1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 c4 8. b3 Bb4 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Rc1 b5 12. bxc4 bxc4 13. Ne5 Qf6 14. Bf3 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Qa4+ Ke7 18. Qa3+ Kf6 19. O-O Be6 20. Bd1 g6 21. f4 Qc7 22. g4 h5 23. f5 hxg4?

Why? Better 23... gxf5 24. gxf5 Bd7.

24. fxe6+ Kxe6 25. Rc2?

25. Bxg4+ f5 26. Qb2 (26... fxg4? 27. Ra3.

25... f5 26. Bxg4

26. Rcf2=.

26... fxg4= 27. Rcf2 Raf8 28. Qa6+ Ke7 29. Qxg6 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 Qe5 31. Qf7+ Kd6?!

With best play, Black is still fine, but Black must now defend very accurately. Instead 31... Kd8!= makes the defence much easier: after 32. Qxa7 g3, White should take an immediate draw via perpetual check.

32. Rf6+ Kc5 33. Qxa7+ Kb4 34. Qb6+

34. Qb7+? Kc3 35. Rf2 Rb8.

34. Rb6+? Kc3.

34... Kc3?

34... Ka4! (only move) seems unnatural but is equal.

35. Rf2 Rb8 36. Qa5+ Kd3 37. Qd2+ Ke4 38. Rf4+ Qxf4 39. Qd4+ Kf3 40. Qxf4+ Ke2 41. Qxb8

1-0

Source(s): Fiacla Fichille, vol. 2, no. 18, July 1985, p. 16.

Event information: Tournament report.