NM Ronnie Lim Chuin Hoong beat IM Richard Bitton!

Another Malaysian who has performed quite well in the 2009 DATMO so far is NM Ronie Lim Chuin Hoong. After 6 round he has collected 4 points. He has beat two strong IMs - IM Richard Bitton (FIDE 2495) from the Philipinnes and IM Irwanto Sadikin (FIDE 2429) from Indonesia. Below is how he beat Bitton in round 3.

NM Lim Chuin Hoong vs IM Richard Bitton

DATMO, Round 3, 22.8.09

Analysed by Hairulov and Rybka 3

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d4 e4 5. Ng5 g6 6. Nh3 Bg7 7. Bg5 Nf6 8. e3 d6 9. b4 9.

Nf4 is an alternative 9... O-O Of course the pawn o b4 is poison 9... Nxb4? 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. d5 10. Qb3 Ne7 11. Nf4 c6 12. Rc1 White's get his rook away from the dangerous a1-h8 diaganol. 12...h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. h4!? Ronnie play aggresively 14... Bd7 15. Be2 Kg7 16. g4! White is ready for attack! 16... fxg4 17. Nxe4

if 17. Rd1 Re8 18. Nxe4 Nf5! 17... Nf5? Bitton missed a great chance to get a strong position with 17...Bxd4! 18. Rd1 ( not 18.exd4?! Rxf4!) 18...Rxf4! 19.exf4 c5) 18. Qd3 h5? Better is 18...Bxh4 19.Bxg4 Qe7 19. Nxd6 Bxh4 19...of course not 19...Nxd6 20.Qxg6 with a desicive attack 20. Nxb7 Qe7 21. Nc5 Rae8 22. d5 Nxe3? A blunder by black. The correct move is to tear white's defense with 22...g3! 23. Qxg6+! Now white have strong attack. 23...Kh8

24. Qxh5+ Kg8 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Kd2 Stronger is 27.d6! Ng2+ 28. Kf1 Qg5 29. Qxg5+ Bxg5 30. Nxg2 Bxc1 31. Nxd7 27...Nf5 28. Qg6+ Ng7 29. Nce6?

correct is 29.Bd3! Rxf4 30.Qh7+ Kf8 31.Qxh4 and white has large advantage 29...Bxe6? 29... Rxf4! 30. Nxf4 (30. Qxg7+ Qxg7 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Rxh4 Rxf2 30. Nxe6 Now white's is winning 30...Qxb4+ 31. Kd1 Rxe6 32. dxe6 Qd6+ 33. Bd3 Rf5 34. Rc3 Of course 34.Rxh4?? is a graveous blunder 34...Qxd3+ and white will be mated in a few more moves 34... Rh5 35. Rb3 35. Qf7+! Kh8 36.Rxh4+ Rxh4 37.e7 win quicker 35...Qf4 36. Rb7 Qf3+ 37. Kc2 Qxf2+ 38. Kb3 Qf6 39. Qf7+ Qxf7 40. exf7+ Kf8 41. Bg6 1-0 Ronnie win.