(1) Cohen,Larry (2022) - Baumgartner,Chris (1785) [B20]
MCA FIDE FUTURITY III Chicago, IL (1), 07.06.2008
[Baumgartner G/90+30Sec]



1.e4 c5 2.b3 Nc6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Bb2 d6 5.Be2 Nf6 6.d3 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bd7 12.h3 b5 13.Bd3 Rc8 14.f4 Bc6 15.Qe2 g6 16.f5 e5 17.Be3 Re8 18.fxg6 hxg6 19.Qf2 Rf8?
[19...d5+/= ]

20.Bh6 Nh5 21.Bxf8 Qxf8 22.g3 d5 23.Qf3 Bc5+
[23...d4+/= ]

24.Kh2 Rd8 25.Rad1 f5+- 26.Qe2?= dxe4
[26...f4! 27.gxf4 Nxf4 28.Qg4 Qh6 ]

27.Bxe4 Rxd2! 28.Qxd2 Bxe4 29.Qg5 Qf7 30.Qd8+ Bf8-/+ 31.Rd7 Qf6 32.c4 Qc6?=
[32...Qxd8-/+ ; 32...bxc4-/+ ]

33.Rc7 Qe6 34.Rc8 Qf7 35.Rd1 f4 36.g4 Nf6 37.Rc7 Qe6 38.Rc8 Qf7 39.Qc7 Qxc7 40.Rxc7 bxc4 41.bxc4 g5 42.Rd8 Bf3 43.Rc5 Kf7 44.Rxe5 Bxg4!? 45.Rxg5
[45.hxg4 Nxg4+ ]

45...Be6+/=
I found this position to be very interesting, 3 minor pieces versus 2 rooks+1pawn. I would say it is unclear. Fritz8 evaluates the position to be slightly better for White at 0.53.

46.Rd4 Bh6?
[46...f3 47.Kg3 (47.Rf4? Bd6 ) 47...f2 48.Kxf2 Bxh3 ]

47.Ra5 Bc8
I offered a draw. Larry shook his head in the negative. [47...f3 ]

48.Rc5! Bd7 49.Rc7 Ke6+- 50.c5 Bb5 51.Rd6+ Kf5 52.Rf7 Bg5 53.h4 Bxh4 54.c6 Bxc6 55.Rxc6 f3 56.Rxa6
White is now just mopping me up.

56...f2 57.Kg2 Ke5 58.Rfxf6!!
The King+pawn endgame is just crushing for White.

58...Bxf6 59.Rc6 Bh4 60.a4 Kd5 61.Rc8 1-0