1. e4 c5 2. Sf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Sxd4 Sf6 5. Sc3 e6 6. Le2 Sc6 7. O-O Le7 8. Le3 Ld7 9. Sdb5 Db8 10. Lf4 Se5 11. Lg5 a6 12. Lxf6 gxf6 13. Sd4 b5 14. Dd2

Why not Rg8, Qb7 and something like f5 to get things started?

14... b4 15. Sd1 Db6 16. a3 d5?

I don't understand this move.

17. exd5 bxa3 18. bxa3 Lc5 19. Sb3 Le7 20. Se3 Lb5 21. Tfd1?!

21. c4 Looks interesting. But the N at b3 needs to be protected. Or not...? 21... Lxc4 22. Sxc4 Dxb3 23. dxe6 O-O?! (23... fxe6?? 24. Tab1 Da4 25. Sxe5 fxe5 26. Lh5+) (23... Td8 24. Dh6 And the king gets vulnerable.) 24. exf7+ (24. Sxe5 fxe5 25. exf7+ Dxf7 26. Tac1 Bc4 or Rc7) 24... Kh8

21... O-O!?

Interesting!

22. Sd4 Lc5 23. Sxb5 axb5 24. Tdb1 Ta5 25. a4 b4 26. dxe6 fxe6 27. Lb5

White is a pawn up but at what costs? Black plays some strong moves but hesitates to go after whites throat. A pity.

27... Td8 28. De2 Ld4! 29. Ta2 Lc3! 30. Sc4 Sxc4 31. Lxc4 Td6 32. Ld3 f5

White is still a pawn up, but his rooks are very bad placed. Black should have taken advantage of this.

33. Dh5 Dd8 34. Lc4 Tc5 35. Lb3 Ta5 36. h3 De7 37. Td1 Te5 38. Tf1 Ta5?!

38... Td2 39. a5 Ld4 40. a6 (40. c3 bxc3 (40... Txa2 41. Lxa2 bxc3 42. a6=) 41. Txd2 cxd2 42. Dh6=) 40... Txf2 41. a7 (41. c3 Txf1+ 42. Kxf1 bxc3=) 41... Txc2+ 42. Kh1 Txa2 43. Lxa2 Lxa7

39. Tb1 Dd8 40. Lc4 Tc5 41. Ld3 Ta5 42. Dh6 Tad5 43. Df4 Da5 44. Dg5+ Kf8 45. Dh6+ Kg8

45... Lg7!? 46. Dxh7 b3 47. Txb3 De1+ 48. Lf1 Td1 49. Tb8+ Td8 50. Txd8+ Txd8=

46. De3 Lg7 47. Dg3 Kh8 48. Dh4 Lc3

Now white will break free. But what else can black do? It takes white a few moves.....

48... b3? 49. Txb3 Txd3 50. cxd3 De1+ 51. Kh2 Le5+ 52. g3

49. De7 h6 50. Df8+ Kh7 51. Df7+ Lg7 52. Le2 Tc5 53. Lh5 Tc8 54. Tb3 Tdc6 55. Te3 Dd5 56. Ta1 T6c7 57. Dg6+ Kh8 58. Td1

So now all whites pieces are back in action. Berlin Pro just keeps on going.

58... Da2 59. Txe6 Dxa4 60. Tde1 Tf8 61. Te8 Tc8 62. Txc8 Txc8 63. Dxf5 Tf8 64. Dc5 Da3 65. Tb1 Dc3 66. Dxb4 Dxc2 67. Lf3

All it takes for white is to bring the queen, rook and bishop to the right places. Berlin pro does this very good!

67... Td8 68. Db6 Td6?

At the end this will cost the exchange.

69. Db8+ Kh7 70. Te1 Td4 71. Da8! Dd2 72. Le4+ Txe4 73. Dxe4+ Kh8 74. De8+ Kh7 75. De6!

This move brings black in zugzwang.

75... Da5 76. Tc1 Lc3 77. Dd7+ Lg7 78. Dd3+ Kh8 79. Tc8+ Lf8 80. Txf8+ Kg7 81. Dd6 Dg5 82. f4 Dh4 83. Kh2 h5 84. g3 Dd8 85. Dxd8 Kh7 86. Df6 h4 87. Th8# 1-0 [Geert Roelof van der Ploeg]