This is one of the most exciting games from round 1 of the Aeroflot Open in Moscow. Enjoy!
GM Vallelo Pons 2679 – GM Predojevic 2587 [B51]
Aeroflot Moscow, Russia, 14.02.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.Bxc6+ bxc6 5.0-0 e5 6.c3 f5 7.exf5 Nf6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 e4 10.Ng5 d5 11.f3 h6 12.Ne6 Bxe6 13.fxe6 Bd6 14.Nc3 0-0 15.f4 Qc7 16.h3 g6 17.f5 Nh5 18.Qg4 Bh2+ 19.Kh1 Ng3+ 20.Kxh2 Nxf1+ 21.Kg1 Qh2+ 22.Kxf1 Rxf5+ 23.Ke2 Kh7 24.Bd2 h5 25.Qh4 Qxg2+ 26.Kd1 Qf1+ 27.Be1 Qd3+ 28.Kc1 Re8 29.b3 Qxd4 30.Kb2 Rxe6 31.Rd1 Qf6 32.Qg3 Rf3 33.Qb8 Re7 34.h4 Rf1 35.Rc1 d4 36.Na4 Rxe1 Black wins 0-1
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nice combination by Predojevic starting with 18…Bh2+. He gives up two pieces for a rook and a pawn, but Vallejo’s position is terrible.
predovejic had an easier win with
26. Rf2
27.Qg5 Qxg5
28.Bxg5 Rf1
29.Kc2 Rxa1
seems like predovic didnt finish him off very quickly when it was obvious vellejo pons was in bad shape.
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