Ivánka - Lityinszkaja

l984, Tbilisi
(English Opening)

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cd5 Nd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d3 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. a3 a5 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Be3 f5 11. Rc1 f4 (Otherwise White would control the position after Nb5-Bc5.) 12. Bd2 Be6 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. gxf4! exf4 15. Kh1 a4 16. Rg1 h6 17. Qf1 Qc8 18. Bh3 Nf6 19. Qg2 Ne8 20. Bxe6? Qxe6 21. Bc3 Rf7 22. Qg4 (It is an unexpected idea to exchange queens in the midst of an attack, but this is the quickest way of mobilizing the rooks and taking control of the f4-square.) 22... Qxg4 23. Rxg4 g5 24. Rcg1 Rd8? (This turns out to be a bad square for the rook. However, it is difficult to defend Black's position. For example, 24... Rf5 25. R4g2 Kf7 26. h4 gxh4 27. Rg6 Bg5 28. R6xg5! hxg5 29. Nexg5+ Ke7 30. Nxh4 Rb5 31. Ng6+ Kd7 32. Nxf4, with more than enough compensation for the exchange.) 25. h4 Nd6 (After 25... h5 26. Rxg5?! Bxg5 27. Nfxg5, there is no defense against Ne6?.) 26. hxg5 Nxe4 27. gxh6? Kh7 28. dxe4 Rd6 29. Bg7 Re6 30. e5 Nd8 (30... Rf5 is better, although after 31. R1g2 the Black pieces are still immobile.) 31. Bf6 Bf6 32. ef6 Rff6 33. Ng5+ Kh8 34. Ne6 Rh6+ 35. Kg2 Ne6 36. Rh1 37. Rh6+ Kh6 38. Rg8 Nd4 39. Re8 Kg5 40. Re4 f3+ 41. ef3 c5 42. Rd4
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