Campeonato de Cuba XXXV

Renier González - Amador

Campeonato de Cuba XXXV Las Tunas 1996

Escandinava B01

[Event "CUB-ch Las Tunas"]
[Site "Las Tunas"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gonzalez, Renier"]
[Black "Rodriguez, Amador"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 53"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 c6 6. h3 $146 {Unusual but White was not familiar with the old fashioned variation 6.f3 g4?! as my opponent confessed later.} Bf5 7. Bd2 Qc7 (7... e6 8. g4 $5) 8. Nf3 e6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 Bd6 11. Nh4 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 $10 {Interestingly enough, I reached this position twice during this tournament.} 13. Ne4 $6 (13. Qf3 {is certainly a better move, I had to face it two rounds later in my next game as Black.} O-O-O 14. Bb3 $6 (14. Bf1 $142 {to protect the king side if necessary.}) 14... Rh5 $2 (14... Rh4 $1 $15) 15. g4 $1 Rhh8 16. Rad1 $13 {½-½ Sariego,Wilfredo-Rodríguez,Amador/Las Tunas Cuba ch (07) 1996}) 13... Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Nf6 15. Re1 Bh2+ $1 $36 16. Kf1 (16. Kh1 Bf4) 16... Bf4 17. c3 O-O-O 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Qc1 $2 (19. Kg1 g5 $40 (19... c5 $5 $15) 20. Bf1 g4 21. g3 Qh6) 19... Qh2 20. Qg5 Nh5 $5 (20... Ne4 $1 21. Rxe4 (21. Qe3 Nd6 { h1+}) 21... Qh1+ 22. Ke2 Qxa1 23. Qd2 Qh1 $17) 21. g3 $8 (21. Ke2 Nf4+ 22. Kf3 Nxg2 $1 23. Rh1 Nh4+ $19) (21. Rad1 Nf4 22. f3 f6 23. Qg4 Rh4 $1 24. Bxe6+ Kb8 $19) 21... Qxh3+ 22. Ke2 Nf6 (22... Qf5 $17) 23. Bd3 Rh5 (23... Qh5+ 24. Qxh5 gxh5 $17) 24. Qf4 Qg2 (24... e5 25. dxe5 Qe6 (25... Nd7 26. Rh1) (25... Ng4 26. Rh1) 26. Bc4 (26. Kd2 Nd7 27. Kc2 Nxe5 28. Be4 $17) 26... Nd5 27. Qd4 $17) 25. Bc4 $6 (25. Qf3 $17) 25... Rf5 26. Rg1 $8 Qxg1 27. Rxg1 Rxf4 28. gxf4 Nd5 29. Kf3 Rh8 $19 {Black has a clean pawn up, better structure and everything under control, yet this endgame still requires patience and precise play.} 30. Kg3 Kd7 31. Bd3 Ne7 32. Be4 Rh5 33. Kf3 Nf5 34. Bc2 Rh3+ 35. Kg2 Rh5 36. Kf3 Ke7 37. Be4 Rh3+ 38. Kg2 Rh4 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. Bc2 Rh3+ 41. Kg2 Rh4 42. Kf3 Ne7 43. Kg3 $8 Rh5 44. Rd1 {White would like to do something on the queenside but it is not so easy, nor there is time any longer!} (44. Kf3 Nd5) 44... g5 $1 {Double pawns are exchanged and the black pieces are able to penetrate in his enemy's camp} 45. fxg5+ Kxg5 46. Be4 $6 Rh4 $1 47. Bc2 Nd5 $1 {the beginning of a very strong plan.} 48. a4 (48. Kg2 Kg4 {f4, f3}) 48... Nf4 49. Kf3 Rh3+ 50. Ke4 Ng6 $1 { 51...f5#} 51. f4+ (51. Rg1+ Kh4 52. f3 Rh2 $19) 51... Kf6 $1 (51... Kg4 52. Rg1+ Rg3 53. Rxg3+ Kxg3 54. f5 exf5+ 55. Kxf5 $17) 52. Bd3 Nh4 {White resigned. A bit premature maybe but after the forced 53.f1 everything seems to win for Black.} (52... Nh4 53. Bf1 (53. Rg1 $2 Nf5) (53. Rf1 $2 Ng2) 53... Rh1 $19 (53... Rg3 $5 54. Rd3 Nf5 55. Rf3 g5 $19) (53... Rf3 54. Be2 Rf2 55. Ke3 Rh2 $19)) 0-1