[Event "Kharkov"] [Site "Ukraine"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Stirenkov"] [Black "Palatnik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B29"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "1987.??.??"] {B29: Sicilian: 2 Nf3 Nf6 (Nimzowitsch Variation)} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Qc7 {last book move} 7. Bg3 e6 8. Qd2 h6 { Consolidates g5} 9. h4 b6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Qf4 f5 12. h5 Be7 13. Bh4 (13. Kb1 O-O $16) 13... Bxh4 14. Qxh4 {White traps the enemy king in the center} a6 { Prevents intrusion on b5} 15. Qf4 {Black king safety improved} Rg8 (15... Ne7 16. Nh4 $14) 16. Rd6 (16. Be2 $5 $16) 16... Nd8 $14 17. Rd1 (17. Be2 Nf7 18. Rd2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Ra7 $11) 17... Nf7 18. Be2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 (19. gxf3 b5 $11) 19... Nxe5 20. Kb1 Ra7 21. Rhe1 Nxf3 22. Qxf3 Rf8 23. Rd3 Rf6 24. Red1 d5 25. Re1 Kf7 26. Rde3 Qd6 27. Re5 Rd7 28. Qe2 b5 29. f4 b4 (29... Re7 30. g4 fxg4 31. Qxg4 $15) 30. cxb4 $11 cxb4 31. g3 (31. g4 $5 {is an interesting idea} fxg4 32. f5 $11) 31... Rc7 $15 32. Qd3 Rc4 33. a3 (33. Qd2 $5 $15 {must be considered}) 33... bxa3 $17 34. b3 Rc7 35. Ka2 Qc5 {Black threatens to win material: Qc5xc2} (35... Rc6 $5 $17) 36. R1e2 (36. c4 Qf2+ 37. Kxa3 dxc4 38. bxc4 Qb6 $11) 36... Qc3 $15 {Black has a mate threat} 37. R5e3 $4 (37. Qxc3 Rxc3 38. R5e3 Rxe3 39. Rxe3 g6 $15) 37... Qxd3 (37... Qb2#) 38. Rxd3 $15 g6 39. hxg6+ Rxg6 40. Kxa3 {White has a new backward pawn: g3} Rg8 41. Kb2 Rgc8 42. c3 a5 0-1