[Event "Hastings"] [Site "England"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Almond"] [Black "Palatnik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A57"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "1999.??.??"] {A57: Benko/Volga Gambit} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 axb5 6. Bxb5 {last book move} Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. Nc3 g6 9. e4 Qb8 (9... Qa5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nge2 $14) 10. f4 (10. Nf3 Bg7 $16) 10... d6 $14 11. Nf3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qe2 {White has an active position} Nc7 14. Rd1 Qb7 15. Rb1 (15. a4 Ra7 $16) 15... Rfb8 $14 16. b3 (16. Qe1 Nb5 17. Nxb5 Qxb5 $14) 16... Nb5 $11 17. Bb2 ( 17. Nxb5 Qxb5 18. Qxb5 Rxb5 $11) 17... Nd4 (17... Nh5 $5 18. Qxb5 Qxb5 19. Nxb5 Rxb5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11) 18. Nxd4 $14 cxd4 19. Na4 ({Weaker is} 19. Rxd4 Qb6 20. Rbd1 Nh5 $15) 19... Nd7 20. Bxd4 Rxa4 21. Bxg7 Qa7+ 22. Kh1 (22. Kf1 Rxa2 23. Bd4 Nc5 $11 (23... Rxe2 $2 {may look interesting but has some grave disadvantages} 24. Bxa7 Rxe4 25. Bxb8 Rxf4+ 26. Kg1 Nxb8 27. b4 $18)) 22... Rxa2 $11 23. Rb2 Rxb2 24. Qxb2 (24. Bxb2 $5 {should not be overlooked} Qa2 25. h3 $11) 24... Qe3 {Black threatens to win material: Qe3xf4} 25. Bh6 {White has a mate threat} Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} (25... f6 $5 26. Qd4 Qxb3 $15 (26... Rxb3 $2 27. Qa4 Rb7 28. Qc6 $18)) 26. Qa1 $11 Qxe4 27. Re1 {White threatens to win material: Re1xe4} (27. h3 Qb4 $11) 27... Qxd5 $15 28. Rxe7 Ra8 {Black has a mate threat} 29. Qe1 $4 (29. Ra7 $142 {was possible} Rxa7 30. Qxa7 Qd1+ 31. Qg1 Qxb3 32. h3 $15) 29... Qd4 $19 30. Rc7 (30. Qg1 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Qxg1+ 31. Kxg1 Ng4 $19) 30... Ng4 31. Rc4 Qf2 32. Qc1 (32. Re4 {is not the saving move} Qxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Nxh6 $19) 32... Nxh6 0-1