(1) Caspi ,I - Smirin,I [B40]



1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.Nf3 e6 4.g3
against a strong and tactical player like smirin and with not much time to preapre I prefered to play the closed sicialin.

4...b5 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.d3 d6 7.0-0 Be7 8.e5
intersting idea that tries to use the fact that white is better developed and that the Ng8 will have problems after 8... d5 [8.h3 with the idea Nh2 with f4]

8...Nd7?!
[8...dxe5 9.Nxe5 Bxg2 10.Kxg2 ]

9.exd6 Bxd6 10.a4
weakning c4 before playing Ne4

10...b4 11.Ne4 Be7 12.Bf4 Ngf6 13.Nfd2 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 0-0 15.Re1 Nb6 16.Qh5 Nd5 17.Bg5
white didnt get much from the opening but after b:g5, q:g5 black would have almost no chances for wining.

17...f6
[17...Bxg5 18.Qxg5= (18.Nxg5 Nf6=/+ ) ]

18.Bc1
it's importent to keep d2 square for the N.

18...e5 19.Nd2 Rf7 20.Nc4 Bf8 21.Bd2 Qc7 22.Be4 g6 23.Qf3 Rd8 24.Qh1!?
white might wish to play h4-h5.

24...Bg7 25.Re2 f5!?
weakens e5 and the begining of black problems. [25...Nb6 ]

26.Bf3 f4 27.g4 h5?
black tries to play active but he only weakens his position. white gets advantage and easy game, his moves are straightforward.

28.gxh5 gxh5 29.Rae1 Rf5 30.h4 Kh8 31.Be4 Rff8
[31...Rf6 ]

32.Qf3 Qf7 33.Kh2 Bf6 34.Rg1 Rg8 35.Rxg8+ Kxg8 36.Re1 Kf8 37.Rg1 Bc8 38.Bg6 Bg4 39.Qxg4 hxg4 40.Bxf7 Kxf7 41.Rxg4 b3? 42.cxb3 Nb4 43.d4! Rxd4 44.Bc3 Rd5 45.Kg2 Ke6 46.Rg8 Kf5 47.h5 Rd7 48.Re8 Nc6 49.Rc8 Nd4 50.Rxc5 f3+ 51.Kh2 Nxb3 52.Rc6 Nd4 53.Rxa6 Ne2 54.Nd6+ Kg4 55.Ne4 Bh4 56.h6 Nxc3 57.bxc3 Kf5 58.Kh3 Kxe4 59.Kxh4 Kd3 60.Kg3 e4 61.Re6 Ra7 62.Rd6+ Kxc3 63.Kf4 Rxa4 64.h7 e3+ 65.Kxe3 Rh4 66.Rd7 Rh3 67.Rc7+ Kb4 68.Kf4 Kb5 69.Kg4 Rh1 70.Kxf3 Kb6 71.Rg7 Kc6 72.Kf4 1-0