cb_20130402

[Event "h#3 b) bPf3"] [Site "?"] [Date "2011.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smits, G."] [Black "3486.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b4/4p2p/4p2P/3rp2k/q1PRK3/3B1P2/4bp2/2B2n1n b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#5 3 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Belokon, Y."] [Black "3336.18"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4k2r/6pn/2p3n1/4p3/1P4p1/1p5p/1p1p3q/3b1K2 b k - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "serial h#22"] [Site "?"] [Date "1968.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bartel, E."] [Black "0110.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/2R3B1/6pK/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1968.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fabel, K."] [Black "0141.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4B3/5R2/b7/2K1k3/8/8/3N4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ferber, E."] [Black "0411.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5r2/8/5R2/4N2p/7K/5B2/7k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1962.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rehm, HP."] [Black "0772.66"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2R5/6K1/2N1p3/PPN1P2b/BPk2pp1/1pppPP2/1br2r2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1962.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Murkisch, G."] [Black "0114.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3n1k2/R7/5N2/8/2B5/8/7K/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1964.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "9#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2010.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tribowski, M."] [Black "0758.72"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r5r/1p6/nB4Pb/2nPPP2/2Pk2N1/R2P4/3pBN1P/3K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2010.??.??"] 1. Ne4 $1 Be3 (1... Bf4 2. Nc3 $1 {[#]} (2. Bf1 $2 Rh4 $1 3. Nc3 Rxg4 $1) (2. Nd6 $2 Nc7 3. f6 Rh5 4. Ne4 N7a6 5. Nc3 Nc7 6. Bf1 Rxe5 $1) 2... Nc7 3. Bf1 $1 {[#]} (3. Bxc7 $2 b5 $1 (3... Nxd3 $2 4. Nb5+ Kxc4 5. Bxd3+ Kxd5 6. Nf6+ Kc5 7. Rc3+ Kb4 8. Nd5+ Ka4 9. Ra3#)) 3... Rxh2 4. Ne4 N7a6 (4... N7e6 $2 5. fxe6 Rc8 6. Nd6) 5. Nd6 $1 {[#]} Nc7 6. f6 {[#]} Rh5 7. Ne4 N7a6 (7... N7e6 8. Nc3) 8. Nc3 {[#]} Rxe5 9. Nb5#) ( 1... Bg7 $2 2. Ng5) (1... Rbe8 $2 2. Nd6 $1 Nc7 3. Bxc7 Na4 4. Nb5+ Kc5 5. Rxa4 Be3 6. Nf6) (1... Ra8 $2 2. Bf1 $1 Bf4 3. Nc3 Nc7 4. Ne2#) (1... Rhf8 $2 2. Nc3 Nc7 3. Bf1 Rxf5 4. Ne2#) (1... Rhe8 $2 2. e6 $1 Bf4 3. Nc3 Nc7 4. Bf1 Rxe6 5. fxe6) 2. Nd6 $1 {[#]} (2. f6 $2 Rh4 $1 (2... Rxh2 $1)) (2. Nc3 $2 Nc7 3. Bf1 Rxh2 4. Ne4 N7a6 5. Nd6 Nc7 6. f6 Rf2 $1) 2... Nc7 3. f6 $1 {[#]} Rh5 4. Ne4 N7a6 (4... N7e6 5. dxe6) 5. Nc3 $1 {[#]} Nc7 6. Bf1 {[#]} Rxh2 (6... Rxe5 $2 7. Ne2#) 7. Ne4 N7a6 8. Nd6 {[#]} Rf2 9. Nb5# {ABA-BAB.} 1-0 [Event "9#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2010.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tribowski, M."] [Black "0478.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6b1/1p3Rr1/4N2b/3p4/P1k5/K5p1/NPp1P1B1/n4n2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2010.??.??"] 1. Nc3 $1 (1. Nb4 $2 Ne3 $1 2. Nd3 Ng4 3. Ndf4 Nf6 $1 4. Ng6 Bf4 $1) 1... Ne3 ( 1... Rg5 $2 2. Rc7#) 2. Nb5 Nf5 (2... Bf4 $2 3. Rxf4+) 3. Nbc7 $1 Ne7 (3... Ne3 $2 4. Na8) 4. Ne8 $1 Nc8 (4... Nf5 $2 5. Nf6 Ne7 6. Nd7) 5. Nf6 $1 Nb6 (5... Ne7 $2 6. Nd7) 6. Bxd5+ $1 {[#]} (6. Ng4 $2 Nxa4 (6... Nd7)) 6... Nxd5 7. Nd7 $1 Rg5 (7... Bf4 8. Rxf4+ {idem}) 8. Rf4+ Nxf4 9. Nb6# $1 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1954.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Blandford, H."] [Black "+0110.24h5d8"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k4/3p3p/7B/4RP1K/P1p5/8/5p2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1954.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.30"] 1. Bg5+ $8 Kc7 2. Rc5+ $8 Kd6 (2... Kb6 3. Rb5+ $8 Ka6 4. Rb1) 3. Bh6 $3 {[#]} (3. Bf4+ $2 Ke7 $8 4. Bg5+ Kf7 $11) 3... Ke7 (3... Kxc5 4. Be3+ $8) (3... f1=Q 4. Bf8#) 4. f6+ $8 Ke6 (4... Kxf6 5. Rc8 $1 (5. Bg7+ $1)) 5. Rf5 $3 {[#]} Kxf5 6. f7 $8 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Becker, R."] [Black "0300.43"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/P3K3/2p3rp/1PP1k3/7P/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. b5 $8 (1. a7 $4 Rg6+ $8 2. Kf7 Ra6 $8 $19) 1... Rg6+ (1... Rg1 2. a7 $8 Ra1 3. b6 $8) (1... Rg7 2. Kd6 $8 Kd4 (2... Ra7 3. Kxc5 $8) (2... Rg6+ 3. Kxc5 $8) 3. b6 $8) 2. Ke7 $3 {[#]The middle ground. The White King must not be too far away from his soldiers, and not too far from the attacking rook.} (2. Kf7 $2 Rb6 $8 3. Ke7 (3. Ke8 Rb8+ $8 4. Kd7 Kd4 $1 5. Kc7 Ra8 $8 {idem}) 3... Kd4 $1 4. Kd8 Rb8+ $8 5. Kc7 Ra8 $8 6. Kb7 $8 Rg8 7. b6 Kxc4 $8 8. Kc6 $8 Rg6+ $8 9. Kc7 $8 Rg7+ $8) (2. Kd7 $2 Kd4 $1 3. Kc7 $8 (3. a7 $2 Rg7+ $8) 3... Kxc4 4. b6 Rg7+ $8 {idem}) 2... Ke5 $1 {The threat was 3 Kf8!.} (2... Kd4 3. Kf8 $8 {[#]} Rf6+ (3... Rd6 4. a7 $1 Rd8+ 5. Ke7 $8 Ra8 6. b6 $8 Kxc4 7. Kd6) 4. Ke8 $8 (4. Ke7 $2 Rb6 {already seen}) 4... Re6+ (4... Rg6 5. a7 $8) 5. Kd8 $8 Kxc4 (5... Rf6 6. a7 $8) 6. a7 $8 Rg6 7. b6 $8 Rg7 (7... Kb5 8. b7) 8. b7) (2... Rb6 3. Kd8 $1 {[#]} (3. Kd7 $1 Rg6 4. Kc7) 3... Rb8+ (3... Rg6 4. a7 $1) 4. Kc7 $8) (2... Rg7+ 3. Kd6 $8 { already seen}) 3. Kd8 $8 (3. Kf8 $6 {(waste of time)} Rf6+ 4. Ke8 Rg6 5. Kd8 $8 { texte} (5. a7 $4 Rg8+ $8 6. Kf7 Ra8 $8 7. b6 Kd6 $8)) (3. h4 $2 Rg7+ $8 4. Kd8 $8 Ra7 $1 (4... Kd6 $1 5. Kc8 Ra7 $1 6. Kb8 $8 Rf7 7. a7 Rf8+ $8 8. Kb7 Rf7+ $8 9. Ka6 Rf8 $8 10. b6 $2 Kc6 $8 11. b7 Rf1 $1) (4... Rf7 $1 5. b6 Kd6 $8 6. Ke8 $3 Rg7 7. Kf8 $8 Rd7 $8 8. Ke8 $8) 5. Kc8 $8 Kd4 $8 (5... Kd6 $2 6. Kb8 $8 Rf7 7. a7 $8 Rf8+ 8. Kb7 Rf7+ 9. Ka6 $8 Rf8 10. Kb6 $8 h6 11. Kb7 Rf7+ 12. Ka6 Rf8 13. Kb6 {as above}) 6. Kb8 Rg7 7. b6 Kxc4 $8 8. b7 Kb5 $8 9. a7 $8 Kb6 $8 10. Ka8 $8 Rxb7 $8 $11) (3. Kd7 $2 Kd4 $1 {already seen}) 3... Kd6 $1 (3... Kd4 { (does not go with wK on d8)} 4. a7 $8 Kxc4 (4... Rg8+ 5. Kc7 $8) 5. b6 $8 Rxb6 6. a8=Q $8) (3... Rg7 4. Kc8 $8 (4. b6 $4 Kd6 $19) (4. h4 $2 Ra7 $1 { above}) 4... Kd6 5. Kb8 $8 Rg8+ 6. Kb7 {text on 5th}) (3... Rg8+ 4. Kc7 $8 Kd4 5. b6 (5. a7) 5... Rg7+ 6. Kc6 $8 Rg6+ (6... Kxc4 7. a7) 7. Kb5 $8) 4. Kc8 $8 Rg8+ 5. Kb7 Rg7+ 6. Kb6 $8 Rg8 (6... h4 7. a7 $8 Rg8 8. Kb7 $8 {idem}) 7. a7 $8 (7. h4 $4 Rb8+ $8 8. Ka5 Kc7 $8 $19) 7... h4 (7... Rf8 8. h4 $3 {[#]} (8. Kb7 $2 Rf7+ $8 9. Ka6 Rf8 $8 10. Kb6 (10. b6 $2 Kc6 $8 {see below}) (10. h4 $2 Kc7 $1 11. b6+ Kc6 $8 {idem}) 10... h4 $3 11. Kb7 Rf7+ $8 12. Ka6 Rf8 $8 13. Kb6 {: see variant 8 Ka6? of the main text}) (8. Ka6 $4 Kc7 $8 9. b6+ Kc6 $8 10. b7 Rf1 $1 11. b8=N+ Kc7 $8 12. Nc6 Rf8 $8 13. Ne7 Rf6+ $8 14. Kb5 Kb7 $19) 8... h6 (8... Re8 9. Kb7 $8) 9. Kb7 $8 (9. Ka6 $4 Kc7 $8 10. b6+ Kc6 $8 11. b7 Rf1 $1 12. b8=N+ Kc7 $8 13. Nc6 Rf8 $8 14. Ne7 Rf6+ $8 15. Kb5 Kb7 $19) 9... Rf7+ 10. Ka6 $3 {[#]} (10. Kb6 $6 Rf8 11. Kb7 $8 Rf7+ 12. Ka6 $8) 10... Rf8 11. Kb6 $3 {[#](Z, rejecting the Rook on a less favourable square)} (11. b6 $4 Kc6 $8 {does not go with bR in f8, as already seen}) 11... Re8 (11... Rg8 12. Kb7 $8 Rg7+ 13. Ka6 $8 Rg8 14. b6 $8 Kc6 15. b7 $8 Rg1 16. b8=N+ $8 Kc7 17. Nc6 $8 Rg8 18. Ne7 $3 Rg1 19. Nd5+ $8 Kd6 20. a8=Q Ra1+ 21. Kb7 $8 Rxa8 22. Kxa8 Ke5 23. Kb7 Kf5 24. Kc6 $18) 12. Kb7 $8 Re7+ 13. Ka6 $8 Re8 14. b6 $8 Kc6 15. b7 $8 Re1 16. b8=N+ $8 Kc7 17. Nc6 $8 Re8 18. Ne7 $3 {[#](prohibiting ...Re6+ or ...Re1)} Rf8 (18... Kd7 19. Nd5 $8 Kd6 20. Kb6 $1 {(or Nb6 or Kb7, this threatens Nc7)} Re1 21. a8=Q Rb1+ 22. Nb4 $1 Rxb4+ 23. Ka5 $8) (18... Kd6 19. Nd5 $8 {(threatens Nb6)} Re1 (19... Ke5 20. Nc7 $1 Rg8 21. a8=Q Rxa8+ 22. Nxa8 Kf4 23. Nb6 Kg4 24. Nd7 Kxh4 25. Nxc5) 20. a8=Q Ra1+ 21. Kb7 Rxa8 22. Kxa8 Ke5 23. Kb7 Kd4 24. Ne3 $1 ( 24. Nb6 $1) 24... Kxe3 25. Kc6 Kd4 26. Kb5 $8) 19. Nd5+ $8 Kd6 20. Nb6 $1 Ke6 21. a8=Q $1 Rxa8+ 22. Nxa8 Kf5 23. Nb6 $1 (23. Kb5 $2 Kg4 $8) 23... Kg4 24. Na4 Kxh4 25. Nxc5 $8 Kg4 26. Ne4 $8) 8. Kb7 $8 {[#]} (8. Ka6 $2 {(is not just a a waste of time)} Rf8 $1 (8... Re8 $1 9. b6 Kc6 10. b7 Re2 11. b8=N+ Kc7 12. Nc6 Re8) 9. Kb6 {(regretting the previous move; this position is repeated after 7...Rf8 8 Kb7?)} (9. Kb7 Rf7+) 9... Re8 $1 (9... Rg8 $2 10. Kb7 {text}) (9... h6 $1) 10. Kb7 Re7+ $8 11. Ka6 {(text with bRe7 instead of g7)} Re8 $8 12. b6 Kc6 $8 13. b7 Re1 $1 14. b8=N+ Kc7 $8 (14... Kd6 $2 15. Nc6 Re8 16. Kb7 Rg8 17. Nb8 Rg7+ 18. Kb6) 15. Nc6 Re8 $8 16. Ne7 {(compared to 7...Rf8, the "h" pawns are on h3/h4 & h7 instead of h4/h5 & h6)} Kd6 $1 (16... h6 $1 17. Nd5+ Kd6 $8 18. Nb6 (18. Kb7 Ke5 19. a8=Q {below}) (18. Kb5 Ke5 $1 19. Kxc5 Ra8 $8 20. Kb6 Kd4 $8 $11) (18. Nf6 Re1 $1 19. a8=Q Ra1+ 20. Kb7 Rxa8 21. Kxa8 Ke5 $8 {idem}) 18... Ke5 $8 19. Nd7+ Kf4 $8 (19... Kd6 $2 20. Nb8 $8 Re1 21. Nc6 $8 Re8 22. Kb7 $1 Rf8 23. Nb8 Rf7+ 24. Kb6) (19... Kf5 $2 20. Nb8 Re1 21. Kb6) 20. Nb8 Re1 $1 21. Kb6 Rb1+ $8 22. Kxc5 Ra1 $8) (16... h5 $2 17. Nd5+ $8 Kd6 18. Kb7 $1 Ke5 19. a8=Q {: text on the 17th, with the pawn on h5, which change anything}) 17. Nd5 Ke5 $1 (17... h6 $1 {is either 16...h6! above, or the following}) 18. Kb7 (18. Nc7 Rg8 $1 19. Kb6 Kf4 $1 20. Na6 Ra8 $8 21. Nxc5 Kg3 $8 22. Kb7 Rxa7+ $8 23. Kxa7 Kxh3 $8 $11) (18. Nb6 Kf4) (18. Kb6 Rf8 19. Kb7 h6 $1) 18... h6 $3 {[#]} (18... Kd4 $2 19. Nb6 $8 Re7+ 20. Ka6 Re8 21. Kb5 $8) 19. a8=Q Rxa8 $8 20. Kxa8 {(text on 18th, with bPh7 on h6)} Kd4 $3 {[#]} (20... Ke4 $2 21. Kb7 Kf3 22. Kc6 Kg3 23. Kxc5 Kxh3 24. Ne3) 21. Nb6 Ke4 $1 22. Na4 (22. Kb7 Kf4 23. Kc6 Kg3 $11) 22... Kf4 $1 (22... Kd4 $2 23. Nb2 $8 Kc3 24. Kb7) 23. Nxc5 Kg3 $8 24. Ne4+ (24. Nd3 Kxh3 $8 25. c5 Kg3 $8 26. c6 h3 $8) 24... Kxh3 $8 25. c5 Kg2 $8 {(no Ng5)} 26. c6 h3 27. c7 $8 h2 28. c8=Q h1=Q 29. Qg4+ Kf1 $8 $11 {: Knight is pinned}) 8... Rg7+ 9. Ka6 $8 Rg8 10. b6 $8 { Unlike the 7...Rf8 suite, White does not have to give his opponent to breathe. It is no longer time for zugzwang, but for the race.} Kc6 {In summary, if the wP is on h3, White wins with the bR on g8, loses with the bR on f8 (see 7...Rf8 8 Ka6??) and draws with the bR on e8 (see 8 Ka6?). He wins with the wP on h4 if the bR is not on f8, but with bRf8 he loses (see 7...Rf8 8 h4!!) !} 11. b7 $8 Rg1 12. b8=N+ $8 Kc7 { The bR occupies the "g" column, instead of the "e" column in 8 Ka6?} 13. Nc6 $8 Rg8 (13... Ra1+ 14. Na5 $8 Rxa5+ 15. Kxa5 Kb7 16. Kb5 $8 Kxa7 17. Kxc5 $8 Kb7 18. Kd6 $8 Kc8 19. Kc6 $22 {ZZ[#]} h6 (19... -- 20. c5 h6 $3) 20. c5 $1 {ZZ} (20. Kd6 $1) 20... h5 (20... Kd8 21. Kb7) 21. Kd6) 14. Ne7 $3 {[#]Gaining a decisive time on the rook.} Re8 (14... Rf8 15. Nd5+ $8 Kd6 16. Nb6 $1 {[#](furthermore)} ( 16. Kb6 $2 Ke5) (16. Kb7 $1 Rf7+ {(...Ke5 : text)} 17. Kb6 $8 Rf8 18. Nc7 $8) 16... Ke6 ({as} 16... Ke5 17. Nd7+ $8) 17. Kb5 $3 (17. a8=Q $2 Rxa8+ 18. Nxa8 Ke5 $11) 17... Kf5 18. Kxc5 $8 Kf4 19. Kb5 Kg3 20. c5 $8 Kxh3 21. c6 $8 Kg2 22. c7 $8 h3 23. c8=Q Rxc8 24. Nxc8 h2 25. a8=Q+) 15. Nd5+ $8 Kd6 (15... Kc6 16. Nb6 $8) 16. Kb7 $8 (16. Nb6 $2 Ke5 $8 17. Nd7+ (17. Nd5 h6 $1 (17... Kd6 $2 { texte}) 18. Kb7 Rf8 19. a8=Q Rxa8 20. Kxa8 Kd4 $8 21. Nb6 Ke4 $11) (17. a8=Q Rxa8+ 18. Nxa8 Kf4 $1 19. Nb6 Kg3 20. Nd7 Kxh3 21. Nxc5 Kg2 $11) (17. Kb5 Kf4 $8 18. Kxc5 Kg3 $8) 17... Kf4 $8 18. Nb8 Re1 $1 19. Kb5 Rb1+ $8 20. Kxc5 Ra1 $8 21. Nc6 (21. Kb6 Rb1+ $8 22. Kc7 Ra1 $8 23. Kb7 Rb1+ $8) 21... Kg3 $1 22. Kb5 Rxa7 $8 23. Nxa7 Kxh3 $8 24. c5 (24. Nc6 $2 Kg3 $8 $19) 24... Kg2 25. c6 h3 $8 $11) (16. Nf6 $6 {(waste of time)} Re1 17. a8=Q Ra1+ 18. Kb7 Rxa8 19. Kxa8 Ke5 20. Nd5 $1 {text on 18th}) (16. Kb6 $2 Ke5 $8 (16... Rh8 $2 17. Nf6 $1) 17. Nc7 Rh8 $3 {[#]} (17... Rg8 $2 18. Kc6 $8 Kf4 19. Kd7 $3 Rg7+ 20. Kd8 $8 Rg8+ 21. Ne8 $8) 18. Kc6 (18. Nd5 Rf8 $11) 18... Kf4 $1 19. Kd7 h6 $1 $11) 16... Ke5 {Black did not have time to play ...h6.} 17. a8=Q $1 (17. Nc7 $2 Rg8) 17... Rxa8 18. Kxa8 $8 Kd4 (18... Ke4 19. Kb7) 19. Nb6 $8 Ke4 20. Na4 $3 {[#]} (20. Nd7 $2 Kd4 $1) 20... Kf4 (20... Kd4 21. Nb2 $8 Kc3 22. Kb7) 21. Nxc5 $8 Kg3 22. Ne4+ $8 Kxh3 23. c5 $8 (23. Ng5+ $2 Kg4 $8 24. Ne4 h3 $8 25. Nf2+ Kf3 $8 26. Nxh3 Ke4 $8) 23... Kg2 24. Ng5 $8 {[#]The difference.} h6 25. Nh3 $1 (25. Nf3 $1 Kxf3 26. c6 $8 h3 27. c7 $8 h2 28. c8=Q $8 h1=Q 29. Qc6+) (25. c6 $2 hxg5 $8 26. c7 g4 $8 27. c8=Q g3 $8 28. Qc2+ (28. Qg4 h3 $8) 28... Kh3 $8 29. Qe2 (29. Qc5 g2 30. Qg1 Kg3 $8 31. Kb7 h3 $8 32. Kc6 h2 $8) 29... g2 30. Qf2 g1=Q $8) 25... Kxh3 26. c6 $8 Kg2 27. c7 $8 h3 28. c8=Q $8 h2 29. Qg4+ $1 Kf2 30. Qh3 $8 Kg1 31. Qg3+ $8 Kh1 32. Qf2 h5 33. Qf1# 1-0 [Event "Rovinj/Zagreb"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian, T."] [Black "Gligoric, S."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E97"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "1970.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "17"] [EventCountry "YUG"] {9/621. "The player who sacrifices material is not 'brave' but, more often than not, is simply afraid of being strategically dominated" (SG's modest and lucid statement, which also mentions his game against Botvinnik 1964). } 1. c4 (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd2 c6 7. Be2 Ne4 8. O-O Nxd2 9. Qxd2 e6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 Nd7 12. b5 Nf6 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 Bf5 15. Bd3 Ne4 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Rac1 Re8 18. Nc5 Bf8 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Ne5 Bg7 21. Nc4 Rc7 22. Rb1 Bf8 23. Rfc1 Qg5 24. Kh1 Qh4 25. Qd2 Rcc8 26. Rb7 Rcd8 27. Qe1 Rd5 28. Rxa7 Qh6 29. Qg1 $1 {[#](this move marked Black's player, see commentary on move 17)} (29. a4) 29... Bg4 (29... Bxc5 30. dxc5 Rxc5 31. Nd6 Rxc1 32. Qxc1 Rf8 33. Kg1 Qg5 34. Qc5) 30. Ra5 (30. Nd2) 30... Be2 31. Nb3 Bb4 32. Ra4 Rb8 33. Ne5 Rbb5 $2 (33... Bd6) 34. Rxc6 (34. Ra8+ $1 Kg7 35. Ra7) 34... Bd6 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Raa8 Rxe5 (36... Qh5 37. Rg8+ Kf6 38. Ra6) (36... Bxe5 37. Rg8+ Kf6 38. dxe5+ Kxe5 39. Nd4) 37. dxe5 Bxe5 38. Rc5 (38. Rg8+ Kf6 39. Ra6+ Ke7 40. Ra7+ Kf6 41. Nd2 Bd3 42. h3) 38... Rxc5 39. Nxc5 Qh4 40. Ra4 f5 41. Ne6+ Kf6 42. f4 Bb2 43. Ng5 Bd3 44. Ra7 Bc4 45. Qd1 {1-0 Petrosian, T-Gligoric,S/Zagreb 1965}) 1... g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O (7. d5 Nbd7 8. Qc2 a5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bd2 Nc5 12. h3 Nf6 13. Be3 Nh7 14. Nd2 h5 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. h4 Qe7 17. Kb1 b6 18. f3 f5 19. Rde1 Nf6 20. Bd3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Rae8 22. a3 Rf7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Qf8 25. Kb2 Bh6 26. Ra1 fxe4 27. Ndxe4 Bf5 28. Bxh6 Qxh6 29. Qd2 Qxd2+ 30. Nxd2 e4 31. fxe4 Nxe4 32. Rhe1 Rfe7 33. Ndxe4 Bxe4 34. Ra7 Bxg2 35. Rg1 Bh3 36. Rxg6+ Kh7 {1/ 2-1/2 Petrosian,T-Gligoric,S/Kapfenberg 9/602 1970, jouée un mois plus tôt}) ( 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bc1 f5 10. Bg5) 7... Nc6 (7... Nbd7 8. Re1 c6 9. Rb1 Re8 10. Bf1 a5 11. b3 Ng4 12. d5 Nc5 13. h3 Nf6 14. a3 cxd5 15. cxd5 Bd7 16. Nd2 Rf8 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. a4 b6 19. Na3 Nh5 (19... Ne8 20. Bb5 $1 $16 {Gligoric, S-Minic,D/Jugoslavija 9/608 1970}) 20. Bb5 Nf4 21. Nc4 $16) 8. d5 (8. Be3 Re8 $1 9. dxe5 (9. d5 Nd4 $1) 9... dxe5 10. Qxd8 Nxd8 (10... Rxd8 11. Bg5 Rd7 $1 { SG}) 11. Nb5 Ne6 12. Ng5 Re7 13. Rfd1 b6 {Larsen,B-Fischer,R/Monte Carlo 3/745 1967}) 8... Ne7 9. b4 {"The search for initiative on the Queenside, above all anything" (SG).} (9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 Ne8) (9. Ne1) 9... Nh5 {"Active response" (SG).} (9... a5 {(only "promote white action on this flank" (SG) or succeeds in slowing it down ?)} 10. bxa5 (10. Ba3 {(the most usual)} Nd7 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Bb4 Ra8 13. a4 Bh6 14. a5 f5 15. Bd3 Kh8 16. Re1 Nf6 17. c5 fxe4 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bf5 21. Rb1 Qd7 22. h3 Rac8 23. Qb3 Rf7 24. Bc3 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Qf5 26. Rbe1 $14 Kg8 (26... Rc5 $2 27. Bxe5+ dxe5 28. Rxe5 Qf6 29. Re6 $18 {Kramnik,V (2790)-Carlsen,M (2813)/Nice 2010}) 27. Bb4 (27. Rb4 $2 Rxc3) 27... Qf6 28. Rc4 Rxc4 29. Qxc4) (10. b5 $6 {(Houdin)} b6 11. h3 Nh5) 10... Rxa5 (10... c5 11. Bd2 Rxa5 12. Ne1 Nd7 13. f3 f5 14. g4 Kh8 15. Ng2 Ng8 16. h4 {Gajewski,G (2581)-Grigoryan,A (2506)/Moscow 2009}) 11. Nd2 (11. a4) 11... Nd7 (11... c5) 12. Nb3 Ra8 13. a4 (13. Be3 b6 14. a4 f5 15. f3 Nc5 16. a5 Bd7 17. Qc2 fxe4 18. fxe4 Rxf1+ 19. Bxf1 Kh8 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. Qb2 $16 {Gelfand,B (2733)-Morozevich,A (2741)/Monte Carlo 2007}) 13... f5 14. f3 f4 15. Ba3 g5 (15... b6) 16. c5 $1 Nf6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nd2 $1 Ng6 19. Nc4 Ne8 20. Qb3 Rf7 21. Qb6 $1 $16 {Gligoric,S-Donner,J/West Berlin 12/698 1971}) (9... c6) (9... Nd7) 10. Nd2 {a TP's novelty, which is no more played.} (10. g3 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 (12. f3) 12... c6 13. Ba3 cxd5 14. exd5 e4 15. Be2 h6 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17. dxe6 f4 18. Qd2 f3 19. Bd1 Qc8 20. Re1 Qxc4 21. Bb3 Qa6 22. Bb2 Rad8 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 d5 26. Re3 Rd6 27. Rae1 $16 {Wang Hao (2739)-Bacrot,E (2713)/Biel 2012}) (10. c5 Nf4 (10... h6 11. Nd2 Nf4 12. Nc4 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 f5 {Kuzubov,Y (2558)-Motylev,A (2680)/Warsaw 2005}) 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. Rc1 a5 13. a3 axb4 14. axb4 h6 15. Nd4 g5 {(Beliavsky,A (2620) -Spasov,V (2550)/Manila (ol) 55/630 1992)} 16. Ncb5 dxc5 (16... Bd7) 17. Rxc5 c6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Rxc6 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Ba6) (10. Re1 {(in fashion)} f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Rb1 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 fxe4 16. fxe4 Nc6 17. Nd5 Ng8 {(Gelfand,B (2738)-Giri,A (2730)/London 2012)} 18. Qb3 Nd4 19. Qh3 c6 20. Bxh6 Bxh6 21. e7 Nxe7 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qxg6+) 10... Nf4 {"The Knight is strongly placed but cannot stay there indefinitely. And it is in the way of the black pawns" (SG).} 11. a4 (11. Bf3 Nd3 12. Ba3 (12. a3 a5 13. Rb1 Nxc1 14. Rxc1 f5) 12... a5 $1 {SG} 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Nb5 Bd7 15. Nb3 Ra4 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. Qxd3 Bxb5 18. cxb5 Bh6 19. Bd1 Kg7 20. Qc2 Qc8 $11 {Anand,V (2765)-Gelfand,B (2695)/Dortmund 70/558 1997}) 11... f5 ({Ou} 11... Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 f5 {to give way to the pawns (SG)}) 12. Bf3 { "Until now, Black was in a tunnel, without knowing the plan of their opponent's plan. This move was a psychological shock for them: should they have captured this bishop ?" (SG).} (12. c5 fxe4 (12... a5) 13. Ndxe4 Nf5) 12... g5 $1 {[#]"Played after 20 minutes, probably the only sound solution: weakens the white squares but accelerates the action on the kingside" (SG).} (12... fxe4 { ("much slower" SG)} 13. Ndxe4 Nf5 14. g3 {SG} Nh3+ 15. Kg2 h5 (15... Nd4 $2 16. Bg4) 16. a5 Nd4 17. Be2 Bf5) (12... Nd3 {(too late according to SG)} 13. Ba3 a5 14. bxa5 {SG}) 13. exf5 Nxf5 {"The first mission is to put into play the Passive Knight" (SG).} (13... Bxf5 $6) 14. g3 (14. Nde4 Nh4) 14... Nd4 $1 {[#] "It seemed to me at the time the only good reaction" (SG).} (14... Ng6 15. Nde4 Nd4 16. Bxg5 $1 $16) (14... Nh3+ {(discovered later)} 15. Kg2 Qd7 $1 (15... a5 16. bxa5 Qd7) (15... Nd4 16. Bg4) 16. Nb3 (16. Bg4 $2 Nxf2 $1 17. Kxf2 (17. Rxf2 Ne3+) (17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Qe2 Qd3 $19) 17... Nd4+ 18. Bf3 g4 19. Kg1 gxf3 20. Nxf3 Qg4 $17) (16. Nde4 $2 Nd4 17. Bh5 Nf4+ $1 (17... g4 $1) 18. gxf4 Qh3+ 19. Kh1 g4 $19) (16. Be4 g4 (16... Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Nxg3+ 18. Kg1 Nxf1 19. Nxf1 Qh3 20. Ng3 Bg4 21. Qd3 Rf4 {(Ruzele,D (2500)-Lapienis,D (2280)/Lietuva (ch) 57/609 1993)} 22. Bg2 Qh4 23. Nce4) 17. Nb3 Qe7 (17... Nd4) 18. Qd3 h5 19. c5 ( 19. f3) 19... Nf4+ 20. gxf4 exf4 21. f3 Be5 22. Ra2 Qg7 23. Nd1 (23. Nb5) 23... g3 24. Rg1 (24. Kh1) 24... gxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Ng3 26. Rgg2 (26. Rag2 Qg5 27. Re1 Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Bh3 29. Rh2 Kh8) 26... Qg5 27. Nf2 Kh8 28. Nd4 (28. Rc2 Rf7 29. Kg1 Rg7) 28... Qh4+ 29. Kg1 Rg8 30. Ne6 (30. cxd6 cxd6 31. Ne6 Bxe6 32. dxe6 Rg7) 30... Bxe6 31. dxe6 Rg7 32. Bb2 (32. Bf5 Rag8 33. Bh3 dxc5 34. Bb2) 32... Rag8 $17 {Manion,J (2365)-Smirin,I (2575)/Las Vegas 69/549 1997}) 16... Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Nb5 c6 (18... d3 19. Ra3 a6 20. Nc3 Qf5 $15 21. Be4 Nxf2 22. Bxf5 Nxd1 23. Bxc8 Rxf1 24. Be6+ Kf8 25. Kxf1 Bxc3 26. Rb3 d2 27. Bxd2 Bxd2 28. Ke2 Ne3 29. c5 Nc4 30. Kd3 Bxb4) 19. Na3 (19. Nxd4 Rxf3 $1 {[#]} 20. Kxf3 Qg4+ 21. Ke3 c5 ) 19... Rxf3 20. Qxf3 (20. Kxf3 Nf4 $1 21. Bxf4 Qh3 $1 {[#]}) 20... g4 21. Qb3 Qe7 ( 21... d3 $1) 22. Ra2 $2 (22. Qd1) 22... Bf5 $1 23. f3 d3 (23... Rf8 $1) 24. fxg4 $2 (24. Qd1 Be4 $1) 24... Qe4+ 25. Rf3 Ng1 $2 (25... Bxg4 $2 26. Qxd3) ( 25... Qxg4 $1 26. Nc2 Be4 $19) 26. Qxd3 $1 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 Bxd3 28. Kxg1 cxd5 29. cxd5 Re8 $36 {(0,5-0,5 20/721)} (29... a5) 30. Bf4 Bd4+ 31. Kg2 Bc3 32. Bxd6 ( 32. Nb5 Bxb4 33. Rb2 a5 $44) 32... Be4+ 33. Kf1 Rd8 (33... Bxd5 34. Rc2 Bg7 35. Rc7 a6) 34. Be7 Rd7 35. d6 Bxb4) 15. gxf4 (15. Bg4 $2 Bxg4 16. Qxg4 Nde2+ $1 {[#]} ( 16... h5 17. Qd1 Nh3+ 18. Kg2 g4 19. f3 Qd7 {SG}) (16... Nf3+ $2 17. Kh1 $1) 17. Nxe2 (17. Kh1 Nxc3 18. gxf4 Rxf4 $19) 17... h5 $8 18. Nxf4 hxg4 19. Ne6 Qd7 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Ne4 Qf5 22. Re1 Bf6 $19) 15... Nxf3+ (15... exf4 16. Nde4 ( 16. Rb1 $2 g4 17. Bh1 f3 18. Nde4 Qh4 19. Ng3 Be5 20. Be3 Rf5 $1 21. Bxd4 Rh5 $1 $19) (16. Bg4 f3 $1 (16... Bxg4 $2 17. Qxg4 f3 {(/\ 18... Ne2 -+)} 18. Nde4 $1) 17. Bxc8 Qxc8 18. Kh1 $8 Ne2 $17) (16. Be4) (16. Bb2 g4 $1 17. Bxg4 f3 $1 $17) 16... Nxf3+ (16... g4 $2 17. Bxg4) 17. Qxf3 g4 18. Qg2 (18. Qd1 $1 {: below 17 Qd1!}) 18... f3 (18... Bf5 19. Ra3 (19. Bd2)) (18... Qh4 19. Bd2 f3 20. Qg3 Qh5 21. Kh1 Bf5 22. Rae1) 19. Qg3 $1 Bf5 $1 (19... Be5 $2 20. Bg5 $1 {[#]} Qe8 21. Qh4 $16) (19... Qe8 20. Ra3 Qh5 21. Bg5 $16) 20. Bd2 (20. Ra3 Qe7) 20... Qe8 (20... Be5 21. Bf4 $1) 21. Rae1 Qh5 22. Kh1 Be5 23. Qg1 $8 (23. Bf4 $2 Bxf4 24. Qxf4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Rae8 26. Qb1 g3 27. fxg3 f2 28. Rxf2 Rxf2 $19) 23... Qg6 24. c5 (24. Re3 Bf4 25. Ng3) 24... a6 (24... h5 25. b5) (24... Rae8 $11) 25. Re3 (25. c6 Rab8 26. b5) 25... Bd4 26. Ng3 (26. Ree1) 26... Bxe3 27. Nxf5 Qxf5 28. Bxe3 Rae8 29. Bd4 h5 30. Rd1 Re2 31. h3 (31. b5 Rfe8) (31. Nxe2 $4 fxe2 32. Re1 Qxd5+) 31... Rfe8 32. cxd6 cxd6 33. Kh2 Rd2 34. Rxd2 Qf4+ 35. Qg3 Qxd2 36. Bf6 Kf7 37. Bh4 $1 Re2 (37... Qxc3 $2 38. Qf4+) 38. Nd1 $1 (38. Nxe2 fxe2 39. Qxd6 $11) 38... Qxd1 39. Qf4+ Ke8 40. Qxd6 $132) 16. Qxf3 (16. Nxf3 exf4 (16... e4 $2 17. Nxg5 Bxc3 18. Ra3 Bg7 19. Rg3 {1-0 Martin,A (2570) -Britton,R (2255)/Great Britain (ch) 53/(633) 1991}) 17. Bb2 (17. Ra3) 17... g4 (17... Qe8 18. Nxg5 Qg6 19. Kh1 Qxg5 20. Rg1 $18) 18. Kh1 $1 {(more cautious according to SG)} (18. Ne1 Qh4 19. Qd2 Rf6) 18... Rf5 $1 (18... gxf3 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Rxg7 $1 {[#]} Kxg7 21. Ne4+ Kf7 22. Nf6 $1 Bf5 23. Qxf3 $18) 19. Rg1 Rh5 20. Rg2 Rh3 21. Nd2 Bxc3 22. Rxg4+ Bxg4 23. Qxg4+ Kh8 24. Qxh3 Bxb2 25. Rg1 Qe7 $11) 16... g4 17. Qh1 {"I didn't expect such a passive move. It is however a manoeuvre typical of Petrossian's style. Five years earlier, in Zagreb, with a King on h1 and three pawns in front of him, he surprised me by placing his Queen on . . g1, defending h2 and getting free hands on the queenside, which was a success" (SG). Strangely, the computer prefers this move Qh1, to later to prefer Qd3 and, still later, Qg2. But it seems that Qd1! is the best .} (17. Qd3 Bf5 (17... exf4 18. Ra2 Qh4 19. Re1 (19. Nce4) 19... Bf5 20. Nce4 Rae8 21. Bb2 Bxb2 22. Rxb2 Re5 23. c5 (23. Qf1 Qe7)) (17... a5 18. Rb1 ) 18. Nde4 (18. Nce4 exf4 19. Ra2 f3 20. Bb2 Qh4 {(threatens ...Qh3)} 21. Re1 Bxb2 22. Rxb2 Rae8 23. Re3 Re5) 18... exf4 19. f3 (19. Bxf4 Bxe4 (19... Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Bxe4 21. Bd2 Qf6 $11) 20. Qxe4 Bxc3 21. Ra3 {SG} Qf6 22. Bh6 (22. Be3) 22... Qxh6 23. Rxc3 Rf4 24. Qe2 Raf8 25. Re3 $11) (19. Re1 Qh4 20. Bxf4 Rae8) ( 19. Bd2 Qh4) 19... gxf3 (19... g3 20. Ra2 $1) 20. Rxf3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxe4 22. Rxf4 Qg5+ 23. Qg3 $8 Qxg3+ $8 24. hxg3 $11) (17. Qd1 $1 exf4 18. Nde4 Qh4 ( 18... f3 19. Bg5 (19. Re1 Qh4) 19... Qe8 20. Qd2 $1 (20. Kh1 Bf5) 20... Qh5 ( 20... Be5 21. Bh4 Qh5 22. Qg5+) (20... Qg6 21. Rac1) 21. Kh1 $1 (21. h4 gxh3 22. Kh2 Be5+ 23. Ng3 Qg4) 21... Be5 22. Ng3 $8 Qh3 23. Rg1 $8 h6 (23... Rf5 24. Rae1 h6 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Bxh6 Bd7 27. Bf4 Re7 28. Nf1) (23... a5 24. b5 h6 25. Bxh6 Rf5) 24. Rae1 $1 {[#]} (24. Bxh6 Rf5 25. Bg5 (25. Nf1) 25... a5 26. b5 Rf7 27. Nf1 Bd7 (27... Rh7 $2 28. Bf4) 28. Rc1 b6 29. Ne4 Kg7 30. Be3 Rh8 31. Rg3 $8 Bxg3 32. fxg3 Kg6 33. Ng5 Qg2+ 34. Qxg2 fxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Re7 36. Bf4 Re2+ 37. Kg1 ) (24. Be3 Rf5) 24... Bxc3 (24... hxg5 $2 25. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 26. Qxg5+ Kh8 27. Nh5) 25. Qxc3 (25. Qd3 $1) 25... hxg5 26. Re7 Qh6 (26... Qh8 27. Qe3 $18) 27. Nh5 $1 Rf7 28. Re8+ Rf8 29. Rge1 Bf5 30. Nf6+ Kf7 31. R8e7+ Kg6 32. R7e6 Bxe6 33. Rxe6 Kf7 34. Nxg4 $18) (18... Bf5 19. Ra3 Qh4 20. Bxf4 (20. f3) 20... Bxe4 21. Bg3 Qe7 22. Re1 Bxc3 23. Qxg4+) (18... a5 19. bxa5 Qh4 20. f3) 19. f3 $1 {[#]} gxf3 (19... a5 20. bxa5 Bf5 21. Ra2) 20. Qxf3 Bg4 21. Qf2 Qh3 (21... Qh5 22. Bxf4 Bh3 23. Qf3 Bg4 $2 24. Qg3) 22. Bxf4 (22. Ra3 Rae8 23. Ng5 Qd3) 22... a5 ( 22... Bxc3 23. Ra3 Be1 {[#]} (23... Be2 {[#]} 24. Rxc3 Qxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Bxf1 26. Rg3+ Kh8 27. Bc1 h5 28. Bb2+ Kh7 29. Ng5+ Kh6 30. Ne6 Rf5 31. Rg7 $18) 24. Rxh3 Bxf2+ 25. Nxf2 Bxh3 26. Nxh3 $16) 23. b5 (23. Rac1 axb4 24. Nb5 b3) (23. Rae1 $1 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 Qxc3 25. Re3 Qxc4 26. Rg3 h5 27. h3) 23... Rf7 (23... Bxc3 24. Ra3) 24. Rae1 (24. Ra3 Raf8 25. Ng5 Qd3) 24... Bxc3 25. Re3 $1 Bd4 26. Rxh3 Bxf2+ 27. Nxf2 Bxh3 28. Nxh3 Raf8 29. Kg2 $16) (17. Qg2 exf4 18. Nde4 {already seen}) 17... exf4 18. Bb2 (18. Ra3 Bf5 19. Nce4 Qe8 (19... Qd7 20. Ng5) 20. Ng5 Qg6 (20... f3 21. Re3 Qxa4 22. h3) 21. Ne6 Bxe6 22. dxe6 f3 $44) (18. Nde4 f3 (18... Bf5 19. Bd2 f3 20. Ng3 (20. Rfe1 Qd7 21. Ng3 (21. Rac1 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Rae8)) (20. Rae1 Qd7 21. h3) 20... Bd3 21. Rfe1 Qh4 22. Rad1 Bxc4 23. h3) (18... Qh4) 19. Be3 (19. Bg5 Qe8 20. Rac1 Qg6) 19... Bf5 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Ng3 (21. h3 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 gxh3 23. Ng3 Be5 24. Rfe1 Qg4 $17) 21... Bd3 22. Rfd1 Bxc4 23. Nb5 (23. Nh5) (23. h3 gxh3 (23... Rae8 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. axb5 Be5) 24. Bd4 (24. Nb5) 24... Bh6 25. Kh2 Bf4 (25... Bxc1 26. Rxc1 Qf7 27. Nce4 Qxd5 28. Nf6+ Rxf6 29. Bxf6) 26. Qg1 Rae8 27. Re1 $14) 23... Bxb5 24. axb5 Rf7 25. h3 $1 gxh3 (25... Re8 26. hxg4 Qxg4 27. Qh5) 26. Rc4 $1 Be5 (26... Qxb5 27. Rg4) 27. Rh4) 18... Bf5 (18... f3 {SG} 19. Ra2 (19. a5 Bf5) 19... Bf5 20. Nce4 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Qd7 22. h3 Qg7 23. Rb3 Rae8 24. Re3 g3 25. Rxf3 (25. fxg3 Bxe4 26. Qh2) 25... g2 26. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 Rxe4 29. Rg3+ Kh8 30. Rc1 Rff4 31. c5 Rf8 32. Rb3 Rd4 $44) 19. Rfe1 (19. Ra2 {(to exchange the "dragon" as soon as possible)} Qe7 (19... Qd7 20. Nce4 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Rae8 (21... Qxa4 22. Qg2 $1 Qd7 23. Rb3) (21... Qg7) 22. Re1 f3 23. Rb3) (19... f3 20. Nce4 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Qd7 22. Ng3 Rae8 (22... Qxa4 23. h3) 23. h3 (23. Ra2 Bg6 24. h4) 23... Bg6 24. Ra2 gxh3 25. Kh2 Qg4 26. Re1 Rxe1 27. Qxe1 Re8 28. Qf1 (28. Qg1 Qf4 29. Kh1 Re2 30. Nxe2 fxe2 31. a5 h2 32. Qe1 $8 Be4+ $8 33. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 34. Kxh2 Qf4+) 28... Re2 29. Kh1) 20. Nce4 (20. Rd1 f3 21. Nf1 Bc2) 20... Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Rae8) 19... f3 20. Nde4 $6 (20. Nd1 $2 Bxb2 21. Nxb2 Qf6 22. Ra2 Rae8 $19) (20. h4 $6 {SG} gxh3 ( 20... Qd7 21. Qh2 $1 Be5 $2 22. Rxe5) (20... Rf6 $2 21. Nce4 $1 Rh6 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. h5 Bg6 24. Ng3) 21. Nf1 (21. Nxf3 Bg4 22. Nd2 (22. Re3 Bh6 (22... Qf6 23. Nd1 Qg6 24. Nh4) 23. Re4 (23. Rd3 Qf6 $1 24. Nd1 Qg6) 23... Bxf3 24. Qxh3 Bg7 25. Qg3 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Qe7 $17) (22. Nh2 Bh5 (22... Qh4 23. Rf1 Rae8 $19)) 22... Rxf2 $3 {[#]} (22... Qg5 23. Nce4 Qg6 24. Bxg7 Bf3+ 25. Ng3 Bxh1 26. Bxf8 Bxd5 $15) (22... Bd4 23. Nde4) 23. Kxf2 Qh4+ $8 24. Ke3 Qg3+ $8 25. Nf3 Rf8 $8 26. Rf1 Qf4+ $8 (26... Bh6+ 27. Kd3 Bxf3 28. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 29. Kc2) 27. Kd3 (27. Ke2 Re8+ 28. Kd1 Qxc4 29. Rf2 Bxc3 30. Bxc3 Qxc3 31. Raa2 h2 32. Rf1 Re1+ 33. Rxe1 Bxf3+) 27... Bf5+ $8 28. Ke2 Qxc4+ $8 29. Kf2 Bg4 $8 (29... Qxb4 30. Rab1 Bg4 31. Kg1) 30. Kg1 Bd4+ $1 (30... Qd3 $1 31. Qh2 Bxf3 32. Qg3 h2+ $1 33. Kxh2 Rf6 $19) 31. Kh2 {(tableau : how do you win with rook and knight less ?)} (31. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 32. Kh2 Qe5+) 31... Be3 $3 {[#]} (31... Bxc3 32. Nd4 Qxd4 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Rf1+ Ke7 35. Bxc3 Qxc3 $15) 32. Nd4 Qxd4 $8 33. Qe4 (33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Rf1+ Bf4+ $8 35. Rxf4+ Qxf4+ 36. Kg1 Qg3+ 37. Kf1 h2) 33... Qd2+ $8 34. Kg3 Rf3+ $8 35. Kh4 (35. Rxf3 Qg2+ $8 36. Kh4 Bg5+ $3 37. Kxg5 Bxf3+ $8) (35. Qxf3 Bxf3 36. Kxf3 Bd4) 35... Bf2+ $8 36. Kxg4 (36. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 37. Kxg4 Re3 $8 38. Qxe3 Qxe3) 36... Rg3+ $8 37. Kf5 Qg5+ $8 38. Ke6 Qd8 $3 {[#](back home)} 39. Qe2 (39. Rxf2 Qe8+) 39... Qc8+ 40. Ke7 Rg7+ 41. Kf6 Bh4#) (21. Rad1 Qg5+ 22. Kh2 Qf4+ 23. Kg1 Bc2 24. Qxh3 Rf6 25. Re3 Rg6+ 26. Kf1 Bxc3 27. Rxf3 Qg5 28. Rg3 Bf5 29. Qh2 Bxd2 30. Rxg5 Bd3+ 31. Kg2 Rxg5+ 32. Qg3 Be4+ 33. f3 Bxf3+ 34. Kxf3 Rf8+ 35. Kg2 Rxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Bxb4 $17) 21... h2+ $1 {[#]} (21... Qg5+ 22. Kh2 h5 (22... Qg2+ 23. Qxg2 fxg2) 23. Qg1 Qg2+ 24. Qxg2 fxg2 25. Nd2 (25. Ne3 Be5+ 26. Kg1 Bg6) 25... Rae8) (21... a5 22. bxa5 h2+ 23. Kxh2) 22. Kxh2 (22. Qxh2 Rf6 $1 23. Re3 (23. Ra3 Rg6+ 24. Ng3 Rh6 25. Qxh6 Bxh6 26. Nce4 Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Bg7) 23... Rg6+ $1 (23... Rh6 24. Qf4) 24. Ng3 Rh6 25. Nxf5 Rxh2 26. Kxh2 Qg5 27. Rxf3 Rf8 $17) (22. Nxh2 $4 Qg5+) 22... Qh4+ (22... Bd4 23. Qg1+ Kh8 24. Kh1 ) 23. Kg1 Qg5+ 24. Ng3 Qd2 $1 25. Nb5 Bxb2 26. Rad1 Rae8 $1 27. Rxd2 Rxe1+ 28. Kh2 Rxh1+ 29. Kxh1 Be5 30. Nxc7 (30. Nxf5 $2 Rxf5) 30... Bg6 31. Ne6 Rc8 $17) ( 20. Nf1 $142 Bd4 (20... Qh4 21. Ne3 Rae8 22. Nxf5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxf5 24. Nd1 Bxb2 25. Nxb2 Qf6 $11) 21. h3 (21. Nd1 $2 Bxb2 22. Nxb2 Qf6 23. Ra2 Rae8) 21... gxh3 22. Qh2 Qf6 23. Rac1 Rae8 (23... Kf7 24. Ng3 Rae8) 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Qxf3 Rf8 (26... Qg7+) 27. Ne3 $1 {[#]} (27. Ng3 Qg7 {(threatens ...Bg4)} 28. Nd1 Bxb2 29. Nxb2 h2+ 30. Kh1 $8 Bg4 31. Qe3 $8 Qxb2 32. Rf1 Bf3+ 33. Kxh2 Qf6 $15) 27... Qg7+ 28. Kh1 Bg6 (28... Bc8 $2 29. Qg3 $16) 29. Qxh3 Rxf2 $11 30. Ba1 Qe5 31. Rg1 $1 Rh2+ $1 {[#]} (31... Qxe3 $2 32. Qxe3 Bxe3 33. Nd1+) (31... Kg8 32. Qc8+ Kg7 33. Qh3 Kf8 34. Rg3 $11) 32. Qxh2 Qxe3 33. Qg3 (33. Rxg6 Qf3+ $8 34. Rg2 Qf1+ $8 35. Rg1 $11) 33... Qh6+ 34. Kg2 Qd2+ (34... Bxg1 $2 35. Ne2+ Kg8 36. Kxg1) 35. Kh1 $11) (20. Rad1 $142 Bc2 (20... Qh4 21. Ba1) 21. Rc1 Bd3 22. Re3) 20... Qh4 $6 (20... Bxe4 $1 21. Rxe4 Qg5 22. Rf1 (22. Rd1 Rae8 23. Bc1 Qg6 $17) (22. Rae1 Qd2) (22. Ree1 Rae8) (22. Nd1 $2 Rae8 $1 (22... Bxb2 $2 23. Nxb2)) 22... Qd2 23. Nd1 (23. Nb5 Bxb2 24. Nxc7 Bd4) 23... Bxb2 24. Nxb2 Qxb2 25. h3 Rae8 $1 (25... g3 26. fxg3 Qxb4) 26. Rxg4+ Kh8 27. Qh2 h5 28. Rg5 (28. Rg3 Qe2) 28... Rg8 $17) (20... Re8 21. Ng3 Qg5) 21. h3 $2 {SG considers that it was necessary prohibit ...Qh3 which "would underline the impotence of wQh1". But in h3 bQ is somewhat locked up, too, and White's extra piece means that in the absence of both Queens, he cannot be beaten on the other sectors of the board.} (21. Nd1 Bxb2 (21... Qh3 $2 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ng3) 22. Nxb2 Rae8 23. Ng3 Bg6 (23... Qf6 24. Nxf5 Qxf5 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Rf1 Qc2 27. Nd1 Qd2 28. h3 Re1 29. Ne3 $8 (29. Rxe1 $2 Qxe1+ 30. Kh2 g3+ $3 {[#]} 31. fxg3 Qe2+ 32. Kg1 Qxd1+ 33. Kh2 Qe2+ 34. Kg1 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qf2+) 29... Rxe3 30. hxg4 $8 (30. fxe3 $2 Qxe3+ 31. Rf2 Qe1+) 30... Re5 (30... Re8 31. Qxf3 Qxb4 32. Qf5 $11) (30... Re7 31. Qxf3 Qxb4 32. Qf6 $11) 31. Qxf3 Qxb4 32. Qd3 Qxa4 33. f4 Re7 34. f5 Re5 35. f6 Qd7 $8 36. Rf4 Kf8 37. Re4 $1 {[#]} (37. Kf2 Qe8 38. c5 Qg6) 37... a5 (37... Qe8 38. Qh3 $1) 38. Rxe5 Qxg4+ 39. Kh1 dxe5 40. Qa3+ Kg8 41. Qe7 $11) (23... Qg5 24. Nxf5 Qxf5) 24. h3 (24. a5 Qf6 25. Na4 h5 26. h4 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Kh2 Qxh4+ 30. Kg1 Qxh1+ 31. Kxh1 h4) 24... Qf6 25. hxg4 Qxb2 26. Qh4 Qxb4 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Qg5 Qb2 29. Rd1 a5 $17) (21. Ng3 $142 Bd3 (21... Qh3 22. Nxf5 Rxf5 23. Nd1 Bxb2 24. Nxb2 Qh6 25. Nd1 (25. Nd3 Qg7 26. Rac1 (26. h3 Kh8 27. Kh2 Rh5 28. Nf4 Rh4) 26... Kf7 27. Kf1 Qd4 28. Red1 (28. Re3 Re8) 28... Re8 29. h4) (25. Re3 Qf6) 25... Qf4 26. Ne3 Re5 (26... Rh5 27. Nf1 Qxc4 28. h4) 27. Nf1 Rae8 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Rd1 Qxc4 30. h3 h5 ( 30... Qb3 31. Rd4 Re1 32. Rxg4+ Kh8 33. Kh2 Qxd5 34. Qg1 Qf7 35. a5) 31. Qh2 Qc2 32. Rd2 Qb1 33. hxg4 Re1 34. Qh3 $11 Qxb4 (34... Qe4 35. gxh5 Rxf1+ 36. Qxf1 Qg4+) 35. Rc2 Qxa4 36. Rxc7 Rxf1+ 37. Qxf1 Qxg4+ 38. Kh2 Qh4+ 39. Kg1 $11) (21... Bg6) 22. h3 gxh3 (22... Bd4 23. Qh2 gxh3 24. Kh1 (24. Rad1 Rae8) 24... Bg6 (24... a5 25. Rad1 Bg6 26. Re4 $1) 25. Qg1) (22... Bxc4 $2 23. Re4) 23. Nd1 Bxb2 24. Nxb2 Bg6 25. Ra3 h5 (25... Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Kh2 Qd4 28. Nd1 h5 29. Qxf3 h4 30. Re3) 26. Rae3 Qg4 27. Kh2 h4 28. Rg1 Qf4 29. Nd3 Bxd3 30. Rxf3 $1 {[#]} Qe5 (30... Qxf3 $2 31. Nf5+) 31. Rxd3 Rxf2+ 32. Kxh3 hxg3 33. Rdxg3+ Kf7 34. Rg7+ Kf8 $8 35. Rg8+ Kf7 36. Rxa8 (36. R1g7+ Kf6 $8 37. Rg6+ $8 Kf7 38. R6g7+) 36... Qe3+ 37. Kh4 $8 Qh6+ 38. Kg3 $8 Qf4+ 39. Kh3 Rf3+ 40. Qxf3 $8 Qxf3+ 41. Kh4 Qf2+ 42. Rg3 $8 $11) 21... Be5 $1 {"Now the black attack becomes irresistible" (SG). But there was a better defence.} 22. Re3 $2 ( 22. hxg4 $2 Qxg4+ 23. Kf1 Bxc3 {SG} 24. Bxc3 Bxe4 $19) (22. Nd1 $8 {(same remark as on 19th)} Rae8 $1 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Qh2 gxh3 (24... Bxe4 25. Qg3) 25. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 26. fxg3 Bxe4 (26... Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Nf2 Bf5 29. Re1 Kg7 30. Re3 Bd7 31. a5) 27. Nf2 Bf5 28. Rxe5 dxe5 29. Re1 Re8 30. g4 Bd7 31. Kh2 Kg7 $17) 22... gxh3 $1 $19 (22... a5 23. hxg4 Qxg4+ 24. Kf1 axb4 25. Qxf3 Qxf3 26. Rxf3 bxc3 27. Nxc3 Bg4 $17) (22... Bd4 23. Nd1 Bxe3 24. Nxe3 Bxe4 25. hxg4 Qxh1+ 26. Kxh1 a5 $17) (22... Rae8 $1 23. hxg4 Qxg4+ 24. Ng3 Bg6 $3 {[#]} (24... Bxg3 $6 25. Rxf3) 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 $19) 23. Qxf3 Bg4 $1 {"The most vigorous" (SG). This is an understatement: it is simply the only winning move.} (23... Bxe4 24. Rxe4 h2+ (24... Rxf3 25. Rxh4 {SG}) 25. Kh1 Rxf3 26. Rxh4 Rxf2 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Rg2 Rxb2 29. Rxb2 Bxc3 30. Rab1 Bxb2 31. Rxb2 Re8 $17) 24. Qh1 {A return that the Whites would have gladly spared themselves.} h2+ $1 25. Kg2 (25. Kf1 Bd4 $1 ( 25... Rf3 $1 {SG}) 26. Rg3 Qxg3 $1 (26... Rxf2+ $1 27. Nxf2 Qxg3) 27. Nxg3 Rxf2+ 28. Ke1 Re8+ 29. Nce4 Rxb2) 25... Qh5 $1 $19 {[#]"Finding this manoeuvre took some time" (SG).} (25... Rae8 $1 {(xf2)} 26. Qe1 (26. Rae1 Re7) ( 26. Rc1 Bxc3) (26. Rf1 Qh5 $1) 26... Qh5 $1) 26. Nd2 (26. Kf1 Bf3 $1 27. Rxf3 Rxf3 28. Re1 Raf8 29. Nd1 Bxb2 30. Nxb2 Qh4 (30... Kh8 31. Nd1 Rg8) 31. Nd1 R8f4 32. Re2 Rg4 (32... Rxe4)) 26... Bd4 (26... Qg5 $1) 27. Qe1 {To give the square to the King.} (27. Rae1 Bh3+ $1 (27... Rxf2+ $1 28. Kxf2 Rf8+ 29. Nf3 Bxf3) 28. Rxh3 (28. Kxh2 Rxf2+ 29. Kg1 Rxd2) 28... Rxf2+ 29. Kg3 Qg5#) 27... Rae8 $1 {"Introducing the last reserve into the battle, which decides the game" (SG).} (27... Bxe3 $1 28. Qxe3 (28. fxe3 Bh3+ 29. Kh1 Bg2+ $1 {[#]} 30. Kxg2 h1=Q+ 31. Qxh1 Qg4+) 28... Rf3 $1 {[#]} 29. Nxf3 Qh3+ 30. Kh1 Bxf3+) (27... h1=Q+ 28. Qxh1 Qg5 29. Nce4 Bf3+ 30. Kf1 Bxh1) 28. Nce4 (28. Nd1 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Bxb2 (29... Bh3+ 30. Kxh2 Bf1+) 30. Nxb2 Bh3+ 31. Kxh2 Bf1+ 32. Kg1 Qg4+) (28. Kh1 Rxe3 $1 29. fxe3 Bf3+ 30. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 31. Kxh2 Be5+ {SG}) (28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Qc1 Qh3+ ( 29... Re5) 30. Kh1 Bf3+ 31. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 32. Kxh2 Re5 (32... Qxf2+ 33. Kh3 Qf3+ 34. Kh2 Be5+ 35. Kg1 Qg3+) 33. Qg1+ Kf8 34. Qg2 Rh5+ 35. Kg1 Bxf2+ $1 36. Kf1 Rh1+ 37. Qxh1 Qxh1+ 38. Ke2 Qh5+ $1) 28... Bxb2 29. Rg3 Be5 {"Black is in no hurry to capture a Rook, not wanting to leave any counterplay" (SG).} ( 29... Bxa1 30. Qxa1 Rxe4 (30... Rf4) 31. Nxe4 Rf3 $1 {[#]}) 30. Raa3 Kh8 31. Kh1 Rg8 (31... Bxg3 32. fxg3 (32. Rxg3 Rf4) 32... Re5) 32. Qf1 (32. Rg2 Rg7) 32... Bxg3 33. Rxg3 (33. Nxg3 Qh6) 33... Rxe4 0-1