[Event "?"]
[Site "Chess-Sector.odessa.ua"]
[Date "2000.12.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "B79/16...Qxc3"]
[Black "15.XII.2000"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "Mikhail Golubev"]
[ECO "B79"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4 O-O 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. h4 Ne5 12. Bb3 Rfc8 13. h5 Nxh5 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3 { (?). For 30 years now nobody managed to
precisely assess the consequences of grabbing the pawn. } ( 16... Nf6 $1 $11 { is reliable (but not so interesting) } ) ( 16... Rc8 $5 { is considered acceptable as well. } ) 17. Ne2 { With this move we are going to
follow the current main line of the variation. 17.Kb1 is almost not studied
here. } ( 17. Kb1 $5 { 18.Ne2 (Levy) } ) 17... Qc5 ( 17... Nd3+ $6 18. Rxd3 Qa1+ 19. Kd2 Qxh1 20. g4 $1 ( 20. Bxf7+ $5 ) 20... Ng3 21. Qxh1 Nxh1 22. Ke3 $1 $18 ) ( 17... Qa1+ $6 { (! Schneider, 2000) } 18. Kd2 Qb2 19. Rb1 $1 ( 19. Rxh5 $2 gxh5 20. Rh1 Ng6 $1 ) 19... Qa3 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21. Rh1 $16 ) 18. g4 Nf6 19. g5 Nh5 20. Rxh5 ( 20. Ng3 $2 Bg4 $1 { Karpov, 1978 } 21. fxg4 Nxg4 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 $19 ) ( 20. Kb1 $5 Qe3 21. Nd4 { Goldshtein, 1999 } ) 20... gxh5 21. Rh1 Qe3+ 22. Kb1 $1 ( 22. Kb2 Nd3+ $1 { Karpov, 1978 } ) 22... Qxf3 $8 ( 22... Qxe2 23. Qxh5 $18 ) ( 22... Ng6 23. Qxh5 $1 e6 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. f4 $1 $18 { (Goldshtein, 1999) } 25... Qxe4 26. Ng3 Qxf4 27. Rf1 ) ( 22... e6 23. Qxh5 $1 ( 23. Ng3 $6 Qxf3 $1 ) 23... Qxf3 ( 23... Ng6 $18 { - 22...Ng6 } ) ( 23... Kf8 24. f4 $18 ) 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Nd4 $1 $18 ) ( 22... Bg4 23. fxg4 Qxe2 24. g6 $1 $16 ) 23. Rxh5 Ng6 $1 { The only chance. } ( { The historical game went on: } 23... e6 $6 24. g6 $3 Nxg6 ( 24... fxg6 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Rh7+ Nf7 28. Qxa8 $18 ) 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Rf5 $3 { /+- Karpov-Gik, Moscow 1968/69 } ) ( 23... Qxe4 $2 24. g6 $1 Qxg6 25. Rg5 $18 ) 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Rh1 $1 { (Gik, "Science and Life") (Karpov, 1991) 25.
Rh1! was initially recommended by Gik and Karpov in about ten years after
their game. } ( 25. Qh6+ Ke8 26. Qh8+ Nf8 27. Rh7 Be6 $1 ( 27... e6 $2 28. g6 fxg6 29. Nd4 Qxe4 30. Qg8 Qxd4 31. Qf7+ Kd8 32. Qxf8+ Kc7 33. Qxa8 Qd1+ 34. Kb2 Qd4+ 35. c3 Qf2+ 36. Bc2 Qb6+ 37. Ka1 Qg1+ 38. Bb1 { Karpov, 1978 ( ) } ) 28. g6 ( 28. Nd4 ) ( 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. g6 Qxe2 30. g7 Qe1+ $11 { Goldshtein, 1999 } ) 28... fxg6 29. Bxe6 Qxe2 30. Rf7 ( 30. Qg7 Qf1+ ) 30... Qe1+ 31. Kb2 Qb4+ 32. Bb3 Qxb3+ $1 ( 32... Kd7 33. Rxe7+ $1 ) 33. axb3 Kxf7 $13 { Karpov, 1991 } ) ( 25. Rh6 e6 26. Rxg6 fxg6 27. Qxd7 Qxe2 28. Qxd6+ Kg7 29. Qe7+ Kh8 30. Qf6+ Kh7 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qxg6 { (Karpov, 1978) } 32... Qd1+ 33. Kb2 Qd4+ $1 34. c3 Qd2+ 35. Bc2 Qd7 $1 { (Prijmachenko) (Karpov, 1991) } ) 25... e6 ( 25... Be6 $2 26. Nd4 $18 ) ( 25... e5 $2 26. Ng3 $1 $18 ) ( 25... d5 $5 26. Bxd5 Qf2 27. Nd4 { (  Goldshtein, 1999) } 27... Rc8 ( 27... Ba4 28. Bc4 ) 28. Bb3 { Golubev, 2000 } ) 26. Nd4 Qf4 $1 ( 26... Qxe4 $2 27. Rf1 Be8 28. Nxe6+ Ke7 29. Nc7 $18 ) 27. Nf5 { (Karpov, 1991) } ( 27. Bxe6 $5 Ke7 $8 28. Rh6 { (+- Golubev, January 2000) I reckoned 28.Rh6 to be winning at the start
of 2000. However, Black has a wonderful defense resource in stock. } ( 28. Bxf7 Nf8 $5 29. Be6+ Nxh7 30. Rxh7+ Kf8 $8 31. g6 Qf1+ 32. Kb2 Bxe6 33. Nxe6+ Ke8 34. Nc7+ Kd8 35. Ne6+ $11 Kc8 $2 36. Rc7+ $1 Kb8 37. Rf7 Qb5+ 38. Kc1 ) ( 28. Nf5+ $6 Kxe6 29. Rd1 Qxe4 ) ( 28. Qxf7+ $6 Qxf7 29. Bxf7 Kxf7 30. Rh7+ Ke8 31. Nf5 ) ( 28. Bxd7 $6 Rh8 $1 ) 28... Qf2 $3 { (Goldshtein, December 2000) } ( 28... Rh8 29. Nf5+ Kd8 30. Qxf7 Qf1+ 31. Kb2 Qb5+ 32. Bb3 Qe5+ 33. c3 $18 { Golubev } ) ( 28... Bxe6 29. Rxg6 Qf1+ 30. Kb2 Bd7 31. Qg7 $18 { Golubev } ) 29. Nf5+ ( 29. Qg7 Bxe6 30. Rxg6 Qe1+ 31. Kb2 Qb4+ $11 32. Nb3 Qxe4 { (  Goldshtein) } ) ( 29. Rxg6 $2 Qg1+ $1 $19 ) 29... Kxe6 $8 ( 29... Kd8 $2 30. Qxf7 $18 ) 30. Rxg6+ Ke5 $8 ( 30... fxg6 31. Qe7# ) 31. Qxf7 ( 31. Qg7+ Kf4 $1 32. Qxf7 Qe1+ 33. Kb2 Be8 34. Qxb7 Bxg6 35. Qxa8 Qb4+ $11 { Goldshtein } ) 31... Qf1+ { A computer move! } ( { Man would have chosen } 31... Qe1+ 32. Kb2 Qb4+ { , which, however, is absolutely equal. } ) 32. Kb2 Qb5+ 33. Qb3 Qxb3+ 34. axb3 Bxf5 ( 34... d5 35. Nd6 dxe4 $14 { Golubev } ) 35. exf5 Kxf5 { (Goldshtein)  . The chances are that White cannot win in this endgame. } ) 27... Qe5 $8 28. Nxd6 { (!! Schneider, 2000) } ( 28. Rf1 Qh8 $1 29. Qxh8+ Nxh8 30. Nxd6 Ke7 $132 ) ( 28. Rd1 d5 ( 28... Qh8 { Golubev } ) 29. Bxd5 Rc8 30. Bb3 Be8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Rh1 Rc7 { +/= Goldshtein, 1999 } ) ( 28. Rh6 Re8 $1 29. Rxg6 ( 29. Nh4 Qg7 ) 29... fxg6 30. Qh6+ Kf7 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Kf7 $11 { Goldshtein, 1999 } ) 28... Qg7 ( 28... Qxd6 29. Rf1 { (+- Schneider) } 29... Be8 $8 30. Qxg6 $16 ) 29. Nxb7 Bc6 { ( / ) . The discussion ought to be continued. } *