(57) Becker,A (2043) - Gelbart,S (2344) [A36]
SWCC Team (UNR game) Milwaukee, WI (2.1), 25.10.2001
[Fritz 6 (240s)]

A36: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 1.c4 c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Ne2 e6 6.Nbc3 Nge7 7.0-0 0-0 8.d3 b6 9.Be3 Nd4 [9...Bb7 10.d4 (10.Qd2 Ne5 11.h3 d5 12.exd5 exd5 13.f4 d4 14.Bxb7 Rb8 15.Be4 dxc3 16.Nxc3 f5 17.Bd5+ Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Nc6 19.Rae1 Re8 20.Kg2 Ne7 21.Nc3 Qd6 22.Rd1 Red8 23.Kh2 Rb7 24.Ne2 Rbd7 25.Nc1 Nc6 26.a3 Re8 27.Bf2 Nd4 28.Bxd4 Qxd4 29.Rf2 Rde7 30.Kg2 Re3 31.b4 Qd6 32.b5 Qe7 33.a4 g5 34.fxg5 Qxg5 35.Rf3 f4 36.Rdf1 fxg3 37.Rxe3 Qxe3 38.Qxe3 Rxe3 39.Rf3 Re1 40.Rf1 Rxf1 41.Kxf1 h5 42.Ne2 h4 43.Nf4 Kf7 44.Ke2 Be5 Kucherova,L-Kuznetsova,T/Toljatti 2000/EXT 2001/1-0 (61)) 10...d6 11.f4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 14.Qxd4 Qc7 15.Nb5 Qc5 16.Rad1 Nc6 17.Qf2 e5 18.Nxd6 Qxf2+ 19.Rxf2 Ba6 20.fxe5 Nxe5 21.b3 Rad8 22.Rd5 f6 23.Bh3 Kg7 24.Kg2 Rb8 25.Rfd2 Rh8 26.c5 Bb7 27.Nxb7 Rxb7 28.Rxe5 fxe5 29.c6 Rbb8 30.Rd7+ Kf6 31.Rxa7 h5 32.c7 Rbc8 33.Rb7 Ke7 1-0 Genba,V-Granovski,A/Moscow 1996/EXT 99 (33)] 10.f4N [10.e5 Rb8 11.Bxd4 (11.f4 d6 12.Nxd4 cxd4 13.Bxd4 Nf5 14.Bf2 dxe5 15.fxe5 Bxe5 16.Re1 Bd4 17.Qd2 Bb7 18.Rad1 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Rb7 20.Bxd4 Nxd4 21.Ne4 Rd7 22.Rf1 f5 23.Ng5 Qa8+ 24.Nf3 f4 25.g4 h5 Parr,F-Wade,R/Oxford 1967/EXT 99/1/2-1/2 (43)) 11...cxd4 12.Nb5 a6 13.Nbxd4 Bxe5 14.Qd2 Qc7 15.Rac1 Bg7 16.b4 d6 17.Nb3 Bb7 18.d4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Qb7+ 20.Kg1 d5 21.c5 bxc5 22.Nxc5 Qxb4 23.Qg5 Qb2 24.Nf4 Nf5 25.Nd7 Nxd4 26.Kg2 h6 27.Qg4 Nf5 28.Kg1 h5 29.Qd1 Qxa2 30.Nxf8 Rxf8 31.Qd3 Qa4 32.Rb1 Nd4 33.Rfc1 Nb5 34.Rc6 Qa3 35.Qxa3 Nxa3 36.Rb3 Nc4 37.Rxa6 Rd8 38.Rb7 Nd6 39.Rba7 Bd4 40.Ra8 Rxa8 41.Rxa8+ Kg7 42.Kf1 Ne4 43.f3 Nd2+ 44.Ke2 Nc4 Polovnikova,E-Iljushkin,E/Nizhnij Novgorod 1999/EXT 2001/1/2-1/2 (68); 10.Qd2 Bb7 11.Bh6 Nxe2+ 12.Nxe2 d5 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.b3 Rad8 16.Qb2+ d4 17.Nf4 Nc6 18.Qc1 Qe7 19.Rde1 Ne5 20.Qd1 Bc6 21.Nh3 h5 22.Nf4 b5 23.h3 bxc4 24.bxc4 Rb8 Apstrom,Y-Groh,J/Cattolica 1992/EXT 98/0-1 (43)] 10...Bb7 # [10...d6 11.Nxd4 cxd4 12.e5 dxc3 13.Bxa8 cxb2 14.Rb1= ] 11.Qd2 [11.Bxd4!? cxd4 12.Nb5+/= ] 11...d6 12.Rf2 [12.Bf2 Nxe2+ 13.Nxe2 f5= ] 12...Qd7 [12...Nec6 13.Rff1=/+ ] 13.Raf1 [13.Bxd4 cxd4 14.Nb5 e5= ] 13...Rad8 [13...Nec6 14.a3=/+ ] 14.Bh3 [14.Bxd4 cxd4 15.Nb1 f5= ] 14...f5=/+ 15.Bxd4 cxd4 16.Nb5 Nc6 [16...d5 17.e5 dxc4 18.dxc4= ] 17.g4 [17.exf5 gxf5 18.Bg2 d5= ] 17...a6 [17...fxe4 18.dxe4 d5 19.cxd5 exd5 20.e5 Nxe5 21.fxe5 Rxf2 22.Rxf2 Qxb5 23.Nxd4=/+ (23.Qxd4? Qe8-+ ) ] 18.Na3 Qe7 [18...fxg4 19.Bxg4 Kh8 20.b4=/+ ] 19.g5 White gets more space [19.gxf5 Qh4 20.Bg2 gxf5= ] 19...a5 [19...Qd7 20.exf5 gxf5 21.Bg2= ] 20.Nc2 Ba6 [20...Qd7 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Bg2= ] 21.b3 [21.exf5 gxf5 22.Bg2 d5= ] 21...b5 [21...d5 22.exd5 exd5 23.Bg2 dxc4 24.dxc4= (24.Bxc6?? White should leave the knight well alone 24...cxd3 25.Nb4 dxe2 (25...Qxb4?! 26.Nc1-+ ; 25...axb4?! 26.Nc1-+ ) 26.Nxa6 exf1R+ 27.Kxf1 Rc8-+ ) ] 22.exf5= # 22...exf5 [>=22...gxf5 would allow Black to play on 23.Re1 Qd7= ] 23.Bg2+/- bxc4 24.bxc4 [24.dxc4 Bb7+- ] 24...Nb4 # 25.Ncxd4 [25.Nexd4!? d5 26.Re1+- ] 25...d5+/= # 26.cxd5 [26.a3 dxc4 27.dxc4 Nc2 28.Qxc2 Bxd4 29.Nxd4 Rxd4+/= ] 26...Nxd3= 27.Ne6 [>=27.Qxa5!? and White can hope to live 27...Nxf2 28.Qxa6 Bxd4 29.Nxd4= ] 27...Nxf2-/+ 28.Nxd8 Ne4 29.Bxe4 Qxe4 [Less advisable is 29...fxe4 30.Ne6 Rb8 31.Rd1 Qa7+ 32.N2d4+/= ] 30.Ne6 Qxe2 [30...Bxe2?! 31.Re1 Rd8 32.Nxg7 Rxd5 33.Qxe2 Qxe2 34.Rxe2 Kxg7 35.Kf2= ] 31.Qxe2 Bxe2 32.Re1 [32.Rc1 Re8-+ ] 32...Bc4-+ # 33.Nxf8 Bxf8 [33...Kxf8?! 34.d6 Bd4+ 35.Kg2 Bd5+ 36.Kg3=/+ ] 34.Rd1 Bd6 [Worse is 34...Bxa2 35.d6 Be6 36.d7 Bxd7 37.Rxd7 Bc5+ 38.Kg2+/= ] 35.Kg2? # [35.Kf2 h6-+ ] 35...Kf7 [>=35...Bxa2 keeps an even firmer grip 36.Ra1 Bxd5+ 37.Kg3-+ ] 36.Kg3 Bxa2 [36...Bb4!? 37.Ra1-+ ] 37.Ra1-/+ Bxd5 38.Rxa5 Be4 39.Ra7+ Be7 40.h3 Ke6 # 1/2-1/2