2015-10-13 - Sharma, Ravi 0-1 Adams, Neil

[Date "2015.10.13"] [White "Sharma, Ravi"] [Black "Adams, Neil"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E90"] [Annotator "Pickup,Ian"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Qd2 Ng4 8.h3 Nxe3 9.fxe3 e5 10.Be2 Nf6 11.Rd1 ( {White should not try to grab a pawn with} 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Nxe5 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 Bxe5 $19 {as black gets the two bishops and a superior pawn structure.} ) 11...Qe7 12.Qc2 c6 13.d5 c5 $17 14.a3 Nh5 15.Kf2 $2 {Far too risky.} 15...f5 $1 16.b4 b6 17.Rb1 f4 18.exf4 exf4 19.Rhe1 Ng3 20.Bd3 g5 21.Nh2 $2 Bd4+ 22.Kf3 Qe5 $1 {Very good. This enables the black queen to join in on h5 after black's g4.} 23.Nb5 h5 ( 23...h5 {with the terrible threat of g4+ mating, so White resigned here. The best defence is probably} 24.Rh1 ( 24.Nxd4 g4+ 25.hxg4 hxg4+ 26.Nxg4 Bxg4+ 27.Kf2 Qxd4+ 28.Re3 Qxe3# ) 24...g4+ ( {when although Fritz gves a mate in 20 the simplest way to win is perhaps} 24...Be3 {with possible continuation} 25.Qc3 g4+ 26. Nxg4 Qg5 27.Nh2 Nxh1 28.Rxh1 Qg3+ 29.Ke2 Qxg2+ ) 25.hxg4 hxg4+ {and at the very least White will pick up the Rh1 and still have a strong attack.} 26.Nxg4 Bxg4+ 27.Kxg4 Nxh1 {a couple of possible finishes follow:} 28.Nxd4 {is probably the best of a bad lot} ( 28.Rxh1 f3 ( 28...Qg7+ 29.Kf3 Qg3+ 30.Ke2 Qxg2+ 31.Ke1 Qxh1+ ) 29.gxf3 Rf4+ ) 28...Qg7+ 29.Kf3 Qg3+ 30.Ke2 Qe3+ 31.Kd1 Nf2+ ) 0-1

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