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Your support makes all the difference.Michael Adams scored a fine win over Gata Kamsky, in Groningen two weeks ago. With 9.a3!? he took his well-prepared opponent out of the books and it paid quick dividends. Black's 12...a5 was over-optimistic and led to his Q-side pawns becoming blocked and an endgame liability after 13.a4!
Kamsky's exchanges on d4 were neatly exploited with 22.Bg3! delaying Qxd4 until it carried a threat to the d-pawn. Changing the guard on b2 with 37.Rd6! and 38.Bc3, Adams gradually moved on to the offensive. Kamsky could have resigned 15 moves earlier.
White: Michael Adams
Black: Gata Kamsky
1 e4 e5 34 Rbd1 Kh7
2 Nf3 Nc6 35 h4 Rb4
3 Bb5 a6 36 g3 Ne6
4 Ba4 Nf6 37 Rd6 Rd4
5 0-0 Be7 38 Bc3 Rxd1+
6 Re1 b5 39 Rxd1 Nd4
7 Bb3 0-0 40 Rd3 Rc1+
8 d3 d6 41 Kf2 Ra1
9 a3 Na5 42 Bxa5 Rxa4
10 Ba2 c5 43 Bc3 Rc4
11 Nc3 Nc6 44 Ke3 Nc2+
12 Nd5 a5 45 Ke2 Nd4+
13 a4 b4 46 Bxd4 exd4
14 c3 Rb8 47 Rxb3 Rc1
15 h3 Bd7 48 h5 Kg8
16 Nxe7 Qxe7 49 g4 Kf7
17 Bg5 h6 50 Kd3 Rd1+
18 Bh4 Rfc8 51 Kc4 Ke6
19 d4 cxd4 52 Rd3 Rb1
20 cxd4 Nxd4 53 b4 Ke5
21 Nxd4 exd4 54 b5 Rc1+
22 Bg3 Be6 55 Kb4 Rb1+
23 Bxe6 Qxe6 56 Rb3 Rc1
24 Qxd4 Rc4 57 b6 Kd6
25 Qxd6 Rbc8 58 Ka3 Rc8
26 Qxe6 fxe6 59 b7 Rb8
27 f3 Rc2 60 Kb2 Kc5
28 Rab1 Rd8 61 Kc2 Kc4
29 Rec1 b3 62 Rb1 d3+
30 Be1 Nh5 63 Kd2 Kd4
31 Kf1 Rb8 64 Rb2 Kc4
32 Rd1 Nf4 65 e5 resigns
33 Rd2 e5
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