[Event "EU/TC13/sf2"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [Board "8"] [White "Hamilton, David"] [Black "Latas, Perica"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2337"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "England"] [BlackTeam "Croatia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"] [BlackTeamCountry "CRO"] {[%evp 17,60,4,11,12,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,4,0,6,0,4,8,3,3,7,4,0,0,0,0,0,-2,-4,-2,1,-5,0,-5,8,3,0,0,0,-3,0,0,0,-3,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 {The position is equal.} 10. Re1 {B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 (11... Nxe4 $2 12. Bb6 Qd7 13. Rxe4 $18) 12. exd5 b5 13. Be2 Nb4 14. c4 bxc4 15. Bxc4 Qc7 16. Rc1 {[#] aiming for a3.} Qb7 $1 {[%CAl Rb4d5]} 17. Qb3 Rab8 {[%CAl Rb4d5]} 18. Red1 Qd7 19. Qc3 {a3 is the strong threat.} Qb7 $1 {[%CAl Rb4d5]} 20. Qd2 {[#] Black must now prevent a3.} Ne4 21. Qe2 {And now a3 would win.} Nf6 $1 {[%CAl Rb4d5]} 22. b3 Nfxd5 23. a3 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 d5 $1 25. Bf1 Nc6 {[#] Strongly threatening ...e4.} 26. Nxe5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 26. Rxd5 Bxa3 27. Rcd1 Nd4 28. Bc4 Nxf3+ {1/2 Sutela,R (2319)-Chomicki,H (2134) W-Cup18 WS02 email ICCF email 2011}) 26... Nxe5 (26... Qxb3 $2 27. Qxb3 Rxb3 28. Rxc6 $18) 27. Qxe5 Bxa3 28. Ra1 Qxb3 {Threatens to win with ...Bb2.} 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Be7 {An uneventful encounter. Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless) /Black=0.01 (flawless) . OK: White=6 Black=11 Best: White=2 Black=1 Strong: --- Black=3} 1/2-1/2