(1) Saric,Ivan - Jakovenko,Dmitry [B37]
17.ETCC 2009 Novi Sad (1.1), 22.10.2009
[Reeh,Oliver]



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nc2 Bg7 8.Be2 0-0 9.0-0 Nd7 10.Bd2 Nc5 11.b4 Nd7 12.Rb1 b6 13.f4 Bb7 14.Kh1 Rc8 15.Bd3 e6 16.Qe1 Qe7 17.Qf2 Nf6 18.a4 Rfd8 19.Rfe1 Qd7 20.Bf1 d5 21.cxd5 exd5 22.e5 Ng4 23.Qg3 d4 24.Nb5 Ncxe5 25.fxe5 Rxc2 26.Rbd1 Qe6 27.h3 a6 28.Na3 Rxd2
[With 28...Nf2+! 29.Qxf2 Qxh3+ 30.Kg1 Qxa3-+ Black could have crowned his powerful play.]

29.Rxd2 Nxe5 30.Nc4 f6 31.Qh4 Rd7 32.Kg1 g5?!
Black starts to run with the wrong pawn. [No worries whatsoever he would have after 32...f5! for instance 33.Nxe5 Bxe5 34.Bd3 (34.Rde2 Be4 ) 34...Kg7 35.Rde2 Qf6! ]

33.Qf2 g4 34.Nxe5 g3
This intermediate move to deflect the enemy queen could have cost Black dearly - answer C) - since White can conquer the pawn anyway.

35.Qxg3
[Immediately decisive would have been 35.Qxd4!! Rxd4 36.Rxd4 and Black gets grilled on the diagonal c4-g8, for instance 36...Bd5 (36...fxe5 37.Bc4 ) 37.Rxd5! fxe5 38.Bc4 ]

35...fxe5
Now Black's disadvantage is kept within limits.

36.Bd3 Rf7
[36...Kh8!? ]

37.Qh4 Qh6 38.Qxh6 Bxh6 39.Rde2 Rg7?
[The best chance was to play the endgame with minus pawn after 39...Kg7 40.Rxe5 Be3+ 41.R1xe3 dxe3 42.Rxe3 ]

40.Bc4+ Kf8 41.Rf2+ Bf4 42.Rxe5 Rxg2+ 43.Rxg2 Bxe5 44.Rf2+
and after ...Ke8 45.Re2 or ...Kg7 45.Rf7+ one of the black bishops drops. 1-0