Capablanca XXXI

Amador - Gildardo García

Capablanca XXXI Cienfuegos 1996

Ruy López C88

[Event "Capablanca mem-A"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rodriguez, Amador"]
[Black "Garcia, Gildardo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 54"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. c3 (10. Bg5 $5 {it is a sound alternstive even though very few GMs play it}) 10... h6 (10... Bf8 11. Bg5 $5 {Topalov-Short, Elenite 1995, CBM 50}) 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. Ng3 d5 15. Nh2 $5 c4 $5 16. Ng4 cxd3 17. Qxd3 Nxg4 (17... Nxe4 18. f3 (18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qg3 Kh7 20. Nxe5 $36) 18... Bc5+ 19. Kh2 h5 (19... Nxg3 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxg7 $16) 20. Nh6+ gxh6 21. fxe4 dxe4 22. Qe2 $44) 18. hxg4 dxe4 (18... d4 $5) 19. Qe2 $1 $14 Nc4 20. Nxe4 Nd6 21. Rd1 Qb6 {The critical moment, Black would be clearly worse after 21...xe4 so he decides to allow the apparently devastating exchange on d6 followed by d3. Here I thought for nearly 40 minutes.} 22. Be3 {A safe move not entering the complications.} (22. Nxd6 Bxd6 23. Qd3 Qc6 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. f3 {Black now has many alternatives, of all of them 25...e4 seems the best to avoid a rapid disaster.} e4 $1 (25... Bc5+ 26. Kh2 (26. Kf1 Ba7 $1 (26... Bb6 27. b3 b4 (27... Qc5 $2 28. Ba3 $3 Qxa3 29. Rd7 $18) 28. cxb4) 27. Qh8+ (27. b3 b4 28. cxb4 Qb6) 27... Ke7 28. Qxg7 Qc5 29. Bg5+ hxg5 30. Qxg5+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ $10) (26. Kh1 Rad8 (26... Re6 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qxg7) (26... e4 27. Bxe4 Qc7 (27... Qf6 28. g5 Qe5 29. Rd7) 28. Bxh6 gxh6 29. Qxh6+ Ke7 30. Qh4+ Kf8 31. Bxb7 Qxb7 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qe5+ $18) (26... Ke7 27. Qxg7) 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxg7) 26... e4 27. Qh8+ (27. Bxe4 Qf6 28. g5 Qe5+ 29. g3 Bxe4 30. fxe4 Qxe4 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 32. gxh6 Re2+ 33. Kh3 Kg8 34. Rd5 Bf8 $44) 27... Ke7 28. Qxg7 Bd6+ (28... Qc7+ 29. g3 Rg8 30. Qxh6 $1 Rh8 31. Bg5+ $18) (28... exf3 29. Re1+ Kd8 30. Bf4 $40) 29. g3 (29. Kh3 $5) 29... Qc5 $13) (25... Ke7 26. Qxg7 Rh8 (26... Rg8 27. Qxh6 Rxg4 (27... Rh8 28. Bg5+ Kd7 29. Be4) 28. Qxd6+ Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Bxf3 30. Rd2 Rag8 31. Kf2) 27. Bb3) 26. Bxe4 (26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qxg7 exf3 28. Re1+ Kd8 29. Qf6+ Re7 30. Qh8+ (30. Rd1 Qb6+ 31. Rd4 Bd5 $1 $13) 30... Kc7 31. Rxe7+ Bxe7 32. Bf4+ Kb6 33. Be3+ Bc5 $17) 26... Qc5+ 27. Kh1 (27. Kf1 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Rad8 $1) (27. Rd4 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Rad8 $5 (28... Be5 29. Be3) 29. Be3 Qe5 $36) 27... Bxe4 28. fxe4 Qf2 29. Rxd6 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 Qe1+ $10) 22... Qc6 23. f3 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Qc7 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Rd2 Rad8 27. Rad1 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Qc8 (28... e4 29. f4 Qc8 30. Qd7) 29. Kf2 e4 30. Qd7 Qb8 31. f4 $16 Be7 32. Qa7 Qc8 33. Rd7 Bh4+ $1 34. g3 Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Bxd8 36. Qd4 Bf6 $5 (36... Qa8 37. Qd7 $16) 37. Qxe4 Qxg4 38. Qa8+ (38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. Qxf7 h5 40. Bd4 $14) 38... Kh7 39. Qxa6 h5 40. Qxb5 (40. Qc6 $1 h4 41. Qf3 Qe6 42. Qh5+ Kg8 43. gxh4 Qxa2 44. Qxb5 Bxc3 45. Bc1 $16) 40... h4 41. Qd3+ Kg8 42. Bd4 (42. Bd2 Qh3 $3 43. Kg1 hxg3 44. Qe2 Bd8 45. Qg2 Bb6+ 46. Kf1 Qg4 47. Qa8+ Kh7 48. Qe4+ g6 $44) 42... hxg3+ 43. Kg2 Bxd4 44. cxd4 (44. Qxd4 Qh4 45. Kf3 Qh2 (45... f5 $5 46. Qd5+ Kh8 47. Qxf5 Qh2) 46. Qd8+ Kh7 47. Qd3+ Kg8 48. Qe2 Qh5+ 49. Ke3 Qh1) 44... Qxf4 45. Qxg3 Qe4+ 46. Qf3 Qxd4 47. b3 1/2-1/2