1.e4
c5
2.Nf3
d6
3.d4
cxd4
4.Nxd4
Nf6
5.Nc3
Nc6
6.h3
e6
7.g4
a6
8.Bg2
Nd7
9.0-0
Be7
10.f4
Nxd4
11.Qxd4
Qb6
12.Qxb6
Nxb6
13.a4
Nd7
14.a5
b6
15.axb6
Rb8
16.Rd1
Rxb6
17.b3
Rc6
18.Bd2
h6
19.Ra2
g5
20.Ne2
gxf4
21.Nxf4
Ne5
22.Kf2
Bh4+
23.Ke2
Bg5
24.c4
Ke7
25.Ra3
Bd7
26.Nd3
Nxd3
27.Kxd3
Bxd2
28.Rxd2
Rb6
29.Kc3
Rhb8
30.Rb2
Rc8
31.Ra5
e5
32.Rba2
Rcb8
33.R2a3
Bc8
34.Bf3
Rc6
35.Be2
Rcb6
36.Bd3
Kf6
37.h4
37...Bxg4?
The moment Short had been hoping for. Black missteps, either for undue fear of c5, or misevaluating how much faster the White pawns go forward. [37...Bb7
38.Ra1
(38.c5
dxc5
39.Rxc5
Rg8
) 38...Ke7
39.Rb1
Bc6
40.c5
(40.b4
Bd7
41.g5
(41.b5
axb5
42.cxb5
Bxg4
43.Ra7+
R8b7
44.Rba1
Bd7=
) 41...hxg5
42.hxg5
Rh8
43.Rg1
) 40...dxc5
41.Rxc5
f6
42.g5
hxg5
43.hxg5
Kd6
And Black is fine.]
38.Rxa6
Kg6
39.Rxb6
Rxb6
40.b4
Kh5
41.b5
41...Kxh4?
Though this loses faster, there was little hope in the alternative. [41...Rb8
42.Ra6
Rd8
43.Ra2!
The idea is to bring the rook to d2 to pressure d6 (tying Black's rook to its defense) and cover h2, forcing Black's king to support the h-pawn advance. 43...Kxh4
44.Rd2
Rg8
(44...h5
45.Bf1
Rd7
46.b6!
) 45.Bc2
Rg6
46.Bd1
h5
]
42.Ra6
Rxa6
43.bxa6
Bc8
44.a7
Bb7
45.Kd2
Kg5
46.Ke3
h5
47.c5
h4
48.Ba6
h3
49.Bxb7
h2
50.a8Q
h1Q
51.Qd8+
Kg6
52.Qxd6+
f6
53.Kd2
Qb1
54.Qb6
Qa2+
55.Kd3
Qa3+
56.Kc4
Qa4+
57.Qb4
Qc2+
58.Kb5
Qd3+
59.Qc4
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