[Event "Oak Brook"]
[Site "Oak Brook IL"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "Schiller, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Schiller Eric"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[Remark ""]
[Source ""]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 ( 4. Qc2 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O { was part of Gurevich's experience as White in the line. } 8. b3 Qe7 9. Ne5 Na6 10. Nd3 Nh5 11. a4 f4 12. Ba3 fxg3 13. hxg3 Bxa3 14. Nxa3 Qg5 15. Qc1 { was better for White in D. Gurevich vs. McClelland, New York Open 1995. The
e-pawn is backward and weak, while White controls e5. } ) 4... f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O { This position can be reached from many move orders, including 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.g3 f5 5.Bg2 Nf6 6. 0-0 Bd6 7.Nbd2. } 7... Qe7 { Black usually plays ...Nbd7, to prevent White from occupying e5 with a knght. } 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Ne5 { White needs to occuly the e5 square at some point, since otherwise Black will
eventually play ...e5. As long as White maintains control of e5, Black will
find it difficult to activate the light-squared bishop. } 9... Nbd7 10. Ndf3 { This is a standard anti-Dutch plan. The knight at e5 is supported by both a pawn at d4 and another knight at either f3 or d3. } 10... Ne4 { Black can safely keep the knight here if an enemy knight is at f3, so that
White cannot place a pawn there. In many cases the knight can sit at e4 even if
the f3-square is not occupied, since the weakening of the a7-g1 diagonal can
prove embarassing for White if the f-pawn advances. In addition, g3 can become vulnerable. } 11. Bf4 { White invites Black to advance the g-pawn. This is a double-edged strategy. } 11... g5 { !? Black accepts the challenge. } 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 { White now owns a superior bishop, but Black has plenty of room to maneuver. } 14. Ne5 Be8 { There are two ways to activate the light-squared bishop in the Stonewall Dutch.
Black can fianchetto it at b7 under some circumstances, msot easily when the
knight sits at b8 to defend the pawn at c6. The other plan, seen here, is to redeploy it on the kingside. } ( 14... Nf7 15. Nd3 Nd6 16. c5 Nf7 17. Qc3 Rfe8 18. e3 e5 19. f4 e4 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 gxf4 22. gxf4 Be6 23. Kh1 { was agreed drawn in, Stupica vs. Piskur, 1999. } ) 15. f4 ( 15. c5 Nf7 16. Nxf7 Bxf7 17. f3 Bg6 18. e4 f4 { leaves White with more problems to solve than Black. } ) 15... Bh5 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Kh1 { White takes care to get the king off the a7-g1 diagonal in case Black opens up the game with ...c5. } 17... Nf7 18. cxd5 exd5 $1 ( 18... cxd5 { allows White to sacrifice the queen, though moving her to a safe square is also good. } 19. Qxc8 Rxc8 20. Rxc8+ Kg7 21. Rfc1 Qb4 22. fxg5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qxb2 24. R1c7+ Bf7 25. Bf3 $1 { and White wins. } ) 19. e3 ( 19. Qxf5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. fxe5 Bxe2 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 { would have been equal. } ) 19... Nxe5 $1 { Although Black has a bad bishop, there is little to fear in most of the possible endgames. } 20. fxe5 Bg6 { White must now take seriously the threat of advancing the f-pawn. } 21. Qd2 Kg7 { Black prepares to operate on the h-file. } 22. b4 h5 23. Rf2 Rh8 24. Rcf1 h4 $1 25. Kg1 { White gets the king off the dangerous h-file. } 25... g4 26. Rc1 Qg5 27. Rf4 { White does not want to allow ...f4, even as a sacrifice. } 27... Rh7 28. b5 hxg3 29. hxg3 Qh5 30. Qf2 { ? This square is needed for the king. } ( 30. Kf2 { threatens Rh1, trapping the enemy queen. } 30... Qh2 31. Rh1 { Forced, in view of the threat of ...Rh3. } 31... Qxh1 32. Bxh1 Rxh1 33. Qb4 cxb5 34. Kg2 ( 34. Qe7+ Kh6 35. Kg2 Rcc1 36. Qxb7 Rhg1+ 37. Kf2 Rgf1+ 38. Ke2 Rfe1+ 39. Kd2 Red1+ { is a draw. } ) 34... Rch8 35. Qe7+ Bf7 36. Qf6+ Kf8 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qf6+ { would have drawn. } ) 30... Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Rhh8 $1 { It looks as though Black cannot make further progress. It is true that I have
exhausted the possibilities on the h-file, but there is another path to the
enemy king, via the queenside, and with the next very subtle move I prepare a deep and long plan } 32. bxc6 { Had Dmitry figured out the point of my last move, he never would have opened up the b-file. } ( 32. Rb1 b6 33. bxc6 Rxc6 34. Bxd5 Rc2 35. Qxh2 Rhxh2 { and White is too tied down to make any progress. } ) 32... Rxc6 33. Rxc6 bxc6 34. Qe1 ( 34. Qc2 Rb8 35. Kf2 Rb6 { and again White has no way to make progress. } ) 34... Rb8 35. a4 Rb3 $1 { White is in completely tied down. } 36. Rf2 { Desperation. The rook should stay in its passive post at f4, as now the Black bishop enters the game. ? } ( 36. a5 Rb7 { and White is at a loss for a move, as all of the pieces must remain in place to defend. } 37. a6 Rb2 38. Rf2 f4 $1 { wins. } 39. e4 ( 39. Rxb2 Bd3+ 40. Re2 f3 ) 39... Rxf2+ 40. Qxf2 f3 41. Bxf3 Qxf2+ 42. Kxf2 gxf3 43. Kxf3 Bxe4+ { White will win by retreating the bishop to c8 and capturing the pawn at a6. } ) 36... f4 $1 { The threat is ...Rb1, pinning the queen. } 37. Rd2 Rxe3 38. Qf2 Qxg3 39. Qxg3 Rxg3 40. Rf2 f3 41. Bh1 Bd3+ { White resigned. } 0-1