Wesselink,W. - Clerc,R. 1-1 (08-12-2001)

≡ 1.32-28 17-21 2.37-32 21-26 3.32-27 26x37 4.41x32 11-17 5.46-41 7-11 6.36-31 1-7 7.42-37 17-22 8.28x17 12x21 9.33-28 7-12 10.39-33 19-23 11.28x19 14x23 12.44-39 10-14 13.47-42 21-26 14.41-36 5-10 15.49-44 14-19 16.33-28 10-14 17.39-33

With his next move 17... 12-17, Clerc attempts to entangle the white left wing. Meanwhile white puts pressure on black's left wing, which results in a lively game.

12-17 18.35-30 17-22 19.28x17 11x22 20.30-25 8-12 21.34-29 23x34 22.40x29 4-10 23.43-39 2-7 24.39-34 3-8 25.44-40 7-11 26.40-35 19-23 27.34-30 23x34 28.30x39 11-17 29.45-40 17-21 30.40-34 13-19 31.50-44

To my big surprise Clerc played here the brilliant move 31... 19-23!!!. White has no other choice than to take the combination, after which the game quickly ends in a draw. That was a bit disappointing for me, since I thought that white had a significant advantage. For example, after 20-24? 32.33-29 24x33 33.39x17 black stays one piece behind, since 18-23 fails due to the combination 34.32-28 23x41 35.36x47 21x43 36.48x39 26x48 37.39-33 12x21 38.33-28 48x30 39.35x2. And after ≡ 6-11 32.34-30 8-13 33.33-28 22x33 34.39x28 18-23 35.44-39 12-18 [after ≡ 20-24? 36.28-22! is a very strong move] ≡ 36.39-34 20-24 37.38-33 11-17 38.42-38 17-22 39.28x17 21x12 40.27-22 18x27 41.31x22 23-28 42.32x23 19x17 43.30x8 12x3 44.33-29 white has a very promising position.

≡ 19-23 32.33-28 22x33 33.39x19 14x23 34.25x5 23-28 35.32x23 18x49 36.38-33 21x41 37.5x46 26x37 38.46x7

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