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French Defense
Alekhine-Chatard Gambit Accepted

Jose Soza, 28 years old from Chile, a chemical engineer by training, has been playing chess since he was 13.  He was the National Under-20 Champion in 1992.  His current FIDE rating is 2238, his ICCF rating is 2491, and he's taken the chess scalps of many a strong IM.  The following exciting game was played in the ICCF's Champions League.

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Burri,P (2057) - Soza,J (2307) [C13]
Champions League Q14-2, 02.06.2002

1. e4        e6
2. d4        d5
3. Nc3     Nf6
4. Bg5     Be7
5. e5        Nfd7
6. h4        Bxg5
7. hxg5    Qxg5

8. Qd3

The most common line is 8.Nh3 Qe7

8. .....       g6
9. Nf3     Qe7
10. Qe3   Nc6
11. 0-0-0

11.Bb5 is an interesting possibility: 11...Nb6 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.b3 Rb8

11. .....    Nb6
12. Ng5

12.Rh6!? Bd7 13.Bd3 0-0-0 =

 12. .....    h5

The idea is that if White plays 13.Qf4 Bd7 14.Kb1 0-0-0  with advantage to Black because White can't take f7.

13. g4      Bd7
14. gxh5  gxh5
15. Be2

15.a3 0-0-0 was played in the game Martorelli-Coratella, Porto San Giorgo 2001 (0-1 33)

15. .....     0-0-0
16. Rh4   Rdg8
17. f4       f6
18. Nf3

18.exf6 Qxf6 =+

18. .....     fxe5
19. fxe5   Na5
20. a3

20. .....     Nac4

Not quite as good was 20...Rg2 21.Rg1 Nac4 22.Qf4 Rxg1+ 23.Nxg1 =+ and Black hasn't as much advantage in this position as compared to the text.

21.Qf4     Nxa3!!

22.bxa3

Another choice was 22.Qf6!? Qxf6?! (22...Qb4! 23.Nd2 {23.Na2 Qa4 -+} 23...Nac4 -+) 23.exf6 Nac4 24.f7 Rg7 25.Rxh5 Rf8 26.Ng5 Nd6 =+.

22. .....     Qxa3+
23.Kd2    Rg2

24.Rg1

Other choices are not any better, for example 24.Nb1 Qb4+ 25.Ke3 Bb5 26.Rh2 (26.Bxb5 Qxb5 27.Ng1 Rhg8 28.Kf3 Qc4 29.Rc1 Nd7! 30.Rxh5 Rxc2 31.Rxc2 Qxc2-+) 26...Bxe2! 27.Rxg2 Bxd1-+

24. .....     Nc4+
25.Kd3    Rf8!!
          0-1

And black wins with lines like 26.Qxf8+ (26.Rxg2 Rxf4 27.Rxf4 b5-+) 26...Qxf8 27.Rxg2 Qf5+ 28.Ne4 dxe4+ 29.Kxc4 exf3 30.Rg8+ Be8 31.Bd3 Qf7 -+; or 29.Rxe4 Bb5 30.Ng5 Nd6+ 31.Ke3 Nxe4 32.Nxe4 Bxe2 33.Rxe2 Qh3+ 34.Kd2 Qf3 35.Nc5 h4 -+
 

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