Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Zonal tournament at Colombo



This is a game from zonal tournament held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Prasanna Kurukulasuriya (pictured) met a solid player in the third round. A Amarasinghe played very well and showed a great desire to win, unfortunately the twentieth move allows White to win a pawn and the initiative. Prasanna has to avoid the traps laid by his opponent.


Kurukulasuriya P (SRI) 2071
Amarasinghe A A C B (SRI) 1868
Colombo SRI, (Zt) 04/02/2013

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Ne3 [6. Nc3 seems the best move here.] 6... c6!


7. d5!? [Attack at expense of development] 7... Qg6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Bc4 Be7 [However a logical move condemned by Houdini 1.5] 10. O-O [10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Nb5!?! (Houdini 1.5 - wow!- ) 11... cxb5 12. Bd5! Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Kd7!! 14. Qxa8 Nc6 15. O-O Rf8! ~ menace Ba6] 10... Nbd7 11. f4 exf3!?


12. Bd3 [12. Qxf3 Ne5 ~] 12... Qf7 13. Qxf3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 O-O 16. Nf5! Bxf5 17. Rxf5 Rae8 [17... Rfe8 18. Bg5!] 18. Bd2 Bd8 19. Raf1 Bb6+ [19... Qd7= is safer.] 20. Kh1


20... Qg6? [Fatal... Better is 20... Qd7] 21. dxc6 bxc6 22. Qxd6 Rd8 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Bg5! [24. Qxc6?? Rxd2 and Rxc2] 24... Rde8 25. Qc4! [25. Qxc6?? Qxf5 -+]


25... h6? [25... Qxf5 26. Rxf5 Re1+ 27. Qf1 (27. Rf1 Ne4! 28. Rxe1 Nf2+ 29. Kg1 Nh3+=) 27... Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Bd4 29. Na4±] 26. Bxf6 gxf6 [The black pawn structure is very bad.] 27. g3 Re3 28. Qf4 [28. Qxc6 +-] 28... Kg7 29. Na4 Re7 30. Nxb6 axb6 31. Qf3 Re6 32. Kg2 Rfe8 33. Rf2 R8e7 34. Rf4 h5


35. h4 [35. Rh4 Kh6 36. g4 Re5 37. Qxc6 ±] 35... c5 36. b3 Kf7 37. Kh3 Kg7 38. Kg2 Kf7 39. c3 Kg7 40. b4 cxb4 41. cxb4 Ra7 42. b5 Rae7 43. Kh3 Kf7 44. Rf5 ± [A very interesting and beautiful game... ] [1:0]

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