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Nijmegen – Kifu #67
[Name "Thomas Majewski"]
[Email " "]
[Country "The Netherlands"]
[Sente "Geuns Hans"]
[Gote "Oosterwijk Jan"]
[Black_grade "3dan"]
[White_grade "3dan"]
[Result "0 - 1"]
[Comment "Jan Oosterwijk"]
[Source "Jan Oosterwijk"]
[Event "Nijmegen 97"]
[Date "19971230"]
[Round "7"]
[Venue "Nijmegen"]
[Proam "Amateur"]
P2g-2f P3c-3d P7g-7f P4c-4d S3i-4h S3a-4b P5g-5f P5c-5d G4i-5h S7a-6b S7i-6h G6a-5b G6i-7h G5b-4c K5i-6i G4a-3b S4h-5g K5a-4a P3g-3f P7c-7d P4g-4f S4b-3c N2i-3g B2b-3a R2h-4h R8b-7b S5g-6f S6b-7c P4f-4e P4dx4e P5f-5e B3a-6d R4hx4e P'4d R4e-4i P7d-7e P7fx7e K4a-3a N3g-2e S3c-4b P5ex5d G4cx5d P'5e G5d-4e S6f-6e {23.S6e ~Niet goed. Beter is P3e~} B6dx5e B8hx5e G4ex5e S6e-7f {25.S7f ~pijnlijk maar waarschijnlijk beter is S7d, Sx7d, Rx7d~} P'5g S6hx5g P'5f S5g-6h B'4c {27...B'4c ~na deze zet krijgt wit duidelijk voordeel} R4ix4d {28.Rx4d ~S8e, P8e zou pijnlijk zijn. Hans zoekt de aanval~} B4cx7f B'6a R7b-6b B6ax3d+ {30.Bx3d+ ~Op 30.Bx8c+ overwoog ik in de partij 30...S'7b om de gepromoveerde ~loper te vangen, wat heel gevaarlijk voor mij wordt na 31.P7d!. ~Veel beter is 30...S'4f! met de dreiging 30.S4c. Na zwarts antwoord ~30.+Bx7c volgt 30...Nx7c 31.P7d N6e 32.P7c+ R6a 33.S'4h B'7e~} S'4c P'5i {31.P'5i ~verdedigt tegen de vork R'4a na Sx4d, +Bx4d~~} S4cx3d R4dx3d S4b-4c S'5c R6b-9b P3f-3e {34.P3e ~om nog praktische kansen te scheppen, maar zwart heeft te weinig materiaal~} S4cx3d P3ex3d R'3i S'4d G5e-4f P3d-3c+ N2ax3c P'3d N3cx2e P2fx2e P5f-5g+ S6hx5g G4fx5g G5hx5g S'4h G5g-5h B'4g P3d-3c+ R3ix5i+