[Event "Women's Chess Cup"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2006.07.08"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Polgar, Susan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[ECO "B35"]
[EventDate "2006.07.07"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 a5 9.O-O d6 10.f3 Bd7 11.a4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bc6 {White obtained reasonable control over the middle of the pitch but she has to be careful about the wings.} 13.Qd2 Nd7 14.Be3 Nc5 15.Bc4 Qb6 {Now the ball goes on the right wing. The playmaker will be aiming at crossing the ball into the penalty area.} 16.b3 Qb4 17.Bd4 {Protecting the penalty area with the pair of back defenders.} 17...Bxd4+ {That's a shot!} 18.Qxd4 {The libero clears it!....} 18...Nd7 19.Rad1 {Building up the counter-attack...} 19...Rac8 20.Ne2 Bxa4 {But Black takes the ball over to the wing and scores!! 0-1} 21.c3 {White does not give up and does a run on Black's net...} 21...Qb6 {Black is in deep defence now...} 22.Bxf7+ {And there's an equalizer! 1-1 and the game is back on equal terms.} 22...Kxf7 23.bxa4 Rc4 24.Qxb6 {Unleashing the tension in the center.} 24...Nxb6 25.Rd4 Rfc8 {Black is pushing. Will White find the way to avoid the loss?} 26.Ra1 {Protecting the corner but the ball may well be crossed to the center.} 26...Rxd4 27.cxd4 Rc4 {He is just at the penalty kick spot and shooting!} 28.Rb1 Rb4 {He is blocked but dribbles!} 29.Rxb4 axb4 30.Nc1 {The goalie protects the middle of the net...} 30...Nxa4 {But Black aimes at the very corner and scored! 1-2 as the halftime whistle is blown.} 31.Nb3 {We are back in the game. White is hoping to deny Black and equal the game while Black is looking to extend his lead in the second half.} 31...e5 32.Kf2 exd4 33.Nxd4 {A fierce fight in the middle of the pitch, no team manages to conduct a breaktrough.} 33...Nc5 34.Ke3 Kf6 35.Nb5 {White positions himself offensive hoping to squeeze Black in the penalty area.} 35...b3 36.Kd4 b2 {Suddenly Black does the ferocious attack on White net putting all of his cards on the table!} 37.Na3 {That was not the hardest of shots! White protects easily.} 37...b5 38.Kc3 Na4+ {It is not all over!...} 39.Kc2 {White is in deep defence.} 39...b4 40.Nc4 Ke6 41.Ne3 g5 {Black decides to put pressure on both flanks.} 42.g3 Ke5 43.Nc4+ {Suddenly one of White players faces the Black net....} 43...Kd4 44.Nxd6 {And he scores!!! 2-2 and everything is possible now.} 44...Ke3 {Black does it too risky trying to make up the loss.} 45.e5 Nc5 46.Nf7 Ne6 47.h4 gxh4 48.gxh4 {What a brutal fight at right wing!} 48...Kf4 49.Kxb2 Kf5 50.Kb3 Nd4+ 51.Kxb4 Nxf3 52.Kc5 Nxe5 53.Nxe5 Kxe5 54.h5 Kf5 55.Kd4 Kg5 56.Ke3 Kxh5 {White are now one man down but the end is near as the game approaches 90th minute...} 57.Kf2 {That's it! Germany-USA 2-2 and we are eagerly waiting for revenge...} 1/2-1/2

