Datcc League

Abdullah Che Hassan- Soon Wai Cheong

A24

1.c4 d6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e3 0-0 6.Nge2 e5 7.d3 c6 8.0-0 d5 9.b3 d4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.dxe4 Bg4 12.h3 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 c5 14.exd4 cxd4 15.Bd2 Nd7 16.b4 Rc8 17.Qd3 Qc7 18.Rfc1 f5 19.c5 f4 20.g4 Kh8 21.Rc2

21…f3?( what logic here to sacrifice  a pawn?)

[ 21...a6 22.Rac1 Rf6 23.a3 Rc6 24.Bf1 still maintain equality]

22.Bxf3 Rf7 23.Rf1 h6 24.Be2 Nf8 25.Qg3 Qc6 26.Bd3 a6 27.Rfc1 g5 28.Bc4 Rf6 29.Bd5 Qd7 30.Qxe5 d3 31.Rc4 Rxf2 32.Qxg7+ Qxg7 33.Kxf2 Kh7 34.Ke3 Ng6 35.Bc3 Ne5? (the game start to favour  Abdullah from this move)

 

 

[ 35...Qc7 36.e5 Nxe5 37.Be4+ Kg8 38.Bd5+ Kh7 39.Be4+ Kg8 40.Bd5+ Kh7 again maintain equality]

36.Bxe5 Qxe5 37.Kxd3 Rf8 38.R4c3 Rf2

 

 

[ 38...Qh2 39.Re1 Qxh3+ 40.Re3 Qf1+ 41.Kd4 Rb8 42.Rf3 Qg1+ 43.Rce3 Qxg4 ]

39.Bxb7 Rxa2 40.Bd5 Rb2 41.c6 Rxb4 42.c7?

 

 

[ 42.Rc4 Rb3+ 43.R1c3 Qg3+ 44.Kc2 Rxc3+ 45.Rxc3 Qc7 46.Kb3 Kg6 47.Kc4 ]

 42...Qd4+  43.Ke2 Qe5

[ 43...Rb2+ 44.R3c2 Qc3 45.Rxb2 Qxc1 46.Kd3 Qf1+ 47.Kd4 Qc1 48.Rb8 Qg1+ 49.Ke5 Qg3+ 50.Ke6 Qxc7 51.Rb7 Qxb7 52.Bxb7 ]

44.Re3??  what Abdullah has in his mind? Abdullah may just want to win and so he moves the rook to avoid perpetual check  Q-h2 +

But still Black has got a deadly attack

 44...Rb2+ 45.Kd3 Qh2 46.Rc3 Rd2+ 47.Kc4 Qxc7+ 48.Kb3 Qb6+ 49.Ka3 a5 50.Rb3 Qc5+ 51.Ka4 Ra2+ 0-1