Ruy LopezC61

IM Oladapo Adu (2303)
GM Evgeny Najer (2635)

Continental Open (1)
2002


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. Qh5 Qe7 7. d3 Nf6 8. Qh4 c6 9. Ba4 d6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nf3!? hxg5 13. Nxg5 g6 14. f4 Kg7 15. e5 Rh8 Taking the pawn is bad because now I can see f6 clearly. 16. exf6+ Qxf6 17. Qg3 d5 18. f5!! I like this move so much. 18... Bd6 19. Ne6+ Bxe6 20. Qxd6 gxf5 21. Qg3+ Kf8 22. Rae1 Rh6 23. Qc7 Qe7 24. Qe5 Qf6 25. Qc7 Qh4 26. Re2 Rc8 27. Qd6+ Qe7 28. Qxe7+? Eases the pressure. 28... Kxe7 29. Rxf5 Kd6 30. Rf4 b5 31. Bb3 c5 32. c3 c4 33. Bc2 dxc3 34. bxc3 cxd3 35. Bxd3 Rxc3 36. Bxb5 Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Rxh2 38. Ra4 Rc7 39. Ra6+ Kc5 40. Bd3 Kd4 41. Rc2 Rxc2+ 42. Bxc2 Bh3?! After this move winning chances for black are slim. He overlooked my reply which I think is a little hard to see. 43. Kf3!! Ke5 43... Rxg2 44. Bf5! or 43... Bxg2+ 44. Kg3 44. gxh3 Rxc2 45. Rxa7 Rc3+ 46. Kg2 f5 47. h4 Kf4 48. h5 Rg3+ 49. Kh2 Rg5 50. Ra4+ Ke3 51. Rh4 d4 52. h6 Rg8 53. h7 Rh8 54. Kg2 d3 55. Rh6 d2 56. Re6+ From back... ala Fela! Here a draw was agreed. 1/2-1/2 [Adu]

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