Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky vs Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky (1921)

Peter Arsenievich Romanovsky vs Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky
Petrograd 1921 · Philidor Defense: Lion Variation (C41) · 1-0

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Dec-10-06		ivanov90: Some comments for this game... Romanovsky,P - Ilyin Zhenevsky,A [C41] Petrograd Petrograd, 1921 [Ilya Ivanov] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Be3 c6 8.Bb3 b5 9.d5 c5 [9...b4 10.Ne2 cxd5 11.exd5 Nc5 12.Bxc5 dxc5 13.Nxe5 Qc7 14.Nc6 Bd6] 10.Nxb5 Nxe4 11.Nd2 a6 12.Na3 Nxd2 13.Qxd2 f5 14.f3 [14.f4 exf4 (14...e4 15.Nc4) 15.Bxf4 g5 16.Be3 f4 17.Bf2 Ne5 18.Nc4 Bf6 19.c3] 14...Kh8 15.Nc4 a5 16.a4 f4 17.Bf2 Rf6 18.Be1 Rh6 19.Nxa5 Qe8 20.Nc6 Bf6 21.c4 Nb6? [21...Ba6! 22.a5 Nb8] 22.a5! Bd7 [22...Qh5 23.g4 Qf7] 23.axb6 Rxa1 24.b7! Bxc6 25.dxc6 Qb8 26.Qa5!! [26.Bc2] 26...Rxa5 27.Bxa5 e4! [27...Bd8 28.Bxd8 d5 (28...Qxd8 29.Ra1) 29.cxd5] 28.Ra1? [28.fxe4 Bd4+ 29.Kh1 Kg8 30.Ra1 f3; 28.Bc2!! d5 a)28...Rh5 29.Bxe4 d5 (a)29...Bd4+ 30.Kh1) 30.cxd5 Be5 31.Bb6 Bd4+ 32.Kh1 g5 33.d6; b)28...e3 29.Ra1 g5 30.Be1 (b)30.Bc3 Bxc3 31.bxc3 Re6) 30...d5 31.Ra8; c)28...exf3 29.Rxf3 Bd4+ (c)29...d5 30.c7 Qxb7 31.Rb3 Bd4+ 32.Kh1) 30.Kh1 d5 31.c7 Qxb7 32.Rb3 Rb6 33.Bxb6 dxc4 34.Ra3; d)28...Kg8 29.Bxe4 Bd8; e)28...Be5 29.Bxe4 d5 (e)29...Bd4+ 30.Kh1) 30.Bxd5 (e)30.cxd5 Kg8 31.Bc3 Bxc3 32.bxc3 Rd6 33.Ra1 Rd8 34.Ra8 Qc7) 30...Rxc6 (e)30...Rf6 31.Re1) 31.Bxc6 Qd6 32.Bd5; 29.cxd5 c4 30.Bxe4 Be5 (30...Qa7+ 31.Kh1 Be5 32.d6; 30...Bd4+ 31.Kh1 Bc5 32.Ra1; 30...Kg8 31.d6) 31.Bc3 Bxc3 32.bxc3 Rd6 33.Ra1] 28...Bd4+ [28...Rg6] 29.Kf1 Rxh2? [29...exf3! 30.Be1 (30.Bc7 Rg6 31.Ra8 fxg2+ 32.Ke2 h6 33.Kd2) 30...fxg2+ 31.Kxg2 f3+ 32.Kg3 d5+ 33.Kg4 Rxc6 34.Ra8 Rg6+ 35.Kxf3 Rf6+ 36.Ke2] 30.Bc7! exf3 31.gxf3 Rf2+ 32.Kg1 Rxb2+?? [32...Qg8 33.b8Q g5 34.Qxg8+ Kxg8 35.Bxd6; 32...Rxf3+ 33.Kg2 Rf2+ 34.Kh3 Rf3+ 35.Kg4 Rg3+ 36.Kxf4 Be5+ 37.Ke4 d5+] 33.Kh1 Rb1+ 34.Rxb1 Qxc7 35.Ba4 1-0

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