14... Ng3 15. Rfe1( diagram)
9... Be7 10. Bh4N b5 11. g4!? h6
15... Ne5! 16. Bd5 +! cxd5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Nxd5 Re4! 19. Bc3!? Bc5 + 20. Kh2 Qh4 21. Nf6 +
21. Nxf4 would pick up a pawn restablishing material equality, but Black would still be a litte better with many well placed pieces.
21... gxf6 22. Qd5 + Kg7 23. Qxc5 Rg8 24. Rad1 Kh6 25. Rg1?
The position is very sharp. Unfortunately, 25. Qf2 was the only move to hold.
25... Re3! 26. Qd5( diagram)
26... Nf1 +! 27. Rgxf1 Rxh3 +! 28. gxh3
28. Kg1 Rh1 #
28... Qg3 + 29. Kh1 Qxh3 # 0 – 1
Jack Qijie Zhu wins his second round game while keeping his king in the center frustrating his opponents hopes of a normal Sicilian queenside attack.
White: Jack Qijie Zhu( 2143) Black: A. Dasika( 2062) B96 Sicilian Defense
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Bd7 8. Qf3 Nc6 9. Nb3
9.0 – 0 – 0 led to equality after 9... Nxd4 10. Rxd4 Bc6 in Vuckovic- Markovic, Banja Koviljaca 2013 ]
11... b4 12. Ne2 Nxe4! 13. Bxe7 Nxe7∓ and the knight is immune because of the skewer... Bc6.
12. Bg3 0 – 0 13. h4 b4 14. Nd1 d5 15. e5 Ne4! 16. Bd3 Nxg3 17. Qxg3 a5 18. g5 h5 19. g6! fxg6?!
There was no need to immediately resolve the tension. Better was 19... a4.
20. Qxg6! Bxh4 + 21. Kd2 Rxf4 22. Qh7 + Kf8 23. Rg1 g5 24. Nc5! Rf7
24... Nxe5 25. Qh8 + Ke7 26. Qxe5 Rc8 27. Nxd7 Qxd7 would lead to an unclear position with Black having three pawns for a piece.
25. Rf1! Nxe5 26. Qh8 + Ke7 27. Qxe5 Rxf1 28. Bxf1 Qh8?!
28... Qc8 would be a better option.
29. Nxd7 Kxd7 30. Bb5 + Ke7 31. Qc7 + Kf6 32. Ne3! Kg6 33. Bd3 + Kh6 34. Qf7! 1 – 0
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