[Event "2nd Pearl Spring"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2009.10.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Radjabov, T."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "André Schulz"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {Radjabov wants to play the Sveshnikov, but Carlsen
prevents that with his next move.} 3. Bb5 e6 ({The main variation is} 3... g6)
4. O-O Nge7 {This is how Radjabov often plays against the Rossolimo System.} 5.
c3 (5. Nc3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 a6 8. Ba4 Nc6 9. d3 b5 10. Bb3 Bc5 11. f4
Qh4 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. Kh1 Qe7 14. Qe1 g6 15. c3 dxc3 16. Bxc3 Bb4 17. d4 Bxc3 18.
Qxc3 Qb4 19. Qe3 Na5 20. d5 O-O 21. Rad1 Rae8 22. Ng3 Nxb3 23. axb3 f5 24. Qa7
Bc8 25. Qe3 Bb7 26. Qa7 Bc8 27. Qe3 {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,S (2751)-Radjabov,T 
(2761)/Wijk aan Zee 2009/CB06_2009}) 5... a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2 {This
position was already debated by the two players in Linares at the beginning of
2009. Radjabov now deviates.} d5 (8... Ng6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 11. a3 Be7
12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rd1 Na5 14. g3 Nc4 15. h4 Nxa3 16. bxa3 Rxc3 17. h5 Qc7 18. Bd3
Nh8 19. Bb2 Rb3 20. Rac1 Qa5 21. d5 Bxa3 22. Bxa3 Rxa3 23. Qe3 f5 24. exf5 Bxd5
25. Ne5 Qd8 26. fxe6 dxe6 27. Bxh7+ Kxh7 28. Qxa3 Rf5 29. Qd3 Kg8 30. Qe2 Nf7
31. Ng6 Kh7 32. Nf4 Ng5 33. Qg4 Qa8 34. Nxd5 Rxd5 35. f4 Rxd1+ 36. Qxd1 Ne4 37.
Qd3 Qd5 38. Qxd5 exd5 39. Kg2 a5 40. g4 b4 41. Rc8 b3 42. g5 g6 43. h6 Nd6 44.
Rb8 a4 45. Rb4 d4 46. Rxa4 d3 47. Kf3 Nb5 48. Rb4 Nc3 49. Rb7+ Kg8 50. Rb8+ Kh7
51. Ke3 b2 52. Rb7+ Kg8 53. Rb8+ Kh7 {1/2-1/2 Carlsen,M (2776)-Radjabov,T 
(2761)/Linares 2009/CB11_2009}) 9. e5 ({Less ambitious would be} 9. d3 d4 10.
a4 Ng6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Na3 Qb8 14. c4 bxc4 15. Nxc4 Be7 16. g3
O-O {1/2-1/2 Campora,D (2542)-Vallejo Pons,F (2629) /Dos Hermanas 2002/CBM 087
ext}) 9... d4 ({Here we have also seen} 9... Qb6 {e.g.} 10. h4 Rd8 11. Rd1 d4
12. Be4 Nd5 13. d3 Be7 14. cxd4 cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:57] 1/2-1/2 Lahno,K (2456)
-Kuzubov,Y (2554)/Moscow 2007/CBM}) 10. Be4 Qb6 ({Carlsen's Trainer prefered 
(against Grischuk)} 10... Nd5 {which is also the main move.} 11. cxd4 Nxd4 12.
Nxd4 cxd4 13. a4 b4 14. d3 Qc7 15. f4 Rc8 16. Nd2 Ne3 17. Rf3 Bxe4 18. dxe4 d3
19. Qxd3 Nc2 20. Rb1 Ne1 21. Qxa6 Nxf3+ 22. Nxf3 Qc4 23. Qb5+ Qxb5 24. axb5
Bc5+ 25. Kf1 O-O 26. Ke2 Rb8 27. Be3 Rxb5 28. Rc1 Bxe3 29. Kxe3 Rbb8 30. Nd4
Rfc8 31. Rd1 Rc4 32. g4 Rd8 33. h4 g6 34. h5 gxh5 35. gxh5 h6 36. f5 Kh7 37. f6
Rd7 38. Rd2 Kh8 39. Rd1 Rc2 40. Ra1 Rxb2 41. Ra8+ Kh7 42. Re8 Ra2 43. Nc6 b3
44. Rb8 Ra6 45. Nd4 Ra3 46. Nxb3 Rd1 47. Rb7 Rb1 48. Rxf7+ Kg8 49. Rg7+ Kf8 50.
Kd4 Raxb3 51. Ra7 Rd1+ 52. Kc4 Rb8 53. Kc3 Rc8+ 54. Kb2 Rd4 55. Rh7 Rc6 56. Rb7
Rdc4 57. Kb3 Rc3+ 58. Kb2 Rc2+ {[%emt 0:01:30] 0-1 Grischuk,A (2702)-Kasparov,
G (2838)/Moscow 2002/CBM}) 11. d3 Rd8 ({After} 11... Ng6 {Black has to reckon
with} 12. h4) 12. a4 Nd5 13. axb5 axb5 14. cxd4 cxd4 {Opening up the position
is better for White, who is much better developed.} 15. Nbd2 Nf4 (15... Be7 16.
Nb3 O-O {would also be dangerous for Black, since White is ready to attack on
the kingside.} 17. Bg5 $5) 16. Qd1 {Even this position has been seen before.
Radjabov deviates from the predecessor game.} Nb4 $6 (16... Nd5 17. Nb3 Be7 18.
Bd2 Ndb4 19. Qe2 O-O 20. Ng5 g6 21. Nxh7 Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24.
Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Qh6+ {[%emt
0:33:24] 1/2-1/2 Pahud,C (2185)-Carron,J (2300)/Lausanne 2003/EXT}) 17. Nb3
Bxe4 {This forced exchange in the following weakens  the pawn on b5.} (17...
Nbd5) 18. dxe4 Nfd3 19. Bg5 Rc8 (19... Rb8 20. Nfxd4 Nxe5 21. Ra5 $18) 20.
Nfxd4 Nxb2 (20... Nxe5 21. Ra5 Bd6 22. Rxb5 Qc7 23. f4 $18) 21. Qe2 Nc4 22.
Rfc1 Bc5 (22... Be7 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. Ra7+ {is also hardly
enjoyable for Black.}) 23. Nxb5 O-O $2 {This loses the game for Black, who was
already suffering from a clearly inferior position.} ({After} 23... Bxf2+ 24.
Qxf2 Qxb5 25. Qe2 ({In case of} 25. Qd4 O-O 26. Be7 Nc6 (26... Rfe8 $2 27. Bxb4
Qxb4 28. Na5 {wins a piece, or Black must give his queen for a knight and rook}
) 27. Qc5 Qxc5+ (27... Qxb3 28. Bxf8 Nd2 29. Ra3 Qb7 30. Qc2 $18) 28. Bxc5
N4xe5 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 {the white win is not so clear:} 30. Rc5 g6 31. Ra6 Rb8 {
etc.}) 25... O-O 26. Nd4 $18) 24. Nxc5 {An unusual and pretty configuration of
all four knights} Nxe5 (24... Rxc5 25. Be7 Qxb5 26. Bxc5 Qxc5 27. Qxc4 Qxc4 28.
Rxc4 $18) 25. Be7 ({Perhaps Black had been hoping for} 25. Nb3 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 (
26. Bxc1 $1 $18) 26... Nbd3) 1-0

