Chicago Open Games
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nge7 5.0-0 a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. Re1 d6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qg4! 0-0 12. Bh6 Bf6 13. e5! dxe5 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Ne4! Kh8 16. Be3! Rg8 17. Bc5 Qc7 18. Bd6 Qb7 19. Nxf6 gxf6 20. Qh4 Rg6 21. Bc5 Bd7 22. Be7! Kg7 23. Rd3! c5? [ Better was 23... Re8! ] 24. Rg3! Qb4 25. Bxf6 + Kg8? [ Better was 25... Kf8 ] 26. Re4! c4
[ If 26... Qd2! 27. h3 + − ] 27. Qxh7 +!! Kxh7 [ Or 27... Kf8 28. Qh8 + Rg8 29. Rxg8 #] 28. Rh4 +! Rh6 [ 28... Kg8 29. Rh8 #] 29. Rg7 + Kh8 30. Rxh6 # 1-0
( 7) Karklins, A − Kleiman [ B43 ]
11th Chicago Open Oak Brook, IL( 4), 05.2002 [ Albert Chow ] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. f4 Nxd4 [ A transposition to the Schevenigen was possible with 8... d6 ] 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 d6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 e5 13.0-0-0 b5 [ If 13... 0-0? 14. Qd3� ] 14. Qd2 Ke7 15. fxe5! dxe5 16. Qg5! Be6 17. Nd5 + Bxd5 18. exd5 h6 19. d6 +! Qxd6 20. Qe3 Ng4 [ Or 20... Qc7 21. Qa3 ++ − ] 21. Qe4 Qe6 22. Qb4 + Kf6 [ And 22... Ke8 23. Bxa8 + − ] 23. Rd6! black resigns. 1-0
( 8) Karklins, A − Vucic, M [ B47 ]
11th Chicago Open Oak Brook, IL( 7), 06.2002 [ Albert Chow ] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. b3 Be7 9. Bb2 Nf6 10. Qd2 Bd7
11.0-0-0 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc6 13. Rhe1 0-0 14. Rd2 Rfd8 15. Nd1 Bf8 16. Ne3 Rac8 17. Red1 e5 18. Qd3 b5 19. f4 Qb7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Qc7 22. Bh3 Nd7 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Rf1 Bd6 25. Qf5 f6 26. Qh5 Rb8
27. Be6 + Kh8 28. g4 Nf8 29. g5 g6 30. Qe2 f5 31. Rf3 Nxe6 32. dxe6 Kg8 33. Rc3 Qe7 34. Rc6 Qxg5 35. Kb1 Bf8 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. a3 e4 38. Rc7? [ Better was 38. Rxa6! ] 38... Qg1 + 39. Ka2 Qb6 40. Rf7 Qxe6 41. Rf6 Qc8 42. Qf2 Bc5 43. Qg3 Bd4 44. Bxd4 Rxd4 45. Rxg6 +!? hxg6 46. Qxg6 + Kf8 47. Qf6 + Ke8 48. Qh8 + Kd7 49. Qxd4 + Ke6! 50. Kb2 Qc7 51. h4 Qg3 52. Qb6 + Kf7 53. Qb7 + Kg6 54. Qxa6 + Kh5 55. Qxb5 Kg4 56. a4 e3 57. a5 Qf2 58. Qc5 Qd2 59. a6 e2 60. Qg1 + Kxh4 white resigns. 0-1
( 9) Chow, A − Ellis, J( 2200) [ B67 ]
Chicago open( 5), 26.05.2002 [ Albert Chow ] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 A difficult variation of the Richter Rauzer. 8... Bd7 9. f3 Be7 10. h4 Rc8 11. g4 Ne5 12. Be3 h6 13. Be2 [ Also thematic is 13. Kb1 b5 14. Bd3 ] 13... b5 14. a3 Qc7 15. g5 Nh5 [ Opening the h file is dangerous: 15... hxg5 16. hxg5 Nh5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. g6!( or 19. f5; 19. Kb1) 19... fxg6 20. Qg2 with attack.] 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. f5! a5 [ White gains d5 after 18... exf5?! 19. gxh6( 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Ng3 21. Rhe1 Nxf5 22. gxh6 gxh6 23. Nd5�) 19... g6 ] 19. fxe6! [ Black survives the tempting 19. g6 b4 20. gxf7 + Kxf7 21. fxe6 + Bxe6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 bxa3 24. b3! Qxd5 ] 19... fxe6 20. gxh6 gxh6 [ Black ' s best chance for counterplay may have been the risky 20... b4!? 21. hxg7 Nxg7 22. Qg2 Nh5!( 22... bxc3 23. b3! Qa6( 23... Qc5? 24. Qg6 + Kd8 25. Nxe6 + Bxe6 26. Bxc5 + −) 24. Qxg7 Rf8 25. Qg6 + Kd8 26. Nxe6 + Bxe6 27. Qxe6 + −) ] 21. Qg2! � Rc5?
22. Qg6 + Kd8 23. Nxe6 +! Bxe6 24. Bxc5 Nf4 25. Rxd6 +! Bxd6 [ If 25... Kc8 26. Qg7 Re8 27. Rc6 + Kd7 28. b3 Qxc3 29. Rd6 +! Kc8 30. Qxc3 Ne2 + 31. Kb2 Nxc3
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