(1) BARTRON,Paul (2140) - BUCK,Stephen (1700) [B85]
Stephen Christopher Memorial Tacoma, Washington (1), 27.01.2007
[MacGregor,Mike]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.f4 Qc7 10.Bf3 Nc6 11.Nce2N Diagram [Main line 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Na4 Bb7 13.c4 c5 14.Nc3 Nd7 15.Qd2 Nb8 16.Rad1 Nc6 17.Kh1 Rfd8 18.Qf2 Rab8 19.b3 Ba8 20.g4 Bf6 21.Ne2 g6 22.Bg2 Qe7 23.Rd2 ]

11...Bd7 12.b3 Rac8 13.c4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4= Bc6? 15.Nxc6+/- ^^ With one exchange White gains the two bishops, closes the half open c-file, where the heavy pieces are impeded by their own pawn, and isolates the a-pawn.

15...bxc6 Diagram >

16.Qd2 d5 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.exd5 exd5 19.Rac1 Qd6 20.Qd4 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Rd8 22.Qb6 Qa3 23.Rc2 g6 24.Bc5 Bxc5+ 25.Qxc5 Qxc5+ 26.Rxc5 d4? [26...Ne4 Black may be able to draw the ending if down a pawn and with the rooks only on the board. 27.Ra5 Rd6 28.Be2 d4 29.Bd3 Nc3 30.a3 Nd5 31.g3 Nc7+/- although this would be a tough ending to save.]

27.Kf2 Rd6 28.Ke2 Kf8 29.Kd3 Ke7 30.Rc4 Nd5 31.Bxd5 Rxd5 32.Rxd4 Rc5 33.Kd2 h5 34.b4 Rc6 35.a4 Ke6 36.h3 Kf5 37.b5 axb5 38.axb5 Rb6 39.Rb4 Ke6 40.Kc3 Kd5 41.Rd4+ Kc5 42.Rc4+ Kxb5 43.Rb4++- Kc6 44.Rxb6+ Kxb6 45.Kd4 Kc6 46.Ke5 Kd7 47.Kf6 Ke8 48.f5 gxf5 49.Kxf5 Kf8 50.Kg5 Kg7 51.Kxh5 f6 52.Kg4 Kh6 53.Kf5 Kg7 54.h4 Kf7 55.g4 Kg7 56.h5 Diagram 1-0