[Event "Middlesex League Division 1 Match"]
[Site "Chiswick Town Hall"]
[Date "2005.02.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "A. Hayler"]
[Black "R. Gruettner"]
[Opening "Alekhine's Defense"]
[BlackElo "178"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]

1.  e4    Nf6
2.  e5    Nd5
3.  c4    Nb6
4.  d4    d6
5.  f4    dxe5
6.  fxe5  c5 {(the other main line starts 6... Nc6)}
7.  d5    e6
8.  Nc3   exd5
9.  cxd5  c4 {(this has been shown to be best for black)}
10. Nf3   Bb4
11. Bxc4  Bxc3
12. bxc3  Nxc4
13. Qa4   Nd7
14. Qxc4  Nb6
15. Qb5   Qd7
16. Qxd7  Bxd7
17. d6    Rc8 {This is a well-known theoretical position. If white tries
to cling on to the extra pawn black has excellent active
play. I had analysed this position with Alexander Chernaiev
and he had recommended my next, which I found later was also
played by Minasian to beat Shabalov in the USSR championship
in 1990. Black had good results in this line but after}
18. Be3! {things are trickier. White gives back the pawn but shatters
black's queenside, while he is also better developed and has 
potentially dangerous advanced pawns, as we will see...} Rxc3
19. Bxb6 axb6
20. Kd2  Rc5
{This is what Shabalov played also, but it does not turn out 
well here either.  Maybe 20 ... Ra3 21. Rhb1 ... but white 
keeps an edge.}
21. Rab1  ...
{Minasian played Rfb1 against Shabalov, but the play is 
similar.}
21. ...  b5?
{Better to admit the pawn is dead with ... Bc6}
22. Rhc1 Rd5
{White's king wants to go forward anyway; better ... Rc1 but 
white is still distinctly better}
23. Ke3  0-0
{Perhaps 23.  ... f6 but then 24 Rd1 is still good for white.}
24. Rc7  Bc6
25. Rb4! ... 
{Black is in big trouble now; white wants to swap the rook 
off and support his advanced pawns; it is not clear that 
black can do much about this.}
25. ...  f6
26. Rd4  fxe5
27. Rxd5 Bxd5
28. Nxe5 Bxa2
29. d7   Be6
30. Rxb7 Rd8
31. Kd4! ...
{not the tempting 31. Rb5? Bd7 32. Rd5 ... because of 32. ... 
Re8! and black wriggles free.}
31. ...  Bxd7
{what else is better?  If black does nothing white plays Kc5, 
Kd6 and Nc6.  Fritz reckons Bd7 is about as good as black 
has.}
32. Rxd7 Rxd7
33. Nxd7 Kf7
34. Kc5  Kg6
35. Kxb5 ... {or 35 Nf8 ... but white is winning either way}
35. ...  Kf5
36. Kc5  Ke4
37. Kd6  Ke3
38. Ne5  Kf2
39. g4   Kg2
40. h4   Kg3
41. h5   Kf4
42. Ke6  Kg5
43. Kf7  g6
44. h6! {and black resigned in view of 44. ... Kh6 45 Kf6 g5 46 Nf7 mate!} 
1-0