Wade,J - Bunch,J [D31]
City Championship 2006,
[Chess Tiger 14.0 (60s)]
D31: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav without ...Nf6 (+ Marshall Gambit and Noteboom) and Exchange Variation lines without ...Nf6 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qc2 g6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.Qxb6 last book move 8...axb6 9.Nf3 Nd7 10.e3 Ngf6 11.Nh4 Be6 12.Bd3 Be7 13.Nf3 h6 Prevents intrusion on g5 14.h3 Controls g4 14...b5 15.Bh2 [15.Nd2 Nh5 16.Bh2 f5=] 15...Nb6 16.Ne5 Nc4 Black is in command 17.0–0? [17.Nxc4!? dxc4 18.Bb1=] 17...b4 [17...Nxb2 18.Bc2 Black is much better] 18.Bxc4 [18.Ne2 Nxb2 19.Bc2 Nc4 Black stands better] 18...bxc3 and Black's game is better  19.Bb3 cxb2 20.Rab1 Ba3 21.Bc2? [Better is 21.f3!? and White has air to breath but Black is slightly better] 21...Ne4 and Black's game is won 22.Nd3 Nd2 23.Be5 [23.Nxb2 b5 Black wins] 23...0–0 [23...Nxb1?! 24.Rxb1 0–0 25.Nxb2 Black wins ] 24.Nxb2 Nxf1 25.Kxf1 f6 26.Bc7 Rf7 27.Bb6 Bf5 [27...Rg7!? 28.Ke2 Black wins ] 28.Bxf5 gxf5 29.Nd3 Bd6 30.Rb2 f4 [30...h5 31.h4 Black wins ] 31.exf4 [31.Nxf4 Bxf4 32.exf4 Re7 Black wins ] 31...Re7 [31...Ra3 32.Rd2 Black wins ] 32.f5 h5 33.Bc5 [33.Nc5 Ra3 Black wins ] 33...Bxc5 34.Nxc5 Kh7 [34...b5 35.Nd3 Black wins ] 35.Ne6 [35.Rxb7 Rxb7 36.Nxb7 Ra4 Black is only better now] 35...Ra5 [35...Ra3 36.g4 Black is better] 36.Re2 [Better is 36.g4 but Black is better] 36...Kh6 [36...Kh8 37.Rb2 Black wins] 37.Rc2? [Better is 37.g4!? is an interesting alternative but Black is slightly better] 37...Re8 [37...h4 38.g4 hxg3 39.fxg3 Black stands better] 38.Rb2 [38.g4 Ra3 39.f4 Rxh3 40.g5+ fxg5 41.fxg5+ Kh7 with the better game for Black] 38...Rb5 [38...b5 39.Rc2 Rea8 40.Rxc6 Rxa2] 39.Rc2? [Better is 39.Rxb5!? cxb5 40.Nc7 but Black is better] 39...Rb1+ Black wins  40.Ke2 Ra8 [40...Ra1 41.g3 Black wins ] 41.g4 [41.f4 h4] 41...Ra1 [41...Rg1 keeps an even firmer grip 42.Rb2 Rh1 43.Rxb7 Rxa2+ 44.Kf3 Rxh3+ 45.Kg2 hxg4 46.Rb8 Black wins ] 42.Kf3 [Better is 42.f4 but Black wins ] 42...R8xa2 43.Rxa2 Rxa2 44.Nc5? [44.Ke3 Ra3+ 45.Ke2 Black wins ] 44...b5 45.Ke3 [45.Nd3 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 45...hxg4+ 46.hxg4 Kg5 Black wins ] 45...b4 46.Kf3 [46.f3 cannot change destiny 46...h4 47.Kd3 Rh2] 46...b3! a fitting end to a beautiful game 47.Nxb3 Ra3 48.Kf4 Rxb3 49.gxh5 Rd3 50.f3 Rxd4+ 51.Ke3 c5 [51...c5 52.Kf2 c4]  0-1