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Ponomariov - Milov, Torshavn 2000
 

Ponomariov-Milov, Torshavn 2000

 
Ponomariov,R 2630 - Milov,V 2626
3rd Torshavn International (6), 11.10.2000
Annotations: Ruslan Ponomariov

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6
5...b5 6.Bd3 Qb6 7.Nf3 Qc7 (7...Bb7 8.0-0 Qc7 9.Re1 d6 10.a4 bxa4 11.Bf4 Nd7 12.Rxa4 Ne7 13.Qa1 Ng6 14.Be3 Qc8 15.Qa2 Be7 16.Ra1 Bf6 17.Rc4 Qb8 18.Qa4 Ke7 19.Qb3 +/- Ponomariov - Hillarp-Persson, Torshavn 2000) 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Re1 d6 10.a4 b4 11.Na2 Nf6 12.Bd2 a5 13.c3 +/- Ponomariov-Milov, Biel 2000.
 
6.g4 b5 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.0-0 Nd7

diagram

9.g5!?N
9.a3 g5 10.Qe2 Ne5 11.f4 gxf4 12.Bxf4 Bg7 13.Rad1 Ne7 14.Bg5 with initiative, Ionov-Agrest, St.Petersburg 1992.
 
9...Ne7 10.f4
White has an initiative.
 
10...e5?
Better was 10...Nc6 11.Be3 Be7.
 
11.Nf5 +/- Nxf5 12.exf5 Qb6+ 13.Rf2 Bxg2
13...d5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Qxd5 Rd8

diagram

16.g6! hxg6 17.Be3! with initiative (17...Qxe3 18.fxg6 fxg6 19.Qe6+ Be7 20.Qxg6+ Kf8 21.Bd5 +-).
 
14.Kxg2 Qb7+ 15.Qd5 0-0-0 16.a4 b4 17.Qxb7+ Kxb7 18.Nd5 a5?
Better was 18...Nb6 19.Nxb4 e4 20.c3 d5 21.Nc2 h6, with counterplay / +/-
 
19.Be3 h6 20.g6 +- (Bf8 and Rh8 are weak) 20...h5?!
Better was 20...Rc8.
 
21.Rd1 h4 22.Kh3! (Pawn h4 is weak) 22...Rc8 23.gxf7 Rc4 24.b3 Re4 25.Kg4! exf4 26.Bd4 Ne5+ 27.Bxe5 dxe5 28.Kf3 Bc5 29.Kxe4 Bxf2 30.Ne7 Bc5 31.Ng6 Rc8 32.Nxe5 (or 32.Rd5!?).

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