[Event "12th ECC final"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1996.11.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander BESH"]
[Black "Meessen, Rudolf ROEK"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.e4 {Nor,I} 1...e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nce2 $6 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.f4
b5 $5 
    ( 7...cxd4 8.cxd4 Nb6 9.Nf3 a5 10.Ng3 a4 11.Bb5 g6 12.O-O Bd7 13.Qe2 
    h5 14.Be3 a3 15.b3 Nc8 16.Nh1 N8a7 17.Bd3 Nb4 18.Nf2 $13 {0-1 Cutter, 
    P-Berlinsky,V/32nd ol, Yerevan ARM 1996} )
8.Nf3 $6 
    ( 8.a3 $5 cxd4 
        ( 8...c4 9.Nf3 Nb6 10.g4 $14 )
    9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.cxd4 $1 
        ( 10.Qxd4 Bc5 11.Qd3 O-O $1 12.Nf3 f6 13.Nd4 $2 
            ( 13.exf6 $5 )
        13...Nxe5 $5 
            ( 13...Qe7 $1 14.exf6 Rxf6 {/\ e5-/+} )
        14.fxe5 fxe5 {~/= Shirov,A-Bareev,E/Hastings 1991} )
    10...b4 11.a4 $1 Nb6 $2 
        ( 11...a5 $5 )
    12.Nf3 Be7 13.b3 a5 14.Bb5+ Nd7 15.O-O {+/- Shirov, 
    A-Kortchnoi,V/Luzern 1993} )
8...b4 $5 $36 
    ( 8...g6 $6 9.Be3 Qb6 10.a3 a5 11.g4 h5 12.gxh5 Rxh5 13.Ng3 Rh8 14.h4 
    cxd4 15.cxd4 Ba6 16.h5 Ne7 17.hxg6 Nxg6 18.Rxh8 Nxh8 19.f5 exf5 20.
    Nxf5 Ng6 21.Qb3 a4 22.Qd1 Rc8 23.Bd2 Rc6 24.Bd3 Kd8 25.Qe2 Kc7 26.Qh2 
    Kb7 27.Ne3 Re6 28.Nxd5 {+- Mandak Miroslav-Horvath Marian/Ch Slovakia 
    open 1995} )
9.f5 $6 
    ( 9.g4 bxc3 10.bxc3 Qa5 11.Kf2 Ba6 12.Bd2 Nb6 $13 {
    Mortensen-Schussler, Vejstrup 1989 Line -/ 1995} )
    ( 9.cxb4 $6 Nxb4 $1 10.Nc3 Be7 11.Bb5 a5 12.a3 Na6 13.O-O O-O 14.Be3 
    Nb6 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.b4 Na6 17.Nd4 Bd7 18.bxa5 Bxb5 19.Ncxb5 Nc4 20.Nc6
    Qd7 21.Nxe7+ Qxe7 $15 )
9...exf5 
    ( 9...bxc3 $5 10.fxe6 fxe6 11.bxc3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 O-O 14.
    Bxb4 Nxb4 15.Qd2 Qa5 16.Kf2 Nb6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Kortschnoj,V/Wijk 
    cm2 1991 })
10.Nf4 cxd4 $2 $146 
    ( 10...bxc3 $1 11.bxc3 cxd4 
        ( 11...Qa5 12.Bd2 cxd4 13.cxd4 Bb4 14.Rc1 $13 )
    12.Bb5 $6 
        ( 12.cxd4 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Qa5 14.Rc1 $13 )
    12...Qa5 13.Nxd5 Ne7 14.Qb3 a6 15.Ng5 axb5 16.Nc7+ Kd8 17.Nxa8 Nxe5 
    18.Bf4 Nd3+ 19.Kd2 Nxf4 20.Nxf7+ Ke8 21.Nxh8 Qxa8 $19 {0-1 
    Lagua,B-Orlov,G/Chicago National op 1991} )
11.cxd4 $44 Nb6 
    ( 11...Qa5 12.Bd3 Nb6 13.O-O Ba6 14.a3 $1 $14 )
12.Bb5 $5 
    ( 12.Bd3 Be6 13.O-O Be7 $15 )
12...Bd7 
    ( 12...Bb7 13.Qc2 Rc8 
        ( 13...Qd7 14.e6 $1 $18 )
    14.Qxf5 Be7 15.O-O $16 )
13.e6 $5 fxe6 
    ( 13...Qe7 14.Bxc6 Bxc6 15.Ne5 Rc8 16.exf7+ Kd8 17.O-O $16 )
14.Nxe6 Qc8 $8 
    ( 14...Qe7 $2 15.O-O Rc8 
        ( 15...Qxe6 $2 16.Re1 $18 )
    16.Bg5 Qd6 
        ( 16...Qf7 17.Bxc6 Qxe6 
            ( 17...Bxc6 18.Re1 $18 )
            ( 17...Rxc6 18.Nd8 $18 )
        18.Re1 Rxc6 19.Ne5 $3 Be7 20.Nxc6 Qxc6 21.Bxe7 $18 )
    17.Bf4 $1 Qe7 
        ( 17...Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxb5 19.Qh5+ g6 20.Nxg6 $18 )
    18.Nc7+ Kf7 19.Bxc6 Bxc6 20.Ne5+ Kg8 21.Nxc6 Qd7 22.Rc1 $18 )
15.Nc5 $6 
    ( 15.Ba6 $6 Qb8 16.Bf4 
        ( 16.Qe2 Kf7 17.O-O Bd6 
            ( 17...Bxe6 $2 18.Ng5+ Ke8 19.Qxe6+ $18 )
        18.Bf4 h6 19.Bxd6 Qxd6 20.Nf4 Rhe8 21.Qf2 Kg8 $17 )
    16...Bd6 17.Nxg7+ Kf7 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Nh5 Rae8+ $40 )
    ( 15.Nf4 $6 Be7 16.O-O O-O 17.Re1 Bd6 $17 )
    ( 15.Nxf8 $1 Rxf8 16.O-O $44 )
15...Nxd4 $6 
    ( 15...Bxc5 $1 16.dxc5 Ne7 17.Bxd7+ Nxd7 $17 )
16.Nxd7 
    ( 16.Bxd7+ $6 Nxd7 17.Nxd4 Nxc5 18.O-O g6 19.Rxf5 
        ( 19.Nxf5 gxf5 20.Qh5+ Kd7 21.Rxf5 Qe8 22.Rxd5+ Kc6 $19 )
    19...gxf5 20.Qh5+ Kd8 21.Bg5+ Kc7 $1 
        ( 21...Be7 22.Nxf5 Bxg5 23.Qxg5+ Kc7 24.Qf4+ Kd8 25.Qd6+ Qd7 26.
        Qf6+ Kc7 27.Rc1 Rad8 
            ( 27...Raf8 28.Rxc5+ Kb7 29.Nd6+ Ka8 30.Qe5 $18 )
            ( 27...Rae8 28.Rxc5+ Kb7 29.Nd6+ Ka8 30.Nxe8 Rxe8 $14 )
        28.Rxc5+ Kb7 29.Ne3 Qe8 30.Qf4 $13 )
    22.Bf4+ Kb6 23.Qf7 Qd7 24.Qf6+ Kb7 25.Qxh8 Bg7 26.Qxa8+ Kxa8 $19 )
16...Nxb5 
    ( 16...Nxf3+ $2 17.Qxf3 Nxd7 18.Qxd5 Rb8 19.Qe6+ Be7 20.Bg5 Qd8 21.
    Bxe7 Qxe7 22.Bxd7+ $18 )
17.Qe2+ $2 
    ( 17.Nxf8 $1 Kxf8 18.O-O Qc5+ 19.Kh1 $44 Re8 $140 20.Nh4 $1 g6 21.Bh6+
    Kg8 22.Nxf5 gxf5 23.Rxf5 $18 )
17...Kxd7 18.Qxb5+ Kc7 $19 
    ( 18...Ke6 19.Nd4+ Kf6 20.O-O g6 )
19.Be3 {Now it seems that the game is over and the rest isn't 
interesting,but from this moment black making mistakes almost every move!}
    ( 19.O-O Qd7 20.Bf4+ Kb7 21.Qd3 Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Rac8 23.Ne5 Qe6 $19 )
19...Qe8 20.Qe2 Nc4 21.Bd4 Bd6 {21...Q:e2 was too simple for black!} 22.b3
Qxe2+ 23.Kxe2 Rhe8+ 24.Kd3 Ne5+ 25.Nxe5 Bxe5 26.Rac1+ Kb7 27.Rc5 Bxd4 28.
Kxd4 Re4+ 29.Kd3 Rae8 
    ( 29...Rd8 30.Rhc1 Rg4 
        ( 30...Rd7 31.Rb5+ Ka6 32.Rcc5 )
    31.g3 a6 32.Rc7+ Kb8 33.Rf7 $13 )
30.Rxd5 Re3+ 31.Kc4 R3e4+ $6 
    ( 31...R8e4+ 32.Kb5 a6+ 33.Ka5 
        ( 33.Kc5 Rc3+ 34.Kd6 Rc6+ 35.Kd7 Re2 $19 )
    33...Re2 $17 )
32.Kb5 a6+ 33.Ka5 R8e5 34.Rd1 Rxd5+ $6 
    ( 34...Kc6 $1 35.Rxe5 Rxe5+ 36.Kxb4 Re2 $17 )
35.Rxd5 $10 Re2 
    ( 35...g6 36.Rd7+ Kc6 37.Rxh7 Re2 38.Kxb4 Rxa2 39.g4 $10 )
36.Rd7+ Kc6 37.Rxg7 Rxa2+ 38.Kxb4 a5+ 39.Kc4 Re2 40.Rg5 {Now I really 
don't know who want's to win here!} 40...Re1 $2 41.Kd3 $2 {Really strange}
    ( 41.Rxf5 Rc1+ 42.Kd3 $16 )
41...Rg1 42.Rxf5 Rxg2 $10 43.Rh5 Ra2 44.Kc3 a4 45.b4 Rf2 46.Rxh7 1/2-1/2

