[Event "9.Online Aktivschach Weltmeisterschaft"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2013.01.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Berlin Pro, Mephisto"]
[Black "Master Chess @ 24 MHz, Pewatronic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2293"]
[Annotator "van der Ploeg,Geert Roelof"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.14"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Ne2 h6 8.
Nf3 Bd6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Ng3 c5 12. c3 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Rd8 14. Bb5 Nb6
15. Ne5 a6 (15... Bxe5 16. Qxe5 Qxe5 17. Rxe5 Bd7 $11) 16. Bf1 Nbd5 17. a3 b5
18. a4 b4 19. c4 Ne7 20. b3 Bb7 21. Qb2 Ne4 22. Nd3 Nxg3 ({Why not} 22... Nc3 {
because} 23. Bd2 (23. Nxb4 $2 Bxb4 24. Bd2 Qa5 25. Rac1 Rxd2 (25... Nxa4 $1 $19
) 26. Qxd2 Ne4 27. Qe2 Nxg3 28. hxg3 Bxe1 29. Qxe1 $19) 23... a5 24. Rac1 $11)
23. hxg3 Nf5 24. Bf4 Bxf4 25. Nxf4 (25. gxf4 Rd4 26. Rad1 Rad8 27. Qc1 a5 $15)
25... Qb6 26. Bd3 Nxg3 27. Qe5 $6 (27. Re3 Nf5 28. Bxf5 exf5 29. Re7 $11) (27.
a5 $1 {is better because the queen can get misplaced.} Qa7 (27... Qc5 28. Re5
Qa7 $16 {etc.}) 28. Re3 Nf5 29. Bxf5 exf5 30. Re7 $16) 27... Nf5 28. Bxf5 exf5
29. Qxf5 Rd2 30. Re3 g6 31. Qe5 Rad8 32. Rae1 Kh7 33. R1e2 Rd1+ $6 (33... Qd4
$2 34. Rxd2 Qxe5 35. Rxe5 Rxd2 36. Re7 $16) (33... Rxe2 34. Rxe2 Rd1+ 35. Re1 (
35. Kh2 Rd7 $11 {And black hangs on.}) 35... Rxe1+ 36. Qxe1 Qd4 $11 {And black
hangs on.}) 34. Kh2 R8d4 35. a5 Qc6 36. Rg3 Re4 37. Rxe4 Qxe4 38. Qxe4 Bxe4 39.
Re3 f5 40. f3 g5 41. Ne6 Bc2 42. Nc5 Rd6 43. Re7+ Kh8 44. Rc7 (44. Re2 {Does
not achieve a lot:} Bd3 $2 (44... Bd1 $1 {is best.} 45. Re5 f4 46. Re7 Rc6 $14)
(44... Bb1 $2 45. Re6 $18) 45. Rd2 $18) (44. Ra7 $1 {In this postion with the
K at h2 it is the winning strategy. Later in the game white does indeed plays
this sequence of moves with his K on f2 which makes a big difference!} Rc6 45.
Nxa6 Bxb3 46. Nxb4 Rxc4 47. Rb7 $18) 44... Kg8 45. Kg3 $6 {A very unsound idea.
...} h5 46. Ra7 (46. f4 h4+ 47. Kh3 Bxb3 48. Nxb3 Rd3+ 49. Kh2 Rxb3 50. fxg5
$11) 46... f4+ 47. Kf2 {I first thought that this move throws away the full
point. But...} (47. Kh2 $6 Rd1 48. Rxa6 Ra1 49. Ra8+ (49. Rb6 Rxa5 50. Rb5 Ra2
51. Ne6 Bxb3 $2 (51... g4 $1 $11) 52. Rxb4 Ba4 53. Nxg5 $16) 49... Kf7 50. a6
g4 51. fxg4 hxg4 52. a7 Bf5 $19) 47... Rc6 48. Nxa6 Bxb3 49. Nxb4 Rxc4 50. Rb7
$6 {Why is this a doubtful move? Because it helps black to find the good moves
easily!} (50. Ra8+ Kf7 51. Rb8 Rc7 (51... Rc1 52. Nd3 (52. a6 Bc4 53. g4 h4 54.
a7 h3 55. a8=Q $4 Rf1#) 52... Rc2+ 53. Ke1 Bc4 54. Ne5+ Ke6 $11) 52. a6 Ke6 53.
Rb6+ Kf5 54. Rb7 $16) 50... Rc1 51. Rb5 Bc4 52. Rxg5+ Kh7 53. g4 (53. Rxh5+ Kg6
$19 54. g4 fxg3+) 53... hxg4 54. fxg4 (54. Rxg4 Rf1+ 55. Kg2 Rb1 56. Nc6 Rb2+
57. Kg1 Bd5 $11) 54... Rb1 55. Nc6 Rf1+ 56. Kg2 Kh6 57. Rf5 Be2 58. Ne5 (58.
Nd4 Bd3 59. Rh5+ Kg6 60. Nf3 $16) 58... Ra1 59. Kf2 Ra2 60. g5+ Kh5 61. g6+ Kh6
62. Kg1 f3 63. Rf7 Bd1 64. a6 (64. Rh7+ Kg5 65. g7 Bb3 (65... Rg2+ 66. Kh1 Kf4
67. a6 {Makes it look exciting, but it is still a draw.} Be2 68. Rh4+ $1 (68.
a7 $2 f2 $19) 68... Kxe5 69. Re4+ {In Dutch this is called a mad rook!} Kf5 70.
Rxe2 (70. a7 $2 f2 $19) 70... fxe2 71. Kxg2 e1=Q 72. g8=Q Qe2+ 73. Kg3 Qxa6 $11
) 66. Nxf3+ (66. Rh8 Kf6 67. g8=Q Bxg8 68. Rxg8 Rxa5 69. Nxf3 $11) 66... Kg6
$11) 64... Rxa6 65. Rh7+ Kg5 66. Rb7 (66. g7 Bb3 67. Rh8 Kf4 68. Rb8 Kxe5 69.
Rxb3 Ra8 $11) 66... Ra2 67. Rf7 Rb2 68. Kf1 Kh6 69. Rc7 Ba4 70. Rh7+ Kg5 71.
Rf7 Bb5+ 72. Kg1 Be8 73. g7 Rg2+ 74. Kh1 Bxf7 75. Nxf3+ Kf6 76. Kxg2 1/2-1/2