FrenchC07

Carlsson P. (2501)
Braun A. (2536)

Corus C (9)
Wijk aan Zee NED, 2008


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Ngf3 Bxc5 7. Bc4 Qh5 8. Qe2 a6 9. Nf1 Bd6 10. Bg5 h6 11. O-O-O hxg5










12. Rxd6 g4 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Ng5 Bd7 15. Ng3 Qh6 16. Qe3 Look at the focal points here... f7, e6, d7. The position is ripe for a sacrifice! 16... Ne7 16... O-O 17. h3! 17. h3 Rc8 18. Bb3 Qg6 19. c3 Rh4 20. Rhd1 Qh6 21. hxg4 Rxg4 22. f4 Qh4 23. N3e4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4










If one is playing black here, this is the time you feel something bad is going to happen. 24... Bc6 24... Rxf4 25. Rxe6! Bxe6 26. Nd6+ Kf8 27. Nxc8 25. Qd2 Nf5 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Qd7+ Kf8 28. Ng5










28... Nd6 29. Rxd6 Qe1+ 30. Rd1 Qe3+ 31. Kb1 1-0

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