[Event "Hastings"] [Site "England"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Van Laatum"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E73"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2000.??.??"] {E73: King's Indian: Averbakh Variation without 6...c5} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Na6 9. Qd2 Nc5 10. f3 a5 11. O-O-O h5 12. h4 Bd7 {Black prepares a4} 13. Nh3 {last book move} a4 14. Nf2 c6 (14... a3 $142 $5 $11 {might be a viable alternative}) 15. dxc6 $16 Bxc6 ( 15... bxc6 $5 16. Qxd6 Ne6 $16) 16. Qxd6 Ncd7 (16... Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Ne6 $16) 17. Nd3 (17. g4 $142 $5 $18) 17... a3 $16 18. b3 (18. Nxe5 {is clearly inferior} Nxe5 19. Qxd8 axb2+ 20. Kxb2 Rfxd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $17) 18... Re8 19. Nb4 Qa5 20. Kc2 Re6 (20... Rac8 21. Nbd5 $16) 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Qd2 (22. b4 Rxd6 23. bxa5 Bf8 $16) 22... Bf8 23. Na4 Bb4 24. Qc1 Nc5 (24... Ree8 25. Rd3 $16) 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Rd3 Bd4 (26... Bb4 $5 $16) 27. Bxd4 $18 exd4 28. Rxd4 Qe5 29. Rhd1 c5 30. Rd8+ Re8 (30... Rxd8 31. Rxd8+ Kh7 32. Kb1 $18) 31. Rxe8+ (31. Qa1 Qe7 32. R8d6 Nh7 $18) 31... Nxe8 32. Rd5 Qg3 33. Qg1 (33. Rxc5 $6 Qf2 34. Rd5 Qxe2+ 35. Rd2 Qe3 $11) 33... Nc7 34. Rxc5 Rd8 35. Bd3 Qd6 (35... Qxh4 36. Rxc7 Qf6 37. Qe3 Qb2+ 38. Kd1 Qxa2 39. Ra7 $16) 36. Qe3 $18 Na6 37. Rd5 {White threatens to win material: Rd5xd6} (37. Rb5 $142 $18 {a pity that White didn't try this}) 37... Nb4+ $14 {Black forks: d5, a2+c2} 38. Kc3 $4 {White has let it slip away} (38. Kd2 $142 Nxd5 39. cxd5 $11) 38... Nxd5+ (38... Nxa2+ $142 { and Black takes home the point} 39. Kc2 Nb4+ 40. Kb1 a2+ (40... Nxd5 41. cxd5 Rc8 42. Bb5 $19) 41. Ka1 Nxd5 42. cxd5 Qe5+ 43. Kxa2 Ra8+ 44. Ba6 Qf6 $19) 39. exd5 $16 (39. cxd5 $6 Qe5+ 40. Qd4 Qg3 $11) 39... Qg3 (39... Qf6+ $5 40. Qd4 Qe7 $16) 40. Qe7 $18 Rf8 41. d6 (41. Qxa3 $6 Qe1+ 42. Kd4 Qg1+ 43. Kc3 Qe1+ 44. Kc2 Qf2+ 45. Kc3 Qe1+ $11) 41... Qf2 $2 (41... Qxg2 $142 42. Be2 Qg1 $18) 42. Bc2 Qg1 (42... Qf1 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 43. c5 Qa1+ 44. Kd3 Qf1+ 45. Qe2 Qxe2+ 46. Kxe2 $18) 43. d7 Qa1+ 44. Kd2 Qd4+ 45. Ke2 (45. Ke2 Kg7 46. c5 $18) 1-0