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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