[Event "New York Open"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1992.04.19"] [Round "9"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Le Siege, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A31"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2443"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "1992.??.??"] {A31: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O a6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. f3 e6 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf8 14. Rac1 b6 15. Bf1 Bb7 16. Qf2 Rac8 {last book move} 17. a4 Qb8 18. g4 ({Less advisable is} 18. Bxb6 Nxb6 19. Qxb6 Bxe4 20. Qxb8 Rxb8 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Rxb3 $11) 18... Ne5 19. a5 bxa5 20. g5 { White threatens to win material: g5xf6} (20. Nxa5 d5 21. Ba7 Qc7 $11) 20... Ba8 (20... Bxe4 21. Nd4 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Nfg4 $17) 21. Nxa5 $14 Nfd7 22. h3 {Controls g4} Qb4 {Now all is on c4. Black threatens to win material: Qb4xa5} 23. Ra1 Nc5 24. f4 {White threatens to win material: f4xe5} Ned7 25. Bg2 Be7 {White has a very active position} 26. Bd2 Nb3 (26... Qb8 $142 $11 {would keep Black alive}) 27. Nd5 $18 Qb8 28. Nxe7+ Rxe7 29. Nxb3 Qxb3 30. Bc3 Qxc4 31. Rxd6 Nc5 $2 ( 31... Bb7 $5 32. Qd2 Nf8 33. Bf3 $18) 32. Rd4 (32. Bf1 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qxe4 33. Qxc5 Qh1+ (33... Rxc5 $4 34. Rd8+ Re8 35. Rxe8#) 34. Kf2 Qh2+ (34... Rxc5 {mating quickly in 2} 35. Rd8+ Re8 36. Rxe8#) 35. Ke1 Qg3+ ( 35... Rxc5 {will give the opponent a chance to mate in 2} 36. Rd8+ Re8 37. Rxe8#) 36. Kd1 Bf3+ 37. Kc2 Qh2+ (37... Rxc5 {leads to death in 2} 38. Rd8+ Re8 39. Rxe8#) 38. Kb3 Rb7+ (38... Rxc5 {is refuted by the following mate in 2} 39. Rd8+ Re8 40. Rxe8#) 39. Ka2 Rbb8 $18 (39... Rxc5 {fails to mate in 1} 40. Rd8#) ) 32... Qb5 33. Ra5 Qe8 34. Rd1 (34. Rc4 $5 Nb3 35. Rxc8 Qxc8 $18) 34... Nxe4 $16 35. Bxe4 Bxe4 36. Qd4 Rxc3 37. bxc3 Bf3 (37... Bc6 38. Qd8 $18 (38. Rxa6 $2 {fails because of} Rd7 39. Qxd7 Bxd7 $19)) 38. Rd2 $18 Qa8 (38... Bb7 39. Rc5 Qb8 40. c4 $18) 39. Rxa6 $1 {Decoy: a6.} Qxa6 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qxe7 Qa1+ (41... Bd5 42. Qf6+ Kf8 43. Kf2 $18) 42. Kf2 Bd5 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. c4 Qa5 45. Qd4 Bxc4 46. Rb2 Bb5 47. Qc5 Qa4 48. Rxb5 (48. Qxb5 $6 Qxf4+ 49. Ke2 Qh2+ 50. Kd1 Qg1+ 51. Kd2 Qf2+ 52. Kd3 Qf3+ 53. Kc2 Qf2+ 54. Kb3 Qe3+ 55. Ka4 Qd4+ 56. Ka5 Qa7+ 57. Qa6 Qc7+ 58. Qb6 Qc3+ 59. Ka4 h6 $18) 48... Qxf4+ 49. Ke2 Qe4+ 50. Qe3 (50. Qe3 Qc4+ 51. Qd3 $18) 1-0