[Event "Pinfork Grand Prix"] [Site "Dallas,TX"] [Date "1996.04.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Jacobs, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D34"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [BlackElo "2389"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] {D34: Tarrasch Defence: 6 g3 Nf6 7 Bg2 Be7} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. dxc5 d4 10. Na4 Bf5 { last book move} 11. b3 Be4 12. e3 dxe3 13. Bxe3 Nd5 14. Bd2 Bf6 {Black threatens to win material: Bf6xa1} 15. Rc1 Bd3 (15... Bf5 16. a3 $14) 16. Re1 $16 Ndb4 (16... Bf5 $142 $5 $16) 17. a3 $18 Nd5 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 (19. Qxd3 {is the weaker alternative} Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Nf6 $15) 19... Qxg5 20. Qxd3 Rad8 21. h4 Qh5 22. Qf3 (22. Bf3 Qg6 23. Be4 Qh5 $18) 22... Qg6 23. Rcd1 Nc7 24. Qe4 ( 24. Qe3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Re8 $18) 24... Qf6 (24... Qxe4 $5 25. Bxe4 Nb5 $16) 25. b4 g6 26. Qf3 (26. Qc4 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 $18) 26... Qg7 (26... Qxf3 27. Bxf3 Nb5 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Re3 $16) 27. Qc3 (27. Nc3 Ne6 $18) 27... Nd4 $2 (27... Nb5 $142 28. Qc1 Qf6 $16) 28. Qc4 $18 (28. Bxb7 $6 Ne2+ 29. Rxe2 Rxd1+ 30. Kg2 Rfd8 $14) 28... Qf6 29. Bxb7 Nf3+ $6 {puts up no fight} (29... Ndb5 $18) 30. Bxf3 Qxf3 31. Nc3 Ne6 (31... Kg7 $18 {the last chance for counterplay}) 32. Nd5 Qxa3 33. c6 Kg7 (33... Kh8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 34. c7 Nxc7 35. Qxc7 $18) 34. c7 Rc8 (34... Rde8 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 35. Re3 Qb2 36. Re2 $18) 35. Rc1 (35. Rxe6 $142 { and the rest is a matter of technique} fxe6 36. Nf4 $18) 35... Rfe8 (35... Qb2 $18 {what else?}) 36. Re3 Qa4 (36... Qb2 {no good, but what else?} 37. Re2 Qd4 38. Qxd4+ Nxd4 39. Rxe8 Rxe8 $18) 37. Qc3+ Kh6 38. Qf6 (38. g4 f6 39. Nxf6 Rxc7 40. g5+ Kg7 41. Nxe8+ Kg8 42. Nxc7 Nf4 43. Re7 Ne2+ 44. Rxe2 a5 45. Re7 Qd1+ 46. Rxd1 axb4 47. Rd8#) 38... Qd7 39. Re5 Ng7 40. Qg5# 1-0