[Event "Nicolas Giffard simul in Quiberon"] [Site "Quiberon FRA"] [Date "1983.09.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Giffard, Nicolas"] [Black "Raoult, Bruno"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C52"] [WhiteElo "2345"] [BlackElo "1540"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "1983.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. Qb3 $6 { to control a2-f7 and prevent o-o } (7. O-O Bb6 (7... dxc3 $4 8.Qb3 $1)) 7... Qe7 8. O-O d6 9. e5 $6 9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 10... Qxe5 { 10... dxe5??, 11.Qa4+ and Qxa5} 11. cxd4 11... Qf5 {to protect a5} 12. Bxf7+ $1 {gets back a pawn} 12... Qxf7 13. Qb5+ c6 $6 { Idea: Be6, then Bd5} 14. Qxa5 Nf6 15. Re1+ 15... Be6 $17 {fully controls d5 } 16. Ba3 Qd7 17. Qb4 Rd8 18. Nd2 18... O-O {Eventually!} 19. Nb3 $6 { better was 19.Nf3 } 19... Bd5 $1 { first menaces on o-o: Ng4 ou Qg4} 20. f3 { e3 and g3 becomes weaker } 20... Qf7 $1 {new menaces on o-o} 21. Re2 21... Nh5 $1 { Idea: Nf4 or Qg6, which directly attacks white K} 22. Bc1 Qg6 23. Kh1 $2 23... Rxf3 $1 24. Bd2 (24.gxf3?? Bxf3#) 24... Rdf8 25. Kg1 25... Nf4 $2 (25... Qd3 $3 {Wins the game} 26. Ree1 (26. Nc1 Rf1#) (26. Rae1 26... Qxe2 $1 { control of f1 } 27.Rxe2 Rf1#) (26. gxf3 26... Qxf3 $1 {followed by Qf1# ou Qg2#}) 26... Rf2 { with the idea 27... Rxg2+ 28.Kh1 Rg3# } 27. h3 (27. Kh1 Rf1+) 27... Rxg2+ 28. Kh1 Ng3#) 26. Bxf4 R3xf4 27. Qd2 Qf6 28. h3 Rf1+ 29. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 30. Kh2 Qf4+ 31. Qxf4 Rxf4 32. Re7 Bxb3 33. axb3 Rxd4 34. Rxb7 34... a5 $1 35. Rb6 c5 36. Ra6 36... Rd3 $1 {Keeps the c5-d6 chain. 36... Rb4?, 37.Rxd6 } 37. Kg1 Kf7 38. Kf2 38... Ke6 {menace: Rxb3} 39. Ra7 39... Kf6 $1 { K is approaching center with no precipitation} 40. Ra6 40... Ke5 $1 41. Ra7 41... g6 $1 { Wins 2 tempos before the white rooks comes back} 42. Rxh7 Rxb3 43. Rg7 a4 44. Rxg6 a3 45. Rg8 a2 46. Ra8 Rb2+ 47. Kg3 c4 48. Kf3 c3 49. Ke3 d5 50. h4 d4+ 51. Kd3 Rd2+ 0-1