[Event "ch-NOR"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2011.07.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hole, O."]
[Black "Thomassen, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Müller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.12"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. Nd2 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. a4 Bh6 13. Bf3 fxe4 14. Ndxe4 Bxc1 15.
Rxc1 Nf5 16. Nxf6+ Rxf6 17. Ne4 Rf8 18. Bg4 Qe7 19. Re1 Nd4 20. Bxc8 Raxc8 21.
Nxd6 Nf3+ 22. Qxf3 Rxf3 23. Nxc8 Qg5 24. d6 Rf8 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Red1 cxd6 27.
cxd6 Rd8 28. h3 Kg7 29. Rc8 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Qxe7 31. Rcd8 $1 Kh6 (31... Qg5 $2
32. R8d7+ Kh6 33. Rc7 $18) 32. R8d7 Qf8 33. Re6 Qf4 $6 (33... Qc8 $5 {forces
White to stop the perpetual check by} 34. Red6 $1 (34. Ree7 $2 {runs into the
typical} Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 Qc1+ $11) 34... Qc1+ (34... Qf8 35. b5 $16)
35. Rd1 Qc2 36. Re1 {[%cal Gd7b7,Gd7h7,Gd7d1,Ge1e5,Ge1a1]} Qxa4 37. Rxb7 a5 38.
bxa5 Qxa5 39. Re4 $16) (33... Qxb4 $6 34. Rf7 $1 {[%cal Gf7f4,Gf7h7,Gf7b7]
uses the powerful rook in an optimal way} Qxa4 35. Ree7 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd6 37.
Rxh7+ Kg5 38. Ref7 e4+ 39. g3 $18 {[%cal Gf7f4,Gh3h4]}) 34. g3 Qxb4 (34... Qe4
35. Rf7 $1 $18 {[%cal Gg1h2,Gf7f2,Ge6e7,Gf7h7]}) (34... Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qb2 36.
Rf7 $18) 35. Rxe5 {[%cal Ge5e1,Ge5h5,Gd7h7,Gd7d1] Full board control by the
beautifully coordinated rooks.} Qxa4 36. Ree7 a5 37. Rxh7+ Kg5 38. Rdf7 Qd1+
39. Kh2 (39. Kh2 Qd2 40. h4+ Kg4 41. Rf4+ Qxf4 42. gxf4 b5 43. Rb7 b4 44. Rb5
$18) 1-0

