[Event "U.S. Open"]
[Site "Alexandria VA"]
[Date "1994.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schiller, Eric"]
[Black "Schwartzman, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Schiller Eric"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Remark "Best"]
[Source ""]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. e4 { This game featured a major upset in the U.S. Open. Gabriel Schwartzman is a
very talented young Grandmaster but he runs into a creative sacrifice in this game. } 1... e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 { The old Steinitz variation is enjoying renewed popularity these days. A game
between Kasparov and Short at the 1994 Euwe Memorial in Amsterdam had made a
deep impression on me, and I was hoping to make use of a plan involving h4,
Rh3-g3 and a kingside attack that worked well for Kasparov. } 4... Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Qd2 { The pawn sacrifice offered by this move has rarely been tested in the
tournament arena. I was quite surprised when Schwartzman accepted it. } 8... Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. dxc5 { This was my own idea. 10.Be2 was recommended in an old book by Harding, but it
did not impress me at all. I decided to eliminate the dark-squared bishops and
use Kasparov's attacking formation on the kingside. } 10... Bxc5 11. Bxc5 Qxc5 12. Bd3 a6 13. h4 Nb6 { 13...Qe7 would have made it harder for me to justify the investment of the pawn. } 14. Rh3 $1 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. a3 $1 { This is a very important move. I need to free the knight from the need to hang around at c3 just to defend the poor pawn. } 16... b5 17. Ne2 Bd7 18. Nfd4 $1 { This eliminates the enemy knight, and I have a decent endgame even without the
pawn, because Black is left with a very bad bishop. } 18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rc8 20. Rbb3 $1 { There are two points to this move. One is to be ready to transfer to the
kingside at a moment's notice, and the other, more subtle, will be revealed shortly. } 20... O-O 21. Rhg3 f6 { Standard French counterply. } 22. f5 { !? 
I hadn't worked out all the tactics here. But I had a great deal of confidence
and had seen some pleasant long variations, beginning at move 27! } 22... exf5 { This fell in with my plans. But what about the alternative? Could I have held the position following: } ( 22... fxe5 23. Qh6 Rf7 24. Rb4 Qc5 $1 ( 24... Qc3+ { ?! } 25. Rxc3 gxh6 26. Rg3+ Kh8 27. fxe6 Re7 28. exd7 exd4+ 29. Kd2 Rxd7 30. Rxd4 ) 25. fxe6 Re7 $1 26. exd7 exd4+ 27. Kf1 Rxd7 ( 27... Rf8+ 28. Kg1 d3+ 29. Kh2 Kh8 $1 { 29...dxc2? allows 30.Rbg4! with devastating threats at g7! } ( 29... Rxd7 30. cxd3 $15 ) 30. Qf4 $1 Rxd7 ( 30... Rxf4 31. d8=Q+ ) 31. Qg4 Rdf7 ( 31... dxc2 $1 32. Qxd7 g6 $19 ) 32. cxd3 Qc1 { It might not have been easy, but neither would it have been a simple matter to find all these moves at the board! } 33. a4 { keeps White in the game. A draw is quite possible. } ) 28. Qe6+ Rf7+ 29. Rf3 Rf8 $1 { White has no good moves. } 30. h5 Qxc2 31. Qxd5 { is still extremely complicated. Black gets connected passed pawns after } 31... Qc1+ 32. Kf2 Qxa3 $1 { The rook at f7 and the rook at f3 are both pinned!! } 33. Rxd4 Qe7 $1 ( 33... b4 { ? } 34. Qxf7+ $1 Rxf7 35. Rd8+ Rf8 36. Rdxf8# ) 34. Rdf4 { What a crazy position! Black cannot unpin without dropping a rook except by getting the king to g7. } 34... b4 ( 34... g6 35. h6 b4 36. Kg1 $1 { breaks the pin. } 36... a5 37. Rxf7 Rxf7 38. Rxf7 Qxf7 39. Qd8+ Qf8 40. Qd5+ Kh8 41. Qe5+ Kg8 42. Qd5+ { draws. } ) 35. Kg1 $1 h6 36. g4 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Qe8 38. Rxf7 ( 38. Qc4 a5 39. Qd5 a4 40. Rxf7 Rxf7 41. Rxf7 Qxf7 42. Qa8+ Kh7 43. Qe4+ Kh8 44. Qxb4 Qa2+ 45. Kf1 Qa1+ 46. Ke2 a3 47. Qf8+ Kh7 48. Qf5+ Kg8 49. Qe6+ Kf8 50. Qc8+ { It is doubtful that the king can find shelter. } ) 38... Rxf7 39. Rxf7 Qxf7 40. Qa8+ Qf8 41. Qxa6 b3 42. Qb7 Qf7 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ Kh8 45. Qa8+ Qg8 46. Qb7 Qc4 $1 { Black controls e4, so White can't attack the Black king when it is at h7. } ) 23. Rbc3 $1 { A critical preparatory move before the real attack begins. } 23... Qa4 { The rest of the game is virtually forced. } ( 23... Qa2 24. Qh6 Rf7 25. e6 $1 { is crushing. } 25... Re8 26. Rce3 Bxe6 27. Nxe6 Rfe7 28. Rxg7+ { wraps things up. } ) 24. Qh6 Rf7 25. exf6 $1 g6 { Forced, but Black's defenses cannot hold. } 26. Rxg6+ { !! The rook is sacrificed for two pawns and a tremendous attack. } 26... hxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ { The attack plays itself! } 28... Ke8 29. Qh8+ Rf8 30. Re3+ Kd8 31. Qxf8+ Kc7 32. Qc5+ Kb8 33. Qd6+ Rc7 34. Rc3 Qa5 35. Qxc7+ { Black resigned, because once the pieces come off, the f-pawn promotes. Black is powerless to prevent it. } 1-0