Dominguez Perez, Leinier(2741)
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Robson, Ray(2693)
1:30:00
1.d4d52.c4dxc4The QGA seems to be becoming very popular at the top level recently, with two of today's six games in the Open section featuring it!3.Nf3Nf64.e3e65.Bxc4c56.O-OBe77.Nc3O-O8.e4!...A good way to fight for an advantage. Pushing the e-pawn first introduces some asymmetry that yields better winning chances.8....cxd49.Nxd4Qc710.Qe2Nc611.Nf3Ng412.g3a613.Bf4Bd614.Bxd6Qxd615.Rfd1Qc716.Rac1Bd717.Bb3Rfd818.Ng5Nf619.f4h620.Nf3Qb6+21.Qf2Qb422.Qe2Qb6+23.Qf2Qb424.Qe2Na5Black declines the silent draw offer, claiming that White's slightly exposed king may cost him.25.e5Nxb326.axb3Ne827.Nd4Bc628.Nxc6bxc629.Qc4Qb6+30.Kg2Nc731.Rd6Rab832.Qxc6Rxd633.Qxd6Qb7+34.Kh3...The safest spot for the king is h3!34....Ne835.Qd3Qxb336.Qxa6Nc737.Qd6Nd538.Nxd5exd539.e6fxe6?The game has been almost completely equal up to now, but under mutual time pressure, Dominguez errs, giving Robson a strong mating attack.39...Qxb2!40.exf7+Kxf741.Qxd5+Kg6Allowing e6xf7 and putting the king on g6 in a major piece endgame is so inhuman, and even harder to spot when you have less than a minute on the clock! The idea is that with control of the crucial long diagonal and g7-square, Black will never be mated.42.Rc7Kh7=40.Qxe6+Kh841.Qe5!...Now White takes over the key diagonal, and ... Qb3xb2 fails to Rc1-c8+!41....Qb641...Qxb2??42.Rc8+Rxc843.Qxb2+−42.Rc7Rg843.Rd7Qa644.Rxd5Qc8+45.Kh4...As if the h3-square wasn't courageous enough, Robson marches the king up further!45....Qc246.h3Kh747.Rd7Qb348.Re7Qb649.f5Kh850.Kh5+−...White's king is on h5, but it is Black who will be mated after a well-timed f5-f6.50....Qc651.b4Qf3+52.Kh4Qd153.b5Qa4+54.g4Qc255.b6Qf2+56.Kh5Kh757.f6Qxb658.Qf5+1-0 White wins.1-0