[Event "Sparkassen GM"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2010.07.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Naiditsch, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.07.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. e4 a6 7. Bxc4 c6 8.
Qd1 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Ng5 Be7 13. h4 Qb6 14. Qg4 h6
15. Nf3 g6 16. Bd2 a5 17. O-O b4 18. a3 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Rfc1 Qb7 21. h5
g5 22. Nh2 bxa3 23. bxa3 O-O 24. Qg3 Qb2 {# The Azerbaidjan genius had
conducted the game with verve and class, and now had a golden opportunity to
finish it off in style. Unfortunately he misses the chance here and plays} 25.
Nf3 $2 (25. Qd3 $1 Qb6 26. Ng4 Kg7 27. f4 Raa8 28. Kh2 gxf4 29. Bxf4 {and
White's attack is decisive. Ex:} Rh8 30. Rf1 Rh7 31. Bg5 $3 Bxg5 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7
33. Qxh7+ Ke8 34. Rf1 $1 Be7 35. Qg8+ Nf8 36. Rxf8+ $1 Bxf8 37. Nf6+ Kd8 (37...
Ke7 38. Qh7+ Kd8 39. Qd7#) 38. Qxf8+ Kc7 39. Qxa8) 25... Rb6 26. Bc3 Qb5 27. a4
Qa6 28. Bd2 Kh7 29. Rc7 Rb7 30. Rac1 Rxc7 31. Rxc7 Rd8 32. Nh2 Qe2 33. Bxa5
Qd1+ 34. Nf1 Qxa4 35. Qc3 Ra8 {After spending the entire game either
completely won or just better, he has a moment of madness.#} 36. Rxd7 $4 {No
doubt, Mamedyarov is still wondering what on earth possessed him to play this.}
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