[Event "29th Atlantic Open"]
[Site "DC"]
[Date "1997.08.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wastney, Scott"]
[Black "Palatnik, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2141"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
{A47: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 b6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5
3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. c3 Bb7 8. Re1 d6 9. e4 e6 {
last book move} 10. Nf1 (10. b4 Nc6 $11) 10... Nbd7 11. h3 {Controls g4} e5 (
11... Rc8 12. Ng3 $11) 12. dxe5 (12. d5 $5 $14) 12... Nxe5 $11 13. Bf4 Nxd3 14.
Qxd3 Re8 {Can e4 get defended?} 15. Qxd6 (15. N1d2 $5 $11) 15... Qxd6 $15 16.
Bxd6 Nxe4 17. Bf4 Rad8 18. Rad1 (18. Ng3 $5 $15 {should be considered}) 18...
Rxd1 $17 19. Rxd1 Bxc3 $1 {Double attack: a2/d1} 20. bxc3 (20. Rd7 $5 Bc8 21.
Rxa7 Bxb2 22. Ne3 $17) 20... Nxc3 $19 21. Rd7 Bxf3 22. Bd2 Bc6 23. Rxa7 Ne2+
24. Kh2 Nd4 (24... Ra8 25. Rc7 Bd5 26. Bh6 $17) 25. Ne3 $17 Ra8 26. Rxa8+ Bxa8
27. a4 Bc6 28. Nc4 Bxa4 29. Nxb6 Bb5 30. Nd5 f5 31. Nc3 Bc6 32. Be3 Ne6 33. Ne2
Kf7 (33... Bb5 34. Nf4 Nd4 35. h4 $17) 34. Nf4 Nxf4 (34... c4 35. Nxe6 Kxe6 36.
Kg1 $17) 35. Bxf4 $15 {A bishop endgame occured} Ke6 36. g4 $2 (36. Kg1 $142
$15 {would keep White alive}) 36... fxg4 $19 37. hxg4 h5 38. Kg3 Kd5 (38... c4
$142 $19) 39. Kh4 $2 (39. Kf3 $5 $17) 39... Be8 $19 40. f3 (40. Bc1 Ke4 $19)
40... c4 41. Kg5 (41. Kg3 Kd4 $19) 41... Kd4 42. Bc1 Kd3 43. f4 (43. gxh5 {
does not improve anything} gxh5 44. f4 Kc2 $19) 43... Kc2 (43... hxg4 $142 $5 {
seems even better} 44. Kxg4 Bd7+ 45. f5 $19) 44. Be3 (44. gxh5 {there is
nothing else anyway} gxh5 45. Be3 $19) 44... hxg4 (44... hxg4 45. Kxg4 Bd7+ 46.
Kg5 Bf5 $19) 0-1