[Event "Blagoveshchensk"] [Site "Russia"] [Date "1988.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vakhidov"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A26"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "1988.??.??"] {A26: English Opening vs King's Indian with ...Nc6 and d3} 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 e5 5. d3 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Rb1 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. b4 h6 {last book move} 10. Nd5 g5 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. b5 {White threatens to win material: b5xc6} Ne7 13. Bb2 a6 14. a4 Be6 15. Qc2 b6 16. Nd2 Ra7 17. Ra1 a5 18. Rac1 Qe8 19. d4 {White prepares c5} e4 20. g4 fxg4 21. Nxe4 {Black has new doubled pawns: g4+g5} ({Less advisable is} 21. Qxe4 Ng6 $11) 21... Bg7 22. c5 d5 { Black threatens to win material: d5xe4} 23. Nc3 bxc5 24. e4 cxd4 25. Nxd5 { White has a new passed pawn: e4. Black has a new passed pawn: d4} Be5 26. Rfd1 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (26. Qd1 $5 Nxd5 27. exd5 $14) 26... c6 $4 { forfeits the advantage} (26... Bxd5 $142 {would have made live much easier for Black} 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Be6 $19) 27. b6 {Don't underestimate that pawn} ( 27. Qc5 Nxd5 28. exd5 Qh5 29. dxe6 Qxh2+ 30. Kf1 Rxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qf4+ 32. Kg1 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Qf4+ 34. Ke2 Qe3+ 35. Kf1 Qf4+ 36. Bf3 Qxf3+ 37. Ke1 Qe3+ 38. Kf1 Qf3+ 39. Ke1 Qe3+ 40. Kf1 Qf3+ $11) 27... Rd7 $15 (27... Nxd5 $2 {looks very tantalising, but} 28. exd5 (28. bxa7 $6 Nc3 29. Ba3 Qa8 $14) 28... Bxd5 29. bxa7 $18) 28. Nc7 {White threatens to win material: Nc7xe8} Qf7 29. Nxe6 Qxe6 30. Qc4 {The pressure on d4 grows} Qxc4 31. Rxc4 Rb8 {Black threatens to win material: Rb8xb6} 32. Rc5 (32. Bc3 Rxb6 33. Bxa5 Rb2 $15) 32... Rxb6 $17 33. Ba1 (33. Rxe5 Rxb2 34. Rxa5 d3 $17) 33... Ng6 $19 34. Bf1 Kf7 (34... Rdb7 $5 35. Bd3 $19) 35. Rxa5 $17 Rb4 36. h3 $2 (36. Bc3 $142 Rbb7 37. Bd2 $17) 36... Rdb7 $19 37. Rc5 Rb1 38. Rcc1 Rxc1 39. Rxc1 gxh3 40. Bxh3 (40. a5 $19) 40... Nf4 $4 {gives the opponent new chances} (40... Rb4 $142 {nails it down} 41. a5 Ra4 $19) 41. Bf1 $17 Rb4 42. Rxc6 $4 {strolling merrily down the path to disaster. .} (42. a5 $142 $17) 42... Rxa4 (42... Rxa4 43. Bb2 h5 $17) 0-1