(1) Shah,N - Wheeless,A [D35]
WSSCA 64 Squares III, 25.09.2004
[Fritz 8 (80s)]

D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.Be2N Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bf4 Nb6 11.Qd2 c5 12.Bg5 Bxg5 13.Qxg5 cxd4 14.cxd4 Qxg5 15.Nxg5 Rd8 16.Rfd1 Bd7 17.Rac1 Bc6 18.e5 Rd7 19.Rc3 Rad8 20.Bf3 Rxd4 21.Rxd4 Rxd4 22.h3 h6 23.Bxc6 bxc6 24.Nf3 Rc4 25.Rd3 [25.Rxc4 Nxc4 26.Kf1-/+ ]

25...Rc2 [25...a5!?-+ ]

26.Rd8+ Kh7 27.Rf8 Rxa2 28.Rxf7 c5 29.Re7 c4 30.Rxe6 c3 31.Rc6 c2 [>=31...Nd5 32.Rc5 Ra1+ 33.Kh2 Rd1-/+ ]

32.e6?? throws away a nice position [>=32.Kh2= the rescuing straw]

32...Ra1+-+ 33.Kh2 c1Q 34.Rxc1 Rxc1 35.e7 Rc8 36.Nd4 Nd5 37.Nc6 Re8 [37...a6 makes it even easier for Black 38.Kg3-+ ]

38.g4 [38.Nxa7 doesn't get the bull off the ice 38...Nb4-+ ]

38...Nxe7 39.Nxe7 [39.Na5-+ is the last straw]

39...Rxe7 [39...Rxe7 40.g5 a5-+ ] 0-1