[Event "Calcutta"]
[Site "India"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Palatnik"]
[Black "Meetei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
{D40: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 e3} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3.
c4 a6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 d5 6. a3 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. cxd5
exd5 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. b5 {last book move} axb5 (13... Ne5 $5 $15)
14. Nxb5 $11 Bb8 15. Qa4 Ne4 16. Rfd1 Qa5 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 {Black has an active
position} 18. Rab1 Nc4 {The knight dominates} 19. Bd4 {A sound move} f6 {
Prevents intrusion on e5} 20. a4 Rf7 21. Rbc1 Bd7 22. Ne1 Ned6 {Black
threatens to win material: Nd6xb5} 23. Bf3 Nxb5 24. axb5 Be6 ({Less advisable
is} 24... Bxb5 25. Bxd5 Kf8 26. Be6 $18) 25. Nd3 Bd6 26. Nf4 Bxf4 27. exf4 {
White has the pair of bishops.} Rd7 28. g4 Ra8 29. f5 {White threatens to win
material: f5xe6} Bf7 30. Ra1 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 h6 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. h4 Nd2 34. Bd1
Re7 35. Kg2 Re4 {Black threatens to win material: Re4xd4} 36. Bc3 {White
threatens to win material: Bc3xd2} Nb1 {Black threatens to win material: Nb1xc3
} 37. Ba5 Na3 $2 (37... Rd4 $142 {and Black has air to breath} 38. Rf8 Bg8 $16)
38. Rf8 $18 Bg8 (38... Nc4 39. Bf3 (39. Rxf7 $143 Nxa5 40. Rd7 Rd4 $18) 39...
Re7 40. Rxf7 Rxf7 41. Bxd5 $18) 39. g5 $16 hxg5 $2 (39... Nc4 $142 40. Bh5 Ne5
41. gxf6 gxf6 $18) 40. Bh5 $18 g6 (40... gxh4 $4 {Black will choke on that pawn
} 41. Bg6+ Kh8 42. Bf7 $18) 41. Bxg6+ (41. fxg6+ $6 Kg7 42. Rb8 Nc4 43. hxg5
fxg5 $16) 41... Kg7 42. Rb8 Rg4+ (42... Nc4 43. Rxb7+ Kh6 44. Bb4 Ne3+ 45. fxe3
Rxb4 46. Rb8 $18) 43. Kf3 Rxh4 (43... Ra4 {the last chance for counterplay} 44.
Rxb7+ Kh6 $18) 44. Rxb7+ Kh6 45. Bd8 Rb4 (45... Nxb5 {is one last hope} 46.
Rxb5 Bh7 47. Bxh7 Rf4+ 48. Kg3 Kxh7 49. Rxd5 Kg7 $18) 46. Bxf6 g4+ 47. Kg3 (47.
Kg3 Rxb5 48. Ra7 $18) 1-0