Texas Tech Knight Raider GM Georg Meier defeated super GM Movsesian with Black to give Germany a 2-1 lead. This guarantees Germany a medal at the 2011 European Team Championship, perhaps gold if Gustafsson can hold against Sargissian.
[Event “ETCC 2011”]
[Date “11.11.11”]
[Round “9”]
[White “1.2 Movsesian, Sergei”]
[Black “Meier, Georg”]
[Result “0-1”]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be7 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 b5 10. Be3 Qa5+ 11. Kf2 f6 12. c3 b4 13. Re1 bxc3 14. bxc3 Ba6 15. Bh3 f5 16. Bd2 Nb6 17. g4 Nc4 18. gxf5 exf5 19. Rg1 Rab8 20. Rg3 Nd8 21. Rb1 Nb2 22. Qg1 Ne6 23. Ra1 Bxe2 24. Kxe2 Qa6+ 25. Kf2 Nd3+ 26. Kg2 Ndxf4+ 27. Bxf4 Nxf4+ 28. Kh1 Qh6 29. Bf1 c4 30. Qf2 Rb6 31. Qc2 g5 32. Qa4 g4 33. Qxa7 Qe6 34. Rg1 Kh8 35. Nd2 Rb2 36. Rd1 Rg8 37. Bg2 Bh4 38. Qa5 Bf2 39. Rgf1 Be3 40. Rxf4 Bxf4 41. Nf1 Qh6 42. Qxd5 Bxh2 43. Qc6 Qxc6 44. Bxc6 Bf4 45. Re1 g3 46. Bg2 Rgb8 47. a4 Rb1 48. Re2 R8b2 49. Rxb2 Rxb2 50. a5 Ra2 51. Bc6 Kg7 52. e6 Kf6 0-1
Congratulations to GM Meier, from Uruguay.
Nice game!!