(43) Becker,A (2030) - Vaja,A (2067) [C92]
SWCC RR 8-25-05 Hove, 25.08.2005
[Fritz 8 (200s)]

C92: Closed Ruy Lopez: 9...Be6, Karpov and Flohr-Zaitsev Variations 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.c3 Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.Nbd2 Re8 13.Nf1 Qc7 14.Ng3 Bf8 [14...d5 15.exd5 Bxd5 16.Nxe5 Bd6 17.d4 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Rxe5 19.Rxe5 Qxe5 20.Be3 Bc6 21.b4 cxb4 22.cxb4 Nc4 23.Bd4 Qd5 24.f3 Qe6 25.Nf5 Nd6 26.Nxg7 Kxg7 27.Qd2 Nde8 28.Re1 Qd5 29.Be4 Psakhis,L-Malaniuk,V/Minsk 1987/URS-ch/1-0 (29)] 15.Bg5 [15.Nf5 Rac8 16.Qe2 Qd7 17.Bg5 Qe6 18.b4 cxb4 19.cxb4 Nc6 20.Bb3 d5 21.a3 Ne7 22.Nxe7+ Bxe7 23.exd5 Nxd5 24.Qxe5 Qxe5 25.Rxe5 Bxg5 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Nxg5 f5 28.Rc1 h6 29.Rc7 hxg5 Tereladze,S-Cheishvili,N/Batumi 2002/EXT 2003/1-0 (47)] 15...Nd7 16.d4 h6 17.Bd2N [17.Bc1 cxd4 18.cxd4 Rac8 19.Bd3 exd4 20.Nxd4 Ne5 21.Bb1 Ng6 22.f4 d5 23.e5 Qb6 24.Bxg6 Qxg6 25.Kh2 Bc5 26.f5 Qb6 27.Qg4 Kh8 28.f6 gxf6 29.Bxh6 Rg8 30.Qh5 Rg6 31.exf6 1-0 Hedke,F-Tammert,G/Dortmund 1982/EXT 2001 (31)] 17...exd4 18.cxd4 Nc4 19.Bc1 cxd4 20.b3 Nce5 21.Nxd4 Nc5 22.Bb2 Rad8 23.Rc1 [23.Qd2 b4= ] 23...Qb8 [23...b4!?= should be examined more closely] 24.f4+/= Ng6 25.Qg4 Qa8 e4 seems the pivot of the position [25...b4 26.Nh5+/= ] 26.Ndf5 [>=26.b4 Na4 27.Ba1+/= ] 26...Rxe4? [>=26...Nxe4!? might be a viable alternative 27.h4 Rc8+/= ] 27.Nh5 [>=27.Nxe4 Bxe4 28.Nxh6+ gxh6 29.f5+- ] 27...Rde8? [>=27...Rxe1+ 28.Rxe1 Re8+/- ] 28.Bxe4 [>=28.Nxh6+ makes it even easier for White 28...Kh7 29.Bxe4 Rxe4 30.Rxe4 Nxe4+- ] 28...Nxe4 [28...Rxe4 29.Nxh6+! Demolishes the pawn shield 29...Kh7 30.Rxe4 Bxe4 31.Nxf7 Qe8 32.Ng5+ Kg8+- ] 29.Nxh6+! Demolition of pawn structure [29.Bxg7?! Bxg7 30.Nhxg7 Rc8+- ] 29...Kh7 [29...gxh6 A pinning theme 30.Rxe4 ] 30.Nxf7 Qa7+ 31.Kh2 Nf2 [31...Bc6 is not much help 32.Nd8! the best thing is for White to hand back some material 32...Rxd8 33.f5+- ] 32.Qg3 [32.Nf6+ gxf6 33.Qh5+ Bh6 34.Qxh6+ Kg8 35.Qxg6+ Kf8 36.Qh6+ Kg8 37.Qh8+ Kxf7 38.Qxf6+ Kg8 39.Qg7# ] 32...Rxe1 33.Rxe1 Ne4 [33...Bc6 is still a small chance 34.Ng5+ Kg8+- ] 34.Rxe4! Annihilates a defender: e4 34...Bxe4 35.Ng5+ A double attack 35...Kg8 [35...Kh8 doesn't change anything anymore 36.Qg4 Bc2 37.Nf6 gxf6 38.Bxf6+ Qg7 39.Qh5+ Kg8 40.Bxg7 Bxg7 41.Qh7+ Kf8 42.Ne6+ Kf7 43.Nxg7+- ] 36.Nxe4 Qf7 37.Qg5 [37.Nhf6+ keeps an even firmer grip 37...gxf6 38.Nxf6+ Qxf6 39.Bxf6 Kf7+- ] 37...d5 [37...Be7 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 38.Qg4 d5 39.Neg3+- ] 38.Neg3 White prepares f5 [>=38.Nhf6+ and White can already relax 38...gxf6 39.Nxf6+ Kg7 40.Nxd5+ Kg8 41.Nf6+ Kg7 42.f5+- ] 38...Ne7 [38...Be7 doesn't improve anything 39.Qg4 Kh7 40.Nf5+- ] 39.f5 [>=39.Nf6+ and White takes home the point 39...Qxf6 40.Bxf6+- ] 39...Kh7 40.f6 [>=40.Qh4 might be the shorter path 40...Kg8 41.f6+- ] 40...Ng6 [40...Ng8 there is nothing else anyway 41.Nxg7 Qg6 42.Qh4+ Nh6+- ] 41.Nxg7 [41.fxg7 Be7 42.Nf6+ Bxf6 43.Bxf6 Qc7 44.Qh5+ Kg8 45.Qxg6 Qf7 46.Qh6 Qe8 47.Qh8+ Kf7 48.Qxe8+ Kxe8 49.g8Q+ Kd7 50.Qd8+ Kc6 51.Qc8+ Kb6 52.b4 d4 53.Bxd4# ] 41...Bd6 42.Kh1 Kg8 43.N7f5 Bf4 44.Qh5 [44.Ne7+ Kf8 45.Nxg6+ Qxg6 46.Qxg6 Bd6 47.Bc1 Bf4 48.Qg7+ Ke8 49.Qe7# ] 44...Qc7 45.Qxg6+ Kf8 46.Qg7+ [46.Nh6 Qh7 47.Ba3+ b4 48.Bxb4+ Bd6 49.Bxd6+ Qe7 50.fxe7# ] 46...Qxg7 47.fxg7+ Kg8 [47...Kf7 cannot undo what has already been done 48.Nh5 Bg5 49.h4 Bxh4 50.Nh6+ Ke6 51.g8Q+ Kd6 52.Nf5+ Kd7 53.Qxd5+ Kc7 54.Be5+ Kb6 55.Qd6+ Kb7 56.Qc7+ Ka8 57.Qb8# ] 48.Nh5 [48.Ne7+ Kf7 49.Ngf5 d4 50.g8Q+ Kf6 51.Bxd4+ Be5 52.Qg6# ] 48...Bg5 [48...d4 doesn't change the outcome of the game 49.Nf6+ Kf7 50.Bxd4 Be5 51.g8Q+ Kxf6 52.Qg7+ Ke6 53.Qxe5+ Kd7 54.Qd6+ Kc8 55.Ne7+ Kb7 56.Qc6+ Kb8 57.Qc8# ] 49.g4 [49.Bf6 Bxf6 50.Nxf6+ Kf7 51.g8Q+ Kxf6 52.g4 d4 53.Qf8+ Ke6 54.Qd6+ Kf7 55.Qe7+ Kg6 56.Qg7# ] 49...Bd8 50.Nh6+ Kh7 51.g8Q+ [51.g8Q+ Kxh6 52.Qg7# ] 1-0