[Event "GotM #66"] [Site "Olomouc"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Navara, David"] [Black "Helbich, Jan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B99"] [WhiteElo "2275"] [BlackElo "2250"] [Annotator "Connaughton, Ken"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "1998.??.??"] [EventCountry "CZE"] {[%evp 0,53,27,-4,77,100,111,93,65,91,91,91,89,74,112,23,60,8,61,36,65,22,50,8, 14,-6,7,-64,-64,-235,-129,-84,-27,-232,-230,-284,-284,-208,-223,-238,-238,-238, -246,-385,-165,-150,60,0,107,179,175,142,29995,29996,29999,-30000]} 1. e4 { King's Pawn Game} c5 {Sicilian Defense} 2. Nf3 {Open Sicilian} d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {[#] Najdorf Variation} 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 {[#] Main Line of the Najdorf} 10. Bd3 b5 {One of Black's main ideas in this line.} 11. Rhe1 Bb7 12. Qg3 b4 13. Nd5 {[#] A surprising choice perhaps to unfamiliar eyes but this is actually by far the most popular move in the position (we're still in book).} (13. Na4 h6 14. Qh3 Qa5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11) 13... exd5 14. e5 {And the upcoming tactical maneuver sees White regain the material invested on d5.} dxe5 15. fxe5 Nh5 16. e6 $6 {[#] Now the Queen is sacriced too!} (16. Qh4 {looks a little safer:} Bxg5+ 17. Qxg5 g6 $11) 16... Nxg3 17. exf7+ (17. exd7+ Qxd7 18. Rxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 $19) 17... Kxf7 18. Rxe7+ Kg8 19. hxg3 {White has a Bishop for his Queen but his pieces are better and his King is safer.} Qxg3 20. Ne6 {[#] Now the pieces swarm.} Qe5 21. Rf1 Nf8 $2 22. Bf5 Bc8 23. Re8 $1 {[%CAl Re8f8] [#] Holding everything and threatening #.} Bb7 $2 {Natural but he overlooks a laconic reply.} (23... Kf7) 24. Bg6 $1 {[%CAl Rg6f7] Bf7# is of course the deadly threat.} Qf6 (24... hxg6 $4 25. Rfxf8+ Kh7 26. Rxh8#) 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rxf6 $1 {[#] Always renewing threats on each move.} Rxe8 $4 {He didn't have time for that.} (26... hxg6 27. Rfxf8+ Kh7 28. Rxh8#) 27. Bf7# {[#] A brilliant mating attack is rounded off leaving us with a beautiful #.} 1-0
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