[Event "Chicago International"] [Site "Ilinois"] [Date "2004.04.09"] [Round "4"] [White "Gurevich, Dmitry"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A87"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2616"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {A81: Dutch Defence: 2 g3} 1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Ne4 7. Bb2 c6 8. c4 d5 9. Nbd2 Be6 {last book move} 10. cxd5 (10. Rc1 Bh6 $14) 10... cxd5 $11 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. Nd3 Qb6 13. e3 Rfc8 14. Rc1 Qa5 {Black threatens to win material: Qa5xd2} 15. b4 {White threatens to win material: b4xa5} Rxc1 (15... Qxa2 $4 {taking the pawn is naive} 16. Ra1 Qxa1 17. Bxa1 $18 (17. Qxa1 $6 Nxd2 18. Rc1 Rc4 19. Rxc4 Nxc4 $18)) 16. bxa5 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 b6 { Consolidates c5} 18. a6 (18. Nb3 Rc8 $11) 18... Rc8 $15 19. Nb4 Ndf6 20. Nxe4 fxe4 ({Instead of} 20... Nxe4 21. Rc1 $14) 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 {A minor pieces endgame occured} Bd7 23. f3 exf3 24. Bxf3 e6 25. h4 (25. Bg2 Ne4 $15) 25... Bb5 26. g4 Bf8 {Black threatens to win material: Bf8xb4} 27. Bd2 Ne4 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. d5 (29. Be1 $5 $17) 29... Kf7 $19 30. dxe6+ Kxe6 31. Bc3 h5 32. Kf2 (32. gxh5 gxh5 33. a3 $19) 32... Be7 33. g5 Bd6 34. a3 (34. Nc2 Bxa6 35. Bb4 Bc5 $19) 34... Kf5 35. Kg2 Kg4 36. Be1 Bc5 37. Bg3 (37. Bf2 $19) 37... Bxe3 38. Bb8 Bc1 39. Bxa7 (39. Nc2 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Bxa6 40. Kf2 Bd3 41. Ne3+ Kxh4 42. Bxa7 Bxa3 43. Bxb6 Kxg5 $19) 39... Bxa3 40. Nd5 Bxa6 ( 40... Bc5 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 41. Nf6+ Kf5 42. Nd5 Bxa6 43. Bxb6 Bxb6 44. Nxb6 $19) 41. Bxb6 Kxh4 42. Be3 (42. Nf6 {does not win a prize} Kxg5 43. Nxe4+ Kf4 $19) 42... Kg4 43. Kf2 (43. Nc7 {is not the saving move} Bc4 44. Ne8 Be7 45. Nf6+ Kf5 $19) 43... Bd6 44. Bd2 (44. Nf6+ {hardly improves anything } Kf5 $19) 44... Bc5+ (44... Bc5+ 45. Be3 Bxe3+ 46. Kxe3 Bd3 $19) 0-1