[Event "Dublin Classic Tournament"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alex Lopez"]
[Black "Mark Heidenfeld"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "1920"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Alex Baburin"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e5 Be7 7. Nf3 b6 8. g3
Ba6 9. Ne2 c5 10. Bh3 Qd7 11. c3 O-O 12. Qd2 12... Nc6 {The opening has not
gone well for white so he decides to complicate thingswith a pawn sacrifice}
13. Nf4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxe5 15. O-O-O {
White has not got full compensation for the pawn.} 15... Qa4 {
Better was to play 15...Bg5!16.Kb1Bd3+17.Ka1 be4, with advantage.} 16. b3 Qa5
17. Rhe1 Bd6 18. Kb1 Rac8 19. Re3 Kh8 20. Nh5 Nc6 21. Rf3 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 22...
e5 {the calm move 22...Rg8! would be better.} 23. Qd2 23... Rc7 {Instead of
last move,23...f5 was necessary,still with black's advantage. NOw white starts
an offensive.} 24. Nxg7 d4 25. Bf5 {
Black counted only on 25.Qh6? dc3 26.Bf5 c2+ 27.bxc2 Rxc2! where he is winning.
} 25... Rg8 26. Nh5 {white missed a win here - he had to play 26 Qh6! Rxg7 27.
Qxd6 Qc5 28.Qd8+ Rg8 29.Qf6+ Rg7 30.cxd4 exd4 31. Re3!.} 26... Bf8 27. Nf6 {
being short of time both players agress on a draw.} 1/2-1/2

