[Comment "auto-generated from "]

[Event "corr. 1990-1991"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vekan"]
[Black "G.Popov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[Annotator "user"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a5 4. a3 {Opening a shelter for the white
light-coloured bishop.} Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 {Applying the ideas
of the Cordell variation.} 8. Bg5 ({The alternative} 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5
10. Bg5 {can be met by} Qe8 $1) 8... h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Qd3 Qe7 11. Nbd2 Nd8 $1
12. dxe5 $6 ({White had to play} 12. d5 Kh8 13. Rfe1 Rg8 $1 14. Nf1 g5 {with
equal chances.}) 12... dxe5 13. Bg3 c6 14. Ba4 Bb8 15. Rfe1 Nh5 16. Nf1 g5 17.
Ne3 Nf4 18. Qc2 Qf6 19. Rad1 Nde6 20. Bb3 Nc5 21. Ba2 a4 {and Black went on
for an attack on the king side.} 1/2-1/2