(1) Labarthe,A (2082) - Moingt,J (2300) [A57]
St Chely d'Aubrac op 2nd St Chely d'Aubrac (5), 01.07.2002



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bc4 Nbd7 9.Nf3 Nb6 10.Bd3
better than Qe2 in the previous game

10...g6
again with the idea of Bg7 and 0-0

11.b3 Bg7 12.Bb2
white guards against c5-c4 and counters on the long diagonal

12...0-0 13.0-0 Ba6 14.a4
Here's white counter to pressure on the Nb5

14...bxa3 15.Nxa3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Qd7
But white is left with an isolated b-pawn

17.Nd2
heading to c4

17...Rfb8 18.Ndc4 Nxc4 19.Nxc4
[19.bxc4?? Rxb2 ]

19...Qb5
applying pressure to the b-pawn

20.f3 h5
[20...Qxb3?? 21.Qxb3+- ]

21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Ra1 Rb8 23.Ra3 h4 24.Qd1
Idea Qa1 would be fine for white

24...Qb4 25.Qd2??
Diagram A nervous reaction to the black queen on the b4-entry square. Qa1 would leave the Qb4 with no further entry squares

25...Qxd2 26.Nxd2 Nxe4! 27.Bxg7
[27.fxe4 Bxb2-+ ; 27.Nxe4 Bxb2-+ ]

27...Nxd2
With threats against the Bg7 and the b-pawn

28.Bh6 Nxb3
[28...Rxb3? 29.Ra8+ Kh7 30.Bxd2 ]

29.Bg5 c4
passed pawns are meant to be pushed

30.Bxe7 c3 31.Ra2 Rc8
or Nd4

32.Bxd6 c2-+ 33.Bf4 c1Q+ 34.Bxc1 Rxc1+ 35.Kf2 Rd1 36.Ra8+ Kg7 37.Rd8 Nd4 38.Ke3 Nf5+
white can resign. The d-pawn cannot advance and the Nf5 is safe from attack

39.Ke4 Kf6 40.f4 Rd4+ 41.Kf3 Ke7
The d-pawn falls 0-1