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Slatin,D (2039) - Itkis,H (1855) [A08]
DCM Club Championship (3),
[Fritz 5.32 (60s)]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 d5 4.Nbd2 Nc6 5.g3 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.e5 Nd7
9.Re1 Qc7 e5 becomes the focus of attention 10.Qe2 b5 11.Nf1 Bb7

[11...a5 12.Bf4 Ba6 13.h4 b4 14.Ne3 Qb7 15.h5 c4 16.dxc4 Nb6 17.h6 g6
18.b3 Rad8 19.Bg5 dxc4 20.Nxc4 Nxc4 21.bxc4 Qc7 22.Bxe7 Nxe7 23.Qe3 Nf5
24.Qg5 Qe7 25.Qxe7 Nxe7 ˝-˝ Soppe,G-Fiorito,F/Buenos Aires 1998]

12.h4

[12.Bf4 d4 13.h4 Nb6 14.N1h2 Na4 15.Ng4 Qd8 16.Ng5 Nxb2 17.Qe4 g6 18.Nh6+
Kg7 19.Nhxf7 Rxf7 20.Nxe6+ Kg8 21.Nxd8 Nxd8 22.e6 Rf5 23.Qe2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2
Na4 25.Qe4 Rc8 26.g4 Rf8 27.Bh6 1-0 Vogt,L-Diaz,J/Capablanca]

12...Rac8N All of black's moves appear to be normal but they do
nothing to slow down white's build-up.

[12...b4 13.Bf4 a5 14.Ne3 a4 15.Rac1 Ba6 16.c4 bxc3 17.bxc3 Rab8
18.Rc2 a3 19.Bh3 Nb6 20.Ng4 Na4 21.Ng5 Bxg5
22.hxg5 Rb2 23.Bf1 g6 24.Nf6+ Kg7 25.Rxb2 axb2 26.Qg4 h5 27.gxh6+
Dupsky,L-Mokcsay,R/Zalakaros op 1991 ˝-˝;

12...Rfc8 13.c3 d4 14.c4 bxc4 15.dxc4 Nb4 16.Qd1 Rab8 17.Bf4 a5 18.a3 Bxf3
19.Bxf3 Nc6 20.Bxc6 Qxc6 21.Rb1 a4 22.Nd2 Bd8 23.Qg4 Rb6 24.Bh6 g6 25.Nf3
f5 26.exf6 Nxf6 27.Qf4 Madl,I-Erenska Radzewska,H/Dubai olw 1986 1-0]

13.N1h2 Nd8 To defend the kp and prepare p-f6. But if such
a move is necessary then there is really something wrong with Black's
position. [13...a5 14.a4=] 14.Ng4 f6 [14...d4!?=] 15.exf6˛ Nxf6 16.Ng5 Nxg4

[16...Bd6 17.Nxe6 Nxe6 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 19.Nxf6 Rxf6 20.Qe2˛]

17.Qxg4 Nxe6 was possible but I couldn't see through the complications of 17....Rxf2
(but 18. Qxf2 looks good) so I played for a better ending.

[17.Nxe6 Rxf2 18.Qxg4 Nxe6 19.Kxf2 Rf8+ 20.Kg1 Nd4+-]

17...Bxg5 18.Bxg5 [Weaker is 18.Qxg5 Nf7 19.Qh5 e5=]

18...Qf7 19.f4 Qf5 20.Qxf5 exf5 21.Bxd8 Rcxd8 22.Re7 Rf7
23.Rae1 Kf8 24.Rxf7+ [24.R7e5 g6ą] 24...Kxf7˛ 25.Re5 Kf6 g6 is better.
26.c4 Wins a pawn and the game. 26...b4 27.Kf2 Rd6 28.Bxd5 Bxd5 29.cxd5
The passed pawn on d5 quickly leads to threats

[Inferior is 29.Rxd5 Rxd5 30.cxd5 Ke7ł]

29...Ra6 30.Ke3 g6 31.Kd2 White launches an attack 31...Kf7
32.Kc2 Rxa2 33.Kb3 Ra1 34.Kc4 Rc1+ 35.Kb5 Rd1

[35...a6+ 36.Kb6 Rd1+-]

36.Re3

[36.Kxc5?! is clearly weaker 36...Rxd3 37.d6 Rd2ą]

36...a6+ 37.Kb6

[Worse is 37.Kxc5 Rc1+ 38.Kb6 Rc8+-] 1-0