[Event "Bundesliga 2011/12"]
[Site "Muelheim GER"]
[Date "2011.10.14"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Henrichs, Thomas"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Müller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[Source "Chess Today"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 a5 7. e3 Na6 8. Be2 Bd6
9. O-O Bxf4 10. exf4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. g3 Nab4 14. Rfd1 b6 15.
Ne5 Bb7 16. Ne4 Rc8 17. Rac1 Rc7 18. Ng5 h6 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. h4 Rd8 21. Rd2 Nf6
22. Nc3 Nbd5 23. Ba2 g6 24. Bb1 Kg7 25. Ne4 Nh5 26. Qg4 Nhf6 27. Qe2 c5 28.
Nxf6 Nxf6 29. dxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Rxd2 31. Qxd2 Qxc5 32. Bc2 Bd5 33. Qc3 Qxc3
34. bxc3 Kf8 35. c4 Be4 36. Bxe4 $2 {White must keep all pieces on the board.
Otherwise Black will be too quick.} ({After} 36. Nd7+ $2 Ke7 37. Nxf6 (37. Bxe4
Nxe4 $19 {transposes to the game.}) 37... Bxc2 {the knight is no match for the
bishop, e.g.} 38. Ng8+ Kf8 39. Nxh6 f5 40. g4 Kg7 41. g5 Bxa4 $19) (36. Bd1 $1
Ke7 37. f3 {[%cal Gg1d4] and White's king is quick enough:} Bb7 38. Kf2 Nd7 39.
Ke3 Nc5 40. Kd4 Bc8 41. g4 Bd7 42. Nxd7 Nxd7 43. g5 h5 44. Bc2 Kd6 45. Be4 Nc5
46. Bc2 $11) (36. Bb3 {is playable as well.}) 36... Nxe4 37. Nd7+ (37. Nd3 Nc3
38. Nb2 Ke7 39. Kf1 Kd6 40. Ke1 Kc5 41. Kd2 Kd4 42. f3 f5 {Zugzwang - the
typical endgame weapon against a knight.} 43. Kc2 Ne2 $19) 37... Ke7 38. Nxb6
Nc5 $1 {Rustemov closes the net around White's knight.} (38... Kd6 {wins as
well.}) ({But not} 38... Kd8 $2 39. c5 {and the knight escapes:} Nxc5 40. Nc4
$11) 39. h5 Kd8 40. hxg6 fxg6 (40... fxg6 41. g4 Kc7 42. Na8+ Kb7 $19 {End of
the domination game.}) 0-1

