[Event "Belgian Open"]
[Site "Gingelom"]
[Date "2014.07.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mephisto MMV, LE6."]
[Black "Turbostar 432 KSO, NB3."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "1986"]
[BlackElo "1825"]
[Annotator "Stef"]
[PlyCount "208"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6.
Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Ne5 Bb4 9. Bb5 Qa5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 c5
$2 {Blacks king is not safe yet and wandering with its pawn is not the
appropriate time to do so} 13. dxc5 Rc8 14. c6 $16 {
MMV is still making use of this gained and doubled pawn} Ne4 15. Qb3 $2 (15. g4
Bg6 (15... Nxc3 16. Qe1 $1 Bg6 17. Rc1 $18) 16. f3 Nxc3 17. Qd2 $16) 15... Nxc3
16. Qb7 $2 O-O $11 17. Nd7 (17. Nxf7 $2 Ne2+ 18. Kh1 Nxf4 19. exf4 Rc7 $19)
17... Rfe8 18. Be5 Bd3 19. Rfe1 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Bb5 21. c7 f6 22. Bd6 Nc3 23. Nc5
$11 e5 $6 24. Rec1 $14 Bc4 25. a4 d4 26. exd4 exd4 27. Nb3 $6 Bxb3 $11 28.
Qxb3+ Kh8 29. Qc4 Qb6 30. Bf4 Re4 $2 31. Rxc3 Rxf4 32. Rc2 $2 {At this stage
the MMV had a won position due to the undefended rook on c8 and the last rank.
However the solution is from a chess engine and beyond these computers and my
capabilities as well. First opportunity 'missed' to win the game.} (32. Rb3 $1
d3 (32... Qa5 $4 33. Rb8) (32... Qd6 33. Rb8 Qd7 34. Qc6 $1) 33. Qf7 Qxf2 34.
Rg1 d2 35. Qd7 $18) 32... d3 $2 (32... Re4 33. g3 Re7 34. Rac1 Rexc7 35. Qxc7
Rxc7 36. Rxc7 h6 $11) 33. Qxd3 $18 Rd4 34. Qe3 h6 35. a5 Qd6 36. Qc1 Rb4 37.
Rc6 Qe5 38. Rc5 Qd4 39. Qc3 Qxc3 40. Rxc3 Rb2 $2 (40... Rb7 41. Rac1 Kg8 42. h4
Kf7 43. Kh2 Ke6 44. f4 $16) 41. Kg1 $18 Kg8 42. Rc5 Kf7 43. Rac1 Ke6 44. h4 Kd6
45. Rc6+ Kd7 46. R6c4 Re2 47. f4 Rb2 48. Rd1+ Ke7 49. h5 (49. Re4+ Kf7 50. Rd7+
Kg6 51. Rc4 Rb7 52. a6 Rb6 53. Rd8) 49... Re2 50. Kf1 Re6 51. g4 Rd6 $16 52.
Rdc1 Rd5 53. a6 Kd7 54. Ke2 Rd6 55. Ke3 Rxa6 56. Ke4 Re8+ $2 57. Kf5 Kc8 58.
R4c2 $2 {2nd opportunity missed to win the game.} (58. Rd1 $1 Rb6 59. Kg6 Rb7
60. Kf7 Rh8 61. Kxg7 Re8 62. Kxh6 Rxc7 63. Rxc7+ Kxc7 64. Kg7 $18) 58... Re7
59. Rc5 $2 {3rd opportunity missed to win the game} (59. Rd2 Rxc7 60. Rxc7+
Kxc7 61. Kg6 $18) 59... Rb6 60. R1c2 {4th opportunity missed to win the game} (
60. Rd1 Rxc7 61. Rxc7+ Kxc7 62. Kg6 f5+ 63. Kxg7 fxg4 64. f5 $18) 60... Rb7 61.
Ra5 $2 (61. Kg6 Rexc7 $4 62. Rxc7+ Rxc7 63. Rxc7+ Kxc7 64. Kxg7 a5 65. Kxh6 a4
66. Kg6 a3 67. h6 a2 68. h7 a1=Q 69. h8=Q $18) 61... Rexc7 $15 62. Rca2 Kb8 63.
Ke4 Rb4+ 64. Kf5 Rcc4 65. Kg6 Rb7 66. Kf5 Rcb4 67. R2a3 Rb1 68. R3a4 R1b3 69.
Ra2 R3b6 70. Ra1 Rb4 71. R1a3 Rb1 (71... R4b5+ 72. Rxb5 Rxb5+ 73. Kg6 Rb7 74.
f5 $14) 72. R3a4 R1b3 73. Ra2 Re7 74. Ra1 Rb2 75. R1a3 Rc7 76. Ra1 Rd7 77. R5a4
Re7 78. Ra5 Rc7 (78... Reb7 {My only understanding of this position is that
exchanging one rook would make life a lot easier for black.}) 79. R1a3 Rd7 80.
Ra1 Rf7 81. R5a3 Rfb7 82. Ra5 Rc2 (82... R2b5+ 83. Rxb5 Rxb5+ 84. Kg6 Rb7 85.
f5 $1 {This proves the opposite of my comment on move 78} Kc8 86. g5 hxg5 (
86... fxg5 87. f6 gxf6 (87... Rb6 $4 88. Kxg7) 88. Kxh6 g4 89. Kg6 $16) 87. h6
gxh6 88. Kxf6 $16) 83. Rd5 Rbc7 84. Rb5+ (84. Rd8+ Kb7 85. Rg8 Rg2 $11) (84.
Rda5) 84... Ka8 85. Ke4 Rf2 86. Ke3 Rcc2 87. Rba5 (87. Rab1 {Threatens mate !}
Rfe2+ 88. Kd3 Rcd2+ 89. Kc3 Rd8) 87... Rce2+ 88. Kd3 Re7 89. R1a4 Rg2 90. f5 {
Now the King can't longer penetrate via f5 on g6. Still its hard to make any
progress in this game. This move however prolongues the 50 moves rule (where
you could claim a draw when no single piece has been captured or any pawn
moved during 50 moves)} Rg3+ 91. Kd2 Rg2+ 92. Kd3 Rb7 93. Ke3 Kb8 94. Kf4 Rf2+
95. Ke4 Re2+ 96. Kf4 Rd2 97. Ke4 Rdb2 98. Kd5 Rg2 99. Ra6 Rd7+ $1 {There is sli
ght possibility to mate the white king (or alternatively give the g3 pawn to
avoid it)} 100. Kc6 $17 (100. Ke6 Kc8 101. Re4 {
To avoid Re2 threatening checkmate.} Rgd2 102. g5 (102. Re3 $4 Kd8) (102. Rc6+
Kd8 {Matt in 4 HbZ})) 100... Rc7+ (100... Rgd2 $1 {I can't say I'm happy as
an operator as all of a sudden there is this occasion to speed up the game a
bit} 101. Kb5 (101. Kc5 Rc7+ 102. Kb4 (102. Rc6 Rc2+ 103. Rc4 Rxc6+ 104. Kxc6
Rxc4+ {0-1}) 102... Rdc2 103. R6a5 Rb2+ 104. Ka3 Rcb7 105. Rc4 R7b3+ 106. Ka4
$19) 101... Rb7+ 102. Kc4 Rc7+ 103. Kb3 (103. Kb5 $4 Rb2+ 104. Rb4 (104. Ka5
Rc5#) 104... Rb7+ {0-1}) 103... Rd3+ 104. Kb2 $17) 101. Kd5 {and we are back
to off again.... What should I do, give the MMV the draw, will the T432 ever
win this ? I'll continue for some moves and check if there are surprises
possble , if the score does not increase; so-be-it.... I surrender.....we are
already 40 moves on the road since the last piece capture... and 11 since the
last pawn move. This game is hitting 10 hrs of runtime on this too hot day !}
Rb7 102. Ke6 Re2+ 103. Kd6 (103. Kd5 Rd7+ 104. Kc4) 103... Rd2+ (103... Rb6+ $4
104. Rxb6+ axb6 105. Kc6 $11) 104. Ke6 Rd1 1/2-1/2