[Event "Bagneux"] [Site "France"] [Date "1988.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Savon"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D11"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "1988.??.??"] {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 Bg4 5. Ne5 e6 {last book move} 6. Qb3 {White threatens to win material: Qb3xb7} Qb6 7. c5 {White gains space} (7. Nxg4 Nxg4 8. e3 Qxb3 9. axb3 Bd6 $14) 7... Qxb3 8. axb3 {White has new doubled pawns: b2+b3} Nbd7 (8... Bf5 9. Nc3 $11) 9. Nxg4 Nxg4 10. e3 a6 {Covers b5} (10... e5 11. Nc3 $14) 11. b4 Rc8 12. f3 {White threatens to win material: f3xg4} Ngf6 13. Nd2 g6 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 e5 {Black threatens to win material: e5xd4} 16. Nc4 (16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nf3 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Rd8 $14) 16... exd4 $11 17. Na5 {White threatens to win material: Na5xb7} (17. Bd3 Be7 $11) 17... Bg7 (17... b5 18. Nb3 Bg7 19. Rxa6 Nxe4 20. Be2 $15) 18. Nxb7 $11 O-O {Black castles and improves king safety } 19. Bxa6 Ra8 20. Ra3 Nxe4 21. O-O f5 (21... d3 22. Rxd3 Ndxc5 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. bxc5 Rxa6 25. b4 $11) 22. Bf4 Ne5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Rxa8 { White pins: Ra8xf8} Rxa8 26. Na5 {White threatens to win material: Na5xc6} Nd2 {Black threatens to win material: Nd2xf1} (26... Bc7 27. Nxc6 Nd2 28. b3 Nxf1 29. Kxf1 Bxh2 30. Nxd4 $11) 27. Rd1 Nxc4 28. Nxc4 Bf6 29. Na5 {A beautiful square!} Rc8 30. Kf2 Kg7 31. Ke2 Kf7 32. Kd3 Ke6 (32... Be5 33. h3 $14) 33. Kc4 (33. Nc4 Bd8 $16) 33... Kd7 $14 34. Nb3 {The pressure on d4 grows. White threatens to win material: Nb3xd4} (34. Re1 $14) 34... Rd8 (34... Re8 35. b5 cxb5+ 36. Kxb5 $11) 35. b5 (35. Nxd4 $5 Kc8 36. g3 $16) 35... cxb5+ $11 36. Kxb5 {White has new passed pawns: b2+c5} Rb8+ 37. Kc4 Kc7 38. Nxd4 (38. g3 $5 $14) 38... Bxd4 $11 ({Not} 38... Rxb2 39. Nb5+ Kc8 40. c6 Rc2+ 41. Kd5 $16) 39. Rxd4 Rxb2 40. Rh4 h5 41. g3 Kc6 42. Kd4 $4 (42. Rd4 $142 $15 {would hold out}) 42... Rb4+ $19 43. Ke5 (43. Kd3 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Rxh4 44. gxh4 Kxc5 $19) 43... Rxh4 44. gxh4 Kxc5 45. Kf6 (45. Kf4 { otherwise it's curtains at once} Kd5 46. Kg3 $19) 45... f4 46. Kxg6 (46. Ke6 { cannot change what is in store for ?} f3 47. Ke5 f2 48. Kf4 Kd5 49. h3 f1=Q+ 50. Ke3 Qxh3+ 51. Kf4 Qd3 52. Kg5 Ke5 53. Kh6 Kf6 54. Kh7 Qd8 55. Kh6 Qh8#) 46... f3 47. Kxh5 (47. Kh6 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} f2 48. Kg7 f1=Q 49. Kg8 Kd6 50. Kh7 Ke6 51. Kg6 Qf6+ 52. Kxh5 Kf5 53. h3 Qg6#) 47... f2 ( 47... f2 48. Kh6 f1=Q 49. h3 Qf6+ 50. Kh5 Kc6 51. Kg4 Kd5 52. Kg3 Ke4 53. Kg2 Qxh4 54. Kh1 Kf3 55. Kg1 Qf2+ 56. Kh1 Qg2#) 0-1