GM Akobian (2610) – GM Becerra (2598) [D17]
SPICE Cup 2008 (7), 26.09.2008
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Nbd5 11.Qb3 Qb6 12.Qxb6 Nxb6 13.f3 Nfd7 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.e4 Bh7 16.Bc4 e6 17.Ke2 Be7 18.Bf2 0–0 19.g4 Rfd8 20.h4 Kf8 21.g5 h5 22.Rad1 Bd6 23.Be3 Ke7 24.Rhg1 Nf8 25.f4 Re8 26.Rdf1 Bb4 27.f5 Kd7 28.Kd2 Bg8 29.Be2? (29.f6! wins) exf5 30.exf5 Re4 31.Rf4 Rae8 32.Rxe4 Rxe4 33.Rh1 Bh7 34.Bxh5 Bxf5 35.Bxf7 Rg4 Game drawn ½–½
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Akobian missed a chance to take the clear lead in the tournament with 29.Be2 which let Black off the hook. 29.f6 would have been basically over for Black.
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That’s too bad.