[Event "US Championship (Gp. 2)"]

> [Site "Chandler"]

> [Date "1997.08.25"]

> [Round "3"]

> [White "Schwartzman, Gabriel"]

> [Black "Kaidanov, Gregory"]

> [Result "0-1"]

> [ECO "B10"]

> [WhiteElo "2510"]

> [BlackElo "2590"]

> [PlyCount "92"]

> [EventDate "1997.08.23"]

>

> 1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Qa4+

>

> I have always preferred 5 Bb5+ here.

>

> Nbd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Bc4 Nc5 10. Qa3 Nce4 11. O-O

> Nd6

>

> Kaidanov plays for queenside activity supported by the strong

> knight on d6. Instead, 11

> .. Nxc3

> 12 dxc3 Nxd5 13 Rd1! would favor White.

>

> 12. d3 a6 13. Re1 Rb8

>

> The very awkward position of the White queen on a3 gives Black

> the better game.

>

> 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Ne4 b5 17. Nxd6 exd6 18. Bb3 Qb6 19. Be3

> b4

>

> Converting his middlegame advantage to an endgame with a monster

> passed pawn on

> b2.

>

> 20. Bxb6 bxa3 21. Bc7 axb2 22. Rab1 Rbc8 23. Bxd6 Rfe8 24. Red1 Bg4 25.

> f3 Bd7 26. Kf1 Bf5

> 27. Bc4 Bc3 28. Ba3 Rb8 29. d6 a5 30. Bb3 Bd7 31. Bc5 h5 32. Bf2 a4 33.

> Bc2 a3

> 34. Bc5 Ra8 35. Bb3 Reb8 36. Bd5 Ra5 37. d4 Bb5+ 38. Kf2 Ba4 39. Be4

> Bxd1 40.

> Rxd1 Bb4 41. d7 Bxc5 42. dxc5 Rd8 43. c6 Rc5 44. g4 hxg4 45. fxg4 f5

> 46. gxf5

> gxf5 0-1