[Event "Tbilisi"] [Site "Russia"] [Date "1973.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gufeld"] [Black "Palatnik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B05"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "256"] [EventDate "1973.??.??"] {B05: Alekhine's Defence: 4 Nf3 Bg4} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 d5 11. c5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nc4 13. Bf4 b6 14. b3 Na5 15. Rc1 bxc5 16. dxc5 Nac6 17. Re1 {last book move} Nd7 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxd5 (19. Qxd5 Nb4 20. Qc4 Rb8 $18) 19... Ndb8 $16 20. b4 a6 21. Rc4 Ra7 22. Qf3 Qe8 23. Bh6 Kh8 24. Bd2 Bd8 $2 (24... f5 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Rf4 Rxf4 27. Qxf4 (27. Bxf4 $6 Nxb4 28. Bg5 c6 $16) 27... Nxb4 28. Qxb4 $18) 25. Bc3 {Black has a cramped position} (25. Rf4 a5 26. Bxf7 $18 (26. Rxf7 $6 Rxf7 27. Bxf7 Qe7 $18)) 25... Ne7 $16 26. Be4 Ng6 {Black threatens to win material: Ng6xe5} 27. Bc2 (27. c6 Ra8 $16) 27... c6 {Black has a cramped position} (27... a5 28. e6 Bf6 29. Bxf6 fxe6 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31. Qc3+ Rf6 32. b5 $16) 28. Rce4 (28. Qh5 $5 {is worth consideration} Nd7 29. a4 $14) 28... a5 $11 29. a3 axb4 30. axb4 {Black wins a piece.} Na6 (30... Ra3 $142 $5 $11 {is noteworthy}) 31. Ra1 $16 Ra8 (31... Bc7 $142 $5 $16) 32. Qd3 $18 Nc7 33. Rxa8 Nxa8 34. h4 Ne7 $2 (34... Bxh4 35. Rxh4) 35. b5 {Clearance to allow e4-a4} Nc7 (35... cxb5 36. Ra4 {A pinning theme}) 36. b6 {White threatens to win material: b6xc7} (36. Rf4 $5 Ng6 37. h5 Nxb5 38. hxg6 hxg6 $18) 36... Ne6 37. Ra4 g6 ( 37... Ng6 $142 38. b7 Nxc5 $16) 38. Qc4 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (38. Ra8 $5 Nd5 39. b7 Nxc5 40. Qxd5 cxd5 $16) 38... Qd7 (38... Nd5 39. Be4 Nxc3 40. Qxc3 $15) 39. Be4 (39. Ra7 $142 $5 Qd5 40. Qb4 $14) 39... Qd1+ $11 40. Kh2 Qc1 ( 40... Nd5 41. Ra8 Nxc3 42. Qxc3 $11) 41. Ra2 {Black's piece can't move: d8} ( 41. g3 Qd1 $16) 41... Nd5 $14 {Black threatens to win material: Nd5xc3} 42. Rc2 {White threatens to win material: Rc2xc1} (42. Bxd5 cxd5 43. Qb4 d4 $11) 42... Qh6 43. g3 $4 {with this move White loses his initiative} (43. Bxd5 $142 cxd5 44. Qxd5 Qxh4+ 45. Kg1 $16) 43... Nxc3 44. Qxc3 Bxh4 {Demolition of pawn structure} 45. Bxc6 {Black wins a piece} (45. gxh4 Qxh4+ {A double attack}) 45... Be7+ 46. Kg2 Bxc5 (46... Rd8 $142 $5 47. Bf3 Nxc5 $15) 47. b7 $11 Bd4 { Black threatens to win material: Bd4xc3} 48. Qa5 (48. Qb4 $142 $5 {should be examined more closely} Bxe5 49. Bd7 $15) 48... Qg5 49. Bd5 $2 (49. Rc4 Qxe5 50. Qxe5+ Bxe5 $17) 49... Qf5 (49... Nf4+ $142 $5 50. Kf1 Qf5 $19 (50... Nxd5 { is clearly inferior} 51. Rc8 Kg7 52. Rxf8 $11)) 50. Re2 Kg7 51. Qb5 Ba7 52. Qa4 Bb8 53. Qa1 (53. Qe4 $142 $5 $17) 53... Rd8 $19 54. Bc6 (54. Qa5 Rd7 $19) 54... Qd3 (54... Nd4 $142 $5 {and Black can already relax} 55. Be4 Qxe5 56. Re1 $19) 55. Re3 Qd4 (55... Qc2 56. Be4 Qc5 57. Qc3 $19) 56. Qa5 (56. Qxd4 Nxd4 57. Ba4 Ne6 $19) 56... Qc5 (56... Qb2 $142 $5 57. Qa3 Rd2 58. Qxb2 Rxb2 $19) 57. Qxc5 $17 Nxc5 58. Rc3 Ne6 59. f4 Kf8 (59... Rd2+ $5 60. Kf1 g5 $17) 60. Be4 $15 Ke7 61. Rc8 h5 62. Kf3 Ba7 63. Rxd8 (63. g4 $142 $5 $15 {must definitely be considered}) 63... Kxd8 $17 64. Bd5 Ke7 65. Ke4 Bb8 66. Bc6 Ng7 67. Bd5 (67. Kf3 Nf5 68. Kg2 f6 69. exf6+ Kxf6 $19) 67... Nf5 68. Kf3 Kf8 (68... f6 69. exf6+ Kxf6 70. Be4 $19) 69. Ba2 h4 70. gxh4 Nxh4+ 71. Kg4 Nf5 72. Bb1 (72. Kf3 Bc7 $17) 72... Nd4 $19 73. Ba2 Kg7 74. Bd5 (74. Kg5 Bc7 $19) 74... f6 75. exf6+ Kxf6 76. Bc4 Nf5 77. Ba2 Bc7 78. Bb3 Kg7 (78... Nd4 79. Bc4 $19) 79. Ba2 Kh6 80. Be6 Nd6 81. Bc8 {White prepares the advance f5} Ne4 82. Kf3 Nf6 83. Be6 Nh5 84. f5 g5 85. Ke4 (85. Bb3 Nf6 $19) 85... Nf6+ (85... g4 {seems even better} 86. Bf7 Nf4 87. Bc4 $19) 86. Kd4 g4 87. Bc4 (87. Kd3 g3 88. Ke3 Ne4 $19) 87... Kg5 88. Bf1 Kxf5 89. Ke3 Nd5+ 90. Kf2 Kf4 91. Bc4 (91. Bg2 {does not solve anything} Ne3 92. Bc6 g3+ 93. Ke2 Bb8 $19) 91... Ne3 (91... g3+ {makes it even easier for Black} 92. Ke1 Nc3 93. Bf1 $19) 92. Bb5 (92. Be6 $19 {what else?}) 92... g3+ 93. Kg1 (93. Ke2 {hardly improves anything} g2 94. Kf2 Kg4 $19) 93... Bb8 94. Bc6 Ba7 95. b8=Q+ (95. Kh1 {does not win a prize} Kg4 $19) 95... Bxb8 96. Bb7 Ba7 97. Bc6 Kg4 98. Kh1 Nf5 99. Kg2 Nh4+ 100. Kh1 (100. Kf1 {praying for a miracle} Kh3 101. Ke2 $19) 100... Kf4 101. Bb7 Ke3 102. Bc6 (102. Kg1 { is no salvation} Ke2+ 103. Kh1 Kf2 104. Bg2 Bd4 105. Be4 g2+ 106. Bxg2 Nxg2 107. Kh2 Nf4 108. Kh1 Be5 109. Kh2 Bd6 110. Kh1 Kf1 111. Kh2 Nh5+ 112. Kh1 Ng3+ 113. Kh2 Ne4+ 114. Kh3 Nf6 115. Kh4 Bf4 116. Kh3 Kf2 117. Kh4 Kf3 118. Kh3 Bd6 119. Kh4 Ne4 120. Kh3 Ng5+ 121. Kh4 Kf4 122. Kh5 Be5 123. Kg6 Kg4 124. Kh6 Kf5 125. Kh5 Bd4 126. Kh4 Bf2+ 127. Kh5 Ne6 128. Kh6 Bd4 129. Kh5 Bf6 130. Kh6 Bg5+ 131. Kh7 Be3 132. Kh8 Kf6 133. Kg8 Kg6 134. Kh8 Kf7 135. Kh7 Nf8+ 136. Kh8 Bd4# ) 102... Kf2 {Black plans g2} 103. Bg2 Be3 104. Be4 (104. Bd5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} g2+ 105. Bxg2 Nxg2 106. Kh2 Nf4 107. Kh1 Ne2 108. Kh2 Ng1 109. Kh1 Bd2 110. Kh2 Bf4+ 111. Kh1 Be3 112. Kh2 Bh6 113. Kh1 Kf1 114. Kh2 Ne2 115. Kh3 Kf2 116. Kg4 Ng3 117. Kh4 Kf3 118. Kh3 Nh5 119. Kh2 Be3 120. Kh1 Nf4 121. Kh2 Bc5 122. Kh1 Kf2 123. Kh2 Bd6 124. Kh1 Kf1 125. Kh2 Nh5+ 126. Kh1 Ng3+ 127. Kh2 Ne4+ 128. Kh3 Nf6 129. Kh4 Bf4 130. Kh3 Kf2 131. Kh4 Kf3 132. Kh3 Bd6 133. Kh4 Ne4 134. Kh3 Ng5+ 135. Kh4 Kf4 136. Kh5 Kf5 137. Kh4 Be5 138. Kh5 Bd4 139. Kh4 Bf2+ 140. Kh5 Ne6 141. Kh6 Bd4 142. Kh5 Bf6 143. Kh6 Bg5+ 144. Kh7 Be3 145. Kh8 Kf6 146. Kg8 Kg6 147. Kh8 Bd2 148. Kg8 Bf4 149. Kh8 Be5+ 150. Kg8 Kf6 151. Kh7 Kf5 152. Kh6 Nf4 153. Kh7 Ke6 154. Kh6 Kf6 155. Kh7 Nd5) 104... g2+ 105. Bxg2 Nxg2 106. Kh2 Nf4 107. Kh1 Ne2 (107... Bc5 108. Kh2 Bd4 109. Kh1 Be3 110. Kh2 Kf3 111. Kh1 Nh3 112. Kh2 Ng1 113. Kh1 Kf2 114. Kh2 Bf4+ 115. Kh1 Bd2 116. Kh2 Bh6 117. Kh1 Kf1 118. Kh2 Ne2 119. Kh3 Kf2 120. Kg4 Ng3 121. Kh3 Kf3 122. Kh4 Bf4 123. Kh3 Ne4 124. Kh4 Bd6 125. Kh5 Kf4 126. Kg6 Ng5 127. Kh5 Kf5 128. Kh4 Be5 129. Kh5 Bg3 130. Kh6 Ne6 131. Kh5 Ng7+ 132. Kh6 Kf6 133. Kh7 Bf4 134. Kg8 Ne6 135. Kh7 Kf7 136. Kh8 Be5+ 137. Kh7 Nf4 138. Kh6 Kf6 139. Kh7 Ke6 140. Kh6 Kf5 141. Kh7 Ne6 142. Kh6 Bd4 143. Kh5 Bf6 144. Kh6 Bg5+ 145. Kh7 Be3 146. Kh8 Kg6 147. Kg8 Bf4 148. Kh8 Be5+ 149. Kg8 Kf6 150. Kh7 Bf4 151. Kg8 Bd2 152. Kh7 Kf7 153. Kh8 Be3 154. Kh7 Nf8+ 155. Kh8 Bd4#) 108. Kh2 Ng3 109. Kh3 Kf3 110. Kh2 Bd4 111. Kh3 Bg1 112. Kh4 Be3 113. Kh3 Nf1 (113... Bd2 114. Kh2 Ne2 115. Kh1 Kf2 116. Kh2 Bf4+ 117. Kh1 Bc1 118. Kh2 Kf3 119. Kh1 Ba3 120. Kh2 Be7 121. Kh1 Kf2 122. Kh2 Ng1 123. Kh1 Bg5 124. Kh2 Bf4+ 125. Kh1 Be3 126. Kh2 Bh6 127. Kh1 Kf1 128. Kh2 Bf4+ 129. Kh1 Bg5 130. Kh2 Kf2 131. Kh1 Bf6 132. Kh2 Bd8 133. Kh1 Kf1 134. Kh2 Bh4 135. Kh1 Be1 136. Kh2 Bf2 137. Kh1 Ba7 138. Kh2 Kf2 139. Kh1 Ne2 140. Kh2 Nf4 141. Kh1 Bc5 142. Kh2 Bb6 143. Kh1 Bd4 144. Kh2 Bc3 145. Kh1 Bf6 146. Kh2 Bh8 147. Kh1 Bc3 148. Kh2 Bb4 149. Kh1 Nh5 150. Kh2 Bd2 151. Kh1 Be3 152. Kh2 Ke1 153. Kg2 Bh6 154. Kh2 Kf1 155. Kh1 Be3) 114. Kh4 Bf4 115. Kh3 (115. Kh5 {doesn't improve anything} Ke4 116. Kg6 Ke5 117. Kg7 Ke6 118. Kg8 Ng3 119. Kg7 Be5+ 120. Kh6 Kf6 121. Kh7 Kf7 122. Kh6 Bf6 123. Kh7 Nh5 124. Kh6 Nf4 125. Kh7 Bg5 126. Kh8 Ng6+ 127. Kh7 Nf8+ 128. Kh8 Bf6#) 115... Ne3 116. Kh4 Ng4 (116... Nc4 117. Kh3 Ne5 118. Kh4 Kg2 119. Kh5 Kf2 120. Kh4 Kf3 121. Kh3 Nf7 122. Kh4 Bd6 123. Kh5 Kf4 124. Kg6 Ng5 125. Kf6 Kg4 126. Kg6 Be5 127. Kh6 Kf5 128. Kh5 Nh3 129. Kh4 Ng1 130. Kh5 Bf6 131. Kh6 Nh3 132. Kh5 Nf4+ 133. Kh6 Ke6 134. Kh7 Kf7 135. Kh6 Bd8 136. Kh7 Bg5 137. Kh8 Ne6 138. Kh7 Nf8+ 139. Kh8 Bf6#) 117. Kh3 (117. Kh5 $19 {no good, but what else?}) 117... Nf2+ 118. Kh4 Ke4 119. Kh5 Kf5 120. Kh4 Be5 121. Kh5 Bf6 122. Kh6 Nh3 123. Kh5 (123. Kh7 {does not help much} Ke6 124. Kh6 Nf4 125. Kh7 Kf7 126. Kh6 Be7 127. Kh7 Bg5 128. Kh8 Ng6+ 129. Kh7 Nf8+ 130. Kh8 Bf6#) 123... Nf4+ 124. Kh6 Ke6 125. Kh7 Kf7 126. Kh6 Bh4 127. Kh7 Bg5 128. Kh8 Ng6+ (128... Ng6+ 129. Kh7 Nf8+ 130. Kh8 Bf6#) 0-1