[Event "Amsterdam"]

[Site "Amsterdam NED"]

[Date "1954.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "David Bronstein"]
[Black "Oscar Panno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A54"]
[PlyCount "95"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Nf3 Nbd7
( 6...e4 7.Ng5 {Loses.} )
7.g3 c6 8.Bh3
{I dont like the bishop there, it blocks the queenside pawns and it
looks misplaced overall.}
( 8.Bg2 {Is a more common move. And perhaps better as White can try to
play h3-g4.} )
8...Bd6
( 8...Bc5 {This was probably a better move.} 9.Na4 Bb4+ {Black
equalizes.} )
9.Be3 h6
( 9...Nb6 {Seemed to me like a good move as it exchanged some pieces
but White gets quick development and puts a little bit of pressure
under Black.} 10.Bxc8 Nxc8 11.O-O-O Ke7 12.h3 h5 13.Kc2 )
( 9...Kc7 10.O-O-O h6 )
10.O-O Re8 11.Nh4 Bf8 12.b3 g5
{A risky move. Not losing but positionally speaking horrible, those
light squares are now weak and g5 may be subject to attack.}
( 12...Nb6 {Seemd like a better way to try and relieve some pressure.}
13.Bxc8
( 13.Nf5 g6 {And White wins.} )
13...Nxc8 14.Rad1+ Kc7 {And White has nothing, the rooks will probably
be exchanged on the d-file to reach a drawn endgame.} )
13.Nf5 Nc5 14.f3 Kc7 15.Rac1 a5 16.Kg2 Be6 17.Ng7 Bxg7 18.Bxc5 Nd7
{I dont like this move, again it doesnt lose but Bxh3+ followed by Nd7
seemed like a way better continuation, as the rooks are connected and
Black relieves some pressure from the position.}
( 18...Bxh3+ 19.Kxh3 Nd7 {This will probably be a draw.} )
19.Bxe6 Rxe6
{Black's position is now somewhat awkard as the rook is misplacedo on
e6, still Black should be able to hold this.}
20.Bf2 Bf8
( 20...f5 21.Nd5+ Kc8 )
21.Nd5+ Kd8 22.Nb6 Nxb6 23.Bxb6+ Ke8 24.c5
{Even tho it may seem that White is positionally better due to the
bishop controlling d8 it wont last long.}
24...Be7 25.Rcd1 f6
{A bad move, it limits the rook's scope and later on helps to put
Black on Zugzwang.}
( 25...Bd8 26.Bxd8 Rxd8 27.Rxd8+ Kxd8 28.Rd1+ Ke7 {Looks like a draw
to me.} )
26.e4 Bd8 27.Bxd8 Rxd8 28.Rxd8+ Kxd8 29.Rd1+ Ke8
( 29...Kc7 {Probably gives more chances to hold.} 30.h4 h5 31.Kh3 Re7
32.hxg5 fxg5 33.g4 h4 34.Rd6 Rf7 35.Kg2 a4 {This looks way better for
White but it is still far from won. Panno wasnt too enthusiastic to
defend it seems.} )
30.h4 Re7?
{A mistake that allows the invasion.}
( 30...gxh4 31.g4 h5 {Was suggested by Bronstein but it loses
horribly.} 32.gxh5 Re7 33.Rh1 Rd7 34.Rxh4 Rd2+ 35.Kg3 Rxa2 36.h6 {

White wins.} )
31.Rd6 Kf7 32.h5 g4
( 32...Re6 33.Rd7+ Re7 34.Rxe7+ {This enters a lost pawn endgame.}
34...Kxe7 35.Kh3 Kf7 36.Kg4 Ke6 37.a3 {Black is in Zugzwang.} )
33.fxg4 Re6 34.Rd8
( 34.Rxe6 Kxe6 {The pawn endgame is winning, but Bronstein was short
on time and believed Panno.} 35.Kf2 Kd7 36.Ke2 Kc8 37.Kd3 Kc7 38.Kc4 {
White will just push his pawns on the queenside.
He could also put his king on f3 and play g5, getting acess to the
kingside pawns, while Black has nothing to do.
} )
34...Re8 35.Rd2 Ke7 36.Kf3 Rg8 37.Rd1 Rg7 38.Rb1 Rg8 39.b4 axb4 40.Rxb4
Rb8 41.a4 Ke6 42.g5!
{A great clearance sacrifice.}
42...fxg5 43.a5 Rf8+ 44.Kg4 Rf7 45.Rb6 Rc7 46.a6 bxa6 47.Rxa6 Kf6 48.Ra8
{Black is in zugzwang, he has no good move to make and so he resigns.
Whatever he does White will invade. with his rook or with his king.}
1-0