[Event "14th ECC final"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1999.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen BOSN"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor BESH"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[ECO "A16"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "210"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Nc6 8.
e4 e5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bc4 h5! N {A very strong novelty of A.Greenfeld. He had
showed it to me two days before the game and I couldn't find anything 
better than the well-known endgame with the black pawn on h5 instead of h6
that doesn't look very essential.} 
    ( {After} 10...h6 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 {White has two options at his 
    disposal:1) 12.0-0-0 with a very slight adge in the endgame or 2)more 
    poisonous 12.Qg3 which is senceless after 10...h5.} )
11.Bxe7 
    ( {An attempt to refuse 10...h5 by} 11.O-O-O {doesn't look very 
    promising:} 11...f6 12.Rxd7 
        ( 12.Be3? g5 13.Qg3 h4 {The point of 10...h5.} )
        ( 12.Be6? fxg5 13.Bxd7+ Qxd7 -+ )
    12...Qxd7 13.Bxf6 Rf8! {and White can't get more than some 
    compensation after} 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Qg3 
        ( 15.Qh3 )
    )
11...Qxe7 12.O-O-O Qxh4 13.Nxh4 Rf8 {preparing 0-0-0,Ne7 and f6 if 
necessary.} 14.Bd5 
    ( 14.Rd2!? )
14...O-O-O 15.Rd3 
    ( 15.Nf3 f6 )
15...Ne7 16.Bb3 f6 
    ( 16...c6!? {/\Kc7;f6 and then Bc8 or Bg4 reaching full equality.} 17.
    Rd6 
        ( 17.Rhd1 Kc7 )
    17...f6 18.Be6 
        ( 18.Rhd1 Kc7 19.Be6 Bxe6 20.Rxe6 Rxd1+ 21.Kxd1 Rf7! 
            ( 21...Kd7?? 22.Rxe7+ +- )
        )
    18...Bxe6 19.Rxe6 Rf7 
        ( 19...Kd7? 20.Rxe7+ Kxe7 21.Nxg6+ +/- )
    20.g3!? Kd7 21.Rd1+ Kc7!? 
        ( 21...Kxe6 22.Rxd8 g5 23.Nf3 g4 )
    22.Rxd8 
        ( 22.Rf1 Kd7 23.Rd1+ = )
    22...Kxd8 23.Rd6+ Kc7 = )
17.Rhd1 Bg4 
    ( 17...c6 {preparing Kc7 and Bg4 is more accurate.} 18.Rxd7 {leads to 
    an equal knight endgame.} 18...Rxd7 19.Be6 Rd8 = )
18.Nf5! {I have completely overlooked this nice idea.Fortunately it's not 
as dangerous as it looks like.} 
    ( {or} 18.f3 Rxd3 19.Rxd3 Bd7 20.g3 = )
18...Bxf5 {Again inaccuracy.} 
    ( 18...Bxd1?? 19.Nxe7+ Kb8 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Bxd1 +- )
    ( 18...gxf5?? 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.Be6+ +- )
    ( 18...Rxd3 {was much simplier.} 19.Nxe7+ Kd7 20.Rxd3+ Kxe7 = )
19.exf5 Rxd3 20.Rxd3 Nxf5 21.Be6+ Kb8 22.Bxf5 gxf5 23.g3! 
    ( {or} 23.Rd7 f4 24.Rh7 Rg8 25.g3 
        ( 25.Rxh5 Kc8 26.g3 {see 25.g3} )
    25...fxg3 26.fxg3 Kc8 27.Rxh5 
        ( 27.Kd2 Rg5 )
    27...Kd7 
        ( 27...Rg7!? 28.Rh6 
            ( 28.Rf5 Rg6 )
        28...f5 29.Rf6 f4 30.gxf4 exf4 31.Rxf4 Rg1+ 32.Kc2 Rg2+ = )
    28.Rh7+ Kd6 29.Rf7 Rg6 30.Kd2 Rh6 31.h4 
        ( 31.Ke3 $140 ?! Rxh2 32.Rxf6+ Kd5 33.Rf2 Rxf2! 34.Kxf2 Ke4 35.Ke2
        b5! )
    31...Rg6 = )
23...h4! 24.Rf3 hxg3 
    ( 24...f4 {is more dangerous.} 25.gxf4 Rg8! 
        ( 25...e4 26.Rh3 Rh8 27.f5 Rh5 28.Kd2 Kc8 
            ( 28...Rxf5 29.Rxh4 Kc8 {see 28...Kc8} 
                ( 29...Rxf2+?? 30.Ke3 +- )
            )
        29.Ke3 Rxf5 30.Rxh4 Rf3+ 31.Ke2 += f5 $140 
            ( 31...Kd7!? 32.Rxe4 Rh3 )
        32.Rh7 )
    26.fxe5 fxe5 27.Rf5 Kc8! 28.Rxe5 Rg1+! 
        ( 28...Rg2 29.h3 Rh2 30.Re3 += )
    29.Kd2 Rh1 30.Re7 Rxh2 = )
25.hxg3 
    ( 25.fxg3 f4 26.gxf4 Rg8! = )
25...f4?! {Another inaccuracy.} 
    ( {After} 25...Kc8 26.Rxf5 Kd7 27.Kd2 Ke6 28.Rh5 {Black is very close 
    to reaching a draw.} )
    ( 25...Rh8!? {was probably the most exact way to an equality.} 26.Rxf5
    Rh6 27.g4 Kc8 28.Rh5 
        ( {In case of} 28.Kd2 Kd7 29.Rh5 
            ( 29.g5 fxg5 30.Rxe5 Rf6! 31.Ke3 Re6! 32.Ke4 Kd6! = )
        29...Rxh5 30.gxh5 Ke6 {very interesting pawn endgame with unclear 
        evaluation turns out.} )
    28...Rg6 29.f3 e4 = )
26.gxf4 exf4 
    ( 26...e4 27.Rh3 += )
27.Rxf4 += {Now White is slightly better thanks to the more active 
rook.Despite it seems very simple Black has to be very careful to 
equalize.} 27...Kc8 28.Kd2 Kd7 29.Kd3 Ke6 30.Re4+ Kf7?! {Now time-pressure
is playing a bad trick on me.} 
    ( 30...Kd6!? 31.Ke3 Rh8! )
31.a4 Rh8 
    ( 31...Rd8+ 32.Rd4! 
        ( 32.Ke3 Rd5 = )
    32...Rxd4+ 33.Kxd4 += )
32.Rc4 Rh3+ 
    ( 32...c6 33.a5 Rh3+ 
        ( 33...Rh5 34.a6 Rb5 35.b4 bxa6 36.Rxc6 +/- )
    34.Ke4 {see the game.} )
33.Ke4 c6 34.a5 Ke6 35.a6! f5+ 36.Kf4! {Only now I realized that the rook 
on c4 is inviolable.} 36...Rh7? 
    ( {Anyway} 36...Rh4+ {was necessary.} 37.Ke3 
        ( 37.Kg5?? Rxc4 38.axb7 Rg4+ )
    37...Rh7 38.b4 
        ( 38.axb7 Rxb7 39.Rxc6+ Kd5 40.Ra6 +/- )
    38...Kd6 39.Rc5!? +/- )
37.b4! bxa6 
    ( 37...Rh4+ 38.Ke3 Rh3+ 39.f3 )
38.Rxc6+ Kd5 39.Rc5+ Kd6 40.f3!? 
    ( 40.Ra5!? )
40...Rf7 41.Ra5 Rc7 42.Rxa6+ Kd5 43.Ra5+! Kd6 
    ( 43...Kc4 44.Rxf5 +- )
44.Kxf5 Rxc3 45.f4 +- {Now White wins simply.} 45...Rc7 46.Kg6 
    ( {Why not} 46.Kf6 )
46...Ke7 47.f5 Kf8 48.f6 Rc4 49.Rb5? {Now White is starting to make 
mistakes.} 
    ( {After} 49.b5 Rg4+ 
        ( 49...Rc7 50.b6 )
        ( 49...Rc1 50.Rxa7 Rg1+ 51.Kf5 Rb1 52.Ke6! Re1+ 53.Kd6 +- )
    50.Kf5 Rb4 51.Rxa7 Rxb5+ 52.Kg6 {everything is over.} )
49...Rg4+ 50.Kf5 Rc4 51.Rb8+ Kf7 52.Rb7+ Kf8 53.b5? {Decisive mistake. 
Suddenly Black escapes!} 
    ( 53.Ke6 Rc6+ )
    ( 53.Ke5! {was necessary 1) bringing the king to c5(in case of Rf4 f7 
    can be played) and 2)White surrounds the a-pawn(rook comes from a7 and
    king from a5 if necessary).} )
53...Ra4! {Now White can't strenghten his position.The defencive line is 
very clear:1)In case White brings his king to g6 or e6 check from g or 
e-file is coming;2)Kb8 has to be met by Ra5 and Black's king is 
waiting;3)If White's king doesn't control the g6-square then Black's rook 
can wait along the b-file to limit the mobility of White's rook.} 54.Ke6 
Re4+ 55.Kf5 Ra4 56.Ke6 Re4+ 57.Kd5 Rb4 58.Kc6 Rc4+ 59.Kd6 Rd4+ 60.Kc7 Ra4 
$8 61.Kd6 Rd4+ 62.Ke5 Ra4 63.Rb8+ Kf7 64.Rh8 Ra1 
    ( 64...Rb4!? 65.Rh7+ Kf8 
        ( 65...Kg8? 66.Rxa7 Rxb5+ 67.Ke6 )
    66.Ke6 Re4+ 67.Kf5 Ra4! )
65.Rh7+ Kf8 66.Ke6 Re1+ 67.Kd6 Rd1+ 68.Ke5 Ra1 69.Rc7 Ra2 70.Kd6 Rd2+ 71.
Ke6 Re2+ 72.Kd7 Ra2 73.Kd8 Ra1 74.Kc8 Ra5 75.Rb7 Ra1 76.Kc7 Ra2 77.Kb8 Ra5
$8 78.Ka8 Kg8 79.f7+ Kg7 80.Kb8 Kf8 81.Kc7 Ra1! 
    ( {It wasn't late to lose.} 81...Kxf7?? 82.b6! axb6 83.Kxb6+ )
82.Kd8 Ra5 83.Kc7 Ra1 84.Kd6 Rd1+ 85.Kc5 Rc1+ 86.Kd5 Rd1+ 87.Kc4 Rc1+ 88.
Kb3 Rb1+ 89.Kc3 Kg7 90.Kc4 Ra1 91.Rd7 Kf8 92.Kc5 Rc1+ 93.Kd6 Ra1 94.Kc6 
Ra2 95.Kc7 Ra5 96.Kc6 Ra2 97.Kc5 Ra1 98.Rd6 Kxf7 99.Ra6 Rxa6 {Here I felt 
a big relief.Game is saved.} 100.bxa6 Ke7 101.Kc6 Kd8 102.Kb7 Kd7 103.Kxa7
Kc7 104.Ka8 Kc8 105.a7 Kc7 1/2-1/2

