[Event "Czech Coal Match"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2010.11.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "GM Lubomir Kavalek/Huffington Post"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2010.11.20"]
[WhiteTeam "Veterans"]
[BlackTeam "Snowdrops"]

1. e4 Nf6 ({It doesn't take much to provoke the Serbian grandmaster. Earlier,
Humpy Koneru played  the Modern defense} 1... g6 {against him and Velimirovic
immediately rammed it with} 2. h4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. h5) 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4.
d4 d6 5. f4 {Velimirovic was always fond of the Four Pawn Attack, a messy,
chaotic line that suites his style.} dxe5 ({Richard Reti's} 5... g6 {is
advocated by Tim Taylor in his recent book "Alekhine alert" - a repertoir for
Black against 1.e4, published by Everyman Chess.}) 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8.
Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. d5 exd5 ({Nearly 40 years ago, Velimirovic encountered
the immediate} 10... Nb4 11. Rc1 $5 f6 ({After} 11... exd5 12. a3 c5 13. axb4
d4 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Qb8 16. Qe2 Be6 17. c5 Nd7 18. Rd1 $5 Nxe5 19. Nxe6
fxe6 20. Qh5+ g6 21. Qh3 $1 {black is in trouble.}) 12. a3 Na6 13. g4 $1 {-a
deflecting pawn sacrifice -} Bxg4 14. Rg1 f5 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 O-O 17. Rc2
Qd7 18. Rd2 Rae8 19. d6 cxd6 20. Qh5 Rc8 21. c5 Rxc5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Rdg2 g5
24. Bb5 Qd8 25. b4 Ncd7 26. exd6 Bf6 27. Ne2 Ne5 28. Nf4 Qxd6 29. Rxg5+ Kh8 30.
Qxh7+ {1-0 Velimirovic,D (2490)-Gipslis,A (2580)/Havana 1971}) 11. Bxb6 $6 {
Interestingly, neither Taylor nor Valentin Bogdanov in Play the Alekhine
defense, published last year by Gambit Publications, mentioned this move.} ({
The main line is} 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Nd4 {and now:} Bd7 $1 ({In one of the
shortest games in this line, black played the faulty} 12... Bg6 $2 13. Bb5+ Kf8
14. O-O Kg8 15. Nf5 (15. d6 $1 cxd6 16. e6 {with powerful pressure is even
better.}) 15... N4xd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 c6 18. Qxd8+ {1-0 Holas,J-Sajtar,
J/Podebrady 1956}) 13. e6 $6 (13. Qf3 {is less commital.}) 13... fxe6 14. dxe6
Bc6 15. Qg4 Bh4+ 16. g3 Bxh1 17. Bb5+ (17. O-O-O O-O 18. gxh4 Qf6 {a popular
line with roughly equal chances} 19. Be2 (19. Bb5) (19. Bh3) 19... Qe5 $11)
17... c6 18. O-O-O O-O 19. gxh4 h5 20. Qg3 cxb5 21. Bg5 Qb8 22. e7 Re8 (22...
Nxa2+ $1 23. Nxa2 Rc8+ {is stronger}) 23. Rxh1 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Rac8 25. Kb1 a6
26. Ne4 Rc7 27. Nf5 Nc8 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kxc1 Nd5 30. Ned6 Nxd6 31. Nxd6 Rxe7
32. Bxe7 Nxe7 33. Kd2 b6 34. Ke3 g6 35. Kf4 Kg7 36. Kg5 Nd5 37. Ne8+ Kf7 38.
Nd6+ Kg7 39. Ne8+ Kf7 40. Nd6+ Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Velimirovic,D (2500)-Kovacevic,V 
(2555)/Yugoslavia 1984/MCL}) 11... axb6 12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Nd4 {Undeniably,
Velimirovic's style --  going after the black king. White creates a big mess,
hoping that black trips up somewhere. Objectively, it is too sharp. But after}
Bg6 14. d6 $6 ({Undeniably, Velimirovic's style --  going after the black king.
White creates a big mess, hoping that black trips up somewhere. Objectively,
it is too sharp. But after} 14. Bb5+ c6 $1 15. dxc6 O-O $1 16. cxb7 Rb8 17. Nc6
(17. O-O Bc5) 17... Nxc6 18. Bxc6 Qc7 19. Bd5 Bc5 {the white king is
vulnerable.}) 14... Bh4+ (14... cxd6 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. O-O Kg8 17. e6 {with
white's big advantage.}) 15. g3 Qg5 ({Cmilyte probably got mixed up with the
variation 15...0-0 16.a3 Qg5. Hiding the king is a good idea in general, but a
great idea against Velimirovic. Anyway, after} 15... O-O 16. a3 {black has the
following possibilities:} ({Accepting the piece is disasterous:} 16. gxh4 Qxh4+
17. Ke2 Rfe8 18. Nf3 Rxe5+ 19. Nxe5 Bh5+ 20. Nf3 Re8+ 21. Kd2 Qf4#) 16... Qg5 (
16... c5 17. Nf3 Nc2+ 18. Kf2 Bg5 19. Bd3 Nxa1 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qxa1 Bh6 22.
Qa2 (22. Nd5 $1 {is better.}) 22... Qd7 23. Qd5 Qf5 24. Re1 g5 25. Kg2 g4 26.
Nh4 Qd7 27. Rf1 Rfe8 28. Nf5 Qc6 29. Ne7+ Rxe7 30. dxe7 Re8 31. Qxc6 bxc6 32.
Na4 Rxe7 33. Nxb6 Rxe5 34. a4 Re4 35. a5 Rb4 36. Ra1 Rxb2+ 37. Kh1 Rb4 38. a6 {
1-0 Murey,J (2500)-Kovacevic,V (2560)/Hastings 1982/MCD}) 17. Kf2 (17. axb4
Bxg3+ (17... Qxe5+ 18. Nde2 Bc2 19. Rxa8 Bxd1 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 21. dxc7 Qxc7 22.
Kxd1 $11) 18. hxg3 Qxg3+ 19. Kd2 Qf4+ {black has a draw at hand}) 17... Qxe5
18. Nf3 Qc5+ 19. Qd4 Qxd4+ 20. Nxd4 Bf6 21. Rd1 Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 Bxd4+ 23. Kg2
Bxc3 24. bxc3 cxd6 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Rxd6 Rxa3 27. Rxb6 Rd8 28. Rxb7 Rd2+ 29.
Kh3 Rxc3 30. Rf1 f5 31. Ra1 Kh7 {0-1 Carlsson,A-Kuehnrich,H/ICCF corr 1982/
Corr 2002}) 16. d7+ $2 ({Velimirovic makes sure the black king stays in the
middle, but he could have prevented black's castling with:} 16. Kf2 $1 {
threatening to win a piece with 17.Nf3 and after 16...} Qxe5 (16... O-O 17. Nf3
$18) 17. gxh4 ({or} 17. Qg4 O-O 18. Qxh4 $14) 17... O-O-O 18. Nf3 Qc5+ 19. Qd4
{white has the edge.}) 16... Kd8 17. Kf2 Qxe5 18. gxh4 Nd3+ $1 {Destroying
white's coordination, the knight leap leads to a winning position for black.}
19. Bxd3 Qxd4+ 20. Kg2 ({White can't protect the bishop. After} 20. Ke2 Bh5+ {
wins. The game is virtually over, but for Velimirovic the fun only begins.})
20... Bxd3 $6 ({A psychological slip. Velimirovic feels better with the queens
on the board. Exchanging them with} 20... Qxd3 $1 {wins comfortably, for
example} 21. Qxd3 Bxd3 22. Rad1 Bf5 {and the d-pawn is doomed.}) 21. Re1 h5 22.
Kh1 Qd6 23. Qd2 Bc4 ({Taking care of the d-pawn with} 23... Bf5 {was more
advisable and better, for example} 24. Qg5+ Qf6 25. Qxf6+ (25. Qg3 Qc6+ 26. Kg1
Qg6) 25... gxf6 26. Nd5 Bxd7 27. Rad1 Bc6 {and the pin wins it for black.}) 24.
Qg2 Qc6 25. Ne4 Bd5 ({Computer engines come up with an elaborate, clever
defense:} 25... Rh6 $5 26. Qxg7 Bd5 27. Qg5+ Kxd7 28. Rad1 Rd6 {leading to a
winning rook engdame:} 29. Rxd5 Qxd5 30. Qxd5 Rxd5 31. Nf6+ Kd6 32. Nxd5 Kxd5
33. Re7 Kd6 34. Rxf7 Rxa2 $19) 26. Rad1 Bxe4 $6 ({Bringing the rook into play
and protecting the bishop with} 26... Ra5 $1 {left black with good winning
chances, for example} 27. b4 (27. Rd4 Bxe4 28. Rdxe4 (28. Qxe4 $2 Re5 $19) (28.
Rexe4 Qc1+ 29. Qg1 Qxg1+ 30. Kxg1 Rxa2 $19) 28... Kxd7 29. Qxg7 Rd8 $1 30. Rd1+
Rd5 31. Qxf7+ Kc8 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Qe8+ Qxe8 34. Rxe8+ Kd7 {and the endgame
is clearly in black's favor}) 27... Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rf5 $17) 27. Rxe4 Ra4 $6 ({
One square too far.} 27... Ra5 $5 {was still the best choice. It can transpose
into previous note after} 28. Rde1 Kxd7 29. Qxg7 Rd8 30. Rd1+ Rd5 31. Qxf7+ Kc8
{etc.}) ({On the other hand, after} 27... f5 28. Qg5+ Qf6 29. Qxh5 $1 g6 (29...
Rxh5 $2 30. Re8#) 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 32. Re1+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ {white
should equalize.}) 28. b4 $1 {(Keeping the black rook out of play.)} b5 $2 ({
The game slips out of black's hands. It tends to happenin Velimirovic's games.
When you thought you had him finished, he turned around and escaped. Still,
black could have equalized after} 28... f5 $1 29. Qg5+ Qf6 30. Qxh5 g6 31. Re8+
Rxe8 32. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 33. Re1+ Kf8 34. Qh6+ Kf7 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qh6+ (36. Qxc7
Qc6+ $11) 36... Kf7 $11) ({Cmilyte perhaps thought she could get away with} 
28... Rxa2 {but white has two ways to refute it:} 29. Qg5+ (29. b5 Qc2 (29...
Rxg2 30. bxc6 Ra2 31. cxb7 $18) 30. Qxc2 Rxc2 31. Ra4 Ke7 32. d8=Q+ Rxd8 33.
Re4+ $18) 29... Qf6 (29... f6 30. Qg6 $1) 30. Qe3 Qc6 31. b5 $18) 29. Qg5+ ({
White also wins after} 29. Rde1 Kxd7 30. Qh3+ $1 Kd8 31. Rd1+ $18) 29... Qf6 ({
After} 29... f6 30. Qg6 {threatening 31.Qe8+, wins for white.}) 30. Qd5 $6 ({
The dance with the queen was unnecessary. White wins immediately with} 30. Qe3
$1) 30... Qc6 (30... Qd6 31. Qg5+ Qf6 32. Qe3 $18) 31. Qe5 Qe6 32. Qd4 Qd6 33.
Qg1 Qc6 34. Qg5+ Qf6 35. Qe3 $1 {The white queen finally lands on the right
square, threatening 36.Re8+.} Qc6 36. Kg1 Qg6+ 37. Kf1 Qf5+ 38. Ke1 {(Leaving
black without good checks.)} Qxe4 39. Qxe4 Ra6 40. Qxb7 1-0

