1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 Alternatively, 7...Bxf3 8. Qxf3 dxc4 9. Be3 b5 10. Nxb5 Qb6 11. a4 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 = (Fritz6). 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Be2 O-O Or 11...Qb6 12. Qd2 O-O 13. d5 Bc5 14. Na4 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Qd8 16. dxc6 =. 12. O-O Re8 13. Qb3 Nb6 Also 13...Qb6 was a sensible option; the exchange of queens will favour Black because of White's isolated d-pawn. 14. Rfe1 Bc7 It was probably better to occupy the square in front of the isolated pawn: 14...Nfd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxb7 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Rb8 18. Qxc6 Rxe3 19. Bd1 Rxe1+ 20. Nxe1 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 Rxb2 =. 15. Rad1 Qd6 16. Ne5 Bg6 17. Bf4 Nbd5 18. Nxd5 18. Bh2 Qb4 19. Qxb4 Nxb4 20. Nxg6 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 hxg6 =. 18... Nxd5 19. Bg3 Qb4 This is Black's only reasonable move; both Nxf7 and Qxb7 were threatened. 20. Bc4 Fritz6 prefers 20. Qxb4 Nxb4 21. Bf3 Bc2 22. Rc1 =. 20... Qxb3 21. Bxb3 Bh5 22. Rc1 Ba5 22...Bb6 was also worth consideration. 23. Re4 f6 Weakening; other possibilities were 23...Nf6 24. Rh4 Bg6 25. Bf4 Rad8 26. Bg5 = and 23...Rad8 24. f3 f5 25. Re2 g5 26. h4 h6 =+. 24. Rh4 White could have gained an advantage with 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Rxc6 Bf7 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rc5 Bxg2 +-. 24... Be2 25. Rxc6 This is O.K., but it leads at best only to equality. White is winning after 25. Nxc6! bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rad8 27. Rc5 Kh8 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Bxd5 +--. Also strong is 25. Rc5. 25... bxc6 26. Nxc6 Kh8 Much better was 26...Rad8 27. f3 Bd3 28. Nxa5 g5 29. Re4 Bxe4 30. fxe4 Rxe4 31. Nc6 =. 27. Bxd5 Bd2 28. Re4 White misses 28. Ne7! with a significant advantage, e.g. 28...g5 29. Re4 Bd3 30. Re6 Rad8 31. Bc6 Rf8 32. d5 +--. 28... Rxe4 29. Bxe4 Re8 30. Bd5 a6 31. Bd6 Bc1 32. b4 Bb2 33. Bc5 Bb5 34. Ne7 A blunder that loses a pawn. Instead 34. Bf3 is +=. 34... Bxd4 35. Bxd4 Rxe7 36. Bc5 Re1 37. Kh2 Rd1 Black now has the advantage. 38. Bb3 Rc1 39. a4 Bc6 40. a5 Bb5 41. Be6 g6 There now follows a period of lengthy manoeuvring; Black activates the king with the aim of eventually winning the queen's-side pawns. 42. Bd5 Kg7 43. Bb3 Bc4 44. Be3 Rc3 45. Ba4 Kf7 46. Bc6 Ke6 47. Bc5 Be2 48. Be8 Bc4 49. Bc6 Bd5 50. Be8 Ra3 51. Kg1 Ra2 52. Kh2 Ke5 53. Bd7 Ke4 54. Bc8 Bc4 55. Bb7 Kd3 56. Bc6 Kc3 57. Bb7 Rb2 58. Bc6 Rxb4 59. Bb6 59. Bxb4+ Kxb4 is hopeless, as both White's queen's-side pawns are lost. However, the loss of the a-pawn is inevitable anyway. The remaining moves are given for completeness. 59... Rb2 60. h4 Ra2 61. h5 Bd3 62. hxg6 hxg6 63. Bd5 Bc4 64. Bc6 Kb4 65. Bd4 Rxa5 66. Bxf6 Rf5 67. Be7 Kb3 68. f3 Rf7 69. Bd8 Kb4 70. Be4 Rd7 71. Bf6 Bf7 72. g4 a5 73. Bg7 a4 74. Bf8 Kb3 75. Kg3 a3 76. Bxa3 Kxa3 77. Kf4 Kb4 78. Kg5 Rd6 79. f4 Kc5 80. f5 gxf5 81. gxf5 Kd4 82. Bb1 Ke5 83. Bc2 Rd2 0-1