[Event "Palma"] [Site "Spain"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Vasiukov"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B09"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "1989.??.??"] {B09: Pirc Defence: Austrian Attack} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 7. e5 Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. g4 c5 10. d5 Nc7 11. Bc4 Kh8 12. O-O b6 13. a4 a6 14. Rb1 Bd7 15. Qe2 Qe8 16. b4 b5 {last book move} 17. bxc5 bxc4 18. c6 {White threatens to win material: c6xd7.} Bc8 (18... Bxc6 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Be3 $14) 19. Qxc4 Qd8 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 20. Be3 e6 (20... f6 21. e6 a5 22. Nb5 Nxb5 23. axb5 $18 (23. Qxb5 $143 Ba6 24. Qb6 Qxb6 25. Bxb6 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Rfc8 $15) (23. Rxb5 $6 Ba6 $16)) 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Bc5 exd5 23. Bxd6 dxc4 24. Ne5 Ne8 (24... f6 25. Bxf8 (25. Bxc7 $143 fxe5 26. Bd6 Rg8 $11) 25... Bxf8 26. Nxc4 $16) 25. Bxf8 Bxf8 26. Nd7 (26. Rfd1 Be6 27. Ne4 Rc8 $16) 26... Bxd7 27. cxd7 Ng7 28. Rfd1 Ne6 {Black threatens to win material: Ne6xf4} 29. Kf2 Rd8 30. Kf3 Kg7 {Black king safety dropped} 31. Ne4 f5 {Black threatens to win material: f5xe4} 32. Nd6 Nc5 33. Nb7 (33. Nxc4 $5 fxg4+ 34. hxg4 $16) 33... Rxd7 $14 34. Nxc5 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Bxc5 36. Rd7+ Nf7 37. Rc7 {White threatens to win material: Rc7xc5} Bd6 {Black threatens to win material: Bd6xc7} (37... fxg4+ 38. hxg4 Bb4 $14) 38. Rxc4 (38. Ra7 $5 fxg4+ 39. hxg4 $16) 38... a5 (38... g5 $5 39. gxf5 gxf4 $15) 39. Rc6 $11 Be7 (39... fxg4+ 40. hxg4 g5 41. Ra6 gxf4 42. Rxa5 Ne5+ 43. Ke2 f3+ 44. Kf2 $14 ) 40. Re6 (40. gxf5 gxf5 41. c3 Bd8 $16) 40... Bb4 41. Rc6 Nd6 (41... Be7 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. c3 $16) 42. c3 Ba3 43. Ra6 {White threatens to win material: Ra6xa5} Nc4 {The knight is not easily driven from c4} 44. Ra7+ Kg8 45. gxf5 gxf5 46. Ke2 Bf8 47. Rb7 Bh6 $2 (47... Nd6 $142 $5 {and Black is still in the game} 48. Rb8 Kf7 $14) 48. Rb5 (48. Kd3 Nd6 49. Ra7 Bxf4 50. Rxa5 Kf7 51. Ra7+ Kg6 $18) 48... Bxf4 49. Rc5 Ne5 $2 (49... Nd6 $142 $5 $16) 50. Rxa5 $18 Kg7 51. Rb5 Bg3 $4 {terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game?} (51... Kf6 $18) 52. a5 f4 (52... Nc6 {the only chance to get some counterplay} 53. a6 Kg8 $18) 53. a6 f3+ 54. Kf1 Kf6 (54... Nc4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 55. Rg5+ Kf7 56. Rxg3 $18) 55. Rxe5 $1 {leaving no more doubts} (55. Rxe5 Bxe5 56. a7 $18) 1-0