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Spraggett,K - Labib,I [E14]
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Black has many headaches)
17.Qxd5 Qxd5 18.Bxd5 Kf8 19.h4! with a small but clear endgame advantage, as in Spraggett,K-O'Donnell,T (zonal tournament '94)]
11.Re1 Rc8 12.Rc1 Re8 13.Qe2 dxc4!? [13...Bf8!? 14.h3 g6 with interesting play]
14.bxc4 This leads to more complex play.
[14.Bxc4 Bb4! seems like a very familiar line of a Nimzo-indian defense] 14...Nf8
Black intends Ng6 and Nf4, getting play on the kingside. With his bishop on b7, and later with his bishop on d6, black would lead a strong attack.
15.Ne5! [15.h3?! Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Qxd4 and I don't see a refutation of black's play] 15...Ng6 [15...Qxd4?! 16.Ne4 Qd8 17.Ng5! snares the f7 pawn]
16.Qe3 Bd6 [16...Nxe5!? 17.dxe5 (17.Qxe5!? Bd6 18.Qg5 h6 19.Qh4) 17...Nd7 (17...Bc5 18.Qh3) 18.Red1 h6!? (18...Qc7 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.Qd3+ Kg8 21.Qxd7) ]
17.Red1 [17.f4? Bxe5 18.fxe5 (18.dxe5 Ng4 is just as strong) 18...Ng4!-+]
17...Qe7 18.Nb5 Ba8 [18...Bb8!?]
19.Bf1?! [19.Nxd6! Qxd6 20.Bf1 Qe7 21.Nxg6 hxg6² And white keeps a comfortable edge with his two bishops and more active position. However, black's position would remain playable.]
19...Bb8 20.Ba3 Qb7 21.f3!?
With this move white wanted to eliminate all of the tricks along the long diagonal. However, it also weakens the e3 square. [21.Nxg6 Now this move would be wrong 21...Bxh2+! 22.Kh1 hxg6 23.f4 Ng4 24.Qe2 f5 25.Nd6 Qe7 with strong attacking chances against white's king]
21...Nh4 22.Qf2 Nf5 23.Ng4?! This move invites complications and is too provocative. However, I was beginning to not like my position.
23...a6 [23...Bf4 24.Nxf6+ gxf6 25.Re1 Bxc1 26.Bxc1 White has some compensation, but is it enough for the exchange?]
24.Nxf6+ gxf6 25.Nc3 Kh8?! Black had to take the exchange with Bf4. After the game my opponent admitted that he simply did not 'see' the Bf4 idea
26.Ne4± Now white has a clear edge: black's kingside is very exposed.
26...Qc7 27.g3 Rg8 28.d5! Rg6 29.d6 Qd8 30.Bg2 e5?!
Black weakens his position some more. He intends to plug up the d-line with Nd4. Of course, white can simply let his opponent do this and then take off the knight with his rook and maintain a huge positional advantage. However, being short of time, white decides recklessly to play with fire.
31.Bh3 [31.c5!? bxc5 32.d7 Rc7 33.Bh3 Rxd7 (33...Nd4 34.Bxc5 Ba7 35.Bxa7 Rxa7 36.Rc8) 34.Rxd7 Qxd7 35.Nxc5]
31...Qd7 32.Bxf5 Qxf5 33.d7 Rd8 34.Qxb6?
I didn't realize what I was walking into with this move.
34...Ba7!
This move I had not taken into account! Probably the correct result of the game now should be a draw. However, as both players had little time left things become very uncertain
35.Qxa7 Qxf3 This position deserves a diagram.
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36.Rd5?! This is the riskiest line of all. However, with only minutes left in such a complex position, and not wanting to play for a draw, I was willing to take risks. [36.Qb6 Rdg8! 37.d8Q Bxe4 This position deserves a diagram.
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Despite having the extra queen white can do no more than draw! 38.Qxg8+ Rxg8 39.Rd2 Qh1+ 40.Kf2 Qf3+=; 36.Qxa8 Rxa8 37.d8Q+ Rxd8 38.Rxd8+ Rg8 (38...Kg7 39.Bf8+ Kh8 40.Bh6+ Rg8 41.Rcd1!) 39.Rxg8+ Kxg8 40.Nc3 Qe3+ 41.Kg2 e4 42.c5 Qf3+=]
36...Qxa3 37.Rcd1 Bxd5 38.Rxd5 Qc1+ 39.Kf2 Qc2+?
This move, played with only seconds left of the clock, returns the favour to white [39...Qxc4 40.Qb6 Rxd7 41.Rxd7 Qxe4 42.Rxf7©]
40.Nd2 Qf5+ 41.Ke1 Qe6 42.Qc7 Rgg8
43.Qd6!
The winning move. Now nothing can prevent the victorious advance of the white c-pawn. 43...Rg7 44.c5 e4 45.c6 e3 46.Nb3 Qe4 47.c7
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47...Qh1+ 48.Ke2 Qg2+ 49.Kxe3 Qg1+ 50.Kd3 Qb1+ 51.Kc3 A nerve racking game. 1-0