[Event "World Open"] [Site "Philadelphia,PA"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Benjamin, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A27"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [BlackElo "2679"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1991.??.??"] {A27: English Opening: Three Knights Variation} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d4 e4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Ncxe7 7. Nd2 e3 8. fxe3 Nf6 9. Qb3 Ng4 10. g3 Nxe3 11. Nd1 Nxf1 12. Rxf1 O-O 13. Ne3 d6 14. O-O-O c6 15. Nf3 {White prepares the advance d5} Kh8 16. Ng2 {last book move} Ng8 (16... b5 $5 $11) 17. Nf4 $14 Qe7 18. d5 {White gains space} c5 (18... Nf6 19. Nd4 $14) 19. Nh4 (19. Rd3 $16) 19... Qe8 $2 (19... Rf6 $142 {is a viable option} 20. Nfg2 a5 $11) 20. e4 $18 g5 (20... Ne7 21. Ne6 Bxe6 22. dxe6 fxe4 23. Qxb7 $18) 21. Qc3+ Nf6 22. Nxf5 ({ Instead of} 22. exf5 gxf4 (22... gxh4 $6 23. Rde1 Qf7 24. Ne6 $14) 23. Rxf4 Qe5 $17) 22... gxf4 23. Nxd6 Qe7 (23... Qd7 24. e5 Ne8 25. e6+ Qg7 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Rxf4 Qxc3+ 28. bxc3 $18) 24. e5 Nh5 (24... Bh3 25. exf6 (25. Rxf4 $6 Kg8 $18) 25... Qxf6 26. Rxf4 Qxc3+ 27. bxc3 $18) 25. e6+ Ng7 (25... Qf6 {cannot undo what has already been done} 26. e7 Qxc3+ 27. bxc3 $18) 26. Nf7+ Rxf7 (26... Kg8 {is no salvation} 27. Rxf4 Bxe6 28. dxe6 Qxe6 29. Rdf1 $18) 27. exf7 Bg4 28. Rde1 Qxf7 29. Rxf4 Qg6 30. Re7 (30. h4 {and White can already relax} Kg8 31. Rf6 Qh5 $18) 30... Rg8 (30... Kg8 {doesn't change anything anymore} 31. Qe5 Nh5 32. Rf2 $18) 31. Rxb7 h5 (31... a5 {does not help much} 32. Rc7 a4 33. Rxc5 $18 ) 32. Rff7 (32. b3 {keeps an even firmer grip} a5 $18) 32... a5 (32... h4 { doesn't get the cat off the tree} 33. Qf6 Qxf6 34. Rxf6 $18) 33. b3 a4 (33... Kh7 {hardly improves anything} 34. Kb2 h4 35. gxh4 $18) 34. bxa4 Qh6+ (34... h4 {does not win a prize} 35. Qf6 Qxf6 36. Rxf6 $18) 35. Kb2 Bc8 (35... h4 36. Rf6 Qg5 37. gxh4 $18) 36. Rbc7 (36. Rf6 $142 {makes it even easier for White} Qh7 37. Rbb6 Re8 $18) 36... Ba6 (36... Qg5 $18 {is one last hope}) 37. a5 Bxc4 38. Rxg7 Rxg7 39. d6 Bb5 40. a6 (40. a6 Kh7 41. Qxg7+ Qxg7+ 42. Rxg7+ Kxg7 43. a7 $18) 1-0