[Event "World Open"] [Site "Philadelphia"] [Date "1994.06.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Veach, Joseph"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D23"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2256"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "1994.??.??"] {D23: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3 Nf6 sidelines} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ Nbd7 5. Qxc4 {last book move} Nb6 {Black threatens to win material: Nb6xc4} 6. Qc2 Bg4 7. e3 (7. Nc3 Bxf3 8. exf3 e6 $11) 7... e6 8. Nc3 c6 { Secures b5} 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Nbd5 12. e4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 (15. e5 Nd7 $14) 15... Qc7 (15... Bd6 16. Rb1 b6 17. Bg5 $11) 16. c4 {White has a new protected passed pawn: d5} Bd6 {The black bishop is safe in front of d5} 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 {White has the pair of bishops} ({Worse is } 18. gxf3 Qd7 19. Kg2 Nh5 $15) 18... Rad8 19. Rb1 b6 20. a4 Be5 21. a5 Ne8 ( 21... bxa5 22. Bd2 $14) 22. Re1 Rb8 23. axb6 Rxb6 24. Bd2 Bd4 25. Rxb6 axb6 26. Qa4 (26. Bg5 Nf6 $16) 26... Be5 (26... Qg3 $142 $1 {is worth consideration} 27. Be3 Qe5 $14) 27. Qc6 Qb8 28. Rb1 {White threatens to win material: Rb1xb6} (28. g3 Nf6 $18) 28... Bc7 $2 (28... Nd6 $142 $5 {is an interesting idea} 29. Qa4 Qd8 $14) 29. Ba5 f5 30. d6 (30. Bxb6 $6 Rf6 31. d6 Rxd6 32. Qxc5 Bxb6 (32... Rxb6 $4 33. Bd5+ Re6 34. Bxe6+ Kh8 35. Qf8#) 33. Qxf5 Qc7 34. Bd5+ Rxd5 35. Qxd5+ Kf8 36. Qf3+ Nf6 $16) 30... Bxd6 31. Rxb6 Qd8 32. Bc3 Qg5 (32... Kh8 33. g3 $18) 33. Qd5+ Kh8 34. Bd2 Qd8 35. Rc6 Qe7 (35... Qf6 36. g3 $18) 36. g3 f4 37. g4 Qf6 38. Kg2 Qe7 (38... h6 39. Be4 $18) 39. Bc3 h6 (39... Rf7 40. g5 Qd7 41. Bg4 f3+ 42. Kg1 $18) 40. Rb6 Rf7 41. h4 Qf8 (41... Kg8 42. g5 hxg5 43. hxg5 $18) 42. h5 (42. Qe6 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Bc7 43. Ra6 Bd8 44. Qxh6+ Kg8 $18) 42... Qe7 43. Rc6 (43. Ra6 $142 {and White can already relax} Rf8 44. Kf1 Rg8 45. Qxc5 Rf8 $18 (45... Bxc5 $4 46. Rxh6#)) 43... Rf8 (43... Qd7 $18) 44. Qd3 Qe6 (44... Qg5 {doesn't improve anything} 45. Rxd6 Nxd6 46. Qxd6 $18) 45. Kh3 Qe7 (45... Qd7 {doesn't change anything anymore} 46. Ra6 Qe6 47. Bb2 $18) 46. Qg6 Be5 (46... Nf6 47. Bxf6 Qxf6 48. Rxd6 Qc3 $18) 47. Re6 ( 47. Re6 Qxe6 48. Qxe6 Bxc3 49. Qe7 $18) 1-0