Capablanca XXIX

Amador - Roberto M. del Campo

Capablanca XXIX Matanzas 1994

Ruy López C64

[Event "Capablanca mem-B"]
[Site "Matanzas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rodriguez, Amador"]
[Black "Martin del Campo, Roberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 43"]

1. e4 {Ernst Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 $1 f5 (4... Nf6 5. O-O (5. d4 $1 {Offers better chances for White to keep pressing in the opening.}) 5... O-O 6. d4 Bb6 {This is a very solid line for Black.}) 5. d4 fxe4 (5... exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. Nxc3 Nge7 8. O-O d5 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Qa4 $16) 6. Bxc6 dxc6 (6... exf3 7. Bxf3 exd4 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1+ Be7 10. Bg5 $1 $16 {Torre-Tatai/Haifa ol/1976/}) 7. Nxe5 (7. Nfd2 {Wedberg} Qg5 8. dxc5 Nf6 $13) (7. Nfd2 $14 {Ernst}) 7... Bd6 $6 {A popular choice that should be regarded as inferior to 7...d5 after which White is of course better but no clear way to a decisive advantage have been found.} 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qe2 {For complete details on the next variations see the excellent Wedberg Opening Disk C60-C67, I will only mention the most important lines briefly.} Qh4 {In most cases a queen on h4 supports a strong attack, this time however, it offers a nice theme for White.} (9... Bf5 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Qe7 13. f3 $14 {Mestel-Plaskett/Brighton/1984/}) (9... Nf6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. g4 $16 {Smyslov-Vidmar/Groningen/1946/}) 10. Nd2 Bf5 (10... Nf6 $6 11. h3 O-O 12. g3 $1 $16) (10... Bxe5 11. dxe5 Bf5 12. h3 {Wedberg} O-O-O 13. g4 e3 14. Qxe3 Be6 15. Qxa7 Bxg4 16. Qa8+ Kd7 17. Qa4 Nf6 18. Qf4 $1 $18 (18. Qf4 {Ernst} g5 19. Qxf6 Rhf8 20. Ne4 $18)) 11. g4 Be6 (11... Bxe5 12. gxf5 Bf6 13. fxg6 (13. Qxe4+ {Wedberg /Davies-Speelman/Hastings/1987}) 13... hxg6 14. Qxe4+ $16) 12. Nxe4 Bxe5 13. h3 $3 {The key move that destroys the complete variation, White threatens to trap the black queen by 14.g5 so Black is forced to go for an unpleasant ending.} Bxg4 $8 (13... Bf6 14. Nc5 $18) (13... Bxd4 14. Bg5 $1 (14. cxd4 Qe7 15. Bg5 Qb4+ 16. Nc3 {Davies}) 14... Bxg4 (14... Bxf2+ 15. Kd2 $1 $18 Rd8+ 16. Kc2 Bxg4 17. hxg4) 15. Qd2 $1 Bxf2+ (15... Qh5 16. Qxd4 $18 (16. Ng3 $18)) 16. Nxf2 Qg3 17. hxg4 $18) 14. Qxg4 Qxg4 $8 15. hxg4 $16 Bd6 $6 (15... Bg7 $142 $16 {I feel Black can defend himself better this way.}) 16. Bg5 $1 Kf7 17. O-O-O (17. Kd2 $5) 17... h6 18. Rh3 Kg7 19. Rdh1 Rf8 20. Nxd6 $5 (20. Kd2 $5) 20... cxd6 21. Be3 d5 (21... g5 22. Bxg5 Rxf2 23. Be3 Rf6 24. g5 Rg6 25. Kd2 $18) 22. R1h2 (22. Kd2 g5 $1) 22... Rh7 23. Kd2 Rf7 24. Ke2 Re7 25. Kf1 Re4 26. Bd2 $1 Re7 (26... Rxg4 $4 27. f3 $18) 27. f3 a6 28. Kf2 Rf7 29. Kg2 Re7 30. Kg3 $1 (30. Bf4 Re1) 30... Rf7 31. Bf4 $1 Re7 32. Be5+ Kf7 33. f4 $1 Nf6 $2 (33... Ke6 $16) 34. Rxh6 $18 Ne4+ (34... Nh5+ 35. R2xh5 $1) 35. Kg2 Rxh6 36. Rxh6 Nd2 37. Rh7+ Ke6 38. f5+ gxf5 39. gxf5+ Kd7 40. Rh8 Nc4 41. Rb8 $1 b5 (41... Nxe5 $2 42. Rxb7+) (41... Ne3+ 42. Kf3 Nxf5 43. Rxb7+ Ke6 44. Rb6) 42. f6 Rf7 43. Kf3 $1 Nxb2 44. Kg4 Nd1 45. Kf5 1-0