[Event "Schachcomputer"]
[Date "2011.10.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "MMV, Mephisto"]
[Black "Timmermans, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "1996"]
[BlackElo "1860"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4
{Really the best white setup in the Taimanov / Paulsen in my opinion as it
gives white the better piece play despite its initial lacking of development.}
Nf6 7. N5c3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Be3 {Normally Bf4 is played} Ba6 11.
f4 Rc8 12. Nd2 Qc7 (12... Na5 13. b3 $11 (13. Nb5 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nxc4
Bxb5 16. Qb3 $15)) 13. a3 Rfd8 14. Rc1 Nb8 $6 {
With the idea Nbd7 & Nc5 but the idea fell ashort} 15. b4 Nbd7 {
And black is lacking space... something that will be going on for a while.} (
15... Bb7 $4 16. Nb5) 16. Bf3 Qb8 {MM V gave himself +0,37} 17. Qb3 {The fortif
ication of the position continues and black has no other play then to wait
like a SNAKE} (17. Qa4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Rxc4 19. Nb5 $16) 17... Bb7 (17... b5 18.
cxb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Qxb5 20. Bxa7 $18) 18. Rcd1 Ba8 {
I wanted to play a6 or a5 but did find that this would weaken b6} 19. Rfe1 a5 {
a6 was better or even h5} 20. g3 {The compi clearly has no plan} (20. Nb5 e5
21. f5 Bc6 22. Nc3 $16) 20... axb4 21. axb4 {
This way white keeps the initiative !} (21. Qxb4 Nc5 22. Rf1 $15 (22. Rb1 $2
Nd3)) 21... Bc6 {+0,46 according to the MMV} 22. Bf2 h5 $6 {
With the idea Ng4 Bd5 e5} 23. Nd5 {
A complete surprise, and based on the fact that Be7 is undefended.} Bf8 (23...
exd5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. cxd5 Re8 $16) (23... Nxd5 $4 24. cxd5 $18 Bb5 25. dxe6
fxe6 26. Qxe6+ $18) (23... Bxd5 24. exd5 e5 25. fxe5 Nxe5 26. Be2 $16) 24.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 25. b5 {Again white keeps black under pressure and still black has
no counterplay. Accoring to MM V +1,09} Ba8 26. Qe3 Ng4 (26... d5 27. cxd5 exd5
28. Qxb6 Qxb6 29. Bxb6 Rd6 30. e5 (30. Ba5 dxe4 31. Nxe4 $4 Nxe4 32. Bxe4 Rxd1
33. Rxd1 Bxe4) 30... Rxb6 31. exf6 Rxb5 $11) 27. Bxg4 hxg4 28. Qxb6 d5 $16 29.
Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Rb1 dxc4 (30... d4 $16) 31. Nxc4 f6 {
Aimed against Ne5, as I wanted to play Rd3} 32. Rb3 Bc6 {A bad idea, I was
finally getting some air... and now I decided to go for a dubious move.} 33.
Na5 (33. b6 f5 34. Na5 Bxe4 35. b7 Rd7 36. Ba7 Rbxb7 37. Nxb7 Rxb7 38. Rxb7
Bxb7 $18) (33. Bb6 Rdc8 (33... Bd5 $4 34. exd5 (34. Bxd8 Bxc4 35. Rc3 Bb4 36.
Rxc4 Bxe1 37. b6 $18) 34... exd5 35. Bxd8 dxc4 36. Rbb1 Rxd8 $18) 34. bxc6 Rxc6
35. Rc1 Rbxb6 36. Rxb6 Bc5+ $11) 33... Bb7 (33... Ba8 34. b6 Rd7 35. Rb5 $16 (
35. Reb1 $4 Bxe4)) (33... Rdc8 $4 34. bxc6) 34. Ba7 Rbc8 35. Nxb7 Rd7 36. Nc5
$2 (36. Bf2 Rxb7 37. b6 $18) 36... Bxc5+ $2 (36... Rxa7 37. Nd3 $14 {
Here the chance are about equal.}) 37. Bxc5 Rxc5 38. Ra1 $2 (38. b6 Rb7 39. Ra1
$16) 38... Rb7 $2 (38... Rc2 $1 {Draw by perpetual check....}) 39. b6 Rc6 40.
Rab1 (40. Ra7 Rbxb6 $11 (40... Rcxb6 $4 41. Rxb7)) 40... Kf7 41. Rb4 Ke7 42.
R1b2 Kd6 43. Kf2 e5 $16 44. R4b3 $2 (44. Rb5 $1 g6 (44... Rc5 $2 45. fxe5+ Rxe5
(45... fxe5 46. Rd2+ Kc6 47. Rxc5+ Kxc5 48. Rd5+ Kxb6 49. Rxe5 $18) 46. Rxe5
fxe5 47. Rb5 $18) 45. fxe5+ fxe5 46. Ke3 $16) 44... Rc5 45. Ke3 Kc6 46. Kd3 Rc1
(46... Rd7+ 47. Ke2 Rb7) 47. fxe5 fxe5 48. Ke2 Rc4 49. Ke3 Rc1 50. Kd3 (50. Rb5
Re1+ 51. Kd3 Rd1+ 52. Kc3 Rc1+ 53. Kd2 Rh1 $1 54. Rxe5 Rxh2+ 55. Kc3 Rxb2 56.
Kxb2 Rxb6+ 57. Kc3) (50. Rb4 Rc3+ 51. Kd2 Rc5) 50... Rd7+ 51. Ke2 Rb7 52. Rb4
Rc5 $14 53. Kd3 (53. Kd2 Rd7+ 54. Ke3 Rc3+ 55. Ke2 Rb7) 53... Rd7+ 54. Ke3 Rb7
(54... Rc3+ 55. Ke2 Rb7) 55. Ke2 Rc3 56. Kd2 Rc5 57. R2b3 Rd7+ 58. Ke3 Rb7 59.
Rb2 Rc3+ 60. Kf2 Rc1 61. Kg2 {
Prepares for h3 or h4 at least an attempt to win the game !} Rc3 62. h4 g6 (
62... gxh3+ 63. Kxh3 {This would free the white king and with one pawn ahead
white has the clear advantage}) 63. Rb1 Rc2+ 64. Kh1 Rc3 65. Kh2 Rc2+ 66. Kg1
Rc3 67. Rb5 {And here the MMV only gave himself +0,44} Rc5 $2 {
again a missed chance on a quicker draw} (67... Rc1+ $1 68. Rxc1+ Kxb5 {
This is a draw game}) 68. R5b2 Rc3 {
Looked to me that g3, e4 & b6 are weak and this would assure the draw.} 69. Kg2
Kc5 $6 (69... Kd6) 70. Rb5+ Kd4 71. R5b4+ (71. Rd1+ Kxe4) (71. R1b4+ Ke3 (71...
Rc4 $2 72. Rxc4+ Kxc4 73. Rxe5 Rxb6 74. Rg5 $18) 72. Rxe5 $4 Rc2+ 73. Kf1 Rc1+
74. Kg2 Rc2+ 75. Kf1 Rc1+ 76. Kg2 Rc2+ {Draw by repitition of moves}) 71... Kc5
72. R4b2 Rc4 73. Rb5+ Kd6 $6 (73... Kd4 74. Rd1+ Kxe4 75. Re1+ Kd3 76. Rexe5 $4
{In my horizon this would loose for black, but if you'd see a bit further
you'd see this draw as the king can't escape the checks , unless he want to
get checkmated !} Rc2+) 74. Rd1+ Ke6 75. Re1 Rc2+ 76. Kg1 Rc3 77. Kf2 Rc6 $2 {
My last chance on a draw, as a serious error is around the corner....} (77...
Rf7+ $4 {this would be draw as well}) 78. Reb1 Rc2+ 79. Ke1 Rc3 80. R1b3 Rxb3
$4 {The fatal error, now all my pawn come weak after a subtle move from a move
I didn't see coming....} 81. Rxb3 Kd6 82. Rb5 {A move I didn't see when I
exchanged rooks.... now the game is lost as the white king marches to his pawn
on b6 and nothing is going to stop him doing so.} Ke6 83. Kd2 {
I surrended, as there is no more hope.} 1-0