1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Sc3 dxe4 4. Sxe4 Sd7 5. Lc4 Sgf6 6. Sg5 e6 7. Se2 h6 8. Sf3 Ld6 9. O-O Dc7 10. Te1 O-O 11. Sg3 c5 12. c3 cxd4 13. Dxd4 Td8 14. Lb5 Sb6 15. Se5 a6

15... Lxe5 16. Dxe5 Dxe5 17. Txe5 Ld7=

16. Lf1 Sbd5 17. a3 b5 18. a4 b4 19. c4 Se7 20. b3 Lb7 21. Db2 Se4 22. Sd3 Sxg3

Why not 22... Sc3 because 23. Ld2 (23. Sxb4? Lxb4 24. Ld2 Da5 25. Tac1 Txd2 (25... Sxa4!) 26. Dxd2 Se4 27. De2 Sxg3 28. hxg3 Lxe1 29. Dxe1) 23... a5 24. Tac1=

23. hxg3 Sf5 24. Lf4 Lxf4 25. Sxf4

25. gxf4 Td4 26. Tad1 Tad8 27. Dc1 a5

25... Db6 26. Ld3 Sxg3 27. De5?!

27. Te3 Sf5 28. Lxf5 exf5 29. Te7=

27. a5! is better because the queen can get misplaced. 27... Da7 (27... Dc5 28. Te5 Da7 etc.) 28. Te3 Sf5 29. Lxf5 exf5 30. Te7

27... Sf5 28. Lxf5 exf5 29. Dxf5 Td2 30. Te3 g6 31. De5 Tad8 32. Tae1 Kh7 33. T1e2 Td1+?!

33... Dd4? 34. Txd2 Dxe5 35. Txe5 Txd2 36. Te7

33... Txe2 34. Txe2 Td1+ 35. Te1 (35. Kh2 Td7= And black hangs on.) 35... Txe1+ 36. Dxe1 Dd4= And black hangs on.

34. Kh2 T8d4 35. a5 Dc6 36. Tg3 Te4 37. Txe4 Dxe4 38. Dxe4 Lxe4 39. Te3 f5 40. f3 g5 41. Se6 Lc2 42. Sc5 Td6 43. Te7+ Kh8 44. Tc7

44. Te2 Does not achieve a lot: 44... Ld3? (44... Ld1! is best. 45. Te5 f4 46. Te7 Tc6) (44... Lb1? 45. Te6) 45. Td2

44. Ta7! In this postion with the K at h2 it is the winning strategy. Later in the game white does indeed plays this sequence of moves with his K on f2 which makes a big difference! 44... Tc6 45. Sxa6 Lxb3 46. Sxb4 Txc4 47. Tb7

44... Kg8 45. Kg3?!

A very unsound idea. ...

45... h5 46. Ta7

46. f4 h4+ 47. Kh3 Lxb3 48. Sxb3 Td3+ 49. Kh2 Txb3 50. fxg5=

46... f4+ 47. Kf2

I first thought that this move throws away the full point. But...

47. Kh2?! Td1 48. Txa6 Ta1 49. Ta8+ (49. Tb6 Txa5 50. Tb5 Ta2 51. Se6 Lxb3? (51... g4!=) 52. Txb4 La4 53. Sxg5) 49... Kf7 50. a6 g4 51. fxg4 hxg4 52. a7 Lf5

47... Tc6 48. Sxa6 Lxb3 49. Sxb4 Txc4 50. Tb7?!

Why is this a doubtful move? Because it helps black to find the good moves easily!

50. Ta8+ Kf7 51. Tb8 Tc7 (51... Tc1 52. Sd3 (52. a6 Lc4 53. g4 h4 54. a7 h3 55. a8=D?? Tf1#) 52... Tc2+ 53. Ke1 Lc4 54. Se5+ Ke6=) 52. a6 Ke6 53. Tb6+ Kf5 54. Tb7

50... Tc1 51. Tb5 Lc4 52. Txg5+ Kh7 53. g4

53. Txh5+ Kg6 54. g4 fxg3+

53... hxg4 54. fxg4

54. Txg4 Tf1+ 55. Kg2 Tb1 56. Sc6 Tb2+ 57. Kg1 Ld5=

54... Tb1 55. Sc6 Tf1+ 56. Kg2 Kh6 57. Tf5 Le2 58. Se5

58. Sd4 Ld3 59. Th5+ Kg6 60. Sf3

58... Ta1 59. Kf2 Ta2 60. g5+ Kh5 61. g6+ Kh6 62. Kg1 f3 63. Tf7 Ld1 64. a6

64. Th7+ Kg5 65. g7 Lb3 (65... Tg2+ 66. Kh1 Kf4 67. a6 Makes it look exciting, but it is still a draw. 67... Le2 68. Th4+! (68. a7? f2) 68... Kxe5 69. Te4+ In Dutch this is called a mad rook! 69... Kf5 70. Txe2 (70. a7? f2) 70... fxe2 71. Kxg2 e1=D 72. g8=D De2+ 73. Kg3 Dxa6=) 66. Sxf3+ (66. Th8 Kf6 67. g8=D Lxg8 68. Txg8 Txa5 69. Sxf3=) 66... Kg6=

64... Txa6 65. Th7+ Kg5 66. Tb7

66. g7 Lb3 67. Th8 Kf4 68. Tb8 Kxe5 69. Txb3 Ta8=

66... Ta2 67. Tf7 Tb2 68. Kf1 Kh6 69. Tc7 La4 70. Th7+ Kg5 71. Tf7 Lb5+ 72. Kg1 Le8 73. g7 Tg2+ 74. Kh1 Lxf7 75. Sxf3+ Kf6 76. Kxg2 1/2-1/2 [Geert Roelof van der Ploeg]