Alexander Yevgenyevich Baburin vs Stephen Jessel - Irish Championship 2008.07.11

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Alexander Yevgenyevich Baburin vs Stephen Jessel
Irish Championship Dublin IRL round 7 2008.07.11
French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit 1-0

[Event "Irish Championship"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Yevgenyevich Baburin"]
[Black "Stephen Jessel"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2357"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 {Notes by GM Baburin.} e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Nf6
5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5
10. exd5 exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bc2
Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Re1 Qf6 17. Qd3 {17. Qxd4 Be6 18. Bb3
Nc7 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Nd4 Bxb3 21. Nxb3 Rfe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8
23. Kf1 +/= [Baburin - K. Szabo, Triesen 2007.]} 17... g6
18. Qxd4 {My idea was that here Black can't play 18...Be6 -
the black queen won't have support of the g-pawn. However, the
pawn can be useful on g6 as limits White's pieces.} Qxd4
19. Nxd4 b6 {!} 20. Be4 Bb7 21. Nb5 Rfd8 22. Rac1 Rd7 23. Red1
{?} Rad8 {! =/+} 24. Kh1 Nb4 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Bxb7 Rxb7
27. a3 Nd3 28. Rc2 Re7 29. h3 a6 30. Nd4 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Rb1
32. b3 a5 33. Rc6 Nxf2 34. Rxb6 a4 {White has severe time
control pressure} 35. Rb4 {35. b4} 35... axb3 36. Rxb3 Ra1
37. Re3 Rd1 38. Nf3 f5 39. Kg3 Nd3 {39... Ne4+ 40. Kf4 [=,
quiet position]} 40. Re8+ {White has severe time control
pressure 40. Re7} 40... Kf7 41. Rd8 f4+ 42. Kh4 {42. Kh2!}
42... Kf6 43. a4 {? How should Black deal with the pin on the
d-file? 43. Rd4!} 43... Nb2 {? 43... Ne1!! John Redmond
mentioned that move after the game. 44. Rxd1 [44. Nd2! and
White should be able to hold.] 44... Nxg2+ 45. Kg4 h5#}
44. Rxd1 Nxd1 45. Kg4 {! 45. a5 Ne3 46. Ne1 h5 47. g4 fxg3
48. Kxg3} 45... Nc3 46. a5 Nd5 47. Nd2 h5+ 48. Kf3 Kf5
{48... g5 49. Ke4!?} 49. h4 {49. a6 g5} 49... g5 50. hxg5 Kxg5
51. a6 h4 52. Nc4 Nc7 53. a7 Na8 {White has severe time
control pressure 53... Kf5 54. Nb6 Ke5 [54... Kg5 55. Nd5]
55. a8=Q Nxa8 56. Nxa8 Kf5 57. Nb6 Kg5 58. Nc4 h3 59. gxh3 Kh4
60. Kg2 f3+ 61. Kh2 f2 62. Ne3} 54. Ne5 Kf5 55. Nd3 Nc7
{55... Ke6 56. Nxf4+ Kd6 57. Kg4 Kc6 58. Kxh4 Kb7 59. Nd5 Kxa7
60. g4 Kb7 61. g5 Kc6 62. g6} 56. Nxf4 Na8 57. Nd5 Kg5
{57... Ke5 58. Ne3 Kd4 59. Kg4 Kxe3 60. Kxh4 [+-]} 58. Ne3 Nb6
59. Ke4 Na8 60. Kd5 Kf4 61. Nf1 {61. Kc6 Kxe3 62. Kb7 Kf2
63. Kxa8 Kxg2 64. Kb8 h3 65. a8=Q+ +-} 1-0

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Updated: 2 February, 2022
Created: 2 February, 2022