Chess game: Leitão x Benjamin

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[Event "New Delhi"] [Site "?"] [Date "2000.12.01"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Leitão, R."] [Black "Benjamin, J."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2567"] [BlackElo "2577"] [PlyCount "193"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] {One of the best games I ever played was against american GM Joel Benjamin. How would you play in the diagram position?} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Nbd7 7. e3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. b4 Qe7 (9... e4 10. Nd4 $14) 10. Qc3 b6 11. Bb2 Ne4 12. Qc2 Bb7 {[#]} 13. c5 $5 (13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O) (13. Bd3 Nef6 (13... Nxf2 14. Qxf2 e4 15. Bxg7 (15. Nd4 exd3 16. Nf5) 15... Rg8 16. Be2 $1 Rxg7 17. Nd4 $14) 14. e4 $14) 13... bxc5 14. Bb5 $1 O-O (14... f6 15. O-O $14) 15. O-O (15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Nxe5 $14) 15... Ng5 $2 (15... Nef6) 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. f4 $1 Qe7 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. Rac1 c6 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Rxc5 Rfc8 23. Rfc1 Bb7 24. Rc7 $1 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Be4 26. Bxe5 $16 a6 27. Kf2 Rd8 28. Bd4 h6 29. g4 $1 Rb8 30. Re7 Bc6 31. Ra7 Ra8 32. Rc7 Be4 33. h4 Re8 34. h5 Bd5 35. g5 hxg5 36. fxg5 Be6 37. g6 Ra8 38. Kg3 $18 Ba2 39. Kf4 Be6 40. Kg5 Rd8 41. Ra7 Bc4 42. h6 gxh6+ 43. Kxh6 Rc8 44. gxf7+ Bxf7 45. Rxa6 Bd5 46. Ra5 Rc6+ 47. Kg5 Bc4 48. Ra7 Bd3 49. Rb7 Kf8 50. Kf4 Re6 51. Rc7 Ke8 52. a4 Ra6 53. Rc3 Be2 54. Ra3 Kd7 55. a5 Re6 56. Rb3 Ba6 57. Bb6 Rf6+ 58. Ke5 Re6+ 59. Kf5 Bc4 60. Ra3 Ba6 61. Ra1 Bd3+ 62. Kf4 Re4+ 63. Kf3 Re6 64. Bd4 Ba6 65. Rb1 Kc7 66. Kf4 Kd7 67. Rb2 Rc6 68. Rb8 Rc8 69. Rb6 Rc6 70. Rb2 Re6 71. e4 Bd3 72. e5 Ba6 73. Ke4 Rc6 74. Rh2 Bc4 75. Bb6 Ke6 76. Kd4 Bb5 77. Bc5 Ba6 78. Rh7 Bb5 79. Re7+ Kf5 80. Kd5 Ra6 81. Bb6 Ra8 82. Rf7+ Kg6 83. Rf2 Rc8 84. e6 Rc1 85. e7 Be8 86. a6 Bf7+ 87. Kd6 Rd1+ 88. Kc7 Rc1+ 89. Kb8 Rb1 90. Kb7 Re1 91. Bc5 Rb1+ 92. Kc6 Be8+ 93. Kc7 Rc1 94. a7 Rxc5+ 95. Kd8 Ra5 96. Kxe8 Rxa7 97. Kf8 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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