[Event "Sabadell Open"] [Site "Sabadell"] [Date "2009.09.08"] [Round "7"] [White "Fier, Alexandr"] [Black "Ryan, Joseph"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C06"] [WhiteElo "2644"] [BlackElo "2292"] [Annotator "Fier, Alexandr"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ESP"] {I think this is the most amazing game I ever played in my life! Maybe not the most well played, but in terms of art was wounderful!} 1. e4 {My first 1.e4 of the year... Later I played another one against Ponomariov on the Spanish team championship.} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 a5 9. O-O Nb6 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Nf1 Be7 12. Ng3 h5 13. Be3 h4 { 13...a4 is another alternative. Black is trying to expand on the queenside and with the h pawn, make some resistence against my attack on the kingside.} 14. Ne2 Nb4 15. Bb1 Nc4 16. Bc1 a4 17. Nf4 {Here I thought for a long time, trying to find a good idea for counterplay... And then I saw an double piece sacrifice that I could not resist!} a3 18. b3 Nb2 19. Qe2 g5 {Now looks like black is fine... If I play 20.Nd3, he can exchange everything with a very confortable position, so it's party time!} 20. Ng6 (20. Nh3 {Was playable too, but not so funny:} g4 (20... Rg8 21. Nfxg5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rxg5 23. Qd2 { [%csl Rb4,Rg5]}) 21. Nfg5 Qa5 (21... gxh3 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Qf3+ Kg7 24. Qg4+ Kf8 25. Re3) 22. Qxg4 Nxa2 23. Rf1 Nxc1 24. Nxf7 Nxb3 25. Bg6 Qb6 26. Nxh8+ Kd8 27. Bf7 Ra6 {and the a pawn make the things not clear...}) 20... fxg6 (20... Rg8 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 {Without the bishop the position is very dangerous for black.}) 21. Bxg6+ Kf8 22. Nxg5 Bxg5 (22... Kg7 23. Qg4 (23. Nf7 Kxg6 24. Nxd8 Raxd8 25. Bxb2 axb2 26. Qxb2 {is not easy.}) 23... Qg8 (23... Kxg6 24. Nxe6+ Kf7 25. Qf5+) 24. Nf7 (24. Re3 Kxg6 25. Rf3 Rh6 26. Rf7 Nc6 (26... Qxf7 27. Nxf7+ Kxf7 28. Bxh6) 27. Rxe7 Nxe7 28. Ne4+ Kh7 29. Nf6+ Kh8 30. Nxg8 Rxg8 31. Bg5) 24... Qxf7 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Re3 Rag8 27. Qe2) 23. Qf3+ Kg7 24. Qf7+ Kh6 25. f4 Be7 {When I played 20.Nf4 I saw this position, and I thought that white is winning somehow... But is not easy at all! First I analized 26.Be4, that is the Rybka choice, but later I realized that I can sacrifice more pieces to open lines!} 26. g4 (26. Be4 Be8 (26... Qg8 27. Qxe7 (27. f5+ Bg5 28. Qf6+ Kh7 29. Bxg5 Qg7 30. fxe6+ dxe4 31. exd7 (31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. exd7)) 27... dxe4 28. f5+ Kh5 29. Rxe4) 27. f5+ Bg5 28. Qxe6+ Kg7 ( 28... Kh7 29. f6+ dxe4 30. Qf5+ Bg6 31. Qxg5 Qf8 32. Qxh4+ Kg8 33. Qg5) 29. f6+ Kf8 30. Bxg5 dxe4 31. Qg4 {And is not easy to play the positions with two pieces down without a clear win... But the white pawns are just to strong.}) 26... hxg3 27. h4 Bxh4 28. Kg2 (28. f5+ {Was THE move... I was trying to mix the ideas, but only in this moment it's winning.} Bg5 (28... Qg5 29. Qf6 Qxc1 30. Qxh4+ Kg7 31. Qf6+) 29. Kg2 Bxc1 30. Bh7 {A fantastic idea! Now black colapses...} Be8 31. Rh1+ Kg5 32. Qg7+ Kf4 33. Qxg3+ Ke4 34. Raxc1 { With mate... But over the board is really difficult to see all the ideas. Anyway, the move that I played gave place to a unbelievable counterplay!}) 28... Rc8 29. Bd2 Be8 30. f5+ Qg5 31. Bxg5+ Kxg5 {When I played 26.g4, I saw this position and I was sure that I win with 32.Qf6+! But...} 32. Qg7 (32. Qf6+ Kg4 33. Qxh8 Rc2+ 34. Kg1 Kh3 {And I have nothing to do against the perpetual treath! In a crazy position with queen and rook against 3 pieces! }) 32... Rc2+ 33. Kg1 Kg4 {Ignoring everything just to play Kh3!} 34. fxe6 { The best pratical chance, attacking the rook on c2 and now f5 is clear for the bishop against Kh3.} (34. Rac1 Rh2 35. Bh5+ Kxh5 36. Qxh8+ Kg4 37. Re3 (37. Rc3 N4d3) 37... Kh3 38. Rxg3+ Kxg3 39. Rc3+ N2d3) 34... Rf2 {After 14 moves of a intense fight, black cracks... 34...Bg6 was draw!} (34... Bxg6 35. Qxg6+ Bg5 36. Re3 Rhh2 37. Rxg3+ Kxg3 38. Qxg5+ Kh3 39. Qe3+ Kg4 40. e7 {I thoutht that I was winning here because I controled the perpetual and the pawn is going to be another queen... But I forgot about the knights...} Rcg2+ 41. Kf1 Nc2 { And black is ok!} 42. Qc3 Kf4 (42... Rg3 43. Qxg3+ Kxg3 44. e8=Q Rh1+ 45. Ke2 Nxd4+ 46. Ke3 Nf5+ 47. Kd2 Rxa1 48. e6 Rxa2 49. e7) 43. e8=Q Ne3+ 44. Qxe3+ Kxe3 45. Re1+ Kd2 46. Qf8 Nd3 {Winning! So I should draw with 39.Qh5+...}) 35. Bd3+ (35. e7 Kh3 36. Re2) (35. Re2 Bxg6 36. Qxg6+ Bg5 37. Rxf2 gxf2+ 38. Kxf2 N2d3+ 39. Kg1 Rh3 40. e7 Rg3+ 41. Kf1 Rf3+ 42. Kg1 Rg3+) 35... Kh3 36. Bf1+ Rxf1+ 37. Rxf1 {Finally the white king is safe...} Bb5 (37... Rh5 38. Qf8) 38. Qxh8 N4d3 39. e7 g2 40. Rf3+ Kg4 41. Qf8 {That's all!} 1-0