[Event "Manhattan Int"] [Site "New York City"] [Date "2008.12.25"] [Round "6"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Ashley, Maurice"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D23"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2518"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {D23: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3 Nf6 sidelines} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. O-O h6 10. e3 O-O 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 e5 14. d5 Nb6 15. e4 Bd7 16. Rfd1 { last book move} Bd6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 {White has the pair of bishops} 20. Be3 Qe6 21. b3 {Prevents intrusion on a4} Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Qe7 24. h4 Nc8 25. Kh2 b6 {Controls c5} 26. f3 Nd6 27. Qc2 { White threatens to win material: Qc2xc6} Bb7 28. Qb2 Re8 29. Qa3 Nb5 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. h5 Nc7 33. Bh3 Ne8 34. Bf5+ g6 35. hxg6+ fxg6 36. Rd7 Rxd7 37. Bxd7 {A minor pieces endgame occured} Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xd7} 38. Be6 Kg7 39. Bc1 g5 (39... Ne8 40. Bh3 $14) 40. g4 { White has a new backward pawn: f3. Black has a new backward pawn: h6} (40. Bb2 $5 g4 41. fxg4 Nxe4 42. Bxe5+ Kg6 43. Bf5+ Kf7 44. Bb8 $16) 40... Bc6 $14 41. Ba3 Nd7 42. Bd6 Kf6 {Black threatens to win material: Kf6xe6} 43. Bc4 Nc5 44. b4 {White threatens to win material: b4xc5} Ne6 (44... b5 $5 45. Bxb5 Nxe4 46. Bxc6 Nxd6 $14) 45. b5 $16 Bd7 (45... Be8 46. Bb8 $16) 46. Bb8 $18 Nd4 47. Bxa7 Nxf3+ (47... Bxb5 $142 $5 48. Bxb5 Nxb5 49. Bxb6 Nc3 $18) 48. Kg3 Nd4 (48... Nd2 49. Bd3 Bc8 $18) 49. a4 Be6 50. Bd3 Bb3 51. a5 Nxb5 (51... bxa5 $4 { the pawn must be left alone, otherwise Black will be punished} 52. Bxd4 Ba4 53. Bc5 $18) 52. Bxb6 (52. Bxb5 $6 bxa5 53. Bc5 Bc2 $18) 52... Nd6 53. a6 Ba4 54. Bc5 Ke6 55. a7 Bc6 56. Kf3 Bb7 (56... Nc8 {does not solve anything} 57. Ba6 Nxa7 58. Bxa7 $18) 57. Bxd6 Kxd6 58. Bc4 1-0