[Event "Asheville"] [Site "NC"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shiaf"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "1997.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Bc5 9. Qh4 Qe7 10. Bf4 Bb4 11. O-O-O Bxc3 {Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on e5} 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qg3 O-O 14. Bc4 Qb4 15. Bb3 Nc5 16. Bd6 {last book move} Re8 ({Weaker is} 16... Nxb3+ 17. axb3 Qa5 18. Bxf8 Qa1+ 19. Kd2 Qxb2 20. Bd6 $11) 17. Rhf1 Nxb3+ 18. axb3 Qg4 19. Rfe1 Bf5 20. Qf2 Be4 21. h3 (21. Bc5 b6 22. h3 Qf5 $19) 21... Qf5 22. Qe2 (22. Qc5 Qg6 23. Re2 Qh6+ 24. Nd2 Re6 $19) 22... Re6 23. Qf2 h6 ( 23... a5 24. Bg3 a4 25. Nd4 Qg5+ 26. Qf4 $19) 24. Rf1 (24. Bc5 Rae8 $19) 24... Rae8 (24... c5 $142 25. g4 Qg6 $19) 25. Qxa7 $4 {an oversight. But White was lost anyway..} (25. Kb1 $19) 25... Rxd6 $1 {Double attack: c2/c1} 26. Rxd6 Qf4+ (26... Bxc2 $6 27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. Qd4 (28. Qxb7 $4 {the pawn of course cannot be captured} Bd3 29. Qb4 Bxf1 30. Qg4+ Qxg4 31. hxg4 Bxg2 $19) 28... Bxb3 29. Qg4+ Qxg4 30. hxg4 $19) 27. Rd2 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Bg5 29. Qa5 (29. Qf2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Ra8 (29... Qxd2+ $6 {is not possible} 30. Qxd2 Bxd2+ 31. Kxd2 $15) 30. Kb1 Qxd2 31. Qxd2 Bxd2 $19) 29... b6 (29... Re5 $142 {seems even better} 30. Qc3 Rd5 31. Rfd1 $19) 30. Qc3 Re2 ( 30... Qxd2+ $6 {is clearly weaker} 31. Qxd2 Ra8 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. Kd2 $11) 31. Rfd1 Qh2 32. Qxc6 (32. Kb1 {what else?} Rxd2 33. Rxd2 Qxd2 34. Qxc6 $19) 32... Rxd2 33. Qc8+ Rd8+ (33... Rd8+ 34. f4 Rxc8 35. c4 Bxf4+ 36. Kb1 Be5 37. Rd8+ Rxd8 38. c5 Qxb2#) 0-1