[Event "USSR"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "1976.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Palatnik"] [Black "Popov"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D11"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "1976.??.??"] {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Qc2 g6 5. Bf4 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. e3 Na6 8. Nc3 Qxb3 9. axb3 Nb4 10. Ra4 Nd3+ 11. Bxd3 Bxd3 12. Be5 dxc4 13. bxc4 Bg7 14. Kd2 Bf5 15. Rha1 a6 16. Rb4 Bc8 {last book move} 17. Na4 Ne4+ (17... a5 18. Nc5 $16) 18. Ke2 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 ({Weaker is} 19. dxe5 c5 20. Rb6 Be6 $16) 19... Nd6 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. f3 f6 22. Nd3 Kd8 23. e4 {White prepares the advance d5} Kc7 24. Nc5 (24. d5 g5 $16) 24... Re8 (24... e5 25. dxe5 fxe5 26. Rd1 $16) 25. Rc1 e6 26. Rc3 e5 27. d5 f5 28. h3 (28. Ke3 $142 $16) 28... cxd5 $4 {solves nothing} (28... Rf8 $142 $16) 29. Nxd5+ $18 Kc6 (29... Kd8 {is one last hope} 30. Nxa6 $1 {Deflection: b7} Ra8 $18) 30. Rb6+ Kxc5 31. b4+ Kd4 32. Rd3+ Kxc4 33. Ne3# (33. Rxd6 $6 { is a weaker possibility} Be6 34. Rc3+ Kb5 35. Rb6+ Ka4 $18) 1-0