A11: English Opening: 1...c6

1. c4 1. e4 e5= 1... Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. b3 4. d4 e6= 4... Bf5 4... dxc4 5. Nf3=/+ 5. Bb2 e6 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Covers e4 8... Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. d4 White threatens to win material: d4xc5 10. Nh4 Rc8= 10... Bb6 10... Bd6 11. Nh4=/+ 11. h3 Secures g4 11... Bc7 12. Nh4 Nf8 13. cxd5 cxd5 13... Nxd5? 14. e4 Bg6 15. exd5 exd5 16. Nxg6 Nxg6 17. Qh5+- 14. Nxf5 exf5 White has the pair of bishops 15. Rc1 15. e3 Rc8= 15... f4= Black threatens to win material: f4xg3 16. Qc2 White threatens to win material: Qc2xc7 16. gxf4 Bxf4 17. e3 Bd6= 16... Bd6 16... Rxe2 17. Qd3 Re8 18. g4-/+ 17. Qd3=/+ Qe7 Black threatens to win material: Qe7xe2 18. Rfe1 fxg3 19. fxg3 Qe3+ 20. Qxe3 Rxe3 21. g4 White king safety dropped 21. Nf1 Re7=/+ 21... Rae8 22. Bf3 Bb4 Black threatens to win material: Bb4xd2 22... h6!?-/+ 23. Red1=/+ Bd6 White has a cramped position 24. Nf1 White threatens to win material: Nf1xe3 24. Re1 h6-/+ 24... R3e7 25. e3 Consolidates f4 25... Ng6 26. Rc2 Nh4 Black threatens to win material: Nh4xf3 27. Bh1 Ne4 28. Rdc1 Ng5 28... Kf8 29. a4=/+ 29. Bg2 29. Bxd5!? should not be overlooked 29... Nxh3+ 30. Kh1= 29... Nxg2-/+ 30. Kxg2 Ne4 31. Rc8 g6 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Rc2 Kg7 34. Bc1 h5 35. Bd2 35. gxh5!? gxh5 36. Nd2-/+ 35... hxg4-+ 36. hxg4 Kf6 37. Be1 Kg5 38. Kf3 Rh8 39. Rg2 Rh1 40. Ke2 Nf6?? there were better ways to keep up the pressure 40... b5 41. Bg3 Nxg3+ 42. Nxg3-+ 41. Bg3? >= 41. Bd2 would keep White alive 41... Rh7 42. e4+ Bf4 43. exd5 Nxd5 44. Ne3=/+ 41... Bxg3-+ 42. Nxg3 Ra1 43. Kd3 Nxg4 44. e4 44. Ne2 Rxa2 45. Rg1 Kf5 46. Ng3+ Ke6-+ 44... Rd1+ 45. Kc3 dxe4 45... >= Kf4 and the rest is a matter of technique 46. exd5 Kf3-+ 46. Nxe4++- Kf4 46... >= Kf5 47. Rxg4! Annihilates a defender: g4 47... Re1+- 47. Nf2?? instead of simply winning the game >= 47. Rxg4+ White has a promising position 47... Kxg4 48. Nf2+ Kf5 49. Nxd1+- 47... Rc1+ 47... Ne3 48. Nh3+ Ke4 49. Ng5+ Kf5 50. Rg3 Nd5+ 51. Kc2 Rxd4 52. Nxf7-/+ 48. Kd2 Rc2+ 49. Kxc2 Ne3+ 50. Kc3 Nxg2 51. Nd3+ Kf5 52. Ne5 >= 52. d5!?-/+ 52... Ke6-+ 53. Kc4 Ne3+ 54. Kc5? >= 54. Kd3 Nd5 55. Nc4-+ 54... g5 55. Nc4 55. Nd3 g4 56. a3-+ 55... Nxc4 56. bxc4 56. d5+ is not the saving move 56... Ke5 57. Kxc4 f5-+ 56... g4 57. d5+ Kd7 58. Kd4 f5 59. Ke3 g3 60. Kf3 60. a3 Kd6 61. a4 f4+ 62. Ke2-+ 60... f4 61. Kg2 61. c5 cannot change what is in store for ? 61... b6 62. c6+ Kd6-+ 61... b6 62. Kf3 a6 63. a4 63. Kg2 does not win a prize 63... Kd6-+ 63... Kd6 64. Kg2 b5 65. cxb5 axb5 65... axb5 66. axb5 Kxd5-+ 0-1 [Fritz 9 (5s)]