IM Jimmy Liew - Junta Ikeda

IM Jimmy Liew - Junta Ikeda, Merdeka Team Rapid, Round 5

15.Nf5! cxd4 

I missed the winning combination 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 Bf6 (18... gxf5 19. Bxf5
Re8 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Qh8 mate) 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Bg5 Qh8 21. Ne7 mate)

16. Nh6+ 16... Kh8 

16... gxh6 17. Nxd5 Nxe5 (17... Bxd5 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Qf5 Nf6 20. exf6  mates) 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxh6 and White has a dangerous intiative e.g Rfe8 20. Rf5 f6 21. Rxe5 fxe5 22. Qh5 Bd5 23. Rf1 Rac8  24. Bf5  (24. Bxh7+ Qxh7 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. Rf5 Rc1+ 28. Bxc1 Qf7 Black survives)
29. Rg5+ Kh7 ) 24... Rcd8 25. Bxh7+ Qxh7 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Rf5 (mate is
unavoidable) Rd7 29. Qf8+ Rxf8 30. Rxf8#)


17. Nxd5

After 17. Qh5 black must defend carefully  17...f5!  (17... g6 18. Rxf7!

18. Rxf7

Rxf7  (18...gxh5?? 19. Rxh7 mate) 19. Nxf7+ Kg7 (19... Kg8 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 22. Bh6+ Ke8 23.Nd6 mate) 20. Qh6+ Kxf7 21. Qxh7+ Ke6 22. Qxg6+

Bf6 23. Qf5+ Kf7 24.Qh5 + Ke7 26.Nxd5+ Bxd5 27. Qh7+  Ke6 28. Bf5+ Kxe5  29. Bf4+  Kxf4 30. Rd1 (threatens g3+ with mate soon) Bxg2 31. Be6! with mate) 18. Rxf5 gxh6 19. Bxh6 Rxf5 20. Qxf5 Qg8 and black survives

 17... Bxd5 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qe2 Bg5 20. Nxf7+ Bxf7 21. e6 Bxe6 22. Qxe6 Rxf1+ 23. Bxf1 Bxc1 24. Rxc1

and black survived with an extra pawn though I managed to draw the ending.