[Event "Philadelphia International"]
[Site "Pennsylvania"]
[Date "1992.06.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Benjamin, Daniel"]
[Black "Palatnik, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
{A36: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7} 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4.
Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 h5 6. Nf3 {last book move} Nf6 7. Rb1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 (9.
O-O O-O $11) 9... Qxd5 10. d3 Bd7 (10... c4 11. Nh4 Qb5 12. dxc4 Qxc4 13. O-O
$15) 11. O-O $14 Rc8 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Bc3 Qd6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd2 a5 16. Rbc1
b6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. e3 {Secures d4} Qf6 19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Nd2 (20. Rc3 Rc7 $15)
20... Bg4 $15 {Black threatens to win material: Bg4xe2} 21. Bf3 (21. f3 $142 $5
{is an interesting alternative} Be6 22. Ne4 $15) 21... e4 $1 $17 {Deflection:
e4} 22. Bxg4 (22. Nxe4 Qxf3 {Deflection}) (22. dxe4 Qxb2 {Discovered attack}) (
22. Bxe4 Qxb2 {Discovered attack} (22... Bxe2 {Pinning}) (22... Bxe2 {
Deflection})) 22... exd3 23. Qf3 hxg4 24. Qxg4 Qxb2 25. Nc4 Qf6 26. Nxb6 (26.
Qe4 Rb8 27. Rxd3 b5 $19) 26... Ne5 $19 27. Qxc8 $4 {terrible, but the game is
lost in any case} (27. Qf4 $142 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Qxb6 29. Kxf3 Qc6+ 30. Qe4 $19)
27... Rxc8 28. Nxc8 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 (29. Kf1 {doesn't get the bull off the ice}
Qf5 30. g4 Nxh2+ 31. Kg2 Nxg4 $19) 29... Qc6 30. Ne7 Ne1+ 31. Kh3 Qg2+ (31...
Qg2+ 32. Kh4 f5 33. Nxf5+ Kf6 34. Nd4 Qxh2+ 35. Kg4 Qh5+ 36. Kf4 Qg5+ 37. Ke4
Qe5#) 0-1