May 11-17, 2008

(1) Eubanks,Keith (1949) - Martine,Xavier (1947) [D04] SC Championships Columbia, SC (2), 30.10.1999 [Fritz 5.32 (100s)] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c6 4.Bd3 e6 5.0-0 Bd6 6.b3 Nbd7 7.Bb2 Qc7 8.Nbd2 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Bxe5 11.Bxe5 Qxe5 12.Qf3 Be6 13.Qg3 Qxg3 14.hxg3 0-0-0 15.a4 h5 16.f3 Consolidates e4+g4 16...g5 17.b4=/+ [17.Kf2 d4 18.exd4 Rxd4=/+ ] 17...g4 This push gains space 18.f4 h4 19.gxh4 Rxh4 20.f5 g3 Do you see the mate threat? 21.Rf4 [21.fxe6?? a first-class blunder 21...Rdh8 22.Bh7 R8xh7 23.Rxf6 Rh1# ] 21...Rxf4 22.exf4 Bd7 23.Rf1 Re8 24.Nf3 Ng4 25.Ng5 f6 26.Ne6 Nf2 27.Rxf2-/+ [27.Re1 Rh8 28.Kf1 Nxd3 29.cxd3 Rh4-/+ ] 27...gxf2+ 28.Kxf2 Kb8 29.Ng7 Rh8 30.Kf3 Kc7 31.g4 Kd6 32.g5 Rg8 33.gxf6 Rf8 34.Kg4 Rxf6 35.Kg5 White activates its king 35...Ke7 36.Nh5 Rd6 37.f6+ Kf8 38.Bg6 a5= [38...b6!?-/+ ] 39.bxa5 c5 40.c3-/+ [>=40.f5!? and White has air to breath 40...d4 41.Nf4= ] 40...d4 41.cxd4 Rxd4=/+ [>=41...cxd4!? 42.Bd3 Bxa4-/+ ] 42.f5 Be8??+- not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game [42...c4 43.Nf4 Rd6-/+ ] 43.Ng7 The mate threat is Ne6 43...Bxg6?? the pressure is too much, Black crumbles [43...Bf7 44.Ne6+ Kg8 45.Nxd4 cxd4+- ] 44.fxg6 Re4 [44...Rd5+ is the last straw 45.Kf4 Rd7+- ] 45.Kf5 Threatening mate... how? 45...Re1 46.Ne6+! a check from hell [46.Ne6+ Rxe6 47.Kxe6 c4 48.g7+ Kg8 49.Ke7 b6 50.f7+ Kxg7 51.f8Q+ Kg6 52.Qf4 bxa5 53.Qg4+ Kh6 54.Kf6 c3 55.Qg6# ] 1-0