[Event "Kenilworth Chess Club Championship"]
[Site "Kenilworth, NJ"]
[Date "2005.03.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Stoyko, Steve"]
[Black "Massey, Scott"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2286"]
[BlackElo "2221"]
[Annotator "Goeller,Michael"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 (7...
Nc6 8. d5 Ne7) 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Be3 Nc5 11. b4 Ne6 12. Rc1 $1 {
Getting the Rook off of the vulnerable a1-h8 diagonal and protecting the
potentially loose Knight at c3. White also has ambitions of opening the c-file
or advancing the c-pawn supported by the Rook.} ({Stoyko points out that} 12.
Qd2 $6 {is "practically a blunder" due to} Nxd4 $1 13. Bxd4 c5 $1 $11 {
with easy equality.}) 12... Bd7 13. Nb3 {
White avoids exchanges and prepares to support his Queenside attack.} b6 {
Black fights for control of c5 but creates potential weaknesses on the light
squares -- especially c6. Now on Nd5 Black will not be able to exchange
without opening the c-file by cxd5, giving White tremendous pressure on the
pawn at c7.} 14. Qd2 Bc6 15. Nd5 Nd7 16. Nd4 ({White has such a dominant
position that he can consider opening up on the Kingside with} 16. f4 $5 {
(threatening f5)} Nef8 17. Bf3 (17. Nd4 $5) 17... Bb7 18. a4 {
and White has gained a lot of space.}) 16... Bb7 17. Rfd1 a5 18. a3 axb4 19.
axb4 Ra3 $6 {Creating potential exchange threats against the Bishop at e3
while considering the idea of doubling on the a-file. But the Rook is soon
driven back.} ({Perhaps better} 19... Be5 $1 20. Nxe6 (20. f4 $6 Bxd4 21. Bxd4
Nxd4 22. Qxd4 c5 $1 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Qd3 Bxd5 25. cxd5 (25. Qxd5 Nf6 $1) 25...
Qe7 $11) (20. Bf2 $5 c5 $1) 20... fxe6 21. Bg5 Qb8 (21... Nf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6
23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. c5 $14) 22. Ne3 $5 Qa7 $5 $13) 20. Bf2 ({The immediate} 20.
Nb5 $1 Rb3 $5 21. Rc2 {leaves the Rook precariously placed}) 20... Ndf8 ({
Black may have to try something like} 20... Be5 $5 21. Nb5 Rb3 $5 {Now White ge
ts a tremendous queenside initiative with a piece sacrifice that creates
powerful passed pawns.}) 21. Nb5 $1 Ra8 22. Ndxc7 $3 Nxc7 23. Bxb6 Nfe6 24.
Nxd6 $1 ({Also worth considering was} 24. Bxc7 Nxc7 25. Nxd6 Rf8 26. c5 $1 (26.
Nxb7 $6 Qxd2 27. Rxd2 Bh6 28. Rcd1 Bxd2 29. Rxd2 Rfb8 30. Nd6 Rxb4)) 24... Qb8
$5 {Scott gives up the exchange, perhaps with the idea of using the b8-h2
diagonal to create some threats against White's King.} ({
Stoyko thought the best try was} 24... Re7 $5 25. c5 $1 (25. Nxb7 $6 Qxd2 $1
26. Rxd2 Bh6 $1 27. Rcd1 Bxd2 28. Rxd2 Ra1+ $1 29. Kf2 Na8 $1 30. Be3 Rxb7 $13
{and it is tough to believe that the pawns are worth more than a Rook, though
Fritz seems to think so}) 25... Qb8 26. f4 $1 $14 {
though White's attack continues}) 25. Nxe8 Nxe8 26. Be3 $1 Be5 27. h3 N8g7 28.
b5 Nh5 29. c5 Bh2+ 30. Kf1 (30. Kh1 $4 Ng3+ 31. Kxh2 Nxe4+ $17) 30... Bxe4 $1 {
A fascinating idea, which Scott seems to have considered practicallydesperation
, since he played it mostly on intuition. Though White should probably still
win, the move creates many chances for him to go wrong.} 31. Ra1 $2 {This gets 
White into some troubles, though only in ways that a computer might figure out.
} ({After the game, Scott and Steve looked at accepting the Bishop sacrifice by
} 31. fxe4 Ng3+ 32. Ke1 (32. Kf2 $4 Nxe4+ $19) 32... Nxe4 33. Qd3 Qg3+ 34. Kf1
Qh4 $3 35. Bg4 (35. Rd2 Rd8 $1) 35... Ng3+ 36. Ke1 Ra2 $3 {and Black's threats
look terrible. Fritz and Junior suggest a likely draw, however, after} 37. Rc2
$1 Ne4+ $1 (37... Rxc2 $5) 38. Kf1 $1 (38. g3 $5 Qxg3+ 39. Kf1 N4xc5 $1 $13)
38... Ng3+ $11) ({Steve was therefore correct to decline the sacrifice, but
the best way was by pushing his pawns:} 31. c6 $1 Ng3+ 32. Ke1 Nxe2 33. Qxe2
Bf5 34. b6 $1 $18) 31... Rxa1 $5 ({Black misses an important subtlety in first
} 31... Ng3+ $1 32. Ke1 (32. Kf2 $2 Nh1+ $3 $11 {since} 33. Rxh1 $4 Qg3+ 34.
Kf1 Rxa1+ $19) 32... Rxa1 33. Rxa1 Nxe2 34. Qxe2 (34. fxe4 $2 Be5 35. Ra3 N2d4
$15) 34... Qe5 $132 {
and Black's initiative seems to be enough for at least a draw:} 35. Ra4 (35.
Ra3 Nd4 36. Bxd4 Qxd4 37. fxe4 Qb4+ 38. Qd2 Qxa3 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Qd4+ $11)
35... Nxc5 $1 36. Bxc5 Bg3+ 37. Kd2 Qb2+ 38. Ke3 Bf4+ 39. Kf2 Bg3+ 40. Ke3 Bf4+
$11) 32. Rxa1 Be5 (32... Qe5 $5 33. Ra4 $5 (33. Rc1 Ng3+ 34. Ke1 (34. Kf2 Nf5
$13) 34... Bf5 35. Qc3 $1 $13) 33... Ng3+ 34. Kf2 Nxc5 35. Rc4 Nb7 $13) 33. Ra4
Ng3+ 34. Kf2 $6 (34. Kg1 $1 Bc3 35. Qd1 Bd5 $5 (35... Bb7 36. c6 Qe5 37. Qd3)
36. Qxd5 $1 (36. c6 $6 Qe5 $1 $40) 36... Nxe2+ 37. Kf2 Qg3+ 38. Kxe2 Qe1+ 39.
Kd3 Qd1+ 40. Kc4 Qxa4+ 41. Kxc3 Qa5+ $5 42. Kd3 Qxb5+ 43. Kc3 $16 {
and White should still win}) 34... Bf5 $2 {The losing move! Hard as it is to
believe, Black could likely still equalize with} (34... Nxe2 $1 35. Rxe4 (35.
Qxe2 Bc6 $1 36. Rb4 (36. bxc6 $6 Bg3+ 37. Kg1 Qb1+ 38. Qf1 Bh2+ 39. Kxh2 Qxf1
40. Bh6 f6 41. Ra8+ Kf7 42. Ra7+ Ke8 43. Ra8+ $11) 36... Nc7 $5 $11) 35... Nc3
$1 36. Rxe5 Qxe5 37. b6 Na4 38. c6 Nxb6 $1 39. Bxb6 Qb5 $1 $11) 35. Qd5 $1 Nxe2
36. Ra8 N2f4 37. Rxb8+ Bxb8 38. Bxf4 Bxf4 39. b6 $18 {and Black lost on time}
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