(43) Gafni,Kevin (2020) - Straver,Edwin (2120) [B76]
Club Championship Qualifier (3), 17.04.2008
[Gafni,Kevin]



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.0-0-0 Bd7 10.g4 Rc8 11.Kb1 Ne5 12.Be2 Qa5 13.Nd5 Qxd2 14.Nxe7+ Kh8 15.Rxd2
[15.Bxd2 allows a better version of the following note 15...Rce8 16.g5 Nxe4 (Now 16...Nxf3 is not an option as it simply loses a piece 17.gxf6 Nxd2+ 18.Rxd2 Bxf6 19.Nd5+- ) 17.fxe4 Rxe7 18.Bb4! wins the d6 pawn and gives white the advantage]

15...Rce8 16.Nd5?
[16.g5! seems to keep the game level 16...Nxe4 (16...Nxf3!? 17.Bxf3 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Rxe7 19.Bxb7= ) 17.Nxg6+ Nxg6 (17...fxg6? 18.fxe4+/= ) 18.fxe4 Rxe4 19.Bf2= ]

16...Nxd5 17.exd5 Nxf3 18.Nxf3?!
[18.Bxf3 Rxe3 19.Rf1 is still slightly better for Black but my pieces are not as confused as in the game]

18...Rxe3 19.h3 Rfe8 20.Bd1
my pieces are awful

20...f5 21.gxf5 Bxf5 22.Ng5 Kg8 23.Bg4
my opponent criticized this move, and it does lose a pawn and force an ending, but I'm not sure there's anything better, it does not seem like waiting around will produce any results.

23...Bxg4 24.hxg4 Bh6
White resigns [24...Bh6 25.Ne6 R3xe6 I had missed 26.Rdd1 when I resigned. It is still a lost game, but there is still play, I thought I was going to lose a piece. 26...Re4 27.Rxh6 Rxg4 28.b3 with advantage to Black. This was a poor showing.] 0-1