El abrelatas
Advancing pawns in front of your own king can give you attacking chances, but may also — like in this game — dramatically backfire.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.a4 Be7 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Qc7 10.Nb3 b6 11.f4 Bb7 12.g4 h6 13.h3 Nd7 14.Be3 Rc8 15.Qe2 Na5 16.Nxa5 bxa5 17.Qf2 0-0 18.h4 Nf6 19.Bf3 Qc4 20.Qg2 d5 21.e5 Ne4 22.Bxe4 dxe4 23.g5 h5 24.Rfc1 Bb4 - Start an analysis engine:
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| Sanchez Aller,F | 2341 | Castellanos Rodriguez,R | 2481 | 0–1 | 2017 | B80 | 82nd ESP-ch Men 2017 | 7 |
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