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Antoniou,Antonis (2163) – Kett,Timothy (2257)
EU-chT (Men) 16th Heraklio (8.2), 05.11.2007
Bishop’s Opening [C23]
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 f5 3.d3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Bg5 fxe4 6.dxe4 Bb4 7.Nge2 Na5 8.Qd3 c6 9.0-0-0 b5 10.Be6 Qe7 11.Bh3 0-0 12.Ng3 d6 13.Bxc8 Raxc8 14.Nf5 Qe6 15.Bxf6 Rxf6 16.a3 Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Nb7 18.f3 g6 19.Nh6+ Kg7 20.Ng4 Rff8 21.Qe3 h5 22.Qh6+ Kg8 23.Nf2 Nd8 24.Qe3 Nf7 25.Kb1 a5 26.h4 b4 27.a4 d5 28.g4 d4 29.Qd2 b3 30.gxh5 bxc2+ 31.Qxc2 gxh5 32.Nh3 Rb8 33.Rhg1+ Kh8 34.Ng5 Qb3 35.Qd2 Nd6 36.Rc1
How should White respond to 36…Nc4?
37.Nf7+ 1-0 White forces checkmate upon 37…Rxf7 (37…Kh7 38.Qh6#) 38.Qh6+ Rh7 39.Qf6+ Rg7 40.Qxg7#.
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