Alexei Dmitriyevich Fedorov vs Normunds Miezis - 34th Olympiad 2000.11.05

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Alexei Dmitriyevich Fedorov vs Normunds Miezis
34th Olympiad Istanbul TUR round 8 2000.11.05
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation 0-1

[Event "34th Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexei Dmitriyevich Fedorov"]
[Black "Normunds Miezis"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Qg4 Kf8
12. Kh1 h5 13. Qh4 Be7 14. f4 b5 15. f5 Qe5 16. Rae1 Bb7
17. Nd1 Kg7 18. Rf3 Rag8 19. c3 Kf8 20. Ne3 Rg5 21. Re2 Rhg8
22. Bc2 Bc5 23. Nf1 d5 24. Ng3 Rg4 25. Qxh5 dxe4 26. Rf1 e3
27. Qh6+ Ke7 28. Rfe1 Rxg3 {Black sacrifices more or less all
of his pieces in what seems to be an orgy of tactics. If you
could work out just a tiny bit of what follows, then hats off!
-- Jacob Aagaard} 29. hxg3 Qxg3 30. Qh2 Rh8 {This is really
the highlight of this wonderful aesthetic combination. Also
possible was 30...Bxg2+?! and White has good chances to hold
the endgame due to opposite coloured bishops, even though the
odds are still with Black. -- Aagaard} 31. Qxh8 Bxg2+ 32. Kg1
Bd5+ 33. Kf1 Bc4 0-1

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Updated: 1 February, 2022
Created: 1 February, 2022