Hammer (2585) – Eljanov (2717) [C68]
European Team Championship (3), 24.10.2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0–0 Qd6 6.Na3 Be6 7.Qe2 f6 8.Rd1 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.d4 0–0–0 11.Be3 Qe6 12.dxe5 Rxd1+ 13.Rxd1 Bxa3 14.bxa3 Ne7 15.g4 Bf7 16.Qd3 Ng6 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Nd4 Qc4 19.Nf5 Qxd3 20.cxd3 Bxa2 21.f4 c5 22.Ng7 b6 23.Nh5 Rf8 24.Kf2 Ne7 25.f5 Ng8 26.h4 Bf7 27.Nf4 h6 28.Bc1 Rd8 29.Bb2 b5 30.Rc1 c4 31.d4 a5 32.Bc3 Kb7 33.Ke3 Kb6 34.e5 Bd5 35.Nxd5+ Rxd5 36.Ke4 Rd8 37.g5 hxg5 38.hxg5 fxg5 39.f6 Rf8 40.d5 b4 41.Bd4+ Kb5 42.a4+ Kxa4 43.Rxc4 White wins 1–0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
SPICE Cup experience pays off. Go Hammer! It’s Hammer time.
Nice game by Hammer.
Nice finish. 42. a4+ was a nice blow.