(1) Mamedyarov,S (2763) - Wang Hao (2727) [D38]
Tal Memorial Moscow RUS (8), 13.11.2010



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 0-0 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.0-0 cxd4 11.exd4 Nc6 12.Ne4 Qe7 13.Qe2
[13.Qc2 Rd8 14.Rfd1 Bd7 15.a3 Ba5 16.b4 Bb6 17.Nc5 Be8 18.d5 exd5 19.Bxd5 a5 20.Na4 Ba7 21.b5 Nd4 22.Nxd4 Rxd5 23.Nf5 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Qxa3 0-1 Aronian,L (2786)-Kramnik,V (2772)/Moscow 2009/EXT 2010 (52)]

13...Rd8 14.Rfd1 Bd7 15.Bd3N Be8 16.Bb1 Ba5 17.Nc5 Bb6 18.a3 Bxc5 19.Qc2 f5 20.Qxc5 Qxc5 21.Rxc5 Rd6 22.d5 Bh5?! 23.Rd3 exd5 24.Rcxd5 Rf6 25.b4 Bf7 26.Rd7 Bc4 27.Rd2 Re8 28.h4 b5 29.Rc7 Ne5 30.Nxe5 Rxe5 31.Kh2 a6
Shak has been weaving his way in, bit by bit, slowly outplaying his rival.

32.g4!!
Brilliant!

32...Be6 33.g5! hxg5 34.hxg5
Now White is threatening one nasty shot after the other.

34...Rf8
[34...Rf7? 35.g6! And if 35...Rxc7? 36.Rd8# ; 34...Rg6 35.f4 Rd5 (35...Re3 36.Rd8+ Kh7 37.Re7 ) 36.Rxd5 Bxd5 37.Bxf5+- ]

35.Re7 Re1
[35...Rf7? 36.g6! and again if 36...Rxe7 37.Rd8+ ]

36.Ba2 1-0