[Event "13th ECC qual. group 2"]
[Site "Eupen BEL"]
[Date "1997.09.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov HERZ"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins BTLP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[ECO "B27"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 g6 3.Nf3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Bg7 6.Be3 
    ( 6.Na3!? {is the main continuationin the position} )
6...cxd4 7.cxd4 Nf6 
    ( 7...Nh6?? 8.Qc1 )
8.Nc3 Qd8 
    ( 8...Qa5 9.Bc4 O-O 10.h3 Nbd7 11.O-O Nb6 12.Bb3 Nbd5 13.Bd2 Qd8 ~ )
9.Bc4 O-O 10.O-O 
    ( 10.h3!? {now allowing Bg4} 10...Nc6 11.a3 )
10...Nc6 11.d5 
    ( 11.h3 Na5 12.Bd3 b6 )
11...Na5 12.Be2 Bg4 {the correct idea,black's light colored bishop has no 
good place on the board,the idea is simply to exchange him for white's 
knight,and thengo with the knight to c4 with about equal position} 13.Re1 
Rc8 14.Bd4 
    ( 14.Bxa7 b6 )
14...a6 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nc4 17.Re2 = {we have reached here quite a 
standard position,white has two bishops but has some play in 
compensation,black main problem in this position is normally the "e7" pawn
while his play ison the "c"file} 17...b5 
    ( 17...Qc7 18.Qd3 Nd6 19.Rae1 Nf5 20.Be5 Qc4 
        ( 20...Nd6 $8 += )
        ( 20...Qc5 21.g4! +/- )
    21.Qxc4 Rxc4 22.g4 Nd6 23.Bg3! += {/+/-} 
        ( 23.g5?! Nfe4! 24.Rxe4 
            ( 24.Nxe4 Bxe5 25.Nd2 Rc2 )
        24...Nxe4 25.Bxg7 Nxg5 26.Be2 Kxg7 27.Bxc4 Nf3+ )
    )
18.Qd3 Nd6 
    ( 18...b4?! 19.Na4 a5 
        ( 19...Nxd5 20.Bxg7 Nc3 21.Qxd8 Nxe2+ 22.Bxe2 Rfxd8 23.Bh6 +/- 
        Nxb2? 24.Nxb2 Rc2 25.Bxa6 Rxb2 26.Bc4 +- )
    20.Rae1 Re8 21.b3 += {/+/-} )
19.Rae1 Nf5 20.Be5 b4 21.Bxf6 
    ( 21.Na4 Qa5 22.b3 Rfd8 )
    ( 21.Ne4 Nxd5 
        ( 21...Nxe4?! 22.Bxe4! Nd6 
            ( 22...Bxe5? 23.Bxf5 +- )
        23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qd4+ )
    22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Rd2 e6 24.Qxa6 Qc7 $36 )
21...Bxf6 22.Ne4 Bg7 23.Bg4 Nd4 
    ( 23...e6 {this was another alternative,giving black atleast equal 
    chances} 24.Rd2 
        ( 24.d6? Nd4 )
        ( 24.Bxf5? exf5 25.Ng3 Qd6 )
    24...h5 
        ( 24...exd5 25.Bxf5 gxf5 
            ( 25...dxe4 26.Qe2 )
        26.Ng3 $36 )
    25.Be2 exd5 26.Qxd5 Qb6!? $36 
        ( 26...Qxd5 27.Rxd5 = )
    )
24.Bxc8 Nxe2+ 25.Rxe2 Qxc8 26.Rc2 Qf5 27.Nc5 Rc8 
    ( 27...Qxd3 28.Nxd3 a5 29.Rc5 
        ( 29.Rc7 Rd8 30.Rxe7 Kf8! =+ )
    29...Ra8 ~ )
28.Qxa6 Bd4?! {this is not a mistake yet, since it seems black has a draw 
also after this move,but the simple Qxc2 leads immediately to a draw} 
    ( 28...Qxc2 29.Qxc8+ Bf8 30.Kh2 Qc1 
        ( 30...Qxf2 31.Nd7 )
    31.b3 = )
29.g4 $8 Rxc5 
    ( 29...Qxc2 30.Qxc8+ Kg7 31.Ne6+ )
30.gxf5 Rxc2 {this is the critical position after 28...Bd4 it seems here 
that black can and should make a draw} 31.d6 
    ( 31.Qa4 Rxb2 32.Qe8+ Kg7 33.Qxe7 Bxf2+ 34.Kf1 Bd4 = )
31...exd6 32.Qxd6 Bxb2?? {probably time trouble since otherwish I can 
explain this move from such strong player as Kengis} 
    ( 32...Bxf2+ $8 33.Kf1 Bc5 34.Qd8+ Bf8 {and it seems very difficult [ 
    probably impossible] to find a winning plan for white} )
33.Qxb4 {the game is over} 33...gxf5 34.a4 Bc3 35.Qc5 f4 36.Kg2 Rc1 37.a5 
h6 38.a6 Kh7 39.Qf5+ Kg7 40.Qg4+ Kh7 41.Qxf4 1-0

