[Event "13th ECC final"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "1997.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Felsberger, Alfred MVGR"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergei LAZV"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 
Bc5 9.Qd2 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 Qb6 {#} 12.Qxb6 Nxb6 {On the 
evaluation of this ending depends the evaluation of whole variation.So far
white has attempted the folowing possibilities: A) 13.0-0-0. B) 13.Bd3 C) 
13. a4, D) 13.Nb5,but he is still facing some difficulties in getting 
significient advantage:} 13.Nb5 
    ( 13.O-O-O a6 
        ( 13...Bd7 14.Bd3 h5!? 15.Ne2 Ke7 16.Nd4 g6 17.g3 Bc6 18.Rde1 Nd7 
        19.c3 = {Nunn,J-Korchnoi,V/Lucern/1985} )
    14.Bd3 Bd7 15.Ne2 Nc8 16.Nd4 Ne7 17.Rhf1 Nc6 18.Nxc6 
        ( 18.c3!? += )
    18...Bxc6 19.f5 Bd7 20.f6 g6 21.Rf3 $36 {Hartmann,G-Moors,H/BL/1986} )
    ( 13.Bd3 Ke7 14.O-O-O Bd7 15.Rhf1 Bc6 
        ( 15...g5!? 16.f5!? Bc6!? ~ {/\ Nd7} )
    16.Ne2 f6 17.exf6+ gxf6 18.Nd4 Kd6 
        ( 18...e5?! 19.fxe5 fxe5 20.Rde1 e4 21.c4 $36 )
    19.Rde1 Rae8 20.g4!? $36 {Nijboer,F-Gurevich,M/Groningen/1992} )
    ( 13.a4 {/\ a5} 13...a5 14.Nb5 Ke7 15.b3 f6!? 16.exf6+ 
        ( 16.Kd2 fxe5 17.fxe5 Bd7 {>< Pe5} )
    16...gxf6 17.Kd2 Bd7 18.Re1 Bxb5 
        ( 18...h5?! 19.Nc7! Rac8 20.Nxe6 Bxe6 21.f5 += )
    19.Bxb5 Nc8 20.c4 
        ( 20.Re3 Nd6 21.Rhe1 Ne4+ =+ )
    20...Nb6!? 
        ( 20...dxc4 21.Bxc4 Rd8+ 22.Kc3 Rd6 23.Rd1 += {
        Georgiev,Kir-Gurevich,M/ Manila(izt)/1990} )
    21.cxd5 
        ( 21.c5 Nd7 22.c6 bxc6 23.Bxc6 Rad8 =+ {Georgiev,Kir} )
    21...Nxd5 22.g3 Rhd8 23.Kc1 Rac8+ 24.Bc4 = {Georgiev,Kir} )
13...Ke7 14.O-O-O 
    ( 14.Bd3 Bd7 15.Nd4 Na4 
        ( 15...g6?! 16.b3 h5 17.Kd2 a6 18.a4 Nc8 19.b4 Kd8 20.Rhc1 a5 21.
        Rcb1 Kc7 22.Ra3 += {Timann,J-Korchnoi, V/Brussels SWIFT/1986} )
        ( 15...Nc4!? 16.b3 Na5 17.Kd2 Nc6 18.Ke3 Rac8 19.Rab1 h6 20.Nxc6+ 
        Rxc6 21.g4 h5 22.h3 g6 = {Arnasson,J-Dolmatov,S/Akureyri/ 1988} )
        ( 15...h5 16.b3 f6 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Dreev,A/URS-chTJ Kramatorsk
        1989} )
    16.O-O-O Nc5 {This is considered to be the main line of variation.} 
    17.Kd2 
        ( 17.Rde1?! h5! 18.g3 Rag8 19.Rhg1 g5 20.f5 g4! 21.f6+ Kd8 22.Re3 
        h4 23.b4 hxg3 24.hxg3 Nxd3+ 25.cxd3 Rh2 -/+ {
        Timman,J-Chernin,A/Montpellier(ct) /1985} )
        ( 17.Rhf1 g6 18.b3 Rac8 19.Kb2 a6 20.Rf3 h5 21.g3 Rcg8 22.Rdf1 Be8
        23.Re3 g5 24.f5 g4 25.Be2!? Rg5 26.Rc3!? b6 27.Kc1 {/\ b4} 27...a5
        28.a3 += {Chiburdanidze,M-Vareille,F/Montpellier/1986} )
    17...g5!? {#} 
        ( 17...h5 18.Rhf1 h4!? 
            ( 18...g6 19.Rde1 += )
        19.Rf2 
            ( 19.f5 Nxd3 20.Kxd3 Rh5 21.fxe6 Bxe6 = {Nunn,J} )
        19...Rac8 20.Rdf1 f5!? 
            ( 20...a6 21.f5 Nxd3 22.Kxd3 Rh5 23.fxe6 Bxe6 24.Nxe6 +/- )
        21.Ke3 a6 += 
            ( 21...g5?! 22.fxg5 Rcg8 23.b4! Nxd3 24.cxd3 Rxg5 25.Rc1 +/- {
            Hunn,J-Hjartarsson,J/Linares/1988} )
        )
    18.fxg5 Rag8 19.h4 
        ( 19.Nf3 Ne4+ 20.Kc1 Nxg5 =+ )
    19...h6 20.Nf3 
        ( 20.g4!? hxg5 21.h5 Nxd3 
            ( 21...Rh6 22.Rdf1 {-> f6,f7} )
            ( 21...f6 22.exf6+ Kxf6 23.Rhf1+ Ke7 24.Rde1 Kd6 25.Rf6 Ke7 
            26.Ref1 )
        22.Kxd3 f6 23.exf6+ Kxf6 24.Rhf1+ Ke7 25.Rde1 Rf8 26.Rxf8 Rxf8 27.
        Re5 Kf6 28.Re1 Ke7 = )
    20...hxg5 21.Nxg5 
        ( 21.hxg5 Rxh1 22.Rxh1 Ne4+ 23.Ke3 Nxg5 24.Rh5 Nxf3 25.gxf3 Bc6 = 
        {Nunn, J-Gurevich,M/Wijk aan Zee/1990} )
    21...Rxh4!? 22.Rxh4 Rxg5 23.g4 
        ( 23.Re1 Rxg2+ 24.Re2 {Christiansen,L-Gurevich,M/Reykjavik/1990} 
        24...Rg8!? ~= {Gurevich,M} )
    23...Rxe5 24.Rh5 Ne4+!? {#} 25.Bxe4 
        ( 25.Kc1 Ng5 ~= {Gurevich,M} )
    25...Rxe4 26.Re1 Rd4+ 27.Kc1 Bc6 28.Rg1 Rf4 = )
    ( 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.Bd3 {-> 14.Bd3} )
    ( 14.b3!? Bd7 
        ( 14...f6!? 15.exf6+ gxf6 16.a4 a5 17.Nc7?! Rb8 18.Bd3 Bd7 19.O-O 
        Kd6 $132 {Nijboer,F-Hoeksema,E/NLD-ch sf Enschede 1991 (60)} )
    15.Nd4 a6 16.Bd3 g6 17.Kd2 h5 18.g3 Rac8 19.a4 += )
    ( 14.a4!? Bd7 15.a5 Bxb5 16.Bxb5 Nd7 17.b4 Rac8 18.Kd2 g5! $132 {
    Luther,T-Mueller,K/Altensteig 1992 (32)} )
    ( 14.h4 h5 15.Rh3!? Bd7 16.Nd4 g6 17.b3 a6 18.Rc3 Rhc8 19.Kd2 += {
    Gallagher,J-Kelecevic,N/Biel Credis 1996 (43)} )
    ( 14.Kd2 Bd7 15.Nd4 Na4 16.b3 Nc5 17.Bd3 g6 18.a4!? a5 19.Raf1 h5 20.
    g3 Rag8 21.h4 += {Ehlvest, J-Gurevich,M/Linares 1991/1/2-1/2 (49)} )
14...Bd7 15.Nd4 Rac8!? {This move seems to be a novelty,but it does'nt 
change anything in the position:white has to play on the kingside,while 
black tries to create a counterplay on the queenside by doubling the rooks
over the c-file and transfering the knight to c6.} 
    ( 15...Na4 16.Bd3 {-> 14.Bd3} 
        ( 16.Bd3 Nc5 17.Rhf1 
            ( 17.Kd2 f5!? 18.Rdg1 
                ( 18.exf6+ gxf6 19.Rde1 Kd6 20.g4 Nxd3 21.cxd3 ~ )
            18...h5!? 19.g3 Rag8 20.h3? g5 21.b4 Ne4+ 22.Ke3 Rg7 $36 {
            Mainka,G-Schmidt,B/BL 1990/0-1 (53)} )
        17...g6 
            ( 17...Bc6 18.Rf3 Nd7 19.Re3 Rhc8 20.f5 g6 21.g4 += {
            Clerides-Elbilia/32nd Chess Olympiad, Yerevan 1996 (31)} )
        18.Rf3 h5 19.g3 Rag8 = {Fogarasi Tibor-Namgilov Sogto/It (cat.9), 
        Budapest (Hungary) 1996 (28)} )
    )
    ( 15...h5!? 16.Bd3 
        ( 16.g3 Na4 17.Bd3 Nc5 18.h3! Rag8 19.Rhf1 g6 20.Kd2 Be8 21.Rc1! 
        Bd7 22.b4 Na4 23.c4 += {Chandler,M-Short,N/Hastings A1 
        1988/1/2-1/2 (82)} )
    16...g6 17.g3 a6 18.h3 Nc8 19.Kd2 Na7 20.c3 Bb5 21.Bxb5 {1/2-1/2 
    Nunn,J-Korchnoi,V/Bruxelles/1985} )
    ( 15...a6 16.Bd3 
        ( 16.g3 Nc8 17.Bg2 Na7 18.Rhe1 Rac8 19.c3 Rc7 {1/2-1/2 
        Chandler,M-Chernin,A/Moscow GMA-qual f 1990} )
    16...Nc8!? 17.g4 Na7 18.Rhg1 Nc6 19.c3 Rac8 20.Be2 b5 21.Nxc6+ Bxc6 
    22.Rd4 += {Shmuter,L-Dickenson,N/ECC - Tyniste n. Orlici 1995 (28)} )
16.Bd3 
    ( 16.b3!? )
16...Nc4 17.Rde1?! Na5 18.Kd2 Nc6 19.Nf3 
    ( 19.c3 Nxd4 20.cxd4 h5 21.Rc1 g6 = )
19...a6 20.h4?! {Depriving himself the play on the kingside and letting 
black to do what he wishes.} 
    ( 20.g4 h5 21.h3 
        ( 21.gxh5 Rxh5 22.Rhg1 g6 23.a3 Na7 = )
    21...g6 22.a3 Na7 23.Nd4 Bb5 $132 )
20...h5! {Of course!} 21.Rhf1 g6 22.a3 
    ( 22.c3!? )
22...Rc7 23.Rh1 Na7 24.Nd4 Bb5 25.Rc1 
    ( 25.Nxb5!? Nxb5 26.Bxb5 axb5 27.c3 Rc4 28.g3 = )
25...Rhc8 26.Rhe1 Bc4!? 27.a4 Nc6 28.Nxc6+ Rxc6 29.g3?! 
    ( 29.b3 Bxd3 30.cxd3 d4!? 31.Rc4 = )
29...Rb6! =+ {Finaly getting a chanse to make some progress.It's quiet 
interesting to observe how black move by move is improving position,while 
white is just moving the pieces!} 30.Bxc4 Rxc4 31.b3 Rc5 32.Re3 Rbc6 33.
Rd3 b5 34.axb5 axb5 35.b4 
    ( 35.c3 b4 36.Rc2 f6 37.Rc1 Kf7 38.Rc2 g5! -/+ )
35...Rc4 36.c3 Ra6! -/+ 37.Rc2 f6 {Bringing the king to the center decides
the game.} 38.Rd4 Rc8 39.exf6+ 
    ( 39.Ke3 Ra3 40.Kd3 
        ( 40.Rd3 Rc4 41.exf6+ Kxf6 42.Kd2 Kf5 {39.e:f6} )
    40...Ra1 41.Ke2 fxe5 42.fxe5 Rf8 -/+ )
39...Kxf6 40.Ke3 Ra3 41.Rd3 Rc4! 42.Kd2 Kf5 43.Re3 Re4 44.Kd3 
    ( {More persistant was} 44.Rd3 {with some drawing chances.} )
44...Rxe3+ 45.Kxe3 e5 46.fxe5 Kxe5 47.Kf2 Ke4 48.Re2+ Kd3 49.Re6 Kxc3 50.
Rxg6 d4! -+ {This pawn will cost white a rook so there is no reason to 
capture the pawn on b4 and to lose precious time.} 51.Rg5 d3 52.Rxb5 Ra1 
53.Rxh5 d2 54.Rd5 d1=Q 55.Rxd1 Rxd1 56.Ke3 Kxb4 57.h5 Kc5 58.Ke4 Kd6 59.
Kf5 Ke7 0-1

