vectra - wulebgr [C89]
m1097597509 net-chess.com, 12.2004
[Wulebgr]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 g5 16.Qf1 Qh5 17.f3 Diagram

[17.Nd2 Bf5 18.f3 Nf6 19.Re1 Rae8 20.Rxe8 Rxe8 21.a4 Qg6 22.axb5 Bd3 23.Qf2 Re2 24.Qxe2 Bxe2 25.bxa6 Qd3 26.Kf2 Bxf3 27.Nxf3 Ne4+ 28.Ke1 Nxc3 29.bxc3 Qxc3+ 30.Kf2 Qxa1 31.a7 h6 32.h4 g4 0-1 Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Brissago SUI 2004/The Week in Chess 518 (32)]

 

17...Bf5 18.Re1 Rae8 19.Rxe8 Rxe8 20.Nd2N Diagram

 

[RR 20.c4 Bd3 21.Qxd3 Bxg3 22.hxg3 Re1+ 23.Qf1 Rxf1+ 24.Kxf1 Qh1+ 25.Ke2 Qxc1 26.cxd5 Qxb2+ 0-1 Noukas,U-Johansson,A/Nord Baltic Cup corr 1996 (26)]

 

20...Re3

 

[Hiarcs 9: 20...Nf4!? 21.Ne4 (21.Bxf7+ Kxf7 22.Ne4 Bxe4 23.fxe4 Rxe4 24.Bxf4 gxf4 25.Re1 Rxe1 26.Qxe1 fxg3 27.hxg3-+) 21...Nh3+ 22.Qxh3 (22.Kg2 Rxe4 23.Bc2 Nf4+ 24.Bxf4 Bh3+-+) 22...Qxh3 23.Bxf7+ Kf8 24.Bxe8 Bxe4 25.fxe4 Kxe8-+]

 

21.Bxd5 Bd3 22.Qf2 Re2 23.Ne4 Diagram

 

23...Be7

 

[Hiarcs 9 23...Rxf2 24.Nf6+ Kh8 25.Nxh5 Rf1+ 26.Kg2 cxd5=]

 

24.Bxc6 Rxf2 25.Nxf2 Qg6 26.Be4 Bxe4 27.fxe4 f5 28.e5

 

[28.Bd2]

 

28...f4 29.Kg2 fxg3

 

[29...h5]

 

30.Kxg3 Qc2 31.Kg2 g4 32.Kg1 h5 33.a3 Bh4 34.Nh1 Qd1+ Diagram

 

 

[34...Qd1+ 35.Kg2 Be1!-+ (35...Qf3+ 36.Kg1 Be1 the move I overlooked when I offered the draw 37.Bg5 Qe2 38.a4 bxa4 39.e6 h4 40.Bxh4 (40.e7 h3 41.e8Q+ Qxe8 42.Nf2 Qe2 43.Nxh3 gxh3 44.Rxe1 Qg2#) 40...Bxh4 41.Rf1 Qxb2 42.Ng3 Bxg3 43.hxg3) ]

 

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