1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
c5
3.d5
b5
4.Bg5
Qb6
5.Nc3
b4
6.Na4
Qc7
7.Bxf6
exf6
8.Nf3
d6
9.Qd2
[9.a3
bxa3
10.Rxa3
Nd7
]
9...Bd7
10.b3
Bxa4
11.bxa4
Qa5
12.Qe3+
Be7
13.Nd2
no point trying to protect the a pawn by Qb3 as the Knight on b8 can easily chase it up, Nd7 then Nb6
13...Qxa4
14.Ne4
Qd7
15.g4
0-0
Quite an adventure to castle in such position, where White has declared his intentions by 15.g4
16.Bh3
Qd8
17.f4
Nd7
18.Rg1
g5
of course the g5 square is too appealing for Black's Knight, but is it worth advancing the g pawn while White is already preparing a King side attack?
19.Ng3
Re8
20.Bg2
The bishop hasn't much to do on the h3 diagonal after the unexpected 18...g5}
20...Bf8
21.Qf3
gxf4
22.Qxf4
Ne5
23.Be4
Ng6
the Knight has to abandon the precious e5 square
24.Qf5
Re5
25.Qf3
Qe7
giving White a tempo at a critical timing
26.Nf5
Qe8
27.Bd3
Qa4
28.Kf2
Rae8
29.h4
Qd7
30.g5
fxg5
31.hxg5
Opening the h file, together with a pawn on g5 preventing Black from h6 was White's main objective. (Fritz came up with a rather surprising analysis against the tempting alternative 31.h5} [31.h5
Qd8
not (31...Ne7
32.Rxg5+
Kh8
33.Nh6
Rxg5
34.Nxf7+
Kg8
35.Nxg5
Nc8
36.Bxh7+
Kh8
37.Bg6
) 32.hxg6
fxg6
33.Ng3
Bg7
34.Qh1
R5e7
black has a clear advantage]
31...Bg7
32.Rh1
Rxf5
else White would carry out a decisive attack on the h7 square. Anyway Black is still in the game with active pieces
33.Bxf5
Qe7
34.Rad1
Qe5
35.Bb1
Qc3
36.Qxc3
Bxc3
37.e3
Re5
38.Rh5
f6
39.Rdh1
Rxg5
40.Bxg6
Rxg6
41.Rxh7
Rg4
White misses a quick win
42.Rh8+
[42.Rxa7
Rxc4
(42...f5
43.Rhh7
Be5
44.Rhb7
Rg7
(44...Kh8
45.a4
bxa3
46.Rxa3
Rg7
47.Raa7
Rxb7
48.Rxb7
Kg8
49.Kf3
Kf8
) 45.Rxg7+
Bxg7
46.Kg3
Be5+
47.Kh4
f4
48.exf4
Bxf4
49.Kh5
Kf8
50.Kg6
Ke8
51.Kf5
Be5
52.Ke6
Kf8
53.Rd7
Bg3
54.Rxd6
) 43.Rhh7
Re4
44.Rhd7
Re8
45.Rxd6
f5
46.Rc6
Rd8
47.Rxc5
]
42...Kg7
43.R1h7+
Kg6
44.Rg8+
Kxh7
45.Rxg4
f5
This makes White's material advantage more vivid, but it's not quite over yet
46.Rg5
a5
47.Ke2
Bf6
48.Rxf5
Kg6
49.e4
a4
50.Kd1
b3
51.axb3
axb3
52.Rf3
b2
53.Kc2
Bd4
54.Rf5
Bg7
55.Rf3
Bd4
56.Rf1
Be5
57.Kb3
Bd4
58.Ka4
Be3
59.Rb1
Bd4
60.Kb5
Much better was
60...Kg5
[60...Kf6
61.Ka5
(61.Ka4
Kg6
) 61...Ke5
62.Ka4
Kxe4
63.Kb3
Kd3
64.Rd1+
Ke4
too dificult for White to win]
61.Kc6
Kf4
Again [61...Be5
62.Rxb2
Bxb2
63.Kxd6
Kf4
64.Kxc5
Kxe4
65.d6
Ba3+
66.Kc6
Kd4
67.d7
Be7
68.Kb5=
]
62.Kxd6
Kxe4
63.Kc6
Kd3
64.d6
Kxc4
[64...Kc2
65.Rf1
b1Q
66.Rxb1
Kxb1
67.d7
Bf6
68.Kxc5
Kc2
69.Kd6
Kb3
70.c5
Bg5
71.c6
Bf4+
72.Ke7
Kc4
73.d8Q
Bg5+
74.Ke8
Bxd8
75.Kxd8+-
]
65.d7
Bf6
66.Rxb2
Kc3
67.Rf2
Be7
68.Kd5
1-0