[Event "14th ECC final"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1999.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko BOSN"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris BESH"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[ECO "D85"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.d4 {Krasenkow} 1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 10.Rd1 Bg4 {'!?' Krasenkow. Krasenkow: 'An 
experimental move needing more practical tests.' This move was found and 
first introduced in practise by M.Tseitlin.} 11.Be2 N {Krasenkow: 'This is
probably harmless.'} 
    ( {Another line:} 11.f3 Bd7 12.d5 Ne5 13.Bd4 
        ( 13.f4 Ng4 14.Bd4 Bxd4 15.Qxd4 O-O ~ 16.h3 $140 ? e5! )
    13...O-O 14.f4 Ng4 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qd4+ Kg8 17.h3 e5! 18.Qd3 Qa5+ 19.
    Qd2 Qxd2+ 20.Rxd2 Nf6 =+ {1/2-1/2 Vasilevich,T-Tseitlin,M/Berlin 
    1997/EXP 59 (53)} )
11...Bxe2 12.Nxe2 O-O 13.O-O e6! {A very important move in such a kind of 
position. The e7-pawn is very often an unpleasant weakness for black, now 
after d4-d5 black will manage to exchange this pawn.} 
    ( 13...Na5 $143 ?! 14.Rc1 
        ( 14.Qb4 Rc8 15.Rc1 += )
    14...b5 15.Qb4 a6 16.a4 Rb8 17.Bf4! Rb7 $140 18.Bd2! Nc4 19.Rxc4 +- )
14.d5 
    ( {After} 14.Bh6 Qa5 15.Bxg7 Qxd2 16.Rxd2 Kxg7 = {position is equal.} 
    )
    ( 14.Bh6!? {Krasenkow} )
14...exd5 15.exd5 Ne5 16.Qb4 
    ( 16.Bh6 Nc4 17.Qf4 Nd6 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 = )
16...Qd7 17.Qb3 
    ( 17.d6 a5 
        ( 17...b5? 18.Nc3 {with next Nd5} )
    18.Qh4 Rfc8! {with the nice position for black.} 
        ( 18...b5 19.Bh6 )
    )
17...Rfe8 18.h3 {'?!' Krasenkow. Krasenkow: 'White underestimates Black's 
threats along the e-file.'} 
    ( 18.Rfe1 {Krasenkow} 18...b5 19.Bd4 )
18...b5 {black's knight gets a very nice square on c4.} 19.Nd4 a6 
    ( 19...Rad8? {was very bad in view of} 20.Ne6! 
        ( 20.Nxb5? Rb8 -+ )
    20...fxe6 21.dxe6 Qe7 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Bc5 +- )
    ( 19...Nc4 20.Nc6 
        ( 20.Qxb5 Qxb5 21.Nxb5 Rxe3 22.fxe3 Nxe3 23.d6 Nxd1 24.Rxd1 Bf6 = 
        )
    20...a6 21.Bf4 {-19...a6} )
20.Bf4 Nc4 21.Nc6? {Logical, but in fact a very bad move, now black takes 
control over the very important e-file.} 
    ( 21.Qf3 Nb2 22.Rd2 Nc4 = )
21...Re4! {<->e1-e8} 
    ( 21...Re2 22.Rfe1 Rae8 
        ( 22...Rb2? 23.Qf3 Rxa2 24.d6 +/- )
    23.Rxe2 Rxe2 24.Qf3 Rxa2 25.d6 ~= )
    ( 21...Bf8? 22.a4 Re4 23.Bg3 +/- )
22.Bg3 Rae8 -/+ {Krasenkow: 'Black now strongly controls the centre 
therefore the white d5 pawn and the c6 knight are not dangerous.' now it's
very difficult for white to find defense against coming Re2.} 23.Nb4 Re2! 
    ( 23...a5? {was very bad} 24.Nc6 
        ( 24.Na6 {Krasenkow} 24...a4 25.Qb1 )
    24...b4 $140 
        ( 24...Qb7 25.a4 )
    25.f3 +- {and white wins} )
24.Nxa6 Nd2 25.Nc5 
    ( 25.Rxd2 Rxd2 26.d6 Ree2 27.Nb8 
        ( 27.Nb4 Qf5 )
    27...Qf5 28.d7 Bf6 -/+ )
25...Qf5 
    ( 25...Nxb3!? {Krasenkow} 26.Nxd7 Nd2 )
26.Qd3 {'?!' Krasenkow.} 
    ( 26.Rxd2 Rxd2 27.Qxb5 Rc8 -/+ {Krasenkow: 'White should eventually 
    lose anyway.'} 
        ( 27...Rd8?! 28.d6 Bd4 $140 ? 29.Qa5! +- )
        ( 27...Ra8 {(Krasenkow) White should eventually lose anyway.} )
    )
    ( 26.Qxb5 Nxf1 27.Kxf1 Qc2 -+ )
26...Qxd3 
    ( 26...Nxf1? 27.Qxf5 gxf5 28.Kxf1 Bc3 29.f3 Rxa2 30.d6 $132 )
27.Nxd3 Nxf1 28.Kxf1 Rxa2 {This ending is looking absolutely wining for 
black, but in fact it wasn't so easy - white's d-pawn is very dangerous.} 
29.Bc7 $138 
    ( {Also not enough for draw} 29.d6 {for example} 29...Ra1 
        ( 29...Bf6? 30.Nb4 )
    30.Rxa1 Bxa1 31.d7 Ra8 32.Bc7 Bf6 33.Nc5 Bd8 34.Bd6 Ra2 35.Nb7 Rd2 36.
    Ke1 Rd5 -+ {and black wins} )
29...Ra1! {very important to exchange rooks, it will be more easy for 
black to stop the d-pawn.} 30.Rxa1 Bxa1 31.d6 Bf6 32.Nb4 
    ( 32.d7 Ra8 -+ )
32...Bc3! {The only winning move} 
    ( 32...Ra8? 33.Nd5! Bd8 34.Nb6 Ra1+ 
        ( 34...Bxc7?? 35.dxc7 +- )
    35.Ke2 = )
33.Nd3 Ra8 34.Nf4 
    ( 34.d7 Bf6 
        ( 34...Bf6 {Krasenkow} 35.Nc5 
            ( 35.Nf4 Bd8 36.Bd6 Ra7 )
        35...b4 36.Ke2 Bd8 37.Bd6 Bb6 -+ )
    )
34...Be5 35.Nd5 Ra6! -+ {After this strong move black is winning by force.
} 36.d7 
    ( 36.Nb4 Ra1+ 
        ( 36...Rxd6 -+ )
    37.Ke2 Kf8 38.Nd3 Bf6 39.d7 Ra8 40.Nb4 Bd8 -+ )
36...Bxc7 37.Nxc7 Rd6 38.Ne8 Rd4 {The only square on the d-file, but quite
enough for the win.} 
    ( 38...Rd3? 39.Ke2 {with draw} )
39.Ke2 Kf8 40.Nf6 Ke7 0-1

