KRYVORUCHKO vs BRUNELLO – EUROPEAN CLUB CUP 2018 ROUND 5

This game is from round 5 of the 2018 European Club Cup. It is between Yuriy Kryvoruchko with White against Sabino Brunello with Black.

This game features a Ruy Lopez. To learn more about the Ruy Lopez, here is the best instruction book I could find on Amazon.

Kryvoruchko,Yuriy (2697) - Brunello,Sabino (2548)

34th European Club Cup 2018 Halkidiki (5), 16.10.2018

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.d3 d6 7.c3 0–0 8.Re1 b5 9.Bc2 Re8 10.Nbd2 C84: Closed Ruy Lopez: Unusual White 6th moves 

10...Bf8 11.Nf1 h6 12.Ng3 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Bd2 

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14...Nf6N [14...Bb7 15.b4 Qd7 16.Ne4 Rad8 17.Bb3 Kh8 18.Nh4 Nf4 19.d4 1/2–1/2 (53) Sethuraman,S (2623)-Bruzon Batista,L (2691) Tsaghkadzor 2015] 

15.b4 a5 16.a3 axb4 17.axb4 Rxa1 18.Qxa1 Bg4 19.Qd1 Qd5 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.dxe4 Qd6 22.Be3 Qxd1 23.Bxd1 Nb8 24.Be2 c6 25.h3 

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25...Be6 [25...Bc8²] 

26.Nxe5± Bc8 [26...Bb3± is a better defense.] 

27.Nd3 Rxe4 28.Bf3 Re8 29.Ra1 Bf5 

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30.Nc5ƒ Ra8 is the strong threat. Black is under strong pressure. 

30...Bd6 31.Ra8 Black must now prevent Bxc6! 

31...Kh7 32.g4 Bc8 33.Kg2 f5 [33...Kg8± 34.Bd4 f6] 

34.Nd3+- fxg4 

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35.hxg4 [Not 35.Bxg4 Bxg4 36.hxg4 Re4±] 

35...g5? [35...h5 36.gxh5 Bf5] 

36.Bc5  1–0