Game 27

Game 27
Chekhover - Rudalovsky
Moscow 1945

D61 : Queen's Gamibt Orthodox Defence

Rybka v2.2n2.w32 (0:27:31)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 OO 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6 8.Bd3 dc 9.Bc4 Nd5 10.Be7 Qe7 11.OO b5 (11...N7b6 maintains the equilibrium) 12.Be2 (12.Nd5 wins a pawn) a6 (12...Nc3 is better) 13.Ne4 Bb7 14.Ne5 Rac8 15.Nd7 Qd7 16.c5 Qc7 17.Rfd1 Rcd8 18.Rac1 Bc8 19.Qe4 Nf6 20.Qh4 Qa5 21.a3 b4 22.a4 Nd7 23.b3 Nc5 (23...Nf6 The Knight is needed for kingside support) 24.Rc5 Qb6 25.Rdc1 Bb7 26.a5 Qa7 27.Bd3 g6 28.Qf6 Rd6 (28...Rd5 is called for) 29.Qe7 (29.R1c4 is more immediate) Rfd8 30.h4 R8d7 (30...Qb8 for the much needed back rank support) 31.Qf6 Qa8 32.Be4 Qe8 33.h5 Rd8 (33...Qd8 to take the Queen out) 34.Bc6 Bc6 35.h6 Kf8 (35...Qf8 still somehow holds) 36.Rc6 Rc6 37.Rc6 Rd7 38.Rc8 Qc8 39.Qh8 1-0