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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 Nf6
In Lutz, C-Epishin, V, German Team Cup, Luebeck 2001 (1/2, 58) White got a small edge after 7... g6 8. Qe2 d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. a4 Ne5 11. a5 Nf6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bb6 Qe8 14. Nc3 Nxd3 15. cxd3 e5 16. Nd2.
8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6 Nc6 10. Nc3 Rxg2 11. Qh3 Rg8 12. Bd2 d5

   
13. exd5 exd5 14. Qf1 Be6
If 14... Ne5 then 15. O-O-O Bg4 16. Be2 Qc7 17. Rg1 O-O-O 18. Bxg4+ Nexg4 19. f3 Ne5 20. Qh3+ Ned7 with better chances to White.
15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Ne2 O-O-O 17. Ned4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. f3 Kb8 21. Qh3 e5=

   
22. Rhe1 Rde8
The position is equal. White has two bishops. In return Black has a nice pawn's center and can push the e5 pawn.
23. Qh4 Qb6 24. Qh6
Or 24. Qa4 Rg2 25. Bc3 Be3+ 26. Kb1 Bf4 27. Bxh7 Rc8 28. Ba5 Qc6 29. Qxc6 Rxc6 30. Bd3 Rxh2 31. Rh1 with equality.
24...e4 25. fxe4 dxe4 26. Bf4+
Deserving attention is 26. Bc4 Rg6 27. Qf4+ Bd6 28. Qe3 Bc5 29. Qf4+ Bd6 with repetition.
26...Ka7 27. Bc4
Possible is 27. Be2.
27...Rg2?!
Here the first player exchanges the active Black's rook and gets a small advantage. Better is 27... Rg6! 28. Qh3 e3! and if 29. Qf5 then Black shifts the g6 rook to the queenside 29...Qb4 30. Bd3 Nd5! 31. Qxd5 Rb6 with a strong attack. Or 29. Qf3 Rg4 30. h3 (30. Be2 Re4 31. Bg3 Ra4 32. Be5 Rxa2 33. b3 Bd4 34. Bxd4 Rxd4 35. Qxe3 Qc5 36. Qxd4 Rxc2+ 37. Kb1 Rc1+ 38. Rxc1 Qxd4) 30... Rxf4 31. Qxf4 e2 32. Rd3 Re4 33. Qf3 Qb4 34. Rxe2 Qxc4 35. Rxe4 Nxe4 with slightly better chances for Black.
28. Re2! Rxe2 29. Bxe2 e3 30. c3 Re6 31. Qg5 h6 32. Qf5 Ne4 33. Rd3! Nd2 34. Rd7 Re4?
A mistake. Necessary was 34...Ne4.


   
35. Rxb7+!
A beautiful thunderbolt!
35...Kxb7
Also hopeless is 35...Qxb7 36. Qxc5+ Qb6 37. Qf8! Re6 (37...Qb7 Bd6) 38. Qc8 with a powerful attack.
36. Qd7+ Ka8 37. Qc8+ Ka7 38. Bb8+
Now if 38... Qxb8 then 39. Qxa6 mate. Or 38...Ka8 39. Bd6+ Ka7 40. Bxc5 winning.
Black resigned. 1-0

Move

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 Nf6 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6 Nc6 10. Nc3 Rxg2 11. Qh3 Rg8 12. Bd2 d5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Qf1 Be6 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Ne2 O-O-O 17. Ned4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. f3 Kb8 21. Qh3 e5 22. Rhe1 Rde8 23. Qh4 Qb6 24. Qh6 e4 25. fxe4 dxe4 26. Bf4+ Ka7 27. Bc4 Rg2 28. Re2 Rxe2 29. Bxe2 e3 30. c3 Re6 31. Qg5 h6 32. Qf5 Ne4 33. Rd3 Nd2 34. Rd7 Re4 35. Rxb7+ Kxb7 36. Qd7+ Ka8 37. Qc8+ Ka7 38. Bb8+ 1-0

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