[Event "13th ECC qual. group 3"]
[Site "Slough ENG"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "James, Kevin DGLS"]
[Black "Kovac, Boris RPMS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2290"]
[ECO "D35"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 h6 8.Bh4 b6
9.Nge2 Bb7 
    ( 9...Nbd7 10.O-O 
        ( 10.Qd2 Bb7 11.f3 c5 12.Rd1 Qb8 13.Bf2 Re8 14.g4 cxd4 15.exd4 Bd6
        16.Be3 Qd8 
            ( 16...Bxh2 17.Kf1 ~= )
        17.h4 h5 18.g5 Qe7 19.Kf2 Nh7 20.Rde1 Nhf8 21.f4 += {1-0 
        Skomorokhin,R-Burmakin,V/ Velden op 1994 (45)} 
            ( 21.Nf4 += )
        )
    10...c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Rc1 Bb7 13.Bf5 Nb6 14.Qc2 Qe8 15.Qb3 
        ( 15.Rfd1 g6 16.Bxf6 
            ( 16.Bh3 g5 17.Bg3 g4 -+ )
        16...Bxf6 17.Bh3 = )
    15...Qc6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Bb1 Rfd8 18.Rfd1 g6 19.a4 Rab8 =+ {1-0 
    Ryskin,A-Burmakin,V/Ljubljana op 1994/TD 94\02 (32)} )
10.O-O 
    ( 10.Qb3 Nc6?! 11.O-O?! 
        ( 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Qxd5 Nb4 
            ( 12...Ne5 13.Bh7+! Kxh7 14.Qxb7 Nd3+ 15.Kf1 Nxb2 16.Qa6 += )
            ( 12...Re8 13.O-O +/- )
        13.Qxb7 Nxd3+ 14.Kf1 += )
    11...Na5 12.Qc2 c5 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Rfd1 $132 {1/2-1/2 Engqvist, 
    T-Berg,M/Rilton Cup 1987 (23)} )
    ( 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.O-O 
        ( 11.b4 c5 12.bxc5 bxc5 13.Rb1 cxd4 14.exd4 Bc6 15.Bc2 
            ( 15.O-O Re8 $132 )
        15...Qd6 16.Qd3 g6 17.h4 Bd7 18.h5 Bf5 19.Qd1 Bxc2 20.Qxc2 Bg7 21.
        hxg6 fxg6 22.O-O Nc6 23.Nb5 Qf6 $132 {0-1 
        Antoshin,V-Zinn,L/Zinnowitz 1966 (38)} )
    11...Re8 12.Rc1 Be7 13.Bb1 Nd7 14.Ng3 Nf6 15.Qc2 g6 16.Qd1 Bd6?! 
        ( 16...a6 = )
    17.Nb5 Ne4 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 += {0-1 Krmelj,N-Heinatz,G/Ptuj zt w 1995 (60)
    } )
10...Nbd7 
    ( 10...c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Qc2 Nbd7 13.Rfd1 Qa5 14.Bf5 Rfd8 15.Rac1 Nf8
    16.Na4 c4 17.Nd4 += {1/2-1/2 Hoang Th Trang-Vujosevic,V/Budapest FS11 
    IM-A 1993 (49)} )
11.f3 
    ( 11.Rc1 Rc8 
        ( 11...Re8 12.Bb1 c6 13.f3 c5 14.Bf2 Bd6 15.Re1 a6 16.Ng3 Qb8 17.
        Rc2 Nf8 18.a3 Ne6 19.Ba2 $132 {1-0 Bagirov,V-Abramovic,B/Erevan 
        1982 (62)} )
    12.Nb5 c5 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Qa4 a6 15.Nbc3 c4 16.Bb1 Nc5 17.Qd1 Re8 18.
    Nd4 += {Medancic,R-Malinverno,G/Castiglione op 1995/EXT 95op2/1-0 (36)
    } )
    ( 11.Bg3 c5 12.Nf4 c4 13.Bb1 Re8 14.f3 Bb4 15.Bf2 Nf8 16.Nfe2 a6 17.
    Ng3 Ra7 18.a3 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Bc6 20.Qd2 Ng6 21.Bc2 Rae7 22.Nf5 Re6 23.
    Rae1 Ne7 24.Bh4 Ng6 25.Bxf6 Qxf6 26.e4 += {1-0 
    Polugaevsky,L-Khasin,A/URS-ch23 Leningrad 1956 (46)} )
    ( 11.Qc2 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Rfd1 Qb6 
        ( 13...Qa5 14.Bf5 Rfd8 15.Rac1 Nf8 16.Na4 c4 17.Nd4 += {1/2-1/2 
        Trang,H-Vujosevic,V/First Saturday IM 'A 1993 (49)} )
    14.Bf5 Rad8 15.Rac1 Qc6 16.Qa4 g6 17.Bd3 Qxa4 18.Nxa4 g5 19.Bg3 Bc6 
    20.Nac3 Nb6 = {1-0 Hoang Th Trang-Richter,M/ Budapest FS02 IM-A 1994 
    (43)} )
11...c5 12.g4!? 
    ( 12.Qd2 Re8 13.Bf2 Bf8 14.a3 g6 15.Bc2 Bg7 16.Rad1 Qe7 17.g4 cxd4 18.
    exd4 Nf8 19.Nf4 Qd7 20.Nd3 a6 $132 
        ( 20...Ne6? 21.Ba4 Ng5 22.Bg3 +/- {Arlandi,E-Castillo Melenes,O/ 
        Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44/1-0 (41)} )
    )
    ( 12.Kh1 Re8 13.Bc2 a6 14.Qd2 b5 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Nd4 Ne5 17.b3 Bb4 18.
    a3 Ba5 19.f4 Nc6 20.b4 Nxd4 21.exd4 Bb6 22.Rae1 Rc8 23.Rxe8+ Qxe8 24.
    Bxf6 Qc6 25.Qd3 g6 
        ( 25...Qxf6?? 26.Qh7+ 
            ( 26.Nxd5 +- {Southam,T-Findlay,I/Toronto2 1990/EXT 90b/1-0 
            (42)} )
        26...Kf8 27.Qh8+ Ke7 28.Qxc8 +- )
    26.Nxd5 Qxd5 27.Rf2 += )
12...Re8 13.Bf2 Bd6 14.Ng3 
    ( 14.Qd2 Qc7 15.Bg3 Bxg3 16.Nxg3 a6 $132 )
14...a6 
    ( 14...cxd4 15.exd4 Rc8 16.Qd2 
        ( 16.Nf5 Bf4 = )
    16...Nf8 17.Nf5 Ne6 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Rae1 = )
    ( 14...Bxg3!? 15.hxg3 Qe7 $132 )
15.Nf5?! 
    ( 15.Re1 cxd4 16.exd4 Rxe1+ 17.Qxe1 Qc7 = )
    ( 15.Nce2 g6 16.Rc1 Qe7 17.Qd2 $132 )
15...Bf8 16.a4?! Nh7?! 
    ( 16...g6! 17.Ng3 Bg7 18.Qd2 Nh7 =+ )
17.Kg2?! 
    ( 17.Bh4!? $132 )
17...g6 18.Ng3 Ng5 
    ( 18...Bg7 =+ )
19.h4 
    ( 19.e4 dxe4 20.Bxe4 Nxe4 21.Ncxe4 Rc8 22.dxc5 
        ( 22.Rc1 =+ )
    22...Nxc5 23.Qxd8 Rexd8 24.Rfc1 Bg7 =+ )
19...Ne6 20.Nge2 Nf6 
    ( 20...Bg7 21.Qb1 
        ( 21.a5 b5 22.dxc5 Ndxc5 23.b4 Bxc3 24.Nxc3 d4! 25.bxc5 
            ( 25.exd4?? Nxd3 26.Qxd3 Nf4+ -+ )
        25...dxc3 26.Qc2 Qf6 27.e4 Nf4+ 28.Kh2 
            ( 28.Kg3 Qe5 -+ )
        28...Rac8 -/+ )
    21...cxd4 22.exd4 Rc8 =+ )
21.Rh1 
    ( 21.Qb1! cxd4 
        ( 21...Bg7 22.b4 cxd4 23.Nxd4 Rc8 24.Nce2 = )
    22.Nxd4 Nxd4 23.exd4 Bg7 =+ )
21...h5 22.g5 Nh7 23.f4 
    ( 23.Qc2 c4 24.Bxg6 fxg6 25.Qxg6+ Ng7 26.Nf4 Rc8 27.Qh6 Bd6 28.Nxh5 
    Nxh5 29.Qxh5 Rc7 -/+ )
23...cxd4 24.exd4 Bd6 25.f5! 
    ( 25.Qd2 f5 26.Rhe1 
        ( 26.gxf6 Qxf6 )
    )
25...gxf5 26.Bxf5!? 
    ( 26.Qc2 Ng7 
        ( 26...Nhxg5? 27.hxg5 Qxg5+ 28.Kf1 +/- )
    27.Bg3 =+ )
26...Nhxg5!? 
    ( 26...Nhf8 27.Bg3 = )
27.Ng3! 
    ( 27.hxg5 Qxg5+ 28.Bg3 Bxg3 29.Nxg3 h4 30.Qg4 Qxg4 31.Bxg4 hxg3 32.
    Kxg3 Nxd4 -/+ )
27...Nf4+ 
    ( 27...Bxg3 28.Bxg3 Ne4 29.Be5 
        ( 29.Qxh5 Nxg3 30.Qh7+ Kf8 31.Kxg3 Qd6+ 32.Kh3 Nf4+ 33.Kg4 Re3 34.
        Raf1 Ng2 -/+ )
    29...f6 30.Qxh5 fxe5 31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Bxe6 Rxe6 33.Nxe4! dxe4 
        ( 33...Ke8 34.Raf1 +- )
    34.Raf1+ Rf6 35.Rxf6+ Qxf6 36.Rf1 +- )
28.Kf1! 
    ( 28.Kg1 Nge6!? 
        ( 28...Bc8!? 29.hxg5 Bxf5 
            ( 29...Qxg5 30.Bxc8 Raxc8 31.Kf1! +/- 
                ( 31.Rxh5? Nxh5 32.Qxh5 Qg7 33.Qf3 Re6 34.Rd1 
                    ( 34.Nxd5 Rc2 35.Rf1 Rxb2 36.Nf4 $132 )
                34...Rf6 35.Qd3 Rg6 36.Kg2 $132 )
            )
        30.Nxd5! 
            ( 30.Nxf5 Qxg5+ 31.Ng3 h4 -+ )
        30...Qxg5 31.Nxf4 Bxf4 32.Qxh5 Qg7 33.Qxf5 Bxg3 34.Kf1 
            ( 34.Bxg3 Re3 35.Kf1 Rxg3 -/+ )
        34...Bxf2 35.Qxf2 Re6 36.Ra3 
            ( 36.Rg1 Rg6 37.Ra3 = )
        36...Rae8 37.Rg3 Re1+ 38.Kg2 R1e2 39.Rxg7+ Kxg7 = )
    29.Nxh5 Kh8 30.Bg3 Rg8 31.Kf2 Qf8 32.Nxf4 Nxf4 
        ( 32...Bxf4 33.Qh5+ Qh6 34.Qxh6+ Bxh6 35.Be5+ Bg7 = )
    33.Qf3 Qh6 =+ )
28...Ne4?? 
    ( 28...Nge6 29.Nxh5 Kh8 += )
29.Nxh5!? +- 
    ( 29.Ncxe4! dxe4 30.Nxh5 Bc8 
        ( 30...e3? 31.Qg4+ Kf8 32.Qg7+ Ke7 33.Bxe3!! Bxh1 
            ( 33...Rg8 34.Qf6+ Ke8 
                ( 34...Kf8 35.Qh6+ Ke8 36.Bxf4 +- )
            )
        34.Qf6+ Kf8 35.Qh6+ Ke7 36.Bxf4 +- )
        ( 30...Kf8 31.Be3! 
            ( 31.Qg4 Nxh5 32.Qxh5 )
        31...Bc8 $8 32.Bxc8 
            ( 32.Bxf4? Bxf5 
                ( 32...Bxf4 33.Bxc8 Rxc8 34.Nxf4 Qf6 35.Qg4 Rc2 36.Rg1 +/-
                )
            33.Bh6+ Kg8 
                ( 33...Ke7 34.Bg5+ +- )
            34.Ng7! Qf6 35.Nxe8 Rxe8 36.Bg5 Bh3+ 37.Kg1 Qf5 -/+ )
        32...Nxh5 33.Qxh5 Qxc8 34.Bh6+ Ke7 35.Bg5+ Ke6 36.d5+ Kxd5 37.Bf4+
        Ke6 
            ( 37...Kc6 38.Rc1+ Bc5 39.b4 +- )
        38.Qg4+ Ke7 $8 39.Bg5+ 
            ( 39.Bxd6+? Kxd6 40.Rd1+ Ke7 41.Qg5+ 
                ( 41.Qxe4+ Kf8 = )
            41...f6 
                ( 41...Ke6 42.Qd5+ Kf6 43.Rh2 +- )
                ( 41...Kf8 42.Qh6+ +- )
            42.Qg7+ Ke6 43.Qg4+ Ke7 44.Qg7+ Ke6 = )
        39...f6 40.Qxe4+ Kf7 41.Qh7+ Ke6 42.Rc1 Qd7 43.Qg6 Rf8 44.Qe4+ Kf7
        45.Be3 +/- )
    31.Qg4+ Ng6 32.Re1 +/- )
29...Nxf2 30.Kxf2 Kf8 31.Ng3?? {??} 
    ( 31.Qd2! Bb8!? 
        ( 31...Nxh5 32.Qh6+ Ng7 33.Rag1 +- )
        ( 31...Qc7 32.Nf6 Red8 33.Rhg1 Ke7 34.Nfxd5+! Nxd5 35.Rae1+ +- )
        ( 31...Bc7 32.Kf3 Nxh5 33.Qh6+ Ng7 34.Rhg1 +- )
    32.Kf3!! 
        ( 32.Rag1 Qd6 33.Qxf4 Qxf4+ 34.Nxf4 Bxf4 35.Rh3 += )
        ( 32.Nxf4? Qf6 33.Ng6+ = )
    32...Re4 
        ( 32...Nxh5 33.Qh6+ Ng7 34.Rhg1 +- )
    33.Nxe4 dxe4+ 34.Kg4 Nxh5 35.Kxh5 Be5 36.Rhd1 
        ( 36.Rad1 e3 37.Qxe3 Bxh1 =+ )
    36...Qf6 37.dxe5 Qxf5+ 38.Qg5 Qh7+ 39.Qh6+ +- )
31...Qf6 -+ 32.h5 Ne6 33.Nce2 
    ( 33.Qg4 Nxd4 -+ )
33...Nxd4 34.Qxd4 
    ( 34.Nxd4 Bc5 -+ )
0-1

