25.4.08

Not Really an Improvement

Vokarev,Sergey (2502) - Tomashevsky,Evgeny (2658) [C68]
9th European Individual Ch (m) round 3 Plovdiv BUL (3.61), 23.04.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0–0 Qd6 6.Na3 Be6 7.Qe2 f6 8.Nc4 Qd7 9.Rd1 c5 10.c3 Qf7 11.b3 Qh5 Tomashevsky improves on his play: [11...Bd6 12.Nxd6+ cxd6 13.d4 Ne7 14.Ba3 b6 15.dxc5 dxc5 16.Rd6 Nc8 17.Rd2 0–0 18.b4 cxb4 19.Bxb4 Ne7 20.Qe3 b5 21.a4 bxa4 22.Rxa4 Rfc8 23.h3 Ng6 24.Ra1 Nf4 25.h4 Bc4 26.g3 Ne6 27.Rd6 h5 28.Nd2 Bb5 29.Nf1 Nd8 30.Qf3 a5 31.Rxa5 Rxa5 32.Bxa5 Nb7 33.Rd5 Bxf1 34.Kxf1 Nxa5 35.Rxa5 Qc4+ 36.Kg2 Qxc3 37.Qf5 Qc6 38.Rd5 Qe8 39.Rd6 Ra8 40.Rb6 Qf7 41.Rc6 Rf8 42.Rd6 g6 43.Qf3 Kg7 44.Qc3 Qb7 45.Qd3 Rf7 46.Qc4 Rc7 47.Qa4 Re7 48.Qc4 f5 49.Qc6 ½–½ Potkin,V (2547)-Tomashevsky,E (2595)/Sochi 2006/CBM 111 ext] 12.d4 0–0–0

13.Be3N [13.dxe5 Rxd1+ 14.Qxd1 fxe5 15.Ncxe5 Bd6 16.Bf4 Nf6 17.Nd3 Nxe4 18.Bxd6 Nxd6 ½–½ Reinderman,D (2493)-Romanishin,O (2552)/Gausdal 2006/CBM 111 ext] 13...exd4 14.cxd4 cxd4 15.Bxd4 Re8?!

[15...Bg4 is computer's suggestion. But then: ¹16.Ba7 After: (16.Rac1 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qxf3 18.gxf3² White is slightly better.) 16...Bxf3 17.gxf3 b5 no human can play like this... 18.Rxd8+ Kxd8 19.Rd1+ Ke8] 16.Ba7! Nb6 is threatening. 16...Bxc4 17.Qxc4 Qb5 18.Qc2 Ba3 19.Nd2 Re6 20.Nc4 Bc5 21.a4 [21.a4 Qc6 22.Qd3 Ne7 23.Bxc5 Qxc5 24.Qd7+ wins a whole rook.] 1–0

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