POWERONOFF – RAJLICH

Final 3rd PAL/CSS Freestyle

(Round 5), 15.07.2006

B33 Sveshnikov Defense 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.0–0 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7

WHITE TO MOVE

14.Nxb5!? This is the move the Rybka engine prefers. [BTW 14.c3 is by far the most popular line.] 14...Bg7 [14...axb5?? 15.Bxb5++-] 15.Nc3 e4 16.Bc4 Qc7 17.Qe2

BLACK TO MOVE

17…0–0? It was probably necessary to take on c3: 17...Bxc3 18.bxc3 0–0 with compensation. 18.Na4! ± and black has not enough compensation for a pawn.

BLACK TO MOVE

18...Ng6 19.Bb3 Rfe8 20.f4 exf3 21.Qxf3 f4 22.Rae1 Qa7+ 23.Kh1 Re3 24.Rxe3 fxe3 25.c3 a5 26.Bd1 Re8 27.Be2 Re7 28.b3 Qc7 29.c4 Qb8 30.g3 [30.c5!? dxc5 31.Nxc5 Qe5 32.Rd1±] 30...Qc7 31.Kg2?! [31.a3!? Ne5 32.Qf5 Qb7 33.Qc2] 31...Ne5! 32.Qf5

BLACK TO MOVE

32…Nd7! += A human GM move - the idea is to exchange knights and defend the different color bishop endgame being two pawns down! 33.Re1 Nc5 34.Nxc5 Qxc5 with huge chances for a dream come true… draw!

WHITE TO MOVE

35.Rf1 Qc7 36.Bd3 h6 37.Qg4 Qc5 38.Be2 Kf8 39.Rf4 e3 pawn will be lost, but more pieces will be exchanged and black square blockade will remain. 39...Be5 40.Re4 Bf6 41.Rxe7 Kxe7 42.Qe4+ Kf8 43.Qh7 Bg7 44.Qf5 Be5 45.Bh5 Qa7 46.Kf3 Qe7 47.Ke2 Bb2 48.Qf4 Kg7

WHITE TO MOVE

49.Qxe3 Qxe3+ 50.Kxe3 f5 51.h3 Ba3 52.Be8 Kf6 53.Bd7 Ke5 54.Be8 Bc5+ 55.Kf3 Ba3 Poweronoff offered draw ½–½