[Event "14th ECC qual. group 1"]
[Site "Breda NED"]
[Date "1998.09.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lautier, Joel DVBR"]
[Black "McDonald, Neil R. IKMA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[ECO "A86"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[Annotator "Lautier"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 d6 6.d5 O-O 7.Nh3 Na6 8.O-O Bd7 
9.Rb1!? 
    ( 9.Nf4 c5 10.Bd2 Rb8 
        ( 10...Nc7 11.a4 b6 12.Rb1 += )
    11.Rb1 += 
        ( 11.Nb5 Qb6 12.Qe1 Nb4! $132 )
    )
9...c5 10.a3 Nc7 
    ( 10...Ng4 $142 11.e3 {/\ Qe2} 
        ( 11.Qc2 Ne5 12.b3 Nc7 13.a4 b6 += )
    11...Nc7 
        ( 11...Bxc3?! 12.bxc3 Rb8 13.e4 +/- )
    12.a4 b6 13.Bd2 Ne5 14.Qe2 += )
11.b4 b6 12.Bb2 Qe8 {/\ h6, Qf7; /\ h6, g5, Qh5} 13.Ba1!? {/\ bc5, Rb7} 
    ( 13.Re1 Ng4 14.e4 Bd4 $132 )
    ( 13.Qc2 h6 14.Nf4 g5 15.Nd3 Qh5 $132 )
    ( 13.e3 h6 14.Nf4 g5 15.Nd3 Qg6 += )
13...Rb8 
    ( 13...h6 14.Nf4 g5 15.Nd3 Rb8 
        ( 15...Qh5 16.bxc5 dxc5 
            ( 16...bxc5 17.Rb7 $36 )
        17.e4 $36 )
    16.e4 += )
14.Qc2?! 
    ( 14.e3 h6 15.Nf4 g5 16.Nd3 Qg6 17.Qe2 += )
14...e5! $132 15.dxe6 Bxe6 16.Rfd1 Bxc4?! 
    ( 16...Rd8 $142 17.Nd5 Ncxd5 18.cxd5 Bd7 $132 {/\ Ba4} )
17.Rxd6 += cxb4? 
    ( 17...Qe7 18.bxc5 
        ( 18.Rc6!? )
    18...bxc5 19.Rc6 += )
18.Ne4! +/- Nxe4? 
    ( 18...fxe4 $8 19.Qxc4+ Qf7 
        ( 19...Rf7 20.Ng5 +- )
    20.Qxf7+ Rxf7 21.Ng5 Rff8 22.axb4 +/- 
        ( 22.Rc6!? Ncd5 
            ( 22...Nfe8 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.axb4 +/- )
        23.axb4 
            ( 23.Ne6 Rfc8 24.Rxc8+ Rxc8 25.Nxg7 Kxg7 26.axb4 Kf7 $132 )
        23...e3 24.Ne6 +/- )
    )
19.Qxc4+ Rf7 
    ( 19...Kh8 20.Bxg7+ Kxg7 21.Bxe4 +- )
    ( 19...Qf7 20.Rd7! Qxc4 21.Rxg7+ Kh8 22.Rxc7+ Qc3 23.axb4 +- )
20.Bxe4 +- Nb5 
    ( 20...Qxe4 21.Qxf7+ Kxf7 22.Ng5+ Ke7 23.Nxe4 Bxa1 
        ( 23...fxe4 24.Rc6 Bxa1 25.Rxc7+ Kd6 26.Rxa7 +- )
    24.Rxa1 fxe4 25.Rad1 +- )
    ( 20...fxe4 21.Ng5 Bxa1 22.Rxa1 +- )
    ( 20...b5 21.Qb3 +- )
21.Re6 Qd7 22.Bc6 Nxa3 23.Qb3 Qc7 24.Rd1 Bxa1 25.Ng5 Bc3 26.Nxf7 Qxf7 27.
Rd7 1-0

