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Michael Adams vs Loek van Wely
Groningen Candidates (1997) (rapid), Groningen NED, rd 5, Dec-22
Queen Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack (D00)  ·  1-0

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Jul-29-05  like a GM: What's wrong with 33Nxa4?
Jul-29-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: This question is so great, and I see that no one has answered yet, I will break my vow of silence....

if, 33 Nxa4...

33... Qb4 34. Nc3 Ra7 35. Rc2 Ra5 36. Qf3 Qc4 37. a3 Qe6 38. Bf5 Qf7 39. b4 Ra8 40. Nb5 Qd5 41. Qxd5+ cxd5 42. Nc7 Bd7 43. Bxd7 Ra7 44. Nxd5 Kxd7 45. a4 Bd8 46. a5 Ke6 +2.20

This is via Shredder 9.

Jul-30-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: If 33.Nxa4 then white might come under an attack with 33...Qa7 34.Nc3 Bb4. Instead Adams stops the a-pawn from moving with the idea of picking it up later on. In the end he doesn't need to, because black gets into problems with his f6-pawn. But I wonder why Adams didn't play 35.Rf1?
Jul-30-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: if 35. Rf1

35... Kd8 36. Qxf6+ Kc7 37. Rc1 Kb7 38.
Qe6 Ra8 39. Bg6 Bxg6+ 40. Qxg6 Be7 41. Qf7 Rf8 42. Qxh5 Qc4 43. Qd1 +2.31/17

if 33. Nxa4 Qa7

34. Nc3 Qb7 35. Qf3 Kc8 36. g4 hxg4 37. Qxg4+ Kb8 38. Qe6 Qd7 39. Qg8 Ra8 40. Qc4 Ra5 41. Qg8 Ra8 0.94/16

Now, back to my vow of silence.. :-)

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