Game(s) of the Week: Sharp fights from Dutch house mates

by Merijn van Delft
12/18/2019 – This week IM Merijn van Delft once again brings you his analysis of one of his own games, from the recent Dutch League weekend this time, which he considers quite sharp. Plus a bonus "experimental rook sacrifice"! The live show is free to watch, and available on-demand for ChessBase Premium account holders (but FREE for a limited time!). Merijn is live this week starting at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET / 4 PM EST).
The Sicilian has been known for decades as the most reliable way for Black to obtain an unbalanced but good position. Among the most popular Sicilians at the top level the two that certainly stand out are the Najdorf and the Paulsen.

Game of the Week #391

Honestly, after studying the games of the FIDE Grand Prix in Jerusalem and the Ukrainian Championship, I didn't come across a game that really captured me. Volokitin-Eljanov was a true heavyweight battle, but it was more complex than thematic. In the end, I decided that tonight we will study two very sharp games played in the Dutch League last weekend. A Sicilian game played by myself, and an experimental rook sacrifice played by my house mate IM David Miedema.

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Warming-up question: What would you play here with Black?

 
Roobol vs Van Delft
Position after 19.Rg1

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This week's show

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 h5 7.Be3 e6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 b5 10.a3 Bb7 11.Kb1 Rc8 12.Be2 Ne5 13.Rhe1 Be7 14.h3 h4 15.Bg1 0-0 16.Bh2 Qb6 17.g4 hxg3 18.Bxg3 Rfd8 19.Rg1 Ne8 20.Bf2 Qc7 21.Rg2 Bf6 22.Rdg1 Kf8 23.h4 d5 24.f4 dxe4 25.fxe5 Qxe5 26.Rg5 Rxd4 27.Bxd4 Qxd4 28.Qxd4 Bxd4 29.Rd1 Bf6 30.Rg3 Bxh4 31.Rh3 g5 32.Rd7 Rc7 33.Rd8 Ke7 34.Rb8 f5 35.a4 bxa4 36.Nxa4 f4 37.Rb3 Bd5 38.c4 f3 39.Bxf3 exf3 40.cxd5 f2 41.Rf3 g4 42.Rf4 Bg3 0–1
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Roobol,M2288Van Delft,M23690–12019Meesterklasse4

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Merijn van Delft is an International Master from the Netherlands who lived in Hamburg for many years and is currently based in Amsterdam. After scoring a GM norm in 2017 he is eager for more. His ChessBase show on Wednesday evenings has been running for over ten years now.

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