[Event "13th ECC qual. group 3"]
[Site "Slough ENG"]
[Date "1997.09.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Poldauf, Dirk EMBE"]
[Black "Short, Philip DGLS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[ECO "E65"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[Annotator "Huzman"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.c4 {Konikowski,J} 1...Nf6 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.Nf3 c5 
7.dxc5 dxc5 8.O-O Nc6 9.Bf4 Be6 10.Ne5 
    ( 10.Qa4 {Konikowski,J} 10...Qa5 11.Qxa5 Nxa5 12.b3 Nc6 {1/2 
    Cebalo-Rajkovic,D/Vrsac/1981/} )
10...Na5 
    ( 10...Nxe5 {Konikowski,J} 11.Bxe5 Nd7 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.b3 Rb8 14.Qd2 
    Qa5 15.Rfd1 Nf6 16.Qb2 a6 17.Nd5 Rfe8 18.Nf4 b5? 
        ( 18...Bc8 )
    19.cxb5 axb5 20.Nxe6+ fxe6 21.Qe5 +- {Pytel,K-Vezzosi/Martigny/1988/} 
    )
    ( 10...Nd4 {Konikowski,J} 11.e3 Nf5 12.Bxb7 Qxd1 13.Rfxd1 Rab8 14.Bf3 
    Rxb2 15.Na4 Rc2 16.Rdc1 +/- {Smyslow,W-Dueball/Bath/1973/} )
    ( 10...Nh5 {Konikowski,J} 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Be3 Qxd1 13.Rfxd1 Rab8 14.
    Rd2 Rxb2 15.Rxb2 Bxc3 ~ {Kozma-Espig,L/ Zinnowitz/ 1967/} )
11.Qa4 
    ( 11.Nd3 {Konikowski,J} 11...Nh5 12.Nxc5 Nxf4 13.gxf4 Bxc4 14.Rc1 Qc7 
    15.Nxb7 Qxf4 16.e3 Qe5 17.Nxa5 Qxa5 18.Bxa8 Bxf1 19.Qd5 Qxd5 20.Nxd5 
    Rxa8 21.Kxf1 Bxb2 22.Nxe7+ Kf8 23.Rc8+ Rxc8 24.Nxc8 a6 = {
    Tal,M-Kasparow, G/Moskau/1987/} )
    ( 11.Qc1 {Konikowski,J} 11...Nh5 12.Rd1 Qb6 13.Na4 Qb4 14.b3 Nxf4 15.
    gxf4 Rad8 16.Qe3 Nxc4 17.Qxc5 Qxc5 18.Nxc5 Nxe5 19.fxe5 Bxe5 20.Nxb7 
    Rc8 21.Rac1 Bd4 22.Na5 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Rd8 {1/2 Wells-Parmentier/ 
    Hastings-B/1988/} )
    ( 11.Rc1 {Konikowski,J} 11...Nh5 12.Qxd8 Rfxd8 13.Nd3 Nxf4 14.Nxf4 
    Bxc4 15.b3 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 e5 17.bxc4 exf4 18.Bd5 fxg3 19.fxg3 Rd7 20.
    Rcf3 Rf8 21.e4 ~= {Drazic-Ivanovic,B/Jugoslawien/1991/} )
    ( 11.Qc2 {Konikowski,J} 11...Nh5 12.Rad1 Qe8! 13.Nd5 Nxf4 14.gxf4 Rc8 
    15.Rd2 f6 16.Nf3 Nc6 17.Rfd1 Kh8 18.Kh1 b6 19.b3 Bg4 20.Qb1 e5 21.fxe5
    Nxe5 {1/2 Tukmakow-Spraggett/Bern/1995/} )
11...Qb6 
    ( 11...Ne8 12.Rad1 
        ( 12.Ne4 {Konikowski,J} 12...Qb6 13.Bd2! Bxe5 14.Bxa5 Qxb2 15.Nxc5
        Bc8 16.e3 Rb8 17.Rab1 Qe2 18.Rfe1 Qh5 19.Nd3 Bf6 20.Nf4 Qe5 21.Nd5
        Qe6 22.Bb4 a6 23.Qa3 {1-0 Ribli,Z-Nikolaiczuk,L/Dortmund/1986/} )
    12...Nd6 13.Nd5 Bxe5 14.Bxe5 Naxc4 15.Bc3 b5 16.Qc2 b4 17.Be1 Rc8 18.
    b3 Nb6 19.Nf4 Bd7 20.Qb2 Qc7 21.Bd2 Bc6 22.Bh3 Bd7 23.Bg2 Bc6 24.Rc1 
    Bxg2 25.Nxg2 Rfd8 26.Bxb4 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Urban,K/POL-chT 1995/EXT 
    95ch/1-0 (89)} )
    ( 11...Nd7 12.Nxd7 
        ( 12.Rad1?? Bxe5! 13.Bxe5 Nxc4 14.Bf4 Nxb2 -+ )
    12...Bxd7 13.Qc2 Bf5 
        ( 13...Nxc4 14.Bxb7 e5 15.Rad1 Rb8 16.Bc6 Rxb2 17.Qc1 exf4 18.Na4?
        Rd2 {0-1 Baquero-Ivanov,I/Philadelphia/1989/} )
        ( 13...Nc6 14.Rad1 Nd4 15.Qd2 Bc6 16.Bh6 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Qd7 18.Bxg7 
        Kxg7 19.e3 Qc6+ 20.f3 Nf5 21.Kf2 += {
        Schwartzman-Sutovskij/Groningen/1993/} )
    14.Qa4 
        ( 14.e4 {Konikowski,J} 14...Bd7 15.Nd5 Nc6 16.Qd2 e6! 17.Nc3 e5 
        18.Be3 b6 
            ( 18...Nd4 19.f4 exf4 20.gxf4 Re8 ~ )
        19.Rad1 
            ( 19.f4 exf4 20.gxf4 Re8 21.Rad1 Bg4 22.Ne2 Qxd2 23.Rxd2 Rad8 
            -/+ )
        19...Be6 20.Nd5 Nd4 21.b3 Qd7 ~ )
        ( 14.Qc1 Qc8 15.Nd5 Nc6 16.Bh6 Bh3 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Qc3+ Kg8 19.a3 
        Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qg4 21.e3 b5 22.cxb5 Qe4+ 23.Kg1 Qxd5 24.bxc6 Qxc6 
        25.Rac1 Rfc8 26.b4 c4 27.Rfd1 Rd8 28.Rd4 Rxd4 29.Qxd4 Rc8 30.Rc3 
        a6 {1/2 Kiselew-Istratescu/Bukarest/1993/} )
    14...Bd7 15.Qc2 Bf5 16.Qa4 {1/2-1/2 Rustemov,A-Fedorov,A/Minsk 
    1996/CBM 54} )
    ( 11...Nh5 {Konikowski,J} 12.Rad1 Qb6 13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.Rxd5 Nxf4 15.gxf4
    Bxe5 16.Rxe5 e6 17.b4 +/- {Uhlmann,W-Padewski/Moskau/1956/} )
12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.cxd5 Rfc8 
    ( 13...Rfe8 14.Bd2 Qd6 15.Nxf7 Kxf7 16.Bxa5 Qa6 17.Qa3 Qxe2 18.Bc3 Qb5
    19.Rfe1 b6 20.d6 exd6 21.Bxa8 Rxa8 22.Rad1 +/- {1-0 
    Khasin,A-Tataev,M/Kemerovo2 1995/EXP 49 (31)} 
        ( 22.Rad1 {Konikowski,J} 22...Qc6 23.Qb3+ c4 24.Qa3 Bf8 25.Bxf6! 
        Kxf6 26.Qc3+ Kf7 27.Qh8 +- {Chasin-Tatajew/Kemerovo/1995/} )
    )
14.Rfd1 
    ( 14.Bd2! Qxb2 
        ( 14...Qd6 15.f4 b6 16.e4 +/- )
    15.Nf3 Nxd5 
        ( 15...b6 $140 16.Rab1 +- )
    16.Qxa5 Nc3 ~= {/+/- I think the black have some, but not enough 
    compensation for sacrifised piece.} )
14...Nh5 15.d6 Nxf4 
    ( 15...exd6 16.Nd7 Qb4 
        ( 16...Qxb2 17.Rab1 Qxe2 18.Qxa5 Nxf4 19.gxf4 Bd4 20.Kh1 +/- )
    17.Qxb4 cxb4 18.Bxd6 Rc2 
        ( 18...Bxb2 19.Rab1 Bc3 
            ( 19...Rc2 20.Bxb4 Nc6 21.Be4! Rxe2 22.Bd3 +- )
        20.Bxb4 Bxb4 21.Rxb4 Rc2 22.g4 Ng7 23.Bxb7 Nxb7 24.Rxb7 +/- )
        ( 18...Bxb2 = {Konikowski,J} )
    19.Bxb4 Nc6 20.Bc3 Bxc3 
        ( 20...Rxe2 21.Nc5! +/- )
    21.bxc3 Rxe2 
        ( 21...Rxc3 22.Rab1 +/- )
    22.Rab1 += {/+/-} )
16.Qxf4 Bxe5 
    ( 16...Qxb2 17.Qxf7+ Kh8 18.Nd3! 
        ( 18.Nc4 Qxe2 
            ( 18...Nxc4 19.Qxc4 exd6 20.Rab1 +/- )
        19.Nxa5 
            ( 19.Bf1 Qc2 20.Nxa5 Bxa1 
                ( 20...Rf8 21.Rac1 Qa4 22.Qd5 Qxa5 23.dxe7 +/- )
            21.Rxa1 Rf8 22.Qxe7 Qxf2+ 23.Kh1 Rae8 24.Qxb7 Re1 -+ )
        19...Rf8 20.Qxe7 Qxf2+ 21.Kh1 Bxa1 22.Rxa1 Rae8 -+ )
        ( 18.Nxg6+ hxg6 19.Qxg6 Qf6 20.Qh5+ Qh6 
            ( 20...Bh6 21.dxe7 Re8 22.Qxc5 Nc6 23.Rab1 +/- )
        21.Qxh6+ Bxh6 22.dxe7 Re8 23.Rd7 Bg5 -/+ )
    18...Qb6 
        ( 18...Qf6 19.Qxf6 Bxf6 20.d7 Rd8 21.Nxc5 Bxa1 22.Rxa1 +/- )
        ( 18...Qa3 19.d7 Rd8 20.Qxe7 Bxa1 21.Ne5! +- )
    19.d7 
        ( 19.dxe7 Bxa1 20.Rxa1 Qd6 )
    19...Rf8 20.Qxe7 Bxa1 21.Rxa1 ~= {/+/-} )
17.Qxe5 exd6 
    ( 17...Nc6 18.Bxc6 Rxc6 
        ( 18...exd6 19.Rxd6 Rxc6 20.Rad1 += {/+/-} )
    19.Qxe7 
        ( 19.dxe7 Re6 20.Qg5 Re8 = )
        ( 19.d7 Re6 20.Qc3 Rd8 =+ )
    19...Rd8 20.Rac1! 
        ( 20.d7 Re6 21.Qg5 Rxe2 $132 )
    20...Rcxd6 21.Rxd6 Rxd6 22.Qe8+ Kg7 23.Qe5+ +/- )
18.Rxd6 Nc6 19.Qf6 +/- Rd8 20.Rad1 
    ( 20.Bxc6?! {Konikowski,J} 20...Rxd6 21.Qxd6 Qxb2 = )
20...Rxd6 21.Rxd6 
    ( 21.Qxd6?? {Konikowski,J} 21...Rd8 -+ )
21...Rd8 
    ( 21...Rf8 $142 22.Bxc6 
        ( 22.h4! $40 )
    22...bxc6 23.Rxc6 +- )
22.Bd5! 
    ( 22.Bxc6 {Konikowski,J} 22...Rxd6 23.Qxd6 bxc6 += )
22...Qc7 
    ( 22...Rf8 23.h4! +/- {/+-} 
        ( 23.Bxc6 {Konikowski,J} 23...bxc6 24.Rxc6 +- )
    )
23.Rxc6! bxc6 24.Bxf7+ +- Qxf7 25.Qxd8+ Kg7 {#} 26.Qa5 Qe7 27.Qc3+ Kg8 28.
Qc4+ Kg7 29.Kg2 h5 30.a4 Kh7 31.a5 Kg7 32.a6 Kh7 
    ( 32...g5 {Konikowski,J} 33.Qc3+ Kg6 34.Qd3+ Kg7 35.h3 +- )
33.h4 Kg7 34.f3 g5 35.hxg5 Qxg5 36.Qe6 Qd2 37.Qe5+ Kg6 38.Kf2 Qd7 
    ( 38...c4 {Konikowski,J} 39.Qe6+ Kg7 40.Qe7+ Kg6 41.Qxa7 Qxb2 42.Qc5 
    c3 43.Qxc6+ Kh7 44.a7 +- )
39.Qxc5 Kf7 
    ( 39...Kf6 {Konikowski,J} 40.f4 +- )
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