[Event "Herceg Novi 2001(ch-YU)"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"] [Black "Ilincic, Zlatko"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E90"] [Annotator "Ilincic"] [PlyCount "100"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Nf3 Qe8 8. g4 { White declared in the early stage of the game that he will play on king's side and that promise one interesting and sharp game. Move 8.g4 allows opening g-file because black must soon or later play f7-f5.} 8... e5 9. d5 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. Qf3 Nfd7 12. Nb5 {Interesting move what stops all activities that black wanted to make on queen's side.} 12... Na6 13. Qc3 b6 14. Rg1 Ndc5 15. Be2 Kh8 16. h4 f5 {It's the only way to reach active position.} 17. gxf5 gxf5 18. h5 ( 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. h5 Qf7 20. h6 Bf6 $15 {black solved all his problems.}) 18... fxe4 (18... h6 19. Be3 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Qd2 Rf6 22. O-O-O Qf8 23. Rg3 $14 {white has initiative.}) 19. Qg3 (19. h6 Bf6 20. O-O-O (20. Bxf6+ Rxf6 21. Qe3 Bf5 22. Rg7 Qf8 23. O-O-O Rxh6 $17 {with advantage for black.}) 20... Bxg5 21. Rxg5 Rxf2 22. Qe3 Qf7 23. Rdg1 Bd7 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Nc5 26. Qe3 Qf4 27. Qxf4 exf4 $17 {black keeps pawn more.}) 19... h6 (19... Qf7 $4 20. h6 Bf6 21. Bxf6+ Qxf6 22. Qg7+ $18 {black is losing rook.}) (19... Rf7 $4 20. h6 Bf8 21. Bf6+ Rxf6 22. Qg8#) 20. Be3 (20. Bd8 Qd7 21. Qxg7+ Qxg7 22. Rxg7 Kxg7 23. Nxc7 Rxd8 24. Nxa8 Bf5 25. Nxb6 Rb8 $19 {white is losing knight.}) 20... Qf7 21. O-O-O Bf5 22. Bg4 Bh7 $1 {Bishop must control white squares around king.} 23. Nc3 Qe7 $1 24. Kb1 Rf4 $1 {Wishing to open his bishops black starts to offer his rook. For now it's untouchable.} 25. Rg2 (25. a3 Nd3 26. Ka1 Raf8 27. Rg2 Nac5 28. Rdg1 Bf6 $15) 25... Rg8 26. Rdg1 Bf6 27. Qh3 (27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Qxf4 Bg5 29. Qh2 Bxd2 $19 {black has two pieces for rook.}) 27... Bg5 {In case that white takes rook black would open his bishops and according to analyze he would keep advantage. Nevertheless it was better solution than this one in the game because white overlooks new tactical strike.} 28. a3 (28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Bf5 (29. Ka1 f3 30. Bxf3 exf3 31. Nxf3 Nb4 32. Nxg5 hxg5 $15 { black is slightly better.}) 29... f3 30. Bxh7 Qxh7 31. Rxg5 (31. Rg4 e3+ 32. Nde4 Nxe4 33. Nxe4 Nc5 34. Qxf3 exf2 35. Qxf2 Nxe4 $17 { with clear advantage for black.}) 31... hxg5 32. Ka1 Nb4 33. a3 Nbd3 $15 { black is better.}) 28... Rf3 $1 {Black makes new offer but it's obviously that white loses piece after excepting.} 29. Rg3 (29. Qh2 Rxe3 $1 30. fxe3 Bxe3 31. Nf1 (31. Ka1 Bf4 32. Qh3 Bxd2 33. Rxd2 Nb3+ $19 {takes material.}) (31. Ka2 Bxg1 32. Qxg1 Nb4+ {Mate threats are also appearing.} 33. axb4 axb4 34. Nb5 Ra8+ 35. Na3 bxa3 36. bxa3 Nd3 $19 {Nd3 with winning position.}) 31... Bxg1 32. Qxg1 e3+ 33. Ka1 Nb3+ 34. Ka2 Nc1+ 35. Ka1 Nc5 $19 {black wins.}) 29... Rxf2 $1 {It is really difficult to find that one player offers the same piece so many times and that opponent does not except it. It is obviously that it has passed time when it was challenge to except a sacrifice to make game more beautiful.} 30. Nf1 (30. Bxf2 e3+ 31. Bf5 (31. Kc1 Nd3+ 32. Kb1 Nxf2+ $19 {takes material.} ) 31... exf2 32. Rd1 (32. Rf1 Bxd2 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Rxf2 Bg5 35. Bg6 Qd7 36. Bxh7+ Qxh7+ 37. Ka2 Qd7 $19 {black has two pieces and pawn for rook.}) 32... Bxf5+ (32... Rf8 33. Rxg5 Qxg5 34. Bxh7 Kxh7 35. Kc2 Qf4 36. Rf1 e4 $19 { black pawns are linking.}) 33. Qxf5 Rf8 34. Qc2 Bxd2 35. Qxd2 f1=Q 36. Qxh6+ Qh7+ 37. Qxh7+ Kxh7 38. Rxf1 Rxf1+ $19 {stays with clear piece more.}) 30... Rff8 {Boring rook made his job and now it can return. As result of it's activity black has double pawn more and better placed pieces. We can say already now that it is winning position.} 31. Bxg5 (31. Be2 Bf4 32. Rxg8+ Bxg8 33. Qh1 Bh7 $17 {pressure is continuing.}) 31... Rxg5 32. Ne3 Nd3 33. Be6 (33. Ncd1 Nac5 34. Ka2 Qe8 $1 35. Nc3 Rf2 $19 {black wins.}) 33... Rf3 {Rook is in ction again. White still does not take it ,otherwise bishop on h7 becomes strong.} 34. Qh2 (34. Bg4 Nf2 35. Qh4 Nxg4 36. Nxg4 Rxg3 37. Rxg3 e3+ 38. Ka1 Qg7 39. Rg2 Nc5 $19 {white is completely tied.}) (34. Rxf3 exf3 35. Qf1 Rxg1 36. Qxg1 f2 37. Qf1 Qg5 $19 {with winning position.}) 34... Rgxg3 35. Rxg3 Nac5 (35... Rxg3 36. Qxg3 Qg5 37. Qxg5 hxg5 38. Bf5 Bxf5 39. Nxf5 Nac5 40. Kc2 $17 { white would have some chances to save the game.}) 36. Nb5 (36. Bg4 Rf2 37. Rg2 Rxg2 38. Qxg2 Qh4 39. Qf1 Nf4 $19 {black wins.}) 36... Rf2 {The last job of the rook what decided whole game. White queen is abstracted to worse position and from now on it remains only technical realization for black.} 37. Rg2 Rxg2 38. Qxg2 Nxe6 39. dxe6 c6 40. Nc3 Qxe6 41. Ka2 b5 42. b3 bxc4 43. Nxc4 (43. bxc4 d5 {Quickest way.} 44. cxd5 cxd5 45. Nexd5 Nf4 46. Qd2 Nxd5 47. Nxd5 Qxd5+ $1 48. Qxd5 Bg8 $19 {with easy winning pawn ending.}) 43... d5 44. Nxa5 d4 45. Ne2 Nf4 46. Nxf4 exf4 47. Qd2 Qf6 48. Nc4 f3 49. Qb4 f2 50. Qb8+ Bg8 0-1 Qb8+ Bg8 0-1 Qb8+ Bg8 0-1 Nc4 f3 49. Qb4 f2 50. Qb8+ Bg8 0-1