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01/26/2005
GM Nigel offers a Game for the Boys

Some brief notes. She was very upset after the game.. Nigel

Chiburdanidze,M - Davies,N
Calcutta, 1990

1.e4 d6 2.f4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 e5 5.fxe5 dxe5 6.Bc4 Attempted abuse of my f7 square. 6...Nc6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.d3 0-0 9.Kg2 Qd6 10.Bd2 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3+ 12.Rxf3 Nd4 13.Rf2 b5 14.Bb3 a5 15.c4 b4 The bishop on b3 is not a pretty sight; not to mention those weaknesses on the d-file.. 16.Bg5 Nd7 17.Nd2 Nc5 18.Nf3 Nde6 19.Bc2 Nxg5 20.Nxg5 Bh6 21.Nf3 Be3 22.Rf1 Bd4 23.Rb1 f6 24.Qd2 Kg7 Black can improve his position at leisure. 25.Bd1 Rab8 26.Be2 a4 27.Qc1 Rb6 28.Nh2 Qe7 29.Nf3 Rd8 30.Ne1 b3 31.a3 Rbd6 32.Qd2 Qd7 33.Kh2? Nxe4 If White takes the knight then 34...Bg1+ wins the queen on d2. 0-1