(75) Becker,A (2039) - Rossi,W (2037) [A29]
SWCC Team 11-18-99, 18.11.1999
[Fritz 5.32 (120s)]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.d3 0-0 9.Be3 f5 10.Qb3+N [10.Qc1 Bf6 11.a4 (11.Bc5 Re8 12.Rd1 Nd4 13.e3 Ne6 (13...Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 c6 15.e4 Be6 1/2-1/2 Stanke,J-Fette,M/Hamburg-ch 1991/TD 91\04 (15)) 14.Ba3 c6 15.Qc2 Nc7 16.Rac1 Be6 17.e4 g6 18.b3 Qd7 19.Re1 f4 20.Rcd1 fxg3 21.hxg3 Bg4 22.Bb2 Qf7 23.Ne2 Rad8 24.Nh2 Be6 25.d4 Nd7 Muhtarov,L-Drei,A/Portoroz op 1995/EXP 46/1-0 (59)) 11...Nd4 12.Bxd4 exd4 13.Nb5 c6 14.Na3 a5 15.Qc5 Re8 16.Rfe1 Be6 17.Nc2 Nd7 18.Qd6 Ne5 19.Qc5 Nd7 20.Qd6 Ne5 21.Qc5 1/2-1/2 Schroeder,S-Degenhardt,J/OLWuert 1990/GER 01 (21); 10.b4 f4 11.Bc5 Kh8 12.Rb1 Bg4 13.Re1 Nd7 14.Ne4 1/2-1/2 Horvath,J-Fette,M/Budapest Autoteam 1991/EXP 26 (14)] 10...Kh8 11.Na4 Nxa4 12.Qxa4 Be6 13.Rac1 Bd5 14.Rfd1=/+ [14.Bc5 f4=/+ ] 14...Bf6+/= [14...a6!?=/+ is worthy of consideration] 15.Bc5 Rf7 16.e4 Be6 17.d4 exd4 [Inferior is 17...fxe4 18.dxe5 Qe8 19.Qxe4+/- ] 18.Nxd4= [18.e5 Nxe5 (18...Bxe5? 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Bxd4+- (20.Rxd4?! Qe8= ; 20.Qxd4? Rd7 21.Qa4 Nd3-+ ) ) 19.Nxd4 Bc8+/= ] 18...Nxd4 19.Bxd4 Bxd4+/= [19...fxe4 20.Bxe4 Bxd4 21.Rxd4= ] 20.Rxd4 Qc8+/= [20...Qf6 21.exf5 Qxf5 22.Rd2+/= ] 21.e5 c6 Prevents intrusion on d5 22.Rcd1 Rd7 23.Qc2= [23.Rxd7 Bxd7 24.a3 Qc7+/= ] 23...Rxd4 24.Rxd4 Qe8 [24...Bxa2? fails to 25.b3+- ] 25.Qd3 g6 26.b3 Controls c4 26...Kg7 27.Rd6 a5 28.Qd2= [28.Qd4 Qe7+/= ] 28...Qf7+/= [28...a4 29.bxa4 Rxa4 30.Qb2= ] 29.Bf1 a4 30.Bc4 Re8+/- [30...Bxc4 31.Rd7 axb3 32.Rxf7+ Bxf7 33.axb3 Ra1+ 34.Kg2 Bxb3 35.Qb4 Bd5+ 36.Kh3+/- ] 31.Bxe6 [31.Qd4 axb3 32.Bxe6 b2 (32...Rxe6?? 33.Rd7+- (33.axb3?! is no comparison 33...Re7= ) ) 33.Bxf7 b1Q+ 34.Kg2 Kxf7 35.Rd7+ Kg8 36.Qc4+ Kh8+- ] 31...Rxe6 32.Qd4 Kf8 [32...Rxd6 33.exd6+ Qf6 34.Qb4 axb3 35.axb3+/= ] 33.Rd7 [33.bxa4 Kg8+/- ] 33...Re7 34.Rd8+ Re8 35.Qd6+ Qe7 36.Rxe8++/= [36.Rd7 Qxd6 37.exd6 axb3 38.axb3 h5= ] 36...Kxe8 37.Qb8+ Kf7 38.bxa4 Ke6+/- [38...Qd7 39.Qh8 Ke6 40.Qf6+ Kd5 41.f4+/= ] 39.f4 Qc5+ 40.Kg2 Qd5+ 41.Kh3 The mate threat is Qe8 41...Qd7 42.Qg8+ Qf7 43.Qxf7+-/+ [>=43.Qd8 Qd7 44.Qf6+ Kd5 45.Kh4+/- ] 43...Kxf7 44.Kg2= [44.a5 Ke6+/= ] 44...Ke6+/- [44...b6!?= should be investigated more closely] 45.Kf3+/= [45.a5 c5+/- ] 45...b6 46.Ke3 Kd5 47.Kd3 h6 48.h3 h5 [48...Kc5 49.Kc3 g5+/- ] 49.h4 Kc5 50.Kc3 Kd5 51.Kb4 c5+ 52.Kb5 [>=52.Kc3 and White has it in the bag 52...c4 53.a3+- ] 52...c4 53.e6! White should return some of the goodies he has collected 53...c3 [53...Kxe6 54.Kxc4 Kd6+- ] 54.e7 c2 55.e8Q Threatening mate: Qe5 55...c1Q 56.Qe5# 1-0