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    • (195) Rigg,G (1875) - Heron,D (1835) [D37]
    Blackpool (4), 10.03.2002
    [Fritz 6 (30s)]

    D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.h3 c5 7.e3 Nc6 8.dxc5 [8.a3 a6 9.Rc1 cxd4 10.exd4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b5 12.Ba2 Bb7 13.0-0 Rc8 14.Qd3 b4 15.Na4 bxa3 16.bxa3 Qa5 17.Nc5 Ba8 18.Ng5 Rcd8 19.Ngxe6 fxe6 20.Bc7 Qxc5 21.Rxc5 Bxc5 22.Bxe6+ Kh8 Anikaev,Y-Listergarten,L/Moscow 1972/MCD/1-0 (33); 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.dxc5 Qxc5 11.Bd3 Rd8 12.Qb1 Rxd3 13.Qxd3 Nb4 14.Qc3 Qxc3+ 15.bxc3 Nc2+ 16.Kd2 Nxa1 17.Rxa1 b6 18.Nd4 f6 19.Nb5 Bb7 20.a4 e5 21.Bg3 Bxg2 22.a5 Bxh3 23.f3 bxa5 24.Rxa5 Bc5 25.Ke2 Bb6 26.Ra1 Be6 27.Nd6 Rd8 28.Rd1 Bc5 0-1 Schwierskott,M-Schmidt,G/BL2-S9697 1997/GER-chT2 (28)] 8...Bxc5 9.Be2N [9.a3 Qe7 10.b4 Bd6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Qb3 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Ne5 14.Be2 Nd3+ 15.Bxd3 Qxd3 16.Rd1 Qf5 17.Rd4 e5 18.e4 Qg6 19.Nxe5 Qxg2 20.Nxf7 Qxh1+ 21.Kd2 Be6 22.Qxe6 Rxf7 23.e5 Re8 24.Qd6 Rd7 25.Qc5 Rxd4+ 26.Qxd4 Nh5 27.Ne4 Qf3 28.Nd6 Rf8 29.e6 Qxf2+ 0-1 Sandrin,A-Suesman,W/New York 1946/EXT 99 (29)] 9...Re8 10.0-0 a6 Consolidates b5. 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bg5 d4 13.exd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Bxd4 15.Bf3 Qb6 16.Na4 Qd6 [16...Qb4 17.Rc1=] 17.Qd2 [17.Be3!? is worthy of consideration 17...Rxe3 18.fxe3 Bxe3+ 19.Kh1±] 17...Ne4= 18.Bxe4 Rxe4 19.Rad1??








    a transit from better to worse [¹19.Nc3 and White hangs on 19...Re8 20.Rad1=] 19...Bxh3!-+ Demolishes the pawn shield 20.gxh3?? an oversight. But White was lost anyway. [¹20.Kh1 Bxg2+ 21.Kxg2 Rg4+ 22.Kf3-+] 20...Qg3+ A classical mating theme 21.Kh1 Qxh3+ 22.Kg1 Rg4# 0-1

    Updated Aug 2012