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There are no translations available. [Event "3. Intern. Wunsiedel Schachfestival"][Site "Wunsiedel"][Date "2009.05.23"][Round "5"][White "Berelowitsch, A."][Black "Gasthofer, A."][Result "1-0"][ECO "C10"][EventDate "2007.05.04"][PlyCount "65"]{[%t bLon] This game not very interesting itself has one instructive moment that can be useful for everybody who wants to improve their practical qualities in play.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bg5 c5 9. O-O Be7 $6{Not the best.} (9... cxd4 {[%t bLon] The common continuation here is} 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. Bf3 O-O {with the slight edge for white.}) 10. Bxf6 gxf6 {This is an obligation.} (10... Bxf6 11. dxc5 $16) 11. c3 $14{White has better development and the pawn structure; the black's bishop's pair does not compensate those completely.} 11... O-O {Too obvious, but probably not the best; after this move it will be difficult to find more stubborn continuation for black in the farther play.} (11... cxd4 $6 12. Nxd4 e5 13. Nf5 $16)(11... Qc7 {[%t bLon] Black could have tried}$5{with the long castle intention in some variants.}) 12. Re1 f5 13. Bc2 b6 (13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bf6 15. Re3 $1) 14. Ne5 Bb7 (14... cxd4 15. Nc6 Qd6 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bxf5 dxc3 18. Bxh7+ $1) 15. Re3 f6 $6 (15... cxd4 {[%t bLon] The continuation} 16. Rg3+ Kh8 (16... Bg5 17. h4 f6 18. Nd3)17. Qh5 Bh4 $7 18. Rg4 $1 18... Bf6 19. Nxf7+ Rxf7 20. Qxf7 {leads to position where black has some practical chances as the compensation for the exchange.})(15... Qd5 $2 16. Rg3+ Kh8 17. Qh5 $18) 16. Nf3 $1 (16. Nd3 {[%t bLon] Here I spent a lot of time calculating such variants as} 16... cxd4) (16. Rg3+ $5 16... Kh8 17. Qh5 (17. Ng6+ $4 17... hxg6 18. Rxg6 Rf7)17... fxe5 18. Rh3 Bh4)(16. Ng4 {[%t bLon] and even}$6{until I realised that the text move (back to the not the best square for the knight!) would be the best solution, as the appeared weakness on e6 is the new and decisive feature of the position. It is very important also to say if you are better and can not calculate the sharp variants till the clear valuation, you should give up them at some point (it depends particularly on the time control) and chose the simple continuation that preserves the advantage (probably a bit reduced one), of course if you see it. Otherwise you take the risk to overspend the time enormously and what is the most important to lose the concentration completely that can even cost you the game.}) 16... Bd5 17. Qe2 f4 {This is the last mistake. But after the best} (17... Kh8 18. Bb3 {Black's position remains very difficult.} (18. Bxf5 $6 18... exf5 19. Rxe7 Be4 20. Rxe4 fxe4 21. Qxe4 $14)) 18. Rxe6 $1 $18 18... Bxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Qf5 Rf7 21. Ng5 Rg7 22. Ne6 Qg8 23. Nxg7 Qxg7 24. Qxf4 cxd4 25. cxd4 {Two extra pawns and the weakness of the black's king side makes the position technical winning for white.} 25... Rd8 26. g3 f5 27. Rd1 Bf6 28. d5 Bxb2 29. Bxf5 Be5 30. Qe4 Bd6 31. Rd3 Bc5 32. Kg2 b5 33. d6 $1 1-0'
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