[Event "DC"] [Site "?"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Schneider"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E09"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "137"] [EventDate "1997.??.??"] {E09: Closed Catalan: Main Line: 7 Qc2 c6 8 Nbd2} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2 b5 9. c5 a5 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7 {last book move} 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 { The backward pawn on d4 becomes a target} 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. Qe2 g6 19. Ne5 h5 20. f4 Kg7 21. h4 Rc8 22. b3 Rfd8 23. a3 Rb8 24. Qc2 Ba8 25. Be4 Rf8 26. Rd2 Rh8 27. Red1 Rh6 28. Kf2 Rbh8 29. Qc3 Bb7 30. Qf3 Rc8 31. b4 a4 { Black gains space} 32. Ke3 Be7 33. Qg2 Rhh8 34. Rh1 f5 {Black threatens to win material: f5xe4} (34... Rh6 35. g4 hxg4 36. Nxg4 $16) 35. Bb1 Bf6 36. Ba2 { White threatens to win material: Ba2xe6} Rhe8 37. Re1 Re7 38. Ree2 Rd8 39. Kf2 {White king safety improved} Rde8 40. Qf3 Qc8 41. Re3 Qc7 42. Kg2 Rd8 43. Qe2 Bc8 44. Kh3 Rde8 45. Qe1 Bb7 46. Rde2 Bc8 47. Nf3 {Attacks the backward pawn on e6} Qd7 48. Ne5 Bxe5 (48... Qc7 49. Kg2 $14) 49. Rxe5 {'the rook is the rook!'} Kf7 (49... Qxd4 50. Rd2 Qc3 51. Re3 $14) 50. Qc3 $16 Qc7 51. Qe3 Qd7 52. Kg2 Qc7 53. Kf2 Qd7 54. Ke1 Qc7 55. Kd2 Qd7 56. Kc3 {White king safety dropped} Qc7 57. g4 (57. Qd3 $5 $16) 57... hxg4 $11 (57... fxg4 58. f5 Rg8 59. Qg5 $18) 58. h5 Kg7 (58... gxh5 59. Rxf5+ Kg8 60. Rxh5 $18) 59. hxg6 Rh8 60. Qg1 (60. Bxe6 Rh3 61. d5 cxd5 62. Bxc8 Rxe5 63. fxe5 Qxc8 $19) 60... Kxg6 61. Bb1 Rh3+ 62. Kb2 Kf6 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (62... Rh4 $142 {and Black has air to breath} 63. Bxf5+ exf5 64. Rxe7 Qxf4 $11) 63. d5 $18 cxd5 (63... Rb3+ 64. Ka2 exd5 65. Rxe7 Qxf4 66. Qe1 $18) 64. Qd4 Kf7 65. Bxf5 Qd8 $4 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (65... Rh4 $142 66. Bd3 g3 $18) 66. Bxg4 Rh4 (66... Qh8 {is still a small chance} 67. Bxh3 Qxh3 $18) 67. Bh5+ Kf8 68. Rg5 (68. Rxe6 $1 Bxe6 69. Qh8+ Bg8 70. Qh6+ Rg7 71. Qd6+ Re7 72. Qxd8+ Kg7 73. Qxe7+ Kh6 74. Qf6+ Kh7 75. Re7+ Bf7 76. Rxf7+ Kg8 77. Qg7#) 68... Rh7 (68... Rf7 {praying for a miracle} 69. Qh8+ Ke7 $18) 69. Reg2 (69. Reg2 Qxg5 70. Rxg5 Rh2+ 71. Kc3 Rh3+ 72. Kd2 Rh2+ 73. Be2 $18) 1-0