Capablanca XXXI

Alonso Zapata - Amador

Capablanca XXXI Cienfuegos 1996

Siciliana Clásica B59

[Event "Capablanca mem-A"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Rodriguez, Amador"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B59"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 54"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O (8... a5 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a4 11. Nc1 a3 12. Rb1 Be6 13. Rd1 axb2 14. Rxb2 Qc8 15. f3 Na5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. c3 Bd8 19. Rb4 Re8 20. Nb3 Re7 21. Qb2 Nxb3 {½-½ Zapata-Dlugy/New York Open(4) 1989}) 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 {This opening choice against the Classical does not create major problems for Black} a5 11. Rfd1 (11. Rad1 a4 12. Nc1 Qa5 13. f3 (13. a3 Rfd8 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Na5 17. f4 e4 18. Rd4 Rdc8 19. c3 Bd8 20. Kf2 b5 21. h3 Bb6 22. Rd2 Bxe3+ 23. Kxe3 Rc5 $15 {Kiroski,Toni-Markovic,M/Nis open 1993 0-1 (36)}) 13... Rfc8 14. a3 Nd4 $1 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Nb5 (16. Qxd4 d5 $17) 16... d5 $17 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Qb6 19. Kh1 d3 20. Bxd3 Nc5 21. Qe3 Bg4 22. Rd2 Ra5 23. f5 Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Qxb5 25. Rdf2 Ne4 26. Rf4 Bg5 27. f6 Qxf1+ {0-1 Drozd,R-Partos/Romania 1/279 1966}) (11. a4 Nb4 $10) 11... a4 12. Nc1 Qa5 13. a3 {This is a well known position from the Najdorf where it is White to move since Black had played 5...a6 and later a6-a5. So it has to be OK for Black, a tempo in the Sicilian is always valuable.} Rfd8 (13... Rfc8 $5 {typical}) 14. N1a2 Rd7 $5 15. Bf3 $6 (15. Qe1 $142) 15... Bd8 $1 16. h3 h6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Ne7 $15 20. Bg4 (20. Nb4 $142 Nf5 21. Re1 $15) (20. g4 $2 e4 $17) 20... Nxg4 21. hxg4 Ba5 22. c3 f5 $1 23. f3 (23. gxf5 Nxf5 { f8, df7}) 23... fxg4 24. fxg4 Rc7 $1 25. Kh2 Rc4 26. Kh3 Rf8 (26... Re4 $5 27. Re1 Bb6 28. Bf2 Rxe1 29. Bxe1 Rf8 30. Nb4 Rf1 31. Re2 Bc5 $17) 27. Nb4 Rf6 (27... Bxb4 28. axb4 b5 $17) 28. g5 Rf7 (28... Nf5 $5 29. g4 Rxg4 $5 30. gxf6 (30. Kxg4 Nxe3+) 30... Rh4+ 31. Kg2 Nxe3+ {with more than enough compensation for the exchange.}) 29. gxh6 Nf5 30. Bf2 Rf6 31. g3 Rxh6+ 32. Kg2 Rg6 (32... Rg4 $142) 33. Rh1 Rcg4 (33... Bxb4 $1 34. cxb4 (34. axb4 a3 35. bxa3 Rxc3) 34... Rcg4 (34... e4 35. Re2 e3 36. Rh5 Rf6 $17) (34... Nh4+ 35. Kh3 Nf3 36. Re2 $15) 35. Rd3 (35. Rh3 e4 36. Re2 e3 $17) 35... e4 36. Rc3 e3 37. Bxe3 Rxg3+ 38. Kf2 Rg2+ 39. Kf3 R6g3+ 40. Kf4 Nxe3 41. Rxe3 Rxe3 42. Kxe3 Rxb2 $19) 34. Rh3 Bd8 (34... Bxb4 35. axb4) 35. Kh2 Re4 36. Nd3 Bg5 37. Rc2 Rg4 (37... Ne3 38. Bxe3 Rxe3 39. Nb4 e4 40. Rf2 Bf6 41. Nc2 Rd3 42. Nb4 Rd1 43. Re2 Be5 44. Kg2) 38. Re2 e4 39. Nb4 Bf6 $6 (39... Bf4 $2 40. gxf4 Rg2+ 41. Kh1 e3 42. Rf3) (39... e3 $5 40. Be1 Kf7 $15) 40. Nc2 Be5 41. Ne3 $1 $8 {Time trouble is over and White miraculously gets in time for defence.} Nxg3 $6 (41... Bxg3+ {was of course a better try} 42. Bxg3 Nxg3 43. Rf2 (43. Re1 R4g5) (43. Nxg4 Nxe2) 43... R4g5 44. c4 (44. Rf4 Ne2) 44... Nh5 {} 45. Nf5 Rf6) 42. Nxg4 Nxe2+ 43. Nxe5 dxe5 44. Re3 $1 Nf4 (44... Rh6+ 45. Kg2 Nf4+ 46. Kf1) 45. Bg3 $1 Rb6 46. Rxe4 Rxb2+ 47. Kh1 Rb1+ (47... Nxd5 48. Bxe5 Kf7 49. Rxa4 Re2 50. Bd4) 48. Kh2 Rb2+ 49. Kh1 1/2-1/2