SoDak's Games from the Wild West Chess in Saratoga, WY

(1) Yermolinsky,Alex (2598) - Bekkedah,Zackar (1905) [D38] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (1), 31.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bd2 last book move 6...Nc6 7.e3 Covers f4 7...0-0 8.Qc2 Bxc3 9.bxc3 f5 10.Bd3 Bd7 11.0-0 a6 Prevents intrusion on b5 12.a4 Rb8 13.a5 Qe8 14.Rab1 Kh8 15.c4 White threatens to win material: c4xd5 15...Nf6 16.Rb2 e5 17.Bxf5 e4 [>=17...Bxf5!? might be a viable alternative 18.Qxf5 exd4 19.exd4 Ne4+/= ] 18.Bxd7+/- Qxd7 19.Ne5 Qe6 20.Bc3 Qe8 21.Rfb1 Nxe5 22.dxe5 Nd7 23.Rxb7 Nxe5?? shortens the misery for Black [>=23...Rc8+- ] 24.Rxb8 [24.Rxb8 Nxc4 25.Rxe8 Rxe8 26.Bxg7+ Kxg7 27.Qxc4 Re7 28.Rb8 Rf7 29.Qxe4 Kh6 30.Rg8 Rg7 31.Qh4+ Kg6 32.Qg4+ Kf6 33.Qxg7+ Ke6 34.Re8+ Kd6 35.Qd4+ Kc6 36.e4 Kb5 37.Re5+ c5 38.Rxc5# ] 1-0

(2) Covington,Paul (1920) - Yermolinsky,Alex (2598) [D04] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (2), 31.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] D04: Colle System 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.Be2 0-0 5.0-0 d5 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 last book move 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 a6 Secures b5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.c4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Qc7 12.Nc3 Bg4 13.Be2 Rfd8 Black threatens to win material: Rd8xd1 14.Qc1 Black has an active position 14...e5 Black has a very active position 15.Rd1 e4 16.Nd4 Nxd4 17.exd4 Bxe2 18.Nxe2 White has a new passed pawn: d4 18...Rac8 19.Qxc7 Rxc7 20.Rac1 White threatens to win material: Rc1xc7 20...Nd5 21.Rxc7 Nxc7 22.Nf4 Bh6 Black threatens to win material: Bh6xf4 23.Ne2 Nd5 The knight feels good on d5 24.g3 Consolidates f4 24...Rc8 25.Bc1 White threatens to win material: Bc1xh6 25...Bf8 26.Nf4 [26.Bg5!?=/+ ] 26...Nc3-/+ 27.Rd2 Nxa2! Discovered attack: c3, c8-c1 28.Rxa2 Rxc1+ 29.Kg2 Rd1 30.Ne2 Rd3 31.Rc2 Rxb3 32.Rc8 [32.Nc3 f5-+ ] 32...Rd3 33.Rb8 a5 34.Rxb7 [34.Ra8 b6-+ ] 34...a4 35.Ra7 a3 36.Ra4 Bd6 [>=36...Rd2!? might be the shorter path 37.Kf1-+ ] 37.Nf4 Bxf4 [37...Rd2 38.Nd5 Kg7 39.Kf1-+ ] 38.gxf4 Kg7 39.d5 f5 40.Ra7+ Kh6 41.d6 Rxd6 42.Rxa3 Rd3 43.Rxd3?? terrible, but the game is lost in any case [>=43.Ra1-+ ] 43...exd3 44.Kf3 Kh5 45.Ke3 Kg4 46.Kxd3 Kh3 47.Ke2 Kxh2 [47...Kxh2 48.f3 Kg2 49.Ke3 h5 50.Kd2 h4 51.Ke2 h3 52.Ke3 h2 53.Kd4 Kg3 54.Kd5 Kxf4 55.Ke6 Kxf3 56.Ke5 h1Q 57.Kd6 Qd1+ 58.Kc5 Kg3 59.Kb4 Qd2+ 60.Kb5 Qd5+ 61.Ka4 f4 62.Kb4 f3 63.Ka3 f2 64.Ka4 f1Q 65.Kb4 Qfc4+ 66.Ka3 Qb3# ] 0-1

(3) Yermolinsky,Alex (2598) - Macmillan,Shaun (1817) [E14] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (3), 01.08.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] E14: Queen's Indian: Classical Variation (4 e3) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Bb7 7.e3 0-0 8.Be2 d6 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.b4 Qe7 11.Bb2 last book move 11...Rac8 12.Rfd1 Be4 13.a4 Bg6 14.a5 This push gains space 14...Ne4 Black threatens to win material: Ne4xd2 15.Qe1 Ndf6 16.Nh4 d5 17.c5 Bh5 18.f3 White threatens to win material: f3xe4 18...Ng5 19.axb6 axb6 20.Ra7 bxc5 21.dxc5 e5 [>=21...Ra8!? 22.Rda1 Rxa7 23.Rxa7 Rb8+/- ] 22.Qg3+- Nge4? [>=22...h6 23.Nf5 Qe6 24.Qxe5 Rfe8 25.Qxe6 Nxe6 26.Nxh6+ Kh7+- ] 23.Nf5 Nxg3 24.Nxe7+ Kh8 25.hxg3 [25.hxg3 Rb8 26.b5+- ] 1-0

(4) Kustar,Sandor (2362) - Csima,Jeffrey (1908) [E17] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (1), 31.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] E17: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Be7 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Nbd7 last book move 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Now all is on d5 11...Ne4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Qc2 Qd5 Black threatens to win material: Qd5xe5 14.Rd1 Qxe5 15.Bf4 White threatens to win material: Bf4xe5 15...Qc5 16.Bxe4 Qxc2 17.Bxc2 Bf6 Black threatens to win material: Bf6xb2 18.Rd7 White threatens to win material: Rd7xc7 18...Bxb2 Black has a new passed pawn: c7 19.Rad1 Rac8 20.Bb3 Looking at c7 20...Bf6 [20...Bc6!? is interesting 21.Rxc7 Rxc7 22.Bxc7 Ba3= ] 21.Rc1 Pawn c7, live or die! 21...Ba6 22.Rcxc7 Rxc7 23.Rxc7 Bxe2 24.Bd6 White threatens to win material: Bd6xf8 24...Rd8 25.Rxf7 Kh8 26.Kg2 [26.Be7 Bxe7 27.Rxe7+/- ] 26...Bh5 [>=26...Bb5!?+/= should be investigated more closely] 27.Rxf6!+/- Decoy: f6 27...gxf6 28.Be7 Rd7 29.Bxf6+ Rg7 30.f3 h6 31.g4 Bg6 32.Kg3 Kh7 33.Bxg7 Kxg7 34.Kf4 b5 [34...Kf6 35.h4+/- ] 35.Ke5+- Bd3 36.Bd5 a5 37.f4 b4 38.Kd4 Be2 39.g5 hxg5 40.fxg5 Bg4 41.Kc5 Bd7 42.h4 Be8 [42...Kg6 43.Be4+ Kh5 44.Bf3+ Kg6 45.Bd5+- ] 43.Kb6 Last written notation. [>=43.Be4!? Kf8 44.Bf3 Bf7+- ] 43...a4 44.Kc5 b3?? solves nothing [>=44...Kg6+/- ] 45.Bxb3+- axb3 [45...Kg6 46.Bc2+ Kg7+- ] 46.axb3 Kg6 47.b4 Kh5 1-0

(5) Kulback,James (1874) - Kustar,Sandor (2362) [A70] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (2), 31.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] A70: Modern Benoni: 6 e4 g6 7 Nf3 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 g6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4 a6 8.a4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Bg7 last book move 11.g4 Black has a cramped position 11...0-0 12.Bg2 Nbd7 13.0-0 Ne5 Black threatens to win material: Ne5xf3 14.Qg3 c4 15.Kh1 Nfd7 16.f4 White threatens to win material: f4xe5 16...Nd3 The black knight is well posted. 17.Nd1 [17.e5 dxe5 18.f5 N7c5=/+ ] 17...N7c5 18.Be3 Re8 19.Nf2 Nxf2+ 20.Qxf2 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Rxe4 22.Rae1 Qe7 0-1

(6) Kustar,Sandor (2362) - Stopa,Jacek (2579) [A07] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (3), 01.08.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.d3 Nd7 5.Nbd2 e6 6.0-0 Bd6 7.b3 last book move. White has a cramped position 7...Qc7 8.Bb2 f6 Controls e5 9.Qe1 0-0-0 10.e4 Nh6 11.c4 Nc5 Black threatens to win material: Nc5xd3 12.Qe3 dxe4 13.dxe4 e5 14.Ba3 Na6 15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.Qxa7 c5 17.b4 cxb4 18.c5 White threatens to win material: c5xd6 [18.a3 Bxf3 19.Nxf3 Qc5 20.Qxc5+ Nxc5 21.axb4 Nxe4 22.Nxe5 Nd2+/- ] 18...Qb8= 19.Qb6 Qc7 The isolani on c5 becomes a target. Black threatens to win material: Qc7xc5 20.Qa7 Qb8 21.Qb6 Qc7 Twofold repetition 22.Qa7 Qb8 1/2-1/2

(7) Shridhar,Mitesh (2121) - Kustar,Sandor (2362) [B22] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (4), 01.08.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] B22: Sicilian: 2 c3 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Qe2 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 last book move. Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4 10.Nc3 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Qxd4 White has an active position 12.Bg5 White has a very active position 12...Qc5 13.Bh4 Rd8 14.Rfd1 Rd4 Black threatens to win material: Rd4xh4 15.Bg3 Bd7 16.Be5 White threatens to win material: Be5xd4 16...Rh4 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Bxh7+ Rxh7 19.Rxd7 Bxc3 20.bxc3 Rh5 21.Rad1 Re5 Black threatens to win material: Re5xe2 22.Qc2 g6 23.Rxb7 Rc8 24.h3 a5 25.Rd3 [25.Rbd7 Kg7+/= ] 25...Re1+= 26.Kh2 Qe5+ Attacks the isolani on c3 27.Rg3 Rd8 28.Qa4 Kg7 [28...Ra1 29.a3= ] 29.Qg4+/= White has a mate threat 29...Kg8 30.f4?? makes life more difficult [>=30.Qf3 would bring relief 30...Qf5 31.Qxf5 exf5 32.Rf3+/= ] 30...Qc5 31.Rf3 [31.Qxg6+ cannot change what is in store for ? 31...fxg6 32.Rxg6+ Kf8 33.Kg3 Rd3+ 34.Kh4 Qf2+ 35.g3 Rxg3 36.Rxg3 Qxf4+ 37.Rg4 Qf6+ 38.Rg5 Qh6+ 39.Kg4 Rg1+ 40.Kf3 Qxh3+ 41.Ke4 Rxg5 42.Rb8+ Ke7 43.Rb7+ Kd6 44.Rb6+ Kc5 45.Rb5+ Kxb5 46.Kd4 Rd5+ 47.Ke4 Rd3 48.a4+ Kxa4 49.Kf4 Qf5# ] 31...Rd2-+ 0-1

(8) Derby,Mark (1653) - Bolshakov,Dennis (1408) [A00] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (1), 31.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] A00: Irregular Openings 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bxb4 3.Bxe5 Nf6 4.Nf3 last book move 4...d6 Black threatens to win material: d6xe5 5.Bb2 0-0 6.e3 Bf5 7.Be2 Nc6 8.0-0 White castles and improves king safety 8...Qe7 9.c4 Be4 10.Nc3 Qe6 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.d3 White threatens to win material: d3xe4 12...Nf6 13.Qb3 b6 [13...d5!?+/= ] 14.d4 Rad8? [>=14...d5+/- ] 15.d5+- Na5 16.dxe6 Nxb3 17.exf7+ Rxf7 18.axb3 Kh8 [18...a5 19.Nd4+- ] 19.Rxa7 Ba5 [19...Ne4 is not much help 20.Nd4 Bc3 21.Ne6+- ] 20.Rd1 [20.Nd4 might be the shorter path 20...Rc8+- ] 20...Ng8 [20...Rfd7 doesn't get the bull off the ice 21.g3 Bb4 22.Nd4+- ] 21.Ba3 [>=21.Ne5 and White has prevailed 21...Rff8 22.Nc6 Rc8+- ] 21...Rc8 [21...Bc3 cannot change what is in store for ? 22.Rd3 Bf6 23.Rxd6 cxd6 24.Rxf7+- ] 22.b4 1-0

(9) Wall,Chris (1612) - Derby,Mark (1653) [B01] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (2), 31.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] B01: Scandinavian Defence 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Be2 Nxd5 last book move 5.Nf3 g6 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Bg7 8.0-0 White castles and improves king safety 8...0-0 Black castles and improves king safety 9.Bf4 c5 10.Qd5 White threatens to win material: Qd5xb7 10...Bf5 11.Qxb7 Nd7 Black has a cramped position [11...Qb6 12.Qxb6 axb6 13.Rfc1+/= ] 12.Rad1 Qc8 Black threatens to win material: Qc8xb7 13.Ba6 Qxb7 14.Bxb7 Rab8 15.Bxb8 Rxb8 16.Bc6 Nb6 17.Rfe1 Bf6 18.Be4 Be6 19.Nd2 [>=19.b3!?+/- ] 19...Na4= 20.c4 Rxb2 21.Rb1 [21.Nb3 Bxc4 22.Rd7 a6= ] 21...Rxa2 22.Rb8+ Kg7 23.Nb3 White has a king attack 23...Bxc4 24.g3 Secures h4 24...Bxb3 [24...Bc3 25.Rc1=/+ ] 25.Rxb3 [25.cxb3 Bd4 26.bxa4 Bxf2+ 27.Kf1 Bxe1 28.Kxe1 Rxa4= ] 25...e6 [25...c4!? 26.Rb5 a6=/+ ] 26.Rb7= White threatens to win material: Rb7xa7 26...Nc3 27.Bd3 Nd5?? Black loses the upper hand [>=27...Kf8= would keep Black alive] 28.Rxe6+- Nb4 [28...a5 29.Bc4 Ra1+ 30.Kg2+- ] 29.Rd6 [29.Bc4!? Ra1+ 30.Kg2 Rd1+- ] 29...Nxd3 30.Rxd3 [30.cxd3 g5 31.Rdd7 Rd2 32.Rxf7+ Kg6 33.Rxa7 Rxd3 34.Rxh7 Rd6+- ] 30...Rxc2 [30...Bd4 31.Rc7+/- ] 31.Rdd7 Bd4?? further deteriorates the position [>=31...g5+/- ] 32.Rxf7++- Kh6 33.Rxa7 Kg5 [33...Rb2 doesn't change anything anymore 34.Rxh7+ Kg5 35.Raf7+- ] 34.Kg2 h5 [34...Kh5 hoping against hope 35.Rxh7+ Kg5+- ] 35.h4+ Kg4 36.Rf4# 1-0

(10) Derby,Mark (1653) - Pineda,Andrew (1633) [A08] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (3), 01.08.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] A08: King's Indian Attack 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.0-0 d5 5.d3 last book move 5...Bf5 6.Nh4 White threatens to win material: Nh4xf5 6...Qd7 [6...Be6 7.Nc3= ] 7.Nd2 [7.Nxf5 Qxf5 8.c4 Qd7+/= ] 7...Bh3= 8.e4 Bxg2 9.Nxg2 e5 10.exd5 Nxd5 White has a cramped position. White's piece can't move: c1 11.Re1 0-0-0 Black castles and improves king safety 12.a4 White's piece can't move: c1 12...Be7 13.a5 g5 14.Nc4 f6 15.Qe2 Nd4 Black threatens to win material: Nd4xe2 16.Qd1 g4 17.Nh4 Rde8 18.c3 Covers b4 18...Nc6 19.Ng2 h5 20.Nge3 Reg8 21.Nxd5 Qxd5 22.Ne3 White threatens to win material: Ne3xd5 22...Qd7 White king safety improved 23.Qc2 [23.a6 b6= ] 23...f5 [23...a6 24.Nc4 Kb8 25.Nb6=/+ ] 24.d4 f4 Black threatens to win material: f4xe3 [24...exd4 25.Nxf5 Bd8 26.cxd4= ] 25.Nf5+/= fxg3 26.Nxe7+ Nxe7 27.fxg3 exd4 28.cxd4 h4? [>=28...Nc6+/= and Black is still in the game] 29.Qxc5++- Nc6 30.d5 [30.Bf4 hxg3 31.Bxg3 Qxd4+ 32.Qxd4 Nxd4 33.Rac1+ Nc6 34.Re7+- ] 30...hxg3+/- 31.hxg3?? lets it slip away. [31.dxc6!? gxh2+ 32.Kh1 bxc6 33.Qc2+/- ] 31...Qf5 Loses material [>=31...Qh7 secures victory 32.Kf2 Qh2+ 33.Ke3 Re8+ 34.Kd3 Rxe1-+ ] 32.Bf4 [>=32.a6 Rh1+ 33.Kxh1 Qf3+ 34.Kg1 Qxg3+ 35.Kf1 Qd3+ 36.Re2 Qd1+ 37.Kf2 g3+ 38.Kf3 Qf1+ 39.Rf2 Qxf2+ 40.Qxf2 Ne5+ 41.Ke2 gxf2 42.Be3= ] 32...Qd3?? spoils everything [32...Qh7!? looks like a viable alternative 33.Kf2 Qd3= ] 33.Qd6 White has a mate threat [33.dxc6 and White can already relax 33...Rh1+ 34.Kxh1 Qh7+ 35.Kg1 a6 36.cxb7+ Kxb7 37.Re7+ Qxe7 38.Qxe7+ Ka8 39.Qe4+ Ka7 40.Qh7+ Rg7 41.Qxg7+ Ka8 42.Qd4 Kb7 43.Qb6+ Ka8 44.Qxa6# ] 33...Rg7?? [>=33...Qh7 this is the best way to fight back 34.Kf2 Re8 35.Rxe8+ Rxe8+/= ] 34.dxc6 [>=34.Qe6+ secures the win 34...Kd8 35.dxc6 Qd4+ 36.Be3 Re8 37.Qxe8+ Kxe8 38.Bxd4+ Kf7 39.cxb7 Rg8 40.Bxa7 Rd8 41.b8Q Rxb8 42.Bxb8 Kf6 43.a6 Kg5 44.a7 Kg6 45.a8Q Kf6 46.Qc6+ Kf7 47.Ra7+ Kg8 48.Qe8# ] 34...Qxd6 35.Bxd6 Rgh7 36.cxb7+ Kxb7 Both players abandoned score keeping so the rest of the game is recreated from memory.. 37.Be5 Rh1+ 38.Kf2 Rf8+ [38...R1h2+ doesn't do any good 39.Ke3 Rf8 40.Ra4+- ] 39.Ke2 [39.Kg2!? might be the shorter path 39...Rxe1 40.Rxe1 Rc8+- ] 39...Rh2+ 40.Kd3 Rd8+ 41.Kc4 Rc8+ [41...Ka8 cannot undo what has already been done 42.Rad1 Rc8+ 43.Kb3+- ] 42.Kb3 Rg2 [42...Rh5 cannot change what is in store for ? 43.Ra4+- ] 43.Bc3 [>=43.Rad1 makes it even easier for White 43...Re8+- ] 43...Rxg3 44.Re7+ Kc6 [44...Rc7 does not save the day 45.Rae1 a6 46.Re8+- ] 45.Rc1 [45.Ka4 Rxc3 46.bxc3 Kd6 47.Rxa7 Rg8 48.Rd1+ Ke6+- ] 45...Rf8 An attempted bishop move leads to a illegal move penalty for white. Two minutes are added to black's clock and the analog clock is replaced apon request from white as the adjustments are made. [45...Rc7 doesn't improve anything 46.Rce1 Rf3 47.R1e6+ Kd5 48.Rxc7 Kxe6 49.Rxa7+- ] 46.Kb4 [>=46.Ka4 seems even better 46...Rxc3 47.Rxc3+ Kd6 48.Rxa7+- ] 46...a6 [46...Rf4+ otherwise it's curtains at once 47.Ka3 Rd3+- ] 47.Be5+ An illegal move claim is made when black attempts to move his rook. Two minutes are added to whites clock. 47...Kd5 [47...Rc3 does not improve anything 48.Rxc3+ Kd5 49.Rc4 Rf4 50.Rxf4 Kc6 51.Rd4 g3 52.Rd6# ] 48.Bxg3 Rf3 [48...Rf1 is not much help 49.Rxf1 Kc6 50.Rf6+ Kd5 51.Rd6# ] 49.Rc5+ Kd4 50.Rd7+ Ke4 51.Rc4+ [51.Re5# ] 51...Ke3 [51...Kf5 is not the saving move 52.Rd5+ Kg6 53.Rc6+ Rf6 54.Rxf6+ Kxf6 55.Rd6+ Kf7 56.Rxa6 Ke8 57.Rd6 Kf8 58.a6 Kf7 59.a7 Ke8 60.a8Q+ Ke7 61.Qd8+ Kf7 62.Qc7+ Ke8 63.Rd8# ] 52.Rc3+ [52.Rc3+ Ke2 53.Rc2+ Ke3 54.Re7+ Kd3 55.Rc3+ Kd4 56.Rc4+ Kd3 57.Bf4 Rf1 58.Rc3+ Kd4 59.Ree3 Kd5 60.Rcd3+ Kc6 61.Re6+ Kb7 62.Re7+ Kc8 63.Rc7+ Kb8 64.Rd8# ; 52.Re7+ Kd3 53.Bf4 Rh3 54.Rc6 Rh2 55.Bxh2 g3 56.Bxg3 Kd2 57.Bf4+ Kd3 58.Rc1 Kd4 59.Rd1# ] 1-0

(11) Hart,Gordon (1618) - Derby,Gordon (1653) [B01] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (4), 01.08.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] B01: Scandinavian Defence 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxd5 4.d4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 last book move 6.Be2 Bg7 White has an active position 7.0-0 White castles and improves king safety 7...0-0 8.b3 c5 9.Bb2 Ne4 10.Nbd2 White threatens to win material: Nd2xe4 10...Bf5 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.Bd3 [12.Qd2!?= ] 12...Bxd3=/+ 13.Qxd3 Nc6 Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4 [13...cxd4 14.b4=/+ ] 14.Rad1= cxd4 15.Nxd4 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 e6 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 Black king safety dropped 18.Qc3+ Qf6 19.Qxf6+ Kxf6 A double rook endgame occured 20.Rd7 b6 21.Rfd1 a5 22.h3 Rab8 23.Rc7 [23.R1d4 b5+/= ] 23...Rbc8 24.Rb7 Rb8 Black threatens to win material: Rb8xb7 25.Rdd7 h5 [25...Rxb7!? must definitely be considered 26.Rxb7 Rd8= ] 26.Rxf7+!+/- Deflection: f7 26...Rxf7 27.Rxb8 a4 [27...Rd7!?+/- ] 28.Rxb6+- axb3 [28...Rd7 29.Rb4 Rd1+ 30.Kh2 axb3 31.axb3+- ] 29.axb3 Ke5 30.c5 Kd5 31.b4 g5 [31...h4 32.c6 Kd6 33.Rb7+- ] 32.Rd6+ [32.c6!? might be the shorter path 32...Kd6+- ] 32...Kc4 33.Rxe6 Kxb4 34.Re5 Rg7 35.c6 Kc4 36.c7! Deflection: c7 36...Rxc7 [36...Rxc7 37.Rxg5 Deflection; 36...-- 37.c8Q+ Mate threat] 37.Rxg5 Rh7 38.f4 Kd4 39.Re5 h4 40.Re1 [40.Kf2!?+- ] 40...Rf7+/- 41.Ra1 [41.g3!?+/- ] 41...Rxf4+/= 42.Ra4+ Ke3 43.Rxf4 [43.Ra3+ Ke4+/= ] 43...Kxf4= A pawn endgame occured 44.Kf2 Kg5?? stumbles just before the finish line [44...Ke4 45.g4 hxg3+ 46.Kxg3= ] 45.Kf3 [>=45.Ke3 and White can celebrate victory 45...Kf5 46.Kf3+- ] 45...Kf5= 46.Ke3 Ke5 47.Kf3 Kf5 48.g3 hxg3 49.h4 g2 50.Kxg2 Kg4 51.h5 Kxh5 1/2-1/2

(12) Stopa,Jacek (2579) - Yermolinsky,Alex (2598) [D38] 2010 Wild West Chess Saratoga, WY (4), 01.08.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4) 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e3 0-0 10.Be2 Be6 11.0-0 a6 12.Rfc1 Bd6 13.Qd1 Ne7 14.Rab1 Bf5 15.Bd3 last book move. White has a cramped position 15...Bg4 16.b4 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qxf3 18.gxf3 c6 Covers b5 19.Na4 b5 20.Nc5 Bxc5 21.Rxc5 f5 22.a4 Rad8 23.Ra1 Rd7 24.axb5 axb5 25.Rc3 Rf6 26.Ra8+ Rf8 Black threatens to win material: Rf8xa8 27.Ra6 Attacks the backward pawn on c6 27...g5 Black plans f4 28.Kg2 Kg7 29.Raxc6 [29.Kf1 Rdd8+/= ] 29...Nxc6= 30.Rxc6 Black wins the exchange 30...Rf6 Black threatens to win material: Rf6xc6 31.Rc5 An ideal square for the white rook. 31...f4 32.Bxb5 Re7 33.exf4 Rxf4 34.Rxd5 White has a new passed pawn: d4 34...Rb7 35.h3 Rb6 36.Kg3 Kf6 37.Bd3 Rxb4 38.Be4 Ke7 1/2-1/2