[Event "Kiev"] [Site "Ukraine"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sakharov"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C80"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "1967.??.??"] {C80: Open Ruy Lopez: Sidelines and 9 Nbd2} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 exd4 8. Re1 d5 9. Nc3 dxc3 10. Bxd5 Bb7 11. Ng5 {last book move} f5 (11... Be7 12. Nxe4 (12. Rxe4 $143 O-O 13. h4 Bf6 $17) 12... O-O 13. Nxc3 $14) 12. Nxe4 $16 fxe4 13. Qh5+ (13. Rxe4+ $4 {the pawn of course cannot be captured} Ne7 14. Re5 Bxd5 15. bxc3 Qd6 $19) 13... g6 14. Bxc6+ Bxc6 15. Qe5+ Qe7 16. Qxh8 (16. Qxc3 $5 Bd5 17. Qxh8 $16) 16... Qg7 $14 17. Qxg7 Bxg7 18. b3 O-O-O 19. Be3 Rd2 {Black threatens to win material: Rd2xc2 } 20. Rac1 b4 {Black has a new strong pawn: c3} 21. Red1 (21. Bxd2 $2 {fails because of} cxd2 22. Rcd1 dxe1=B 23. Rxe1 Kd7 $19) 21... Re2 22. Bc5 a5 23. Be3 Bb7 24. Bg5 c5 25. Be3 {White threatens to win material: Be3xc5. In the style of Nimzovich} Bf8 26. g4 {White has a new backward pawn: f2} Be7 27. Kg2 Kc7 28. Bf4+ Kc6 29. g5 a4 $2 (29... Bc8 30. Re1 Bg4 31. Rxe2 Bxe2 32. Re1 Bf3+ 33. Kg3 $11) 30. Re1 {White threatens to win material: Re1xe2} (30. bxa4 $5 Bc8 $18 ) 30... Ba6 (30... Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Kb5 32. Rd1 $14) 31. Kg3 (31. bxa4 Kb6 $16) 31... axb3 (31... a3 32. Rcd1 $14) 32. axb3 $16 Bd6 33. Bxd6 Kxd6 34. h4 $4 { ignoring the path to victory} (34. Rxe2 $142 Bxe2 35. Kf4 $16) 34... Rxe1 $19 35. Rxe1 Bd3 36. Rc1 $4 {simply worsens the situation} (36. cxd3 exd3 37. Kf3 $19) 36... c4 37. bxc4 (37. cxd3 $4 {would lead to destruction} cxb3 38. dxe4 b2 $19) 37... Bxc2 38. Rxc2 Kc5 39. Kf4 (39. Kh3 Kxc4 40. Re2 Kd3 41. Re3+ Kd4 $19) 39... Kxc4 40. Re2 (40. Kxe4 $4 {the pawn is indigestible} b3 41. Rc1 b2 $19) 40... b3 41. Rxe4+ (41. Kxe4 $4 b2 42. Ke5 b1=Q $19) 41... Kd3 42. Rb4 b2 43. Ke5 c2 44. Rb3+ Kc4 45. Rxb2 c1=Q (45... c1=Q 46. Rb7 Qe1+ 47. Kd6 Qd2+ 48. Kc6 Qd5+ 49. Kb6 Qd4+ 50. Kc6 Qxh4 $19) 0-1