SicilianB76

IM Watu Kobese
NM Ronnie Van Tonder

RSA Match (Game 4 of 7)
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 Be6 10. h4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. h5 Rac8 13. a3 a6 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Bh3 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 Qc5 This might be the only defence Black is planning to counter attack on the black squares. 18. f5 This was purely for the spectators jamming the playing room!, Better and boring would have been 18. O-O-O with an advantage. 18... Ne5 19. Bg2 Bg8 19... Nxg4 20. Bf3 Ne3 is very unclear. 20. fxg6 Nxg6 21. O-O-O Rf2 22. Qh6+ Kf7 23. Rh5 Qb6 24. Bf1 24. Rf5+ was better. 24... Ke8 25. Bd3 Nf4 26. Rf5 Rxc3 Fritz found the spectacular 26... Ba2!! but then who would play like this if your opponent is Deep Blue; Garry? 27. bxc3 Ba2 28. Bb5+! axb5 29. Kb2 Qe3 30. Rf8+ Kd7 31. Rxd6+! exd6 31... Kc7 32. Rc8+! Kxc8 33. Qf8+ Kc7 34. Qd8#!! 32. Qg7+ Kc6 33. Rc8+ Kb6 34. Qc7+ Ka6 35. Ra8+ Qa7 36. Qxd6+ Given that there was no time pressure, had Black resigned here, it would have been a beautiful game 36... b6 37. Rxa7+ Kxa7 38. Kxa2 Rxc2+ 39. Kb1 Rf2 40. Qc7+ Ka8 41. Qxb6 Rg2 42. Qc6+ Only now Black resigned! 1-0 [Watu Kobese]

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