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This is a game that starts out calmly, then suddenly erupts, and we get the diagrammed position. What is White’s best continuation here?


Solution:

The game.Apicella-DeLaVila, France, 2000, started out this way: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Be2 Bg7 6.h3 dxe5 7.Nxe5 c5 8.Bb5+ Nd7 9.0–0 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Nc7 (See Diagram) 11.Nxd7 Bxd4 [11...Bxd7 12.Qxg7 Rf8 13.Rd1 Bxb5 14.Rxd8+ Rxd8 15.Nc3; 11...f6 12.Nb6+ Kf7 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Bc4+ Be6 (14...Kf8 15.Nxa8) 15.Bxe6+ Kxe6 16.Nxa8 Rxa8] 12.Nf6+ Kf8 13.Bh6#

 


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