[Event "Romanian Team Ch"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2000.12.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "M.Golubev, R.Scherbakov"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[ECO "B78"]
[EventDate "2000.12.??"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.12"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]

{ "Walking on the edge of razor" } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Rc8 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Kb1 Re8 13. h4 { A typical for Dragon very sharp situation is arisen - the
kings are castled to the opposite sides and both players are trying to
organise an attack. At first sight White is coming quicker but Black has a lot
of counter recourses. } 13... h5 { A necessary move to slow down White's activity. } 14. Bg5 ( 14. Bh6 { was worthy of consideration. A possible continuation was } 14... Nc4 ( 14... Rc5 $14 ) 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 $14 { with acceptable play for Black. } ) 14... Rc5 $1 { A pawn structure gives White more possibilities for comfortable
development - Black should consider every free square to place the pieces more
actively but then he has to prove its reliability in rather suspiciously
looking complications. } 15. Rhe1 Qa5 16. f4 Nc4 $1 { The only move. } ( { The alternative variations show very well all the dangers which Black faces to: } 16... Neg4 $2 17. e5 $1 dxe5 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nb3 Qb4 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. fxe5 $18 ) ( 16... Nc6 $6 17. e5 $1 dxe5 $2 ( 17... Nxd4 ) 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nb3 $18 { and so on. } ) 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Nb3 ( 18. e5 $6 { does not bring desired effect due to } 18... Nd5 ) ( { The game Beliavsky - Kir.Georgiev, Wijk aan Zee 1985 continued by } 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Qxd2 20. Nxf6+ exf6 21. Rxd2 f5 $11 { and Black held balance in the ending. } ) 18... Qa6 $8 19. e5 Nh7 ( 19... Ng4 $5 ) 20. exd6 Nxg5 $6 ( 20... e6 $5 $13 { was more precise decision with chances for both sides. } ) 21. hxg5 $1 $36 ( 21. Rxe7 $2 { was a big mistake due to } 21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 Ne4 $19 ) 21... Bg4 $5 { A very risky but fairly interesting idea! } ( { Yet, it looks like other continuations did not solve the problems: } 21... Qxd6 $2 22. Qe2 $1 ) ( 21... exd6 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Nd5 $5 $36 ) ( 21... e6 22. Ne4 $16 ) 22. Rxe7 ( 22. Nd5 $5 { seemed to be strong enough: } 22... Bxd1 23. Qxd1 $1 Rd8 ( 23... Qxd6 $2 24. Nf6+ $1 $18 ) ( 23... e6 24. Nc7 $16 ) 24. dxe7 Re8 $16 { Black is somehow holding on but of course White is clearly better. } ) 22... Rd8 23. Qd5 $1 Rxf4 $8 24. Nc5 $2 { At first glance this is just winning but let's better look what's happened. } ( { Correct } 24. d7 $3 $36 { could have proved White's advantage: } 24... Kh7 $1 ( 24... Bxd1 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Rxd8 Bg4 27. a3 $18 ) 25. Rde1 { and Black is in troubles. } ) 24... Qb6 $1 ( { Other moves were just losing: } 24... Qxd6 $2 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26. Qxd6 ) ( 24... Rxd6 $2 25. Nxa6 Rxd5 26. Nxd5 ) ( 24... Qc4 $2 25. Nxb7 ) ( 24... Qf1 $2 25. Ree1 ) 25. Rxb7 Qxd6 $1 { Excellent - Black uses a weakness of the first rank. } ( 25... Qa5 $2 26. Rb5 $1 $18 ) 26. Qxd6 ( { The ending after } 26. Rb8 Qxb8 27. Qxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kh7 $36 { was better for Black thanks to the pair of bishops and the pawn
majority on the kingside. } ) 26... Rxd6 27. Rxd6 $6 ( { It may seem strange but it was better not to take the rook and continue } 27. Re1 $1 { - in this case it was much more difficult for Black to obtain and
later to advance the passed h-pawn. } ) 27... Rf1+ 28. Nd1 Bxd1 29. Rb8+ ( 29. a4 Bf3+ 30. Ka2 Bxb7 31. Nxb7 Rf2 { looked equally bad for Black. } ) 29... Kh7 30. a4 { The rook moved from the light square but to another unfortunate one. } 30... Be5 $1 31. Rbd8 Bxd6 32. Rxd6 Bf3+ 33. Ka2 Bxg2 { The smoke is cleared - White is troubles as the h-pawn comes too quickly. } 34. Rd2 Rg1 $1 { Not only protecting the bishop but keeping an eye at the pawn g5. } 35. Nd7 { Trying to confuse the opponent with some mating threats. } 35... Bh3 $1 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Ne8+ Kf8 38. Nf6 Kg7 $138 39. Ne8+ Kf8 40. Nf6 Be6+ 41. b3 h4 42. c4 h3 43. Ka3 Kg7 44. Ne8+ Kh8 $1 { Winning the pawn g5 - now everything is easy. } 45. c5 Rxg5 $19 46. c6 Rc5 47. c7 g5 48. Kb4 Rc1 49. Nf6 g4 50. Nd5 g3 { White resigned. A very exciting game! } 0-1