(91) Crothers,J (1400) - Becker,A (2032) [B01]
SW Chess Theme (unrated) (1), 14.01.1999
[Fritz 5.00 (244s)]

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.dxc6 Nxc6 5.Be2 e5 6.d3 Bc5 7.Nf3 Qb6 8.0-0 e4 9.Ne1N [9.dxe4 Nxe4 10.Qe1 0-0 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.Qxc3 Re8 13.Bd3 Bg4 14.Ng5 h6 15.Ne4 Bd4 16.c5 Qc7 17.Qb3 Be5 18.f4 Nd4 Schmidt Schaeffer,S-Heinzel,O/NRW-Baden 1991/GER 02/1/2-1/2 (47)] 9...0-0 10.Nc3 exd3 11.Nxd3 Bd4 12.Nb5 Bf5 13.Nxd4+/= [13.Bf4 Rac8 14.Nd6 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Rcd8+/= ] 13...Nxd4 14.Be3 Rad8 15.Bxd4??-/+ letting the wind out of his own sails [>=15.Re1+/= is the best option White has] 15...Qxd4=/+ [>=15...Rxd4!? 16.Qb3 Qxb3 17.axb3 Bxd3-/+ (‹17...Rxd3 18.Bxd3 Bxd3 19.Rfd1+/- ) ] 16.Qb3-/+ [16.Nb4 Qe5 17.Nd3 Qe6=/+ ] 16...Rfe8= [16...Bxd3!? 17.Rfd1 Bxe2 18.Rxd4 Rxd4 19.Qxb7 Bxc4 20.Qxa7 Rd2=/+ ] 17.Bf3??-+ [>=17.Nc1= saving the game] 17...Qxd3 [>=17...Bxd3!? keeps an even firmer grip 18.Rfd1-+ ] 18.Qxd3 [18.Qxb7 Qxc4 19.Qxa7 Qb4-+ ] 18...Bxd3 19.Rfd1 Bxc4 20.Bxb7 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Bxa2 22.Ra1 Rb8 23.Rxa2 Rxb7 24.h3 Kf8 25.Kf1 Ke7 26.Ke2 Kd6 27.Kd3 Nd5 28.Kc2 [28.Ke4-+ what else?] 28...Nb4+ [28...Nb4+ 29.Kb3 Nxa2+ 30.Kxa2 Ke5-+ ] 0-1