[Event "Subotica 2000, (ch-YU)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Annotator "Ilincic Zlatko"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nd4 {According to theory of
openings main move is 5...e5, and possible is 5...Nf6. Move in the game is
rare line which Velimirovic already played against Damljanovic on Yugoslav
Championship in 1998.} 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. c3 e6 {
Possible is Qb6. In mentioned game Damljanovic played 8.e5.} 8. Qa4 (8. e5 Ne7
9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ba4 {and now Velimirovic played 11...d5 and made
passive position. Better is 11...d6 with b5 and Bb7. Black pieces are placed
well, there is permanent pressure on d-file with very big compensation for
pawn less.}) 8... a6 9. Bf1 {Soon or later bishop must come back.} 9... Ne7 10.
Na3 (10. cxd4 Qb6 11. d5 Bd4 12. Re2 Bxb2 {black wins.}) 10... O-O 11. Nb5 $1 {
Opening position after 11...dc3 is good for white.} (11. cxd4 Qb6 12. Nc2 d5
13. e5 Nc6 14. d3 Bd7 {black has initiative over c-file.}) 11... Nc6 (11...
dxc3 12. dxc3 d5 13. Qa3 dxe4 14. Nd6 f5 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. Rad1 {
with initiative.}) 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. e5 Bd7 15. Qb4 {
Possible is 15.Qb3.} 15... b5 (15... f6 16. d3 fxe5 17. dxe5 {
queen is controlling square h4.}) 16. d3 a5 17. Qb3 Qb6 18. Be3 Rfc8 19. Rec1 {
Black is trying to cover pawn less by conquering space on queen's side It is
true that pawn more for white is double pawn but they have function to control
very important squares on c-file. The other possibility is 19...b4.} 19... a4 (
19... b4 20. a4 {white must always think about potential weakness on a4.}) 20.
Qb4 Bf8 21. Rc5 $1 {
Sacrifice is absolutely justified by weak dark squares and strong c-pawn.}
21... Qd8 {Complicates for white queen to come on king's side.} (21... Bxc5 22.
dxc5 Qd8 23. Qg4 {with Bg5.}) 22. Rac1 Bxc5 {Now it's necessary to take on c5.}
23. dxc5 f5 {Making free space for his king.} 24. exf6 Qxf6 25. Qf4 $1 (25. d4
e5 26. dxe5 Qxe5 {white still has compensation because of weak black squares.
But open files gives black very good chances for draw. After changing queens
black stays without counterplay and must wait doing nothing.}) 25... Qxf4 (
25... Qxb2 26. Bd4 {with Qe5.}) 26. Bxf4 Bc6 (26... d4 27. Be5 Bc6 28. Bxd4 Bd5
29. a3 {Giving another pawn results by improving position of bishop but still
it is not enough to save game.}) 27. d4 Ra7 28. h4 {White has a clear plan.
It's necessary to make weaknesses on king's side and later by rook
breakthrough make material advantage.} 28... Kf7 {King is moving to center.}
29. Re1 Ke7 30. Bd3 Kd7 31. Re3 Rg8 32. Bd6 {Making free way to his rook.}
32... Rg7 33. Be5 Rf7 {If rook stays on g-file then white takes f-file.} 34. h5
gxh5 35. Rh3 b4 {Trying to make counterplay on queen's side.} 36. Rxh5 Rb7 {
Black sacrifices pawn on h7 but, by the way, there is no good defense.} (36...
Ke8 37. Rh6 Bd7 38. Bxh7 {pawn is lost.}) 37. Bxh7 Bb5 38. Bg6 Rf8 39. Rh6 {
More simple is 39.Rh3.} 39... Bc4 40. Bb1 Re8 41. f3 {
Possible is immediately go with g-pawn but anyway position is winning.} 41...
a3 (41... b3 42. a3 Be2 43. Kf2 Bd1 44. Bg6 {threat Bc2 is not dangerous.}) 42.
b3 Bxb3 {Last attempt to complicate position.} 43. axb3 a2 44. Bxa2 Ra8 {
It seems that black finally has counterplay by activating rooks and potential
b-pawn but...} 45. Rh7+ $1 {
Simple changes rooks and now we have ending where bishop is dominating.} 45...
Kc6 46. Rxb7 Kxb7 47. g4 $1 {
Now it's obviously that black has no time to take b-pawn.} 47... Kc6 {
Trying to stop g-pawn by king but it remains c-pawn.} 48. g5 Kd7 49. g6 Ke7 50.
c6 Rxa2 51. c7 Ra8 (51... Rc2 52. Bd6+ $1 Kxd6 (52... Kf6 53. Bc5 {
closing c-file.}) 53. g7 {promotes queen.}) 52. Kf2 Rg8 53. Ke3 {
White shouldn't allow black king to come on g6.} 53... Kd7 54. g7 Ke7 55. Kf4
Kf7 56. Kg5 {Black resigns because he can't stop maneuver Kh6, Bd6, Bf8.} 1-0