( diagram)
0 – 0 14. a4 b6 15. Na2 Rfc8 16. Nb4! cxb5 17. axb5 bxc5 18. Nc6
14... Rxc4! 15. Nxc4 Qc8 16. Qb3 Nd3 + 17. Kd2 Nxf4
Black has recieved two bishops for the rook.
18. g3 Ng6 19. Rxa7 0 – 0 20. e5!?
Another option was 20. Rha1.
20... Ng4 21. Nb6 Qc6! 22. d5 Qc5! 23. Rxd7
White has won a piece, but his king is in the open.
23... Rb8! 24. Nca4! Qxf2 + 25. Kc1 Bg5 + 26. Kb1 N6xe5 27. Rc7
White is aiming to trade down. 27. dxe6 was worthy of consideration.
27... exd5! 28. Rc8 + Rxc8 29. Nxc8 Nc4 30. Qd3!?( diagram)
30... Nge5
The queen has to give up protection of the f5 square.
31. Qxd5 Qf5 + 32. Ka1 Qxc8 33. Rb1 g6 34. Nc5 Be7 35. Rb5?!
35. Na4 was necessary.
35... Bxc5 36. Rxc5 Qa6 + 37. Kb1 Qb6 + 38. Kc1 Qb2 + 39. Kd1 0 – 1
39. Kd1 Ne3 + wins the queen.
In the third round, Jack Qijie Zhu scores an upset win against a Grandmaster.
White: Jack Qijie Zhu( 2170) Black: GM Browne( 2481) A00 Sokolsky Opening
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b4 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Nbd7 6. c5 c6 7. Nc3 e5 8. d4 e4
With pawns locked in the center the pointing rule applies- White should attack on the queenside and Black on the Kingside.
9. Nd2 Be7 10. Qc2N g6 11. h3 h5 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. b5
An important in-between move.
18... Bf8 19. dxc5 a6! 20. Qc3!
White gets great pressure along the a1 – h8 diagonal.
20... axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxb5 Rc8!? 23.0 – 0! Qb7 24. Ncd4 Nxc5
With 24... Bxc5 25. Bxd7 Bxd7 26. Nxc5 Rxc5 27. Qxc5 Qxb2 28. Qd6 Kg7 and White would be up an exchange, which would be preferrable for Black to the piece down in the game.]
25. Na5 Qa8 26. Nxf5! Ncd7 27. Bc6 Qb8 28. Ng3
And white emerges a piece up.
28... Bb4 29. Qd4 Bc5 30. Qa4 Qxb2 31. Bxd7 Rc7 32. Bb5 d4 33. Nc4 Qc3 34. Ne2 Qd3 35. Nxd4 Bxd4 36. exd4 Qxd4 37. Rd1 Qc5 38. Ne3 Kg7 39. Be2 Qe5 40. Qd4 Qg5 41. Rb1 Rd7 42. Qc3 Kh7 43. Rb8 1 – 0
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