I don't know how many times me and FM Stamnov play each other.
1.c4
c6
His favorite the Slav set-up.
2.Nf3
d5
3.e3
Nf6
4.Nc3
e6
5.b3
Nbd7
6.Bb2
Nc5
7.Qc2
Be7
8.d3
a5
9.Rb1!
0-0
10.Be2
Rb8?
black must find a way to open the game in order not to get cramped.
11.0-0
Bd7
12.Na4
[12.e4
dxe4
13.dxe4
Qc7
14.e5
Ng4
15.Ne4
Nxe4
16.Qxe4
f5
17.Qf4
Rbd8
18.h3
Nh6
19.Rbd1
favors white.]
12...Na6
[12...Nxa4
13.bxa4
b6
14.e4
Qe8
15.Ne5
dxe4
16.dxe4
c5
17.Nxd7
Nxd7
18.f4+/=
]
13.Be5
Rc8
14.c5
Ra8
15.a3
Be8
16.Bxf6
Fritz like this move too!
16...Bxf6
17.d4
Nb8
18.Nb6
Ra7
19.Bd3
g6
20.b4
axb4
21.axb4
Nd7
22.Nxd7
Bxd7
23.Ra1
Qb8
24.Qc3
Re8
25.h3
[25.Rxa7
Qxa7
26.Ra1
Qb8
27.Ne5
Bxe5
28.dxe5
b6
29.cxb6
Qxb6
Is more prefeable than the text. 30.Ra6
]
25...Rxa1
26.Rxa1
e5
27.dxe5
Rxe5
28.Nxe5
Bxe5
29.Qa3
Bxa1
30.Qxa1
b6
31.cxb6
Qxb6
32.Qd4
[32.Qa5
suggested by Fritz but my line is safer .]
32...Qxd4
33.exd4
g5
34.Kh2
h6
35.Kg3
Kg7
36.h4
f6
37.f4
gxh4+
38.Kxh4
f5=
Diagram equal but there is a lot of ways black could go wrong . weak pawns and white squares weaknesses. from move 38 thru move 112 was just mere of finding the right break for white.
As i need more time too 16 mins to black and 15 mins for white.
39.Be2
Be8
40.Kg3
Kf6
41.Kf2
Ke6
42.Ke3
Kd6
43.Kd2
Kc7
44.Kc3
Bf7
45.Kb3
Kb6
46.Bd3
Be6
47.Kc3
Kc7
48.Kd2
Kd6
49.Ke3
Ke7
50.Be2
Bf7
51.Kf2
Kf6
52.Bd3
Be6
53.Ba6
Bd7
54.Kg3
Kg6
55.Kh4
Kg7
56.Bd3
Be6
57.Be2
Bf7
58.Bd1
Be8
59.Be2
Kf6
60.Bd3
Bd7
61.Kh5
Kg7
62.Kh4
Kg6
63.Kg3
Kf6
64.Be2
Be8
65.Kf2
Ke6
66.Ke3
Bd7
67.Bh5
Kf6
68.Kf3
Ke7
69.Kg3
Be8
70.Kh4
Bd7
71.Bf3
Kf6
72.Kg3
Be8
73.Be2
Ke6
74.Kf2
Bf7
75.Ke3
Kd6
76.Kd2
Kc7
77.Kc3
Be8
78.Bf3
Bf7
79.Kb3
Kb6
80.Ka3
Be8
81.Be2
Bf7
82.Bd3
Be6
83.Kb3
Bd7
84.Kc3
Kc7
85.Kc2
Kd6
86.Kc3
Kc7
87.Bc2
Kd6
88.Bb3
Be8
89.Bd1
Bf7
90.Kd2
Ke7
91.Ke1
Ke6
92.Kf1
Kf6
93.Be2
Be6
94.Bh5
Ke7
95.Kf2
Bd7
96.Kg3
Be8
97.Kh4
Bf7
98.Be2
Kf6
99.Kg3
Kg6
100.Ba6
Be6
101.Kf3
Bd7
102.Be2
Be8
103.Ke3
Kf6
104.Kd2
Ke6
105.Kc1
Kd6
106.Kc2
Kc7
107.Kb3
Kb6
108.Bd3
Bd7
109.Kc2
Kc7
110.Kd2
Be6
111.Kc2
Kd6
112.Kc3
Kc7
113.b5!!
The winning move ! it will be hard for black to stop white king from marching inside .
113...cxb5
114.Bxb5
Kd6
115.Kb4
Bf7
116.Ka5
Kc7
117.Bd3
Be6
118.Kb5
Kd6
119.Kb6
Bc8
120.Bb5
Be6
121.Kb7
Bf7
122.Kc8
Bh5
123.Kd8
Bd1
124.Bd3
Ke6
125.Kc7
Bb3
126.Ba6
Bc2
127.Kd8
Be4
128.g3
Bf3
129.Bc8+
Kf6
130.Kd7
Kg6
131.Kd6
Be4
132.Ba6
Bf3
133.Ke5
Kh5
134.Kxf5
Be4+
135.Ke5
Kg4
136.Be2+
Kxg3
137.f5
Kf2
138.Bh5
Black resigned thus winning the First MCA Fide .I think the right setup to stop the break would be Black Bd7,c6,d5,f5,h6,Kb6. and play Be8,Bf7,Be6 for tempos. 1-0