(159) Krowczyk,Mark (1765) - Anderson,Paul (1986) [A42] Southern Colorado Open Colorado Springs (2.3), 13.06.2009 [Fritz 8 (120s){Paul Anderson}] A42: Modern Defence: Averbakh Variation 1.d4 c6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 Bxf3 7.Bxf3 Qb6 last book move 8.Ne2 Qb4+ 9.Bd2 Qxc4 10.Bc3 Nd7 11.0-0 Nh6 12.Nf4 Qb5 13.a4 Qb6 14.g4 a5 15.Qd2 Qc7 16.Nd3 f6 Secures e5 17.d5 This push gains space 17...Nf7 18.Be2 Ng5 19.Qe3 e5 20.f4 Nf7 21.Rf3 cxd5 22.exd5 Qb6 23.Nf2 Qxe3 24.Rxe3 0-0 25.Bb5 An ideal square for the white bishop. 25...Nb6 [25...exf4!? 26.Re7 Nc5-/+ ] 26.Rd1= Bh6 27.Nh3 [27.g5!? is worthy of consideration 27...exf4 28.Re7 Nxg5 29.Rxb7= ] 27...Rfc8=/+ 28.Re2 Rc5 [28...Bxf4?! 29.Nxf4 exf4 30.Bxf6= ] 29.Bxa5?? the position is going down the drain [>=29.g5 Bg7 30.gxf6 Bxf6 31.Nf2 Rxd5 32.Rf1-/+ ] 29...Rxa5-+ 30.b4 Raxb5 31.bxc5 Rxc5 32.Ra2 Nxd5 33.Rb2 b6 34.fxe5 fxe5 35.Kf2 Be3+ 36.Kg3 Bd4 37.Rb3 Nc3 38.Re1 Nxa4 39.Ra3 Rc3+ 40.Rxc3 Nxc3 41.Nf2 Bxf2+ 42.Kxf2 d5 43.Ke3 d4+ 44.Kd3 b5 45.Ra1 h5 46.h3 hxg4 47.hxg4 Kg7 48.Ra6 Kh6 49.Rf6 [49.Re6 doesn't get the cat off the tree 49...Nd5 50.Kc2 d3+ 51.Kc1 Nf4-+ ] 49...Ng5 50.Rb6 [50.Rc6 Nf3 51.Kc2 e4 52.g5+ Kxg5 53.Rc5+ Kf4-+ ] 50...Nf3 51.Kc2 Kg5 52.Kb3 e4 {Here it is! The hanging knights formation. I can just hear them saying to each other, "I'll guard your pawn, if you will guard mine."} 53.Kc2 e3 54.Re6 Ne1+ 55.Kc1 Nd3+ 56.Kc2 Nf4 57.Rd6 Nce2 [57...e2 58.Kd2 Ne4+ 59.Ke1 Nxd6 60.Kf2 b4 61.Ke1 b3 62.Kd2 b2 63.Kc2 e1Q 64.Kxb2 Qc3+ 65.Kb1 Nd3 66.Ka2 Qb2# ] 58.Rb6 d3+ 59.Kb3 Kxg4 60.Rd6 Nc1+ 61.Kb2 d2 62.Kc2 Kf3 63.Rb6 Ke2 64.Rd6 b4 65.Rd4 b3+ [65...b3+ 66.Kc3 b2 67.Kc4 b1Q 68.Rd7 Ne6 69.Rxd2+ exd2 70.Kd5 d1Q+ 71.Kc6 Qdc2+ 72.Kd6 Qc7+ 73.Kxe6 Qf5# ] 0-1