D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5

1. d4 d5 2. c4 2. Bf4 Nf6= 2... c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. g3 Covers f4 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Be2 O-O 11... Be7 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e4+/= 12. Nxg6+/= hxg6 13. e4 e5 14. f4 exd4 15. Qxd4 Qe7 16. Kg2 White intends e5 16. Be3 Rad8 17. e5 c5 18. exd6 Rxd6 (18... cxd4?? going for material but overlooking... 19. dxe7 dxc3 20. bxc3+-) 19. Qxc5 Nfd7= 16... Bc5 17. Qd3 Rad8 Black threatens to win material: Rd8xd3 18. Qc2 Bd4 19. e5 White threatens to win material: e5xf6 19... Nfd5 20. Rf3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bc5 22. Bd2 Rd7 23. Re1 Rfd8 24. Bd3 Qe6 25. Bc1 f5 White has a new protected passed pawn: e5 26. Qe2 Kf8 27. Rd1 Qe7 27... Kg8 28. c4= 28. h4 28. g4 fxg4 29. Rg3 Qe6= 28... Rd5 28... Nd5!? 29. Qc2 Kg8= 29. Qc2 Nc4 30. Rh1 Na3 Black threatens to win material: Na3xc2 31. Qe2 Qd7 32. Rd1 b5 33. g4 fxg4 34. Rg3 White threatens to win material: Rg3xg4 34... Ke7 35. f5 White plans e6 35... gxf5 36. Bg5+ White skewers: d8. Praise the bishop! 36... Ke8 37. e6 White threatens to win material: e6xd7 37. Bxd8 Kxd8 38. Qd2 Nc4 39. Qg5+ Be7-+ 37... Qd6?? 37... >= Qc7= this is the best bet to save the position 38. Bxf5+- Theme: Clearance for d1-d6. 38. Bxd8? fails to 38... Kxd8 39. h5 Nc4 40. e7+ Ke8-+ 38... Rxd1 38... Rxf5 A deflection 39. Rxd6 39. Bg6+ Kf8 40. e7+ Qxe7 41. Bxe7+ Bxe7 42. Bd3 Ra1? 42... R1xd3 43. Rxd3 Rxd3 44. Qxd3 Bxh4 45. Qd6+ Be7 46. Qxc6 Kf7+- 43. Qb2 >= 43. Qxg4 secures victory 43... Bf6 44. Qb4+ Kg8 45. Qxa3+- 43... Rd1+/= Black threatens to win material: Rd1xd3 44. Qe2 Twofold repetition >= 44. Qf2+ Bf6 45. Qe2+/= 44... Ra1+- 45. Qxg4 Rxa2+ 45... Bf6 does not improve anything 46. Qb4+ Kg8 47. Qxa3+- 46. Kh3 Bf6 47. Qe6 Rd2 47... Nc4 does not save the day 48. Bg6 Ne5 49. Qxa2 Nxg6 50. Rxg6 Rd3+ 51. Rg3 Rxg3+ 52. Kxg3 Bxc3 53. Qxa7+- 48. Bg6 R2d7 49. Rf3 b4 49... Nc2 50. h5 Ne1+- 50. h5 50. h5 Nb5 51. h6 Nd6 52. hxg7+ Rxg7 53. Rxf6+ Nf7 54. Rxf7+ Kg8 55. Rd7+ Kh8 56. Rxd8+ Rg8 57. Qxg8# 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]