[Event "13th ECC final"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "1997.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz POLW"]
[Black "Haimovich, Tal HERZ"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2285"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.
dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bxc5 Nxc5 11.Qf2 Qb6 12.Bd3 b4 13.Ne2 a5 14.O-O Ba6 15.Kh1 
Ne7 
    ( 15...h6 16.Rad1 
        ( 16.f5 exf5 17.Nf4 Ne7 18.Rae1 Qc7 19.e6 O-O 20.exf7+ Rxf7 21.Ne5
        Rf6 22.Qg3 $40 {Arakhamia,K-Voiska,M/Azov iztW (04) ,TD 92\07 1990
        (49)} )
    16...O-O 17.f5 exf5 18.Nf4 Na4 19.Qg3 Ne7 20.Nh4 Nxb2 21.Nh5 ~= {
    Mainka,Romuald-Lalic,Bogdan/Bad Mergentheim GER op 1988 (40)} )
    ( 15...Bxd3 16.cxd3 {/\ Rac1} 16...Rb8 
        ( 16...Qb5 17.f5 Nxd3 18.Qg3 Nxb2 19.Qxg7 O-O-O 20.Nf4 +/- {
        Maxion,D-Marschner,J/2.BLN 9091 Lasker-Kreuzberg [6] 1990 (45)} )
        ( 16...Nd7 17.Rac1 Qa6 18.Ned4 += {Pasko,W-Spendowski/cr POL cup 
        1995 (39)} )
    17.Rad1! 
        ( 17.f5? exf5! 
            ( 17...Nxd3 18.Qg3 Qe3 
                ( 18...g6 19.fxe6 fxe6 20.Ng5 +/- )
            19.Qxg7 Rf8 20.Ng3 
                ( 20.Ng5 Qxe5 21.Qxe5 Ncxe5 22.fxe6 ~ )
            20...Nf2+ 
                ( 20...Ncxe5 21.Rae1 +/- )
            21.Rxf2 Qxf2 22.Rf1 ~ )
        18.Nf4 
            ( 18.Nh4 g6 19.Nxf5 gxf5 20.Qxf5 Nd8 -/+ )
            ( 18.Ng3 Ne7 )
        18...Ne6! 
            ( 18...Ne7 19.Qh4! ~ )
        19.Qg3 
            ( 19.Qxb6 Rxb6 20.Nxd5 Rb5 -/+ )
        19...O-O 
            ( 19...Nxf4 20.Qxf4 = )
        20.Nxd5 Qd8 -/+ {Nunn,J-Nogueiras,J/Rotterdam 47/351 1989 (60)} )
    17...O-O 18.Qh4 f6!? 
        ( 18...b3 19.a3 Na4 
            ( 19...Qa6 20.Qe1 Nxd3 21.Qc3 )
        20.f5 Nxb2 21.Rd2 +/- )
    19.Ng3 Ne7? 
        ( 19...fxe5 20.fxe5 Rb7 += )
        ( 19...Rb7!? )
        ( 19...Qb5 20.exf6 Rxf6 21.Nh5 Rh6 22.Ne5 Nxe5 23.fxe5 Nxd3 24.Qe7
        Qb7 25.Rf8+ Rxf8 26.Qxb7 Rxh5 27.Kg1 Nxe5 += )
        ( 19...Rb7 20.d4 Na4 21.Qh3 Re7 22.Rd2 += {Klugel-Wurth/Ft 203-A 
        1993 (34)} )
    20.exf6! Ng6 
        ( 20...gxf6 21.f5 +/- {/\} 21...e5? 22.Nxe5 +- )
        ( 20...Rxf6 21.Nh5 Rf7 22.Ne5 +/- )
    21.Qg4 Rxf6 
        ( 21...gxf6 22.f5 +/- )
    22.Nh5 Rf7 {Mokry,K-Bruk,O/ Haifa 48/390 1989 (42)} 
        ( 22...Rf5? 23.Nh4 +- )
    23.Ng5! )
    ( 15...Nd7 16.Ned4 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Bxd3 18.cxd3 O-O 19.Qe3 Rac8 20.Rae1 
    f6 
        ( 20...Rfe8!? )
    21.exf6 Rxf6 22.g3 += {Herrera,I-Gomez,A/Bayamo (01) ,CBM 18 1990 (59)
    } )
    ( 15...Rb8 16.Bxa6 
        ( 16.Qg3 g6 17.Ng5 Ne7 18.Qh3 h5 19.Rae1 Nxd3 20.cxd3 Nf5 =+ {
        Leko,P-Galyas,M/WYFWC Szeged B16(2) 1994 (52)} )
    16...Nxa6 17.Qg3 g6 
        ( 17...Kf8? 18.Rad1 Ne7 19.Nfd4 +/- {Zehm,W-Herrmann,K/WT/M\504 
        9092 CCYB 7 1991 (27)} )
        ( 17...O-O 18.Qh3 Nc5 19.Ng3 f5 20.exf6 Rxf6 21.Nh5 Rh6 22.f5 +/- 
        {Zelcic,R-Kovacevic,B/Djakovo op (06) ,EXT 94op 1994 (41)} )
    18.f5 exf5 19.Nf4 Ne7 20.Qh4 Nc5 21.Qf6 Qxf6 22.exf6 Ng8 {1/2-1/2 
    Muller, Karsten-Bezold,Michael/Munster A chy-D (07) 1990} )
    ( 15...g6 16.Rac1 Na4 17.Qh4 Qd8 18.Qh6 Qe7 19.Qg7 Qf8 20.Qf6 Nc5 21.
    Bxa6 Rxa6 22.c4 +/- {Lipka, J-Tibensky,R/Bratislava op (05) ,EXT 92op 
    1992 (35)} )
    ( 15...O-O 16.Bxa6 Rxa6 17.Rad1 Rc8 18.Qe3 ~ {Rebel-Genius2/3/94-45 
    Autoplayer T 1994 (32)} )
16.Nd2!? {Interesting move demanding from black accurate play to equalize.
} 
    ( 16.h3 h6 17.Rad1 O-O 18.g4 Na4 19.Qxb6 Nxb6 20.b3 Nd7 21.Kh2 Rfc8 
    22.Ned4 += {Nijboer,F-Kuijf,M/NLD-ch/1996 +/= CBM 54-14.00 Ba6 
    15.Kh1/Survey 1996} )
    ( 16.Rad1 Na4 
        ( 16...Rc8 17.Ng3 h5 18.Ne2 Qb7 19.Ned4 Ne4 20.Qe2 Bc4?! 21.Ng5 
        Nxg5 22.fxg5 +/- {Zakic,S-Certic,B/Belgrade-A (01) ,EXT 90 1990 
        (51)} )
    17.Qxb6 Nxb6 18.Ned4 
        ( 18.b3 Nd7 19.Kg1 Nc5 = {Riemersma,L-Glek,I/Bussum(4) 1995 (47)} 
        )
    18...Na4 19.Rb1 O-O 20.Kg1 Rfc8 21.Kf2 Rc7 22.g4 g6 23.Ke3 += {
    Nunn,J-Glek,I/BL 9293 (1992) ,BL 90 1993 (45)} )
    ( 16.Rac1 Rc8 17.f5!? 
        ( 17.Bxa6 Qxa6 18.Ng3 g6 19.Nd4 Nd7 20.Qd2 O-O 21.c3 bxc3 22.Rxc3 
        Nb6 23.Rfc1 Rxc3 24.Rxc3 Rc8 25.b3 a4 26.Rxc8+ Qxc8 {=/+ 
        Arppi,H-Callens,P/cr 1992} )
    17...exf5 18.Nh4 g6 
        ( 18...Bxd3 19.cxd3 O-O 20.Nxf5 Nxf5 21.Qxf5 Qg6 22.Nd4 +/- )
    19.g4 d4 
        ( 19...Qb7? 20.Bxa6 Qxa6 21.gxf5 +/- {Lau,R-Bykhovsky, 
        Av/Copenhagen 55/(286) 1992} )
    20.Bxa6 Qxa6 21.gxf5 Ne4 22.Qg2 Nd2 ~ {Elburg,J-Rydholm,L/cr 
    K.Betinsch ,CYB 14 1994 (40)} )
    ( 16.Ng3 g6 
        ( 16...Na4!? 17.Qxb6!? 
            ( 17.Nd4?! g6 18.Rae1!? Nxb2 19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.f5! exf5? 21.e6 
            ~= {P.Blatny-Glek, Wien op (8) 1996} )
        17...Nxb6 18.Nd4 g6 19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.a3 bxa3 21.Rxa3 
            ( 21.b3!? O-O 22.Rxa3 Rc8 23.Rfa1 Nc6 24.Nge2 += {
            Brustman,A-Bobrowska,M/Polish Team-ch, Krynica POL 1997 (49)} 
            )
        21...Kd7 22.Rfa1 a4 23.Nge2 Rc8 24.Kg1 Nc6 25.Nxc6 Rxc6 = {
        Votava,J-Glek,I/BL9697 1997 (40)} )
    17.Ne2 Rb8 
        ( 17...Na4!? 18.Qxb6 Nxb6 19.Ned4 O-O 20.a3?! 
            ( 20.Bxa6! Rxa6 21.a3 += )
        20...Bxd3 21.cxd3 Na4 22.b3 Nc5 =+ {Werner, I-Bobrowska,M/EuJun 
        (girls), Tallinn EST 1997 (48)} )
    18.Bxa6 Nxa6 19.Ned4 Nc5 20.Qh4 Ne4 21.Rad1 h6 22.Ng5 +/- {
    Lutz,Christopher-Glek,Igor V/BL 1995/96 GER 1995 (47)} )
    ( 16.b3 h6 17.Ng3 
        ( 17.a3 bxa3 18.Rxa3?! Qb4 {/\Bd3/} )
        ( 17.Rad1 O-O 18.g4 d4 19.Bxa6 Qxa6 20.Rxd4 +/- {
        Kuczynski,R-Schmidt,Wl/POL-chT Lubniewice (02) ,EXT 95ch 1995 (41)
        } )
    17...g6 18.Qd2?! 
        ( 18.Ne2 $32 Nf5 )
    18...Nf5! 19.Nxf5 gxf5 -/+ {Renet,O-Glek,I/FRA-GER Clichy ,CBM 50 1995
    (52)} )
    ( 16.Rfd1 h6! 
        ( 16...Na4?! 17.Qxb6 Nxb6 18.b3 {/\a3!/} )
    17.Ned4 O-O 18.Qh4?! 
        ( 18.Nb3 $32 = )
    18...Ra7! 19.g4?! 
        ( 19.Qe1 =+ )
    19...Ng6 -/+ {Mainka,R-Glek,I/Recklinghausen ,CBM 50 1995 (32)} )
16...Rb8?! 
    ( 16...O-O! 17.Nb3 
        ( 17.a3 Bxd3 18.cxd3 Qb5! =+ )
        ( 17.Bxa6 Rxa6 18.a3 Rc8 19.Nd4 bxa3 20.bxa3 = )
    17...Rfc8 18.Bxa6 Rxa6 19.Nbd4 Ne4 20.Qe3 a4 ~ )
17.Bxa6 Nxa6 18.Nd4 += Nc5 
    ( 18...O-O 19.N2f3 Nc5 20.Qh4 Ng6 21.Qg4 a4 22.h4 $36 )
19.Rae1 Nc6?! {Another inaccuracy after which black faces serious 
difficulties.} 20.f5! $36 Nxd4 21.Qxd4 Ne4 {Hoping to survive in the 
endgame.} 
    ( 21...exf5 22.e6! 
        ( 22.Rxf5?! O-O 23.Qxd5 Rbd8! 24.Nc4 $8 Rxd5 25.Nxb6 Rd2 26.Rc1 
        Rfd8 ~= )
    22...O-O $8 23.exf7+ Rxf7 24.Qxd5 Rd8 
        ( 24...Qd8 25.Rxf5 Qxd5 26.Rxd5 +/- )
    25.Rxf5!! +- )
22.Qxb6 Rxb6 23.Nxe4 dxe4 24.Rxe4 +/- {White is a pawn up without any 
visiable compensation for it, but the rook endings are always tricky!} 
24...exf5 
    ( 24...Rc6!? 25.fxe6 Rxe6 26.Rd1 Ke7 27.Rd5 Rc8! 28.Re2 Rec6! += )
25.Rxf5 Rc6 26.e6! fxe6 
    ( 26...Rxe6?! 27.Rxe6+ fxe6 28.Rxa5 O-O 29.Kg1 Rc8 30.Ra4 Rxc2 31.Rxb4
    +/- )
27.h3! Rf8!? {Starting the forced play leading to an endgame with certain 
drawing chances.} 
    ( 27...Rxc2? 28.Rxe6+ Kd7 29.Ra6! $40 Rxb2?! 30.Rf7+ Ke8 31.Rb7 Rd2 
    32.Ra8+ Rd8 33.Rxd8+ Kxd8 34.Rb8+ +- )
28.Rxa5 Rf1+ 29.Kh2 Rf2 30.Rxb4 Rcxc2 31.Ra8+ Kf7 32.Ra7+ Kf6 33.Rg4 g5! 
34.Rxh7 Rxb2 {The arising ending despite of seeming simplicity is quiet 
complicated.} 35.Rh6+ Kf7 36.Rxg5?! 
    ( {After} 36.a4! Rf4!? 
        ( 36...Rf5?! 37.Rc4! Ke7! 38.Re4! 
            ( 38.Rc6 Rff2! = )
        38...e5 39.a5 +- )
    37.Rxg5 Rxa4 38.Rc5! Ke7 39.Re5 Ra6 40.h4!? +- {white has decisive 
    advantage.} )
36...Rxa2 37.h4 e5! {Reminding white that black also have a passed pawn!} 
38.h5 e4 39.Rh7+ Ke6 40.Rh8 
    ( 40.Rg6+ Rf6! 41.Rc7?! Rxg6 42.hxg6 Ra5! = )
40...Rf5 41.Rg6+ 
    ( 41.Re8+ Kf6 42.Rxf5+ 
        ( 42.Rg6+ Kf7 )
    42...Kxf5 43.Kg3 Kg5 44.Re5+ Kh6 = )
41...Ke5 42.Kh3 Kf4 43.Rg4+ Ke3 44.Rg3+?! 
    ( {Deserved attention} 44.h6!? Rh5+ 45.Kg3 Ra6 46.Re8! Rhxh6 
        ( 46...Ra4 47.Re6 +/- )
    47.Rexe4+ Kd2 48.Rd4+ Kc1 49.Rg7 +/- {with good chanses to win.} )
44...Kf2 45.Rb3 e3 $132 46.g4 Rf4!? 
    ( {It was simplier to play} 46...Rf3+!? 47.Kh4 e2 48.Rxf3+ Kxf3 49.
    Rf8+ 
        ( 49.Re8?! Ra1 50.Rxe2 Kxe2 51.h6 Rh1+ 52.Kg5 Kf3 53.Kg6 Kxg4 = )
    49...Ke3 50.Re8+ = {with a draw} )
47.Re8 Ra1 48.Kh2 e2 49.Rb2 Re1 50.Rb5 Rf3! 51.Rf5 $8 
    ( 51.h6?? Rh1+! 52.Kxh1 Rh3# )
51...Rxf5 52.gxf5 Ra1 53.f6! = Ra5 54.Kh3 Rf5 55.Kg4 Rxf6 56.Kg5 Rf3 57.
Rxe2+ Kxe2 58.h6 Rg3+ 59.Kf6 Rh3 60.Kg7 Rg3+ 61.Kf7 1/2-1/2

