[Event "12th ECC qual. group 4"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1996.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tischbierek, Raj EMBE"]
[Black "Meessen, Rudolf ROEK"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[ECO "B70"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[Annotator "Johnson,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Nb3 Nf6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O
d6 9.Bg5 a6 10.f4 b5 11.Bf3 b4 12.Na4 e5 $6 
    ( 12...Bd7 )
    ( 12...Qc7 )
13.f5 a5 
    ( 13...Qc7 14.Qd2 Bb7 15.Rad1 Nd4 16.Nxd4 exd4 17.Qxd4 Nxe4 18.f6 Nxg5
    19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.fxg7 Rfe8 21.Nb6 Re4 22.Qf2 Rd8 23.Nd5 Re5 24.Nf6+ 
    Kxg7 25.Ng4 Re6 26.Qd4+ Kf8 27.Rde1 Qc8 28.Qh8+ Ke7 29.Qf6+ {1-0 
    Goldberg, A-Enders,P/DDR ch 1986} )
14.c4 bxc3 15.Nxc3 a4 16.Nd2 a3 $6 
    ( 16...Qb6+ 17.Kh1 Qxb2 18.Rc1 Nd4 19.Nc4 Qb8 20.Rb1 Qc7 21.Nb6 Qxc3 
    $1 22.Nxa8 Ba6 {and black's chances are certainly not worse} )
17.b3 Ba6 18.Be2 Qb6+ 19.Kh1 Qd4 20.Rc1 Nb4 21.Nc4 Nxe4 
    ( 21...Nxa2 $5 22.Nxa2 Nxe4 23.Be3 Qxd1 24.Rfxd1 
        ( 24.Rcxd1 Rfb8 {White's position is falling apart} )
    24...gxf5 25.Bf3 Bxc4 26.bxc4 
        ( 26.Rxc4 Rfd8 27.Bxe4 fxe4 28.Rxe4 Rab8 $1 {with compensation for
        the piece })
    26...Rfb8 27.Bxe4 fxe4 28.Rxd6 Rb2 29.Ra1 
        ( 29.Nc3 $2 {gives black excellent chances e.g.} 29...a2 30.Rdd1 
        f5 31.Ra1 f4 32.Bc1 Rc2 33.Nxe4 Rxc4 34.Re1 Raa4 35.Nd6 Rcb4 36.
        Nf5 Bh8 37.Bd2 Rb3 38.Nd6 e4 )
    29...f5 {with a complicated position and balanced chances} )
22.Nxe4 
    ( 22.Qxd4 exd4 23.Nxe4 d5 24.Be7 Nxa2 {is a mess but the chances seem 
    about equal })
22...d5 $5 
    ( 22...Qxe4 23.f6 Bh8 24.Bf3 Qd4 $1 25.Bxa8 Rxa8 26.Qf3 e4 27.Qg3 Nxa2
    28.Rcd1 Qc5 29.Be3 Qb4 {with advantage to black} )
23.Be7 Rfb8 
    ( 23...Nxa2 $1 24.Bxf8 
        ( 24.Ra1 Rfe8 )
    24...Nxc1 25.Bxg7 Nxe2 26.Bxe5 Qxe4 {Black is winning })
24.fxg6 hxg6 25.Nf6+ 
    ( 25.Nc5 $5 )
25...Bxf6 26.Qxd4 exd4 27.Bxf6 Re8 $2 
    ( 27...Nxa2 $1 28.Ra1 
        ( 28.Rcd1 dxc4 29.Rxd4 Rb6 $1 30.Bxc4 
            ( 30.Rh4 $4 Rxf6 31.Rxf6 Nc3 {and White is lost })
        30...Bxc4 31.bxc4 Nb4 {leaves White with a difficult defence} )
    28...Nc3 29.Rf4 g5 30.Rxd4 dxc4 31.Bxc4 Bxc4 32.Rxc4 Nd5 33.Bxg5 Rxb3 
    {is better for Black} )
28.Bf3 {now White is better} 28...dxc4 29.Bxa8 cxb3 30.Rf3 b2 31.Rd1 Be2 
32.Rh3 Bh5 33.g4 Rc8 {the only move} 
    ( 33...Rxa8 34.gxh5 g5 35.Rg3 Nxa2 36.Rxg5+ Kh7 
        ( 36...Kf8 37.h6 $1 )
    37.Bxd4 Nc1 38.Rdg1 b1=Q 39.Rg7+ Kh6 40.Be3+ Kxh5 41.R7g5+ {and mate 
    in two} )
34.Rxa3 $1 
    ( 34.gxh5 $4 Rc1 {and Black wins} )
34...Bxg4 
    ( 34...Rc1 $2 35.Bf3 {Defends the d1 rook and threatens mate in two by
    36.Ra8+ and 37.Rh8 giving Black no time to promote the b-pawn })
35.Bf3 $4 {An incredible blunder, time trouble perhaps?. White had a clear
winning position but this move throws it all away and more, White is now 
lost! Correct was} 
    ( 35.Rg1 Bf5 36.Bb7 Rb8 37.Rb1 $1 g5 
        ( 37...Bxb1 $2 38.Rh3 )
    38.Rxb2 Rxb7 39.Rab3 {winning easily} )
35...Bxf3+ 36.Rxf3 Rc1 37.Rff1 Nd3 {The black b-pawn is more than enough 
compensation for the rook minus!} 38.Bg5 
    ( 38.Rxc1 Nxc1 $1 39.Re1 Kf8 {and wins} )
38...b1=Q $2 
    ( 38...Rxd1 {wins immediately e.g.} 39.Rxd1 Nf2+ 40.Kg2 Nxd1 {and 
    queens next move })
39.Bxc1 Nxc1 40.Rxc1 Qe4+ 41.Kg1 Qe3+ 42.Kh1 Qe4+ 43.Kg1 Qe3+ 44.Kh1 d3 
45.Ra1 f5 46.a4 f4 47.Kg2 Qe2+ 48.Kh3 Qh5+ 49.Kg2 Qe2+ 50.Kh3 g5 51.Rae1 
f3 0-1

