(1) Hassen,Matt - Catlin,Andy [E61]
QUICK-RATED. Lansing West Coast 2 Lansing, MI (1), 27.09.2009
[Andy Catlin]



1.d4 c5 2.d5 d6
[2...g6 ]

3.c4
[3.e4 ]

3...g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Nf3
[5.e4 ]

5...Nf6
[5...Bxc3+!? 6.bxc3 f5 7.g3 Qa5 8.Qd3 Nd7 9.Bg2 Ngf6 10.0-0 Ne4 11.Bf4 Qxc3 12.a4 Qg7 13.Rab1 Ndf6 14.Rb3 Rb8 15.Bc1 0-0 16.Ne1 h6 17.f3 Ng5 18.Bb2 e5 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.h4 Ngh7 21.Qxd6 Bxc4 22.Rc3 Qf7 23.Nd3 Bxd3 24.exd3 b6 25.Rc4 Rbd8 26.Qf4 Rxd3 27.Rfc1 Nh5 28.Qxh6 Nxg3 29.Re1 Nh5 30.Bf1 Rxf3 31.Rc2 Rg3+ 32.Kh2 Rg4 33.Rg2 Rxg2+ 34.Kxg2 N5f6 35.Re3 Ng4 36.Qf4 Nxe3+ 37.Qxe3 Nf6 38.Kg1 Kh7 39.Bg2 Ng4 40.Qc3 Qc7 0-1 Nalbandian,T (2460)-Minasian,A (2565)/Yerevan 1995/CBM 50]

6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 0-0 8.e3 a6
[8...e6 9.Nd2 Na6 10.e4 Nc7 11.a4 b6 12.Be2 a6 13.0-0 e5 14.a5 Rb8 15.axb6 Rxb6 16.Ra2 Bd7 17.Qc2 Qb8 18.b3 Re8 19.Rb1 Nh7 20.Bd3 h5 21.f3 Bh6 22.Nf1 Rf8 23.Bf2 Rb7 24.Rab2 Nf6 25.Ra2 Qd8 26.Ne2 Qe7 27.Be1 Rfb8 28.Rab2 Be8 29.Kh1 Nd7 30.Ra2 h4 31.Ng1 Nf6 32.Bxh4 Kg7 33.Ra3 Bd7 34.Ne2 Kg8 35.g4 Bg7 36.h3 Qe8 37.Kg2 Nh7 38.Bf2 Qe7 39.Qd2 Bf6 40.Qe1 Qd8 41.h4 Be7 42.Ne3 Rb6 43.Bc2 Ne8 44.Qh1 Ng7 45.Rg1 Bc8 46.Kf1 Rb4 47.Be1 R4b7 48.Ba5 Qe8 49.Qh2 Bd8 50.Be1 Rb6 51.Bd2 Qe7 52.Rh1 Qf6 53.Qf2 Qe7 54.Qh2 Qf6 55.Kf2 Qe7 56.Ng3 Ne8 57.Ke2 R6b7 58.Qg2 Kf8 59.Rh2 Qf6 60.Qh1 Ra7 61.Nd1 Ke7 62.g5 Qg7 63.h5 Kf8 64.Nf2 Kg8 65.Qc1 a5 66.Ng4 Bxg4 67.fxg4 Qf8 68.hxg6 fxg6 69.Rh6 Rg7 70.Be3 Qe7 71.Nf5 gxf5 72.gxf5 Nxg5 73.f6 Nxf6 74.Bxg5 Qd7 75.Bxf6 Rg2+ 76.Kd3 Rg3+ 77.Kd2 Bxf6 78.Rxf6 Qg7 79.Qe1 Qg5+ 80.Kd1 Rf8 81.Rxf8+ Kxf8 82.Qf2+ Kg7 83.Qf5 Rg1+ 84.Ke2 Rg2+ (Fritz gives a win for Black after 84...Qg2+! 85.Qf2 (85.Kd3 Qg3+ 86.Kd2 Qe1+ 87.Kd3 Rg3+ ) 85...Qg4+! 86.Kd2 (86.Qf3 Rg2+ 87.Ke3 Qg5+ ; 86.Ke3 Rg3+ 87.Kd2 Rg2 ; 86.Kd3 Rg3+ 87.Kd2 Rg2 88.Qxg2 Qxg2+ 89.Kc3 Qg1 90.Kb2 Qd4+ 91.Ka2 but this might be a fortress position that White cannot penetrate.) 86...Rg2 ) 85.Kf1 Rg1+ 86.Ke2 Rg2+ 87.Kf1 Rg1+ 88.Ke2 Rg2+ 89.Kf1 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2 Gavrikov,V (2605)-Topalov,V (2750)/Geneve 1996/CBM 54 ext]

9.Bd3 Nbd7
[9...e6 10.dxe6 Bxe6 11.0-0 Qc7 12.Rc1 Nc6 13.b3 Qa5 14.Bb1 Rac8 15.Qd2 b5 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Rfd1 Nb4 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Ne4 Be7 20.Qc3 d5 21.Nf6+ Bxf6 22.Qxf6 Qd8 23.Qf4 Kh7 24.h4 Qc7 25.Qf6 Qd8 26.Qf4 Qc7 27.Qf6 Qd8 28.Bxg6+ Kg8 29.Qe5 Bg4 30.Bh5 Bxh5 31.Qxh5 Qf6 32.Ne5 Rfd8 33.Ng4 Qg6 34.Nxh6+ Kg7 35.Nf5+ Kf6 36.Ng3 Qxh5 37.Nxh5+ Ke5 38.a3 Na6 39.Nf4 c4 40.bxc4 dxc4 41.Ne2 Nc5 42.Nc3 Nd3 43.Rb1 b4 44.axb4 Ra8 45.Ra1 Nxb4 46.Rxa8 Rxa8 47.Rd4 Ra1+ 48.Kh2 Rc1 49.Rxc4 Nd3 50.Re4+ Kf5 51.g4+ Kg6 52.Ne2 Nxf2 53.Rf4 1-0 Schulz,R (2290)-Knuth,H (2275)/Germany 1999/GER-chT2]

10.Qc2 Rb8
[10...Ng4 ]

11.a4 b6 12.0-0 g5?! 13.Bg3 Nh5 14.Bf5! Nxg3
[14...Ndf6 ]

15.hxg3 Ne5
[15...Nf6 ]

16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.f4!
Diagram

17...gxf4?
[17...Bxc3 18.bxc3 Kg7 ]

18.gxf4 Bxf5 19.Qxf5 Bg7 20.Rf3! Qc8 21.Qh5 f5 22.Kf2
[On 22.Rg3 I had intended 22...Rf6 where White also enjoys a solid advantage.]

22...Qe8 23.Qh3 Qf7 24.Rg1 b5 25.axb5 axb5 26.Nxb5 Rxb5?! 27.cxb5 Qxd5 28.Re1 Kh7
[28...Rb8! ]

29.Qh5 Bxb2 30.g4! fxg4??
[Not the best move. But if Black isn't lost here, he's pretty close. 30...Bc3 31.Rh1 Bg7 32.g5 Qd2+ 33.Kg3 Qb2 34.gxh6 Bc3 ]

31.Qxd5 1-0