Mas Hafizulhelmi vs Jan Emmanuel Garcia (2009)

Mas Hafizulhelmi vs Jan Emmanuel Garcia
8th Asian Continental Chess Championship 2009 · Pirc Defense: 150 Attack. Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack (B07) · 1-0

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May-30-09		Vasilyev90: 23.Rxf7! proves decisive as it paved the way for a crushing kingside attack.Hafizuhelmi outfought Garcia here.

May-30-09		Gilmoy: After <11..Bb7> Black has a Slav Meran-like Q-side setup. But against White's fluid center, Black never finds a tempo for c5. <11.Qe1 12.Qf2> creates a <double hidden-double> at f7 and Nb6(!), after which <17.f5!> unravels the fianchetto. <12..Nfd7> looked like a standard Grunfeld idea to support e5 -- except that White is happy to trade off both his c+e pawns, leaving Black's Q overworked defending Nb6 and f7. Black concedes with his Meran bishop still unhatched. 21..Rf8!? protects f7 without "castling into it", but White has the immediate 22.Bxg6! (fxg6 23.Ne6 etc.) with wacky complications.

May-30-09		WhiteRook48: 25...Rxg6.... don't get it

May-31-09		Gilmoy: <WhiteRook48: 25...Rxg6> White was threatening 26.Bf7+ Kf8 27.Nh7#, a "Marshall mate". 25..(e6,e5) <a flight square at e7> 26.Qh7+ Kf8 27.N(x)e6+! <deflects f open> Rxe6 28.Rf1+ Ke7 (Rf6 29.Rxf6+ Bxf6 30.Qxc7 Be7 31.Qf4+ and White mates anyways) 29.Rf7+ Kd8 (Kd6 30.Bf4+) 30.Qg8+! Re8 31.Bg5+ Qe7[] 32.Bxe7+ K(c7,d7) 33.Bc5+ Kd8 34.Bb6+. 25..e5 29..Kd6 30.dxe5+ Rxd5 31.Rxc7 Kxc7 32.Qxg7+ Kd6 33.Bf4.

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