[Event "ICS rated standard match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "1999.02.25"]
[Round "-"]
[White "mph"]
[WhiteElo "1210"]
[Black "Mathcom"]
[BlackElo "984"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Crafty v16.5"]
{annotating for player mph}
{using a scoring margin of +0.60 pawns.}
{search time limit is 1:30}

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 Bc5 3. Nh3 Ne7 4. Nc3 Nbc6 5. e4 h6 6. f4 exf4 7. gxf4 O-O 8. b3

*R  *B *Q  *R *K
*P *P *P *P *N *P *P
  *N     *P
  *B
    P P
  N     N
P P P P   B P
P  B Q K   P

White to move.


({9:-1.28} 8. b3 d5 9. Na4 Bxh3 10. Bxh3 Ng6 11. Qg4 Nb4 12. Kd1 Qf6 -/+)
({9:-0.52} 8. Na4 Bd4 9. c3 Bf6 10. Rf1 d6 11. Qh5 Be6 12. f5 =+)


8. ... b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qf3

*R   *Q  *R *K
*P *B *P *P *N *P *P
 *P *N     *P
  *B
    P P
 P N     N
P B P P   B P
P   Q K   P

White to move.


({8:-1.14} 10. Qf3 Nd4 11. Qd3 Nec6 12. O-O-O Nb4 13. Qc4 Nbxc2 -/+)
({8:+0.16} 10. Qg4 Ng6 11. O-O-O Re8 12. Nd5 Nd4 13. Rhe1 Bxd5 14. exd5 =)


10. ... Nd4 11. Qd3 d5 12. O-O-O dxe4 13. Bxe4 Qd6 14. Na4

*R     *R *K
*P *B *P  *N *P *P
 *P  *Q    *P
  *B
   *N B P
 P N Q    N
P B P P    P
  K P    P

White to move.


({8:-0.04} 14. Na4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Ba3 16. c3 Ndf5 17. d4 Bxb2+ 18. Kxb2 Rae8 19. Rhe1 =)
({8:+4.35} 14. Bxb7 Rab8 15. Ne4 Qg6 16. Ba6 Qf5 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Qxf5 Nexf5 +-)


14. ... Rfd8 15. Nxc5 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Qd5 17. Nc3 c6 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Bxd4 Rad8 20. c3 c5 21. Rde1

   *R   *K
*P    *N *P *P
 *P      *P
  *P *R
   B  P
 P P Q    N
P   P    P
  K P    P

White to move.


({9:+9.43} 21. Rde1 R5d7 22. Re4 cxd4 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. cxd4 Kf8 25. Re1 Nd5 +-)
({9:+11.75} 21. Qe4 cxd4 22. Qxe7 R5d7 23. Qe4 Kf8 24. Rhe1 dxc3 25. Qb4+ Rd6 26. Qxc3 +-)


21. ... Nf5 22. Nf2

   *R   *K
*P     *P *P
 *P      *P
  *P *R  *N
   B  P
 P P Q    N
P   P    P
  K  P   P

White to move.


({10:+9.46} 22. Nf2 cxd4 23. c4 Rc8 24. Kd1 Ra5 25. b4 Rxa2 26. Qxf5 Rxc4 +-)
({10:+11.65} 22. c4 Rxd4 23. Qxf5 g6 24. Rhg1 R4d7 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26. Qxd7 Ra8 27. Kc2 +-)


22. ... cxd4 23. c4 R5d6 24. Qxf5 d3 25. h4

   *R   *K
*P     *P *P
 *P  *R    *P
     Q
  P   P
 P  *P
P   P  N  P
  K  P   P

White to move.


({8:+12.02} 25. h4 g6 26. Qe5 h5 27. f5 a6 28. fxg6 fxg6 29. Rhf1 +-)
({8:+14.09} 25. Rhg1 Rc6 26. Re7 Rf8 27. Rxa7 Rc5 28. Qxd3 Re8 +-)


25. ... a5 26. a4

   *R   *K
     *P *P
 *P  *R    *P
*P     Q
  P   P  P
 P  *P
P   P  N
  K  P   P

White to move.


({8:+11.94} 26. a4 g6 27. Rhg1 Kf8 28. Qe5 Kg8 29. f5 Kf8 30. fxg6 fxg6 +-)
({8:+13.58} 26. Rhg1 g6 27. Re7 Rf8 28. Nxd3 Kg7 29. Qe5+ Rf6 30. Qc7 +-)


26. ... Rb8 27. Rh3 Rf6 28. Qxd3 Rxf4 29. Re2

 *R     *K
     *P *P
 *P      *P
*P
P  P   *R  P
 P  Q    P
   P  N
  K  P

White to move.


({9:+12.44} 29. Re2 Rf8 30. Qd7 Rf6 31. d4 Rf4 32. Kd2 h5 33. d5 +-)
({9:+17.71} 29. Qd6 Rxf2 30. Qxb8+ Kh7 31. Qxb6 Rf5 32. c5 f6 33. Qxa5 g5 34. d4 gxh4 +-)


29. ... Rf6 30. Ree3

 *R     *K
     *P *P
 *P    *R  *P
*P
P  P     P
 P  Q    P
   P P N
  K

White to move.


({8:+10.32} 30. Ree3 Rxf2 31. Qd6 Ra8 32. Rhf3 Rg2 33. Qxb6 f6 +-)
({8:+13.79} 30. Rhe3 g5 31. Qd4 Rf4 32. Re8+ Rxe8 33. Rxe8+ Kh7 34. Rh8+ Kg6 35. Qxb6+ f6 36. Ra8 Rxh4 37. Rxa5 +-)


30. ... Rb7 31. Re8# 1-0