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 [#]After the opening White obtained a steady advantage (he controls more space, possesses the pair of bishops and has a possibility of starting the attack on the kingside) which is not so easy to neutralize. Black must organize some counter play on the queenside. 19.¥g5 ¥f6 [The position demands from Black to play: 19...¤b5! 20.¥xb5 axb5 21.¥xe7 c4 22.bxc4 bxc4 , when the black pieces' activity compensates for the pawn. The chances are equal there.] 20.¥xf6 ¤xf6 21.£g5 ¦d8 22.¥c4 ¤b5 23.¤e2 Black's posiiton is just sad. He faces prospects of a difficult defence on the kingside since his play on the queenside failed. 23...£a5 24.¤g3 ¢h8 25.f4 [Deserving attention is also 25.a4 ¤d4 26.e5 , with a serious advantage to White.] [Black should better to capture a pawn in order to compensate his sufferings somehow: 25...£xa2 26.e5 ¤g8] 26.¦f2 White is not going to provide another opportunity for his opponent! 26...¦f8 Now the steady manevering starts when both opponents are trying to improve the positions of their pieces before the decisive battle. It is essential that White chooses time for the crucial strike! He does not need to hurry. 27.£h4 f6 28.¤f1 ¤d4 29.£g3 ¤h6 30.¤e3 ¤f7 31.¥d3 £d8 32.¤c4 a5 33.£e3 £b8 34.h3 ¢g7 35.¦cf1 £c7 36.g4 h6 37.¦g1 ¦h8 Now! 38.e5!? ¦hg8? Black willingly condemns himself to agonizing defeat. [Meanwhile, the cold-blooded 38...dxe5! 39.£e4 exf4 40.¦xf4 ¦ad8! would have retained some chances for the successful defence.] 39.e6 ¤d8 Black has nothing to hope for with the knight on d8. 40.¢h2 ¤b7 41.a4! White leaves not a single chance to his opponent! 41...¤d8 42.¤d2 ¦b8 43.¥c4 ¦b4 44.h4 £b7 45.h5 g5 46.fxg5 hxg5 47.¦g3 ¢h6 48.¤e4 Black resigned since one of the apparentimpending sacrifices of the white knightdecides the game. Annotated by IM N. VLASSOV [1:0] |