[Event "Cattolica"] [Site "Sicily"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Schmidt"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A34"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] {A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5} 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. Qb3 Nc6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Qa4 Bd7 9. Nf3 f6 10. d3 e5 {last book move} 11. Ne4 Ne6 12. b3 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bd2 c5 15. Qa5 { Attacks the backward pawn on c5} (15. Qc4 Qb6 $11) 15... f5 $15 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. Ng5 h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Ba5 { White threatens to win material: Ba5xd8} Rb8 20. Nd2 Be6 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. dxc4 Kd7 23. Kd2 Rb7 24. Rab1 Bc7 25. Bxc7 Kxc7 26. e3 Rd8 27. exd4 Rxd4+ 28. Kc3 Kc6 29. Rhd1 Rbd7 30. Kc2 a5 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. b4 (32. f3 $5 $15) 32... axb4 $17 33. Rxb4 d3+ 34. Kd2 e4 35. Rb2 (35. Rb5 Ra7 36. a3 Rxa3 37. Rxf5 Ra2+ 38. Ke1 Re2+ 39. Kf1 Rc2 $19) 35... g5 36. Rb5 (36. a4 f4 37. c5 $19) 36... f4 $19 37. gxf4 (37. Re5 Rd4 $19) 37... gxf4 38. Re5 Rd4 39. c5 Rc4 40. Kd1 Kb5 41. a3 h5 42. h4 $2 (42. Rf5 f3 43. Re5 h4 $19) 42... Kc6 (42... f3 $142 $19 {seems even better}) 43. Kd2 $4 {White has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (43. Rf5 $142 e3 44. fxe3 fxe3 45. Re5 e2+ 46. Kd2 $19) 43... Rc2+ 44. Kd1 Re2 45. a4 f3 46. a5 e3 (46... e3 47. fxe3 f2 $19) 0-1