.g4 [White should try 44.h4± ] 
44...Kh7 [44...Kf7!= and Black has nothing to worry.] 
45.Rdxd6 Nxd6 46.Rxd6+- Endgame KR-KR 
46...h5? [46...Ra2 47.b7 Rb2] 
47.gxh5 Rb5 48.Kf2 

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48...Rxh5? [48...Rb3+- 49.h4 Rb4] 
49.b7 Rb5 50.Rd7 Rb3 51.Ke2 Kh6 52.Kd2 White mates. 
52...g5 53.Kc2 Rb6 54.Kc3 Kh5 55.Kc4 Kh4 56.Kc5 Rb1 57.Rd4+ Kxh3 58.Rb4 Rxb4 59.Kxb4 g4 60.b8Q  1–0

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