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Battle of the FMs: A Positional Sacrifice

In the following game black made two concequtive pawn sacrifices..simply to gain some positional benefits.

[Event "GCS"][Site "GCS"][Date "2007.04.17"][White "SirPacMan"][Black "MichaelBaron"][Result "0-1"][WhiteElo "2216"][BlackElo "2305"][TimeControl "180+0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f3 d6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nge2 Nxe2 10. Bxe2 Nh5 11. g4 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Qxf4 c5 14. h4 b5 15. cxb5 a6 16. bxa6 Bxa6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. g5 Qb6 19. Qd2 Rb8 20. Rh2 Be5 21. Rg2 Qb4 22. a3 Qc4 23. Rc1 Rab6 24. Ne2 Qa6 25. b4 cxb4 26. axb4 Rxb4 27. Rf2 Rb2 28. Rc2 Qa1+ 29. Nc1 Bg3 30. Kd1 Bxf2 31. Qxf2 Rxc2 32. Qxc2 Qd4+ 33. Qd3 Qg1+ 34. Kc2 Rc8+ 35. Kb3 Qxc1 36. e5 Rb8+ 0-1.

posted by Webbaron @ 10:02 PM