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05.06.2005

Beydler vs. Peralta May 18, 2005 King's Gambit declined.

1.e4 e5 2.f4 d6 2...Bc5 is the must usual way of declining the pawn.

3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.0-0 Nd4 6.d3 Nf6 7.fxe5 Bxf3 ...dxe5 would have given White a powerful attack, beginning with Bxf7+

8.gxf3 dxe5 9.c3 Nc6 10.Be3 Qd7 11.Rf2 In order to defend the d3 pawn after black's next.

11...Rd8 12.a4 Na5 13.Rd2 c5 14.Bb5 Nc6 15.Na3 a6 16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.Nc4 Qe6 18.Qf1 Be7 19.Rg2 g6 20.f4 exf4 21.Bxf4 0-0 22.Qf3 Ne8 I believe Black intended Nh5, but after picking up the piece saw Qxh5 wins a piece.

23.Rd1 d4 becomes the primary focus. I couldn't see that Rf1 would get me anything.

23...b5 24.axb5 axb5 25.Ne3 Ne5 was perhaps better

25...Ng7 To stop Nf5.

26.Nd5 f5 27.Nxe7+ Qxe7 28.e5 Ne6 29.Bh6 Rf7 30.Qf2 Rd5 31.d4 Qa7 Taking control of d4.

32.Qf3 ! the d5 rook is hanging.

32...Qd7 33.Rgd2 Qd8 To defend the back rank. Otherwise the d4 rook is pinned since rook moves Qa8 wrecks black.

34.dxc5 ! winning.

34...Rxd2 35.Rxd2 Rd7 36.Rxd7 Qxd7 37.c6 Qc7 ...Qd8 prevents the following

38.Qd5 Kf7 39.Qxb5 Nd8 40.Qd5+ Ne6 41.Bg5 Qb6+ 42.Kf1 Qa6+ 43.Kf2 Qb6+ 44.Kf3 Qc7 45.Bd8 Inviting ...Qxd8; Qxd8, c7

45...Qc8 46.Bf6 Ke8 47.Qd6 g5 48.Qe7# Game over: Black is checkmated. 1-0