[Event "World Open"] [Site "Philadelphia"] [Date "1994.07.04"] [Round "9"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Bonin, Jay"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E08"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2461"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "1994.??.??"] {E08: Closed Catalan: Main Line: 7 Qc2} 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. b3 b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 {last book move. Black has a cramped position} Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} 14. Qe2 Qc7 {White has an active position} 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Ne5 Qe7 18. Rd3 c5 19. Rad1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 cxd4 21. Rxd4 Rc7 (21... Qb7+ 22. Kg1 $16) 22. Qd3 (22. g4 h6 $16) 22... g6 23. Nd7 (23. Qe3 $142 $5 $16) 23... Nxd7 $14 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Qxd7 Qa3 {Black threatens to win material: Qa3xa2} 26. Rd2 h5 27. h4 Qc1 28. Re2 Qa3 29. Rc2 { Begins the manoeuvre Re2-c2-d2-d7-d6-c6} a5 30. Rd2 a4 31. bxa4 Qc5 32. Qb5 Ra8 33. Rd7 Qxb5 34. axb5 Rxa2 {A rook endgame occured.} 35. Rd6 {White threatens to win material: Rd6xb6} Rc2 {Black threatens to win material: Rc2xc4} 36. Rc6 {A classical outpost} Rc3 37. Kf1 Kg7 (37... Kf8 38. Ke1 $14) 38. Ke2 Kf6 ( 38... e5 $5 $14) 39. Kd2 $16 Rf3 40. Rxb6 Rxf2+ 41. Ke3 Rg2 42. Kf3 Rc2 43. Rc6 Ke5 $2 (43... Rb2 $142 $5 44. b6 Rb3+ 45. Ke2 Ke7 (45... Rxg3 $4 {that pawn is deadly bait and will cause Black grave problems} 46. Rc5 Rg2+ 47. Ke3 Rg3+ 48. Ke4 Rg4+ 49. Kf3 $18) 46. Rc7+ Kd8 $18) 44. b6 $18 Rb2 45. c5 Kd4 $2 (45... f6 46. Rd6 Rb5 $18) 46. Rc7 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (46. Rc8 $142 {secures the point} Kd5 47. Rc7 $18) 46... e5 $11 47. b7 f6 48. g4 Rb3+ $2 (48... e4+ $142 {is the best option Black has} 49. Kf4 Rb3 50. gxh5 gxh5 $11) 49. Ke2 $18 hxg4 $4 {a blunder in a bad position} (49... Rb2+ $142 50. Ke1 Ke3 $18 (50... hxg4 $4 {the pawn is safe and cannot be captured without dire consequences} 51. c6 Kc5 52. Rc8 $18)) 50. c6 Rb2+ 51. Kf1 Ke3 (51... Kc5 52. Rc8 Rb1+ 53. Kf2 Rb2+ 54. Kg3 Rb3+ 55. Kxg4 Rb4+ 56. Kf3 Rb3+ 57. Ke2 Rb2+ 58. Kd3 f5 $18) 52. Rc8 Rb1+ (52... Rf2+ { the only chance to get some counterplay} 53. Ke1 Rh2 $18) 53. Kg2 Rb2+ 54. Kg3 (54. Kg3 f5 55. b8=Q f4+ 56. Kxg4 Rxb8 57. Rxb8 Ke2 58. c7 g5 59. c8=Q Kd2 60. Qd7+ Kc3 61. Rc8+ Kb4 62. Qb7+ Ka4 63. Ra8#) 1-0