(95) Demler,J (1416) - Becker,A (2020) [E12]
Milwaukee Open Milwaukee (3.3), 30.01.1999
[Fritz 5.32 (550s)]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bf4 Bb7 5.Nc3 Bb4 [5...d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bg3 0-0 9.Bd3 c5 10.Nb5 Bxg3 11.hxg3 Nc6 12.Rc1 c4 13.Bb1 a6 14.Nc3 b5 15.Ne5 g6 16.Ng4 Nxg4 17.Qxg4 f5 18.Qf4 Qd7 19.Qh6 Rf7 20.Ne2 Nikcevic,N-Abramovic,B/JUG-ch Banja Vrucica 1991/EXT 91ch/0-1 (39); 5...h6 6.e3 Nh5 7.Bd3 Nxf4 8.exf4 Qf6 9.g3 Bb4 10.0-0 Bxc3 11.bxc3 g5 12.f5 Kf8 13.Ne5 exf5 14.f4 g4 15.Qc2 d6 16.Bxf5 dxe5 17.fxe5 Qc6 18.d5 Qxc4 19.Be6 Qc5+ 20.Qf2 Pint,P-Rezsek,G/Zalakaros op 1996/EXP 52/0-1 (53)] 6.a3N [6.Qb3 a5 (6...Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 0-0 8.e3 d5 (8...Ne4 9.Qc2 f5 10.0-0-0 d6 11.h3 Nd7 12.Bd3 Qe8 13.Rdg1 c5 14.g4 e5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Bh2 Nc3 17.bxc3 Bxf3 18.Bxf5 g6 19.Bxd7 Qxd7 20.Bxe5 Bxh1 21.Rxh1 Qb7 22.Rd1 Rad8 23.f4 Hassenrueck,H-Buchholz,P/NRW-I 1989/BIG 80/1-0 (38)) 9.Rc1 Na6 10.Bd3 c5 11.0-0 Rc8 12.Rfd1 Nb4 13.Bb1 Ne4 14.Qa3 f5 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Qxa7 Bc6 17.a3 Rf7 18.Qxf7+ Kxf7 19.Bxe4 fxe4 20.Ng5+ Kg8 21.axb4 e5 0-1 Melzer,O-Scherer,M/Endingen MB 1987/GER 04 (21)) 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 a4 9.Nd2 0-0 10.f3 d5 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Nbd7 13.e3 Re8 14.Bd3 e5 15.0-0 exd4 16.exd4 dxc4 17.Nxc4 Qb8 18.Rfe1 Qa7 19.Kh1 Nd5 20.Qd2 Nf8 Jacob,V-Vatter,H/Waldshut BM 1991/GER 04/1-0 (34)] 6...Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 0-0 8.e3 Ne4 9.Qc2 d6 10.Bd3 f5 11.h4 Nd7 12.Ng5 Nxg5 13.Bxg5 Nf6 14.0-0 h6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 [15...gxf6?! 16.d5 Qe8 17.dxe6 Qxe6 18.c5+/= ] 16.g3 g5 17.hxg5 Qxg5 18.e4-/+ [18.Rad1!?=/+ should be examined more closely] 18...f4 19.d5 f3=/+ [>=19...fxg3!? 20.fxg3 Qxg3+ 21.Qg2 Qxg2+ 22.Kxg2 Rxf1 23.Rxf1 Rf8-/+ ] 20.dxe6 Pushes the passed pawn 20...Qh5 The mate threat is Qh3 21.e5?? [>=21.Rfe1=/+ this is the best way to fight back] 21...Qh3! the decision [21...dxe5?! is a bad alternative 22.Rfe1-/+ ; 21...Qxe5?! is impossible 22.Rfe1 Qh5 23.e7= ] 22.Bh7+ Kh8 [22...Kh8 23.exd6 Qg2# ] 0-1