[Event "64th ch-RUS HL"]
[Site "Taganrog RUS"]
[Date "2011.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Musalov, R."]
[Black "Shukh, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Müller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2011.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7
8. Be3 O-O-O 9. Nd2 Ne7 10. O-O-O Ng6 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Ne7 13. g4 Nd5 14.
Rhe1 Bd6 15. Ne4 Bxh2 16. Ng5 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bg3 18. Nxf7 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Re8 20.
Rh1 h6 21. Kd2 Re7 22. Rh3 Bd6 23. Nxd6+ cxd6 24. f6 gxf6 25. Rxh6 Rf7 26. Kd3
d5 27. Rg6 Kd7 28. c4 dxc4+ 29. Kxc4 f5 30. g5 f4 31. exf4 Rxf4+ 32. Kc5 Rf5+
33. Kc4 Rf4+ 34. Kc5 Rf5+ 35. Kd4 Rf2 36. Rg7+ Kc8 37. g6 Rg2 38. Ke5 Kb8 39.
a4 Rxb2 40. Rf7 Re2+ 41. Kf6 Rf2+ 42. Ke7 Rg2 43. g7 Kc7 44. Kf8+ Kb6 45. g8=Q
Rxg8+ 46. Kxg8 c5 47. Rf4 Ka5 48. Kf7 c4 49. Ke6 Kxa4 50. Rxc4+ Kb3 51. Rc7 b5
52. Kd5 a5 53. Rh7 a4 54. Rh3+ Kb2 55. Rh2+ Kb3 56. Rh3+ Kb2 $2 {allows
White's king to join the attack.} ({Black had to give a bodycheck with} 56...
Kb4 $1 {[%csl Gc4,Gc5]} 57. Rh4+ (57. Rh1 a3 58. Kd4 Kb3 59. Rb1+ Kc2 $1 $11 {
[%csl Gc3,Gd3]}) 57... Kb3 58. Kc5 a3 59. Rh3+ Ka4 $1 $11 {[%csl Gb4,Gb5]
Bodycheck!}) 57. Kc5 $1 a3 58. Kb4 a2 59. Rh2+ Kb1 60. Rh1+ Kb2 61. Rh2+ Kb1
62. Kb3 $1 {Forces the underpromotion to a knight, which is insufficient in
this case due to Black's lack of breathing space.} a1=N+ 63. Kc3 b4+ 64. Kxb4
Nc2+ 65. Kc3 Ne3 66. Kd3 (66. Rh4 {wins quicker, e.g.} Nd1+ $6 67. Kd2 Nb2 {
This square is also bad for the knight. Already the Arabs knew 1000 years ago
that long wins for the rook exist in this case.} 68. Rb4 {[%cal Gb2a4,Gb2c4,
Gb2d3,Gb2d1] Domination!} (68. Rf4 $6 {mates in 28 moves.}) 68... Ka2 69. Kc2
Ka1 70. Rb8 $18) 66... Nd5 67. Rf2 $2 {Now the knight can join forces with its
king.} ({After} 67. Rh4 {White wins the domination game, e.g.} Kb2 68. Rd4 Ne7
69. Kc4 Kc2 70. Rf4 Ng6 71. Re4 {[%csl Ge4,Gg6][%cal Gg6e5,Gg6f4,Gg6h4,Gg6e7]}
Kd2 72. Kd4 Nf8 73. Re8 Nh7 74. Rg8 Nf6 75. Rg7 Ke2 76. Ke5 Nh5 77. Rg5 $18)
67... Nb4+ 68. Kc4 Na2 69. Kb3 Nc1+ 70. Ka3 Nd3 71. Rd2 Nc1 72. Rb2+ Ka1 73.
Rb8 Na2 $2 {Too passive. Black had to find the following sequence of only
moves:} (73... Ne2 $1 74. Re8 (74. Kb3 Kb1 $11) 74... Nc1 75. Rd8 Kb1 76. Rd2
Ka1 77. Rb2 Nd3 78. Rd2 Nc1 $11) 74. Kb3 Kb1 75. Rb7 $22 Nc1+ 76. Kc3+ $1 Ka1
77. Kc2 Na2 78. Rb1# 1-0

