[Event "15th ECC final"]
[Site "Bugojno BIH"]
[Date "1999.10.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Golod, Vitali BESH"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin BOSN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[ECO "A43"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.d4 {Alterman} 1...Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Qd3?! {This move is 
worse than:} 
    ( 5.Bh4!? {Is the main line.} )
    ( {and} 5.Bf4!? )
    ( 5.Nbd2? {Alterman} 5...Nxg5 6.Nxg5 e6 7.Ndf3 Be7 8.Ne4 Bb7 9.e3 Bxd5
    10.Nc3 Qa5 11.Bxb5 Bf6 12.Qd3 Bxc3+ 
        ( 12...Qb4?! 13.O-O Bxf3 
            ( 13...Bxc3 14.bxc3 $132 {1-0 Palat,A-Hobuss,W/Open, Geneva 
            SUI 1997 (38)} )
        14.gxf3 a6 -+ )
    13.bxc3 Bxf3 14.gxf3 a6 15.Bc4 d5 -+ )
5...Nxg5 6.Nxg5 g6 N {'=!?' Alterman.} 
    ( {Good enough:} 6...e6!? 7.h4 
        ( 7.Nf3? c4 8.Qd1 Qb6 9.e3 Bb7 =+ {Garcia 
        Paolicchi,R-Fernandes,A/Linares, 1995(0-1)(46)} 
            ( 9...Bb7 10.dxe6 fxe6 11.Be2 Be7 12.O-O O-O =+ {0-1 Garcia 
            Paolicchi,R-Fernandes,A/Linares zt 1995 (46)} )
        )
        ( 7.Nxf7 Kxf7 
            ( 7...Qf6 8.Nxh8 
                ( 8.dxe6 Qxb2 9.exd7+ Bxd7 
                    ( 9...Nxd7 10.Nxh8 Qxa1 )
                10.Nxh8 Qxa1 )
            8...Qxb2 9.dxe6 Qxa1 10.exd7+ 
                ( 10.c3 g6 11.exd7+ Bxd7 $132 )
            10...Bxd7 11.c4 g6 12.Nxg6 ~= )
        8.dxe6+ Ke7 
            ( 8...Ke8 9.exd7+ Bxd7 10.Qe4+ +- )
        9.exd7 Bb7 10.Qxb5 Qb6 -/+ )
    7...c4 
        ( 7...Qf6 $143 8.Nc3 
            ( 8.c3!? )
        8...c4 9.Qd2 Bb4 10.Rh3 O-O $132 {0-1 Arkell,K-Steinbacher,M/ 
        Copenhagen op(2) 1994 (33)} )
    8.Qf3 
        ( 8.Qe3 $143 Bb7 
            ( 8...Qf6 9.Nc3 Bb4 
                ( 9...b4 10.Nge4 Qe5 11.f4 Qh5 12.Nb5 Na6 13.O-O-O +/- )
            10.O-O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 O-O 12.Qe4! 
                ( 12.Rh3?! exd5 
                    ( 12...Bb7 13.Rf3 Qh6 14.dxe6 dxe6 15.Rxf7! +- {1-0 
                    Hermlin,A-Nokka,R/Viikonlopputurnaus Helsinki 1992 
                    (21)} )
                13.Rxd5 h6 14.Ne4 Qb6 $132 )
            12...Qg6 13.dxe6 Qxe4 14.exf7+ Rxf7 15.Nxe4 Nc6 16.g3 +/- )
        9.Nc3 h6 10.dxe6 
            ( 10.Nge4 Qa5 11.dxe6 dxe6 12.Nc5 Bc6 =+ )
        10...fxe6 
            ( 10...dxe6!? )
            ( 10...dxe6 11.Nf3 a6 =+ )
        11.Nge4 Bb4 {'=/+!?' Alterman.} 
            ( 11...Qa5!? =+ )
        12.Qf3?! 
            ( 12.O-O-O!? ~ )
            ( 12.O-O-O!? $132 )
        12...Bxe4 13.Qxe4 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 Qf6 =+ {
        Martin,B-Sarfati,J/NZD-ch,1990(1/2-1/2)(46)} )
    8...Qf6 9.Nc3 Bb7!? 
        ( 9...Bb4 10.O-O-O Qxf3 11.gxf3 {Alterman} 11...h6 12.Nge4 f5 13.
        a3 Be7 14.Ng3 a6 $132 {1-0 Karner,H-Katalymov Boris N/olm URS 
        Moscow RUS 1972 (41)} )
    10.O-O-O Qxf3 11.Nxf3 a6 = {Marantz,M-Pasman,M/ISR-ch,1984 (1/2-1/2) 
    (31)} 
        ( 11...a6 12.e3 Bb4 13.dxe6 dxe6 14.a4 Nd7 =+ {1/2-1/2 
        Marantz,M-Pasman,M/ISR 1984 (31)} )
    )
    ( {Dubious:} 6...h6?! {in view of:} 7.Nh7 Qa5+ 
        ( 7...c4 8.Qe4 += 
            ( 8.Qe4 Bb7 9.Nxf8 Kxf8 10.Qd4 Qc7 11.e4 += {0-1 
            Senkiewicz,M-Vucic,M/New York MCC 1991 (55)} )
        )
    8.c3 d6 9.Nxf8 Kxf8 10.e4 += {Wells,P-Buckmire,R/Oakham,1986(1-0)(26)}
        ( 10.e4 {Alterman} 10...a6 11.Nd2 += {1-0 
        Wells,P-Buckmire,R/Oakham YM 1986 (26)} )
    )
7.e4? {Strategical blunder. Besides,white has two principales moves: '!?' 
Alterman.} 
    ( 7.Qc3!? {(Vaganian,R)} 7...f6 8.Nf3 {/\e4+/=/=} 
        ( 8.Ne4 {Alterman} 8...d6 9.e3 a6 $132 )
    )
    ( {and} 7.Qf3!? f6 $140 
        ( 7...f5? 8.Qc3 Rg8 9.Qxc5 e6 10.Qe3 {+/=/+/-} )
    8.Ne6! Qa5+ 
        ( 8...dxe6? 9.dxe6 Qb6 
            ( 9...Bh6? 10.Qxa8 $140 Bc1? 11.Qxb8 Bxb2 12.Qxb5+ +- )
        10.Qxa8 Nc6 11.Nc3 +/- )
    9.c3 Bb7 
        ( 9...Bh6? 10.d6 +/- )
        ( 9...Na6 10.d6 Rb8 11.Nxf8 Rxf8 12.dxe7 Kxe7 13.Nd2 += )
    10.Nxf8 Kxf8 11.e4 += )
    ( {Also badly:} 7.Qxb5? e6 $140 
        ( 7...Na6 {Alterman} 8.Qc4 Bh6 
            ( 8...h6 9.Qc3 Rg8 10.Ne4 Bg7 11.Qa3 += )
        9.h4 
            ( 9.Ne4 Rb8 10.b3 Bg7 11.c3 
                ( 11.Nec3 Nb4 12.Kd1 Bd4! -+ )
            11...Nb4 12.cxb4 Bxa1 13.Nxc5 d6 14.Nd3 Qb6 15.Nd2 Ba6 16.Qc1 
            Bg7 17.Nc4 $132 )
            ( 9.Nf3 Bg7 10.c3 
                ( 10.Nc3 Rb8 11.Rb1 Qa5 12.Kd2 $8 Nc7 
                    ( 12...Rb4 13.Qd3 Rd4 14.Nxd4 cxd4 15.Qc4 Bb7 16.e3 
                    dxc3+ 17.bxc3 +- )
                13.a3 Nxd5 14.Qxd5 Rxb2 -/+ )
            10...Rb8 11.Nbd2 
                ( 11.b3 Nb4 12.Kd1 
                    ( 12.cxb4 Bxa1 -/+ )
                12...Qc7 13.e3 Ba6 14.Qh4 Bxf1 15.Rxf1 Nxd5 -/+ )
            11...Rxb2 12.e4 Qa5 -/+ )
        9...Rb8 10.b3 Bg7 11.c3 h6 
            ( 11...Nb4 12.Qf4 O-O 13.Qxb8 Nc2+ 14.Kd1 Nxa1 15.Qxa7 +/- )
        12.Ne4 
            ( 12.Nf3 Nb4 -/+ )
        12...Nb4 13.cxb4 Bxa1 14.Nxc5 d6 15.Nd3 Qb6 16.Nd2 Ba6 17.Qc1 Bg7 
        18.Nc4 $132 )
        ( 7...Bg7 8.c3 Na6 9.Qa4 
            ( 9.e4 Rb8 10.Qa4 Qb6 11.b3 Nb4 12.Kd1 c4 13.Nf3 
                ( 13.Bxc4 Qxf2 -/+ )
            13...Qxf2 -/+ )
        9...Rb8 10.Qc2 Qb6 11.b3 Nb4 12.Qd2 Bb7 13.e4 O-O ~= )
    8.Ne4 exd5 9.Nxc5 {in view of:} 9...a6 10.Qb4 $8 Nc6 11.Qa3 d4 $36 
        ( 11...Qb6? 12.Qe3+ Be7 13.Nd3 Qxe3 
            ( 13...d4!? )
        14.fxe3 += )
    )
7...Bg7 8.c3 
    ( {Very dangerously:} 8.Qxb5 {because of:} 8...e6 9.Nf3 exd5 10.exd5 
    O-O $36 )
8...O-O 9.Be2 {'=/+?!' Alterman.} 
    ( {Again badly:} 9.Qxb5 {because of:} 9...e6 $36 
        ( 9...e6 {Alterman} 10.Nf3 exd5 11.exd5 Re8+ 12.Kd1 ~= 
            ( 12.Be2 Ba6 -+ )
        )
        ( 9...Na6 10.Qa4 Nc7 
            ( 10...Qb6 11.Nd2 Rb8 12.Nc4 +/- )
        11.Nf3 d6 12.Nbd2 e6 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Bd3 d5 15.O-O += )
    )
9...e6 10.Nf3 exd5 
    ( 10...c4 =+ {Alterman} )
11.Qxd5 
    ( 11.exd5 b4 =+ 
        ( 11...Re8 {Alterman} 12.O-O d6 =+ 13.Qxb5 Ba6 -+ )
    )
11...Qb6! =+ 12.Nbd2 
    ( 12.Qxa8? {Alterman} 12...Bb7 13.Qxb7 Qxb7 -/+ )
    ( 12.O-O {Alterman} 12...Bb7 13.Qd3 c4 14.Qc2 Re8 15.Nfd2 d5 16.a4 a6 
    17.axb5 
        ( 17.Bf3 d4 
            ( 17...dxe4 18.Bxe4 Nc6 =+ )
        18.cxd4 Qxd4 19.axb5 Qxb2 
            ( 19...axb5 20.Rxa8 Bxa8 21.Nc3 b4 =+ 
                ( 21...b4 22.Nd5 Bxd5 
                    ( 22...c3 23.Nc7 $132 )
                23.exd5 Rc8 =+ )
            )
        20.Qxb2 Bxb2 21.Ra2 c3 22.e5 Bxf3 23.Nxf3 a5 -/+ )
    17...axb5 18.Rxa8 Bxa8 19.Bf3 dxe4 20.Nxe4 Nd7 =+ )
12...Bb7 13.Qb3 c4! 14.Qd1 
    ( {Differently after:} 14.Qc2? Re8 {'=/ +' Alterman.} 15.O-O $140 d5 {
    black has a material and positional advantage.} )
    ( 14.Qc2 =+ {Alterman} )
14...d6! {'!?' Alterman. Alterman: 'Black do not change a pawn d on e 
calculating hereafter to attack it.'} 
    ( 14...Re8 =+ {Alterman} )
    ( 14...d5 {Alterman} 15.exd5 Bxd5 16.O-O Nc6 =+ )
15.a4 
    ( {Also after:} 15.O-O Nd7 {with the idea Nc5,Rfe8 black has a big 
    positional advantage.} )
15...a6 16.axb5 axb5 17.Rxa8 Bxa8 18.O-O Nd7 19.Re1 
    ( {Badly:} 19.b3 {in view of:} 19...Bxc3 20.bxc4 $140 b4 -/+ )
    ( {Apparently better is:} 19.Qb1 {/\Bd1-c2(><Pe4)} )
19...Nc5 20.Bf1 Re8 21.Qc2?! 
    ( {Slightly better is:} 21.Qb1 )
21...h6 {'-/+' Alterman.} 
    ( {In my opinion slightly better is:} 21...h5 )
22.g3 
    ( 22.Nd4? d5 )
    ( 22.Re3 {Alterman} 22...d5 23.exd5 Rxe3 24.fxe3 Bxd5 25.Nd4 Qb7 -/+ )
22...Bb7 23.Qb1 
    ( 23.Bg2 {Alterman} 23...Nd3 24.Re2 f5 -/+ )
23...h5 -/+ 24.h4 
    ( 24.Bg2 {Alterman} 24...Nd3 25.Re2 d5 -/+ )
24...Qc6 25.Bg2 Nd3 
    ( 25...Nxe4? {is refuted by:} 26.Ng5 d5 27.Ndxe4 dxe4 28.Bxe4 Qd7 29.
    Bxb7 Rxe1+ 30.Qxe1 Qxb7 31.Qe8+ Bf8 = )
26.Rf1?! 
    ( {It is necessary:} 26.Re2 b4 -/+ 
        ( 26...f5?! 27.Ng5 =+ )
    )
    ( 26.Re3 {Alterman} 26...Bh6 27.Rxd3 cxd3 28.Qxd3 -/+ )
26...d5 27.b3 {'-+?' Alterman. Alterman: 'After this move the game is 
over.'} 
    ( {Worse is:} 27.exd5 Qxd5 28.Ne1 $140 ? Rxe1 29.Bxd5 Rxb1 30.Rxb1 
    Bxd5 -+ )
    ( {White had good chance to try to salvage the game:} 27.Ne1! {
    Alterman} 27...dxe4 
        ( 27...Nc5 28.exd5 Qd6 29.Ne4 Nxe4 30.Bxe4 Bxd5 31.Bxd5 Qxd5 32.
        Ng2 =+ )
        ( 27...Ne5 28.exd5 Qd7 29.Nef3 =+ )
        ( 27...Nxe1 28.exd5 
            ( 28.Rxe1 d4 -/+ )
        28...Qd7 29.Rxe1 = )
    28.Nxe4 Rxe4 
        ( 28...b4 29.Nxd3 cxd3 30.cxb4 Rxe4 31.Qxd3 Bxb2 32.Bxe4 Qxe4 33.
        Qxe4 Bxe4 = )
    29.Nxd3 cxd3 30.Qxd3 Qe8 31.Bxe4 Bxe4 32.Re1 Bxd3 33.Rxe8+ Kh7 -/+ {To
    realize an advantage is difficult (if at all possible).} )
27...Qc5!? 
    ( {Also good enough:} 27...dxe4!? 28.bxc4 $140 ? 
        ( 28.Ng5 Bxc3 -/+ )
    28...Bxc3! 
        ( 28...bxc4!? -/+ )
        ( 28...exf3? 29.Bxf3 Qd7 30.Bxb7 Nc5 31.Bd5 bxc4 32.Bxc4 Qxd2 33.
        Qxg6 Ne6 34.Qxh5 Qxc3 {=/+/-/+} )
    29.Qc2 Qf6 30.Ng5 Bxd2 31.Qxd2 bxc4 -+ )
28.exd5 Bxd5! -+ {Full domination.} 
    ( 28...Re2? 29.bxc4 Rxf2 
        ( 29...Nxf2? 30.Qxb5 +/- )
    30.Rxf2! 
        ( 30.Ne4? Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Qe3 ~ )
    30...Qxf2+ 
        ( 30...Nxf2? 31.Qxb5 +/- )
    31.Kh1 Qe3 ~= )
29.bxc4 bxc4 30.Ng5 
    ( {Also loses:} 30.Nd4 Bxg2 31.Kxg2 Bxd4 32.cxd4 Qxd4 -+ )
30...Bxg2 31.Kxg2 Qd5+! 32.Ngf3 
    ( {After:} 32.Kh2 {strongly:} 32...Bxc3 33.Qc2 $140 Re2! 34.Qxc3 Nxf2 
    -+ )
32...Bxc3 33.Qc2 Bxd2 34.Qxd2 Re5! 35.Ra1 
    ( 35.Rb1 $144 Rf5 36.Rb8+ Kh7 37.Qe3 Ne5 -+ )
35...Rf5 36.Qe3 Ne5 0-1

