Ignacio Perez vs Grigory Yuryevich Serper - WA Championship 2008.02.18

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Ignacio Perez vs Grigory Yuryevich Serper
WA Championship Seattle round 9 2008.02.18
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation 0-1

[Event "WA Championship"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2008.02.18"]
[EventDate "2008.02.??"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ignacio Perez"]
[Black "Grigory Yuryevich Serper"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2280"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6
7. O-O d6 8. Be3 (8. Re1 b5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 {[Ryan]}) 8... b5
9. a4 { Be3 does not wok together with a4 [Ryan]} b4 10. Na2
Bb7 11. f3 d5 (11... Nbd7 12. c3) 12. c3 dxe4 13. fxe4 Bd6
14. Rxf6 {forced and good [Perez]} (14. Nf3 $2 Nxe4)
14... gxf6 (14... Bxh2+ $143 $6 15. Kh1) 15. Qh5 Ke7 16. cxb4
{ "its a pawn"} Nd7 {Nobody but Serper could defend this
[Perez]} 17. Rc1 Qb8 18. Nc3 Bf4 19. Qh3 Bxe3+ 20. Qxe3 Ne5
21. Nd5+ (21. b5 $5 {[Gale]} Qd6 22. bxa6 ( 22. b6 Rac8)
22... Rad8) 21... exd5 22. Nf5+ Kd7 $8 23. exd5 {/\ d6}
(23. Qc5 $2 Qa7) 23... Rc8 24. Rc5 Rxc5 25. bxc5 Bxd5 26. Qd4
Nf3+ ({ During the game white was concerned about} 26... Qb3
$1 27. Be4 Qc4 28. Bxd5 ({ But Fidel Mendoza found} 28. Qxc4
Nxc4 29. Bxd5 $18) 28... Qxd4+ 29. Nxd4 Rb8 30. b3 Rb4)
27. gxf3 Qe5 28. Qf2 (28. Qxe5 fxe5 29. Ne3 Bb3) (28. c6+ {
doesn't work:} Kxc6 29. Qxe5 fxe5 30. Ne7+ Kd6 31. Nxd5 Rg8+
$1) (28. Qg4 Qe1+ 29. Bf1 Qd2) 28... Rb8 29. Nd4 Qg5+ 30. Kf1
(30. Kh1 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Rxb2) 30... Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Rg8+
(31... Rxb2) 32. Kh3 Qh6+ 33. Qh4 Qxh4+ 34. Kxh4 Rb8 { black
stops b4} 35. Kg3 Rb4 36. Ne2 a5 37. Nc3 Bc6 38. Bxh7 Rxb2
39. h4 Rb3 ( 39... Bxf3 40. Kxf3 Rb3 $19) 40. Bf5+ Ke7 41. Ne4
Bxa4 42. h5 Rb8 43. h6 Rh8 44. h7 Bd7 45. Bxd7 Kxd7 46. Nxf6+
Kc6 47. Kf4 a4 48. Ke5 a3 49. Nd5 Kxc5 50. Nc3 Rxh7 51. Kf6
0-1

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