(60) Becker,A - Mertins,T [A22]
SWCC G/15 Milwaukee, WI, 21.02.2002
[Fritz 6 (20s)]

1.c4 A22: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4 4.Bg2 c6 5.e4 0-0 6.Nge2 d6 [6...d5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.exd5 Bf5 9.d4 e4 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Qb3 Qb6 12.0-0 h6 13.Bf4 Rfe8 14.Na4 Qa5 15.a3 Bf8 16.Nec3 g5 17.Be3 Rac8 18.Rfc1 Ng4 19.Qxb7 Rb8 20.Qc6 Rec8 21.b4 Kortschnoj,V-Taimanov,M/Leningrad 1973/IZT/1-0 (53)] 7.0-0 Be6 8.b3N Controls c4 [8.d3 h6 9.Qb3 Na6 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Re8 12.h3 d5 13.b4 dxe4 14.dxe4 Qd7 15.Kh2 Rad8 16.Be3 Qd3 17.Qxd3 Rxd3 18.Rfc1 b6 19.Nc3 Nc7 20.Bf1 Rd7 21.c5 bxc5 22.Bxc5 a6 Khazagerova,I-Sychyova,O/St Petersburg 2000/CBM 75 ext/0-1 (58)] 8...Qc8 [8...d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Nxc3= ] 9.a3 Bc5 10.d4 Bb6 11.Bg5 Bh3 [11...Nbd7 12.f4 Bg4 13.Qd2= ] 12.Ra2 [12.Bxf6!? gxf6 13.Qd2+/- ] 12...Bxg2+/= 13.Kxg2 Nbd7 14.b4 [14.d5 Qc7+/= ] 14...a5= 15.c5 White gets more space [15.Rd2 axb4 16.axb4 h6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6= ] 15...axb4 [15...exd4 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 (‹16...gxf6 17.cxb6 dxc3 18.bxa5+/- ) 17.Qxd4 axb4 18.cxb6 bxc3 19.Nxc3 Rd8=/+ ] 16.axb4 [16.Bxf6!? Nxf6 17.axb4 Rxa2 18.Nxa2=/+ ] 16...Rxa2=/+ 17.Nxa2 Nxe4 18.Be7 Re8 19.cxd6 Bd8 20.Qc2 Bxe7 21.dxe7 Nd6 22.dxe5 [22.Rd1 e4-/+ (22...Rxe7?! 23.dxe5 Nb5 24.f4= ) ] 22...Nxe5 23.Rd1 Nec4 24.Nd4 c5 [24...Qd7 25.b5 c5 26.Nf3 Qxe7 27.Nc3-/+ ] 25.Nf3 cxb4 26.Nxb4 b5 [26...Rxe7 27.Ng5 g6 28.Nd5-/+ ] 27.Re1 [>=27.Ng5!? must be considered 27...f5 28.Nd5= ] 27...Qc5 [27...Qb7 28.Qe2-/+ ] 28.Qb1 Nd2?? a weak move, ruining a winning position [>=28...Nc8-/+ ] 29.Nxd2+- Qd4 [29...Nf5 does not help much 30.Ne4 Qd4 31.Ng5+- ] 30.Nf3 Qg4 [30...Qc5 cannot change what is in store for ? 31.Re5 Qc7 32.Ng5+- ] 31.h3 [31.Rd1 might be the shorter path 31...Nb7 32.Nc6 b4+- ] 31...Qc4 [31...Qf5 doesn't change the outcome of the game 32.Qxf5 Nxf5 33.Nc6+- ] 32.Nd3 [>=32.Ng5 seems even better 32...g6 33.Rd1 Rxe7 34.Rxd6 Qc7+- ] 32...Qc7 33.Nf4 [>=33.Qb4!? makes it even easier for White 33...Qc6+- ] 33...Rxe7 34.Rxe7 Qxe7 35.h4 [>=35.Qb4!? and White can already relax 35...Qd7+- ] 35...g6 36.Qe1 [36.Nd4 Qe5 37.Qb4 h6+- ] 36...Qxe1 37.Nxe1 [37.Nxe1 b4 38.Ned3+- ] 1-0