1.e4
d6
2.d4
Nf6
3.Nc3
g6
4.Be3
c6
5.f3
Nbd7
6.Bc4
b5
7.Bb3
Bg7
[RR 7...Nb6
8.Nge2
Nc4
9.Bxc4
bxc4
10.0-0
Bg7
11.Qd2
Qc7
12.Ng3
Ba6
13.f4
Ng4
14.f5
Nxe3
15.Qxe3
Qb6
16.Nge2
0-0
17.Rf3
h5
18.Raf1
Kh7
19.Qg5
Bf6
20.Qe3
g5
21.Rh3
Kh6
22.Qf3
Roux,J-Ferriere,P/Montigny le Bretonneux 2004/EXT 2006/1-0 (34)]
8.Qd2
a5
9.a4N
[RR 9.a3
Bb7
10.Nce2
0-0
11.g4
c5
12.c3
b4
13.Nh3
a4
14.Bc4
d5
15.Bxd5
Nxd5
16.exd5
Nb6
17.Bh6
Nc4
18.Qc1
bxa3
19.bxa3
Qxd5
20.0-0
e5
21.Bxg7
Kxg7
22.Rb1
Bc6
23.Ng3
h6
Surmont,Y-Gurevich,M/Gent 1995/EXT 98/0-1]
9...b4=
10.Nd1
0-0
11.Ne2
Ba6
12.0-0
c5
13.c3
Qc7
[13...Qb6=
]
14.Nf2
Rab8
15.c4
[15.Rfc1=
]
15...cxd4
16.Nxd4
Nc5=/+
15.c4 results in a good variation of the bind for Black.
17.Rfc1!?
[17.Ba2=/+
]
17...Rfc8!?
Black misses the complex Knight captures King Pawn for the advantage. [17...Nfxe4
18.Nxe4
Bxd4
19.Bxd4
Nxb3
20.Qh6
f6
21.Be3
Nxa1-+
]
18.Bd1
Qd7
19.b3
Bb7
20.Rab1
Nh5
21.Be2
Rd8
22.Nb5
Rbc8
23.Rd1
An attempt to mix it up. Safer was 23...Nf6.
23...f5!?
24.exf5
gxf5
25.Nd3+/-
Nxd3
26.Bxd3
Kh8
27.Bb6
Rg8
28.Qg5?
[28.Kh1+-
]
28...Bxf3!=
29.Qxf5
Qxf5
30.Bxf5
Bxd1
[30...Bh6!-/+
]
31.Rxd1
Rb8
32.Bc7
[32.Bxa5+-
]
32...Rb7
33.Be4
Rxc7
34.Nxc7
Nf4
35.Nd5
Bd4+=
36.Kh1
Nxd5
37.Rxd4
Nf6
38.Bf3
Rg5
39.Kg1
Kg7
40.Kf2
Nd7
41.Be4
Nc5
42.Bc2
h6
43.h4
Re5
44.Rg4+
Kf7
45.Rf4+
Kg7
46.Rd4
Kf7
47.Rg4
Re6
48.Rf4+
Rf6
After the Rook trade Black should hold the draw with ...e5 ->e4 after trading the h6 Pawn. In most cases the Bishop and outside Pawn are stronger in the ending against the Knight.
49.Ke3
Rxf4
50.Kxf4
Kf6
51.Kg4
e6
52.Kh5
Kg7
53.g4
d5
[53...e5!
The White King Rook Pawn is Queening on the wrong color given the White Squared Bishop. Once Black plays e5->e4 the White Bishop must stop the e Pawn at the cost of the Queenside Pawns. 54.g5
hxg5
55.Kxg5
(55.hxg5?
Ne6
56.Kg4
Nd4
57.Bd1
Kg6-+
) 55...Ne6+
56.Kg4
Nd4
57.Bd1-/+
]
54.cxd5
exd5
55.g5
hxg5?
[55...d4
56.Bd1
d3-+
]
56.Kxg5
d4+/-
[56...Ne6++/=
]
57.Kf4
d3
58.Bd1
Kh6
59.Ke5
1-0