B09: Pirc Defence: Austrian Attack

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 b6 6... d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. c3= 7. Bd3 c5 8. h3 Consolidates g4 8... Bb7 9. Qd2 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nbd7+/= 9... c4 10. e5 White gains space 10. Bxc4!? should be considered 10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3+/= 10... cxd3=/+ 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Qxd3 Qc8 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Qe2 Black has a cramped position 14. Ne4 Bg7 15. Bd2 a5-/+ 14... Ba6 Black threatens to win material: Ba6xe2 14... Nb4!? 15. Kb1 Nd5-/+ 15. Qf2 Qd7 15... Bc4 16. Nd2 Nb4 17. Nxc4 Qxc4 18. Kb1= 16. g4 White has an active position 16. d5 Bxc3 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. bxc3 Qa4+/= 16... Rfc8 17. g5 White threatens to win material: g5xf6 17. Ne5 Qb7 18. Nxc6 Rxc6= 17... Bg7 18. h4 Nb4 19. a3? >= 19. h5!?= must be considered 19... Rxc3-/+ 20. axb4 20. bxc3!? Nd5 21. Bd2-/+ 20... Rc4-+ 21. c3 Rac8 22. Kb1 22. Ne1 Bb7 23. Rh2 a5 24. bxa5 Qb5-+ 22... Qf5+ 22... Bb7!? and Black can already relax 23. Nd2 Bxh1 24. Rxh1 Qf5+ 25. Ka1-+ 23. Qc2 Qxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Rxb4 25. Ra1 25. Rh3 Bb7-+ 25... Bb7 26. Rhf1 Be4+ 27. Kc1 a5 28. Ne1 28. Rf2 Kf8-+ 28... Bxd4 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30. Ra3 Rdc4 30... f5 keeps an even firmer grip 31. gxf6 exf6 32. Nc2-+ 31. Rb3 a4 32. Ra3 32. Rxb6 a3 33. bxa3 Rxc3+ 34. Kd1 Rxa3-+ 32... b5 33. Nc2 Bxc2 34. Kxc2 d5 34... R8c5!? might be the shorter path 35. h5-+ 35. Kd3 35. Rf2 d4-+ 35... e6 36. Rf2 Re4 37. Ra1 37. b3 Rxc3+ 38. Kxc3 b4+ 39. Kb2 bxa3+ 40. Kxa3 axb3 41. Kxb3 h5-+ 37... Rcc4 38. Raf1 Kf8 38... b4 seems even better 39. Kd2-+ 39. Rf3 39. Kd2 b4-+ 39... b4 40. Kd2 bxc3+ 41. bxc3 a3 42. Kc2 d4 42... d4 43. Kb3 dxc3 44. Kxa3 Kg7-+ 42... >= Re2+!? makes it even easier for Black 43. Kb3 a2 44. Ra1-+ 0-1 [Fritz 9 (5s)]