Emergo

Game 6 of a 'best of 19' match - not counting draws - between

Christiaan Freeling (NL), white, and Ed van Zon (NL), black.

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1. e5c3
2. d5c6
3. d2e2Black attacks, but white takes over...
4. c5c6e4x
5. e3ec2x
6. e35xd3Black attacks again, white takes over again...
7. e6d3f7x
8. e46xf7d5x
9. e6c4xc3e5x
10. df5xf3
11. b5e7
12. e4g6
13. f4d6
14. d1a3
15. a1g7
16. a4d2White had no place to enter without attacking black. I must confess that I thought  this couldn't happen because of the room created by the captures. Next time I'd better look. Of course black can now take the initiative. What a dirty trick!
17. db1xdb2x
18. b1f7xge7x
19. a42xgf6
20. e5g7xfe3
21. e42xc43
22. b2d4xe76
23. g7e5xf7d3x
24. e53xd31xFinally white can move, and he finds what doubtlessly is the best way out of this predicament.
25. f43e2g6x
26. fd3xg6c2x
27. ab2ca2x
28. a13xe34 Of course black has the better (com)position with a 4x4 piece and another piece of 4 to wear down white's piece.
29. ac2xd3b1x
30. f5d3xdc1
31. d3f5xb1d3x
32. cb2e4g6xFor the second time white finds the best way out.
33. b2c3db3x
34. c3b2b31x
35. a34b13x
36. b54b35x
37. a4c6xA piece of six. Of course white is still severely handicapped by the four men black has buried so thoroughly, but black certainly has something to worry about.
cb1
38. bc5fe5
39. c6d7g67
40. d7c6gf7
41. c6b5ba2
42. c54b12
43. b5c6ed5
44. c4e6xdc5
45. c64xf7b3xWhite's piece is down to 5, but black's 2 on 3 is a liability. Of course white can only attack if he liberates men in the process. There's some delicate manoeuvring going on right now.
46. e65bc2
47. e54ba3
48. e45c5d6Black covers all tactical angles very neatly. This game is slowly developing into a DOOMSDAY scenario for white...
49. e54c2d3
50. e4c2xd3c1x
51. cd2cd4WHITE RESIGNS.

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