Eloi Relange vs Matthew Sadler (1997)

Eloi Relange vs Matthew Sadler
Hastings 9798 1997 · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Main Line (B99) · 0-1

Given 11 times; par: 33 [what's this?]

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Mar-15-07		tpstar: In "Starting Out: The Sicilian" John Emms suggests 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Nd5 Be5 with "a roughly level ending." 28 ... bxa4! was a big improvement over 28 ... b4 Oll vs Sadler, 1997 but the coupe de grace was 31 ... Nc6! (Emms enthusiastically says "!!") because the upcoming ... Nb4+ mates, thus 34 ... a5 and White resigned.

Mar-23-08		plang: Perhaps 19 Bh3 is better. 19..Rxf7 20 Bh3..Kh8 21 Bf5 would have been unpleasant for black. Relange had looked at Oll's Informant analysis and thought that Sadler might try 22..Qa5 with the idea of 23 Nxg6..Nxg6 24 Rxg6..Qb4 25 Rxf6..Rxf6 26 Bd3 with compensation for the exchange. Oll had analyzed the game continuation after 28..bxa! up to 31 Ka2. He had concluded that white was better after both 1) 31..Qb3+ 32 Qxb3..axb+ 33 Kxb3..Rxf8 34 Bxa6 and 2) 31..Kg7 32 Ne6+..Kd6 33 Qb6. In the second line, however, Nunn pointed out that after 33..Rf3! white is lost. Sadler found 31..Nc6! at the board after which black is just winning. If 33 Qh8+..Kh6 34 Rb1..Nb4+ 35 Ka1..Qxb1+ mates.

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