[Event "Odessa"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "1977.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Palatnik"] [Black "Agzamov"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A31"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] {A31: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d5 6. cxd5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bc5 8. Qc2 Na6 9. b4 Bb6 10. N1c3 O-O 11. Qb3 Bf5 12. e3 Be4 {Can d5 get defended?} 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Nc3 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Qh4 16. g3 {last book move} Qf6 (16... Qh5 17. Be2 Qf5 18. Ke1 $16) 17. Ke2 Qf5 18. Bg2 Rac8 19. a3 Rxc3 (19... Rfd8 20. Rac1 $18) 20. Qxc3 Rc8 21. Qe1 Rc2+ 22. Kf1 Qd3+ (22... Nc7 $18) 23. Kg1 Re2 24. Qf1 (24. Qc1 $142 {White missed this excellent chance} Rc2 25. Qd1 $18) 24... Qxe3 $16 25. Rc1 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (25. fxe3 $142 Bxe3+ 26. Qf2 Rxf2 27. h4 $16) 25... Kf8 $4 {Black is ruining his position} (25... g5 $142 26. fxe3 Bxe3+ 27. Qf2 Rxf2 (27... Bxf2+ $143 28. Kf1 Ra2 29. d6 $18) 28. Rc8+ Kg7 $17) 26. d6 $18 (26. fxe3 {is clearly weaker} Bxe3+ 27. Qf2 Rxf2 (27... Bxf2+ $2 28. Kf1 Rd2 29. d6 $18) 28. Rc8+ Ke7 29. d6+ Kd7 30. Bxb7 Rc2+ 31. Kf1 Rxc8 32. Bxc8+ Kxc8 $19) 26... Ke8 27. Bxb7 (27. fxe3 {is the weaker alternative} Bxe3+ 28. Qf2 Rxf2 $17 (28... Bxf2+ $2 29. Kf1 Rb2 30. Bxb7 $18)) 27... Qd2 $2 (27... Qd3 28. Kg2 Qe3 (28... Rxf2+ $4 {the pawn must be left alone, otherwise Black will be punished} 29. Qxf2 Bxf2 30. Rhd1 (30. Kxf2 $143 Qd2+ (30... Qxd6 $6 31. Bc6+ Ke7 32. Rhd1 $14) 31. Kf3 f5 $17) 30... Qxd1 31. Rxd1 $18) 29. d7+ Kxd7 30. Qd1+ Ke7 $18) 28. Bxa6 (28. h4 $142 {and White takes home the point} Nb8 29. Rh2 $18) 28... Bxf2+ $11 29. Kg2 Qd5+ 30. Kh3 Qe6+ 31. g4 $4 {throws away a nice position} (31. Kg2 Qd5+ 32. Kh3 Qe6+ 33. Kg2 Qd5+ $11) 31... Re3+ { Black forks: a3+h3} (31... Qb3+ 32. Rc3 Qxc3+ 33. Bd3 Qxd3+ 34. Kg2 Qd5+ 35. Kh3 Re3#) 32. Kg2 $14 {White threatens to win material: Kg2xf2} Qxg4+ 33. Kxf2 {White has a mate threat} Rf3+ {Black skewers: f1} 34. Ke1 Qh4+ 35. Kd2 { White has a mate threat} Qd4+ 36. Qd3 (36. Bd3 Rxf1 37. Rhxf1 e4 $14) 36... Rxd3+ $11 37. Bxd3 {Black has a cramped position} Qxd6 (37... e4 $142 {is a viable option} 38. Rc3 f5 $11) 38. Rhe1 f6 $2 (38... Qh6+ $142 $5 39. Kd1 Qxh2 $18) 39. Rc5 $18 Qd4 (39... g6 $18) 40. Rec1 $4 {makes life more difficult} ( 40. Kc2 $142 $5 {seems even better} Ke7 $18) 40... Qf2+ $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (40... e4 $142 { this is the best bet to save the position} 41. R1c3 exd3 $15) 41. Kc3 $18 Kf7 $2 (41... Qe3 $142 42. Kc2 e4 43. Bb5+ Kf7 $18) 42. Rc7+ Ke6 43. Kb3 (43. Bc4+ $142 {and White can already relax} Kd6 44. Rxg7 Qd4+ 45. Kb3 $18) 43... Qf3 ( 43... e4 {praying for a miracle} 44. Bc4+ Kd6 45. Rxg7 Qe3+ 46. Rc3 Qd4 $18) 44. R1c6+ Kd5 45. Rc3 Kd6 (45... Qd1+ {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 46. Bc2 Qf1 47. R3c5+ Kd6 48. b5 $18) 46. Rxa7 (46. Rd7+ $142 $1 { and White has triumphed} Kxd7 47. Bb5+ Ke6 48. Rxf3 $18) 46... e4 47. Rd7+ $1 { Double attack: f3/d7} Ke5 (47... Kxd7 48. Bb5+ {Double attack}) 48. Bxe4 $1 { Remove defender: e4. . . . . .} (48. Bxe4 Qg4 49. Rc5+ Kf4 50. Rc4 Qh3+ 51. Ka4 Qxh2 52. Bc2+ Kf3 53. Rd3+ Ke2 54. Re4+ Kf1 55. Rd1+ Kf2 56. Rd2+ Kg3 57. Rxh2 Kf3 58. b5 h5 59. b6 Kg3 60. b7 Kf3 61. b8=Q h4 62. Qf4#) 1-0