[Event "Daugavpils"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "1978.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Arbakov"] [Black "Palatnik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A09"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "1978.??.??"] {A09: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4} 1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 d5 3. c4 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d3 e5 6. O-O Be7 7. b4 cxb4 8. a3 {last book move. White has a cramped position} Bd7 9. axb4 Bxb4 {Black has a new passed pawn: a7. Black has a very active position} 10. Qb3 a5 {Black has a new backward pawn: b7. Black has an active position} 11. Na3 Nf6 {Black has a very active position} 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Ba3 ( 13. Nxb4 axb4 14. Bd2 Qe7 $15) 13... a4 $17 14. Qa2 Bxa3 15. Qxa3 Qc7 16. Rfb1 Na5 17. Nd2 Rab8 18. Rc1 b5 (18... Rfc8 $142 $5 19. Qa2 h5 $17) 19. cxb5 $11 Qc3 {Black threatens to win material: Qc3xd2} ({Worse is} 19... Bxb5 20. Nxd4 { Decoy: d4} Qd7 21. Nxb5 Rxb5 22. Qxa4 $18) 20. Qxa4 Qxd2 21. Qxa5 Qxe2 { White king safety dropped} 22. Bf1 {White threatens to win material: Bf1xe2} Qh5 (22... Qf3 23. Ne1 Qf5 24. b6 $14) 23. b6 {Don't underestimate that pawn} Ng4 {Black has a mate threat} (23... Qf5 $5 24. f4 Ng4 $14) 24. h3 $16 { White threatens to win material: h3xg4} Nf6 25. g4 (25. Re1 Qf3 26. Nb4 $16 ( 26. Rxe5 $4 {that pawn is deadly bait and will cause White grave problems} Bc6 27. Rd5 Bxd5 28. Qxd5 Qxd5 $19)) 25... Bxg4 $15 26. hxg4 Nxg4 27. Bg2 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qh4 {Black has a mate threat} (28... Qf4 29. f3 Rfc8 $15) 29. Qe1 (29. Qd2 $142 $5 {must be considered} Rxb6 30. Ne1 $11) 29... Rxb6 $17 30. f3 (30. Ke2 e4 31. dxe4 $17 (31. Bxe4 Rf6 32. Ra5 Rxf2+ (32... Nxf2 $6 33. Nxd4 Qf4 34. Qc3 $15) 33. Kd1 g6 $19) (31. Nxd4 exd3+ 32. Kd2 Nxf2 $19)) 30... Qh2 31. Qe4 $2 ( 31. Qe2 Nf6 32. Qf2 $19) 31... Nf6 $19 32. Qf5 Nd5 33. Ra2 $2 (33. Qh3 Qf4 34. Qd7 $19) 33... Rf6 (33... Rc6 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} 34. Qh3 Ne3+ 35. Kf2 $19) 34. Qd7 Rg6 35. Qh3 (35. Qxd5 $4 {fails to mate in 3} Qxg2+ 36. Ke1 Qg1+ 37. Kd2 Rg2#) 35... Qf4 36. Rca1 Rg3 (36... f5 {seems even better} 37. Qh1 $19) 37. Qd7 $2 (37. Qh2 g6 38. Kg1 Qxf3 $19) 37... Nf6 (37... Nc3 { and Black can already relax} 38. Ne1 Nxa2 39. Rxa2 $19) 38. Qe7 (38. Qc6 h5 39. Nb4 h4 $19) 38... h5 39. Ra8 (39. Ne1 h4 40. Re2 $19) 39... Rxa8 (39... Rxf3+ $6 40. Kg1 Rxa8 41. Rxa8+ Kh7 42. Bxf3 Qxf3 43. Qxe5 Qxa8 44. Nxd4 $19) 40. Rxa8+ Kh7 41. Ra7 (41. Ne1 {no good, but what else?} Ng4 42. Qb7 Ne3+ 43. Kg1 $19) 41... h4 (41... Qd2 42. Qxe5 Qxg2+ 43. Ke1 Qg1+ (43... Qxc2 $6 {is easily refuted} 44. Qxg3 Qxd3 45. Qf4 $17 (45. Rxf7 $4 {That pawn is poisoned} Qb1+ 46. Ke2 Qa2+ 47. Kd3 Qxf7 $19)) 44. Kd2 Rg2+ 45. Qe2 Rxe2+ 46. Kxe2 Nd5 47. Kd2 Qg5+ 48. Ke1 Qc1+ 49. Kf2 Qxc2+ 50. Kg3 h4+ 51. Kg4 Ne3+ 52. Kh5 Qc6 53. Kxh4 Qxf3 54. Rxf7 Qg4#) 42. Qxf7 h3 43. Bh1 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 Qg1+ 45. Ke2 Qxh1 46. Ne1 (46. Qxg7+ {is no salvation} Rxg7 47. Re7 Rxe7 48. Ne1 h2 49. Kd2 Rb7 50. Kc1 Qxe1+ 51. Kc2 h1=Q 52. f4 Qc6#) 46... Rg2+ $1 {Deflection: f3} 47. Kd1 (47. Nxg2 Qxg2+ {Deflection}) 47... Qxe1+ $1 {Black should return some of the goodies he has collected} (47... Qxe1+ 48. Kxe1 h2 49. Qxg7+ Rxg7 50. Rxg7+ Kxg7 51. Kd2 h1=Q 52. Kc2 Qxf3 53. Kb3 Qxd3+ 54. Kb4 Qc3+ 55. Kb5 Nd5 56. Ka6 Qc4+ 57. Kb7 Qc7+ 58. Ka6 Qb6#) 0-1