SicilianB50

IM Watu Kobese
NM Ronnie Van Tonder

RSA Match (Game 6 of 7)
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 e6 6. c3 Be7 7. Bb3 White wants to play a positional Spanish, not another Dragon. 7... O-O 8. Nbd2 Qc7 9. Re1 b6 10. Nf1 Ba6 11. Bc2 Rad8 12. a3 e5 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bc2 d5 White is only slightly better, but Van Tonder does not play the Ruy Lopez with either colour so.... 15. Bd2 dxe4 15... d4 was another try. 16. dxe4 Rd7 16... Bc8 was better.The Bishop is misplaced on a6. 17. Ne3 Rfd8 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Qc1 Ne8 20. b4! Nd6? Maybe 20... Ne7 21. Ne3 Nc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Ba4 cxb4 24. axb4 Bb7 25. Bb5! 25. b5? allows counterplay. White wants to keep the position solid and tight. 25... Rd6 It is difficult to suggest better, black has difficulties moving his pieces. 26. Be3 a6 27. Bxc4 Nxb4 28. cxb4 Rc6 29. Bc5 Rxc5 30. bxc5 Rd4 31. Qb2 Qd7 32. Bd5 1-0 [Watu Kobese]

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