[Event "13th ECC qual. group 2"]
[Site "Eupen BEL"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cobb, James CRDF"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail ROEK"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[ECO "D35"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.cxd5?! exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 Bf5 = 
    ( 7...h6 8.Bh4 
        ( 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 = )
    8...Bf5 = )
8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Nbd7 10.O-O O-O 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.Rab1 
    ( 12.Rac1 Bd6 13.h3 Qc7 14.Nd2 Rfe8 15.Rfe1 = {- 
    Ninov,K-Velikov,P/BUL-ch 1988/EXT 88ch} )
12...a5 
    ( 12...Bd6 13.b4 a6 14.a4 Qe7 
        ( 14...b5 15.Rfc1 Qe7 16.Na2 Rfc8 17.Qb3 Ne4 18.Rc2 Rc7 19.Nc3 Nf6
        20.a5 Rac8 21.Ne2 Ne4 22.Nc1 g6 23.Nd3 = {1/2-1/2 Gevorgian, 
        K-Dragomarezkij,E/Moscow op2 1995 (48)} )
    15.b5 a5 16.bxc6 bxc6 17.Rb6 += {1/2-1/2 Filgueira Hernan-Sorokin 
    Maxim/It (open), Buenos Aires (Argentina) 1996} )
13.Ne5 
    ( 13.a3 Bd6 14.Rfc1 
        ( 14.Nd2 Re8 15.g3 
            ( 15.Rfe1 Re6 16.f3 Nh5 17.f4 Nf6 18.Nf3 Ne4 19.Qc2 f6 20.Nxe4
            Rxe4 -/+ 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 Ra3 23.b5 Qe8 24.bxc6 bxc6 25.Rec1
            Raxe3 -+ {0-1 Nemet,I-Ruefenacht,M/SUI-chT Basel-Riehen 1995 
            (33)} )
        15...Qd7 16.Kg2 h5 17.h4 Qg4 18.Rfe1 Re6 19.Nf1 Rae8 $132 {1-0 
        Bruk,O-Muir,A/EU-chT Haifa 1989 (52)} )
        ( 14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.dxe5 Nd7 16.f4 f6 17.exf6 {1/2-1/2 
        Petronic,J-Simic,R/Novi Sad 1995 })
    14...Qe7 15.Nd2 Rfe8 16.Na4 {- Mellado,J-Bjerring,K/Barbera op 
    1996/EXT 96op2} )
    ( 13.Qc2 Bd6 14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.dxe5 Ng4 -/+ {1/2-1/2 
    Gerstner,W-Viellieber,R/ Viernheim-U20 1986 (24) })
    ( 13.Rfc1 Bd6 14.h3 
        ( 14.a3 Qe7 15.Na4 Ne4 $132 {0-1 Bobrowska,M-Radziewicz,I/POL-chJW
        U20 1994 (31)} )
    14...Re8 15.Nd2 h6 16.a3 Qe7 17.Qc2 Rad8 18.Qa4 Kh8 19.Qxa5 +/- {
    1/2-1/2 Guevara,M-Ortega,L/Sagua la Grande 1989 (47) })
13...Re8 
    ( 13...Nd7 14.Nxd7 Qxd7 15.Na4 Bd6 16.Rbc1 $132 {- 
    Udovcic,M-Trifunovic,P/JUG-ch 1960/MCD-ch} )
14.f4 
    ( 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Bd6 -/+ )
14...Bd6 15.Rf3 Nd7?! 
    ( 15...Rc8 16.Re1 c5!? 
        ( 16...b6 17.e4 Bb4 18.exd5 Nxd5 19.Re2 Bxc3 20.bxc3 f6 21.Nc4 
            ( 21.Rh3 g6 -/+ )
        21...Rxe2 22.Qxe2 Qd7 23.Qd2 Re8 24.Ne3 Qe6 25.Nxd5 cxd5 =+ )
    17.Qb5 Re7 =+ 
        ( 17...b6 18.Na4 cxd4 19.exd4 Rc4 20.Rd3 Bc7 
            ( 20...Rb4 21.Qc6 Bxe5 22.fxe5 b5 23.Nc5 Rxb2 24.Rf1 Ne4 25.
            Nb7 Qe7 26.Qxd5 Nd2 27.Rc1 Nc4 $132 )
        21.a3 Rc2 = )
    )
16.e4?! 
    ( 16.Qf5!? Nf6 
        ( 16...Re7 17.e4 dxe4 18.Nxe4 Bc7 19.Nxd7 
            ( 19.Rg3 Nf8 20.Nf6+ Kh8 21.Kh1 Qxd4 22.Rxg7! 
                ( 22.Nxh7?! Rd8! 23.Rg1 
                    ( 23.Re1 Qf2 24.Qb1 Nxh7 
                        ( 24...Rxe5 )
                    25.Rh3 Qxe1+! 26.Qxe1 Bxe5 27.fxe5 Red7 28.Rxh7+ Kxh7 
                    29.Qe4+ Kg8 30.h3 Re8 -/+ )
                23...Bb6 24.Rf1 Qd1 25.Rf3 Nxh7 26.Nxf7+ Rxf7 27.Qxf7 Qd7 
                =+ )
            22...Kxg7 23.Nh5+ Kg8 24.Nf6+ Kh8 
                ( 24...Kg7 25.Nh5+ = )
            25.Qg5 Nd7 26.Qh4 Nf8 
                ( 26...Nxf6 27.Qxf6+ Kg8 28.Qxe7 += )
            27.Qg5 = )
            ( 19.Rh3 g6 20.Qg5 f6 
                ( 20...Bb6 21.Rd1 f6 22.Nxf6+ Nxf6 23.Qxf6 Bxd4+ 24.Kf1 
                Qf8 25.Qxf8+ Rxf8 26.Nxg6! hxg6 27.Rxd4 +/- )
            21.Nxf6+ Nxf6 22.Qxf6 Qxd4+ 23.Kh1 Qd6 
                ( 23...Rae8 24.Rxh7 Kxh7 25.Qxg6+ Kh8 26.Qf6+ Kg8 
                    ( 26...Rg7 27.Nf7+ +- )
                27.Qg6+ Kf8 28.Qf6+ = )
            24.Qxd6 Bxd6 25.Re3 =+ )
        19...Qxd7 
            ( 19...Rxd7 )
        20.Nf6+ gxf6 21.Rg3+ Kf8 22.Qxf6 
            ( 22.Qxh7 Qxd4+ 23.Kh1 Ree8! -+ )
        22...Ree8 $8 23.Qh6+ Ke7 24.Qg5+ 
            ( 24.Re1+ Kd8 25.Qf6+ Kc8 26.Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.Kf2 Qd7 28.Rg8+ Bd8
            29.Rf8 b6 -+ )
        24...f6 25.Re1+ Kd8 26.Qxf6+ Kc8 27.Ree3 
            ( 27.Rge3 Rd8 28.Rd3 Bb6 29.Kh1 Bxd4 -+ )
        27...Rd8 28.Rg7 Qxd4 29.Qxd4 Rxd4 30.Re8+ Bd8 
            ( 30...Rd8 31.Rxd8+ Bxd8 32.Rxh7 $132 )
        31.Rxh7 Rd7 -/+ )
    17.Rg3 
        ( 17.Qd3 Rc8 =+ )
        ( 17.Rh3 Re6 $132 )
    17...Re6 18.Re1 $132 )
16...dxe4 =+ 17.Nxe4 Nf8 
    ( 17...Nxe5 18.fxe5 Bb8 19.Rbf1 
        ( 19.Nf6+ gxf6 20.Rg3+ Kf8 -+ )
    19...Ba7 20.Kh1 
        ( 20.Nd6 Rxe5 21.Qb3 
            ( 21.Kh1 Re7 22.Qa3 Bxd4 23.Rxf7 Rxf7 24.Rxf7 Qg5 25.Rf1 b6 
            -/+ )
        21...Rd5 22.Nxb7 Bxd4+ 23.Kh1 Qb6 24.Qxb6 Bxb6 25.Rxf7 Rd2 -/+ )
    20...Bxd4 21.Nd6 Bxe5 22.Nxe8 Qxd3 23.Rxd3 Rxe8 24.Rd7 b5 25.b3 = )
18.Qc4 
    ( 18.Qb3 Re7 19.Rd1 a4 20.Qc2 Bb8 
        ( 20...Bc7 21.Nc5 )
    21.Nc5 f6 -/+ )
18...Re7! 
    ( 18...Ne6? 19.Nxf7! Kxf7 20.Ng5+ Kf6 21.Nxh7+ Kg6 22.Qd3+ Kf7 23.Ng5+
    Kf6 24.Nh7+ Kf7 
        ( 24...Ke7 25.f5 Nc7 26.f6+ gxf6 27.Re1+ Kf7 
            ( 27...Ne6 28.Rxf6 Kd7 29.Qh3 +- )
        28.Rxe8 Qxe8 29.Rxf6+ Kg7 
            ( 29...Ke7? 30.Qe4+ Kd7 31.Qf5+ Ne6 
                ( 31...Ke7 32.Rg6 +- )
            32.h3 +- 
                ( 32.Ng5 Bxh2+ 33.Kf1 +- )
            )
        30.Rxd6 +- )
    25.Ng5+ = )
19.Rd1 Qc7?! 
    ( 19...Ng6 =+ )
20.a4?! 
    ( 20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.d5 Nd7 
        ( 21...Rd8 22.Rfd3 c5 23.Qc3 Ra8 24.Qd2 = )
    22.Nxd7 Qxd7 23.Rg3 = )
20...Rd8 =+ 
    ( 20...Ng6 =+ )
21.Rdd3 
    ( 21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.Re3 =+ )
    ( 21.Rff1 =+ )
21...Qb6 22.Ng5? 
    ( 22.b3 Ng6 =+ )
    ( 22.Rf2 =+ )
22...Bxe5 -+ 
    ( 22...Qb4 -/+ )
23.fxe5 Rd5 24.Rf2 
    ( 24.Rf4 Qxb2 
        ( 24...Ng6 25.Rf2 Qd8 26.Nf3 c5 -/+ )
    25.Rdf3 Qd2 26.Qf1 
        ( 26.Nxf7 Ne6 -+ )
        ( 26.Rxf7 Rxf7 27.Nxf7 Qxd4+ 28.Qxd4 Rxd4 29.Nd6 Nd7 30.Nxb7 Nxe5 
        31.Ra3 
            ( 31.Rf5 Rd5 -+ )
        31...Rd5 -+ )
    26...Ng6 27.Rf2 Qe3 28.Rxf7 Rxf7 29.Nxf7 Rxd4 -+ )
24...h6 25.Nf3 Ne6 -+ 26.g3 Red7 27.Rfd2 Qd8 28.Kg2 c5 29.b3 cxd4 -+ {
1:0-??} 1-0

