[Event "77th Tata Steel Chess Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:13]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. bxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:58]
} 8. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {181} 9. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bg4 {196} 10. Be2 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:24]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 12. Rb1 {141} cxd4 {95} 13. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 14.
Rxb7 {240} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 15. Rxb8 {375} Rxb8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 16. h3 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Bd7 {686} 17. d5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Ne5 {1101} 18. Bf4 {92} Nxf3+
{592} 19. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 20. Qc1 {684} Rc4 {319}
21. Qb1 {82} Qb2 {68} 22. Qxb2 {268} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 23. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:
02]} Rb4 {253} 24. Be3 {620} a5 {301} 25. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rb5 {274} 26.
Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Be5 {163} 27. Rxb5 {424} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. Bg4 {
570} Bb2 {582} 29. Bc5 {801} a4 {381} 30. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} f5 {406} 31.
exf5 {300} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 32. f4 {154} Kf7 {269} 33. g4 {421} Bc1 {189}
34. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} fxg4 {177} 35. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a3 {210} 36. Bb3
{[%emt 0:00:09]} Bd7 {67} 37. g5 {133} h6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 38. gxh6 {83} Kg6 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 39. Kf2 {279} Kxh6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 40. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Ba2 {271} Bb2 {271} 42. Be5 {189} Bf5 {301} 43. d6 {
422} Bd7 {100} 44. Bb1+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 45. Ke4 {[%emt 0:
00:54]} Bc6+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 46. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bd7+ {[%emt 0:00:32]}
47. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "77th Tata Steel Chess Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nf6 {124} 5. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} exf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:00:38]
} Qd5 {129} 7. Nf3 {373} Bd6 {85} 8. Be2 {163} O-O {[%emt 0:00:19]} 9. O-O {143
} Bc7 {143} 10. h3 {186} Bf5 {301} 11. Re1 {323} Nd7 {365} 12. Nh4 {692} Be4 {
209} 13. g3 Rfe8 {971} 14. c4 {1084} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 15. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:
22]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rad8 17. Bg4 Nf8 {362} 18.
Re3 {954} c5 {183} 19. d5 Bg6 20. Qe2 {198} Rxe3 {148} 21. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:07]
} Bd6 22. f4 {418} Qc7 {110} 23. a4 {120} Qb8 {127} 24. Re1 {161} Bc2 25. Bd1 {
572} Bxd1 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 26. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 27.
Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Re8 {94} 28. Qd3 {258} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 29. Nxg6 {527}
fxg6 {130} 30. b3 {74} Kf7 {321} 31. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:26]}
32. Rxe8 {105} Qxe8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 33. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 34. a5 {91} bxa5 {79} 35. Qe3 {253} Qd7 {381} 36. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 37. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} h4 {99} 38. g4 {68} Qc2+ {138}
39. Kf1 {Black's position is somewhat miserable as any endgame is dangerous to
him; that passed pawn on the d5 square will never go away. However, for now,
his queen is making an amazing job of creating counterplay.} Kg8 $4 {It's very
unclear what Jobava missed, but this just gives White the full point.} (39...
Kf8 40. Bxh4 a5 $1 {And White's task of making progress might simply be
impossible.}) 40. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Qxd6 {Why
not? It's a free bishop. Black does not have a perpetual.} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:12]
} (41... Qd3+ 42. Kg1 Qe3+ 43. Bf2 Qc1+ 44. Kg2 $18) 42. Kg2 {546} Qxc4 {116} (
42... Qc2+ 43. Bf2 Qe4+ 44. Kg1 Qb1+ 45. Kh2 Qc2 46. Qxc5 $18) 43. Qe6 {460} a5
{[%emt 0:00:20]} 44. f5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} gxf5 {217} 45. Qxf5+ {358} g6 {[%emt
0:00:39] The endgame is very simple to win from this point on.} 1-0

[Event "77th Tata Steel Chess Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt
0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Re1 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
8. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {80} 10.
d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bf8 {[%emt
0:00:23]} 12. a4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} exd4 {108} 13. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Qd7 {
[%emt 0:00:35]} 14. axb5 {1969} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 15. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Bxa8 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 16. Ng5 {611} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 17. e5 {237} Nd5 {66}
18. Ndf3 {306} h6 {1968} 19. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 20. Qd2
{1076} dxe5 $2 {The start of Black's real problems.} (20... Bd5 $1 21. Bxd5 (
21. Qxb4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 d5 23. Qe1 dxe4 24. Qxe4 $14 {Gives White compensation
for the sacrificed exchange, but Black has his own chances.}) 21... Nxd5 $11)
21. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qf5 {135} 22. Nc5 {Black is somewhat uncoordinated.
since f7 is weak and his knight on b4 is hanging he has to come up with some
creative way of holding everything together.} Bxc5 {1649} 23. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:
02]} Bd5 $4 {This, however, blunders a piece.} (23... Kh7 24. Qxb4 Rxe5 $16)
24. g4 $1 {The move that Saric must have missed.} (24. Bxd5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Qxe5
26. Bxf7+ Nxf7 27. Qxb4 {is an extra pawn but converting it would be time
consuming.}) 24... Qf6 {582} 25. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Nxd5 {86} (25... Rxe5
26. Qxb4 {is the point.} Rxd5 27. Re8+ Kh7 28. Qe4+ {since the queen is now
not on f5, but on f6, this check is possible and it wins a whole rook.}) 26.
Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:53] Black is simply down a piece here.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]}
27. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rd8 {106} 28. Qe4 {163} 1-0

[Event "77th Tata Steel Chess Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Qc2 {142} Qa5 {
158} 7. Qxe4 {348} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 8. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxd2+ {[%emt
0:00:22]} 9. Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 10. dxc5 {603} Qxc5 {
123} 11. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} b5 {116} 12. Qe3 {1054} Qxe3 {820} 13. fxe3 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} bxc4 {1370} 14. Bxc6 {98} dxc6 {93} 15. Nxc4 {159} Ba6 {463}
16. Nd2 {656} Rb8 {905} 17. b3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Ke7 {749} 18. Ne4 {774} Rhd8 {
132} 19. Rc1 {184} e5 {353} 20. Kf2 {286} Rb6 {269} 21. Rc5 {298} Rd5 {[%emt 0:
00:47]} 22. Rhc1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} f5 {107} 23. Ng5 {171} h6 {246} 24. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:00:29]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 25. R5c2 {358} Kc7 {432} 26. h3 {599} g6 {
81} 27. h4 {310} Bb7 {174} 28. e4 {334} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 29. Nd2 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 30. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bf5 {61} 31. Rc5 {77}
Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 32. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 33. Rc4 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 34. a4 {163} h5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 35. Nxe4
{[%emt 0:00:45]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 36. Kxe4 {83} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 37.
e3 {86} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 38. Rc2 {80} Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 39. Rf2 {[%emt
0:00:08]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 40. Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
41. Re8+ {308} Kd6 {1112 Kxe5+ Kxe5} 1/2-1/2

[Event "77th Tata Steel Chess Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {79} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3.
Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} 5. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 6. g3 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
b6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. Bg2 {75} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:25]} c5
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. cxd5 {600} Nxd5 {260} 10. Nc4 {733} Rc8 {496} 11. Bg5 {106}
Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 12. Rac1 {482} b5 {300} 13. Ne3 {181} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:00:36]
} 14. Bxe3 {66} c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 15. Rfd1 {68} a6 {436} 16. Bf4 {511} Bd6 {
312} 17. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 18. e4 {139} O-O {439} 19.
Ng5 {347} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 20. e5 {310} Qxg5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 21. Bxb7 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Rb8 {706} 22. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} g6 {529} 23. Qc3 {[%emt 0:
00:29]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 24. b3 {92} cxb3 {567} 25. axb3 {240} Rc8 {[%emt
0:00:12]} 26. Qb4 {418} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 27. Ra1 {199} Rfd8 {465} 28. Kg2 {
63} Nf8 {418} 29. Qa5 {605} Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 30. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc3
{[%emt 0:00:10]} 31. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. d5 {[%emt
0:00:37]} Rb4 {478} 33. Bf3 {399} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 34. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:
53]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 35. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Re8 {351} 36. Re1 {[%emt 0:
00:19]} Re7 {224} 37. Re2 {195} Rd4 {170} 38. f4 {488} 1/2-1/2

[Event "77th Tata Steel Chess Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {75} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. f4 {[%emt 0:00:00] The Austrian
attack... again! Radjabov employed it against Van Wely earlier in the
tournament but got no advantage from the opening.} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. Bd3
{[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {473} (5... c5 6. dxc5 {is no good for Black, so he has to
go for the e5 break instead.}) 6. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:13]}
7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} exf4 {203} 8. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:13] White has the
problem of his isolated pawn on e4, but on the other hand Black has virtually
no development. It's hard to play Black in these kinds of positions until he
obtains a blockade on e5.} O-O {249} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nc6 {1585} 10.
O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:27]} Ng4 {484} 11. Nd5 {451} Nce5 {331} 12. h3 {Forcing
black to trade on f3, which is not something he wants to do.} Nxf3 {80} (12...
c6 13. hxg4 Nxd3+ 14. cxd3 cxd5 15. Bh6 {is some computer suggestion, but it
basically looks like completely suicide. The brilliant point is that} f6 $1 {
saves Black.} 16. Bxg7 $6 Qc7+ 17. Kb1 Qxg7 {and Black is actually ok somehow.}
) 13. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. Be2 {Now Black really has
nothing compensating for his lack of development. White is very close to
breaking the kingside with simple moves such as h4-h5 or Be3 f4-f5.} Be6 {676}
15. Bg5 {1349} f6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 16. Be3 {132} c6 {145} 17. f4 $1 {[%emt 0:
00:35] The start of a nice sequence.} Nf7 {247} 18. f5 {116} gxf5 {188} 19. Nf4
{[%emt 0:00:33]} Qxd2+ {393} 20. Bxd2 {104} Rae8 {407} 21. Rhg1 {227} Kh8 {
[%emt 0:00:58] Just because the queens are off it does not mean that Black has
solved the pressure coming down on his kingside.} 22. Rxg7 $6 {348} (22. Nxe6
Rxe6 23. Bb4 Rb8 24. Rd7 Bh6+ 25. Kb1 Rxe4 $1 $13) (22. Kb1 $1 {Is kind of a
brilliant move. The point is that fxe4 blocks the saving resource Rxe4 that we
saw in the previous variation, but if Black's can't take the pawn what on
earth is he going to do?}) 22... Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 23. Nh5+ {[%emt 0:00:20]
} Kg6 $2 {Definitely not the right way to go. The king is too exposed!} (23...
Kh8 24. Nxf6 Rd8 25. exf5 Rxd2 $1 (25... Bxf5 26. Bc3 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Kg7 28.
Nd7+ Kg8 29. Nxf8 Kxf8 30. h4 {and White's pair of bishops gives him a
pleasant endgame.}) 26. Rxd2 Bxf5 $11) 24. Rg1+ {369} Ng5 {81} 25. Nf4+ $1 {
[%emt 0:00:56]} Kg7 {231} (25... Kf7 26. Bh5+ $18) 26. h4 {444} h6 {[%emt 0:00:
28]} 27. Bh5 {677} Bf7 {447} 28. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Bxh5 {[%emt 0:00:59]}
29. Nxh5+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 30. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} fxg5
{[%emt 0:00:14]} (30... hxg5 {is far more resilient.} 31. Bc3 Re3 $1 $14) 31.
Ng3 {78} Rd8 {149} 32. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rd4 {74} 33. Rxh6 {[%emt 0:00:07]
The two pieces will simply overwhelm the rook. The rest is not terribly
difficult.} Rfd8 {97} 34. Rh7+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 35. Rh2 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 36. Ne2 {121} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 37. Rf2
{[%emt 0:00:11]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 38. b3 {88} b5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 39. b4 {
[%emt 0:00:39]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 40. a3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 41. axb4 {149} a5 {1064} 42. Nc3 {218} Re5 {87} 43. bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
b4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 44. Na2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 45. Nxb4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 46. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 47. Nd3 {190} Rb5+ {301} 48. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} g3 {173} 49. Rf3 {[%emt
0:00:33]} Rb7 {204} 50. Bf4 {196} g2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 51. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:39]}
Re7 {79} 52. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 1-0

[Event "77th Tata Steel Chess Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Be3
{[%emt 0:00:10]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. d5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:12]
} 10. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} c5 {
[%emt 0:00:39]} 12. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 13. a3 {74} Nh6 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 14. h3 {A relatively unique interpretatino of the KID. Black
chases around the White bishop, but his structure looks kind of funny.
Computers love White in these positions, but it is not so clear that they
understand what is going on.} Nf7 {261} 15. Nd3 {224} Bh6 {323} 16. b4 {97} Bd7
{333} 17. Rb1 {648} b6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 18. bxc5 {91} Nxc5 {139} 19. Nxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} dxc5 {1065} 20. a4 {884} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:35] Again, computers
prefer White, but with a nice blockade on d6, targetting e4 and c4, a solid
kingside and a solid queenside, it is not entirely clear to me why White has
the preferable position.} 21. Qd3 {219} Kg7 {406} 22. Rb2 {359} Bg5 {183} 23.
Bg3 {295} h4 {323} 24. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qe8 {341} 25. Ra1 {177} Nb7 $1 {
Simply preventing White from opening the queenside.} 26. Kh1 {267} Qe7 {187}
27. Qc2 {272} Bf4 {589} 28. Bg1 {As you can see, White doesn't want to trade
bishops.} f5 {147} 29. Bd3 {73} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 30. d6 $6 {This move is a
little too happy. White obviously gets the great square d5 for his knight, but
giving up a full pawn for it doesn't seem to be worth it.} Rxd6 {359} 31. Nd5 {
65} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 32. Qc3 {62} Kh7 {192} 33. Re1 {112} Re8 {430} 34.
Rbe2 {239} fxe4 {419} 35. Bxe4 {101} Nd8 {373} 36. Nxf4 {137} (36. a5 $5 Bc6 $1
{seems quite unclear to me.}) 36... exf4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 37. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:
09]} Ne6 {180} 38. Bh2 {White obviously has compensation for his pawn. The
pressure on the e-file and the d5-f7 diagonal is annoying, he has the pair of
bishops and some initiative, but with some moves Black will untangle and then
it will be a question of if White will retain enough for his material deficit.}
Qg7 {87} 39. Re5 {300} g5 {119} 40. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:00]
The king can take care of himself! This is a fabulous move as now White is
really running out of attacking resources while Nd4 is coming.} 41. Bxf4 $1 {
1147} Rf8 $6 {This tempting move is actually the source of some troubles.} (
41... gxf4 42. Qh5#) (41... Nxf4 $1 42. Rxe8 Bxe8 43. Rxe8 Qa1+ 44. Kh2 Qf6 $13
) 42. Rxe6+ {1016} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 43. Bxg5+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kxg5 $8
{[%emt 0:00:18]} 44. Qg4+ {104} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 45. Rxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:52]}
Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 46. Qxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Qg4+
{79} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 48. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49.
Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 50. Qxh4+ {White is in no risk to
lose this position. He has enough material for the exchange. Well, at least
that's what one would think.} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 51. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qe5
{189} 52. Qh4+ {338} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 53. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Qe5 {[%emt
0:00:05]} 54. Qc2 {105} Qe1+ {493} 55. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:15]
} 56. f3 $6 {85} (56. Qb2+ $1 {This was much more precise.} Kh7 (56... Kh6 $1
57. f3 Re8 (57... Qe7 $16) 58. Qf6+ $18) 57. f3 Re8 $2 58. Be4+ $18) 56... Re8
{138} 57. Qf5 {275} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} 58. Qxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxe5 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 59. Be4 $2 {132} (59. g4 $1 a6 (59... a5 60. Bc6 (60. Be4 b5 $1
$11) 60... Re3 61. Kg3 Rb3 62. h4 Rb4 63. Bb5 $18) 60. Kg3 b5 61. axb5 axb5 62.
Kf4 Kf6 63. h4 {is not playable for Black as the threat of g5+ allows White to
take on b5 next turn.}) 59... Re6 {235} 60. Kg3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd6 {[%emt
0:00:00]} 61. Bd5 $4 {Even though White was already not going to win because
of his tempi loss, this move hands over the game to Black!} a5 $1 {An
excellent move. The threat of breaking through with b5 is real.} 62. Bb7 {376}
b5 $19 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 63. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 64. Be4 {
256} c3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 65. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:19] The rook
easily takes the bishop, the a-pawn, stops the b-pawn and wins the game.} 0-1

