[Event "VI-VII ICCF Cup, SF-21"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arzumanian, S."]
[Black "Gurtovoi, N."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B75"]
[Annotator "Notes by Nickolai Gurtovoi"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2002.04.25"]
[SourceDate "2002.04.25"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. Be2 Bd7 11. g4 Rc8 12. h4 b5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. a3 h5 15.
g5 Nd7 16. Bd4 e5 $1 {[My experienced opponent had a high rating; he featured
in the "Top 50" correspondence players of the ex-USSR.  That is why I rejected
the much-played 16... 0-0?! 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Qd4+ Kg8 19.Rd2 =+.  I decided to
stun my formidable opponent with my uncastling play!]} 17. Be3 Ke7 $1 {
[The principle of Steinitz - Black's K boldly enters play!]} 18. Rh2 Rhd8 19.
Rf2 Nc5 20. Rdf1 Kf8 $1 21. Bd3 {
[Preparing for 22.f4 but wasting time on an attack.]} 21... Rd7 22. f4 exf4 23.
Bxf4 Kg8 $1 {[Not 23... Qb7? because of 24.Bxd6+! Rxd6 25.Rxf7+ Qxf7 26.Rxf7+
Kxf7 27.Qf2+! and 28.Qxc5]} 24. Kb1 Qb7 25. Re1 a5 $1 {
[This is the start of the attack - White has lost.]} 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 b4
$1 {[In the Latin way: "Aquila non captat muscas" - if 27... Qxd5? 28.Bxb5!
Qxd2 29.Rxd2 Rb7 30.c4 +-]} 28. axb4 axb4 29. Bc4 Na4 $1 {[If 29... Bc3?! 30.
Qe2 (30.bxc3?? bxc3+ and 31... cxd2) 30... Bxe1 31.Qxe1 Ra8 32.Re2! Kf8 33.
Qg3! =+]} 30. Bb3 Nxb2 31. Be5 $2 {[A hopeless position for White.]} 31... Bxe5
{[Also possible is 31... dxe5 32.Re4 Ra8! 33.Kxb2 Qa7!]} 32. Rxe5 dxe5 33. Kxb2
Qa7 $1 34. Rf3 Qa3+ 35. Kb1 Ra8 36. c4 bxc3 37. Rxc3 Rb7 {
[White could resign here.]} 38. Qb2 Qb4 39. Qc2 Kg7 40. Qd3 Qxh4 41. d6 Rxb3+
42. Rxb3 Qe1+ 43. Kb2 {[Or 43.Kc2 Ra2+ 44.Rb2 Qf2]} 43... Qa1+ 44. Kc2 Ra2+ 0-1

