[Event "14th ECC final"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1999.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej POLW"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor BESH"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[ECO "C77"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 g6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 
    ( {Immediate} 8.Bxf6 {doesn't promise much:} 8...Qxf6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.
    Qa4 Bd7 11.Qa5 Ra7 12.Nbd2 Bg7 13.d4 exd4 14.cxd4 O-O 15.O-O Rb8 $132 
    {1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Timman,J/Erevan 1996/EXT 97 (41)} )
8...Bg7 
    ( 8...Bd7 {It' not necessary to spend time for this move. 
    8...Bg7/\0-0,Ne7 and c6 or b5 and Bb7 looks more logical.} 9.Nbd2 Bg7 
    10.Nf1 Ne7 11.Bb3 c6 12.Ne3 Qc7 13.Qc2 O-O 14.d4 Rfe8 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.
    Bxf6! Bxf6 17.h4! {The point of the previous move.} 17...Nc8 18.h5 g5 
    19.Rd1 Nb6 20.Nh2 Rad8 21.Qe2 Kg7 22.Qf3 Bc8 23.O-O Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Rd8 
    25.Rxd8 Qxd8 26.Nhg4 +/- {1-0 Bronstein,D-Dely,P/ Moscow 1962/MCD (33)
    } )
9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Nf1 Ne7 11.Ne3 
    ( 11.Bxf6 {This time White is not ready for a quick attack on the king
    side.Black meets 12.h4 with 12...h5 braking White's initiative.} 11...
    Bxf6 12.h4 h5! 13.Ne3 Be6 14.Bb3 Qd7 15.Bxe6 Qxe6 16.Ng5 Bxg5 17.hxg5 
    Kg7 18.g4 hxg4 19.Qxg4 Qxg4 20.Nxg4 Rh8 21.Rxh8 Rxh8 22.Ke2 Ng8 23.Rg1
    f6 24.gxf6+ Nxf6 25.Nxf6 Kxf6 {1/2-1/2 Nenashev,A-Kuzmin,A/Tashkent 
    1987/EXT 97 (25)} )
11...c6 12.O-O N {This natural move is a novelty.In the preceding games 
White tried to refrain from castling.It looks more flexible as an option 
of attack is still in the White's hands.} 
    ( 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.d4 Nh5 14.O-O Nf4 15.Bg3 Nh5 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.Nc4 Nxg3 
    18.hxg3 Rd8 = {1/2-1/2 Mohrlok,D-Gligoric,S/Buesum 1969/EXT 98 (57)} )
    ( 12.Bb3!? Kh7 {I think Black's king is situated better on h8(see main
    line)} 13.Qd2 Ng4 14.O-O-O Nxe3 $142 
        ( 14...g5 15.Bg3 f5 
            ( 15...Nxe3!? )
        16.Nxf5 Nxf5 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.Qe2 Nf6 19.h4 g4 20.Ng5+! hxg5 21.
        hxg5+ Kg6 22.gxf6 Bxf6 23.f3 $40 {1-0 Davies,N-Lukacs,P/Vrnjacka 
        Banja 1988/EXT 97 (36)} )
    15.fxe3 
        ( 15.Qxe3 f5! {Using White's queen.} 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.Bxd8 Nxe3 18.
        fxe3 Rxd8 = )
    15...f5 )
12...Qc7 {taking the queen away from an unpleasant pin.} 
    ( 12...g5!? 13.Bg3 Nh5 {was another trend,but I tried to play more 
    careful taking in consideration that draw is a normal result in team 
    competitions when you play as black.} )
13.Bb3 Kh8! {preparing f7-f5} 14.Re1 Ng4 {Simplifing the position and 
cleaning a way for the f-pawn.} 15.d4! {Just in time.Otherwise Black would
play f5 first taking initiative.} 15...Nxe3!? 
    ( {After} 15...f5 {White can obtain a slight advantage by exact moves 
    order.} 16.dxe5! 
        ( 16.Nxg4 fxg4 17.dxe5! dxe5 
            ( 17...gxf3?? 18.exd6 +- )
        18.Nd2 g5 19.Bg3 h5 $132 )
    16...Nxe5 
        ( 16...dxe5 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 
            ( 17...Nxe3? 18.Qd6! +- )
        18.exf5 gxf5!? 
            ( 18...Nxe3 19.Rxe3 Bxf5 
                ( 19...gxf5? 20.Nxe5! Bxe5 21.Qh5! Qg5 
                    ( 21...Qf6 22.Rxe5 )
                    ( 21...Rf6 22.Rae1 +- )
                22.Qxg5 Bxh2+ 23.Kxh2 hxg5 24.Re7 -+ )
            20.Qe2 Rae8 21.Re1 e4 22.Nd2 Qh4 23.Bc2 Bg4 24.Qf1 Be5 25.g3 
            +/- )
        19.Nxg4 
            ( 19.Qe2!? Nxe3 20.Qxe3 e4 21.Rad1 Qf6 22.Nd4 += )
        19...fxg4 20.Nd2 += )
        ( 16...Nxe3? 17.Qxd6! )
    17.Nxe5! 
        ( 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Nxe5 dxe5 
            ( 19...Bxe5? 20.f4! +- )
        20.Qe2 += 
            ( 20.Nxf5!? gxf5 21.Qh5 )
        )
    17...dxe5 
        ( 17...Bxe5? 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.exf5 gxf5 
            ( 19...Bxf5? 20.f4! +- )
            ( 19...Qf6 20.g3! )
        20.Nc4 +/- )
    18.exf5! Nxf5 
        ( 18...gxf5 19.Qh5! )
    19.Nxf5 Bxf5 
        ( 19...gxf5 20.Qh5! )
    20.Qe2 += )
16.Rxe3 Bg4! 
    ( {After} 16...f5 17.dxe5 dxe5 {White has two options to obtain an 
    advantage:} 18.Bxe7 
        ( 18.Qe2!? fxe4 
            ( 18...g5? 19.Bxg5! hxg5 20.Nxg5 Bh6 21.Qh5 Kg7 
                ( 21...Rf6 22.Nf7+ Kg7 
                    ( 22...Rxf7 23.Qxh6+ )
                23.Rg3+ Kf8 24.Nxh6 +- )
                ( 21...Qd6 22.Rh3 Kg7 23.Ne6+ Bxe6 24.Qxh6+ Kf7 25.Rd1! +-
                )
            22.Rg3 +- )
            ( 18...f4?! 19.Rd3 Bg4 20.h3! {Only this way.} 
                ( 20.Rad1 g5! {and it's difficult to find something 
                decisive.} 21.h3! 
                    ( 21.Bxg5 hxg5 22.h3 
                        ( 22.Nxg5?? Bxe2 23.Rh3+ Bh6 -+ )
                    22...Bxf3 23.Qxf3 Bf6! 24.Rd7 Qc8! 25.Qh5+ Kg7 26.R1d6
                    $140 Qe8! )
                21...Bxf3 22.Qxf3 Bf6!! {This important move saves Black.}
                23.Rd7 Qc8! {Black has to control the e8-square after} 24.
                Qh5 
                    ( 24.R1d6 Qe8! 25.Bg3 Nc8! )
                24...Kg7 25.R1d6 Qe8! 
                    ( 25...gxh4?? 26.Rxe7+ Bxe7 27.Qxh6# )
                )
            20...Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Rad8 22.Rad1 += {/+/- and White is better 
            thanks to the strong bishop on b3.} )
        )
    18...Qxe7 19.exf5 += {see 15...f5} )
17.h3 Bxf3 18.Rxf3 f5 19.dxe5 
    ( 19.Bxe7 Qxe7 20.exf5 
        ( 20.dxe5 Bxe5 {leads into the game.} )
    20...gxf5 = 
        ( 20...e4!? )
    )
19...Bxe5 
    ( 19...dxe5 20.Rd3! 
        ( 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.exf5 gxf5 = )
    20...Rad8 21.exf5! Rxd3 
        ( 21...gxf5? 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Qh5! +/- )
    22.Qxd3 Nxf5 23.Bg3 += 
        ( 23.Qe4!? )
    23...Rd8 
        ( 23...Qb6 24.Kh2 
            ( 24.Bh2!? )
        )
    24.Qe4! += {White is still better ought to his strong bishop on b3 and
    weakened position of the Black's king.} )
20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.exf5 gxf5! {This is better than 21...R:f5 as rook on f8 is
much more mobile than its colleage.} 22.Qd3 
    ( 22.Qd3 {After} 22...f4 {White is slightly better,but Black's 
    position is very solid and draw is most likely result.} 
        ( 22...Qg5 $143 ? 23.Bc2 )
    )
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