[Event "14th ECC final"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1999.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jaracz, Pawel STGW"]
[Black "Finkel, Alexander EPTK"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[ECO "B08"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Bc4 d6 5.Nf3 
    ( 5.Qf3 )
5...Nf6 6.Qe2 b5!? {Agessive continuation leading to very complicated 
struggle.} 7.Bd3 Bg4 
    ( 7...b4?! 8.Nd1 O-O 9.O-O Nbd7 10.a3 bxa3 11.Rxa3 Qc7 12.Bd2 += {
    Rosin, W-Richter,A/RLNN 1991 (36)} )
8.Nd1!? {Intending to play c3.} 
    ( 8.O-O!? Nfd7 9.Be3 b4! 
        ( 9...e5?! 10.d5 b4 11.dxc6 bxc3 12.cxd7+ Nxd7 13.bxc3 O-O 14.h3 
        += )
    10.Na4 Qa5 11.b3 e5 12.a3 exd4 13.Bd2 Ne5?! 
        ( 13...Qh5! $36 )
    14.axb4 ~ {Kuijf,M-Reinderman,D/NLD-ch 1996 (63)} )
8...Nfd7 {Starting the battle for the center.} 9.c3 
    ( 9.Be3?! e5 10.c3 O-O 
        ( 10...Qf6!? 11.d5 cxd5 
            ( 11...a6?! 12.a4 )
        12.exd5 a6 13.a4 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Qxf3 15.gxf3 bxa4 16.Rxa4 f5! $132 )
    11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 exd4 13.cxd4 Qa5+ 14.Kf1 ~ )
9...e5 10.d5! {Correct reply causing black certain inconvinience.Worse is}
    ( 10.dxe5?! Nxe5 11.h3 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Qf6 13.f4 Nxd3+ 14.Qxd3 Nd7 =+ {
    and black siezes the initiative.} )
10...cxd5 11.Bxb5! {Another strong move letting white to get an opening 
advantage.} 
    ( 11.exd5 O-O 12.Ne3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 a6 14.O-O f5 ~ )
11...O-O 12.Ne3 
    ( 12.exd5?! e4 13.Qc4 $8 Bxf3 
        ( 13...Nc5 14.O-O a6 15.Ba4 Nxa4 16.Qxa4 Bxf3 17.gxf3 exf3 18.Qg4 
        += )
    14.gxf3 exf3 15.Bf4 a6 16.Bxd7 Nxd7 $36 )
12...Bxf3 
    ( {Of course not} 12...dxe4? 13.Nxg4 exf3 14.Qxf3 e4 
        ( 14...Nb6 15.Nh6+ Bxh6 16.Bxh6 +- )
    15.Qe2 a6 16.Bc4 Nb6 17.Nh6+ +/- {and white has strong initiative.} )
13.Qxf3 dxe4 
    ( 13...d4?! 14.Ng4 
        ( 14.cxd4? Qa5+ -+ )
    14...Qa5 15.Bc4 dxc3 16.bxc3 Nc6 17.O-O Nb6 18.Bb3 +/- )
14.Qxe4 Nb6 15.Nd5! += {It's important to change the knights because after
} 
    ( 15.O-O d5 16.Qf3 a6 17.Be2 Nc6 18.Rd1 e4 19.Qf4 f5 ~ {white knight 
    is slightly misplaced and it gives black sufficient counterchanses.} )
15...f5 16.Qb4?! {Inaccuracy permitting black to equalize. Queen's place 
is on d3,because the most important thing for white is to keep control 
over the d5:} 
    ( 16.Qd3 N8d7 17.Bxd7! Qxd7 18.O-O e4 19.Nxb6 axb6 20.Qd5+ Kh8 21.Bf4 
    += {and white has very comfortable edge.} )
16...Kh8! 17.Qb3 
    ( {Nothing promises} 17.Nxb6 Qxb6 18.Be3 Qb7! 
        ( 18...Na6!? 19.Qc4! Nc5 20.b4 Rab8 21.Ba4 
            ( 21.bxc5 Qxb5 22.Qxb5 Rxb5 23.cxd6 e4 24.c4 Ra5 25.Rd1 Rxa2 
            $132 )
        21...Qa6 22.Qxa6 Nxa6 $132 )
    19.O-O f4 20.Bd2 d5 $36 {and black has fantastic position.} )
17...N8d7 18.Nxb6 
    ( {May be slightly more accurate was} 18.O-O!? Nxd5 19.Qxd5 Nb6 20.Qd3
    {and in comparison with the game the queen takes more active place.} )
18...Nxb6 19.O-O e4! 
    ( {After} 19...d5 {it's much easier for white to put the pressure on 
    the d-pawn because it becomes more vulnerable,that's why I decided to 
    play 19...e4,which seems to me correct also now.} )
20.f4? {Strategical mistake passing the initiative into black's 
hands.Deserved attention} 
    ( 20.Rd1 Qe7 
        ( 20...f4? 21.Bc6 )
    21.Be3 f4 22.Bd4 Rf5 23.Bxg7+ Kxg7 $132 {with mutual chanses.} )
20...Rb8 =+ 21.Be3 Qc7 22.Rfd1 d5 23.Qa3!? Rf7! 24.Rd2 Bf8 
    ( 24...Nc4? 25.Bxc4 dxc4 26.Rad1 += )
25.b4! {Covering square c5.} 
    ( 25.Qa6 Bc5! 26.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 27.Rd4 Rg8! 28.Rd1 Qc7 29.g3 g5 -/+ )
25...Bg7 26.Rc1 g5!? 27.g3 
    ( {Too dangerous} 27.fxg5 Be5 28.Bd4 Bxd4+ 29.cxd4 Qf4 30.Re2 Qxg5 =+ 
    {and black has strong initiative.} )
27...gxf4 28.gxf4 Bf6 29.Kh1 Rg8 30.Qb3 Rg4!? $138 31.Rxd5!? {White 
doesn't want to wait any more and decides to change the character of the 
game with this sacrifice.} 
    ( 31.Rf2!? )
31...Nxd5 32.Qxd5 Bg7! {Defending the pawn on f5.} 33.Qc4 Rg6!? {Rook now 
has nothing to do on g4.} 34.Qe2 
    ( 34.Qxc7?! Rxc7 35.c4 
        ( 35.Bc5!? )
    35...a6! 36.Be8 Rd6 37.Kg2 Rd3 38.Kf2 Bd4 -+ )
34...Rf8 35.c4 Rd8? 
    ( 35...a6! -/+ )
36.c5 ~ Bd4 37.c6 a6? 
    ( 37...Bxe3 38.Qxe3 a6 39.Qc3+ Rg7 40.Bxa6 e3 ~ )
    ( 37...h6 )
38.Bxd4+ Rxd4 39.Qb2 Rd6 40.Rd1?! {As it oftenly happens in the 
time-troubles the last move is very serious mistake.After simple} 
    ( 40.Bxa6 Qg7 41.Qe2 +/- {white would be very close to win this 
    dramatic game!} )
40...Qg7 41.Rg1? {Loosing on the spot,but even after the most accurate} 
    ( 41.Rxd4 Rxd4 42.Bf1 Rd1 43.Qe2 Rc1 44.Qxa6 Qc7 45.Qa8+ Kg7 46.Qb7 
    Rxc6 47.Qxc7+ Rxc7 -/+ {black's advantage should be enough to win.} )
41...Rg6! 0-1

