[Event "Hastings"] [Site "England"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hammond"] [Black "Palatnik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A57"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "1999.??.??"] {A57: Benko/Volga Gambit} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 {last book move} 7. g3 (7. Nf3 Qxb6 8. e4 g6 $14) 7... Qxb6 8. Nf3 g6 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O Ba6 11. Rb1 Bg7 12. h3 {Consolidates g4} O-O 13. Re1 Rfb8 14. e4 Qc7 15. Bg5 Ra7 16. Qc2 Rab7 17. Rec1 Rb4 18. a3 {White threatens to win material: a3xb4} R4b7 {White has an active position} 19. Na4 (19. Rd1 Ne8 $11) 19... Bb5 (19... Nb6 20. Nxb6 Rxb6 21. Nd2 $15) 20. Nc3 $11 Bc4 21. Nd2 Bb3 ( 21... Ba6 $5 $11 {is an interesting alternative}) 22. Nxb3 $14 Rxb3 23. a4 h6 24. Bd2 c4 25. Nb5 Qb6 26. Qxc4 Rxg3 (26... Nc5 $142 $16) 27. Qc6 (27. Qe2 $142 $18 {White would have gained the upper hand}) 27... Nxe4 $14 28. Qxb6 Rxg2+ ( 28... Rxb6 $2 {looks tempting, but} 29. Rc8+ (29. fxg3 $6 Nxd2 30. Rc8+ Kh7 $16 ) 29... Kh7 30. Bxa5 $18 (30. fxg3 $6 Nxd2 31. Rd1 Nb3 $16)) 29. Kxg2 Nxb6 ( 29... Rxb6 $2 30. Rc8+ (30. Bxa5 $6 Rb8 $18) 30... Kh7 31. Bxa5 $18) 30. Bxa5 Nxa4 {The pawn on b2 gets attacked} 31. Na7 Nxb2 (31... Rxb2 32. Rxb2 Nxb2 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Nc6 $14) 32. Nc6 {White threatens to win material: Nc6xb8. A beautiful square!} (32. Rc8+ Rxc8 33. Nxc8 Kf8 $14) 32... Rb5 $14 {Black threatens to win material: Rb5xd5} 33. f3 {White threatens to win material: f3xe4} Nc5 34. Bc3 Ncd3 {Black threatens to win material: Nd3xc1} 35. Nxe7+ Kh7 36. Rxb2 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (36. Bxg7 $142 {and White has air to breath} Kxg7 37. Rc2 $14) 36... Nxb2 $17 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. Rc6 Kf8 39. Nc8 Rxd5 40. Nxd6 Nd3 41. Ne4 Kg7 42. Rc7 Ne5 43. h4 $2 (43. Nc5 $5 $17) 43... Rd3 $19 44. Rc3 (44. f4 Nf3 45. h5 gxh5 46. Nc5 $19) 44... Nxf3 (44... Nxf3 45. Rxd3 Ne1+ 46. Kf2 Nxd3+ 47. Ke3 Ne1 $19) 0-1