(1) Krush,Irina - Cramling,Pia



1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.h3 h6 6.c5 Bf5 7.Bf4 Nbd7 8.e3 e6 9.Be2 Be7 10.b4 Ne4 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.a4 0-0 13.0-0 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Re8 15.Bh2 Bf6 16.e4 g6 17.e5 Be7 18.Be2 b6 19.Bf4 a5 20.b5 bxc5 21.bxc6 Nb8 22.Bb5 Qc7 23.dxc5 Nxc6 24.Bxh6 Rec8 25.Bf4 Bxc5 26.Rc1 Qb6 27.h4 Bf8 28.h5 Ne7 29.Qg4 Bg7 30.Bg5 gxh5 31.Qxh5 Ng6 32.Rcd1 Nxe5 33.Bh6 Bxh6 34.Qxh6 Ng6 35.Rd3 Qd6 36.Rg3 e5 37.f4 exf4 38.Rxf4 Rc1+ 39.Kh2 Rc3 40.Rfg4
[40.Rgg4 Rd8 41.Be2 Rd7 42.Bf3 Rd3 43.Rg3 Re7 44.Rf5 seems like equal.]

40...Rac8 41.Kh3 Rxg3+ 42.Rxg3 Rc3 43.Rxc3
[43.Qg5 d4 44.Kh2 Kg7 45.Be2 Rxg3 46.Qxg3 Qe5 black has some chances of winning due to the strong d pawn being supported by the active knight.]

43...Nf4+ 44.Qxf4 Qxf4 45.Rd3 Qe4 46.Kg3 Kf8 47.Kf2 Qf5+ 48.Ke2 Qe4+ 49.Kf2 d4 50.Kf1 Ke7 51.Kf2
[51.Rf3 We looked at this position together with the second of IM David Pruess and we concluded that it was not possible for black to penetrate with his king.]

51...Kd6 52.Kf1 Kd5 53.Kf2 Qf4+ 54.Ke2 Qc1 55.Rd1 Qg5 56.Kf2 Qf5+ 57.Ke1 Qc2 58.Rd2 Qc1+ 59.Rd1 Qc3+ 60.Kf1 Ke4 61.Re1+ Kf4 62.Rd1 Ke3 63.Re1+ Kd2 64.Re7 Qg3 65.Kg1 Qh4 66.Rxf7 Qe1+ 67.Rf1 Qe3+ 68.Kh2 Qe5+ 69.Kg1 Qc5 70.Rf3 Qe5 71.Kh1 Qe1+ 72.Kh2 Qh4+ 73.Kg1 Qe1+ 74.Kh2
it is not possible to black to make progress. 1/2-1/2