1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
g6
3.Nc3
Bg7
4.e4
d6
5.f3
0-0
6.Be3
Nc6
7.Nge2
a6
8.Qd2
Rb8
9.Nc1
e5
10.d5
Nd4
11.Nb3
c5
12.dxc6
bxc6
13.Nxd4
exd4
14.Bxd4
Re8
15.0-0-0?
Castling into an attack, black has a rook on b8 already, and g7 bishop has an eye on the queenside too, in other words it's suicide to castle long here. [RR15.Be2
]
15...Qa5->
16.Nb1?!
[16.Be2
]
16...Qxa2
17.Bc3
Rxe4!
18.Qxd6
the only move and most logical, i spent lots of time on 18.Qxd6 it and was quite upset with myself for confusing the order of moves and playing a quick 18...Bh6+. [18.fxe4?
Nxe4
19.Qc2
Nxc3
20.Nxc3
Bh6+
21.Rd2
Qa1+
22.Nb1
Bxd2+
23.Qxd2
(23.Kxd2
Rxb2-+
) 23...Bf5
]
18...Bh6+?
[18...Re8!->
and the b8 rook is poisoned, for example 19.Qxb8
(19.Qa3
Bh6+
20.Bd2
Bxd2+
21.Nxd2
Qxa3
22.bxa3
Bf5-+
; 19.Bd3
Be6
/\ Red8-+) 19...Bf5-+
]
19.Nd2
Qa1+
Black could force a draw here, realizing that otherwise white will be better at the very least. [19...Bxd2+
20.Qxd2
Qa1+
21.Kc2
Qa4+
22.Kc1=
]
20.Kc2
Qa4+
21.b3
Qa2+
22.Bb2
Bf4[]
23.Qa3?!
[23.Qxb8!
is the move white missed 23...Bxb8
24.Ra1
Qxa1
25.Bxa1
Re6+/-
and the endgame is sligtly better for white than in the game; 23.Ra1?
i had planed 23...Qxb2+
24.Kxb2
Bxd6
25.fxe4
Be5+
26.Kb1
Bxa1
27.Kxa1-/+
; 23.Qxf6
It is interesting to note that Gregory Kaidanov looking at this position at chess.fm, couldnt understand why white doesnt just play Qxf6, i am sure my opponent saw that it losses quickly 23...Be5!
24.Qd8+
Kg7-+
And white can resign because there is no satisfactory defense to blacks threats. 25.Nxe4
(25.fxe4
Qxb2+
26.Kd3
Qc3+
27.Ke2
Bg4+-+
) 25...Qxb2+
26.Kd3
Rxb3+
27.Nc3
Qxc3+
28.Ke2
Qe3#
]
23...Qxa3
24.Bxa3
Re8
25.Bd3
This endgame is better for white
25...Be6
26.g3
[26.Bb2+/=
]
26...Be3
27.Rhe1
Bd4
there was no reason to chase black's bishop to d4
28.Ne4
Nxe4
29.Bxe4
c5=
30.Bc1
a5
31.Bf4
Rb4?!(+)
[31...a4!
Is an interesting move suggested by Petrovich(GM Petr Kiriakov) 32.Bxb8
axb3+
33.Kxb3
Rxb8+
34.Kc2
Rb2+
(34...Rb4!?=
) 35.Kc1
Rxh2
36.Bd5~~
]
32.Bd2
Rb6
33.Bc3?!
[33.Bxa5
Ra6
34.Bc3
Ra2+
35.Kb1
Rxh2
36.Bxd4
cxd4
37.Rxd4
Rb8
38.Re3
h5+/=
White is a bit tied up abd black is active but 2 connected pawns might prove to be too much if white consolidates.]
33...Bxc3
34.Kxc3
Reb8
35.Rb1
Rb4
36.Bd3
Kg7
37.f4
Kf6
38.h4?!
h5
39.Bc2
Bf5
missing a very strong resource [39...a4!
40.Re5
(40.bxa4??
Rxc4+
41.Kd2
Rxc2+
42.Kxc2
Bf5+-+
) 40...axb3
41.Bd3
b2-/+
]
40.Re5
Bxc2
41.Kxc2
a4
42.Rxc5
Rxb3
43.Rxb3
Rxb3
44.Rg5
This move suprised me, i anticipated Ra5 which should lead to a draw [44.Ra5
Rxg3
45.Rxa4
Rg4
(45...Re3
46.c5
Re7
47.Rc4
Kf5
48.c6
Rc7
49.Kc3
Kg4
50.Kd4
Kxh4
51.Ke5
Kg3
52.Kd6
Rc8
53.Kd7
Rh8
54.c7
h4
55.c8Q
Rxc8=
) 46.c5
Ke7
47.Rd4
Rxh4
48.c6
Rh2+
49.Kb3
Rh1
50.Kb2
Rh2+
51.Kb3=
]
44...Ke6
45.c5?
[45.f5+!
Suggested by my friend and teammate NM Vadim Martirosov should lead to draw.]
45...Rb5!-+
46.Kc3
a3
47.Kc4
a2
48.Re5+
Kd7
49.Kxb5
[49.Re1
Rb1-+
]
49...a1Q
50.Rd5+
Kc7
51.Rd6
Qb2+
52.Kc4
Qa2+
53.Kd4
Qb3
54.Ra6
Qxg3
55.Ra7+
Kc6
56.Rxf7
Qxh4
57.Ke5
Kxc5
58.Rc7+
Kb6
59.Rg7
Qg4
60.Rh7
Qf5+
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