1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 dxc3 7. Bxd5 cxb2 8. Bxb2 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qxd5 12. Qe2 b6 13. Rfd1 Ba6 14. Qe3 Qc5 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Nc6 17. Ng5 h6 18. Ne4 O-O 19. Nf6+! Kh8 20. Bb4?!

'!' Baburin. Better 20. Bb2!, opening the c-file but still protecting e5, e.g. 20... Qb7 21. Rc3 Ne7 22. Ba3.

20... Qb7?

20... Rfc8! , e.g. 21. Bd6 (21. Rc3? Qxe5) 21... Qd8 22. Rc3 Ne7 23. Rh3 Ng8! (Orr) is about equal.

21. Rc3! Nxe5 22. Rh3

1-0

Annotator(s): Alexander Baburin, Sunday Independent, July 24, 2005 p. S15; Mark Orr, ICU web site, July 23, 2005 (puzzle after 20B); Jim Olney, Irish Examiner, July 30, 2005 p. W39 (puzzle after 18B).

Source(s): TWIC 559; Sunday Independent (see source); ICU web site.

Reference(s): Tournament report.