(155) Telinbacco,Tony (1813) - Meliti,David (1896) [D02] July USAFA Chess Colorado Springs (4), 23.07.2009 [Fritz 8 (60s)] D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Bf5 3.e3 last book move 3...e6 4.Bd3 Bg6 5.0-0 Nf6 6.Qe2 c5 7.c3 Nbd7 8.Nbd2 Ne4 9.Bb5 Bd6 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.dxc5 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Bxc5 13.e4 0-0 14.exd5 Ne5 15.Qe4 Qxd5 16.Qxd5 exd5 17.Bf4 Ng6 18.Bd2 a6 19.Ba4 b5 20.Bc2 Rfe8 21.Rfe1 Ne5 22.Be3 Bxe3 23.Rxe3 Nc4 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.b3 Nb6 26.Bd3 Rc8 27.Rc1 d4 28.c4 Nd5 29.Rd1 Nc3 30.Rd2 g6 31.Kf1 f5 32.a3 Kf7 33.f3 Kf6 34.g3 Ke5 35.Kf2 Ne4+?? a transit from better to worse [>=35...bxc4 36.Bxc4 a5-/+ ] 36.Bxe4 fxe4 37.fxe4?? simply marches past the door to victory [>=37.f4+ a shame that White overlooked this excellent chance 37...Kf5 38.Rxd4 bxc4 39.bxc4+- (39.Rxc4?! Rd8+/- ) ] 37...Kxe4 38.cxb5 axb5 39.a4? [39.Ke1 Rc1+ 40.Rd1-+ ] 39...d3 40.Ke1 Ke3 41.Kd1 Rf8 42.Kc1 bxa4 43.bxa4 Rc8+ 44.Kd1 Rb8 45.Kc1 Rb1+!! a powerful sacrifice which decides the game 46.Kxb1 Theme: Deflection from d2 46...Kxd2 47.a5 Ke2 48.a6 d2 [48...d2 49.Kc2 d1Q+ 50.Kc3 Qd3+ 51.Kb4 Qxa6-+ ] 0-1