[Event "13th ECC qual. group 3"]
[Site "Slough ENG"]
[Date "1997.09.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van de Plassche, Bas TESS"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus DVBR"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[ECO "C13"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 Bxg5 7.hxg5 Qxg5 {
Probably the best way to meet this sharp gambit.As showed the game 
Degraeve-Gurevich black has serious difficulties in variations arising 
after 8. ..a6?!} 8.Nh3 Qe7 9.Nf4 Nc6 10.Bb5!? {Deserves attention 10.Qd3 
leading to complicated positions with mutual chances.For instanse:} 
    ( 10.Qd3!? Nb6 
        ( 10...g6!? 11.O-O-O Nb6 12.Qg3 h5 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.Nce2 O-O-O 15.c3 
        Na5 =+ {Sorin,M-Jurkovic,A/Cannes opB18th 1997/EXP 57/ - (56)} )
    11.Nh5!? Qb4 
        ( 11...f6 12.Qg3 Nxd4 13.Nxg7+ Kf8 14.exf6 Qxf6 15.Nh5 ~= )
    12.Nxg7+ Kf8 13.Rxh7 Rg8 14.Nh5 Qxd4 15.Qxd4 Nxd4 16.O-O-O += {
    Watson,W-Muir,A/Walsall 1992/CBM 32/1-0 (60)} )
10...Qb4 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Rh3?! 
    ( 12.a3!? Qc4 13.Rh3 c5 14.Qg4!? Ba6? 
        ( 14...Qxd4 15.Rd1 Qxe5+ 16.Re3 h5 17.Qg3 h4 18.Qg4 $40 )
        ( 14...cxd4!? 15.Qxg7 Rf8 16.b3 Qc6 17.Nce2 Qxc2 ~ )
    15.O-O-O cxd4 16.Nxe6? 
        ( 16.Qxg7! +/- )
    16...fxe6 17.Qxe6+ Kd8 18.b3 Qc5 -/+ {Makropoulou, 
    M-Thorhallsson,T/Katerini GP 1993/TD 93\09 (32)} )
12...c5?! {Right idea,but the wrong timing.After preliminary 12...Rb8 
covering square b5 black can play c5 with much more damaging consequances 
for white.} 
    ( 12...Rb8! 13.a3 
        ( 13.Qg4? Qxd4 14.Rd1 Qxe5+ 15.Re3 h5! -+ )
        ( 13.Nh5 g6 14.Nf6+ Nxf6 15.exf6 c5 -/+ )
    13...Qxb2 14.Rb1 Qxa3 15.Rxb8 Nxb8 16.Ncxd5 Qa5+ 17.Nc3 c5!? -/+ 18.
    Nh5 Nc6 19.Nxg7+ Kf8 20.Qf3 $8 cxd4 21.Qxc6 Qxe5+ -/+ )
13.Nd3! Qc4 
    ( 13...Qxd4? 14.Nb5 Qe4+ 15.Re3 Qxg2 16.Nxc7+ Kd8 17.Nxa8 Bb7 += )
14.dxc5 Nxc5?! {Once again preliminary Rb8 was more accurate.} 
    ( 14...Rb8!? 15.c6 
        ( 15.Rg3 Nxc5 16.Rxg7 Rxb2! -+ )
    15...Qxc6 16.Qg4 Kf8 17.O-O-O Ba6 =+ )
15.Nxc5 Qxc5 16.Qg4 g6 17.O-O-O ~= {The opening is finally over and we can
make some conclusions.Better development and weakness of dark squares in 
the position of black fully compensates white for the lack of a pawn.} 
17...Bd7?! 
    ( 17...Qxf2!? 18.Rf3?! 
        ( 18.Ne4! dxe4 19.Qxe4 Rb8 20.Qa4+! 
            ( 20.Qc6+?! Kf8 21.Rf3 Bb7! 
                ( 21...Qb6?! 22.Rd8+ Kg7 23.Rxf7+! Kxf7 24.Qf3+ Kg7 25.
                Qf6+ = )
            22.Qxb7 Rxb7 23.Rxf2 Ke7 24.Rfd2 Rhb8 -/+ )
        20...Kf8 21.Rf3 Qxg2 22.Rd8+ Kg7 
            ( 22...Ke7? 23.Rxh8 Qh1+ 24.Kd2 Qg2+ 25.Ke1 Qg1+ 26.Rf1 Qe3+ 
            27.Kd1 Qxe5 28.Re8+ +- )
        23.Rxf7+! Kxf7 24.Qf4+ )
    18...Qc5 19.Qf4 Rf8 20.Qh6 Bb7 -/+ )
18.Qf4 Qe7 19.Rh6! {Fixing the pawn on h7.} 19...O-O-O 20.Rdh1 += Bc6 {
Preparing d4.} 21.Qd4?! 
    ( 21.Ne2!? d4 22.Rxh7 
        ( 22.Nxd4?! Bxg2 23.R1h2 Bd5 24.Rxh7 g5 25.Qe3 Rxh7 26.Rxh7 ~ )
    22...Rxh7 23.Rxh7 Bxg2 
        ( 23...Qc5!? 24.Qxf7 Qxe5 25.f4 Qa5 26.Kb1 Bd5 27.Nc1 += )
    24.Qxf7 Qxf7 25.Rxf7 += )
    ( 21.Rxh7!? += )
21...Qg5+ 22.f4 Qxg2 23.R6h2 Qf3 24.Rh3 Qg2 
    ( 24...Qg4!? 25.Rh4 Qf5 26.Qc5 Kd7 27.Ne2 Qe4 28.Nd4 Bb7 ~ )
25.R3h2 Qf3 26.Rh3 Qg2 1/2-1/2

