1.d4
d5
2.c4
e6
3.Nf3
c6
4.Qc2
Bd6
5.Bg5
f6
6.Bd2
f5
7.g3
Nf6
8.Bg2
0-0
9.0-0
Bd7
10.Ne5
Be8
11.Nd3
Nbd7
12.Bf4
Be7
13.Nd2
Ne4
14.Nf3
Rc8
15.Rad1
b6
16.b4
g5
17.Be5
g4
18.Nfe1
Nxe5
19.dxe5
Qc7
20.Nf4
Bf7
21.Ned3
Ng5
22.Rc1
d4
23.c5
b5
24.a4
a6
25.Ra1
Ne4
26.Rfe1
Rfd8
27.f3
gxf3
28.Bxf3
Bf8
29.e3
Bg7
30.exd4
Rxd4
31.axb5
axb5
32.Ra3
Rcd8
33.Qa2
Qe7
34.Ra7
R4d7
35.Rxd7
Qxd7
36.Kg2
Ng5
37.Bd1
Qb7
38.Bb3
Ra8
39.Qb2
Qd7
40.Rd1
Qe8
41.Nf2
Rd8
42.Rxd8
Qxd8
43.h4
Ne4
44.N2d3
Bh6
45.Qa2
Nc3
46.Qf2
Nd5
47.Bxd5
cxd5
48.Qa2
Bxf4
49.Nxf4
d4
50.Kf2
Qb8
51.Qe2
Kf8
52.Nd3
Qb7
53.Qf3
Qe4
54.c6
Ke7
55.c7
Qxf3+
56.Kxf3
Kd7
57.Nf4
Kxc7
58.Ke2
Kc6
59.Kd3
Kb6
60.Kxd4
Kc6
61.Ke3
h6
62.Kf3
Kc7
63.Ng2
Kc6
64.Ne3
Bg8
65.g4
fxg4+
66.Nxg4
Bh7
67.Kf4
Bb1
Keeping Control
The knight often wants to stay in control to have time for its manovers:
68.Nf6!
White condemns Black to total passivity. [68.Nxh6?
violates the important endgame principle "Do not rush": 68...Kd5
69.Nf7
(69.Kg5
Kc4
70.Kf6
Kxb4
71.Kxe6
Kc3
72.Nf5
b4
73.Ne3
b3
74.Kf6
Bd3
75.e6
Bb5
76.e7
Kd2
77.Nc4+
Kc3
78.Na3
Be8=
) 69...Kc4
(Baburin in Chess Today 3807) and Black's counterplay secures the draw: 70.Ng5
Kxb4
71.h5
Kc4
72.Nxe6
(72.h6
b4
73.h7??
backfires completely: 73...Bxh7
74.Nxh7
b3-+
) 72...b4
73.Nd4
Kd5
74.e6
Kd6
75.Kg5
Ke7=
; 68.h5?
Kd5
69.Nxh6
Kc4=
does not work as well.]
68...Bc2
69.Ke3
Bf5
70.Kd4
Kb6
[70...Bc2
does not defend: 71.Ng8
h5
72.Nf6
Bd1
73.Ke3
(Baburin) 73...Kb6
74.Kf4
Kb7
75.Kg5
Kc6
76.Kg6
Bf3
77.Kf7
Bg4
now a triangulation follows: 78.Kf8
Kc7
(78...Bf5
79.Ke7
Bg4
80.Kf7+-
) 79.Kg7
Kc6
80.Kf7
and Black is in fatal zugzwang: 80...Bf5
81.Nxh5
Kd5
82.Kf6
Kc4
83.Ng7+-
]
71.Ng8!
The knight forces Black to open a route for the invasion.
71...h5
72.Ke3
Kc6
73.Nf6
Bg6
74.Kf4
Bc2
75.Kg5
Bd1
76.Kg6
Bf3
77.Kf7
Bg4
78.Ke7
Bf5
79.Nxh5
Kd5
80.Kf6
Kc4
81.Ng7
Bd3
82.Nxe6
Kxb4
83.Nd4
Kc5
84.e6
[84.Nxb5
wins as well.]
84...Kd6
85.e7
Kd7
86.Ne6
Bg6
87.Nf8+
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