Monday, October 18, 2010

Adam’s Winning Ruy Lopez Game Against Bojkov

Picture- white-brown en18 October 2010, PlovdivIn the first round of the 26th European Club Cup 2010, Michael Adams of  Baden-Baden OSG played against Dejan Bojkov of Amay from Belgium and the Ruy Lopez Closed Game- Chigorin Defense game transpired [C97].
AdamsAndBojkov

[Event "26th European Club Cup 2010"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Bojkov, Dejan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Ne8 13. a4 c4 14. Nbd2 g6 15. axb5
axb5 16. b4 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Bd7 18. Bd2 Ng7 19. Nxa5 Rxa5 20. Qe2 Rb8 21. Rab1
Ra7 22. Bd3 Rab7 23. Rb4 Nh5 24. Rc1 Bf6 25. Qd1 Qc8 26. Bf1 Bd8 27. c4 bxc4
28. Rbxc4 Rc7 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 30. Nxe5 dxe5 31. d6 Bxd6 32. Rxc8+ Bxc8 33. Bg5
Bf8 34. Qd8 Ra8 35. Bc4 1-0



Rd1adamsVsBojkovMove27 
Black played the first big mistake by taking the white pawn at c4, 27…bxc4? allowing white’s rook to take the pawn with a gain in tempo by attacking the black queen at c8, 28.Rbxc4!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rd1adamsVsBojkovMove31 
Second mistake made by black by taking the white pawn at d6, 31…Bxd6?allowing the rook at c1 to take the exposed black Queen at c8 with 32.Rxc8+, again with tempo!
 
 
 
 
 






Rd1adamsVsBojkov-Ecc2010



If black plays 35…Nf4, then 36.Bh6!? pins the black bishop at f8.

Well played Michael Adams! 1-0 to Baden-Baden OSG.

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