[Event "14th ECC final"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1999.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander SPET"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali BESH"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[ECO "C80"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "103"]

{This game was played in the first round of European Club Cup Final.It was
very important to hold all blacks in this match.} 
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 
Be6 9.Nbd2 Bc5 10.Nxe4!? dxe4 11.Ng5! {In my opinion 11.Ng5 is 
better,than:} 
    ( 11.Qxd8+?! )
    ( {and} 11.Bxe6 )
11...Qxd1 12.Rxd1 Bxb3 13.axb3 
    ( {Worse is:} 13.cxb3 Bd4!? 
        ( 13...O-O $143 14.e6 fxe6 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 Nb4 17.Rac1 ~ {0-1 
        Rowson, J-Gyimesi,Z/Bratislava 1993/TD (56)} )
    14.Nxe4 
        ( 14.Bf4 $143 Bxb2 15.Rab1 Bxe5 16.Bxe5 Nxe5 17.Rd5 f6 18.Nxe4 Rd8
        =+ {0-1 Duncan,C-Flear,G/Hastings 1994/ EXT 98 (41)} )
    14...O-O-O 15.Bg5 Rd5 16.Nc3 Rxe5 17.Bf4 Rf5 18.Bg3 Rd8 =+ {0-1 
    Pink,S-Flear,G/London 1993/EXT 98 (52)} )
13...O-O {Besides,black has several options:} 
    ( 13...Bd4!? 14.Nxe4 
        ( 14.e6?! f5 )
    14...Bxe5 15.c3 
        ( 15.Nc5!? )
    15...O-O 16.f4 f5 {+/=/=} )
    ( 13...Ke7?! 14.Nxe4 Bb6 15.Bf4 h6 16.Nc3 Nb4 17.Nd5+ Nxd5 18.Rxd5 {
    +/=/+/- Peng,X-Gretarsson,H/Moscow(ol),1994 (1-0);(52)} )
    ( 13...Bb6!? 14.Nxe4 
        ( 14.e6?! f5 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 h6 17.Nh3 
            ( 17.Nf7!? O-O = )
        17...g5 18.Rd7 Nd8 19.Rd5 Rf8 20.Rxb5 axb5 21.Rxa8 Ke7 22.Rb8 c6 
        23.c4 Nxe6 24.Rb7+ Kf6 =+ {1/2-1/2 Dimitrov,V-Cozianu,C/ Varna 
        1994/EXT 97 (44)} )
    14...Nxe5!? 
        ( 14...Nd4 15.Bg5! h6!? 
            ( 15...O-O 16.Rd2 Nc6 17.Nc3! {/\ Nd5+/-} 17...Bd4 18.Bf4 Rfe8
            ? 
                ( 18...Bxe5 $142 19.Bxe5 Nxe5 20.f4 Ng6 21.g3 Rfd8 22.Rad1
                += )
            19.Kf1! +/- {1-0 Wang Zili-Kolev,A/Moscow (ol) 1994/Inf 
            62/[Wang Zili] (51)} )
            ( 15...Nxc2? 16.Rxa6! +/- )
        16.c3 Nxb3 17.Rxa6 O-O 18.Rxa8 Rxa8 19.Be7 Na5 20.e6 f5? 
            ( 20...fxe6 += )
        21.Ng3 g6 22.Rd8+ Rxd8 23.Bxd8 +/- {1-0 Wang Zili-Mikhalevski,V/ 
        Groningen 1996/EXT 98 (34)} )
    15.Nc3 
        ( 15.Bg5!? O-O 
            ( 15...f6?! 16.Nxf6+!? 
                ( 16.Bf4 += )
            16...gxf6 17.Bxf6 Bxf2+!? 
                ( 17...O-O? 18.Bxe5 Rxf2 19.Bxc7! +/- )
            18.Kh1 $8 
                ( 18.Kxf2?? Ng4+ -+ )
                ( 18.Kf1?? O-O 19.Bxe5 Bd4+ -+ )
            18...Ng6 19.Bxh8 Nxh8 20.Rd5 += )
        16.Rd2 Nc6 17.Nc3 Bd4 18.Bf4 += )
        ( 15.Bf4 Ng6 16.Be3 Bxe3 
            ( 16...O-O 17.Bxb6 cxb6 18.f3 b4 19.Nd6 += Rfd8 20.Kf2 Kf8 21.
            Nc4 Rdc8 22.Rd6 b5 23.Ne3 a5 24.Rd5 Rcb8 25.Rd4 Ne7 26.Rd7 {
            1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Khalifman,A/Novosibirsk 1995/CBM 50 (26)} )
        17.fxe3 Ke7 18.Nc5 Rhd8 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Nxa6 Rd2 21.Nxc7 Nh4 22.
        Nxb5 Rxg2+ 23.Kh1 Rxc2 24.Nd4 Rxb2 = {1/2-1/2 
        Sammalvuo,T-Taivainen,J/Helsinki 1995/EXT 99 (28)} )
        ( 15.Rd5?! Nc6 16.Rxb5 $140 ?? Rd8 -+ )
    15...Ng4 16.Nd5 O-O-O 17.Nxb6+ cxb6 18.Bf4 Kb7 19.Kf1 += {1/2-1/2 
    Todorovic,G-Kolev,A/Vrnjacka Banja 1990/EXT 97 (50)} )
    ( {Badly:} 13...Nxe5 {in view of:} 14.Rd5 Nd7 15.Nxe4 Bb6 16.Rxb5 +/- 
    )
    ( {Dubious:} 13...Nb4?! {because of:} 14.Bf4! 
        ( 14.e6?! f5 15.Bd2 ~ )
        ( 14.c3 Nc2 15.Rb1 e3 16.Kf1 exf2 17.Ne4 = )
    14...e3 15.Bxe3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 Nxc2 17.Rac1 Nxe3 18.Rd3 Ng4 19.e6 $36 )
14.Nxe4 Bb6?! 
    ( 14...Bd4 $142 !? 15.c3 
        ( 15.e6!? {-see comments to Wang Zili-Karaklajic,N/Beijing 
        1997/CBM 61(1-0)(Mikhalevski,V)(75)} )
    15...Bxe5 16.f4 f5! 17.fxe5 
        ( 17.Nc5!? )
    17...fxe4 18.Rd5 
        ( 18.Re1 Nxe5 19.Rxe4 Nd3 = )
    18...Rae8 19.Rc5 Nxe5 20.Rxc7 Ng4 21.h3 e3 22.hxg4 e2 23.Be3 
        ( 23.Bd2? Rd8 -/+ )
    23...Rxe3 24.Re1 Rf4 25.Rc6 Rxg4 26.Rxa6 b4 27.Ra4 h5 28.Rxb4 Rxb4 29.
    cxb4 Rxb3 30.Rxe2 Rxb4 31.g3 = {1/2-1/2 
    Jonsson,B-Gretarsson,H/Reykjavik 1993/EXT 97 (46)} )
15.Bf4! 
    ( 15.Nc3?! {-was checked in the previous games:} 15...Nb4 16.Bg5? 
        ( 16.Rd2!? )
    16...Nxc2 17.Rac1 Nd4 18.b4 Rfe8 19.Re1 h6 20.Bf4 Rad8 21.Ne4 Rd5 {
    =/+/-/+ Sutovskij,E-Golod,V(Rapid),Rishon Le Zion,1997(0-1).} )
    ( 15.Be3?! Bxe3 16.fxe3 Nxe5 17.h3 f6 18.Nc5 {+/=/= 
    Tyomkin,D-Rapoport,E/ISR(ch) ,1996(1-0);(53)} )
15...Rfe8 
    ( {Badly:} 15...Nd4? {because of:} 16.Rd2 {+/=/ +/-} )
16.Nc3 Nd4 {is the best move.} 
    ( 16...Nxe5? {is refuted by:} 17.Nxb5! 
        ( 17.Nd5!? f6 18.Nxb6 cxb6 19.Rd6 {+/=/+/-} )
    17...axb5 
        ( 17...Ng4? 18.Nxc7 Nxf2 19.Nxa8 Nxd1+ 20.Kf1 +- )
    18.Rxa8 Nf3+ 19.gxf3 Rxa8 20.Rd7 c6 21.Bc7 {+/=/+/-} )
    ( {Also badly:} 16...Bd4 {in view of:} 17.e6 fxe6 18.Bxc7 e5 19.Nd5 
    Bxb2 20.Ra2 Bd4 21.c3 Bc5 22.b4 +/- )
17.Rd2 Ne6!? N 
    ( 17...Rad8 $143 18.Rad1 c5 19.Kf1 h6 20.Ne4 Ba5 
        ( 20...Nxc2 $142 )
    21.b4! +- {1-0 Rowson,J-Ledger,D/Newcastle 1995/EXT 99 (27)} )
18.Be3! 
    ( 18.Bg3 $143 Bd4 ~= )
18...Bxe3 19.fxe3 {+/=/+/-} 19...b4! 
    ( 19...Nf8 $143 20.Nd5 Ra7 21.Nb4 +/- )
20.Nd5! 
    ( {Slightly worse is:} 20.Ne4 Nf8 21.Ra5 Ng6 22.Rdd5 
        ( 22.Rd7 $143 Nxe5 23.Rxc7 Ng4 = )
    22...f6 += )
20...Reb8 21.Ra5 Kf8 22.Nf4!? {/\Kf1-e2} 22...Rb6 
    ( {Badly:} 22...Rb5 {in view of:} 23.Rxb5! 
        ( 23.Rd5 Rb6 24.Kf2 {+/=/+/-} )
    23...axb5 24.Nxe6+ fxe6 25.Rd7 +/- {and white has a big advantage in 
    the endgame.} )
23.Kf1 Ke8 24.Ke2 Nd8!? {/\25...Nb7 26.Rad5 Rd8} 25.Nd5 Rb7 26.Rd1 c6! 27.
Nf4 Rb6 28.Nh5?! 
    ( {Possibly:} 28.Ra4!? {/\Nd3,Rda1} )
28...Ne6 29.Rda1 Ra7 30.Nf4 Nd8 31.Rc5 Re7 32.Rca5 Ra7 {/\Nb7} 33.Rc5 $138
Re7 34.Nd3!? Nb7 35.Rc4 a5 36.Rf1 Nd8 37.Rh4!? h6 38.Rc4 Rb5 39.g4 Rd5 += 
40.Rd4 Red7!? 
    ( {Loses:} 40...Rxd4? 41.exd4 Ne6 42.Ke3 Rd7 43.c3 bxc3 44.bxc3 Rb7 
    45.Rb1 +- )
41.Rc4 Rc7 
    ( {Can be recommended:} 41...Re7!? )
42.Rc5!? {><Pa5} 42...Rxc5 43.Nxc5 Re7 44.Nd3 Rb7 {with the idea: 
Rb5,Ne6(><Pa5)} 45.Rf4! {/\Rc4(><Pc6)} 45...Ne6! 46.Rc4 Kd7 47.Nf4!? 
    ( {After:} 47.Nc5+!? Nxc5 48.Rxc5 Rb5! 
        ( 48...Ra7? 49.Kd3 +/- )
    49.Rxb5 $8 cxb5 {I have a forcing draw in the pawn endgame:} 50.Kd3 
    Ke6 51.Kd4 a4!! 
        ( {Loses:} 51...g5? 52.Kc5 Kxe5 53.Kxb5 f5! 54.gxf5 $140 g4 55.c4!
        bxc3 56.bxc3 h5 57.c4 h4 58.c5 g3 59.hxg3 hxg3 60.c6 Kd6 
            ( 60...g2 61.c7 g1=Q 62.c8=Q +- )
        61.f6 g2 62.f7 Ke7 63.c7 g1=Q 64.f8=Q+ Kxf8 65.c8=Q+ Kf7 66.Qd7+ 
        Kf8 67.Qd6+ Kf7 68.Qf4+ Ke6 69.Kxa5 +- )
    52.bxa4 bxa4 53.Kc4 a3 54.bxa3 bxa3 55.Kb3 Kxe5 56.Kxa3 g5 57.Kb4 f5! 
    58.gxf5 $140 g4 59.c4 
        ( 59.Kc3 h5 60.Kd2 h4 61.Ke2 Kxf5 62.c4 Ke4 63.Kf2 Ke5 64.Ke2 Ke4 
        = )
    59...Kxf5 60.c5 Ke6 61.Kb5 Kd7 62.Kb6 Kc8 63.e4 h5 64.e5 h4 65.e6 g3 
    66.hxg3 
        ( 66.c6?? g2! 67.c7 g1=Q+ -+ )
        ( 66.Kc6?? gxh2 
            ( 66...Kd8 -+ )
        67.e7 h1=Q+ -+ )
        ( 66.e7 Kd7 67.hxg3 hxg3 68.c6+ Kxe7 69.c7 = )
    66...hxg3 
        ( 66...h3?? 67.c6 Kd8 
            ( 67...h2 68.e7 h1=Q 69.e8=Q# )
        68.c7+ Kc8 69.e7 +- )
    67.Kc6 
        ( 67.e7 Kd7 68.c6+ Kxe7 69.c7 = )
    67...Kd8 68.Kb7 g2 69.c6 g1=Q 70.c7+ Ke7 71.c8=Q Qb1+ = )
47...Rb5! 48.Nxe6 fxe6 49.Rd4+ 
    ( 49.Rf4 Ke7 50.Rc4 Kd7 51.Rd4+ {and see-49.Rf4} )
49...Kc7 
    ( 49...Ke7? 50.Rd6 Rc5 51.Kd3 +/- )
50.Rf4 Rc5! {is the only move!} 
    ( {Badly:} 50...Rd5 {because of:} 51.h4! +/- 
        ( {After:} 51.Rf7+ Rd7 52.Rxd7+? 
            ( 52.Rf8!? )
        52...Kxd7 {Again I have a forcing draw in the pawn endgame.} 53.g5
        h5! 
            ( {Loses right away:} 53...hxg5?? 54.Kf3 c5 55.Kg4 c4 56.Kxg5 
            cxb3 57.cxb3 Ke7 58.Kg6 Kf8 59.h4 +- )
        54.g6 c5 55.Kf3 Kc6 56.e4 c4 57.Kf4 Kc5 58.Ke3 
            ( 58.Kg5? Kd4 59.Kxh5 c3 60.bxc3+ Kxc3 
                ( 60...bxc3? 61.h4 Ke3 62.Kg4 Kd2 63.h5 Kxc2 64.h6 Kxb3 
                65.hxg7 c2 66.g8=Q c1=Q 67.Qxe6+ +- )
            61.h4 Kxc2 62.Kg4 a4 63.h5 axb3 64.h6 gxh6 65.g7 b2 66.g8=Q 
            b1=Q 67.Qxe6 =+ )
        58...cxb3 59.cxb3 Kb5 60.Kd4 Kb6 61.Kc4 Kc6 = )
    )
    ( {and:} 50...Rxe5? {because of:} 51.Rf7+ Kb6 52.Rxg7 Rc5 53.Kd2 Rd5+ 
    54.Kc1 Re5 55.Rh7 Rxe3 56.Rxh6 +- )
51.Kd2 Rd5+! 52.Ke2 {After this move Khalifman proposed a draw as this 
game has no an influence on the mach which had already been won by our 
team.} 
    ( {Though all:} 52.Ke2 Rc5 53.Rf7+!? Kd8 $140 
        ( 53...Kb6?! 54.Kd3 Rd5+ 55.Ke4 Rc5 56.Rf2 +/- )
    54.Kd3 Rd5+ 55.Ke4 Rd2 56.Rxg7 Rxc2 
        ( 56...Rxh2? 57.Kd3 +/- )
    57.h4 Rxb2 58.h5 Rh2! {I have a good chances for a draw.} 
        ( 58...Rxb3? 59.g5 hxg5 60.h6 Rb1 61.h7 Rh1 62.Rg8+ Kc7 63.h8=Q 
        Rxh8 64.Rxh8 +- )
    )
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