EnglishA28

Simutowe A.
Lugo B.

Miami International
Miami, USA, 2007


1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ne5 9. f4 Ng6 9... Nxc4 10. e4 Ne3 11. Qe2 Nxf1 12. e5 g5 (12... Qe7 13. Nf5) (If 12... O-O then black still loses after 13. Nf5 Re8 14. Bxf6 gxf6 (14... Qxf6 15. exf6 Rxe2+ 16. Kxe2 d5 17. Ne7+ winning significant material) 15. Qg4+) 13. exf6+ 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. g3 O-O 12. Bg2 c5 13. Nb5 d5 14. cxd5 Mr. Fritz simply screams 14. Qxd5 a6 15. Nd6 Rd8 16. Rd1 was suggest by Lugo. 14. Nc7!? 14... a6 15. Nc7 Nh4!?










Did I take a nap?... .or is it that Lugo's play poses a huge contrast to his humble demeanor. On 15... Nh4!? 16. Nxa8 Nxg2+ 17. Kf2 Bh3 18. Qd3 Rxa8 19. Rhg1 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Qxf4+ 21. Ke1 Qxh2 22. Qg3 Qxg3+ 23. Rxg3 Bf5 I would prefer black's position here. Also on 15... Nh4!? comes the alternative 16. O-O Nxg2 17. Kxg2 (17. Nxa8 Ne3) 17... Rb8 18. d6 Rd8 19. Qd3 c4! 20. Qxc4 (20. Qd2 Rxd6 21. Nd5 Bh3+ 22. Kxh3 Qf5+ 23. Kg2 Rxd5 24. Qe3 Rbd8 is winning for black.) 20... b5 I was beginning to get a headache and by playing ...Nh4! Lugo had just made it clear that one of us would be history so. .. 16. Bf1 On 16. gxh4 Qxh4+ 17. Kf1 (17. Kd2 Qxf4+ 18. Ke1 Qxc7) 17... Qxf4+ 18. Bf3 Qxc7 16... Rb8 17. e4!? I need more fresh air. What exactly is fresh air? 17... Qxc3+ 18. Kf2 Qb2+ 19. Be2 Qb6 20. gxh4 c4+ 21. Kf3 Qxc7 22. d6 Qd7 23. Bxc4 Qh3+ 24. Kf2 Qxh4+ 25. Ke3 Be6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Rf1 g5 29. f5 Qxh2 30. Rf2 Qh4










If 30... Qe5 31. Qd4! Qxd4+ 32. Kxd4 exf5 33. e5! ...b4 or f4 then e6 (I asked Mr. Fritz if he could defend himself as black.... .he couldn't. 31. d7 Rbd8 32. Qd6 exf5 33. Qe6+ Kg7 34. exf5 Qh5










35. f6+ Oops..too fast 35. Qe5+! Kh7 (35... Kg8 36. Rh2 Qf7 37. Rxh6 Qg7 38. Rg6 ...but it probably doesn't matter at this stage as white as a number of winning variations.) 36. Rh2 Qf7 37. Rxh6+! Kxh6 38. Rh1+ Qh5 39. Qe6+ 35... Kh8 36. Rc8 Qd1 37. Rxd8 Qc1+ 38. Ke2 Qc2+ 39. Kf1










G reat fighting spirit by Lugo....except that he seems to have gotten tired at the end.... and made more inaccurate moves. 1-0 [Simutowe A.]

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