1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
g6
3.Nc3
Bg7
4.e4
0-0
5.Be3
d6
6.f3
a6
7.Qd2
Nc6
8.Nge2
Rb8
9.h4
h5
10.Nc1
Nh7
11.Nb3
f5
12.0-0-0
fxe4
13.Nxe4
b5
14.cxb5
axb5
15.Kb1
Bf5
16.Bd3
Qd7
17.Ng3
Bxd3+
18.Qxd3
Qe8
19.Qd2
Nf6
20.Rhe1
Nd5
21.Bg5
Qf7
22.Rc1
Rb6
23.Ne4
Ra8
24.Bh6
Ndb4
25.Bxg7
Immediately after I made this move, it dawned to me that Black is in no way obliged to take back. Luckily enough, I was alone at the board here so that I had some time to look for a salvation - actually with success. Then my opponent came back, sat down and á tempo played...
25...Kxg7
[The shot 25...Qxb3!?
26.axb3
(26.Nf6+
- White is not obliged to automatically take back either! - 26...exf6
27.axb3
Rba6
only transposes.) 26...Rba6
finally leads to a roughly balanced position - answer B) - since White can destroy the mating net with a series of return sacrifices: 27.Nf6+!
exf6
(27...Kf7?
loses after 28.Rxe7+!
Kxe7
(28...Nxe7
29.Qxb4
) 29.Nd5+!
Nxd5
30.Rxc6
Rxc6
31.Qg5+
) 28.Re8+
Rxe8
29.Rxc6
Rxc6
(29...Nxc6
30.Bxf6
) The dust has cleared, and after 30.Qxb4
(but not 30.Bxf6??
Nd3!!
and Black triumphs after all!) 30...Kxg7
31.Qxb5
Re1+
32.Ka2
Rcc1
33.Qd7+
Kf8
34.b4
the chances are equal.]
26.Rxc6!?
After this moment of shock, not for a split second I wanted to let the initiative slip out of my hands anymore!
26...Nxc6
27.d5
Ne5
28.Nd4
Kg8
29.Ne6
Nd7
[29...c6!
]
30.Qh6
Qh7
31.Qg5
Nf8?
[With 31...Qf7
Black still could have hold.]
32.Ng3
Nxe6
33.Rxe6
Kf8
34.Rxg6
Ra4
35.Nf5
Qf7
36.Rg8+
1-0