(94) IM Libni,GR (2475) - Becker,A (2030) [B22]
National Open (3-27-98) RD I, 1998
[Fritz 5.00 (381s)]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 d6 7.Nc3 e6 8.exd6 Bxd6 9.Bd3 [9.Bc4 0-0 (9...Nb6 10.Bb3 a6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Re1 h6 13.a3 Qc7 14.Qd3 Bd7 15.Ne4 Rae8 16.Nxd6 Qxd6 17.Qe4 Nd5 18.Ne5 f5 19.Qd3 Praet,M-Antoniewski,R/EU-chJM U20 1996/1-0 (65)) 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Re1 a6 12.Bg5 Be7 13.Qd2 b5 14.Bd3 Bb7 15.Rad1 Nb4 16.Bb1 Nbd5 17.Qd3 g6 18.Bh6 Re8 Thorhallsson,T-Gislason,G/Kopavogur 1994/EXP 41/1-0 (51)] 9...0-0 10.0-0 Bd7N [10...b6 11.Re1 Ncb4 12.Bb1 Ba6 13.a3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Nd5 15.c4 Nf6 16.Bg5 h6 17.Bh4 Rc8 18.d5 Bxc4 19.dxe6 fxe6 20.Ba2 Schmedders,H-Hoehn,J/Dortmund op-A 1992/TD 92\03/ - (58)] 11.Re1 Rc8 12.a3 Covers b4 12...Nf6 13.Bc2 h6 Prevents intrusion on g5 14.Qd3 Ne7 15.Ne5 Bc6 16.Bf4 White begins to deal mighty blows 16...Bd5??+- Black lets it slip away [>=16...Re8= and Black has air to breath] 17.Rad1??= gives the opponent new chances [>=17.Ng4! White missed this excellent chance 17...Ng6 18.Nxf6+ gxf6 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Bxh6+- ] 17...a6??+- hands over the advantage to the opponent [>=17...Bc4! and Black can hope to survive 18.Nxc4 Bxf4= ] 18.Ng4! puts the final touch. The mate threat is Nxf6 [18.Nxd5 is the less attractive alternative 18...Nexd5 (‹18...exd5 19.Re2= ) 19.Bg3 Re8=/+ ] 18...Ng6 [18...Bxf4?? the bishop is taboo 19.Nxf6+ gxf6 20.Qh7# ] 19.Nxf6+ gxf6 20.Nxd5 exd5 21.Bxh6 Qc7 22.Bxf8 Kxf8 [22...Bxh2+ 23.Kh1 Qxc2 24.Bh6 Qxd3 25.Rxd3+- ] 23.Bb3 Bxh2+ 24.Kf1 Kg7? [24...Qd7 25.Bc2 Rc4+- ] 25.g3 Qd7 26.Qf3 [26.Qf3 Rd8 27.Rd3+- ] 1-0