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(1) Polgar,Judit - Navara,David [C88]
Blindfold blitz, 09.03.2007
[Navara,David]
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.Bb5
a6
4.Ba4
Nf6
5.0-0
Be7
6.Re1
b5
7.Bb3
0-0
8.h3
Bb7
9.d3
d6
10.a3
Qd7
11.Nc3
Rfe8
12.Bg5
Nd8
[12...h6!?
] 13.d4
exd4
14.Nxd4
h6
15.Bf4
Ne6
I realised that this was risky, but I could not find out anything better in 5 seconds. 16.Nxe6
fxe6
17.e5
dxe5?
[As pointed out by the (Czech) Chess Weekly, 17...Qc6
was much stronger, as 18.Bxe6+
Kf8
leads to fully acceptable complications.] 18.Qxd7
Nxd7
19.Bxe6+
Kf8
20.Bxd7
Red8
21.Bxe5
[21.Bxh6!?
Rxd7
22.Be3+/-
gives White good chances for the win. There might be two possible explanations why Mrs Polgar did not win this position: 1. Exhibition games usually end with a draw. 2. The playing rate was very quick, about 5 seconds per move.] 21...Rxd7
22.Rad1
Rad8
23.Rxd7?
[I guess I noticed the line 23.Bxg7+
Kxg7
24.Rxe7+
Rxe7
25.Rxd8
Re1+
but forgot that the king had a vacant square on h2.] 23...Rxd7
+/= 24.Rd1
Rxd1+
25.Nxd1
Be4
26.Nc3
Bxc2
27.Bxc7
Bf6
28.f3
Bxc3
29.bxc3
Ke7
30.Kf2
Ke6
31.Ke3
Kd5
32.g4
g6
33.h4
h5
34.Kf4
[34.gxh5
gxh5
35.Kf4
Bd1
] 34...hxg4
35.fxg4
Ke6
36.Kg5
Bb1
37.h5
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