HAUSSERNOT vs VIDIC – EUROPEAN CLUB CUP 2018 ROUND 7

Cecile Haussernot

This game is from round 7 of the 2018 European Club Cup. It is between Cecile Haussernot with White against Teja Vidic with Black.

                                                          

This game features a Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. To learn more about the Sicilian Richter-Rauzer, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Haussernot,Cecile (2204) - Vidic,Teja (2116)

23rd European Women Club Cup 2018 Halkidiki (7), 18.10.2018

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Qb6 8.Nb3 Be7 9.0–0–0 0–0 10.f3 a6 11.g4 Qc7 B63: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: 7...Be7 and unusual Black 7th moves 

12.Bxf6 [12.Kb1 Rd8 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.g5 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 1/2–1/2 (15) Svidler,P (2728) -Kasimdzhanov,R (2682) Germany 2007] 

12...Bxf6 13.g5 [13.Qxd6² Qxd6 14.Rxd6] 

13...Be7³ Black is slightly better. 

14.f4 b5! 

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15.Bd3N [15.Rg1 b4 16.Ne2 a5 17.Nbd4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 e5 19.Nf5 1/2–1/2 (32) Horvath,A (2517)-Balogh,C (2468) Zalaegerszeg 2004] 

15...b4 16.Ne2 a5 17.f5 

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17...a4 [17...Ne5µ Threatens to win with ...Nf3. 18.f6 gxf6 19.gxf6 Bxf6 20.Rdg1+ Ng6] 

18.Nbd4 

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18...b3! 19.Kb1 [19.axb3 Nxd4] 

19...bxa2+ 20.Kxa2 Nxd4 21.Nxd4 Qc5ƒ White is under pressure. 

22.c3 e5 23.Nc2 d5 

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24.exd5 [24.f6!= Bd6 (24...gxf6 25.gxf6) 25.Kb1] 

24...Qxd5+µ [But not 24...e4?! 25.Bxe4 Qc4+ 26.Ka1²] 

25.c4 [25.Kb1µ a3 26.f6] 

25...Qb7–+ 26.Qc3 Bxg5 27.Rhg1 

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27...Bf6 [¹27...Bf4 Strongly threatening . ..Rb8. 28.Nb4 Be3 29.Qxe5 Bxg1 30.Rxg1 f6 31.Qd5+ Qxd5 32.Nxd5 Bb7] 

28.Nb4 Rb8 29.Nd5 Qb3+ 30.Qxb3 axb3+ 31.Kb1 Kh8 

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32.c5 [32.Nxf6= keeps the balance. 32...gxf6 33.Kc1] 

32...Bb7!µ 33.Be4 And now c6! would win. 

33...Rfc8 34.Nxf6 gxf6 35.Bxb7 Rxb7³ KRR-KRR 

36.Rd6 [36.Rd3!³] 

36...Rbc7 37.Rxf6 

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37...Rxc5 [Black should try 37...e4µ 38.Re1 Kg7] 

38.Rxf7= e4 39.Re7 Ra5 

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40.Reg7? [Avoid the trap 40.Rxe4? Rca8–+; 40.Re1=] 

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