1.e4
e6
2.d4
d5
3.Nc3
dxe4
4.Nxe4
Nd7
5.Nf3
Ngf6
6.Nxf6+
Nxf6
7.Be2
Bd6
8.0-0
0-0
9.Bg5
h6
10.Bh4
c5
11.dxc5
Bxc5
12.c3
Qc7
13.Bg3
Qe7
14.b4
Rd8
15.Qc2
Bd6
16.Ne5
Qc7
17.Nc4
Bxg3
18.hxg3
Nd5
19.Rac1
Bd7
20.Nd2
Rac8
21.Bc4
Be8
22.Bxd5
Rxd5
23.c4
Rd4
24.a3
Rcd8
25.Nf3
Rd3
26.Qb2
f6
27.Rc3
e5
28.Rxd3
Rxd3
29.Rc1
Qd7
30.b5
b6
31.a4
Rd1+
32.Kh2
e4
33.Rxd1
Qxd1
34.Qd4
Qxd4
35.Nxd4
Domination
Mostly the bishop dominates the knight, but sometimes the steed strikes back:
35...Bf7?
White wins the resulting duel on the queenside. [After activating the king with 35...Kf8!
only Black can play for the full point.]
36.Nc6
Bxc4
37.Nxa7
Bb3
[37...Be6
38.Nc6
Kf7
39.a5
bxa5
40.b6
Bc8
41.Nxa5+-
]
38.a5
bxa5
39.Nc6!
The knight dominates the bishop.
39...Bc4
[39...a4
40.b6
a3
41.b7
a2
42.b8Q++-
; 39...Be6
40.b6
Bc8
41.Ne7++-
; After 39...Ba4
40.Ne7+!
(But not 40.Nd4?
Bxb5!
41.Nxb5
a4=
) 40...Kf7
41.b6+-
the pawn queens.]
40.b6
Ba6
41.Nxa5
f5
[41...Kf7
42.g4
Ke7
43.b7
Bxb7
44.Nxb7+-
]
42.b7
Bxb7
43.Nxb7
Kf7
[43...h5
44.Nd6
g6
45.g4
hxg4
46.Kg3
Kg7
47.Kf4
Kf6
48.Nxe4+
fxe4
49.Kxg4
g5
50.Kh5
Kf5
51.g3
g4
52.Kh4+-
]
44.g4!?
opens the door.
44...Ke6
[44...fxg4
45.Kg3
h5
46.Nc5
g5
47.Nxe4
Kg6
48.Nd6
Kf6
49.Nc4
Kf5
50.Ne3+
Kf6
51.Nxg4+
hxg4
52.Kxg4
Kg6
53.f3
Kf6
54.Kh5
Kf5
55.g3
Kf6
56.g4+-
; 44...f4
45.Nd6++-
]
45.Kg3
Ke5
[After 45...fxg4
46.Kxg4
Ke5
47.Nc5
Kd5
surprisingly even 48.Kf5
is playable: 48...Kxc5
49.Kxe4
Kd6
50.Kf5
Ke7
51.Kg6
Kf8
52.f4
Kg8
53.f5
Kf8
54.f6
gxf6
55.Kxf6
h5
56.Kg5
Kg7
57.Kxh5
Kh7
58.g4+-
]
46.gxf5
Kxf5
47.Nd6+
Ke5
48.Ne8
g6
49.Nc7
Kf5
50.Nd5
g5
51.Ne3+
Kg6
52.Nc4
[52.Nc4
Kf5
53.Nd6+
Ke5
54.Nf7++-
] 1-0