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John Sharp Notable OTB game - Black vs FM "Venkat" in French Defence Tarrasch variation

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â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq â–ºOr support via Patreon page: https://goo.gl/lfosGM â–ºPlaylists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH â–ºFREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher â–ºFollow me at Google+ : http://www.google.com/+kingscrusher [Event "Hemel vs Watford - Cup Final"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.05.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Tiruchirapalli, Venkataramanan"] [Black "Sharp, John"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [ECO "C09"] [WhiteElo "-"] [BlackElo "-"] [MastersGameID "4526301"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.O-O Nge7 9.Nb3 Bd6 10.c3 O-O 11.Bd3 h6 (11...f6 12.Qc2 h6 13.Nfd4 Ne5 14.Bf4 $14) (11...Bg4 12.Bxh7+) 12.h3 (12.a4 Bg4 13.Bh7+ Kxh7 14.Ng5+ hxg5) 12...Bc7 13.Nbd4 (13.Be3 Nf5 14.Bc5 Re8 15.Bc2 b6 16.Ba3) 13...Nxd4 ( 13...a6 14.Be3 Qd6) 14.Nxd4 Qd6 15.f4 Bb6 $11 16.f5 (16.Be3 Re8 17.Re1 Nc6 18.Kh1 $11) 16...Nc6 17.Bc2 (17.Be3 Qe5 18.Qd2 Nxd4 19.Rae1 Re8 20.cxd4 Qf6 $11) 17...Nxd4 18.cxd4 Qf6 $15 19.Kh1 (19.Rf4 Re8 20.a4 Bd7 21.Ra3 Rac8 $17) 19...Bd7 (19...Re8 20.Qd3 Qxd4 21.Qb5 Rd8 $17) (19...Bxd4 20.Bb3 Bd7 21.Bxd5 Rad8 22.Bb3 Bb5 23.Re1 Bf2) 20.Be3 Rfe8 21.Qf3 (21.Qd3 Rac8 22.Rf3 a6 23.Rd1 $15) 21...Bb5 (21...Bxd4 22.Bxd4 Qxd4 23.Bb3 Bc6 24.Rad1 Qxb2 25.Bxd5 Bxd5 26.Qxd5 Re5 $17) 22.Rfd1 (22.Rfe1 Bxd4) 22...Rad8 (22...Rac8) 23.a4 Bc4 24.Qg3 (24.a5 Bc7 25.g3 Bd6) 24...Re7 25.Rac1 (25.a5 Bc7 26.Bf4 Bxf4 27.Qxf4 Re2 28.Rac1 $17) 25...Rde8 $17 26.Bf4 Bxd4 $17 27.Rxd4 (27.b3 Be2 28.Re1 Bc3 $19) 27...Qxd4 28.Bxh6 Qxb2 $19 (28...f6) 29.Rb1 Qe5 30.Bf4 Qd4 31.f6 Qxf6 32.Bg5 Qe5 $6 (32...Qe6 33.Qh4 f6 34.Qh7+ Kf8 35.Bd2 d4) 33.Qh4 f5 34.Bxe7 Rxe7 35.Qf2 d4 {Probably not the best move but sets a fiendish trap in time trouble} 36.Bxf5 $2 Rf7 37.Re1 (37.g4 Rxf5 38.gxf5 (38.Qxf5 Bd5+ 39.Kg1 Qg3+ 40.Kf1 Bc4+ 41.Qd3 Bxd3#) 38...Qe4+) 37...Rxf5 $1 38.Qh4 Qxe1+ $1 (38...Qf6) 39.Qxe1 Rf1+ 0-1

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