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    • (401) Condie,M (2410) - Anand,V (2420) [E10]
    Lloyds Bank, 1985
    [Fritz 10 (30s)]

    E10: Blumenfeld Gambit E10: Blumenfeld Gambit - this is Mark's only game v Anand. Therefore Mark must be one of few players in the world to have a 100% score against the world champion! 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 c5 4.e3 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be2 0-0 7.0-0 b6 8.b3 Bb7 9.Bb2 Qe7 10.Qc2 Nc6 11.Rfd1 Rac8 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Rd2 Rfd8 14.Rad1 d5 15.Qb1 d4 16.exd4 Bh6 17.dxc5 [17.d5 Nd4 18.Nxd4 Bxd2=] 17...Bxd2= 18.Nxd2 Nd4 [Worse is 18...Qxc5 19.Nce4 Nxe4 20.Nxe4±] 19.b4 e5 [¹19...Nxe2+!? would keep Black alive 20.Nxe2 Ne4=] 20.Bf1± Nf5 [20...a6 21.Re1±] 21.Nde4 [21.Nb3!? Ng4 22.h3 Nf6+-] 21...Nxe4± 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Nxe4 Qh4 24.Ng3 e4?








    [24...Qf4!? 25.Bc3 Nxg3 26.hxg3 Qg4+-] 25.Qe1 [25.Nxf5 gxf5 26.Qc1 f6+-] 25...f6? [25...Nxg3 26.hxg3 Qg5 27.Bc1+-] 26.Qc3 [26.b5!? makes it even easier for White 26...Nxg3 27.hxg3 Qg4+-] 26...Rd1? [¹26...e3 27.fxe3 Nxg3±] 27.Qc2+- Rd7 [27...Rd8 28.Nxf5 gxf5+-] 28.Qa4 Re7 29.Nxf5 gxf5 30.Qxa7 Kf7 31.Qb8 [¹31.g3!? seems even better 31...Qh6 32.Qb6 f4+-] 31...e3 32.fxe3 Bxg2 33.Qg3 [33.Bxg2?! is clearly inferior 33...Qe1+ 34.Bf1 Qxe3+ 35.Kg2 Qe4+ 36.Kg1 Qe3+ 37.Kg2 Qe4+ 38.Kf2 Qe3+ 39.Kg2=] 33...Qxg3 34.hxg3 Bxf1 35.Kxf1 Rxe3 36.b5 Ke8 [36...Ke6 37.c6 Rxg3+-] 37.c6 Kd8 [37...Rd3 hardly improves anything 38.b6 Rd1+ 39.Ke2+-] 38.Bxf6+ Kc8 39.c5 h6 [39...Rxg3 40.Be5 Re3+-] 40.a4 Re6 1-0

    Updated Aug 2012